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US10106896B2	Mirror with media display device viewing area A method to create a media display device viewing area in a mirror platform includes isolating the media display device viewing area from the rest of a glass layer of the mirror platform. The glass layer has a backing layer and an optional paint layer. A solvent is applied to remove optional protective paint, if present, from a backing layer within the media display device viewing area. The protective paint, if present, is scraped from the media display device viewing area. An etching solution is applied to the media display device viewing area to remove the backing layer. The media display device viewing area is rinsed.
US10106885B2	Heat assisted magnetic recording head having near-field transducer with a sloped nose A magnetic write apparatus includes a pole and a near field transducer. The pole extends in a yoke direction from a media facing surface where the yoke direction extends perpendicular to the media facing surface. The near field transducer includes a near field transducer cap and a near field transducer nose. The near field transducer nose is separated from the pole by the near field transducer cap and a dielectric gap and the near field transducer nose comprises a bevel surface that forms a bevel angle with a plane extending in the yoke direction.
US10106881B2	Coating comprising a Mo-N-based layer in which the molybdenum nitride is provided as a delta phase A coating and a method for the production thereof. The coating includes at least one Mo—N-based layer of hard material which at least predominantly contains the hexagonal phase of the molybdenum nitride δ-MoN. The intensity ratio of the two peaks (δ-MoN 220)/(δ-MoN 200) are ≥3, preferably ≥10, especially preferably ≥30.
US10106880B2	Modifying the surface chemistry of a material Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to modifying a material's surface chemistry and surface profile using a pulsed laser. In embodiments, a system comprises: a material, the material including a surface portion having a surface chemistry; an enclosure, the enclosure containing a gaseous mixture having a non-atmospheric composition; and a pulsed laser configured to emit at least one laser pulse, the at least one laser pulse being directed to pass through the gaseous mixture onto the surface portion thereby modifying the surface chemistry of the surface portion.
US10106875B2	Steel material, hydrogen container, method for producing the steel material, and method for producing the hydrogen container A steel material includes: a composition containing, by mass, C: 0.05% to 0.60%, Si: 0.01% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.3% to 3.0%, P: 0.001% to 0.040%, S: 0.0001% to 0.010%, N: 0.0001% to 0.0060%, Al: 0.01% to 1.5%, one or more elements selected from Ti: 0.01% to 0.20%, Nb: 0.01% to 0.20%, and V: 0.01% or more and less than 0.05%, and one or more elements selected from B: 0.0001% to 0.01%, Mo: 0.005% to 2.0%, and Cr: 0.005% to 3.0%, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and a steel microstructure that includes 95% or more of tempered martensite on a volume fraction basis, that includes a precipitate having a diameter of 100 nm or less and including one or more elements selected from Ti, Nb, and V and one or more elements selected from carbon and nitrogen at a density of 50 particles/μm2 or more, and that includes prior austenite having a grain diameter of 3 μm or more.
US10106873B2	Hot-rolled steel sheet and manufacturing method for same A hot-rolled steel sheet including, in terms of % by mass, 0.030% to 0.120% of C, 1.20% or less of Si, 1.00% to 3.00% of Mn, 0.01% to 0.70% of Al, 0.05% to 0.20% of Ti, 0.01% to 0.10% of Nb, 0.020% or less of P, 0.010% or less of S, and 0.005% or less of N, and a balance consisting of Fe and impurities, in which 0.106≥(C %-Ti %12/48-Nb %12/93)≥0.012 is satisfied; a pole density of {112}(110) at a position of ¼ plate thickness is 5.7 or less; an aspect ratio (long axis/short axis) of prior austenite grains is 5.3 or less; a density of (Ti, Nb)C precipitates having a size of 20 nm or less is 109 pieces/mm3 or more; a yield ratio YR, which is the ratio of a tensile strength to a yield stress, is 0.80 or more; and a tensile strength is 590 MPa or more.
US10106870B2	Copper alloy and process for producing the same A copper alloy consisting of two or more of Cr, Ti and Zr, and the balance Cu and impurities, in which the relationship between the total number N and the diameter X satisfies the following formula (1). Ag, P, Mg or the like may be included instead of a part of Cu. This copper alloy is obtained by cooling a bloom, a slab, a billet, or a ingot in at least in a temperature range from the bloom, the slab, the billet, or the ingot temperature just after casting to 450° C., at a cooling rate of 0.5° C./s or more. After the cooling, working in a temperature range of 600° C. or lower and further heat treatment of holding for 30 seconds or more in a temperature range of 150 to 750° C. are desirably performed. The working and the heat treatment are desirably performed a plurality of times. log N≤0.4742+17.629×exp(−0.1133×X) (1)
US10106863B2	Method for operation of blast furnace A method for operation of a blast furnace able to greatly reduce the CO2 emission and enabling stable production of pig iron over a long period of time in a commercial blast furnace, that is, a method for operation of a blast furnace in which iron ore and coke are charged from a furnace top and is blown in pulverized coal from a usual tuyere, comprising blowing in a gas containing at least one of hydrogen and hydrocarbon from the usual tuyere together with the pulverized coal and blowing a gas comprised of a top gas of the blast furnace from which carbon dioxide and steam is removed from a shaft tuyere into the blast furnace.
US10106861B2	Microalgae with improved phototaxis and photosynthetic efficiency The present invention relates to microalgae with improved phototaxis and photosynthetic efficiency, and more particularly, to a microalgae PTS42 (KCTC18499P) mutant of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and uses thereof. In the microalgae PTS42 according to the present invention of which photosensitivity and photosynthetic efficiency are improved due to excellent phototaxis, conversion of carbon dioxide into biomass is excellent as compared to a wild type strain and a maximum photosynthesis rate and lipid accumulation ability are also high, such that the microalgae PTS42 are useful as a photosynthetic strain for constructing a biofuel production process as well as an effect of decreasing carbon dioxide.
US10106859B2	Methods for identifying plants with extended shelf life The invention provides compositions and methods related to selective inhibition of PPO11 and use for improving shelf life of a plant or parts thereof. In accordance with the invention, for example, compositions for topical application to a plant or part thereof, are provided that can reduce browning of the plant or part thereof to extend shelf life.
US10106852B2	Mutated ACVR1 for diagnosis and treatment of Fibrodyplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) This invention is directed to mutated Activin A type I receptor proteins (ACVR1) and isolated nucleic acids encoding same. The invention also relates to the use of mutated ACVR1 in the diagnosis and treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP).
US10106850B2	Method for high-throughput AFLP-based polymorphism detection The invention relates to a method for the high throughput discovery, detection and genotyping of one or more genetic markers in one or more samples, comprising the steps of restriction endonuclease digest of DNA, adaptor-ligation, optional pre-amplification, selective amplification, pooling of the amplified products, sequencing the libraries with sufficient redundancy, clustering followed by identification of the genetic markers within the library and/or between libraries and determination of (co-)dominant genotypes of the genetic markers.
US10106848B2	Nanofluidic devices for the rapid mapping of whole genomes and related systems and methods of analysis Devices and methods generate an ordered restriction map of genomic DNA extracted from whole cells. The devices have a fluidic microchannel that merges into a reaction nanochannel that merges into a detection nanochannel at an interface where the nanochannel diameter decreases in size by between 50% to 99%. Intact molecules of DNA are transported to the reaction nanochannel and then fragmented in the reaction nanochannel using restriction endonuclease enzymes. The reaction nanochannel is sized and configured so that the fragments stay in an original order until they are injected into the detection nanochannel. Signal at one or more locations along the detection nanochannel is detected to map fragments in the order they occur along a long DNA molecule.
US10106839B2	Integrated semiconductor bioarray A biosensor array, system and method for affinity based assays that are able to simultaneously obtain high quality measurements of the binding characteristics of multiple analytes, and that are able to determine the amounts of those analytes in solution. The invention also provides a fully integrated bioarray for detecting real-time characteristics of affinity based assays.
US10106826B2	Rerouting the photorespiration pathway in plants for increasing bioproduct yield The present invention provides methods of producing biological products or increasing production of such products through expression in a plant of a bacterial or plant glycolate catabolic cycle gene, such as glycolate dehydrogenease (GDH), glycolate oxidase (GO), or malate synthase (MS) in combination with a plant gene, such as farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS), squalene synthase (SQS), or PLAS. Also provided are plants, plants parts and compositions produced through methods of the present invention. The invention leads to two to five fold increase of end product yield.
US10106821B2	Method for processing magnesium chloride solutions A method for processing MgCl2 solutions including the steps of: providing an aqueous solution including 5-25 wt. % of MgCl2 and optionally organic contaminants to a step, wherein water and present, organic components are evaporated; withdrawing aqueous solution with a MgCl2 concentration of 25-35 wt. % from an evaporation step and providing it to a preconcentrator where it is contacted with a HCl containing gas stream at least 300° C.; providing aqueous solution with a MgCl2 concentration of 35-45 wt. % resulting from the preconcentrator to a thermohydrolysis reactor, being at at least 300° C.; withdrawing MgO from the thermohydrolysis reactor in solid form, and withdrawing a HCl containing gas stream from the thermohydrolysis reactor, said HCl-containing gas stream at least 300° C.; providing the HCl-containing gas stream with at least 300° C. to the preconcentrator; withdrawing a HCl-containing gas stream with a temperature of at most 150° C. from the preconcentrator.
US10106813B2	Drought-tolerance in plants Drought-inducible plant promoters are described herein that are useful for expressing drought tolerance factors in plants.
US10106807B2	Transcription factor which regulates flavonoid, phenylpropanoid, tyrosine, and tryptophan pathways The invention provides plants having desirable levels of sugar release and/or lignin synthesis. The invention further provides methods of selecting plants with such desirable levels of sugar release and/or lignin synthesis; methods of genetically modifying plants to modulate lignin synthesis, sugar release, and modulating phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan and flavonoid production; and uses of such plants.
US10106796B2	Compound and method for treating myotonic dystrophy Provided are 9-base morpholino antisense compounds targeted to polyCUG repeats in the 3′UTR region of dystrophia myotonica protein kinase (DMPK) mRNA, and related methods for treating myotonic dystrophy DM1.
US10106784B2	Modified bacteriophage Provided is a modified bacteriophage capable of infecting a target bacterium, which bacteriophage includes an α/β small acid-soluble spore protein (SASP) gene encoding a SASP which is toxic to the target bacterium, wherein the SASP gene is under the control of a constitutive promoter which is foreign to the bacteriophage and the SASP gene.
US10106783B2	HCV culture systems and direct-acting antiviral sensitivity The present invention relates to hepatitis C virus (HCV) culture systems of genotypes 1a, 3a, 4a, 5a, and 6a that directly contribute to HCV drug and vaccine development, to HCV basic research and better-individualized treatment of HCV infected patients.
US10106781B2	Recombinant adenoviruses and use thereof The present invention relates to recombinant adenoviruses and vectors thereof. In particular, the adenoviruses are novel simian adenoviruses having a low seroprevalence and high immunogenicity relative to other adenoviruses and vectors thereof. The invention also provides methods for production of the adenoviruses and for the treatment of diseases by administering the adenoviral vector(s) to a subject (e.g., a human).
US10106779B2	Method for the isolation for mammalian stem cells and uses thereof The present invention concerns the field of stem cell biology, and in particular relates to a method for producing an isolated bona fide population of mammalian stem cells, and uses of the stem cells thus produced. Human glioblastomas (hGBMs) have now been shown to contain a minor subset of cells bearing the defining features of somatic stem cells (SCs) and the ability to establish, expand and perpetuate these tumors. They are defined stem-like tumor propagating cells (TPCs). This has caused a paradigmatic shift in the way we interpret hGBM physiology, for it identifies TPCs as a major culprit to be tackled for the development of novel therapeutics. It also suggests that studying the regulatory mechanisms of normal neurogenesis may point to specific inhibitors of TPCs.
US10106765B2	Method and unit for producing microalgae The invention relates to a method for producing microalgae on a support (14) that is movably mounted essentially in an aqueous medium contained in a tank (12), said method comprising a succession of phases in which the microalgae developing on the support (14) are exposed to sunlight and phases in the shade, the light intensity received in the shade being less than 50% of the average light intensity received during the sunlight exposure phases. The total length of the shade phases is more than 50% longer than the total length of the sunlight exposure phases.
US10106762B2	Treating a textile garment with a hydrophobic dye solution The present invention provides a method for treating a textile garment with a hydrophobic dye solution.
US10106761B2	Metalloprotease from chryseobacterium The present invention relates to a new metalloprotease and the use thereof in cleaning processes, such as laundry and dish wash. The invention also relates to detergent compositions and cleaning compositions comprising a metalloprotease.
US10106759B2	Seal compatibility additive to improve fluoropolymer seal compatibility of lubricant compositions This disclosure is directed to an additive package for a lubricant composition that provides improved compatibility with fluoropolymer seals. The additive package comprises a seal compatibility additive. The disclosure is also directed to a lubricant composition comprising a base oil and a seal compatibility additive. The seal compatibility additive improves the compatibility with fluoropolymer seals of the resultant lubricant composition.
US10106746B2	Methods and systems for supplying hydrogen to a hydrocatalytic reaction Systems and methods involving hydrocatalytic reactions that use molecular hydrogen obtained from a biogas generated from at least a portion of the hydrocatalytic reaction product. Hydrocatalytic reactions can require significant quantities of molecular hydrogen, particularly if the molecular hydrogen is being introduced under dynamic flow conditions. The present disclosure provides systems and methods that can allow for reducing the carbon footprint of the fuels formed from the hydrocatalytic reaction because at least a portion of the hydrogen used in the hydrocatalytic reaction has low carbon footprint. A fuel with low carbon footprint can qualify for certain governmental status that provides certain benefits.
US10106736B2	Etching agent for semiconductor substrate The present invention relates to an alkaline etching agent for treating a surface of a semiconductor substrate for solar cells, containing at least one hydroxystyrene polymer represented by the general formula (1) and an alkaline agent. According to the present invention, some effects are exhibited that the texture formation is made possible to a semiconductor substrate for solar cells at relatively lower temperatures with a shorter amount of time, thereby having excellent productivity.
US10106732B2	Proppant having non-uniform electrically conductive coatings and methods for making and using same Electrically conductive proppant particles having non-uniform electrically conductive coatings are disclosed. The non-uniform electrically conductive coatings can have a thickness of at least about 10 nm formed on an outer surface of a sintered, substantially round and spherical particle, wherein less than 95% of the outer surface of the sintered, substantially round and spherical particle is coated with the electrically conductive material. Methods for making and using such electrically conductive proppant particles having non-uniform electrically conductive coatings are also disclosed.
US10106731B2	Methods and compositions for providing proppant suspension and consolidation in subterranean treatment operations Coated proppant particulates for use in subterranean formation operations comprising: proppant particulates at least partially coated with a dual tackifying-hardening agent selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid/trimer acid blend, with a crosslinking agent at least partially coated thereon, wherein the dual tackifying-hardening agent both exhibits tackifying qualities and is capable of hardening a curable resin.
US10106728B2	Clusters of micron- and nano-sized proppant for use in subterranean operations Compositions and methods for forming and using clusters of micron- and/or nano-sized solid materials (e.g., particulates, fibers, etc.) as proppants in subterranean operations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a fracturing fluid comprising a base fluid, a plurality of small-sized solid materials and one or more surface modifying agents; forming a plurality of proppant clusters, each proppant cluster comprising two or more of the small-sized solid materials bound together with a portion of the one or more surface modifying agents; and introducing the fracturing fluid into a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures in the portion of the subterranean formation.
US10106721B2	Cationic surfactants for scale inhibitor squeeze applications Methods, compositions, and systems for scale inhibitor squeeze treatments using certain cationic surfactants are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a pre-flush fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the pre-flush fluid comprising a cationic surfactant comprising two or more hydrophilic heads, at least one lipophilic tail, and one or more linking groups to which the hydrophilic heads and the lipophilic tail are bonded; and introducing a treatment fluid comprising anionic scale inhibitor into the portion of the subterranean formation after at least a portion of the pre-flush fluid has been introduced into the portion of the subterranean formation.
US10106718B2	Expandable coating for solid particles and associated methods of use in subterranean treatments A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing coated particles, wherein the coated particles comprise solid particles coated with an expandable coating; and introducing the coated particles into a permeable zone of the subterranean formation such that the coated particles form a barrier to fluid flow in the permeable zone. In another embodiment, a method of drilling a well bore may be provided, the method comprising: including coated particles in a drilling fluid, the coated particles comprising solid particles coated with an expandable coating; using a drill bit to enlarge the well bore; and circulating the drilling fluid past the drill bit.
US10106711B2	Epoxy adhesive compositions comprising an adhesion promoter Curable adhesive compositions comprising vi. a curable epoxy resin vii. an amine curing agent, viii. a polymeric toughening agent, ix. a filler and x. a phosphoric acid ester according to the formula as an adhesion promoter, wherein R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue that contains one or more carboxylic acid ester units and/or one or more urethane units and that further contains at least one ether group and n represents an integer of 1 or 2, methods of making them, bonded articles and methods for bonding.
US10106709B2	Single-component low hardness conductive adhesive and methods of manufacture and use thereof A single-component conductive adhesive with low hardness, and method of manufacture and use are provided. The conductive adhesive may include a resin composition, an organic solvent and nickel-coated graphite powder. The weight ratio of the resin composition to nickel-coated graphite powder may be 20%:80% or 40%:60%. The weight of the organic solvent may be 20-40% the weight of the resin composition. The resin composition may include 20-40% by weight of vinyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), 5-15% by weight of H—Si polysiloxane oil, 0.05-0.15% by weight of polymerization inhibitor, and 0.1-1% by weight of encapsulated platinum complex.
US10106700B2	Protection membrane forming film, protection membrane forming utilization sheet, production method and inspection method for workpiece or processed product, workpiece determined as adequate product, and processed product determined as adequate product A protection membrane-forming film (1) containing a filler, wherein the average particle size of the filler is not more than 0.4 μm, a protection membrane-forming sheet (2), a production method and an inspection method for a workpiece or a processed product which use the film and the sheet, and a workpiece and a processed product determined as adequate products by the inspection method. The protection membrane-forming film and the protection membrane-forming sheet of the invention enable the formation of a protection membrane having excellent print legibility when subjected to print processing by laser irradiation.
US10106688B2	Crack-resistant thermoplastic road marking The present application generally relates to a thermoplastic road marker having improved crack-resistance, to compositions of such road markers, and to methods of making and applying these road markers. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a thermoplastic road marking composition, comprising: ethylene vinyl acetate (“EVA”) and/or ethylene acrylic acid (“EAA”) copolymers in an amount of between about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt %; and core-shell particles in an amount of between about 0.5 wt % and about 3.0 wt %. In at least some embodiments, the EVA and/or EAA have a melt flow index equal to or less than 45 g/10 min at 190° C.
US10106687B2	Composition for forming silica layer, method for manufacturing silica layer and silica layer A composition for forming a silica layer includes a silicon-containing polymer and a mixed solvent including at least two solvents, wherein the mixed solvent has a surface tension of about 5 mN/m to about 35 mN/m at a temperature of about 25° C.
US10106682B2	Liquid crystalline polymer composition for camera modules A polymer composition that is capable of exhibiting a unique combination of ductility (e.g., tensile elongation at break), impact strength (e.g., Charpy notched impact strength), and dimensional stability is provided. For example, the polymer composition may contain a liquid crystalline polymer in combination with an epoxy-functionalized olefin copolymer and an inorganic particulate material.
US10106673B2	High rigidity rubber composition Rubber compositions and rubber articles manufactured from such rubber compositions that include the well-known antioxidant poly-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ) having the formula (C12H15N)n where n=2˜4 as well as a methylene acceptor/donor system reinforcing resin. Such embodiments include a tire component comprising a rubber composition that is based upon a cross-linkable elastomer composition, the cross-linkable rubber composition comprising, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr), a highly unsaturated diene elastomer, reinforcing filler, between 0.5 phr and 10 phr of TMQ and the methylene acceptor/methylene donor.
US10106668B2	Silicone rubber composition for making key pad and key pad Provided is a silicone rubber composition suited for use as a key pad having excellent dynamic fatigue durability (keying durability) and a silicone rubber key pad obtained by curing molding of the composition.A silicone rubber composition for making a key pad includes: (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average compositional formula (1): R1nSiO(4-n)/2 (1) wherein R1 is each independently the same or different and are an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, and letter n is a positive number of 1.95 to 2.04, and having at least two alkenyl groups in one molecule; (B) 10 to 100 parts by weight of reinforcing silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g when determined by BET method; (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a vinyl group-containing alkoxysilane; (D) 0.0001 to 0.2 part by weight of hydrochloric acid, calculated as hydrogen chloride in hydrochloric acid; (E) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a fatty acid ester and/or a fatty alcohol ester; and (F) an effective amount of a curing agent.
US10106655B2	Polyphenylene sulfide fiber A poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber changes little in fiber structure and has excellent long-term heat resistance. Namely, the poly(phenylene sulfide) fiber has a degree of crystallization of 45.0% or higher, a content of movable amorphous components of 15.0% or less, and a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less.
US10106650B2	Reversibly crosslinked micelle systems The present invention provides amphiphilic telodendrimers that aggregate to form nanocarriers characterized by a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic exterior. The nanocarrier core may include amphiphilic functionality such as cholic acid or cholic acid derivatives, and the exterior may include branched or linear poly(ethylene glycol) segments. Nanocarrier cargo such as hydrophobic drugs and other materials may be sequester in the core via non-covalent means or may be covalently bound to the telodendrimer building blocks. Telodendrimer structure may be tailored to alter loading properties, interactions with materials such as biological membranes, and other characteristics.
US10106643B2	Dual-cure nanostructure transfer film A transfer film includes a template layer having a first major surface and an opposing second major surface. The second major surface includes a structured non-planar release surface. A backfill layer is disposed upon and conforms to the non-planar structured surface. The backfill layer includes a first cross-linked polymer and a plurality of multifunctional monomers, which cure via different and independent curing mechanisms.
US10106634B2	Process for forming polyolefins Processes of forming polyolefins are described herein. One or more specific embodiments of the processes generally include introducing olefin monomer selected from C2-C3 olefins into a first reaction zone under first polymerization conditions to form a first polyolefin; withdrawing a transfer effluent from the first reaction zone, the transfer effluent including first polyolefin and unreacted olefin monomer; introducing the transfer effluent, a comonomer selected from C4-C8 olefins, and additional olefin monomer to a second reaction zone under second polymerization conditions to form a second reactor product; maintaining an essentially constant comonomer:olefin monomer ratio in the second reaction zone; and withdrawing at least a portion of the second reactor product, wherein the second reactor product includes a bimodal polyolefin.
US10106609B2	CD7 nanobodies, encoding sequence and use thereof Provided is a nanometer antibody for human CD7 molecule and an encoding DNA sequence thereof. The nanometer antibody can be efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli, and can be used for preparing an agent for the detection of CD7 molecule and targeted therapy.
US10106606B2	Targeting tissue factor to activated platelets The current invention relates to procoagulant fusion proteins, polynucleotides that encode said fusion proteins and cells that expresses said fusion proteins. Furthermore, the current invention relates to fusion proteins for use as a medicament. Individuals that have a coagulopathy, such as haemophilia A and B with or without inhibitors, may be treated with fusions proteins of the current invention.
US10106603B2	Treatment of fibrosis Aspects of the disclosure relate to the treatment, prevention or alleviation of conditions such as fibrosis in a subject. In some embodiments, the treatment, prevention or alleviation of fibrosis in a subject through the administration of an agent capable of inhibiting the action of Interleukin 11 (IL-11) is disclosed.
US10106596B2	Fibrous protein processing method Disclosed is a process for preparing proteinaceous materials. The process comprises solubilizing fibrous protein by contacting it with an alkaline solution, ageing the resulting mixture to form a homogenous solution, and coagulating the resulting solution to form the proteinaceous material. The proteinaceous materials may be produced as, for example, fibers, films, sheets, coatings, particles, shapes, foams or composites.
US10106595B2	Nucleic acid sequence encoding a fusion protein The present invention relates to fusion proteins for the expression of G-protein coupled receptor proteins (GPCR) with the fusion partners, as inserted fragments, from mammalian cells. The fusion partners are from a fragment of APJ protein (“the APJ protein fragment”) or a fragment with homology of more than 90% similarity to the APJ protein fragment; or a fragment of RGS16 protein (the “RGS16 protein fragment”) or a fragment with homology of more than 90% similarity to the RGS16 protein fragment; or the fragment of DNJ protein (the “DNJ protein fragment”) or a fragment with homology of more than 90% similarity to DNJ protein fragment. The fusion expression of GPCR with the above mentioned fusion partners can improve the protein yield and stability when purified from cells. Therefore, these fusion protein partners can be widely used for the study of GPCR proteins.
US10106592B2	Interleukin-4 receptor-binding fusion proteins and uses thereof The present invention relates to interleukin-4 receptor-binding fusion proteins. More specifically, the invention provides, in part, fusion proteins that include an interleukin-4 or interleukin-13 protein moiety joined to an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member protein moiety.
US10106590B2	BH4 stabilized peptides and uses thereof Provided herein are polypeptides containing stabilized BH4 domains of BCL-2 family proteins that are capable of binding and/or inactivating and/or modulating BAX protein, and/or its close homologs BAK and BOK, and/or other physiological BH4 targets. Also provided are compositions containing these polypeptides and methods of treating cytotoxic diseases that include administering to a subject one of the polypeptides.
US10106581B2	Cyclic peptidomimetic compounds as immunomodulators Methods of making a compound according to the following scheme: wherein: R1 is a side chain of an amino acid residue selected from Ala, Ser, Thr and Leu; R2 is a side chain of an amino acid residue selected from Asp, Glu, Gln and Asn; [Aaa] is an amino acid residue selected from Ser, Asp, Ala, Ile, Phe, Trp, Lys, Glu and Thr; R3 is hydrogen or alkyl; Each of R4 and R4′ independently is hydrogen or alkyl; Both Ra and Ra′ are hydrogen; or together are an oxo(═O) group; Both Rb and Rb′ are hydrogen; or together are an oxo (═O) group; L is X is CH2, O or S; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl; m is an integer from 1 to 3; and n is an integer from 2 to 20.
US10106580B2	Enopeptins, uses thereof, and methods of synthesis thereto Provided herein are inventive enopeptin compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Further provided are methods of preparation, use, and treatment.
US10106578B2	Melanocortin-1 receptor-specific linear peptides Melanocortin receptor-specific linear peptides of the formula Z-Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3-Xaa4-Xaa5-Xaa6-Y (VI) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where Z, Y, Xaa1, Xaa2, Xaa3, Xaa4, Xaa5, and Xaa6 are as defined in the specification, compositions and formulations including peptides of the foregoing formula or salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing, ameliorating or treating melanocortin-1 receptor-mediated or responsive diseases, indications, conditions and syndromes.
US10106563B2	Ether compounds for treatment of complement mediated disorders Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an ether (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer.
US10106559B2	Substituted tetrahydrocarbazole and carbazole carboxamide compounds Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein: the two dotted lines represent either two single or two double bonds; Q is: R1 is F, Cl, —CN, or —CH3; R2 is Cl or —CH3; R3 is —C(CH3)2OH or —CH2CH2OH; Ra is H or —CH3; each Rb is independently F, Cl, —CH3, and/or —OCH3; and n is zero, 1, or 2. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
US10106552B2	Compounds inhibiting eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase activity Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase inhibitors of the formula where R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5a, R5b, R6a, R6b, R7 and x are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations including compounds of the foregoing formula, and methods of preventing, ameliorating or treating indications, conditions, disorders or syndromes associated with elongation factor 2 phosphorylation.
US10106540B2	HDAC6 inhibitors and their uses The present invention relates to small molecule compounds and their use as HDAC inhibitors and in the treatment of various diseases, such as cancer. The present invention further relates to methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of treatment. H-L(HA), H is a head group selected from (head group 1), (head group 2), (head group 3), (head group 4), (head group 5) and (head group 6).
US10106535B2	Histone deacetylase inhibitors and compositions and methods of use thereof Provided are certain histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors of Formula I, compositions thereof, and methods of their use.
US10106534B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted pyridine derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like.
US10106532B2	Inhibitors of beta-hydroxylase for treatment of cancer The present invention relates to compounds which modulate (e.g., inhibit) the activity of beta-hydrolase (e.g., ASPH), including novel 2-aryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone and 2-heteroaryl-5-amino-3(2H)-furanone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their synthesis, and methods of using these compounds to modulate the activity of ASPH in an a cell-free sample, a cell-based assay, and in a subject. Other aspects of the invention relate to use of the compounds disclosed herein to ameliorate or treat cell proliferation disorders.
US10106525B2	Rho kinase inhibitor BA-1049 (R) and active metabolites thereof The disclosure provides rho kinase inhibitor BA-1049(R), an hydroxy metabolite of BA-1049(R), and adipate salts and deuterated forms thereof, useful for treating CNS disorders and injuries.
US10106524B2	2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-6-amine and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-amine compound inhibitors of beta-secretase The present invention relates to 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-6-amine and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-amine compound inhibitors of beta-secretase having the structure shown in Formula (I) wherein the radicals are as defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention and treatment of disorders in which beta-secretase is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment, senility, dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Down's syndrome, dementia associated with stroke, dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, dementia associated with beta-amyloid, age-related macular degeneration, type 2 diabetes or metabolic disorders.
US10106522B2	Benzimidazole derivatives as antihistamine agents The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, a method of synthesis of said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions mediated by H1 histamine receptor, such as allergic disorders or diseases.
US10106521B2	Eckol derivatives, methods of synthesis and uses thereof Provided herein are eckol derivatives, methods of synthesis thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, Alzheimer's disease, microbial infections, obesity, diabetes, cancer or inflammation using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein.
US10106520B2	Apparatus and method for producing cyclic carbonate An apparatus and method for continuously producing a cyclic carbonate which are easily scaled up without requiring a large-sized reactor or excessive ancillary facilities even in the case of producing a cyclic carbonate by using an immobilized catalyst as a catalyst on an industrial scale, are able to produce a cyclic carbonate without impairing the expected catalytic efficiency and catalyst lifetime, are economical, and exhibit excellent industrial productivity. The apparatus includes an adiabatic reactor to be filled with a heterogeneous catalyst for reacting an epoxide with carbon dioxide, a circulation path for returning at least a portion of a fluid mixture in a liquid form flowed out through a reactor outlet into the reactor, a carbon dioxide supply means for continuously supplying carbon dioxide in a liquid form or a supercritical state into the circulation path, and an epoxide supply means.
US10106508B2	Quinazoline heterocyclic compound as EGFR kinase inhibitor and preparation and application thereof The present invention relates to an N-substituted-phenyl-5-substituted-alkoxy-2,3-dihydro-[1,4]dioxane[2,3-f]quinazolin-10-amine (I) or 4-substituted-arylamino-6-substituted-alkyl-6H-[1,4]oxazino[3,2-g]quinazoline-7(8H)-one (II) type compounds, a preparation method thereof and an application thereof as an inhibitor for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (comprising some mutant forms of EGFR) to treat cancer. These compounds and salts thereof can be used to treat or prevent various cancer diseases.
US10106507B2	Potent dual BRD4-kinase inhibitors as cancer therapeutics Disclosed herein are compounds that are inhibitors of BRD4 and their use in the treatment of cancer. Methods of screening for selective inhibitors of BRD4 are also disclosed. In certain aspects, disclosed are compounds of Formula I-IV.
US10106504B2	Pyridin-3-yl acetic acid derivatives as inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods for making the compounds and their use in inhibiting HIV integrase and treating those infected with HIV or AIDS.
US10106501B2	Nuclear receptor modulators The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof wherein the variable are defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating immunological conditions.
US10106499B1	Processes for preparing cyclopenta[b]naphthalenol derivatives and intermediates thereof Novel processes for preparing cyclopenta[b]naphthalenol derivatives of Formula 1 which are useful for the synthesis of corresponding benzindene prostaglandins are provided. The present invention also relates to novel intermediates prepared from the processes.
US10106496B2	Hydroxy methionine analog formulations suitable for specialty chemical applications Formulations comprising hydroxy methionine analog and having low levels of sulfate ions and bisulfate salts, processes for preparing the formulations, compositions comprising the formulations, and methods of using the formulations.
US10106486B2	Method for producing carboxylic acid esters and the use thereof as plasticizers The present invention relates to a process for the production of carboxylic esters by reaction of carboxylic acids and/or carboxylic anhydrides with at least one alcohol selected from alkanols having at least 5 carbon atoms, cycloalkanols, and alkoxy-alkanols, in the presence of an acidic esterification catalyst. The invention further relates to the use of the resultant carboxylic esters as plasticizers or in a plasticizer composition for thermoplastic polymers and elastomers.
US10106481B2	Catalytic dehydration of hydroxypropionic acid and its derivatives Hydroxypropionic acid, hydroxypropionic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof are dehydrated using a catalyst and a method to produce bio-acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof. A method to produce the dehydration catalyst is also provided.
