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US10076864B2	Method for producing a structural component A method for producing a structural component from an organometallic sheet includes a first step in which the organometallic sheet is preheated, introduced into a tool and subsequently re-formed. In a second step, a region of the re-formed organometallic sheet is heated. In a third step at least the heated region of the re-formed organometallic sheet is re-formed further in such a way that it enters into a material bond with a further region of the organometallic sheet to form an at least partly closed hollow profile. A device for carrying out the method for producing a structural component from an organometallic sheet and a structural component produced by the method also are described.
US10076863B1	Quick release sleeve chill roll The present invention is a method and apparatus for quick and easy rubber sleeve exchanges on chill rolls, such as are used in film extrusion processes. The apparatus includes chill roll or mandrel, a rubber sleeve covering the exterior face of the mandrel, an automated cantilever system, and an air booster. The rubber sleeve is easily removed by tilting the mandrel and inserting a layer of air between the rubber sleeve and the mandrel, thereby allowing the sleeve to slip off the mandrel and allowing for a new rubber sleeve to be placed onto the mandrel.
US10076862B1	Molding system A molding system includes a molding machine, a mold disposed on the molding machine and having a mold cavity to be filled with a molding resin from the molding machine, and a computing apparatus connected to the molding machine. The computing apparatus is configured to perform operations for setting the molding machine to prepare a molding product, wherein the operations comprise: generating a first and a second state waveforms using a setting packing pressure profile; obtaining an updated packing pressure profile based on the first and the second state waveforms; and setting the molding machine based on the updated packing pressure profile to perform an actual molding process to prepare the molding product. The first and the second state waveforms express a relationship between an in-mold pressure and an in-mold temperature at different sensing sites of the molding resin.
US10076859B2	Transfer molding method, transfer molding device, and molded article Provided are a molding method for efficiently and accurately performing molding of a layered component made of a thermosetting resin by a simple mechanism, and molded articles. For this purpose, primary molding for molding a plurality of divided bodies and secondary molding for joining the plurality of divided bodies with one another are performed sequentially.
US10076858B2	Apparatus and method of manufacture of intraocular lenses An apparatus and method for manufacturing intraocular lenses (IOLs) is disclosed. Two mold components (an outer mold component and an inner mold component) of different composition may be employed. The outer mold may be composed of a metal or other refractory material and may serve as the outer die into which a lens forming material can be introduced. The inner mold component may be composed of a softer or more compliant material and may be deployed within the outer mold component. The IOL may be formed by casting the lens-forming material into a shape defined by the space between the two mold components. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure may reduce or eliminate flash in IOLs, improve alignment of their optical surfaces, and/or reduce or eliminate the need for bonded regions.
US10076856B2	Manufacture of an article having a decorative cover sheet overlying a substrate A method of forming a decorative article comprising placing a decorative cover sheet comprising an untextured skin layer, a cushion foam layer and an adhesive layer in a mold space between a front mold half and a rear mold half, placing a substrate on the rear mold half, heating a textured front mold surface and the skin layer with a first heater arrangement between the front mold half and the cover sheet, heating the cover sheet and the substrate with a second heater arrangement between the cover sheet and the rear mold half, forming the skin layer of the decorative cover sheet into contact with the textured front mold surface, forming into the skin layer a textured surface from the textured front mold surface, pressing the substrate against the adhesive layer of the decorative cover sheet, and bonding the cover sheet to the substrate with the adhesive layer.
US10076855B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing an electricity storage material An apparatus and a method for manufacturing an electricity storage material are provided which can avoid defective coating of the electricity storage material. An apparatus for manufacturing an electricity storage material includes: a dissolving device that dissolves a thickener in a solvent; a viscosity adjusting device that adjusts viscosity of a solution produced by the dissolving device; a first filtering device that filters the solution having the viscosity adjusted by the viscosity adjusting device; and a kneading device that kneads the solution filtered by the first filtering device and an active material. Since the apparatus can remove almost all microgels of the thickener by the first filtering device, defective coating can be prevented in the coating of the electricity storage material, and satisfactory electrodes can be manufactured.
US10076851B2	Adjustable return stroke limiter for a powered log splitter An apparatus and methods for limiting the return stroke and modifying the extension stroke of a log splitter. A control rod is translated in the direction of the return stroke of the log splitter. An effort end of a trip arm coupled to the control rod is moved in the direction of the translation and a load end of the trip arm is moved in the opposite direction. The rotation of the load end causes a control lever of the log splitter to move from its rearward position to an intermediate position thereby stopping the return stroke.
US10076841B2	Method and device for controlling a manipulator A method for controlling a manipulator includes determining by a control device one or more contact force values between the manipulator and a first workpiece. Each of the contact force values is based on an actual driving force of the manipulator and a drive force according to a dynamic model of the manipulator. The method also includes at least one of a) measuring in multiple stages an orientation and location of the first workpiece based on at least one of the one or more determined contact force values or b) joining a second workpiece and the first workpiece under a compliant regulation, where a joining state of the first and second workpieces is monitored based on at least one of an end pose of the manipulator obtained under the compliant regulation, a speed of a temporal change of the manipulator, or at least one of the one or more determined contact force values.
US10076836B2	Sawhorse and kit An extendable sawhorse includes a main body having a platform and a plurality of receiving members depending therefrom. The sawhorse is adjustable between an extended arrangement and a condensed arrangement. A plurality of extension members are interchangeably coupled to each of the receiving members in the extended arrangement. The extendable sawhorse further includes a plurality of feet having a first end and a second end. The first end of the feet is coupled to the extension members in the extended arrangement and the second end of the feet is coupled to legs in the condensed arrangement.
US10076824B2	Polycrystalline diamond construction with controlled gradient metal content Polycrystalline diamond constructions comprises a diamond body attached to a metallic substrate, and having an engineered metal content. The body comprises bonded together diamond crystals with a metal material disposed interstitially between the crystals. A body working surface has metal content of 2 to 8 percent that increases moving away therefrom. A transition region between the body and substrate includes metal rich and metal depleted regions having controlled metal content that provides improved thermal expansion matching/reduced residual stress. A point in the body adjacent the metal rich zone has a metal content that is at least about 3 percent by weight greater than that at a body/substrate interface. The metal depleted zone metal content increases gradually moving from the body, and has a thickness greater than 1.25 mm. Metal depleted zone metal content changes less about 4 percent per millimeter moving along the substrate.
US10076812B2	Multi-plate-stack-type heat exchanger, and core plate therefor By stacking a plurality of core plates (15) each of which has, around a peripheral edge of a base portion (30), an outer peripheral tapered portion (31) that expands outward, and joining the outer peripheral tapered portions (31) of adjacent core plates by brazing, a heat exchanging fluid passage (17, 18) is defined between the base portions (30) of the adjacent core plates. Outer and inner peripheral surfaces of the outer peripheral tapered portion are shaped to extend straightly in cross section. A leading end part of the outer peripheral tapered portion (31) is formed at the inner peripheral surface thereof with a recess (33) that is depressed toward the outer peripheral surface.
US10076807B2	Welding method A welding method according to the invention is a welding method in which welding is performed by emitting a high-energy beam onto a welding object that includes a plurality of overlapped metal sheets. This welding method includes forming a tack weld nugget at a welding point on the welding object, and forming a plurality of final weld nuggets along a virtual closed curve that encircles the tack weld nugget, while leaving the tack weld nugget, at the welding point.
US10076806B2	Laser nozzle comprising an element movable in a gas layer Laser nozzle usable for laser cutting, especially with a fiber or disk laser, comprising: a nozzle body comprising an axial housing passing axially through the nozzle body and comprising a first output orifice located in the front side of the nozzle body; a movable element able to move in translation in the axial housing in the direction of the first output orifice under the effect of a gas pressure acting on the movable element; and an elastic element arranged in the axial housing, between the nozzle body and the movable element, the elastic element exercising an elastic return force on the movable element tending to oppose the translation movement in the axial housing in the direction of the first output orifice.
US10076801B2	Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package including coating a flux on a connection pad provided on a first surface of a substrate, the flux including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), placing a solder ball on the connection pad coated with the flux, forming a solder layer attached to the connection pad from the solder ball through a reflow process, and mounting a semiconductor chip on the substrate such that the solder layer faces a connection pad in the semiconductor chip may be provided.
US10076797B2	Cutting apparatus including a wire cutting member A cutting apparatus includes a wire cutting member, a plurality of wheels about which the wire cutting member is at least partially wrapped, a first arm member supporting at least one of the plurality of wheels, and a second arm member supporting at least one of the plurality of wheels. The first arm member and the second arm member may be moveable between a first position, in which the cutting apparatus has a first size, and a second position, in which the cutting apparatus has a second size larger than the first size. A wire saw includes an adjustment member coupled to at least one of a plurality of wheels for moving the at least one of the plurality of wheels to adjust a tension of a wire cutting member. A wire saw includes a visual indicator for indicating an amount of tension applied to a wire cutting member.
US10076787B2	Method for the production of a metal bearing layer on a cylinder barrel of a hydrostatic displacement machine A method for the production of a metal bearing layer (L) on a cylinder barrel (3) of a hydrostatic displacement machine (1), in particular of an axial piston machine, in which the metal bearing layer (L) is produced from a sintering powder in a sintering process. In a first production step, a dimensionally stable green compact (31) is produced from a sintering powder by a cold pressing process. In a second subsequent production step, the green compact (31) produced by the cold pressing process is sintered onto the cylinder barrel (3) in a sintering process.
US10076785B2	Method of producing metallic nano particle colloidal dispersions The present process provides a method for synthesizing difficult to make oxide-free nanometals and such as Zn, Sn and Ti and alloys of the period 4 and 5 transition metal elements in a free and reduced state using a solution phase synthesis process. Also provided is a method for stabilizing their associated colloidal metal and alloy dispersions under kinetic control at modest temperatures (<80 degrees Celsius). A solution of an organic reducing agent containing at least two proximal nitrogen atoms is reacted with a separate solution containing one or more metal-organic salts dissolved in the same or different low molecular weight solvent as the reducing agent. The reaction products are stabilized with Lewis bases and Lewis acids and optionally can be concentrated by removing a portion of the volatile low molecular weight solvent by either the use of a partial vacuum or by chemical extraction into another phase.
US10076782B2	Metal fiber manufacturing system The present invention relates to a metal fiber manufacturing system. The system casts molten metal as a metal fiber; collects the metal fiber in real time; transfers the metal fiber; separates normal products from defective products; and packages a predetermined amount of the normal product metal fiber. The system processes the cast metal fiber continuously or in batches, and manufactures the same, thereby having effects of improving the efficiency of the production process and obtaining significant economic benefits.
US10076781B1	Automatic processing press An automatic processing press preferably includes a lower die carrier, a pair of support posts, an upper die carrier, an actuation device, a case slider and an automatic feeder magazine. The lower die carrier preferably includes a base portion. The case slider is slidably retained on the case slider support. The automatic feeder magazine includes a feed plate, a tube holder and a threaded stud. The threaded stud is retained by the base portion of the lower die carrier. The pair of support posts are retained in the base portion. The upper die carrier is slidably retained on the pair of support posts. The actuation device is pivotally engaged with the upper die carrier and the lower die carrier to move the upper die carrier downward. A bullet resizing die system and a case resizing die system are capable of being threaded into the upper and lower die carriers.
US10076777B2	Process for treating contaminated subsoil A process for treating contaminated subsoil is provided that includes arranging at least one hole in contaminated subsoil, inserting at least one piping into the at least one hole, the at least one piping being longitudinally equipped with at least one first valve; inserting or arranging at least one injecting means into the at least one piping, and injecting at least one fluid into the contaminated subsoil through the at least one injecting means and next to the at least one first valve in open configuration; and removing possible residuals present in the at least one piping following the injection of the at least one fluid.
US10076771B2	Linear vibration motor A linear vibration motor includes a housing; an elastic connecting part connected with the housing; a vibrator supported by the elastic connecting part and suspended in the housing; a first permanent magnet positioned by an internal wall of the housing; and a second permanent magnet assembled with the vibrator and facing the first permanent magnet. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are separated from each other. The first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are such configured that the same polarities of the first and second permanent face to each other for producing a repulsive force between the vibrator and the housing.
US10076770B2	Processes for coating the interior surfaces of nonmetal materials Methods and systems for cleaning, coating and sealing leaks in existing nonmetal pipes, in a single operation. A nonmetal piping system can be cleaned in one pass by dry particulates forced and pulled by air throughout the piping system by a generator and a vacuum. Nonmetal pipes with nonmetal fittings or nonmetal pipes with metal fittings or nonmetal pipes with a combination of metal and nonmetal fittings can be protected from wear by water erosion and rupturing, extending the life of pipes made of a nonmetal material selected from at least one of plastics, PVC (polyvinyl chloride), composite materials, or polybutylene. Coatings can be applied to nonmetal pipes having diameters up to approximately 6″. Leak sealants of at least approximately 4 mils thick can cover insides of nonmetal pipes, and can include novel mixtures of fillers and epoxy materials, and viscosity levels. A positive pressure can be maintained within the nonmetal pipes during applications. Piping systems can be returned to service within approximately 96 hours.
US10076734B2	Method and apparatus for capturing mixing bar The invention relates to a method and apparatus for capturing a stir bar in a container. A stir bar may be placed in a container and subjected to a changing magnetic field that causes the stir bar to rotate inside the container. A retaining band or sleeve having metallic or magnetic inserts or materials is placed around a portion of the container so that it is positioned near where the stir bar may be located or might slide past as the contents of the container are poured out of the container. Magnetic attraction between the retaining band or sleeve and the stir bar helps prevent the stir bar from inadvertently being poured out of the container.
US10076729B2	Mixing device, mixing tube, drug solution injecting system, and drug solution mixing method To provide a mixing device, a mixing tube, a drug solution injecting system, and a drug solution mixing method capable of evenly and efficiently mixing a plurality of kinds of drug solutions. The mixing device according to the present invention includes: a swirling flow generating chamber; a first inflow opening for introducing a first drug solution into the swirling flow generating chamber in a direction parallel to a central axis of the swirling flow; a second inflow opening for introducing a second drug solution into the swirling flow generating chamber so as to generate a swirling flow of the second drug solution having a specific gravity lower than that of the first drug solution; an outflow opening for discharging a mixed drug solution; and a narrowing chamber which is interposed between the swirling flow generating chamber and the outflow opening and has a space continuously narrowed toward the outflow opening.
US10076723B1	Humidification process and apparatus for chilling beverages and food products and process of manufacturing the same A novel self-cooling food and beverage container and a process for manufacturing the same is disclosed. A self-cooling beverage and food container using a substantive humidification cooling process within said food and beverage container for cooling food and beverage products is disclosed. Methods of assembling and operating the apparatus are disclosed.
US10076722B2	Gas-liquid contact device, distillation device, and heat exchange device Provided is an NMP recovery system 1 for causing NMP-containing gas to contact NMP-absorbing water, including: fillers (10A) to (10D) that are permeable to the water and hold the water, wherein the permeated water moves according to gravity to flow out from the fillers; an NMP-containing gas distribution unit (30) for distributing the NMP-containing gas so as to cause the NMP-containing gas to contact the water held by the fillers (10A) to (10D); and a water distribution unit (40) for distributing the water so as to make the water permeate through the fillers (10A) to (10D). In the fillers (10A) to (10D), the NMP-containing gas is made to contact the NMP-absorbing water. Accordingly, NMP in the NMP-containing gas is absorbed in the water, so that the NMP is separated from the NMP-containing gas.
US10076719B2	Fan air filter with tool-less filter replacement An information handling system (IHS) includes a node having a node enclosure provisioned with at least one heat-generating component. A device that provides infrastructure support to the node contains an air mover is attached to the node enclosure. The air mover creates cooling air flow through the node to absorb and transfer thermal energy from the at least one heat-generating component. An air filter enclosure is attachable over an air intake of the device. The air filter enclosure has a top slot sized to receive a manually inserted air filter into an air filter receiving frame. Replacement of the air filter can be achieved without tools. The air filter filters the air prior to the air entering the node enclosure to remove impurities and possible particulates that can damage the internal components of the device.
US10076717B2	Metallic filtration body This descriptive report refers to an invention patent for the improvement in a metallic filtration body, belonging to the area of filtration equipment components for liquids, particularly the equipment named turbo filter (100), formed by: a filter body provided with intermediate filtration chamber (101), with extreme product inlet (102), lower filtrate outlet (103) and an opposite outlet for solids (104); by the metallic filtration body (1); by a rotor (105), provided with a set of fine step paddles (106), laid out at the turbo filter body inlet; and a set of coarse step paddles (107), laid inside and along the filtration body (1); by washing and counterwashing devices in the filtration body; by a motor device (108) for driving the rotor and others; said metallic filtration body (1) comprising basically two or more sections of the coaxial tubular metallic filtration body (1)′; by a connection device (20) among the sections of the tubular metallic (1)′ filtration body; and by a regulation device (60) for the product, within the sections of the tubular metallic filtration body (1)′.
US10076709B1	Game state-sensitive selection of media sources for media coverage of a sporting event A media processing unit may identify, automatically based on game play data relating to game events of a sporting event and a set of source selection rules, different media portions from different media sources to include in the media coverage of a particular sporting event. Each of the different media sources may be configured to deliver different media related to the sporting event. The media processing unit determines a plurality of media mappings, which each associate a media portions with a game portions. Based on the determined media mappings, for each game portion, a media processing unit may select a media portion delivery to a user as media coverage of the game portion.
US10076705B2	System and method for detecting user attention A system and method for conditioning execution of a control function on a determination of whether or not a person's attention is directed toward a predetermined device. The method involves acquiring data concerning the activity of a person who is in the proximity of the device, the data being in the form of one or more temporal samples. One or more of the temporal samples is then analyzed to determine if the person's activity during the time of the analyzed samples indicates that the person's attention is not directed toward the device. The results of the determination are used to ascertain whether or not the control function should be performed.
US10076702B2	Setting up gaming sessions to reduce waiting time A method for setting up a multiplayer gaming session, the method including: initiating a multiplayer gaming session by a host computing device; generating a list of games and selecting a game from the list of games on the host computing device; determining a list of invitees; generating a group of game configuration options for the selected game by the host computing device; sending a preliminary invitation to the multiplayer gaming session to each invitee of the list of invitees; launching the selected game on an invitee computing device of each invitee of the list of invitees; selecting game configuration options from the generated group of game configuration options; sending a final invitation to the multiplayer gaming session to each invitee of the list of invitees.
US10076691B1	Golf club head with heel-side weight plug A golf club head comprising a body with a heel-side sole opening in communication with a hosel bore, a removable shaft sleeve with a tip sized to fit within the hosel bore, and a weight plug sized to fit within, and at least partially fill, the heel-side opening is disclosed herein. The weight plug, which has a base end with a through-opening, a tip end with a flange, and a side opening in communication with the through-opening, is connected to the shaft sleeve with a screw. When the golf club head is fully assembled, a hosel flange is trapped between the weight plug and the tip end of the shaft sleeve, and tightening the screw causes the weight plug and the shaft sleeve to move towards one another.
US10076689B2	Golf club head with depression A golf club head comprising a crown defining an upper surface of the golf club head; a sole defining a lower surface of the golf club head, wherein said sole is substantially convex in shape; a skirt extending between the crown and the sole; a face defining a ball-striking surface and intersecting said sole at a leading edge; an interior cavity defined by said crown, sole, skirt, and face; a coordinate system with an x-axis located horizontal to said face, a y-axis located vertical to said face, and a z-axis located through said face, said z-axis and said x-axis parallel to a ground plane when said golf club head is held at address on said ground plane; a depression formed in said sole, wherein said depression is substantially concave and protrudes inwards towards said interior cavity of said golf club head.
US10076687B2	Golf club head with hosel support structure A golf club head having a hosel, a hollow interior, and a support ring disposed within the hollow interior and at least partially encircling the hosel is disclosed herein. In particular, the present invention is directed to a fairway wood head comprising a body with a front wall, an upper opening, a return portion between the front wall and the upper opening, a hosel, an interface between the hosel and the heel side of the body, and a support ring, and a composite crown affixed to the body to close the upper opening and define a hollow interior, the support ring contained within the hollow interior and extending along the interface from a heel-most side of the body to the return portion and making contact with an inner surface of the front wall. The support ring reduces the stresses placed on, for example, the crown during hosel bending processes.
US10076686B2	Method for making a golf ball having a core containing fiber flock A method for making a golf ball having fiber flock bonded to a core is provided. The fiber flock preferably has high color vibrancy to provide high quality aesthetics. Preferably, the fiber flock comprises fiber segments having a length less than one inch. The fiber segments may have substantially equal dimensions. In other instances, the fiber segments are of unequal dimensions. The golf ball includes a translucent cover layer surrounding the core. Thus, the fiber flock is visible from the exterior of the ball. Special decorative effects can be achieved using colored fiber flock and reflective particulate such as pearlescent pigment in the layers surrounding the core.
US10076684B2	Multi-layer core golf ball Low compression golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises at least three layers, including at least one thermoset layer and at least one thermoplastic layer.
US10076682B2	Dimple patterns for golf balls The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines.
US10076677B2	Fire mist apparatus and system and method of use thereof Fire mist apparatus and method are provided including a fire mist dispensing head having at least one fluid outlet provided for dispensing a fluid on activation of the same in use. The apparatus further includes illumination capable of emitting light in use.
US10076676B2	Flame resistant protective head shield A flame resistant protective head shield includes a hollow body having a neck receptacle to facilitate the body being positioned around a neck of a wearer. The body has an exterior surface and an interior surface. The interior surface defines an interior cavity. An opening is provided in the exterior surface in communication with the interior cavity. A flexible flame resistant substrate is provided having a secured end and a free end. The secured end is secured to the body. The substrate is movable between a stored position within interior cavity and a deployed position in which the free end of the substrate extends through the opening and upwardly to cover a head of the wearer. A pressurized gas powered actuator is provided to move the substrate in a fraction of a second from the stored position to the deployed position. A sensor is provided for detecting a flash fire coupled to the actuator. Deployment of the substrate by the actuator is triggered by the sensor sensing a flash fire.
US10076674B2	Apparatus and method to visually view high-dose-radiation apparatus used to verify quality assurance An apparatus for testing a high-dose-rate afterloader machine comprising an image capturing device that used to capture a plurality of still images or a real-time video, wherein said image capturing device further comprises, a zoom lens, a microphone and a light, a measurement ruler that is located on a base plate; a plurality of calibration points located on the said base plate, a source insert that connects to said high-dose-rate afterloader machine to one end, wherein said source insert allows entry of a radioactive pellet and a source wire into one end, and an adjustable shaft that is connected to said base plate and connected to said image capturing device.
US10076672B2	Methods for employing digital root techniques to generate computer-input data A methodology in accordance with the present invention is directed toward optimizing the operational parameters of a radiation unit which will be used in a protocol to influence a target tissue (cellular structure), in a predetermined manner. Specifically, digital root techniques are used for this purpose. To do this, the digital root is determined for a number that is characteristic of a cellular structure attribute that is to be influenced by radiation. This digital root is then expanded into the range of a selected operational parameter for the radiation unit. Thus, a number in the operational range of the radiation unit is selected to establish an appropriate radiation parameter for influencing the cellular structure.
US10076669B2	Admittance measurement for tuning bi-ventricular pacemakers An apparatus for treating a heart of a patient includes a first lead and at least a second lead for pacing the heart adapted to be in electrical communication with the heart. The apparatus includes a microcontroller in communication with the first and second leads which triggers the first lead at either different times or the same time from when the microcontroller triggers the second lead. Alternatively, the apparatus includes a microcontroller in communication with the first and second leads that determines heart volume, including stroke volume, end-systolic volume, and calculated values including ejection fraction, from admittance from signals from the first and second leads and uses the admittance as feedback to control heart volume ejected, as measured by stroke volume, calculated values such as ejection fraction, and control end-systolic volume, with respect to the first and second leads. A method for treating the heart of a patient.
US10076668B2	System and method for nested neurostimulation A method and system are provided to deliver nested stimulation to brain tissue of interest. The method and system set first parameters that define a carrier waveform. The method and system set second parameters that define a high frequency waveform, wherein at least one of the carrier waveform and high frequency waveform are defined to correspond to physiologic neural oscillations associated with the brain tissue of interest. The method and system operates a pulse generator to generate a nested stimulation waveform that combines the carrier waveform and high frequency waveform. The nested stimulation waveform has a plurality of pulse bursts. The method and system deliver the nested stimulation waveform through one or more electrodes to the brain tissue of interest.
US10076664B1	Systems and methods for automatically programming patient therapy devices Methods for automatically programming a signal generator in a patient therapy system and associated systems are disclosed. A representative method comprises retrieving data including therapy program parameters, level of efficacy, and medication use corresponding to a plurality of time periods; identifying from the data a target time period having a corresponding level of efficacy; determining from the data if medication was used during the target time period; determining from the data if medication was used during a prior time period immediately before the target time period; calculating a lead position confidence factor; and programming the signal generator to repeat therapy with the therapy program parameters corresponding to the target time period if the confidence factor is greater than a threshold value and medication was used during the prior time period and not during the target time period.
US10076661B2	Conditional electrical stimulation In general, the disclosure describes techniques for providing conditional electrical stimulation to a patient for pelvic health. An implantable medical device (IMD) may adjust the delivery cycle of the electrical stimulation applied to a patient in response to receiving a delivery cycle parameter associated with one or more of the following: a time in a time schedule, a control device output from a control device, and physiological information from a physiological information sensing device. As an example, the IMD may monitor a status of one or more inputs of the IMD and adjust the delivery cycle of the electrical stimulation applied to the patient based on the status of the input(s).
US10076659B2	Shielded implantable medical lead with guarded termination Implantable medical leads include a shield that is guarded at a termination by having a first portion and a second portion of the shield, where the first portion is between a termination of the shield at the second portion and an inner insulation layer that surrounds the filars. The first portion may reduce the coupling of RF energy from the termination of the shield at the second portion to the filars. The first and second portions may be part of a continuous shield, where the first and second portions are separated by an inversion of the shield. The first and second portions may instead be separate pieces. The first portion may be noninverted and reside between the termination at the second portion and the inner layers, or the first portion may be inverted to create first and second sub-portions. The shield termination at the second portion is between the first and second sub-portions.
US10076657B2	Lead end having slotted member Various embodiments of this disclosure concern a lead end containing a slotted member. A slotted member can have a plurality of slots extending along at least a portion of the length of the slotted member, each of the slots having a respective positioning feature, the plurality of slots having a plurality of positioning features at different longitudinal positions along the length of the slotted member. The lead end can further include a plurality of conductors at least partially within the plurality of slots, each slot of the plurality of slots containing at least a respective one of the plurality of conductors, the plurality of conductors electrically connecting exposed electrical elements of both ends of the lead.
US10076654B2	Electrical discharge irrigator apparatus and method An electrical discharge irrigation device and method is described. The device includes a power source to produce a first voltage, a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the first voltage to a second voltage, a discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage from the circuit, a transistor or controlled rectifier coupled to the discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage, and an output tip. This output tip is coupled to the transistor or controlled rectifier and includes an electrode located in an interior space of the output tip configured to receive a charge from the transistor or controlled rectifier and to release an electric discharge, and a ground return. The ground return is an outside surface of the output tip and a space between the electrode and the ground return holds a conductive medium.
US10076653B2	Medical caps and methods of use An intravascular port access device includes a first component having a chamber configured to attach reversibly to an intravenous line port. A second component reversibly attaches to the first component and contains a disinfecting agent and an applicator material. The second component is configured to be reversibly received over external surfaces of the intravenous line port. A method of cleansing an intravenous line port includes providing a port cleaning device having a first component with a chamber containing a first cleaning agent. A second component includes a second cleaning agent. A third component has a microbicidal agent and is reversibly attached to the first component. The second component is removed from the device, the external surfaces of the port are contacted with the second cleaning agent, the first cleaning agent is ejected from the chamber into the port, and the third component is used to cap the port.
US10076650B2	Enhanced stylet for drug depot injector A pellet delivery system is provided that comprises a needle having an inner surface defining a passageway. The needle has a first portion that extends along a longitudinal axis and a curved second portion comprising an opening that is in communication with the passageway. The second portion extends transverse to the longitudinal axis. A pellet is positioned in the passageway. A plunger is slidably positioned in the passageway. The plunger comprises a shaft having a rounded tip configured to push the pellet through the first and second portions and out of the opening without the pellet becoming stuck within the passageway or the opening. Implants, systems, constructs, instruments and methods are disclosed.
US10076649B2	Delivery system for hollow microneedle arrays Systems and methods for delivering microneedles to a patient's skin are described. In one aspect, a system for delivering a microneedle array to a patient's skin surface is provided. The system includes a delivery apparatus with a housing, and an infusion device detachably received in the housing.
US10076644B2	Method and apparatus for treating urethral stricture A method of treating a treatment area of a body lumen includes inserting an elongated member into the body lumen, wherein the elongated member is configured to guide a delivery member, the delivery member possessing an outer portion with a treatment part, moving the delivery member to the treatment area, applying the treatment part to the treatment area, and withdrawing the delivery member from the treatment area.
US10076638B2	Steerable catheter with pull wire In one representative embodiment, a steerable catheter device comprises a shaft comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a pull-wire lumen that extends at least partially through the proximal and distal portions. A pull wire extends through the pull-wire lumen and has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the distal end portion of pull wire is fixed to the distal end portion of the shaft. An adjustment mechanism is operatively connected to the proximal end portion of the pull wire and configured to increase and decrease tension in the pull wire to adjust the curvature of the distal portion of the shaft. An axially non-compressible pull-wire sleeve extends co-axially through the pull-wire lumen and over the pull wire.
US10076633B2	Circadian-friendly LED light source Methods and apparatus for providing circadian-friendly LED light sources are disclosed. A light source is formed to include a first LED emission (e.g., one or more LEDs emitting a first spectrum) and a second LED emission (e.g., one or more LEDs emitting a second spectrum) wherein the first and second LED emissions are combined in a first ratio and in a second ratio such that while changing from the first ratio to the second ratio the relative circadian stimulation is varied while maintaining a color rendering index above 80.
US10076628B2	Methods and apparatus for preventing rainout Components for a respiratory treatment apparatus that is capable of providing a humidified respiratory treatment permit a reduction in condensation in a patient interface and/or its gas delivery tubing. In some embodiments, a rainout valve that may be an integrated component of a humidifier output aperture, or coupled thereto, may reduce condensation with a vapor barrier operable to selectively block and permit humidified gas transfer from the humidifier. For example, the barrier may be operable to open in response to a flow of pressurized breathable gas that may be generated by a flow generator of the respiratory treatment apparatus. In the absence of such a generation of pressurized flow, the barrier may prevent a transfer of the humidified gas such as into a conduit for a patient interface by retracting to a closed position. Example vapor barriers may include a resilient membrane, cover, bellows, flap, shutter or other suitable valve.
US10076623B2	Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as cuff wall diameter and thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea.
US10076621B2	Method and system for displaying information on life support systems Methods and systems for displaying information on life support systems (LSS) are provided. One LSS includes a patient monitoring portion configured to acquire, as LSS information, patient measurement information from a monitored patient. The LSS also includes a communication device configured to communicate with a remote device to obtain, as non-LSS information, information acquired by the remote device. The LSS further includes a display configured to display a user interface that presents the non-LSS information.
US10076619B2	Vent arrangement for respiratory mask A control system provides automated control of gas washout of a patient interface, such as a mask or nasal prongs. A gas washout vent assembly of the system may include a variable exhaust area, such as one defined by gears, radial exhaust revolvers and/or flow diverters for a conduit having a variable gas passage channel. The vent assembly may be attached substantially near or included with the patient interface. An actuator of the assembly, such as a solenoid, motor or voice coil, manipulates the vent assembly. The actuator may be configured for control by a processor to change the exhaust area of the vent assembly based on various methodologies including, for example, sleep detection, disordered breathing event detection and/or leak detection.
US10076615B2	Nasal delivery A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device comprising: a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of a subject, wherein the nosepiece comprises a tip element which includes a delivery aperture from which substance is in use delivered into the nasal cavity, and the tip element is at least in part tapered such as to be inclined to a longitudinal axis of the nosepiece, with the delivery aperture extending both laterally across the tip element and along a longitudinal extent of the tip element; a nozzle through which substance is in use delivered, preferably substantially axially to a longitudinal axis of the nosepiece, to the respective nasal cavity; and a delivery unit for delivering substance through the nozzle of the nosepiece.
US10076611B2	Medicament delivery device having an electronic circuit system Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector.
US10076602B2	Nasal douche with valve that can be actuated by respiratory air A nasal douche having a valve, container part and cap part, wherein the container part serves to receive irrigation liquid and carries cap part. The cap part has a nose attachment with an outlet opening for irrigation liquid connected fluidically to interior of container part via discharge channel, wherein nose attachment is intended to be attached to a nostril of the user. The container part or cap part is assigned a mouthpiece for controlling the valve, wherein the valve is closed in a rest position and flow of irrigation liquid out through the nose attachment is thus suppressed, and wherein the valve can be brought to an open position, under the action of respiratory air when the user blows into the mouthpiece, and irrigation liquid thus flows out through the nose attachment, wherein respiratory air or ambient air flows into the container part to allow the outward flow.
