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US10040336B2	Heat-pump-type vehicle air conditioning system and defrosting method thereof A heat pump vehicle air conditioning system passes hot gas to a condenser and a vaporizer for the vehicle cabin exterior. Even with low outside air temperature, it can efficiently defrost using the cooling cycle. The system includes a cabin-interior condenser downstream of a cabin-interior vaporizer within an HVAC unit connected via refrigerant switching means to a cooling cycle. Cooling is accomplished by a compressor, cabin-exterior condenser, first decompression unit with on-off valve function, the cabin-interior vaporizer, and an accumulator. A cabin-exterior vaporizer disposed outside of the vehicle cabin is connected with a second decompression unit via an on-off valve function and to the exit-side liquid refrigerant pipe of the cabin-exterior condenser. A bypass circuit having a third decompression unit with on-off function is connected between the accumulator and the exit-side liquid refrigerant pipe of the cabin-exterior condenser.
US10040335B2	Thermal management system for a vehicle, and a method of controlling the same A thermal management system for a vehicle may be selectively controlled to supply heat from any one of a plurality of different heat sources, to any one of a plurality of different heat sinks. The heat sources may include: an internal combustion engine, a cylinder head, an exhaust gas heat recovery system, an exhaust gas recirculation system, or a turbocharging system. The heat sinks may include: the internal combustion engine, the cylinder heat, an engine oil cooler, a transmission oil cooler, and a heating core. Each of an engine oil cooler control valve, a transmission oil cooler control valve, a heating core control valve, an engine block control valve, a cylinder head control valve, a bypass control valve, and a heat transfer control valve are controlled to effectuate a desired operating mode for the thermal management system.
US10040334B2	R744 based heat pump system with a water cooled gas cooler for cooling, heating and dehumidification of an EV/HEV The invention relates to an air conditioning system for a motor vehicle, with at least two coolant circuits as well as a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit comprises a compressor for the compression of the refrigerant, a heat exchanger for the cooling and liquefying of the compressed refrigerant, an expansion device, and a heat exchanger for the evaporation of the two-phase refrigerant. The heat exchangers are designed as coolant-refrigerant heat exchangers in each case for the heat transfer between the refrigerant circuit and at least one of the coolant circuits. The refrigerant circuit is moreover constructed with a heat exchanger for the heat exchange between the refrigerant and an air mass flow to be supplied to the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle as well as with an element, arranged downstream of the heat exchanger in the flow direction of the refrigerant, for changing the throughflow cross section.
US10040332B2	Vehicle fairing for use with air conditioning unit A vehicle including a vehicle body, an air conditioning unit, and a fairing. The vehicle body includes a roof having a front portion and a rear portion. The air conditioning unit is disposed within the vehicle body and includes a condenser configured to receive air from outside the vehicle body through an opening in the rear portion of the roof. The fairing is disposed over the rear portion of the roof and the opening thereby defining an interior volume between the fairing and the rear portion of the roof. The fairing includes a leading portion oriented toward the front portion of the roof. The leading portion has an air inlet such that when the vehicle moves in a forward direction air from outside the vehicle body enters the interior volume through the air inlet, passes through the opening, and passes through the condenser.
US10040329B2	Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper.
US10040327B2	Oscillation control system and method An oscillation brake system and method is disclosed for a vehicle having front and rear vehicle sections coupled with an oscillation joint that allows rotation about an oscillation axis. The system includes front and rear brake sections rigidly coupled to the front and rear vehicle sections, respectively. The rear vehicle section has multiple degrees of freedom of movement relative to front vehicle section. When the oscillation brake is activated the front brake section engages the rear brake section to increase resistance against or prevent rotation about the oscillation axis. The system can also include sensors, and a controller that activates the system based on the sensor readings. The sensors can include accelerometers, pressure, position, speed or other sensors. The oscillation brake can include a hub splined to separator plates and a housing splined to friction plates, where the oscillation brake is activated to force the separator and friction plates together.
US10040316B2	Rubber composition for tire tread, and studless tire The present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a tire tread, which can produce a studless tire having both excellent performance on ice and excellent wear resistance, and to provide a studless tire using the rubber composition. The rubber composition for a tire tread of the present invention contains 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber (A) containing a modified butadiene rubber and from 0.5 to 25 parts by mass of thermally expandable microcapsules (B). The modified butadiene rubber is obtained by modifying an unmodified butadiene rubber with a carboxy group-containing nitrone compound. The content of the modified butadiene rubber in the diene rubber (A) is from 20 to 65 mass %.
US10040314B2	Non-pneumatic tire A structurally supported tire includes a ground contacting annular tread portion; a shear band, and a connected spoke disk connected to the shear band. The connected spoke disk has two or more circumferential spokes joined together by a connecting web, wherein the spring rate of the connected spoke disk is greater than the spring rate of the shear band.
US10040312B2	Roller-ball paint marker Embodiments of the invention are directed to a roller ball marking instrument for use with paint, a method for assembling the roller ball marking instrument, and a system for delivering paint. The body of the marking instrument includes a reservoir for storing paint. The body is coupled to a fibrous roller ball via a retaining ring. The roller balls sits within a partially-enclosed cavity in the center of the retaining ring. A least part of the roller ball protrudes through an opening in the retaining ring. Paint in the reservoir moves first through an opening at one end of the body and then through an open center of the retaining ring. The paint is transferred to the roller ball. The roller ball rotates freely within the cavity of the retaining ring and transfers the paint to a writing surface.
US10040311B2	Angled pen A pen includes: a shank; an ink tube inside the shank; a first tip member connected to a distal end of the shank; a second tip member connected to a distal end of the first tip member; and a bent tubular member including a proximal end section, a middle section, and a distal end section. An axis of the middle section is arranged at a first angle relative to a central axis of the shank. The axis of the middle section is arranged at a second angle relative to an axis of the distal end section, the second angle being in a range of 45° to 90° . The axis of the distal end section is arranged at a third angle relative to the central axis of the shank.
US10040295B2	Liquid supply device, and liquid ejection system A liquid supply device that supplies a liquid to a head that ejects the liquid to an object includes a liquid storage chamber, an air introduction port, an atmospheric release flow path where one end is in communication with the air introduction port and another end is open to the atmosphere, and an air storage chamber configured to store air and provided in a portion of the atmospheric release flow path. A liquid supply flow path that supplies the liquid from the liquid storage chamber to the head is formed in a wall defining the air storage chamber. Thus, the size of a liquid ejection system is reduced.
US10040273B2	Method for manufacturing a packaging material The invention relates to a polymer-coated packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, and products, such as a disposable drinking cup, made from the material. The packaging material comprises a fibrous base (1) of paper or board and an extruded polymer layer (2) containing a blend of (i) 0 to 25 wt-% of a branched low-density polyethylene (LDPE) with a lower melt viscosity and (ii) 75 to 90 wt-% of a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with a higher melt viscosity. The packaging material of the invention comprises multilayer coatings, e.g. an adhesive innermost and a heat-sealable outermost layer (2, 4) of said blend and a vapor barrier middle layer (3) of at most 90 wt-% of high density polyethylene (HDPE). The layers (2, 3, 4) are brought and adhered to the fibrous base (1) by coextrusion. To maximize renewability of the materials HDPE and LLDPE as used for the structure are of biologic origin.
US10040272B2	Tear resistant multilayer film A tear resistant multilayer film including pluralities of first and second layers is described. The first layers include a first polymer and the second layers include a second polymer. The first polymer is polyethylene terephthalate or a first ester block copolymer that includes polyethylene terephthalate blocks at a weight percent of the first ester block copolymer of at least 50 percent and further includes glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate blocks. The second polymer is sebacic acid-substituted polyethylene terephthalate or a second ester block copolymer that includes sebacic acid-substituted polyethylene terephthalate blocks at a weight percent of the second ester block copolymer of at least 50 percent and further includes polyethylene terephthalate blocks or glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate blocks. The tear resistant multilayer film includes a total of 6 to 300 first and second layers.
US10040271B1	Metalization of flexible polymer sheets A conductive grid formation system, apparatus, and related methods may include a drum having a conductive surface, an insulation layer coating said surface, and a grid pattern formed in the insulation layer to expose portions of the conductive surface. The drum surface may be rotated into and out of a chemical bath, such that a metallic grid is electrodeposited in the exposed portions of the conductive surface. A polymer sheet may be laminated to the surface of the drum and then removed, such that the metallic grid attaches to the polymer sheet and is removed with the polymer sheet. Heat, pressure, and/or adhesive may be utilized in various steps of the process, to facilitate preferential adhesion of the metallic grid to the polymer sheet.
US10040265B2	Smooth and bulky rolled tissue products The novel tissue products of the present invention are generally produced by calendering a tissue basesheet using at least one patterned roll. In one embodiment the patterned roll replaces the flat steel roll commonly used in calendering. The elements on the patterned roll provide a means of providing a nip having variable loading such that Z-direction variability in the web is reduced, yielding a smoother web, but without subjecting the web to excessive compression forces and preventing excessive caliper loss. Thus, webs converted according to the present invention tend to retain a greater percentage of their caliper and bulk when converted compared to webs converted using conventional calendering means.
US10040263B2	Pneumatic tire Provided is a pneumatic tire having an innerliner member pasted on a tire inner circumferential surface, the innerliner member being constituted from an at least three-layer structure including a film having a main component of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing a blend of a thermoplastic resin and an elastomer, and rubber sheets layered on both sides of the film, the tire comprising a lap splice portion in which tire circumferential direction end portions of the film are overlapped via the rubber sheets. In the lap splice portion, the thickness of the film positioned at least on the tire radial direction inner side decreases toward the tip of the end portion thereof, and this tip bends toward the outer side or the inner side in the tire radial direction, and the tip is covered by the rubber sheets.
US10040261B2	Polyethylene useful for producing film and molded articles in a process which uses solid state stretching Applicants have discovered that certain polyethylene (PE) homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene and C3 to C10 alpha-olefin monomers are more suitable for oriented processes than other polyethylene resins. In an aspect, the PE has a MFI of 0.3 g/10 min. to 5.0 g/10 min., a melting point of from 110° C. to 140° C., a density of from 0.912 g/cm3 to 0.965 g/cm3(%), a haze of 10% or less, a clarity of at least 90, and a gloss of at least 60. The polyethylene is heated and formed into an article, cooled, and then the article is stretch oriented. In an embodiment, the film, tape, the melt extruded, injection blow molded, injection stretch blow molded, cast, and thermoformed articles that can be produced with this polyethylene has a thickness of 0.1 mil to 100 mils. The polyethylene exhibits excellent elasticity, toughness, stretch and optical properties for such applications.
US10040257B2	Molding device for receiving fibers and a resin by injection The invention relates to a molding device (1) for receiving fibers onto which a resin is injected, including a base (3), side plates (5) confining the base (3), and a cover (7) capable of engaging with a free end (9) of the side plates (5) in order to define an inner space (11) for receiving the fibers and the resin, wherein said device (1) comprises, in the inner space (11), a skin (21) that is configured to be complementary to the inner surface of the cover (7) and to at least a portion of the inner surface of the side plates (5). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a resin part using such a device (1).
US10040252B2	Methods for fiber reinforced additive manufacturing Various embodiments related to three dimensional printers, and reinforced filaments, and their methods of use are described. In one embodiment, a void free reinforced filament is fed into an extrusion nozzle. The reinforced filament includes a core, which may be continuous or semi-continuous, and a matrix material surrounding the core. The reinforced filament is heated to a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the matrix material and less than a melting temperature of the core prior to extruding the filament from the extrusion nozzle.
US10040243B2	Surface-structured processing element for ultrasonic processing The present invention concerns a processing element for processing a material, like for example a sonotrode or an anvil, comprising a carrier surface which is substantially in the form of a cylinder or in the form of a segment of a cylinder and which is intended to come into contact with the material during processing, wherein the processing element is intended to be rotated about its longitudinal axis during processing so that the carrier surface rolls on the material to be processed, wherein arranged on the carrier surface is at least one structure element which projects beyond the carrier surface in the radial direction, wherein the structure element has a top side which is provided to come into contact with the material to be processed. To provide a processing element which reduces the abrupt deflection of the sonotrode when the material comes into engagement with and/or comes out of engagement with the carrier surface it is proposed according to the invention that the top side is at least portion-wise convexly curved in the peripheral direction with a radius of curvature which is less than the greatest spacing of the top side from the cylinder axis or comprises at least two surface portions which include an angle <180°.
US10040240B1	Additive manufacturing system having fiber-cutting mechanism A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a head having a nozzle configured to discharge a composite material, including a matrix and a continuous reinforcement. The system may also include a cure enhancer configured to enhance curing of the matrix, and a support configured to move the head during discharging to create a structure having a three-dimensional trajectory. The system may further include a cutting mechanism operatively mounted to at least one of the head and the support, and configured to sever the continuous reinforcement after discharge from the nozzle. The cutting mechanism may include a blade, and an ultrasonic energy source connected to the blade.
US10040239B2	System and method for writing an article of manufacture into bulk material Disclosed embodiments include the formation of a manufacturing part by a process in which three-dimensional patterns of excitation are produced in a bulk material, and the three-dimensional patterns intersect to cause interference. The interference is used to perform physical or chemical conversion of the bulk material into an article of manufacture having a geometry corresponding to a three-dimensional projection produced from the intersection of the three-dimensional patterns.
US10040236B2	Machine for production of containers filled with a liquid product from preforms made from a thermoplastic material A machine for producing containers filled with a liquid product from preforms made from a thermoplastic material that includes a heating section (1) for thermal conditioning of the preforms in a drying region (2) of the machine, a molding and filling section (3) for simultaneous molding and filling of the containers within a mold by a filled product inserted into the preform under pressure in a wet region (4) of the machine and transport wheels (5, 6, 7, 8, 10) for transporting the preforms or the molded containers through the machine. A distance of adjacent preforms is smaller in the heating section (1) than in the molding and filling section (3). An enlarging of the distance of adjacent preforms between the heating section (1) and the molding and filling section (3) is performed by a transfer wheel (11) and the drying region (2) is separated from the wet region (4) by a lock (13) having a lock chamber (14). The transfer wheel (11) is arranged in whole or at least in part before the lock (13) in the drying region (2).
US10040234B2	Multi-manifold extrusion die with deckle system and method of using same A multi-manifold extrusion die having a fully independent internal deckle system. The die can selectively produce a composite extrudate having a full-width arrangement, an encapsulation arrangement, or a naked-edge arrangement. Methods are also provided for producing a composite extrudate having a full-width arrangement, an encapsulation arrangement, or a naked-edge arrangement.
US10040233B2	Actuator for a molding system An actuator (100) for a molding system (900) is disclosed. The actuator (100) includes a linear actuator (102). The linear actuator (102) is configured to move a payload (160) relative to a support structure (170). The linear actuator (102) is connectable to the support structure (170) and the payload (160). The actuator (100) also includes a first compensator (104). The first compensator (104) is configured to compensate for a relative misalignment between the linear actuator (102) and the payload (160). The actuator (100) further includes a second compensator (106). The second compensator (106) is configured to compensate for a relative misalignment between the linear actuator (102) and the support structure (170).
US10040231B2	Airway device An airway device for human or animal use comprising an airway tube having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of which is surrounded by a laryngeal cuff, adapted to fit anatomically over the laryngeal structure of a patient, wherein the device optionally further comprises a buccal cavity stabilizer located on or around the airway tube between the laryngeal cuff and the proximal end of the tube, said buccal cavity stabilizer being adapted to nest with the anterior aspect of the patient's tongue, the size, shape and configuration of the buccal stabilizer being adapted to prevent rotational or side-to-side movement of the airway device in use.
US10040227B2	Method for manufacturing a vehicle interior trim part intended for covering an airbag A method for manufacturing a vehicle interior trim part intended for covering an airbag. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a support having an opening; b) providing a chute channel defining a passage to guide deployment of the airbag and integral with a cover member; c) fastening the chute channel to the support by a continuous peripheral bead of adhesive extending along the periphery of the opening; d) bringing a mold element to face the support and chute channel so as to define a closed cavity; and e) injecting foam into the cavity.
US10040225B2	Injection molding method An injection molding method comprising: a mold clamping step of clamping a first mold and a second mold to form a mold cavity; a first injection filling step of injecting a foamable molten resin into the mold cavity to fill an interior of the mold cavity with the foamable molten resin, after completion of the mold clamping step; a mold cavity expansion step of expanding the mold cavity by a specified quantity to cause the foamable molten resin to foam, after the start of the first injection filling step; and a second injection filling step of pouring a molten resin or gas into the foamable molten resin within the mold cavity, after the completion of the first injection filling step, and after the start of the mold cavity expansion step.
US10040220B2	Blank for mold production and method for manufacturing mold A hard mask film 2 provided on substrate 1 is formed by tin-containing chromium-containing material. In the chromium-containing material including tin, which forms the hard mask film 2, the etching resistance to fluorine-containing dry etching is equal to or higher than the etching resistance of the tin-free chromium-containing material, and it shows a significantly high etching rate as compared with a chromium-containing material free of tin under conditions for chlorine-containing dry etching. As a result, the time for chlorine-containing dry etching is shortened, and damage to a resist pattern is reduced. Thus, high-precision pattern transfer can be performed. The present invention provides a novel technique for increasing etching process-ability by increasing a dry-etching rate of a hard mask film made of a chromium-containing material while assuring a hard mask function of the hard mask film.
US10040217B2	Masonry tool cleaning and storage device A masonry tool cleaning and storage device may include one or more bins capable of holding water and adapted to hang from the sides of a conventional wheel barrow. The bins may or may not have lids, which may or may not be attached to the bins. The device may optionally include a combined drying table and water return surface adapted to route water, e.g. dripping from wet tools, back to the water bins. The drying table may include a grated surface that is more or less horizontal while assembled in a working configuration. The grated surface may be above a downwardly sloped surface adapted to return water that has fallen through the grated surface back to the bins. When work is complete, the bins may be emptied of water, cleaned, and used for tool storage.
US10040216B2	Powder particle layerwise three-dimensional printing process Three-dimensional printing processes are disclosed which utilize printable fluids comprising a carrier fluid, a polymeric binder, and nanoparticles. The three-dimensional printing processes are useful for making articles from a build material powder, e.g., a ceramic, metal, metal alloy, or intermetallic powder. The nanoparticles enable low temperature interparticle bonding of the build material powder particles, e.g., by forming bridging bonds between adjacent powder particles, and/or increasing the interparticle friction between the build material powder particles to enhance the structural strength of the as-built article during a thermal treatment over at least a part of the temperature range which has as its low end the temperature at which the structural strength due to the binder becomes insubstantial and as its high end the temperature at which the structural strength due to interparticle sintering of the build material powder becomes substantial, i.e., the article's debile temperature range. Green density improvements are achievable.
US10040209B2	Hair clipper and method of forming the same Disclosed is a hair clipper for cutting and trimming the hair of humans or animals. The hair clipper includes a hair clipper case, blade assembly and a motor drivingly coupled to the blade. The hair clipper includes a first and second fan that blows air over the motor to cool the motor so that the hair clipper does not get hot to the touch. The hair clipper also includes an ergonomically designed case that helps the barber or hair stylist hold, grip and easily maneuver the hair clipper. The hair clipper also includes a power cord with a power converter in the plug end of the power cord. Power cord collects 120 Volts AC power from a wall socket, and conducts both 120 volt AC power and 5 volt DC power to the hair clipper. Both 120 volt AC power to motor and 5 volt DC power to cooling fans have separate off and on switches that regulates power, which allows the fans to run separate from motor.
US10040203B2	Robot hand A robot hand includes: a first movable member including a first pushing surface pushed against a first surface of a workpiece and a second pushing surface pushed against a second surface of the workpiece, intersecting the first surface, supported in a manner capable of moving in a first direction perpendicular to the first pushing surface, a second movable member supported by the first movable member in a manner capable of relatively moving in a second direction intersecting a movement direction of the first movable member, a third pushing surface pushed against a third surface facing the second surface, an actuator for pressing the first and the second movable members in the first direction, and a pressing force conversion mechanism converting a part of the pressing force generated by the actuator into a pressing force in a direction of moving the second movable member relative to the first movable member.
US10040202B2	Flexible gripping device for a part stacking system, part stacking system and positioning method for positioning gripping elements for a part stacking system A gripping device for a part stacking system that according to one embodiment includes a plurality of supporting arms and a plurality of gripping elements attached to the supporting arms, at least some of the gripping elements being movable with respect to the respective supporting arm. Each supporting arm comprises at least one guiderail and each movable gripping element comprises a carriage movable in the corresponding guiderail. The static friction force between each carriage and the respective guiderail is such that the movable gripping elements are kept immobile with respect to the supporting arms by the static friction force during the part stacking process, and the movable gripping elements are positioned with respect to the respective supporting arm overcoming the static friction force.
US10040196B2	System and method for in-flight robotic arm retargeting A system comprising a robotic arm and a robotic arm controller. The robotic arm receives instructions from the robotic arm controller and moves along a path. The robotic arm controller comprises an interface, a memory, and a processor. The interface communicates with the robotic arm. The memory stores a first path and a second path. The processor applies a decreasing weight to the waypoints of the first path and an increasing weight to the waypoints of the second path. The processor combines the weighted waypoints of the first path and the second path to generate a third path wherein the third path defines a transition path from the first path to the second path. The processor further instructs the robotic arm to transition from the first path to the second path by traversing the third path.
US10040194B1	Order picking method and mechanism A method and mechanism for picking at least one item is provided. The method includes providing at least one container, the container at least containing a plurality of substantially the same items randomly arranged within the container, providing at least one mechanism for collecting at least one item from the container, enabling the mechanism to roughly determine the position of the mechanism with respect to the items in the container utilizing the least amount of power, moving the mechanism so that it is at least in close proximity to the items in the container, collecting at least one item in the container with the mechanism, moving the mechanism and the collected at least one item at least a predetermined distance away from the remaining non-collected items in the container and determining the number of items collected by the mechanism utilizing the least amount of power.
US10040188B2	Ratchet handle having an extension member The present invention discloses one-piece combinational tool that a worker can use to remove a nut or bolt. The combinational tool is a ratchet handle having an elongated ratchet shaft and a built-in extension bar. The ratchet shaft comprises a head portion, a tail portion and a transitional middle portion connecting the two. The head portion comprises a square drive log and a hexagonal attachment, disposed on opposing surfaces of the ratchet shaft. The tail portion comprise a hollow chamber which can accommodate the extension bar when it is not used.
US10040174B2	Clamping jig A clamping jig for fixing a workpiece in position includes a base, a cover mounted on the base, a driving assembly and a clamping assembly. The cover has a top face for receiving the workpiece thereon. The driving assembly includes a diaphragm type pneumatic actuator fixed to the base and a linkage slideably received in the base for receiving a pushing force from the diaphragm type pneumatic actuator. The clamping assembly includes a plurality of clamping members each including a wedge slideably received in the base and an abutment extending upwardly from the wedge through the cover. Under action of the linkage to the wedges, the abutments are movable between a first position to engage with the workpiece to a second position to release their engagements from the workpiece.
US10040166B2	Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus has a polishing pad, a top ring for holding a semiconductor wafer, and a vertical movement mechanism operable to move the top ring in a vertical direction. The polishing apparatus also has a distance measuring sensor operable to detect a position of the top ring when a lower surface of the top ring is brought into contact with the polishing pad, and a controller operable to calculate an optimal position of the top ring to polish the semiconductor wafer based on the position detected by the distance measuring sensor. The vertical movement mechanism includes a ball screw mechanism operable to move the top ring to the optimal position.
US10040164B2	Drag and/or dip finishing machine for the surface machining of workpieces by means of grinding and/or polishing granules in the presence of a liquid machining agent A drag and/or dip finishing machine has at least one workpiece holder for the releasable fastening of the workpieces to be machined and a container, disposed beneath the workpiece holder, for accommodating the grinding and/or polishing granules, wherein the workpiece holder and the container are movable relative to each other in that at least the container is rotationally driven. The container has a chamber, which extends around the whole of the periphery thereof and is fluidically connected to the inside, accommodating the grinding and/or polishing granules, of the container, at least on a lower portion thereof, the chamber being equipped with a liquid discharge unit in order to be able to discharge the machining agent from the chamber in the event of an excess of machining agent in the container.
US10040162B2	Device for producing a curved surface A device for producing a curved surface (2) of a work piece (1) includes a tool (3) and a tool holder for receiving the tool (3), the tool holder being drivable for rotation about a tool axis (4). At least one work piece holder accommodates a work piece (1). The work piece holder is drivable for rotation about a work piece axis (5). The tool axis (4) and the work piece axis (5) are positionable at an angle relative to one another. The tool axis (4) and the work piece axis (5) are positionable at an angle relative to one another. A work piece holder support (6) receives a plurality of work piece holders, the work piece holders being rotatably drivable relative to the work piece holder support (6). The work piece holder support (6) is rotatably drivable about a work piece holder support axis (7), so that based on superposed rotations of work piece holders and work piece holder support (6) and the rotating tool, the surface (2) of each work piece (1) is curved after end machining, depending on an inclination angle.
US10040160B2	Grinding wheel, particularly for grinding processing operations carried out on sheets of glass, ceramic material or similar materials There is described a grinding wheel (1), particularly for grinding operations carried out on sheets of glass (2), ceramic material or similar materials, comprising a disc-shaped support with abrasive material arranged on the circumferential profile of the support, and an opposing central hole (3) for attachment to a drive shaft (4) of the grinding wheel. The disc-shaped support comprises a pair of opposed disc-shaped grinding wheel bodies (5, 6) coupled in a facing position so as to define together the abrasive grinding surface (5c, 6c) along the circumferential profile, and each of the disc-shaped bodies (5, 6) has a predetermined resilience such that the disc-shaped bodies (5, 6) can be flexed away from each other in the zone of contact with the component being ground, for the purpose of consequently applying pressure to the component in the grinding operation.
US10040154B2	Handling device for wire electric discharge machines A wire electric discharge machine for machining a workpiece includes a handling device for handling core pieces produced by the machine during the machining of the workpiece and upper and lower wire guiding heads moveable with respect to each other and with respect to the workpiece. The handling device includes a gripper mounted in a fixed or movable relation to the upper wire guiding head. The gripper moves so as to face a produced core piece with its gripper base. The gripper includes a fluid inlet where fluid flow under positive pressure enters the gripper and a fluid outlet at the gripper base where the fluid flow exits the gripper. An interior of the gripper guides the fluid flow, producing a low pressure region at the gripper base as the fluid flow exits, generating lifting force to remove the produced core piece from the workpiece by movement of the gripper.
US10040153B2	Retrofit for current CNC machines to allow for ‘shaping’ style machining process An apparatus configured to convert a rotary machine to a non-rotary machine is provided. The apparatus may include a tool body that engages a rotary head of a CNC mill and a rotation restraint member that is fixed at a stationary position relative to a rotational axis of the rotary head. An arm of the tool body may engage the rotation restraint member to prevent rotation of the tool body. A cutting tool may be coupled to the tool body such that rotation thereof is also fixed. The arm of the tool body may include an elongated aperture that allows for slight pivoting of the tool body and the cutting tool to facilitate chip removal and cutting in opposing directions. Related methods are also provided.
US10040150B2	Method and apparatus for installing alarm systems and door locks A method and apparatus for marking positions for burglar alarm sensor elements on a door, the door attached to a frame having a header including comprising the steps of providing a marking apparatus the marking apparatus including an arm arm, a positioning member with a longitudinal centerline attached to the arm, and punch point attached to the positioning member, the punch point being aligned with the longitudinal centerline of the positioning member; at least partially opening the door; placing the positioning member in a hole in the header and closing the door; while the door is closed causing the positioning member to make a mark on the top of the door; and opening the door and removing the positioning member from the hole in the header; and causing an opening to be made in the door at the location of the mark.
US10040143B2	Dabbing pulsed welding system and method A pulsed welding regime includes a peak phase in which energy is added to an electrode and a weld puddle, and a molten ball begins to detach from the electrode, followed by a dabbing phase in which current is significantly reduced to place the ball in the weld puddle with addition of little or no energy. The resulting short circuit clears and the system proceeds to a background phase. The current in the dabbing phase is lower than the current during the background phase. The process may be specifically adapted for particular welding wires, and may be particularly well suited for use with cored wires. The dabbing phase allows for lower energy to be transferred to the sheath of such wires, and resets the arc length after each pulse cycle.
US10040126B2	Cutting tool and method of manufacturing a cutting tool The present invention provides a cutting tool which comprises a cutting tool insert with a tip portion of cBN material having a cutting edge formed therein and a base portion forming a sintered composition with the tip portion, and a body portion coupling the cutting tool insert with a shank of the cutting tool, wherein the cutting tool insert has a rake face and a first flank face defining the cutting edge. The rake face has a negative rake angle relative to an axis parallel to a center axis of the body portion. A second flank face defining a further edge with the first flank face is formed such that the cutting edge and the further edge do not have a common vertex. The second flank face is tilted with respect to an axis parallel to a center axis of the body portion by an angle greater than 0°.
US10040125B2	Cutting insert A cutting insert includes a rake face, a flank face, a cutting edge formed at a ridge where the rake face and the flank face intersect, a land provided on the rake face along the cutting edge, a breaker groove provided in the rake face inside of the land, and a curved surface formed between a groove surface of the breaker groove and the land. A radius of curvature of the curved surface is 0.5 mm or greater.
US10040123B2	Methods of milling carbide and applications thereof In one aspect, methods of milling carbide are described herein. A method of milling carbide comprises placing a particulate composition comprising carbide in a vessel containing milling media and placing an additive in the vessel, the additive undergoing evaporation or sublimation to provide a non-oxidative atmosphere in the vessel. The carbide particles are comminuted with the milling media in the non-oxidative atmosphere.
US10040121B2	Method for forming an interconnect of a solid oxide fuel cell A method for forming an interconnect of a solid oxide fuel cell includes the following steps. First of all, a powder mixture substantially including equal to or more than 90 wt % chromium powder, with the balance being iron powder and inevitable impurities, is provided. Then the powder mixture is pressurized by a pressing process with a pressure equal to or over 8 mt/cm2 to form a green interconnect with a density being equal to or over 90% of the theoretical density. Next the green interconnect is sintered by a sintering process to form an interconnect body. Finally, a protection process is performed on at least one surface of the interconnect body to form an interconnect.
US10040116B2	Method of manufacturing ceramic sintered body and ceramic sintered body There is provided a manufacturing method including: forming a molded body element with a molding material containing a ceramic powder and a binder; forming a ceramic molded body by disposing at least one molded body element in a mold and then injecting a molding material containing a ceramic powder and a binder into the mold and graft molding a graft molded body element to the molded body element; and forming a ceramic sintered body by degreasing and sintering the ceramic molded body. A graft connecting surface of the molded body element to which the graft molded body element is graft molded is formed so as to have a surface roughness of 2 μm or more in terms of Ra.
US10040103B2	Thread cleaning device An apparatus for servicing tubular members includes a cleaning fluid delivery system, a motor configured to provide rotational movement to the cleaning fluid delivery system, and a cleaning fluid actuator configured to provide pressurized cleaning fluid to the cleaning fluid delivery system.
US10040101B2	Robotic surface-cleaning assemblies and methods Robotic surface-cleaning assemblies include a base configured to be operatively coupled to a robotic arm; a supply of cleaning fabric supported relative to the base; an applicator supported relative to the base, wherein the applicator is configured to support a portion of cleaning fabric from the supply of cleaning fabric and operatively and selectively position the portion into engagement with a surface to be cleaned; and a source of cleaning fluid supported relative to the base, wherein the source of cleaning fluid is configured to operatively and selectively (i) deliver cleaning fluid directly to the portion of cleaning fabric supported by the applicator and/or (ii) deliver cleaning fluid directly to the surface to be cleaned. Methods of cleaning a surface with a robotic surface-cleaning assembly also are disclosed.
US10040089B2	Vehicle wheel spraying support tool An improved vehicle wheel spraying support tool is provided. The improved vehicle wheel spraying support tool is composed of a base plate, rotary sleeves, adjustment rods, supporting pins, a stationary sleeve, a flange, fixed plates and the like. In use, the rotary sleeves with random number are mounted in a slot of the base plate and a slot of the flange through sliding pins according to requirements; after angles among the supporting pins are adjusted, the rotary sleeves are fixed through screws III; the positions of the supporting pins can be adjusted to fit in vehicle wheels of different pitch circles by adjusting the positions of the adjustment rods in the rotary sleeves; and the vertical heights of the supporting pins can be adjusted through threads of the lower parts of the supporting pins, and the supporting pins are locked through locking nuts. The improved vehicle wheel spraying support tool provided by the disclosure can meet the on-line spraying requirements of special forged vehicle wheels with different pitch circle diameters, different heights and different sizes, not only has a simple structure and high universality, but also has the characteristics of safety, reliability, low manufacturing costs and the like.
US10040085B2	Liquid supply container for a spray coating device A system includes a gravity-feed spray coating device having a body with a liquid inlet, a handle coupled to the body, a spray head coupled to the body, a liquid passage extending from the liquid inlet to the spray head, and a gravity-feed container fastener disposed adjacent the liquid inlet. The gravity-feed container fastener includes a non-compression container fastening mechanism. The system also includes a first gravity-feed liquid supply container having a liquid outlet and a compression fitting adapter, wherein the compression fitting adapter compression fits the liquid outlet to the liquid inlet without the non-compression container fastening mechanism.