US10106478B2	Process for producing a multifunctional product and the device for applying said process A process by which the raw material, a gas comprising mainly hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, is introduced into a first reactor together with a catalyst, in which one or more reactions take place that produce methanol or dimethyl ether or both, which are then introduced into a second reactor adding oxygen and a catalyst and producing formaldehyde and a minority of dimethyl ether, and where there may be an excess of water, such water being extracted from the process and the remaining products being introduced into the third reactor with, optionally, an additive, and such raw material is exposed to catalysts and under an atmosphere at medium temperature and pressure, in order to produce three or four groups of chemical reactions that, after extracting most of the water that is generated as a residue during the process, produces as a result a liquid multifunctional product that can be used as a solvent, a foaming agent or an oxygenated fuel; said product, normally a fluid, comprises polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers with molecular formula CH3O(CH2O)nCH3 wherein n has a value between 1 and 7.
US10106467B1	Method and apparatus for manufacturing quartz slab An apparatus including a first conveyor device including a first conveyor belt; a second conveyor device including a second conveyor belt; a movement device; and a mold device including a mold; wherein the first conveyor device is connected to the second conveyor device so that when the movement device moves the first conveyor device, the second conveyor device also moves with respect to the mold device; wherein the first conveyor belt moves independent of the second conveyor belt; and wherein the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt move independent from the movement device. The apparatus may further include a first and second dispensing devices configured to dispense first and second materials, first and second gate devices to control height, and a computer processor to control the various components and the resulting ratio of first material to second material in a processed slab.
US10106460B2	Additive for suspensions The present invention proposes a polycarboxylate ether-based additive having the general formula (I) for use as flow modifier in suspensions. The present invention further proposes a method for obtainment of such additive, wherein the method comprises the sequential steps of esterification of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with maleic anhydride (MA) and thus obtainment of a chemical product (PEGMA); and free radical polymerization in a mixture comprising acrylic acid (AA), 2-acrylamido-2 methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and PEGMA as reactants, further comprising water and an initiator, initial pH value of said mixture is within the range between 7.5 and 8.5, and any free oxygen is removed from the mixture throughout the free radical polymerization.
US10106459B2	Process and device for cement clinker production In a process for the production of cement clinker, in which raw meal is preheated in a preheater (3) using the hot exhaust gases from a clinker kiln, and the preheated raw meal, which is optionally calcined in a calciner (4), is burned to clinker in the clinker kiln (2), wherein the preheater (3) comprises at least one string of a plurality of cyclone suspension-type heat exchangers (8, 9, 10), through which the kiln exhaust gas successively flows and in which the raw meal is preheated in stages, a partial stream of the kiln exhaust gas is diverted such that only a remaining residual stream of the kiln exhaust gas is utilized for preheating the raw meal.
US10106458B2	Vehicle window glass and method for producing same Provided is a method for producing a vehicle window glass, the method being adapted to prevent peeling-off of a functional thin film from a ceramic shielding layer without masking the ceramic shielding layer with a masking tape. This production method includes: an application step of feeding a coating liquid for forming the functional thin film onto a principal surface of a glass sheet on which the ceramic shielding layer has been formed beforehand, so as to allow the coating liquid to flow in a predetermined direction on the principal surface; and a drying step of drying the fed coating liquid. In the application step, the glass sheet is set in such a position that the predetermined direction coincides with a first direction in which the maximum length of the principal surface is 30 cm or less (rather than with a second direction in which the maximum length is more than 50 cm) and thus that the distance the coating liquid flows on the principal surface is limited to 30 cm or less.
US10106451B2	Glass rod machining method and machining apparatus To prevent constriction machining from reducing usage efficiency of a glass rod, provided is a glass rod machining method including softening of softening a portion of the glass rod by heating the portion of the glass rod, and constricting of forming a constricted shape in the glass rod by moving one end of the glass rod relative to the other end of the glass rod at a constriction speed satisfying a condition that a constriction load acting as a tensile force on the glass rod does not extend beyond a predetermined range. In this method, the constricting includes, when constriction speed increases, making an adjustment to decrease a heating temperature of the glass rod. This method may include determining of determining the heating temperature of the glass rod during the constricting by referencing a heating temperature table in which heating temperatures corresponding to the constriction speed are stored in advance.
US10106450B2	Float glass system incorporating an optical low-coherence interferometry assembly A float glass system (10) includes a float bath (14) having a pool of molten metal (16). A chemical vapor deposition coater (32) is located in the float bath (14) above the pool of molten metal (16). The coater (32) includes at least one low-coherence interferometry probe (38) located in or on the coater (32) and connected to a low-coherence interferometry system (36). Another low-coherence interferometry probe 138 can be located outside an exit end of the float bath (14) and connected to the same or another low-coherence interferometry system (36).
US10106446B2	Wastewater overflow systems and methods Systems and methods for treating a wastewater are provided. The wastewater treatment system and methods allows for effective treatment of wastewater during conditions that may cause increased wastewater flow to the system.
US10106445B2	Aerobic treatment/clarifier system for use in an aerobic wastewater treatment system An aerobic treatment/clarifying system for use in an aerobic wastewater treatment system. The system comprises a structure which defines at least one compartment, at least one aerobic treatment chamber and at least two clarifying chambers being formed in the compartment.
US10106434B2	Fluid treatment tank having a distributor plate A distributor plate for a fluid tank such as a water softener pressure vessel separates the resin bed from a lower end of the resin tank. The distributor plate includes an outer ring that is affixed to the wall of the tank and that is formed of a first thermoplastic material having a relatively low dimensional predictability, and an inner disk that is supported on the outer ring and that is formed from a second thermoplastic material having a relatively high dimensional predictability when compared to that of the first thermoplastic material, the inner disk being fluid permeable but fluid treatment media impermeable. The outer ring and inner disk may be made from high density polyethylene (HDPE) and unfilled or 30% glass-filled Noryl®, respectively. Also disclosed is a method of assembling a pressure vessel.
US10106428B2	Method for producing surface-modified silica nanoparticles, and surface-modified silica nanoparticles [Problem]To provide a dispersion containing surface-modified silica nanoparticles highly dispersed in an organic dispersion medium and also having high transparency and storage stability.[Solution]Disclosed is a method for producing surface-modified silica nanoparticles comprising: preparing a first silica nanoparticle dispersion containing silica nanoparticles and an aqueous dispersion medium; replacing the aqueous dispersion medium in the first silica nanoparticle dispersion with an organic dispersion medium comprising at least one selected from cyclic esters or cyclic amides, to obtain a second silica nanoparticle dispersion; and mixing the second silica nanoparticle dispersion with a silane coupling agent represented by the formula (1): (each R1 is independently a hydrocarbon group of C1 to C20 and R2 is a hydrocarbon group of C1 to C3), to modify the surface of the silica nanoparticles.
US10106426B2	Method for the separation of metal ions that are divalent or higher from strong acids or highly acidic media The present invention relates to a method of purifying strong acids or strongly acidic media to remove di- and higher valent metal ions, which can be used within the context of the production of high-purity silica. The invention further relates to the use of special ion exchangers for carrying out the method according to the invention and the resultant high-purity silicas.
US10106421B2	Composition and method for depolymerization of cured epoxy resin materials using transition metal salts For depolymerization of a cured epoxy resin material, used is a composition including a transition metal salt or a transition metal oxide containing a transition metal element (metal element that belongs to Groups 3-12 in the Periodic Table). In the reaction solvent, an oxidation occurs by the medium of the transition metal element so that the cured epoxy resin material may be depolymerized and decomposed. In this manner, it is possible to carry out depolymerization of a cured epoxy resin material at a temperature of 200° C., specifically 100° C. or lower very simply and rapidly, and to reduce the processing cost and energy requirement.
US10106420B2	Method for manufacturing graphene fiber The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a graphene fiber and a graphene fiber manufactured thereby, comprising the following steps: a) preparing a dispersion liquid by dispersing graphene with a surfactant in a solvent; b) preparing a composite fiber by mixing the dispersion liquid with a polymer solution, wet spinning and drying same; and c) removing polymers by heat-treating or treating the composite fiber with strong acid. The graphene fiber manufactured by the method has superior electric and mechanical properties, is flexible, and can be utilized as a storage medium for energy, hydrogen, etc. due to porosity from having a wrinkled structure.
US10106411B2	Enhancement of claus tail gas treatment by sulfur dioxide-selective membrane technology and sulfur dioxide-selective absorption technology A method for recovering sulfur from an acid gas feed is provided. The method comprising the steps of mixing the acid gas feed and an absorption process outlet stream to form a combined Claus feed, introducing the combined Claus feed and a sulfur dioxide enriched air feed to a Claus process to produce a Claus outlet gas stream, introducing the Claus outlet gas stream to a thermal oxidizer, treating the thermal oxidizer outlet stream in a gas treatment unit to produce a dehydrated stream, introducing the dehydrated stream to a membrane sweeping unit to produce a sweep membrane residue stream and a sulfur dioxide enriched air feed, introducing a sweep air stream to a permeate side of the membrane sweeping unit, and introducing the sweep membrane residue stream to a sulfur dioxide absorption process to produce the absorption process outlet stream and a stack feed.
US10106410B2	Enhancement of Claus tail gas treatment by sulfur dioxide-selective membrane technology A method for increasing sulfur recovery from an acid gas feed comprising the steps of introducing the acid gas feed and a sulfur dioxide enriched air stream to a Claus process to produce a product gas stream, introducing the product gas stream to a thermal oxidizer to produce a flue gas stream, cooling the flue gas stream to produce a cooled take-off stream, separating the cooled take-off stream into a saturated gas stream, heating the saturated gas stream to produce a membrane gas stream, introducing the membrane gas stream to a membrane sweeping unit, the membrane sweeping unit comprises a membrane, the sulfur dioxide in the membrane gas stream permeates the membrane of the membrane sweeping unit, introducing a sweep air stream, the sweep air stream collects the sulfur dioxide to create the sulfur dioxide enriched air stream.
US10106409B2	Method for activating U3O8 with a view to converting same into hydrated UO4 A method to activate U3O8 for conversion of this uranium oxide to hydrated UO4 via reaction with hydrogen peroxide H2O2, wherein the following successive steps are performed: a) an aqueous suspension is prepared containing a powder of U3O8 and hydrogen peroxide; b) the aqueous suspension containing a powder of U3O8 and hydrogen peroxide is contacted with ozone, whereby an aqueous suspension is obtained of a powder of activated U3O8; c) optionally the powder of activated U3O8 is separated from the aqueous suspension. A method to convert U3O8 to hydrated UO4 of formula UO4, nH2O where n is 2 or 4, comprising at least one step at which hydrogen peroxide H2O2 is added to the aqueous suspension of a powder of activated U3O8 obtained at the end of step b) of the activation method or to an aqueous suspension prepared by placing in suspension in water the powder of activated U3O8 obtained at the end of step c) of the activation method.
US10106403B2	Chemical sensors containing carbon nanotubes, method for making same, and uses therof A device is disclosed for detecting at least one chemical compound comprising at least one carbon nanotube with several graphene layers, on which is grafted at least one molecule bearing group G1 capable of reacting with the chemical compound or a precursor of such a group G1. The uses and the method of making such a device is also disclosed.
US10106400B2	One-piece, hollow micromechanical part with several functional levels formed of a synthetic carbon allotrope based material A method for fabrication of a micromechanical part made of a one-piece synthetic carbon allotrope based material, the method including: forming a substrate with a negative cavity of the micromechanical part to be fabricated; coating the negative cavity of the substrate with a layer of the synthetic carbon allotrope based material in a smaller thickness than the depth of the negative cavity; and removing the substrate to release the one-piece micromechanical part formed in the negative cavity.
US10106397B1	Acoustic tweezers In some aspects of the disclosure, an apparatus includes an XYZ control stage and an acoustic transducer coupled with the XYZ control stage. The acoustic transducer includes a multi-foci Fresnel lens having multiple focal spots.
US10106387B2	Industrial vehicle An industrial vehicle includes a hydraulically-operated brake device, a hydraulically-operated loading device, an electric motor, a hydraulic pump, a first hydraulic circuit having an accumulator and a detector for detecting pressure accumulated in the accumulator, a first oil passage connecting the first hydraulic circuit and the hydraulic pump, a load handling device, a second hydraulic circuit having a closed center control valve, a second oil passage connecting the second hydraulic circuit and the hydraulic pump, an oil tank, a pressure compensating circuit, a pilot passage, and a controller. When a selector valve is placed in a first position, hydraulic pressure generated by the hydraulic pump is transmitted to a pressure compensating valve in such a direction that disconnects the hydraulic pump from the oil tank to thereby create in the first oil passage hydraulic pressure that causes the accumulator pressure accumulation.
US10106383B2	Inventory item management system, transporting robots and the method for transporting inventory holder The present invention discloses an inventory item management system, transporting robots and the method for transporting inventory holder, wherein the transporting robot comprises a lifting unit and a horizontal rotation unit, the lifting unit comprises a first power unit, a lifting shaft and a first supporting part, and the first power unit configured to drive the first supporting part to move along the lifting shaft; the horizontal rotation unit comprises a second supporting part and a second power unit which drives the second supporting part, and the second supporting part and the first supporting part are connected rotatably. The lifting unit has a hollow hole which is disposed in vertical direction internal to the lifting unit, and the lifting shaft is located on one side of the hollow hole. The inventory item management system of the present invention transports the inventory holder with required items to the manual picking table automatically via the transporting robots, and the transporting robots again carry the inventory holders they transported back to the designated positions after manual picking. The present invention increases the transport efficiency of the transporting robots and the management efficiency of the entire inventory item management system, and reduces the costs.
US10106379B2	Crane superstructure drive device The invention relates to a drive device for supplying power to multiple engine pumps (4, 5), provided in the superstructure (3) of a mobile crane for superstructure functions, by way of a drive motor (2) arranged in the undercarriage (1) of the mobile crane, comprising a hydraulic motor (7) which is arranged in the superstructure (3) and hydraulically driven by the drive motor (2) and which comprises a first mechanical output which couples at least one first engine pump (4) to the hydraulic motor (7) and a second mechanical output which couples at least one second engine pump (5) to the hydraulic motor (7). The invention also relates to a mobile crane comprising this drive device.
US10106368B2	Device for quickly and efficiently rolling garments and other items A device for rolling garments and other items, comprising an adjustable length rod operable to move between a locked position and a retractable position by twisting the adjustable length rod. There is a handle on one end of the rod capable of fully housing the adjustable length rod when fully retracted in its retractable position, a securing clip operable to move between an open position and a closed position connected to the handle for securing an item to the rod, and a securing clip button on the handle for triggering the securing clip to its open or closed position. The device includes safety mechanisms, with a quick-release button on the end of the handle that is movable between an engaged and a disengaged position, and a quick-release slide switch movable between an up and down position.
US10106365B2	Device and method for forming three dimensional shape to elongated material A device and method are provided for forming a knot to elongated material. The device includes a body, a central cavity inside the body, a material track along which the elongated material is guided in the device, the material track including an opening extending along the material track and open to the central cavity. The device further includes one or more barrier elements for blocking at least part of the opening for preventing the elongated material from escaping from the material track also prevents collapsing/folding of the material to the central cavity via the opening.
US10106363B1	Flap folder A flap folding arrangement is disclosed. The flap folding arrangement includes an axially extending rim that initially contacts a flap of a product to partially fold the flap as the product is dropped from a feed conveyor into a first pocket of a rotator pan. A controller is adapted to rotate the rotator pan away from a first position which drives the flap into contact with a flap-folding flange and a radially extending rim until the product is positioned at a second position under a flap-folding gate. The controller is adapted to drive a product discharger into contact with the product to drive the product out of the first pocket and away from the folding assembly after rotation of the rotator pan.
US10106360B2	Rollback preventer for injection molded tape dispensers A tape dispenser includes a plastic injection molded frame with a resiliently flexible finger that helps prevent the free end of a roll of tape from accidentally retracting, falling back, and frustratingly sticking to the coiled portion of the tape. To avoid this problem, a distal end of the finger presses against the inner diameter of a cardboard or plastic spool about which the tape is wrapped. Friction between the finger's distal end and the spool's inner diameter inhibits reverse rotation of the spool. To avoid breaking the finger while forcefully loading the roll of tape into the dispenser during assembly, a lateral backstop surface on the dispenser prevents the spool from bending the finger too far in a laterally outward direction. To avoid breaking the finger during subsequent rough use, another backstop surface prevents the spool from bending the finger too far in a radially downward direction.
US10106358B2	Paper money stacking apparatus and paper money processing device A banknote stacking device includes an input mechanism configured to convey banknotes one by one, a stacking platform mechanism configured to stack and support banknotes conveyed by the input mechanism one by one a pressing and conveying mechanism located above the stacking platform mechanism and configured to press banknotes and convey the banknotes stacked on the platform forward. The pressing and conveying mechanism has a pressing rod, and the pressing rod has one end rotatably arranged on the upper conveying rotating shaft and another end forming a free end and falling freely towards the platform, the rotatable securing end and the free end of the pressing rod are respectively provided with a first concave wheel and a second concave wheel, and a first O-shaped belt is arranged on the first concave wheel and the second concave wheel. The first concave wheel rotates synchronously with the upper conveying rotating shaft.
US10106355B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a first pair of conveying rollers for conveying a sheet; a second pair of conveying rollers against which the leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first pair of conveying rollers is hit and which conveys the sheet together with the first pair of conveying rollers by rotating after a loop is formed on the sheet; a separating portion for separating the first pair of conveying rollers; a first conveyance path for guiding the sheet; a second conveyance path which is a path different from the first conveyance path and guides the sheet; and a controller which changes a separation timing at which the first pair of conveying rollers is separated after the loop is formed on the sheet, depending on whether the sheet is guided by the first conveyance path or by the second conveyance path.
US10106351B2	Delivery mechanism of business machine A delivery mechanism of business machine including a carrier board, an assembly rack, a delivery wheel group and at least one linkage assembly is provided. The assembly rack is disposed above the carrier board. The delivery wheel group includes at least one first roller and at least one second roller. The first roller is disposed on the carrier board. The second roller is disposed on the assembly rack and leans on the first rollers. The linkage assembly includes a rotation member and a paper flattening member. The rotation member is pivotally disposed on the assembly rack. The two opposite ends of the paper flattening member are respectively disposed at the rotation member and the assembly rack, such that the paper flattening member can be displaced along a curved path.
US10106343B2	Sheet stacking device, image forming device, and regulation member A sheet stacking device including: a stacking unit; and a regulation member movably supported by the stacking unit and contacting a sheet edge to regulate a sheet position. The regulation member includes: a locking member movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position; a biasing member biasing the locking member toward the engagement position; a force receiver receiving a user operation; a releaser converting a first force in a first direction applied to the force receiver into a second force in a second direction opposing a biasing force from the biasing member, moving the locking member from the engagement position to the disengagement position; and a stopper that, after the locking member disengages from the engaging portion and a user operation is not applied to the force receiver, prevents a movement of the locking member back to the engagement position due to the biasing force from the biasing member.
US10106338B2	Material separator for a vertical pneumatic system A delivery system deposits granular material being pneumatically conveyed within an entraining airflow to sequentially fill a storage silo from bottom to top. The delivery system has a series of vertical tubes and separators, vertically suspended and centered within the silo by a support, for conveying the entrained material upwardly from the bottom to the top of the silo. Each separator selectively separates the material from the airflow by choking the airflow entraining the material therewithin. Each separator automatically selects either to separate the entrained material therewithin and to deposit the separated material therefrom, or else to flow therethrough the entrained material without separation. The support has clamp assemblies, each having clamp halves and clamp brackets, wall brackets, and braces.
US10106330B2	Very high speed linear sortation conveyor with dynamic recirculation capacity A material handling system includes a very high speed linear sortation conveyor that receives articles at an operating speed of 650 to 700 feet per second (fps) and up to 100 fps with gapping as small as one inch. In one or more embodiments, a recirculation sortation conveyor receives articles that are not diverted by the linear sortation conveyor with dynamic capacity sufficient to handle a high speed shutdown of the linear sortation conveyor. The recirculation sortation conveyor is itself a very high speed linear sortation conveyor having a pusher pre-sort feature that can distribute received articles at different lateral positions on an endless conveyor to align with more than one recirculation sortation conveyors that may be operating at a slower operating speed. In an exemplary embodiment, the recirculation sortation conveyor has a divert section for diverting articles to a divert target on a lateral side.
US10106329B2	Trolley for transporting a belt conveyor, mobile conveying facility comprising such a trolley, and associated shifting method A trolley intended to transport a belt conveyor, including a loading station for loading support posts on the trolley, an unloading station for unloading the support posts off the trolley, a guiding structure for guiding the support posts from the loading station to the unloading station, and means for moving the trolley along a movement direction forming an angle with an axis connecting the loading and unloading stations.
US10106319B2	Method of automatically determining a filling level of a plastic bag, and a unit for performing such a method The disclosure provides a method of automatically determining a filling level of a plastic bag fastened via an open end to a vertical post forming a support, the method comprising a step of detecting that the bag has reached a predetermined filling level by means of a first distance sensor positioned on the post, a step of measuring the distance of the bag relative to the post by means of a second distance sensor positioned on the post, step of detecting the presence of the bag fastened via an open end to the post by means of a third distance sensor positioned on the post, and a step of detecting a filling level on the basis of the measurements taken by the distance sensors. The disclosure also provides a unit for performing such a method.
US10106318B2	Multi-purpose plastic bag holder for use with a retractable dog leash and in other scalable waste containment configurations A bag dispenser having a housing adapted to receive plastic bags. The housing has a front end, a back end that is spaced apart from the front end, a top side, a bottom side that is spaced apart from the top side, a left side, a right side that is spaced apart from the left side, a front opening that is disposed at the front end, and a pair of back openings that are disposed at the back end. The housing defines an interior space adapted to removably hold the plastic bags. The bag dispenser also comprises a means for attaching the housing to another object. A method for removably holding plastic bags in a bag dispenser.
US10106317B2	Shock isolation system A shock isolation system includes at least one isolator configured to be removably secured to an exterior of a container and at least one foot in communication with the at least one isolator and configured to contact a support surface. The isolator has a first end proximate the support surface and an opposing second end distal from the support surface, and is configured to transition between a first, contracted position and a second, expanded position. In a stowed configuration of the system, the isolator is in the contracted position and a bottom end of the container is spaced apart from the foot at a first distance. In a deployed configuration of the system, the isolator is in the expanded position and a bottom end of the container is spaced apart from the foot at a second distance which is greater than the first distance.
US10106316B2	Cargo carousel system for shipping containers and method for using same A cargo carousel system for shipping containers is provided that can include a frame configured to fit within a shipping container and a cargo carousel mechanism in the frame that can move cargo pod platforms, configured for holding cargo pods, in a continuous loop path in the frame. The system can further include two frames side-by-side in the shipping, each frame with its own cargo carousel system.
US10106305B2	Package and associated container, process for making said package and said container A package comprising a container exhibiting: a compartment having a passage opening delimited by a free edge, a closure system engaged at the free edge and movable with respect to the compartment between a closure condition and an open condition of the container. The package comprises a wrapping housed at least partially inside the compartment; the wrapping is configurable between a first operative position wherein the wrapping is completely housed in the compartment of the container and a second operative position wherein part of the wrapping is arranged outside the inner volume of the compartment: the wrapping, in the second operative position, exhibiting at least one portion housed in the inner volume of the compartment. The container comprises a stop element placed inside the compartment, emerging, from at least one lateral wall of the compartment, inside this latter in order to define a projection. The wrapping comprises at least one abutment element configured for abutting against the stop element of the container, for preventing the wrapping from being completely extracted from the container.
US10106303B2	Cable tie head A cable tie includes a cable tie head that comprises a head portion. The cable tie also includes a cable tie body. The cable tie body comprises a main body that includes a body passageway; and a strap, wherein the cable tie head is attachable to and detachable from the cable tie body, and wherein the body passageway is formed to receive the legs for coupling the cable tie head with the cable tie body. The cable tie head is made from a different material than the cable head body.
US10106290B2	Carton, blank, and method of folding A carton defines a bottom wall, a first side wall coupled to the bottom wall, a second side wall disposed opposite the first side wall and coupled to the bottom wall, a first end wall coupled to both the bottom wall and first and second side walls, and a second end wall disposed opposite the first end wall and coupled to both the bottom wall and the first and second side walls. The carton is formed from a blank having a first side and a second side disposed opposite said first side. The first side defines the interior surface of the bottom wall and the interior and exterior surfaces of the first and second side walls and the first and second end walls.
US10106284B2	Bag retaining fixture Described is a bagging station that uses a bag retaining fixture. The bag retaining fixture holds paper bags open at the bagging station so the paper bags can be filled without the bag moving or falling off the bagging station. The bag retaining fixture includes a plate and an elongate rod. The plate is coupled to the bagging station. The elongate rod is coupled to the plate such that the elongate rod captures a side of a paper bag between the elongate rod and a side wall of the bagging station. The bagging station can have a number of bag retaining fixtures coupled to it, so that a number of paper bags can be held open at a time, and filled with purchased items.
US10106283B2	Dispensable unit retrieval mechanism A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units.
US10106282B2	Device for filling liquid food products A device for filling liquid to pasty food products into prefabricated individual containers including a support rim, the device including carrier elements which are run by a drive continuously through the device, which carrier elements form receiving openings for the individual containers and include a top side that is oriented away from a direction of gravity and configured to carry the support rim of the individual containers that are inserted into the receiving openings; operating stations in whose operating range the carrier elements move during an endless cycle of the carrier elements in the device; at least one operating station that is configured as a sterilization device which de-germinates the carrier elements and the individual containers; a lifting device forming a portion of the sterilization device and configured to lift individual containers that are seated in the receiving openings and which contact a top side with the support rim.
US10106277B2	Self-stabilizing spherical unmanned aerial vehicle camera assembly A self-stabilizing spherical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) camera assembly, including: a stabilizer assembly; a plurality of motors coupled to the stabilizer assembly; a spherical camera mounting cage assembly disposed about and coupled to the stabilizer assembly; and a plurality of cameras coupled to the spherical camera mounting cage assembly. Preferably, the plurality of cameras include a plurality of stereoscopic cameras coupled to an exterior of the spherical camera mounting cage assembly. The self-stabilizing spherical UAV camera assembly is capable of taking/recording 360 degree×180 degree stereoscopic photo/video content. The self-stabilizing spherical UAV camera assembly can also be used with various real-time visualization and control technologies.
US10106267B2	Enhancing engine performance to improve fuel consumption based on atmospheric ice particles Systems and methods for enhancing engine performance based on atmospheric ice particles are provided. For example, a method can include selecting one or more points along a flight path of an aircraft and receiving a reflectivity measurement for each of the one or more points obtained using a device located on the aircraft. The method can further include determining an estimate of ice water content for each of the one or more points based at least in part on the reflectivity measurements; and controlling at least one component of the aircraft engine (e.g., a variable bleed valve) based at least in part on the estimate of ice water content for at least one of the plurality of points.
US10106266B2	Suspension structure for suspending a turboprop having two unducted propellers from a structural element of an aircraft with rigid fastening of the air intake structure A suspension structure for suspending a turboprop including two unducted propellers from a structural element of an aircraft, the structure including a suspension frame for fastening to a structural element of the aircraft and including a main beam extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the turboprop, the suspension frame being fastened to an air intake structure of the turboprop by an attachment frame.
US10106265B2	Stabilizer assembly for an aircraft AFT engine An aerodynamic stabilizer assembly for stabilizing an aft fan mounted to a fuselage of an aircraft is presented. The stabilizer assembly includes one or more generally horizontal stabilizers for mounting to a nacelle of the aft fan and the fuselage so as to stabilize the aft fan. Each of the generally horizontal stabilizers includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portions are mounted to a nacelle of the aft fan and the fuselage at a predetermined downward angle with respect to a central axis of the aft fan so as to direct airflow upwards and into the aft fan, the outer portion being mounted to the inner portion.
US10106248B2	Apparatus and method for controlling landing gear A landing gear system includes landing gear, an uplock that is releasably engageable with the landing gear, an uplock hydraulic actuator operably connected to the uplock, a landing gear hydraulic actuator operatively connected to the landing gear, and a controller operatively connected to the uplock hydraulic actuator and the landing gear hydraulic actuator. In response to receipt of a command to deploy the landing gear, the controller actuates the uplock hydraulic actuator and the landing gear hydraulic actuator to the UP condition and then actuates the uplock hydraulic actuator and the landing gear actuator to the DOWN condition. An alternative embodiment incorporates a piloted check valve upstream of the landing gear hydraulic actuator. The piloted check valve delays operation of the landing gear hydraulic actuator until release of the landing gear by the uplock.
US10106247B2	Split blended winglet A split winglet is disclosed having a first generally upward projecting wing end, and a second generally downward projecting wing end. The second generally downward projecting wing end may be integrally formed with the first generally upward projecting wing end to form a winglet assembly or may be separately attached onto an existing upwardly curved winglet.
US10106246B2	Fluid systems that include a co-flow jet Fluid systems are described. An example fluid system has a first body portion, a second body portion, a spacer, and a fluid pressurizer. The first body portion and the second body portion cooperatively define an injection opening, a suction opening, and a channel that extends from the injection opening to the suction opening. The fluid pressurizer is disposed within the channel cooperatively defined by the first body portion and the second body portion. The first body portion defines a cavity that is sized and configured to filter debris that enters the channel during use and provide a mechanism for removing the debris from the system.
US10106239B2	Aircraft based non-dedicated special mission pod mounting apparatus Particular embodiments include a non-dedicated, temporarily installed, airborne special mission payload mounting system which is mechanically interfaced to the Air Deployment System (ADS) rails of a host cargo aircraft. An Adaptive Mounting System (AMS) plate is placed over an ADS rail section and restrained in position. Once the AMS plate is secured, an articulated or fixed position strut can be attached to the AMS plate through the opened side doorway without removing the original door. A removable load transfer brace (LTB) can be coupled from the AMS plate inboard to the floor of the aircraft. The LTB is hinged to the AMS plate, and can be disconnected from the floor of the aircraft and rotated to a vertical position from the AMS plate.
US10106222B1	Pedal apparatus with actuator configured to apply variable pressures In one example aspect, a pedal apparatus is disclosed. The pedal apparatus may include a first portion. The first portion may be configured to secure a second portion that may be attached to a footwear. The first portion may be different than the second portion. The pedal apparatus may also include at least one actuator that may be configured to apply one or more variable pressures on the second portion, which may be based one or more movements of the first portion.
US10106219B2	Cowl stay structure for vehicle, and vehicle including same In a cowl stay structure for a vehicle which is mounted on a front end part of a body frame having a pair of main frames extending longitudinally to the left and right, and which supports a cowling, a cowl stay supporting the cowling has a front opening which serves as a duct with a hollow structure designed to guide the air taken in from a front side of a vehicle body to an air cleaner box. The cowl stay is mounted on a front surface of a head pipe arranged on the front end of the body frame for establishing a flow path of the front opening with said head pipe opening. A headlight configured to irradiate an area in front of a vehicle with light is placed inside the cowl stay. Such a cowl stay structure has reduced size and weight, and it supports multiple parts.
US10106217B1	Saddle device A saddle device includes a first seat unit, a second seat unit mounted to and disposed behind the first seat unit, a saddle unit mounted to the second seat unit, and having a top surface unit, and a supporting member connected to the first seat unit, disposed behind the second seat unit, having a rear mounting end portion that is distal from the first seat unit, and transformable between a lifted position and a lowered position such that, when the supporting member is at the lifted position, the rear mounting end portion is located above the top surface unit of the saddle unit, and when the supporting member is at the lowered position, the rear mounting end portion is located below the top surface unit of the saddle unit.
US10106216B2	Bicycle seatpost assembly with cable connecting device A first cylinder, a second cylinder configured to be telescopically received therein are provided, a positioner configured to relatively position the first cylinder and the second cylinder, an operator configured to be mounted to a bicycle and operatively coupled to the positioner, and a control cable. The control cable may include an outer casing, a first cable having a first end and a second end and configured to be operatively connected to the positioner at the first end, and a second cable having a third end and a fourth end. The second cable may be configured to be operatively connected to the operator at the third end. A cable connector may be configured to connect the second end of the first cable and the fourth end of the second cable.
US10106214B2	Puffer: pop-up flat folding explorer robot A repeatably reconfigurable robot, comprising at least two printed circuit board (PCB) rigid sections, at least one PCB flexible section coupled to the at least two PCB rigid sections, at least one wheel, hybrid wheel propeller, wheel and propeller, or hybrid wheel screw propeller rotatably coupled to at least one of the at least two PCB rigid sections and at least one actuator coupled to the at least two PCB rigid sections, wherein the at least one actuator folds and unfolds the repeatably reconfigurable robot.
US10106211B2	Adjustable component cooling device for controlling downforce generated by a vehicle An automobile comprising a cooling duct that extends to underneath the automobile to channel cooling air to a component of the automobile when the automobile is in motion is provided. A restriction located within the cooling duct that is moveable from a first position, in which airflow to the component is substantially unimpeded, to a second position in which the airflow to the component is substantially impeded, when the automobile is in motion is further provided. The automobile generates more downforce when the restriction is in the second position versus the first position. A control unit configured to select the position of the restriction to control the downforce generated by the automobile if the temperature of the component is below a predetermined level, and to select the first position for the restriction if the temperature of the component is above the predetermined level, is also provided.
