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US10149982B2	Prevention and treatment of brain diseases and disorders related to abnormal protein aggregation through electromagnetic field treatment A method of treating and preventing a neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, in a subject in need thereof by positioning an electromagnetic field emitting source proximal to the subject and exposing the subject to an electromagnetic field having a predetermined frequency (preferably ≈300-3,000 MHz) for a predetermined absorption period (preferably greater than ≈3 days). Each individual treatment (comprising exposure to the predetermined frequency for the predetermined absorption period) is continued at a predetermined schedule for a predetermined treatment period. The EMF can have a specific absorption rate up to about 8 W/kg. The methodology enhances cognition in the subject and/or treats/prevents the underlying neurological disorder or a symptom thereof.
US10149981B2	Authentication of shock therapy deferral The current technology relates to a shock deferral unit that is portable by an ambulatory patient. The shock deferral unit has a bi-directional communication device configured to receive a notification of an impending shock from a defibrillator and configured to send an instruction to defer the impending shock to the defibrillator. An authentication interface is configured to receive authentication data from a user. A user instruction interface is configured to receive the instruction to defer the impending shock from the user. An authentication device is configured to authenticate the user based on the authentication data and instruct the bi-directional communication device to send the instruction to defer a shock upon authentication and receipt of the instruction to defer the shock.
US10149979B2	System to estimate the location of a spinal cord physiological midline Techniques for determining the location of a physiological midline are disclosed. A first technique evaluates the response to stimulation of spinal electrodes at peripheral electrodes on different sides of the body. In this technique, a spinal electrode's position relative to a physiological midline is determined based on a relationship between responses to its stimulation observed on different sides of the body. A second technique evaluates the response of spinal electrodes to stimulation of peripheral electrodes on different sides of the body. In this technique, a spinal electrode's position relative to a physiological midline is determined based on the different responses that it observes to stimulation on different sides of the body.
US10149971B2	Antimicrobial stopcock medical connector Various embodiments of an antimicrobial stopcock medical connector is provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to a stopcock tap having fluid channels provided on portions of the outer surface of the stopcock tap, whereby fluid bypasses the stopcock through the fluid channels by flowing between the outer surface of the stopcock tap and the inner surface of the stopcock housing. Some embodiments further comprise an antimicrobial coating or insert that is provided in the one or more fluid channel, whereby fluid flowing through the fluid channels contacts the antimicrobial coating or an antimicrobial agent that is eluted from the antimicrobial coating. Further still, some embodiments of the present invention comprise an antimicrobial groove that is positioned opposite the fluid channel, whereby when the stopcock is in an “off” position, the antimicrobial groove contacts fluid within a blocked port thereby preventing microbial growth therein.
US10149966B2	Reduced-pressure, liquid-collection canister with multi-orientation filter A reduced pressure treatment system includes a liquid-collection canister for collecting liquid from a tissue site to which reduced pressure treatment is applied. The canister includes a first space configured to collect the liquid from the tissue site and a filter having a frame and a non-planar filter element. The filter defines a second space within the canister separated from the first space by the filter element. The filter element substantially prevents liquid from passing from the first space into the second space. The filter element substantially allows gaseous communication between the first space and the second space when the second space is exposed to a reduced pressure.
US10149960B2	Methods and devices to clear obstructions from medical tubes A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. The device features a clearance member in the form of a loop. The loop desirably has a diameter that substantially corresponds to the inner diameter of the medical tube. Also desirably, the loop presents a substantially unobstructed pathway therethrough for the flow of material from a location in the medical tube distal to the loop to a location in the medical tube proximal to the loop regardless whether the clearance member is being translated or is at rest in the medical tube. Methods of utilizing such a device are also disclosed.
US10149949B2	Drug delivery connectors Devices having male connectors for preventing connection to non-compatible female connectors are described. An exemplary male connector includes an elongate tip and a collar disposed coaxially around the elongate tip including a plurality of ribs disposed on either an inside surface or an outside surface of the collar for preventing entry of a non-compatible female connector into a channel formed between the elongate tip and the collar. One or more embodiments pertain to a device with a male connector and a compatible female connector including a threaded portion for engaging a corresponding threaded portion of the male connector.
US10149946B2	Assembly for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device An assembly for use in a drug delivery device includes a cartridge, a housing and a cartridge holder. The cartridge holder is releasably attached to the housing. The assembly includes a piston rod configured to move from a start position to an end position to dispense a dose of medication when the cartridge holder is attached to the housing, and the piston rod is configured to be reset to the start position when the cartridge holder is detached from the housing. The assembly further comprises a flexible element configured to axially fix the cartridge in the cartridge holder when the cartridge holder is attached to the housing. Furthermore, the assembly comprises a guiding element in threaded engagement with the piston rod. The flexible element is configured to fix the guiding element with respect to a housing of the drug delivery device when the cartridge holder is attached to the housing.
US10149933B2	Coil parameters and control Present embodiments are directed to measuring and calculating parameters to control and monitor a power transfer in an implanted medical device. The medical device may be implanted in a subject and typically includes an artificial heart or ventricle assist device. The system measures parameters and uses the parameters to calculate a coupling coefficient for coils that transfer power between an external primary and an implanted secondary. The system uses the calculated coupling coefficient to estimate heat flux being generated in the system. Based on the level heat flux detected, the system may issue alerts to warn the subject or control actions to mitigate the effects of the heat flux.
US10149927B2	Method and system for therapeutic use of ultra-violet light In one aspect, the present invention relates to a wound care system. The wound care system includes a power unit and a processor coupled to the power unit. An ultra-violet light-emitting diode array is electrically coupled to the processor. A thermoelectric element is thermally exposed to the ultra-violet light-emitting diode array. A probe is optically coupled to the ultra-violet light-emitting diode array. The thermoelectric element cools the ultra-violet light emitting diode array thereby optimizing the ultra-violet light emitting diode array.
US10149925B2	Method of reducing the risk of embolization of peripheral blood vessels A method of reducing the risk of embolization of peripheral blood vessels by providing a medical device having an expandable member having a drug coating layer which has a crystalline morphological form including a plurality of crystal particles of a water-insoluble drug regularly arranged and uniformly sized on the surface of the medical device, inserting the medical device in peripheral blood vessels, expanding the expandable member, pressing the drug coating layer to a blood vessel wall such that at least part of the plurality of crystal particles are transferred to the blood vessel wall, and deflating the expandable member such that the generation of microparticulates having a size that causes embolization of peripheral blood vessels is suppressed.
US10149921B2	Implants having tantalum coated nanostructures In alternative embodiments, the invention provides products (articles) of manufacture comprising nanostructures such as nanotubes having a surface comprising tantalum. In alternative embodiments, products of manufacture of the invention include nanostructures, e.g., nanotubes, nanowire, nanopore, and the like comprising a surface layer of tantalum. In alternative embodiments, products or articles of manufacture of the invention are bioimplants, and the tantalum-surface-coated nanostructures of the invention provide increased bioactivity and bone forming ability. In alternative embodiments, products or articles of manufacture of the invention, e.g., bioimplants, comprising the tantalum-surface-coated nanostructures of the invention are used for in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo testing, implants, biomedical devices and therapeutics.