US10040084B2	Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser comprising: a fluid reservoir (1); and a pump (3) comprising a pump body (30) and an actuator rod (34), defining between them a pump chamber (33) having a predetermined maximum volume, the rod (34) being axially movable in the body (30) so as to vary the volume of the pump chamber (33); the dispenser being characterized in that it further comprises a dispenser cannula (5) that is mounted on the actuator rod (34) and that includes a dispenser outlet (52) that is suitable for forming a drop of fluid that separates from the cannula (5) by gravity, the determined maximum volume of the pump chamber (33) being substantially equal to the volume of the drop of fluid that is dispensed at the dispenser outlet (52).
US10040080B1	Tubular holder The present disclosure is directed to a tubular holder. The tubular holder includes a tubular main body, the tubular main body including an interior surface and an exterior surface, a film that extends around at least a portion of the circumference of a first end of the tubular main body and covers an opening of the first end of the tubular main body, and a sheet including a first surface and a second surface, the second surface opposed to the first surface, the first surface operably attached to the seal at at least one point, the sheet configured to extend a distance along an interior of the tubular main body from the first end towards a second end, wherein at least a portion of the first surface of the sheet contacts the interior surface of the tubular main body, and wherein a liquid composition contacts a second surface of the sheet.
US10040076B2	Method for clarifying a flowable product with a centrifuge having discontinuously openable solid-discharge openings A method is provided for clarifying a flowable starting product with a separator having a feed and at least one liquid discharge for continuously discharging at least one clarified liquid phase—a clear phase—and with discontinuously openable solid-discharge openings for discontinuously discharging the solid phase. The method involves the steps: a. setting or determining a starting time; b. repeatedly determining at least one actual value of a product-parameter of the clear phase derived from the drum; c. determining the time interval until the product-parameter actual value reaches or exceeds a product-parameter limit value; d. preferably initiating a solid discharge as a result of reaching or exceeding the product-parameter limit value; e. determining and setting an operating time interval by using the determined calibrating time interval, the operating time interval being less than or greater than the ascertained calibrating time interval; and f. initiating at least one or more solid discharges each time the set operating time interval has elapsed.
US10040068B2	Reagent vessel holder for an analytical instrument, reagent supply system for an analytical instrument and an analytical instrument A reagent vessel holder for an analytical instrument is disclosed. The reagent vessel holder comprises at least one reagent vessel compartment for receiving a reagent vessel, wherein the reagent vessel compartment comprises a base and at least two lateral guiding elements, and at least one hollow needle for piercing the reagent vessel. The hollow needle is disposed on a front end of the reagent vessel compartment near the base and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the base. The lateral guiding elements are disposed so as to be adapted to slidably guide the reagent vessel in a direction substantially parallel to the direction, in which the hollow needle extends. The lateral guiding elements are adapted to receive the reagent vessel therebetween and are biased towards one another. Further, a reagent supply system for an analytical instrument and an analytical instrument comprising such a reagent vessel holder are disclosed.
US10040066B2	Apparatus for analyte examination A biosensor disk includes a detection substrate with an upper side surface, a reflection substrate with a lower side surface facing oppositely toward the upper side surface, and fluidic channels reaching between the opposed side surfaces. The upper side surface has binding sites, and has non-binding sites adjoining the binding sites. The detection substrate is transparent at the non-binding sites. The lower side surface has non-reflective areas, and has reflective areas adjoining the non-reflective areas. The reflective areas are located opposite the non-binding sites and have discrete polygonal configurations of equal size and shape.
US10040061B2	System and apparatus for reactions This disclosure provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for liquid transfer and performing reactions. In one aspect, a system includes a liquid transfer device having a housing having a pipette tip and a plunger assembly; and a reaction chamber, wherein the housing of the liquid transfer device is configured to sealably engage with the reaction chamber. In another aspect, a liquid transfer device including a housing having a pipette tip; and a plunger assembly disposed within the housing and the pipette tip, wherein a portion of the plunger assembly is configured to engage a fluid reservoir such that the plunger assembly remains stationary relative to the fluid reservoir and the housing moves relative to the plunger assembly.
US10040049B2	Apparatus for making polymers The invention relates to a device for producing polymers, preferably for processing and polycondensation of polyester, having a substantially cylindrical reactor (1), which has an inlet opening (2) on one side and an exit opening (4) on the other side and an outlet (20) for discharging gases. According to the invention, said device is developed such that the device has a compact design, and such that the device allows the use of higher-viscosity initial substances, even when generating smaller volumes, which is optimally adjustable in respect of the process conditions thereof and which represents a variable, cost-effective solution. According to the invention, the reactor (1) has a continuous, central shaft (6), on which agitating elements or agitating elements and conveying elements are arranged, the inlet opening (2) is connected to an entry extruder (3), the shaft (6) of the reactor and the shaft (6) of the entry extruder (3) form a common shaft (6), and a drive (7) for the common shaft (6) is allocated to the entry extruder (3).
US10040045B2	FCC units, separation apparatuses, and methods for separating regenerated catalyst Apparatuses and methods for separating regenerated catalyst are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for separating regenerated catalyst includes a regeneration vessel including a catalyst bed section. The apparatus includes a catalyst settler physically separated from the catalyst bed section by a wall extending within the regeneration vessel. The catalyst overflowing the catalyst bed section flows over the wall and enters the catalyst settler. The apparatus further includes a pipe in fluid communication with the catalyst settler and configured to deliver regenerated catalyst from the regeneration vessel to another vessel.
US10040041B2	Crude oil blending using total boiling point analysis A technique for combining crude oils into a blended crude oil according to a target total boiling point for the blended crude oil is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes pumping individual crude oil streams into a blending system and mixing the individual crude oil streams into a crude oil blend in the blending system according to a blend recipe. The method also includes adjusting the blend recipe during mixing of the individual crude oil streams according to a target total boiling point curve for the crude oil blend, and continuing to mix the individual crude oil streams into the crude oil blend in the blending system according to the adjusted blend recipe. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US10040037B2	Foam material generator A foam material generator has a housing; transmission device on the housing; housing cavity within the housing; pressurizing stirring foaming wheel within the cavity; transmission device transmission shaft connected to the wheel; pressurizing stirrers on the wheel; pressurizing stirrer airflow-facing surface forms an inclined angle with a cross sectional surface in a wheel rotational axis direction; housing cavity inlet is on a cavity end, and a housing cavity outlet is on another end; encircling abrasive disc is on a cavity inner wall adjacent to the outlet; encircling abrasive disc inlet is at a encircling disc middle portion; vortex current abrasive foaming disc is on a wheel end adjacent to the encircling disc; vortex current abrasive foaming disc surface conforms to be in close proximity with an encircling disc surface; and vortex current abrasive foaming cavity is between the surfaces of the vortex current abrasive foam disc and encircling disc.
US10040028B2	Methods and systems for a mixer Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas mixer. The system comprises a urea injector injecting urea into a perforated tube having a U-shaped bend housed by the exhaust gas mixing chamber. The perforated tube further has an outlet fluidly coupled with an exhaust passage, with an SCR catalyst positioned downstream of the exhaust passage.
US10040023B2	Process and apparatus for heat integrated liquid absorbent regeneration through gas desorption A process and apparatus for stripping a gas from a gas-rich liquid. The apparatus includes a desorption unit (10) to desorb a gas from the gas-rich liquid to form a first product stream (13) including the gas and a vapor, and a second product stream (14) including a gas-lean liquid. The desorption unit (10) includes a gas-rich liquid inlet (25), a first product stream outlet, and a second product stream outlet. The apparatus further includes at least one of a membrane condenser (22) and/or a membrane (evaporator 17). The membrane condenser (22) includes a membrane interface (26) permeable to the vapor through which vapor transfers from the first product stream to the gas-rich liquid stream and the membrane evaporator (17) includes a membrane interface (18) permeable to the vapor through which vapor transfers to separate a vapor portion from the second product stream (14), and an outlet for a vapor reduced second product stream.
US10040022B2	Apparatus and system for swing adsorption processes related thereto Provided are apparatus and systems for performing a swing adsorption process. This swing adsorption process may involve passing streams through adsorbent bed units to remove contaminants, such as water, from the stream. As part of the process, the adsorbent bed unit may include additional space for the valves of the adsorbent bed unit.
US10040020B2	Fluid filter apparatus having filter media wound about a winding frame A filter apparatus and method utilize a filter element having a central winding frame and a length of fluted filter material wound about the frame with the flutes of the media oriented substantially longitudinally, to thereby provide for filtration of a flow of fluid passing axially through the filter element. The winding frame is a substantially open, truss-like structure, having a smooth outer periphery and an axially extending winding feature to facilitate pulling the media into intimate contact with the smooth outer periphery during fabrication of the filter element. A leading edge of the filter media is anchored to a leading edge of the frame by a length of tape.
US10040019B2	Pleated filter element A filter element is provided with a folded bellows that has a first pleated section with parallel arranged first pleats and a second pleated section with parallel arranged second pleats. The first pleats of the first pleated section are positioned at an angle relative to the second pleats of the second pleated section. The end face edges of the first pleats of the first pleated section adjoin a first clean chamber. The end face edges of the second pleats of the second pleated section adjoin a second clean chamber. The second clean chamber is delimited by a longitudinal side of an edge-side pleat of the first pleated section. The first and second clean chambers are connected to each other. A filter insert with such a filter element is provided.
US10040013B2	Filter mechanism The present invention is a filter mechanism provided in a pump or the like, and the purpose thereof is to provide a filter mechanism that can eliminate foreign matter adhering to the surface of a filter and thereby can prevent clogging of filters because of foreign matter. According to the present invention, an area toward the inside in the direction of the radius of the filter is linked to an intake opening (235) of the pump (for example, a trochoid pump (22)) and, via the pump (22) to a pump ejection opening (trochoid pump ejection opening (215)), and an area between a filter (5) and (an inside wall surface (3i) of) a first casing (3) is linked to a low-pressure ejection opening (discharge opening (237)) for a working fluid.
US10040012B2	Filtration systems A gas filtration system including an orificed barrier having a plurality of orifices through which gas can be forced, each orifice being sealed by a filter bag via which said air can pass and be filtered, each filter bag having a mouth opening biased to an open condition to force a mouth opening seal of the filter bag against a seat of the orifice by an underlying resiliently deflectable band that is deformable inwardly to facilitate the seating with yet allow removal of the filter bag from the barrier, each filter bag defining a passage but with an enclosed end region such that at least some solid matter can be filtered from the passing air and is contained inside the bag.
US10040005B2	Serial flow channel type filter cartridge A serial flow channel type filter cartridge includes a filter portion which includes a plurality of filter bodies and a plurality of filter housings corresponding to the plurality of filter bodies and independently accommodating the respective filter bodies and a cartridge header in which a top is formed in a structure in which a tap water pipe surrounds a perimeter of a purified water pipe, a plurality of filter accommodating pipes coupled with top ends of the plurality of filter housings which form the filter portion to seal an inside of the filter portion are formed at a bottom, and a serial structure type flow channel which allows tap water to sequentially flow into the plurality of filter accommodating pipes and then allows the water purified while sequentially passing through the plurality of filter bodies to be discharged through the purified water pipe is formed therein.
US10040002B2	Multiphase pumping device This invention relates to a multiphase pumping device comprising a pump suitable for pumping a pumping fluid, a recycle circuit and at splitter tank. The splitter tank is connected to an area downstream of the pump and is suitable for separating a liquid phase and a gaseous phase using pumping fluid. In addition, the recycle circuit is connected to the splitter tank and is suitable for enabling the flow of the liquid phase from the splitter tank to an area upstream of the pump.
US10039999B2	Zeolites for separation of ethanol and water A process for separating ethanol from a mixture including ethanol and water comprises contacting the mixture with a sorbent or membrane including one or more zeolites having a high adsorption selectivity toward ethanol over water, wherein at least a fraction of the ethanol from the mixture is adsorbed by the sorbent or membrane and an unadsorbed portion of the mixture forms a raffinate having a lower concentration of ethanol than the mixture. The process further includes releasing adsorbed ethanol from the sorbent or membrane as a retentate or a permeant to produce an ethanol extract having a higher concentration of ethanol than the mixture.
US10039988B2	Persistent customized social media environment One or more persistent customized social media environments are created allowing users to share content or an activity. The content or activity may comprise a shared media experience or shared participatory experience. Each user accessing the environment utilizes a device alone or in conjunction with other devices to complete a sharing experience. A persistent customized social media environment definition establishes a user environment which provides social networking services as well as content sharing and allows users who are connected to the persistent customized social media environment definition to experience instant messages, while those users who connect to the persistent customized social media environment at a later time will receive messages once they enter the environment.
US10039987B2	Methods and systems for an input device with an e-commerce button The present invention relates generally to e-commerce systems and methods, and more particularly, e-commerce systems and methods relating to an input device with an e-commerce button useful in conducting e-commerce transactions. Generally, the e-commerce button can be used to conduct various e-commerce transactions, depending on context and/or programming.
US10039969B2	Performance metrics A method and system relates to locating or otherwise generating positional information for an object, such as but not limited generating positional coordinates for an object attached to an athlete engaging in an athletic event. The positional coordinates may be processed with other telemetry and biometrical information to provide real-time performance metrics while the athlete engages in the athletic event.
US10039966B2	Golf club head A head 2 includes a head body h1 and a face plate p1 fixed to the head body h1. The face plate p1 includes a plate front surface f1 having a hitting face, a plate back surface b1 which is a surface opposite to the plate front surface f1, and a plate side surface s1. The head body h1 includes an opening part to which the face plate is disposed, and a receiving surface u1 which supports the face plate p1 from back. The plate back surface b1 includes an outer peripheral edge part 16 having a circular shape. The outer peripheral edge part 16 includes a first portion x1 which abuts on the receiving surface u1, and a second portion which does not abut on the receiving surface u1 and forms a gap gp between the second portion and the receiving surface u1.
US10039957B2	Goggles, system and method for providing feedback The present invention relates to goggles (10) for providing feedback, in particular to a user, comprising at least one transparent portion (14) forming at least a portion of at least one glass (14) of the goggles (10), display means (18) for displaying light signals, wherein the display means (18) are integrated in the transparent portion (14), cover a surface of the transparent portion (14) at least partially and/or cover a surface of a frame (12) of the goggles (10) around the glass (14) at least partially, drive means (20) coupled to the display means (18) for providing signals to the display means (18) corresponding to the light signals to be displayed.
US10039950B2	Multi-function trainer A multi-function trainer is provided with a spring assembly and two handle assemblies respectively arranged at a left side and a right side of the spring assembly. The spring assembly includes a spring, and each handle assembly comprises a threaded part and a fitting part. The threaded part includes a shell, and a room is within the shell. The shell includes thread and the thread includes one or more cuttings. The thread can be screwed into one end of the spring. The fitting part is placed into the threaded part.
US10039948B2	Trampoline anchor A trampoline anchor comprising a trampoline frame, a trampoline bed attached to the trampoline frame, trampoline springs connecting the trampoline frame to the trampoline bed, a fluid chamber formed as a toroidial enclosure, and an outside skirt attached to the fluid chamber, wherein the outside skirt connects between the fluid chamber and the trampoline frame at a fluid chamber skirt connection. The trampoline anchor can also have fluid chamber pods attached to the legs of the trampoline.
US10039947B2	Trampoline The trampoline (1) as per the invention is comprised of a frame structure (2) and a jumping mat mounted in the frame structure (2). An arrangement of sensors (8) is provided by means of which forces or accelerations acting on the jumping mat (3) are recorded. The signals of the sensors (8) are read into an evaluation unit (9). Output quantities are generated from the chronological progression of the signals.
US10039939B2	Sulfate-free cleansing composition with thickener Disclosed is an aqueous cleansing composition comprising (a) at least one anionic surfactant that is not an alkyl sulfate or alkyl ether sulfate, (b) at least one amphoteric surfactant, (c) at least one thickener selected from a hydrophobically-modified acrylic acid based copolymer having a molecular weight from about 80,000 to about 2,500,000 grams per mole, (d) at least one cationic conditioning agent, and (e) optionally at least one nonionic surfactant; wherein the ratio of the anionic surfactant (a) to amphoteric surfactant (b) is less than about 9.5, by weight. Also disclosed are methods of cleaning and conditioning hair using said compositions and methods of making said compositions.
US10039932B2	Eyelid treatment device A handpiece tip includes an optical waveguide with a proximal input end for receiving electromagnetic energy and a distal output end for emitting electromagnetic energy. The tip has an eyeball engagement surface with a concave contour, and has an oppositely facing eyelid engagement surface with a convex contour. The distal output end of the waveguide is located at the eyelid engagement surface.
US10039928B2	Ear stimulation with neural feedback sensing Systems and related methods for delivering a stimulus to a pinna of a subject with a stimulator worn on the pinna are described. A wearable stimulation device includes a mechanical, electrical, or other type of stimulator secured to a pinna of a subject. The stimulation device may be used to deliver a stimulus that modulates activity of sensory nerve fiber innervating the pinna. Stimulation may be delivered in response to a sensed neural signal indicative of a physiological status of the subject, and/or in response to sensed environmental parameters. Stimulation may be delivered in combination with other stimuli or experiences. In an aspect, a stimulator communicates with and/or is controlled by a personal computing device.
US10039925B2	Determining initial treatments from spectral data This document presents a system for managing treatment for an emergency cardiac event. The system includes memory, one or more electronic ports for receiving ECG signals, and a treatment module executable on one or more processing devices. The module is configured to generate transform values for a time segment of ECG, obtain one or more previous values derived from one or more earlier time segments of the ECG, and determine, based on the generated transform values, and the one or more previous values, at least one of: a) a future therapeutic action for treating the emergency cardiac event, or b) a phase of the cardiac event. The module is further configured to cause one or more output devices to present an indication of at least one of the therapeutic action or the phase of the cardiac event.
US10039922B2	Active implantable medical device comprising a connector-free capsule, permanently connected to a microlead The device comprises a sealed body housing electronic circuits, and extending from said body, a microlead comprising microcables connected to remote electrodes. The device has no connector between the microlead and the electronic circuits. Each microcable is permanently connected to its pole by connection means. The connection means comprises an insulating base hermetically crossed by feedthrough pins, a support for the base, conductive connection parts each comprising a first passage for a microcable and a second passage for a feedthrough pin, an insulating guiding and holding part mounted on the support and locked thereon. The guiding and holding part having cavities for the connection parts, each cavity opening in its bottom on a passage wherein a pin projects. The device also includes a transition and protection element encapsulating the guiding and holding part, the connection parts and the adjoining regions of the microcables.
US10039915B2	System and method for omni-directional bipolar stimulation of nerve tissue of a patient via a surgical tool A surgical tool including first connecting elements, contacting elements, and conductive elements. The contacting elements are configured to contact nerve tissue of a patient. The conductive elements extend from the connecting elements to the contacting elements. The conductive elements have respective insulative outer layers. The insulative outer layers isolate the conductive elements from each other. The first connecting elements are configured to connect to and receive monophasic stimulation pulses from second connecting elements on a modular stimulation module. The modular stimulation module is configured to connect to the tool and other tools via the second connecting elements. The conductive elements are configured to transfer the monophasic stimulation pulses from the connecting elements to the contacting elements.
US10039909B2	Fluid spraying apparatuses, and related systems and methods Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to fluid spraying apparatuses, and related systems and methods. The disclosed fluid spraying apparatuses may be used, for example, to spray a medically suitable fluid on a target region of a subject, such as for treating or removing tissue of the subject. In an embodiment, a fluid spraying apparatus includes a spray mechanism including at least one reservoir, and a spraying device operably coupled to the at least one reservoir which has an adjustable spray nozzle. The fluid spraying apparatus includes a distance sensor configured to sense information at least related to a distance to a target region of a subject and output one or more signals encoding the information, and control electrical circuitry operably coupled to the spray mechanism and the distance sensor. The control electrical circuitry is configured to activate the spray mechanism responsive to receiving the one or more signals.
US10039906B2	Methods and devices for transcarotid access Disclosed is an arterial access sheath for introducing an interventional device into an artery. The arterial access sheath includes an elongated body sized and shaped to be transcervically introduced into a common carotid artery at an access location in the neck and an internal lumen in the elongated body having a proximal opening in a proximal region of the elongated body and a distal opening in a distal region of the elongated body. The internal lumen provides a passageway for introducing an interventional device into the common carotid artery when the elongated body is positioned in the common carotid artery. The elongated body has a proximal section and a distalmost section that is more flexible than the proximal section. A ratio of an entire length of the distalmost section to an overall length of the sheath body is one tenth to one half the overall length of the sheath body.
US10039904B2	Guide wire A guide wire includes a core shaft, a coil body which covers the core shaft, and a coating film which covers the coil body. Portions of the coating film are disposed between adjacent coils of coil body, and gaps are formed between the coils and the portions of the coating film disposed between the adjacent coils. Due to this configuration, the coating the film can be easily bent, and thus the coil body may easily bend. As a result, it is possible to ensure lubricity of guide wire within the blood vessel while also enabling the guide wire to follow the shape of the blood vessel in which it is inserted.
US10039889B2	System and method for syringe fluid fill verification A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
US10039882B2	Binding syringe A binding syringe and methods of use are disclosed. The binding syringe includes an outer body, a middle chamber, an inner body, and a plunger. The middle chamber has an outer surface including a plurality of pores, which are configured to retain certain components from biological fluid extracted by the outer body. A method of use includes placing a binding syringe into a patient or container, actuating the binding syringe to extract biological fluid, fluid flowing through a flowpath, and binding components of the biological fluid to be removed to the binding syringe.
US10039877B2	Apheresis platelets with fixed residual plasma volume Methods and systems for obtaining platelets are disclosed. Platelets are collected in a pre-determined volume of plasma and a determined amount of a combined storage medium including the pre-determined amount of plasma and a volume of a synthetic additive solution.
US10039876B2	System for removing undesirable elements from blood using a first wash step and a second wash step A system for removing undesirable elements from blood. The system includes a centrifuge bowl to separate the blood into components according to relative densities of the components, a pump to provide wash solution that washes the blood in the centrifuge bowl, and a controller to wash the blood in the centrifuge bowl in a first wash and remove first undesirable elements and to wash the blood in the centrifuge bowl in a second wash and remove trapped undesirable elements. The controller to further mix the blood and the wash solution in the centrifuge bowl and provide diluted blood, separate the diluted blood into concentrated blood and the wash solution, fill the centrifuge bowl with previously concentrated blood to build a buffy coat, and empty the centrifuge bowl of the concentrated blood and the previously concentrated blood after the buffy coat is reached.
US10039874B2	Renal pump Apparatus and methods are described including identifying a subject as suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of: cardiac dysfunction, congestive heart failure, reduced renal blood flow, increased renal vascular resistance, arterial hypertension, and kidney dysfunction. In response thereto, blood pressure within a renal vein (32) of the subject is reduced, by placing a blood pump (150) inside the subject's renal vein and activating the impeller to pump blood from the renal vein into the subject's vena cava (26). Other applications are also described.
US10039867B2	Intra-operative blood recovery system A method for recovering blood from a blood-laden surgical sponge for autologous reinfusion, the method comprising the steps of: conveying negative pressure to a housing with the blood-laden surgical sponge; applying a predetermined force to draw the blood from the surgical sponge; and collecting the recovered blood.
US10039866B2	Implantable materials having engineered surfaces and method of making same An implantable biocompatible material includes one or more vacuum deposited layers of biocompatible materials deposited upon a biocompatible base material. At least a top most vacuum deposited layer includes a homogeneous molecular pattern of distribution along the surface thereof and comprises a patterned array of geometric physiologically functional features.
US10039863B2	Drug eluting composite The present invention relates to materials having therapeutic compositions releasably contained within the materials. The materials are configured to release therapeutic compositions at a desired rate. The present invention also relates to devices incorporating the materials.
US10039850B2	Sterilization device and methods Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to devices and methods for sterilizing equipment. More particularly, one or more embodiments described in the present disclosure are directed to portable devices for sterilizing medical equipment in emergency situations. The sterilization devices and method of the present disclosure address an unmet need for sterilizing surgical equipment in a manner that is not only effective and time-efficient, but is also portable and reliable enough to use in emergency medical situations in remote locations where modern sterilization equipment is not available.
US10039849B2	Plasma-generated gas sterilization method and device The invention relates to a method and to a device for quickly decontaminating and sterilizing preferably thermolabile goods using a plasma gas that is preferably generated from air as a process gas, with the subsequent humidification of said plasma gas with water. The method comprises the following steps: generating a plasma from air as the process gas, which forms reactive nitrogen and oxygen species; oxidizing NO to form NO2 at temperatures below 400° C. so that a plasma-activated gas mixture forms having an NO2 content of at least 0.3%; bringing said plasma-activated gas mixture in contact with water in one or more of the states of aggregation thereof; bringing the latter gas mixture in contact with the objects to be decontaminated or sterilized.
US10039848B2	Reusable portable decontamination system for transportation assets A reusable portable decontamination system is provided for a transportation asset. The decontamination system includes a plurality of insulated panels detachably secured together to form an enclosure for the transportation asset and other equipment. The decontamination system also includes a humidifying module in fluid communication with an interior of the enclosure to raise a temperature and a humidity of the interior of the enclosure to a predetermined temperature level and a predetermined humidity level for a timed duration. Additionally, the decontamination system includes a dehumidifying module in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure to lower the temperature and the humidity of the interior of the enclosure from the predetermined temperature level and the predetermined humidity level to ambient levels. A storage and decontamination module is also presented, to decontaminate one or more components of a transportation asset.
US10039836B2	Polyamine-dihydroxybenzoic acid conjugate hydrogels as iron chelators Compositions and methods for making a composition comprising a polymer and one or more chelators covalently coupled to polymer, wherein the one or more chelators has a benzene ring with more than one hydroxyl group at any position that is free, or a derivative of the chelator, or a salt of the chelator and methods of use.
US10039830B2	Topical anesthetic composition A topical anesthetic composition comprising benzocaine, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, amide thereof and/or ester thereof; tetracaine and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ethanol; polyethylene glycol; propylene glycol; water; and benzyl alcohol is provided. Also provided is method for dispensing the above topical anesthetic composition to a desired site such by spraying the topical anesthetic from a pump actuated metered dose spray device. The topical anesthetic composition can also be administered subgingivally with a syringe and applicator tip. A product comprising the above topical anesthetic spray composition contained in a pump actuated metered dose spray device.
US10039824B2	Traditional chinese medicine mulberry leaves polysaccharide and eucommia polysaccharide immunostimulant and application thereof A traditional Chinese medicine immunopotentiator prepared from mulberry leaves polysaccharide and eucommia polysaccharide. The immunopotentiator can stimulate proliferation of chicken lymphocytes in vitro. When used together with newcastle disease vaccine to immunize chickens, the immunopotentiator can increase serum antibody titer, promote proliferation of lymphocytes, and enhance cellular immunity and humoral immunity of the chickens. When used together with porcine productive and respiratory syndrome vaccine to immunize piglets, the immunopotentiator can increase the serum antibody titer. When used together with the porcine productive and respiratory syndrome vaccine to immunize layers, the immunopotentiator can increase porcine productive and respiratory syndrome virus yolk antibody titer and improve immune effects of the vaccine.
US10039823B2	Vaccine compositions comprising a saponin adjuvant The present invention provides a human dose of an immunogenic composition comprising an antigen or antigenic preparation, in combination with an adjuvant which adjuvant comprises an immunologically active saponin fraction derived from the bark of Quillaja Saponaria Molina presented in the form of a liposome and a lipopolysaccharide wherein said saponin fraction and said lipopolysaccharide are both present in said human dose at a level of below 30 μg. The present invention further provides an adjuvant composition in a human dose suitable volume comprising between 1 and 30 μg of a lipopolysaccharide and between 1 and 30 μg of an immunologically active saponin fraction presented in the form of a liposome.
US10039812B2	Therapeutic for treating clostridium difficile infection The invention relates to deoxyribonuclease for use in the treatment of a suspected or existing C. difficile infection; a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition or formulation comprising at least deoxyribonuclease for use in the treatment of a suspected or existing C. difficile infection; a combination therapeutic comprising at least deoxyribonuclease for use in the treatment of a suspected or existing C. difficile infection; a method of treating a mammal suspected of being infected with, or infected with, C. difficile comprising the use of at least deoxyribonuclease; a method of cleaning or sterilizing a material or product comprising the use of at least deoxyribonuclease; and a cleaning or sterilizing product impregnated with or containing at least deoxyribonuclease.
US10039808B2	Method of treating or improving neurological function in a human subject A method of treating or improving neurological function in a human subject includes identifying a human subject diagnosed with at least one of post-CNS trauma, post-concussion syndrome, a chronic refractive epileptic encephalopathic condition, autism spectrum condition, cerebral palsy; or ischemic long term treatment for remote ischemic or traumatic brain injury; and administering to the human subject a composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective dose of filgrastim.
US10039806B2	Methods and compositions for treating antiprogestin-resistant cancers The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancer patients, and in particular, breast cancer patients, who are responsive to antiprogestin therapy, or who may be induced to be responsive to an antiprogestin therapy through the administration of a demethylation agent, optionally together with an HDAC inhibitor. Further, the present invention relates to a method of screening cancer patients using BCL-XL as a marker protein.
US10039803B2	Ophthalmic composition comprising cyclosporine and trehalose The present invention relates to an ophthalmic composition comprising cyclosporine and trehalose as effective components, a method for producing the same, a method for preventing, improving or treating failure caused by ophthalmoxerosis by administering the same, and a use therefor. The ophthalmic composition according to the present invention has a combination of superior effects on ophthalmoxerosis, which can be caused by various factors such as dry air, inflammation, preservatives, etc., and is placed in a variety of states or conditions.
US10039788B2	Acellular pro-tolerogenic compositions for treatment/prevention of graft rejection This invention relates to pro-tolerogenic preparations capable of increasing the level of regulatory T cells (Treg) and/or decreasing the level of pro-inflammatory T cells (Th17) to induce anergy or immune tolerance. The pro-tolerogenic preparation is enriched in at least one species of miRNAs and is obtained by contacting two allogeneic leukocyte populations wherein at least one of the two populations is modified with a low-immunogenic biocompatible polymer. Therapeutic uses for preventing or limiting graft rejection and GVHD of such compositions are also provided.
US10039787B2	Acellular pro-tolerogenic compositions for the treatment/prevention of auto-immune diseases This invention relates to pro-tolerogenic preparations capable of increasing the level of regulatory T cells (Treg) and/or decreasing the level of pro-inflammatory T cells (Th17) to induce anergy or immune tolerance. The pro-tolerogenic preparation is enriched in at least one species of miRNAs and is obtained by contacting two allogeneic leukocyte populations wherein at least one of the two populations is modified with a low-immunogenic biocompatible polymer. Therapeutic uses intended for the treatment/prevention of auto-immune diseases of such compositions are also provided.
US10039785B2	HUCBC treatment of amyloid-associated disease Administration of human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCBC) or HUCBC-derived plasma is used to treat amyloid-based diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, cerebral amyloid antigopathy, and type-II diabetes. Modulating inflammatory reactions by infusing HUCBC resulted in a marked reduction of amyloid plaques and immune-associated cellular damage. HUCBC infusion also significantly reduced cerebral amyloid angiopathy in mice models. These effects were associated with suppression of the CD40-CD40L interaction and a reduction in surface expressed CD-40 was observed on immune cells. Further, Aβ phagocytic activity was increased and soluble and insoluble Aβ protein levels were modulated by treatment. HUCBC-infused sera also significantly increased phagocytosis of Aβ1-42 peptide and inhibited immune cell CD40 expression and reduced cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
US10039773B2	Neridronic acid for treating arthritis Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as neridronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as arthritis.
US10039769B2	Substituted triazolobenzodiazepines This invention relates to novel substituted triazolobenzodiazepines of the Formula I: wherein each of the variables are defined herein and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering I-BET762.
US10039768B2	Axillary transdermal compound delivery system A deodorant stick drug delivery system has one or more hydrophilic carriers, water, one or more gelling agents, an active ingredient, and a solvent. The active ingredient may be cannabinoids, nicotine, caffeine, vitamins, insulin and tetrahydrocannabinol. The solvent may be, for example dimethyl sulfoxide, benzyl alcohol, and water. The solvent may be non-mutagenic, and/or non-teratogenic. Nanoparticles may be used that enable the active ingredient to pass through endothelial tissue, and microparticles may be used to create microabrasions in the skin and increase absobancy. Finally, a permeability compound may be used to increase permeability across dermal layers.
US10039762B2	Inhibitors of influenza viruses replication Methods of inhibiting the replication of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, of reducing the amount of influenza viruses in a biological sample or patient, and of treating influenza in a patient, comprises administering to said biological sample or patient an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A compound is represented by Structural Formula (IA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values of Structural Formula (IA) are as described herein. A pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle.
US10039760B2	Method of using diketopiperazines and composition containing them The invention provides a method of inhibiting the effects of platelet activating factor (PAF). For instance, a disease or condition mediated by PAF (particularly inflammation) can be treated or platelet aggregation can be inhibited. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting the production and/or release of interleukin 8 (IL-8) by cells. The effects of PAF and the production and/or release of IL-8 are inhibited according to the invention by a compound of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are defined in the application, or a physiologically-acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
US10039744B2	Post nerve injury rehabilitation effect-enhancing agent comprising alkyl ether derivative or salt thereof Provided is a medicinal composition characterized by comprising an alkyl ether derivative represented by general formula [1] [wherein: R1 and R2 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, etc.; R3 represents an optionally protected hydroxyl group, etc.; and m and n are the same or different and represent an integer of 1 to 6] or a salt thereof. The medicinal composition according to the present invention is useful as a post nerve injury rehabilitation effect-enhancing agent.