US10106206B1	Structural storage compartment in a vehicle cabin An autonomous vehicle can include a front seat facing rearward, and a rear seat facing forward. This provides a common foot or leg area between the seats that face each other. The vehicle includes a body that has a pair of opposing B-pillars. A support beam extends through the common leg area, between the front and rear seats, and mounts to the B-pillars. The support beam provides direct structural support to the B-pillars. A luggage compartment is coupled to the support beam and extends between the B-pillars. The luggage compartment has access openings that face forward and rearward, allowing the forward and rearward passengers to store luggage.
US10106204B2	Vehicle joint assembly with expandable structural material A vehicle joint assembly may include a lower housing, an upper housing, an expandable material, first and second vehicle components, and a fastener. The lower housing may define a first cavity. The upper housing may define a second cavity and may be sized for partial disposal within the lower housing. The expandable material may be disposed within the second cavity. The first and second vehicle components may each include contact surfaces. The fastener may extend through through-holes defined by the lower and upper housings to secure the first and second vehicle components to one another. Subjecting the expandable material to heat may move the upper housing to contact one of the contact surfaces. The expandable material may be configured to expand when subjected to heat from a paint oven of a vehicle assembly process.
US10106196B2	Vehicle rear section structure A vehicle rear section structure includes: left and right rear side members disposed along a front-rear direction at width direction sides of a rear floor pan; a rear suspension member extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and attached to front portions of left and right rear side members; a load bearing section projecting upwardly from the rear suspension member; left and right reinforcement members extending along the vehicle front-rear direction, and disposed at a vehicle width direction inner side of rear portions of the left and right rear side members and at a vehicle rear side of the rear suspension member, a rear end portion of the reinforcement member partially overlapping a rear bumper reinforcement in a vehicle front-rear direction view; and a rear cross member linking the left and right rear side members together and partially overlapping the load bearing section in the vehicle front-rear direction view.
US10106189B2	Motor drive control device for electric power steering A motor drive control device for electric power steering includes: a switching element for supplying current to a motor; a smoothing capacitor for reducing ripple current due to the switching element; a control board on which a drive circuit for controlling the switching element and a control circuit capacitor are mounted; a control signal line for supplying a control signal from the control board to the switching element; an electric connection member electrically connecting the switching element and the smoothing capacitor; and a heatsink portion in which the switching element is arranged in an embedded manner, wherein the electric connection member is arranged between the switching element and the control board, and the control circuit capacitor and the smoothing capacitor are arranged in a space between the electric connection member and the control board.
US10106186B2	Baby wagon with improved ease of use Provided herein is a baby wagon with improved ease of use configured such that the volume of the bulky body of the baby wagon is minimized in a wagon folding mode, whereby it is possible to easily put the baby wagon in the trunk of a small-sized car, such that frames are completely fixed in the wagon folding mode, whereby it is possible to prevent damage to the frames due to protrusion of the frames when the baby wagon shakes or is laid down, and such that brakes are mounted to the front and rear parts of the baby wagon in order to easily move or stop the baby wagon in opposite directions, whereby it is possible to improve the ease of use. The baby wagon includes a folding type body frame, a wagon wheel unit, a seat unit, and a canopy.
US10106181B1	Tack cart A collapsible, mobile, tack cart capable of storing a saddle, saddle pads, cinches, bedding bail, boots, blankets, buckets, shampoo, brushes, hoof picks and the like.
US10106180B2	Transportable container In an embodiment, a transportable container may include a container portion with an opening into an interior space; a lid for closing the opening; a handle for carrying the container; and a pivotable side latch, pivotally connected to the lid, moveable between a retaining position and a storage position. The pivotable side latch may be configured to engage a retaining structure of another container when the pivotable side latch is in the retaining position. The pivotable side latch may be configured to be in a depression of the lid when the pivotable side latch is in the storage position. With the container in an upright position, the pivotable side latch may move toward the depression when the pivotable side latch is released from the retaining position. The container portion may include a retaining structure with an upward-projecting lip configured to engage a pivotable side latch of a further container.
US10106175B1	Alert system and method for vehicle with extendable service component Described are system and methods in which the speed of a service vehicle and the configuration of an extendable service component of the vehicle may be monitored. The vehicle can be driven with the extendable service component out of its home configuration as long as the speed is below a speed threshold. However, if the speed of the vehicle exceeds the speed threshold while the extendable service component is out of its home configuration, an extended service component alert signal is transmitted. Although a local alarm may (also) be provided to the vehicle operator, the extended service component alert signal is transmitted wirelessly and provides one or more alerts on at least one receiver remote from the vehicle, such as on a mobile phone of a supervisor who can take action. In some embodiments, the speed threshold may vary depending on the location of the vehicle.
US10106166B2	Damping control device for hybrid vehicle A damping control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided that make it possible to suppress behavior that differs from a request of a driver. The damping control device includes a controller that calculates an amount of change in a target driving torque, and calculates an amount of change in a target motor torque. The damping control device also includes a damping rate variation unit that sets the damping of a feed forward control unit to a first damping rate when the target driving torque change amount and the target motor torque change amount both are positive or negative, and to a second damping rate, which is smaller than the first damping rate, when the target driving torque change amount and the target motor torque change amount have opposite positivity or negativity.
US10106151B2	Cargo vehicle loading control A method, system, and/or computer program product controls positioning of cargo being loaded onto a cargo vehicle based on sensor readings from another cargo vehicle. One or more processors receive output from a cargo sensor that describes shifting experienced by a first cargo while being transported by a first cargo vehicle and based on the output, determine that the first cargo has shifted beyond a predetermined amount. The processor(s) receive output from vehicle sensors that describe movement of the first cargo vehicle and then determine that the movement has caused the first cargo to shift beyond the predetermined amount. The processor(s) transmit instructions to a robotic cargo loader of second cargo being loaded onto a second cargo vehicle to adjust positioning of the second cargo, where the positioning of the second cargo in the second cargo vehicle is different from positioning of the first cargo on the first cargo vehicle.
US10106149B2	Torque converter clutch engagement pressure control for regenerative braking A vehicle system may include a controller configured to increase, after a specified delay, an engagement pressure of a torque converter clutch prior to occurrence of the event to a target pressure that is based on a regenerative braking torque estimate associated with the event such that a portion of energy associated with the event is converted to electricity. The controller may increase the engagement pressure in response to an accelerator pedal release and an expected regenerative braking event.
US10106141B2	Methods and systems of testing vehicle braking systems Systems and methods are provided testing a vehicle braking system. The method includes determining a nominal brake system parameter of the brake system during a braking operation. A first testing brake operation is performed and a first brake system parameter is determined based on the first testing brake operation. A tested brake system parameter is determined based on the first testing system parameter and the tested brake system parameter is compared to the nominal brake system parameter. A brake system compliance suspicion value of the vehicle braking system is then set based on the comparison.
US10106138B2	Brake system In one embodiment of the brake system, the control unit executes a fluid suction control to suck in the brake fluid from the supply line. The control unit determines whether or not the fluid suction control needs to be executed, and in the event that the control unit determines that the fluid suction control needs to be executed, the control unit is configured to close the cutoff valve and control the electric actuator to drive the slave cylinder in a depressurizing direction.
US10106128B2	Wiper arm There is provided a wiper arm rotatably connecting an arm body to an arm head and including a spring member provided between the arm head and the arm body, the thickness of which is decreased while its mechanical strength is sufficiently maintained. A gap section reaching a pivot shaft hole is provided in a head connection section of a retainer. A recess is provided on a pivot shaft section of an arm head. During the retainer rotates, a straight section of the coil spring moves from the gap section to the recess. When the retainer reaches its upright position, the straight section is disposed within the recess. The pivot shaft section includes a projection disposed within the gap section and in contact with the divided pieces, on the both sides of the gap section.
US10106120B2	Head-protecting airbag device A head-protecting airbag device includes a case which houses an airbag in a folded-up configuration and a mounting bracket which is used to mount an inflator on a vehicle body structure. The case is mounted on a region of the airbag extending from one end of the inflator. The mounting bracket includes an insert region which fits in an assembling opening of the case. The assembling opening includes a receiving region which receives the insert region along an axial direction of the inflator and a limiting plane that is located in a periphery of the receiving region and holds the insert region from rotating in both directions in a circumferential direction of the inflator. The fitting of the insert region and assembling opening suppresses the airbag stored in the case in the folded-up configuration from rotating in a circumferential direction.
US10106119B2	Curtain airbag for vehicle A curtain airbag for a vehicle may include a curtain airbag cushion including a rear panel disposed at a door window side of the vehicle and a front panel disposed inside the vehicle, a protrusion formed by bending the curtain airbag cushion to protrude toward the inside of the vehicle, and connections for attaching upper and lower ends of a protruding part of the protrusion.
US10106116B2	Acceleration sensor and seat belt retractor There is provided an acceleration sensor enabling precise positioning of a sensor lever of the acceleration sensor, for ensuring a stable operation of the acceleration sensor, and a seat belt retractor including the acceleration sensor. Shafts of a sensor lever projects from a base. The sensor lever is supported between supports of a sensor holder so as to be rotatable and shiftable in a rotation axis direction. The sensor lever is rotated by displacement of an inertia mass. A limiting portion of the sensor holder is brought into contact with contact portions of the sensor lever. The limiting portion limits shifting of the sensor lever in the rotation axis direction, so as to avoid contact between the base and the supports.
US10106113B2	Hollow profiled element having depressions A hollow profiled element, includes a plurality of longitudinal edges, which extend in a longitudinal direction and are connected by side walls, wherein a longitudinal edge has at least one depression, the depression base of which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction and at an angle to the side walls forming the longitudinal edge. According to an embodiment of the invention, a side wall forming the longitudinal edge has a transversely extending bulge in the region of the depression, wherein the depression base transitions at the end into the bulge in the region of said side wall and the bulge is designed with a shape that has a convex form in the transition to the depression and drops to the level of the side wall before an opposite longitudinal edge is reached.
US10106109B2	Charging inlet connector assembled to a vehicle body of a vehicle mounted with a battery A connector includes a housing configured to be supported by an attachment object and a terminal configured to be supported by the housing, and the terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector when the counterpart connector is fitted to the connector. The housing includes a body portion having an inner cylinder portion to which the terminal is assembled and to which a counterpart housing of the counterpart connector can be fitted and an attachment portion having an outer cylinder portion which is configured to be fixed to the attachment object and to which the inner cylinder portion is fitted. The body portion is assembled to the attachment portion in a state that the inner cylinder portion fitted to the outer cylinder portion penetrates the outer cylinder portion.
US10106106B2	Automated driving solution gateway A gateway module of a vehicle may be in communication with vehicle components over a vehicle bus and with an autonomous driving system over a non-vehicle bus connection. The gateway module may be configured to send data from the vehicle bus over the connection to the autonomous driving system, receive a vehicle action request over the connection from the autonomous driving system, and provide the vehicle action request to the vehicle bus for processing by the vehicle components to autonomously drive the vehicle. The autonomous driving computing device may be configured to authenticate with the gateway module of a vehicle over the non-vehicle bus connection, receive data from the vehicle bus over the connection to the gateway module, and send the vehicle action request over the connection to the gateway module for providing to the vehicle components over the vehicle bus.
US10106104B2	Decorative element for an interior of a motor vehicle, device for an interior of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle, and method for producing a decorative element A decorative element for an interior of a motor vehicle having a visible side facing the interior. The visible side has a first glossy surface region. The visible side has a second matte surface region. A device is also provided for an interior of a motor vehicle having such a decorative element and at least one lighting element, wherein when the device is arranged in a motor vehicle as intended, the second surface region is arranged in such a way that a reflection condition between a light beam coming from the lighting element and a line of vision of a passenger of the motor vehicle is geometrically fulfilled, wherein the first surface region of the decorative element is arranged in such a way that no reflection condition between a light beam coming from the lighting element and the line of vision is geometrically fulfilled.
US10106079B2	System and method for fault tolerant roadway worker safety system A system for reliable detection of an approaching train and warning the roadway workers in proximity of the track is described. The system comprises at least one train detector cone (TDC) deployed along a side of an active railroad track and one or more personnel warning cones (PWC) placed near the work site, the cones configured in a wireless mesh network to provide redundant communication links. Detection of a train by the train detector cone is transmitted to the personnel warning cones which provide audible and visual warnings to nearby roadway workers. The system also includes a remote server for centralized tracking and monitoring of the train detector cones and personnel warning cones.
US10106076B2	Three mode police mirror A warning indicator system for a vehicle side-view mirror includes light sources disposed to emit light in patterns and/or colors visible through a partially light-reflective surface. One or more processors are operatively configured to actuate the light sources in predetermined sequences defining a stealth mode, a pursuit mode, and a traffic advisor mode. The partially light-reflective surface may be a light transmitting substrate having a coating of a reflective substance provided in a thickness allowing at least a partial transmission of light therethrough. The light sources may be printed light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Disposing the light sources in desired patterns to emit desired colors on actuation in a predetermined sequence allows configuring the side mirrors to emit visible light signals indicative of the stealth mode, a pursuit mode, and a traffic advisor mode.
US10106075B2	Vehicle hazard notification system A hazard notification system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of exterior lights and a positioning system configured to identify a location of the vehicle. The system further comprises a controller. The controller is configured to identify the vehicle in an unestablished parking region based on the location and receive an indication of a parked condition of the vehicle. In response to the parked condition and the vehicle located in the unestablished parking region, the controller is configured to activate the exterior lights.
US10106074B2	Vehicle lamp system A vehicle mirror assembly is provided herein. The mirror assembly includes a housing. A first light source is disposed within the housing and is operably coupled with a first light output window disposed on an inboard portion of the housing. A second light source is disposed within the housing and is operably coupled with a second light output window disposed on a bottom portion of the housing. A third light source is disposed within the housing and is operably coupled with a third light output window disposed on an outboard portion of the housing.
US10106071B2	Automotive exterior lamp assembly with charge port A vehicle includes a battery charger and an exterior lamp assembly. The assembly includes a housing defining a cavity, and an electrical port including at least one electrical terminal disposed within the cavity, electrically connected with the battery charger, and configured to be electrically connected with an electrical power grid remote from the vehicle.
US10106065B2	Vehicle seat frame including collar member and method of producing the collar member A vehicle seat frame includes a pair of side frames constituting side portions of a seat cushion frame, and a pipe member rotatably fitted at respective end portions in sliding holes of the side frames, thereby coupling the side frames to each other. At least one of the end portions of the pipe member is coupled to the corresponding side frame via a collar member having a cylindrical shape. An outer peripheral portion of the collar member has a sliding contact portion in sliding contact with a peripheral surface of the sliding hole. An inner peripheral portion of the collar member has an insertion-receiving portion into which the corresponding end portion of the pipe member is inserted and to which the corresponding end portion of the pipe member is secured. The dimensional tolerance of the sliding contact portion is set smaller than the dimensional tolerance of the insertion-receiving portion.
US10106063B2	Cold/warm headrest for vehicle and method of controlling operation thereof Disclosed herein are a cold/warm headrest for a vehicle and a method of controlling operation thereof. It is possible to provide cold air to an occipital region, a head, and a face of a seated occupant, and to provide warmth to a neck and shoulders of the occupant, in which the trapezius muscles are located along with peripheral nerves.
US10106060B2	Vehicle seat In a vehicle seat foldable by rotation of rotary links disposed below a seat cushion in a direction toward the seat cushion, a front end portion of the seat cushion includes a suspending portion of a cushion pad and a skin material covering the suspending portion. Contact portions of the front end portion of the seat cushion contacting the rotary links when the vehicle seat is in a folded state include a recessed portion provided at the suspending portion, and a flexible plate provided at an outer skin material downwardly extending along a front surface of the suspending portion in the skin material covering the recessed portion. The flexible plate is configured to restore the shape of the outer skin material when the rotary links are separated from the contact portions.
US10106055B2	Vehicle control system, portable terminal, and vehicular device The present disclosure provides a vehicle control system which is capable of setting sleep positions appropriate for a user in different vehicles. In the vehicle control system, a portable terminal receives inputs of sleep positions each of which is a seat position appropriate for the user to sleep in a corresponding vehicle, a storage stores the sleep positions associated with respective vehicles, and a sleep position transmission portion reads out, from the storage, the sleep position corresponding to the vehicle boarded by the user in response to a manipulation made by the user and transmits the readout sleep position to the corresponding vehicular device. Each vehicular device, in response to a reception of the sleep position from the portable terminal, sets the seat position to be appropriate for the user to sleep in accordance with the received sleep position.
US10106034B2	Output transfer group for mobile machine powertrain An output transfer group for use with a mobile machine includes a hollow gear with a plurality of gear teeth arranged on an outer periphery of the hollow gear and configured to receive an input torque. The output transfer group also includes a differential nested inside the hollow gear and configured to split the input torque between a first output and a second output.
US10106032B2	Refuse vehicle having tailgate-mounted CNG tanks A refuse vehicle includes a chassis having an engine, a body assembly, a tailgate pivotally attached to the body assembly, a CNG fuel system having a CNG fuel tank coupled to the tailgate and moveable therewith, the engine configured to be powered by the CNG fuel system, at least one of one a non-structural conduit, a non-structural raceway, and a non-structural channel configured to contain at least one of wiring and a hydraulic line, and an impact mitigation system. The impact mitigation system is a passive system and includes a skeleton. The skeleton includes a plurality of structural frame members positioned to direct impact loads around the CNG fuel tank. The impact mitigation system provides a protected region within which the CNG fuel tank is disposed.
US10106025B2	High voltage battery cooling plenum A system for cooling a traction battery includes a battery inlet housing having first and second inlets. A first duct is coupled to the first inlet, and a second duct is coupled to the second inlet. A flow guide vane is disposed within the battery inlet housing adjacent to the first inlet. The flow guide vane is positioned to redirect flow from the first duct to mix with flow from the second duct.
US10106024B2	Hybrid manual transmission A vehicle powertrain includes a manual transmission with an input shaft including a plurality of input gears and at least one main shaft including a plurality of driven gears engaged with the input gears. An engine includes a drive shaft drivingly connected to the input shaft via an engine disconnect clutch and a launch clutch. An electric motor is non-concentric with the input shaft and is drivingly connected to the input shaft via the launch clutch.
US10106023B2	Vehicular door structure When a first weather strip is mounted in a door panel, first, a hook portion of the first weather strip is locked to a lock hole formed so as to be open in the door panel. Next, a clip portion of the first weather strip is engaged with a clip hole formed so as to be open in the door panel. A second weather strip is mounted on an opposite side of the door panel opposite to the first weather strip. With the above, the first weather strip and the second weather strip are mounted in the door panel from both directions extending in the vehicle width direction, and a first lip of the first weather strip and a second lip of the second weather strip continue in a longitudinal direction.
US10106019B2	Collapsible vehicle door and method of use A collapsible vehicle door is provided that can be easily installed and uninstalled on a vehicle, without modification to the vehicle. The uninstalled door can be collapsed into a compact configuration allowing for storage within the vehicle. The collapsible door includes frame pieces that can be fixed together to form a frame. The frame pieces may be shaped to match or partially match the contour of the door frame of the vehicle on which the collapsible door is to be installed. A cover piece is attached to the frame to provide protection from exterior weather conditions and prevent unauthorized access to the vehicle cabin. A hinge portion of the collapsible door is configured to connect to the hinge portion on the stock vehicle body. A latch portion of the collapsible door may be used to secure the collapsible door in the closed portion.
US10106018B2	Automated windshield glare elimination assistant A method, system and computer program product for shielding an operator of a vehicle from light, including determining a position of a light source based on the location of the vehicle and the current date and time. A line of sight between the light source and the eyes of the operator is determined, where the line of sight goes through a windshield of the vehicle that includes a plurality of pixels. One or more pixels in the line of sight are identified; and, one or more physical properties of the pixel(s) in the line of sight are modified.
US10106007B2	Vehicle height adjustment device In a vehicle height adjustment device, an operation amount of an actuator increases in accordance with supplied current, a detector detects a vehicle height, and a changer changes the vehicle height in accordance with the operation amount of the actuator. The changer shifts to a vehicle height increasing state or to a vehicle height decreasing state based on whether the operation amount is not higher than a predetermined amount. A controller controls the current supplied to the actuator to make the relative position have a target value. The controller determines a target current supplied to the actuator based on a control map that correlates a deviation between the target value of the relative position and a detection value to the target current.
US10106006B2	Rear suspension structure of automotive vehicle In a rear suspension device of an automotive vehicle, a shock absorber is provided perpendicularly to a H-shaped lower arm in a side view, respective axis of resilient bushes of pivotal portions which pivotally support upper and lower arms at a vehicle-body side are configured to be parallel to a standard line which extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a plan view, and an imaginary axial line which interconnects respective centers of front and rear connection portions, via which the lower arm is connected to a wheel side, is configured to extend obliquely forward and inward relatively to the vehicle longitudinal direction.
US10106005B2	Carrier device capable of varying contact damping with pressured displacement The present invention provides one or more carrier devices capable of varying contact damping with pressured displacement. The device is configured to be installed on mechanical force-receiving structures that have rolling wheels, rolling balls or slidably displaceable terminal block structure, carrying devices and transportation devices for humans or objects. When receiving pressure smaller than a set value, the device provides low contact damping and is thus easy to move. On the other hand, when receiving pressure greater than the set value, it provides high contact damping so as to prevent slip and thereby ensure safe placement. In addition, when receiving pressure smaller than the set value, the device has its pre-stressed structure generate modulation to displacement corresponding to the size of the pressure it receives for the purpose of shock absorbency.
US10106003B2	Trailer hitch A ball-type hitch half is mounted on a towing vehicle, and a socket is mounted on a pivotable arm attached to the towed vehicle. The socket includes a shoulder surrounding the socket including a plurality of radially spaced pins. The ball has a neck that extends downward. Surrounding the neck is a peripheral collar on which a plurality of arcuately extending electrical contacts are provided. The pins surrounding the socket on its peripheral shoulder are spring biased in the downward direction such that they are forced into engagement with the arcuate contacts on the collar which is spring biased upward. When the socket is installed and locked over the ball, the contact pins are spring biased into contact with the arcuate electrical contact areas such that for any rotative or pivoted position of the towed vehicle with respect to the towing vehicle, the pins maintain contact with the arcuate contacts.
US10105994B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a tread surface which is sectioned into a center area, a mediate area arranged in an outer side of the center area, and a shoulder area arranged in an outer side of the mediate area, wherein inclined grooves are formed spaced apart in a tire circumferential direction, the inclined grooves continuously extending from the mediate area to the shoulder area, in blocks in the mediate area and the shoulder area sectioned by the inclined grooves, an angle of inclination of a side wall on a leading side with respect to a normal direction of the tread surface is greater than an angle of inclination of a side wall on a trailing side with respect to a normal direction of the tread surface, and a plurality of dimples are formed in the side wall on the leading side of the block in the mediate area.
US10105989B2	Shear band with interlaced reinforcements A shear band that may be used e.g., in a non-pneumatic tire is provided. The shear band uses interlaced reinforcing elements positioned within a shear layer of elastomeric material. A variety of configurations may be used to create the interlaced positioning of the reinforcing elements including e.g., a horizontal diamond or vertical diamond configuration.
US10105988B1	Support foot A support foot where the support foot main body is composed of a ground face, support slot and long groove. The support slot is situated on the opposite side of the grounded face and the mouth is upward-opening, and a support arm is situated above the support slot. The long groove is cut through the support arm and runs parallel to the axis of the support slot, and a rivet inserted through the long groove is used to attach the support foot to the rack. This invention consists of a support foot designed as a single unit. It is attached by a single rivet and can be folded either inward for storage or outward to form a support structure by means of the connection at the support slots.
US10105983B2	Marking pen A marking pen including a body having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis that extends centrally through the body and through the first end and the second end, and a pen adjacent the first end. The body is generally cylindrical from the first end to the second end. The marking pen further includes a fin that extends from the body between the first end and the second end. The fin is integrally formed with the body and has a height measured normal to the longitudinal axis. The height of the fin gradually increases in a direction from the second end toward the first end.
US10105973B1	Printing apparatus, printing method and non-transitory recording medium storing printing program There is provided a printing apparatus including: a frame; a platen facing a thermal head; a moving mechanism having first and second rollers; a motor; a transmitting mechanism; a clutch provided on the transmitting mechanism; a communication interface performing communication with an external apparatus; and a controller. The controller is configured to: start the driving of the motor toward one direction in a state that the clutch is in the connected state, after receiving a print signal, indicating that the print medium is located at a printable position; and to allow the clutch to be in a cutoff state and stop the driving of the motor toward the one direction, after ending of printing in accordance of the receiving of the print signal and before arrival of the moving mechanism at an end on a second side, opposite to the first side, in the specified direction of the moving range.
US10105968B2	Sheet processing device and image forming system A sheet processing device for pressing a fold line formed in a sheet, the sheet processing device comprises a pressing portion configured to press a sheet while rotating about a rotation axis. The pressing portion includes a pressing unit having a projecting shape, disposed over a predetermined range in a direction of the rotation axis to have a position in a rotation direction about the rotation axis changed according to the direction of the rotation axis, and an impact absorbing member provided at a part of the pressing unit of the pressing portion, abutting on the sheet at first in the rotation direction of the pressing portion, the impact absorbing member configured to reduce impact upon abutting on the sheet.
US10105963B2	Region-of-interest based print quality optimization A method for printing includes analyzing print quality requirements for a printing area; adjusting settings for heater elements (e.g., energy and/or firing durations) of strobe lines based on the requirements analysis; and providing a plurality of individual strobe signals to the strobe lines. The strobe signals can be transmitted simultaneously, for example with a field-programmable gate array. Analyzing print quality requirements can include separating the printing area into one or more areas of interest, such as rows and/or columns. For each area of interest individual print quality settings (e.g., darkness, contrast, and/or media sensitivity) may be selected.
US10105955B2	Fluidic dispensing device having a moveable stir bar A fluidic dispensing device includes a housing having an exterior wall and a fluid reservoir. The exterior wall has a chip mounting surface defining a first plane and has a first opening. The fluid reservoir is in fluid communication with the first opening. An ejection chip is mounted to the chip mounting surface. The ejection chip is in fluid communication with the first opening. The ejection chip has a plurality of ejection nozzles oriented such that a fluid ejection direction is substantially orthogonal to the first plane. A stir bar is moveably confined within the fluid reservoir. The stir bar has a plurality of paddles and a rotational axis, with each of the plurality of paddles having a free end tip that intermittently faces toward the first opening that is in fluid communication with the ejection chip as the stir bar is rotated about the rotational axis.
US10105945B1	Inkjet recording apparatus and recording method using the same An inkjet recording apparatus 100 which records on a transferred recording medium X by an inkjet scheme, wherein the inkjet recording apparatus 100 includes guide rolls R for guiding the recording medium X, the recording medium X being negatively charged, recording units 1, 2, 3, and 4 formed of a plurality of recording heads 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a for spraying ink onto the recording medium X, and a conductive frame unit 11 for supporting the recording heads 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a, the recording heads 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a and the conductive frame unit 11 having a continuity relation and the recording heads 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a being grounded via the conductive frame unit 11.
US10105940B2	Formation of composite laminates having one or more divergent flanges Systems and methods are provided for divergent laminates. A method comprises providing a layup tool having a first upper face and a second upper face that rise to intersect each other at a ridge line, the layup tool further having a protrusion on top of a portion of the ridge line, and laying up a laminate onto the upper faces and the protrusion. The method also comprises placing a cure tool on top of the layup tool, the cure tool having a lower face that is dimensioned to mate with the upper faces along a portion of the ridge line that is not covered by the protrusion, thereby leaving a divergent flange of the laminate on top of the protrusion exposed, and sweeping the divergent flange of the laminate upward from the layup tool onto a vertical side the cure tool.
US10105939B2	Support mandrel, method and system for producing curved composite components A support mandrel for producing curved composite components includes a prismatoid mandrel body formed from a flexible material, the mandrel body having two polygonal bases and an upper support surface extending between the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body, and a reinforcement bar enclosed within the mandrel body and extending between the two polygonal bases of the mandrel body substantially parallel and near to the upper support surface of the mandrel body.
US10105935B2	Reinforced stretch film and its method of production A method of producing a reinforced stretch film includes the steps of: providing an elongated base sheet of plastic stretch film having a longitudinal axis; forming a plurality of cord-like, elongated reinforcement members; positioning the plurality of reinforcement members to the base sheet where the reinforcement members extend along the longitudinal axis of the base sheet; positioning a plurality of plastic film strip overlay over each of the reinforcement members where the overlays being parallel and spaced from one another; and attaching the overlays to the reinforcement members and to the base sheet to fixedly sandwich the reinforcement members between the base sheet and the overlays. Whereby, the reinforcement members comprising parallel, elongated reinforcement strips defining elongated spaces therebetween.
US10105930B2	Laminated film and film attachment method A laminated film can be easily used by general users and can prevent entry of foreign substances and air bubbles between the attached surfaces even when the film is manually attached in a typical room environment in which foreign substances such as dust are floating. A film attachment method using such a laminated film is also disclosed. In an embodiment, the laminated film includes: a first surface protective film; a foreign-substance-removing adhesive layer; a foreign-substance-removing film; an integrating adhesive layer; a second surface protective film; a substrate-attaching adhesive layer; and a functional film, the substrate-attaching adhesive layer exhibiting a higher bond strength with the functional film than with the second surface protective film.
US10105929B2	Foamed sheet A foamed sheet according to the present invention has a thickness of 30 to 500 μm and includes a foam. The foam has a density of 0.2 to 0.7 g/cm3, an average cell diameter of 10 to 150 μm, and a peak top of loss tangent (tan δ) occurring in a temperature range of from −30° C. to 30° C., where the loss tangent is defined as the ratio of a loss modulus to a storage modulus determined at an angular frequency of 1 rad/s in dynamic viscoelastic measurement of the foam. The foam preferably has a maximum of the loss tangent (tan δ) in the temperature range of from −30° C. to 30° C. of 0.2 or more.
US10105927B1	Silicone-free thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials for use in carrier devices The invention relates generally to carrier materials. More specifically, the present invention relates to silicon-free thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials for use in carrier devices. In some embodiments, a textured film to temporarily immobilize a device is provided, characterized in that a surface of the film in contact with the one or more objects is comprised of textured topology.
US10105918B2	Internal optical elements produced by irradiation-induced refractive index changes Systems and methods are provided for forming an optical element within a transparent material using an irradiating optical beam, where the irradiating optical beam is employed to induce internal refractive index changes in the transparent substrate. Optical elements such as bulk and gradient index lenses may be formed in the transparent structure according various embodiments of the disclosure. An optical element may be formed by selecting a refractive index profile for the optical element, determining a corresponding suitable spatially dependent irradiation intensity profile for producing the selected refractive index profile, focusing an irradiating optical beam within the transparent structure, and controlling an intensity and position of the focused irradiating optical beam within the transparent structure according to the spatially dependent irradiation intensity profile.
US10105916B2	Bicycle component and method for manufacturing such a component A bicycle component is provided comprising an elongated body consisting of structural fibers incorporated in a matrix of polymeric material and having, in an end part thereof, a seat for the mechanical coupling of the component with an element of the bicycle. Also provided in the zone between the seat and the end of the body is a continuous layer of structural fibers which surround the seat and which ensure mechanical continuity in the aforementioned zone. The central part of the component comprises at least one first layer formed of continuous structural fibers incorporated in a matrix of polymeric material and at least one second layer formed of small pieces of structural fibers incorporated in a matrix of polymeric material and arranged randomly inside the layer, such layers overlapping each other.
US10105911B2	End of arm tooling End of arm tooling system and a method for manufacture is provided. The end or arm tooling system provides automated material handling, part manipulation, pre-forming and transferring of a pre-impregnated carbon fiber material. A robot is connected to end of arm tooling for automated material handling and transfer operations from at least a lower preform tool system where light compression is applied to a molding press. The end or arm tooling system includes a cured silicone membrane as well as vacuum and air blow off, allowing for robotically preforming, picking up and dropping-off pre-impregnated carbon fiber materials which are notoriously sticky and difficult to handle.
US10105905B1	Using triangular tessellation in 3D printing Systems, methods, and computer readable media to improve the operation of three dimensional (3D) printer systems are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for providing improved (smaller) print times and reduced consumption of material for a given end assembly. More particularly, a print-head motion exhibiting a triangular support pattern (aka triangular tessellation) is shown to be more efficient than circular print head motions used in current 3D printers in terms of speed and/or material usage.
US10105900B2	Coating unit A coating unit for a coating machine for coating plate- or strip-shaped workpieces, which contain wood, wood materials, plastic, or the like at least in some sections, with a coating material. The coating unit includes a first interface for accommodating an exchangeable joining-agent processing device and for supplying said exchangeable joining-agent processing device with energy, and a first exchangeable joining-agent processing device that can be coupled to the first interface, which first exchangeable joining-agent processing device has an energy conversion device for converting the energy provided via the interface in order to prepare a joining agent for joining the coating material.