US10076598B2	Automated peritoneal dialysis system using a peristaltic pump and non-contact sensors An automated peritoneal dialysis therapy device includes pump tubing for delivering dialysate to a patient and for removing waste from the patient; a retractable peristaltic pump assembly; and a processor for controlling operations of the automated peritoneal dialysis therapy device. The retractable peristaltic pump assembly includes a retractable peristaltic pump having a pump rotor and a pump base, a heating source, located in the pump base, to heat the dialysate, a first temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the heating source, a second temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the dialysate, a flow sensor to measure an amount of dialysate being pumped, a pressure sensor to measure a pressure of the dialysate being pumped, and a motor to rotate the pump rotor. The processor controls rotational speed, displacement, and a direction of the pump rotor.
US10076594B2	Fluidic connector for negative pressure wound therapy Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus employing a fluidic connector for negative pressure wound therapy and methods of using the same. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors for connecting to a wound site, for example a fluidic connector including a reinforcement, and methods of using the same.
US10076585B2	Method of delivering a dose of a fluid composition from a microfluidic delivery cartridge Microfluidic delivery systems and methods for dispensing a fluid composition into the air comprising microfluidic die and at least one heating element that is configured to receive an electrical signal comprising a certain on-time and wave form to deliver a fluid composition into the air.
US10076580B2	Gas-filled microvesicles composition for contrast imaging The present invention relates to a new composition comprising gas-filled microvesicles for contrast imaging which are particularly suitable for providing an effective echo response to at least two selected ultrasound waves having different frequencies. Said composition preferably comprises at least two different preparations of gas-filled microvesicles having respective peaks of non-linear echographic response differing by at least 2 MHz to each other, and preferably have respective size distributions with different median sizes. In particular, said preparations preferably have size distributions with respective DV50 values differing from each other by at least 0.5 μm, more preferably at least 1.0 μm. Alternatively, said composition has a volume size distribution showing a value of Bowley skewness of 0.16 or higher. According to a preferred embodiment, at least 95% of the total volume of gas contained in said microvesicles, calculated on the population of microvesicles up to a diameter of 10 μm, is contained in microvesicles having a diameter of 8 micron or less.
US10076575B2	Peptide, complex of peptide and siRNA and use thereof A series of peptides and a peptide-siRNA complex are disclosed, wherein the peptide based complex effectively enhances delivery of siRNA molecules into the cells and release of siRNA in the cell, and improves siRNA mediated gene silencing efficiency of cellular targets. Pharmaceutical compositions that include the complex, as well as a use of the complex in the gene therapy field, are also disclosed.
US10076572B2	Photodynamic therapy for treating Clostridium difficile infection using chitosan and tetracycline Effective Photodynamic therapy (PDT) against C. difficile is provided using a composition including chitosan and tetracycline.
US10076571B2	Methods for reducing lipoprotein(a) levels by administering an inhibitor of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin-9 (PCSK9) The present invention provides methods for reducing lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) in patients. The methods of the present invention comprise selecting a patient who exhibits elevated serum Lp(a), and administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the PCSK9 inhibitor is an anti-PCSK9 antibody such as the exemplary antibody referred to herein as mAb316P.
US10076568B2	Recombinant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) vaccine vectors Recombinant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) vaccine vectors, virions thereof, compositions and vaccines comprising such, and methods of use thereof are each provided.
US10076559B2	Preparation and composition of inter-alpha inhibitor proteins from blood The present invention generally provides processes for purification of Inter-alpha inhibitor proteins (IαIp) and compositions thereof from blood.
US10076557B2	Botulinum toxin therapy for skin disorders Methods for treating skin disorders by local administration of a Clostridial toxin, such as a botulinum toxin, to a patient with a skin disorder.
US10076556B2	Methods for inhibiting tumor growth Methods of inhibiting or reducing tumor metabolism and growth are disclosed. A composition containing oxygen scavenging membrane fragments is administered within a tumor to create a hypoxic environment. This interferes with tumor growth and metabolism, and can lead to tumor death.
US10076553B2	Dietary product intended for the prevention of cardiometabolic risk A dietary product for preventing cardiometabolic risk in humans, in particular for reducing visceral fat and deep subcutaneous fat, includes in particular a mixture of: a whey hydrolysate having a molecular weight of between 200 and 10,000 daltons, an isolate and/or concentrate of whey, and calcium caseinate.
US10076551B2	Method for treating interstitial lung disease A method of treating an interstitial lung disease comprises providing tea tree oil in a range of approximately 20%-60% by volume; providing aloe vera in a range of approximately 20% to 60% by volume; providing vinegar in a range of approximately 20% to 60% by volume; combining the tea tree oil, the aloe vera and the vinegar together; placing the combination of the tea tree oil, the aloe vera and the vinegar in a humidifier; and placing a diluent in the humidifier.
US10076548B2	Mixture powders of platycodon grandifloras and momordica charantia, and method for producing the powders A method for preparing mixture powders of platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia includes washing at least one year-old platycodon grandiflorus, and momordica charantia wherein the platycodon grandiflorus includes stem, root, and leaf portions thereof; cutting the washed platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia; hot air-drying the cut platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia in a dryer at a temperature exceeding a boiling point of hydrogen cyanide gas to remove hydrogen cyanide therefrom; pulverizing the cut and dried platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia to prepare platycodon grandiflorus powders and momordica charantia powders; and mixing the platycodon grandiflorus powders and momordica charantia powders to produce the mixture powders of platycodon grandiflorus and momordica charantia.
US10076547B2	Gene-modified coxsackievirus A modified coxsackievirus showing improved safety and/or aggressiveness to be used for oncolytic virotherapy is provided. A modified coxsackievirus showing tissue-specific suppression of proliferation and comprising a mutated genome consisting of the genome of coxsackievirus B3 wild-type (CVB3-WT) inserted with at least one polynucleotide consisting of a target sequence of tissue-specific microRNA (miRNA) is provided. The mutated genome is preferably further inserted with the region encoding GM-CSF in an expressible form.
US10076541B2	Composition useful as a dietary supplement Compositions comprising L-carnitine or a salt thereof, acetyl L-carnitine or a salt thereof, vitamin B9 (folic Acid), vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), arginine, vitamin C, vitamin E (α-Tocopherol), selenium, zinc, copper, iron, vitamin D and N-acetyl cysteine, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients are provided. Dietary supplements comprising these compositions are also provided.
US10076538B2	Compositions comprising citrate and applications thereof In one aspect, methods of promoting bone growth are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of promoting bone growth described herein comprises promoting cell differentiation or phenotype progression in a population of bone cells by providing a citrate-presenting composition to the population of bone cells. In some embodiments, the citrate-presenting composition is provided to the bone cells at a first stage of cell development selected to obtain a first cell differentiation or phenotype progression. Additionally, in some cases, a second citrate-presenting composition is further provided to the bone cells at a second stage of cell development selected to obtain a second cell differentiation or phenotype progression.
US10076535B2	Use of CPG oligonucleotides co-formulated with an antibiotic to accelerate wound healing Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that include an antibiotics, but that include ingredients that counteract the effect of that antibiotic on wound healing, without altering the bactericidal properties of the antibiotic. These pharmaceutical compositions include an effective amount of 1) an imidazoquinoline having toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) ligand activity, 2) an immunostimulatory K-type CpG oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) comprising an unmethylated CpG motif, 3) an antibiotic, and 4) a surfactant, wherein the composition is formulated for topical administration. Methods for accelerating wound healing are also provided. These methods include topically administering the disclosed compositions. The wound can be in the skin or in the eye.
US10076526B2	Ocular implant made by a double extrusion process The invention provides biodegradable implants sized for implantation in an ocular region and methods for treating medical conditions of the eye. The implants are formed from a mixture of hydrophilic end and hydrophobic end PLGA, and deliver active agents into an ocular region without a high burst release.
US10076523B2	HSPC-sparing treatments for RB-positive abnormal cellular proliferation This invention is in the area of improved compounds for and methods of treating selected RB-positive cancers and other Rb-positive abnormal cellular proliferative disorders while minimizing the deleterious effects on healthy cells, for example healthy Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells (HSPCs), associated with current treatment modalities. In one aspect, improved treatment of select RB-positive cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein act as highly selective and, in certain embodiments, short, transiently-acting cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects.
US10076520B2	Use of tyrosine kinase inhibitor in cancer treatment The present invention provides methods for reducing apoptosis of non-cancerous cells during a cancer treatment and beneficial effects associated with reducing such apoptosis. In particular, methods of the invention comprise administering a tyrosine kinase inhibitor to a cancer patient who is undergoing cancer treatment in order to reduce apoptosis of non-cancerous cells.
US10076518B2	Method of treating a brain tumor Disclosed herein are methods of treating a brain tumor by administering Plinabulin. Some embodiments relate to treatment of glioblastoma multiforme by administering Plinabulin.
US10076517B2	Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of fibrosis The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of fibrosis. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of treating fibrosis in a subject in need thereof comprising administering the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of at least one monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL) inhibitor.
US10076505B2	Inhalation formulations of Treprostinil The present invention describes novel methods for using Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment and/or prevention of ischemic lesions, such as digital ulcers, in subjects with scleroderma (including systemic sclerosis), Buerger's disease, Raynaud's disease, Raynaud's phenomenon and/or other conditions that cause such lesions. The invention also relates to kits for treatment and/or prevention of ischemic lesions, comprising an effective amount of Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10076503B2	Dosage of dasotraline and method for treatment of ADHD Dosage forms and treatment regimens employing dasotraline for treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are disclosed. The compositions described herein exhibit no abuse potential.
US10076492B2	Biodegradable intravitreal tyrosine kinase implants Biocompatible intraocular implants include a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a biodegradable polymer that is effective to facilitate release of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor into the vitreous of an eye for an extended period of time. The therapeutic agents of the implants may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix that is substantially free of a polyvinyl alcohol. The implants can be placed in an eye to treat or reduce the occurrence of one or more ocular conditions.
US10076488B2	Long-lasting powder essence composition with improved coloring and skin feeling and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a long-lasting powder essence composition with improved coloring and skin feeling and its preparation method. The powder essence composition is a high-fitting coloring powder not likely to smear or wear off. The composition turns into liquid the moment it is rubbed on the skin to offer a natural color tone like water color, keeps the color clear without getting cakey even when it is reapplied multiple times, and delivers a clearer color as it glides on the skin to break powder and water particles. The powder essence composition according to the present invention is also a powder emulsion, which makes the skin feel light and hydrated rather than sticky or stuffy when applied to the skin and stays long due to its water-resistant function. In addition, the powder essence composition according to the present invention contains different functional moisturizing agents to provide plenty of nourishment when applied to the skin. The composition makes the skin feel fresh and hydrated rather than stuffy or heavy, lightly sinks into the skin like nothing is applied on the skin, to display a strong tint function, stays long just with one touch and has a good water-resistant effect, so it does not bleed when in contact with water.
US10076486B2	Gel-like hair-setting agent The present invention relates to a silicon dioxide-containing cosmetic composition for hair setting or for the temporary reshaping of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, which depending on the use enables both a matte and a shiny look and which after application to the hair enables shaping and restructuring of the hairstyle for a long period of time and furthermore forms no visible residues.
US10076485B2	Hair care compositions The invention relates to hair care compositions comprising an effective amount of a condensation polymer having at least one, optionally quaternized or protonated, dialkylamide end-group connected through the polymer backbone to a unit derived from an alkylamide, the connection comprising at least one ester linkage.
US10076479B1	Methods for treating skin Provided are methods of treating skin with at least two alternating treatment modalities to improve the health and/or diminish signs of aging. Some methods according to the present invention may comprise topically applying at least two separate compositions, in a sequential, rotating, or alternating fashion to overcome adaptation, tolerance, or sensitization phenomena.
US10076464B2	External ear canal pressure regulation system An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.
US10076456B2	Mobile chair apparatus comprising foot pedals A mobile chair apparatus is described that comprises a drive assembly that preferably includes one or more moveable foot pedals, and drive wheels which rotate in response to rotation of the foot pedals by the mobile chair occupant, and a steering assembly which comprises two steering wheels and at least one tiller, configured such that forward and backward movement of said tiller will translate into movement of both steering wheels, wherein the drive assembly and the steering assembly concurrently enable the mobile chair occupant to propel and steer the mobile chair apparatus without assistance from another person.
US10076450B2	Structured film containing beta-nucleating agent and method of making the same A structured film of a semi-crystalline polyolefin and a beta-nucleating agent is disclosed. The structured film has a backing and upstanding posts attached to the backing. At least a portion of the film typically includes beta-spherulites. In some embodiments, the backing is microporous while the upstanding posts have lower porosity. A method of making a structured film is also disclosed. The method includes extruding a melt of a polyolefin and a beta-nucleating agent in the presence of a tool to provide the structured film having upstanding posts on a backing and cooling at least a portion of the structured film to a temperature sufficient to form beta-spherulites. In some embodiments, the method further includes stretching the structured film containing beta-spherulites to provide micropores in the backing.
US10076447B2	See-through reduced-pressure dressings and systems A see-through dressing assembly is presented for use with a reduced-pressure system for treating a wound on a patient using reduced pressure that allows visual observation of the wound during treatment. The dressing assembly includes a bolster for providing a directed force when under reduced pressure, a sealing member for covering the bolster and providing a seal over the bolster and a patient's epidermis, and wherein the bolster and sealing member are formed from see-through materials sufficient to allow perception of color from a point external to the system. Other systems, dressings, and methods are presented.
US10076446B2	Noninvasive system and method for mitigating sleep-position related eye loads When sleeping or resting in non-supine positions, reaction forces are distributed over areas of the face and head in contact with a surface, such as a mattress or arm, following a load path through at least one eye. Aspects of the disclosed system and method provide rigid to semi-rigid load bearing facial support configured to absorb and or distribute the reaction force exerted by a surface during non-supine rest or sleep to areas of padding best suited to absorb and or distribute said force such that the load path bypasses the eye, eye orbit, and or its surrounding anatomy to prevent or mitigate deformation, stress, strain, and or damage to the eye.
US10076430B2	Devce with tensioners This disclosure provides for a medical device to be implanted in the vasculature and a method for treatment in the vasculature. The device has an outer layer of a first material and an inner layer of a second material attached to the outer layer. The inner layer further has a plurality of elastomeric tensioners. If the device experiences relaxation, resulting in a decreased radial force against the vessel wall, the elastomeric tensioners may provide a contraction force to the inner layer and the outer layer, resulting in a maintained radial force on the vessel wall.
US10076426B2	Stent and stent delivery system A stent and a stent delivery system are configured to exhibit good slip strength, flexibility, and expandability. The stent includes a plurality of wave-shaped struts positioned at intervals in the circumferential direction of the stent, and a plurality of connecting struts positioned between the wave-shaped struts. Each of the wave-shaped struts extends from one end to the other end in the axial direction, and has proximate portions that form portions in the vicinity of an adjacent wave-shaped strut, distant portions that form portions away from the adjacent wave-shaped strut, and straight portions that connect the proximate portions and the distant portions. The straight portions extend in the circumferential direction of the stent in a state in which the stent is mounted on the balloon. The connecting struts connect to each other the distant portions of adjacent wave-shaped struts.
US10076417B2	Joint prosthesis assembly A joint prosthesis assembly, includes a joint prosthesis body (1) made of a first biocompatible non-resorbable material and an anchoring element (2-5) made of a second biocompatible non-resorbable material. The anchoring element (2-5) is arranged to allow rotation of an end portion of the joint prosthesis body (1) with respect to the anchoring element (2-5) when in situ.
US10076412B2	Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device An apparatus and method for delivering a prosthetic device through the vasculature of a patient includes a radially expandable member coupled to the distal end of an elongate shaft. The expandable member has an open frame configuration and an outer mounting surface for mounting the prosthetic device in a collapsed state thereon. The expandable member expands radially outwards from a first configuration to a second configuration to expand a prosthetic device mounted thereon.
US10076411B2	Perivalvular sealing for transcatheter heart valve The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of catheter-based prosthetic heart valves, and in particular, prosthetic heart valves having sealing devices configured to seal the interface between the prosthetic valve and the surrounding tissue of the native annulus in which the prosthetic valve is implanted. In one embodiment, a prosthetic heart valve includes an annular sealing member that can be placed in a delivery orientation extending axially away from one end of the valve when the valve is in a radially compressed state. When the valve is expanded, the expansion of the frame causes the sealing member to be pulled to an operative orientation covering a portion of the frame. The present disclosure also discloses new mechanisms and techniques for mounting valve leaflets to a frame of a prosthetic heart valve.
US10076401B2	Vein filter A vessel filter movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel, and having a filter portion having a converging region to direct particles toward the center. The filter portion converges into a tubular portion. The second region is flared in the expanded position to have a transverse dimension increasing in a direction away from the filter portion and includes a vessel engaging portion. The first region has a spacer to keep the filter more toward a center of a vessel, wherein in the collapsed position the spacer extends axially in an elongated position cranially of the cranial end of the filter and in the expanded position the spacer forms a looped region extending radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the filter. The spacer has a first end attached to the internal surface of the tubular portion and extends within the tubular portion and emerges cranially from the tubular region to form the looped region.
US10076399B2	Endovascular device engagement A medical device, configured to perform an endovascular therapy, e.g., thrombectomy, can comprise an elongate manipulation member and an intervention member. The intervention member can comprise a proximal end portion and a mesh. The proximal end portion can be coupled with the distal end portion of the elongate manipulation member. The mesh can have a plurality of cells and, be compressible to a collapsed configuration for delivery to an endovascular treatment site through a catheter, and be self-expandable from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. At least a portion of the mesh, from a first location to a second location along the mesh, can be configured such that an amount of cell deformation in response to longitudinally directed tensile forces decreases by less than 5% or increases in a distal direction along the portion of the mesh.
US10076395B2	Prosthesis having a radiopaque element The present invention relates to a prosthesis (10) intended to be implanted at an implantation site, comprising i) at least one fabric called the base fabric (2) having at least one apertured surface (3), ii) and at least one patch (4) provided with at least one barb (5) projecting from one of its surfaces and grippingly fastening said patch to said apertured surface of said base fabric at a specific place on said surface, said patch comprising at least one radiopaque element. The invention also relates to a kit comprising a fabric and a patch.
US10076382B2	Catheter apparatuses having multi-electrode arrays for renal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for achieving renal neuromodulation by intravascular access are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed to a treatment device having a multi-electrode array configured to be delivered to a renal blood vessel. The array is selectively transformable between a delivery or low-profile state (e.g., a generally straight shape) and a deployed state (e.g., a radially expanded, generally helical shape). The multi-electrode array is sized and shaped so that the electrodes or energy delivery elements contact an interior wall of the renal blood vessel when the array is in the deployed (e.g., helical) state. The electrodes or energy delivery elements are configured for direct and/or indirect application of thermal and/or electrical energy to heat or otherwise electrically modulate neural fibers that contribute to renal function or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers.
US10076381B2	Method of marking lesion in tubular organ of an object A method used to mark a tubular organ of a subject. In a first step, at a position near a lesion on a wall surface of the tubular organ, a first electrode is supplied with high-frequency current, so that the first electrode punctures the wall surface from a surface of a mucosal layer on the wall surface to a predetermined depth. In a second step, the first electrode is supplied with the high-frequency current for a predetermined time such that a first marking is made by cauterization on a muscle layer. In a third step, a second electrode, which is disposed coaxially with the first electrode, is supplied with high-frequency current for a predetermined time such that a second marking is made by cauterization on the surface of the mucosal layer. During the third step, the first electrode is held as is after the second step.
US10076380B2	Energy delivery devices and methods This relates to methods and devices for achieving contact between the wall of a cavity or passageway and a medical device when used in tortuous anatomy.
US10076376B2	Devices and methods for bending or cutting implants Devices and methods for bending or cutting implants are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an instrument can include a rotatable drive shaft that urges first and second portions of a modular bending or cutting template toward one another to bend or cut an implant disposed between the template portions. A linkage assembly can be included to provide a mechanical advantage in urging the template portions toward one another. In some embodiments, an instrument can include a rotatable drive shaft that, depending on direction of rotation, pushes or pulls a first modular template portion with respect to a second modular template portion to bend an implant disposed between the template portions in one direction or another direction. In some embodiments, an instrument can include a worm drive that rotates a cutting wheel with respect to a cutting plate to cut an implant inserted through openings formed in the cutting wheel and the cutting plate.
US10076373B2	Self-retaining fastener and driver A provisional engagement feature for selectively connecting a fastener such as a screw to a driving tool, the fastener incorporating a head with a recess extending therein and a projection contained within the recess for engagement with a corresponding engagement feature of the driving tool.
US10076370B2	Clip for dynamic spinal plate A clip includes a body and a pin. The body includes a first end, a second end, and a backspan extending between the first and second ends. The backspan defines a through hole. Each of the first and second ends of the body are configured to releasably couple to a rail of a dynamic spinal clip between two adjacent segments of a dynamic spinal clip to maintain a span between two adjacent segments. The pin defines a longitudinal axis and includes a head and a shaft. The shaft extends from the head to a tip. The tip is configured to penetrate bone. The shaft is configured and dimensioned to be slidably received through the through hole of the body. The head is sized to prevent the head from passing through the through hole of the body.
US10076360B2	External fixator The invention relates to an external fixator device and the method of its use in treating bone fractures and in orthopedic interventions, such as corrective osteotomies.
US10076350B2	Tool bit of ultrasonic osteotome and ultrasonic osteotome including the same Disclosed are a tool bit of an ultrasonic osteotome and an ultrasonic osteotome including the same, the tool bit comprising: an arbour (2); and an end portion (1) of the tool bit connected to a front end of arbour (2), wherein the end portion (1) of the tool bit has a hook-like shape and includes a hook tip (11), a hook handle (13), as well as a hook-shaped interconnecting piece (12) which is interconnected between the hook tip (11) and the hook handle (13). The hook handle (13) is connected with the arbour (2), and the inner side edge of the hook-shaped interconnecting piece (12) is tooth-like. With this ultrasonic osteotome, the cutting efficiency is high and surgery time is short, therefore the labour intensity of medical workers is decreased. Moreover, accurate positioning can be realized in cutting process with no skidding, so the chance of success of surgery can be improved.
US10076342B2	Tissue displacement tools and methods Apparatus and methods for bone cavity preparation. Formed broaching members may be supported inside a bone by a rotator. The broaching members may be bowed out inside the bone to create a cavity having a shape determined by the broaching members and bone anatomy.
US10076332B2	Methods for applying surgical staples to internal walls of hollow tissue organs A method of performing a surgical anastomosis is disclosed. The method includes providing an anastomotic device including a fluid supply channel extending between a handle assembly and a head assembly. The method also includes positioning the head assembly of the anastomotic device adjacent a hollow tissue organ, inserting the head assembly of the anastomotic device into the hollow tissue organ, and discharging an inflation fluid through at least one fluid outlet and into the hollow tissue organ to insufflate at least a portion of the hollow tissue organ.
US10076327B2	Flexible actuator mandrel for tissue apposition systems The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.
US10076325B2	Surgical stapling apparatus comprising a tissue stop A surgical stapling apparatus is disclosed. The surgical stapling apparatus comprises a cartridge body. The cartridge body comprises a deck comprising a tissue-supporting surface, a slot defined in the deck, and a plurality of staple cavities. The slot extends from a proximal end toward a distal end. The surgical stapling apparatus further comprises a plurality of staples removably stored in the staple cavities and a tissue stop positioned in the slot. The tissue stop comprises a detent releasably engaged with the cartridge body. The detent is configured to release from the cartridge body to permit the tissue stop to move from an undisplaced position to a displaced position.
US10076318B2	Apparatus and method for cardiac tissue modulation by topical application of vacuum to minimize cell death and damage A method and apparatus are provided for treating cardiac tissue to modulate ischemic heart tissue with topical sub-atmospheric pressure to minimize cell death and damage.
US10076313B2	System and method for automatically adjusting beams to scan an object in a body A method of scanning for an object using an adaptive scheduler starts with an electronic circuit (EC) receiving information associated with the object. A task list is then generated by the EC that includes at least one task action based on the information associated with the object. The at least one task action includes a beam firing required for the object to be scanned. The EC may signal based on the task list to a beamer to generate and send a signal to a probe unit to perform the beam firing. A receiver may receive and process a data signal from the probe unit and send the processed data signals to the EC. The EC may then analyze the processed data signal to determine if the object is identified using the processed data signal. Other embodiments are also described.
US10076309B2	Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and control method thereof Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus which is capable of accurately and quickly estimating a Point Spread Function (PSF) is usable for restoring ultrasonic images, and a control method which is executable by the ultrasonic imaging apparatus. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: a probe; a receive beamformer configured to beamform an ultrasonic signal and to output the beamformed ultrasonic signal; a Point Spread Function (PSF) database configured to store a PSF which is acquired based on a situational variable, and a phase parameter which is determined based on the situational variable, for the beamformed ultrasonic signal; and an image generator configured to select the PSF and the phase parameter from the PSF database based on the beamformed ultrasonic signal, and to perform deconvolution using an estimated PSF based on the selected PSF and the selected phase parameter in order to generate an image.
US10076308B2	Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatuses for generating harmonic images and methods of generating ultrasonic images including harmonic images An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus may comprise: a probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit a signal to an object and configured to receive an echo signal from the object; a controller configured to control the probe; and/or an image generation unit configured to generate an image of the object based on the echo signal. The controller may be further configured to drive the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic. A method of generating an ultrasonic image may comprise: transmitting a signal to an object by using a transducer; receiving an echo signal from the object by using the transducer; and/or generating an image of the object based on the echo signal. The transmitting of the signal to the object may comprise driving the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic.
US10076304B2	System for providing scanning medium A system for providing scanning medium for scanning a volume of tissue comprising: an inner chamber that contains the scanning medium; a transducer mounted to the inner chamber and configured to move along a motion path, with the inner chamber, in scanning the volume of tissue; an outer chamber concentrically aligned about the inner chamber to guide the inner chamber along the motion path; a piston module defining a base surface within the inner chamber, the piston module comprising a medium inlet and a medium outlet for adjusting an amount of the scanning medium within the inner chamber; a detection subsystem coupled to the base surface of the piston module; and an actuator comprising a stationary portion mounted to the piston module and a moving portion coupled to the inner chamber and configured to produce motion of the inner chamber along the motion path.
US10076299B2	Systems and methods for determining hepatic function from liver scans Systems and methods for determining an objective metric for analyzing health of a patient's liver are described. In some embodiments, the system may include a scanner that can detect radiation counts responsive to administration of radioactive compound to a patient. Further, the system may include an image detection module that can access image data responsive to the detected radiation counts by the scanner. The image detection module can programmatically identify a first region of interest corresponding to a liver of the patient from the image data. A parameter calculator module can programmatically determine a first attribute associated with the first region of interest and calculate a first parameter indicating health of the liver of the patient based at least in part on the first attribute associated with the first region of interest.
US10076283B2	Method and device to manage fluid volumes in the body A system and method for determining the amount of fluid to be removed from a dialysis patient is disclosed. The system utilizes sensors and a computer. The computer obtains the input parameters from the sensors, along with information added directly by the user, and performs a forward algorithm to determine a recommended change in patient fluid level. As fluid is removed, the effect of the removal on the parameters is detected by the sensors and re-transmitted back to the computer. The computer then performs a backward algorithm to refine the variables used in the forward algorithm and obtain more accurate results. The system and method provide for changing the amount of fluid removed from the patient based on the results of the algorithm and the data received from the sensors.
US10076282B2	Wearable monitoring devices having sensors and light guides A monitoring device includes a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject. An optical emitter, optical detector, and sensor for measuring motion noise are located within the housing. Light transmissive material is in optical communication with the optical emitter and detector and is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter to one or more locations of the body of the subject and to collect light external to the housing and deliver the collected light to the detector. A signal processor is configured to receive and process signals produced by the optical detector and the motion noise sensor, and to remove noise from the signals produced by the optical detector. The signal processor may generate physiological parameters for the subject such as heart rate, blood flow, blood pressure, VO2max, heart rate variability, respiration rate, and blood gas/analyte level.
US10076280B2	Bone-conductive arousal induction apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus and methods to deliver audible acoustic sound to the brain through bone conduction and to terminate snoring and sleep apnea. The apparatus comprises a control module and a device that measures signs of the snoring and the sleep apnea and generates the audible acoustic sound to arouse a subject. The device is reversibly attachable to a part of a head overlying a skull of the subject and uses a composite sensor comprising a reflectance pulse oximeter and a vibration sensor for the measurement and an acoustic speaker for generation of the sound. The device drives the acoustic speaker to produce human-conversational sound and non-human sound.
US10076275B2	Information processing device, information processing system, and program The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, and a program which enable a state of pores to be understood in further detail.A photographing unit photographs skin of a person irradiated with first light of a first wavelength band or second light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band. A pore detecting unit detects pores in a first skin image, which is an image obtained by photographing the skin of the person irradiated with the first light. A porphyrin detecting unit detects a pore state of the skin of the person based on pixel values of a plurality of color components of each of pixels of a second skin image, which is an image obtained by photographing the skin of the person irradiated with second light. A display control unit distinguishes pores in which an abnormality is detected and normal pores based on a detection result of the pores and the pore state of the skin of the person and control display of the pore state of the skin of the person. The present technology can be applied to a system for analyzing a pore state of skin, for example.
US10076270B2	Detecting physiological responses while accounting for touching the face Described herein are systems and methods for detecting a physiological response based on thermal measurements while accounting for touching the face. In one embodiment, a system includes an inward-facing head-mounted thermal camera (CAM) that takes thermal measurements of a region of interest (THROI) on a user's face, and a sensor that provides measurements (M) indicative of times at which the user touches the region of interest (ROI). The system also includes a computer that detects the physiological response based on THROI and M. Optionally, the computer generates feature values based on THROI and M, and utilizes a model to detect, based on the feature values, the physiological response. Optionally, the model was trained based on samples, each including: (i) feature values generated based on previous THROI taken while M indicated touching the ROI, and (ii) a corresponding label indicative of an extent of the physiological response.
US10076268B1	Portable unit for metabolic analysis The Portable Unit for Metabolic Analysis measures human metabolic function. The compact invention attaches to the face of a subject and it is able to record highly time-resolved measurements of air temperature and pressure, flow rates during inhalation and exhalation, and oxygen and carbon dioxide partial pressure. The device is capable of ‘breath-by-breath’ analysis and ‘within-breath’ analysis at high temporal resolution.
US10076249B2	Proton density and T1 weighted zero TE MR thermometry A system and method for tracking temperature changes in tissue and bone is disclosed. In one aspect, the temperature changes are tracked simultaneously with high spatial encoding and temporal efficiency. The method is robust in terms of B0 and chemical shift off-resonance, as well as insensitive to eddy currents for accurate temperature mapping. Zero TE (ZTE) based MR thermometry is utilized herein to extract temperature changes from proton density and T1 weighted images. Additionally, T1 signal contamination is corrected for by calibrating T1 and B0 by using a variable flip angle method to achieve temperature mapping in bone, aqueous and adipose tissue simultaneously.
US10076247B2	System and method for evaluating tissue A sensor system for measuring an elastic modulus and a shear modulus and a method for evaluating a tissue. The invention pertains to a method for determining the presence of and/or characterizing abnormal growths, using a piezoelectric finger sensor (PEFS) system. The PEFS system may be particularly useful for screening for tumors and various forms of cancer. Additionally, the PEFS system may be useful for various dermatological applications.
US10076245B2	Specimen information acquisition apparatus and specimen information acquisition method A specimen information acquisition apparatus includes a signal processor which can selectively operate in first and second modes. In the first mode, when a first group represents a group of devices among receiving devices and a second group represents at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the first group, a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image are obtained based on received signals from the first group and the second group, respectively. In the second mode, when a third group represents a group of devices having at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the first group and a fourth group represents at least a fraction of a group of devices other than the third group, a photoacoustic image and an ultrasonic image are obtained based on received signals from the third group and the fourth group, respectively.
US10076244B2	Physiological monitoring system A physiological monitoring system includes a near-end portable monitoring module for generating first sensed data, capturing a user's first image, an image sensing module for synchronizing the first sensed data and the first image to form first combination data, and searching and connecting the corresponding near-end portable monitoring module to receive the first sensed data and display the near-end information display module corresponding to the screen of the first combination data, when the first sensed data includes a warning signal, the first combination data is transmitted and stored in the Internet by the second communication unit within a time period from a first time before the warning signal is issued to a second time for releasing the warning signal, and the first combination data within the time period from the first time to the second time is transmitted to the near-end information display module to display the first combination data.
US10076238B2	Systems and methods for visualizing ablated tissue Systems and methods for visualizing ablated tissue are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for imaging tissue comprising: a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end; an inflatable balloon disposed about the distal end of the catheter; and an optical housing extending from the distal end of the catheter into the balloon, the optical housing being configured to position inside the balloon a light source for illuminating a tissue outside the balloon and a camera for imaging the illuminated tissue.