US10039741B2	Use of delta tocopherol for the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders This disclosure relates generally to the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a novel use of δ tocopherol in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to lysosomal storage disorders. Included in the present disclosure is a method for the modulation of cholesterol recycling. Further, the disclosure relates to conditions such as Niemann-Pick type C disease, Farber disease, Niemann-Pick type A disease, Wolman disease and Tay Sachs disease. Further included in the present disclosure is a method for treating lysosomal storage disorders comprising the administration of δ tocopherol. Further included in the present disclosure is a method for treating lysosomal storage disorders comprising the administration of δ tocopherol in combination with cyclodextrin to a patient in need thereof.
US10039735B2	Treatment of diseases associated with hepatic stellate cell activation using ammonia-lowering therapies Disclosed herein are methods of preventing, treating, and delaying the onset or progression of diseases associated with hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), fibrosis, and liver cancer, using ammonia-lowering therapies.
US10039725B2	Method for treating non-melanoma skin cancer by inducing UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity using pterostilbene A method is provided for treating an individual for a cellular proliferative disorder, including administering to the individual in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the compound pterostilbene wherein UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) activity is increased. In an embodiment, 12-HETE levels can be reduced by administration of pterostilbene.
US10039723B2	Onychomycosis treatment system and method A system and method includes delivery of a redox gas solution to treat onychomycosis, wherein the redox gas solution comprises a reactive species dissolved in a perfluorocarbon liquid, and wherein the reactive species may include, alone or in combination, one or more of reactive oxygen, reactive nitrogen, reactive chlorine, or reactive bromine species, and the perfluorocarbon liquid may include perfluorodecalin.
US10039721B2	Dressing for promotion of wound healing A dressing includes a silk protein layer and a hydrophilic glycoside compound, and the hydrophilic glycoside compound is coated on the silk protein layer. Furthermore, the invention also provides the use of a wound dressing comprising a silk protein layer and an active ingredient comprising a water extract of Gastrodia elata Blume, wherein the water extract containing gastrodin in a range from 0.33% to 0.67%.
US10039720B2	Tamper resistant dosage form comprising co-extruded, adverse agent particles and process of making same The present invention relates to co-extruded pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising an adverse agent, such as an opioid antagonist, which can be sequestered. The pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms diversion of a dosage form containing an active pharmaceutical agent, such as an opioid. The present invention also relates to methods of treating a patient with such a dosage form, as well as kits containing such a dosage form with instructions for using the dosage form to treat a patient. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising co-extrusion of a core comprising an adverse agent and a sheath.
US10039719B2	Methods of treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder The invention is directed to oral modified/controlled release drug formulations which provide a rapid initial onset of effect and a prolonged duration of effect. Preferably, the peak concentration is lower than that provided by the reference standard for immediate release formulations of the drug, and the duration of effect falls rapidly at the end of the dosing interval.
US10039711B2	Self-adhesive film for teeth Monolayered or multilayered, film-shaped, pressure-sensitive adhesive preparations for application in the oral region and a process for manufacturing such preparations. The preparations contain at least one polymethyl vinyl ether-maleic acid anhydride copolymer, polyvinyl acetate and/or at least one copolymer of the polyvinyl acetate with vinyl alcohol esters of fatty acids, as well as at least one cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical active substance.
US10039695B1	Decorative attachment for a baby bottle An apparatus adapted to provide a decorative figure attachment to a baby bottle to engage and entertain a bottle-feeding infant has a circular attachment to a bottom portion of the bottle and a flexible extending arm that supports an eye-catching figure displayed to the baby or moveable date and time indicia disposed about the apparatus.
US10039687B2	Driving modules and motion assistance apparatuses including the same A driving module may include: an object fix member configured to be fixed to an object; a first sub-module including a body portion, connected to a first side of the object fix member, and a first rotating member, connected rotatably to the body portion; a second sub-module including an extension link, connected to a second side of the object fix member, and a second rotating member, connected rotatably to the extension link; and/or a power transmitting member connected to the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and configured to transmit power.
US10039685B2	Passive power-conservative artificial knee A passive artificial knee comprises first and second links rotatably coupled at a knee joint, a passive compressive force generator rotatably coupled to the second link, and a release mechanism coupled to the first link. When a relative angle of the first and second links is less than a toggle angle, the release mechanism locks in a first operational mode, and the force generator compresses, resisting the flexing of the second link relative to the first link. When the relative angle is larger than the toggle angle, the force generator decompresses and encourages the flexion of said second link relative to said first link. When the force generator is substantially extended and said compressive force is substantially small, the release mechanism moves into a second operational mode, wherein the force generator neither resists nor encourages the extension and flexion of said second link from said first link.
US10039678B2	Seating furniture chassis A seating furniture chassis including: a lever mechanism (2) for raising and lowering a seat face of a seating furniture item; a connecting mechanism (4) for connecting the lever mechanism (2) to the seat face; and a drive mechanism (3) for actuating the lever mechanism (2). A plane is defined by way of the connecting mechanism (4), in which plane the seat face lies in the mounted state. The seating furniture chassis (1) has a clearance below the plane, which clearance is free from the lever mechanism (2) and the drive mechanism (3). A footrest of the seating furniture item is pivotable into the clearance.
US10039674B2	Conveyance device In a conveyance device, first and second travel members that hold pads are arranged alternately and travel along the outer peripheral surface of a stationary drum in conjunction with the rotation of a drive member. One or both of the first and second travel members have a rotatably supported shaft member having an engaging section that engages with a guide section formed in the outer peripheral surface of the stationary drum. The rotation of the shaft member is transmitted to the pads and the pads rotate. When conveyance articles are released from pads that have received conveyance articles having the same orientation, the orientation of conveyance articles released from first pads held by the first travel member is different from the orientation of the conveyance articles released from the second pads held by the second travel member.
US10039672B2	Vibro-electro tactile ultrasound hearing device The present application takes advantage of a simultaneous three pronged approach that converts sound to electricity and subsequently to vibration and ultrasound. The vibrations and electricity are transmitted via skin nerves to the brain to give the deaf or hard of hearing person “hearing sensation” through conditional reflex. The ultrasound wave is transmitted wirelessly to skull and then via bone conduction to the brain and inner ear. This hearing device is not solely dependent on the partially or totally damaged or absent inner ear.
US10039670B2	Ferromagnetic valves The disclosure includes devices and methods for controlling fluid flow. The devices include a tube configured to receive fluid from a fluid source; and a valve for controlling fluid flow through the tube, the valve responsive to fluid pressure in the tube. The valve includes a first magnet outside the tube at a fixed first distance from the tube and a second magnet outside the tube substantially opposite the first magnet and at a second distance from the tube, the second distance greater than the first distance. The valve includes a ferromagnetic fluid within the tube between the first magnet and the second magnet and held in position by a magnetic field generated by the first magnet. The amount of ferromagnetic fluid is sufficient to seal the tube when the fluid pressure is below a threshold pressure set by the second distance between the second magnet and the tube.
US10039655B2	Stent A stent with varying porosity is described. The stent can be comprised of multiple stents attached together. A braided stent may have selected regions of increased thickness. The stent may be comprised of wires that are welded together at their ends in order to minimize vessel trauma. The stent may comprise a helically wound radiopaque wire wound through the stent.
US10039653B2	Fabric covered polymeric prosthetic liner A prosthetic cushion liner may include a fabric covering having an open end for introduction of a residual limb and a closed end opposite the open end. The prosthetic cushion liner may include a continuous layer of a gel composition residing on an interior surface of the fabric covering. The gel composition may include a plasticizing oil; one or more of a SEBS thermoplastic elastomer, a SEPS thermoplastic elastomer, a SEEPS thermoplastic elastomer; and a hydrogenated block copolymer.
US10039652B2	Lower limb prosthesis A prosthetic ankle has an ankle joint body (10A) constituting a shin component and a foot component (12). The ankle joint body (10A) is pivotally connected to the foot component (12) by a first pivotal connection (14) defining a medial-lateral ankle joint flexion axis. The ankle joint body (10A) also forms the cylinder of an ankle joint piston and cylinder assembly with a superior-inferior central axis, the cylinder housing a piston (16) with upper and lower piston rods (16A, 16B). The lower piston rod (16B) is pivotally connected to the foot component (12) at a second pivotal connection (18). As the ankle joint body (10A) pivots about the ankle joint flexion axis, the piston (16) moves substantially linearly in the cylinder formed by the ankle joint body. The cylinder is divided into upper and lower chambers (20A, 20B). These chambers are linked by an hydraulic circuit (22) incorporating passages (22A, 22B) in the ankle joint body (10A), and an energy conversion device in the form of a slave piston and cylinder assembly (24) having a piston (24P) and piston rods (24R) which project beyond the cylinder (24C) of the assembly (24).
US10039645B2	Releasable threaded connection for modular implants An orthopedic prosthesis assembly includes a first prosthetic component, a second prosthetic component, a retainer, and a fastener and allows the removal of the first prosthetic component without having to remove the second prosthetic component from an intramedullary canal of a patient's bone. The fastener is received in an aperture of the first prosthetic component and the retainer is configured to engage the aperture of the first prosthetic component such that a part of the fastener is secured within the aperture. A rod of the fastener is configured to advance along the longitudinal axis through the first prosthetic component into the second prosthetic component. The end of the rod of the fastener is threaded into a threaded bore defined in the second prosthetic component.
US10039636B2	Replacement heart valve implant with invertible leaflets A locking mechanism for a medical implant may include a buckle member, a post member axially translatable with respect to the buckle member, the post member including a receiving portion proximate a proximal end of the post member, a distal end, a laterally-arched central body portion extending between the receiving portion and the distal end, and a cantilevered leg extending proximally from the distal end, and an actuator element including a proximal shaft portion and a distal engagement portion, the distal engagement portion being configured to releasably engage the receiving portion of the post member. The proximal shaft portion may be pivotable with respect to the distal engagement portion.
US10039634B2	Intraocular lens provided for implantation into an eye and device for changing the optical effect of an implanted intraocular lens An intraocular lens provided for implantation into an eye, includes a lens body having a central region, haptics for holding the intraocular lens in place within the eye after implantation, and an activatable zone outside the central region. After implantation of the intraocular lens into the eye, the lens body is deformed in the central region and/or at least one of the position, the rotation or the tilt of the intraocular lens within the eye changes upon irradiating only the activatable zone with laser radiation.
US10039633B2	Implantable prosthesis having acellular tissue attachments A prosthesis comprising a tissue expander and one or more samples of graft material, wherein the tissue expander is attached to the one or more samples of graft material in a manner that allows the tissue expander and the one or more samples of graft material to be implanted in a patient as a unitary prosthesis; and wherein tissue expander is attached to the one or more samples of graft material in a manner that will allow the tissue expander and the graft material to separate after a period of time following implantation to allow removal of the tissue expander from an implant sites while leaving the graft material within the implant site, the prosthesis comprises a tissue expander having molded grooves, slots, channels, or other shallow cavity spaces on a surface, and wherein the graft material is within the grooves, slots, channels, or other shallow cavity spaces, securing the graft material to the tissue expander.
US10039631B2	Implant device for use in salivary gland duct An implant device having a proximal end and a distal end, and a suturing fixture offset from the proximal end. The suturing fixture has a profile that extends from the surface of the elongate body. For example, the suturing fixture may have the shape of a cone, or the shape of a disc. The implant device may be used for placement within a salivary gland duct.
US10039624B2	Dental floss device The present patent application relates to a dental floss device which includes a floss holder and a floss tensioner. The floss holder is used for holding a dental floss, and the floss tensioner is connected with the floss holder and is used for tensioning the dental floss held by the floss holder.
US10039617B2	Vibrating orthodontic strip A low cost disposable peel-and-stick vibrating orthodontic strip can be attached to existing orthodontic devices such as aligners, thus speeding dental remodeling by as much as 50%. A low cost orthodontic appliance generally in the form of a peel-and-stick vibrating strip that can be advantageously applied to existing orthodontic devices, such as aligners, positioners, fixed appliances, or even applied directly to teeth.
US10039606B2	Rotational position determination A method and a device is provided for determining a rotational position of a first feature of a first bone section relative to a second feature of a second bone section, the method comprises the steps of determining a longitudinal axis of a bone and determining a plane extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bone, determining a first projected vector representing a first direction defined by a feature of the first bone section, determining a second projected vector representing a second direction defined by a feature of the second bone section, and determining an angle between the first projected vector and the second projected vector.
US10039593B2	Surgical instrument having a bipolar end effector assembly and a deployable monopolar assembly A surgical instrument includes a housing having a shaft extending distally therefrom, an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft, a handle assembly coupled to the housing for manipulating the end effector assembly, a deployable assembly, at least one actuator for deploying and retracting the deployable assembly, and a closure member. The closure member is keyed to the actuator(s) and operably positioned relative to the movable handle of the handle assembly such that, upon rotation of the actuator(s) relative to the housing from an un-actuated position to an actuated position, the closure member is urged into contact with the movable handle to urge the movable handle from an initial position to a compressed position, thereby moving the end effector assembly to an approximated position.
US10039587B2	Thread-like knife for tissue cutting An end effector assembly for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The end effector assembly includes a pair of opposing jaw members configured to grasp tissue therebetween. The assembly also includes a thread-like member having a first end coupled to at least one jaw member and a drive member coupled to a second end of the thread-like member. The drive member is configured to position the thread-like member between a first position and a second position, wherein the thread-like member cuts tissue when positioned in the second position.
US10039584B2	System for use in bone cement preparation and delivery A system for use in combining two part preparations, such as bone cement, can include a chamber for intermixing liquid and powder components, a container, a vacuum channel, and a filter. The mixing chamber can be configured to hold a non-liquid, polymer powder component of a bone cement. The container can be configured to hold a liquid component of the bone cement. The vacuum channel can direct a partial vacuum to draw the liquid component from the container into the non-liquid component in the mixing chamber to intermix the components and to thereby provide a settable bone cement.
US10039573B2	Percutaneous pedicle screw revision system The present invention describes a system, devices and methods for percutaneous pedicle screw revision procedures. The present invention utilizes a tulip rod stub/connector adapted to be used to extend pedicle screw/rod constructs with minimal disruption to surrounding soft tissue and without having to remove existing hardware.
US10039559B2	Method and cut guide for biplanar wedge osteotomy A wedge osteotomy method inserts a first wire into a first bone of the foot, distal from tissue to be removed. A second wire is inserted into a second bone, so the tissue to be removed is distal from the second wire. A cut guide is pivoted about the first wire, until a first axis of the cut guide is parallel with a longitudinal axis of the first metatarsal. The cut guide has a slot perpendicular to the first axis for guiding a cutter to cut bone, while the first axis is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the first metatarsal. The cut guide is then pivoted about the second wire, until the first axis is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the talus, and bone is cut through the slot, to form a second planar cut into or through bone material.
US10039555B2	Systems and methods for cable-based tissue removal Systems and methods for treating disc herniation include surgical and endoscopic access and removal of disc tissue. The tissue removal devices that may be used include flexible elongate members, such as a cable, that may be inserted into a vertebral disc and rotated to pulverize the disc material and facilitate its removal.
US10039551B2	Selectively delivering particles into the distal portion of the left gastric artery Methods and apparatuses for embolizing an artery in a living subject using a catheter are disclosed. The catheter has a lumen and also has a balloon located near the distal end of the catheter. The distal end of the catheter is introduced into the artery, and the balloon is inflated to form a seal that prevents blood in the artery from flowing past the balloon. A mixture that includes embolic particles and contrast agent is injected through the lumen into the portion of the artery that is distally beyond the balloon. The subject's own blood or another fluid that contains platelets is injected through the lumen into the portion of the artery that is distally beyond the balloon. Subsequently, the balloon is deflated and the distal end of the catheter is withdrawn.
US10039547B2	Power assist device for a surgical instrument A surgical instrument including a power assist device, and its method of use for deploying surgical fasteners, is disclosed. The surgical instrument may include a handle, an elongated shaft extending from the handle, and a surgical fastener deployment system including a driveshaft. The driveshaft is actuatable between at least a first proximal position and a second distal position. A striker is movable relative to the driveshaft and an impact surface is associated with the driveshaft. The impact surface is constructed and arranged to be struck by the striker member to displace the driveshaft to the second distal position and deploy the surgical fastener.
US10039542B2	Methods and devices for providing access into a body cavity Methods and devices are provided for providing surgical access into a body cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical access device is provided that includes a housing coupled to a retractor. The housing can be have one or more movable sealing ports for receiving surgical instruments. Each movable sealing port can include one or more sealing elements therein for sealing the port and/or forming a seal around a surgical instrument disposed therethrough. Each movable sealing port can be rotatable relative to the housing and each sealing element can be rotatable relative to the housing along a predetermined orbital path.
US10039537B2	Magnetically retained incision closure devices and methods of incision closure using same An incision closure device includes an elongated handle portion including a distal end, a first connector detachably affixed to the distal end of the handle portion, and a second connector adapted to be axially moveable along the handle portion, wherein the first and second connectors are magnetically attracted to one another.
US10039533B2	Super elastic loop extraluminal materials delivery instrument A materials delivery instrument is provided and includes an outer sheath and an instrument movably mounted within the outer sheath. The instrument includes a treatment lumen extending substantially the length of the instrument for receipt of treatment material. A super elastic wire is positioned in at least a distal end of the instrument. The super elastic wire forms a loop in an unstressed state to allow the instrument to encircle an anastomosis formed between a pair of tubular tissue sections. The super elastic wire is in a stressed state when the instrument is retracted within the outer sheath and in the unstressed state when the instrument is extended from the outer sheath to enclose the anastomosis. A proximal end of the super elastic wire is oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane formed by the loop to allow the instrument to lie parallel to the tubular tissue sections during the spraying of the anastomosis. A source of air pressure may be provided through the instrument to facilitate spraying the treatment material onto the anastomosis.
US10039530B2	Interferometric force sensor for surgical instruments A surgical tool system according to an embodiment of the current invention includes a surgical tool, and an interferometry system optically coupled to the surgical tool. The surgical tool includes a body section, a sensor section at least one of attached to or integral with the body section, and a surgical section at least one of attached to or integral with the sensor section at an opposing end of the sensor section from the body section. The sensor section comprises an interferometric optical sensor defining a reference distance that changes in response to at least one of a force or a torque when applied to the surgical section of the surgical tool.
US10039525B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and image processing method An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain the position of the boundary of a region of interest that is set in first ultrasound image data of a subject. The processing circuitry is configured to generate second ultrasound image data by assigning a pixel value to each of pixels of which a change of the brightness value between before and after a contrast enhancement is equal to or larger than a threshold value with regard to pre-contrast-enhanced image data and post-contrast-enhanced image data of the subject both of which were acquired after a treatment using a puncture needle has been performed, the assigned pixel value corresponding to the distance between the pixel and the boundary of the region of interest. The processing circuitry is configured to cause a display unit to display the second ultrasound image data.
US10039521B2	Medical imaging system with needle detection capability A system for processing an image data volume acquired with a medical imaging acquisition device 100 from a body comprising a needle is provided. It has been realized it is advantageous to display 150 a plane intersecting the image data volume showing the needle to a user of the system. This allows better positioning of the needle. The system comprises a needle-plane determination 110 module for determining a plane being parallel to and intersecting a representation in the image data volume of the needle and being parallel to a viewing direction. The needle plane determination module may make use of pixel processing and/or spectral transformation, in particular the Gabor transform.
US10039520B2	Detection of coronary artery disease using an electronic stethoscope The disclosure describes an electronic stethoscope system that automatically detects coronary artery disease in patients. The system uses an electronic stethoscope to record acoustic data from the fourth left intercostal space of a patient. A processing technique is then applied in order to filter the data and produce Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) data of magnitude versus frequency. If a bell curve is identified in the data between a predefined frequency range (e.g., 50 and 80 Hz) with a peak magnitude of greater than a predefined threshold (e.g., 2.5 units), the system automatically provides an output indicating that the patient is likely to have 50 to 99 percent stenosis of the coronary artery. If no bell curve is present, the patient may have artery stenosis of less than 50 percent. An interface module may be used to transfer diagnosis information to the stethoscope and data to a general purpose computer. This inexpensive and quick system may improve the chances for early detection and patient survival of coronary artery disease.
US10039518B2	ROI painting An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling collimation operation of a collimator in an x-ray imager during an intervention carried out by an operator. A first medical device is made to progress through a patient in an exploratory phase of the intervention. A path is recorded in a scout image formed from footprints of the first device as recorded in a sequence of projection images acquired by imager during the exploratory phase. Apparatus uses the path in the scout image to control collimation of the x-ray beam during a subsequent delivery phase where a second medical is made to progress through patient, said second device following the first device substantially along the same path.
US10039516B2	Digital radiography detector image readout system and process A radiographic imaging system and digital detector detect extraneous signals during DR detector image readout and compensate or remove extraneous signal artifacts from radiographic images. Novel capture and post processing procedures prevent undesirable noise artifacts from appearing in final radiographic images.
US10039515B2	Methods for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis The present invention relates to methods and medicaments useful for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by administering anti-CTGF antibodies. Methods for prognosing individuals with IPF are also provided.
US10039513B2	Systems and methods for emulating DEXA scores based on CT images Computerized methods and systems for estimating a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) score from CT imaging data by receiving imaging data of a computed tomography (CT) scan of a body of a patient containing at least a bone portion, segmenting the bone portion from the imaging data, computing at least one grade based on pixel associated values from the bone portion, and correlating the at least one grade with at least one score representing a relation to bone density values in a population obtained based on a DEXA scan. The grade is computed from a calculation of sub-grades performed for each one or a set of pixels having at least one of a common medial-lateral axial coordinate and a common cranial-caudal axial coordinate along a dorsal-ventral axis of a volume representation of the imaging data.
US10039508B2	Rolling yoke mount for an intra-oral 3D X-ray system An adjustable mount for positioning an x-ray source comprising a vertical member that can swivel around a yaw axis, a circular arc-shaped yoke having two ends and passing through the vertical member, a gantry attached to the two ends of the yoke, and an x-ray source attached to the gantry. The x-ray source can be rotated around the yaw axis by swiveling the vertical member, pitched around a pitch axis by pitching the gantry, and/or rotated around a roll axis by passing the yoke through the vertical member. A method for x-ray imaging that includes centering an x-ray source at an aiming position within an adjustable mount, and aiming the centered x-ray source at an x-ray sensor by rotating the x-ray source around a roll axis of the adjustable mount. An x-ray source mounting system comprising an x-ray source and an adjustable mount to which the x-ray source is attached.
US10039488B2	System and method to determine tissue compression The invention describes a system and method how tissue compression can be measured continuously in a non-contact way to provide a low cost, patient/user specific measurement system. The method may be used to inform existing and future pressure relief mattress systems. The invention may also be used for any application either in conjunction with another system or on its own to measure tissue compression. In another embodiment the invention can be used for measuring any type of compression of a compressible material, for example compression of viscoelastic foam or other materials. The invention may also be used to make inferences about the changes of blood flow at site of measurement.
US10039485B2	Method and system for assessing mental state A computer-implemented method of assessing a mental state of a subject (106) includes receiving (302), as input, a heartbeat record (200) of the subject. The heartbeat record comprises a sequence of heartbeat data samples obtained over a time span which includes a pre-sleep period (208), a sleep period (209) having a sleep onset time (224) and a sleep conclusion time (226), and a post-sleep period (210). At least the sleep onset time and the sleep conclusion time are identified (304) within the heartbeat record. A knowledge base (124) is then accessed (306), which comprises data obtained via expert evaluation of a training set of subjects and which embodies a computational model of a relationship between mental state and heart rate characteristics. Using information in the knowledge base, the computational model is applied (308) to compute at least one metric associated with the mental state of the subject, and to generate an indication of mental state based upon the metric. The indication of mental state is provided (310) as output.
US10039482B2	System and method for monitoring the life of a physiological sensor Aspects of the present disclosure include a sensor configured to store in memory indications of sensor use information and formulas or indications of formulas for determining the useful life of a sensor from the indications of sensor use information. A monitor connected to the sensor monitors sensor use and stores indications of the use on sensor memory. The monitor and/or sensor compute the useful life of the sensor from the indications of use and the formulas. When the useful life of the sensor is reached, an indication is given to replace the sensor.
US10039480B2	Membrane for use with implantable devices The present invention provides a biointerface membrane for use with an implantable device that interferes with the formation of a barrier cell layer including; a first domain distal to the implantable device wherein the first domain supports tissue attachment and interferes with barrier cell layer formation and a second domain proximal to the implantable device wherein the second domain is resistant to cellular attachment and is impermeable to cells. In addition, the present invention provides sensors including the biointerface membrane, implantable devices including these sensors or biointerface membranes, and methods of monitoring glucose levels in a host utilizing the analyte detection implantable device of the invention. Other implantable devices which include the biointerface membrane of the present invention, such as devices for cell transplantation, drug delivery devices, and electrical signal delivery or measuring devices are also provided.
US10039479B2	Methods and systems for improving the reliability of orthogonally redundant sensors Methods and systems for sensor calibration and sensor glucose (SG) fusion are used advantageously to improve the accuracy and reliability of orthogonally redundant glucose sensor devices, which may include optical and electrochemical glucose sensors. Calibration for both sensors may be achieved via fixed-offset and/or dynamic regression methodologies, depending, e.g., on sensor stability and Isig-Ratio pair correlation. For SG fusion, respective integrity checks may be performed for SG values from the optical and electrochemical sensors, and the SG values calibrated if the integrity checks are passed. Integrity checks may include checking for sensitivity loss, noise, and drift. If the integrity checks are failed, in-line sensor mapping between the electrochemical and optical sensors may be performed prior to calibration. The electrochemical and optical SG values may be weighted (as a function of the respective sensor's overall reliability index (RI)) and the weighted SGs combined to obtain a single, fused SG value.
US10039476B2	Method for the automated and assisted acquisition of anatomical surfaces The method for the automated and assisted acquisition of anatomical surfaces includes a first acquisition of the surfaces undertaken in order to create a first numerical model and a perioperative second acquisition undertaken by scanning the surfaces in order to create a second numerical model for identifying the coordinates of the surfaces. The surfaces are supported by a robotic arm; and then the models are brought into correspondence by resetting. The scanning in the second acquisition includes making a preliminary identification of the coordinates of noteworthy points on the surfaces manually, assisted by the robotic arm, and the identifying parts a the points, in order to construct a reference frame and to determine a scanning region; creating an intermediate model from the reference frame and at least one of the points; preliminary resetting the first model with the second model; and automatically scanning the determined zone.
US10039469B2	Atrial arrhythmia episode detection in a cardiac medical device A medical device performs a method for detecting an atrial tachyarrhythmia by determining RR intervals between successive R-waves of a cardiac electrical signal and determining classification factors from the R-waves identified over a predetermined time period by determining at least a first classification factor correlated to variability of the RR intervals and a second classification factor indicating a presence of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia. The device classifies the cardiac electrical signal of the predetermined time period as unclassified, atrial tachyarrhythmia or non-atrial tachyarrhythmia by comparing the determined classification factors to classification criteria. The predetermined time period is classified as unclassified when the second classification factor indicates the presence of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia.
US10039466B2	Apparatus for detection of electrical signals of a biological subject and electrode thereof, and method of manufacture thereof There is provided an apparatus for detection of electrical signals of a biological subject. The apparatus comprises an electrode acting as a conductor for contact with skin of the subject. The electrode includes a first sheet material acting as a base layer and a plurality of pillars members extending from the first sheet material. The apparatus is free of gel or wet gel acting as an electrical conductive media.
US10039465B2	Method for automatically evaluating an absence EEG, computer program and evaluating device therefor The invention relates to a method for automatically evaluating an absence EEG, wherein EEG curves are recorded by an evaluating device and are evaluated by means of a computer of the evaluating device, wherein in the evaluation at least the current stage of the absent state is determined from the EEG curves by means of the computer on the basis of a stage division of the absence EEG, wherein stages of the depth of the absent state are distinguished in the stage division, and wherein the current stage is output, wherein a certain scheme of the stage division is selected by the computer from a plurality of selectable schemes of stage divisions, which differ in the number of distinguishable stages of the absent state, and is used for the automatic performance of the stage division in order to determine the current stage. The invention further relates to a computer program for performing such a method and to an evaluating device for evaluating an absence EEG.
US10039453B2	Optical detecting module with waterproofing function An optical detecting module with waterproofing function can be installed on a housing of a wearable device and includes an optical detecting component, a light source and a packaging structure. The light source is disposed by the optical detecting component, and the packaging structure provides the waterproofing function to the optical detecting component and the light source. The packaging structure includes a main body, a light emitting unit, alight incoming unit and a waterproofing component. The main body covers the optical detecting component and the light source. The light emitting unit and the light incoming unit are disposed on the main body and respectively face the light source and the optical detecting component. The waterproofing component is filled into a gap formed between the main body and the housing, to prevent moisture from leaking into the gap to rust terminals of the optical detecting component and the light source.
US10039449B2	Slit lamp microscope Provided is a slit lamp microscope capable of controlling irradiation of slit light and background illumination light interlockingly. Embodiment includes a main illumination system, background illumination system, observation system and controller. The main illumination system includes a first light source unit that outputs first light and slit forming unit that forms a slit with changeable width, and illuminates an eye with the first light having passed through the slit. The background illumination system includes a second light source unit that outputs second light, and illuminates a peripheral area of an eye area irradiated with the first light. The observation system includes an eyepiece lens, imaging device, and group of optical elements that guides reflected light of the first light and reflected light of the second light from the eye to the eyepiece lens and imaging device. The controller interlockingly controls the main illumination system and second light source unit.
US10039447B2	Molded electronic structures in body-mountable devices Molded electronic structures configured for use in body-mountable devices and methods for embedding molded electronic structures in a body-mountable device are described. An example method may include molding an electronic structure to have first curvature corresponding to a first radius of curvature. The electronic structure may include an antenna, a sensor, and an electronic device. The example method may also include adhering the molded electronic structure to a first polymer layer. The example method may additionally include forming a second polymer layer over the molded electronic structure adhered to the first polymer layer.
US10039442B2	Anti-fog film for an endoscope An endoscope comprising a lens, and an anti-fog film, wherein an optically clear adhesive bonds the anti-fog film to the lens or lens section.
US10039431B1	Floor cleaner A floor cleaner, comprising: a cleaning roller, a water channel, a clean water tank, a clean water supply system, a wastewater tank and an air pump. The water channel is configured to cover the cleaning roller with an airtight seal. The clean water tank, the clean water supply system and the water channel are in communication with each other, and the clean water supply system is configured to allow clean water in the clean water tank to flow to the water channel. The wastewater tank comprises a chamber for recovery and store of wastewater, and the chamber is provided with a wastewater inlet and an air extraction opening. The wastewater inlet and the water channel are in communication, and an inlet of the air pump and the air extraction opening of the wastewater tank are in communication.
US10039430B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided. The vacuum cleaner may include a suction nozzle coupled to a body and adapted to move along a surface to be cleaned, a guide pipe to guide foreign substances including dust suctioned through in the suction nozzle, a separation member to separate the foreign substances including dust guided along the guide pipe from air according to a principle of cyclonic separation, a collection container to accommodate the foreign substances including dust separated in the separation member, a binder supply device connected to the guide pipe to supply a binder to the separation member, the binder being in a shape of solid granules, and a heat supply device to supply heat to the collection container. The binder may bind with the dust due to heat supplied from the heat supply device. Thus, a larger amount of foreign substances including dust may be accumulated in the collection container, and therefore, the collection container may be effectively used.
US10039428B2	Upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner comprising a vac-motor for drawing dirty air in through a floor-engaging cleaner head on the vacuum cleaner, a separating apparatus for separating dirt from the dirty air, an elongate air duct for carrying air to or from the separating apparatus, and a suction wand which is stored on the vacuum cleaner and which can be connected to the separating apparatus via a hose as required to clean above the floor. The external surface of the air duct defines an elongate recess for receiving the stored suction wand such that the air duct partly surrounds the stored wand. This provides a compact configuration.
US10039426B1	System and method for dispensing products A tissue dispenser comprises a base, at least one retaining strut connected to the base, and a dispensing pedestal. The tissue dispenser further comprises a box filled with tissue and an aperture in the bottom of the box, wherein the dispensing pedestal passes through the aperture in the bottom of the box holding the tissue at or near the top of the box.
US10039418B2	Herb grinder system The present invention involves a system and method for grinding herbs, tobacco, marijuana and the like. The herb grinder system herein includes interchangeable and replaceable lower grinder plates that are secured in place with threading, bayonet mounts or the like. The upper and lower grinding plates are provided with blades having a modified diamond shape which provides extremely sharp leading edges regardless of which direction the grip assembly of the grinder housing is rotated. The lower plates are also provided with variations in the size, shape and arrangement of hole sizes through which the ground material is allowed to pass through. This construction provides the user with the ability to control his/her grind size mixture, which may be consistent sized grinds or a mixture of different sized grinds.
US10039417B2	Oven apparatus An oven apparatus includes an oven portion and an oven controller. The oven portion has an upper chamber with an oven opening, a support platform having a void space in the center of the support platform for accommodating a rotary structure on which an object can be arranged, and a heating device is arranged in the upper chamber. The oven controller has a power module electrically coupled to an external power source for providing a power required for operation of oven apparatus, and a heating control module further having a first and a second heat control units electrically coupled to the heating device and the rotary structure, respectively, for controlling a temperature of the heating device and a temperature of the rotary structure, respectively. In addition, the oven apparatus further has a conduit assembly around the oven housing for recycling the emitted heat.
US10039416B2	Pancake maker apparatus, methods and systems A cooking apparatus includes first and second griddles, each having a generally planar cooking surface for cooking food. A first lifting mechanism is configured to elevate the first griddle such that a food item on the cooking surface of the first griddle is predisposed to fall onto the cooking surface of the second griddle. A first wiper is configured to sweep the cooking surface of the first griddle to facilitate detachment of any food item attached to the cooking surface of the first griddle for transfer such food item to the cooking surface of the second griddle. The first and second griddles, first lifting mechanism, and first wiper are interconnected preferably to form a portable, integrated cooking product. These components preferably are enclosed within a housing for presenting a refined consumer product for use in a home kitchen and are arranged so as to define a compact volume and footprint.