US10105897B2	Method for calculating support structures and support elements for attaching a support strut of same Method for calculating support structures, consisting of support struts, for a three-dimensional layered object on a platform, comprising: for each layer, determining a surface of the layer that is open in relation to a lower layer, and determining support points, on which the layer is to be supported; assigning a respective cone to each support point, with each cone located with the cone tip in the respective support point and opening toward the platform; forming groups of support points of all layers to be supported, with each group being assigned all of the support points, the cones of which forming overlaps with other cones of other support points; and for each group, calculating at least one support structure, with one support strut ending in each support point of each group, and the support structure standing on the platform or on a portion of the object lying below the group.
US10105892B2	Imprint apparatus and imprint method, and article manufacturing method An imprint apparatus is provided with: an application unit; a substrate holding unit including an auxiliary plate; a gas supply unit including multiple supply outlets, which supplies gas to an interstice between a mold and a substrate, in conjunction with movement of a shot region by driving of the substrate holding unit from an application position of the application unit to a pressing position where pressing is conducted, when pressing the mold against an uncured resin applied to the shot region; and a controller which selects a supply outlet to supply the gas so that the supply outlet that supplies the gas among the multiple supply outlets is opposed by either the substrate or the auxiliary plate, while the shot region to which the uncured resin was applied is moved toward the pressing position, and which controls a direction of movement of the shot region.
US10105889B2	2-stage extrusion apparatus and method of extrusion A thermoplastic composite structure is produced by extruding a bead of composite material to a desired cross sectional shape. An extruder extrudes the polymer bead containing reinforcing fibers, using a low compression first extruder stage where the polymer is mixed and de-gassed, and a high compression second stage where the polymer is consolidated and extruded. The cross sectional profile of the polymer bead may be altered using a variable extruder gate.
US10105887B2	Plasticizing unit of an injection molding machine for micro-injection molding A plasticizing unit of an injection molding machine for micro-injection molding includes a plasticizing cylinder and a screw, which conveys material to be plasticized from a feed opening in the direction of an outlet opening. At least one longitudinal section of the plasticizing cylinder between the feed opening and the outlet opening is formed as a transition region in which the inner diameter of the plasticizing cylinder tapers in the direction of the outlet opening to the outer diameter of the screw. The transition region is formed by a sleeve-shaped transition element which is removably and replaceably mounted within the plasticizing cylinder. The plasticizing cylinder is designed as at least two parts for removing and replacing the sleeve-shaped transition element.
US10105885B2	Two-layered injection molded field joint for pipeline applications A method of coating a field joint and a coated field joint formed thereby. The field joint coating includes a first thermal insulation material injection molded over the uncoated field joint to form a first layer, and a second thermal insulation material injection molded over the first layer to form a second layer. The second material has a greater flexibility than the first material and a lower maximum operating temperature than the first material. In certain embodiments, the second material forms a significant part of the volume of the field joint coating.
US10105877B2	Multilayer riblet applique and methods of producing the same Multilayer riblet applique and methods of producing the same are described herein. One disclosed example method includes applying a first high elongation polymer material to a web tool, where the web tool is to be provided from a first roll, and heating, via a first heating process, the first high elongation polymer material. The disclosed example method also includes applying a second high elongation polymer material to the first high elongation polymer material, and heating, via a second heating process, the second high elongation polymer material. The disclosed example method also includes applying, via a laminating roller, a support layer to the second high elongation polymer material.
US10105876B2	Apparatus for generating and dispensing a powdered release agent An apparatus 20 and a method 100 for generating and dispensing a powdered 60 release agent during an additive manufacturing build is disclosed. A solid body 28 of release agent material is ground insitu by a grinder 50 and dispensed on a surface of the part 72 to prevent adhesion of an adjacent layer of a base material 70. With the addition of the powdered 60 release agent, a support structure 76 is easily separated from the base material 70 when the part 72 is complete, saving time and preventing the part 72 from sustaining unintentional damage. Since no powdered 60 release agent is actually loaded or stored in the apparatus 20, the potential for spillage, waste, inconsistent dispensing, inadvertent dispensing, and clumping due to humidity is eliminated.
US10105875B2	Enhanced surfaces, coatings, and related methods A method of modifying a coating material includes applying a fluid including a population of particles to a wet coating material disposed on a substrate. The method also includes drying the wet coating material so as to give rise to a coated article, where the particles are at least partially embedded in a surface of the dried coating material. The particles can be metallic nanowires, and a loading of the metallic nanowires in the dried coating material can be above an electric percolation threshold.
US10105874B2	Imprinting method and imprinting device An imprinting method includes a resin application process of applying a light curing resin so that the resin covers a surface of the substrate and protrudes from an outer periphery of the substrate to contact an adhesive sheet in a state where a reverse surface of the substrate is adhered to the adhesive sheet, an advance curing process of curing the light curing resin contacting the adhesive sheet by irradiating the substrate with light from the reverse surface side, a pressurizing process of pressing a fine pattern formed in a mold onto the light curing resin on the surface of the substrate, a curing process of curing the light curing resin on the surface of the substrate by irradiating the substrate with light from the surface side and a mold releasing process of releasing the mold from the light curing resin by performing peeling from a portion cured on the adhesive sheet.
US10105870B1	Combination polycrystalline diamond bit and bit holder A combination bit and bit holder assembly includes a bit holder having a forward body portion and a shank. The forward body portion includes an upper end and a lower end. An insert is mounted in the bore of the upper end of the body portion. The insert also includes a central bore that receivingly retains a receiving cup. The receiving cup includes a bottom portion and an annular flange that extends from the bottom portion and defines a hollow forward portion. A bit is mounted in the hollow forward portion of the receiving cup which is configured to have a ductility that provides impact absorption to the bit.
US10105869B2	Method of manufacturing a cement-mixed concrete tile A method of manufacturing the cement-mixed concrete tile includes the following steps: a portion of cement is mixed with sand at a ratio within a range of 1:4 to 3:4, then a predetermined number of cups of water is added to the mixture formed by the cement and the sand. A water reducing agent which increases flowability is added to the above mixture to form a first mixture. A mold is positioned on a vibration table, where a weaved fiberglass mesh is positioned on top of the mold. The first mixture is loaded into the mold and the vibration table is vibrated, and then cement mix is mixed into the mold separately to fill from above the weaved fiberglass mesh towards the top of the mold through the first mixture, and where the mold is placed in retention for a predetermined time to generate the cement-mixed concrete tile.
US10105866B2	Method for preparing functional engineered wood The present invention relates to furniture panels, and more particularly, to a method for preparing functional engineered wood. It includes the following steps: make veneer blanks by rotary cutting or splicing, and cut the veneer blanks into desired dimensions to obtain veneers A. Soak the veneers A in a ternary mixed solution of a biomass nanocellulose solubilizer, a fire retardant and an acid dye for toughening, fire retardation and dyeing to obtain veneers B. Add a formaldehyde decomposing powder into a modified MUF adhesive, mix them up, coat the veneers B with the mixture to obtain veneers C. Assemble and cold-press the veneers C to obtain flitches D, and saw the flitches D into desired patterns and dimensions to obtain finished products.
US10105865B2	Crown molding jig device and related devices A crown molding jig device may include first and second frames. Each of the first and second frames may have a vertex portion, and first and second legs extending from the vertex portion. The second legs of the first and second frames may define a recess between. The first leg of the second frame may define first and second slots. The crown molding jig device may include first and second adjustable studs carried by the first leg of the first frame, and being slidably received by the first and second slots so that the recess is adjustable in size.
US10105863B2	System and method for object and operator profiling in an object detection system in a saw A method for operating an object detection system in a saw produces profiles for materials used in work pieces. The method includes operating a motor in the saw to move an implement and cut a work piece formed from a predetermined material, recording, a sensing signal produced in the object detection system during contact between the work piece and the implement, generating a detection profile for the material of the work piece based on the recorded sensing signal, storing, the detection profile in a memory in the saw, and operating the saw and the object detection system using the detection profile to distinguish between contact of the implement with a work piece formed from the predetermined material and contact of the implement with a portion of a body of an operator.
US10105855B2	Quick disconnect apparatus for modular tooling A modular tooling receiver that includes a wall having a port that extends through it, an engaging member that is movably disposed in the port, and a lock actuator that is disposed on a first side of the wall. The lock actuator is moveable between a first position in which the lock actuator urges the engaging member in a first direction defined from the first side of the wall to a second side of the wall and a second position wherein the lock actuator permits the engaging member to move in a second direction defined from the second side of the wall to the first side of the wall. A first biasing element biases the lock actuator toward the first position. A damper controls a rate of motion of the lock actuator from the second position toward the first position.
US10105852B2	Transport tool for transporting a laboratory article A transport tool for transporting a laboratory article using a pipette of a pipetting system includes at least one plug-in sleeve, which is implemented for the releasable plugging-in of a receptacle cone of a pipette, and which can be plugged onto the receptacle cone of the pipette instead of a disposable pipette tip. In addition, the transport tool includes an article holder having at least one holding part, which is implemented to form a support connection with a laboratory article. A connecting part connects the article holder to the plug-in sleeve, so that holding axes of the article holder and the sleeve axis of the plug-in sleeve are arranged coaxially or axially-parallel to one another.
US10105849B1	Manufacturing system having robotic apparatus A manufacturing system having a master controller for monitoring and controlling a master axis of a manufacturing line and one or more individual robotic apparatus with an end point capable of performing two dimensional or three dimensional movements and a robotic control system that interacts with the master controller such that standard motion commands from the master controller are used to modify the end points in response to changes in the master axis.
US10105848B2	Machine that stops movement of member on drive axis due to abnormality in brake A robot includes a motor that includes a brake and moves an arm on a drive axis, and a rotational position detector that detects movement of the arm. When a state occurs in which the robot is preferably emergency-stopped, a control device performs an emergency stop control in which the brake is operated and power supply to the motor is interrupted. When the movement of the arm is detected based on an output of the rotational position detector during the emergency stop control, the control device supplies power to the motor to prevent the movement of the arm.
US10105841B1	Apparatus and methods for programming and training of robotic devices Apparatus and methods for training and operating of robotic devices. Robotic controller may comprise a plurality of predictor apparatus configured to generate motor control output. One predictor may be operable in accordance with a pre-configured process; another predictor may be operable in accordance with a learning process configured based on a teaching signal. An adaptive combiner component may be configured to determine a combined control output controller block may provide control output that may be combined with the predicted control output. The pre-programmed predictor may be configured to operate a robot to perform a task. Based on detection of a context, the controller may adaptively switch to use control output of the learning process to perform the given or another task. User feedback may be utilized during learning.
US10105836B2	Processing apparatus A processing apparatus with a novel structure where a tool side rotates in relation to a main body side, capable of producing excellent quality transmission of an electrical signal from the tool side to the main body side with a simpler and more compact composition, and capable of driving an ultrasonic transducer provided on the tool side more effectively. A pair of signal coils are disposed between the main body side and the tool side so as to be able to transmit an electrical signal, and a power supply frequency to the ultrasonic transducer provided to the tool side is controlled by a power supply control member. At least one of the signal coils is provided with a coil winding path that reduces noise electromotive force generated due to an effect from power coils provided to the main body side and the tool side.
US10105828B2	Wrench structure for small-distance operations A wrench structure for small-distance operations includes a wrench, a driving device, a latching device and an elastic device. The wrench includes a wrench head, a central portion and a rear end which has an operation area and a slot area with two latching grooves that are vertical, parallel and overlapped with each other, each of the latching grooves having a lateral angle offset. The driving device includes a ratchet member disposed in the operation area, an outer ring portion of the ratchet member having plural driving teeth. The latching device includes two latching members, two front end surfaces of the latching members having plural teeth individually, the latching members being in the latching grooves and being connected with the plural driving teeth individually, a lateral angle offset being between the latching members. The elastic device is disposed in the slot area for urging the latching members.
US10105825B2	Method of making polishing layer for chemical mechanical polishing pad A method of forming a chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer is provided, including: providing a mold having a base with a negative of a groove pattern; providing a poly side (P) liquid component; providing an iso side (I) liquid component; providing a pressurized gas; providing an axial mixing device; introducing the poly side (P) liquid component, the iso side (I) liquid component and the pressurized gas to the axial mixing device to form a combination; discharging the combination from the axial mixing device at a velocity of 10 to 300 m/sec toward the base; allowing the combination to solidify into a cake; deriving the chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer from the cake; wherein the chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer has a polishing surface with the groove pattern formed into the polishing surface; and wherein the polishing surface is adapted for polishing a substrate.
US10105824B2	Chemical leaching/thermal decomposing carbonate in carbonate PCD A method for treating a polycrystalline diamond material includes subjecting the polycrystalline diamond material to a leaching process and to a thermal decomposition process.
US10105823B1	Dental tool sharpening fixture adapter An adapter for a fixture for sharpening dental instruments has an engagement arm for connecting to the fixture and for creating a holding space for different width sharpening stones, a bearing shelf for supporting different width sharpening stones, and a base member for supporting the adapter when connected to the fixture.
US10105821B2	Abrasive article and method of forming A bonded abrasive article suitable for processing hard materials such as sapphire. In an embodiment, an abrasive article includes a bonded abrasive body including a bond material comprising a metal, abrasive particles contained within the bond material having an average particle size of not greater than about 20 μm, and a pore size standard deviation of not greater than about 16 μm. An abrasive article can also include a bonded abrasive body having a bond material comprising metal, abrasive particles contained within the bond material having an average particle size of not greater than about 20 μm, and an average pore size of not greater than about 110 μm.
US10105820B1	Superabrasive elements including coatings and methods for removing interstitial materials from superabrasive elements A method of processing a polycrystalline diamond element is disclosed. The method may include depositing a vaporized material over a selected portion of a polycrystalline diamond element to form a protective coating over the selected portion. The polycrystalline diamond element may include a polycrystalline diamond table. The method may also include exposing at least a portion of the polycrystalline diamond element to a leaching solution such that the leaching solution contacts an exposed surface region of the polycrystalline diamond table and at least a portion of the protective coating. The method may also include removing the polycrystalline diamond element from the leaching solution. The protective coating may be substantially impermeable to the leaching solution.
US10105811B2	Eddy current system having an elongated core for in-situ profile measurement An eddy current monitoring system may include an elongated core. One or more coils may be coupled with the elongated core for producing an oscillating magnetic field that may couple with one or more conductive regions on a wafer. The core may be translated relative to the wafer to provide improved resolution while maintaining sufficient signal strength. An eddy current monitoring system may include a DC-coupled marginal oscillator for producing an oscillating magnetic field at a resonant frequency, where the resonant frequency may change as a result of changes to one or more conductive regions. Eddy current monitoring systems may be used to enable real-time profile control.
US10105810B2	Mechanochemical conditioning tool A tool (1) for mechanochemical treatment comprises a shaft (10), a number n of working ledges (20), n≥1, and a force application arrangement (2). The force application arrangement (2) is configured for applying a working force (F) on the working ledges (20). The working ledges (20) comprises wear-resistant material with a Vickers number above 800 HV and a Young modulus above 200 GPa. Each working ledge (20) has a contact surface (22) facing away from a main axis (11) and having a surface roughness Ra below I μm. The contact surface (22) has a convex curvature which has a radius of curvature that is at most equal to a closest distance from that point to the main axis. A width of the contact surface (22) is less than r/2n. The working force applied on each working ledge (20) is at least P−L−r/2n, where P=107 Pa and L is the contact surface length.
US10105798B2	Surface improvement of additively manufactured articles produced with aluminum alloys A method for improving the surface of an aluminum alloy article includes manufacturing the aluminum alloy article using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the article as-manufactured includes one or more of cracks, roughness, or porosity at a surface of the article; coating the surface of the aluminum alloy article with a diffusion element, the diffusion element being capable of diffusing at least 0.2 mils into the article; heating the aluminum alloy article coated with the diffusion element to cause the diffusion element to diffuse the at least 0.2 mils into the article, thereby forming a diffusion layer of at least 0.2 mils in thickness comprising both aluminum alloy and diffusion element; and removing the diffusion layer from the aluminum alloy article, whereby upon the removing, a resulting improved surface of the article comprises fewer or smaller cracks, reduced roughness, or reduced porosity.
US10105794B2	Method of forming a lead-free solder composition A method of forming a solder composition comprises mixing indium, nickel, copper, silver, antimony, zinc, and tin together to form an alloy that consists of about 4% to about 25% by weight tin, about 0.1% to about 8% by weight antimony, about 0.03% to about 4% by weight copper. about 0.03% to about 4% by weight nickel, about 0.03% to about 1.5% by weight zinc, about 66% to about 90% by weight indium, and about 0.5% to about 9% by weight silver. The solder composition formed by this method can be used to solder an electrical connector to an electrical contact surface on a glass component.
US10105792B2	SiC substrate separating method Disclosed herein is an SiC substrate separating method for separating an SiC substrate into at least two parts in a planar manner. The SiC substrate separating method includes an adhesive tape attaching step of attaching a transparent adhesive tape to a first surface of the SiC substrate, a support member attaching step of attaching a support member to a second, opposite surface of the SiC substrate, and a separation start point forming step of setting the focal point of a laser beam at a predetermined depth from the adhesive tape and next applying the laser beam to the adhesive tape while relatively moving the focal point and the SiC substrate to thereby form a modified layer parallel to the first surface of the SiC substrate and cracks propagating from the modified layer, thus forming a separation start point.
US10105787B2	Systems and methods for ultrasonic welding Systems and methods to improve weld quality are described. For example, certain systems and methods described use weld quality monitoring as feedback to an ultrasonic welding process to improve weld quality. Still other systems and methods provide improvement to double sided and single sided ultrasonic welding through the use of selected multiple pulses.
US10105783B2	Electrode diameter sensing consumables The present disclosure provides a welding system capable of detecting a size of a welding material and automatically implementing appropriate arc starting parameters. The welding system includes a welder, a welding torch, and a sensor, in which the sensor is configured to detect the size of the welding material, directly or indirectly. The welder is automatically configured to produce an arc having the arc starting parameters determined from the size of the welding material detected by the sensor. The present disclosure decreases operational error by automatically changing arc starting parameters and/or welding parameters based upon a change in welding material size, rather than requiring an operator to manually change the arc starting parameters and/or welding parameters.
US10105768B2	Cutter holder with vibration resistant structure A cutter holder has a body and a damping assembly. The damping assembly is contained inside the body. The damping assembly has a central damping pole and six auxiliary damping poles. The six auxiliary damping poles are arranged around the central damping pole. The body has a specific weight. The central damping pole has a specific weight larger than the specific weight of the body. Each one of the six auxiliary damping poles has a specific weight larger than the specific weight of the body. The damping assembly is utilized to reduce vibrations caused by machining.
US10105764B2	Hole saw mandrel assembly A quick connect/disconnect mechanism for a rotary bit having a central mounting hole at a proximal end includes a shaft extending axially and having a proximal end adapted to be releasably secured in a rotary tool and a distal end having a spud extending distally and axially therefrom. A plurality of retainer arms are arrayed about the axis and extending distally, each retainer arm including a catch extending radially outwardly from a distal end thereof. A release sleeve extends about the shaft adjacent to said distal end, the release sleeve having engagement keys to impinge on the proximal ends of the retainer arms, the sleeve being rotatable from a first position in which the engagement keys hold the retainer arms to secure the rotary bit to a second position in which the retainer arms rotate to release the rotary bit.
US10105761B2	Assembly for tightening and securing male and female parts fitted together An assembly for tightening and securing includes a first male part and a second female part fitted together, which have complementary forms. The fitting includes at least one contact surface of the first part with the second part. The assembly also includes at least one annular means mounted on the periphery of one of the two parts. The annular means is connected in a translational manner to the part on which the annular means is mounted when the annular means abuts with the part on which the means is mounted, and arranged to interact with a peripheral surface of the complementary part during a rotation of the annular means in relation to the complementary part.
US10105743B2	Radial press A radial press is provided with a base structure, a pressing tool accommodated therein and a drive unit. The pressing tool comprises a number of base jaws which are arranged about a press axis and can be moved by the drive unit towards or away from the press axis in a synchronous manner and radially in relation to said press axis, and substantially wedge-shaped press-jaw heads can be exchangeably attached to the base jaws. A plurality of press-jaw head sets is stored in an associated magazine, the press-jaw head sets being for different press diameters. The press-jaw heads have two markings on at least one axial end side directly adjacent to both wedge surfaces. In addition, the two respective opposing markings of two neighboring press-jaw heads are aligned with one another. Markings that are different from one another are provided for different press-jaw head sets.
US10105741B2	Steerable roller hemming head A steering roller head for hemming or seaming metal sheets includes a mounting flange that couples to an arm of a robot. The mounting flange is offset from a longitudinal axis of the steering roller head to reduce an operating envelope of the robot arm during a roller hemming process. The mounting flange can also be offset by a mounting angle from the longitudinal axis which allows for a further reduction in an operating envelope of the robot arm during a roller hemming process. Reducing the operating envelope of the robot arm can allow for additional robots or automated tooling to access the work piece during a roller hemming process. In addition, reducing the operating envelope of the robot arm allows for improved access to the work piece during a roller hemming process.
US10105738B2	Device for cleaning and/or inspection of a flow channel A device for cleaning and/or inspection of a flow channel is provided including a purge hose introduced into the flow channel, charged with high pressure purge water, and connected to a channel nozzle provided with jet nozzles creating a recoil effect. The channel nozzle is controllable by rotation around its axis. A simple, cost-effective, trouble-free construction and high precision can be accomplished by subdividing the purge hose into at least two sections which are connected with each other by a coupling unit through which high pressure purge water flows. The device has a housing element connected to a purge hose section and a hollow piston element arranged in the housing element in an axially movable manner and connected to another purge hose section. The housing element and the hollow piston element are supported by a spring and are cooperating via a converter converting an axial movement into a rotation.
US10105736B2	Separator with a bypass A separator may include a housing with a separation space in which a ventilation base is disposed and in which separation stock is perfusable by separation gas so as to separate fine stock from coarse stock. A separation-gas inlet and a separation-stock inlet may open into the separation space, and a fine-stock outlet and a coarse-stock outlet may lead out of the separation space. A bypass duct may be integrated in the housing for bypassing the separation space. The bypass duct may lead out of the separation-gas inlet and open out downstream of the separation space.
US10105734B2	Method of modifying a sample surface layer from a microscopic sample A method of modifying a sample surface layer in the vacuum chamber of a particle-optical apparatus, the method performed in vacuum, the method comprising: Providing the microscopic sample attached to a manipulator, Providing a first liquid at a first (controlled) temperature, Dipping the sample in the first liquid, thereby causing a sample surface modification, Removing the sample from the first liquid, Providing a second liquid at a second (controlled) temperature, Dipping the sample in the second liquid, and Removing the sample from the second liquid. This enables the wet processing of a sample in-situ, thereby enhancing speed and/or avoiding subsequent alteration/contamination of the sample, such as oxidation, etc. The method is particularly useful for etching a lamella after machining the lamella with a (gallium) FIB to remove the surface layer where gallium implantation occurred, or where the crystal lattice is disturbed.
US10105730B2	Robotic cartridge dispenser and method A system for applying sealant material from a cartridge includes a cartridge fixture storing a plurality of cartridges each cartridge including unique identification information and containing sealant material, a cartridge robot for removing a selected one of the cartridges from the fixture, and a dispense robot for receiving the selected cartridge from the cartridge robot and applying the sealant material contained therein to a workpiece. A controller is connected to the cartridge robot and the dispense robot for operating the robots and a plurality of sensors are connected to the controller for generating the unique identification information for the selected cartridge, sealant usage per workpiece, sealant dispense pressure, sealant dispense temperature; and sealant usage from the selected cartridge.
US10105727B2	Apparatus for preventing a cover from being drawn into an axis joint of a paint robot and related method An arrangement for automated painting of an object includes a paint robot, a cover and a cover blocking member. The paint robot defines an axis joint about which a first portion rotates relative to a second portion. The cover covers at least a portion of the paint robot. The cover blocking member is in the form of a band carried by the paint robot and is positioned between the paint robot and the cover.
US10105720B2	Nozzle and container for dispensing a liquid A tip for dispensing liquid for mounting on a container. A valve includes at least two elements that are mobile in relation to one another, each mobile element including a bearing zone against the other mobile element. One of the mobile elements bears anti-microbial material on or in the immediate proximity of a part of its bearing zone forming a blocking barrier and all surfaces of the dispensing tip in contact with the inside are free of anti-microbial material.
US10105719B2	Electrostatic atomizer, mist generation method Provided is an electrostatic atomizing device which performs atomization at low cost. An electrostatic atomizing device (M4) is installed in an atomization chamber (10) of a separation apparatus. The electrostatic atomizing device (M4) includes a plate-like inclined surface electrode (101) and a plate-like counter electrode (102) parallel to the surface electrode (101). A solution is diffused by diffusers (108) onto an upper end of the surface electrode (101). The solution flows down along a front surface of the surface electrode (101) while being spread in a thin film form, and is atomized by an electric field between the surface electrode (101) and the counter electrode (102).
US10105717B2	Method for operating a separator with a drive chamber under negative pressure A separator arrangement includes a drum with a vertical axis and which is rotatably mounted in a hooded area and placed on a rotatable drive spindle. The arrangement also includes a sealed drive area containing one or more or all of the components of a separator drive, and a pump that generates negative pressure in the sealed drive area relative to the surroundings outside of the drive area.
US10105715B2	Solid-bowl screw centrifuge having an energy recovery device A solid-bowl screw centrifuge has a centrifuge drum that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis, at least one outlet for discharging clarified material from the centrifuge drum, and an energy recovery device, arranged at the outlet, for recovering energy from the discharged clarified material, when the solid-bowl screw centrifuge is in operation, the centrifuge drum can rotate in a first direction of rotation and in a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation. The energy recovery device has a first active surface, via which clarified material can flow out when the centrifuge drum is rotated in the first direction of rotation, and a second active surface, via which clarified material can flow out when the centrifuge drum is rotated in the second direction of rotation.
US10105708B1	Aspiration adapter and system An aspirator adapter may comprise a cap portion configured to removably mount on a collection container, a pipette interface portion mounted on the cap portion and configured to mount a pipette to the cap portion, and a gun interface portion mounted on the cap portion and configured to interface with a pipette gun. The pipette interface portion may define a pipette interface passage extending through the cap portion and the gun interface portion defining a gun interface passage extending through the cap portion.
US10105706B2	Container assembly and system for detection thereof A closure and a container assembly are disclosed. The closure includes a first visual identifier and a second visual identifier, wherein the second visual identifier is different from the first visual identifier. The first visual identifier may be a first color, and the second visual identifier may be a second color. At least one of the first and/or second visual identifier may include a fluorescent compound having a characteristic fluorescent spectra. The first visual identifier and the second visual identifier may be provided on the annular skirt of the closure. The fluorescent compound may be provided on at least one of the closure and the container assembly and can be used to facilitate automated visualization of the fluorescent compound under fluorescence excitation light.
US10105704B2	System and method for microplate pressurization A pressurizable sample system includes a microplate having a planar plate surface and several sample wells. Each sample well has a flange positioned circumferentially around an outer surface of the sample well and against the planar plate surface. The sample system further includes a capping plate with a planar cap surface and several caps projecting from the planar cap surface. Each cap has a geometrical configuration in complementary correspondence with the configuration of the sample well.
US10105694B2	Copper-doped iron metal-organic framework, preparation method thereof, and application method for activation of persulfate to treat organic wastewater The present invention discloses a copper-doped iron metal-organic framework, a preparation method thereof, and an application method for activation of persulfate to treat organic wastewater. The copper-doped iron metal-organic framework is prepared by solution impregnation method, using relatively large specific surface area and more hollow structures of the iron metal-organic framework to effectively load copper ion. This method uses the unsaturated-coordinate iron active center on the iron metal-organic framework and copper ions on the load as a catalyst body, utilizing catalytic synergies of both to efficiently and continuously activate persulfate to produce sulfate radical anion for degradation of organic pollutants. This method is suitable for various organic wastewater, with high catalytic activity, good durability, easy operation and easy recovery, and activation effect of this heterogeneous catalyst is still high even after being used repeatedly, having a great application prospect in degradation of organic pollutants in water.
US10105690B2	Bound catalyst for selective conversion of oxygenates to aromatics A catalyst composition includes a zeolite, a binder, and a Group 12 transition metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, or a combination thereof, the zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio of at least about 10, the catalyst composition comprising about 50 wt % or less of the binder based on a total weight of the catalyst composition, the catalyst composition having a micropore surface area of at least about 340 m2/g, a molar ratio of Group 12 transition metal to aluminum of about 0.1 to about 1.3, and at least one of (a) a mesoporosity of greater than about 20 m2/g; (b) a diffusivity for 2,2-dimethylbutane of greater than about 1×10−2 sec−1 when measured at a temperature of about 120° C. and a 2,2-dimethylbutane pressure of about 60 torr (about 8 kPa).
US10105688B2	Process for preparing a mesopores-containing catalyst, catalyst thus obtained and use thereof in a hydroconversion process The invention relates to a process for preparing a hydroconverzation catalyst consisting of a modified zeolite Y, comprising the steps of a treatment of a modified zeolite Y by suspension thereof in a basic pH solution, stopping the previous treatment by neutralization of the modified zeolite Y containing solution with an acid-containing solution; filtering and washing the recovered modified zeolite Y solid, drying and optionally calcining the modified zeolite Y solid, placing the modified zeolite Y solid of step d) in contact, with stirring, in an ion exchange solution and optional steaming and/or calcining the modified zeolite Y type compound for obtaining the catalyst containing a modified zeolite Y.
US10105676B2	Start-up system for starting reforming hydrogen production device The invention discloses a start-up system for starting reforming hydrogen production device, the reforming hydrogen production device and the start-up system adopt methanol-water mixture as feedstock, comprising a feed riser pipe, a flame tray, an upper cover body and an igniter. The flame tray and the upper cover body are disposed on the feed riser pipe from the bottom up; the middle part of the upper cover body is provided with an aperture in communication with the feed riser pipe, the methanol-water mixture feedstock may flow from the feed riser pipe up to the aperture and be exuded from the aperture and spread around along the upper side surface of the upper cover body until flowing into the flame tray. The present invention has high ignition success rate, large methanol-water mixture burning areas and combustion flame, and can quickly restart the reforming hydrogen production device.
US10105669B2	Tapered fluidized bed reactor and process for its use A fluidized bed reactor includes a gas distributor, a tapered section above the gas distributor, and an expanded head above the tapered section. The gas distributor defines a plurality of inlets surrounding a product withdrawal tube, which extends away from the fluidized bed reactor. The fluidized bed reactor is useful in a process for fluidizing relatively large particles, such as Geldart Group B particles and/or Geldart Group D particles, where said particles are in a bubbling fluidized bed residing, in whole or in part, in the tapered section. The fluidized bed reactor and process may be used for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon.
US10105667B2	Steam reformers, modules, and methods of use The present disclosure is directed to steam reformers for the production of a hydrogen rich reformate, comprising a shell having a first end, a second end, and a passage extending generally between the first end and the second end of the shell, and at least one heat source disposed about the second end of the shell. The shell comprises at least one conduit member comprising at least one thermally emissive and high radiant emissivity material, at least partially disposed within the shell cavity. The shell further comprises at least one reactor module at least a portion of which is disposed within the shell cavity and about the at least one conduit member and comprises at least one reforming catalyst. The disclosure is also directed to methods of producing a hydrogen reformate utilizing the steam reformers, comprising the steps of combusting a combustible mixture in a burner to produce a combustion exhaust that interacts with the steam reactor module(s) through surface to surface radiation and convection heat transfer, and reforming a hydrocarbon fuel mixed with steam in the steam reformers to produce a hydrogen-containing reformate. The present disclosure is further directed to reactor modules for use with the above steam reformers and methods of producing a hydrogen reformate.
US10105666B2	Method for dispensing a fluid medium The invention relates to a method for metering a fluid medium by means of a metering device in the form of a piston pump having a cylinder (Z) and a movable piston (3), wherein the cylinder (Z) and the piston (3) form a working space (A), characterized in that in a first method step a given filling quantity of the fluid medium is conveyed into the working space (A), wherein the filling quantity is greater than the predefined quantity to be metered, and in that in a further method step the piston (3) reduces the size of the working space (A) to such an extent that the quantity to be metered remains in the working space (A), wherein at the same time a valve (18, 18′) is opened so that the gas volume separated in the working space (A) and/or the excess fluid medium can flow out of the working space (A) through the piston, wherein to this end the piston (3) has at least one axially running through-channel (17, 17′) which is connected to a return line (19, 19′), and at least the controllable valve (18, 18′) and/or a non-return valve is arranged in the through-channel (17, 17′) and/or the return line (19, 19′).
US10105665B2	Beverage mixing system and method A beverage mixing system/method allowing faster mixing/blending of frozen beverages is disclosed. The system/method in various embodiments utilizes inductive coupling to introduce heat into the frozen beverage during the mixing/blending process via a rotating driveshaft and attached mechanical agitator to speed the mixing/blending process. Exemplary embodiments may be configured to magnetically induce heat into the driveshaft and/or mechanical agitator mixing blade to affect this mixing/blending performance improvement. This heating effect may be augmented via the use of high power LED arrays aimed into the frozen slurry to provide additional heat input. The system/method may be applied with particular advantage to the mixing of ice cream type beverages and other viscous beverage products.