US10149919B2	Hardenable multi-part acrylic composition The invention relates to a hardenable multi-part liquid acrylic composition. The composition comprises a storage stable liquid first part, a storage stable liquid second part and optionally, a third or further liquid parts. The parts are operable to form a cement which hardens to a solid upon mixing of the parts together. The composition comprises an acrylic monomer component, an initiator component, acrylic polymer particles and a radiopacifying filler. The initiator component is present in an amount of effective to polymerize the acrylic monomer component upon being mixed and/or activated therewith. At least some of the radiopacifying filler is encapsulated within and/or adsorbed on the acrylic polymer particles in a liquid part. The invention extends to an at least twin barreled syringe or caulking gun accommodating the multi-part composition, a method of producing the multi-part composition, a composition for use as bone cement composition or in dental repairs, a liquid composition comprising a first sub-population of emulsion or non-emulsion polymerized acrylic polymer particles and radiopacifying filler encapsulated and/or adsorbed in the first sub-population of acrylic polymer particles and bone cement compositions or dental compositions.
US10149915B1	Ultraviolet light disinfecting—nectar type bird feeder(s) A nectar type bird feeder having an incorporated short-wavelength, ultraviolet light source adapted to illuminate the nectar contents and feeder internal surfaces. The ultraviolet light exposure functioning to significantly retard the growth of nectar spoiling micro-organisms and thereby to significantly extend the nectar freshness or service life. The ultraviolet light source may be built directly into the nectar feeder or configured as an add-on accessory. The preferred embodiment of the nectar feeder, ultraviolet light device will be solar powered and made to cycle on/off automatically. As hummingbirds are adapted to see UV-A light (300 nm-400 nm) the light source may be cycled on/off during the day to make the feeder visually conspicuous and thereby more attractive to the feeding birds.
US10149912B2	Dehydrated hydrogel inclusion complex The invention provides a controlled release biodegradable polymer formulation adapted for administering bioactive agents, such as therapeutic proteins, to a patient through implantation of a bolus that forms a depot within the patient's body tissues. The formulation includes a dehydrated inclusion complex of the bioactive agent within a hydrogel. A method of forming the inventive formulation is also provided, as well as a method for using the formulation in the treatment of a malcondition in a patient in need thereof.
US10149900B2	Immunogenic compositions and vaccines derived from bacterial surface receptor proteins The disclosure provides immunogenic compositions comprising a polypeptide comprising a C-lobe domain or an N-lobe domain of a HIBP surface receptor protein obtainable from or obtained from a Gram-negative bacterial species. The HIBP surface receptor proteins have been modified in such a manner that they are unable to bind host iron binding protein. Methods of making and using these immunogenic positions to prepare animal and human vaccines are also provided.
US10149890B2	Antibacterial agent for treating infectious diseases of bacterial origin The invention relates to medicine, namely to the antimicrobial agent for the treatment of infectious bacterial diseases including hospital infections and drug-resistant TB which represents the ion nanostructured complex (INSC) synthesized from carbohydrates proteins and/or polypeptides (albumins, interleukins, interferons, signaling proteins, etc), which are to enhance the antimicrobial activity in vivo, by activating immune cells that contain at least one terminal amino acid such as Phe, Ala, Val, Ala, Leu, Ile, and others with electron-donor functional groups, iodine and halides of the alkali and alkaline earth elements in the fourth stage at a certain ionic strength; an antibacterial agent increases: the susceptibility of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant, to antibiotics; activity of monocytes and macrophages; efficiency of antibiotic treatment of hospital infections and drug-resistant TB; it also has antiviral activity, stimulates hematopoietic function of bone marrow; has an antitumor effect and radioprotective properties; in acceptable concentrations of components can be used as non-pharmaceutical agent (BAFS or parapharmaceutical); is presented in the pharmacological form suitable for parenteral, oral, external, or other application. INSC has the formula [{(Ln(MeI3)+)y[Me(Lm)I]+x}(Cl−)y+x+k] with M=30-300 kDa.
US10149886B2	Peptides having anti-inflammatory properties Aspects of the present invention relate to peptides having anti-inflammatory activity, compositions containing one or more of the peptides, and use of the peptides to treat conditions associated with excessive inflammation in animals, particularly humans and other mammals.
US10149879B2	Association between neopterin concentration and neurovascular charges in type-2 diabetes patients—effect of an Ayurvedic formulation mainly containing Berberis aristata Provided herein are plant based formulations for the prevention and management of diabetic vascular complication The formulation include hydro-alcoholic extract of Berberis Aristata, Trigonella foenum-graceum and Salacia parviflora in an effective dose. Also provided herein are methods of using such formulations.
US10149876B2	Tripterygium wilfordii extracts to overcome chemotherapy resistance The invention provides extracts and compositions derived from Tripterygium wilfordii for overcoming drug resistance in cancer therapy. This invention relates to organic solvent extracts of T. wilfordii and their use in cancer treatment, particularly in the treatment of cancers which have exhibited resistance to treatment by chemotherapeutic drugs. Methods of treating a cancer are disclosed. The method administers to a patient in need thereof a combination of (a) an organic solvent extract of T. wilfordii and (b) a chemotherapeutic drug. The organic solvent extract of T. wilfordii (a) and chemotherapeutic drug (b) are administered in a combined amount effective to treat the cancer. The cancer being treated is at least in part resistant to treatment by the chemotherapeutic drug (b) alone. Also disclosed are chemotherapeutic compositions comprising a combination of (a) an organic solvent extract of T. wilfordii and (b) a chemotherapeutic drug, wherein (a) and (b) are administered in a combined amount effective to treat the cancer; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US10149868B2	Use of Streptococcus thermophilis TCI633 in treating arthritis A method of treating arthritis, which comprising administering to a subject in need an effective amount of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 28121 strain. The method is especially used for relieving joint pain, alleviating joint swelling, relieving tissue inflammation, protecting cartilaginous tissues and increasing the number of chondrocytes in the cartilaginous tissues.
US10149862B2	Method of making nanocomposites of metal oxide and reduced graphene oxide and use for cancer treatment A facile approach is described to prepare monodisperse Fe3O4 and Co3O4 nanoparticles on chemically reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to form nanocomposites by low temperature solution route and MWI method, respectively. These processes are environmentally friendly and convenient compared with previously reported methods. The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized using x-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements and UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. XRD patterns revealed the high crystalline quality of the nanocomposites. SEM micrographs showed the morphology of the rGO nanosheets decorated by Co3O4 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles. UV/Vis study revealed the formation of Fe3O4/rGO and Co3O4/rGO nanocomposites with characteristics absorption maxima. Finally, preliminary results of using the Fe3O4/rGO and Co3O4/rGO composites for efficient killing of Human hepatocytes cancer (HepG2) cell are reported. Nanocomposites produced by MWI showed better anticancer activity and higher yield than that of low temperature solution route.
US10149861B2	Gallium-based glass composition A gallium silica glass composition is described. The glass can be used in variety of biomedical applications.
US10149860B2	Compositions and methods for treating alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies through the inhibition of USP-9X and/or enhancement of SCF(β-TrCP).