US10039413B1	Apparatus and method for infusing and dispensing oils The present invention pertains in general to an apparatus and method for the infusing, agitation and dispensation of oils in a controlled manner to produce a desired potency of an infusion while remaining below an identified maximum temperature threshold.
US10039411B2	Device for preparing a beverage from a capsule with a closure system involving two closure stages Beverage device (1) comprising an upper sub-assembly (2) comprising a brewing interface head (4) and a lower sub-assembly (3) comprising a capsule receiver (5) for being engaged by the brewing interface head (4) between a capsule handling position and a closure head position, wherein the upper sub-assembly (2) is hinged on the lower sub-assembly (3) to be pivotally movable between said two positions and the brewing interface head (4) comprises a frame (7) and a brewing interface member (8); said interface member (8) being arranged to be movable relative to the frame (7) between a disengaging-to-capsule position and an engaging-to-capsule position, wherein it further comprises latch means (9), associated to the brewing interface head (4) and the capsule receiver (5), which are arranged for latching the brewing interface head (4) to the receiver (5) in the closure head position. The device can also be designed for centrifugal beverage extraction with an improved control of the alignment of the rotational parts of the brewing head with the capsule receiver.
US10039410B2	System for brewing coffee A capsule to form a closed interior filled with an extraction product or extract can be perforated in a known manner by perforation elements of an injection device or a discharge device in order to introduce an extraction liquid and to discharge an extraction product produced in the interior of the capsule following an extraction process. The capsule has the shape of a cuboid or a die.
US10039408B2	Hanging device with disposable beverage filter bag A hanging device with a disposable beverage filter bag includes a filter bag and a hanging ring. The filter bag is made of a filter fabric or filter paper to form a flattened single-opening bag. The filter bag has an opening at an upper end thereof and a pair of hanging slits transversely symmetrically located at middle sections of two sides close to the upper end. The hanging slits are half the width of the opening. The hanging ring is made of a stainless steel wire by winding. The hanging ring has a pair of hanging portions protruding outward from middle sections of two sides of a main frame. When in use, the hanging slits of the filter bag are hanged on the hanging portions of the hanging ring to form a filter stand.
US10039406B2	Steam cooker A steam cooker with a first pot and a second pot is provided. The second pot may fit within the first pot and may be suspended above the bottom of the first pot. The bottom of the first pot may be filled with water. Food may be placed within the second pot. A lid may cover the first pot, sealing the water and the second pot within. The first pot may be heated by a fire or stove. The steam from the heated water may sufficiently cook the food. Further, condensation may be collected and water may drip into the second pot. The water is purified due to the boiling process.
US10039404B2	Juice extractor A juice extractor, which can prevent juice from being easily discharged via a very small part of a space defined between a feed screw and a hard cylindrical control part of a control cap even when residue is being discharged therethrough, thereby realizing the maximum juice extraction ratio for each different kind of input material.
US10039397B2	Seasoning jar A seasoning jar includes a position restriction groove concavely disposed at the bottom of a jar body, a through hole disposed along the central axis of the jar body to accommodate an accommodating tube. Multiple openings are formed through an upper wall of the accommodating tube to communicate with the inner space of the accommodating tube. A stopper is connected to the bottom of the accommodating tube to abut against the position restriction groove. A sealing cover covers the top end of the accommodating tube, and a bottom cover is disposed on the bottom end of the jar body. When used, the seasoning jar is tilted to allow the accommodating tube to slide in the through hole to pour out the seasoning inside the accommodating tube through the multiple openings. When unused, the accommodating tube can be automatically accommodated in the jar body by gravity after being placed upright.
US10039392B2	Modular poster print stretch frame A modular poster print stretch frame for displaying a variety of sizes of poster prints. The modular poster print stretch frame may comprise a plurality of modular frame sections, each having a section body and two or more connectors disposed on at least two faces of the section body, each connector being configured to link the modular frame section to at least one other modular frame section. Modular frame sections may also include a plurality of retaining structures which may be used to retain a fabric sheet, such as a poster print. Some or all of the modular frame sections may be substantially identical to and interchangeable with each other, allowing for simple and easy assembly of the modular poster print stretch frame to a variety of sizes.
US10039374B2	Multi-tiered workstation assembly A multi-tiered work arrangement includes stacked horizontal planar surfaces that have footprints that enable stacking of the planar surfaces to provide work surfaces that are easily accessible to a user in both a sitting and a standing position. A first work surface can have a wide end and a narrow end, and a second work surface can have corresponding narrow and wide ends. The wide end of the first planar surface is substantially equivalent in length to the narrow end of the second planar surface such that the work surfaces can be stacked in use, providing two unobstructed work surfaces at different heights.
US10039373B2	Height adjustment device for folding table and folding table having same Disclosed are height adjustment devices and folding tables. A height adjustment device includes movably coupled inner and outer sleeves. The inner and outer sleeves are coupled to first and second legs of a table. The height adjustment device also includes an elastic positioning pin and a cord. The elastic positioning pin is disposed on an external side of the outer sleeve to selectively engage with the inner sleeve. The cord is coupled to the elastic positioning pin and configured to pull the elastic positioning pin outward to disengage the elastic positioning pin from the inner and/or outer sleeves.
US10039372B2	Height adjustable desk system and method A height adjustable desk can include a work surface; and at least one leg assembly connected to the work surface. The at least one leg assembly can include: a first member; and a second member moveable relative to the first member along a longitudinal axis; and a counterbalance mechanism connected to the desk and configured to counteract a force exerted on the work surface. The counterbalance mechanism can include: a wheel; a gas spring having a cylinder and a moveable piston; a wheel moveably connected to the gas spring; and the tension member is connected to the leg assembly.
US10039371B2	Emulsion method for cleaning paint brushes The present invention describes a method and apparatus for cleaning paint brushes or paint rollers with an encapsulating fluid that can transmit hydraulic force to the paint attached to the fibers of the roller or the bristles of the brush, such that the paint becomes broken into pieces and encapsulated by the encapsulating fluid and then removed from the paint applicator.
US10039370B2	Oral care implement An oral care implement comprising a head and a handle is provided. The head comprises first and second faces. The first face includes a plurality of cleaning elements extending therefrom. The second face is located on an opposite side of the head to the first face. The head has a length in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the handle, and a width perpendicular to the length. The head has a proximal section adjacent to the handle and a distal section remote from the handle. The proximal section has a first maximum width and the distal section has a second maximum width, wherein the second maximum width is less than the first maximum width. The second face comprises a tissue cleanser, the tissue cleanser extending over a distal-most edge of the head and forming a ridge located on the distal-most edge of the head.
US10039361B2	Self-stabilized rollable luggage assembly and corresponding assembly method A luggage assembly which includes a first piece of luggage and a second piece of luggage. A variable length attachment member such as a strap forming a loop, is affixed to the second piece of luggage. The attachment member couples the second piece of luggage to the first piece of luggage to form an assembly, in which the first and second pieces of luggage are self-stabilized while upright and inclined, and while in motion and while stationary.
US10039359B2	Catastrophic event responsive travel case with flotation and alerting A travel case includes a case body defining an interior cavity in which to carry articles and an exterior shell; an inflatable floatation aid fixed to the exterior shell; an inflator in communication with the inflatable floatation aid, for inflation of the inflatable floatation aid; and a locator beacon fixed to the exterior shell, including a communications transmitter capable of signaling a remote party and a geo-locating apparatus.
US10039354B2	Garment holding device The present invention relates to a garment holding device comprising a main sheet of material rollable in a rolling direction and at least one cloth attachment means attached to said main sheet, wherein the main sheet is provided with at least two elongated elevated zones on the front side of the main sheet, essentially mutually parallel arranged at or near the edges of said main sheet and parallel to said rolling direction, such that when the device is rolled up, a curved spacing is created for holding a suit or another garment, without substantial forces being exerted thereto and without sharp bends.
US10039352B2	Beach umbrella anchor with an integral shovel A beach umbrella anchor with an integral shovel. The beach umbrella anchor has a central member with a handle at a first end and a shovel at a second end. An aperture is positioned in between the first end and the second end of the central member where a first end of a length of rope can be inserted and secured. A second end of the rope is then attached to a beach umbrella, which is planted in the ground. The shovel is used to dig a hole large enough to encompass the beach umbrella anchor, which is then buried within the hole. This securely anchors a beach umbrella such that it can stay in a desired position in windy conditions.
US10039347B2	Fastening mechanism for use with a lacing element A fastening mechanism for use with a lacing element is disclosed. The fastening mechanism is adjustable and includes an elongated member and a rigid element. There are two channels extending through the fastening mechanism that are configured to receive and secure portions of the lacing element. In some embodiments, a plurality of ridges can be formed along a sloped sidewall in each of the channels. The fastening mechanism may be utilized with articles of footwear or apparel.
US10039340B2	Shoe with a high heel to low heel conversion A convertible shoe may include a sole portion and a plurality of interchangeable heel portions, each selectively attachable to the sole portion. The heel portions may each include a mounting surface configured to interface with a heel receiver of the sole, such that mounting the heel causes a support shank of the shoe to be secured in a longitudinal position relative to the sole.
US10039338B2	Impact absorbing apparatus Some embodiments described herein relate to an athletic helmet. The athletic helmet can include a shell, a suspension chassis, and several impact-absorbing pads. The suspension chassis can be disposed within the shell and configured to couple the pads to the shell. Each pad can include a membrane defining an interior volume. A valve can place the interior volume in fluid communication with the exterior of the membrane. In some embodiments, two or more structural members can be disposed within the interior volume. One structural member can be at least partially deformed when the athletic helmet is worn by a user.
US10039337B2	Head and neck restraining system A head and neck restraining system is disclosed herein. The system includes a helmet, a neck brace structure, and a tether system. The neck brace structure includes a neck extension that is attached to shoulder extensions. The tether system includes at least one ring structure that is configured to attach to the helmet and a single tether material that slides through the at least one ring. The single tether material is guided along the neck extension and attached to the shoulder extensions. The at least one ring structure is positioned between the neck and shoulder extensions along the single tether material and splits the load on the helmet to the neck extension and the shoulder extension along to the single tether material created by exerted forces.
US10039323B2	Vaporizer tank with atomizer A tank of a vaporizing device is described, wherein the tank may comprise an atomizer and a reservoir for containing a liquid adjacent to the atomizer. The atomizer may include a wick and a heating element, wherein the tank includes a barrier that separates the wick from liquid in the reservoir. The barrier may be at least partially permeable to allow for transfer of liquid from the reservoir to the wick for vaporization. The tank may include a connector coupled to the atomizer and configured to electrically connect the atomizer to a power supply.
US10039320B2	Multi-chambered vaporizer and blend control An electronic vapor device is disclosed comprising a vapor outlet, a first container for storing a first vaporizable material, wherein the first container is permanently integrated into the electronic vapor device, a second container for storing a second vaporizable material, wherein the second container is removable from the electronic vapor device, a docking bay configured to receive the second container, wherein the second container is removed from or inserted into the docking bay through a door, and a vaporizer component configured for vaporizing the first vaporizable material or the second vaporizable material to generate a vapor and for providing the vapor to the vapor outlet.
US10039315B1	Tobacco product A tobacco product is formed by rolling moistened tobacco leaves about a cylindrical form casing and allowing the leaves to dry to form a shell. After the form casing is removed a consumer can fill the shell with crushed tobacco leaves of a favorite blend, thereby eliminating some steps in the making of a “roll-your-own” tobacco product.
US10039314B2	Centripetally assisted pre-formed cigarette wrapper filler A rotating platform has a peripheral wall to form a catch basin. A donut shaped wrapper housing can hold perhaps 50-100 cigarette wrappers facing inbound with a closed end projecting out an outer wall exit hole into the catch basin. Tobacco or any work material is dropped onto the center of the rotating platform which may be motor driven. Centripetal forces urge the work material into the wrappers. Empty wrapper channels feed the excess material into the catch basin. A lid prevents loss of work material.
US10039313B2	Two part multi-component combiner The present invention provides a method and apparatus for manufacturing smoking articles. First multi-segment components are formed each comprising a combustible heat source, an aerosol-forming substrate and an airflow directing segment by feeding a stream of combustible heat sources, aerosol-forming substrates and airflow directing segments along a moving delivery path, compacting the segments into groups; wrapping each group; and cutting the web of material between groups to separate the individual first multi-segment components from each other. A stream of first multi-segment components are fed onto a receiving means, and a stream of second multi-segment components, each comprising a mouthpiece and at least one further segment, are also fed onto the receiving means. A first multi-segment component and a second multi-segment component are combined by wrapping the components in a web material to form an individual smoking article having a combustible heat source at a first end and a mouthpiece at a second end.
US10039311B2	Tobacco extract for non-combustible smoking devices Systems and methods for manufacturing and vaporizing a tobacco extract for use in a non-combustible smoking device are described. These methods include a solution having a volume of a liquid tobacco extract suspended in a hygroscopic liquid glycerol solvent. The systems and methods provide advantages in that the method is substantially free of water and results in an improved tobacco flavor extract.
US10039307B2	Method and apparatus for controlling coffee bean roasting A system and method for roasting coffee beans, or similar products, is disclosed. In an aspect the invention includes an acoustic sensor, such as a microphone, which senses the acoustic emissions or “cracks” made by the coffee beans during the roasting process. The acoustic emissions are translated in the system and method to signals that are processed, including in some aspects using frequency domain processing, so as to control the roasting process and achieve a desired final product. The acoustic emissions can also be used to determine if the coffee beans are caffeinated or decaffeinated.
US10039304B2	System and method for adjusting air flow in spiral conveyers An adjustable flow path modification assembly for use with a gas treatment system having a spiral stack and a gas treatment supply unit disposed within a chamber, wherein the spiral stack has a height and an inner channel, includes a first internal partition disposed within the inner channel of the stack and an adjustable opening defined within the first internal partition. The adjustable opening is configured to selectively allow the flow of treatment gas through the inner channel of the stack.
US10039301B1	Methods and systems for producing feed products having different particle densities using a single extrusion process Methods of simultaneously forming feed particles of different densities involves extruding a heated feed through an extruder having an extruder die defining a plurality of die openings. A first plurality of the die openings comprises a land length that is at least two times as long compared to a diameter of a respective die opening. A second plurality of the die openings comprises a land length that is equal to or less than a diameter of a respective die opening. Extrusion through the first plurality of the die forms extruded ribbons with a first density, while extrusion through the second plurality of the die openings forms extruded ribbons with a second density that is lower than the first density. The method proceeds by cutting the first and second plurality of extruded ribbons to simultaneously form feed particles of the first and second densities.
US10039293B2	Method and apparatus for processing crustacean body parts and processed crustacean body parts An apparatus for processing a crustacean body part is disclosed. The apparatus includes a conveyor, a first blade, and a first fluidic device. The conveyor has a downstream direction and a first region for supporting a crustacean body part. The first fluidic device is drivingly coupled to the first blade, and actuation of the first fluidic device moves the first blade into the first region. Methods of processing a crustacean body part, methods and apparatus for cracking a crustacean shell, controllers for directing processing of a crustacean body part, and pre-cut seafood items are also disclosed.
US10039290B2	Device for folding at least one dough piece, folding shoe for use in such device and dough line Device for folding at least one dough piece, comprising at least one folding shoe, for folding a dough piece conveyed along the folding shoe about a folding line in the direction of conveyance, a support, for carrying the at least one folding shoe above a conveyor for the dough piece wherein the folding shoe is mountable to and demountable from the support by a sliding connection. The specification further relates to a folding shoe, and to a dough line.
US10039286B2	Insecticidal yersinia entomophaga compositions and uses thereof The present invention relates to a novel bacterium Yersinia entomophaga MH96 as deposited at DSMZ on 4 May 2006 and designated accession no. DSM 18238. The present invention also relates to substances obtained or derived from Yersinia entomophaga MH96, which retain biopesticide activity. Methods for protecting a plant from pest infestation which include applying to the plant or its environment an effective amount of Yersinia entomophaga MH96 or a product delivered from the bacterium are also described.
US10039276B2	Systems, methods, compositions and solutions for perfusing an organ The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and solutions for perfusing an organ.
US10039273B2	Spool brake device for dual-bearing reel A method for a dual-bearing reel includes detecting a rotational speed of a spool rotatably mounted to a reel unit, a fishing line to be wound about the spool, controlling a spool brake to brake the spool with a first braking force when a detected tension that acts on the fishing line is equal to a reference tension controlling the spool brake to brake the spool with a braking force obtained by correcting the first braking force based on a second braking force when the detected tension and the reference tension are different from each other, the second braking force positively or negatively correcting the first braking force by increasing or decreasing the first braking force, and performing a decrease processing of decreasing the second braking force with the elapse of time when the second braking force has been determined to fluctuate with a predetermined amplitude or greater.
US10039270B2	Asian carp fishing device A fishing device particularly designed for Asian carp fishing, which includes two fishing boats, a collection frame, a fishing net, a display mechanism with a plurality of optical sensors and optical receivers, one support mechanism for one fishing boat and one lifting mechanism for one fishing boat. The lifting mechanism includes a motor, a rotary shaft, a bait holding basket, a plurality of shaft supports and a plurality of rope units. Thus, a selected bait can be used for classification fishing. The quantity of fish catch can be determined timely through the display mechanism. The lifting mechanism allows steading lifting of the fish catch out of the water without introducing any harm to the fish catch. The number and survival rate of the fish catch can be ensured while an effective fishing can be achieved. This fishing device is particularly designed for catching Asian carp fishes.
US10039269B2	Methods and compositions for generating a mouse Methods of generating modified embryos and mammals by introduction of donor cells into an early stage embryo are provided, such that the resulting embryo and animal generated therefrom has a significant contribution to all tissues from the donor cells and is capable of transmitting the donor cell DNA.
US10039260B2	Device for removing manure from a floor, in particular a closed floor The present invention relates to an unmanned self-propelled and self-steering device for removing manure present on a floor, including a manure slide and a drive for moving the device over the floor, wherein the manure slide is substantially U-shaped or V-shaped with two legs in order to define autonomously a manure-accommodating-space which opens in a forward direction and is closed in a rearward direction, and wherein the legs have a length in the order of magnitude of the width of the manure slide.
US10039258B2	Methods and compositions for Peronospora resistance in spinach The present disclosure provides for unique spinach plants with broad-spectrum resistance to downy mildew and their progeny. Such plants may comprise an introgressed QTL associated with the broad-spectrum resistance to downy mildew. In certain aspects, compositions, including distinct polymorphic molecular markers, and methods for producing, using, identifying, selecting, and the like of plants or germplasm with resistance to downy mildew are provided.
US10039254B1	Soybean variety 01064117 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064117. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064117. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064117 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064117 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10039250B1	Soybean variety 5PCET67 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PCET67 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PCET67, cells from soybean variety 5PCET67, plants of soybean 5PCET67, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PCET67. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PCET67 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PCET67, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PCET67, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PCET67. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PCET67 are further provided.
US10039245B2	High yield tomato plants The present invention discloses a tomato plant exhibiting a branching inflorescence phenotype. The aforementioned plant produces statistically significant high yield of mature fruits having the characteristics of average individual fruit weight or average individual fruit brix levels or a combination thereof, similar to fruits produced by a tomato line that is used as the normally branched parent line of said tomato plant. It is also within the scope of the present invention to disclose methods for producing the aforementioned tomato plants and uses thereof.
US10039243B2	Self-watering system for plant A self-watering system includes a watering member, a pot support member, and a water container member. The watering member includes a support tube member and a water transfer member. The supporting member includes a head portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion. The head portion has a conical shape. The body portion has a hollow cylindrical shape, and includes a body groove formed in a longitudinal direction and at least one air hole formed in the body groove. The water transfer member serves to absorb water and transfer the water to soil and a root of a plant in a pot. The pot support member serves to support the pot, and includes a fixing hole. The water container member stores water to be absorbed by the water transfer member. The watering member is fixed to the pot support member such that the bottom portion is inserted into the fixing hole of the pot support member.
US10039235B2	Merger and merger assembly with first and second belts A merger, for picking up and distributing materials from a ground surface, includes a frame that provides support to the merger, a pick-up head affixed to the frame that lifts the materials from the ground surface, a height adjustor affixed to the frame that maintains a minimum clearance between the ground surface and the pick-up head, and a conveyor affixed to the frame that receives the materials from the pick-up head. The conveyor includes a first belt and a second belt that independently distributes the materials on the ground surface from at least one of a first side of the frame and a second side of the frame.
US10039234B2	Hybrid drive system for a harvester A hybrid drive system for an auxiliary load includes a hydraulic auxiliary power storage. This hydraulic auxiliary power storage has a plurality of hydraulic power storage units. The hybrid drive system further comprises an power exchange control system that selectively connects a predetermined selection of one or more of the hydraulic power storage units to the hydraulic auxiliary power unit; and controls the power exchange of the auxiliary power unit as a function of the operating period by the predetermined selection.
US10039233B2	Variable angle beet pick up device This pick-up apparatus for picking up harvested root crop defines a pick-up plane and comprises a pick-up section. The pick-up section comprises a pick-up member adapted to pick up the root crop, and a cleaning member. The pick-up member defines a pick-up position with respect to the pick-up plane. The pick-up apparatus comprises a cleaning adjustment device adapted to adjust the position of the cleaning member between at least two cleaning positions, the cleaning positions being different one from another. In each of the cleaning positions of the cleaning member and while the pick-up member is in the pick-up position, the distance of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane is different from the distance of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane in the other cleaning position.
US10039225B2	Land roller A land roller implement includes a wheel aligned with the respective gap between the inner roller and the outer roller of each wing in which the wheel is pivotal between a packing position in the working position of the rollers and a transport position supporting the rollers in the transport position of the implement. The wings can also include a drive motor associated with each transport wheel to drive forward rotation of the wheel for displacing the wings from the transport position to the working position without displacing the implement in a rearward direction. A levelling beam attachment and a seeding attachment can also optionally be used on the land roller implement. Optional latchable brace members pivotally supported on the wings may provide additional support to the wings when using the levelling beam attachment.
US10039223B2	Strip soil loosening and crushing mechanism of no-tillage planting machine A strip soil loosening and crushing mechanism of a no-tillage planting machine has a connecting bracket, a cutter head assembly, and a soil crushing wheel assembly. The cutter head assembly has two star-shaped cutter heads of the same structure, which are symmetrically arranged at outer sides of the two supporting plates. The soil crushing wheel assembly has a spring combined structure, a soil crushing wheel combined structure and two crank brackets rotatably connected at the outer sides of the two supporting plates of the connecting bracket by a connecting shaft.
US10045466B1	High performance server through improved hybrid cooling The present invention provides a hybrid cooled blade server enclosure having a liquid-cooled insert having a chilled surface for contacting a heat exchange block on the blade server and an electric fan for removing heated air from the enclosure.
US10045465B2	Container for electronic device and relay device An effective cooling system is provided by the configuration including: a blower; a first rectifier comprising a first opening that lets a first diversion pass through and a second opening that lets a second diversion divided from airflow pass through downstream a first electronic device; a mixing room that is arranged at a downstream portion of the first rectifier and that mixes the first diversion having passed through the first opening and the second diversion having passed through the second opening; and a second rectifier that is arranged at a downstream portion of the mixing room and includes a third opening and a fourth opening, a mixed airflow of the first diversion and the second diversion passing through the third opening and the fourth opening.
US10045449B1	Adjustable facial-interface systems for head-mounted displays A facial-interface system for a head-mounted display may include (1) a facial interface having a positioning abutment surface and (2) a facial-interface adjustment apparatus. The facial-interface adjustment apparatus may include a positioning member that is rotatable about a pivot, the positioning member comprising an extending surface and a contracting surface. The facial-interface adjustment apparatus may also include an actuation member that that is movable to rotate the positioning member about the pivot between (1) an extended holding position in which the extending surface of the positioning member faces and abuts the positioning abutment surface of the facial interface, and (2) a contracted holding position in which the contracting surface of the positioning member faces and abuts the positioning abutment surface of the facial interface. Various other systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US10045445B2	Flexible display substrate and manufacturing method thereof The invention provides a flexible display substrate and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method for flexible display substrate patternizes the inorganic layer between the two organic layers on the flexible substrate so that the two organic layer contacting each other at the gaps on the inorganic separation layer, so as to avoid the potential damage on the films during the subsequent laser-lift-off process. The method is simple and the manufacturing process is efficient. The flexible display substrate of the present invention uses a structure of stacked four thin film layers to realize effective water/oxygen blocking, thus avoiding display devices' eroding. The inner two organic layers of the flexible substrate contact each other directly at the gaps of the inorganic separation layer, and the high adhesion strength between the upper and lower film layers of the flexible substrate helps avoiding film-peeling inner the stacked structure.
US10045441B2	Touch panel and its manufacturing method A touch panel and its manufacturing method are provided. In the touch panel, a transparent conductive layer is partitioned by a height difference structure into first electrodes, an array of second electrode components and filling blocks. The array of second electrode components is connected serially by an array of conductive bridging lines so as to form several columns of second electrodes.
US10045438B2	Support-type display device A support-type display device (100) of the present invention comprises: a fixing member (110) which is fixed to a support (200); a display panel (120) which is fixed to one side of the fixing member (110), and has a flexible form that can be rolled and unrolled; and shape maintenance means (130) which are respectively installed along upper and lower parts of the display panel (120), and roll the display panel (120) or unroll in the shape of a flat board to maintain the rolled or unrolled state if an external force is applied. The present invention is installed on an outdoor support and is used for advertising and/or prevention, wherein a flexible display panel which can be rolled and unrolled is used such that the display panel is unrolled only when necessary, whereby the invention can be used for advertising and/or prevention.
US10045433B2	Conductive-layer-integrated flexible printed circuit board The present invention provides a conductive-layer-integrated flexible printed circuit board that has excellent electrical insulation reliability and that prevents the electrically conductive layer from being detached during a reflow process. The conductive-layer-integrated flexible printed circuit board includes: (A) an electromagnetic-shielding conductive layer; (B) an insulator film; and (C) a wiring-pattern-equipped film, (A) the electromagnetic-shielding conductive layer, (B) the insulator film, and (C) the wiring-pattern-equipped film being laminated in this order, (B) the insulator film containing at least (a) a binder polymer and (b) a black coloring agent having a reflective range within the infrared range.
US10045425B2	Light effect control A light effect control method, computer program product and device are presented which allow an application to render a light effect by a networked lighting system based on the method, computer program product or device receiving an event being from the application. To provide a better user experience, light effects related to certain events need to be rendered even if a delay in rendering is expected whereas light effects related to other events need to be rendered without delay or else not rendered at all. As such, a decision is made to execute a first or a second scenario based on the event type of the event received and/or the capacity of the networked lighting system, wherein in the first scenario the lighting control command is always sent to the networked lighting system and in the second scenario the lighting control command is only sent to the networked lighting system if no unacceptable delay in rendering the light effect is expected.
US10045424B2	Lighting control system A lighting control system includes: lighting apparatuses; a controller; an image sensor capturing an image of an irradiation surface irradiated by the lighting apparatuses; and a display. The controller includes: a calculator which performs calculation of a position of one of the lighting apparatuses, on a basis of a luminance level in an image obtained by capturing the image of the irradiation surface by the image sensor in a state in which only the one of the lighting apparatuses is turned on or off; an associator which, every time the calculator performs the calculation of a position of one of the lighting apparatuses which is turned on or off, associates the identification information item set in advance to the one of the lighting apparatuses, with a position information item indicating the position of the one of the lighting apparatuses; and a generator that generates a map.
US10045420B2	Current balancing system for semiconductor elements in parallel A circuit is for balancing currents flowing through a parallel assembly of semiconductor components of the same type. The circuit may include a respective regulation circuit for each semiconductor component. Each regulation circuit may include a comparator of a first signal representative of the current flowing through the component with a reference signal, and a resistive element of a changeable resistance and controlled by the comparator.
US10045418B2	Systems and methods for high output, high color quality light Systems and methods for a high output, high color quality light are disclosed. In some embodiments, such a light may include a light fixture including one or more LEDs configured to output a cumulative light output; wherein the cumulative light output comprises an intensity of greater than or equal to 10,000 lumens; and wherein the cumulative light output comprises a CRI of at least 90.
US10045409B2	Supply circuit for a LED controller A supply circuit adapted to provide a continuous power supply for a string of serially connected light emitting elements driven with a current source, said supply circuit including: a voltage supply capacitor connected to said string and being adapted to provide a supply voltage for a driving control unit configured to control the light emitting elements of said string; and a capacitor bypass switch connected in parallel with said voltage supply capacitor and being controlled by a local control circuit of said driving control unit, wherein said capacitor bypass switch is switched off by said local control circuit to charge said voltage supply capacitor with a charging current to maintain a continuous power supply without disturbing the current to said string of light emitting elements.
US10045405B2	Multiple display-units LED light device has special light effects The Multiple Display-units LED light device has special light effects which means the more than one of display-unit can be assembly into one viewing product install within the base by certain strength or assembly means which has the prong means or other unlimited power source mans to supply the electric signal to the said LEDs to make the eye-catching light effects. The display unit may have the build-in input-end or separated input-end to allow to match the said receptacle means of the base. The base with LED related circuit, prong means and other control means, IC means may disposed into the base or incorporated with sealed-unit to make the light beam to be seen by viewer though the viewing area for dedicated art, word, signal, data, design, motion liquid, 3 dimensional, geometric design, art, digital data, liquid crystal screen, LCD and colored image with color change LEDs for illumination.
US10045400B2	Automated mobile vehicle power management and relief planning An automated mobile vehicle configured to autonomously provide coverage for inoperable infrastructure components at various locations. In accordance with implementations, a plurality of automated mobile vehicles are deployed to provide emergency lighting, a wireless network, audio, video, etc., at an indoor and/or outdoor event area.
US10045395B2	Base station, processor, and user terminal for setting a configuration to the user terminal for discontinuously monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on which a control signal is transmitted by the base station A base station supports SC-PTM. The base station sets a first configuration and a second configuration to the user terminal. The first configuration is a configuration on the user terminal discontinuously monitoring a PDCCH on which a control signal is transmitted, the control signal being for receiving multicast data transmitted by the SC-PTM from the base station. The first configuration includes an On-duration timer that is a period during which the user terminal receives the PDCCH. The first configuration is a configuration corresponding to a RNTI assigned commonly to a plurality of user terminals that receives identical multicast data by the SC-PTM. The second configuration is a configuration on the user terminal discontinuously monitoring a PDCCH on which a control signal is transmitted, the control signal being for receiving data transmitted by another transmission method from the base station.
US10045392B2	Signaling for flexible carrier aggregation Flexible carrier aggregation is provided for a radio communications system. A capability is determined to communicate over a radio interface using multiple radio frequency component carriers. Each of the multiple component carriers is configurable with one or more control channels in a first mode of operation and with no control channels in a second mode of operation. Configuration information for one of the multiple radio frequency component carriers is signaled to indicate at least one of the component carriers is configured to operate in a selected one of the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation so that a network radio node and a user equipment radio node can communicate using the selected mode of operation.
US10045391B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for prose communication Methods, corresponding apparatuses, and computer program products for ProSe communication are provided. A method comprises sending, from a first base station, a first configuration message to at least one of two user equipments which are performing ProSe communication over a first locally routed path via the first base station such that the two user equipments perform the ProSe communication over a second locally routed path via a second base station. The method also comprises sending, from the first base station, a second configuration message to the second base station such that the second base station is configured to support the two user equipments to perform the ProSe communication over the second locally routed path via the second base station. In the method, ciphering and deciphering of ProSe communication traffic at a specific protocol layer by the first base station is skipped such that the ciphering and deciphering are performed by the two user equipments or by the second base station and the two user equipments. With the claimed invention, the back-and-forth routing between the first base station and second base station resulting in heavy traffic load can be alleviated.
US10045387B2	Method for constructing docking protocol by using direct communication, and apparatus therefor Disclosed are a method for constructing a docking protocol for using a docking service in a direct communication system, and an apparatus therefor. To this end, a method by which a first wireless device constructs a docking protocol with a second wireless device comprises: a step for searching for a probe; a step for searching for a service; a step for enabling the first wireless device to construct an application service platform (ASP) session with the second wireless device; and a step for enabling the first wireless device to construct a docking protocol with the second wireless device. At this point, the step for constructing the ASP session can be selectively performed according to the capability or the device type of the first wireless device or the second wireless device.
US10045381B2	Method for transmitting response information in mobile communications system A method for transmitting radio resources in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a random access channel (RACH) preamble from a plurality of UEs and transmitting response information associated with the received preambles over a common channel wherein the plurality UEs can access the common channel and receive corresponding information. If a HARQ scheme is used when a UE transmits data to the eNode-B using uplink radio resources allocated over the RACH, the eNode-B does not pre-allocate uplink radio resources required for re-transmission and performs allocation of radio resources for a first transmission of HARQ. If the re-transmission is required, the eNode-B allocates the radio resources required for the re-transmission with the NACK signal. If re-transmission is not required, the present invention can reduce an amount of wasted radio resources.
US10045379B2	Multi-radio wireless local area network apparatus and method An apparatus includes a first media access control (MAC) device comprising a first radio transceiver and having a first MAC address and a second MAC device comprising a second radio transceiver and having a second MAC address. The second MAC device is operatively coupled to the first MAC device. The first MAC device is operative to receive first MAC layer data for the first MAC device and receive second MAC layer data for the second MAC device, and transmit the first MAC layer data and the second MAC layer data to an access point (AP) using the first radio transceiver of the first MAC device.