US10105660B2	Diffuser membrane and method of manufacture A diffuser membrane and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. In the method for manufacturing, a first material is heated and extruded to form a base layer and a second material is heated and extruded to form a coating layer. The base layer and coating layer may be extruded substantially simultaneously in a coextrusion process. Accordingly, the coating may be applied to the base layer in a manner that optimizes the bonding between the two layers and provides the ability to control the thickness of the coating layer. Alternatively, the base layer is formed initially and the coating layer is subsequently formed thereover. The first and second materials have differing properties. The first material may comprise polyurethane and the second material may comprise polyurethane and PTFE.
US10105654B2	Filtering system and hollow fiber membrane module for the same An energy-saving filtering system and a hollow fiber membrane module for the same are disclosed. According to the filtering system of the present invention, pretreated feed water flows into the case of the hollow fiber membrane module by gravity, and the filtrate passing through the hollow fiber membrane is discharged from the hollow fiber membrane module by gravity.
US10105653B2	System for rinsing electrodialysis electrodes A system for rinsing electrodialysis electrodes includes an anode input coupled to an anode of an electrodialysis (ED) system for receiving a first fluid from the anode. The first fluid is for removing ions from the anode. The system also includes an anode output coupled to the anode of the ED system for providing the first fluid to the anode. The system includes a cathode input coupled to a cathode of the ED system for receiving a second fluid from the cathode. The second fluid is for removing ions from the cathode of the ED system. The system also includes a cathode output coupled to the cathode of the ED system for providing the second fluid to the cathode. The system includes an air stripper for receiving the first and/or second fluid, and for removing oxygen and/or a chlorine gas from the first and/or second fluid.
US10105645B2	Method and system for selective noncatalytic NOx reduction Disclosed herein are methods for treating an exhaust stream comprising NOx, the methods comprising receiving an exhaust stream and combining it with at least one nitrogen-containing reagent to form a combined stream, heating the combined stream to a reaction temperature ranging from about 870° C. to about 1100° C. to react at least a portion of the nitrogen-containing component, cooling the reacted stream in a first cooling step to a first temperature, and optionally further cooling the reacted stream in a second cooling step to a second temperature, wherein the first cooling step comprises heat exchange between at least a portion of the exhaust stream and at least a portion of the reacted stream. Exhaust treatment systems are also disclosed herein.
US10105639B2	Inert gas generation system, and an aircraft fuel tank inerting system implementing said inert gas generation system An inert gas generation system from a flow of air, notably for an inerting system for at least one aircraft fuel tank. The generation system includes an air circuit having an air inlet, an inert gas outlet, and a first and a second air separation module arranged in series on the air circuit to deplete oxygen within the air and to generate a nitrogen-enriched inert gas.
US10105638B2	Apparatus for separating CO2 from combustion gas using multi-stage membranes An apparatus separating carbon dioxide from combustion gas using separation membranes, which includes: a first separation membrane in which combustion gas is injected into an inlet side of the first separation membrane; a second separation membrane in which residue gas of the first separation membrane is injected into an inlet side of the second separation membrane; and a third separation membrane in which permeate gas of the first separation membrane is injected into an inlet side of the third separation membrane, wherein at least a part of permeate gas of the third separation membrane is captured, and residue gas of the third separation membrane is injected into the inlet side of the first separation membrane or the second separation membrane. The present invention can be easily applied to an actual process by efficiently separating carbon dioxide using separation membranes.
US10105633B2	Sensor-based motion control dust scattering suppression system A sensor-based motion control fugitive dust suppression system comprises: a laser pointer provided on a frame to conduct a setting operation such that directions of a plurality of mist spray injection nozzles provided on a blast pipe located inside the frame correspond to the front end of a chisel of a hydraulic breaker; a data logger for collecting, from a sensor provided at the crushing apparatus, location source information for a hitting impact point of the hitting part; a location information processing unit analyzing the location source information collected from the data logger so as to generate the location information on the hitting impact point of the hitting part; and a system control unit for outputting a control signal so as to control a driving unit rotating the blast pipe in a vertical or horizontal direction, according to the location source information.
US10105632B2	Self-supporting folded sheet material, filter elements, and methods A pleated media pack includes a section of media configured into a tube defining an interior volume and an open opening at one end. At least some of the pleats at both ends of the media pack are inverted. In some examples, the pleats include major pleats alternating with minor pleats.
US10105626B2	Sealing device of a filter system for filtering fluids A sealing device (24) of a filter system (10) for filtering fluids, in particular of a motor vehicle, with a sealing ring (26) is described. The sealing ring (26) serves to seal a pipe (16), in particular a central pipe of a filter housing (12), that penetrates through a flange-sided opening (18) of an end plate (20), in particular of an end element of a filter element (14). The sealing ring (26) features a central section (58) that connects it with the end plate (20). The sealing ring (26) features in its axial direction on both sides of the central section (58) elastic sealing sections (60, 62) which cause each a reduction of the inner diameter of the sealing ring (26) compared with the central section (58). The elastic sealing sections (60, 62) extend freely flexibly and can be bent away from the central section (58) such that they can be pressed—when the pipe (16) is mounted—by means of prevailing fluid pressures—when the filter system (10) is operated—in radial direction against the exterior wall of the pipe (16).
US10105617B2	Cognitive mobile device A method and system for cognitively controlling a mobile having mobile elements controllable by a mobile stimulation pattern. Sensor data is captured from sensors detecting reactions of a baby in proximity to the mobile to a first mobile stimulation pattern and audio/video data is captured from a video camera recording reactions of the baby in proximity to the mobile. The sensor data and the audio/video data are analyzed to determine the behavior of the baby in response to the first mobile stimulation pattern and the determined behavior is compared with expected behaviors of the baby using a machine learning algorithm to learn the baby's reactions to the first mobile stimulation pattern. A second mobile stimulation pattern is selected based on the learning of the baby's reactions to the first mobile stimulation pattern and the mobile is controlled based on the second mobile stimulation pattern.
US10105616B2	IR dongle with speaker for electronic device The present invention relates to an electronic device, and in particular, to the input and output of data from the electronic device. An object is connected to the electronic device and configured to convert a portion of the audio signal output by the electronic device into an audible output. The object also converts a portion of the audio signal output by the electronic device into an infrared signal that is emitted to a toy vehicle. With the object connected to the electronic device, the electronic device is able to remotely control the toy vehicle while the object outputs sound effects and other audible sounds.
US10105608B1	Applying participant metrics in game environments A system that collects, analyzes, and applies physical metrics from participants in game environments. Participants (players and/or spectators) in a game may wear or hold devices that collect physical data from the participants via sensors, generate metrics data from the sensor data, and provide the metrics data to a participant metrics module. The module may receive the metrics data from the devices, analyze the metrics data to generate game inputs based on the participants' physical metrics, and provide the game inputs to the game system to affect game play. The module may also receive alerts or other information from the game system or from players, determine feedback for participants according to the received information, and signal the devices to provide feedback or alerts to the participants in the game. The devices may include indicators that are activated by the signals to provide visual, audio, and/or haptic indications to respective participants.
US10105607B2	Suicide player pool fantasy sports games Methods, systems, articles, and the like related to fantasy sports games are described. In various aspects, a selection of a fantasy roster for a first game period can be received from a fantasy sports participant. The fantasy roster can include one or more selected real players selected by the fantasy sports participant from a pool of eligible real players who are eligible for use by the fantasy sports participant during the first game period. Statistics representative of performance of the selected real players during the first game period can be recorded and a total season score for the fantasy sports participant can be adjusted based on the recorded statistics. The pool of eligible real players for use by the fantasy sports participant during a second game period that follows the first period can be updated by deleting the selected real players from the pool.
US10105602B2	Dynamic adjustment of game controller sensitivity based on audio analysis An electronic device may receive a plurality of channels of game and/or chat audio during play of a game. The electronic device may detect one or more sounds on one or more of the audio channels during the monitoring of the plurality of audio channels. The electronic device may control, based on the detected one or more sounds, operation of a game controller that interacts with the game during play. The controlling of the operation of the game controller may comprise adjusting sensitivity of the game controller. The electronic device may determine directionality of the detected one or more sounds and adjust the sensitivity of the game controller based on the determined directionality of the detected one or more sounds. The electronic device may increase and/or decrease the sensitivity of the game controller in response to changes in the determined directionality of the detected one or more sounds.
US10105601B1	Systems and methods for rendering a virtual content object in an augmented reality environment Systems and methods for rendering of a virtual content object in an augmented reality environment based on a physical marker are discussed herein. Virtual content objects may be rendered by a display device in an augmented reality environment based on the field of view seen through the display device and a position of a marker (and one or more linkage points associated with the marker) in the real world. When rendered in the augmented reality environment, the virtual content objects may be visualized from any angle, from the exterior or interior of the object, and manipulated in response to user input. Virtual content objects and/or user visualizations of virtual content objects may be shared with other users (local and/or remote), enabling multiple users to potentially build, modify, and/or interact with a virtual content object simultaneously and/or cooperatively.
US10105596B1	Broadcast dependent content delivery Providing extended content to a player of a game depending upon whether the player broadcasts the gameplay to viewers is disclosed. A content item server communicates game output to a plurality of user devices operated by participants in an online game. A game participant selects to stream output from the online game to one or more viewers via a broadcast streaming server. The content item server receives an indication from the broadcast streaming server that the game participant is broadcasting output from the online game to one or more viewers. Based at least upon the indication that a game player is broadcasting game output, the content item server determines to provide additional or extended game content to the game participant who is broadcasting the gameplay.
US10105593B2	File prefetching for gaming applications accessed by electronic devices Techniques introduced here enable cloud-based file prefetching for gaming applications running on electronic devices. The electronic devices store certain gaming data files on a remote storage server and preload some of the files locally to include file access efficiency. Gaming data file access patterns on the electronic devices are analyzed, individually and collectively, using a cloud service to detect global access patterns and help determine which gaming data files to preload on each of the electronic devices.
US10105584B1	Body protective padding with non-bursting gas cells Body protection padding with non-bursting gas cells preferably includes at least one base shell, an inside gas cell impact layer and an outside gas cell impact layer. The gas is preferably air, but could be any other suitable gas, such as pure nitrogen or argon. Body protection padding includes shoulder-chest pads, knee pads, hip pads, thigh pads and any other type of sports protective padding. The gas cells in the inside and outside gas cell impact layers do not burst upon impact. The at least one base shell is typically used in the body protection padding. Each gas cell layer includes a plurality of gas cells created between two plastic sheets. The inside and outside gas cell impact layers may be permanently or removably attached.
US10105576B2	Golf ball incorporating at least one layer of plasticized neutralized acid polymer composition containing low molecular weight acid wax(es) as sole acid polymer component and method of making A golf ball comprising at least one layer comprised of a neutralized acid polymer composition consisting of a mixture of: (a) at least one low molecular weight acid-containing wax; (b) at least one non-acid-polymer; (c) at least one organic acid or salt thereof; and (d) at least one plasticizer. Each low molecular weight acid-containing wax may have a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 7000, and in some embodiments, the molecular weight may be considered low up to 30,000. Interactions between components (a), (b), (c) and (d) as disclosed herein advantageously produce a layer of ionomeric material having desirable physical properties, such as heat stability, and processability (excellent melt flow) and softer feel without the need for blending high and low molecular weight acid-containing polymer(s).
US10105575B2	Golf ball incorporating at least one layer of neutralized acid polymer composition containing low molecular weight acid wax(es) as sole acid polymer component and method of making A golf ball comprising at least one layer comprised of a neutralized acid polymer composition consisting of a mixture of: (a) at least one low molecular weight acid-containing wax; (b) at least one non-acid-polymer; and (c) at least one organic acid or salt thereof. Each low molecular weight acid-containing wax may have a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 7000, and in some embodiments, the molecular weight may be considered low up to 30,000. Interactions between components (a), (b) and (c) as disclosed herein advantageously produce a layer of ionomeric material having desirable physical properties, such as heat stability, and processability (excellent melt flow) without the need for blending high and low molecular weight acid-containing polymer(s).
US10105573B2	Watch-type mobile terminal and method for controlling same The present invention relates to a watch-type mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a watch-type mobile terminal which displays an activity amount, an exercise amount, and the physical age in the daily life of a user; and a method for controlling the same. In order to achieve the objective and other objectives, a watch-type mobile terminal according to one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a display unit; a sensing unit for sensing exercise information of a user and an input signal; and a control unit, wherein the control unit determines, from the exercise information, a first state in which a user is in the middle of daily activities, or a second state in which the user is in the middle of a predefined exercise. In case of the first state, the display unit displays a first indicator which represents a real-time activity amount. In the case of the second state, the display unit displays a second indicator which represents exercise efficiency.
US10105571B2	Systems and methods for sensing balanced-action for improving mammal work-track efficiency An example system includes one or more sleeves, each configured for attachment to a leg and comprising a pressure sensor, an accelerometer and a magnetometer. A processor processes sensor signals from the pressure sensor, the accelerometer and the magnetometer to estimate action (A) and work (W) using event detections of peak stance and valley swing events associated with leg movement, for optimizing energy efficiency for maintaining a balance of the body leaning forward in a gravity pull-down force, with the periodic upward force of the sequential foot-thrusts with the toes.
US10105566B2	Weighted soft plate fitness device A weighted soft plate fitness device is disclosed. The device includes an adjustable dumbbell bar and a weighted soft plate fitness device coupled to the adjustable dumbbell bar. The adjustable dumbbell bar includes a hand grip and an end support coupled to the hand grip. The weighted soft plate fitness device includes a body having a generally circular shape; the body having two edges, wherein the two edges are attached together to form an interior volume; a central opening in the body; and a collapsible inlet which is in open communication with the interior volume and which is movable from a first position in which it extends at least partially outward from the tubular body, to a second position in which it extends at least partially inward into the interior volume.
US10105539B2	Configuring a stimulation unit of a hearing device Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for configuring a stimulation unit of a hearing device by determining whether the stimulation unit can process received stimulation data. In an example method, the stimulation unit receives one or more data signals, which comprise at least one stimulation signal that includes stimulation data, and processes one of the data signals to determine whether it can process the stimulation data in order to generate one or more stimuli. If the stimulation unit can process the stimulation data, the method includes operating the stimulation unit in a normal mode, in which case the stimulation unit processes the stimulation data to generate the one or more stimuli. On the other hand, if the stimulation unit cannot process the stimulation data, the method includes operating the stimulation in a safe mode, in which case the stimulation unit does not process the stimulation data.
US10105536B2	Fixation sleeve equipped leadless pulse generator A leadless pulse generator is disclosed herein. The leadless pulse generator has a body, a helical anchor, an electrode, and a sleeve. The body includes a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end. The helical anchor distally extends from the distal end. The electrode is at the distal end. The sleeve distally extends from the distal end and has a proximal face and a distal face opposite the proximal face. The proximal face is adjacent the body. The sleeve coaxially extends about the helical anchor and further has a biased state wherein the distal face is near a distal tip of the helical anchor. The sleeve is configured to compress such that the distal face displaces proximally towards the proximal face upon the distal face being forced against the cardiac tissue in the course of the helical anchor screwing into the cardiac tissue.
US10105514B2	Methods and apparatus for inserting multi-lumen split-tip catheters into a blood vessel A method of performing a medical procedure, includes providing a catheter including a first lumen in fluid communication with a first distal opening and a second lumen in fluid communication with a second distal opening, advancing a distal end of a first intra-catheter stiffener element through the first lumen and out of the first distal opening, coupling the first intra-catheter stiffener element to the catheter, advancing a distal end of a second intra-catheter stiffener element through the second lumen and out of the second distal opening, coupling the second intra-catheter stiffener element to the catheter, and advancing the catheter into a patient.
US10105511B2	Respiratory humidifier A respiratory humidifier (1) for a ventilation system is provided, the humidifier comprising: a housing (2), which is designed essentially in the shape of an “L” with a horizontal and a vertical part (4, 6) and a projecting portion (10) extending from the free end of the vertical part (6) toward the horizontal part (4), and which comprises a control unit, a user interface (12), and a heating plate (8), wherein the user interface (12) is arranged on the projecting portion (10) and the heating plate (8) is arranged on the horizontal part (4); and a liquid container (3), which is designed essentially in the shape of a “U”, comprising a recess (7) and a bottom plate (24) as well as two connector elements (5), each of which establishes a connection with a breathing tube; wherein the heating plate (8) can be heated for heating the liquid in the liquid container (3), and the bottom plate (24) can be brought into contact with the heating plate (8); wherein the liquid container (3) can be slid in such a way onto the housing (2) to establish an operating state so that, when in said operating state, the projecting portion (10) of the housing (2) is positioned above the bottom plate (24) of the liquid container (3).
US10105510B2	Breathing tube A breathing tube for conducting a gas mixture in a ventilation system is provided, the tube including a tube portion; a coupler connectable to the tube portion; a connecting piece connectable to the coupler and which is attachable to a tube or a machine; wherein a filter element for filtering the gas mixture is arranged between the coupler and the connecting piece. The coupler includes a first integral electrical heating device which surrounds the filter element and which is adapted to heat the filter element effectively.
US10105505B2	Means and method for fluid pulses A pulsating therapeutic inhaler generating pneumatic pulses for treating respiratory disorders. The inhaler includes: a linear passage that has an elongate axis and is configured to conduct a fluid flow in a laminar manner; a patient interface fluidly connectable to the patient's respiratory tract having an aperture fluidly connectable to the passage; and a shutter disposed between the passage and the aperture configured to modulate a fluid pressure within the fluid flow. The shutter includes a disc having at least one cutout and rotating about an axis parallel to the passage axis. The cutout has four cornered perimeter thereof with two side portions and two circumferential arcs configured relative to the rotation axis. The side portions are circumferentially anti-symmetrical relative to the aperture.
US10105499B2	Activator for an autoinjector The invention relates to an activator unit for an autoinjector, comprising a substantially cylindrical housing (3) in which an axially movable pressure pin (4) is guided, said pressure pin being insertable counter to a spring unit and being lockable, when inserted, by means of detent projections (6) of a retaining element (5) that is connected to the pressure pin. The spring unit comprises a first coil spring (1) and at least one second coil spring (2) having a larger diameter than the first coil spring, the second coil spring being coaxial to the first coil spring.
US10105488B2	Predictive infusion device operations and related methods and systems Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a user involves determining a current value for a physiological condition of the user influenced by the fluid violates a first threshold value, determining a predicted value for the physiological condition of the user violates a second threshold value, and automatically altering operation of the infusion device to modify delivery of the fluid to the user after determining the predicted value violates the second threshold value when the current value violates the first threshold value.
US10105487B2	Optimized bio-synchronous bioactive agent delivery system Optimized bio-synchronous drug delivery begins with establishing a bio-synchronous treatment protocol that incorporates individual temporal and innate biological characteristics into a pharmacological treatment plan. The bio-synchronous treatment protocol is thereafter initiated using bioactive agent delivery device. Bio-synchronous drug delivery includes continual collection of patient data such as physical, psychological, temporal and environmental characteristics. This data is analyzed so to not only determine an initial treatment protocol but to also determining whether modification to the ongoing bio-synchronous treatment protocol is required. And, responsive to determining a modification is required the system modifies the bio-synchronous treatment protocol and use of delivery device. These modifications and treatment protocols can include reactive and proactive psychological support supplied to the patient in a variety of formats.
US10105485B2	MRI surgical systems including MRI-compatible surgical cannulae for transferring a substance to and/or from a patient A cannula for transferring a substance to and/or from a patient includes a tubular support sleeve and a transfer tube. The support sleeve includes a rigid tubular member defining a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the tubular member. The transfer tube is positioned in the lumen and extends beyond each of the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member includes a rigid, MRI-compatible material.
US10105483B2	Medicine dispensing device Some embodiments of a wearable, disposable medicine dispensing device may include a piston rod that is advanced to dispense medicine from the device. A rotational motor may be coupled to a drive mechanism so as to carry out a certain number of revolutions and thereby displace the piston rod by a desired distance. Such a device can be used in a method of dispensing liquid medicine.
US10105480B2	Control unit and method for determining the pressure in a blood vessel, in particular in an arteriovenous fistula The invention relates to a control unit (30) for determining the pressure in a blood vessel (A, V, F), in particular in an arteriovenous fistula (F), which is in fluid connection with at least one section (28, 41) of a blood line system (39), in particular an extracorporeal blood circulation (II), at least one pressure-generating device (3, 8, 19, 24, 26) being assigned to the blood line system (39), this pressure-generating device being suitable for acting on the section (28, 41), and the control unit (30) being configured to perform the following steps: a) being sure that none of the at least one pressure-generating device (3, 8, 19, 24, 26) acts on the section (28, 41), b) interrupting the fluid connection of the section (28, 41) with the blood vessel (A, V, F) by triggering an interrupt means (11, 29), c) setting the pressure in the section (28, 41) at a predetermined ideal value, in particular at the ambient pressure, with the help of a pressure sensor (13, 14) in the section (28, 41), d) restoring the fluid connection of the section (28, 41) with the blood vessel (A, V, F) by triggering the interrupt means (11, 29), and e) measuring a resulting pressure in the section (28, 41) with the help of the pressure sensor (13, 14).
US10105457B2	System and method for damaging parasites A method of damaging a parasite while being a resident in or on a surface of a body of a mammal. The method comprises irradiating the parasite with ultrasound radiation at a frequency of from about 1 MHz to about 2.6 MHz for a period of at least one second.
US10105456B2	Multimodal particles, methods and uses thereof The present disclosure, among other things, provides a composition of a particle including a substrate; at least a first condensation layer comprising at least a first dopant entity; and at least a second layer comprising a second dopant entity. In some embodiments, different dopant entities are included in different layers. In some embodiments, such dopant entities are or comprise detectable entities. This, in some embodiments, provided technologies achieve multi-modality particles. Among the many advantages of provided technologies include the ability to image particles by a plurality of distinct imaging modalities and/or in a plurality of contexts (e.g., pre-surgical, intraoperative and/or post-surgical environments). The present invention provides methods that include a single administration of particles to a subject, followed by a plurality of steps that comprise imaging the administered particles, which steps may utilize different imaging technologies and/or be performed at different times and/or in different environments.
US10105446B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for high-capacity targeted delivery Provided herein are aptamers and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. In some embodiments, the aptamer selectively binds a protein of interest such as an extracellular receptor protein of interest (e.g., a cancer cell extracellular receptor protein, which may be differentially expressed in some embodiments). In some embodiments, the aptamer is directly linked by covalent bonding (e.g., via a geminal diamine linkage) to from 2 to 10 toxin compounds. Also provided herein is a method of selecting an aptamer that specifically binds to a protein expressed by a cell of interest, wherein in some embodiments the aptamer comprises at least one binding site for one or more active compounds. In some embodiments, primer regions flanking the variable region of the aptamers in the pool contains from 1 to 10 mismatches with respect to said forward or reverse primer.
US10105436B2	Smallpox vaccine for cancer treatment Disclosed herein are methods and compositions related to therapy for cancer. More specifically, the disclosed methods and compositions are related to the use of smallpox vaccine to induce an effective anti-tumor immune response.
US10105427B2	Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III-mesothelin fusions and methods of using the same Provided herein are compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to fusion proteins comprising an epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) polypeptide and a mesothelin polypeptide, and methods of eliciting an immune response using host cells comprising nucleic acid molecules encoding said fusion proteins. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecules can encode an EGFRvIII-mesothelin fusion protein comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least i) 90% identical, ii) 95% identical, or iii) 99% identical to EGFRvIIIx5-mesothelin35-622 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:8.
US10105426B2	Immunostimulatory combinations The present invention provides immunostimulatory combinations. Generally, the immunostimulatory combinations include a TLR agonist and a TNF/R agonist. Certain immunostimulatory combinations also may include an antigen.
US10105424B2	Cooperia vaccine The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences encoding Cooperia antigens, as well as to recombinant DNA molecules containing such nucleotide sequences and host cells expressing these nucleotide sequences. The invention further relates to Cooperia proteins, to methods for the production of the proteins, nucleotide sequences, recombinant DNA molecules and hosts. Furthermore, the invention relates to vaccines which induce protective immunity against infection by parasitic nematodes such as species of the genus Cooperia and to methods for preparing such a vaccine.
US10105423B2	C1-INH compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of disorders associated with C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency Compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders associated with C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency are disclosed.
US10105415B2	Compositions comprising granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease The present invention provides compositions comprising granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and fosfomycin for the treatment, prevention or alleviation of an inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn and premature infants by administration of the compositions into the intestinal lumen.
US10105410B2	Heparanase inhibitory peptides and use thereof for treating clinical pathologies The present invention is directed to peptides derived from certain domains of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) for use in the treatment of solid tumors and diseases or disorders associated with abnormal clotting.
US10105408B2	Traditional Chinese medicine composition and preparation method and use thereof The present invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine formulation, particularly to a composition and the preparation method and use thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine composition provided by the present invention is produced from raw materials comprising TARAXACI HERBA, GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX ET RHIZOMA, PLATYCODONIS RADIX, CITRI RETICULATAE PERICARPIUNM and PHYLLANTHI FRUCTUS. The traditional Chinese medicine composition adopts fewer herb medicines. By reasonable combination, the various herbal medicines mutually reinforce in terms of the effects of clearing throat, anti-inflammation and reducing phlegm, exhibit obvious synergistic effect. Pharmacological tests and clinical trials indicate that the traditional Chinese medicine composition has significant throat clear, anti-inflammatory, expectorant effects (p<0.05), and has no obvious toxic and side effects.
US10105407B2	Methods of extraction of nitrosylated or nitrated derivatives of ascorbic acid from myriciaria dubia and methods of synthesis thereof The present invention relates to methods and strategies for extracting nitrosylated and/or nitrated derivatives and analogs from Myriciaria dubia fruit and for synthesizing the same. The ascorbic acid derivatives and analogs have the chemical structure of: where R1 is ═O, —ONO, —ONO2, or —NH2; R2 is —OH, —ONO, —ONO2, or —NH2; R3 is —OH, —ONO, —ONO2. The extraction method comprises freeze-drying the Myriciaria dubia fruit, mixing the freeze-dried powder with a solvent and separating and drying the supernatant. The synthetic method comprises derivatizing an ascorbic acid via nitrosylation and/or nitration in a buffered ascorbic acid solution, reducing zero or more nitro groups to an amine group, and purifying the ascorbic acid analog.
US10105405B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing brain function using acetyl-L-carnitine, huperzine A and ginkgo biloba A nutritional supplement composition is formulated for oral administration and enhances cognitive function. It includes huperzine A, Ginkgo biloba, and acetyl-L-carnitine. The huperzine A, acetyl-L-carnitine, and Ginkgo biloba together account for at least 80 wt % of a dosage unit of the composition. The Ginkgo biloba is about 5.0% to about 12.0%, by weight of the huperzine A, acetyl-L-carnitine and Ginkgo biloba. The Ginkgo biloba and acetyl-L-carnitine are in a ratio of y:z respectively, wherein y is between about 690 and 1,030 for Ginkgo biloba and z is between about 8,000 and 12,000 for acetyl-L-carnitine.
US10105391B2	Chimeric antigen receptor and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides a heterodimeric, conditionally active chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the CAR. The present disclosure provides cells genetically modified to produce the CAR. A CAR of the present disclosure can be used in various methods, which are also provided.
US10105390B2	Process for obtaining fluoride-doped citrate-coated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles Process for obtaining fluoride-doped citrate-coated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles. This material has applications in biomedicine due to its biodegradability and bioactivity; it also promotes cell adhesion and osteogeneration. In dentistry, it may be used in toothpastes, mouthwashes, chewing gums, gels and fluoride varnishes as a remineralising agent of dentine and enamel. It is based on two solutions formed by calcium chloride and sodium citrate on the one hand, and by sodium monohydrogenophosphate and sodium carbonate with a fluoride compound on the other, which are mixed at room temperature. The process is eco-efficient and eco-friendly, as it does not leave any acid residue; it consists of a single stage and it is the first time that an amorphous calcium phosphate coated with citrate and doped with fluoride, which enhances its remineralising action, is obtained.
US10105387B2	Temperature sensitive adhesion prevention composition and use thereof Provided are a temperature sensitive adhesion prevention composition and a method for producing the same, the composition comprising a polyethylene oxide (PEO) containing copolymer, a carboxy polysaccharide, and a monovalent cation.
US10105386B2	Compositions for the treatment of dry eye The present invention relates to ophthalmic compositions and methods useful to treat dry eye, or to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent dry eye syndrome in man or other animals.
US10105372B2	Methods of treating obesity using antioxidant inflammation modulators The present invention relates to methods of treating and/or preventing obesity comprising the administration of antioxidant inflammation modulators described herein, including for example bardoxolone methyl.
US10105367B2	Therapeutic thiophene-, furan-, and pyridine-fused azolopyrimidin-5-(6h)-ones Described herein are compounds of Formula I and Formula II, methods of their synthesis, compositions comprising the compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in treating numerous diseases and disorders, including cognitive deficits associated with CNS diseases and disorders.
US10105360B2	Method and composition for the treatment of opioid induced constipation The invention relates to a method of treatment using a solid oral pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an opioid receptor antagonist for use in the treatment of opioid induced constipation comprising the opioid antagonist equivalent to 24 mg of naloxone hydrochloride as twice daily formulation or equivalent to 48 mg of naloxone hydrochloride as once daily formulation, characterized in that the opioid antagonist has a rapid first pass metabolism with a plasma half-life of 2 hours or less in humans within the first 3 hours of oral administration of a solution, wherein the steady state pharmacokinetics result in a constant level of naloxone in the bloodstream, wherein the pharmacokinetics are independent of whether the dosage is administered once or twice daily, wherein the oral dosage form releases the opioid antagonist in a prolonged manner, wherein the in vitro release rate of the opioid antagonist measured using the paddle stirrer method according to Ph. Eur. at 75 rpm in 1000 ml 0.1 N hydrochloric acid at 37° C., is 15%±5% in 1 h, is 26%±5% in 3 h, is 40%±5% in 6 h, is 55%±7% in 10 h, is 67%±8% in 15 h, and is 78%±10% in 20 h.
US10105359B2	Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives The present invention relates to tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives according to formula (I), which are Positive Allosteric Modulators of D1 and accordingly of benefit as pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of diseases in which D1 receptors play a role.
US10105357B2	Indication of antibiotic drugs for preparation of cancer inhibition pharmaceutical composition A method for treating a cancer includes administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of an antibiotic drug or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof. The antibiotic drug is selected from the group consisting of an aminoglycoside antibiotic drug, an anti-fungal antibiotic drug, a Cephalosporin antibiotic drug, a β-propionamide antibiotic drug, a chloramphenicol antibiotic drug, an erythromycin antibiotic drug, a penicillin antibiotic drug, and a tetracycline antibiotic drug.. The cancer is selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, gastrointestinal tract cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, and blood cancer.
US10105354B1	Inhibition of crystal growth of roflumilast Roflumilast crystals have been shown to increase in size during storage. The size of the roflumilast crystals can affect the bioavailability and efficacy of a pharmaceutical composition. The growth of roflumilast crystals can be inhibited during storage by including hexylene glycol in the composition. The resulting composition has improved bioavailability and efficacy and can be used to inhibit phosphodiesterase 4 in a patient in need of such treatment.
US10105351B2	Neurofibromatoses therapeutic agents and screening for same Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient at risk of developing or having a neurofibromatosis or a sporadic schwannoma. In exemplary embodiments, the method involves administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a modulator of a target related to neurofibromatosis. Also disclosed are screening assays involving the implementation of Merlin-null Schwann cells, and to compounds identified using same.
US10105340B2	Composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, and method for producing same Provided are: a composition containing 96-99 area % of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the composition having an arachidonic acid alkyl ester content of 0.7 area % or less, and an eicosapentaenoic-acid-alkyl-ester mono-trans isomer content of 2.5 area % or less; and a method for producing a composition containing a high concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, the method including performing precision distillation on a composition containing eicosapentaenoic acid alkyl ester, obtained by alkyl esterification of a raw material oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid, under a vacuum of 0.2 Ton or lower and a temperature of 190° C. or lower in the entire column, and performing a concentration treatment on the precision-distilled composition using chromatography.
US10105336B2	Fumarate ester pharmaceutical compositions Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising fumarate esters, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof. In particular, oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising fumarate esters are described.
US10105315B2	Methods of treating eosinophilic esophagitis The present disclosure provides methods of treating inflammation of the upper gastrointestinal tract, especially the esophagus, by administering an oral corticosteroid. In some cases, the methods include treating eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) by administering an oral corticosteroid in an induction phase and a maintenance phase to improve peak eosinophilic counts and symptoms. In embodiments, the methods include treating EoE by administering the oral corticosteroid at nighttime and/or while the patient is lying down.
US10105297B2	Sunscreen compositions and methods for boosting efficacy The present disclosure relates to sunscreen compositions that are unique in simultaneously protecting skin from heat in while blocking UV radiation. The sunscreen compositions typically include: (a) laponite; (b) one or more UV filters; (c) one or more emulsifiers; and (d) water. The sunscreen compositions are useful for protecting skin from UV damage caused by sun exposure and for preventing heat from reaching the skin. Furthermore, the present disclosure describes methods for using laponite to boost the SPF of sunscreen compositions.