US10149850B2	Oral energy products including encapsulated caffeine A composition for human consumption includes a base composition having a pH of about 2 to about 5 and encapsulated caffeine dispersed throughout at least a portion of the base composition. The encapsulated caffeine can be a caffeine complex. The base composition can include a liquid or a food. An oral pouch product includes a porous pouch wrapper, an inner botanical filling material contained within the pouch wrapper, and encapsulated caffeine dispersed throughout at least a portion of the oral pouch product. The encapsulated caffeine is included in the composition and/or the oral pouch product an amount sufficient to release about 50 mg to about 200 mg of caffeine. The composition can provide immediate release of caffeine and/or release of caffeine over an extended period of time.
US10149845B2	Sorbic and benzoic acid and derivatives thereof enhance the activity of a neuropharmaceutical Methods and compositions are provided for treating neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit disorder, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and bipolar disorder. The methods entail administering to a patient diagnosed as having a neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit disorder, mild cognitive impairment, dementia bipolar disorder, etc.) or as at risk for a neuropsychiatric disorder a benzoic acid, benzoic acid salt, and/or benzoic acid derivative, and/or a sorbic acid, sorbic acid salt, and/or sorbic acid derivative, in combination with a neuropharmacological agent (e.g., an antipsychotic, an antidepressant, medications for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, cognitive impairment, or dementia, etc.) where the benzoic acid, benzoic acid salt, or benzoic acid derivative, and/or a sorbic acid, sorbic acid salt, and/or sorbic acid derivative, is in an amount sufficient to increase the efficacy of the neuropharmacological agent.
US10149840B2	OCT3 activity inhibitor containing imidazopyridine derivative as active component, and OCT3 detection agent To provide an OCT3 activity inhibitor having a different basic skeleton than that of conventional OCT3 activity inhibitors. This inhibitor of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) contains, as an active component, an imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof.
US10149838B2	Small molecule securinine and norsecurinine analogs and their use in inhibiting myeloperoxidase The present invention relates to use of novel securinine and norsecurine analogs to bind and/or inhibit myeloperoxidase activity.
US10149837B2	Selective agonists of beta-adrenergic type 3 receptors (BAR3) and use thereof Object of the present invention is the use of selective agonists of beta-adrenergic type 3 receptors (BAR3) in the treatment of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), in particular of X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (X-NDI).
US10149826B2	Method of preparing microspheres Methods of preparing particles using a sonication device are disclosed. The methods include directing a particle forming solution containing a particle forming liquid and a particle forming agent as a stream into contact with a sonicating tip of a sonication device under conditions sufficient to transform the stream containing the particle forming solution into a plurality of droplets having a substantially uniform size. The plurality of droplets are contacted with a hardening solution under conditions sufficient to solidify the droplets into particles having a substantially uniform particle size which are then recovered. Particles made in accordance with the methods can be solid or semi-solid and range in size from sub-micron to over 100 microns in diameter.
US10149824B2	Reverse hexagonal mesophases (HII) and uses thereof Reverse hexagonal mesophase (HII) liquid crystals provide multi-component hexagonal systems for use in solubilizing and/or protecting from degradation one or more bio-macromolecule and/or active material, and relates to therapeutic and non-therapeutic applications, such as an oral delivery system, where the mesophase is adapted for oral administration. The present invention provides the formation of mesophase systems of ternary glycerol monooleate (GMO)/water combinations which comprise at least one triglyceride or an equivalent thereof. At least one biomacromolecule or drug is incorporated in the mesophase of a pharmaceutical composition or oral delivery system.
US10149816B2	Skin cosmetic compositions comprising Malus domestica extract and Argania spinosa sprout extract for improving skin appearance A formulation and/or composition comprising an epidermal stem cells activator and a dermal stem cells activator that have the potential of improving skin appearance. Methods of using such formulation and/or composition to improve skin appearance and to activate constituents of the skin.
US10149815B2	Toothpaste and mouth rinse Formulations for oral care products that incorporate coconut oil for effectively removing bacteria from the mouth and methods for making these products are disclosed herein. A preferred mouth rinse contains alkaline water, coconut flavor oil extract, sodium lauryl sarcosinate, zinc chloride, 30% xylitol solution, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, and optionally, sodium benzoate, de-ionized water, and mint flavor extract. A preferred toothpaste contains alkaline water, coconut oil, hydrated sylica sident 9, hydrated silica sident 22s, glycerin, xylitol, Irish moss, sodium coco sulphate, aloe babadensis leaf juice, titanium dioxide, and flavor. The percentage of the coconut oil content in the preferred products is in the range of 20%-80%, but most preferably 40%-60%.
US10149800B2	User controllable noncollapsible variable stream physiological dispenser in the form of a patterned nipple A user controllable noncollapsible variable stream physiological dispenser for a container is disclosed which comprises a nipple having a top nipple portion which extends to an intermediate concave section which extends to a lower dome-shaped body and to a flange, the flange used for being held to a bottle by a collar, the nipple having openings formed in the top nipple portion, an open bottom provided at the flange with the nipple having a hollow body through which liquid may pass from the open bottom through the body and out the openings.
US10149797B2	Model dolls and methods for making the same A doll is provided. The doll includes a layer of skin formed from a first material to simulate human skin. The skin has an interior side and an exterior side. The doll also includes a chamber enclosed by the layer of skin with the interior side of the skin facing the chamber. The doll further includes a filler made of a second material, different from the first material. The filler fills the space within the chamber. The skin is formed by placing the melted first material in a first mold configured to have an inside contour resembling a human body or body part up to a certain level of the first mold and, when the melted first material solidifies, removing certain amount of the melted first material such that the remaining first material in the first mold forms the skin with a thickness in the first mold.
US10149791B2	Ambulance cot and loading and unloading system An ambulance cot and cot loading and unloading system for an emergency vehicle comprises a cot having a head end, a base for mounting to a deck of an emergency vehicle, a track mounted for linear movement along said base, and an arm mounted for linear movement along said track from a retracted position to an extended position. The arm is and configured to engage the cot, and wherein when the track is extended along the base and the arm is extended along the track the arm is extended from the base in an extended position and is configured for lifting the cot and providing cantilevered support to the cot while in the extended position.
US10149786B1	Noise reduction earmuffs system and method An earmuffs system for noise reduction including an external microphone used in combination with active noise cancellation technology for the reduction of wind or other noises typically experienced while riding a vehicle such as a motorcycle, snow machine or ATV, the earmuffs system including a first earmuff including a first speaker and a first microphone therein; a second earmuff electrically coupled to the first ear muff, the second ear muff including a second speaker and a second microphone therein; noise cancellation circuitry for receiving first sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone and processing the first sounds by in part canceling the first sounds to form a first sound output that is provided from the first speaker and the second speaker; and a third microphone placed external to the first earmuff and to the second earmuff, the third microphone supplying second sounds for the first speaker and the second speaker to output as a second sound output without the second sounds undergoing noise cancellation processing.
US10149784B2	Inserter for an intrauterine system An inserter for an intrauterine system includes a handle. The handle has a longitudinal opening at its first end, the opening having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end and a second end, a movable slider arranged in the longitudinal opening and having a first end and a second end. The inserter also includes a movable plunger and an insertion tube arranged around the plunger having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider. The handle further includes a lock for reversibly locking the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger via a removal string of the intrauterine system, the lock being attached to the plunger and being controllable at least by a part or an extension of the slider and/or of the insertion tube or of the handle.