US10076237B2	Tissue resecting system A surgical system includes a first instrument defining a first channel and a second instrument receivable by the first channel. The second instrument defines a second channel. A valve coupled to the first instrument controls fluid flow through the first channel, such that impedance of fluid flow through the first channel is substantially the same without the second instrument received in the first channel and with the first channel partially blocked by the second instrument. In another aspect, a surgical apparatus includes an outer member and an inner member received within the outer member to define a first channel therebetween. The inner member houses an optical lens and defines a second channel for receiving a surgical instrument. The first and second channels are configured such that a pump having an inflow rate of up to about 0.7 L/min connected to the second channel can maintain fluid pressure inside an organ.
US10076232B2	Endoscopic sheath assembly A sheath assembly for an endoscope includes an elongate tubular body and a plug. The endoscope has a handle portion and a scope portion extending therefrom to a tip. The body includes first and second wall sections and extends along a longitudinal axis between first and second distal openings. The first wall section extends radially about the longitudinal axis to define a scope lumen. The scope portion is receivable in the scope lumen. The second wall section extends radially about a portion of the first wall section and longitudinally between second distal and proximal end openings. The first and second wall sections define an integral suction lumen in fluid communication with a first source of negative pressure. The plug is mated with the distal end opening for closing the scope lumen and includes at least one suction opening disposed in co-registration with the first distal end opening.
US10076228B1	Minimally invasive networked surgical system and method A system for performing non-invasive networked medical procedures including a number of in vivo medical devices, a communication path between at least two of the devices, an ex vivo control unit to control the behavior of the devices, and a wireless communication path between the control unit and at least one of the devices. An associated method for performing non-invasive networked medical procedures is also provided. Further included is a simulation method that utilizes accurate electromagnetic field simulations, using a software based test bench, to determine the maximum allowable transmitted power levels from in vivo devices to achieve a required bit error rates (BER) at an in vivo or ex vivo node (receiver) while maintaining the specific absorption rate (SAR) under a required threshold.
US10076218B2	Method for operating a vacuum cleaner having a cyclone separator and a vacuum cleaner having a cyclone separator A method for operating a vacuum cleaner includes providing a vacuum cleaner including a motor-driven fan, a pick-up device configured to pick up an air-dust mixture that is disposed on a suction side of the fan, a dust separator including at least one cyclone separator and a valve element disposed between the pick-up device and the fan. The dust separator is disposed between the pick-up device and the fan. The valve element is operated so as to connect a flow path leading from the pick-up device through the at least one cyclone separator to the fan only when a predefined minimum value of a volume flow generated by the fan or a quantity correlating with the volume flow is present.
US10076216B2	Foaming soap dispensers Various dispensing devices, such as foaming soap pumps, are disclosed. The soap pump can include a fluid storage unit and a fluid handling unit. The fluid storage unit can include a reservoir that is configured to hold a quantity of product, such as liquid soap. The fluid handling unit can include a pumping assembly and dispensing assembly. The soap pump can be configured to withdraw liquid soap from the reservoir, convert the liquid soap to foamed soap, and dispense the foamed soap from the discharge assembly.
US10076215B1	Portable bidet seat Portable, self-contained bidet seat (10) to be placed on toilet or other waste disposal means. Bidet seat (10) holds washing liquid (100) in hollow central chamber (23). Pressure means (40) is activated by user to pressurize washing liquid (100) and air (101) in chamber (23). Pressurized liquid (100) is sprayed or jetted onto user to replace use of toilet paper. Bidet seat (10) is adapted for use by persons with limited strength or agility.
US10076214B2	Toilet training, bathing and toileting devices for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers A toilet seat or receptacle, for use by newborns, infants, toddlers or preschoolers for assisting in their toilet training and toileting. The device includes a seat disposed about an opening, a head/backrest to which is attached a safety belt. It has one or more sound emitting devices to provide predetermined sounds used to induce or encourage the process of urination or defecation. It is configured for use with a toilet or potty or other toilet receptacle. The toilet seat has a left hand ramp portion configured to be disposed at a front left hand end of the toilet seat and configured for raising the left hand knee of the child towards the chest while sitting on the seat. The device also includes a right hand ramped configured to be disposed at a front right hand end of the toilet seat and configured for raising the right hand knee of the child towards the chest while sitting on the seat.
US10076209B2	Coffee brewing There are provided drinking vessels adapted to receive coffee grounds and water to brew coffee wherein the drinking vessels comprise pump means. In one embodiment a drinking vessel (100,200) comprises a first chamber adapted to receive coffee grounds and hot water, a second chamber adapted to receive brewed coffee and a third chamber adapted to receive brewed coffee. Also provided drinking vessel sections (101,102,201,202), a kit of parts and a method of brewing coffee.
US10076206B2	Bayonet fitting pressure cooker provided with a control member The invention provides a cooking utensil for cooking food under pressure including a vessel, a lid, and a bayonet-fitting locking system, said utensil including a lid subassembly that includes both said lid and a support attached to said lid in such a manner that said lid can pivot, said utensil including a control member for controlling the locking/unlocking, and a transformation device for transforming the movement of the control member into pivoting of the lid relative to the support, said control member being shaped to be capable of being taken hold of manually and being connected mechanically to the support so that said lid subassembly being lifted manually, via the control member, causes the control member to be urged back into its unlocking position.
US10076205B2	Communion tray having corner cup disposal openings The present invention solves the problem of possible contamination of unconsumed liquid contained by communion cups that remain in the circular apertures of the cup array of the tray cover. The problem has been solved by moving the empty cup disposal openings from their current central locations in the tray cover to the four corners thereof. The new configuration makes it awkward for a congregant to dispose of his cup by reaching over cups containing unconsumed liquid. Although the improved tray cover is configured to hold 34 cups rather than 36, the loss of capacity of 2 cups is considered to be an acceptable compromise for decreasing the spread of disease causing organisms.
US10076204B1	Parcel guard with expandable mesh basket receptacle A parcel guard with expandable mesh basket receptacle is a safeguard mechanism for receiving and keeping packages comprising of a scalable, flexible, collapsible net basket made of wire mesh, metallic chain links, composite material or any combination of material suitable to create a shaped net basket and a means of locking mechanism to deter theft temptation. The flexible net basket of this apparatus allows parcels of various size, shape and weight to be placed inside the net basket and securely locked away as part of a theft prevention mechanism that prevents unauthorized removal of the parcels.
US10076198B2	Portable food or beverage and condiment kit A food and condiment kit comprising a container with a top, a bottom, and an interior. A tray coupled to the top of the container includes at least one opening to receive a cup with a first end facing the bottom of the container. A ring with an interior edge and a plurality of clasps disposed around the interior edge is coupled to the first end of the cup. A cutting mechanism coupled to the ring protrudes towards the first end of the cup. A lining covers the open end of the cup sealing the contents of the cup from the contents of the container until the cup is rotated around the cutting mechanism to cut the lining and thereby release the contents therein.
US10076190B2	Pillow A pillow comprising two wings and a bridging section connecting the wings, so that the wings and bridging section form a substantially U-shaped shape. An elastic member and a connecting assembly connect one portion of the elastic member to a first fixing point on a wing or the bridging section and another portion of the elastic member to a second fixing point on a wing or the bridging section, so that the elastic member or the connecting assembly, or both, can pass from one wing to the other, and the elastic member can urge the wings towards one another. The invention provides a more convenient and quicker way of lengthening the elastic member or connecting assembly passing from one wing to the other.
US10076189B2	Attachable headrest with eye cover Various apparatuses are disclosed. An apparatus may include a headrest configured to accommodate a head of a user, and an eye cover connected to the headrest and configured to cover eyes of the user. The apparatus may also include headrest straps connected to the headrest and configured to adjustably fasten the headrest to a seat. The headrest straps may adjustably fasten the headrest to the seat by wrapping around the seat. The headrest may include a wedged portion that contacts a shoulder of the user. The headrest may include an indentation shaped substantially similar to at least a portion of the head of the user. The head of the user may be substantially immobilized when the headrest is fastened to a seat and the eye cover is fastened over eyes of the user.
US10076187B2	Drawer assembly with bezel including an integral drawer centering device A drawer assembly is provided. That drawer assembly includes a drawer and a bezel. The bezel includes an integral drawer centering device whereby smooth sliding action of the drawer in the bezel is provided. The bezel and the integral drawer centering device are molded as a unitary component.
US10076185B1	Furniture kits and methods of making the same Example furniture kits and methods of making the same are described. An example method includes coupling a first block of a connector to a rear wall of a disassembled piece of furniture, the first block having a first groove, and coupling a second block of the connector to a side wall of the piece of the furniture, the second block having a second groove. One of the first block or the second block includes an extension and the other of the first block or the second block includes an opening to receive the extension when the first and second blocks are coupled. The example method also includes packaging the rear wall, the side wall and a locking cover into a furniture kit to be used to assemble the piece of furniture. The locking cover is to couple the first and second blocks.
US10076183B2	Surface cleaning head A surface cleaning head is disclosed. The surface cleaning head includes a housing, a brush system, and a panel open detector. The brush system includes a brush and a brush drive member drivingly connected to the brush. The brush is moveably mounted in the brush chamber and removably from the brush chamber. A panel open detector is operatively connected to a brush interruption member and the brush interruption member is operatively connected to the brush system. When the panel open detector detects that a panel on the housing is opened, the brush interruption member interacts with the brush system to prevent the brush drive member driving the brush.
US10076148B2	Bespoke cap having two distinct fabric patterns The present invention generally relates to a bespoke cap for covering and gathering dreadlocks. More specifically, two distinct fabric patterns are layered to form a cap. The first layer's fabric pattern is a crown having a front facing brim and a half oval cut into its rear surface. The crown provides a deep volume to accommodate a large amount of dreadlocks. The second layer is a five piece fabric pattern that is sewn onto and over the first layer. Both layers combine to provide an adjustable oval like aperture at the back of the cap, which allow dreadlocks to be covered and gathered naturally without being damaged. Top panels associated with the second layer have rear closing straps that cinch the aperture at an angle. Each top panel stretches and folds over the first layer's front facing brim to its underside, providing a stylish flat-cap appearance.
US10076147B2	Pant strap A pant strap is provided. The pant strap is configured to be wrapped about a user's leg over a pant leg, worn under but not attached to footwear so that it is not visible. The pant strap neatly holds the pant leg in place, minimizing wrinkling of the pant leg and allows the pant to be easily slid into and out of an item of footwear.
US10076140B2	Aerosol-generating system for delivering nicotine salt particles An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a nicotine source, a lactic acid source, and a single heater configured to heat both the nicotine source and the lactic acid source. The aerosol-generating system may also include an aerosol-generating article including a cartridge having a first compartment including the nicotine source and a second compartment including the lactic acid source; and an aerosol-generating device including the single heater. The cartridge may also include a cavity configured to receive the single heater of the aerosol-generating device.
US10076134B2	Reducing levels of nicotinic alkaloids in plants Two genes, A622 and NBB1, can be influenced to achieve a decrease of nicotinic alkaloid levels in plants. In particular, suppression of one or both of A622 and NBB1 may be used to decrease nicotine in tobacco plants.
US10076129B1	Systems and methods for inhibiting spoilage of stored crops Systems and methods for treating large quantities of potatoes, other tubers, vegetables, produce, and/or other crops are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a crop storage facility configured in accordance with the present technology includes a treatment system configured to distribute a treatment agent configured to inhibit spoilage of the crops. The treatment system can include a combination of two or more chemical compositions configured to release different concentrations of the treatment agent to produce a desired level of the treatment agent in the storage facility.
US10076117B2	Pesticide formulation comprising a water soluble active ingredient and a penetration enhancer and use of the same The present disclosure relates to an improved formulation comprising at least one water soluble active ingredient and at least one penetration enhancer. The present disclosure also relates to a use of an improved formulation comprising at least one water soluble active ingredient and at least one penetration enhancer for preventing, combating or controlling pests, particularly insect infestations, by tree injection.
US10076116B2	N-cycloalkyl-N-(biheterocyclymethylene)-(thio)carboxamide derivatives The present invention relates to fungicidal N-cycloalkyl-N-(biheterocyclylmethylene)carboxamide derivatives and their thiocarbonyl derivatives, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions.
US10076098B2	Animal litter box An animal litter box has a transverse direction, a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction and includes a lower container having an opening at an upper end thereof and allocated on the lower side, an upper side cover allocated above the lower container and a liquid passable litter tray interposed between the upper side cover and the lower container and cooperating with the lower container to close the opening. The lower container has an excrement tray provided so as to be manually movable in the longitudinal direction between a put-in position at which the excrement tray is set within the receiving space below the liquid passable litter tray and a drawn out position outside the receiving space and an end opening through which the excrement tray is put into or drawn out from the receiving space.
US10076097B1	Soybean cultivar CL1463417 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1463417 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1463417 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1463417 in a breeding program.
US10076091B2	Pollen compositions and methods for distribution on flowering plants The present invention encompasses a composition comprising a viable pollen suspension in a water miscible carrier. The compositions are especially suitable for mechanical distribution, such as, electrostatic spraying of the viable pollen composition onto a flowering plant to increase pollination. The invention further provides a mechanical system and method for applying droplets containing a viable pollen suspension to flowering plants to increase pollination.
US10076089B2	Method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land Described herein is a method of controlling soil moisture, water accumulation and fertilizer distribution in land. Elevation location data for land areas are extracted from two or more pixels of a topographic image including topographic data. Each pixel represents a land area. Wetness indices for the land areas are determined from the elevation and location data, based on the slope between two or more defined areas of land and an upslope contributing area per unit contour length. At risk defined areas of land, e.g., those at risk of accumulating water are identified based on wetness indices. Water is transported from the at risk defined areas of land to another location. The transporting of water reduces the risk of accumulating water in the at risk defined areas of land and improves crop growth potential in those areas.
US10076088B2	Agricultural crop and field sprayer and method for controlling an agricultural crop and field sprayer An agricultural sprayer (1) with a pump (20), a plurality of nozzles, a valve arrangement (28) associated with the nozzles and a feed conduit (25). The valve arrangement (28) selectively connects the feed conduit (25) to a bypass conduit (26) or to the nozzles. A return conduit (32) branches off from the feed conduit (25). A regulation valve (30) applies a variable degree of throttling to the fluid flowing through the return conduit. A pressure sensor (41) provides a signal for fluid delivered to the valve arrangement. A flow sensor (42) provides a signal representing the flow in the feed conduit (25). A controller (50) is in receipt of the sensor signals, receives instructions from an operator and controls the regulation valve (30) using the instructions from the operator and available measured signals using feedback control loops combined with a feed forward signal.
US10076082B2	Chopper mechanism for stalked crop A chopper mechanism for chopping stalk-like plant wherein the chopper mechanism includes a plurality of chopping elements that are removably mounted on the pair of chopper drums via associated holders. The chopping elements are mounted on the chopper drums circumferentially spaced apart and define a predetermined radial angle (α) therebetween. Each of the chopping elements having a pair of substantially parallel cutting edges spaced apart by substantially parallel mounting surfaces. One of the cutting edges is selectively engaged in the chopping while the other cutting edge is enclosed within the holder. The parallel cutting edge of the chopping elements facilitates in reversing each chopping element depending on the degree of abrasion of the cutting edge.
US10076081B2	Agricultural baler with buffer chamber arranged before the pre-compression chamber An agricultural baler equipped with a pre-compression chamber supplied with crop material by a suitable supply or arrangement or component, and configured to guide crop material from the supply towards and into the baling chamber where the rectangular bales are formed. The baler of the invention is provided with a buffer chamber located before the pre-compression chamber, the floor of said buffer chamber being formed by a conveyor belt configured to move at a constant speed. The buffer chamber diminishes the irregularity with which crops are supplied to the pre-compression chamber.
US10076078B2	Lateral shake mechanism for agricultural harvester cleaner An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a crop material handling assembly. The crop material handling assembly is driven in fore and aft oscillation by a device while permitting side to side movement. A pivotal link mechanism structurally connected to the crop material handling assembly midway between its side members and to the agricultural harvester chassis drives linear side to side movement of the crop material handling assembly while permitting fore and aft movement thereof.
US10076075B1	Liquid dispensing system A liquid dispensing system that includes a carrier having a storage tank disposed thereon for storing a liquid product. A boom is coupled to the carrier and includes a distribution hose through which the liquid product flows from the storage tank and into a number of liquid placement apparatuses. Each liquid placement apparatus includes a drop assembly coupled to the boom and extending downward. A base assembly is coupled to the lower end of the drop assembly and a hose assembly extends from the distribution hose to the base assembly. A lower hose assembly is protected within the base assembly and includes a pair of dribble hoses extruding from the base assembly. The liquid product is delivered proximate to the ground surface through the dribble hoses.
US10076073B2	Agricultural metering system having multiple sets of meter rollers An agricultural metering system includes multiple independently controllable sets of meter rollers. Each set of meter rollers includes at least one meter roller, each set of meter rollers is configured to rotate about a respective rotational axis, the rotational axes are generally perpendicular to a common plane, and the rotational axes are offset relative to one another in the common plane. The agricultural metering system also includes multiple meter boxes configured to receive agricultural product from a storage tank. Each set of meter rollers is disposed within a respective meter box, and each set of meter rollers is configured to meter the agricultural product from the storage tank. In addition, the agricultural metering system includes multiple distribution lines. Each distribution line is disposed downstream from a respective set of meter rollers and configured to receive the agricultural product output from the respective set of meter rollers.
US10080308B2	Immersion cooling apparatus An immersion cooling apparatus includes: a refrigerant tank configured to store a non-boiling fluorine-based insulating refrigerant in which an electronic device is to be immersed; a circulation passage of the fluorine-based insulating refrigerant that is located between the refrigerant tank and a refrigerant cooling device; and a sealed pump that is arranged in the circulation passage, is configured to seal a rotor shaft with an impeller and a bearing portion for the rotor shaft in a sealed case while the rotor shaft and the bearing portion are immersed in the fluorine-based insulating refrigerant, and is configured to circulate the fluorine-based insulating refrigerant between the refrigerant tank and the refrigerant cooling device.
US10080301B2	High voltage power chip module A power die module using a compression connection to a power die in a small package with corona extenders positioned around short efficient path exterior electrical connections. The module is built from a baseplate with connected sidewalls forming an interior compartment holding a power substrate with attached threaded inserts. A printed circuit board bolted to the power substrate with high voltage power die compressively held between the board and the substrate. The compressive hold enhances the electrical connections between the contacts on the top and bottom of the power die and either the power substrate or the printed circuit board. Exterior blade connectors extend upward from the printed circuit board through blade apertures in a lid that covers the interior compartment. The lid includes corona extenders positioned around the blade apertures to allow for high voltage applications while maintaining a small size lightweight package. The sidewall has a perimeter that also includes one or more corona extenders.
US10080294B2	Display device Terminal portions are arrayed at regular widths and regular intervals, and each face any enable terminal, and are electrically connected to the enable terminals by conductive particles. A lead portion is connected to the other terminal portion except for a pair of terminal portions which is a pair of terminal portions adjacent to each other, and extends from an overlap region to a lead region. A connection portion connects the respective terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion to the adjacent terminal portions that are connected to the lead portion within an area of the overlap region. An interval between a pair of lead portions extending from a pair of connection portions located to sandwich a pair of terminal portions that are not connected with the lead portion therebetween is larger than an interval between the other adjacent lead portions.
US10080291B2	Printed circuit board with integrated thin film battery The present invention relates to, for example, printed circuit boards having a thin film battery or other electrochemical cell between or within its layer or layers. The present invention also relates to, for example, electrochemical cells within a layer stack of a printed circuit board.
US10080289B2	Method and apparatus for electrical device placement using a pedestal A system and method for placing an inductor on a circuit board. This method includes providing a circuit board, a pedestal, and an inductor, the pedestal has a top surface and a bottom surface and the circuit board has one or more electrical conductors, the inductor having a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal. Adhesive is placed on the circuit board and the bottom surface of the pedestal is placed on the adhesive located on the circuit board to secure the pedestal to the circuit board. Next, adhesive is placed on the top surface of the pedestal and the inductor is placed on the adhesive located on the top surface of the pedestal to secure the inductor to the pedestal. The inductor is electrically connected to the circuit board.
US10080279B2	Wired circuit board and producing method thereof A wired circuit board, including a metal supporting layer; an insulating layer formed on one side of the metal supporting layer in a thickness direction thereof; and a conductive layer having a plurality of terminal portions placed to be spaced apart from each other and formed on one side of the insulating layer in the thickness direction. The insulating layer has a first opening which is formed to include the plurality of terminal portions, and the metal supporting layer includes a second opening formed to include the plurality of terminal portions, when projected in the thickness direction. The wired circuit board further includes at least one reinforcing insulating portion which is placed between the plurality of terminal portions in the first opening, and/or at least one reinforcing metal supporting portion which is placed between the plurality of terminal portions in the second opening, when projected in the thickness direction.
US10080278B2	Protection of device from electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage Embodiments of the invention relate to electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. One embodiment includes creating a window for multiple leads in a first plane on a cable. A common bus bar is attached adjacent to the window in a second plane on the cable. A first dissipative adhesive (DA) is applied across at least a portion of the multiple leads to connect the multiple leads to one another and to the common bus bar. At least some leads of the multiple leads are operatively connected to an element of an electronic device.
US10080275B2	Up and down conversion systems for production of emitted light from various energy sources including radio frequency, microwave energy and magnetic induction sources for upconversion Methods and systems for producing a change in a medium. A first method and system (1) place in a vicinity of the medium at least one upconverter including a gas for plasma ignition, with the upconverter being configured, upon exposure to initiation energy, to generate light for emission into the medium, and (2) apply the initiation energy from an energy source including the first wavelength λ1 to the medium, wherein the emitted light directly or indirectly produces the change in the medium. A second method and system (1) place in a vicinity of the medium an agent receptive to microwave radiation or radiofrequency radiation, and (2) apply as an initiation energy the microwave radiation or radiofrequency radiation by which the agent directly or indirectly generates emitted light in the infrared, visible, or ultraviolet range to produce at least one of physical and biological changes in the medium.
US10080273B1	Automatic load detection in a dimmer A dimmer circuit for detecting a connected load type comprising a controller, a plurality of dimming transistors adapted to provide a dimmed hot output signal to a load, and a current sensor adapted to sense current levels of the dimmed hot output signal. The controller is adapted to store at least one load type current parameter associated with a dimming mode. The controller is further adapted to generate an asymmetric forward phase transistor drive signal with half cycles of one polarity having incrementally increasing dimming levels to drive the plurality of dimming transistors. The controller receives current levels from the current sensor and determines whether at least one of the received current levels satisfies at least one stored current parameter. When at least one current level satisfies at least one current parameter, the controller sets the dimmer to operate in a dimming mode associated with the satisfied current parameter. When the received current levels do not satisfy the stored at least one load type current parameter, the controller sets the dimmer to operate in a default dimming mode. The at least one current parameter may define one or more current events associated with a load type, such as an inrushing current event, double peaked current event, a lagging current event, or a substantially non-ratiometric current rise.
US10080272B2	Electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette light emission control method An electronic cigarette comprises at least one touch sensor, a microprocessor, and a light-emitting module. A control method comprises when a user touches the touch sensor, the touch sensor is triggered to generate an electric signal and transmit the electric signal to the microprocessor; the microprocessor controls the light-emitting module to emit a light on the basis of the electric signal transmitted by the touch sensor. The electronic cigarette light emission control method facilitates the user to find and use the electronic cigarette in the dark. Illumination with the light emitted by the electronic cigarette facilitates the user to walk in the dark, and, additionally, it facilitates the user to learn the power level of the electronic cigarette, while power saving is allowed by decreasing the intensity of light emission gradually.
US10080269B2	Mask assembly fabrication apparatus and mask assembly fabrication method using the same A mask assembly fabrication apparatus includes a first vibration proof apparatus formed on a base surface, a first surface plate formed on the first vibration proof apparatus, stages formed on the first surface plate, a mask frame placed on the stages, a second vibration proof apparatus formed on the base surface to be separate from the first vibration proof apparatus, a second surface plate formed on the second vibration proof apparatus to be separate from the first surface plate, and a driving unit formed on the second surface plate and configured to move a mask.
US10080268B2	Stroboscope with integral optical reflective sensor used as a flash trigger A stroboscope with an integral optical reflective sensor, which can be removable or fixed, contains a light emitting source, a light sensitive receiver, a pulse conditioning circuit, a stroboscope circuit, a blanking circuit, and a stroboscope light source. The light emitting source projects a light beam to a reflective target. The reflected light beam from the reflective target is detected by the light sensitive receiver. The pulse conditioning circuit generates a set of electrical pulses coincident with the reflected light beam which are sent to the stroboscope circuit. Depending on the signal received by the stroboscope circuit, the stroboscope light source is triggered. The blanking circuit prevents false triggering of the stroboscope light source by introducing a time delay. The time delay is applied when the stroboscope light source is switched on and for a finite time after the stroboscope light source is switch off.
US10080265B2	Decorative light string switchable between different illumination states A system and method of creating a steady ON and a special effects light effect from a bulb without providing any special wiring thereto. In one embodiment, the bulb contains an illumination element and a controller which produces the special effect in the element. By interrupting the flow of current to the controller periodically, the controller is initialized to its initial steady ON condition. A plurality of steady ON pulses at a high frequency will appear as a steady ON light, instead of pules, thereby producing a steady ON appearance without special wiring. When the current is allowed to flow continuously, the controller produces the special effect. A second embodiment uses parallel polarized light element which produce different effect when power is applied in opposite polarities, thereby providing two effects with no special wiring.
US10080262B2	Cooking device A cooking device has, in a cooking chamber thereof, a cooking tray (91) which is to be placed in the heating chamber (2) so as to have a gap against a rear portion (2d) of the heating chamber (2) and on which a heating object (15) to be heated is to be mounted directly or indirectly, a rear blowoff port (29) which is provided in the rear portion (2d) of the heating chamber (2) so as to be positioned on an upper side of the gap and near a rear portion of the cooking tray (91) and which is communicated with a duct (18) so as to allow the heat medium to be blown off into the heating chamber (2), and a flow regulation structure (62) provided on a rear side of the rear blowoff port (29) and arranged to regulate a flow of the heat medium. The flow regulation structure (62) has, on a lower side thereof, a first guide surface (63) extending in a direction generally parallel to a horizontal direction.
US10080254B2	Adjacent channel optimized receiver The present invention offers significant improvements in the performance of a radio receiver operating in an environment with high desired band interference. The present invention comprises a high selectivity RF circuit that is located between the antenna and the radio receiver, and utilizes superheterodyne technology to filter adjacent channel interference in the desired band frequency spectrum. This type of interference is problematic for IEEE 802.11 radio receivers that are implemented with the popular direct conversion radio receiver architectures.
US10080236B2	Time-division duplexing communication method, system and device The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of wireless communications, and particularly, to a time-division duplexing communication method, system and device, which are used for solving the problem in the prior art that there is no uplink or downlink HARQ sequential relationship for a dynamic uplink and downlink subframe distribution solution. A time-division duplexing uplink data sending method in the embodiments of the present invention comprises: through a subframe n in a wireless frame, user equipment receiving indication information which comes from the network side; and according to the indication information, when it is determined that PUSCH data is required to be sent to the network side, sending the PUSCH data through at least one uplink subframe after the subframe n, the subframe n being a downlink fixed subframe or a special subframe. Proposed is an uplink and downlink HARQ sequential relationship for a dynamic uplink and downlink subframe distribution solution, so that a dynamic TDD system can transmit uplink and downlink data.
US10080232B2	Method for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) signal in wireless communication system and device for same The present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting, by a first terminal, a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: performing D2D transmission scheduling for a device-to-device synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a device-to-device channel (D2DCH); and transmitting a D2D signal on a first D2D subframe among a plurality of D2D subframes, wherein the first D2D subframe is a D2D subframe in which a D2D synchronization signal transmission for the first terminal is configured among D2D subframes configured to enable a D2D synchronization signal transmission, and the D2D signal drops the D2DCH when the D2DSS and the D2DCH are simultaneously scheduled on the first D2D subframe.
US10080221B2	Radio communication system, radio base station, and communication control method that can reduce an inter-base station interference between downlink control channels A picocell base station (PeNB) uses a downlink control channel, the frequency band of which overlaps with the frequency band of the downlink control channel used by a macrocell base station (MeNB), to transmit downlink control information for controlling radio communication with a radio terminal (PUE) connected to the picocell base station (PeNB). The picocell base station (PeNB) comprises an X2 interface communication unit (140) which uses inter-base station communication to transmit to the macrocell base station (MeNB) usage control information for controlling the control channel usage that is the usage of a radio resource used as the downlink control channel by the macrocell base station (MeNB).
US10080213B2	Method for transmitting buffer status report in device-to-device communication, and device thereof Provided are a method for transmitting a buffer status report (BSR), and a device thereof, and to: a method by which a first terminal transmits and receives a BSR required for performing device-to-device communication with a second terminal in order to efficiently allocate a wireless resource to be used for the device-to-device communication; and a device therefor. Specifically, provided are a method and a device by which the first terminal performs device-to-device communication with the second terminal. Such a method includes triggering a BSR for the device-to-device communication with the second terminal, transmitting the BSR to a base station or a wireless resource allocation entity, and receiving wireless resource allocation information for the device-to-device communication with the second terminal from the base station or the wireless resource allocation entity.
US10080211B2	Method and apparatus for user equipment receiving MBMS service processing semi-permanent scheduling from MBSFN subframe in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a user equipment receiving MBMS service processing a semi-permanent scheduling from an MBSFN subframe. A method for a user equipment receiving the multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) processing a downlink scheduling in a mobile communication system of the present invention comprises: a detection step of detecting the occurrence of the downlink scheduling in a random transmission time interval; a decision step of deciding whether to process the downlink scheduling, depending on whether the user equipment is set to a transmission mode 9 or whether the transmission time interval belongs to a multimedia broadcast multicast service single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe; and a processing step of processing or disregarding the downlink scheduling based on the result of the decision.
US10080204B2	Cell search method, forward link frame transmission method, apparatus using the same and forward link frame structure A method of searching a cell in a mobile station of a communication system in which a plurality of cells are grouped into a plurality of cell groups, each cell group including at least two cells, includes: detecting a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal from a received signal; and identifying a cell based on a combination of the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal. The secondary synchronization signal is related to the cell group to which the mobile station belongs and the primary synchronization signal is related to the cell to which the mobile station belongs within the cell group.
US10080202B2	Device, method, and computer program for a transceiver system An apparatus, a method, and a computer program for a transceiver system having a first communications module for communication in a first mobile radio system and a second communications module for communication in a second radio system. The apparatus has a control module to adapt a transmission power used in the first mobile radio system on the basis of an activity of the second communications module in the second mobile radio system.
US10080185B2	Method and apparatus for securing structured proximity service codes for restricted discovery A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a discovery code and key information associated with the discovery code. A discovery message may be generated based on the discovery code. The UE transforms the discovery message using the key information. The UE then broadcasts the transformed discovery message. In a second configuration, the UE receives a first discovery code, key information associated with the first discovery code, and a discovery message containing a second discovery code. The UE unscrambles the discovery message using the key information to obtain the second discovery code. The first discovery code and the second discovery code are compared. If the first and second discovery codes match, the UE may check the integrity of the discovery message and/or remove confidentiality of the discovery message using the key information.
US10080183B2	Information processing device, connection controlling method and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program An information processing device includes: a communication controller that is able to connect to plural wireless LANs; a setting information management unit that, when connection is made to an operation target device via a wireless LAN, manages setting information including information of a first wireless LAN, which is a wireless LAN as a connection destination, and information of the operation target device; a communication switching unit that, in a case where the operation target device does not exist on a second wireless LAN, which is a wireless LAN currently connected by the communication controller, switches the wireless LAN as the connection destination to the first wireless LAN based on the setting information; and an operation unit that searches for the operation target device on the first wireless LAN to which the communication switching unit has switched the wireless LAN, and if the operation target device exists, connects to the operation target device to operate thereof.
US10080181B2	Method for barring network access for each application, and user equipment One embodiment of the present specification provides a method of attempting network access by user equipment (UE). The method comprises the steps of: acquiring, from an upper layer, information related to an application attempting network access when an application specific congestion control for data communication (ACDC) is configured; determining an ACDC category on the basis of the acquired information related to an application; and performing an ACDC test on the basis of the determined ACDC category, wherein a network access trial can be barred or allowed for each application according to the ACDC test.
US10080179B2	Method for verifying operation in wireless control system A method for verifying an operation in a wireless remote control system is disclosed, comprising the following steps: receive a control command with a server, and store the control command in the server; upon receiving an inquiry command from a relay device, the control command is sent to the relay device, and then sent to a home appliance to operate the home appliance accordingly; a state information is generated by the home appliance after performing the operation, and is sent to the server by the relay device; determine whether the server receives the state information; if so, a corresponding relation between the state information and the control command is established in the server; otherwise, the relay device is required to return the state information again, until the server does receive the state information. Whereby, the operation of the home appliance could be verified.