US10105292B2	Composition with a continuous oil phase containing at least one lipophilic organic UV-screening agent and hydrophobic silica aerogel particles The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one continuous oil phase, characterized in that the oil phase comprises a) at least one non-volatile non-cyclic silicone oil with a viscosity at 25° C. ranging from 4 to 5000 mm2/s, better still from 4 to 1000 mm2/s and even better still from 4 to 200 mm2/s and b) at least one lipophilic organic UV-screening agent; and c) hydrophobic silica aerogel particles with a specific surface area per unit of mass (SM) ranging from 200 to 1500 m2/g, preferably from 600 to 1200 m2/g and better still from 600 to 800 m2/g, and a size, expressed as the volume mean diameter (D[0.5]), of less than 1500 μm, preferably ranging from 1 to 30 μm, more preferentially from 5 to 25 μm, better still from 5 to 20 μm and even better still from 5 to 15 μm. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for caring for and/or making up human keratin materials, especially bodily or facial skin or the hair, comprising at least the application to the surface of the keratin material of at least one composition as defined previously.
US10105283B2	Elongated steamhead for a steam bath The dispensing chamber of the steamhead is mounted between the studs within the wall of a steam bath enclosure. The chamber is isolated from the environment and includes an elongated steam outlet extending outwardly from the chamber, through an opening in the wall. The rectangular outer edge of the outlet is flush with the interior surface of the wall and is the only portion of the chamber visible from inside the enclosure. The outer edge of the outlet is shaped to coordinate with the appearance of a linear drain. It also allows the steam to be dispensed over a wider area. The outlet has a steam flow capacity greater than the steam flow capacity of the inlet such that steam expands within the chamber as the velocity of the steam is reduced. Internal baffles reduce noise. Light sources may be associated with the chamber.
US10105279B2	Male sexual dysfunction sufferer-use negative pressure assistance device Provided is an assistance device comprising a hard sheath that simulates an erect penis and that has on the end thereof an air-bleed hole, and a soft skin that covers the entire hard sheath and that has an air-bleed hole at a position that is slightly offset from the air-bleed hole of the hard sheath, and the device has added thereto a valve function due to the two air-bleed holes.
US10105278B2	Apparatus for aiding mobility of a user An apparatus for aiding mobility of a user comprises inner and outer shafts each having a grip projecting transversely therefrom. The inner shaft is receivable in the hollow outer shaft and a locking mechanism is provided for securing the inner shaft in fixed relation to the outer shaft in a manner providing a plurality of configurations of the apparatus. Generally speaking, the configurations of the apparatus include a nested configuration in which the inner shaft is substantially entirely received in the outer shaft so as to present the grips in close proximity to one another, and an extended configuration in which the inner shaft projects along an axis of the apparatus beyond a top of the outer shaft so that the grips are in axially spaced relation. The inner and outer shafts may also be separated so that each forms a separate cane for use in one hand of the user.
US10105275B2	Flexible ankle-based inversion device A device for performing ankle-based inversion postures. A primary loop in combination with retainer loops forms an ankle enclosure which contracts in response to the application of load tension. An expansion of the ankle enclosure occurs when an upward force is applied to it with a simultaneous application of downward force on the release loop. A linkage between the lowest points on the primary and release loops transfers applied tension between these components to ensure a smooth expansion action of the ankle enclosure. A connector loop forms a topmost location on the device and is the junction point for the mounting loop which anchors the device to support structures for its use.
US10105274B2	Adjustable surgical support system The adjustable surgical support system includes a lower extremity support for receiving and supporting the foot and lower leg of a patient laying supine on an operating table. A ball mount extending downwardly from the lower extremity support is selectively insertable within one of a plurality of apertures arranged in a matrix and formed in an underlying base plate. The apertures are conical in nature such that the ball mount is stable to horizontal forces when placed therein. The base plate may include at least one upwardly open channel that receives a foot rest for anchoring the adjustable surgical support system to the operating table. Surgeons and other surgical personnel may adjust the position of the foot and/or lower leg during surgery by removing and selectively inserting the ball mount into any one of the other apertures in the base plate, or rotating the same within the selected aperture.
US10105258B2	Device for receiving an intraocular lens, and method for folding an intraocular lens The invention relates to a device for receiving an intraocular lens, comprising a first and a second half-shell which are connected to each other in an articulated manner by a first joint and which can be moved relative to each other from an open position into a closed position. The half-shells form an open chamber in the open position and an enclosed chamber in the closed position. A covering element is pivotally arranged on the longitudinal side of the first of the two half-shells covering the open chamber in the open position and being positioned substantially outside of the enclosed chamber in the closed position. A movable or pivotal stopper can be provided which delimits the open chamber in the ejection direction of the lens in the open position and is positioned substantially outside of the enclosed chamber laterally to the ejection passage in the closed position.
US10105253B1	Penile tension system A penile tension system features a semi-hard, semi-flexible cylindrical rod having a first handle and a second handle. The system features a soft, flexible noose member located on a cylindrical rod side wall. The system features an elastomeric linear fastening member. The system features a series of markings located on the rod side wall.
US10105248B2	Abdominal aortic aneurysms: systems and methods of use An apex capture device includes a proximal apex capture portion that includes a nose and a plurality of tines extending distally from the nose. The apex capture device further includes a distal apex capture portion, a plurality of bosses, an elongate member and a lumen to which the proximal apex capture portion is fixed. In an embodiment, the apex capture device can include a bare stent and at least one suprarenal barb.
US10105247B2	Thumbwheel actuated vascular intervention device delivery system A vascular intervention device delivery system, such as for implanting a self expanding stent, includes a thumbwheel rotatably mounted in a handle. A catheter has a proximal end attached to the handle and a distal carrier segment for mounting a stent thereon. A retractable sheath is movable to a position retracted proximally to uncover the distal carrier segment. A pull with a curved cross section extends between the thumbwheel and the retractable sheath. An idler wheel with a perimeter notch is rotatably mounted in the handle proximal to the thumbwheel. A pin is movably in the handle between a first position received in the perimeter notch to block rotation of the idler wheel, and a second position outside of the perimeter notch to permit rotation of the idler wheel. The pull wraps around the idler wheel to return in a direction for being wound onto a spool of the thumbwheel.
US10105242B2	Surgical instrument and method An adjustable spacer instrument, kit of parts and surgical methods of use in a knee arthroplasty procedure are described. The adjustable spacer comprises a first member having a substantially planar upper surface and a second member having a substantially planar lower surface. An angular adjustment mechanism is interposed between the first member and the second member, and is operable to adjust the degree of tilt between the upper surface and the lower surface. A releasable lock is provided which can maintain the degree of tilt. The spacer instrument can be used with the knee in extension or flexion to allow various cuts or re-cuts to be made to the tibia or femur while the ligaments are in balance or to balance the ligaments.
US10105231B2	Angulated rings and bonded foils for use with balloons for fusion and dynamic stabilization An inflatable and implantable balloon for treatment of degenerative disc disease, bones, lesions, spinal deformities and spinal motion segment instabilities. The balloon is comprised of adjustable and expandable volumes. Further disclosed are methods of forming, inserting, expanding, and implanting the multi-volume balloon for proper placement and stabilization of the spinal lesion or disease. Still further disclosed are kits for aligning and stabilizing elements of the spine.
US10105230B2	Self-centering, anti-seizing acetabular liner A kit for use in arthroplasty. The kit including a shell which has a shell locking section. The kit further including a liner adapted to be inserted into the shell. The liner includes an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface is generally concave. The outer surface is adapted to engage the shell, and includes a liner locking section and a curved section. The curved section has a radius. The shell locking section and the liner locking section are adapted to engage one another. The shell locking section and the liner locking section are self-locking tapers. The curved section extends tangentially from the liner locking section at a first transition point.
US10105223B2	Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system with recapturing feature A delivery system for percutaneously deploying a stented prosthetic heart valve. The system includes a delivery capsule and a recapture assembly. The capsule is configured to compressively retain the prosthesis. The recapture assembly includes a frame and sleeve attached to the frame. The recapture assembly is transitionable from a compressed arrangement to an expanded arrangement with a distally increasing diameter.
US10105219B2	Mitral valve leaflet clip A device for gathering tissue of a heart valve leaflet may include an outer tube extending in an elongation direction and having an open distal end, a capture tool movable in the outer tube between a contained position and a use position, and a tissue securing component disposed at a distal end of the outer tube and adapted to be applied to captured tissue of the heart valve leaflet to hold the captured tissue in a gathered configuration. The outer tube may have an inner surface and a lumen extending therethrough. The capture tool may be operable to capture tissue of the heart valve leaflet and to draw the captured tissue into the outer tube in the gathered configuration. The tissue securing component may be a suture having a looped portion. At least part of the looped portion may extend through a lumen of at least one support tube.
US10105217B2	Valve for short time replacement, for taking over the function of and/or for temporary or partial support of a native valve in a heart and a method for delivery therefor Disclosed is a valve (502) for short time replacement, for taking over the function of and/or for temporary support of a native valve in a heart, the valve being positioned through the native valve upon implantation, the valve comprising an at least partially collapsible and/or at least partially expandable tube (602) and a flange (708). The valve allows for fast and easy replacement of a native valve, and more time for medical personnel to make decisions, prepare and/or perform surgery/medical intervention. Thus, the valve may provide for an improved quality of surgery/medical intervention.
US10105214B2	Accommodating intraocular lens providing progressive power change An accommodating intraocular lens for providing a range of accommodative vision includes a deformable optic. The deformable optic includes a plurality of layers that have a progressively increasing hardness and/or refractive index characteristic from the outermost layer to the innermost layer to provide a range of accommodative power.
US10105192B2	Unique device identification through high data density structural encoding An implant device identifiable after implantation comprises a main portion of the implant device and a coded portion of the implant device. The coded portion comprises a radiopaque element and indicia on the radiopaque element or indicia as a plurality of radiopaque elements disposed within the coded portion. The indicia are discernible by x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging.
US10105184B2	Laser tissue ablation system Embodiments of the invention are directed to a laser ablation system. In one embodiment, the laser ablation system comprises a shaft, a balloon, a laser fiber and a viewing fiber. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. The balloon is attached to the distal end of the shaft, a portion of which is within the balloon. The laser fiber has a distal end comprising a light dispenser that is configured to deliver laser light through the balloon. The viewing fiber is configured to image an interior balloon. In accordance with another embodiment, the laser ablation system comprises a shaft, a balloon and a laser fiber. The shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. The balloon is attached to the distal end of the shaft, which is within the balloon. The balloon includes an inflated state, in which the balloon is shaped to conform to a cavity of a patient. The laser fiber has a distal end comprising light dispenser that is configured to deliver laser light through the balloon.
US10105182B2	Laser shaving A device configured to cut hair using laser light includes a handle portion and a shaving portion. The handle portion includes a battery and a laser light source. The laser light source is coupled to and configured to receive power from the battery. The laser light source is also configured to generate laser light having a wavelength selected to target a predetermined chromophore to effectively cut a hair shaft. The shaving portion includes a support and a single fiber optic supported by the support. The fiber optic has a proximal end, a distal end, an outer wall, and a cutting region positioned towards the distal end and extending along a portion of the side wall. The fiber optic is positioned to receive the laser light from the laser light source at the proximal end, conduct the laser light from the proximal end toward the distal end, and emit the light out of the cutting region and toward hair when the cutting region is brought in contact with the hair.
US10105181B2	Microwave energy-delivery device and system An ablation system including an image database storing a plurality of computed tomography (CT) images of a luminal network and a navigation system enabling, in combination with an endoscope and the CT images, navigation of a locatable guide and an extended working channel to a point of interest. The system further includes one or more fiducial markers, placed in proximity to the point of interest and a percutaneous microwave ablation device for applying energy to the point of interest.
US10105179B2	Catheter sensing and irrigating Ablation systems of the present disclosure facilitate the safe formation of wide and deep lesions. For example, ablation systems of the present disclosure can allow for the flow of irrigation fluid and blood through an expandable ablation electrode, resulting in efficient and effective cooling of the ablation electrode as the ablation electrode delivers energy at a treatment site of the patient. Additionally, or alternatively, ablation systems of the present disclosure can include a deformable ablation electrode and a plurality of sensors that, in cooperation, sense the deformation of the ablation electrode, to provide a robust indication of the extent and direction of contact between the ablation electrode and tissue at a treatment site.
US10105175B2	Electrosurgical device and methods An electrosurgical bipolar probe with internal cooling for use in systems and methods for lesioning in bone and other tissue is disclosed. The bipolar probe includes tubular electrodes configured such that the inner surface of the electrodes are cooled, directly or indirectly, while keeping the electrodes electrically isolated. An exemplary disclosed method of using a bipolar probe having an active tip having at least two electrodes for delivering energy includes the steps of: advancing the active tip into a bone tissue; delivering energy substantially between the electrodes in a bipolar manner; and supplying cooling fluid to the active tip for internal cooling of the electrodes. Some versions of the method further include the steps of monitoring the temperature of tissue to which the energy is being delivered; and controlling the delivery of energy in suspense to the temperature of the tissue.
US10105166B2	Spinal rod link reducer The present invention includes a rod link reducer of a spinal fixation system that includes a first and a second spinal rod manipulator; a first spinal rod manipulator joint connected to the first spinal rod manipulator and a second spinal rod manipulator joint connected to the second spinal rod manipulator; a first and a second translatable transverse shaft connected to the first and second joints, respectively; and a universal reducer connected to both the first and second translatable transverse shafts, wherein the universal reducer, the shafts and the linkers provide movement and temporary fixation of a spine that has been manipulated into a final position during spinal surgery.
US10105146B2	Bone cutting guide system for osteochondral transplantation A bone cutting guide for osteochondral transplantation, including a cutting guide block having a distal portion and a posterior portion, said distal portion having a distal cutting guide slot disposed therethrough, said posterior portion having a posterior cutting guide slot disposed therethrough; a plurality of condylar rails attached to said cutting guide block; a tower cutting guide disposed superior to said cutting guide block and having at least one cutting guide track disposed at an angle of between 0 and 180 degrees in relation to the angle of said posterior cutting guide slot; and fixation structure for attaching said cutting guide block and said tower cutting block to bone.
US10105145B2	Method for constructing a patient-specific surgical guide The invention relates to a method for constructing a patient-specific surgical guide comprising at least one contact element comprising a contact surface intended to match an anatomical structure to be treated in view of implantation of an implant and at least one guiding element for guiding a surgical instrument to treat said anatomical structure, said method comprising: receiving a non-segmented 3D medical image of the anatomical structure of the patient; determining, in said non-segmented 3D medical image, anatomical references of the patient; based on said anatomical references, positioning an implant model in the non-segmented 3D medical image; adjusting at least one of: a type, a size, a position and an orientation of the implant model with respect to the anatomical structure in the non-segmented 3D medical image; recording planning data including said adjusted type, size, position and orientation of the implant model; using a patient-specific surgical guide adapted to carry out implantation of the implant, said patient-specific surgical guide being constructed using the planning data.
US10105139B2	Surgical stapler having downstream current-based motor control A surgical stapler. The surgical stapler includes a drive system, an electric motor, a battery and a control system. The electric motor is mechanically coupled to the drive system. The battery is electrically couplable to the electric motor. The control system is electrically connected to the electric motor and includes an H-bridge circuit and an electrically resistive element. The H-bridge circuit includes a high side and a low side. The low side of the H-bridge circuit includes a plurality of switching devices. The electrically resistive element is electrically connected in parallel with one of the plurality of switching devices. The control system is configured to control a force applied to the drive system based on a current measured downstream of the electrically resistive element.
US10105128B2	Apparatus for pitch and yaw rotation The present invention is directed to a tool having a wrist mechanism that provides pitch and yaw rotation in such a way that the tool has no singularity in roll, pitch, and yaw. A positively positionable multi-disk wrist mechanism includes a plurality of disks or vertebrae stacked in series. Each vertebra is configured to rotate in pitch or in yaw with respect to each neighboring vertebra. Actuation cables are used to manipulate and control movement of the vertebrae. In specific embodiments, some of the cables are distal cables that extend from a proximal vertebra through one or more intermediate vertebrae to a distal vertebra, while the remaining cables are medial cables that extend from the proximal vertebra to one or more of the intermediate vertebrae. The cables are actuated by a pivoted plate cable actuator mechanism.
US10105117B2	Compensation for heart movement using coronary sinus catheter images Cardiac catheterization is carried out by introducing a catheter into the coronary sinus, acquiring a first set of 2-dimensional images of the catheter, thereafter acquiring a second set of 2-dimensional images of the catheter, and creating respective 2-dimensional models of the catheter in synchronized frames of the first set and the second set. The 2-dimensional models include respective tracked 2-dimensional paths of the catheter. The first and second sets are synchronized by identifying frames that are in respective phases of the cardiorespiratory cycle. First and second 3-dimensional models of the catheter are constructed from the synchronized frames, and geometrically transformed to minimize a distance function between the two models.
US10105115B2	Method and system for processing medical image datasets A method and system are provided for creating and simultaneously displaying medical scan images, from each of first (780) and second (530) medical scan datasets, obtained by scanning a 3-dimensional (3-D) object with different scanning modalities. A first image (410) is derived from the first (780) dataset, the first image (410) lying in a first plane corresponding to an acquisition plane of the first (780) dataset. A second image (420) is obtained from the second dataset (530), the second image also lying in the first plane. The second image may be obtained by re-slicing the second data set. One or both medical scan datasets may be multivolume datasets. The invention may improve viewing resolution and/or speed, when viewing a multi-series MRI scan together with a CT and/or a PET scan.
US10105114B2	Electronic cassette and operating method thereof An electronic cassette comprises a main battery which is detachably attached to a battery loading unit, and a sub-battery which supplies electricity to a bias power circuit and so on in substitution for the main battery. A power source selector changes the power source to the sub-battery from the main battery when it is judged that a replacement operation of the main battery is started. Since supply of the electricity to the bias power circuit is continued, and the bias voltage continues being applied to a photoelectric converter without a break, there is no need to perform a photoelectric conversion stabilizing process and an offset correction image detecting process after turning on of the main power. Therefore, a start-up time TR2 is largely shortened from a start-up time TR1.
US10105113B2	Rotating-grating cone beam CT Disclosed is a rotating-grating cone beam CT imaging apparatus. This imaging apparatus is composed of a frame, a frame angle sensor, an X-ray source equipped with a rotating grating, a flat panel detector, a main controller and an image reconstruction workstation. Like a general cone beam CT imaging apparatus, this imaging apparatus also adopts an open structure. But unlike the general cone beam CT imaging apparatus, the rotating grating limits X-rays emitted from the X-ray source to a plurality of narrow-angle cone beams or sector beams. In the process that the X-ray source and the detector rotate around an imaging object, projection images of the narrow-angle cone beams or sector beams on the flat panel detector move back and forth continually through the rotation of the rotating grating, so as to acquire projection information about the imaging object in an entire scanning region. Finally, the projection information is reconstructed into a volume image in the image reconstruction workstation. In this manner of variable-focus scanning, the present invention not only can reserve the advantage of the open structure of the cone beam CT imaging apparatus, but also obtains the advantage that a sector beam CT imaging apparatus can restrain scattered photons so as to generate a high-quality image.
US10105112B2	X-ray generating tube, X-ray generating apparatus, and radiography system An X-ray generating tube including a transmission target having a minute focal spot. The X-ray generating tube includes a transmission target having a first surface configured to be irradiated with an electron beam; an electron emitting source configured to irradiate the transmission target with the electron beam obliquely; and a tubular forward shield member to define an extraction angle of an extracted X-ray beam. The forward shield member is disposed such that a central axis of the electron beam and a central axis of the X-ray beam whose extraction angle is defined are located at the same side with respect to a virtual normal plane perpendicular to the surface and a projection of the central axis of the electron beam to the surface.
US10105096B2	Biological observation apparatus Provided is a biological observation apparatus including irradiating portions that radiate illumination light onto biological tissue, an imaging portion that, of reflected light reflected at the biological tissue due to the illumination light radiated by the irradiating portions, captures reflected light in a wavelength band in which an absorption characteristic of β-carotene is greater than an absorption characteristic of hemoglobin, thus acquiring a reflected-light image, and a display portion that displays the reflected-light image acquired by the imaging portion.
US10105094B2	Supplementary device for a manually operable injection device The present invention relates to a supplementary device a supplementary device for a manually operable injection device. The supplementary device has a body defining a passage through which an injection device is slidable, and a securing unit to secure the body to the injection device in the specific position when the injection device is received through the passage.
US10105092B2	Detecting sleeping disorders Introduced are methods and systems for monitoring a person's sleeping patterns, and detecting episodes of sleeping disorders such as snoring and sleep apnea. In one embodiment, a sensor strip attached to the mattress monitors the user's breathing, and detects signature frequencies corresponding to snoring and sleep apnea. Once a sleeping disorder is detected, a notification can be sent to a device associated with the user, or the user's bed can be automatically adjusted to alleviate the sleeping disorder.
US10105088B2	Method for producing an analytical magazine A method for producing an analytical magazine is proposed. The analytical magazine is designed to receive a plurality of analytical aids in a plurality of chambers. The method comprises the following steps: providing at least one first component of the analytical magazine, wherein the first component comprises a plurality of receptacles; providing a plurality of analytical aids, wherein the analytical aids are connected to one another and preferably oriented with respect to one another by at least one holding element; introducing the analytical aids into the receptacles; and separating the analytical aids from the holding element.
US10105085B2	Directing hub used with vascular blood sampling catheter A sampling hub directs a medical device towards a target area. The hub may have some of: a hub body; a lumen passing between openings at the front end and the rear end, the lumen allowing for passage of an elongate element through the entire lumen; the bottom of the hub body may be flat; the top of hub body preferably is sloped downwardly; the lumen is preferably sloped downwardly to enable guidance of the elongate body towards the target area; and an area surrounding the opening of the lumen at the rear end configured to receive a support for the elongate element, the support for the elongate element having a diameter in the support larger than a diameter of the elongate element.
US10105076B2	Systems and methods for monitoring a physiological parameter of persons engaged in physical activity The present disclosure provides system and method for monitoring of at least one physiological parameter of a person engaged in a physical activity, for example, an impact received by a player engaged in a contact sport such as football. The system includes a monitoring unit that actively monitors the physiological parameter of the person, wherein the monitoring unit generates an alert event when the monitored physiological parameter exceeds a threshold of the parameter. The monitoring unit determines whether the parameter exceeds an over-exposure threshold, wherein said threshold is based upon both a single incidence or cumulative incidences.
US10105073B2	Flexible multiple-arm diagnostic catheter A medical probe includes a distal end and an elongate body for insertion into an organ of a patient. The distal end is connected to the elongate body and includes multiple arms that, when inserted into the organ, extend to form multiple respective spirals each having electrodes disposed thereon.
US10105070B2	Intrauterine access catheter for delivering and facilitating operation of a medical apparatus for assisting parturition A catheter to access and navigate the uterine cavity through the cervical canal for delivering, deploying, and facilitating operation of a peripheral intrauterine medical apparatus during parturition includes an elongated, flexible tubular catheter body with a handle at the proximal end controlling a steering mechanism and deflecting the distal tip. The catheter includes a lumen that extends the length of catheter body to a distal end region of the catheter. The peripheral medical apparatus is located in the distal end region and is configured to deploy from the distal tip of the catheter into the uterine cavity. A soft catheter tip reduces the likelihood of injury during intrauterine navigation and placement, and sensors associated with the catheter body provide signals that allow for the monitoring of infant, umbilical cord, placenta and uterine muscle activity during labor to assist operation of the peripheral medical apparatus.
US10105069B2	Induction heating applications A system and method for inductive heating applications includes positioning one or more inductive heating elements in a location, delivering electromagnetic radiation, by a radiation source, to heat at least a portion of the one or more inductive heating elements, and detecting, by a detector, the heat generated by the one or more inductive heating elements. The system and method also include controlling, by a processing unit, a condition based on the detected heat.
US10105066B2	Method and apparatus for controlling alarms Methods, apparatuses and systems for controlling an alarm are set forth herein for reminding a user with assurance of sleep quality. The method includes receiving sleep information, determining a sleep status, determining whether duration of the sleep status reaches a pre-determined duration threshold, and based on a determination that the duration of the sleep status reaches the pre-determined duration threshold, outputting alarming information.
US10105047B2	Automatic unattended-monitoring visual acuity inspection device An automatic unattended-monitoring visual acuity inspection device is disclosed. The inspection device includes an inspection panel, an inspector and an isolation wall arranged opposite to the inspection panel. The isolation wall is provided with a wireless signal transmitter configured to transmit a visual acuity indication signal to the wireless signal receiver through a network. The wireless signal receiver is configured to transmit the received visual acuity indication signal to a processor. The processor is configured to process the visual acuity indication signal and transmit a process feedback to the inspection panel. The device may prevent achieving a high level of visual acuity of the person to be inspected by cheating behaviors, thereby highly inspecting a real visual acuity level of the person to be inspected.
US10105046B2	Attenuation-based optic neuropathy detection with three-dimensional optical coherence tomography Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan data of a subject is acquired over a region of interest which can include an optic disc or a macula of a retina. Layer boundaries of retinal layers are identified in the OCT scan data to facilitate measurements. In one aspect, a measurement related to ratio value between a total backscattered signal intensity of one or more target layers of the retina and a total backscattered signal intensity of one or more reference layers is computed on a location-by-location basis within a region of interest of the OCT scan data. Measurements can be collected, aggregated, analyzed, and displayed in connection with other information taken or derived from the OCT scan data.
US10105033B2	Auxiliary gray water source device for commercial kitchens An auxiliary gray water supply device captures used wash water from a commercial warewashing machine for supply to a pre-rinse station without substantial modification of the commercial warewashing machine. The captured wash water and treatment agent are delivered to a pre-rinse station for pre-rinsing of dishes that will be washed within the commercial warewashing machine.
US10105027B2	Cleaning device A vacuum cleaner comprises a housing; a motor fan assembly mounted in the housing; a pivotable inlet nozzle in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly; and a dirt container coupled to the pivotable inlet nozzle and the housing. The pivotable inlet nozzle is pivotable a first operable position whereby the pivotable inlet nozzle is in fluid communication with a flexible hose mounted on the housing and a second operable position whereby the pivotable inlet nozzle projects from the housing and is remote from the flexible hose.
US10105025B2	Dust mitigation device for manual saw A device for effectively controlling and collecting debris created when cutting or trimming a material. This device includes a hollow generally prismatic and rigid transparent body, an evacuation penetration in the body for the removal of debris, an interface opening in the body where the device is intended to contact a cutting substrate, a tool access penetration in the body where the blade of a cutting tool, such as a jab saw, can be inserted through the body and into the cutting substrate as well as edge protection around the tool access penetration to prevent damage to the device body if contact with the cutting tool is made when in operation. Debris created during the operation of the cutting tool is contained within the device body and evacuated via vacuum through the evacuation penetration.
US10105011B2	Magnetic disk coupler for blending apparatus with energy storage A blending appliance includes a housing having a motor compartment and a jar receiving portion spaced laterally therefrom. The jar receiving portion is disposed below an upper housing. A motor is disposed in the motor compartment is adapted to drive a blade assembly of the jar through a magnetic coupling system. The motor is connected to a blade assembly disposed within the jar through a series of gears or belts, and finally through a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler is configured such that it stores kinetic energy while the motor is running at a high speed, and releases the stored energy when the motor is running at a slower speed.
US10105010B2	Blender and eggbeater A blender comprises a base, a blending mechanism and a fixing mechanism. The blending mechanism is formed by the encirclement of a plurality of thin and long curved blending units. The end portions of the two ends of each of the blending units are respectively inserted into the base. Parts of the end portions of all blending units in connection with the base are positioned on the same circumference. The clearances between two adjacent blending units are equal or similar. The fixing mechanism comprises a plurality of fixing units corresponding to the blending units one-to-one, and the fixing units are inserted into the base and fix the end portions of the corresponding blending unit that extend into the base in the base. The blender has the advantages of stable operation and uniform blending of the pulp and mediums after blending and beating.
US10105008B2	Hinged-lid cooking grill for cooking pizza and the like A cooking grill for improved cooking of pizzas and other foods includes a base portion, a cooking grate supported on the base portion, and a lid hingedly-attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position in which a substantially-enclosed cooking chamber is defined between the base portion/cooking grate and the lid. The lid is specially-configured to define a window therein, for admitting passage into the cooking chamber along an entrance pathway extending horizontally from the window. The lid is specially-configured so that the window remains open and unobstructed while the lid is in a closed position. A handle is joined to the lid in a position outside of the entrance pathway, so that it does not interfere with insertion of pizza/foods into, or removal of pizza/foods from, the cooking chamber while the lid remains in the closed position.
US10105007B2	Grilling device with warming cabinet A grilling device includes an oven section and a warming cabinet in thermal communication with the oven section. The oven section is directly heated by a heating mechanism, but the warming cabinet is heated indirectly by heat transferred from the oven section. The warming cabinet is disposed below the oven section such that heat from the oven section is transferred passively via conduction and radiation into the warming cabinet and is transferred actively via forced air convection as an air moving element forces air past an optional heat sink and/or other heating component(s) and into the warming cabinet. The air moving element also provides air to ignite and maintain a burning fuel source of the heating mechanism. The grill can include a utility shelf disposed below the warming cabinet, the space between the utility shelf and the bottom of the warming cabinet defining a utility space.
US10105006B2	Cooking appliance with indicators formed using electrochromic material Provided is a cooking appliance that includes an oven cavity and an oven door is pivotally coupled adjacent to an entrance leading into the oven cavity, and a method of controlling such a cooking appliance. The oven door includes a substantially opaque region that interferes with external observation of the oven cavity while the door is in the closed orientation, and an electrochromic indicator provided to the opaque region. The electrochromic indicator includes a material with a first appearance that renders the electrochromic indicator substantially indistinguishable from the opaque region in a first operational state, and a second appearance in a second operational state that contrasts with the opaque region to issue a notification related to operation of the cooking appliance.
US10105004B2	Water filter device A filter device is provided for use with bottles and comprises a multistage filter useful for removing from the water, chlorine and fluoride compounds, hormones, pesticides, prescription drugs and microorganisms. The filter device operates by placing a suction on a mouthpiece of said filter device to draw water through the multistage filter to clean it. An optional flavor cartridge may be provided with said multistage filter.
US10104995B2	Closeable beverage lid An improved closeable lid for a beverage container is described. The lid uses a base, a flanged gasket, a valve and a knob to allow a user to control the flow of liquid from the beverage container. The flanged gasket surrounds the base with radially extending flanges that conforms to the interior of the beverage container, creating a seal. The valve moves vertically to engage and disengage the seal created by mating the valve face to the valve seat. The vertical movement of the valve is modulated by the rotation of a knob that is connected to the valve that provides a threaded shaft. The user can consume liquid from the beverage container as a result one or more fluid apertures through the base allowing for the passage of fluids from the beverage container past the valve and through base to the user. When the knob is rotated to the closed position, the valve creates a seal preventing the flow of liquid through the fluid apertures of the base.
US10104990B2	Bed skirt A bed skirt, comprising a fitted sheet including a continuous pocket of fabric and a securing mechanism (e.g. elastic member, drawstring) disposed about the mouth of the pocket such that a user can secure the fitted sheet about a box spring mattress. The continuous pocket of fabric includes a top portion circumscribed by side portions that completely covers the top and sides of a box spring mattress while in use. A skirt is fixedly coupled to the pocket of fabric near a junction of the top portion and the side portion of the continuous pocket of fabric, wherein the skirt extends down along the side portion when in use.
US10104985B2	Product merchandising system A variable shelf organizer system for displaying merchandise thereon including a standard track glide floor member, a plurality of removably adjustable divider members and a front wall member. The divider members and front wall member are engageable with the floor member and when multiple divider members are engaged therewith, product channels are formed therebetween for holding and securing products of varying size and shape on the floor member. The width of the shelf system may be increased or decreased by joining or detaching similarly constructed floor members in a side-by-side relationship and the length of the shelf system may be increased by attaching one or more floor extension members to the floor members.
US10104984B2	Expandable mattress cover A mattress and an arrangement for altering a mattress' thickness or firmness, with an outer covering with a perimeter aligned with the perimeter of a mattress to be altered; an inner compressible material held within the covering; and a pocket is sized to accept a mattress insert, and wherein the pocket is attached on at least one side to a mattress.
US10104970B1	Seating cushion A seating cushion with a pocketed spring assembly includes a plurality of interior strings of springs joined to each other. The interior strings of springs comprises a plurality of interconnected pockets. Each pocket contains at least one coil spring. The pocketed spring assembly forms a central matrix. The pocketed spring assembly further includes at least one perimeter string of springs. Each perimeter string of springs comprises a plurality of interconnected perimeter pockets. Each pocket of the central matrix has a maximum diameter or width of a first dimension and each pocket of the perimeter string of springs has a maximum diameter or width of a second dimension. The first dimension is greater than the second dimension.