US10149772B2	Bone fusion device A bone fusion device includes a main body and a movable frame. The main body has an accommodation hole. A top surface and a bottom surface of the main body are provided with a plurality of first teeth. The movable frame is located in the accommodation hole. The movable frame has a through hole longitudinally penetrating a first surface and a second surface thereof. A first end of the movable frame is fixed to the front end of the main body, and a second end is suspended relative to the rear end of the main body. The first surface and the second surface are provided with a plurality of second teeth. The movable frame is transversely formed with a groove to define an upper portion and a lower portion, enabling the upper portion and the lower portion to be elastically expanded with the first end as a fulcrum.
US10149768B2	High performance knee prostheses Knee prostheses that more faithfully replicate the structure and function of the human knee joint in order to provide, among other benefits: greater flexion of the knee in a more natural way by promoting or accommodating internal tibial rotation, replication of the natural screw home mechanism, and controlled articulation of the tibia and femur respective to each other in a natural way. Such prostheses may include an insert component disposed between a femoral component and a tibial component, the insert component featuring, among other things, a reversely contoured posterolateral bearing surface that helps impart internal rotation to the tibia as the knee flexes. Other surfaces can be shaped using iterative automated techniques that allow testing and iterative design taking into account a manageable set of major forces acting on the knee during normal functioning, together with information that is known about natural knee joint kinetics and kinematics.
US10149767B2	Method of implanting knee prosthesis assembly with ligament link A method of implanting a prosthetic knee joint assembly. The method includes: coupling a femoral component to a femur, and coupling a tibial component to a tibia; coupling a ligament link to one of the femur or the tibia; coupling the ligament link to a coupling component of one of the femoral component or the tibial component; arranging the ligament link in a first position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a left knee; and arranging the ligament link in a second position relative to the tibial component when the prosthetic knee joint assembly is implanted in a right knee, the second position is different from the first position.
US10149761B2	System and method for cardiac valve repair and replacement A method of delivering a prosthetic mitral valve includes delivering a distal anchor from a delivery sheath such that the distal anchor self-expands inside a first heart chamber on a first side of the mitral valve annulus, pulling proximally on the distal anchor such that the distal anchor self-aligns within the mitral valve annulus and the distal anchor rests against tissue of the ventricular heart chamber, and delivering a proximal anchor from the delivery sheath to a second heart chamber on a second side of the mitral valve annulus such that the proximal anchor self-expands and moves towards the distal anchor to rest against tissue of the second heart chamber. The self-expansion of the proximal anchor captures tissue of the mitral valve annulus therebetween.
US10149760B2	Assembly and method for loading a self-expanding collapsible heart valve An assembly for collapsing a prosthetic heart valve includes a compression member and a pusher member. The compression member has a first open end with a first diameter, a second open end with a second diameter less than the first diameter, and a tapered wall between the first open end and the second open end. The pusher member has a base adapted to engage an end of the valve. The pusher member and the compression member are movable relative to one another between an initial position in which the base of the pusher member is relatively far from the first open end of the compression member and an operative position in which the base of the pusher member is relatively close to the first open end of the compression member. Movement of the pusher and compression members from the initial position to the operative position radially compresses the valve.
US10149758B2	System and method of stepped deployment of prosthetic heart valve A system for replacing a heart valve of a patient. The system includes a delivery device and a prosthetic heart valve. The system is configured to be transitionable between a loaded state, a partially deployed state and a deployed state. In the loaded state, the prosthetic heart valve engages a coupling structure and is compressively retained within a primary capsule, which constrains the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement. In the partially deployed state, the prosthetic heart valve engages the coupling structure and is compressively retained within a secondary capsule, which constrains the prosthetic heart valve to a partially deployed arrangement. The partially deployed arrangement is less compressed than the compressed arrangement and less expanded than a deployed arrangement. In the deployed state, the primary and secondary capsules are retracted from over the prosthetic heart valve, which expands to the deployed arrangement and is released from the coupling structure.
US10149754B2	Suturing ring for prosthetic heart valves The present subject matter describes a suturing ring for a prosthetic heart valve. The suturing ring has a variable annular thickness reducing continuously from a mid-circumferential plane of the suturing ring towards a top peripheral edge and a bottom peripheral edge of the suturing ring.
US10149746B2	Method of manufacturing a molded dental component from a blank A method for producing a dental shaped body from a blank that has a corpus of tooth restoration material by a tool adapted to remove the material. To detect a position of the corpus inserted in a machining device, contact scanning is performed on the blank by the tool. At least one dimension of the blank corpus is detected, and the machining tool is prepositioned for a contacting operation according to the detected at least one dimension of the blank corpus.
US10149744B2	Method and apparatus for generation of 3D models with applications in dental restoration design Methods and apparatus are provided for generating computer 3D models of an object, by registering two or more scans of physical models of an object. The scans may be 3D scans registered by a curve-based registration process. A method is provided for generating a 3D model of a portion of a patient's oral anatomy for use in dental restoration design. Also provided are scanning workflows for scanning physical models of an object to obtain a 3D model.
US10149743B2	Instrument for handling a dental part The instrument (10) for handling a dental part (50), for example, a male part, extends in a longitudinal axis (11) between a handling end (10c) and a connecting end (10a) for connection to the dental part (50). The connecting end (10a) has a receiving opening for receiving the head (51) of the dental part (50), which is laterally open, so that the connecting end (10a) and the dental part (50) can be connected by displacing them relative to one another transversely to the longitudinal axis (11). The male part (50) includes a head end having at least one protrusion, (53a) with which a stop (17b) that is formed on the instrument (10) can be contacted for transferring a torque generated on the instrument.
US10149735B2	Application aid for the treatment of wounds The invention relates to a flexible application aid for the treatment of wounds. The application aid can be used in particular for the debridement and/or cleansing of wounds, including the skin surrounding the wound. The application aid according to the invention including a flexible or elastically deformable application wand, facilitates debridement of superficial to deep wounds without the risk of injury to the wound.
US10149727B2	Surgical tool and robotic surgical system interfaces Various exemplary surgical tool and robotic surgical system interfaces are provided. In general, a sterile barrier can be positioned between a robotic surgical system and a surgical tool releasably coupled to the robotic surgical system. The surgical tool can be in a sterile environment on one side of the sterile barrier, and the robotic surgical system can be in a non-sterile environment on the other, opposite side of the sterile barrier. The robotic surgical system can be configured to control movement of the surgical tool releasably coupled thereto using a magnetic field that extends across the sterile barrier between the surgical tool and the robotic surgical system.
US10149725B2	Connection method for MEMS navigation unit for computer-assisted surgery A computer-assisted surgery (CAS) navigation assembly comprises a micro-electromechanical sensor (MEMS) navigation unit having one or more MEMS to provide at least orientation data. A support receives the MEMS navigation unit therein, the support being adapted to be mounted on the instrument in a fixed orientation relative to established navigated features of the instrument. At least two mating ball-in-socket features are disposed between the MEMS navigation unit and the support at opposed ends thereof for releasably engaging the MEMS navigation unit in precise orientational alignment within the receptacle, the at least two mating ball-in-socket features comprising catches aligned along an axis extending between the opposed ends, at least one of the catches being a biased catch. A method of connecting a MEMS navigation unit with a mating support fixed to a CAS instrument navigated by the CAS system is also provided.