US10080178B2	Distributed antenna system The present disclosure is a novel utility of a software defined radio (SDR) based Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that is field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation-independent), multi-carriers, multi-frequency bands and multi-channels. The present invention enables a high degree of flexibility to manage, control, enhance, facilitate the usage and performance of a distributed wireless network such as Flexible Simulcast, automatic traffic load-balancing, network and radio resource optimization, network calibration, autonomous/assisted commissioning, carrier pooling, automatic frequency selection, frequency carrier placement, traffic monitoring, traffic tagging, pilot beacon, etc. As a result, a DAS in accordance with the present invention can increase the efficiency and traffic capacity of the operators' wireless network.
US10080177B2	Unlicensed spectrum offload architecture for small-cell base stations A small cell base station and method are disclosed for directing packets for the conversion of an internet protocol backhaul communications link into an RF transmit and simultaneously an RF receive signal into an internet protocol backhaul communications link between different air interface technologies. Packets are directed between licensed and unlicensed spectrum according to criteria that are implemented in algorithms running on electronic processors. The small cell base station includes a licensed spectrum baseband module that exchanges packets with the IP backhaul network, and an unlicensed spectrum baseband module that exchanges packets with the licensed spectrum baseband module but not with the IP backhaul network.
US10080174B2	Communication control device and communication control method There is provided a communication control device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a result of measurement by a terminal device, and a control unit configured to control switching of an operation mode of a base station of a small cell overlapping with a macro cell partially or wholly based on the result of the measurement. The switching is switching of the operation mode from one of a first mode and a second mode to the other. The first mode is a mode in which the base station can perform wireless communication with a device in the small cell, and the second mode is a mode that consumes less power than the first mode.
US10080167B2	Method and apparatus for setting handover parameter in mobile communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).A method of setting a handover parameter includes receiving, from a serving evolved NodeB (eNB), cell type information indicating eNB types of the serving eNB and eNBs adjacent to the serving eNB, and mobility information of the UE, detecting types of the serving eNB and a target eNB based on the cell type information, and setting a Time-To-Trigger (TTT) applied, the mobility information of the UE, and a received signal strength for the serving eNB.
US10080164B2	Fast UE measurement events activation A mobile terminal and a method at the mobile terminal in a wireless communications network of reporting cell measurements, as well as a network node and a method at the network node of requesting cell measurements. The method at the mobile terminal in a wireless communications network of reporting cell measurements comprises determining at the mobile terminal that a property of a channel established via a serving cell fails to comply with a quality criterion. In direct response to such determination, the mobile terminal determines a property of one or more channels of at least one neighboring cell, and reports the determined property of the channel of the serving cell and the determined property of the channel(s) of the neighboring cell(s) to a network node of the serving cell.
US10080157B2	Apparatus and method for controlling congestion in a cell of a mobile communications network A method for controlling congestion in a cell of a mobile communications network, the mobile communications network comprising a plurality of cells for communicating with user devices, comprises the steps of analyzing over a period of time the load in a group of neighboring cells, the group of neighboring cells forming a subset of the plurality of cells. A movement path of a cluster of user devices is estimated based on the analysis of the load in the group of neighboring cells. The size of one or more cells along the estimated movement path is adapted to control congestion in one or more cells. The reducing or increasing a cell size may be performed artificially by adjusting a threshold value at which one or more user devices should initiate handover to a different cell.
US10080155B1	Dynamic data collection in a WLAN A controller and one or more access points that dynamically modify data collection in a system that includes a WLAN is described. In particular, during operation the access point may receive data for a type of data from an electronic device in the WLAN. Then, access point may aggregate the data based on an aggregation interval, where the aggregation interval is predefined for a group of types of data that includes the type of data. Moreover, the access point may transmit the aggregated data to the controller based on a reporting interval, where the reporting interval is predefined for the group of types of data. Next, the access point may receive an instruction from the controller to modify the aggregation interval and/or the reporting interval for the group of types of data. Furthermore, the access point may modify the aggregation interval and/or the reporting interval based on the instruction.
US10080134B2	Terminal device, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal device transmits a RI for PDSCH transmission, receives first information used for determining a first maximum value of layers, the first maximum value being assumed for determining a bit width for the RI, and receives a transport block on a PDSCH, and decodes a code block of the transport block. Here, rate matching for the code block is performed based on the first information used for determining the first maximum value of the layer.
US10080129B2	Method and apparatus for integrated tracking of visitors System and method for tracking a mobile device includes: receiving unique identifications for a mobile device; filtering out the unique identifications to obtain a true identifications for the mobile device; identifying cameras relevant to movement of the mobile device; receiving video streams; generating data structures for the video streams and tracking information of the mobile device, the data structure including time stamped videos, and viewpoints of the identified cameras; utilizing the data structures to retrieve, video and tracking information for the mobile device and the user, as the mobile moves in the site; and applying analytics to the retrieved video and tracking information to analyze behavior of the user and to predict what the user will do while on site.
US10080127B2	Network communication method A first communication terminal, unconnected with a communication network, searches for a second communication terminal existing around the own communication terminal. In the communication network, one of communication terminals functions as a master having a function of an access point and the rest of the communication terminals function as slaves of the master. Among the one or more second communication terminals found through the search, the first communication terminal determines a second communication terminal, in which information included in a communication message received from the second communication terminal shows that it is a connected master terminal which is a terminal connected with the communication network and functions as the master, to be a connection counterpart. Then, the first communication terminal configures a network with the determined connection counterpart.
US10080126B2	Device of handling open direct discovery for device-to-device communication A communication device for handling an open direct discovery comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise receiving a discovery update message from a first proximity service (ProSe) function, wherein the discovery update message indicates a ProSe Application Code corresponding to a discovery filter or a ProSe Application ID corresponding to the ProSe Application Code; and stopping performing an open direct discovery according to the discovery filter.
US10080125B2	Ultra low-power paging frames for wake-up and discovery Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to ultra low-power paging frames for wake up and discovery. One example apparatus for wireless communications generally includes at least one interface configured to receive via a first radio and a second radio, wherein the at least one interface receives a paging frame from another apparatus via the second radio while the first radio is in a first power state that is lower than a second power state of the second radio; and a processing system configured to take one or more actions based on a command field included in the paging frame.
US10080124B2	Methods and apparatus for cluster management in DSRC cooperative safety systems A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus receives a safety message from a second UE. The received safety message includes a cluster indicator that indicates whether the received safety message is a first safety message type or a second safety message type. The first safety message type is associated with a single UE and the second safety message type is associated with multiple UEs. The apparatus determines whether the received safety message is the first safety message type or the second safety message type based on the cluster indicator included in the safety message. The apparatus determines whether a proximity condition between the apparatus and the second UE is satisfied based on the received safety message.
US10080118B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top service platforms According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for managing associations between users in multiple over-the-top (OTT) service platforms. The method includes receiving a first message indicating an action associated with a first user in a first OTT service platform. The method also includes generating, based on the first message, a second message for performing a related action in a second OTT service platform. The method further includes communicating the second message to the second OTT service platform.
US10080113B1	Method of and system for displaying mobile messages in unsupported formats The present invention is directed to methods of and systems for converting data that is in a format unsupported by a recipient device into images that are supported and can thus be accurately rendered by the recipient device. Thus, recipient devices, such as mobile phones and text messengers, all of which are able to display images, are all able to render characters in languages not supported by the recipient device. A method of the present invention converts data for display on a receiving device configured to accurately render data in one or more supported formats. The method includes determining whether a first format of the data is a supported format, and automatically converting the data into a second format supported by the second device if the first format is not a supported format. Preferably, the first format is defined by a character set and the second format is a binary image format.
US10080106B2	System and method for processing personal identification information based on position information There is provided means for identifying whether or not users of mobile information terminals (mobile information terminals) in a network service are the same as or different from one another. Location information 151, 152 is obtained by the mobile information terminals 121 each comprising a GPS function, and location information 151 representing a resident state at a home, a workplace or a school is obtained when the mobile information terminal users 123 carry their respective mobile information terminals 121. The location information 151 is specific to each user, and therefore, is used as identification information to differentiate the users to thereby allow identification of the users of the mobile information terminals by a management server 110.
US10080104B2	Location based services using location and motion information In one embodiment, a method includes: obtaining location information and motion information of a wireless communication apparatus, and a data set from one or more information sources external to the wireless communication apparatus; and organizing data of the data set for display, where the organizing is based on the location and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus. Methods of other embodiments may also include defining a search radius based on the location information and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus, and the organizing may also include filtering the data set from the one or more information sources to exclude data from information sources outside the defined search radius.
US10080100B2	Dynamic user-defined check-in points Techniques and systems are disclosed for enhancing the flexibility and resiliency of mobile social networking platforms. Techniques enable dynamic, user-defined check-in points with mobile devices so that users may define ad hoc, location-based communities. Techniques may also selectively determine an appropriate location-sensing mechanism to improve location accuracy or privacy, or to compensate for unavailable location-sensing capabilities. The techniques may assist social networking platforms to have a greater range of check-in options and to enable communication that may not rely on traditional network connectivity. In some cases, devices belonging to participators outside the member group may be used to locate a member who has moved outside the detection zone of a check-in point. In some cases, the participators' devices might not be directly connected to the lost member device but instead are connected via one or more “hops” of indirect communication with other participator devices.
US10080096B2	Information transmission method and system, and device A method and system for transmitting information which is obtained from a peripheral object when an interactive service between devices is performed, and a device, are provided. The information transmission method includes: obtaining first information which is stored in a peripheral object of an electronic device via short distance communication with the peripheral object when an interactive service is performed between the electronic device and the at least one external device; generating second information that is to be transmitted to the at least one external device based on the obtained first information; and transmitting the second information to the at least one external device via the interactive service.
US10080094B2	Audio processing apparatus An apparatus comprising: a spatial audio analyzer configured to determine, using at least one audio signal, at least one acoustic source; a location determiner configured to determining at least one point of interest location associated with the at least one acoustic source; a trajectory determiner configured to determine a trajectory of the at least one point of interest location associated with the at least one acoustic source; and a processor configured to reproduce the at least one audio signal from at least one sound playback transducer based on the determined trajectory.
US10080089B2	System with speaker, transceiver and related devices An audio system includes a base station, an interface that enables transmission of audio content from a handheld media device to the base station via a cable, and one or more remote speakers configured to receive the audio content from the base station. The base station includes a housing, a speaker integrated within the housing to produce an audible signal from the audio content provided by the handheld media device, and a transceiver integrated within the housing for wirelessly transmitting the audio content to the one or more remote speakers. The one or more remote speakers are configured to wirelessly relay the audio content, thereby to supply the audio content beyond the transmission range of the transceiver.
US10080075B2	Portable sound equipment Disclosed is a portable sound equipment. The present invention includes a body, first and second holders formed at the body, and a pair of earbuds, each earbud of the pair of earbuds detachably coupled with the first and second holders. And each earbud of the pair of the earbuds comprises a sound output unit, a wireless communication unit, a detecting unit configured to detect whether the earbud is coupled with the first holder or the second holder, and a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit and the sound output unit in first mode in response to detection of coupling of the earbud with the first holder, and control the wireless communication unit and the sound output unit in a second mode in response to detection of coupling of the earbud with the second holder.
US10080070B2	Distributed optical combining: OBI free, power free Implementing a laser into a system that uses a remote powered combiner or an aggregating combiner (AC) with one or more in-range contributing combiners may provide power to the downstream contributing combiners (CC). The power may be provided on the same fiber that downstream signals and the upstream signals traverse.
US10080064B2	Geo, segment, uniques distributed computing system A distributed computing system is configured to compute operational data for a video advertisement delivery system. Cloud-based resource are used to calculate operational parameters such as geographical data, unique advertisement delivery instances and segments of consumers that received the video advertisements.
US10080060B2	Systems and methods of displaying content A device for enabling content selection is configured to display one or more sub-categories of content included within a category of content. The one or more sub-categories of content may be displayed using stack structures. The stack structures may include a plurality of icons representing available content. The stack structures may enable thumbnail browsing of content available from a plurality of diverse sources. The device may enable a user to cycle through sub-category types.
US10080051B1	Method and system for immersive information presentation An information presentation method includes steps of providing a plurality of displays comprising a main screen and at least one picture-in-picture (PiP) window, the main screen having a first displaying region for displaying a first content in the first displaying region, and the at least one PiP window displaying a second content in at least a portion of the first displaying region; providing a surrounding display circumambiently located around the plurality of displays for displaying a third content; determining an immersive impact region and a non-immersive impact region in the plurality of displays; calculating an immersive effect (IE) of the plurality of displays; and displaying the first content or the second content on the immersive impact region and the non-immersive impact region with different intensities based on the IE.
US10080050B2	System and method for insertion of a program clock reference during packetization of an encoded data stream There is provided a method for clock reference insertion during packetization of an encoded data stream, wherein said packetization is performed before buffering of the data stream. The method comprises storing the value of each bit rate applied during encoding, and the duration of time for which each bit rate is applied. A clock reference time interval is converted into a clock reference data interval using the value of each bit rate applied and the duration of time for which each bit rate is applied. The clock reference data interval is used to determine where to insert a clock reference into the data stream during packetization.
US10080047B1	Methods for identifying, disrupting and monetizing the illegal sharing and viewing of digital and analog streaming content Methods and systems for automatically monitoring, identifying, documenting, recording, interrupting, disrupting, educating, redirecting and infiltrating and/or monetizing the illegal and unauthorized sharing and viewing of video streaming content by using a keyword and an internet address and automatically retrieving data relating to the keyword and video streaming services or password sharing, automatically retrieving information relating to the retrieved data, automatically retrieving information relating with a combination of the first two retrievals, enhancing the data sets, and sending a message to the individual who shared the illegal share link or password and to all the viewers of the illegal video stream.
US10080045B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting high bandwidth signals with low bandwidth transponders A method and apparatus for transmitting a plurality of elementary data streams to a plurality of receivers is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of generating M data streams comprising K multiplexed elementary data streams in a first entity, transmitting the M data streams to a second entity, generating N transmitter streams from the M data streams in the second entity; and transmitting each of the N transmitter streams to the plurality of receivers using an associated one of N broadcast sub-transmitters.
US10080040B2	Intra-premises wireless broadband service using lumped and distributed wireless radiation from cable source input A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, includes a broadband signal access point, which may be located internally or externally to the premises, in combination with the existing cabling is used with radiation device(s) to provide distribution of services, including broadband services, within the premises. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US10080037B2	Method for encoding and decoding video including plurality of layers A method for decoding a video including a plurality of views, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring a base merge motion candidate list by using motion information of neighboring blocks and a time correspondence block of a current block; configuring an extended merge motion information list by using motion information of a depth information map and a video view different from the current block; and determining whether neighboring block motion information contained in the base merge motion candidate list is derived through view synthesis prediction.
US10080034B2	Method and apparatus for predictive frame selection supporting enhanced efficiency and subjective quality A method and apparatus are provided for predictive frame selection supporting enhanced efficiency and subjective quality. The apparatus includes an encoder for encoding a picture using a selection scheme that selects between encoding the picture as a single direction inter predictive picture type and a bi-directional inter predictive picture type based on coding efficiency and a determination of a flickering artifact resulting from coding the picture as the bi-directional inter predictive picture type.
US10080032B2	Lossy channel video blur avoidance Blurriness in a video image transmitted over a lossy network can be reduced by filtering the decoder output to determine whether updating of the reference frame based on the current video data is indicated. An update may be appropriate if the decoder output is sharper than the contents of the display buffer after the last update. Additionally, an update may be appropriate if there was a significant change to the underlying image, and thus to the encoder's input. Whether such a change has occurred can be determined by analyzing the prediction mode, motion vectors, and pixel data of the output image.
US10080031B1	Moving picture coding device, moving picture coding method, and moving picture coding program, and moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method, and moving picture decoding program A motion vector predictor candidate generating unit makes a prediction based on a motion vector of one of coded neighboring blocks that are neighboring to a coding target block in space or time and generates a plurality of motion vector predictor candidates. A motion vector predictor redundant candidate removing unit removes the motion vector predictor candidates having identity among the motion vector predictor candidates predicted based on a coded neighboring block that is neighboring in space from a motion vector predictor candidate list with at least one being left. A motion vector predictor selecting unit selects a motion vector predictor from the plurality of motion vector predictor candidates. A first bitstream generating unit codes information representing the selected motion vector predictor.
US10080028B2	System and method of compensating for image compression errors A method of compensating for image compression errors is presented. The method comprises: receiving an image frame Fn during a frame period n, where n is a natural number; adding a compensation frame Cn to the image frame Fn to generate a compensated frame En; compressing the compensated frame En to generate a compressed frame CEn; decompressing the compressed frame CEn to generate a decompressed frame Dn; and subtracting the decompressed frame Dn from the compensated frame En to generate a next compensation frame Cn+1.
US10080026B2	Signal reshaping approximation Statistical values are computed based on received source images. An adaptive reshaping function is selected for one or more source images based on the one or more statistical values. A portion of source video content is adaptively reshaped, based on the selected adaptive reshaping function to generate a portion of reshaped video content. The portion of source video content is represented by the one or more source images. An approximation of an inverse of the selected adaptive reshaping function is generated. The reshaped video content and a set of adaptive reshaping parameters defining the approximation of the inverse of the selected adaptive reshaping function are encoded into a reshaped video signal. The reshaped video signal may be processed by a downstream recipient device to generate a version of reconstructed source images, for example, for rendering with a display device.
US10080015B2	Image processing device and image processing method to apply deblocking filter Provided is an image processing device including a decoding section that decodes an encoded stream to generate an image, a line determining section that determines whether to apply a deblocking filter to each of lines perpendicular to a boundary in neighboring blocks neighboring across the boundary in the image generated by the decoding section, and a filtering section that applies the deblocking filter to each line to which the line determining section determines to apply the deblocking filter.
US10080014B2	Apparatus for displaying image, driving method thereof, and method for displaying image that allows a screen to be naturally changed in response to displaying an image by changing a two-dimensional image method to a three-dimensional image method An image display apparatus, a driving method thereof, and an image display method are provided. The image display apparatus includes an image input unit configured to allow an image signal to be input, an image processor configured to process the input image signal, and a display unit configured to display the processed image signal. The image processor acquires at least one image from the input image and outputs the acquired image in a generation duration time period of an image of which an image output method is changed in response to a change of the image output method of the input image signal.
US10080013B2	Image display device and method, as well as program A stereoscopic image is generated by applying three-dimensional processing to two or more images, which are obtained through photographing from different positions. The stereoscopic image is stereoscopically displayed, and an instruction to start changing a parallax level of the stereoscopic image is received. In response to the instruction to start changing the parallax level, stereoscopic display of the stereoscopic image is switched into two-dimensional display of the two or more images overlapped with each other. An instruction to change the parallax level is received. In response to the instruction to change the parallax level, the two or more images are two-dimensionally displayed with the parallax level of the images being changed.
US10080005B2	High dynamic range color conversion correction One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for correcting color values. The technique includes downsampling first color space values to generate downsampled color space values and upsampling the downsampled color space values to generate second color space values. The technique further includes modifying at least one component value included in the downsampled color space values based on a first component value included in the first color space values, a second component value included in the second color space values, and an approximation of a nonlinear transfer function.
US10080004B2	Method and system for projector calibration The present disclosure relates to a method for calibrating a projector. The method includes projecting a test pattern onto a scene or an object within the scene and capturing the test pattern using a camera. Once the test pattern image has been captured by the camera, the method further includes estimating by a processing element a perspective projection matrix, warping the estimated projection matrix based on a non-linear distortion function, and modifying the projector to project light based on the distortion function. The present disclosure also relates to a presentation or projection system including two types of projectors for projecting an output presentation having a second image overlaid on a first image.
US10079999B2	Video surveillance for MRI safety monintoring A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) location surveillance system (10) for determining access to a room (12) containing an MRI device (14) which includes a superconducting magnet and images subjects includes at least one video camera (26) positioned to view an entrance (26) to the room containing the MRI device (14), a recognize unit (36) in communication with the at least one video camera, a classify unit (37), and an authorize unit (38). The at least one video camera (26) images objects and persons approaching the entrance (16). The recognize unit (36) receives the imaged objects and persons, and recognizes each imaged object and each imaged person. The classify unit (37) classifies each recognized object (24) and each recognized person (22) according to MRI safety. The authorize unit (38) determines access to the room (14) containing the MRI device (14) based on each classified object and each classified person.
US10079998B2	Commodity promotion system and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program therefor A commodity promotion system includes output unit that presents a customer with information, commodity presence/absence determination unit that determines presence or absence of the target article on the basis of signal strength information of the RF tag, commodity information storage unit that stores commodity information list in which the tag information of the RF tag, commodity presence/absence information indicating presence or absence of the target article, output unit ID information of the output unit, and output information indicating information to be presented are associated with one another, and commodity pickup determination unit that detects that the target article has changed from a presence state to an absence state, on the basis of a determination result of the presence or absence of the target article and the commodity presence/absence information in the commodity information list and outputs the output information associated with the tag information to the output unit.
US10079993B2	System for juxtaposition of separately recorded videos An Internet-based application allows a user to sign in to a web site to record a performance thus creating a take of a scene between two actors (actor A and actor B) with the actors alternately speaking their respective lines. The system delivers the actors lines in a teleprompter format. The user can choose which actor to emulate (A or B). If the user decides to perform as actor A, the system will present each line to be spoken by actor A with a time progress bar indicating the speed/timing for that line. The take is recorded by the user's computer using a computer operated camera and microphone. The teleprompter timer ensures that the user's performance is in sync with the Actor B even though the various takes are actually recorded at different times. This allows the takes to be played in tandem, side by side, seemingly performing together.
US10079990B2	Comparator for double ramp analog to digital converter Apparatuses and method for an image sensor with increased analog to digital conversion range and reduced noise are described herein. An example method may include disabling a first auto-zero switch of a comparator, the first auto-zero switch coupled to auto-zero a reference voltage input of the comparator, adjusting an auto-zero offset voltage of a ramp voltage provided to the reference voltage input of the comparator, and disabling a second auto-zero switch of the comparator, the second auto-zero switch coupled to auto-zero a bitline input of the comparator.
US10079984B2	Methods and apparatus for true high dynamic range imaging When imaging bright objects, a conventional detector array can saturate, making it difficult to produce an image with a dynamic range that equals the scene's dynamic range. Conversely, a digital focal plane array (DFPA) with one or more m-bit counters can produce an image whose dynamic range is greater than the native dynamic range. In one example, the DFPA acquires a first image over a relatively brief integration period at a relatively low gain setting. The DFPA then acquires a second image over longer integration period and/or a higher gain setting. During this second integration period, counters may roll over, possibly several times, to capture a residue modulus 2m of the number of counts (as opposed to the actual number of counts). A processor in or coupled to the DFPA generates a high-dynamic range image based on the first image and the residues modulus 2m.
US10079971B2	Method and device for setting shooting parameter The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for setting a shooting parameter. The method includes displaying a digital color temperature adjusting key and at least one scenario color temperature adjusting key in a menu bar on the touch screen, receiving a tapping signal on a digital color temperature adjusting key displayed on a touch screen, displaying a scrolling list according to the tapping signal. A first set of n color temperature values are displayed in the scrolling list and one color temperature value in the n color temperature values is in an active state. The method further includes receiving a scrolling signal associated with the scrolling list, scrolling the first set of n color temperature values to display a second set of n color temperature values in the scrolling list in response to the scrolling signal, and selecting as the shooting parameter a color temperature value which is in an active state. The present disclosure may solve the problem that the number of scenario adjusting modes is limited and a user is not able to adjust the color temperature values of all the scenarios.
US10079970B2	Controlling image focus in real-time using gestures and depth sensor data A method of controlling image focus in a digital imaging system is provided that includes receiving a depth-scene image pair generated by a depth-scene image sensor pair comprised in the digital imaging system, aligning the depth image with the scene image wherein each pixel in the scene image has a corresponding depth in the aligned depth image, detecting a user gesture associated with a focus effect, and blurring, responsive to the user gesture, at least a portion of the scene image according to the focus effect, wherein the blurring is based on depths in the depth image.
US10079959B2	Creating image data for a tile on an image A data structure includes entries corresponding to a plurality of tiles that form part of an image, where a given entry of the entries includes color information for a given tile of the plurality of tiles. Image data in the given tile is created using the color information of the given entry, where creating the image data in the given tile using the color information of the given entry is performed without using input image data for the given tile.
US10079953B2	Image forming apparatus executing application for performing image forming operation, and method of performing image forming operation An image forming apparatus for executing an application for performing an image forming operation is provided. The apparatus includes an interface library. The interface library includes information about an image forming operation performable by the image forming apparatus, a user interface (UI) configured to provide a UI screen for receiving a request to perform the image forming operation, by referring to the interface library, at least one operation processor configured to call an application programming interface (API) corresponding to the image forming operation, based on the received request to perform the image forming operation, and an operation performer configured to perform the image forming operation requested to be performed, according to the call.
US10079948B2	Image reading apparatus provided with original document skew correction function According to detection results of a plurality of original document detectors, an image reading apparatus determines whether or not correcting skew of an original document is possible, controls a pair of a plurality of transport rollers in a case where it is determined that correcting the skew of the original document is possible, and corrects the skew of the original document by making transporting speeds of the pair of the plurality of transport rollers different from each other.
US10079947B1	Image alignment adjustment mechanism of scanner and adjustment tool for the same An image alignment adjustment mechanism of a scanner and an adjustment tool for adjusting a scanning module (4) are provided. The image alignment adjustment mechanism includes a housing (10) and an adjustment device (2) arranged in the housing (10). The housing (10) has a guiding structure (13) for moving the scanning module (4). The adjustment device (2) includes a base (20), a connection portion (21) extending from the base (20), and an adjustment portion (22). An adjustment area (102) is defined on the housing (10) corresponding to the adjustment device (2), an adjustment hole (103) is defined on the housing (10) corresponding to the adjustment area (103), and the base (20) is arranged in the housing (10) adjacent to the adjustment area (102). The connection portion (21) is coupled to the guiding structure (13), and the adjustment portion (22) protrudes from the adjustment hole (103).
US10079946B2	Printing apparatus, control method for printing apparatus, and storage medium A printing apparatus capable of conveying sheets to a sheet processing apparatus and to control the type of a sheet to be used as a cover sheet in a case where a book bound product is generated by switching back sheets each having an image printed, inverting the sheets and folding the inverted sheets, and to notify an error to a user based on the type of a sheet to be used as the cover sheet in a case where printing an image on the cover sheet is designated.
US10079943B2	Method and system for detecting anomalies in consumption of data and charging of data services System and method for detecting anomalies in the recorded consumption of data volume and charging of data services in a communication network is described. Data records for each session may be captured from multiple sources. The data records may comprise parameters indicating usage volume pertaining to services being consumed for each session. Further, the data records may be aggregated and reconciled to detect volume gap in each session. Each session may be categorized into a session category based upon the detection of the volume gap. The data records may further be enriched by tagging each data record with the session category. The data records enriched may then be aggregated across the parameters. Finally, a root-cause parameter for the volume gap pertaining to each session may be identified by computing a total volume, a total volume gap and a probability of gap root-cause for each parameter using the aggregated data records.
US10079940B2	Broadcasting system A broadcasting system provides a telephone number as identity information during a registration process of a user equipment intended to be used as a user broadcasting equipment. The telephone number is one of many telephone numbers associated with the broadcasting system. During the registration process in which the user equipment is identified as a user broadcasting equipment, various information associated with the user equipment are obtained and stored. The identity information, i.e., the telephone number, maps to the stored information such that when the user equipment is used to dial the provided telephone number, the broadcasting system automatically recognizes the user equipment is making a dial to broadcast request. Upon checking the stored information associated with the user equipment, the broadcasting system allows the user equipment to broadcast to one or more other user equipment registered as listeners to a scheduled broadcast.
US10079938B2	Dynamic management and redistribution of contact center media traffic A system that supports multiple contact centers includes a communications network that is coupled between a private network (e.g. MPLS network) and a remote computing environment (e.g. cloud environment). A server system in the remote computing environment monitors health of different network segments (e.g. bandwidth of the connection between the communications network and the remote computing environment, bandwidth of a link used by a tenant to access the private network, etc.). When it is determined that quality of service for voice conversations for one or more contact centers is at risk due to a health status parameter of a network segment reaching a threshold, an appropriate system reaction is triggered. The system reaction may be to offload future calls to a peer remote computing environment to service future calls. The system reaction may also be to cancel outbound campaigns, provide pre-determined “sorry” messages, and the like.
US10079937B2	System and method for providing agent assistance in contact centers A call manager for providing agent assistance in a contact center is disclosed. The call manager includes a monitoring module configured to monitor at least one conversation between a customer and an agent and to monitor one or more attributes of the agent. The call manager further includes a selection module configured to select one or more data items based on the at least one monitored conversation and the one or more monitored attributes of the agent. The call manager further includes a display module configured to display the one or more selected data items to the agent.
US10079931B2	Information throttle that enforces policies for workplace use of electronic devices Information throttle that modifies a device's access to applications, features, or information to enforce workplace use policies. May be used with “bring your own devices” that belong to a user but are also used at work. For example, the system may disable games, media players, or social media when it determines that a device is used at work. A usage context monitor determines the context in which the device is currently used. The monitor may determine that a device is used for work when the time matches working hours, the device location matches a work site location, or the network connected to a device matches a workplace network. In addition to blocking access to inappropriate features, the information throttle may allow access to sensitive information only when the device is at work. Access may also depend on factors such as user credentials and the identity and configuration of the device.
US10079925B2	Mobile telephone The mobile telephone disclosed in the present specification has a mobile telephone upper edge unit including a right-ear cartilage conduction unit, a left-ear cartilage conduction unit, and a linking unit linking the right-ear cartilage conduction unit and the left-ear cartilage conduction unit, the units being exposed at the mobile telephone surface; and a cartilage-conduction vibration source for transmitting vibration to the mobile telephone upper edge unit.
US10079922B2	Conductive structural members acting as NFC antenna In an embodiment, conductive structural members of a device acting as NFC antenna are described. According to an embodiment, a device comprises: two conductive structural members, each comprising a first electrical end and a second electrical end, a dielectric isolation being configured between the first electrical end of the first structural member and the first electrical end of the second structural member; two NFC antenna feeds, the first feed being electrically coupled with the first electrical end of the first member, the second feed being electrically coupled with the first electrical end of the second member; two grounding components, one each grounding the second electrical end of the conductive structural members; at least one additional antenna feed configured for a frequency other than that of NFC, coupled to either of the two members.
US10079919B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for processing data Data is received at a buffer used by a protocol processing stack which protocol processes the received data. The received data is made available to, for example, an application, before the protocol processing of the data is complete. If the protocol processing is successful the data made available to the application is committed.
US10079918B2	Block coding scheme for PHY data unit transmission A communication device receives a plurality of information bits and determines a maximum number of information bits that can be encoded such that, after the plurality of information bits have been encoded using i) a forward error correction scheme, and ii) a block coding scheme, the block coded bits fit within a single orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbol. The maximum number of information bits is based on a number of repetitions of coded information bits by the block coding scheme, and a number of block coded bits for the maximum number of information bits is less than a number of data tones of the single OFDM symbol. The communication device encodes the plurality of information bits using the forward error correction scheme and the block coding scheme to generate block coded bits, and generates a physical layer data unit to include the block coded bits in the single OFDM symbol.
US10079912B2	Wireless communication system installation Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide a mechanism to enhance the communication capabilities of wireless users. In an embodiment, data is stored on a wireless mobile device, where the data is correlated to information to install a wireless server on an electronic system. At least a portion of the data from the wireless mobile device may be downloaded to initiate installation of the wireless server on the electronic system.
US10079903B1	Predictive unactioned mobile notification processing Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for processing a notification on a mobile device. In an embodiment, a set of classifications is assigned to a notification received by a user on a mobile device. An expected response action and an expected response time specific to the user is derived based on a comparison of the set of classifications assigned to the notification with a set of prior response profiles in a notification tracking repository. If the user does not perform a response action within the expected response time, the notification is reissued to the user.
US10079899B2	Location based content aggregation and distribution systems and methods In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a content posting from a device associated with a first user, the content posting including data representative of a content instance and a geographic location associated with the content instance; determining that a second user is associated with the geographic location associated with the content instance, wherein the determination is based on a first client device associated with the second user being or having been within a predefined proximity of the geographic location associated with the content instance; and authorizing, based on the second user being associated with the geographic location associated with the content instance, a second client device associated with the second user to submit an annotation to the content instance.
US10079897B2	Control of a chain of services A service control entity is configured to control chains of services provided in a service network having a plurality of service providing modules. A data packet flow from a source address to a destination address is transmitted through the service network applying a chain of services. A chain control unit determines possible chains of services to be applied, identifies the predefined sequence of services applied to the data packet flow, and identifies in which order the identified service providing modules have to be passed in order to apply the predefined sequence of services. A module control unit assigns, to each of the service providing modules in the chain of services, an ingress network address of an underlying layer of the end-to-end layer. The module control unit assigns ingress network addresses so that they have a predefined relationship to the ingress network address of a neighboring service providing module.