US10104967B2	Inflatable product and sofa An inflatable product includes a plurality of inflatable bodies, a plurality of connecting members, a plurality of gas pipes, a gas pump, a regulation device and a multiport valve. The connecting members are disposed on the inflatable bodies. The gas pipes are disposed outside or within the inflatable bodies to connect the connecting members. The gas pump, the regulation device and the multiport valve are connected to each other and connected to the inflatable bodies through the gas pipes and the connecting members so that the inflatable bodies can be selectively connected to or gas sealed from each other.
US10104963B2	Wall mount system A wall mount system for mounting a plurality of monitors on a wall. The system has a plurality of wall mount assemblies, a plurality of monitor interfaces adapted to receive an electronic display respectively, and a depth adjustment feature operably coupling each monitor interface to one of the wall mount assemblies and enabling the monitors to be positioned and adjusted to account for recesses or raised portions of the wall and present a continuous, planar monitor display surface.
US10104960B2	Composed element and corner connection applied herewith Composed element, with at least two wood-based panel-shaped elements; wherein said panel-shaped elements can be coupled to each other at an angle and with a miter joint by means of a locking tongue and groove connection; wherein the tongue consists of a split tongue, with thus at least a first tongue portion and a second tongue portion, as well as a slit situated there between; characterized in that said slit, seen in cross-section, globally extends according to a direction which deviates from the direction of the center line of the panel-shaped element on which the tongue is provided.
US10104959B2	Cabinet The present disclosure relates to a cabinet adapted to be suspended from vertically oriented carrier elements (11, 13), provided with slots (15). The cabinet has a top (3) and bottom panels (5), as well as first and second side panels (7,9). The side panels comprise rear connector elements (31) for connecting to carrier element slots at the rear of the cabinet, and the top panel comprise connector elements (33) connecting the front corners of the top panel to the front end of a side panel. Thereby a cabinet can be readily assembled by an end user.
US10104958B2	Suspension device A suspension device for suspending a display unit comprises a fixation element for securing the suspension device to a support surface, and a plurality of suspension members for removably receiving the display unit and suspending the display unit from the fixation element.
US10104957B2	Display and keyboard positioning apparatus, system, and method Embodiments include an apparatus for positioning items such as an electronic display, a keyboard, and/or a work surface. The apparatus can be attached proximate an edge of a generally planar support member to provide a multi-position workstation. In some cases the apparatus includes a display mount coupled to a support column and configured to support an electronic display and a keyboard. The support column may be movable with respect to support member between a sitting position and a standing position. Methods for positioning an electronic display and a keyboard are also included.
US10104956B2	Connecting device for connecting a table leg to a table leaf A connecting device for connecting a table leg to a table leaf having a back-gripping element, which can be disposed on the table leaf and has an engagement hole and a locking device, which can be disposed on the table leg. The locking device has a clamping element having an engagement hook which is designed to engage the engagement hole of the back-gripping element, a spring element, which is supported at least indirectly against the clamping element and at least indirectly against a spring abutment, and an actuating element. The actuating element acts on the spring abutment so that, in a locking position, the spring abutment applies sufficient force to secure the engagement hook of the clamping element in the engagement hole, and in an unlocking position, the spring abutment is in a position in which the spring element is at least partially unloaded in relation to the locking position.
US10104952B2	Cap for vessel of cosmetics A vessel cap of cosmetics includes a coupling member formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof with a female screw part such that the female screw part is engaged with a male screw part formed on an outer circumferential surface of an opening formed in an upper portion of a vessel which receives liquid-phase contents, a spuit tube which is coupled to the coupling member to suck and discharge the contents received in the vessel, and a pumping unit of the spuit tube, which sucks the contents into the spuit tube after inserting the spuit tube into the vessel in a state that internal air of the spuit tube is partially discharged. The spuit tube is inserted into high-viscosity and liquid-phase contents received in the vessel after the internal air is discharged from the spuit tube, thereby previously preventing the discharged air from being introduced into the spuit tube.
US10104950B1	Shaving razor stand Stands for safety shaving razors are disclosed. The stands include a body defining a cavity configured to receive a handle of the razor and a base from which the body extends.
US10104945B2	Cantilevered umbrella design with an arcuate guide track A cantilevered umbrella assembly with an arcuate guide track comprises a support column, a cantilever arm attached to the support column, and an at least partially arcuate configured guide track attached to the cantilever arm that defines a sweep axis and a plane. The guide track defines a first free end, a second free end and an apex between the first end and the second end along the sweep axis. The sweep axis defines a first tangent to the sweep axis at the first end, a second tangent at the second end, and a third tangent at the apex, wherein a first line drawn perpendicularly to the first tangent and a second line drawn perpendicularly to the third tangent form a first included angle in the plane of the guide track that ranges from 10 to 45 degrees.
US10104938B2	Interchangeable cleat system for footwear An interchangeable cleat system for an article of footwear includes an outer sole member with a plurality of fixed cleat members and a plurality of removable cleat members. The spacing between the removable cleat members and the fixed cleat members may be approximately constant in at least one portion of the article of footwear. The differences in height between the removable cleat members and the fixed cleat members may be approximately constant within a portion of the outer sole member. The cleat system can include at least three sets of cleat members that can be interchanged over different portions of the outer sole member.
US10104937B2	Input assembly for an article of manufacture An article of footwear, an article of apparel or protective gear can include a tensioning apparatus for tightening, for example, laces, cables or strings or other devices that secure the article to a wearer. The tensioning apparatus receives signals from an input assembly that is in communication with the tensioning apparatus. The input assembly may include pairs of wires that have twisted loops or other curvilinear segments that allow the input assembly to accommodate to different actions by the wearer of the footwear. The input assembly may also include a flexible epoxy cover that protects the connections between the wires and a printed circuit board that includes input devices.
US10104932B2	Safety shoes with a ventilation structure Safety shoes with a ventilation structure are provided. The safety shoes include a toecap on a front inner part, a plurality of longitudinal ventilation holes formed at one side of the toecap, an outer skin with an opening which laterally extends to overlap and communicate with the ventilation hole, the outer skin joined with an outer surface of the toecap, and an inner skin formed of a waterproof and breathable function material and joined with the inside of the opening. Thus, user's feet may be maintained always agreeably.
US10104931B1	Alternative strap configurations for sandals and flip flops, and methods of manufacturing same A flip-flop sandal includes a colored sole, and first and second straps that transition laterally away from a thong secured to the front of the sole. Rubber bands of different colors, thicknesses, outer diameters, and/or textures are received over the stop members at the distal ends of the straps, and onto the straps to customize its appearance. A special tool may be releasably coupled to the stop member and be used to easily slide the rubber bands over the stop members. The straps may have recesses transverse to its length, formed about an entire periphery of the strap, with rubber hands each configured to fit within one of the recesses. The rubber bands, straps, and/or portions of the sole may be formed of a material configured to absorb photons when present, and thereafter glow the various different colors when in the dark. Alternative manufacturing methods for flip flops is also provided.
US10104924B2	Cycling glove and support area pads A support element including a padding structure constructed of a plurality of interconnected spherical shaped structures together defining a pliable support element. The spherical shaped structures are interconnected to one another with a connection defining flexible interconnectors for enabling the padding structure to be flexibly bent.
US10104913B2	Pod assembly, dispensing body, and E-vapor apparatus including the same An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly and a dispensing body configured to receive the pod assembly. A vaporizer may be disposed in the pod assembly and/or the dispensing body. The pod assembly may include a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a device compartment, and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment. The pod assembly is a smart pod configured to receive, store, and transmit information that can be communicated with the dispensing body and/or another electronic device. The proximal portion of the dispensing body includes a vapor passage and a through-hole. The vapor passage may extend from an end surface of the proximal portion to a side wall of the through-hole. The through-hole is configured to receive the pod assembly such that the vapor channel of the pod assembly is aligned with the vapor passage of the dispensing body.
US10104908B2	Electronic vaping material container An inhalant material container for electronic smoking device is a cup-like storage container with an open top and a closed bottom. The container is made of quartz, glass, or other like materials. The container has a frangible seal covering the open top and an aperture to promote air flow through the container. The container is removably inserted into the heating chamber of an electronic smoking device. The container allows for heating of the inhalant material with the material coming in direct contact with the heating element in the heating chamber. The container is easily removed and replaced for on demand use. The container can be used in conjunction with a threaded connector and a two-piece heating chamber. The two-piece heating chamber has an internal punch to automatically puncture the seal of the container prior to use.
US10104907B2	Highly cohesive composite polymer materials, preparation thereof and, E.G., cigarette filters comprising same Highly cohesive composite materials, formed of at least one polymer and at least one compound selected from among the mineral oxides, silicoaluminates and activated carbon, have: a number median particle size of at least 150 μm; a pore volume (Vd1), constituted of pores of diameter ranging from 3.6 to 1000 nm, of at least 0.4 cm3/g; and a cohesion index CIN, equal to the ratio (number median particle size after an air pressure stress of 4 bar)/(number median particle size without air pressure stress (0 bar)), greater than 0.40. Such composite materials are useful, e.g., as liquid supports, catalyst supports, additives or for liquid or gas filtration, in particular in cigarette filters.
US10104900B2	Cold brew espresso manufacturing process A new method and system cold brewing espresso is described. The system employs an in-line percolator filter housing and a liquid pump. After an initial brew, the pump is configured to pump the coffee through the coffee grounds within the filter housing multiple times, in order to achieve the desired flavor and caffeine intensity via cold brewing. The coffee is finely ground to approximately 80 microns to best achieve the percolated result.
US10104888B2	Tannin-chitosan composites The invention provides a composition comprising a matrix of chitosan and a tannin wherein the chitosan is electrostatically bonded to the tannin to form a chitosan-tannin composite material. The chitosan can be partially or fully deacetylated, and the tannin can be a monomeric or an oligomeric proanthocyanidin or a hydrolysable tannin. The chitosan-tannin composite material can be a nanoparticle, a hydrogel film, a bio-foam, or a biogel, or the chitosan-tannin composite material can coat a liposome. The composite materials can be used for drug delivery, for antibacterial and/or antifungal applications, for tissue engineering applications, for wound healing applications, or they can be used as adjuvants for vaccination, including oral vaccinations. The invention also provides methods of preparing the composite materials and their various forms.
US10104885B2	Pest control films and methods for making same Pest control compositions and methods for forming a pest control composition, comprising the steps of providing a lower polymer weave; providing an upper polymer film; and mixing a pest control agent with a polymer and extruding the resulting mixture between the lower polymer weave and the upper polymer film are discussed. In addition, methods of forming a pest control composition comprising providing a lower polymer weave layer and mixing a pest control agent with a polymer and extruding the resulting mixture on the lower polymer weave layer and pest control compositions formed by such processes are discussed. Also described are pellets and monolayer films of pest control agent and polymer.
US10104880B2	Cell composition and methods of making the same Provided herein are improved methods for the formulation of compositions comprising placental stem cells, and improved compositions and cell formulations produced thereby.
US10104875B2	System and method of enhancing reproduction in avian Methods and systems of promoting fertilization of eggs of an avian. While inseminating a plurality of avian eggs a spectrum substantially concentrated within a narrow range of wavelength irradiates the plurality of inseminated avian eggs to increase the motility of the sperm to increase the probability of conception of avian from the inseminated eggs.
US10104874B2	Apparatus for the measurement of the angle of the keel and the length of the tarsus on birds The present invention is related to the medical science or the veterinary field, more specifically with the detection, measurement or recording with diagnostic purpose, and in particular it provides an apparatus for the measurement of the angle of the keel and the length of the tarsus in birds for the purpose of evaluating its corporal condition, that comprises: a first elongated piece having a first straight portion; a second elongated piece having a second straight portion; and an axis of rotation of the first piece with respect to the second piece; wherein one of said first and second pieces presents a scale for measuring the length in its corresponding straight portion; and wherein one of said first and second pieces presents a scale for measuring the angle formed between said first and second pieces.
US10104863B1	Robotic arm with improved tracking An apparatus includes a carriage, camera, spray tool, and controller. The carriage is movably coupled to a track. The camera and spray tool are coupled to the carriage. The controller moves the carriage along the track away from a starting position based on a first signal from the camera, and as the carriage moves away from the starting position, discharges, through the spray tool, a solution for a first time. The controller moves the carriage towards the starting position after the solution has been discharged for the first time, and based on a second signal from the camera as the carriage moves towards the starting position and before the carriage reaches the starting position, moves the carriage away from the starting position. As the carriage moves away from the starting position, the controller discharges, through the spray tool, the solution for a second time.
US10104859B2	Pepper plants and fruits with improved nutritional value The present invention concerns Capsicum annuum plants producing pepper fruits, exhibiting new physicochemical characteristics of the pepper fruit in relation with chlorophyll A & B, lutein as well as violaxanthin. The pepper fruits of the plants according to the present invention also exhibit a characteristic extreme dark green color at immature stage which color is linked to the content in pigment of the said fruit. The present invention also relates to QTL alleles directing the expression of the pigment content of those pepper fruits as well as molecular markers associated with these QTL alleles.
US10104856B1	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV744569 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV744569. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV744569, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV744569 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV744569 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV744569.
US10104853B2	Plants and seeds of sorghum variety GSV967288 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the sorghum variety designated GSV967288. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety GSV967288, and to methods for producing a sorghum plant produced by crossing a sorghum plant of variety GSV967288 with itself or with another sorghum plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to sorghum seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety GSV967288 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety GSV967288.
US10104849B2	Cotton variety PX2037-18WRF The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX2037-18WRF, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX2037-18WRF, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX2037-18WRF with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX2037-18WRF with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2037-18WRF, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX2037-18WRF, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US10104839B2	Linkage for agricultural harvester cleaner An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a sieve. The sieve is driven in fore and aft oscillation while permitting side to side movement by a pair of cast members interconnected each having three mounting points. Two of the mounting points of the members are interconnected by flexible rubber bushings and the third mounting point of one of the members receives fore and aft oscillating movement and the third mounting point on the second of the members pivotally interconnects to the sieve to drive it into fore and aft oscillation while permitting side to side movement.
US10104834B2	Electric lawn mower control apparatus An apparatus for controlling operation of a walk-behind electric lawn mower equipped with an electric motor, a blade cutter connected to the electric motor and a rechargeable battery mounted connected to the electric motor and a motor driver circuit. In the apparatus, when an instruction to stop the electric motor is inputted, the operation of the motor driver circuit is controlled to output regenerative electric current from three-phase coils of the electric motor. At that time, it is determined whether a rotational speed of the electric motor is equal to or less than a switching rotational speed and when it is, the motor driver circuit is controlled to switch from the regenerative braking to short-circuit braking that short-circuits the three-phase coils of the electric motor.
US10104825B2	Pull frame for an agricultural implement An agricultural implement includes a tool bar assembly configured to couple to a main frame of the agricultural implement and a pull frame. The tool bar assembly includes a first tool with a height that is adjustable relative to a soil surface. The pull frame includes a hitch assembly configured to be coupled to a work vehicle, a mounting portion configured to be removably coupled to the main frame of the agricultural implement, and a hollow portion that extends over the first tool bar between the hitch assembly and the mounting portion while the tool bar assembly and the pull frame are coupled to the main frame. The hollow portion is configured to accommodate one or more conduits.
US10104822B2	Autonomous farm vehicle An autonomous farm vehicle is provided. In a preferred embodiment the vehicle is a plow, which is capable of driving itself without input from an operator. The plow is significantly lighter in weight and smaller in size then a combined tractor and plow, and can be operated continuously. The vehicle, includes a chassis mounted on a plurality of wheels and a tool in the form of a plowing assembly mounted to the chassis and displaceable about the chassis between a first and a second position, such that in the first position the plowing assembly is operational while the vehicle is driven in a first direction. In the second position the plowing assembly is operational while the vehicle is driven in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction.
US10111357B2	Detachable inner sliding rail mounting structure for server sliding rail assembly A detachable inner sliding rail mounting structure for use in a server sliding rail assembly includes a pull bar, a plastic pull tab, a guide block, an engagement plate and a spring. The inner sliding rail is mounted in another sliding rail that has a stop block. When mounting the inner sliding rail the another sliding rail, the user simply needs to directly insert the inner sliding rail into the another sliding rail, and the engagement plate can be directly biased by a stop block on the another sliding rail to force the retaining notch of the engagement plate into engagement with the stop block. When dismounting the inner sliding rail, the user can selectively operate the plastic pull tab to move the engagement plate, or directly move the engagement plate to disengage the engagement plate from the inner sliding rail, avoiding danger and ensuring a high level of safety.
US10111356B2	System for electrical connection of printed circuit boards and backplanes in server enclosure Utilities (e.g., apparatuses, systems, methods, etc.) for reducing or eliminating gaps between the tips of male pins and the bottoms of corresponding female sockets of interfaced connectors (e.g., daughtercard and backplane connectors) of a computing module and a backplane of a server enclosure under a variety of differing mechanical tolerances in the lengths of the server enclosure and the computing module (e.g., along a dimension that is parallel to the longitudinal axes of the male pins and female sockets). The disclosed utilities allow for increased signal quality and data rates through interfaced connectors while reducing strain on the PCB, solder joints, and the like during the interfacing of the connectors.
US10111354B2	Storage carrier An storage carrier, having a body, the body having a substrate, a first frame board and a second frame board, with the first and second frame boards disposed at two opposite ends of the substrate, respectively, allowing a receiving space to be formed between the first frame board and the second frame board and adapted to receive and position an storage device. First positioning portions and second positioning portions are disposed on opposing inner sides of the first frame board and the second frame board and engaged with fixing holes of the storage device, respectively, with the first positioning portions being of higher structural rigidity than the second positioning portions, where a panel is coupled to another end of the substrate and positioned proximate to the first frame board and the second frame board, with a lid movably pivotally connected to the panel.
US10111349B2	Bending adjustment device and related flexible display device, and manufacturing method thereof The disclosure provides a bending adjustment device, a related flexible display device, and a manufacturing method thereof. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the bending adjustment device comprises a plurality of conduits arranged in parallel. The bending adjustment device further comprises a plurality of air bags, wherein at least one air bag is disposed between the adjacent conduits of the plurality of conduits. The bending adjustment device further comprises at least one air sucking and charging apparatus connected to the plurality of conduits at their ends. The other ends of the conduits are closed. The air sucking and charging apparatus is configured to suck or charge air from or to the plurality of air bags through the plurality of conduits, such that the plurality of air bags expand and contract between the adjacent conduits.
US10111341B2	Method of manufacturing brake pedal coil printed circuit board for vehicle A method of manufacturing a brake pedal coil printed circuit board is provided. The method comprises preparing a first epoxy layer having first copper foil laminated on both surfaces thereof; laminating each of second epoxy layers on the first copper foil, and laminating second copper foil on each of the second epoxy layers; forming a through hole, performing electroless copper plating on an inside surface of the through hole and the second copper foil, and forming an electrolytic copper-plated layer on each of the electroless copper-plated layer; forming circuits having a predetermined pattern on the electrolytic copper-plated layer and the electroless copper-plated layer and forming a gap between the circuits; applying a PSR ink onto the electrolytic copper-plated layer; applying a marking ink onto the PSR ink; forming a Ni-plated layer around the through hole and the hole land; and forming an Au-plated layer on the Ni-plated layer.
US10111340B2	Method of manufacturing a conductive substrate Provided are a conducting substrate and a method for preparing the same. The method for preparing the conducting substrate according to an embodiment of the present application includes a) providing a substrate comprising a conducting layer; b) forming a metal layer on the entire surface of the substrate comprising the conducting layer; c) forming an insulating layer pattern on the metal layer; d) forming a metal layer pattern by over-etching the metal layer by using the insulating layer pattern as a mask; and e) reforming the insulating layer pattern.
US10111336B1	Method of making a flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board with reduced ion migration from signal-carrying elements which are coated against corrosion includes an insulating layer, a wiring area, a copper electroplating layer, a nickel electroplating layer, a cover film, and a gold chemical-plating layer. The wiring area is formed on the insulating layer. The copper electroplating layer formed on the wiring area has a first portion and a second portion. The nickel electroplating layer is formed on at least the first portion and exposes sidewalls of the first portion. The cover film is formed on the second portion and fills in gaps of the copper electroplating layer. The gold chemical-plating layer is formed on top surface of the nickel electroplating layer and the sidewalls of the first portion.
US10111335B2	Printed wiring board A printed wiring board includes a central resin insulating layer, an electronic component embedded in the central resin insulating layer, a first resin insulating layer formed on a first surface side of the central resin insulating layer, and a second resin insulating layer formed on a second surface side of the central resin insulating layer on the opposite side with respect to the first surface side. The central resin insulating layer does not contain a core material, and one of the first resin insulating layer and the second resin insulating layer includes a core material and the other one of the first resin insulating layer and the second resin insulating layer does not contain a core material.
US10111331B2	Component mounting substrate An interlayer connection conductor penetrates through first layers of a multilayer body and projects from an upper surface. In a component mounting substrate, the projection length of the interlayer connection conductor from the upper surface in the lamination direction is adjusted such that a difference between a connection position of the interlayer connection conductor and a conductive bonding portion and a connection position of a connection electrode and a conductive bonding portion in the lamination direction is a difference. A difference between the length of the conductive bonding portion and the length of the conductive bonding portion in the lamination direction is canceled by the difference. As a result, the upper surface and a lower surface are parallel with each other to prevent a high-frequency component from tilting with respect to a mounting substrate, thereby preventing electric connection failure and lowering of bonding strength due to the tilt.
US10111328B2	Photosensitive resin composition, dry film using same, printed wiring board, and method for producing printed wiring board The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) an acid-modified vinyl group-containing epoxy resin, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a thiol group-containing compound, and (E) a photopolymerizable compound, wherein the component (A) contains at least one acid-modified vinyl group-containing epoxy resin (A1) which is obtained from a bisphenol-novolak epoxy resin (a1) having a structural unit represented by a general formula (IV) or (V), and an acid-modified vinyl group-containing epoxy resin (A2) which is obtained from an epoxy resin (a2) differing from the epoxy resin (a1).
US10111327B2	Resin composition eliminating volatile loss of initiating species for the preparation of printed circuit board laminates An enhanced prepreg for printed circuit board (PCB) laminates includes a substrate and a resin applied to the substrate. The resin includes a curable polymer and a polymerization initiator polymer having a backbone with a free radical initiator forming segment that breaks apart upon being subjected to heat to generate a plurality of non-volatile initiating species. This resin composition eliminates possible volatile loss of the free radical initiator during all processing steps in the preparation of PCB laminates. The resin may additionally include a cross-linking agent, flame retardant and viscosity modifiers. In one embodiment, a sheet of woven glass fibers is impregnated with the resin and subsequently dried or cured. The glass cloth substrate may include a silane coupling agent to couple the resin to the substrate. In another embodiment, resin coated copper (RCC) is prepared by applying the resin to copper and subsequently curing the resin.
US10111323B2	Electronic device and pressure sensing module thereof A pressure sensing module for sensing a pressure applied to a circuit board is disclosed. The pressure sensing module includes a conductive pad, an elastic cover, a pushing part and a conductive unit. The conductive pad is connected to the circuit board. The elastic cover is connected to the circuit board and located on the conductive pad. The elastic cover includes a top end. The pushing part is connected to the top end. The conductive unit is located above the conductive pad. When the pushing part is not under pressure, the conductive unit does not move to touch the conductive pad. When the pushing part is under pressure, the pushing part causes the conductive unit to move toward the conductive pad such that the conductive unit touches the conductive pad.
US10111308B2	System for and method of commissioning lighting devices within a wireless network A lighting system for and method of commissioning LED light fixtures is disclosed. The LED light fixtures include a controller unit that is programed with lighting firmware and an on-board 5 light sensor that is responsive to visible light signals from a light source. In operation, the light sensor is irradiated visible light signals and/or visible light sequences that instruct the LED light fixture via the controller unit to join a group, be locked into a group, run lighting programs and/or become un-locked from a group.
US10111307B2	Systems and methods for remotely controlling an imitation candle device Imitation candle devices and systems with enhanced features are described that facilitate remote operation and usage of electronic candles. The disclosed features include application programs running on a processor of a mobile device and a detachable wireless transceiver included within an imitation candle to facilitate the electronic candle to be turned on or off remotely. In some embodiments, when a user blows into the microphone of the mobile device the imitation flame of the electronic candle is moved according to the speed of the blow. In some implementations, parameters such as a flicker speed, a flicker color, a duration of flickering, are changed using signals that are received from the mobile device.
US10111306B1	Control system for user-activated selection of control functionality A lighting control system includes control devices each configured to be coupled with one or more lighting devices. Each of the control devices includes sensor(s) configured to measure a characteristic of an environment, and hardware circuitry configured to connect with a network for one or more of remotely controlling operation of the one or more lighting devices, communicating the characteristic that is sensed, or monitoring information received through the network. The hardware circuitry of the control devices are configured to operate between different operational modes to perform different functions to control the one or more lighting devices based on the characteristic that is measured by the one or more sensors, based on the information received via the network, or based on both the characteristic that is measured and the information received via the network. The system also includes switching hardware configured to change the operational mode of the control devices.
US10111302B2	Compatible inductor-type circuit structure with direct input from commercial power A compatible inductor-type circuit structure with direct input from commercial power includes a substrate and a light-source control-loop device. The light-source control-loop device is disposed on the substrate and includes a constant current circuit, plural light source modules, a switch, a commercial power simulation circuit, a high voltage protection circuit, plural bridge rectifier circuits and a limited current protection circuit. The constant current circuit, the light source modules, the switch, the commercial power simulation circuit, the high voltage protection circuit, the bridge rectifier circuits and the limited current protection circuit are connected together electrically. By the abovementioned structures, a luminaire can be installed directly on any lamp holder, without considering whether to remove the ballast. The circuit structure can be compatible with a dedicated LED lamp holder or a lamp holder activated by a ballast, thereby facilitating the usage.
US10111287B2	Synchronous switching circuit An electrical circuit, in some embodiments, comprises a control circuit having a plurality of switches and an electrical load having a plurality of load components. A first of the plurality of switches is configured to control a first of the plurality of load components. A second of the plurality of switches is configured to control a second of the plurality of load components synchronously with the first of the plurality of switches.
US10111284B2	Light driving circuit A light driving circuit includes a first and second illuminant unit, a power conversion unit, a first and second switching unit, and a first control unit. The power conversion unit receives an input voltage and converts the input voltage into an output voltage. The first switching unit is coupled to the first illuminant unit. When the first switching unit is turned on, the first illuminant unit is driven by the output voltage to emit light and generate a first output current. The second switching unit is coupled to the second illuminant unit. When the second switching unit is turned on, the second illuminant unit is driven by the output voltage to emit light and generate a second output current. The first control unit controls the first switching unit and the second switching unit to be turned on/off according to the first output current and the second current, respectively.
US10111279B2	Converged communications device and method of controlling the same A method of controlling a converged communications device. The method includes executing a first call between the converged communications device and a first network using a first communication modality, audibilizing the first call with one of an earpiece speaker and a loudspeaker, receiving a second call from a second network having a second communication modality different from the first communication modality, sensing an action by a user in response to receiving the second call, and audibilizing the second call with the other of the earpiece speaker and the loudspeaker based on the action and based on the second communication modality. Also discloses is a converged communications device performing the method.
US10111276B2	Techniques for power savings in multi-SIM modems using extended LTE signaling Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. A method and apparatus described include detecting a connection event after completing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration procedure with a base station. The method and apparatus include transmitting a connection release request message on a signaling radio bearer (SRB) to the base station in response to detecting the connection event. The method and apparatus include initiating a connection release timer in response to detecting the connection event. The method and apparatus include monitoring for a synchronization message from the base station. The method and apparatus include performing a first connection procedure to synchronize with the base station based on receiving the synchronization message from the base station prior to an expiration of the connection release timer.
US10111274B2	Handling of registration reject in mobile communications Various solutions to handling of registration rejects with respect to user equipment (UE) in mobile communications are described. A UE may transmit a first request to a first network element of a wireless network. The UE may receive a first reject from the first network element. The UE may bar the first network element in response to receiving the first reject from the first network element. The UE may transmit a second request to a second network element of the same wireless network or a different wireless network in response to receiving the first reject from the first network element. Alternatively, the UE may transmit a second request to the first network element after a period of barring time.
US10111268B2	System and method for NFC peer-to-peer authentication and secure data transfer A reader device may generate a first identifier. The reader device may transmit the first identifier to a mobile device. The reader device may receive encrypted data and unencrypted data from the mobile device in which the encrypted data includes a second identifier. The reader device may evaluate whether the first identifier and the second identifier correspond to one another.
US10111261B2	D2D operation method performed by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same Provided is a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: acquiring configuration information indicating a first type resource and a second type resource that can be used in the D2D operation; selecting one type of resource among the first type resource and the second type resource; and performing the D2D operation using the selected type of resource.
US10111254B2	Method and apparatus for random access for multiple devices in wireless communication system A method for performing a random access by a device in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a broadcast signal including location information which indicates each of at least two partial areas included in a transmission area of a preamble sequence, and transmitting the preamble sequence through one of the at least two partial areas on the basis of the broadcast signal.
US10111249B2	Common channel aquisition A method of selecting a common channel type for uplink transmission in a wireless communication network when conflicting instructions are received, a computer program product and user equipment operable to perform that method. The method comprises: attempting to acquire resource on a first type of common channel for uplink transmission of information in accordance with a first received instruction; receiving a second instruction to make any uplink transmission on a second type of common channel; determining whether there is any information to be sent and, if not, ceasing attempts to acquire resource on the first type of common channel. Aspects and embodiments described aim to provide a method to resolve a mixture of commands received by user equipment while aiming to ensure efficient overall network operation.
US10111244B2	Method and apparatus for performing backoff for scheduling request in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for scheduling uplink (UL) transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a backoff parameter from a network, and determines whether or not to apply the received backoff parameter before transmitting a scheduling request (SR) to the network via a dedicated channel. Whether or not to apply the received backoff parameter is determined according to a prioritized access, and the prioritized access corresponds to one of emergency access, high priority access, control element/information in media access control (MAC), radio link control (RLC) or packet data convergence protocol (PDCP), data radio bearer (DRB) for voice/video service, signaling radio bearer (SRB) 0, SRB 1, SRB 2, multimedia telephony service (MMTEL)-voice, MMTEL-video, and voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE).
US10111237B2	Communication method, apparatus, and system A communication method, apparatus, and system is described. The communication method includes sending, by a cellular base station, measurement indication information to a millimeter wave base station and a user equipment, acquiring, by the cellular base station, the measurement result, determining a to-be-accessed millimeter wave base station of the user equipment according to the measurement result, and sending, by the cellular base station, millimeter wave frequency band parameter configuration information of the to-be-accessed millimeter wave base station to the user equipment.
US10111235B2	Methods for centralized channel selection across different cells in a radio access network A method is shown for allocating a plurality of channels to a plurality of radio nodes (RNs) in a radio access network (RAN). In accordance with the method, an initial RN is selected from among the plurality of RNs. A first of the plurality of channels is assigned to the initial RN. The first channel is selected such that external interference experienced by the initial RN from sources other than the RAN on the first channel is minimized. A second RN is selected from among the plurality of RNs. A second of the plurality of channels is assigned to the second RN. The second channel is selected such that a metric reflective of an information carrying capacity of the RNs that have already been assigned one of the plurality of channels is maximized. The assigned channels are allocated to the respective RNs to which they have been assigned.
US10111226B2	Techniques to identify packets associated with an overlapping basic service set A wireless device may utilize enhanced OBSS identification techniques to determine whether an interfering transmission is associated with an OBSS. In an example, a wireless device may receive a WLAN packet that includes a preamble and a data region. The wireless device may analyze the preamble to determine whether the WLAN packet is an OBSS packet. If the wireless device determines there is insufficient information in the preamble to identify the WLAN packet as an OBSS packet, the wireless device may decode a portion of the data region (e.g., a MAC header) to determine if the WLAN packet is an OBSS packet. Prior to declaring a successful decoding of the MAC header, the wireless device may confirm the MAC header has been received reliably. Additionally or alternatively, BSS identifiers may be included in the data region and used to determine if the WLAN packet is associated with an OBSS.
US10111218B2	Channel configuration in device-to-device communications The present invention provides for a method of configuring a physical channel, such as a physical control channel, for device-to-device communication between mobile terminal devices within a cellular communications network environment and comprising a step of locating a device-to-device control channel within a cellular uplink signalling spectrum, and applying a frequency offset parameter to determine separation of the device-to-device control channel from a cellular uplink control channel, and to related terminal devices and computer program products.
US10111217B2	Downlink signaling for adaption of an uplink-downlink configuration in TDD communication systems An apparatus includes a User Equipment (UE) having a receiver and a decoder. The receiver is configured to receive, from an eNodeB (eNB), a signal indicating a configuration of a period to receive one or more Physical Downlink Control CHannels (PDCCHs) in respective one or more Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs). Each of the one or more PDCCHs conveys a same Downlink Control Information (DCI) format. The DCI format includes at least one field indicating a first Time Division Duplexing (TDD) UpLink-DownLink (UL-DL) configuration in a first cell for DL data receptions or UL data transmissions. A TDD UL-DL configuration includes ten TTIs each having a respective serial index from 0 to 9. The receiver is also configured to receive, from the eNB, at least one PDCCH of the one or more PDCCHs. The decoder is configured to decode the DCI format conveyed by the at least one PDCCH in a second cell. The period is a multiple of ten TTIs, and the one or more TTIs are in a last ten TTIs of the period.