US10149722B2	Method of fabricating customized patient-specific bone cutting blocks A number of orthopedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
US10149720B2	Method, apparatus, and a system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment An instrument that facilitates bending with large degrees of articulation while maintaining ease of manufacturing for medical and surgical applications is discussed.
US10149716B2	Self-sizing catheter features to prevent over-tightening of the electrode Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for preventing the over-tightening of a furled ablation structure support around an expandable member. An ablation device for treatment of tissue in body lumens with varying sizes is disclosed. The ablation device may include a catheter, an expansion member coupled with a distal portion of the catheter, and an ablation structure support configured to at least partially unfurl or furl around the expansion member as the expansion member expands or contracts. The ablation device may further include a spacer coupled with the catheter and configured to limit a minimum diameter of the ablation structure support when the expansion member is completely contracted.
US10149714B2	Systems, assemblies, and methods for treating a bronchial tree Systems, assemblies, and methods to treat pulmonary diseases are used to decrease nervous system input to distal regions of the bronchial tree within the lungs. Treatment systems damage nerve tissue to temporarily or permanently decrease nervous system input. The treatment systems are capable of heating nerve tissue, cooling the nerve tissue, delivering a flowable substance that cause trauma to the nerve tissue, puncturing the nerve tissue, tearing the nerve tissue, cutting the nerve tissue, applying pressure to the nerve tissue, applying ultrasound to the nerve tissue, applying ionizing radiation to the nerve tissue, disrupting cell membranes of nerve tissue with electrical energy, or delivering long acting nerve blocking chemicals to the nerve tissue.
US10149709B2	Percutaneous bone screw device Embodiments of the invention provide a bone screw device including a bone screw with a temporary encasement. In some embodiments, the temporary encasement comprises a biocompatible material that may be an osteoinductive, a hemostatic and or a bacteriocide. Some embodiments include a temporary encasement including a therapeutic. In some embodiments, the temporary encasement comprises a wax. In some embodiments, the screw head is substantially U-shaped. In some embodiments, the screw includes an extension tip extending from the screw shaft. Some embodiments of the invention include a system for percutaneous implantation of a bone screw including a screwdriver shaft rotatably coupled to a screw that includes a temporary encasement. In some embodiments, the screw shaft can be at least partially rotated by the screwdriver shaft. Some further embodiments further include a retractable sleeve at least partially surrounding the screwdriver shaft and the bone screw.
US10149706B2	Device for coaptation of bone fragments and methods for producing such a device A device for coaptation of bone parts or bone fragments, including an integral plate obtained by molding whereof one portion (1) is made from a first biocompatible polymer including at least one or, preferably, a plurality of areas or inserts (2) provided with a through hole (3), the areas or inserts being made from a second biocompatible polymer which is more malleable than the first polymer, the areas or inserts having mechanical properties allowing a self-tapping of the inner surface of the holes, via screws that can be used for securing the plate to bone tissue, the support portion and the areas or inserts having a partial molecular bond between them.
US10149705B2	Spine immobilization tool A spine immobilization tool that can control the movement of the spine with improved safety as a spine immobilization tool that includes a first covering portion, a second covering portion, and a joint portion. The first covering portion covers at least a part of a vertebral arch of a vertebra at a head-side among the adjacent vertebrae, and thus can be fixed to the vertebra. The second covering portion covers at least a part of a vertebral arch of a vertebra at a buttock side amongst the adjacent vertebrae, and thus can be fixed to the vertebra. The joint portion couples the first covering portion and the second covering portion together while allowing changing relative positions of the first covering portion and the second covering portion.
US10149700B2	3 dimensional simultaneous multiple core biopsy or fiducial marker placement device and methods Systems and methods for non-serial, substantially simultaneous or simultaneous tissue sampling and placement of multiple markers/fiducials in a non-linear, distributed or three dimensional configuration. The systems and methods can be applicable to other forms and combinations of distributed/3 dimensional/spherical localization which may include a single procedure or combination of procedures that may include 3D biopsy, fiducial placement, brachytherapy seed placement, injection/infusion of bioactive materials (e.g., chemotherapy, small molecules, cellular materials, cells, caustic materials, proteolytics, embolic material, glue, etc.), thermally or electrically derived ablation.
US10149696B2	Medical instrument A medical instrument having an elongated shaft, with an elongated outer tube, a first transmission element including a first and second half tube, mutually displaceable in a longitudinal direction in order to operate one first functional element, wherein a second transmission element is in a cavity formed by the first and second half tube. A shaft housing connected to the outer tube is arranged in a proximal end portion of the shaft, and a first hollow tube which is connected to the first half tube is arranged within the shaft housing, and a second hollow tube connected to the second half tube within the first hollow tube, with substantially annular first and second seals. The first and second half tube extend through the shaft housing, a seal is arranged between an inner surface of the shaft housing and the outer surfaces of the first and second half tube.
US10149695B2	Microsurgical instruments A surgical instrument may include a housing, a first actuation member configured; a coupler operatively connected to the first actuation member for imparting a reciprocating action to a portion of the instrument, a second actuation member configured for imparting a rotational action to a portion of the instrument, a first cannula operatively connected to the second actuation member, such that the first cannula is configured for rotational movement with respect to the housing, and a wire member at least partially disposed within the first cannula and fixed to the coupler, the wire member configured to rotate and reciprocate with the coupler.
US10149694B2	Energy balance mechanism for flexure joint Systems and method are described for counterbalancing the force required to deform a flexure joint. The system includes an elastically deformable flexure joint, a control joint, and an energy balance system. The control joint is mechanically linked to the flexure joint such that movement of the control joint causes a corresponding deformation of the flexure joint. The energy balance system provides a spring force to aid movement of the control joint and to overcome an elastic force required to deform the flexure joint.
US10149683B2	Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system In one general aspect, various embodiments of the present invention can include a motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a drive shaft, a motor selectively engageable with the drive shaft, and a manual return mechanism configured to operably disengage the motor from the drive shaft and retract the drive shaft. In at least one embodiment, a surgeon, or other operator of the surgical instrument, can utilize the manual return mechanism to retract the drive shaft after it has been advanced, especially when the motor, or a power source supplying the motor, has failed or is otherwise unable to provide a force sufficient to retract the drive shaft.
US10149681B2	Devices and methods for securing tissue A compression ring to grip and compress body structure such as diverticulum, hemorrhoids, and tissue adjacent a hole. A resilient ring-shaped body defines a compression channel, and one or more axially rigid elongated spikes extend from the body into the channel. The body defines a first axial segment surrounding the compression channel and a second axial segment surrounding the compression channel, with the spike being engaged only with the second axial segment. The first axial segment more tightly compresses the body structure than the second axial segment.