US10045378B2	Channel monitoring method and device The present disclosure provides a channel monitoring method and a channel monitoring device, to achieve the channel resource contention for an LTE system in the case that it operates on an unlicensed carrier. The channel monitoring method includes steps of: determining, by a device, a starting time point of CCA detection for monitoring a channel before data transmission and a required duration within which a CCA detection result indicates that the channel is clear; and monitoring, by the device, the channel on an unlicensed frequency band in accordance with the starting time point and the required duration.
US10045373B2	Peer-to-peer communications enhancements An enhanced general superframe structure for peer-to-peer communications in proximity is disclosed, which may be implemented in connection with a variety of different channel access techniques. Additionally, methods are disclosed for enabling multiple P2PNWs in proximity operating under different control schemes, including virtually centralized control, distributed control, and hybrid control, to co-exist. A hyperframe structure is also disclosed, which may comprise two or more superframes, each superframe corresponding to a different one of the corresponding P2PNW control schemes.
US10045359B1	Method and system for managing carriers based on simultaneous voice and data communication A method and system for dynamically controlling when a base station will provide a UE with carrier aggregation service rather than serving the UE on just a single carrier. The base station dynamically invokes carrier aggregation service for the UE in response to detecting simultaneous voice and data communication by the UE. And the base station dynamically discontinues providing carrier aggregation service for the UE, and transitions to serving the UE on just a single carrier, in response to detecting that the UE's simultaneous voice and data communication has ended and that the UE is engaged in just voice communication or just data communication.
US10045358B2	Relaying in cellular networks In a situation where a direct channel (191) and a relaying channel (192) of a radio interface of a cellular network (100) are available to transmit data: selecting between the relaying channel (192) and the direct channel (191).
US10045354B2	Adaptive channel mapping for wireless communications Disclosed in some examples are devices, methods, systems, and machine readable media that reduce the burden of a master device of a second wireless connection by utilizing the channel map of a first wireless connection. Since both the first and second wireless connections are located at nearly the same location, the “good channels” are very similar for both connections. Therefore a second wireless connection may take advantage of the channel assessment conducted by a first wireless connection in identifying channels by using one or more channels of the first wireless connection for communications in the second wireless connection.
US10045347B2	Virtual multicarrier design for orthogonal frequency division multiple access communications Embodiments of the present invention provide a virtual multicarrier design for orthogonal frequency division multiple access communications. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10045318B2	Solution with massive spatial distributing for telecom constellation A satellite communications network, methods of sending, receiving and repetition, and the associated items of equipment wherein the transmission of a signal between a sending station and a receiving station is relayed by a plurality of satellites visible in common to both these stations are provided. The position of the sending station, the receiving station and the satellites relaying the signal is known by at least one of these items of equipment, which is further configured to separate the signals relayed by the satellites, and to compute, for each of the signals, at least one shift introduced by the propagation of the signal, on the basis of the position of the sending station, of the receiving station, and of the satellite by which it is transmitted, and then to apply the inverse shifts to the signal.
US10045311B2	Method and apparatus for power control of beacon signal A method and apparatus for controlling a power level of a beacon signal including analyzing a beacon signal received from a beacon device, controlling a power level of a beacon signal transmitted to a beacon communication module of a user terminal through a user message generated by the user terminal, and providing service information based on information regarding a location where the user terminal is located in a shop and personal setting information of the user terminal. To this end, the user terminal may include a beacon signal analysis module configured to receive the beacon signal from at least one beacon device and analyze the received beacon signal, a beacon interoperating module configured to generate a user message on the basis of the analysis, and a transmission power control module configured to control transmission power according to a transmission power control message received from the management server.
US10045309B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an operation device and a controller. The operation device receives an instruction to turn off a power supply from a power supply device. when the operation device receives the instruction to turn off the power supply from the power supply device, the controller transmits a request of disconnection of the communication to the external apparatus. Further, the controller turns off the power supply from the power supply device after waiting for a predetermined time period after the transmission of the disconnection request.
US10045307B2	Communication system for setting an uplink target received power for a home base station A communication system is disclosed in which a home base station operates a home cell and a macro base station operates a macro cell. The home base operates a cell located at least partially within the macro cell. The home base station can obtain information identifying a quantity of home base stations that each operate at least one respective cell that is located at least partially within the macro cell and from this information, and further information identifying resource usage via said home base station, can set a target power for said home base station.
US10045305B2	Radio-communication system, comprising means for associating a radio-communication terminal with a radio-communication station, radio-communication station and terminal of such of a system and association method A radio-communication system comprising at least one radio-communication station and at least one radio-communication terminal, each radio-communication station having apparatus for sending beacon signals, some of the beacon signals sent carrying association information indicating the availability or not of the radio-communication station for executing an association operation, the radio-communication terminal having apparatus for, on reception of a beacon signal carrying association information showing the availability of the radio-communication station that sent the beacon signal, initiating the execution of the association operation with respect to the radio-communication station.
US10045298B2	Methods of transmitting and receiving frame by station operating in power save mode in wireless LAN system and apparatus for supporting same The present invention relates to methods of transmitting and receiving a frame, which are performed by a station operating in a power save mode in a wireless LAN system. The method includes: transmitting a poll frame requesting the transmission of a buffered frame to an access point AP, wherein the poll frame includes a sustain time field that indicates a service section; and receiving at least one buffered frame from the AP within the sustain time in response to the poll frame. A method is provided for transmitting and receiving a frame executed by a station (STA) operating in a power sub mode in a wireless LAN system. The method includes transmitting a first poll frame requesting the transmission of a buffered frame to an access point AP, receiving an acknowledgement ACK frame in response to the first poll frame, and receiving at least one buffered frame from the AP.
US10045297B1	Increased time in a suspended state during network transmissions A system and method are disclosed for increasing time a computing device remains in a suspended state during network transmissions. On a first network packet of a plurality of network packets being received while the device is in a suspended state, a wake reference count is incremented and components of the device are temporarily switched from the suspended state to a powered-on state for consumption of the network packet. The wake reference count is incremented for each of the other network packets, and decremented each time each of the packets is consumed by the components of the computing device. In response to the wake reference count being fully decremented, the components are automatically returned from the powered-on state to the suspended state.
US10045292B2	Integrated circuit Disclosed is a wireless communication base station device capable of reducing the power consumption of a terminal when broadband transmission is performed with only an uplink. With this device, a setting unit sets mutually different terminal IDs per a plurality of uplink unit bands for a terminal that communicates using a plurality of uplink unit bands and prescribed downlink unit bands which are fewer in number than the uplink unit bands; a control unit that respectively allocates resource allocation information per a plurality of uplink unit bands to a PDCCH arranged in a prescribed downlink unit band; and a PDCCH creation unit that creates a PDCCH signal by respectively masking the resource allocation information per a plurality of uplink unit bands with the terminal ID that has been set per a plurality of uplink unit bands.
US10045290B2	Method and apparatus for operating a wireless PAN network using an overlay protocol that enhances co-existence with a wireless LAN network A computing device is interfaced with other devices in a wireless personal area network (PAN) to enhance co-existence with a wireless local area network (WLAN). The computing device coordinates activity of the wireless PAN as a coordinator for the wireless PAN, including communicating with the wireless PAN devices using an overlay protocol that is only partially compliant with the protocol used over the WLAN but enables co-existence. WLAN devices can, upon hearing an overlay protocol frame, understand at least enough of the overlay protocol frame to defer use of a common wireless networking medium. If the PAN coordinator is capable of associating with the WLAN, it can be a dual-network device capable of associating with the WLAN and PAN simultaneously. The dual-network device can use a common network module to handle both WLAN and PAN traffic, communicate with a WLAN device in ad hoc mode and enable power saving.
US10045287B1	Cellular system selection frequency scan scope for roaming Apparatuses, systems, and methods for user equipment (UE) devices to perform more efficient frequency scans for potential base stations. According to techniques described herein, the UE may, in response to detecting that UE does not have cellular service, perform a full band scan to search for a last registered public land mobile network (PLMN) and the full band scan may discover one or more cells not associated with the last registered PLMN. The UE may populate a database with one or more parameters associated with the one or more cells and in response to not finding the last registered PLMN, perform a targeted scan limited to a set of PLMNs found during the full band scan. In some embodiments, each PLMN in the set of PLMNs may be comprised in a roaming PLMN list for an operator.
US10045283B2	Method and system of providing small cell information to user equipments in a heterogeneous network environment A method and a system for providing small cell information to a user equipment in a heterogeneous network environment are provided. A user equipment sends a request to a network entity for providing availability of one or more small cells in its proximity. The network entity obtains location information associated with the user equipment and retrieves a small cell map displaying the one or more small cells from a map database. Then, the network entity determines whether the one or more small cells are in the proximity of the user equipment using the small cell map. Accordingly, the network entity provides a notification indicating availability of the one or more small cells to the user equipment. Moreover, the user equipment initiates a scan for the one or more small cells based on the received notification.
US10045281B2	Method, apparatus and system There is provided a method comprising, for a UE associated with a first base station in a first cell of a plurality of cells, receiving first system information and second system information, said first system information associated with the first cell, said second system information associated with the plurality of cells and, when the UE moves to a second cell of the plurality of cells, updating said first information and maintaining said second information.
US10045279B2	Hybrid network-based and device-based intelligent radio access control Concepts and technologies are described herein for a hybrid network-based and device-based intelligent radio access control. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a radio access technology (“RAT”) selection system and a mobile device cooperate to enable an intelligent multi-radio access control that can select a RAT that is best-suited for the mobile device. The RAT selection system can select networks based upon network conditions, policies, user profiles, applications, and/or other information, and provide a list of the networks to the mobile device. The mobile device can utilize local device information to select a network from the list. In this manner, the RAT selection system and the mobile device can cooperate to steer traffic to various networks operating in accordance with different RATs to improve user experience, especially in network traffic congested areas, and to efficiently leverage network resources for mobile telecommunications and WI-FI networks.
US10045273B2	Wireless network brokerage Propagation of a wireless signal is facilitated and brokered through a wireless network, and the signal is delivered by an appropriate method to an intended receiving wireless terminal. A single network element acts as a signal entry point and executes parallel processes to determine the location of an intended receiving wireless terminal and the registration thereof within the wireless network, the signal type, and the capabilities of the terminal. The network element then analyzes this information to determine the best method of signal propagation through the wireless network so as to ensure signal delivery to the wireless terminal or alternate delivery according to subscriber-set preferences.
US10045270B2	Base station, communication method, MME and communication system A technique that can enhance the effectiveness of traffic offloading is provided. A base station of the present invention includes: a first means for selecting an MME (Mobility Management Entity), based on information included in a message sent from a terminal; and a second means for sending a connection request sent from the terminal to the selected MME, wherein the first means is able to select a virtual MME that operates a function of the MME through a virtual machine, based on the information included in the message.
US10045266B2	Scheme for transmitting and receiving information in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). An operating method of a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system is provided. The operating method includes receiving a service through a first enhanced node B (eNB) for a first time interval period from a first timing point; and receiving the service through a second eNB for a second time interval period from a second timing point, wherein the first timing point is different from the second timing point.
US10045258B2	Network-adaptive function control method for dual-mode mobile terminal A network-adaptive function control method is provided for a dual-mode mobile terminal. The network-adaptive function control method for a dual-mode mobile terminal supports communication via first and second-type networks includes registering at least one function as a network-adaptive; determining, when a function is requested to be activated, whether the requested function is the network-adaptive function. If it is determined that the requested function is the network-adaptive function, it if determined whether the mobile terminal is in the first-type network; and activating, if the mobile terminal is in the first-type network, the requested function in association with the first-type network. The network-adaptive function control method of the present invention allows registering portable IP network-friendly functions that are served only in a portable IP network domain but not in the cellular network domain, thereby restricting handover to the costly cellular network, resulting in reduction of communication cost.
US10045256B2	Method for transmitting data frame in wireless local area network and apparatus for the same A wireless device of transmitting a data frame in a WLAN is provided. The wireless device includes: a MAC unit generating a data frame; a PHY unit transmitting a wireless signal of the data frame; and a processor being operably coupled to the MAC unit and the PHY unit and controlling a set of TXVECTOR parameters. The processor is configured for: generating the data frame, the data frame including a data field having a service field and a very high throughput signal information (VHT-SIG-B); and transmitting a wireless signal of the data frame via a operating channel bandwidth. The data field is scrambled with a scrambling sequence, the scrambling sequence is generated based on a initial scrambling sequence and a generator polynomial. The service field is determined based on the set of TXVECTOR parameters, the TXVECTOR parameters including an control information for the service field.
US10045251B2	Method, system and access point A method includes measuring a first congestion level of the first access point, determining to change a coupling destination of a terminal device from a first access point to a second access point, transmitting a request from the first access point to the plurality of access points, the request from the first access point requesting the plurality of access points other than the second access point not to send a response to a request from the terminal device, the request from the terminal device requesting the plurality of access points to send the response to the terminal device, cutting off a coupling between the first access point and the terminal device, transmitting the request from the terminal device to the plurality of access points, sending the response to the request from the terminal device, and establishing a coupling between the second access point and the terminal device.
US10045247B2	Load balancing traffic in a MPLS network A method and system for managing traffic in a network. For each label switch path of at least two logical switch paths, logical paths are identified. Each label switch path begins at a first provider edge and ends at a second provider edge. Most recent data received from the first provider edge is transmitted to the second provider edge via a selected logical path. For each logical path, jitter, packet delay and packet loss are identified. For each logical path, calculating a path usage is calculated as a first function of the jitter, the packet delay, and the packet loss, wherein the path usage is a fraction denoting a highest percentage of total network traffic that each logical path can manage.
US10045237B2	Systems and methods for using high probability area and availability probability determinations for white space channel identification Systems and methods which provide white space channel identification and/or selection using high probability area determinations for a device and availability probability calculations for channels based on a probability model are described. A white space device (WSD) may utilize spectrum scanner sensing results to determine one or more course high probability area (HPA) for the WSD. The sensing results may further be analyzed to derive probability information regarding the WSD being located at the HPAs, to thereby refine the HPAs. Thereafter, the information regarding probabilities of the WSD being located at the HPAs may be utilized with information from a white space location database to determine an availability probability of one or more white space channels. One or more such white space channels may be identified and/or selected for use by the WSD.
US10045228B2	Method and apparatus, in mobile communication system, for effectively providing configuration information about small cell that has small cell service region A method and an apparatus, in a mobile communication system, for effectively providing configuration information about a small cell that has a small cell service region are provided. The method for transmitting reconfiguration information of a small cell base station in a mobile communication system includes: when deciding to reconfigure a small cell, obtaining the latest macro cell configuration information from a macro cell base station; generating reconfiguration information about the small cell on the basis of the obtained macro cell configuration information; and transmitting, to the macro cell base station, the regenerated reconfiguration information so that the macro cell base station can transmit the reconfiguration information to User Equipment (UE).
US10045227B2	Mobile infrastructure for coastal region offshore communications and networks A marine communication system has an on-shore base station providing a long-range network, an Internet router connecting the base station to an Internet network, a plurality of first fishing boats in a cluster, each having an onboard Access Router, and at least one second boat in the cluster equipped with Adaptive Backhaul Equipment, including a directional antenna and a backhaul transceiver capable of accessing the network provided by the base station. The access routers provide communication with communication devices used by fishermen aboard the boats, and at least one Access Router communicates with the equipment aboard the at least one second boat in the cluster, thereby providing Internet connectivity and email, voice, text and video communication through the base station and the Internet network, to the fishermen aboard the boats in the cluster.
US10045199B2	Mobile communication system, mobile station, switching station, and location registration method for mobile station A decrease is realized in network load caused by a change in selection of location registration device or an increase or decrease in the number of installations, on a circuit switching network side. A mobile communication system includes a mobile station, a packet switching station, and a plurality of location registration devices that perform location management of the mobile station. With respect to the mobile station, after one location registration device is already selected from among the plurality of location registration devices, when the mobile station performs location registration, an NRI (Network Resource Identifier) included in a TMSI (Temporary Mobile Station Identifier) is transmitted to the packet switching station. The packet switching station makes a request for location registration with respect to the one location registration device, based on the NRI.
US10045193B2	Aligning measurement gaps and discovery signals According to some embodiments, a method in a network node of a wireless network for aligning discovery reference signal (DRS) occurrences comprises determining a first DRS occurrence configuration that comprises a schedule for transmission of a first series of DRS occurrences. The method further comprises determining a first discovery measurement timing configuration (DMTC) that comprises a schedule for receiving DRS occurrences that is aligned with a first subset of DRS occurrences of the first series of DRS occurrences. The method further comprises determining a second DMTC that comprises a schedule for receiving DRS occurrences that is aligned with a second subset of DRS occurrences of the first series of DRS occurrences, wherein the second subset of DRS occurrences is different than the first subset of DRS occurrences. The method further comprises communicating the first DMTC to a first wireless device and the second DMTC to a second wireless device.
US10045187B1	Emergency action systems and methods A method including receiving a first alert message from a first mobile device via a first short-range wireless transceiver included in a plurality of short-range wireless transceivers installed at respective fixed locations in a facility; determining a first location for the first mobile device based on a location of the first short-range wireless transceiver and a signal strength between the mobile device and the first short-range wireless transceivers; and notifying a responding party that an emergency event occurred at the first location.
US10045181B2	Method and apparatus for Bluetooth connection The present invention relates to a method and device for performing a Bluetooth reconnection procedure. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a method and device, including sending a first message notifying a second device of the activation of a first device to the second device through a specific channel, receiving a beacon message through the specific channel from the second device as a response to the first message, sending a request message requesting a connection with the second device using Bluetooth to the second device through the specific channel, and receiving a confirm message through the specific channel from the second device as a response to the request message. The first device stores information related to the Bluetooth connection with the second device.
US10045177B2	Method and device for selective communication service in communication system The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A user equipment in a communication system, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, includes: a controller that determines at least one communication service to deactivate among communication services that are able to be provided and a transmitter that transmits, to a server, a message for identifying the at least one communication service to deactivate.
US10045175B2	Handling device generated data There is provided a method of caching device generated data. The method comprises receiving device generated data from a device via a wireless communication network. The method further comprises retrieving a device identifier used by components within the wireless communication network to identify the device; and storing the device generated data with the device identifier.
US10045170B2	Remote user support tool To provide as data rate independent user experience as possible for remote service, function descriptions are associated with identifiers, and a function plan transmitted between a service center and a user apparatus comprises the identifiers but the function plan outputted in the user apparatus comprises the function descriptions.
US10045162B2	Device and method for transmitting and receiving media service in hybrid network A device for transmitting a media service in a hybrid network, which is a combination of a broadcasting network and a communication network, includes a streaming server, a streaming client, a multiplexer, and a transmitter. The streaming server generates media segments including media data and a metadata file including temporal order information and downloading and reproduction information of the media segments corresponding to a plurality of profiles. The streaming client selects a profile according to a transmission bit ratio appropriate for a broadcasting resource allocation state, requests a media segment with quality that is suitable for the broadcasting resource allocation state from the streaming server, and downloads the same. The multiplexer multiplexes part of information of the metadata file on the profile selected from among the media segment and the metadata file of the plurality of profiles to generate a baseband frame. The transmitter converts the baseband frame into a broadcasting signal and transmits the same through a broadcasting network.
US10045151B1	Systems and methods for triggering transmission bundling for participant wireless devices of an antenna system Systems and methods are described for triggering transmission bundling for participant wireless devices of an antenna system. An uplink signal may be received at an access node from a wireless device in communication with the access node. It may be detected that the wireless device is proximate to an antenna system in communication with one or more participant wireless devices, wherein the antenna system does not comprise the access node. It may be then determined that transmission bundling should be triggered for the participant wireless device based on the detecting. And the participating wireless devices may be instructed to perform transmission bundling.
US10045145B2	Temporal offset estimation A method of non-causally shifting a channel includes estimating comparison values at an encoder. Each comparison value is indicative of an amount of temporal mismatch between a previously captured reference channel and a corresponding previously captured target channel. The method also includes smoothing the comparison values to generate smoothed comparison values based on historical comparison value data and a smoothing parameter. The method further includes estimating a tentative shift value based on the smoothed comparison values. The method also includes non-causally shifting a target channel by a non-causal shift value to generate an adjusted target channel that is temporally aligned with a reference channel. The non-causal shift value is based on the tentative shift value. The method further includes generating, based on reference channel and the adjusted target channel, at least one of a mid-band channel or a side-band channel.
US10045142B2	Calibration of audio playback devices An audio playback device comprises a microphone, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is arranged to output by the speaker first audio content and receive by the microphone an indication of the first audio content. A first acoustic response of a room in which the audio playback device is located is determined based on the received indication of first audio content. A mapping is applied to the first acoustic response to determine a second acoustic response. The second acoustic response is indicative of an approximated acoustic response of the room at a spatial location different from a spatial location of the microphone. The second audio content output by the speaker is adjusted based on the second response.
US10045133B2	Variable sound attenuator with hearing aid A device combining a variable sound attenuator with a hearing device, (such as a hearing aid or tinnitus device) that allows a user to adjust the amount of attenuation of environmental sound in a variable, continuous fashion or in a discrete controlled fashion from zero attenuation to maximum attenuation without removing the device from the ear. The attenuator includes a housing having a passageway, the passageway allowing for sound to pass through the housing and a variable control, the variable control able to control the size of the passageway through the housing and the device including a second passageway for transmitting amplified sound from the hearing device into the ear of the wearer.
US10045129B2	Measurement apparatus for a bone conduction hearing device According to an embodiment, an apparatus for sensing vibrations produced by a bone conduction hearing aid is disclosed. The apparatus includes a proximal end, a distal end and a side surface. The proximal end comprising a proximal periphery comprising a material adapted to, during a measurement, contact a skin of a user of the bone conduction device and to enclose a skin area within the proximal periphery. The distal end comprising a measurement microphone adapted to, during the measurement, receive an acoustic signal in dependence of vibrations produced at the skin area, the vibrations being representative of skull vibrations produced within the user by the bone conduction hearing aid in response to a sound signal. The side surface, in combination with the proximal periphery and the distal end, adapted to define an acoustic signal transmission cavity that allows transmission of the acoustic signal from the skin area to the measurement microphone during the measurement.
US10045120B2	Associating audio with three-dimensional objects in videos Disclosed is a system and method for generating a model of the geometric relationships between various audio sources recorded by a multi-camera system. The spatial audio scene module associates source signals, extracted from recorded audio, of audio sources to visual objects identified in videos recorded by one or more cameras. This association may be based on estimated positions of the audio sources based on relative signal gains and delays of the source signal received at each microphone. The estimated positions of audio sources are tracked indirectly by tracking the associated visual objects with computer vision. A virtual microphone module may receive a position for a virtual microphone and synthesize a signal corresponding to the virtual microphone position based on the estimated positions of the audio sources.
US10045118B2	Integrated antenna for receiving television broadcasts A method and apparatus for adapting an electronic device to receive digital television broadcast signals is disclosed. The device comprises a switch commandable to interpose one or more matching networks as in the RF signal path according to a channel command to match an integrated headset antenna to the tuner receiving the RF signals.
US10045111B1	On/off head detection using capacitive sensing A system and method for detecting donning and doffing of an electronic device includes a capacitive sensor configured to generate a capacitance signal based on a capacitance measured by the sensor. The method also includes generating an average capacitance signal by averaging the capacitance signal over a period of time, and generating an intermediate signal based on a difference between the capacitance signal and the average capacitance signal. The method also includes generating a don or doff signal and setting the average capacitance signal to be equal to the capacitance signal when the don or doff signal is generated. The don signal is generated subsequent to the electronic device changing state from a doffed state to a donned state. The doff signal is generated subsequent to the electronic device changing state from a donned state to a doffed state.
US10045102B2	Speaker device A speaker device includes a vibration generator, a rod-like member, and a sound generator. The vibration generator vibrates when receiving an electrical signal. The rod-like member has a first longitudinal end fixed to the vibration generator. The sound generator is attached to a part of the rod-like member. The sound generator integrally includes a vibration transmitter which has a fibrous structure and a diaphragm which is a sheet and has a fibrous structure. When a fiber direction is defined as a direction in which fibers of a fibrous structure are oriented, a fiber direction of the vibration transmitter and a fiber direction of the diaphragm intersect with each other.
US10045087B1	Systems and methods for providing parental control features in video mosaic environments Systems and methods for providing parental control support in video mosaic environment are disclosed. Upon receiving a request for a video mosaic page, screen data, which may include parental control information, is received. The screen data may identify the video assets in the video mosaic page. A determination is made whether the video assets in the video mosaic page are locked or unlocked by parental controls in force on the user equipment. Locked assets may be masked and individually unlocked upon verification of a parental control access code or PIN. Unlocked assets may be presented in cells, or windows, in the video mosaic page and may also be individually locked and subsequently masked. A separate set of parental control settings may be maintained for video mosaic pages or the mosaic parental control commands may be resolved with system parental control settings.
US10045082B2	Methods and apparatus to correct errors in audience measurements for media accessed using over-the-top devices Methods and apparatus to correct errors in measuring audiences of over-the-top media are disclosed. In some examples, the methods and apparatus identify a first set of data from a first data source, the first set of data different from a second set of data from a second data source. In some examples, the methods and apparatus generate a third set of data based on the second set of data from the second data source. In some examples, the methods and apparatus generate a model based on a difference between the first set of data and the third set of data. In some examples, the methods and apparatus apply the model to the first set of data. In some examples, the methods and apparatus assign viewership to an impression associated with the first set of data by imputing viewership associated with the second set of data to the first set of data.
US10045079B2	Exposing media processing features An apparatus and a system are described herein. The apparatus includes logic to render a video. The apparatus also includes logic to adjust a feature of a video in response to a power consumption, wherein the logic to adjust a feature of a video is integrated into an operating system of the apparatus.
US10045068B2	Identification of services containing the same or equivalent content Identification of services that carry the same or equivalent content. A reception apparatus includes circuitry configured receive first service information for a first service included in a first broadcast steam, and receive second service information for a second service included in a second broadcast stream. The first service is associated with a first virtual channel number and the second service is associated with a second virtual channel number. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the first service included in the first broadcast stream contains the same programming content as a service included in another broadcast stream based on the first service information. The first service information includes an identifier included in the second service information when the first service included in the first broadcast stream contains the same programming content as the second service included in the second broadcast stream.
US10045065B2	Synchronization and control of overlay contents for video streaming in a wireless communication system Wireless communication devices are provided with direct video and audio streaming capability. The streaming capability may support overlays. Some implementations include incorporation of these features into devices with a mirroring display mode.
US10045043B2	Method and apparatus for image encoding and decoding using intra prediction Provided are a method and apparatus for intra predicting an image, which generate a prediction value via linear interpolation in horizontal and vertical directions of a current prediction unit. The method includes: generating first and second virtual pixels by using at least one adjacent pixel located upper right and lower left to a current prediction unit; obtaining a first prediction value of a current pixel via linear interpolation using an adjacent left pixel located on the same line as the first virtual pixel and the current pixel; obtaining a second prediction value of the current pixel via linear interpolation using an adjacent upper pixel located on the same column as the second virtual pixel and the current pixel; and obtaining a prediction value of the current pixel by using the first and second prediction values.
US10045033B2	Video coding device, video coding method, and video coding program A quantization unit for quantizing orthogonal transform coefficients to calculate a coefficient level: calculates the number of value information bits of a significant coefficient level of an orthogonal transform coefficient to be processed in an image block; monitors coefficient levels output from the quantization unit in the image block from beginning to the N-th prior to the target in transmission order, and updates a state variable indicating whether or not at least one of monitored coefficient levels is significant; calculates the number of position information bits of the significant coefficient level of the orthogonal transform coefficient to be processed, based on a position of the orthogonal transform coefficient to be processed and the state variable; and sets the significant coefficient level to 0 in the case where the number of value information bits and the number of position information bits satisfy a predetermined condition.
US10045026B2	Method for determining color difference component quantization parameter and device using the method Disclosed are a method for determining a color difference component quantization parameter and a device using the method. Method for decoding an image can comprise the steps of: decoding a color difference component quantization parameter offset on the basis of size information of a transform unit; and calculating a color difference component quantization parameter index on the basis of the decoded color difference component quantization parameter offset. Therefore, the present invention enables effective quantization by applying different color difference component quantization parameters according to the size of the transform unit when executing the quantization.
US10045025B2	Method and apparatus for hierarchical data unit-based video encoding and decoding comprising quantization parameter prediction A method of decoding a video includes determining an initial value of a quantization parameter (QP) used to perform inverse quantization on coding units included in a slice segment, based on syntax obtained from a bitstream; determining a slice-level initial QP for predicting the QP used to perform inverse quantization on the coding units included in the slice segment, based on the initial value of the QP; and determining a predicted QP of a first quantization group of a parallel-decodable data unit included in the slice segment, based on the slice-level initial QP.
US10045021B2	Multi-layer video coding method for random access and device therefor, and multi-layer video decoding method for random access and device therefor Provided is a method of reconstructing multilayer images including obtaining RAP picture information of a plurality of layers including a base layer and an enhancement layer, independently decoding a RAP picture of the base layer by using RAP picture information, and independently decoding a RAP picture of the enhancement layer by using RAP picture information.
US10045018B2	Asymmetric data decompression systems A system having one or more different asymmetric data decompression algorithms and a processor. A first asymmetric data decompression routine is configured to produce decompressed data with a higher data rate for a given data throughput than a second asymmetric data decompression routine of the plurality of different asymmetric data decompression routines. The processor is configured to analyze one or more data parameters from one or more data blocks containing video data and to select two or more different data decompression routines.
US10045016B2	Lip sync error detection and correction A method of managing lip synchronization error in a multimedia content delivery network includes identifying a video packet and an audio packet associated with the video packet and determining a synchronization offset between the audio and video packets at a first monitoring point in the network. The audio and video packets are then detected at a second monitoring point in the network and a second synchronization offset is determined. When a delta between the first synchronization offset and the second synchronization offset exceeds a threshold, lip synchronization error information may be automatically recorded and/or reported to a service provider and corrective action may be taken if potential sources of the lip synchronization error are within the domain of the service provider. The video packet may be identified by a timestamp within the packet and the audio packet may be identified by audio data within the audio packet.
US10045013B2	Pixel array, display device and display method A pixel array, a display device and a display method are provided. The pixel array comprises a plurality of pixel rows, each pixel row includes repetitive units sequentially arranged along a row direction, and each repetitive unit includes three sub-pixels of different colors (B, R and G). Odd-numbered pixel rows and even-numbered pixel rows are alternately arranged along a column direction; in an odd-numbered pixel row and an even-numbered pixel row adjacent to each other, a minimum distance between center points of sub-pixels of a same color along the row direction is equal to 1 to 1.5 times a width of the sub-pixel, and the width of the sub-pixel is a size of the sub-pixel along the row direction. The pixel array, the display device and the display method can achieve a high resolution by 2D pixel rendering; and in a 3D mode, 3D optical crosstalk can be mitigated by increasing a buffer sub-pixel.
US10045010B2	Method and apparatus of private display device There is provided a system and method for providing privacy viewing of an output from a electronic display, including a first polarizer configured to polarize a display signal at a first polarization angle; a second polarizer configured to polarize a noise signal at a second polarization angle orthogonal to the first polarization angle; a combiner configured to combine the polarized display signal and the polarized noise signal, and a third polarizer configured to receive the output of the electronic display and polarize the combined polarized display and noise signal at the first polarization angle. The system includes first and second polarization rotators configured to rotate the first and second polarization angles of the combined polarized display and noise signals prior to being output by the electronic display and prior to being received by the third polarizer.
US10045001B2	Powering unpowered objects for tracking, augmented reality, and other experiences A mechanism is described for facilitating powering of unpowered objects for tracking, augmented reality, and other experiences according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes scanning, by a scanner of a computing device, an object, where the object includes an unpowered object, and where the scanner is further to detect a smart tag at the object. The method may further include providing power, by the computing device, to the object, where the power is provided via the smart tag at the object, where providing power includes initiating an output from the object to enable performing of location tracking of the object, where the output is received by the computing device. The method may further include rendering an augmented reality (AR) experience involving the object, where the AR experience is based on the output.
US10044999B2	Image processing to convert image with a low dynamic range into image with the original high dynamic range An image processing device includes a luminance signal expansion unit which expands a luminance signal, and a chroma signal correction unit which corrects a chroma signal in a manner adjusted to the expansion of the luminance signal.
US10044994B1	Projector and method of driving the same Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a projector and a method of driving a projector. The projector includes an image source for generating an image light and a transmission and reflection element. The image light includes a bright-state region image light and a dark-state region image light. The transmission and reflection element includes transmission and reflection units. Each of the transmission and reflection units is configured to reflect the image light irradiated thereon when in a reflective state, and to transmit the image light irradiated thereon when in a transmissive state. The transmission and reflection element is configured to perform one of a transmission and a reflection on the bright-state region image light so that the bright-state region image light is projected and displayed, and perform the other on the dark-state region image light so that the dark-state region image light is not projected and displayed.
US10044988B2	Multi-stage vehicle detection in side-by-side drive-thru configurations Multi-stage vehicle detection systems and methods for side-by-side drive-thru configurations. One or more video cameras (or an image-capturing unit) can be employed for capturing video of a drive-thru of interest in a monitored area. A group of modules can be provided, which define multiple virtual detection loops in the video and sequentially perform classification with respect to each virtual detection loops among the multiple virtual detection loops, starting from a virtual detection loop closest to an order point, and when a vehicle having a car ID is sitting in a drive-thru queue, so as to improve vehicle detection performance in automated post-merge sequencing.
US10044987B1	Image processing system A surveillance system including a number of image capturing devices is described. A processing device may receive an image from one of the image capturing devices and determine a device identifier of the image capturing device. The processing device may further detect a machine-readable target in the image and generate data based on the detection. The processing device may store the data in association with the device identifier in a data structure.