US10111215B2	Device-to-device discovery resource allocation in communications A method for device-to-device communication includes receiving, in a D2D-capable user terminal from a network apparatus, measurement configuration information regarding a D2D discovery resource usage status. The user terminal performs, based on the received measurement configuration information, a corresponding measurement to determine the usage status of D2D discovery resources. The user terminal transmits, to the network apparatus, a report on the measurement performed in the user terminal, the report indicating the usage status of D2D discovery resources, in order the network apparatus to be able to adjust D2D discovery resource allocation based on the report.
US10111208B2	System and method for performing security management operations in network having non-static collection of nodes Machines in a managed network implement a set of rules that cause individual machines to directly interact with only a small number of machines in the network. Independent local actions of the individual machines collectively cause the individual machines to be self-organized into one or more communication orbits without any global control or coordination by a server or an administrator. The communication orbits are used for supporting security management, including, at a first node of the network, receiving a security management message from an upstream neighbor through a respective receiving channel from the upstream neighbor to the first node; performing one or more security management operations in accordance with the security management message received from the upstream neighbor; and forwarding the security management message to a downstream neighbor through a respective propagation channel from the first node to the downstream neighbor.
US10111207B2	Network device, terminal device, and voice service control method The present invention relates to a network device, a terminal device, and a voice service control method, a frame type of voice data is determined, and therefore, a voice service of the network device may be disconnected when no speech frame time exceeds set time, which prevents an economic loss caused by a non-talking call maintained for a long time, thereby saving a resource of an operator network, and improving utilization efficiency of the operator network.
US10111206B2	Directing client devices between co-located macro and micro wireless cells Embodiments herein describe using a dual assess point (AP) to establish two access points that both are established by two individual radios (e.g., two 5 GHz radios). Generally, APs experience highly degraded performance when two co-located radios operate within the same band. In one embodiment, AP devices can deploy same band radios using a macro-micro cell approach. Thus, the AP may intelligently hand off client devices between the micro and macro cell in a way that optimizes the system for overall throughput and low packet latency while creating minimal oscillation of clients between cells. The embodiments in this disclosure disclose techniques that direct clients in a manner that optimizes these factors.
US10111193B2	Storage medium, radio signal demodulation method, and radio signal demodulation apparatus A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program that causes a computer to execute a process. The process includes receiving radio signals from base stations, the radio signals being generated by the base stations based on a modulated signal received at the base stations; determining one or more reception target signals in the received radio signals, the reception target signals having a predetermined target frequency and being modulated according to a predetermined target modulation scheme; aligning the reception target signals with each other; generating a demodulation target signal based on the aligned reception target signals; and demodulating the generated demodulation target signal.
US10111191B2	Systems and methods for a user equipment to become a synchronization source Systems and methods for User Equipment (UE) synchronization for Device-to-Device (D2D) out-of-coverage communication are provided. In an embodiment, a method in an in-coverage (IC) UE for the IC UE to become a synchronization source for out-of-coverage UEs for D2D communication includes obtaining, by the IC UE scanning parameters; scanning, by the IC UE, for out-of-coverage synchronization signals; transmitting, by the IC UE, a measurement report to a Transmission Point (TP) in response to a report trigger, the measurement report comprising information of one or more received out-of-coverage synchronization signals; receiving, by the IC UE, a configuration command from the TP instructing the IC UE to become a synchronization source in response to a configuration command from the TP; and transmitting, by the IC UE, a D2D synchronization signal (SS) for a duration of time or until instructed not to do so by the TP.
US10111190B2	Latency reduction in LTE systems Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) autonomously synchronizing. For example, a WTRU may be configured to receive a downlink timing synchronization. The WTRU may be configured to determine a synchronization signal. The WTRU may be configured to determine a synchronization mode. The synchronization mode may be RRC CONNECTED mode. The synchronization mode may be RRC IDLE mode. The WTRU may communicate data to the network while in an unsynchronized state in an RRC IDLE and/or an RRC CONNECTED mode. The communication of data while unsynchronized may reduce latency relative to one or more of a random access channel (RACH) procedure, a resource radio control (RRC) connection establishment procedure, or a data packet scheduling, for example.
US10111188B2	Signaling of enhanced power control for eIMTA interference mitigation Methods, systems, and-devices are described for interference mitigation in a time-division duplex(TDD)wireless communication system. First and second subframe types may be identified for TDD subframes to be transmitted using the system. Different power control parameters associated with each subframe type may be identified based on transmission directions in neighboring cells for the particular subframes. One or more TDD subframes to be transmitted may be identified as a first or second subframe type, and power control may be applied to the transmitted subframes according the power control parameter associated with the subframe type. The identification of subframes and power control parameters to be applied to each type of subframe may be transmitted, for example, to a user equipment(UE). The information may be transmitted to a UE, for example, via radio resource control(RRC)signaling or via a physical layer control channel.
US10111179B2	Device and method of uplink power control A method of uplink power control including generating a transmission power control (TPC) sequence from TPC commands received on a series of slots, the series of slots forming one radio frame, calculating a plurality of correlation results by executing correlation calculations between the TPC sequence and a plurality of command sequences, and determining an overall TPC command based on the plurality of correlation results may be provided.
US10111177B2	Uplink power control in multi-user unlicensed wireless networks Methods and systems of providing uplink (UL) transmission power control are provided. The UL transmission power control is provided between access points (APs) and wireless stations in a multi-user (MU) unlicensed wireless network. The disclosed method includes participating in a first wireless communication between an AP and at least one station of a plurality of stations in an unlicensed wireless network, and using an uplink UL transmission power parameter transmitted from the AP to the at least one station to regulate UL power control of UL transmissions between the at least one station and the AP.
US10111174B2	Intelligent switch system and control method An intelligent switch system with reduced power consumption includes a wireless gateway, single live line intelligent switches, and one load per single live line intelligent switch. The wireless gateway generates wake-up signal, couples the wake-up signal to the alternating current power source network, and sends a control signal to all the intelligent switches. Each switch includes first wireless communication unit with sleep mode and wake-up mode, first wake-up unit, first controller, and switch unit. Every first wireless communication unit in wake-up mode receives the control signal. Every first wake-up unit receives and the wake-up signal to wake-up the first wireless communication unit if the control signal is tailored for that switch. The first controller analyzes the control signal and outputs a switch signal, the switch unit changes the on or off state of the load accordingly. When the switch unit is turned off, the current flowing is less than 50 uA.
US10111173B2	Fully integrated wake-up receiver An apparatus is provided which comprises: a mixer to mix a first signal of a first frequency with a second signal of a second frequency, and to generate a first output; a switched-capacitor multiplier, coupled to the mixer, to receive the first output and to provide a second output with reduced noise; and an amplifier, coupled to the switched-capacitor multiplier, to amplify the second output.
US10111169B2	Systems and methods for processing and transmitting sensor data Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are provided. The data can be displayed on a hand-held display device having a display such as a key fob device including a user interface, such as an LCD and one or more buttons allows a user to view data, and a physical connector, such as USB port.
US10111167B2	Detection and resolution of a reduced version basic service set identifier collision Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. A wireless node may detect and resolve collisions in reduced version of basic service set identifiers (BSSIDs). The collisions may be the result of multiple basic service sets (BSSs) using the same values for reduced versions of BSSIDs. For example, the BSSs may use the same value for X-bit color indicators which results in a color collision if the BSSs are neighbor BSSs. When such a scenario occurs, the node may detect the collision by referencing reduced version BSSID information from broadcasts or backhaul communications with one of the involved BSSs. Alternatively, the node may determine that frames from two different BSSs include the same color bits. The node may resolve the detected color collision by triggering a change in the reduced version BSSID for one of the involved BSSs.
US10111166B2	Method and apparatus for performing access control for WLAN interworking in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for performing access control for wireless local area network (WLAN) interworking in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives access class barring information for a traffic steered from a WLAN to 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE) from a network, and performs access barring check for the traffic steered from the WLAN to the 3GPP LTE using the received access class barring information. If a cell is not barred according to the access barring check, the UE transmits a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message to the network.
US10111162B2	Method of controlling network traffic for user equipment and base station and related apparatuses using the same The present disclosure is directed to a method of controlling network traffic for a user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS). In one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a method of controlling network traffic for a UE. The method would include not limited to determining whether to select a target access network, and transmitting a traffic re-direct inform message in response to the selection of the target access network, wherein the traffic re-direct inform message comprises information of the target access network and a traffic flow indicator corresponding to at least one traffic flow.
US10111161B2	Discovery method and an electronic device thereof A method of operating an electronic device in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes receiving, from another electronic device in the NAN cluster, via a direct communication path, a NAN service discovery frame (SDF) including information for indicating at least one discovery window (DW) among a plurality of DWs, when the other electronic device operates in an awake mode, and switching, based on the received information, an operation mode from a sleep mode to the awake mode in the at least one DW among the plurality of DWs.
US10111155B2	Method and arrangement in a telecommunication system Embodiments herein include methods and arrangements for controlling access of mobile devices to a network, such as GSM. The mobile devices belong to an access control class (ACC) and also belong to an additional access control class (EACC) that provides extended access control. The arrangement broadcasts system information to the mobile devices that comprises a first indicator indicating an ACC. The first indicator indicates whether a mobile device is allowed to access or is barred from accessing the network. The system information further comprises a second indicator indicating an EACC. The second indicator indicates whether a mobile device is allowed to access or is limited from accessing the network. Limited access may entail blocking a mobile device from initiating communications with the network, blocking the mobile device from receiving network initiated communications, or both. A mobile device blocked from network initiated communication may not answer a page from the network.
US10111150B2	Mobile terminal handover in an LTE network A method of handing over a mobile terminal from a source base station to a target base station in a Long Term Evolution, LTE, compliant mobile wireless communications network. The method comprises generating a measurement report including one or more channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, measurement result at a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal sends the measurement report to a source base station. The source base station determines either in response to the measurement report or separately that the network should handover the mobile terminal to a target base station. The source base station sends a handover request to the target base station. The handover request sent from the source base station to the target base station includes at least one CSI-RS measurement result received from the mobile terminal such that the target base station can initiate coordinated multi-point transmission, CoMP, to the mobile terminal upon handover.
US10111146B2	Method and device for selecting access network in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, a method and a device for selecting an access network are disclosed. A method by which a terminal selects an access network in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: determining whether a packet service can be performed through a wireless LAN (WLAN) in use when the packet service is set to select a WLAN access network as an access network of the terminal for the packet service according to a predetermined rule while the terminal is using the WLAN; and performing an access network selection operation including a WLAN selection or a WLAN reselection as a candidate on the basis of the result of the determination step.
US10111143B2	Resource management method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system A resource management method and apparatus allows or restricts use of some or all of the resources of entities of a wireless communication system. A radio resource management method of a radio access point includes receiving a measurement report from a terminal, selecting another radio access point for serving the terminal in cooperation with the serving radio access point based on the measurement report and a Handover Restriction List (HRL), and transmitting a request for serving the terminal to the selected another radio access point.
US10111137B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting feedback information using terminal accessibility in a wireless access system The present invention relates to a method for a base station to manage resources in order to perform beamforming in a wireless access system, the method being characterized by comprising the steps of: receiving cluster information from a cluster head; and determining, on the basis of the received cluster information, terminals to be scheduled in a cluster including the cluster head, wherein the cluster information comprises location and channel gain information for the terminals belonging to the cluster including the cluster head.
US10111133B2	Broadcasting signal transmitting apparatus, broadcast signal receiving apparatus, and broadcast signal transceiving method in a broadcast signal transceiving apparatus Disclosed is a broadcast signal transmitting apparatus, a broadcast signal receiving apparatus, and a broadcast signal transceiving method in a broadcast signal transceiving apparatus. The broadcast signal transmitting method comprises the following steps: compressing the headers of data packets of an IP stream identified by IP address information, wherein the compressed data packets include a first packet, the header of which contains static field information, a second packet, the header of which contains dynamic field information, and a third packet, the header of which contains the compressed static field information and/or the compressed dynamic field information; signaling IP-PLP mapping information for mapping the IP stream and a component PLP for transmitting the IP stream, the IP stream compression information, and the header information of the first packet to L2 signaling information; and transmitting the header information of the second and third packets via the component PLP, and transmitting the L2 signaling information via a common PLP.
US10111128B2	Communication of preferred power consumption configurations Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to determine a power preference indication (PPI) is described. The UE can determine the PPI as one of a low power consumption or a normal power consumption. The UE can start a PPI timer when the PII is set for the normal power consumption. The UE can encode the PII for transmission to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) in a UE assistance information message.
US10111127B2	Enhanced software-defined network controller to support ad-hoc radio access networks Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to an enhanced software-defined networking (“SDN”) controller to support ad-hoc radio access technologies (“RATs”). An SDN controller receives, from an ad-hoc radio access controller serving an ad-hoc radio access network (“RAN”), an attach request sent on behalf of a user equipment (“UE”) operating in communication with an ad-hoc RAT transceiver node. The attach request includes a physical IP address associated with the UE. The physical IP address includes an IP address sub-interface pre-fix broadcast to the UE by the ad-hoc RAT transceiver node combined with a physical address of the UE. In response to the attach request, the SDN controller can complete an attachment procedure for allowing the ad-hoc radio access controller to an SDN network. The SDN controller also can update one or more components operating within the SDN network to reflect how to reach the UE via the physical IP address.
US10111122B2	Collaborative sensing using coordinated silencing of user equipment in license-exempt bands Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to schedule user equipment (UE) measurements. An HeNB may identify a first cluster of UEs and a second cluster of UEs. The HeNB may determine a measuring gap schedule relating to the first cluster of UEs and the second cluster of UEs. The measuring gap schedule may indicate a measurement time for each cluster. The measurement time may indicate that UEs in a cluster withhold a transmission during the measurement time. The UEs in the cluster may measure a spectrum (e.g., frequency, channel, etc.) associated with a supplementary cell during the measurement time. The HeNB may send the measuring gap schedule to the first cluster of UEs and the second cluster of U Es. The HeN B may receive spectrum measurements of the supplementary cell from the first cluster of UEs and the second cluster of UEs, e.g., in accordance with the measuring gap schedule.
US10111119B2	Methods for performing radio measurements and mobile terminal devices A mobile terminal device may include a first SIM, a second SIM, a radio processing circuit and a baseband processing circuit configured to interact with the radio processing circuit. The baseband processing circuit may be configured to identify one or more first measurement targets of a first radio measurement of the first SIM, identify one or more common measurement results from one or more measurement results of a second radio measurement of the second SIM, wherein at least one of the one or more common measurement results corresponds to a measurement target of the one or more first measurement targets of the first radio measurement, provide the one or more common measurement results to the first radio measurement as one or more measurement results of the first radio measurement, and perform mobility operations with the one or more measurement results of the first radio measurement or the one or more measurement results of the second radio measurement.
US10111113B2	Coverage enhancement level determination A wireless device may determine a coverage enhancement (CE) level (or coverage extension) by attempting to decode a received broadcast signal. The wireless device may attempt to decode a portion of the broadcast signal using a CE level that is less than the CE level of the broadcast. If the decoding attempt is successfully, the CE level may be declared as an operating CE level. If decoding is unsuccessful, the CE level may be increased decoding retried. The wireless device may continue to test-decode the broadcast signal at new (e.g., increasing) CE levels until a CE level is sufficient for a decode and is declared the operating CE level of the wireless device. In some cases, the wireless device test-decodes a broadcast channel after selecting a CE level based on a path loss measurement of a downlink signal (e.g., reference signal).
US10111108B2	Radio base station, mobile station and radio communication method To improve system performance for mobile communications (group mobility) in a plurality of terminals existing inside the same moving object, a radio base station, which forms a cell on a moving path of a moving object to communicate with a mobile station provided in the moving object using beam forming, is provided with a transmission section that transmits a plurality of acquisition signals applied with different beam forming weights respectively to at least an edge region of the cell formed on the moving path of the moving object, and a control section that controls a beam forming weight to apply to a data signal transmitted to the mobile station, based on information notified from the mobile station receiving an acquisition signal.
US10111105B2	Methods used in control nodes, and associated control nodes Method used in a first control node controlling one or more first links among two or more first radio nodes in a first network, and an associated first control node. Transmitting desired sounding and sensing related parameters of the first control node to a second control node controlling one or more second links among two or more second radio nodes in a second network neighboring the first network and operating at the same frequency as the first network. Receiving, from the second control node, sounding and sensing related parameters to be applied to the one or more second links, which are adjusted based on the desired sounding and sensing related parameters of the first control node. Adjusting the desired sounding and sensing related parameters of the first control node, based on the sounding and sensing related parameters to be applied to the one or more second links and applying them.
US10111101B2	Wireless communication of information from access control device to mobile communications device Wireless communication of information from an access control device to a mobile communications device is disclosed. The mobile communications device is capable of communicating with at least two transmitters. The at least two transmitters include i) a first transmitter located at a first access controlled door that transmits first BLE beacons; and a ii) second transmitter located at a second access controlled door that transmits second BLE beacons. The mobile communications device includes a Bluetooth communication module that is configured to receive a plurality of BLE beacons, including the first BLE beacons and the second BLE beacons, from the at least two transmitters at different locations on a same floor within a premises. The mobile communications device also includes a microprocessor that is configured to execute instructions to determine a location of the mobile communications device based at least in part on signal properties of the first and second BLE beacons, beacon-identifying information contained in the first and second BLE beacons, and known locations of the first and second access controlled doors. The mobile communications device also includes a display that is configured to output text or graphics to inform a device user of the location of the mobile communications device relative to at least the first and second access controlled doors.
US10111095B2	Caching a pairwise master key for dropped wireless local area network (WLAN) connections to prevent re-authentication A device may determine that a first wireless local area network (WLAN) connection, established with a first WLAN access point using an extensible authentication protocol, has been dropped. The device may store a pairwise master key identifier, associated with the first WLAN access point, based on determining that the first WLAN connection has been dropped. The device may detect a WLAN signal, associated with the first WLAN access point or a second WLAN access point, after determining that the first WLAN connection has been dropped. The device may provide the pairwise master key identifier to the first WLAN access point or the second WLAN access point based on detecting the WLAN signal. The device may establish a second WLAN connection with the first WLAN access point or the second WLAN access point based on providing the pairwise master key identifier and without re-authenticating using the extensible authentication protocol.
US10111094B2	Wireless intrusion detection and device fingerprinting through preamble manipulation A method of establishing a hardware identity of a coordinating device in a wireless network is provided. A standard PHY preamble is modified to a preamble that can be received by the coordinating device having an expected hardware configuration. The modified PHY preamble is transmitted with an association request by a joining device. In response to not receiving a reply containing an association response from the coordinating device by the joining device, determining the hardware configuration of the coordinating device is not the expected hardware configuration. A further method of characterizing a hardware identity of a device in a wireless network is also provided. A request with a modified PHY preamble is transmitted to a device. If a reply is received from the device, characterizing the device as a first hardware type. And, if a reply is not received, characterizing the device as not the first hardware type.
US10111078B2	Techniques to support emergency calls with over-the-top service provider Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. A wireless device such as an in-vehicle system (IVS) may transmit an emergency call (eCall) message to a third party eCall server using a communication session which may be packet based or circuit based. The eCall message may include session information and telematics data. The third party eCall server may relay the session information and telematics data to a public safety answering point (PSAP). For example, the third party eCall server may generate an automatic text-to-speech message that is transmitted to the PSAP over a public communications network. In some cases, the third party eCall server may transmit a response to the wireless device including metadata based on the telematics data transmitted in the eCall message. The eCall message may also include a call-back number, and the PSAP may contact the wireless device directly using the call-back number.
US10111076B2	Method to provide ad hoc and password protected digital and voice networks A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for police, fire fighters, military, first responders or other emergency situations for coordinating different organizations at the scene of a disaster to elevate conventional communication problems either up and down the chain of command or cross communication between different emergency units. The method and system provides that the users are only required to enter a specific Server IP address and an ad hoc event name, a password and perhaps the name of the particular unit.
US10111068B2	Techniques for providing IMS services to multiple machine-type communication devices using a user equipment as a proxy Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a plurality of session initiation protocol (SIP) addresses of a plurality of communication devices. The UE and the plurality of communication devices may be associated with a unique domain. The UE may register the plurality of communication devices for an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) service. The plurality of communication devices may be registered using a single IMS registration of the UE.
US10111062B2	Communication service usage transfer Systems, methods, and apparatuses may allow a host device to facilitate communication from a guest device to a network, wherein the service usage charges that would ordinarily be charged against the host device account may be transferred to the guest device account. A method may include a host device connecting to a network. The host device may be associated with a first account. The host device may receive a connection from a guest device. The guest device may be associated with a second account. The host device may facilitate communication from the guest device to the network, wherein the facilitated communication from the guest device to the network may be a charge against the first account. The host device may provide instruction to the network to transfer the charge against the first account to the second account.
US10111059B2	Systems and methods for utilizing wireless communications to suggest connections for a user Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can broadcast a first wireless communication including information associated with a first user. A second wireless communication including information associated with a second user can be detected. Log data including at least a portion of the information associated with the second user can be generated. The log data can also include signal strength data associated with the second wireless communication and time data indicating when the second wireless communication was detected. The log data can be provided for analysis. One or more connections suggested for the first user based, at least in part, on the log data can be received.
US10111056B2	Server and communication method thereof A server (1) receives a first message indicating that a final destination is a first mobile node. Next, the server (1) determines, from among a plurality of gateways (21 to 24) that provide connectivity with a network infrastructure (5) to a plurality of wireless ad-hoc networks (41 to 46), a first gateway to which the first message is to be transferred, based on a movement history of the first mobile node. Then, the server (1) attempts to transmit the first message to the first mobile node through the determined first gateway. It is thus possible to contribute, for example, to an improvement of probability of delivering messages addressed to mobile nodes within a wireless ad-hoc network.
US10111054B2	Apparatus and method for performing feedback reduction A method and system for enabling feedback reduction for half-duplex communications is provided. In operation, a crossing of a proximity threshold between a first device and a second device is determined and a feedback reduction operation is enabled based on the determination. The determination is based on a proximity check based on a near field proximity profile. The feedback reduction operation is at least one of reducing a playback volume to a predetermined level and delaying a playback. To delay playback, when a device enters transmit-mode, it may delay the transmission of received voice input. To reduce the playback volume, when a device enters receive-mode, it may reduce a volume of the audio output apparatus to a predetermined level.
US10111051B2	Communication apparatus, control method therefor, program, and storage medium A communication apparatus creates a network, assigns information necessary for performing communication in the created network to each of other communication apparatuses which have joined the network, and searches for a communication apparatus having a specific service function. Upon completion of assignment of the information necessary for performing communication in the created network, the communication apparatus starts the search.
US10111050B2	Interference reduction for eMBMS service A device may receive information identifying a first sub-frame being transmitted by a base station via a first radio frame. The first sub-frame may be reserved for providing a particular set of transmissions. The device may identify a second sub-frame, that is to be transmitted by the device via a second radio frame and that corresponds to the first sub-frame. The second sub-frame being included in a second radio frame. The device may blank the second sub-frame based on identifying the second sub-frame that corresponds to the first sub-frame. The device may transmit the second radio frame with the blanked second sub-frame.
US10111045B2	Low power V2I/V2V mode for mobile devices A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus may be configured to obtain location information associated with the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured to determine routing information from the apparatus to a geographical area based on the obtained location information. The apparatus may be configured to adjust a periodicity for safety reporting based on the determined routing information.
US10111039B1	Determining the last location of lost and stolen portable electronic devices when wireless communications access to the lost or stolen devices is lost or intermittent The last known location of a lost or stolen device can be determined based on the device's last communication with a data network. A portable device can be set up to communicate its location to or through a server to a second client after the portable device after at least one of the portable device obtains a wireless connection to a data network and registers a most recent location with the server. A device location based on data network router IP address or GPS. A location can be stored until a subsequent location and/or wireless connection is obtained. The server can be programmed to send at least one of “lost” message, ringtone, lock code and wipe command to a lost or stolen portable device. The server or lost device can be programmed to provide map location information to the second client for last known location of the lost portable device.
US10111027B2	Companion application for activity cooperation The described embodiments augment an activity performed in a first application at a source electronic device using a controller at a companion electronic device. The source electronic device receives controller information describing a controller that the activity performed in the first application accepts controller data from, determines a controller identifier for the controller information, and broadcasts a controller advertisement comprising the controller identifier. Upon receiving the controller advertisement, the companion electronic device determines whether a second application that can provide the controller data is available at the companion electronic device. If the second application is available, the companion electronic device establishes a cooperative-activity communication channel with the source electronic device. The companion electronic device uses the cooperative-activity communication channel to provide controller data to the source electronic device. The source electronic device provides the controller data to the first application to cause a corresponding action to be performed.
US10111020B1	Systems and methods for initiating action based on audio output device Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for initiating one or more actions based at least in part on an audio output device. Upon connection of an audio output device such as headphones one or more actions may be configured to occur. These actions may include playing at least a portion of an audio content, presenting information on a display, and so forth.
US10111013B2	Devices and methods for the visualization and localization of sound Methods and devices are provided for processing sound signals, localizing sound signals corresponding to one or more sound sources, and rendering, on a wearable display device, an acoustic visualization corresponding to localized sound sources. A wearable visualization device may include two or more microphones for detecting sounds from one or more sound sources, and display devices for displaying the acoustic visualizations, optionally in a stereographic manner. A sound source may be located by processing the sound signals recorded by the microphones to localize sound signals corresponding to a given sound source, and processing the localized sound signals to identify the location of the sound source. The acoustic visualization may be a frequency-domain visualization, and may involve a mapping of frequency to color. The acoustic visualization devices and methods provided herein may assist in training the human brain to comprehend sound visualization signals as sound signal itself.
US10111012B2	Hearing aid system and a method of operating a hearing aid system A method (200) of operating a hearing aid system based on an enhancement of frequency contrast by increasing the gain applied to a frequency band if a measure of the signal variability is above a threshold that depends on the signal variability in other frequency bands and a hearing aid system (100) for carrying out the method.
US10111009B2	Frameless audio transducer for mobile applications including optionally supported coil wire and leads A frameless audio transducer for mobile applications is provided. The invention relates to an audio transducer realized as speaker to transduce an electrical audio signal into acoustic sound or realized as receiver to transduce an acoustic sound into an electrical audio signal, which audio transducer is realized without a frame to align and fix the other parts of the audio transducer. The frameless audio transducer further includes coil lead support structures to reduce stress on the coil leads during operation.
US10111008B2	Miniature speaker The present invention relates to the technical field of electroacoustic products. Disclosed is a miniature speaker. The miniature speaker comprises an upper housing and a lower housing combined together. A vibration system and a magnetic circuit system are accommodated in the space defined by the upper housing and the lower housing. The upper housing is disposed close to the vibration system. The miniature speaker also comprises a hearing-aid voice coil. The hearing-aid voice coil is fixed to the upper housing and is located at the inner side of the upper housing. The miniature speaker of the present invention solves the problem of poor acoustics caused by collision of a lead wire of a vibrating voice coil with a hearing-aid voice coil of a miniature speaker in the prior art, and the miniature speaker of the present invention has good acoustic performance and a better hearing-aid effect.
US10111006B2	Speaker The present disclosure provides a speaker, including a frame, a vibrating system and a magnet portion accommodated in the frame, the vibrating system includes a diaphragm and a voice coil which drives the diaphragm to vibrate, the diaphragm includes a first suspension at a central position of the diaphragm, a second suspension at an edge position of the diaphragm and a dome connected between the first suspension and the second suspension, an inner periphery of the first suspension is fixed on the magnet portion, an outer periphery of the first suspension is connected with the dome, an inner periphery of the second suspension is connected with the dome, an outer periphery of the second suspension is fixed on the frame, a stiffness of the first suspension is different from a stiffness of the second suspension. Comparing with the related art, the speaker of the present disclosure guarantees sounding effect.
US10111005B2	Method and device for modifying audio signals based on hearing capabilities of the listener A method and a device are provided for modifying audio signals in accordance with hearing capabilities of a specific individual who is listening to audio signals being played via a set of headphones. The method comprises the steps of: providing results of one or more hearing tests performed to the specific individual; retrieving information that relates to deviations in hearing capabilities of the individual from a pre-defined hearing pattern, based on the results obtained in the one or more hearing tests; and when the set of headphones is used by the individual while listening to input audio signals, modifying the input audio signals based on the retrieved information, thereby enabling the individual to listen to modified audio signals, being the input audio signals after their change into a form that takes into account the individual's hearing capabilities.
US10111001B2	Method and apparatus for acoustic crosstalk cancellation A crosstalk canceller for reducing acoustic crosstalk at a time of audio playback is derived by forming a channel frequency response for a nominated playback geometry, and decomposing the channel frequency response to derive a decomposition element such as a singular value decomposition matrix. A value of the decomposition element, such as the smallest singular value, is then adjusted to reduce spectral coloration, and filter coefficients of a crosstalk cancellation filter are derived from the adjusted decomposition element.
US10110999B1	Associating a user voice query with head direction A method and apparatus for associating a query to a direction is provided herein. During operation, a virtual partner will attempt to determine a direction the query originated from. When answering the query, the virtual partner will adjust multiple speaker outputs so that the reply is perceived to come from the same direction as the query originated from. Additionally, if another follow-on query is made from a particular direction, the follow-on query will be associated with the prior query originating from the same particular direction.
US10110997B2	System and method for feedback control for in-car communications A system and method (referred to as the system) that mitigates feedback in an audio system that adjust voice signals in a vehicle. The system generates transfer function estimates from multiple loudspeakers to multiple microphones and generates maximum forward path frequency-dependent gains based on the transfer function estimates and a frequency-dependent tuning factor for each of the loudspeakers to each of the microphones. The system generates forward path frequency-dependent gains independently that are applied to multiple loudspeaker signals, each of the loudspeaker signals drive one of the loudspeakers, respectively. The forward path frequency-dependent gains are adjusted based on the maximum forward path frequency-dependent gains.
US10110990B2	Acoustic device with passive radiators An acoustic device includes an enclosure defining an internal cavity. A first passive radiator arrangement including a first passive radiator diaphragm is arranged along a first side of the internal cavity and a second passive radiator diaphragm arranged along a second, opposite side. The first passive radiator arrangement is mounted such that the first passive radiator diaphragm and the second passive radiator diaphragm can vibrate relative to the enclosure, and the first and second passive radiator diaphragms are coupled together such that there is substantially no relative movement therebetween. A second passive radiator arrangement includes a third passive radiator diaphragm. The second passive radiator arrangement is mounted such that the third passive radiator diaphragm can vibrate relative to the enclosure. An active electro-acoustic transducer arranged to radiate acoustic energy into the internal cavity and thereby excite vibration of the first, second, and third passive radiator diaphragms.
US10110989B2	Loudspeaker design A loudspeaker includes a first vertically disposed array of drivers contained in a first enclosure, a second vertically disposed array of drivers contained in a second enclosure, and a third vertically disposed array of drivers contained in a third enclosure, wherein the third enclosure is located horizontally between the first and second enclosures.
US10110988B2	Human-ear-wearable apparatus, system, and method of operation Described is a human-ear-wearable apparatus having a housing, which contains electronic and auditory components for conveying sound into a human hear. An inflatable mounting system is configured to secure the housing to the human ear. The mounting system includes an elastomeric bladder configured to inflate into a customizable counterpart shape of portions of the user's Concha and Meatus areas of a particular user's ear. A pump, coupled to the housing, is configured to pass air through an opening in the housing to the elastomeric bladder. Inflation of the bladder, via the pump, is controllable by a user to form a customized fit of the mounting system's bladder to the Concha and Meatus areas of the user's ear. One or more speakers may be encased in the elastomeric bladder. For example, a dual-hybrid speaker arrangement is described with a cone speaker and a balanced-armature driver embedded in the bladder.
US10110984B2	Wireless earphone The wireless earphone (1) comprises a housing (2) having a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet (5) at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver (6) is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry (7,24) inside the housing (2) includes a wireless communications interface (4) to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery (3) as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion.
US10110978B2	Wavelength division multiplexer with packet switching based on header information or performance metric information for optical channels A data communication system for transmitting packets over one or more optical fibers includes a transponder with a number of digital signal processors that transmit data packets on different optical channels. The transponder includes a switch that receives a data packet on an input and selects one of the digital signal processors to transmit the packet based on quality metrics for the different optical channels and/or information included in an OSI header for the data packet.
US10110972B2	Transmitting device, transmitting method, receiving device, and receiving method This technology relates to a transmitting device, a transmitting method, a receiving device, and a receiving method capable of easily obtaining a mosaic screen.Metadata described by using an attribute and an attribute value, the metadata of content including signaling information indicating that video is thumbnail video suitable for forming the mosaic screen and the attribute indicating minimum buffer time required before replay of the content starts is delivered. This technology may be applied when the content is delivered, for example.

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