US10079893B2	M2M application request sending method, CSE and system A method, system and a Common Service Entity (CSE) for sending a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) application request are provided. The method includes that: after receiving a request sent by an M2M application, a local CSE sends the request of the M2M application to a target CSE according to a value of a request type or according to a value of delay time for request sending and a value of a request type in the request, wherein the request sent by the M2M application includes one or more of the following parameters: an application identifier, the delay time for request sending and the request type.
US10079891B2	Clusterhead device that functions as a gateway between vehicular ad-hoc network and cellular network A clusterhead device is capable of relaying group messages from a cellular network to an ad-hoc network, and vice versa. However, not every device that comprises a clusterhead device is activated as a clusterhead. Rather, only devices that do not receive enough beacon signals emitted by each motor vehicle are activated as a clusterhead. It is thus achieved that not too many motor vehicles function as a gateway.
US10079883B2	Primary device selection at operating system initialization In an approach for establishing metadata for one or more primary devices in a mirroring relationship, one or more computers systems generate a device validity token and establish a mirroring relationship, wherein the mirroring relationship includes identifying one or more primary devices of a plurality of devices in the mirroring relationship. The approach includes the computer systems sending the device validity token to each of a plurality of operating systems in the mirroring relationship for storage in a token store and retrieving a logical device identifier for each of the devices in the mirroring relationship. Furthermore, the approach includes the computer systems generating metadata for each of the primary devices, wherein metadata for each of the one or more primary devices includes at least the device validity token and the logical device identifier for each primary device of the one or more primary devices that generates the metadata.
US10079878B2	Systems and methods for load balancing drives and servers by pushing a copy of a frequently accessed file to another disk drive A file system that balances the loading of filers and the capacity of drives that are associated with the filers is described. The file system includes a first disk drive that includes a first unused capacity and a second disk drive that includes a second unused capacity, wherein the second unused capacity is smaller than the first unused capacity. The file system further includes a first filer that is configured to fill requests from clients through access to at least the first disk drive. The file system further includes a second filer that is configured to fill requests from clients through access to at least the second disk drive. The second filer is configured to select an infrequently accessed file from the second disk drive and to push the infrequently accessed files to the first disk drive, thereby improving a balance of unused capacity between the first and second disk drives without substantially affecting a loading for each of the first and second filers.
US10079877B2	System and method for cloud aware application delivery controller The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods of managing cloud-based services via a network. A controller intermediary to clients and servers of a cloud environment can receive account information related to each of a plurality of instances of one or more services provided by the servers of the cloud environment. The controller can determine a weight for each of the instances based on the account information. The weight can indicate a performance of the instance of the service provided via the cloud environment. The controller can select an instance of the plurality of instances to direct network traffic from a client. The controller can select the instance based on the weight for each of the instances.
US10079872B1	Subscription levels in an internet-based content platform An internet-based content platform for providing subscription levels to channels are described. The internet-based content platform presents to an end user, a channel that includes a plurality of media items, a list of types of access to the plurality of media items, and a plurality of subscription levels associated with different subscription fees for different types of access. The channel is one of a plurality of channels of an internet-based content platform. The internet-based content platform receives a selection of one of the plurality of subscription levels for the channel. The internet-based content platform records the selected subscription level of the end user for the channel. The internet-based content platform provides a type of access to the plurality of media items of the channel for the end user according to the recorded subscription level of the end user for the channel.
US10079871B2	Customizing media items for playback on alternative playback devices paired with a user device A user device receives a first media item that is associated with a second media item. The device determines that a playback state for the device indicates that the device is paired with an alternative playback device. The device sends the playback state in a request for the second media item, receives the second media item in a first format for playback on the user device and in a second format for playback on the alternative playback device. The device determines whether the playback state of the device is the same. The device displays a first graphical representation of the second media item in the first format on the user device if the user device is no longer paired with the alternative playback device and displays a second graphical representation of the second media item in the second format on the user device if the user device is still paired with the alternative playback device.
US10079857B2	Method of slowing down a communication in a network Method of forestalling attacks in a network, by slowing down a communication in a network including at least one computer including malware aimed at establishing a communication with a control server. The method includes: reception of a request to transfer data originating from the computer, indicating that the IP address of the security server has been provided to the computer in response to a domain name resolution request including a domain name associated with the IP address of the control server, the domain name being included in a black list; waiting for a smaller duration than an expiry period for a transport protocol transporting packets of the communication, a session being maintained during this expiry period in the event of inactivity; and dispatching a packet including a byte generated pseudo-randomly so as to maintain the session active.
US10079855B2	Password breach registry A password breach registry is utilized to secure a service provided by a service provider. The password breach registry is a publicly accessible registry and includes password tokens written by breached service providers. The password tokens indicate passwords used to access breached service providers that may have been breached. A service provider can subscribe to the password breach registry and periodically query the password breach registry to determine if a password token corresponding to a user of a service provided by the service provider has been written to the password breach registry. This may indicate that the user of the service utilizes the same password on other services that have been breached. Upon determining that the password token has been written to the password breach registry, the user can be locked out from the service to prevent a malicious actor from gaining access to the account of the user.
US10079852B2	Sinkholing bad network domains by registering the bad network domains on the internet Techniques for sinkholing bad network domains by registering the bad network domains on the Internet are provided. In some embodiments, sinkholing bad network domains by registering the bad network domains on the Internet includes determining a network domain is a bad network domain, in which the bad network domain is determined to be associated with an identified malware (e.g., malware that has been identified and has been determined to be associated with the bad domain), and the bad network domain is sinkholed by registering the bad network domain with a sinkholed IP address; and identifying a host that is infected with the identified malware based on an attempt by the host to connect to the sinkholed IP address.
US10079848B2	Auto-tuning security analysis tool configuration via correlation analysis A configuration for a security analysis tool is received from a user. The configuration includes two or more configuration items. Each configuration item is a parameter in the configuration of the security analysis tool that has a plurality of possible values. A correlation between the two or more configuration items is determined. The correlation is based on one or more pre-determined empirical correlations.
US10079846B2	Domain name system (DNS) based anomaly detection In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at an analytics module operating at a network device, network traffic data collected from a plurality of sensors distributed throughout a network and installed in network components to obtain the network traffic data, identifying at the analytics module, Domain Name System (DNS) exchanges within the network, associating at the analytics module, the DNS exchanges with process, user, and host information, and identifying at the analytics module, anomalies in the DNS exchanges. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
US10079843B2	Streaming method and system for processing network metadata A method and system for processing network metadata is described. Network metadata may be processed by dynamically instantiated executable software modules which make policy-based decisions about the character of the network metadata and about presentation of the network metadata to consumers of the information carried by the network metadata. The network metadata may be type classified and each subclass within a type may be mapped to a definition by a unique fingerprint value. The fingerprint value may be used for matching the network metadata subclasses against relevant policies and transformation rules. For template-based network metadata such as NetFlow v9, an embodiment of the invention can constantly monitor network traffic for unknown templates, capture template definitions, and informs administrators about templates for which custom policies and conversion rules do not exist. Conversion modules can efficiently convert selected types and/or subclasses of network metadata into alternative metadata formats.
US10079840B2	Protection method and computer system of releasing malware attacks for network interface controller system A protection method, which releases an attack of a malware to a network interface controller (NIC) system, includes processing a microbatching operation in a plurality of session channels at at least an operational period according to at least one input information, to generate a plurality of session-specific NIC patterns of the plurality of session channels; and merging the plurality of session-specific NIC patterns to generate an application-specific NIC pattern at an application layer, so as to dispose a script information corresponding to the application-specific NIC pattern in the NICs for releasing the attack of the malware, wherein the microbatching operation is processed to generate a plurality of independent subset-specific NIC pattern in each session channel, so as to generate the session-specific NIC pattern corresponding to each session channel.
US10079837B2	Distributed topology enabler for identity manager Provided are techniques for combining existing identity management information from multiple Identity Manager (IM) nodes. The combined information from the multiple IM nodes is presented. A provisioning request to change the identity management information is received. The provisioning request is decomposed to form multiple, separate sub-requests. One or more IM nodes are identified to process the sub-requests. The sub-requests are issued to the one or more IM nodes in parallel. A status of each of the sub-requests is received from each of the one or more IM nodes that is processing that sub-request. The received statuses are combined. The combined statuses are returned as a status of the provisioning request.
US10079834B2	Secure access to cloud-based services Techniques to provide secure mobile access to a cloud-based service are disclosed. In various embodiments, a request to access the cloud-based service is received from a mobile device. A security certificate associated with the request is used to synthesize a basic authentication header associated with the request. The synthesized basic authentication header is sent to the cloud-based service on behalf of the mobile device.
US10079826B2	Methods and systems for data entry User identities, password, etc. represent the barrier between a user's confidential data and any other third party seeking to access this data. As multiple software applications, web applications, web services, etc. embody this confidential data it is a tradeoff between easy recollection of said identities, passwords, etc. and data security. Generally for most users the balance is too far to convenience and ease of recollection such that the probability of third party illegally accessing the confidential data increases. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for users as well as organizations providing/controlling access to systems, resources, and data to be provided with an automatic means of entering password and/or security credential information without the user, for example, selecting the password, knowing the password, having access to the password, or entering the password.
US10079825B2	Method and apparatus for authenticating RFID tags In an RFID system, a method and apparatus for linking an RFID tag to an associated object. The system includes a relatively simple tag, a reader, a linker, and a store. The reader interrogates the tag for an ID and selectively provides the ID to the linker. The linker, in turn, uses the ID to provide back to the reader an associated Uniform Resource Identifier (“URI”). The reader then forwards the URI to the store. In response, the store returns to the reader the object associated with the ID via the URI. The disclosed method and apparatus provide more efficient and secure tag authentication.
US10079811B2	Computational systems and methods for encrypting data for anonymous storage Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting from a user identifier encryption entity at least one encrypted identifier corresponding to a user having at least one instance of data for encryption; encrypting the at least one instance of data to produce level-one-encrypted data; associating the at least one encrypted identifier with the level-one-encrypted data, wherein a level-one decryption key for the level-one-encrypted data is inaccessible to the user identifier encryption entity; and transmitting the level-one-encrypted data and associated encrypted identifier.
US10079808B2	Security in mixed networks A device may include a processor circuit configured to transmit, over a network medium, a request for transmission of a data communication to a first device of a network, and receive, over the network medium, a grant of the request. When the first device is associated with a first security profile, the processor circuit may be configured to encrypt the data communication based at least on a first password associated with the first security profile. When the first device is associated with a second security profile, the processor circuit may be configured to encrypt the data communication based at least on a second password associated with the second security profile. The second password may be associated with a higher password strength than the first password. The processor circuit may be configured to transmit, over the network medium, the encrypted data communication to the first device in response to the grant.
US10079785B2	Determining reply content for a reply to an electronic communication Methods and apparatus related to determining reply content for a reply to an electronic communication. Some implementations are directed generally toward analyzing a corpus of electronic communications to determine relationships between one or more original message features of “original” messages of electronic communications and reply content that is included in “reply” messages of those electronic communications. Some implementations are directed generally toward providing reply text to include in a reply to a communication based on determined relationships between one or more message features of the communication and the reply text.
US10079778B2	Customer controlled video network A technique for allowing customers to control a video network. A network controller receives a request from an end user for a video connection between a first port and a second port. The request may specify at least a start time, an end time, the first port and the second port. A plurality of available routes between the first port and the second port may be analyzed to determine at least one selected route that will be used to connect the first port and the second port. A first command may be sent to automatically connect the first port and the second port via the at least one selected route at the start time. While in progress, the video connection may be modified according to system availability. Customers may have a view of all requests that have been made, completed or reserved for in the future.
US10079774B2	Hierarchical fairshare of multi-dimensional resources A method to determine a hierarchical fair share of resources among one or more scheduling peers. The method determines a greatest fairness difference between the usage percentage difference of a most-served competing peer and that of a least-served competing peer. The method determines a greatest accumulated fairness difference between the accumulated usage percentage difference of the most-served competing peer and that of the least-served competing peer. The method adjusts a resource allocation such that resources from the most-served competing peer are allocated to the least-served competing peer if an adjustment condition is met, wherein the adjustment condition is based on one or both of i) the greatest fairness difference, and ii) whether the greatest accumulated fairness difference exceeds at least one threshold.
US10079773B2	Hierarchical fairshare of multi-dimensional resources A method to determine a hierarchical fair share of resources among one or more scheduling peers. The method determines a greatest fairness difference between the usage percentage difference of a most-served competing peer and that of a least-served competing peer. The method determines a greatest accumulated fairness difference between the accumulated usage percentage difference of the most-served competing peer and that of the least-served competing peer. The method adjusts a resource allocation such that resources from the most-served competing peer are allocated to the least-served competing peer if an adjustment condition is met, wherein the adjustment condition is based on one or both of i) the greatest fairness difference, and ii) whether the greatest accumulated fairness difference exceeds at least one threshold.
US10079768B2	Framework for joint learning of network traffic representations and traffic classifiers In one embodiment, a device in a network receives traffic data associated with a particular communication channel between two or more nodes in the network. The device generates a mean map by employing kernel embedding of distributions to the traffic data. The device forms a representation of the communication channel by identifying a set of lattice points that approximate the mean map. The device generates a traffic classifier using the representation of the communication channel. The device uses machine learning to jointly identify the set of lattice points and one or more parameters of the traffic classifier. The device causes the traffic classifier to analyze network traffic sent via the communication channel.
US10079764B2	System and method for a TCP mapper A system for congestion control of traffic in a network that uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) includes a plurality of TCP congestion control programs having one or more parameters, a plurality of TCP congestion control units running the TCP congestion control programs, and a TCP mapper adapted to map incoming TCP traffic flow from a plurality of incoming TCP traffic flows to the TCP congestion control units based on at least one of (a) the type of application program from which the incoming TCP traffic flow originated (b) the type of network for which the incoming TCP traffic flow is destined, (c) parameters related to network performance (d) network constraints (e) source of the incoming TCP traffic flow, and (f) destination of the incoming TCP traffic flow.
US10079761B2	Hierarchical routing with table management across hardware modules Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for performing hierarchical routing are disclosed. The method includes identifying routes in a computer network and arranging those routes in two separate routing tables. The first routing table is stored on a first module and the second routing table is stored on a second module.
US10079754B2	Adapative message caches for replay/flood protection in mesh network devices Adaptive message caches are disclosed for packet replay and/or flood protection in mesh network devices. The adaptive message cache includes a replay protection area (RPA) and a flood protection area (FPA). For each received packet, a packet security processor compares packet metadata to metadata entries stored for prior packets within the RPA to provide a replay protection check. If a replay protection check is not passed, the packet is dropped. If passed, the packet security processor compares the packet metadata to metadata entries stored for prior packets within the FPA to provide a flood protection check. If the flood protection check is not passed, the packet is dropped. If passed, the received packet is authenticated for the mesh network. Entries within the RPA/FPA are then updated using the packet metadata. Further, the sizes of the RPA and FPA can be adaptively adjusted based upon the packet metadata.
US10079752B2	Detecting and preventing network loops Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for detecting network loops. A system can identify, for each virtual tunnel endpoint (VTEP) from multiple VTEPs in a network, respective media access control address data including the respective local interface media access control addresses of the respective VTEP and respective media access control addresses learned by the respective VTEP. The system can determine whether the VTEPs are running spanning tree protocol (STP), and whether a media access control address learned by a first VTEP matches a respective local interface media access control address of a second VTEP. The system can detect a loop when the media access control address learned by the first VTEP matches the respective local interface media access control address of the second VTEP. The system can also detect a loop when the VTEPs are running STP and the first and second VTEPs see the same STP root bridge.
US10079746B2	System and method for testing data channel bandwidth, packet loss, latency and jitter A system and method for testing a data channel are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) transmitting groups of increasing numbers of probing packets of a uniform load over successive time periods over the data channel and (2) determining a bandwidth of the data channel based on receive times and loads of at least some of successfully received ones of the groups.
US10079741B2	Method and apparatus for receiving reference signal in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for receiving a reference signal (RS) in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for performing radio resource measurement (RRM) measurement for one or more sub-bands contained in an entire system band in a wireless communication system, wherein the method is performed by a terminal configured to operate in only one sub-band at a specific time includes: receiving a sub-band list or pattern for the RRM measurement and information regarding a measurement timing or section from a serving cell; and performing the RRM measurement in a radio resource defined by the sub-band list or pattern and information regarding the measurement timing or section within a report period of the RRM measurement, and reporting a result of the RRM measurement to the serving cell. The sub-band list or pattern includes sub-band candidates usable as a dedicated sub-band for the terminal from among sub-bands of the entire system band.
US10079732B2	Calculating trust scores based on social graph statistics Systems and methods for calculating trust scores (trustworthiness) based on social graph statistics are described herein. The trust scores (trustworthiness) may be determined within or between individuals, groups, and/or entities represented by nodes in a social graph or other network. Social graph analytics may be used to determine connectivity statistics for each node in the social graph or network. The trust score may then be calculated by analyzing a number of paths connecting nodes in the network and the connectivity statistics associated with the nodes of the network. This trust score may then be used to make prospective real-world decisions, such as a request for credit or initiating a transaction.
US10079728B2	System and method for discovery of devices on a network A connection is established between a first device and a server. When the first device opens the connection, the server determines the remote IP address of the first device. Determining the remote IP address can be performed in a variety of different manners. The first device is then tasked to determine its local IP address. The same steps can be repeated with a second device. Thereafter, either of the first device or the second device are able to query the server to find out if there is another device on the network. If one of the devices is capable of accepting incoming connections, the devices can communicate directly using the local IP addresses. Otherwise, messages can be sent through the server. The communication between the first and second devices can allow enhanced media viewing capabilities. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
US10079727B2	Channel bonding synchronization Different data communication architectures deliver a wide variety of content, including audio and video content, to consumers. The architectures employ channel bonding to deliver more bandwidth than any single communication channel can carry. In some implementations, the communication architectures distribute data streams to bonded channels that are clocked independently. A system is provided for synchronizing the bonded channels.
US10079726B1	System and method for displaying and operating multi-layered item list in web browser with supporting of concurrent users Displaying and operating computing resources by using information list for the computing resources has been practiced by operating system for very long time. For example, the file system in local Windows environment is displayed and operated through Windows Explore of Microsoft. This invention has disclosed a method and system of utilizing memory bound multi-layered item list to mirror an actual resource structure for more efficiently displaying and operating the computing resources in the World Wide Web environment that effectively reduces the usage of computing power and network bandwidth, thus provides a way for faster and easy accessing resource structures over the World Wide Web.
US10079725B1	Route map policies for network switches In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus for providing an integrated service engine on a network switch, including: one or more logic elements including a protocol engine operable for providing routing policies, including: providing an ADD command, comprising a first ordinal list of operations; and providing a DELETE command, comprising a second ordinal list of operations, wherein the second ordinal list of operations is the ordinal inverse of the first ordinal list of operations.
US10079720B2	Dynamically managing different versions of a service A management portal receives an input indicating that a management operation is to be performed on a service. The management portal dynamically hosts a management interface for performing the management operation on different versions of the service.
US10079714B2	Conference call resource assignment for failover In one example, a method for a conference bridge failover in a conference call system may include determining that a first conference bridge with a connection for a participant telephone has failed. The method may also include determining whether one or more conference bridge have resources to manage the connection for the participant telephone of the first conference bridge and assigning the connection for the participant telephone to the one or more conference bridge in response to the determination.
US10079713B2	Determining statuses of computer modules A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may include instructions stored thereon for ranking multiple computer modules to reduce failure impacts. When executed by at least one processor, the instructions may be configured to cause a computing system implementing the multiple computer modules to at least associate the multiple computer modules with multiple services that rely on the multiple computer modules, at least one of the multiple services relying on more than one of the multiple computer modules, determine values of the multiple services, and rank the multiple computer modules based on the determined values of the multiple services with which the respective multiple computer modules are associated.
US10079712B2	Multi-device complexity broker A brokering device that manages multimedia information includes an interface device having access to a network and a multimedia service provider. The interface device enables selection of multimedia information from the network, and provides the selected multimedia information to a plurality of locations without requiring the user to specify a protocol associated with the multimedia information.
US10079711B1	Virtual file server with preserved MAC address A method for preserving a media access control (MAC) address of a virtual server is provided. The method includes assigning a physical computing resource to a virtual server, assigning a physical storage memory resource to the virtual server, and assigning a physical network resource to the virtual server. The method includes assigning a virtual MAC address to the virtual server, the virtual MAC address to remain with the virtual server despite reassignment of one or more of the physical computing resource, the physical storage memory resource or the physical network resource, wherein at least one method operation is performed by a processor. A computing and storage system is also provided.
US10079695B2	System and method for customizing packet processing order in networking devices The present disclosure is directed to packet processing via reconfigurable packet processing system. A network device is configured to identify a processing order of multiple function units based on a first flow parameter of a first packet, execute a first function unit according to the processing order, update a processing status for the first packet to indicate processing by the first function unit is complete, and transmit the first packet responsive to determining from the processing status that the processing order has been completed. The network device is configured to receive a second packet including a second flow parameter, identify the second packet as a response packet of the first packet based on the first and second flow parameters, identify a reverse of the first processing order of the multiple function units, and execute a second function unit according to the reverse processing order.
US10079692B2	Methods and target architecture for enabling IP carrier peering Methods and apparatus to achieve internetwork connectivity. Initiation is detected, by a first device on a first network, of an internet protocol (IP) connection with a second device on a second network, wherein the first network includes a plurality of client devices that are configured to send requests for inter-network connection information. A subset of the client devices are selected, wherein each of the subset of client devices are configured to query for connection information relating to the second network. The subset of devices are caused to query the at least one other network for the connection information relating to the second network. The connection information is received relating to the second network. The connection information is caused to be used in establishing the IP connection between the first device and the second device.
US10079680B2	Selective revocation of certificates A method for validating a set of payload data by means of said servers. The method includes validating information related to a set of payload data, based on which a check code has been calculated and encrypted by means of an asymmetric cryptographic key pair (A). The encrypted check code (1.11) has been stored at the archive server and associated with a time stamp, which can be used for validation of the set of payload data. The method may enable a selective revocation of certificates that have been used for signing the set of payload data.
US10079677B2	Secure circuit for encryption key generation Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.
US10079670B2	Systems and methods for signaling in an increased carrier monitoring wireless communication environment Systems and methods for signaling in an increased carrier monitoring wireless communication environment are disclosed herein. A user equipment (UE) may include control circuitry to configure the UE for increased carrier monitoring; determine, based on a first signal received from a network apparatus, whether a reduced performance group carrier is configured; determine, based on a second signal received from the network apparatus, whether a scaling factor is configured; and in response to a determination that no reduced performance group carrier is configured and a determination that no scaling factor is configured, allow the UE to monitor fewer carriers than required by increased carrier monitoring. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US10079668B2	Waveguide communication with increased link data rate Embodiments of the present disclosure may relate to a transceiver to transmit and receive concurrently radio frequency (RF) signals via a dielectric waveguide. In embodiments, the transceiver may include a transmitter to transmit to a paired transceiver a channelized radio frequency (RF) transmit signal via the dielectric waveguide. A receiver may receive from the paired transceiver a channelized RF receive signal via the dielectric waveguide. In embodiments, the channelized RF receive signal may include an echo of the channelized RF transmit signal. The transceiver may further include an echo suppression circuit to suppress from the channelized RF receive signal the echo of the channelized RF transmit signal. In some embodiments, the channelized RF transmit signal and the channelized RF receive signal may be within a frequency range of approximately 30 gigahertz (GHz) to approximately 1 terahertz (THz), and the transceiver may provide full-duplex millimeter-wave communication.
US10079666B2	Apparatus and method for self-interference cancellation Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for self-interference cancellation. The apparatus includes: a first splitter, configured to perform splitting processing on a local oscillator signal generated by a local oscillator to separately transmit the local oscillator signal to an up-converter and a delayer; the up-converter, configured to perform up-conversion processing on a baseband transmit signal according to the local oscillator signal to generate a transmit signal; the delayer, configured to perform delaying processing on the local oscillator signal according to a preset target delay; a first down-converter, configured to perform, based on the local oscillator signal obtained after the delaying processing, down-conversion processing on a receive signal to acquire a baseband receive signal, and transmit the baseband receive signal to a self-interference canceller; and the self-interference canceller, configured to perform self-interference cancellation processing on the baseband receive signal.
US10079665B2	System and method for link adaptation for low cost user equipments Methods and apparatus are provided to perform link adaptation for transmissions from a base station to a user equipment (UE) capable of receiving only in a part of a system bandwidth. Mechanisms are provided for determining and mapping a range of channel quality information (CQI) values and for measuring, deriving, and providing channel state information (CSI) reports.
US10079663B2	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 transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals comprises encoding DP (data pipe) data carrying at least one service, mapping the encoded DP data onto constellations, time interleaving the mapped DP data, building at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an OFDM scheme and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the at least one signal frame includes emergency alert information.
US10079648B2	Apparatus and method for measuring power supply noise Described is an apparatus which comprises: a power delivery distribution network (PDN) to provide a power supply to at least one circuit; and an on-die synchronous power supply noise injector to inject noise to the power supply on the PDN. Described is another apparatus which comprises: a PDN to provide power supply to various circuits; an on-die power supply noise (PSN) sampler to sample the power supply with an injected noise, wherein the PSN sampler to sample the power supply with at least two different clock signals; and a phase noise accumulator to randomize the periods of the at least two different clock signals.
US10079646B2	System and method for testing antenna arrays A system for testing and/or calibrating an antenna array. The system comprises a device under test comprising the antenna array and at least one active radio frequency device for transmitting a test signal being known and always the same on each of at least two signal paths, and a measurement device comprising at least one probe for receiving the test signal on each of the at least two signal paths. The test signal is a non-repeatable one.
US10079638B2	Method and optical network for front haul protection An optical system is provided comprising a first node and a channel drop add device. The first node is configured to transmit data onto an optical fiber in a first line direction. The channel drop add device (501) is adapted to receive and add channels onto the optical fiber thereby transmitting the data into the first and a second line direction. The network further comprises a second node configured to form a transmitter/receiver function. The second node is configured to receive data on said optical fiber from said first and second line directions. Further, the second node is adapted to synchronize received data from said first and second line directions by delaying the data signals seeing the shortest delay, by a delay device.
US10079632B2	Method for feeding back channel quality indicator in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor In this application, a method for a terminal reporting to a base station a channel quality indicator (CQI) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: calculating a precoding matrix index and a rank indicator; and selecting and reporting the CQI index from one of a first CQI index table and a second CQI index table under the assumption that the precoding matrix index and the rank indicator are applied, wherein the first CQI index table and the second CQI index table indicate a modulation order and a coding rate indicated by the CQI index, and the second CQI index table supports a higher modulation order than the first CQI index table.
US10079624B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting data, and the method includes: first setting at least two second resource groups in each first resource group of at least one first resource group, and setting at least two reference signals in each of the second resource groups; then encoding data to be transmitted and generating two data streams from the encoded data; then, mapping the two data streams onto an available resource element of two different antenna ports, in which the reference signals corresponding to the two different antenna ports are set on two different second resource groups; and finally, transmitting, on the available resource element of the two different antenna ports, data on the two antenna ports. The present invention is applicable to the field of communications systems.
US10079622B2	Point-to-multipoint communication system in which automatic ID allocation is possible There is provided a first unit which constitutes a point-to-multipoint communication system and is connected to communicate with each of a plurality of second units. The first unit includes a control signal extraction unit, a signal switching unit and a controller. The control signal extraction unit extracts first control signals respectively transmitted from the plurality of second units. The signal switching unit includes a switching circuit, and selects any one of the first control signals respectively received through individual signal transmission lines. The controller receives the first control signal selected by the signal switching unit, determines an allocation ID to be allocated to a second unit corresponding to the selected first control signal based on the initial identification information of the selected first control signal, and controls the determined allocation ID to be transmitted to the corresponding second unit.
US10079616B2	Devices and methods for backscatter communication using one or more wireless communication protocols including bluetooth low energy examples Examples described herein include devices and methods that may facilitate interoperability between backscatter devices and wireless communication devices. For example, backscatter devices and methods for backscattering are described that provide a transmitted backscattered signal formatted in accordance with a wireless communication protocol (e.g. Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi, IEEE 802.11, or IEEE 802.15.4). Such communication may reduce or eliminate any modifications required to wireless communication devices necessary to receive and decode backscattered signals.
US10079605B2	Semiconductor structure with back-gate switching The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to circuits with logical back-gate switching and methods of operation. The circuit includes at least one front-gate contact and digital back-gate potentials for logical function implementation on a back side of at least one device. The digital back-gate potentials are switchable between two logic levels.
US10079604B1	Staggered switching in a load driver An apparatus comprises multiple impedances and multiple pairs of transistors. Each pair connects to an impedance. Each pair includes high and low side transistors. The high side transistors and the low side transistors are connected each other and to a first terminal of the corresponding impedance, wherein second terminals of the impedances are connected to each other. The apparatus also comprises a staggered signal transistor driver to assert separate delayed high side signals to control inputs of the high side transistors. The delayed high side signals are time delayed with respect to each other. The driver asserts separate delayed low side signals to control inputs of the low side transistors.
US10079599B2	Controlling at least two transistors A device is suggested comprising at least two transistors, each of the transistors comprising a current path and a control terminal, wherein the current paths of the at least two transistors are arranged in parallel, wherein the control terminals of the at least two transistors are connected to a control node via at least one voltage drop component. Also, a method to efficiently control at least two transistors is provided.
US10079596B2	Semiconductor device, charge pump circuit, semiconductor system, vehicle, and control method of semiconductor device A semiconductor device capable of preventing deterioration of a transistor caused by a flow of an overcurrent is provided. According to an embodiment, a semiconductor chip includes a first transistor provided between a high-potential side voltage terminal to which a constant voltage generated by reducing a power-supply voltage is supplied and an output terminal, a second transistor provided between a low-potential side voltage terminal to which a ground voltage is supplied and the output terminal, a control circuit controlling turning-on/off of the first and second transistors, a boosting circuit boosting the power-supply voltage by using a voltage of the output terminal to generate an output voltage, and an overvoltage detection circuit detecting an overvoltage of a power-supply line that couples the high-potential side voltage terminal and the first transistor to each other. The control circuit performs control to turn off the second transistor, when the overvoltage has been detected.
US10079594B2	Current reduction for activated load In one example, a circuit includes an input, an output, and a control module. The input is configured to receive a control signal indicating whether to activate or deactivate a load. The output is configured to supply current to activate the load. The control module is configured to determine whether a state of the circuit is a low current consumption mode (LCCM). In response to determining that the state of the circuit is not the LCCM, the control module is configured to determine whether the control signal indicates to activate the load and output, at the output, the current to activate the load. In response to determining that the state of the circuit is the LCCM, the control module is configured to ignore the control signal indicating whether to activate or deactivate the load and output, at the output, the current to activate the load.
US10079591B2	Resistance calibration circuit and device The present invention discloses a resistance calibration circuit. An embodiment of the resistance calibration circuit includes: a reference voltage outputting circuit operable to output a reference voltage; an adjustable internal resistor including at least one positive temperature coefficient resistor and at least one negative temperature coefficient resistor; a reference current generating circuit operable to generate an internal resistor reference current according to the reference voltage and the internal resistor and generate an external resistor reference current according to the reference voltage and an external resistor; and a comparison and control circuit operable generate a comparison result according to the internal and external resistor reference currents, and adjust the internal resistor according to the comparison result till the comparison result indicates that the difference between the internal and external resistor reference currents is less than a predetermined threshold or unable to be further reduced.
US10079589B2	Thin film bulk acoustic resonator and method for manufacturing same A thin film bulk acoustic resonator and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The thin film bulk acoustic resonator includes an acoustic resonator including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an air gap disposed below the acoustic resonator and above a substrate to reflect the acoustic wave; and an anchor disposed on each of both surfaces of the air gap and having the same thickness as the air gap.
US10079584B1	Closed-loop automatic gain control in linear burst-mode transimpedance amplifier An optical network system comprising an optical line terminal (OLT) and an optical network unit (ONU) coupled to the OLT and configured to communicate with the OLT via an optical signal. At least one of the OLT or the ONU comprises a closed-loop gain controlled transimpedance amplifier (TIA) comprising a first amplifier configured to receive an input signal, generate a main output signal by amplifying the input signal according to a gain factor of the first amplifier, and generate an auxiliary output proportional to the input signal, an average detector coupled to the first amplifier and configured to receive the auxiliary output, and determine an average of the input signal according to the auxiliary output, and a feedback loop coupled to the first amplifier and the average detector and configured to control the gain factor of the first amplifier according to the average of the input signal.
US10079568B2	Rotary electric machine control device and electric power steering device including the same A rotary electric machine control device for a rotary electric machine having winding sets with coils includes: an inverter for each winding set; a power source relay for each inverter; a terminal voltage detector detecting a terminal voltage of each coil; and a controller including an inverter controller, a relay controller and an abnormality determination unit. Each winding set and a corresponding inverter provides a system. When the rotary electric machine is driven using a normal system: the relay controller controls the power source relay to cut off power supply from a power source to the inverter in an abnormal system; the abnormality determination unit specifies a short-circuited location based on the terminal voltage in the abnormal system; and the inverter controller corrects a command value related to control of the inverter in the normal system according to a specified short-circuited location.