US10044985B1	Video monitoring using plenoptic cameras and mirrors A video-based monitoring and image post-processing system may include a plenoptic camera that has multiple mirrors in its field of view. The plenoptic camera may capture four-dimensional light-field information for multiple images of its field of view and may embed that information in image data sent to a local or backend server for post-processing. An image processing application on the server may extract image data for pixels that collectively represent one of the mirrors, and apply a focusing operation on the extracted image data to generate a video stream of a virtual camera represented by the mirror, dependent on the image information and the distance between the mirror and the camera. The application may correct distortions due to the curvature of the mirror. The system may provide video monitoring in areas without a single line of sight without the need for a large number of expensive cameras.
US10044983B1	Systems and methods for virtual co-location Systems and methods for facilitating collaboration between a local user or team in a meeting space and one or more remote users outside the meeting space are provided. The virtual co-location system may include, for example, an IOT device including sensors, a microphone, a beacon light, a speaker, a user control interface (e.g., including a control input adjusted by the local user, the user control interface producing an electronic control signal representing a setting of a control device), and/or a local microprocessor for executing local collaboration software. The virtual co-location systems and methods may also or alternatively include a remote computer having a remote microprocessor for executing remote collaboration software.
US10044978B2	Data transmission method and system, and related devices A data transmission method is performed at a data transmission system, including: receiving, by a transit device, audio/video data sent by a target client terminal that is in a target communication channel and has an audio/video upstream authority; forwarding, by the transit device, the audio/video data to a broadcast proxy device in the target communication channel, the broadcast proxy device being connected to at least one second client terminal that is in the target communication channel and does not have an audio/video upstream authority; and forwarding, by the broadcast proxy device, the audio/video data to each second client terminal in a corresponding downstream transmission mode according to network quality information of the second client terminal, the network quality information of each second client terminal being collected by the broadcast proxy device in advance.
US10044977B2	Display apparatus and control methods thereof A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.
US10044974B2	Dynamically updating quality to higher chroma sampling rate Innovations in encoding of video pictures in a high-resolution chroma sampling format (such as YUV 4:4:4) using a video encoder operating on coded pictures in a low-resolution chroma sampling format (such as YUV 4:2:0) are presented. For example, according to a set of decision rules, high chroma resolution details are selectively encoded on a region-by-region basis such that increases in bit rate (due to encoding of sample values for the high chroma resolution details) happen when and where corresponding increases in chroma resolution are likely to improve quality in noticeable ways. In this way, available encoders operating on coded pictures in the low-resolution chroma sampling format can be effectively used to provide high chroma resolution details.
US10044973B2	Method and apparatus for providing engaging experience in an asset In one embodiment, at least one of number of times a frame is paused by a plurality of users (users) and attention-activity of the users for the frame is tracked for each frame of an asset (video etc.). An interactive version of at least one frame is pre-generated based on the tracking. The interactive version is stored to enable playing of the interactive version of the at least one frame. In another embodiment, pausing of a currently playing frame (frame) of the asset is determined. A determination to replace the frame is made based on at least one of attention-activity of a user in the frame, and detecting metadata, of the frame, specifying that the frame is to be replaced. An interactive version of the frame is generated, based on at least one of the attention of the user and the metadata, to replace the frame with the interactive version.
US10044968B2	Proxy remote control In some cases, a method includes receiving first control data from a proxy device at a proxy controller. The first control data is prevented from being received at a remote control signal receiver associated with a media device. The proxy controller may determine second control data associated with recording a multimedia content item at a first digital video recorder associated with the media device and third control data associated with recording the multimedia content item at a second digital video recorder that is accessible to one or more communication devices. The proxy controller may communicate the second control data to the media device via the proxy device.
US10044963B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a rolling shutter type first image sensor and second image sensor, a timing generator that controls operation timings of these two image sensors, and a controller that subjects generated image data to image processing and controls the timing generator. The first image sensor captures an image of a subject to generate first image data, and the second image sensor captures an image of the subject to generate second image data. Each of the first image data and the second image data has a duplicate region in which the subject is partly duplicated. The controller controls the timing generator in such a way that a period over which the first image sensor exposes lines within the duplicate region in the first image data coincides with a period over which the second image sensor exposes lines within the duplicate region in the second image data.
US10044961B2	Image pickup device, image pickup system, and moving body The capacitance value of the input node is set to a first capacitance value when a first potential is supplied to the switch. The capacitance value of the input node is set to a second capacitance value which is smaller than the first capacitance value when a second potential is supplied to the switch. The potential supplied to the switch is kept at a third potential which is a potential between the first potential and the second potential in a part of at least one of a period until the potential is set to the first potential from the second potential and a period until the potential is set to the second potential from the first potential.
US10044937B2	Electronic device and image stabilization method thereof An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first camera module including a first lens and a first image sensor configured to photograph an image through the first lens, a processor configured to determine a motion of a pixel included in the image photographed by the first image sensor, and a second camera module including a second lens, a gyro sensor configured to detect a motion of the electronic device, and an image stabilization module configured to calculate a correction value using motion information of the electronic device and motion information of the pixel and to perform image stabilization based on the correction value.
US10044934B2	Method for capturing an image with dark current reduction and low power consumption The invention relates to a method for capturing an image in an image sensor with a matrix of rows and columns of active pixels, powered between a first power supply terminal at zero potential (Vss) and a second power supply terminal at a positive power supply potential (Vdd). Each pixel comprises a photodiode and a gate for transferring the photogenerated charges to a charge storage node. A negative potential (VNEG) is applied to the transfer gate by a charge pump during the charge integration time and it receives a transfer control signal (TRA) common to all the pixels during a transfer time window. The transfer or reset control signal successively comprises at least one first phase during which it goes from the negative potential (VNEG) to a positive transfer potential, a second phase during which it goes from the positive transfer potential to the zero potential supplied by the first power supply terminal, a third phase of finite duration during which it remains at the zero potential, and a fourth phase in which it goes back from the zero potential to the negative potential supplied by the charge pump. Going through the power supply potential limits the current demands in the charge pump which has to re-establish the negative potential VNEG at the end of the transfer.
US10044931B2	Camera auto-focusing optimization method and camera An auto-focusing optimization method for a camera and a camera are provided. The auto-focusing optimization method for a camera includes: shooting, in an focusing manner, at least the first image and the second image after the camera is started; synthesizing the first and the second image; and displaying an image after synthesis processing. The above scheme is capable of optimizing an image shot in a focusing manner and improving the definition of the image.
US10044930B2	Photographing assisting system, photographing apparatus, information processing apparatus and photographing assisting method It is provided a photographing assisting system. The system includes a plurality of photographing apparatuses and an information processing apparatus which receives images from the plurality of photographing apparatuses, recognizes a subject in each received image and a location in which each received image is photographed, determines a group including at least one photographing apparatus within a predetermined area of each photographing apparatus and detects a photographing situation indicating the subject, the location and a photographer of the photographing apparatus within the predetermined area. The information processing apparatus outputs photographing advice according to the photographing situation of each of the plurality of photographing apparatuses to the photographing apparatus in the group. The photographing apparatus in the group outputs the photographing advice received from the information processing apparatus.
US10044925B2	Techniques for setting focus in mixed reality applications Described are examples for capturing one or more real world images for display with one or more computer-generated images (e.g., holograms). One or more computer-generated images for overlaying over one or more real world images can be received, and a depth for overlaying at least one of the computer-generated images over the one or more real world images can be determined. A lens of a camera can be focused based on this depth, and the one or more real world images can be captured via the camera with the lens focused based on the depth. The one or more real world images can be provided as one or more mixed reality images with the one or more computer-generated images overlaid on the one or more real world images, such that the image is focused on objects near the one or more computer-generated images.
US10044921B2	Video conferencing support device A system and method are provided and include a rotatable smartphone cradle mounted in a pedestal and configured to receive a first smartphone. The pedestal has a controller configured to communicate with a remote control server. The first smartphone is configured for video conferencing with a second smartphone. The remote control server receives control commands from the second smartphone for rotating the first smartphone in the rotatable smartphone cradle while the second smartphone is video conferencing with the first smartphone. The remote control server communicates the control commands to the controller. The controller controls a rotational actuator to rotate the first smartphone in the rotatable smartphone cradle based on the received control commands.
US10044917B2	Imaging apparatus and electronic appliance for realizing a miniaturized module The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, a manufacturing apparatus, a manufacturing method, and an electronic appliance that contribute to miniaturization and thinning of an imaging apparatus. Provided is an imaging apparatus including a first circuit board in which an imaging element is mounted on a center portion, a component that is mounted on an outer circumference portion of the center portion of the first circuit board, and a member that incorporates the component and is provided in the outer circumference portion and is formed by a mold method. The imaging apparatus further includes a lens barrel that holds a lens, in which a frame that supports a portion including the lens barrel is located on the member. Further, the frame includes an infra red cut filter (IRCF). The present technology can be applied to an imaging apparatus.
US10044905B2	Image processing apparatus, recording medium, and method An disclosed image processing apparatus reproduces an input pixel expressed by a gray level through a printing process performed on a plurality of segmented regions of the input pixel, based on an output pattern. The image processing apparatus includes: a duplicator configured to duplicate the input pixel into at least two pixels; a storage configured to store a plurality of tables, each of the plurality of tables associating the gray level and an output pattern of one of the duplicated pixels, such that a plurality of output patterns exist with respect to each gray level; and a controller configured to control a plurality of output regions, based on the output pattern corresponding to the gray level of the input pixel in accordance with a table selected for each of the duplicated pixels, the plurality of output regions corresponding to the plurality of segmented regions of each of the duplicated pixels.
US10044872B2	Organizing conference calls using speaker and topic hierarchies In an approach for creating a hierarchal organization of spoken conference call topics, a processor determines an identity of a first speaker from a group of participants on a conference call, wherein the group of participants are known. A processor determines a first conference call topic, wherein the first conference call topic is determined using a portion of the first speaker's speech. A processor adds a second speaker's identity to a queue of speakers while recording the first speaker's voice. A processor determines a second conference call topic. A processor links the first conference call topic and the second conference call topic into a hierarchal organization of spoken conference call topics.
US10044869B2	Voice-controlled audio communication system Systems and methods for providing an audio communication system include receiving from a first user, by a microphone of a first voice-controlled device of a plurality of voice-controlled devices in an audio communication system, a first audio message and an audio command to provide the audio message to a second user. An identity of the second user associated with a user profile based on the audio command is determined. The first audio message is provided to a second voice-controlled device of the plurality of voice-controlled devices to output the audio message at a speaker of the voice-controlled device to the second user that is proximity to the second voice-controlled device.
US10044866B2	Method for connecting users with agents based on user values dynamically determined according to a set of rules or algorithms A request is received for connecting a user with an agent, the request identifying a user interaction with content. A second server is accessed to determine a first score of the user representing a benefit the user has generated for a client that provides the content. A third server is accessed to determine a second score of the user representing overall burden to provide services to the user by the client based on an interaction history of the user with the client. A user value is dynamically determined based on the first score and the second score using a user value determination algorithm that is specifically configured for the client. A list of agent candidates is identified from a pool of agents based on the user value and the collection of real-time data. A first communication session is established between the user and one of the agent candidates.
US10044858B1	System and method for providing an interactive voice response system with a secondary information channel A call processing system and method for providing a secondary information channel to a caller. Upon reception of a call from a caller to a customer service representative on a primary access channel determine a device (secondary device) associated with the caller that is separate from the device the caller is using for the primary access channel. The secondary device is to be used to provide a secondary information access channel. The secondary information access channel is complimentary to the primary access channel between the caller and the customer service representative and is utilized to deliver information content to the caller and/or provide other services supportive of the conversation with the company service representative.
US10044855B2	Collaborative phone reputation system Various systems and methods for a collaborative phone reputation system are described herein. A system for implementing a collaborative phone reputation system includes a compute device comprising: a call handling module to detect, at the compute device, an incoming call for a user of the compute device; a scoring module to determine a local probabilistic score that the incoming call is desirable for the user; and an execution module to perform an action at the compute device based on the local probabilistic score.
US10044850B2	Electronic device for controlling tactile notifications and operating method thereof According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a control method of an electronic device includes: determining whether data is received by a background process of the electronic device and outputting a tactile notification notifying a user of the reception of the data when the data is received. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
US10044849B2	Scalable avatar messaging Technologies for distributed generation of an avatar with a facial expression corresponding to a facial expression of a user include capturing real-time video of a user of a local computing device. The computing device extracts facial parameters of the user's facial expression using the captured video and transmits the extracted facial parameters to a server. The server generates an avatar video of an avatar having a facial expression corresponding to the user's facial expression as a function of the extracted facial parameters and transmits the avatar video to a remote computing device.
US10044848B2	Natural language user interface A mobile device is configured to wirelessly authenticate with a reader device. The mobile device may receive an acoustic signal from a user, and a command may be determined based on the acoustic signal. The mobile device may transmit the command to the reader device if the mobile device and the reader device are authenticated. The reader device may receive the command, and may analyze the command to determine an action to be performed. The reader device may then perform the action if the mobile device is authorized to request the command to be performed.
US10044846B2	Method for executing dual operating systems of smart phone A smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention suggests a method for accessing dual environments in a lock screen. The method may comprise: a step for receiving an inputted password or release pattern in a lock screen of a smart phone; and a step for providing smart phone environments different from each other according to the inputted password.
US10044844B2	Child/user mobile device manager According to some embodiments, a wireless child phone includes: a) a handheld phone unit with a touch screen type user interface; b) the wireless phone being configured to make calls to only a preset set of callees, and wherein the child phone is adaptable to modify the preset set of callees by an administrator such as to present a modified user interface for a user based on the number of callees in the preset set of callees; c) the child phone being configured to display on the touch screen dialing keys comprising icons or regions for enabling a call to be automatically directed to a callee upon selecting a respective icon or region, wherein the child phone is configured such that upon pressing a respective icon or region, a call is automatically directed to a respective one of the preset set of callees.
US10044842B2	System of enabling or disabling a communication device and related methods The disclosed technology contemplates use of a communication device in public without a user's voice being overheard by the public. In certain situations, public use of a communication device, even when the conversation is private, may not be appropriate. So, a preferred embodiment of the disclosed technology involves a system of enabling or disabling a communication device. Some embodiments may include computer hardware and memory with voice-recognition software that is configured to receive a user's spoken voice during a test conversation, analyze the voice for its hertz spectrums evident in the test conversation, and subsequently employ the data during active noise cancelation. Suitably, this voice recognized noise cancelation or active noise cancelation via voice algorithm can be used to actively noise cancel a user's voice in a manner that is specifically tailored to the user by directing the sound source to provide an inverted signal that is 180 degrees out of phase with the user's actual voice. In one embodiment, the voice algorithm allows a digital CPU to anticipate the manner, including tonality, rhythm, and cadence, of a user's speaking and predict an appropriately inverted signal so that noise is substantially canceled.
US10044829B2	Control system and method for cache coherency Control systems and methods for cache coherency are provided. One control method includes steps of transmitting a link-connect request to a second electrical device when the first electrical device is coupled to the second electrical device by a cache coherency (CC) interface by a first electrical device, establishing a link between the first electrical device and second electrical device according to the link-connect request by the CC interface, and operating a first operating system of the first electrical device by a second processing unit of the second electrical device after establishing the link.
US10044828B2	Resource upload A method, system and program for uploading a resource from remote storage to a remote service. The method comprises the steps of connecting to the remote service, initiating an upload of the resource to the remote service, selecting the remote storage as a source of the resource, acquiring the resource from the remote storage, and uploading the resource to the remote service. In one embodiment, at least part of the method is executed by a proxy server and the step of acquiring the resource from the remote storage comprises downloading the resource to the proxy server. In another embodiment, the remote service communicates directly with the remote storage. In this further embodiment, a client device acquires authentication data for the resource from the remote storage and the step of acquiring the resource from the remote storage includes providing the authentication data to the remote storage.
US10044826B2	Method and apparatus for reducing network resource transmission size using delta compression A near end point of presence (PoP) of a cloud proxy service receives, from a client device, a request for a network resource. A far end PoP from a plurality of PoPs of the cloud proxy service is identified. Responsive to determining that a version of the network resource is stored in the near end PoP, a request for the network resource is transmitted to the far end PoP with a version identifier that identifies that version. The far end PoP receives, from the near end PoP, a response that includes difference(s) between the version of the network resource stored in the near end PoP with a most current version of the network resource. The response does not include the entire network resource. The near end PoP applies the specified difference(s) to the version that it has stored to generate an updated version of the network resource, and transmits it to the client device.
US10044822B2	Communication apparatus, server, communication apparatus control method, server control method, recording medium containing communication apparatus control program and recording medium containing server control program A communication apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to perform operations including acquiring device IDs and calculation data items from a plurality of calculation devices, respectively, each device ID and each calculation data item being in association with each other. In a case where a group ID stored in the memory is selected, transmitting names data items corresponding to the acquired device IDs and the acquired calculation data items corresponding to the acquired device IDs, in association with the group ID to a server, and receiving an integrated data item being obtained based on the names data items and the acquired calculation data items associated with the group ID.
US10044817B2	Providing wireless services to a connected vehicle The disclosure includes a system and method for provisioning wireless application services in sparsely connected wireless environments. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: estimate journey requirements; generate a current connectivity map based on driving-related data; generate a current connectivity map based on driving-related data; estimate services for a current journey; and generate a prioritized list of services and at least one expiration time for one of the services.
US10044812B2	Communication device, terminal device, and computer program product According to an embodiment, a communication device performs communication with a terminal device via a network and includes first and second connection maintaining units and a switch instructing unit. The first connection maintaining unit maintains a connection established with the terminal device and mediates communication between the terminal device and another terminal device. The second connection maintaining unit maintains a communicable state of the terminal device with the communication device according to a method different from a method implemented by the first connection maintaining unit. When a predetermined switching condition is satisfied, the switch instructing unit instructs the terminal device to switch a method for maintaining a communicable state either from a first method, which is a method implemented by the first connection maintaining unit, to a second method, which is a method implemented by the second connection maintaining unit, or from the second method to the first method.
US10044811B2	Methods and systems for forwarding data Methods and systems for forwarding data between a first network element and a terminal at a management server, comprising the steps of receiving a request from the terminal to communicate with the first network element during a first data session; determining whether a first connection has been established with the first network element; establishing the first connection with the first network element if the first connection has not been established with the first network element; and forwarding data between the first network element and the terminal using the first connection during the first data session.
US10044802B2	System for detection of content servers and caching popular content therein An apparatus comprising a network interface to at least a first portion of a network and at least a second portion of a network. A deep-packet-inspection (DPI) unit identifies at least a source of content, the DPI unit further inspecting one or more packets provided from the identified at least a source of content over the first portion of the network, each packet having at least a specific source address and a specific destination address. A storage stores at least a portion of the content. A content delivery unit receives a request from the second portion of the network for requested content from the identified at least a source of content and responsive thereto provides the requested content, or portions of the requested content, from the storage to the second network if the requested content, or portions of the requested content, is stored in the storage, or otherwise sending the request over the first portion of the network to the identified at least a source of content for the requested content, or missing portions of the requested content.
US10044794B2	Information processing apparatus, communication system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a first communication section and a second communication section. The first communication section externally receives information indicating a communication method to be used in communication with a server apparatus, by using a predetermined communication method. The second communication section communicates with the server apparatus by using the communication method indicated by the information that has been received.
US10044789B2	Communication apparatus, control program of communication apparatus, and relay apparatus providing efficient download of electronic data A communication apparatus, a control program of the communication apparatus, and a relay apparatus are provided. The communication apparatus is configured to download electronic data from a server storing a first amount or more of electronic data and to output the downloaded electronic data. The communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a second amount of electronic data smaller than the first amount at one time, a download information acquiring unit configured to acquire download information necessary for downloading the first amount of electronic data stored in the server, from the server, a download unit configured to download the second amount of electronic data of the first amount of electronic data from the server, using the download information acquired by the download information acquiring unit. The output unit is configured to output the electronic data downloaded by the download unit.
US10044778B2	Configuring channels for sharing media A user interface for sharing media items with others. From a sender's perspective, embodiments of the invention allow for an easy-to-use drag-and-drop technique that is more user-friendly than conventional techniques. From the recipient's perspective, embodiments of the invention allow media items from multiple sources to be aggregated into a single viewport, providing a cohesive and unified approach to media items received from others.
US10044777B2	Method and device for communicating between at least a first terminal and a second terminal The invention concerns a method and a device for communicating between at least a first terminal (15) and a second terminal (12), a first communication session (S1) having previously been established by the first terminal, and first drawing data intended to be transmitted to the second terminal having been generated (E206) by at least the first terminal. When the second terminal is not available to participate in the first communication session, the communication method stores (E209) said first drawing data in a communication device. After the end of said first communication session, the communication device sends (E215) an invitation message to the second terminal inviting it to participate in a second communication session (S2) and transmits (E219) said first drawing data to the second terminal during the second communication session.
US10044769B2	Telecommunications network call control Telecommunications network components configured to manage call control of a communication session of user equipment are described herein. An anchoring network device may proxy signaling traffic for the communication session. The anchoring network device may determine a routing identifier based at least in part on which access network, or which type of access network, is carrying the communication session, and may transmit state information of the communication session to a call-control server in association with the routing identifier. The call-control server may provide control information of the communication session to the anchoring network device in response to the state information. The anchoring network device may modify the communication session, e.g., by adding or dropping one or more parties, in response to the control information. The routing identifier may be determined based at least in part on capabilities of a communication session indicated in a session-initiation message.
US10044767B2	Method and system to enhance performance of a session initiation protocol network and its elements In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, a communication apparatus includes a communication unit configured to send and receive messages on a network. Each message has a message header configured to include a plurality of header fields, where the message header includes a suppression header field that indicates a request to suppress at least one header field in at least one subsequently sent or received message. The communication apparatus is configured to establish a suppressed header field message exchange session with a peer on the network so that at least one subsequent message exchanged between the communication apparatus and the peer is free of at least one suppressible header field.
US10044766B2	Managing mid-dialog session initiation protocol (SIP) messages Processing mid-dialog SIP messages by receiving a mid-dialog SIP message from a SIP user agent client, creating a new SIP session, associating the new SIP session with the mid-dialog SIP message, identifying an application that is associated with the mid-dialog SIP message, providing to the application the mid-dialog SIP message in the context of the new SIP session, receiving an acknowledgement from the application that the application will accept the mid-dialog SIP message, and responsive to receiving the acknowledgement, providing to the application the mid-dialog SIP message in the context of the new SIP session.
US10044763B2	Protecting content from third party using client-side security protection Architecture that employs encryption and storage of encryption keys to protect trusted client message content from an untrusted third-party hosted service. Each trusted user machine is configured to optionally apply security to messages. Rules determine when automatic protection is applied and the level of protection to apply. The trusted client automatically downloads the rules (or rules policies) from a trusted rules service and caches the rules locally. During composition, the rules analyze the message and automatically apply security template(s) to the message. The security template(s) encrypt the body of the message, but not the headers or subject. The untrusted message service processes the header and delivers the message to the correct recipient. The hosted service cannot view the contents of the message body, and only intended recipients of the protected message can view the message body. Offline protection is supported, and the user can override protection by the rules.
US10044762B2	Copula optimization method and apparatus for identifying and detecting threats to an enterprise or e-commerce system and other applications Methods and apparatuses employing copula optimization in building multivariate statistical models for identifying and detecting threats to an enterprise or e-commerce system are disclosed, including grouping log lines belonging to one or more log line parameters from one or more enterprise or e-commerce system data sources and/or from incoming data traffic to the enterprise or e-commerce system; extracting one or more features from the grouped log lines into one or more features tables; using one or more statistical models on the one or more features tables to identify statistical outliers and using the one or more rules on incoming enterprise or e-commerce system data traffic to detect threats to the enterprise or e-commerce system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10044758B2	Secure policy audit in shared enforcement environment A method and system are provided that, in turn, provide a secure policy audit in a shared enforcement environment. The method includes providing an auditing component in a software defined network. The method further includes receiving, by the auditing component, a first auditing event from a first component in the software defined network and a related auditing event from a second component in the software defined network. The method also includes analyzing, by the auditing component, the first auditing event and the related auditing event against an enforcement of an access policy criteria for the software defined network. The access policy criteria requires auditing events from at least two enforcement points in the software defined network. The first and second component form the at least two enforcement points. The method additionally includes determining, by the auditing component, one of a compliance and a non-compliance with the access policy criteria.
US10044751B2	Using recurrent neural networks to defeat DNS denial of service attacks A system for mitigating network attacks is provided. The system includes a protected network including a plurality of devices. The system further includes one or more attack mitigation devices communicatively coupled to the protected network. The attack mitigation devices are configured and operable to employ a recurrent neural network (RNN) to obtain probability information related to a request stream. The request stream may include a plurality of at least one of: HTTP, RTSP and/or DNS messages. The attack mitigation devices are further configured to analyze the obtained probability information to detect one or more atypical requests in the request stream. The attack mitigation services are also configured and operable to perform, in response to detecting one or more atypical requests, mitigation actions on the one or more atypical requests in order to block an attack.
US10044748B2	Methods and systems for detecting compromised computers A system and method for detecting a first network of compromised computers in a second network of computers, comprising: collecting Domain Name System (DNS) data for the second network; examining the collected data relative to DNS data from known comprised and/or uncompromised computers in the second network; and determining the existence of the first network and/or the identity of compromised computers in the second network based on the examination.
US10044746B2	Synthetic cyber-risk model for vulnerability determination A system, method, and device are presented for assessing a target network's vulnerability to a real cyberthreat based on determining policy-based synthetic tests configured to model the behavior of the cyberthreat. Real-time feedback from the target network (e.g., servers, desktops, and network/monitoring hardware and/or software equipment) are received, analyzed, and used to determine whether any modifications to the same or a new synthesized test is preferred. The technology includes self-healing processes that, using the feedback mechanisms, can attempt to find patches for known vulnerabilities, test for unknown vulnerabilities, and configure the target network's resources in accordance with predefined service-level agreements.
US10044740B2	Method and apparatus for detecting security anomalies in a public cloud environment using network activity monitoring, application profiling and self-building host mapping The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting security anomalies in a public cloud environment using network activity monitoring, application profiling, and self-building host mapping may include (1) collecting host information that identifies (A) at least one communication channel that has previously facilitated communication between at least one host computing platform within a cloud computing environment and at least one additional computing platform and/or (B) at least one application that has previously run on the host computing platform, (2) monitoring network traffic involving the host computing platform, (3) detecting, while monitoring the network traffic, network activity that is inconsistent with the collected host information, and then (4) determining that the detected network activity represents a potential security threat within the cloud computing environment due at least in part to the detected network activity being inconsistent with the collected host information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10044737B2	Detection of beaconing behavior in network traffic A method for detecting beaconing behavior includes preprocessing network records to identify candidate source and destination pairs for detecting beaconing behavior, where each source and destination pair is associated with a specific time interval in a plurality of time intervals forming a time range, the time interval and time range having been predefined. The activity time interval information is converted from the time domain into the frequency domain. Candidate frequencies are determined from the source and destination pairs, as likely candidate frequencies/periodicities of beaconing activities.
US10044733B2	System and method for controlling a rendering device based upon detected user proximity A method is disclosed for generating a media playlist by a media rendering device having a proximity detector. The proximity detector detects a first identification device, receives a first identification associated with the first identification device, and selects a first preference list associated with the first identification. The proximity detector detects a second identification device, receives a second identification associated with the second identification device, and selects a second preference list associated with the second identification. The media player generates a combined preference list based upon the first preference list and the second preference list and generates a playlist of songs based on the combined preference list.
US10044728B1	Endpoint segregation to prevent scripting attacks A secure and efficient technique to prevent cross-site scripting attacks based on segregating the content within a given content page among independent endpoints, or servers, where static content is provided from one endpoint and active content is provided from another endpoint. Together, the different endpoints make up an endpoint segregation system. Further, security features of HTTP/HTML are used to restrict sources from which active content may be executed according to the division of static and active content among the endpoints of the endpoint segregation system.
US10044727B2	Authenticating a request for an electronic transaction In an approach for authenticating a request for an electronic transaction, a computer determines whether a request from a user for an electronic transaction is suspicious. The computer determines one or more contacts of the user. The computer then determines, based on at least a response from the one or more contacts, whether the request for the electronic transaction is suspicious, wherein determining the request is not suspicious validates authentication of the electronic transaction.
US10044716B2	Authorizing access to an application library To prevent malicious code from accessing security sensitive functions implemented in a private portion of an application, accesses to the private portion are performed using a secure session established within the application between the private portion and a public portion of the same application. An authorization key can be shared between the public portion and the private portion. When the public portion attempts to invoke a function implemented in the private portion, a secure session is set up by generating a session ID, combining the session ID and the authorization key in a key derivation function to generate a conversation key, and using the conversation key to encrypt the function call from the public portion. The private portion can then decrypt a properly encrypted function call and invoke the appropriate function.
US10044714B1	Device authentication with mac address and time period In an approach to device authentication, one or more processors receive a security policy comprising at least a first media access control (“mac”) address and a corresponding time period for determining network access for a device. One or more processors receive a second mac address and a corresponding time of connection of the second mac address for authentication of the device. One or more processors determine the second mac address is the first mac address and, responsive to determining the second mac address is the first mac address, one or more processors determine to grant network access to the device based on whether the time of connection of the second mac address is within the time period.
US10044707B1	Token-based access control Implementations of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems and products for access control. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is proposed. According to the method, a token for accessing an object is received from a terminal device via a communication channel, where the communication channel is built based on a Light Fidelity connection which is deployed within a restrictive area. A validity of the received token is determined. An access to the object is controlled based on the validity of the received token.
US10044704B1	Systems and methods for authenticating or identifying personnel and personnel related material A method is provided. The method includes providing an authentication code onto a reference article associated with a person, determining a signature associated with the authentication code, imaging a candidate article to determine an image signature, and comparing the associated signature with the image signature to determine whether the candidate article is the reference article. A related system and imaging device are also provided.
US10044690B2	Secure media capture, transfer, and storage A secure media capture device may comprise a secure memory, a first sensor, a second sensor, a processor, and a communication module. The first sensor may be configured to capture media. The second sensor may be configured to capture data indicating a time, a place, or a combination thereof at which the media is captured. The processor may be configured to obtain device metadata; associate the data, the media, and the device metadata to form a submission; encrypt the submission; and store the submission in the secure memory The communication module may be configured send to the submission to a public web server via a public network.
US10044688B2	Decentralized authoritative messaging A secure chat client is described that allows users to exchange encrypted communications via secure chat rooms, as well as one-to-one communications. In particular, the secure chat client allows users to create, configure, and manage secure chat rooms. Furthermore, the secure chat client provides users with the ability to recover secure messages when they obtain a new device or otherwise lose communications.
US10044677B2	System and method to configure a firewall for access to a captive network An approach is proposed that contemplates system and method to configure firewall rules of a VPN gateway of a protected network so that users of devices in the protected network can access Internet securely via a captive network. First, the proposed approach enables the VPN gateway to probe the captive network with an HTTP request to discover a captive portal of the captive network. After the captive portal is discovered, one or more firewall rules of the VPN gateway are added so that network traffic from the devices in the protected network are redirected to the captive portal for authentication. Once the users are authenticated and a VPN tunnel is established between the VPN gateway and a remote VPN tunnel terminal, the firewall rules previously added are removed from the VPN gateway and all network traffic from the devices in the protected network are routed over the VPN tunnel.
US10044673B2	Protecting communication link between content delivery network and content origin server A privatized link between an origin server and a content delivery network is provided. A privatized link can be direct connection that does not route over the internet. Another privatized link is one that rotates IP addresses. An origin server may be assigned to use a set of multiple IP addresses for communication with the content delivery network. However, at any given time, the origin server is only using a small number of IP addresses. When one of the IP addresses being used to communicate with the content delivery network comes under attack, the origin server switches to another IP address in the set in order to continue serving content to the content delivery network via an IP address that is not under attack.
US10044671B2	Control apparatus, communication system, communication method, and program A control apparatus includes: a first control information setting unit configured to set first control information for forwarding packets between predetermined machines in relay apparatuses on a predetermined path on the basis of a first hierarchical address; and a second control information setting unit configured to set, when receiving a packet whose destination address is a second hierarchical address, which is a higher level address than the first hierarchical address, from one of the machines in which the first control information has already been set, via one of the relay apparatuses, second control information for converting a first hierarchical destination address of the packet whose destination address is the second hierarchical address into a first hierarchical address specified in the first control information and forwarding the converted packet, in the relay apparatus.
US10044670B1	Connecting transparent network devices to optimize unidirectional network traffic Transparent network devices intercept unidirectional network traffic and use bidirectional network protocol messages to discover each other and configure an inner connection. A first transparent network device intercepting unidirectional network traffic between a source and destination will send a bidirectional network protocol message addressed to the destination that includes an indicator of its presence. Additional transparent network devices that intercept this network message each add their own indicator to the message. If no response to the bidirectional network message is received, an error message is received, or a response message is received directly from the destination by one of the transparent network devices, this additional transparent network device deduces that it is the closest transparent network device to the destination and sends a response message addressed to the source that includes an indicator of its presence. The first transparent network device receives the response message and establishes an inner connection.
US10044667B2	Method and device for controlling peripheral devices via a social networking platform A method and device for providing access and control of a peripheral device through a support service provider thereof over a social networking platform includes receiving from the support service provider a servicer registration request specifying a type of peripheral devices to be serviced by the support service provider; establishing a public social network identity for the support service provider based on the request; receiving from a first user a first owner registration request specifying a first peripheral device controlled by the first user; and upon a determination that the first peripheral device is of the type of peripheral devices specified in the servicer registration request: creating a respective social network identity for the first peripheral device on the social network platform; and establishing a social network relationship between the public social network identity of the support service provider, the first user, and the respective social network identity of the first peripheral device.