US10149677B2	Vessel access and closure device A vessel access and closure device places a running suture in the wall of a blood vessel using a rotating helical suture needle that carries the suture along a helical path passing through the vessel wall, then reverses rotation to release a suture anchor attached to the distal end of the suture. A loose helical coil of suture is left behind as the helical suture needle withdraws. The device is withdrawn and replaced with a vessel dilator and an introducer sheath that opens up a larger access opening into the blood vessel and creates a pathway that passes though the helical coil of suture for introducing an interventional device into the blood vessel. After the interventional procedure is completed, the interventional device and the introducer sheath are withdrawn and the running suture is tightened and secured with a suture lock to close the access opening into the vessel.
US10149674B2	Orthopedic surgical system including surgical access systems, distraction systems, and methods of using same A surgical access system includes a connector including an arm, a coupling element, a rod, and a ridged slider. The arm includes first and second notched sections disposed in opposed lateral sides thereof. The coupling element includes a body section defining an opening therethrough, and opposed tabs protruding therefrom that are configured to receive the second notched section therebetween such that the arm is pivotably coupled to the coupling element. The rod includes a shaft having a plurality of angled grooves defined partially along a length thereof. The rod extends through the opening of the coupling element and the first notched section of the arm. The ridged slider includes a first surface having a plurality of ridges extending along a partial length thereof. The ridged slider extends through the coupling element with the plurality of ridges operably engaged with the plurality of angled grooves of the rod.
US10149662B2	3D mechanical probe A three-dimensional (3D) mechanical probe for ultrasonic imagining is disclosed.
US10149633B1	Monitoring and treatment of multiple sclerosis The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the presence of, or the susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. The method may include obtaining measurements of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in a patient using magnetic resonance imaging, and deriving one or more values representing the CSF flow in the patient. These values may be used to determine if the patient has abnormal CSF flow, as such abnormal CSF flow may be indicative of presence of, or susceptibility to multiple sclerosis. The present invention also discloses that magnetic resonance images may be obtained on patients in various positions, including the upright position.
US10149630B2	Ferrofluid droplets as in situ mechanical actuators and rheometers in soft materials and biological matter Presented herein are methods of using ferrofluid droplets as mechanical actuators that work across length scales of nanometers to millimeters. These novel actuators and methods of using them can be used to determine mechanical properties of soft materials. The actuators allow calculation of a soft material's viscosity, elastic modulus, and other mechanical properties. The methods and devices of the invention may be employed in biological materials, including live cells and tissues, and may be used to profile the mechanical properties of such living materials or to manipulate biological processes therein.
US10149628B2	Signal processing method and apparatus A signal processing apparatus includes an input voltage selector configured to select an input voltage from a plurality of input voltages; an input element connected to the input voltage selector; and an input current controller configured to control an inflow of an input current in conjunction with an operation of the input voltage selector.
US10149627B2	Automatic determination and selection of filtering in a cardiac rhythm management device Methods and/or device facilitating and selecting among multiple modes of filtering a cardiac electrical signal, in which one filtering mode includes additional high pass filtering of low frequency signals, relative to the other filtering mode. The selection filtering modes may include comparing sensed signal amplitude to one or more thresholds, using the multiple modes of filtering. In another example, an additional high pass filter is enabled, over and above a default or baseline filtering mode, and the detected cardiac signal is monitored for indications of possible undersensing, and/or for drops in amplitude toward a threshold, and the additional high pass filter may be disabled upon finding of possible undersensing or drop in signal amplitude.
US10149624B2	Method and device for measuring intracranial pressure, ICP, in a subject According to an aspect, there is provided a method for measuring the intracranial pressure, ICP, in a subject, the method comprising detecting whether spontaneous retinal venous pulsations, SRVPs, are occurring in an eye of the subject as the orientation of the head of the subject changes; identifying the orientation of the head of the subject at which SRVPs start to occur or stop occurring; and using the identified orientation of the head of the subject at which SRVPs start to occur or stop occurring to determine the ICP in the subject.
US10149609B2	Signal processing device and endoscope system A signal processing device processes a signal sent from an imaging device detachably attached to the signal processing device and includes: a signal processing unit configured to rewrite processing contents in accordance with a configuration; configuration memories having different capabilities and configured to store pieces of configuration data corresponding to contents of image processes that are performed in accordance with imaging sensors held by the imaging devices; a configuration controller configured to perform control to subject the signal processing unit to reconfiguration using the configuration data that depends on the imaging sensor of the imaging device attached to the signal processing device among the configuration data; a priority setting unit configured to set priority for each configuration data based on a predetermined condition; and a rewrite controller configured to rewrite the configuration data in the configuration memories based on the priority set by the priority setting unit.
US10149605B2	Endoscope bending section control mechanism An endoscope with a control handle, the endoscope comprising: a housing having a main housing part and a cover part; an insertion portion extending from the housing; a bending portion extending from the insertion portion; control wires operable to control bending of the bending portion; a control mechanism connected to the control wires, the control mechanism including an axle located within the housing and defining a pivot axis, a lever member connected to the axle, and a user control member external of the housing and connected to the lever member, the user control member displaceable about the pivot axis to rotate the lever member and control movement of the control wires; and a fastening device adapted to retain a tube disposed over the insertion portion.
US10149603B2	Endoscope Since a lower-surface side opening of an elevator housing slit is closed by a partition wall portion of a cap in normal operation, and a rotating shaft receiving portion of an elevator has a rotating shaft housing groove opened on the side opposite to the lower surface when the elevator is attached to a distal end portion body, the elevator is not removed structurally at an angle of the elevator when the treatment tool is operated to be stood, and a rotating shaft and the rotating shaft receiving portion do not have to be attached excessively tightly. Therefore, a work load in disassembling and assembling of a distal end portion can be set appropriately, and workability in disassembling and assembling is improved. Moreover, as a result, the distal end portion can be cleaned rapidly and easily.
US10149599B2	Processing apparatus A processing apparatus includes: a light source unit configured to emit partially coherent light having a coherence length that is equal to or more than inverse of a scattering coefficient of a light scattering body and shorter than half of inverse of a reduced scattering coefficient of the light scattering body; an illumination unit configured to irradiate an illumination area on a surface of the light scattering body, with the partially coherent light emitted from the light source unit; a detection unit configured to detect, in a detection area including the illumination area, a signal of scattered and returned light from the light scattering body; and an interference component extracting unit configured to extract an interference component by excluding a noninterference component from the signal of the scattered and returned light detected by the detection unit.
US10149597B2	Cutlery basket for a dishwasher The present invention describes a cutlery basket for a dishwasher that facilitates the use of a cutlery basket in particular allowing easier loading and unloading of cutlery into and out of the cutlery basket by providing a large opening on an outer upright wall of the cutlery basket. Preferred embodiments of the cutlery basket comprise movable lids that can be flipped parallel inside of the cutlery basket or flipped outside to provide extra space for storing cutlery.
US10149595B2	Utensil rack for a dishwasher A utensil rack for a dishwasher has a set of wave profiles. One subset of wave profiles has wave crests spaced from each other a first distance and a second set of wave profiles has wave crests spaced from each other a second distance less than the first distances. The utensil rack can be in the form of tray. A stemware section has one subset of wave profiles and a cutlery section has a second subset of wave profiles.