US10079566B1	Pulse injection current pattern for rotor position estimation A system and method for estimating a position and a speed of a rotor of a Switched Reluctance (SR) machine is provided. The SR machine comprises the rotor, a stator and at least one winding. The method includes generating a diagnostic pulse having a trapezoidal shape. The method further includes injecting a diagnostic pulse into the at least one winding of the SR machine. The method further includes measuring an actual stator current flowing through the at least one winding of the SR machine. The method further includes computing an estimated stator current flowing through the at least one winding using observer-based estimation technique. The estimated stator current is compared with the actual stator current to compute an error signal. At least one of the position and the speed of the rotor is estimated based on the error signal.
US10079564B2	System and method for a stoichiometric exhaust gas recirculation gas turbine system A non-transitory, computer readable medium stores instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device. The instructions include instructions to determine that a transient event is occurring in an electrical grid coupled to an EGR gas turbine system, wherein the transient event is an under-frequency or an under-voltage event. The instructions also include instructions to increase a flow rate of fuel to a combustor of the EGR gas turbine system in response to the transient event when the EGR gas turbine system is operating in a non-stoichiometric combustion mode. The instructions further include instructions to increase a flow rate of oxidant to the combustor before increasing the flow rate of fuel to the combustor, or to decrease a local consumption of the electrical power to increase a portion of the electrical power that is exported to the attached electrical grid, or both, in response to the transient event when the EGR gas turbine system is operating in a stoichiometric combustion mode.
US10079557B2	Efficient resonant topology for DC-AC inversion with minimal use of high frequency switches System and apparatus for power conversion. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprising a DC stage, comprising a resonant circuit, for generating a high-frequency resonant current; and an AC stage for converting a high-frequency current, generated from the high-frequency resonant current, to an AC output current, wherein the AC stage comprises: a pair of serially-connected switches for (i) passing, during a first half of a cycle of an AC line, a positive portion of the high-frequency current, and (ii) passing, during a second half of the cycle of the AC line, a negative portion of the high-frequency current; and an unfurling bridge for unfurling a current waveform, formed from the positive and the negative portions, to generate the AC output current, wherein the unfurling bridge is operated at a frequency on the order of three orders of magnitude lower than an operating frequency of the serially-connected switches.
US10079556B2	Inverter device An inverter includes: a converter circuitry to convert an alternating-current voltage to a direct-current voltage; an inverter circuitry to convert a direct-current voltage obtained by conversion by the converter circuitry to an alternating-current voltage and to supply the alternating-current voltage obtained by conversion to a load; a current detector to detect an output current of the inverter circuitry; a calculator to calculate an output frequency based on the output current detected by the current detector, and a pulse-signal outputter to output a pulse signal based on the output frequency calculated by the calculator. The inverter circuitry converts the direct-current voltage obtained by conversion by the converter circuitry to the alternating-current voltage based on the pulse signal output from the pulse-signal outputter, so as to obtain a frequency corresponding to the magnitude of the load.
US10079555B2	Control method for polyphase step-up converter, and polyphase step-up converter A control method for a polyphase step-up converter that drives step-up circuits, the step-up circuits being connected in parallel between an input terminal and an output terminal from which an output voltage supplied to a load circuit is output. The control method includes, in changing the frequency of each of driving signals from a first frequency to a second frequency while N circuits are being driven, determining whether the second frequency is M times as high as a resonance frequency of a resonance circuit provided between the polyphase step-up converter and the load circuit; and when the second frequency is M times as high as the resonance frequency, setting a phase difference between driving signals to a phase difference determined in accordance with a value of M.
US10079551B2	Symmetry control circuit of a trailing edge phase control dimmer circuit A symmetry control circuit for a trailing edge phase control dimmer circuit for controlling alternating current (AC) power to a load, the symmetry control circuit including: a bias signal generator circuit configured to monitor non-conduction periods of each half cycle of said AC power for an elapsed duration of the non-conduction periods, and generate a bias signal voltage based on the elapsed duration, whereby an amplitude of the bias signal voltage is proportional to the elapsed duration of the non-conduction periods; and a bias signal converter circuit configured to convert the bias signal voltage to a bias signal current, wherein the bias signal current is added to a reference current of a conduction period timing circuit configured to determine said conduction periods, and wherein the conduction period timing circuit is configured to alter one of the conduction periods immediately following one of the non-conduction periods based on the bias signal current when added to the reference current to compensate for a phase shift of a zero-crossing of said one of the non-conduction periods corresponding to an elapsed duration of said one of the non-conduction periods so as to restore symmetry of the non-conduction periods of each half cycle of AC power.
US10079550B2	Self-oscillating energy extraction and utilization booster module circuits A system for extracting energy from an energy storage device configured to supply direct current (DC) energy at a nominal voltage rating comprises a first node dimensioned and arranged to receive direct current energy from the energy storage device. Embodiments include a self-oscillating circuit having primary and secondary windings wound around a ferrite core, wherein a positive terminal of the primary winding is tied to the negative terminal of the secondary winding at the first node, and wherein a positive terminal of the secondary winding is coupled to a second node, the second node being coupled to a load requiring power to be supplied at one of a voltage less than, equal to, or higher than the nominal voltage. Some embodiments further include a transistor having a base resistively coupled to a negative terminal of the primary winding and a collector coupled to the second node.
US10079548B2	Synchronous rectifier control with adaptive minimum off-time A switching power converter may include a power switch coupled to a primary winding of a transformer, and a primary controller configured to turn on and off the power switch, a synchronous rectifier switch coupled to a secondary winding of a transformer, and a synchronous rectifier controller configured to turn on and off the synchronous rectifier switch. The synchronous rectifier controller may monitor a voltage across the synchronous rectifier switch. The synchronous rectifier controller may determine a period of a resonant oscillation of the voltage across the synchronous rectifier switch following at least one cycling off of the synchronous rectifier switch. The synchronous rectifier controller may adjust the minimum off-time period for the synchronous rectifier switch based on the period of the resonant oscillation. The synchronous rectifier controller may adaptively adjust a minimum off-time period for the synchronous rectifier switch.
US10079543B2	Magnetically coupled galvanically isolated communication using lead frame An integrated circuit package includes an electromagnetic communication link formed by a portion of a lead frame within an encapsulation. The lead frame includes a first conductor forming a first conductive loop a second conductor forming a second conductive loop galvanically isolated from the first conductive loop. The second conductive loop is magnetically coupled to the first conductive loop to provide a magnetic communication link between the first and second conductors. A first transceiver circuit includes a transmit circuit coupled to the first conductive loop. A second transceiver circuit includes a receive circuit coupled to the second conductive loop. A signal transmitted from the transmit circuit included in first transceiver circuit and coupled to the first conductor is coupled to be magnetically communicated through the magnetic communication link to the receive circuit included in second transceiver circuit and coupled to the second conductor.
US10079535B2	Voltage control apparatus A voltage control apparatus includes a boost converter configured to convert an input voltage to a voltage equal to or higher than a first voltage in an operative state and directly output the input voltage in an inoperative state, a buck-boost converter coupled with the boost converter in parallel and configured to convert the input voltage to a second voltage lower than the first voltage, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to keep the buck-boost converter in the operative state, set the boost converter to the inoperative state when the input voltage is equal to or higher than the first voltage, and change the boost converter to the operative state when the input voltage is lower than the first voltage.
US10079529B2	Method for manufacturing core of rotating electric machine A method for manufacturing a core of a rotating electric machine includes arranging a permanent magnet in a receptacle of a core body and injecting an anchoring material into a gap between a wall surface of the receptacle and an outer surface of the permanent magnet. A liquid crystal polymer, more specifically, liquid crystal polyester is used as the anchoring material. The liquid crystal polymer is injected at a velocity of 100 to 300 millimeters per second.
US10079524B1	Railroad powered energy recovery system A railroad powered energy recovery system and method comprising a plurality of air compressor units, a plurality of pipelines, at least one check valve, an air filter, a motor-generator set, at least one pressure regulator valve, a first storage means, a second storage means and a booster amplifier, wherein the plurality of pipelines is configured to connect each of the plurality of air compressor units attached to an inner side of each of the rails of an existing railroad system. The plurality of air compressor units produces compressed air when a train traverses over them. The at least one check valve is configured to assure consistent direction of air flow through the plurality of pipelines. The motor-generator set converts compressed air into electricity and the remaining compressed air is stored in the first storage means. The second storage means stores highly compressed air produced from the booster amplifier.
US10079502B2	Power management system for dispensers A power management system for dispensers is described. The system includes a controller connected to a lower power zero net voltage (ZNV) power source. A power rectification circuit (PRC) converts ZNV power to higher voltage direct current (HVDC) power. An energy storage system connected to the HVDC power source receives and stores HVDC power within the energy storage system which is selectively provided to a dispenser motor load connected to the energy storage system. The system provides an effective solution to the problem of transferring power from a low power battery source on a disposable product to a dispenser as well as providing a system that minimizes corrosion at the electrical interface between the disposable product and the dispenser particularly in higher humidity environments.
US10079496B2	Systems for managing charging devices based on battery health information A charging device can include an input interface for receiving electrical power from a power source and an output interface for outputting electrical power to a mobile electronic device. The charging device can include a supplemental battery. A bypass electrical pathway can couple the input interface to the output interface to pass electrical charge from the power supply through the charging device to the mobile electronic device. A charging electrical pathway can couple the input interface to the supplemental battery. A discharge electrical pathway can couple the supplemental battery to the output interface. The bypass electrical pathway can include a voltage modifier configured to modify the voltage output by the output interface. The charging device can be configured to empirically determine the power capacity of the power supply. The charging device can monitor temperatures and/or battery health information, which can be used to reduce current or disable the charging device.
US10079489B2	Power management in multi-die assemblies An apparatus such as heterogeneous device includes at least a first die and a second die. The apparatus further includes a first inductive element, a second inductive element, and switch control circuitry. The switch control circuitry is disposed in the first die. The switch control circuitry controls current through the first inductive element to produce a first voltage. The first voltage powers the first die. The second inductive element is coupled to the first inductive element. The second inductive element produces a second voltage to power the second die. The first die and second die can be fabricated in accordance with different technologies and in which the first die and second die withstand different maximum voltages. A magnitude of the first voltage can be greater than a magnitude of the second voltage.
US10079487B2	Clamp circuit for electrical overstress and electrostatic discharge An apparatus includes a device, a comparison circuit, and a switch. The device includes a first terminal coupled to a first power supply signal, and a second terminal coupled to a ground reference. The comparison circuit is configured to compare a first voltage level on the first power supply signal to a second voltage level of a second power supply signal, and enable the device in response to a determination that the first voltage level is greater than the second voltage level. The switch circuit is configured to couple a power supply terminal of the comparison circuit to the first power supply signal in response to determining that the first voltage level is greater than the second voltage level, and to couple the power supply terminal to the second power supply signal in response to determining that the first voltage level is less than the second voltage level.
US10079486B2	Securing against malicious control of circuit breakers in electrical substations An example method for detecting and mitigating attacks on electric power substations comprises detecting a command to open or close a circuit breaker in the electric power substation. A modified extended substation model for the electric power substation is generated, based on the detected command and based on measurements in substation, where the modified extended substation model is a power flow model for the substation and for one or more directly connected neighboring substations. A power flow analysis is performed, using the modified extended substation model, to generate a predicted voltage for each of a plurality of nodes in the substation and in the one or more directly connected neighboring substations. Each predicted voltage is compared to a corresponding allowable voltage range, and execution of the command is blocked in response to determining that one or more of the voltages is outside the corresponding allowable voltage range.
US10079476B2	Spark plug A spark plug has an insulator, a center electrode disposed in an axial hole, a resistor disposed in the axial hole and a seal member disposed between the resistor and the center electrode in the axial hole. The insulator includes an inner-diameter decreasing portion and a small inner-diameter portion. The center electrode includes a head portion supported on the inner-diameter decreasing portion of the insulator. The spark plug satisfies the following conditions: 1.8 mm≤L; and Cp≤11 mm where, assuming a region of the insulator from a boundary of the inner-diameter decreasing portion and the small inner-diameter portion to a rear end of the seal member as a specific region, L is a length of the specific region; D1 is an average inner diameter of the axial hole within the specific region; D2 is an average outer diameter of the specific region; and Cp is L/log(D2/D1).
US10079475B2	Plug connector, rubber member, and ring member A plug connector capable of increasing the sealing between a rubber member and an outer circumferential surface of a spark plug insulator for improvement in current leakage resistance. The plug connector includes a conductive part that electrically connects a spark plug and a power supply member for power supply to the spark plug; and a rubber member that covers the conductive part. The spark plug has an insulator and a terminal electrode protruding toward the rear from a rear end of the insulator. The plug connector further includes a ring member arranged on an outer circumference of the rubber member.
US10079472B2	Integrated high-power tunable laser with adjustable outputs A tunable laser that includes an array of parallel optical amplifiers is described. The laser may also include an intracavity N×M coupler that couples power between a cavity mirror and the array of parallel optical amplifiers. Phase adjusters in optical paths between the N×M coupler and the optical amplifiers can be used to adjust an amount of power output from M−1 ports of the N×M coupler. A tunable wavelength filter is incorporated in the laser cavity to select a lasing wavelength.
US10079467B2	Optomechanical laser for dynamic measurement An optomechanical laser includes: a basal member; a mechanical transducer; a laser disposed on the mechanical transducer, the laser being displaced along the displacement axis in response to a displacement of the mechanical transducer relative to the basal member; a mirror disposed on the armature in optical communication with the laser and opposing the laser; the armature disposed on the basal member and rigidly connecting the mirror to the basal member such that the mirror and the armature move in synchrony with the basal member, and the armature provides a substantially constant distance between the basal member and the mirror; and a cavity comprising: the laser; the mirror; and a cavity length between the laser and the mirror that changes in response to displacement of the laser according to the displacement of the mechanical transducer relative to the basal member, the optomechanical laser providing laser light.
US10079466B2	Multi-pump-pass fiber based lasers and amplifiers The invention is optical configurations for constructing laser oscillators or laser amplifiers that comprise an extremely short fiber (typically tens of cm long or below, e.g. 5 cm to 30 cm). In order to overcome the absorption limitation due to the very short length of the fiber, the present invention employs a multi pump-pass scheme for pump light confinement. This scheme is based on the small angular overlap between the lasing and pump beams. The multi pump-pass method of the invention leads to efficient fiber laser oscillators and amplifiers having pulse duration of a few ns, with high average and peak power output that is comparable to the state-of-the-art solid state lasers.
US10079459B2	Detached power supply apparatus and shelving system having same A shelving system having a detached power supply apparatus includes at least a hollow vertical shelf rail, at least a bus bar inserted into the vertical shelf rail, and at least a detached power supply apparatus inserted in the vertical shelf rail and electrically connected to the bus bar. Each of the vertical shelf rails includes at least a punched hole, and two locating protrudes. Each of the bus bar includes a slot, and two current conductors. The slot includes a carrier surface, and a track abutting surface. Each of the detached power supply apparatus passes through the punched hole and is inserted between the carrier surface and the track abutting surface. Each of the detached power supply apparatus includes two push-in resilient ball head plungers, a receiving surface, an abutting surface, and two reeds. The abutting surface is engaging with the track abutting surface.
US10079453B2	Electrical tool with battery pack ejection assist mechanism The present invention provides an electrical tool with battery pack ejection assist mechanism. The electrical tool includes a housing receiving a motor and a transmission mechanism, a tool accessory driven by the motor for the operation, a battery pack slidably mounted to the housing for providing power and a locking mechanism for locking the battery pack after being mounted. The electrical tool further includes an ejecting assembly for assisting in the ejection of the battery pack when the locking mechanism unlocks the battery pack, the ejecting assembly includes a contacting member for contacting and ejecting the battery pack and a driving member for driving the contacting member for ejecting the battery pack. The contacting member is movably connected to the housing, and the driving member is arranged in the housing and contacts the contacting member.
US10079452B1	Removal unit A removal unit includes a latch and a tab separably connectable to the latch. The latch includes latch arms each including a connection hole and an opening extending from the connection hole and being smaller than the connection hole. The tab includes a body, tab arms extending from the body, and protrusions provided on the tab arms to protrude toward each other. The protrusions each include a connecting part and an engaging part extending from the connecting part and being larger than the connection hole. The connecting part is provided on the tab arm, and configured to be placed into the connection hole. The connecting part has a width in a first direction smaller than the width of the opening and a length in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction smaller than the diameter of the connection hole and greater than the width of the opening.
US10079451B2	Pull tab device for a latch of a pluggable module A pluggable module includes a pluggable body extending between a cable end and a mating end opposite the cable end and a latch held by the pluggable body having an actuation end and a latching end. The actuation end has an actuator extending from the cable end and the latching end has a latching tooth configured to latchably secure the pluggable module to a component. A pull tab device is secured to the actuator. The pull tab device has a handle configured to be pulled away from the pluggable body to release the latch. The pull tab device has a connecting end opposite the handle having a first segment and a second segment. The first segment wraps around the actuator and is secured to the second segment such that the pull tab device is self-secured to the actuator.
US10079449B1	Multiple connector system A multiple connector assembly includes a connector housing. A first connector and a second connector, adjacent the first connector, extend from a first surface of the connector housing. A securing member is coupled to the connector housing and is configured to engage a connector coupling member to secure the first connector in a first connector receptacle and the second connector in a second connector receptacle. A connector release actuator that is located on a second surface of the connector housing that is opposite the first surface of the connector housing. The connector release actuator is configured to actuate the securing member to cause the securing member to disengage with the connector coupling member such that the first connector is no longer secured in the first connector receptacle and the second connector is no longer secured in the second connector receptacle.
US10079446B1	Electrical connector with cam actuated terminal lock An electrical connector includes a first-housing, a second-housing, a slideable-skirt, and a terminal-lock. The second-housing is configured to mate with the first-housing along a longitudinal-mating-axis. The second-housing defines a slot in a top-side of the second-housing extending along a lateral-axis orthogonal to the longitudinal-mating-axis. The slideable-skirt is mounted to the second-housing and is moveable from a pre-stage position to a seated-position along the longitudinal-mating-axis. The slideable-skirt overlays a portion of a perimeter of the second-housing and defines cam-slots on a first-side and a second-side of the slideable-skirt. The terminal-lock is disposed within the slot and is moveable from a terminal insertion position to a locking position. The terminal-lock includes cam-posts extending from a first-end and a second-end of the terminal-lock disposed within the cam-slots. The terminal-lock moves from the terminal insertion position to the locking position as the slideable-skirt is moved from the pre-stage position to the seated-position.
US10079441B2	Fixing structure of electronic device A fixing structure of electronic components has a first substrate, at least one second substrate, at least one electronic component, and at least one fixing mechanism. Each second substrate has at least two first pins to electrically connect to the first substrate. Multiple second pins formed on a side surface of the electronic component are electrically connected to the second substrate. The at least one fixing mechanism covers the at least one electronic component and the at least one second substrate. A first mounting part and a second mounting part respectively extend downward from opposite sides of the at least one fixing mechanism for clamping the electronic component and the second substrate so that the at least one electronic component and the at least one second substrate are erectly mounted on the first substrate. Thus, more electronic components are allowed to be erectly mounted on the first substrate.
US10079440B1	Electrical terminal having a push surface An electrical terminal having a contact portion, a wire termination portion and a transition portion. The contact portion is configured to receive a mating terminal along a mating axis. The wire termination portion defines a wire termination axis that intersects the mating axis. The transition portion extends between the contact portion and the wire termination portion. The transition portion extends parallel to the mating axis and the wire termination axis. An engagement section extends at an angle from the transition portion. The engagement section has a push surface intersecting the mating axis. Wherein a force can be applied to the push surface to mate the contact portion with the mating terminal.
US10079430B2	Antenna mount Various embodiments are described that relate to an antenna mount. Multiple antennas can be mounted on the antenna mount. These antennas can work together or be independent of one another. In an example of working together, one antenna can be a transmission antenna while the second antenna can be a reception antenna. The transmission antenna and reception antenna can function with regard to the same communication signal.
US10079425B2	Portable terminal with antenna device for display element or display assembly including flexible functional region A portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes a flexible display element, a first antenna element disposed at a first region on the display element, a second antenna element disposed at a foldable second region on the display element to face the first region, and a switch element configured to selectively connect the second antenna element. When the display element is folded or rolled, the first and second antenna elements at least partially overlap each other, and the switch element disconnects the second antenna element. The portable terminal including the antenna device as described above may maintain a stable transmission/reception performance although it includes a flexible display element or a display assembly. When a plurality of antenna elements are provided, the portable terminal may implement a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna device in a state where the display element is extended.
US10079418B2	Flexible terahertz waveguide comprising a dielectric waveguide core which is supported within a segmented tube by dielectric threads A flexible and twistable terahertz waveguide assembly has a flexible waveguide with waveguide flange connectors at its ends. The flexible waveguide comprises a segmented tube of a plurality of tube segments which are connected to each other. The tube encloses a dielectric waveguide which is held by means of threads (filaments) at the center of the tube. The individual segments are tiltable and/or pivotable against each other, allowing bending and twisting of the waveguide cable.
US10079411B2	Battery monitoring apparatus A battery monitoring apparatus monitors a state of a nickel hydrogen battery. The apparatus includes a board having a high voltage part having a voltage detection section detecting a voltage of the nickel hydrogen battery, and a low voltage part operating at a voltage lower than a voltage of the high voltage part, a housing that accommodates the board, and an attachment member that is attached to an opposed portion of the housing, which is opposed to a board surface of the board to attach the housing to a predetermined position. A passage is formed between the opposed portion and the attachment member. The passage extends from an opening part provided at a circumference part of the housing and along the opposed portion. The passage is provided at a position that overlaps with the high voltage part, when viewed in a normal direction of the board surface.
US10079410B2	Methods for dendrite detection and devices for batteries and dendrite sensors An electrical device is provided. The electrical device includes a pulse generator configured to generate a first pulse. The electrical device also includes a battery. The battery includes a first conductive electrode configured to receive the first pulse from the pulse generator, a second conductive electrode coupled to the first conductive electrode, and a dielectric separator element coupled to the first conductive electrode and the second conductive electrode and configured to provide a second pulse. The second pulse is based on the first pulse and based on the electrical properties of the dielectric separator element. The electrical device also includes a controller coupled to the pulse generator and the dielectric separator element. The controller is configured to compare the first pulse with the second pulse.
US10079396B2	Solid-oxide fuel cell system and method of stopping same A solid-oxide fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell unit including a solid-oxide fuel cell including an anode gas channel and a cathode gas channel and a mixer; an electric power generation raw material supplier; a combustible gas channel extending from the electric power generation raw material supplier to a downstream end of the anode gas channel; an oxidizing gas supplier; and a controller operative to, after electric power generation of the fuel cell unit is stopped, control the electric power generation raw material supplier to supply to the combustible gas channel the electric power generation raw material, the amount of which compensates for contraction of gas in the combustible gas channel due to temperature decrease of the fuel cell unit and also control the oxidizing gas supplier to supply the oxidizing gas to the cathode gas channel in accordance with the supply of the electric power generation raw material.
US10079392B2	Metal-doped graphene and growth method of the same A metal-doped graphene and a growth method of the same are provided. The metal-doped graphene includes graphene and metal elements, wherein the metal elements accounts for 1-30 at % based on the total content of the metal-doped graphene. The growth method includes performing a PECVD by using a carbon precursor, a metal precursor, and a group VI precursor in order to grow the metal-doped graphene.
US10079391B2	Fuel cell with flow-through porous electrodes A microfluidic fuel cell with flow-through architecture is provided. The anode and the cathode are porous electrodes and comprise an interstitial pore network. A virtual insulator is located between the electrodes, in an electrolyte channel. The virtual insulator is comprised of a co-laminar flow of an electrolyte. An inlet directs substantially all the flow of liquid reactant through the porous electrode.
US10079383B2	All-solid battery and method for manufacturing the same An all-solid battery that includes a negative electrode layer, a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, a negative electrode current collector connected to the negative electrode layer, and a positive electrode current collector connected to the positive electrode layer, wherein the negative electrode layer contains a sulfide solid electrolyte, the negative electrode current collector contains a metal that reacts with the sulfide solid electrolyte, a sulfur compound layer that contains a sulfur compound generated by a reaction of the sulfide solid electrolyte and the metal is present between the negative electrode layer and the negative electrode current collector, charge capacity when constant current charge was conducted up to 3.6 V at 0.3 C or more and 3.6 C or less in an initial charge after preparation of the all-solid battery is 50 mAh/g or more and 90 mAh/g or less.
US10079379B2	Separator, battery, battery pack, electronic apparatus, electric vehicle, power storage device, and electric power system The present invention relates to a layer disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, which is a layer containing particles and a resin material, and having a porous structure with a heat capacity per unit area of 0.0001 J/Kcm2 or more and a heat capacity per unit volume of 3.0 J/Kcm3 or less.
US10079373B2	Pouch type secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same A pouch type secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The pouch type secondary battery includes a pouch type case formed by attaching an upper sheet and a lower sheet, and an electrode assembly received in the pouch type case. A polymer coating layer for improving sealability is further included at an outer side portion of the pouch type case, in which the upper sheet and the lower sheet are attached.
US10079370B2	Secondary battery The thickness of a terminal connection portion of a positive electrode current collector is greater than that of a terminal connection portion of a negative electrode current collector. The terminal connection portion of the positive electrode current collector has a through-hole, and a positive electrode terminal is inserted into the through-hole and is upset on the terminal connection portion. The terminal connection portion of the negative electrode current collector has a through-hole, and a negative electrode terminal is inserted into the through-hole and is upset on the terminal connection portion. A recessed portion is formed in a lower surface of the positive electrode terminal connection portion around the through-hole, and a lower end portion of the positive electrode terminal is disposed in the recessed portion.
US10079365B2	Organic light emitting diode display device An organic light emitting diode display device is provided. The organic light emitting diode display device includes a first insulating layer disposed on a substrate and having a first refractive index, a refraction inducing layer disposed on the first insulating layer having a second refractive index, a second insulating layer disposed on the refraction inducing layer and having a third refractive index, a first electrode disposed on the second insulating layer and having a fourth refractive index, and an organic light emitting layer and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode. The second insulating layer, the first electrode, the organic light emitting layer, and the second electrode include a plurality of convex parts and a plurality of concave parts.
US10079361B2	Lighting apparatus using organic light-emitting diode and method of fabricating the same A lighting apparatus using an organic light-emitting diode and a method of fabricating the same are characterized in that an organic emissive material and a conductive film used as a cathode are deposited on the entire surface of a substrate, and then an organic emissive layer in a lighting area and contact areas becomes separated (disconnected or cut) by laser ablation, simultaneously with the formation of a contact hole for contact with an anode. Next, cathode contact and encapsulation processes are performed using an adhesive containing conductive particles and a metal film. This simplifies the fabrication process of the lighting apparatus without using an open mask (metal mask), which is a complicated tool, thus making it useful especially in roll-to-roll manufacturing.
US10079360B2	Resin composition for sealing electronic devices, and electronic device An electronic-device-sealing resin composition and an organic EL element, having, as a crosslinkable organometallic desiccant, a metal complex compound having crosslinkable alkoxide represented by formula (1) as a ligand: M(ORx)n Formula (1) wherein, in formula (1), M designates Al, B, Ti or Zr; Rx in the ligand designates an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an acyl group, or a group represented by formula (a); at least one of Rx's has a crosslinkable group; and n designates a valence of M. wherein, in formula (a), O* designates O of ORx in formula (1); R1 designates an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an acyl group; R2 designates a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R3 designates an alkyl group or an alkoxy group.
US10079353B2	Light-emitting device with flexible substrates A flexible device is provided. The hardness of a bonding layer of the flexible device is set to be higher than Shore D of 70, or preferably higher than or equal to Shore D of 80. The coefficient of expansion of a flexible substrate of the flexible device is set to be less than 58 ppm/° C., or preferably less than or equal to 30 ppm/° C.
US10079344B2	Asymmetric monoanthracene derivative, material for organic electroluminescent device and organic electroluminescent device utilizing the same Provided are an asymmetric monoanthracene derivative having a specific structure, a material for an organic EL device comprising the above asymmetric monoanthracene derivative and an organic EL device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including a luminescent layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the above organic thin film layers contains the asymmetric monoanthracene derivative described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component. Provided are an organic electroluminescent (EL) device having a high luminous efficiency and a long life, an asymmetric monoanthracene derivative which materializes the same and a material for an organic EL device.
US10079332B2	Package manufacturing method, light emitting device manufacturing method, package, and light emitting device A method for manufacturing a package includes the steps of: preparing a lead frame having a frame, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first connecting portion connecting the frame and the first electrode, and a second connecting portion connecting the frame and the second electrode; placing the lead frame in a mold; injecting a first resin into the mold from an inlet of the mold located adjacent to the first electrode to mold a flange portion and a wall portion of the package; and cutting the lead frame and a part of the flange portion located adjacent to the first electrode. In the step of injecting the first resin, the mold and the lead frame together provide a hollow space into which the first resin is injected and in which a part of the flange portion is formed so as to have a thickness different from a thickness of the lead frame.
US10079330B2	Light emitting device and electronic device having an embedded pixel electrode An object is to provide a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and is not damaged by external local pressure. Further, another object is to manufacture a light emitting device with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics due to external stress in a manufacture process. A light emitting element is sealed between a first structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin and a second structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin, whereby a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and has intensity can be provided. Further, a light emitting device can be manufactured with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics in a manufacture process.
US10079319B2	Solar cell fabrication using laser patterning of ion-implanted etch-resistant layers and the resulting solar cells Solar cell fabrication using laser patterning of ion-implanted etch-resistant layers, and the resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a back contact solar cell includes a maximum concentration of the approximately Gaussian distribution of P-type dopants approximately in the center of each of segmented P-type emitter regions between first and second sides of each of the segmented P-type emitter regions.
US10079301B2	Memory device comprising an electrically floating body transistor and methods of using A semiconductor memory cell comprising an electrically floating body having two stable states is disclosed. A method of operating the memory cell is disclosed.
US10079298B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes on an n-type semiconductor substrate of silicon carbide, an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type base region, an n-type source region, a p-type contact region, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, and a source electrode. The semiconductor device has a drain electrode on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate. On a surface of the gate electrode, an interlayer insulating film is disposed. The interlayer insulating film has plural layers among which, one layer is formed by a silicon nitride film. With such a structure, degradation of semiconductor device properties are suppressed. Further, increases in the number of processes at the time of manufacturing are suppressed.
US10079292B2	Fabrication of vertical field effect transistor structure with controlled gate length A method of forming a gate structure, including forming one or more vertical fins on a substrate; forming a bottom spacer on the substrate surface adjacent to the one or more vertical fins; forming a gate structure on at least a portion of the sidewalls of the one or more vertical fins; forming a gauge layer on at least a portion of the bottom spacer, wherein the gauge layer covers at least a portion of the gate structure on the sidewalls of the one or more vertical fins; and removing a portion of the gauge layer on the bottom spacer.
US10079290B2	Semiconductor device having asymmetric spacer structures A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, agate on the semiconductor substrate, a drain doping region in the semiconductor substrate on a first side of the gate, a source doping region in the semiconductor substrate on a second side of the gate, a first spacer structure on a first sidewall of the gate between the gate and the drain doping region, and a second spacer structure on a second sidewall of the gate between the gate and the source doping region. The first spacer structure is composed of a low-k dielectric layer on the first sidewall of the gate and a first spacer material layer on the low-k dielectric layer. The second spacer structure is composed of a second spacer material layer on the second sidewall of the gate.
US10079282B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes an i-type or a p-type first diamond semiconductor layer, an n-type second diamond semiconductor layer provided on the first diamond semiconductor layer, a mesa structure and an n-type first diamond semiconductor region provided on the side surface. The mesa structure includes the first diamond semiconductor layer, the second diamond semiconductor layer, a top surface with a plane orientation of ±10 degrees or less from a {100} plane, and a side surface inclined by 20 to 90 degrees with respect to a direction of <011>±20 degrees from the {100} plane. The first diamond semiconductor region is in contact with the second diamond semiconductor layer and has an n-type impurity concentration lower than an n-type impurity concentration of the second diamond semiconductor layer.
US10079274B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus, including a pixel electrode; a pixel definition layer covering at least a portion of an edge of the pixel electrode; an emission layer on the pixel electrode; and a first intermediate layer on the pixel electrode and the pixel definition layer, the first intermediate layer having a first through hole corresponding to at least a portion of an upper surface of the pixel definition layer.
US10079271B2	Mask assembly, apparatus, and method of manufacturing display apparatus Provided are a mask assembly, an apparatus for manufacturing a display apparatus, and method of manufacturing a display apparatus. The mask assembly includes a mask frame and a mask sheet arranged on the mask frame. The mask sheet includes a pattern portion configured to allow a deposition material to pass through an opening of the pattern portion. The pattern portion is recessed from a surface of the mask sheet. In addition, an outermost edge of the pattern portion is uneven.