US10044663B2	System for electronic mail server configuration management The present invention provides for a rules-based system for managing the configuration of electronic mail (email) and/or messaging servers within an enterprise. Rules can be created and implemented that are unique to the enterprise's environment. Embodiments of the present invention provide for checking the current, “live” configuration settings of a mail/message server by applying the applicable rules in the rules database to the current settings. As a result of executing the compliance check, settings that are non-compliant are identified. System configuration may allow for non-compliant settings to be automatically re-configured so as to be compliant with the rule, or the user may be provided with options to authorize automated reconfiguration of all non-compliant settings or select which non-compliant settings that the user desires to re-configure.
US10044660B2	Computer implemented methods and apparatus for providing communication between network domains in a service cloud Disclosed are systems, apparatus, and methods for integrating a service console application by providing communication between a first and second network domain. In various implementations, first data is received at a second network domain, where the first data includes one or more functions. A first message may be received at the second network domain, the first message being provided at the second network domain in response to the one or more functions being invoked, and the message identifying the one or more functions. Responsive to receiving the message, the one or more functions may be executed at a computing device associated with the second network domain. Responsive to executing the one or more functions, a second message may be sent to the first domain indicating that the one or more functions have been executed, where the second message is operable to invoke and execute one or more call back functions.
US10044651B2	Workload management A messaging system comprises a plurality of connected components and including a schema defining fields for messages, at least one field defined as non-essential. A mechanism for operating the messaging system comprises the steps of collecting one or more performance metrics for one or more components of the messaging system, determining that at least one performance metric has crossed a predetermined threshold, informing one or more components of the messaging system that a surge in workload has occurred, and the informed components removing non-essential fields from transmitted messages and/or not processing non-essential fields from received messages.
US10044650B1	Dynamic customized electronic message content generation Discussed herein are dynamically generated, customized electronic messages based on, for example, data representing attributes of an electronic message to be generated for an intended recipient; and, in response to receiving the data, sending custom content triggering data based on the attributes, where the custom content triggering data represent at least a dynamic portion of customized content to be added subsequently into the electronic message while the electronic message is rendered for display to the intended recipient; generating the electronic message content, which includes the custom content triggering data; and sending the electronic message to the intended recipient; and, in response to receiving the custom content triggering data, determining attributes of the electronic message based on the custom content triggering data; and generating the dynamic portion of customized content based on the electronic message attributes.
US10044645B2	Transmitting multi-destination packets in overlay networks In an embodiment, a network adapter receives a request from a first virtual switch of an overlay network to transmit a multi-destination packet to each of one or more virtual switches of the overlay network identified in a list stored in the network adapter. For each of the one or more virtual switches identified in the list, the network adapter creates a head-end replication of the multi-destination packet, obtains tunneling endpoint information for the identified virtual switch, encapsulates the created head-end replication of the multi-destination packet with a header specific to a tunneling protocol identified in the obtained tunneling endpoint information, and transmits the encapsulated packet to a receiver hosted on the identified virtual switch.
US10044644B2	Parallel redundancy protocol over wide area networks A parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) frame is generated at a first electronic device for transmission to a second electronic device over a LAN and a WAN. The PRP frame includes a source MAC address field, packet data, and a redundancy control trailer (RCT). The RCT is compliant with IEC standard 62439-3 and includes a sequence number field, a LAN identifier field, and a frame size field. The source MAC address of the first electronic device and at least one of a sequence number, a LAN identifier and a frame size for the RCT fields of the PRP frame are encoded, and the encoded data is inserted in at least one of the RCT fields of the PRP frame in place of the sequence number, LAN identifier and/or frame size. The PRP frame is transmitted to the second electronic device with the encoded data in the RCT.
US10044643B2	Virtual insertion into a network A network appliance is virtually inserted in a data path within a network. Packet data that matches a criteria is intercepted at a logical point within the data path. The intercepted packet data is forwarded to an application running on the virtually inserted network appliance.
US10044642B2	Storage device in which forwarding-function-equipped memory nodes are mutually connected and data processing method According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a plurality of memory nodes. Each of memory nodes includes a plurality of input ports, a plurality of output ports, a selector, a packet controller and a memory. The selector outputs a packet input to the input port to one of the output ports. The packet controller controls the selector. The memory stores data. The memory nodes are mutually connected at the input ports and the output ports. The memory node has an address that is determined by its physical position. The packet controller switches the output port that outputs the packet based on information including at least a destination address of the packet and an address of the memory node having the packet controller when receiving a packet that is not addressed to the memory node having the packet controller.
US10044641B2	Data packet processing in SDN The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for processing a data packet in a software defined network SDN protocol-based network. The method comprises: receiving a data packet forwarded by a SDN switch in the network; obtaining a rule corresponding to a data flow where the data packet is located; determining, according to the received data packet, data flow characteristics of the data flow where the data packet is located; determining timeout information of the rule according to a predetermined matching relationship between the data flow characteristics and the timeout information, the timeout information indicating time that the rule will be kept in a flow table of the SDN switch; and sending the rule and the timeout information of the rule to the SDN switch for processing the data packet by the SDN switch according to the rule. By means of the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, the timeout information of the rule may be set flexibly, so that the performance of SDN is boosted efficiently.
US10044635B2	Frame formats for channel bonding and MIMO transmissions Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for preamble structures for transmissions sent using channel bonding (across multiple channels) and/or MIMO (with two or more spatial streams).
US10044634B2	Packet capture ring: reliable, scalable packet capture for security applications Embodiments are directed to a packet capture ring that provides a single network tap for packet capture and a series of processors (or appliances) for handling serialization and search request processing in a confederated and highly scalable manner. One such appliance (a “primary” appliance) maintains a tap port to the network. Each packet capture appliance has a locally attached repository that stores raw packets and a juxtaposed index that allows for retrieval of those packets. The primary appliance sends a single copy of encapsulated packets in opposite directions around the ring to its descendants. A designation is made across the system as to a “currently designated” appliance for servicing requests for indexing and storage of captured packets. This current designation shifts from appliance to appliance in the system, as a “previously designated” appliance has its storage capacity filled.
US10044630B2	Systems and/or methods for remote application introspection in cloud-based integration scenarios Certain example embodiments relate to techniques for debugging and/or introspecting an integration deployed in a distributed computing environment. The integration includes operations performable responsive to receipt of instructions from an orchestrating system by public interfaces of computing systems in the distributed computing environment. The orchestrating system is remote from the computing systems. An inverse operation for at least some of the performable operations in the integration is identified. The inverse operations also are performable responsive to receipt of instructions from the orchestrating system by the public interfaces of the computing systems of the distributed computing environment. Each inverse operation reveals, upon its performance, an effect of one or more associated performable operations. The orchestrating system sends instructions to the public interfaces of the computing systems to cause the performable operations and their associated inverse operations, if any, to be performed in parallel with one another, in the debugging and/or introspection.
US10044625B2	Hash level load balancing for deduplication of network packets Systems and methods are disclosed for hash level load balancing for removal of duplicate network packets to form deduplicated packet streams. Hash values for input packets are used in part to select deduplication engines to receive hash data associated with received input packets, and this hash data is then forwarded to the selected deduplication engines for deduplication processing. The hash level load balancing reduces bandwidth requirements within the deduplication processing as compared to prior packet-based load balancing solutions for deduplication systems. Additional embodiments utilize port identifiers in addition to hash values to allow for increased flexibility in deduplication of packets from multiple input ports.
US10044623B2	Methods and systems for efficient routing of multicast media content by data routers at end user premises An exemplary data router may receive from a client device a request to access a multicast packet stream corresponding to a media content channel. The data router may access the multicast packet stream, which may include a plurality of bit rate profiles each including a plurality of data packets representing a component of the media content channel transferred at a particular bit rate. The data router may filter out data packets included within bit rate profiles that have data transferred at a bit rate that is not a preferred or requested bit rate by the client device. The data router may also replace a multicast destination address with a device destination address in the data packets that are not filtered out. The data router may then route the modified multicast packet stream to the client device at the device destination address. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
US10044617B2	Stateful services on stateless clustered edge In order to enable dynamic scaling of network services at the edge, novel systems and methods are provided to enable addition of add new nodes or removal of existing nodes while retaining the affinity of the flows through the stateful services. The methods provide a cluster of network nodes that can be dynamically resized to handle and process network traffic that utilizes stateful network services. The existing traffic flows through the edge continue to function during and after the changes to membership of the cluster. All nodes in the cluster operate in active-active mode, i.e., they are receiving and processing traffic flows, thereby maximizing the utilization of the available processing power.
US10044613B2	Multiple radio link control (RLC) groups Technology to process radio link control (RLC) groups is disclosed. In an example, a carrier aggregation (CA) capable user equipment (UE) operable process radio link control (RLC) groups can include a UE radio frequency (RF) transceiver and a processor. The UE RF transceiver can be configured to receive packets from more than one cell via a sending node RF transceiver. The processor can be configured to process service data units (SDU) of the packets in a radio link control (RLC) entity of a protocol stack (PS). Each SDU can be associated with an RLC flow identifier (RFI). The RFI can comprise an RLC group identifier (RGI) indicating the sending node RF transceiver, and a radio bearer identifier (RBID).
US10044600B2	Method and device for calculating a network path The present disclosure discloses a method and device for calculating a network path. Wherein, the method includes that: a network control node calculates a forwarding path from a source node to a destination node according to capability information of a forwarding node and a constraint condition. By the method, correctness of calculating the SDN path and network applicability may be improved.
US10044599B2	Method for managing domain routing table in router on network structure based on hierarchical domain The present disclosure relates to a method for hierarchically managing routing information in a domain router for routing domains on a network. The method includes: storing and managing a domain state advertisement message received from a neighboring domain router in a storage unit in a certain database format, generating at least one management target domain area according to the domain state advertisement message, and generating management information including a spanning tree including routing topology information and a routing table for each of the management target domain area to maintain in the storage unit; and reconfiguring the spanning tree according to a change of the database or a given cycle and updating the routing table to store and manage in the storage unit.
US10044595B1	Systems and methods of tuning a message queue environment In one embodiment, a method is performed by a computer system. The method includes determining base values of multilayer configuration settings of a message queue environment, where the multilayer configuration settings are distributed across a plurality of layers of the message queue environment. The method also includes executing a stress test on the message queue environment using the determined base values of the multilayer configuration settings. The method also includes systematically adjusting the multilayer configuration settings and repeating the stress test at least until the message queue environment satisfies a performance requirement. The method also includes storing a set of values of the multilayer configuration settings for which the message queue environment has satisfied the performance requirement. The method also includes using the stored set of values for a subsequent execution of the message queue environment.
US10044589B2	Adaptive rate control for cellular-based vehicular networks A method for supporting vehicular communication in a cellular-based communication system includes connecting at least one base station and a plurality of vehicles equipped with mobile communication devices. A centralized control entity coordinates packet transmissions of the vehicles. Adjustment of a packet transmission rate is done recursively, where parameters of packet transmission characteristics are measured and the control entity determines, based on the parameters of packet transmission characteristics, an optimal packet transmission rate. The vehicles and/or the control entity transmit packets use the optimal packet transmission rate.
US10044588B2	Systems and methods for live testing performance conditions of a multi-tenant system A method receives start commands for starting end-to-end testing of a live multi-tenant system that hosts shared services for multiple tenants; executes multiple test scripts for generating controller commands in response to the start commands, the executing the test scripts generating respectively synthetic transaction inputs; provides the synthetic transaction inputs to the live multi-tenant system, the live multi-tenant system configured to use the synthetic transaction inputs to perform respectively multiple synthetic transactions involving multiple destinations in the live multi-tenant system, the live multi-tenant system configured to generate respectively multiple test results in response to the multiple synthetic transactions; receives and evaluates the test results generated by the live multi-tenant system to test end-to-end performance conditions of the multi-tenant system; and generates one or more alerts upon recognizing an alert trigger condition based upon the evaluating of the test results.
US10044579B2	User device providing electronic publications with reading timer A user device determines a first rate of consumption value for at least one measurable unit of a content item and determines that the first rate of consumption value does not exceed a threshold value. The user device determines a representative rate of consumption value for the content item, wherein the representative rate of consumption value is determined using at least the first rate of consumption value, and provides a feature associated with the content item based on the representative rate of consumption value.
US10044577B2	Visualization of cyclical patterns in metric data In a method for visualizing cyclical patterns in metric data, receiving, by one or more processors, data relating to a computer environment. The method further includes creating, by one or more processors, a visualization, wherein the visualization presents the data in a first format. The method further includes causing, by one or more processors, the visualization to be displayed in a user interface. The method further includes receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a user interaction in the user interface, wherein the user interaction indicates an alternative visualization of the data, wherein the alternative visualization presents the data in a second format that includes a fragment of the received data. The method further includes creating, by one or more processors, the alternative visualization.
US10044575B1	System for organizing and fast searching of massive amounts of data A system to collect and store in a special data structure arranged for rapid searching massive amounts of data. Performance metric data is one example. The performance metric data is recorded in time-series measurements, converted into unicode, and arranged into a special data structure having one directory for every day which stores all the metric data collected that day. The performance metric data is collected by one or more probes running on machines about which data is being collected. The performance metric data is compressed prior to transmission to a server over any data path. The data structure at the server where analysis is done has a subdirectory for every resource type. Each subdirectory contains text files of performance metric data values measured for attributes in a group of attributes to which said text file is dedicated. Each attribute has its own section and the performance metric data values are recorded in time series as unicode hex numbers as a comma delimited list. Analysis of the performance metric data is done using regular expressions. For speed, cache memory is used. Performance metric data outside the start time and end time named by the user on a query screen is eliminated before the regular expression is applied.
US10044561B2	Application provisioning system for requesting configuration updates for application objects across data centers A computer implemented method for requesting configuration updates for one or more application objects using an application provisioning system is provided. The computer implemented method includes following steps: (i) creating an application provisioning template to receive one or more first inputs from a user for updating configuration of the one or more application objects; (ii) generating an application provisioning request for updating configuration of the one or more application objects based on the one or more first inputs; and (iii) generating a work order for the application provisioning request.
US10044558B2	Switch and setting method A disclosed switch includes: plural ports; a first unit that applies profile associated with identification data to a port of the plural ports, upon receiving a message, which includes the identification data of profile relating to the another apparatus, through a first link in a situation that another apparatus connected to the port through the first link is connected to another switch through a second link and the first and second link are virtually integrated; a second unit that generates information including a first identifier of the profile and a second identifier of the first and second links virtually integrated, and transmits the information to the another switch, upon receiving the message; and a third unit that applies profile associated with a third identifier to the port when that profile has not been applied, upon receiving the third identifier of the profile and the second identifier from the another switch.
US10044554B2	Analyzing dropped wireless local area network connections A device may aggregate dropped connection information associated with multiple dropped network connections. The dropped connection information may include at least one of: information associated with a mobile device that experienced a dropped network connection, information associated with a user of the mobile device, information associated with an access point that experienced the dropped network connection, information associated with a network from which the mobile device was dropped, or information that identifies a location associated with the dropped network connection. The device may identify a pattern associated with the multiple dropped network connections based on aggregating the dropped connection information, and may provide reporting information associated with the pattern.
US10044553B2	Media resource reservation request failure handling for voice over mobile wireless network A method carried out by a telephony application server (TAS) is described that facilitates handling a digital voice network media resource reservation request failure notification, issued by a call session control function, arising from a connection request from an originating mobile user equipment to a terminating mobile user equipment. The method includes the TAS receiving a connection request response message including the digital voice network connection request failure notification. The TAS detects a media resource reservation request failure error condition based on the connection request response message containing the digital voice network media resource reservation request failure notification. Thereafter, the TAS issues a configured error response message to initiate an alternative message connection between the originating mobile user equipment and a message file service, where the message file service comprises an interface facilitating receiving a message from the originating mobile user equipment to the terminating mobile user equipment.
US10044552B2	Distributed computation system incorporating agent network, paths and associated probes A system and method of distributed computation based upon a novel partitioning of computer networks. In the distributed computing system of the present invention, instructions are disseminated to select agents on a computer network, each of which is a member of at least one “path,” a path being an ordered set of one or more connected agents within the network. The computation is then performed by the agents along the path, and any results then returned. A computation to be performed is broken down into instructions executed on a unique ordered sequence of agents making up a path. This vastly increases the expressive power of a single network to be not only the sum of its parts, but the sum of all possible configurations of those parts on a graph. The basic components of the computing system are agents, probes and paths. The agents are interconnected forming a network and a path is an ordered sequence of agents. Information is exchanged between agents by the sending and receiving of probes between the agents in the network.
US10044546B2	Timing synchronization for downlink (DL) transmissions in coordinated multipoint (CoMP) systems Technology for adjusting a receiver timing of a wireless device in a Coordinated MultiPoint (CoMP) system is disclosed. One method can include the wireless device receiving a plurality of node specific reference signals (RSs) from a plurality of cooperating nodes in a coordination set of the CoMP system. The coordination set includes at least two cooperating nodes. The wireless device can estimate a composite received RS timing from a plurality of received RS timings generated from the plurality of node specific RSs. The received RS timings represent timings from the at least two cooperating nodes. The wireless device can adjust the receiver timing based on the composite received RS timing. A node specific RS can include a channel-state information reference signal (CSI-RS).
US10044545B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals A method and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to perform demodulation on the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frequency de-interleaver to frequency de-interleave the demodulated broadcast signals by using a different interleaving sequence, wherein the different interleaving sequence is used for data corresponding to an OFDM symbol pair or data corresponding to an OFDM symbol according to an FFT size of the demodulation, a frame parser to parse at least one signal frame from the frequency de-interleaved broadcast signals and a decoder to decode service data in the parsed at least one signal frame.
US10044540B2	Data processing apparatus and method A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
US10044539B2	Methods and devices for data demodulation Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and device for receiving PAM data stream. In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving a signal stream modulated with pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) associated with a plurality of bit patterns; determining boundary voltages for the plurality of bit patterns; and calibrating, based on the boundary voltages, a threshold voltage for use in recognition of the plurality of bit patterns. In this way, bit patterns may be accurately recognized based on the calibrated threshold voltage.
US10044533B2	Method and device for canceling a bias of a radio channel sequence A method (200) of bias cancellation for a radio channel sequence includes: receiving (201) a radio signal, the radio signal comprising a radio channel sequence coded by a first signature, the first signature belonging to a set of orthogonal signatures; decoding (202) the radio channel sequence based on the first signature to generate a decoded radio channel sequence; decoding (203) the radio channel sequence based on a second signature, wherein the second signature is orthogonal to the signatures of the set of orthogonal signatures, to generate a bias of the radio channel sequence; and canceling (204) the bias of the radio channel sequence from the decoded radio channel sequence.
US10044531B2	Method for estimating response of baseband self-interference channel and apparatus The embodiments of present disclosure provide a method for estimating a response of a baseband self-interference channel and an apparatus, where the method includes: estimating a response of a baseband self-interference channel to obtain a first estimation response of the baseband self-interference channel; starting to perform first full duplex communication; canceling baseband self-interference in a first baseband received signal according to the first estimation response, where the first baseband received signal is a baseband signal received during the first full duplex communication; determining a first parameter of the baseband self-interference channel; determining an estimation policy of the baseband self-interference channel according to the first parameter; and estimating the response of the baseband self-interference channel according to the estimation policy.
US10044527B2	Apparatus, system and method of simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) wireless communication In some demonstrative embodiments, a simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) transceiver may include a receiver; a transmitter; a Radio Frequency (RF) echo cancellation module to generate an analog echo cancellation signal to be applied to a received RF signal via the receiver based on a transmitted RF signal via the transmitter; and a digital baseband module. The RF echo cancellation module may include a plurality of tap modulators to modulate a plurality of delayed taps of the transmitted RF signal. A tap modulator may include a plurality of phase shifters to generate a plurality of phase-shifted signals by applying a plurality of phase shifts to a delayed tap; and a plurality of multipliers to multiply the plurality of phase-shifted signals with a respective plurality of weights. The digital baseband module may determine the plurality of weights based on a plurality of subcarriers of a digital frequency-domain signal corresponding to the transmitted RF signal.
US10044524B1	Ethernet controller with integrated TSN/AVB control point and time slave An Ethernet adapter module for interfacing a network endpoint device to an Ethernet network is disclosed. The Ethernet adapter module includes an Ethernet medium access controller (MAC) and an Ethernet physical layer device (PHY). The Ethernet MAC includes a processor and Time Sensitive Networking and/or Audio Video Bridging (TSN/AVB) state machines that cooperate with the processor to (1) identify a TSN/AVB request from the network endpoint device, and (2) discover a network topology along which to transfer data between the network endpoint device and a second network endpoint device in accordance with a predetermined Quality of Service (QoS). The Ethernet PHY is coupled to the Ethernet MAC and includes timestamp logic to apply a timing reference to the data being transferred.
US10044513B2	Security device having physical unclonable function The inventive concept provides a security device capable of reducing an area of a die required for implementation of a stable PUF by increasing the value of entropy from a predefined number of entropy sources and/or minimizing a blind zone of a validity checking module. The security device uses an asynchronous configuration to minimize a blind zone. In various embodiments of the inventive concept, the blind zone is generated only in a period when a reset signal is at a first logic level. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the blind zone by minimizing a period in which the reset signal is at such logic level. A semiconductor device, semiconductor package, and/or smart card can be provided with such security device, as well as a method for determining a validity of a random signal using a semiconductor security device.
US10044501B1	Selective content security using visual hashing In an approach to securing data using visual hashing, one or more computer processors receive a user access request for hashed image. The one or more computer processors identify one or more access request parameters for the hashed image. The one or more computer processors determine whether the user access request for the hashed image meets the one or more access request parameters. Responsive to determining that the user access request for the hashed image meets the one or more access request parameters, the one or more computer processors identify one or more user access permissions. The one or more computer processors prepare a modified image of the hashed image corresponding to the identified one or more user access permissions. The one or more computer processors send the modified image of the hashed image corresponding to the one or more user access permissions to a requesting user.
US10044498B2	Hardened VoIP system A hardened VoIP system is presented that includes secure push-to-talk voice functionality. Through the addition of encryption, authentication, user filtering, and integration with new and existing LMR systems, a secure voice platform ensures malicious software, unauthorized access, and brute force security attacks will not compromise the voice communications of the system. The VoIP system is engineered to ensure graceful system degradation in the event of maintenance activities, natural disasters, and failure modes. The hardened VoIP system offers the functions of a LMR trunking system while utilizing broadband connections. Private calls, group calls, Emergency Alarms with covert monitoring capability, scanning, and priority scanning may be incorporated into the system. The system includes a VoIP controller that serves as a trunking controller, manages available VoIP based conference bridges, and assigns them as needed to the parties involved in each voice call.
US10044493B2	MAC cycle alignment method for neighboring network coordination Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide communication between networked nodes while minimizing interference from neighbor network communication. Medium Access Control (MAC) cycles at the nodes may be aligned to MAC cycles of neighbor nodes and/or networks based on decoded timing information detected by the nodes.
US10044490B2	Adjacent channel interference cancellation in multi-channel systems A method for adjacent channel interference cancellation may be disclosed, comprising collecting adjacent channel usage samples at a first time; assigning coefficient weights in an adjacent channel interference model based on the adjacent channel usage samples; determining whether a radio may be available for measuring current adjacent channel usage; adjusting coefficient weights based on the current adjacent channel usage; and canceling noise in an adjacent channel at a second time based on the coefficient weights. A radio frequency chain may be coupled to the output of the radio transceiver and configured to sample adjacent channel interference caused by the radio transceiver.
US10044489B2	Enhanced inter-network access node scheduling coordination and signaling support for advanced receiver algorithms A method includes operating a network access node to determine, in cooperation with at least one other network access node, a coordinated scheduling granularity having a plurality of physical resource blocks; and signaling an indication of the determined coordinated scheduling granularity to at least one mobile device served by the network access node for use in enhancing estimation at a receiver of the mobile device, such as when estimating an interference covariance matrix. Apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed, as are mobile device methods and apparatus for receiving and using the signaling.
US10044485B2	User equipment apparatus and method for feeding back channel state information in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are described for transmitting a channel state information (CSI) reporting at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. A rank indicator (RI) and a first type precoding matrix indicator (PMI) are transmitted to a base station (BS) according to a first CSI feedback type. A second type PMI and a channel quality information (CQI) are transmitted to the BS according to a second CSI feedback type. The RI and the first type PMI are jointly coded, and transmitted through a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). A reporting period of the first type PMI is longer than a reporting period of the second type PMI. The first type PMI is a wideband PMI, and the second type PMI is a subband PMI. The reporting period of the first type PMI is equal to a reporting period of the RI.
US10044483B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving message Disclosed herein is a method and an electronic device. The electronic device may include a display and a transmission/reception module, and at least one processor. The processor may implemented the method, including receiving a first message and a second message to be transmitted to an external electronic device, generating, by at least one processor, a combined message including both the first message and the second message, and transmitting, by a transmission/reception module, the combined message to the external electronic device.
US10044482B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting a message to multiple receivers A Method for transmitting a message from a sender (2) to a set of multiple receivers (4a-4d) over a network comprises sending a multicast message (10) to the set of multiple receivers (4a-4d) and receiving acknowledgement messages (12) from a subset of the receivers (4a, 4b, 4d), each acknowledgement message (12) indicating the receipt of the multicast message (10) by a single receiver. The method further comprises sending a unicast message (14) to a receiver of the set of receivers which is not part of the subset of the receivers (4c).
US10044480B2	Blanking pattern indication for resource utilization in cellular radio communication A cellular network supports radio communication based on a first configuration which organizes a time-frequency space in first resource elements and radio communication based on a second configuration which organizes the time-frequency space in second resource elements and assigns at least one of the second resource elements to a utilization which is in conflict with the radio communication based on the first configuration. A node (100-A) of the cellular network sends an indication (20) to a communication device (10-A, 10-B). The indication (20) comprises time domain and/or frequency domain information for defining a pattern comprising at least one of the first resource elements which is to be disregarded by the communication device (10-A, 10-B) when performing radio communication with the cellular network based on the first configuration and/or the second configuration. The at least one first resource element of the pattern defines a first part of the time-frequency space which overlaps a second part of the time-frequency space defined by the at least one of the second resource elements.
US10044479B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting signal between user equipments The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for transmitting a signal between user equipments. A quantity of OFDM symbols included in a first subframe sent by a first user equipment to a second user equipment is less than a quantity of OFDM symbols included in a second subframe sent by the first user equipment to a network device, where the second subframe includes 14 OFDM symbols, the first subframe includes 13, 12, or 7 OFDM symbols, and the OFDM symbol includes valid data and a cyclic prefix. In this way, interference between OFDM symbols may be avoided, and performance of a D2D ProSe is improved.
US10044477B2	Method and base station for CSI process configuration and method and user equipment for CSI feedback The present disclosure provides a method in a base station for Channel State Information (CSI) process configuration and an associated base station. The method comprises: setting CSI process information for a User Equipment (UE) supporting three dimensional (3D) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), the CSI process information including at least an index of a CSI Reference Signal Resource (CSI-RS-R) for a vertical direction of a 3D MIMO antenna array; and transmitting the set CSI process information to the UE. Also disclosed are a method in a UE for CSI feedback and an associated UE. The method comprises: receiving CSI process information from a base station, the CSI process information including at least an index of a CSI Reference Signal Resource (CSI-RS-R) for a vertical direction of a three dimensional (3D) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna array; measuring a CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS) transmitted from the base station over the CSI-RS-R configured by the base station; and feeding CSI information back to the base station based on a measurement result.
US10044476B2	Signal field length indication in a high efficiency wireless local area network (WLAN) A first set of orthogonal frequency domain multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a first portion of a PHY data unit and a second set of OFDM symbols for a second portion of the PHY data unit are generated. OFDM symbols of the first set are generated with a first OFDM tone spacing. At least some OFDM symbols of the second set are generated with a second tone spacing different from the first tone spacing. A value for a length indicator indicative of a duration of the PHY data unit is determined based on the first tone spacing and the second tone spacing. The first portion of the PHY data unit is generated to include (i) the first set of OFDM symbols and (ii) the length indicator set to the determined value. The second portion of the PHY data unit is generated to include the second set of OFDM symbols.
US10044475B2	Characterization of in-chip error correction circuits and related semiconductor memory devices/memory systems A method of operating a semiconductor memory device can include receiving data, from a memory controller, at an Error Correction Code (ECC) engine included in the semiconductor memory device, the data including at least one predetermined error. Predetermined parity can be received at the ECC engine, where the predetermined parity is configured to correspond to the data without the at least one predetermined error. A determination can be made whether a number of errors in the data is correctable by the ECC engine using the data including the at least one predetermined error and the predetermined parity.
US10044474B1	Adjustment to retransmission process based on downlink CoMP service Disclosed herein are methods and systems for adjusting the maximum number of downlink retransmissions that are permissible for a user entity, according to whether or not coordinated multipoint service is being provided for the user entity.
US10044461B2	Method for generating a reference signal sequence using grouping Method for generating reference signal sequence using grouping is explained. In this method, base sequences are grouped such that each group contains at least one base sequence of each length, so UE(s) can use various length sequences as a reference signal. And in this method, inter cell interference caused by using various length sequence as a reference signal sequence can be minimized by grouping sequences having the high cross correlation relation.
US10044459B2	Uplink control signaling on a shared communication medium Disclosed are techniques for accessing a shared communication medium. An aspect includes communicating over the shared communication medium in accordance with a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) frame structure defining a set of downlink subframes and a set of uplink subframes, each uplink subframe being divided into a transmission gap period, a contention-exempt period, and a contention-compliant period, performing a contention procedure for contending for access to the shared communication medium during the transmission gap period, selectively transmitting contention-compliant uplink control signals during the contention-compliant period, and transmitting one or more contention-exempt uplink control signals during the contention-exempt period. An aspect includes receiving a downlink subframe of the shared communication medium and transmitting an acknowledgment of the downlink subframe during an uplink subframe of the shared communication medium, the uplink subframe occurring at least a predetermined number of subframes and/or at least a predetermined amount of time after the downlink subframe.
US10044458B2	Data migration method and communications node Embodiments of the present invention provide a data migration method and a communications node. The method includes: determining, by a first node in an OPUCn signal, a second tributary slot corresponding to a first tributary slot, where the second tributary slot is an idle tributary slot; and migrating, by the first node, a first low-order ODU service from the first tributary slot to the second tributary slot. In the embodiments of the present invention, by migrating, in an OPUCn signal, a first low-order ODU service of a first tributary slot to an idle second tributary slot, the existence of tributary slot fragments can be avoided, thereby improving utilization of network bandwidth resources.
US10044453B2	Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in digital broadcasting system A digital broadcast receiver and a control method thereof are provided. The digital broadcast receiver includes a reception unit for receiving a broadcast signal in which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, an extractor for extracting transmission parameter channel signaling information and fast information channel signaling information from a data group in the received mobile service data, an acquirer for acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and a service of an ensemble by using the extracted fast information channel signaling information, the ensemble being a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, a detector for detecting a descriptor defining Internet access information corresponding to the mobile service data by using the acquired program table, and a controller for controlling the Internet access information of the detected descriptor and the mobile service data to be displayed.
US10044447B2	Linear isolation amplifier with output DC voltage cancellation An electronic circuit includes an isolation amplifier, having a first input terminal receiving an AC-signal and including a linear opto-isolator. The opto-isolator has a first output terminal that provides a unipolar signal having an AC-component proportional to the input signal. The circuit includes a transimpedance receiver with first and second operational amplifiers. The first amplifier has a second output terminal and first and second differential input terminals, with the first differential input terminal receiving and amplifying the unipolar output signal from the first output terminal providing an output signal from the circuit at the second output terminal. The second amplifier is configured as an integrator, having a third output terminal coupled to the second differential input terminal and having third and fourth differential input terminals, with the third differential input terminal receiving the output signal from the second output terminal and the fourth differential input terminal connected to ground.
US10044438B2	Carrier sense adaptive transmission (CSAT) measurements in shared spectrum Techniques for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs) are disclosed. The management may comprise, for example, monitoring the medium for first RAT signaling in accordance with a first RAT; determining a utilization metric associated with utilization of the medium by the first RAT signaling; cycling operation in accordance with a second RAT between activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiple Access (TDM) communication pattern based on the utilization metric; and periodically disabling the cycling to provide an AOS period of activated communication over the medium for operation in accordance with the second RAT, with the AOS period being longer than an individual activated period of the TDM communication pattern. The management may also comprise, for example, techniques for enabling/disabling monitoring by an access terminal in accordance with the TDM communication pattern.
US10044432B2	Relay method and relay device Disclosed is a relay method including: receiving, as input, respective reception signals by two receive antennas, the reception signals each including a reception signal resulting from multiplexing respective transmission signals transmitted by two transmission antennas in a first frequency band; performing frequency conversion on the reception signal received by one of the receive antennas so as to obtain a signal of a third frequency band; and performing frequency multiplexing on the signal having the third frequency band and the reception signal received by the other of the receive antennas.
US10044431B2	System for coupling wireless repeater donor and server units over cable A three hop wireless repeater is disclosed, including a donor unit having transmit and receive antennas for wireless communication with one or more cellular base stations, and a server unit having transmit and receive antennas for wireless communication with the donor unit and with one or more wireless communication devices. The repeater further includes a physical cable interconnect between the donor unit and the server unit. The physical cable interconnect includes a donor unit sleeve having donor unit coupling antennas to inductively couple signals to and from the transmit and receive antennas of the donor unit, and a server unit sleeve having server unit coupling antennas to inductively couple signals to and from the transmit and receive antennas of the server unit.