US10149590B2	Robot cleaner A robot cleaner includes a plurality of motors each of which transmits a driving force, a pad assembly which is connected to one of the plurality of motors to receive a rotational force from the motor, to rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and thus to clean a floor surface, and a wire which is connected to the pad assembly and another one of the plurality of motors so that the pad assembly is tilted by the driving force of the motor, wherein the robot cleaner moves in a particular direction by a non-uniform frictional force between a bottom surface of the pad assembly and the floor surface. The robot cleaner uses wires to tilt the pad assembly and, thus, it is possible to miniaturize the robot cleaner.
US10149585B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a surface cleaning head, a rigid air flow conduit moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head and moveable to a reclined in use position and a hand vacuum cleaner removably mounted to an upstream end of the rigid air flow conduit. The hand vacuum cleaner has a handle and a cyclone having a cyclone axis of rotation which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rigid air flow conduit when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the upstream end of the rigid air flow conduit. When the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the upstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus.
US10149579B2	Sheet product dispensers and related methods for automatically loading a roll of sheet product in a dispenser A sheet product dispenser for dispensing sheet product from a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail is provided. The sheet product dispenser includes a roll interface configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product, the roll interface including a separating member configured to engage and unseal the sealed tail; a feed roller assembly configured to dispense sheet product from the roll of sheet product, the feed roller assembly including a feed roller configured to engage and at least partially support the roll of sheet product; and a controller operable to initiate driving of the feed roller and rotation of the roll of sheet product such that the sealed tail is unsealed by engaging the separating member. A related method of automatically loading a roll of sheet product having a sealed tail in a sheet product dispenser also is provided.
US10149576B1	Automatic liquid soap supplying system An automatic liquid soap supplying system is provided with a plurality of soap dispensing main bodies for discharging a liquid soap, a plurality of soap dispensing components to be respectively connected to the soap dispensing main bodies, a liquid soap filling tank connected to each soap dispensing component, a mounting component provided with a photo display area of necessity for supplying liquid soap, as well as a control unit. In this case, a differential hydrostatic pressure is formed between the liquid soap filling tank and the soap dispensing component, whereby the liquid soap is filled into the soap dispensing component automatically from the liquid soap filling tank through the differential hydrostatic pressure. Moreover, the photo display area of necessity for supplying liquid soap is used to recognize whether supplement of soap is required, and air remained due to the supplement of soap is discharged via a exhaust valve.
US10149575B2	Slide open refillable dispenser An exemplary dispenser includes a base having at least one rail, a cover, and a mounting portion for a refill unit having a container for fluid. The cover is slideable along at least one rail of the base between a closed position and an open position.
US10149573B2	Smoke-diffusing accessory for electric barbecue A smoke-diffusing accessory designed to function with a barbecue, the smoke-diffusing accessory forming a container that can contain smoke-generating materials, wherein the smoke-diffusing accessory includes a lid which engages with the container to form a closed enclosure, the lid including calibrated holes so as to regulate the supply of oxygen into the enclosure, and the smoke-diffusing accessory including a suspension system for vertically suspending the smoke-diffusing accessory in the barbecue such that the calibrated holes are oriented upwards.
US10149570B2	Device for wetting a dose of ground coffee in coffee machines having a heating element on the dispenser unit, and wetting process A device for wetting a dose of ground coffee in coffee machines, such as espresso machines, particularly but without limitation professional espresso making machines is disclosed. The device includes a source of pressurized water, at least one beverage dispenser unit, a filter holder removably coupled to said dispenser, a water heater placed on the dispenser unit, a water supply system connecting said source of pressurized water with said heater, and a dispensing conduit connecting the heater with the dispenser unit. The device also includes a dispensing valve device inserted in said dispensing conduit for closing and opening the conduit and for feeding heated water to the filter holder and cause it to spread into the dose of ground coffee contained in the filter holder, as well as an electronic control and programming unit connected at least with said source of pressurized water, with said heater and with said dispensing valve device.
US10149567B2	Apparatus for cooking at least one egg with an eggshell as well as such a method An apparatus and method for cooking at least one egg with an eggshell The apparatus comprises a housing provided with a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space in the housing and a holder located in the confined space. The holder is provided with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of the egg with the eggshell. The apparatus further comprises means to insert a liquid into the holder for filling the cavity with the liquid to at least partly surround the eggshell of the egg located in the cavity. The apparatus comprises also means to control the amount of liquid in the holder during a cooking process of the at least one egg, wherein: —a first amount of liquid is inserted into the cavity before providing microwave radiation in the cavity, which first amount of liquid surrounds the eggshell of the egg located in the cavity; —a second amount of liquid is gradually inserted into the cavity.
US10149566B2	Appliance for preparing food An appliance for preparing food comprises a pot (2) for containing food items and a base for supporting the pot (2). The base is equipped with heating means (50) for supplying heat to the pot (2), which comprise at least one heating element (52). The heating means (50) are adapted to only partially contact a bottom (21) of the pot (2) when the pot (2) is in place on the base, through at least one contact area which is at a position which corresponds to a position of the heating element (52). The appliance further comprises stirring means which are adapted to be movably arranged in the pot (2) for stirring food items, which are designed for directing the food items to a directly heated area (60) of the bottom (21) of the pot (2) which corresponds to the contact area of the heating means (50) during their movement.
US10149564B1	Combined butter stick platform and corn rest A device for buttering an ear of corn having a butter stick platform and a corn rest. The butter stick platform has an upper butter base surface for supporting a butter stick, and a peripheral wall extending downward to a base. A containment wall can surround and be separated laterally from the peripheral wall to provide a trough between the peripheral wall and the containment wall. The corn rest has a corn base having a concave upper surface with openings for placement thereupon of an ear of corn, and a frame having side walls that extend downwardly partly into the trough when the corn rest is in a first position resting upon a stick of butter. As the butter stick melts and is used, the frame rides downward into the trough to maintain contact between the ear of corn and the butter stick.
US10149561B2	Multi-walled glass container with freezable substance and safety plug A multi-walled glass container is capable of cooling and/or heating contents held within the glass container. More specifically, the multi-walled glass container has at least one fluid-filled freezable and/or heatable pocket, wherein a safety plug may seal a substance within the pocket. The safety plug may contain the substance within the pocket and may release the substance in its original or a different state from the pocket, wherein the release may limit damage to the multi-walled glass container.
US10149560B2	Colorable tablecloth A colorable tablecloth configured for covering a table and allowing individuals, especially children to utilize markers and crayons on a top surface of the tablecloth. The colorable tablecloth has a first fabric layer, a printed design, a second finishing layer and a laminate backing.
US10149557B2	Frame A frame (2) for framing a picture/an artwork (4) having a periphery (8) is disclosed. The frame (2) comprises a contact surface (10) provided at the inside (12) of the frame, which frame (2) comprises an opening (14), through which the picture/artwork (4) is mountable. At least one flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) extends along at least a portion of the contact surface (10). The at least one flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is provided in such a manner that the flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is configured to securely maintain the picture/artwork (4) within the frame (2) by means of a compression force (F1) and/or a friction force (F2) between the at least one flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) and the periphery (8). The flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is compressible. The flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is attached to the frame (2) in such a manner that the flexible member (6, 6′, 6″, 6′″) is restricted from being moved along the width (axis X) of the contact face (10).