US10079270B2	Flexible display device A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a base portion, a first support plate slidably coupled to the base portion, and configured to support a display module, a second support plate below the first support plate and hinge-combined to the base portion to be vertically rotatable with movement of the first support plate, and configured to support the display module, and an elastic member between the base portion and the second support plate, and configured to provide an elastic force to rotate the second support plate upward with movement of the first support plate.
US10079266B2	Modulation of magnetic properties through implantation and associated structures Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations associated with modulation of magnetic properties through implantation. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a substrate having an integrated circuit (IC) structure disposed on the substrate, the IC structure including a magnetizable material, implanting at least a portion of the magnetizable material with a dopant and magnetizing the magnetizable material, wherein said magnetizing is inhibited in the implanted portion of the magnetizable material. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10079265B1	Micro light-emitting diode apparatus and display panel A display panel including a backplane, a first bonding layer, a plurality of micro light-emitting diodes, a first insulation layer, and a second bonding layer is provided. The first bonding layer is disposed on the backplane. The micro light-emitting diodes are disposed on the first bonding layer and are electrically connected to the first bonding layer. The first insulation layer is located between any adjacent two of the micro light-emitting diodes. The first insulation layer has a concave-convex surface. The second bonding layer is disposed on the micro light-emitting diodes and the first insulation layer and is electrically connected to the micro light-emitting diodes. A micro light-emitting diode apparatus including a substrate, a plurality of micro light-emitting diodes, and a first insulation layer is provided. The first insulation layer is located between any adjacent two of the micro light-emitting diodes. The first insulation layer has a concave-convex surface.
US10079263B2	Manufacture of a CdHgTe multispectral photodiode array by cadmium diffusion A method for manufacturing a multi-spectral photodiode array in a CdxHg1-xTe semiconductor layer constituted of pixels, the method including a step of producing a PN junction in each pixel and further includes producing a cadmium-rich structure on the semiconductor layer, structured so that all the pixels are not surmounted by a same quantity of cadmium atoms, this quantity being able to be zero; and inter-diffusion annealing, realizing the diffusion of cadmium atoms from the cadmium-rich structure to the semiconductor layer. Pixels that do not all have the same cutoff wavelength are thereby obtained.
US10079261B1	Raised electrode to reduce dark current An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes and a floating diffusion disposed in a semiconductor material. The image sensor also includes a plurality of transfer gates coupled between the plurality of photodiodes and the floating diffusion to transfer the image charge generated in the plurality of photodiodes into the floating diffusion. Peripheral circuitry is disposed proximate to the plurality of photodiodes and coupled to receive the image charge from the plurality of photodiodes. A shallow trench isolation structure is laterally disposed, at least in part, between the plurality of photodiodes and the peripheral circuitry to prevent electrical crosstalk between the plurality of photodiodes and the peripheral circuitry. The peripheral circuitry includes one or more transistors including a source electrode and a drain electrode that are raised above a surface of the semiconductor material.
US10079259B2	Image sensor and method for fabricating the same An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of photoelectric transducer devices, a dielectric isolating structure and a plurality of spacers. The semiconductor substrate has a backside surface and a front side surface opposite to the backside surface. The photoelectric transducer devices are disposed on the front side surface. The dielectric isolating structure extends downwards into the semiconductor substrate from the front side surface and penetrates through the backside surface, so as to from a grid structure and isolate the photoelectric transducer devices from each other. The spacers are disposed on a plurality of sidewalls of the grid structure.
US10079245B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating same A semiconductor device includes a lower structure including a lower conductor, an upper structure having an opening exposing the lower conductor on the lower structure, and a connection structure filling the opening and connected to the lower conductor. The connection structure includes a first tungsten layer covering an inner surface of the opening and defining a recess region in the opening, and a second tungsten layer filling the recess region on the first tungsten layer. A grain size of the second tungsten layer in an upper portion of the connection structure is greater than a grain size of the second tungsten layer in a lower portion of the connection structure.
US10079235B2	Memory cells and memory arrays Some embodiments include a memory cell having first, second and third transistors, with the second and third transistors being vertically displaced relative to one another. The memory cell has a semiconductor pillar extending along the second and third transistors, with the semiconductor pillar containing channel regions and source/drain regions of the second and third transistors. A capacitor may be electrically coupled between a source/drain region of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor.
US10079234B1	Metal-insulator-metal capacitor analog memory unit cell A memory device including a plurality of memory unit cells arranged in a crossbar configuration for a neural network is provided. Each of the memory unit cells includes a readout transistor, a charging transistor, a discharging transistor, and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor connected to one of source/drain regions of each of the charging transistor and the discharging transistor and a functional gate of the readout transistor for storing analog information.
US10079229B1	Resistor fins A technique relates to forming resistor fins on a substrate. A shallow trench isolation material is formed on dummy fins and the substrate, and the dummy fins are formed on the substrate. Predefined ones of the dummy fins are removed, thereby forming voids in the shallow trench isolation material corresponding to previous locations of the predefined ones of the dummy fins. A first material is deposited into the voids. The height of the first material is reduced, thereby forming trenches in the shallow trench isolation material. A second material is deposited into the trenches to be on top of the first material, thereby forming the resistor fins of a resistor device. A metal contact layer is formed so as to contact a top surface of the first material at predefined locations.
US10079219B2	Power semiconductor contact structure and method for the production thereof A power semiconductor contact structure for power semiconductor modules, which has at least one substrate 1 and a metal molded body 2 as an electrode, which are sintered one on top of the other by means of a substantially uninterrupted sintering layer 3a with regions of varying thickness. The metal molded body 2 takes the form here of a flexible contacting film 5 of such a thickness that this contacting film is sintered with its side 4 facing the sintering layer 3a onto the regions of varying thickness of the sintering layer substantially over the full surface area. A description is also given of a method for forming a power semiconductor contact structure in a power semiconductor module that has a substrate and a metal molded body. The forming of the power semiconductor contact structure is performed firstly by applying a layer of sintering material of locally varying thickness to either the metal molded body 2 or the substrate, followed by sintering together the contacting film 5 with the substrate 1 by using the properties of the layer of sintering material that are conducive to connection, the contacting film 5 being made to develop its distinct form to correspond to the varying thickness of the layer of sintering material 3a.
US10079213B2	Packaging devices and methods of manufacture thereof Packaging devices and methods of manufacture thereof for semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a packaging device includes forming an interconnect wiring over a substrate, and forming conductive balls over portions of the interconnect wiring. A molding material is deposited over the conductive balls and the substrate, and a portion of the molding material is removed from over scribe line regions of the substrate.
US10079212B2	Semiconductor device having solder groove In order to restrict cracking or the like in a connection member such as solder, provided is a semiconductor device including a first component; a second component that is arranged on a front surface of the first component; and a connection portion that is provided between the first component and the second component and connects the second component to the first component. A first groove and a second groove having different shapes are formed in the front surface of the first component at positions opposite a first corner and a second corner of the second component, and the connection portion is also formed within the first groove and the second groove.
US10079211B1	Modular interconnection repair of multi-die package An integrated circuit device or devices is presented that include internal connection ports to transmit data to or receive data from a first portion of the integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit device(s) also include external connection ports to transmit data to or receive data from outside the integrated circuit device, such as between integrated circuit devices. The integrated circuit device also includes remapping circuitry that remaps from a first connection between a first internal connection port of the internal connection ports and a first external connection port of the external connection ports to a second connection between a second internal connection port of the internal connection ports and a second external connection port of the external connection ports.
US10079210B2	Integrated circuit device and method of fabricating the same An integrated circuit device including a substrate having at least one fin-shaped active region, the at least one fin-shaped active region extending in a first direction, a gate line extending on the at least one fin-shaped active region in a second direction, the second direction intersecting with the first direction, a conductive region on a portion of the at least one fin-shaped active region at one side of the gate line, and a contact plug extending from the conductive region in a third direction, the third direction being perpendicular to a main plane of the substrate, may be provided. The contact plug may include a metal plug, a conductive barrier film on the conductive region, the conductive barrier film surrounding a sidewall and a bottom surface of the metal plug, the conductive barrier film including an N-rich metal nitride film, and a metal silicide film between the conductive region and the conductive barrier film.
US10079208B2	IC structure with interface liner and methods of forming same Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a method of forming an integrated circuit (IC) structure, the method including: providing a structure with: a conductive region, and an inter-level dielectric (ILD) material positioned on the conductive region, wherein the ILD material includes a contact opening to the conductive region; forming a doped metal layer within the contact opening such that the doped metal layer overlies the conductive region, wherein the doped metal layer includes a first metal doped with a second metal; and forming a contact to the conductive region within the contact opening of the ILD material by annealing the doped metal layer such that the second metal diffuses into the ILD material to form an interface liner directly between the annealed doped metal layer and the ILD material.
US10079205B2	Interconnection structure and method of forming the same An interconnection structure includes a non-insulator structure, a liner layer, a dielectric structure and a conductive structure. The liner layer is present on the non-insulator structure and has an opening therein. The dielectric structure is present on the liner layer. The dielectric structure includes a via opening therein. The conductive structure is present in the via opening of the dielectric structure and electrically connected to the non-insulator structure through the opening of the liner layer. At least a portion of the conductive structure tapers along a direction from the non-insulator structure to the dielectric structure.
US10079195B2	Semiconductor chip package comprising laterally extending connectors A semiconductor chip package is disclosed. The package includes a carrier, a plurality of semiconductor chips disposed on the carrier, a first encapsulation layer disposed above the semiconductor chips. A metallization layer is disposed above the first encapsulation layer, the metallization layer including a plurality of first metallic areas forming electrical connections between selected ones of the semiconductor chips. A second encapsulation layer is disposed above the solder resist layer. A plurality of external connectors are provided, each one of the external connectors being connected with one of the first metallic areas and extending outwardly through a surface of the second encapsulation layer.
US10079194B1	Chip on film package A chip on film package includes a base film, a patterned circuit layer, a solder resist layer, a chip and a graphite sheet. The base film includes a first surface and a mounting region located on the first surface. The patterned circuit layer is disposed on the first surface. The solder resist layer partially covers the patterned circuit layer. The chip is disposed on the mounting region and electrically connected to the patterned circuit layer. The graphite sheet covers at least a part of the solder resist layer, wherein an outer edge of the graphite sheet is substantially aligned with an outer edge of the solder resist layer.
US10079191B2	Heat spreader having thermal interface material retainment In embodiments described herein, an integrated circuit (IC) package is provided. The IC package may include a substrate, an IC die, and a heat spreader. The IC die may have opposing first and second surfaces, where the first surface of the IC die is coupled to a surface of the substrate. The heat spreader may have a surface coupled to the second surface of the IC die by a thermal interface (TI) material. The surface of the heat spreader may have a micro-recess which may include a micro-channel or a micro-dent to direct a flow of TI material towards or away from a predetermined area of the second surface of the IC die based on temperatures of the substrate, the IC die, and/or the heat spreader.
US10079188B2	Resin composition for encapsulating, manufacturing method of on-vehicle electronic control unit, and on-vehicle electronic control unit Provided is a resin composition for encapsulating which is used for forming an encapsulating resin of an on-vehicle electronic control unit including a wiring substrate, a plurality of electronic components mounted on the wiring substrate, and the encapsulating resin encapsulating the electronic component, the resin composition including: a thermosetting resin; and one or more imidazole compounds, in which when a torque value is measured over time under conditions of the number of rotations of 30 rpm and a measurement temperature of 175° C. by using Labo Plastomill, a time T1 at which the torque value is less than or equal to 2 times a minimum torque value is longer than or equal to 15 seconds and shorter than or equal to 100 seconds, and the minimum torque value is greater than or equal to 0.5 N·m and less than or equal to 2.5 N·m.
US10079184B2	Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a manufacturing processor, a signal acquisition unit, a frequency characteristic acquisition unit, and an end-point acquisition unit. The signal acquisition unit acquires a first processing signal which shows a different behavior during processing of a stacked body and after the processing of the stacked body. The frequency characteristic acquisition unit acquires a frequency characteristic of a noise caused by a periodic structure of the stacked body from the first processing signal during the processing of the stacked body. The end-point acquisition unit detects an end point of the processing using the acquired frequency characteristic. The manufacturing processor ends the processing when the end point is detected.
US10079182B2	Field effect transistor gate stack A method for fabricating a gate stack of a semiconductor device comprises forming a first dielectric layer over a channel region of the device, depositing a first nitride layer on exposed portions of the first dielectric layer, depositing a scavenging layer on the first nitride layer, forming a capping layer over the scavenging layer, removing portions of the capping layer, the scavenging layer, and the first nitride layer to expose a portion of the first dielectric layer in an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) region of the gate stack, forming a barrier layer over the first dielectric layer and the capping layer, forming a first gate metal layer over the barrier layer, depositing a second nitride layer on the first gate metal layer, and depositing a gate electrode material on the second nitride layer.
US10079175B2	Insulating a via in a semiconductor substrate Insulating a via in a semiconductor substrate, including: depositing, in the via, a dielectric layer; depositing, in the via, a barrier layer; allowing the barrier layer to oxidize; and depositing, in the via, a conducting layer.
US10079170B2	High resistivity SOI wafers and a method of manufacturing thereof A high resistivity single crystal semiconductor handle structure for use in the manufacture of SOI structure is provided. The handle structure comprises an intermediate semiconductor layer between the handle substrate and the buried oxide layer. The intermediate semiconductor layer comprises a polycrystalline, amorphous, nanocrystalline, or monocrystalline structure and comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Si1-xGex, Si1-xCx, Si1-x-yGexSny, Si1-x-y-zGexSnyCz, Ge1-xSnx, group IIIA- nitrides, semiconductor oxides, and any combination thereof.
US10079169B1	Backside stealth dicing through tape followed by front side laser ablation dicing process A method of forming a plurality of semiconductor devices includes applying a tape material to a back side of a semiconductor device having a silicon layer on the back side and a circuitry layer on the front side, lasing with an infrared laser the silicon layer through the tape material, lasing with a second laser the circuitry layer, and expanding the tape material for form a plurality of semiconductor devices. The second layer may be an ultraviolet laser. The lasers may be irradiated in a pattern on the bottom side and the top side. The second layer may form a groove in the circuitry layer that does not penetrate the silicon layer. The infrared laser may cleave a portion of the silicon lattice of the silicon layer. A coating may be applied to the circuitry layer prior to being irradiated with the second laser.
US10079168B2	Ceramic electrostatic chuck including embedded Faraday cage for RF delivery and associated methods for operation, monitoring, and control A ceramic assembly is attached to a lower support structure having a bowl shape. The ceramic assembly has a top surface configured to support a substrate. At least one clamp electrode is positioned within an upper region of the ceramic assembly. A primary radiofrequency (RF) power delivery electrode is positioned within the ceramic assembly at a location vertically below the at least one clamp electrode such that a region of the ceramic assembly between the primary RF power delivery electrode and the at least one clamp electrode is substantially free of other electrically conductive material. A plurality of RF power delivery connection modules is distributed in a substantially uniform manner about a perimeter of the ceramic assembly. Each of the RF power delivery connection modules is configured to form an electrical connection from the lower support structure to the primary RF power delivery electrode at its respective location.
US10079164B2	System, apparatus, and method for processing substrates using acoustic energy A system, apparatus, and method for processing substrates using acoustic energy. In one aspect, the invention can be a system for processing flat articles including a support for supporting the flat article and an acoustic energy treatment apparatus. The acoustic energy treatment apparatus may include a support arm and a plurality of transducer assemblies coupled thereto. The transducer assemblies may include a housing with a transducer coupled thereto, and the housings of the transducer assemblies may be arranged in an end-to-end manner. A trough may also be included that extends along at least a portion of a length of the transducer assemblies. The trough may serve as a reservoir that upon being filled and overflowed with a liquid allows the liquid to fluidly couple the transducer assemblies to the flat article.
US10079154B1	Atomic layer etching of silicon nitride A method for selectively etching SiN with respect to SiO or SiGe or Si of a structure is provided comprising providing a plurality of cycles of atomic layer etching. Each cycle comprises a fluorinated polymer deposition phase comprising flowing a fluorinated polymer deposition gas comprising a hydrofluorocarbon gas into the plasma processing chamber, forming the fluorinated polymer deposition gas into a plasma, which deposits a hydrofluorocarbon polymer layer on the structure, and stopping the flow of the fluorinated polymer deposition gas into the plasma processing chamber and an activation phase comprising flowing an activation gas comprising at least one of NH3 or H2 into the plasma processing chamber, forming the activation gas into a plasma, wherein plasma components from NH3 or H2 cause SiN to be selectively etched with respect to SiO or SiGe or Si, and stopping the flow of the activation gas into the plasma processing chamber.
US10079143B2	Method of forming semiconductor device having wick structure A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes fin shaped structures and a recessed insulating layer. The fin shaped structures are disposed on a substrate. The recessed insulating layer covers a bottom portion of each of the fin shaped structures to expose a top portion of each of the fin shaped structures. The recessed insulating layer has a curve surface and a wicking structure is defined between a peak and a bottom of the curve surface. The wicking structure is disposed between the fin shaped structures and has a height being about 1/12 to 1/10 of a height of the top portion of the fin shaped structures.
US10079137B2	Rapid scanning of wide quadrupole RF windows while toggling fragmentation energy A sample is ionized using an ion source and the ion beam is received using a tandem mass spectrometer. An m/z range is divided into two or more precursor ion isolation windows. Two or more values for a fragmentation parameter are selected. A first value of the two or more values for the fragmentation parameter has a level that fragments a minimal amount of ions of the ion beam. The one or more additional values have increasingly aggressive levels that produce increasingly more fragmentation of the ions of the ion beam. For each precursor ion isolation window, the tandem mass spectrometer is instructed to perform a selection and fragmentation of the ion beam using the precursor ion isolation window and the first value and is instructed to perform one or more additional selections and fragmentations of the ion beam using the precursor ion isolation window and using the one or more additional values.
US10079132B1	Systems, apparatus, and methods for electric circuit breaker tripping Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for circuit breaker tripping. Embodiments include providing a circuit breaker with a thermoelectric tripping mechanism, the thermoelectric tripping mechanism including a thermoelectric plate disposed between a current path and a bimetal lever of the circuit breaker; applying a DC current to the thermoelectric plate to heat the bimetal lever; and deflecting the bimetal lever to press upon a trip bar in response to a current overload occurring on the current path. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
US10079129B2	Electric switching device for an energy accumulator in an electric vehicle The invention relates to an electric switching device (10) for an energy accumulator in an electric vehicle, comprising a housing (20) inside which at least one switching section (30) that includes two input contacts (32a, 32b) and at least one output contact (34) is arranged, and a rotary component (40) which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable relative to the housing (20) about a switching axis (42) between at least one OFF position (I), a series-connecting position (II), and an ON position (III); said rotary component (40) includes at least one conductor (44) which has at least two conductor contacts (44a, 44b) and which connects the first input contact (32a) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) in the series-connecting position (II) and connects the second input contact (32b) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) of the at least one switching section (30) in the ON position (III).
US10079127B1	Contact arm shields, shielded contact arm assemblies, and contact arm protection methods An arc shield apparatus for an electrical switching device. Arc shield apparatus includes a body having an abutting portion including a first side configured to abut against a lateral side of a contact arm of an electrical switching device, and a second side opposite from the first side, an aperture passing between the first and second side, the aperture configured to receive a spring tab of the contact arm therein, and an arc shield including a first shield portion extending from the first abutting portion, the first shield portion including a first contact surface configured to abut against a contact arm edge, and a second shield portion configured to shield at least some of the spring tab and spring hook. Shielded contact arm assemblies and methods of protecting a contact arm of an electrical switching device during an arcing event, are disclosed, as are other aspects.
US10079122B2	Monitoring and responding to an abnormal condition associated with energizing of poles of a circuit breaker A multi-pole circuit interrupter configured to be coupled between an AC source and an electric load electronically detects a hazardous condition associated with energizing of poles and responds to overcome the hazardous condition using a solenoid. The multi-pole circuit interrupter comprises a first switch to energize a first pole on a phase A conductor of the multi-pole circuit interrupter and a second switch to energize a second pole on a phase B conductor of the multi-pole circuit interrupter. The multi-pole circuit interrupter further comprises an electronic solid-state circuit coupled to the phase A conductor and the phase B conductor to detect a line voltage variation and control a current to a device in response to trip an energized pole among the first pole and the second pole if only one of the first pole and the second pole is energized when a user controls a tie bar to turn ON or turn OFF the multi-pole circuit interrupter or when a trip bar fails to trip one of the first pole and the second pole.
US10079121B2	Switching gas cooling and particle trapping system A system for switching gases appearing after a short-circuit switching procedure in electrical service devices, particularly in low-voltage power switches, includes a switching gas cooling assembly and particle capture arrangement. Downstream of the flow path of switching gases issuing from at least one switching chamber outlet window, the switching gas cooling assembly is arranged in a blow-out chamber. In the space behind the at least one switching chamber outlet window and prior to entry of the switching gases into the switching gas cooling assembly, there is arranged a flow element around which the switching gases can flow and which has a cross section which corresponds to or is greater than the cross section of the switching chamber outlet window. The flow elements act as the particle capture arrangement and thus as a protection device for the switching gas cooling arrangement.
US10079113B2	Capacitor and method of manufacture utilizing membrane for encapsulant thickness control An improved capacitor is provided wherein the capacitor has improved volumetric efficiency. The capacitor comprises a capacitive element comprising an anode, a dielectric on the anode and a cathode on the dielectric. An encapsulant at least partially encases the capacitive element wherein the encapsulant comprises at least one membrane between the capacitive element and an external surface of the encapsulant.
US10079111B2	Method for producing electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, and electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors The present invention provides a production method that enables easy production of an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a high capacitance, and that enables, in particular, easy production of an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a high capacitance regardless of the average particle diameter (D50) of aluminum powder to be used. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitor, comprising the steps of: (1) a first step of forming a film of a paste composition containing powder of at least one of aluminum and an aluminum alloy, a binder resin, and a solvent on at least one surface of a substrate, (2) a second step of sintering the film, and (3) a third step of applying an etching treatment on the sintered film.
US10079103B2	Multilayer electronic component and manufacturing method therefor A multilayer electronic component includes outer electrodes each including an outer electrode main body electrically conducted to an internal electrode and entering portions that project from the outer electrode main body as a base end and enter into the electronic component element through an end surface of the electronic component element. The entering portions each include a slope relative to a principal surface in a flat region including a major portion of the internal electrode.
US10079094B2	Capacitor, in particular an intermediate circuit capacitor for a multi-phase system A capacitor (1) wherein the first voltage layer (11) and the second voltage layer (21) form an overlap region (4) in which the first voltage layer (11) and the second voltage layer (21) are arranged parallel to one another, separated by a gap (5), on a base side (6) of the capacitor (1), directly above one another, and wherein the at least one first pole terminal (12) extends in lateral continuation of the first voltage layer (11) and, in parallel with this, the at least one second pole terminal (22) extends in lateral continuation of the second voltage layer (21) over and beyond the overlap region (4), and in this way form at least one contact lug pair (7) protruding from the base side (6) of the capacitor (1).
US10079084B1	Fine-grained Nd—Fe—B magnets having high coercivity and energy density Magnets and methods of making the magnets are disclosed. The magnets may have high coercivity and may be suitable for high temperature applications. The magnet may include a plurality of grains of a Nd—Fe—B alloy having a mean grain size of 100 to 500 nm. The magnet may also comprise a non-magnetic low melting point (LMP) alloy, which may include a rare earth element and one or more of Cu, Ga, and Al. The magnets may be formed from a Nd—Fe—B alloy powder produced using HDDR and jet milling, or other pulverization process. The powder may have a refined grain size and a small particle size and particle size distribution. The LMP alloy may be mixed with a powder of the Nd—Fe—B alloy or it may be diffused into a consolidated Nd—Fe—B bulk magnet. The LMP alloy may be concentrated at the grain boundaries of the bulk magnet.
US10079082B2	Data transmission cable A data transmission cable includes a first wire and a second wire adjacent to each other, each of the first wire and the second wire has a central conductor and a cover layer enclosing the conductor. The conductor has an outer diameter in the range of 28 to 31 AWG, and when the outer diameter of the conductor is 28 AWG, the center distance between the first and second wires is defined between 0.51 mm to 0.75 mm; when the outer diameter of the conductor is 29 AWG, the center distance between the first and second wires is set between 0.38 mm to 0.75 mm; when the outer diameter of the conductor is 30 to 31 AWG, the center distance between the first and second wires is set between 0.38 mm to 0.62 mm.
US10079080B2	Coated wire A coated wire suitable for aerospace applications includes a metallic conductor elongated along an axis and having an outer surface extending along the axis, and three coating layers surrounding the conductor. A first coating layer is connected to the outer surface of the conductor and extends along the axis to surround the conductor, and the first coating layer is formed of ethene-tetrafluoroethene. A second coating layer is connected to the first coating layer and extends along the axis to surround the first coating layer, and the second coating layer is formed of polyaryletherketone. A third coating layer is connected to the second coating layer and extends along the axis to surround the third coating layer, wherein the third coating layer is formed of ethene-tetrafluoroethene. The three coating layers may each be continuous and seamless extruded layers in one configuration.
US10079076B2	Emergency core cooling system for a water-cooled reactor system An emergency core cooling system removes decay heat generated by a reactor core of a reactor system. A reactor vessel uses water as a coolant. A containment structure surrounds the reactor system. A reactor cavity surrounds the reactor vessel. A first cavity pipe extends into the reactor vessel and provides a recirculation loop of cooling water by discharging vapor generated in the reactor vessel and supplying condensed water collected in the reactor cavity in an opposite direction.
US10079075B2	Nuclear fusion system that captures and uses waste heat to increase system efficiency A nuclear fusion system comprises a nuclear fusion device for providing heat energy, a capacitor for storing electrical energy for use by the nuclear fusion device in providing the heat energy, and an electrical conductor for carrying electrical energy from the capacitor to the nuclear fusion device, each of the nuclear fusion device, the capacitor and the conductor being located within a first chamber. The first chamber is located within a second chamber. A fluid is located between the first and second chambers, surrounds the nuclear fusion device, the capacitor and the conductor, and receives heat energy from each of the nuclear fusion device, the capacitor and the conductor, resulting in the fluid being heated. A thermal energy converter receives heated fluid from the second chamber. A super insulating material encloses the second chamber to reduce heat loss from the heated fluid to the cooler ambient.
US10079074B1	System for monitoring disease progression Personal communication devices and computer-implemented systems for monitoring of ALS disease state of a patient are presented. The computer-implemented system comprises assignment selection module configured to access a library comprising predefined activity(ies), and enable selection of at least one predefined activity to be monitored by sensor(s) associated with the patient; assignment execution module configured to identify sensing signal(s) from the sensor(s) and generate corresponding output signal(s) indicative of the predefined activity, the sensing signal(s) comprising at least one of the following: reading, drawing, finger tapping, speaking, breathing, walking; and assignment reporting module configured to communicate with a data analyzer for communicating the output signal(s) indicative of the predefined activity to the data analyzer, thereby enabling storing the output data in a memory for use in monitoring and analyzing the ALS disease state of the patient.
US10079068B2	Devices and method for wear estimation based memory management A system, a non-transitory computer readable medium and a method for wear estimation of a flash memory device, the method may include: programming information to a first portion of the flash memory device during a test programming process; measuring a duration of the test programming process; and estimating a wear characteristic of the first portion of the flash memory device thereby providing an estimated wear characteristic, wherein the estimating is responsive to the duration of the test programming process.
US10079058B1	Resistive memory device for matrix-vector multiplications The invention is notably directed to a device for performing a matrix-vector multiplication of a matrix with a vector. The device comprises a memory crossbar array comprising of row lines, of columns lines and of junctions arranged between the row lines and the column lines. Each junction comprises a programmable resistive memory element. The device comprises a signal generator and a readout circuit. The device is configured to perform a calibration procedure to compensate for conductance variations of the resistive memory elements. The calibration procedure is configured to program a calibration subset of the plurality of resistive memory elements to initial conductance values and to apply a constant calibration voltage to the row lines of the calibration subset. The device is configured to read calibration current values of the column lines of the calibration subset and to derive an estimation of a conductance variation parameter from the calibration current values.
US10079056B2	SRAM memory bit cell comprising n-TFET and p-TFET A SRAM memory bit cell is provided that includes a n-TFET and a p-TFET; a storage node formed by the connection of a first electrode of the n-TFET to a first electrode of the p-TFET (drains or sources); and a control circuit able to apply supply voltages on second electrodes of the n-TFET and p-TFET (sources or drains). The control circuit is configured to provide, during a retention mode, supply and bias voltages reverse biasing the n-TFET and p-TFET in a state wherein a conduction current is obtained by band-to-band tunneling in the n-TFET and p TFET. The control circuit is further configured to provide, during a writing of a bit, supply and bias voltages forward biasing the n-TFET and p-TFET and such that one of the n-TFET and p-TFET is in OFF state and that the other of the n-TFET and p-TFET is in ON state.
US10079049B2	Stack access control for memory device Apparatuses and methods including an interface die that interfaces with dice through memory channels are described. An example apparatus includes a first die. The first die receives a first command including first command information and second command information provided after the first command information. The first die changes an order of providing the first command information and the second command information and provides a second command to a second die, the second command including the second command information and the first command information provided after the second command information in the changed order. The first command information is related to a command function and the second command information is related to a destination of the command function.
US10079046B2	Apparatus and method for dynamically aligned source synchronous receiver An apparatus is provided that compensates for misalignment on a synchronous data bus. The apparatus includes a replica radial distribution element, a bit lag control element, and a synchronous lag receiver. The replica radial distribution element is configured to receive a first signal, and is configured to generate a second signal, where the replica radial distribution element comprises replicated propagation path lengths, loads, and buffering of a radial distribution network for a strobe. The bit lag control element is configured to measure a propagation time beginning with assertion of the first signal and ending with assertion of the second signal, and is configured to generate a value on a lag bus that indicates the propagation time. The bit lag control element has delay lock control and a gray encoder. The delay lock control is configured to select one of a plurality of successively delayed versions of the first signal that coincides with the assertion of the second signal, where the delay lock control selects the one of a plurality of successively delayed versions of the first signal by incrementing and decrementing bus states of select inputs on a first mux, and where the plurality of successively delayed versions of the first signal comprises inputs to the first mux, and where the plurality of successively delayed versions comprises outputs of a first plurality of series-coupled matched inverter pairs. The gray encoder is configured to gray encode the propagation time to generate the value on the lag bus. The synchronous lag receiver is configured to receive one of a plurality of radially distributed strobes and a data bit, and is configured to delay registering of the data bit by the propagation time. The synchronous lag receiver includes a second plurality of series-coupled matched inverter pairs, a second mux, and a bit receiver. The second plurality of series-coupled matched inverter pairs is configured to generate successively delayed versions of the data bit. The second mux is coupled to the second plurality of series-coupled matched inverter pairs, is configured to receive the value on the lag bus, and is configured to select one of the successively delayed versions of the data bit that corresponds to the value. The bit receiver is configured to receive the one of the successively delayed versions of the data bit and one of a plurality of radially distributed strobe signals, and is configured to register the state of the one of the successively delayed versions of the data bit upon assertion of the one of a plurality of radially distributed strobe signals.
US10079044B2	Processor with host and slave operating modes stacked with memory A system, method, and computer program product are provided for a memory device system. One or more memory dies and at least one logic die are disposed in a package and communicatively coupled. The logic die comprises a processing device configurable to manage virtual memory and operate in an operating mode. The operating mode is selected from a set of operating modes comprising a slave operating mode and a host operating mode.
US10079043B2	Method of sealing a re-workable hard disk drive Cover seals for sealing of a re-workable hard disk drive comprise: a metallic substrate; an outwardly exposed adhesive layer on at least a portion of a major surface of the metallic substrate; and an adhesive-free border comprising a fusible metal alloy layer surrounding the adhesive layer. The cover seals can be used to form sealed hard disk drives, wherein a cover seal is attached to an exterior surface of the cover of an enclosed hard disk drive housing so that an adhesive layer of the cover seal covers the entire junction where the base and cover components of the enclosed housing meet and a metallic joint adheres a perimeter of the cover seal to the base of the enclosed housing.
US10079038B2	Optical disc device and optical disc reading method An optical disc device includes: an optical disc drive that reads data from a plurality of optical discs in which user data is recorded while distributed in the plurality of optical discs; a memory unit in which data read from an optical disc of a first group that is a part of the plurality of optical discs is recorded through the optical disc drive; and a controller that reproduces the user data from data of a remaining optical disc except for the first group, the data of the remaining optical disc being read through the optical disc drive, and the data recorded in the memory unit.
US10079035B1	Linear actuator with coil winding portions having opposing current flow directions A linear actuator for linearly positioning a recording head in a data storage mechanism. The disclosed linear actuator includes an electrically conductive coil having first and second parts that are both wound in the same rotary direction about an axis, and a magnet spaced from the electrically conductive coil by an air gap. Transmission of an electric current through the first part of the electrically conductive coil in a first current flow direction about the axis and through the second part of the electrically conductive coil in an opposite second current flow direction about the axis induces linear movement of one of the electrically conductive coil and magnet relative to the other of the electrically conductive coil and magnet.