US10044427B2	Enhancing MU-MIMO to group clients across multiple BSSIDs for a physical radio MU-MIMO provides a mechanism for a wireless network device to transmit to multiple client devices at the same time. When employing MU-MIMO, a network device may group two or more associated client devices, and transmit beamformed signals to each group. In some implementations, a network device may initiate channel sounding. Channel sounding may include transmitting sounding frames to client devices associated with two or more basic service sets. Channel sounding may facilitate beamforming transmissions to client devices associated with the two or more basic service sets. The network device may receive feedback frames from client devices associated with the two or more basic service sets. A feedback frame may indicate how a sounding frame was received. In some implementations, the network device may further construct a feedback table from the feedback frames. The feedback table may facilitate grouping of the client devices for beamforming transmissions.
US10044426B1	Transmission mode selection between beamforming and MU-MIMO Transmission mode selection operations include determining that a first wireless device out of a plurality of wireless devices connected to an access node qualifies for a beamforming transmission mode, determining that a pair of wireless devices out of the plurality of wireless devices qualifies for a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission mode, prioritizing each of the first wireless device and the pair of wireless devices based on one or more of a content type, a device type, or a device capability, and selecting one downlink transmission mode from the beamforming transmission mode and the MU-MIMO transmission mode based on the prioritizing.
US10044421B2	Wireless communication via combined channel training and physical layer header signaling Embodiments herein relate to wireless communication using combined channel training and physical layer header (SIG) signaling. Devices that comply with the 802.11ax or High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) standard may generate and transmit packets that include such combined information. The combined information may be beamformed to a receiver device via an OFDM signal, which may be decoded by the receiver device to obtain subsequent data included in the signal. For example, initial training symbols associated with channel training subcarriers in the signal may be detected and used to perform a rough estimate of the channel. The rough estimate may thereafter be refined using data symbols detected from adjacent data subcarriers using the channel training symbols. In this way, data subcarriers may also be used to determine a channel response along with channel training subcarriers. Channel training information may be transmitted with data, such as user-specific information, in a single symbol.
US10044415B2	System, method, and module for RF-signal coverage for automotive vehicles An antenna system for an automotive vehicle includes an outside antenna that is located outside of the automotive vehicle, an inside antenna that includes an RF radiating cable and that is located inside of the automotive vehicle, and a wireless communication module. The inside antenna is connected between the outside antenna and the wireless communication module such that all signals received and transmitted by the outside antenna are received and transmitted through the inside antenna.
US10044400B2	Complementary metal oxide semiconductor differential antenna transmit-receive switches with power combining circuitry for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems A radio frequency (RF) transmit-receive switch has an antenna port, first and second transmit differential ports and first and second receive differential ports. Transmit transistor switches are connected to the transmit differential ports. Primary and secondary windings of a transmit coupled inductor transformer are connected to the transmit transistor switches. Receive transistor switches are connected to the receive differential ports. Primary and secondary windings of a receive coupled inductor transformer are connected to the receive transistor switches. A first balun inductive winding is connected to the antenna port, and a second balun inductive winding is connected to the transistor switches.
US10044397B2	Circuits, devices and methods for achieving fast changes in voltage regulator outputs Circuits, devices and methods for achieving fast changes in voltage regulator outputs are disclosed. In some embodiments, a voltage regulation system can include a voltage regulator configured to receive an input voltage Vin and generate an output voltage Vout at an output node, and a transition circuit coupled to the output node, the transition circuit including one or more voltage sources, each voltage source switchably coupled to the output node and configured to provide a respective voltage.
US10044396B2	Protective cover for electronic device A protective cover for an electronic device includes a protective shell and a cushioning member configured for cushioning the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell. The protective cover includes a first opening configured to align with and expose at least a portion of a touch screen display of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell. The protective cover also includes a second opening configured to align with a camera of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell. The protective cover further includes an access port positioned to be proximate an electrical interface of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell.
US10044389B2	Contactless communication device with receiver input voltage stabilization There is described a contactless communication device. The device comprises (a) a receiver unit (110, 610) having an antenna input (RXn, Vmid, RXp) for connecting to an antenna, the receiver unit (110, 610) being adapted to couple with a transmitting device and to receive an RF signal transmitted by the transmitting device, the receiver unit (110, 610) being further adapted to determine a point of time relating to a position of data within the RF signal, (b) a comparator (120) adapted to generate a comparator output signal (agc_comp) which is indicative of a relation between a voltage at the antenna input (RXn, Vmid, RXp) of the receiver unit (110, 610) and a reference voltage (Vref), and (c) a voltage regulation circuit coupled to the comparator (120) and to the antenna input (RXn, Vmid, RXp) of the receiver unit (110, 610), the voltage regulation circuit being adapted to repetitively regulate the voltage at the antenna input (RXn, Vmid, RXp) based on the comparator output signal (agc_comp). The voltage regulation circuit is adapted to separate each repetitive regulation of the voltage at the antenna input (RXn, Vmid, RXp) by a first time constant prior to the point of time determined by the receiver unit (110, 610) and by a second time constant after the point of time determined by the receiver unit (110, 610), wherein the first time constant is smaller than the second time constant. There is also described a method, a computer program and a computer program product.
US10044379B2	Transmitter, signal synthesis circuit, and signal synthesis method A multi-bit digital signal that is generated by modulating a baseband signal by a modulation circuit and includes components in a radio frequency band is amplified by switch-mode amplifiers (100-1, 100-2) on a bit-by-bit basis, amplified signals are band-limited by frequency-variable variable band limiting units (201-1, 201-2) and thereafter subjected to voltage-to-current conversion by voltage/current source conversion units (202-1, 202-2) provided with variable capacitances, the signals converted to current are synthesized at a synthesis point X, and a resultant signal is impedance-corrected by an impedance correction unit (203) and output as a transmission signal to an antenna of a load (300). Consequently, the present invention provides a transmitter capable of synthesizing output signals from a plurality of switch-mode amplifiers and transmitting a resultant signal while maintaining an impedance characteristic with respect to a plurality of transmit frequencies without increasing a circuit size.
US10044373B2	Optimized ACM trajectory systems and methods Systems and methods for ACM trajectory include receiving data at a communications receiver; decoding the received data based on a selected MODCOD; monitoring a number of iterations used to decode the data using the selected MODCOD; comparing the number of iterations used to decode the data using the first selected MODCOD to a reference number of iterations; and adjusting a SNR threshold value for the selected MODCOD where the number of iterations used to decode the data using the first selected MODCOD is greater than the reference number of iterations.
US10044371B2	Systems and methods for repair rate control for large erasure coded data storage Systems and methods which implement repair bandwidth control techniques, such as may provide a feedback control structure for regulating repair bandwidth in the storage system. Embodiments control a source object repair rate in a storage system by analyzing source objects represented in a repair queue to determine repair rate metrics for the source objects and determining a repair rate based on the repair rate metrics to provide a determined level of recovery of source data stored as by the source objects and to provide a determined level of repair efficiency in the storage system. For example, embodiments may determine a per storage object repair rate (e.g., a repair rate preference for each of a plurality of source objects) and select a particular repair rate (e.g., a maximum repair rate) for use by a repair policy. Thereafter, the repair policy of embodiments may implement repair of one or more source objects in accordance with the repair rate.
US10044367B1	Arbitrary noise shaping transmitter with receive band notches Techniques for generating signals with arbitrary noise shaping are discussed. One example apparatus configured to be employed within a transmitter can comprise a noise shaper configured to: receive an input signal xq; and apply noise shaping to the input signal xq to generate a noise shaped output signal yq, wherein an in-band noise of the noise shaped output signal yq is below an in-band noise threshold of a spectral mask associated with the noise shaper, wherein an out-of-band noise of the noise shaped output signal yq is below an out-of-band noise threshold of the spectral mask, and wherein a noise of the output signal yq in each of a plurality of bandpass regions is below an associated noise threshold for that bandpass region of the spectral mask.
US10044363B2	Semiconductor device and AD conversion device A semiconductor device includes an AD conversion unit that performs AD conversion on an input signal based on a reference voltage to be supplied, a reference voltage detection unit that detects the reference voltage supplied to the AD conversion unit, and a control unit that corrects a result of the AD conversion by the AD conversion unit in accordance with the reference voltage detected by the reference voltage detection unit. Thereby, AD conversion can be performed accurately even when a reference voltage varies.
US10044360B2	ADC controller with temporal separation Embodiments of the present disclosure may include an ADC circuit including channel register sets, a conversion request flip-flop, a priority encoder circuit, and a controller circuit. The controller circuit may be configured to receive a conversion request signal, latch the conversion request signal into the conversion request flip-flop, determine by the priority encoder circuit a highest priority pending conversion request, and output an active channel identifier code. The channel identifier code may be configured to select the data channel register sets that are active by identifying received selection bits. The embodiments may include logic to store a converted value from a selected analog input to a data output register based on the channel identifier code.
US10044351B2	Solid state switch relay A solid state relay and a method for controlling a signal path between an AC-signal output and a load in a power amplifier assembly are disclosed. The relay comprises a first and a second MOSFET having a common gate junction, a common source junction and wherein and wherein a drain terminal of a first MOSFET and a drain terminal of a second MOSFET form relay terminals. The solid state relay further comprises a control circuit comprising a positive side comprising a first controlled current generator configured to provide a first control current to the gate junction, and a negative side comprising a current mirror circuit configured to sink a second current from the source junction. Hereby, a generic solid state speaker relay has been disclosed. The relay performs up to the most stringent demands regarding pop/click on high quality products. It can be used to ground wire break, hot wire break and BTL (Bridge Tied Load) break. The design is rather tolerable to different MOSFETs and very competitive in quality and price.
US10044347B2	Dead time control circuit for a level shifter Systems, methods, and apparatus for use in biasing and driving high voltage semiconductor devices using only low voltage transistors are described. The apparatus and method are adapted to control multiple high voltage semiconductor devices to enable high voltage power control, such as power amplifiers, power management and conversion and other applications wherein a first voltage is large compared to the maximum voltage handling of the low voltage control transistors. Timing of control signals can be adjusted via internal and/or external components so as to minimize shoot trough currents in the high voltage devices. A DC/DC power conversion implementation from high input voltage to low output voltage using a novel level shifter which uses only low voltage transistors is also provided. Also presented is a level shifter in which floating nodes and high voltage capacitive coupling and control enable the high voltage control with low voltage transistors.
US10044346B2	Low-power slew rate detector for edge rate control of an output power stage A circuit for determining a slew rate of an input signal includes a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, and a resistor coupled in series between a ground terminal and a power terminal. The resistor is coupled between the power terminal and the second MOSFET, and the first MOSFET is coupled between the second MOSFET and the ground. The second MOSFET is coupled to a bias circuit to provide a bias current. The circuit also includes a capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal coupled to the input signal and the second terminal coupled to the gate terminal and the drain terminal of the first MOSFET. A current flowing through the MOSFET during changes in the input signal represents a slew rate of the input signal.
US10044338B2	Mutually induced filters A mutually induced filter for filtering radio frequency (RF) power from signals supplied to a load is described. The mutually induced filter includes a first portion connected to a first load element of the load for filtering RF power from one of the signals supplied to the first load element. The load is associated with a pedestal of a plasma chamber. The mutually induced filter further includes a second portion connected to a second load element of the load for filtering RF power from another one of the signals supplied to the second load element. The first and second portions are twisted with each other to be mutually coupled with each other to further facilitate a coupling of a resonant frequency associated with the first portion to the second portion.
US10044333B2	System and method for generating multimedia accompaniments to broadcast data A method and system is presented for coordinating the transmission of supplemental digital data to accompany broadcast data, and in particular, analog radio broadcasts, among a plurality of broadcasters. The supplemental digital data may provide information about the particular broadcast data being transmitted or may be supplemental to such data. The supplemental digital data to be presented is sorted based on particular algorithms which may take into account broadcaster-specified criteria such as target audience, time of day, type of broadcast data presented, and the like. The supplemental digital data may be audio data, visual data, or audio-visual data for presentation with the broadcast data. The supplemental digital data may further be advertisement data. The advertisement data may be sold by the broadcasters or the party coordinating the IBOC transmission of the supplemental digital data. The supplemental digital data may play simultaneously with muted broadcast data or at a user-specified time.
US10044318B2	Clean energy generation, storage, and distribution solar shade device and method of use thereof A solar shade-energy device comprising a solar shade having a photovoltaic solar panel and a support structure; a means of mounting said solar shade; an energy storage-distribution module having a housing, an energy storage device, power conditioning circuitry, and one-or-more energy distribution ports; a means of detachably mounting said energy storage-distribution module onto said solar shade; and a disconnectable electrical interface means between said energy storage-distribution module and said photovoltaic solar panel is disclosed. A method of using said solar shade-energy device is also disclosed.
US10044311B2	Inrush limiter for motor drive AC/AC power converters A variable frequency motor drive system configured such that the dc link capacitor charge is increased gradually, thus avoiding the above-mentioned transients. In the most preferred embodiment, the present invention ensures a gradual increase in the rectified voltage by providing the rectifier as a half-controlled thyristor rectifier (SCR) in place of the standard diode rectifier.
US10044308B2	Drive apparatus with moment of inertia estimation A method for operating a controller apparatus for controlling a drive apparatus having a load moment and a moment of inertia, includes determining an estimated load value of the load moment by a load moment estimator during a constant-running phase, when a drive speed of the drive apparatus is kept to a constant setpoint value by the controller apparatus, using a model to describe an association between the moment of inertia and the load moment and generating an estimated inertia value of the moment of inertia as a pilot control of the moment of inertia based on the model during the constant-running phase. Further disclosed are a controller apparatus and a drive apparatus designed to carry out the method.
US10044300B2	Method for supplying power to an electric motor, associated computer program, inverter control device and electrical rotating machine A method of supplying electrical power to an electric motor including phases having respective directions about a rotation axis of the electric motor and configured to carry respective phase currents defining a current vector starting from the rotation axis, the method including: switching connection of the phases to a voltage source so as to cause the current vector to turn, where the switched connection of the phases includes, during at least one turn of the current vector, for each of one or more phases: over a part of the turn, disconnecting the phase from the voltage source to open circuit the phase, and over another part of the turn, switching connection of the phase to the voltage source, and where a perpendicular to the direction of the phase passes through the part of the turn over which the phase is disconnected from the voltage source.
US10044298B2	Rotating electric machine drive system A rotating electric machine drive system includes a rotating electric machine and a drive apparatus. The rotating electric machine includes a Y-connected three-phase stator coil. The drive apparatus supplies electric current to the stator coil and thereby drives the rotating electric machine. In a predetermined high-torque region, the drive apparatus supplies the stator coil with the electric current which has a waveform obtained by superimposing a specific harmonic waveform on a first-order harmonic waveform. The specific harmonic waveform is one of third-order and (3+6n)th-order harmonic waveforms, or a harmonic waveform which is obtained by synthesizing at least two of the third-order and (3+6n)th-order harmonic waveforms, where n is a natural number not less than 1. The specific harmonic waveform takes a negative integral value for a positive half cycle of the first-order harmonic waveform and a positive integral value for a negative half cycle of the first-order harmonic waveform.
US10044296B2	Multiaxis drive device and control instrument fitted with such a device An electric motor device includes a rotor, a stator, and electrical means for driving rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, the device being characterized in that the stator includes a substantially spherical cavity receiving the rotor, which is itself substantially spherical, and in that the electrical means are arranged to drive the rotor in rotation about at least two axes.
US10044266B2	Peak current servo The proposed disclosure combines peak-mode monitoring with valley-mode control, in a Buck switching converter, by means of a peak-current sampling circuit, not to turn the high side device off, but to control a slow loop, which in turn controls a variable offset incorporated into the loop control current. This helps the loop control current define the exact peak current, regardless of what other offsets, compensation ramp or peak-to-peak current ripple, are applied to the loop control current. The peak current is determined by an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA), whose maximum current is clamped to a programmed value. The loop control current is most likely implemented using a digital successive approximation register (SAR) system, but may also be implemented using a slow analog control loop.
US10044258B2	Active snubber The present invention generally relates to a switching cell for a phase leg of a power converter and a method of controlling a power converter to drive a load, and more particularly to a plurality of such switching cells, a phase arm for a power converter, a power converter phase leg, to a power converter for driving a load, and methods of making a power converter. A switching cell for a phase leg of a power converter may comprise: a power switch for conducting a current for driving a load; a commutation path coupled in parallel with the power switch, the commutation path comprising a cell capacitor and an auxiliary switch coupled in series, the auxiliary switch configured to allow control of a conduction state of the commutation path; and a cell inductor coupled to a coupling of the power switch and the commutation path, wherein the switching cell comprises at least one control input line for receiving a control signal, the at least one control input line configured to drive a control terminal of the power switch and a control terminal of the auxiliary switch.
US10044256B2	Reducing a drop in a residual supply-signal level on start up or restart of a power supply In an embodiment, a method includes generating a pulse-width-modulated signal having a duty cycle, and isolating a power-supply output node in response to the duty cycle corresponding to a signal magnitude that is less than a magnitude of an output signal on the power-supply output node. For example, where a power supply has a non-zero residual output signal (e.g., output voltage) on its output node after the power supply is deactivated, a power-supply controller can use such a technique to reduce or eliminate a drop in the residual output signal caused by, or that would be caused by, a restarting of the power supply.
US10044251B2	Linear motor An object is to provide a linear motor in which even when the overall length of the linear motor is long, the amount of magnets to be employed does not increase and hence size reduction and weight reduction of a stator is realized.A linear motor comprising a stator 2 and a movable element 1 provided with a coil 1a is characterized in that: the stator 2 includes two plate-shaped parts elongated in a moving direction of the movable element 1 and the two plate-shaped parts are provided facing each other so as to be magnetically linked in such a manner that a movement domain of the movable element 1 is located in between; in each of surfaces facing each other in the two plate-shaped parts, a plurality of tooth parts 21a and 22a are aligned in the moving direction such that the tooth parts 21a (22a) of one plate-shaped part and the tooth parts 22a (21a) of the other plate-shaped part are located in a staggered manner; in the movable element 1, inside the coil 1a, two magnets 1c, 1d and three yokes 1b are alternately arranged along the moving direction; and the two magnets 1c and 1d are magnetized along the moving direction and the magnetization directions are opposite to each other.
US10044245B2	Electric motor with improved cooling An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes a motor shaft, at least one radial fan and at least one axial fan being non-rotatably situated on the motor shaft for motor cooling. The radial fan is situated in the area of one axial end of the motor shaft and the axial fan is situated in the area of a diametrically opposed axial end of the motor shaft.
US10044227B2	Magnetic resonance coupling arrangement A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The system includes a first resonator having a first resonant frequency ωo1, a half power bandwidth Δω1, and an unloaded quality factor Qo1=ωo1/Δω1 coupled through a first coupling circuit to a power source, a second resonator having a second resonant frequency ωo2, a half power bandwidth Δω2, and an unloaded quality factor Qo2=ωo2/Δω2 coupled through a second coupling circuit to a load, the first resonator disposed a distance away from the second resonator, wherein the distance is smaller than the first and second resonant wavelengths, the first and second coupling circuits are configured so that up to a maximum achievable power transfer efficiency between the first and second resonators can be achieved, wherein Qo1 and Qo2 can be less than 100.
US10044212B2	Modeling a change in battery degradation A battery controller and method for controlling a battery include training parameters for a battery capacity prediction model based usage of similar batteries and capacity information for the respective similar batteries. The model characterizes a capacity decay rate. Future battery capacity is predicted for a battery under control based on the battery capacity prediction model and a present value of the battery capacity. One or more operational parameters of the battery under control is controlled based on the predicted future battery capacity.
US10044200B2	Storage battery system A storage battery system connected to a power system includes: a storage battery; a BMU which monitors a state of the storage battery; a PCS which converts AC power of the power system into DC power to charge the storage battery with the DC power and converts DC power of the storage battery into AC power to discharge the AC power to the power system; and a control device. The control device receives a charge/discharge request from an EMS and storage battery information supplied from the BMU and controls the PCS based on the charge/discharge request and the storage battery information. The control device includes a charge/discharge command unit which calculates chargeable/dischargeable electric power based on the storage battery information and determines a charge/discharge command to the PCS based on the charge/discharge request by using the chargeable/dischargeable electric power as a constraint condition.
US10044199B2	Electric storage system that detects voltage values of a plurality of electric storage elements An electric storage system includes plural electric storage elements, a voltage detection circuit, a discharging circuit, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (a) control an operation of the discharging circuit on the basis of the voltage values detected by the voltage detecting circuit, (b) determine a first reference voltage value indicating a lowest voltage value from the voltage values of the plurality of electric storage elements, (c) discharge the electric storage element indicating the voltage value of which a voltage difference from the first reference voltage value is greater than a first threshold value, and (d) set the first threshold value to a smaller value as the first reference voltage value becomes lower.
US10044196B1	Utility distribution infrastructure Described herein are systems and devices for providing a utility distribution infrastructure for one or more moveable pieces of active furniture. The utility distribution infrastructure is configured to provide one or more utilities such as electrical power, heating, cooling, fluid, gas, communications, and so forth, to one or more pieces of active furniture, which may be repositioned within the infrastructure.
US10044194B2	Decentralized energy management in automated industrial installations using self-organizing networks Method for anticipatory regulation of energy flows in an electrical supply grid of an automation installation, which includes a number of connecting devices that are connected to the electrical supply grid, wherein the connecting devices exchange information with respect to their energy requirements or their energy supply among one another and the connecting devices exchange energy among one another based on the information.
US10044193B2	System and method for controlling outputs of photovoltaic system A voltage at a point of common coupling (PCC) between a photovoltaic (PV) system and a power grid is regulated by a controller having a gain determined according to a gain function that is a function of a time. The gain function is determined based on an error between the voltage measured at the PCC and the reference voltage, and the gain is updated according to the updated gain function and a current instance of time. The controller generates a modulating signal using the updated gain and the voltage at the PCC is regulated according to the modulating signal.
US10044192B2	Participation factor based method for resynchronization of microgrids A microgrid is re-synchronized to a main grid or substation by determining a degree of bus angle or frequency mismatch and bus voltage mismatch between the microgrid and the main grid or substation prior to re-synchronization, determining an amount of power adjustment needed to reduce the bus angle or frequency mismatch and bus voltage mismatch to below respective predetermined thresholds, determining at least one participation factor for each microgrid bus, each participation factor indicating an amount of influence power injection by the corresponding bus has on the bus angle or frequency mismatch or on the voltage mismatch, allocating the amount of power adjustment to the microgrid buses in proportion to the participation factors assigned to the buses, and re-synchronizing the microgrid to the main grid or substation responsive to the bus angle or frequency mismatch and bus voltage mismatch satisfying the respective predetermined thresholds.
US10044191B2	Method for operating a battery converter and bidirectional battery converter The disclosure relates to a method for operating a bidirectional battery converter connected to an AC grid, taking into account the availability of locally generated electrical power. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a battery converter comprising measuring devices for detecting the state of charge of a connected battery and comprising a controller, which performs the method.
US10044189B2	System for supplying power from the main powerhouse to a drill floor powerhouse A system for supplying power for drilling operations has a main powerhouse and a drill floor powerhouse in which the drill floor powerhouse is movable in relation to the main powerhouse. The main powerhouse has an generator/generator, a mud pump, and a mud pump drive thereat. The mud pump drive is supplied with power from the engine/generator. The drill floor powerhouse as an energy storage system connected or interconnected to an output line from the engine/generator such that power from the engine/generator is directed to the energy storage system. The drill floor powerhouse has a load connected to the energy storage system such that power from the energy storage system is directly transferred to the load and such that power from the engine/generator is isolated from the load.
US10044187B2	AC network power flow control A series injection device includes a power splitter coupled to two or more lines of an AC power system. The power splitter includes a coupling transformer for each phase of a single phase or polyphase AC circuit that includes the two or more lines. Each of the coupling transformers couples one of the phases of the two or more lines. The power splitter is configured to inject a first voltage of a first polarity into one or more of the two or more lines and inject a second voltage of a second polarity opposite the first polarity into at least one of the two or more lines via the same coupling transformers used to inject the first voltage. The first and the second voltages are controllable, and may or may not be independently variable.
US10044185B2	Method and apparatus for operating a converter in a converter-based power distribution system, and power distribution system having a plurality of converter-based power transmission units The invention relates to a method for operating a converter in an energy distribution system, wherein, by means of the converter, an electrical energy provided by a source is fed into an AC electricity network at a coupling point (E) or electrical energy is drawn from the AC electricity network at the coupling point (E), wherein the AC electricity network is coupled to further converters for feeding in or drawing electrical energy, wherein the converter has an inverter provided with power switches in order to provide an electrical variable, comprising providing one or a plurality of system state variables indicating a system state of the electricity network, selecting one of a plurality of commutation patterns depending on the one or the plurality of system state variables, and driving the inverter according to the selected commutation pattern.
US10044184B1	Monitoring and shutdown device for a solar photovoltaic module A monitoring and shutdown device for a solar photovoltaic (PV) module (20) has a control switch (11), a micro control unit (MCU) (10), a voltage acquisition unit (13), a temperature acquisition unit (14) and a power line communication (PLC) module (15). The control switch (11) connects to a power series circuit of the PV module. Output terminals of the voltage acquisition unit (13) and the temperature acquisition unit (14) connect to the MCU. The voltage acquisition unit (13) and the PLC module (20) connect to the power series circuit. The MCU (10) connects to the control switch (11), and determines whether over-voltage or over-temperature occurs to the PV module (20) by the voltage and temperature acquisition units (13, 14). For abnormal conditions, the MCU (10) sends a notification through the PLC module (15), and disconnects the PV module (20) from the power series circuit by the control switch (11).
US10044183B2	DC power distribution system The invention relates to a DC power distribution system (1) comprising a power supply (50) for supplying DC power to an electrical device (11) like a luminaire, wherein the system includes a connection device (4) comprising a connection device contact (5) to which an electrical device contact (19) of the electrical device is to be connected, a load presence detection unit (7) for detecting whether the electrical device contact has been connected, and a power providing control unit (6) for providing the DC power of the DC power distribution system to the connection device contact, only if the load presence detection unit has detected that the electrical device contact of the electrical device has been connected to the connection device contact. Thus, a voltage is not applied to the connection device contact, if the electrical device is not connected, thereby reducing corrosion effects and the likelihood of installers getting electrified.
US10044182B2	Secondary battery, secondary battery module, power storage system, and method for operating thereof Degradation of a secondary battery or the like is prevented. A reduction in the capacity of a secondary battery or the like due to charging or discharging is prevented. A secondary battery module in which a secondary battery can be charged in a charging period into which short discharging periods are inserted is provided. A secondary battery module in which a plurality of secondary batteries are connected in parallel, and in a charging period of the secondary batteries, current due to short-time discharging of one secondary battery can be used for charging another secondary battery is provided. To carry out such operation, a secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries, a DC/DC converter, a switch, and a control circuit.
US10044181B2	Power system for supplying high voltage to an electron beam emitter Power system for supplying high voltage to an electron beam emitter, which is adapted to sterilize a packaging container or a packaging material by electron beam irradiation, the power system comprising a voltage multiplier for generating a high voltage, a first voltage measurement device for measuring an output voltage level of the voltage multiplier and providing a first measured voltage value, and an actuator for modifying the output voltage level of the voltage multiplier based on the first measured voltage value provided by the first voltage measurement device, characterized in that the power system further comprises a second voltage measurement device adapted to independently measure the output voltage level of the voltage multiplier and provide a second measured voltage value.
US10044178B2	Notification appliance enclosure A notification appliance enclosure is disclosed that facilitates convenient attachment and removal of a cover thereof. The enclosure may include a housing having at least one retaining catch extending from a first side thereof and at least one pivot catch extending from a second side thereof. The enclosure may further include a cover adapted to fit over the housing, the cover having at least one retaining catch recess and at least one pivot catch recess formed therein and adapted to receive the retaining catch and the pivot catch, respectively, to secure the cover against movement away from the housing when the cover and the housing are connected to one another. The cover may further include a catch release pocket adapted to receive the tip of a tool or implement for allowing the retaining catch and the retaining catch recess to be forcibly moved out of engagement with one another.
US10044176B2	Wire splicing device, wire splicing method, and method for manufacturing splice structure A wire splicing method including: disposing an end portion of a tape-like first wire and an end portion of a tape-like second wire in a holding base in an overlapping manner with solder interposed therebetween, pressing a heating body to the first wire and the second wire via a pressing plate, and pressing together and heating the first wire and the second wire so as to melt the solder; keeping the first wire and the second wire pressed together by the pressing plate; separating the heating body from the pressing plate; and cooling the pressing plate to solidify the solder, and thereby connecting the first wire and the second wire together.
US10044167B2	Monitoring laser beams A device includes a driver laser arrangement including a beam source for generating a laser beam and an amplifier arrangement for amplifying the laser beam. The device also includes an apparatus for monitoring the laser beam that includes a transmissive optical element having a normal direction oriented at a tilt angle with respect to a beam axis of the laser beam. The apparatus also includes a spatially resolving detector for registering laser radiation reflected backwards by the transmissive optical element. The transmissive optical element has first and second sides that are oriented at a wedge angle with respect to one another and through which the laser beam passes. The first and second sides reflect first and second partial beams of the incident laser beam. The apparatus has an optical filter that prevents one of the reflected first and second partial beams from reaching the detector.
US10044161B2	Heat exchangers with tapered light scrapers for high-power laser systems and other systems An apparatus includes a heat exchanger with a body having a passage through the body. The passage defines apertures on multiple sides of the body, and the passage is configured to allow optical signals to pass through the body. One or more tapered edges are at least partially around one or more of the apertures, and each tapered edge is configured to reflect optical radiation inward into the passage. One or more absorptive surfaces are within the passage, and the one or more absorptive surfaces configured to absorb the reflected optical radiation. The heat exchanger is configured to convert the absorbed optical radiation into heat, and the body further includes one or more cooling channels configured to receive coolant that absorbs the heat.
US10044154B2	USB interface and mobile terminal The present disclosure provides a USB interface and a mobile terminal. The USB interface includes a USB interface main body, an inserting tongue of a power line configured for coupling to an external power line via inserting portions and an inserting tongue of a ground line configured for coupling to an external ground line via inserting portions, in which a bottom of the inserting tongue of the power line and a bottom edge of the inserting tongue of the ground line are coupled to the USB interface main body; the inserting tongue of the power line has P inserting portions extending therefrom, where P is greater than or equal to 2; and the inserting tongue of the ground line has Q inserting portions extending therefrom, where Q is greater than or equal to 2.
US10044135B2	Compact high voltage connector A high voltage connector includes an electric terminal and a housing elongated in a first direction along a longitudinal axis of the connector. An end surface of the electric terminal is mounted on an proximal end surface of the elongated housing with the respective body axis directions of the housing and the connector in parallel, and is arranged with an outer electric connection area for connection to an external electric terminal. The elongated housing is arranged at a distal end to receive at least one power cable for internal electrical connection of the at least one power cable with an inner connecting area of the electric terminal. The high voltage connector includes an encapsulating casing that encloses the electric terminal and the elongated housing in the first direction, and the encapsulating casing provides a closed space between the casing and the housing.
US10044134B2	Wet mate connector A contact module for a component of an electrical connector includes a housing with a bore formed within the housing and a shuttle pin slidably received within the bore of the housing. The contact module may further include a biasing mechanism to bias the shuttle pin towards a mating end of the housing, an electrical contact positioned adjacent the bore of the housing, and a diaphragm positioned within the housing with a fluid channel formed between one side of the diaphragm and the electrical contact.
US10044125B2	Electrical connector power terminal having a widened thinner and lower section An electrical connector includes: an housing including a base portion and a tongue portion; and an upper and lower rows of conductive terminals retained to the housing, each row of conductive terminals including a pair of grounding terminals at two outer ends thereof and a power terminal immediately inwardly of one of the pair of grounding terminals, each conductive terminal having a contacting section exposed to a surface of the tongue portion, a tail section extending out of the base portion, and a retaining section between the contacting section and the tail section; the power terminal has a widened section extending from the contacting section thereof toward an adjacent grounding terminal and embedded in the tongue portion; a thickness of the widened section is less than a thickness of the contacting section; a bottom surface of the widened section is lower than a bottom surface of associated contacting section.
US10044120B2	Connector The present invention relates to a connector. Aforementioned connector includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a third connecting member. The first connecting member includes a first case, a first insulator, and a first conductive terminal, wherein the first case defines a first receiving chamber therein, the first insulator is received in the first receiving chamber, an external sidewall of the first case is provided with a first step. The second case defines a containing hole, the PCB board is received in the containing hole, a first end and a second end of the second case each defines a latching groove, the latching grooves is in communication with the containing hole. The third connecting member includes a third case, a second insulator, and a second conductive terminal, wherein the third case defines a second receiving chamber therein. In above connector, because the electrical components coupled to opposite ends of the connector can slide along three directions which are perpendicular to each other, such that a problem of a difficulty of a connection between the connector and the electrical components which is caused by a deviation of the design of the structure of the electrical components can be avoided, thereby a tolerance insensitive of the connector is enhanced.
US10044119B2	Terminal device having a busbar A terminal device includes: a housing having at least one contact cavity; a contact part which is arranged in the at least one contact cavity and into which at least one electrical line can be plugged in order to make electrical contact with the contact part; and at least one busbar which is arranged on the housing, is electrically connected to the contact part, and a busbar portion of which extends along a height line. An end portion adjoins the busbar portion, which end portion extends in an oblique direction at an oblique angle to the height line and can be moved along the height line relative to the contact part.

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