US10079031B2	Residual noise suppression A method includes determining a preprocessed audio signal by removing some noise from an input audio signal. Here, portions of the preprocessed audio signal that include speech are separated by portions of the preprocessed audio signal that include residual noise. Additionally, the method includes determining an amplified signal by suppressing the preprocessed audio signal over the portions that include residual noise, and maintaining the preprocessed audio signal over the portions that include speech.
US10079028B2	Sound enhancement through reverberation matching Embodiments of the present invention relate to enhancing sound through reverberation matching. In sonic implementations, a first sound recording recorded in a first environment is received. The first sound recording is decomposed to a first clean signal and a first reverb kernel. A second reverb kernel corresponding with a second sound recording recorded in a second environment is accessed, for example, based on a user indication to enhance the first sound recording to sound as though recorded in the second environment. An enhanced sound recording is generated based on the first clean signal and the second reverb kernel. The enhanced sound recording is a modification of the first sound recording to sound as though recorded in the second environment.
US10079023B2	Comfort noise generation apparatus and method A comfort noise generation apparatus constituted of: near and far end speech detectors arranged to detect speech activity in near-end and far-end signals and a comfort noise generator, wherein responsive to an indication from the near-end speech detector that speech activity is absent on the near-end signal and an indication from the far-end silence detector that speech activity is absent on the far-end signal, the comfort noise generator is arranged to initiate a determination of an estimation of near-end background noise, wherein responsive to an indication from the near-end speech detector that speech activity is present on the near-end signal or an indication from the far-end silence detector that speech activity is present on the far-end signal, the comfort noise generator is arranged to terminate the estimation determination of near-end background noise, and wherein the comfort noise generator is arranged to output a function of the near-end background noise estimation.
US10079022B2	Voice recognition terminal, voice recognition server, and voice recognition method for performing personalized voice recognition A voice recognition terminal, a voice recognition server, and a voice recognition method for performing personalized voice recognition. The voice recognition terminal includes a feature extraction unit for extracting feature data from an input voice signal, an acoustic score calculation unit for calculating acoustic model scores using the feature data, and a communication unit for transmitting the acoustic model scores and state information to a voice recognition server in units of one or more frames, and receiving transcription data from the voice recognition server, wherein the transcription data is recognized using a calculated path of a language network when the voice recognition server calculates the path of the language network using the acoustic model scores.
US10079014B2	Name recognition system A speech recognition system uses, in one embodiment, an extended phonetic dictionary that is obtained by processing words in a user's set of databases, such as a user's contacts database, with a set of pronunciation guessers. The speech recognition system can use a conventional phonetic dictionary and the extended phonetic dictionary to recognize speech inputs that are user requests to use the contacts database, for example, to make a phone call, etc. The extended phonetic dictionary can be updated in response to changes in the contacts database, and the set of pronunciation guessers can include pronunciation guessers for a plurality of locales, each locale having its own pronunciation guesser.
US10079013B2	Sharing intents to provide virtual assistance in a multi-person dialog A computing system is operable as virtual personal assistant (VPA) to understand relationships between different instances of natural language dialog expressed by different people in a multi-person conversational dialog session. The VPA can develop a common resource, a shared intent, which represents the VPA's semantic understanding of at least a portion of the multi-person dialog experience. The VPA can store and manipulate multiple shared intents, and can alternate between different shared intents as the multi-person conversation unfolds. With the shared intents, the computing system can generate useful action items and present the action items to one or more of the participants in the dialog session.
US10079012B2	Customizing speech-recognition dictionaries in a smart-home environment A method for customizing speech-recognition dictionaries for different smart-home environments may include generating, at a smart-home device mounted in an enclosure, an acoustic impulse response for the enclosure. The method may also include receiving, by the smart-home device, an audio signal captured in the enclosure. The method may additionally include performing, by the smart-home device, a speech-recognition process on the audio signal using a second speech dictionary generated by convolving the acoustic impulse response with a first speech dictionary.
US10079002B2	Modifying graphical elements based on environment This disclosure relates to systems and methods for modifying graphical element according to an environment. In one example, a method includes receiving inputs from one or more environmental detectors that indicate an environment, receiving identification of one or more graphical elements at a graphical user interface, and modifying the identified graphical elements to adjust member effort interacting with the identified graphical elements and according to the environment of the system.
US10078996B2	Processing device with field-replaceable user interface for industrial vehicle A processing device for an industrial vehicle includes a field-replaceable user interface. The processing device includes a service module and a main module. The service module, which is field replaceable, includes a display having a touch screen, at least one user input control and a service module circuit board. The main module comprises a main module circuit board. The service module circuit board and the main module circuit board include complementary rigid couplers that connect independently of a cable there between when the service module is mated with the main module.
US10078993B2	Gate driver on array substrate and liquid crystal display adopting the same A GOA substrate includes N shift register units. The first stage shift register unit outputs a scan signal pulse based on a first clock signal and a start signal. The last stage shift register unit outputs a scan signal pulse based on Mth clock signal and the start signal. The start signal has a pulse width starting from a falling edge of the Mth clock signal of the last stage shift register unit when scanning a first frame, and ending at a rising edge of the first clock signal of the first stage shift register unit when scanning a second frame. Since the first and last shift register units are used to drive a scan signal pulse based on the start signal, the present invention reduces the number of wires needed to transmit start signals and simplifies the complexity of the layout design.
US10078988B2	Display apparatus, display control method, and display method A display apparatus, a display control apparatus, and a display method are disclosed. The display apparatus includes data receiving unit receiving data; driving mode unit receiving dyschromatopsia information and determining a general driving mode or a dyschromatopsia correction driving mode; data converting unit generating corrected data by converting the data based on the dyschromatopsia information; memory storing a reference grayscale for general driving mode and at least one correction grayscales for dyschromatopsia correction driving mode; data signal output unit selecting a grayscale based on the dyschromatopsia information from among the reference grayscale or the at least one correction grayscales; and outputting a data signal corresponding to the data or the corrected data based on the selected grayscale, and a light emissive device receiving the data signal to emit light with a corresponding brightness.
US10078982B2	Apparatus and method of determining driving voltage An apparatus to determine a driving voltage includes: a color coordinate value comparator to measure a color coordinate value of an organic light-emitting display apparatus, to calculate a difference value between the measured color coordinate value and a fiducial color coordinate value, and to compare the calculated difference value with a first critical value; a voltage level changer to increase an absolute value of a driving voltage applied to each pixel of the organic light-emitting display apparatus when the difference value is greater than or equal to the first critical value; and a voltage level determiner to determine a level of the driving voltage at a point of time when the difference value is calculated as a final level of a driving voltage, when the difference value is less than the first critical value.
US10078978B2	Image data compression and transmission A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a data compressor compressing first line data received from the outside to generate first compressed data, compressing differential data between the first line data and second line data, which are the previous line data of the first line data, to generate second compressed data, and selectively outputting any one of the first and second compressed data; and a source driver decompressing the compressed data output from the data compressor to reconstruct the first line data and supplying data signals corresponding to the reconstructed first line data to the plurality of pixels.
US10078973B2	Surgical simulators and methods associated with the same Surgical simulators and methods associated with the same are provided. In one aspect, a surgical simulator includes a rib cage including a plurality of ribs, internal tissue positionable within the rib cage, and external tissue adapted to cover at least a portion of the rib cage. In another aspect, a method of manufacturing a surgical simulator includes forming a rib cage including a plurality of ribs, positioning internal tissue within the rib cage, and at least partially covering the rib cage with external tissue. In a further aspect, a method of modifying biologic tissue for use with a surgical simulator is provided.
US10078972B2	Twelve-piece tangram puzzle set A twelve-piece tangram puzzle set is disclosed. The twelve-piece tangram puzzle set includes twelve pieces, the twelve pieces being formed in such a manner that an equilateral triangle is formed as a basic frame and is bisected into right-angled triangles by a first cutting line, second cutting lines, horizontal cutting lines and vertical cutting lines, and equiangular cutting lines so as to be divided into respective pieces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, such that triangles (pieces 1, 3, 7, 9, 11) are symmetrical to triangles (pieces 2, 4, 8, 10, 12), and a trapezoidal quadrangle (piece 5) is symmetrical to a trapezoidal quadrangle (piece 6) based on the first cutting line.
US10078966B2	Warning method outside vehicle, driver assistance apparatus for executing method thereof and vehicle having the same A driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including a sensor unit configured to sense a surrounding of the vehicle; an alarm unit on the vehicle configured to output an alarm outside of the vehicle; a transceiver configured to provide wireless communication; and a processor configured to detect a person included in the sensed surrounding of the vehicle is in an alarm situation, control the transceiver to transmit an alarm signal to a mobile terminal of the person to inform the person he or she is in the alarm situation in response to a successful attempt to communicate with the mobile terminal of the person, and output an alarm via the alarm unit towards the person to inform the person he or she is in the alarm situation in response to an unsuccessful attempt to communicate with the mobile terminal of the person.
US10078964B2	Remote driving assistance In at least some examples, a control center, which provides remote driving assistance service, may be configured to receive traffic data from sensors and to identify an area of congested traffic, based on the received traffic data, within a predetermined range of the sensors. When the control center receives a request for the remote driving assistance service, from a vehicle within the predetermined range of the sensor, the control center may generate and transmit remote driving commands to the vehicle.
US10078961B2	Method and device for operating a traffic-infrastructure unit including a signal source A traffic-infrastructure unit and a method for operating a traffic-infrastructure unit encompassing a signal source, the method having a step of detecting at least one vehicle, a step of detecting at least one further road user, a step of determining a danger potential for the at least one further road user due to the at least one vehicle, and a step of operating the traffic-infrastructure unit as a function of the determined danger potential.
US10078957B2	Smart watch for indicating emergency events A portable device including a gesture recognizer module for automatically detecting a specific sequence of gestures is described. The portable device may be used to detect a health, safety, or security related event. The portable device may further include an emergency event module for automatically determining whether the sequence of gestures corresponds to an emergency event. The portable device may further include a proximity detection module for automatically determining whether a mobile device corresponding to a user listed as an emergency contact is in a state of proximity to the portable device. The portable device may further include a notification module for automatically transmitting a message, indicating the emergency event, to the user of the mobile device determined to be in the state of proximity.
US10078952B2	Bed check device and method of use A bed check device having a force sensing resistor; a resistor divider; a microprocessor; an analog to digital converter; a power supply; a wireless transmitter; and an antenna wherein the force sensing resistor is in mechanical contact with a bed, such that a change in force to the bed corresponds to a change in its resistance and voltage, which is analyzed and acted upon by the resistor divider, microprocessor, analog to digital converter, power supply, wireless transmitter, and antenna.
US10078943B2	Synchronization of notification patterns in alerting systems Method for synchronizing a non-symmetrical tonal pattern in a wireless alerting system involves receiving at a plurality of alerting devices a beacon message. The beacon message is used at the alerting devices to synchronously generate a synchronization pulse signal comprised of a plurality of synchronization pulses which are periodic in accordance with a predetermined synchronization pulse interval. A cadence section indicator (CSI) in the beacon message is used in combination with the synchronization pulse signal to determine a portion of an alarm cadence to sound at each of the alerting device so that the alarm cadence is synchronized among the plurality of the alerting devices.
US10078941B2	Gaming system and gaming machines utilizing tickets having a feature trigger A casino gaming system includes gaming machines which are configured to accept and read tickets. The ticket may comprise cash-value tickets or non-cash value/promotional tickets. The tickets may also include secondary feature triggering indicia. The player may present the cash-value ticket having a feature triggering indicia or a non-cash value/promotional ticket to a gaming machine, such as by inserting it into a media reader such as a bill acceptor. Associated monetary value or non-monetary credits may be credited to the machine. In addition, if the ticket includes a feature triggering indicia, when such an indicia is detected, the gaming machine preferably triggers or initiates the feature.
US10078929B1	Wireless transmission system used for a self-locking lock box A wireless transmission system used for a self-locking lock box has a first transmission unit received in a first insert hole of a door frame, and a self-locking lock box secured at a door plank. The self-locking lock box is provided therein with a square bolt able to eject out of the lock box, and the square bolt is connected with a control pin and has its front end fixed with a second transmission unit. By so designing, when a user closes the door plank, the control pin will be pressed by the door frame and release the square bolt to make the square bolt eject out of the self-locking lock box and get into the first insert hole of the door frame, thus enabling the first transmission unit to approach the second transmission unit for elevating transmission efficiency.
US10078924B2	Maintenance management for vehicle-share systems A system to manage the routine maintenance of a vehicle incorporated in a vehicle-share system is presented herein. The maintenance management system includes a vehicle having a vehicle sensor, vehicle communication platform (VCP), and remote entity. The VCP is located within the vehicle and communicates with the vehicle sensor. The VCP is configured to generate and communicate a data transmission. The remote entity has at least one database and is configured to receive the VCP data transmission. Moreover, the VCP collaborates with the vehicle sensor to generate at least one routine maintenance notice and subsequently transmits the routine maintenance notice to the remote entity. Upon review and analysis of the routine maintenance notice, the remote entity will predict future maintenance of the vehicle and modify the vehicle registration status in the database to allow for a maintenance event.
US10078920B2	Personalized video-based augmented reality In current systems, augmented reality graphics is generated at a central broadcast facility or studio where it is combined with the video that is transmitted to subscribers. By contrast, in the described system, the studio does not generate the graphics, but transmits video together with real-time metadata to the end-user set-top device. The end-user device generates the augmented reality graphics, using the metadata to determine positional and other parameters for displaying the graphics. Shifting the generation of augmented reality graphics to the consumer level facilitates end-user customization and individualized targeting of information by a broadcaster or advertiser.
US10078918B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus configured to generate an image to be displayed on a display device including an image capturing unit includes, an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image obtained by the image capturing unit, an estimation unit configured to estimate a position and an orientation of the image capturing unit based on the captured image, a first generation unit configured to generate an image of a virtual object based on the estimated position and orientation of the image capturing unit, a moving velocity acquisition unit configured to acquire a moving velocity of the image capturing unit, a second generation unit configured to generate an image representing the moving velocity, and a display control unit configured to cause the display device to display a composite image obtained by combining the image of the virtual object and the image generated by the second generation unit.
US10078907B2	Distance measurement apparatus, distance measurement method, and storage medium Even in a case where an amount-of-reflected-light distribution of a surface is locally different, in order to measure a distance with high accuracy, at least one embodiment of a distance measurement apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a first captured image obtained by capturing a measurement target object onto which a measurement pattern is projected, and a second captured image obtained by capturing the measurement target object irradiated with approximately uniform illumination, a smoothing filter determination unit configured to, based on the second captured image, determine a smoothing filter to be applied to the first captured image, a smoothing filter application unit configured to apply the smoothing filter determined by the smoothing filter determination unit to the first captured image, and a measurement unit configured to measure a distance from the measurement target object based on the first captured image to which the smoothing filter is applied.
US10078905B2	Processing of digital motion images A method for processing of motion images based on a first set of motion image frames for a first eye view and at least one image frame for a second eye view. One embodiment of the method can include: identifying an object in a first image frame from the first eye view at a given time t; using a planar tracker, generating a homography relating to apparent movement of the object between the first image frame from the first eye view at the given time to a first image frame from the second eye view at a similar time t′; and using the homography to enhance processing of image(s) in the first and/or the second eye view. Thus, the homography can be used to define the relationship between two views taken at a similar time from two different locations.
US10078900B2	Providing support for display articulation-related applications A method of providing display articulation support to a main processor of a computing device is disclosed. The method may include receiving display articulation data from a sensor at a sensor controller. The method may also include formatting, via the sensor controller, the display articulation data. The method may also include providing, via a single channel interface between the sensor controller and the main processor, the display articulation data to an operating system executed by the main processor. The method may also include communicating, via a driver executed by the operating system, the display articulation data to an application executed by the operating system.
US10078891B1	Quality assurance system for radiation therapy equipment, and quality assurance method thereof A quality assurance system for radiation therapy equipment includes an image capturing unit installed on radiation therapy equipment and capturing an image of an indicating part indicating an operational state of the radiation therapy equipment, an image processing unit extracting an edge of the indicating part in image captured by the image capturing unit, a center point extraction unit extracting a center point with respect to the edge, and a quality evaluation unit evaluating quality of the radiation therapy equipment by tracking movement of the center point.
US10078889B2	System and method for image calibration The disclosure relates to a system and method for generating an image by the following steps: obtaining a first image and a second image relating to a subject; obtaining a third image of the subject by a radiology imaging technique; registering the first image and the second image to obtain a first element; calibrating the third image to obtain a second element based on the first element; calibrating the second image based on the second element.
US10078885B2	Image annotation using a haptic plane During an analysis technique, a three-dimensional (3D) image of a portion of an individual is transformed to facilitate accurate determination of detailed annotation of an anatomical structure (such as: specifying the size of the anatomical structure based on annotation markers, an orientation of the anatomical structure, a direction of the anatomical structure and/or a location of the anatomical structure). In particular, in response to receiving information specifying a two-dimensional (2D) plane having an angular position in the 3D image, the 3D image is translated and rotated from an initial position and orientation so that the 2D plane is presented in an orientation parallel to a reference 2D plane of a display. Then, after information specifying the detailed annotation in the 2D plane is received, the 3D image is translated and rotated back to the initial position and orientation.
US10078884B2	System and method for processing geographical information with a central window and frame Processing geographical information includes storing geographical information including a map dataset and associated context dataset in a memory. A central window subset based on the map data set and the associated context dataset is extracted from the memory. A frame window subset based on an associated context dataset that is adjacent to the central window subset is extracted from the memory. The central window subset and the frame window subset are transferred to a graphics memory.
US10078880B2	Image processing device and image processing system The present invention provides CPU load reduction and a method of efficient image data transfer. An image processing device, which comprises an image generating unit (203) which further comprises a plurality of processing units which process a plurality of instances of image information and in where the image generating unit (203) transfers accumulated data for each interrupt factor, comprises: data transfer units for each factor (208-212) which accept the interrupts from the image generating unit (203) for each interrupt factor and transfer the data for each interrupt factor, and notifies a CPU (207) of the interrupt when the transfer of the data to be transferred for each interrupt factor is completed; and a communication line (1) which is connected to the image generating unit (203) and the data transfer units for each factor (208-212).
US10078872B2	System and method for managing and processing channel lines in a communication network A system is disclosed that provides functionality for users to manage and use chat channels. This system enables admin users of the chat channel to manage channel lines, and options for channel line members to manage chat line presentity status such as hold and resume and apply controls such as transfer and forward or bridge the chat with the PSTN network. The chat channels provide a range of chat communications modes including intercom, inbound, shout-down, open, conference, and direct messaging. The intercom mode provides secure group chat for the channel line members, and the inbound mode allows non channel members to initiate secure group chat with the channel line members.
US10078871B2	Systems and methods to identify and profile a vehicle operator A method for assessing risk associated with a driver of a vehicle includes receiving a plurality of risk variables associated with a driver, the plurality of risk variables being gathered when the driver operates the vehicle. A driver is then identified based on the plurality of risk variables, and a risk profile is developed for the driver. The development of the risk profile involves determining the risk associated with at least some of the risk variables and generating a risk index, the risk index being a collective measure of risk associated with the driver.
US10078868B1	System and method for providing an aggregation tool Embodiments of the present invention assist in the development, management, and deployment of aggregated data attributes for multiple data sources. One embodiment provides a development interface that allows for elements of attributes, including filters, to be moved into a coding area in which an attribute or an attribute element is being edited. In another embodiment, the user interface presents data fields to assist in the development of filters for multiple data sources with divergent formats. The application further provides a validation interface through which users can validate attributes and trace the results returned by various elements referenced by the attributes under validation. Another embodiment provides a system for managing attributes and deploying them to various systems by creating a deployment file that is used by an attribute calculation system. In one embodiment, the attribute calculation system is a scalable system that dynamically calculates attributes for multiple data sources.
US10078867B1	Augmented reality virtual banker A method implemented on an augmented reality electronic device includes viewing at least a portion of a financial document with the augmented reality electronic device. One or more words or phrases in a section of the financial document are identified using the augmented reality electronic device. A customer associated with the financial document is identified. An indication of the one or more words or phrases and an identification of the customer are sent to a server computer. Customized content is received from the server computer based on the one or more words or phrases and the identification of the customer. The customized content is displayed on the augmented reality electronic device.
US10078865B2	Sensor-data sub-contracting during environmental monitoring An interface mechanism in a system receives a service request for a service associated with an environment from an electronic device of an entity. In response to the service request, a control mechanism in the system identifies an environmental monitoring device within the environment, where the environmental monitoring device provides sensor data that represents an environmental condition in the environment, and the environmental monitoring device is associated with a second entity that is different from the entity and a third entity associated with the system. Moreover, the control mechanism provides, via the interface mechanism, a data request for the sensor data to the environmental monitoring device. Furthermore, in response to the data request, the interface mechanism receives the sensor data from the environmental monitoring device. Then, the control mechanism provides the service to the entity based on the environmental condition.
US10078864B2	Identifying sold indicators in social networking system listings The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying sold indicators within for-sale groups hosted by a social networking system. For example, systems and methods described herein identify information and social networking activities associated with a sale listing to determine whether an item advertised by the sale listing has been sold. Furthermore, systems and methods can prompt a seller associated with the sale listing to take action with regard to the sale listing in response to a determination that the item advertised by the sale listing has been sold.
US10078863B2	Systems and methods for augmented reality payments Systems and methods are provided for augmented reality payments. An augmented reality display may include product information and/or payment information images displayed over an image of one or more real world background objects. The augmented reality display may be displayed on a display of a mobile user device such as a smartphone or tablet or on a structure of a vehicle such as a vehicle windshield. The real world background objects may include a merchant store. The product information and/or the payment information may be overlaid on the merchant store as viewed through a vehicle windshield or as viewed in an image of the merchant store captured by a camera of the user device. The user may be provided with the ability to select one or more items for purchase, make one or more payments, or execute other transactions by interacting with the augmented reality display.
US10078849B2	Navigable content units Merchants create ecommerce-enabled ad units advertising items offered by the merchants. The ad units contain functionality enabling customers to purchase the items by interacting with the ad units. The ad units have associated bid prices that the merchants agree to pay for sales through the ad units. The merchants provide the ad units to a broker. The broker publishes the ad units on web pages provided by publishers as comparison shop ad units that contain multiple ad units and functionality for navigating among them. A customer receiving a web page interacts with an ad unit to purchase the item. During the interactions, the broker dynamically updates the ad unit to conduct the transaction.
US10078848B2	Method of operating nearby function and electronic device supporting the same An electronic device and a method of operating a nearby function of the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a low-power short-range communication module configured to perform a scanning operation and to collect advertising information as a result of the scanning operation, a display module configured to display an item for performing at least one of a short range communication connection and a remote communication connection with at least one reception-side device corresponding to the collected advertising information, and a control module configured to control the scanning operation of the low-power short-range communication module and the displaying of the item for performing the at least one of the short range communication connection and the remote communication connection with the at least one reception-side device corresponding to the collected advertising information.
US10078845B2	Marketing application including event and survey development and management A marketing application includes provisions (e.g., graphical user interface) for a user to create one or more surveys in connection with a marketing campaign or event, while permitting the user to access data and information maintained for such campaign or event.
US10078836B2	Authorizing access by a third party to a service from a service provider Systems and methods are provided for authorizing third-party access to a specific service from a service provider. In an example embodiment, a server system identifies a shared service from multiple services provided by the server system. The shared service is specified by an authorizing entity. The server system provides a credential associated with the shared service and the authorizing entity. The server system receives a request to access the shared service from a requesting entity that is separate from the authorizing entity. The server system verifies that the request includes the credential and that the credential is associated with the shared service and the authorizing entity. The server system provides access to the shared service to the requesting entity based on verifying that the request includes the credential. The requesting entity is restricted to accessing the shared service identified by the credential as authorized by the authorizing entity.
US10078825B2	Apparatus and method for interfacing with third party point of sale devices An ordering system for a business includes an ordering terminal, a queue module, an order execution module, and an agent. The ordering terminal receives a first order from a first person. The queue module stores data representing the first order. The order execution module conveys the first order to the point of sale terminal. The agent is installed on a point of sale terminal and selectively sends user interface events to a point of sale application executing on the point of sale terminal. The order execution module conveys the first order to the point of sale terminal by (i) retrieving the data representing the first order from the queue module and (ii) instructing the agent to send user interface events according to the retrieved data.
US10078808B1	On-demand designated delivery locator Delivery area guidance may be provided to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivering a package to a customer. For example, a UAV may be programmed to fly to a delivery area. When the UAV approaches the delivery area, the UAV may send a signal that it has a package for the customer. A delivery area guidance (DAG) device associated with the customer may receive the signal and project a visible landing marker to guide the UAV to a designated delivery location. The DAG device may monitor motion near the designated delivery location, indicate existence of obstacles, and/or notify inhabitance of the approach of the UAV and/or receipt of the package.
US10078804B2	Provision of alert messages to customers of an establishment Customer management for an establishment involves operating a server that hosts system software and interacts with various computing devices over internet and wireless network gateway connections. The server communicates with devices at the establishment and customer computing devices in real-time, providing system performance updates, text messaging communications to the customer regarding table availability and marketing information and synchronizing the information communicated within the system. A computer user interface at the establishment communicates with the server and allows an establishment host to capture and transmit customer information to the server and make of the server processing requests that can include sending text message alert notifications to a customer mobile device informing of an available table and providing marketing messages. A secondary device, operated by a waiter of the establishment, communicates with the computing devices of the system and can receive communications, such as customer attention requests, from the customer mobile device.
US10078797B1	Stem ejectable component assembly A stem ejectable component assembly for electronic devices does not use a pin or needle to eject the tray holder. The assembly includes a receiving housing coupled to a SIM/MMC tray, a front plate, and a stem. The front plate incorporates slider pins that slide out to engage with recesses in the support frame of the electronic device to lock the assembly. The slider pins have inner ends that abut the stem and hold the stem in a pushed-in position. The slider pins also incorporate profiled protrusions that engage with ball pins fixed to the receiving housing. When the front plate is pushed inward, the profiled protrusions cause the slider pins to move outwards and release the stem to project out of the front plate. Pulling the stem causes the slider pins to slide in and disengage from the recesses in the support frame to enable withdrawal of the assembly.
US10078785B2	Video-based sound source separation A sound source separation method comprising the steps of determining at least one location of at least one sound source based on video data, determining initial estimates of at least two parameters characterizing an audio signal emitted by said sound source, said initial estimates being determined based on said at least one location, performing an expectation-maximization method for determining final estimates of said parameters, and separating the audio signal from a combination of audio signals based on said final estimates of said parameters.
US10078768B2	Card or media combined readers featuring single target area A card validator or, more generally, a combined reader includes a plurality of readers for validating a corresponding plurality of card and document types. The validator or combined reader includes the housing containing the plurality of readers wherein the readers are independent from each other and spaced at different locations within the housing and disposed therein to read cards presented to the card validator or combined reader at a single target area. The housing is configured to direct a user presentation for the provided card at the signal target area. Each of the individual readers is modular within the housing and is disposed within a modular reception location therein for facilitating performance certification of the modular readers therein separately from certification of the entire multi-card validator system.
US10078767B2	Systems, methods and associated RFID antennas for processing a plurality of transponders An RFID system for selectively communicating with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders is provided. The RFID system may include a transponder conveyance system adapted to transport at least one targeted transponder from a group of multiple adjacent transponders through a transponder encoding area along a feeding direction and an antenna having a resonant inductor and a ferrite material, wherein the ferrite material at least partially covers the resonant inductor and defines an exposed portion of the resonant inductor. In one antenna-transponder alignment, the exposed portion extends substantially parallel to the feeding direction.
US10078765B2	Method and device for processing stolen terminal The invention provides multiple methods and devices for processing a stolen terminal. Therein, a method for processing a stolen terminal comprises: receiving a state modification message from a sending party, wherein the state modification message carries the current state of the terminal; and in a case where the state modification message is legal, forwarding the state modification message to a server, so that the server modifies the state information of the terminal stored in the server to be the current state according to the state modification message. By employing embodiments of the invention, the state information of a terminal can be modified, which solves the problem in the prior art that other identification cannot be provided to indicate whether the terminal is stolen or not, and can achieve the beneficial effects of increasing the probability of recovering a stolen terminal and effectively curbing the stealing acts.
US10078762B1	Systems and methods for digitally enforcing computer parental controls The disclosed computer-implemented method for digitally enforcing computer parental controls may include (i) identifying a parental-control policy that controls a user's computer usage in some way, (ii) determining that the user is using a primary device, which is configured to restrict its usage according to the terms of the parental-control policy, to access a secondary device, which is not configured to restrict its usage according to the terms of the parental-control policy, and (iii) restricting, in response to the determination, the user's access to the secondary device according to the terms of the parental-control policy. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10078759B1	System and method for data sharing via a data structure having different-scheme-derived portions In certain embodiments, a data structure including first and second data structure portions may be obtained, where the first data structure portion is generated based on a first cryptographic scheme, and the second data structure portion is generated based on a second cryptographic scheme. The data structure may be processed to determine the first cryptographic scheme for extracting data from the first data structure portion and the second cryptographic scheme for extracting data from the second data structure portion. In some embodiments, a computer program may use the first cryptographic scheme to decrypt the first data structure portion to extract the first information from the first data structure portion, and the same computer program may use the second cryptographic scheme to decrypt the second data structure portion to extract the second information from the second data structure portion.
US10078754B1	Volume cryptographic key management Techniques for providing cryptographic keys for encrypted system volumes on machine instances in virtualized and/or distributed systems are described herein. At a time after detecting the requirement for a cryptographic key by a virtual machine instance, one or more computer system entities within a computer system invoke one or more computer system capabilities at least to create one or more virtual hardware devices capable of representing or providing appropriate cryptographic keys. The virtual hardware devices are connected to the machine instance under the control of the computer system so that the encrypted system volumes may be used. After the cryptographic key is no longer needed, it is detached from the machine instance.
US10078751B2	Computer device and method for controlling untrusted access to a peripheral device A computer device includes hardware with a connected peripheral device such as a camera or a microphone. An operating system is configured to operate the peripheral device using a device driver and a representative device object. An agent is configured to apply security attributes to the device object which permit access from a primary user account while preventing direct access to the device object by a secondary user account in a sandbox. The agent may intercept requests made toward the device object, examine each request, and then satisfy the request, when the request is allowed, by selectively arranging access to the device object from the sandboxed secondary user account.
US10078743B1	Cross identification of users in cyber space and physical world A method for using a user device. The method includes obtaining, during a fingerprint learning phase, a historical portion of user activity data associated with user activity of a user using the user device, analyzing, by a computer processor of the user device, the historical portion to generate a fingerprint of the user, wherein the fingerprint represents characteristics of the user activity, obtaining, during a fingerprint matching phase subsequent to the fingerprint learning phase, an ongoing portion of the user activity data, analyzing, by the computer processor and based on the fingerprint, the ongoing portion to determine a match, wherein the match is determined at a time point within the fingerprint matching phase, and unlocking, by the computer processor and in response to determining the match, a locked data item for access, therein the locked data item is stored on the user device. The locked data item is associated to the user owning, assigned to, or normally and legitimately using the user device. In one embodiment, once unlocked the data item can be used to authenticate the user associated to it, i.e., the user owning, assigned to, or normally and legitimately using the user device on which the data item is stored.
US10078739B1	Compelling data collection via resident media devices in controlled-environment facilities A controlled environment facility resident may initiate submission of data to a controlled-environment facility management system using a resident media device, and some time thereafter, access to the resident media device may be restricted by the controlled-environment facility management system to submission of data, until the resident completes submission of all data required for the submission. A controlled-environment facility management system may present a controlled-environment facility resident a data collection task to be completed by the resident and may restrict access to the resident media device in an escalating manner, until the resident completes the data collection task. The controlled-environment facility management system may also request further data from the resident, in response to the resident submitting initial data and may again restrict access to the resident media device in an escalating manner, unßtil the resident completes submission of further data.
US10078736B2	Computerized system and method for implementing digital rights management Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content communicating, rendering, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods The disclosed systems and methods enable the seamless, and adaptable implementation of digital rights management technology on a client device despite variations in the version, languages, programs executing on differing linked devices. The disclosed systems and methods enable the rendering of content via encryption and decryption of the content, which protects the digital media content on the client end.
US10078733B2	System and methods for nutrition monitoring An apparatus comprising a natural language processor, a mapper, a string comparator, a nutrient calculator, and a diet planning module, the diet planning module configured to generate a diet action control, the diet action control comprising instructions to operate the client device to perform a diet change recommendation on the client device, and apply the diet action control to the client device.
US10078732B2	Web enabled audiovisual medication dispensing The disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for taking care of elderly, disabled, or other dependents. The devices and methods may be useful for dependents that are not willing or able to live in an environment which has a caretaker physically present. Example devices and methods can facilitate communication between a caretaker and a dependent. Devices and methods can optionally facilitate disbursing medications remotely.

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