US10149551B2	Flexible wall safety bassinet An easy-access bassinet especially useful for new mothers and babies, either in hospitals or at home. The bassinet has a barrier to prevent the infant from rolling off a sleeping platform, and one wall of the barrier is convertible to permit a mother to reach in and cradle the infant, for breast-feeding for example. The convertible wall may have a restoring mechanism to transform it back to its original barrier position upon removal of the weight of the mother's arms, or may be detachable. The convertible wall may be rigid adjacent the sleeping platform that lowers or pivots out of the way, or a mesh or fabric panel that may be depressed downward. A partial barrier wall may also be provided just inside the convertible front wall for extra security. The mesh or fabric panel is easily detached for cleaning or replacement.
US10149549B2	Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment A data processing system is configured to sense a pressure readings of an air-mattress. If the pressure readings are below a target pressure value representing a desired pressure for the air-mattress, the data processing system can transmit, to an air-pump, first instructions to increase the air pressure of the air mattress and determine a replacement value representing the amount of air pumped into the air mattress by the air-pump. The data processing system can compare the replacement value to a slow-leak threshold and to a catastrophic-leak threshold. The data processing system can, responsive to a determination that the replacement value is greater than the slow-leak value and less than the catastrophic-leak value, transmit, to the air-pump, second instructions to increase the air pressure of the air mattress to replace air in the air mattress lost to a slow leak so as to maintain the desired pressure for the air-mattress.
US10149538B2	Slide rail mechanism A slide rail mechanism includes a rail, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. Each of the first supporting member and the second supporting member can be displaced with respect to the rail. A first bracket is disposed at the first supporting member, and a second bracket is disposed at the second supporting member. The first bracket and the second bracket enable the rail to adapt to different pairs of posts of different post spacings.
US10149528B2	Applicator An applicator package (40), consisting of an applicator and a substance (48) in the applicator, is provided so a user can apply the substance (48) to a target region. A set of components is provided for being assembled as the applicator, and a method is provided for making the applicator package (40). The applicator package (40) includes a platform (42) having an outer side (56) and having an inner side (54) defining a substance support surface (55). The substance (48) is supported on the platform support surface (55). The platform (42) defines (1) at least one fill passage (58) that extends from the platform outer side (56) to the platform inner side (54), and (2) at least one channel (60) that is located between portions of the substance support surface (55) and that communicates between the platform inner side (54) and the platform outer side (56). A dome (46 or 44) is initially, releasably mounted on the platform (42) over the substance (48) at the platform inner side (54).
US10149511B2	Protective headgear system Protective headgear systems are disclosed. One protective headgear system includes an impact-resistant pad and a helmet. The impact-resistant pad includes a top portion configured to be positioned covering a top of a user's head, and first and second side portions extending downward from the top portion. The helmet is unconnected to the impact-resistant pad. The helmet is configured to be positioned overtop of the impact-resistant pad when the impact-resistant pad is positioned on the user's head.
US10149503B2	All-in-one water apparel An article of water resistant clothing that includes a water resistant underlay layer. The water resistant underlay layer includes at least one compression panel to compress a portion of a body of a user wearing the water resistant clothing. The article of swimwear includes a water resistant overlay layer disposed over the water resistant underlay layer. The water resistant overlay layer exposes at least a portion of the water resistant underlay layer through material of the water resistant overlay layer. The article of water resistant clothing includes a set of fasteners embedded in at least one of the water resistant underlay layer or the water resistant overlay layer to couple the water resistant underlay layer to the water resistant overlay layer.
US10149486B2	Apparatus for thawing or cooling food products An apparatus for thawing or cooling food products includes a tank adapted to be at least partly filled with a liquid. A spiral shaped blade extends between a first end and a second end of the tank, where the spiral shaped blade is mounted to a rotation axis which operates rotational movement of the spiral shaped bladed and thus the conveying of the food products from the first end towards the second end. A temperature controlling system is provided and adapted to control the temperature of the liquid by arranging multiple heat supplying units along the tank for injecting heating or cooling agents into the liquid so as to provide a substantial temperature distribution into the thawing liquid during the thawing or cooling of the food products.
US10149479B1	Preparation method and use of an atomic-state fluid iodine and its derived nano-iodine In one aspect, the present disclosure belongs to the new material field and can be used to produce atomic-state fluid iodine by iodine atom rearrangement occurring in the pseudo-critical reaction system. In one aspect, the atomic-state fluid iodine has a specific gravity of about 3.8-4.0 g/mL and maintains stable physical state under 10-100 C and light environment without sublimation or decomposition. As a new-type iodine-structural material, atomic-state fluid iodine and atomic-state nano-iodine can be used as the 4th generation of atomic-state iodine disinfectant for human, animal and living environment, experimental data show that as atomic-state germicide in agricultural production, it can prevent and cure specific parasitism disease of plant, such as Citrus Huanglongbing and citrus bacterial canker disease, banana panama disease, fruit tree branch blight disease and plant virus disease, and it can also be used as a substitution in medical and health field for its features of safety, stability and high potency.
US10149477B2	Substituted pyrimidinium compounds for combating animal pests Substituted pyrimidinium compounds of the general formula (I): wherein the compounds are useful for controlling invertebrate pests.
US10149476B2	Pesticidal plant extract containing loline derivatives This invention relates to a pesticidal compositions containing at least one pyrrolizidine alkaloid compound derived from a plant and endophyte combination, and applying the pesticidal compositions to another plan without pesticidal protection, where upon application of the composition, the plant confers pest protection. The pyrrolizidine alkaloid compound is of Formula (I) wherein: R═H or CH3 and R′═H, CH3, CHO, COCH3.
US10149475B2	Stable aqueous dispersions of biocides An aqueous dispersion containing BIT and IPBC prepared using nonionic and anionic surfactants exhibits both chemical and physical stability and is suitable for use as a single product which is capable of imparting to a coating composition a high level of resistance against attack by a broad spectrum of organisms, including bacteria, fungi and algae, in both the wet-state and dry film-state.
US10149474B2	Herbicidal compositions comprising isoxaflutole and diflufenican A description is given of herbicidal compositions which comprise the active ingredients isoxaflutole and diflufenican. These herbicidal compositions are particularly suitable for use against weed plants in crops of useful plants.
US10149457B2	Interactive outdoor feed-dispensing container and methods of manufacture and use A large animal feed dispensing container and method of manufacturing the container and method of using the device for delivering a controlled amount of feed to large animals in an outdoor. The housing unit and transecting plate may be molded as a single fused piece. The housing unit includes small openings intended for dispensation in the first chamber that contains feed. The housing unit contains a container for ballast material keep the feed-dispensing container to stabilize the feed-dispensing container in one location.
US10149449B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV465213 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV465213. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV465213, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV465213 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 CV465213 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 CV465213.
US10149447B2	Methods and means for determining plant characteristics The invention provides methods to determine the ascorbate profile value for plant lines and to use these values in the identification of the better performing plant lines, without having to resort to extensive field trialing.
US10149436B2	Fruit harvester platform A mobile picking platform system includes a mobile picking platform having a mobile carriage with a superstructure supporting multiple adjustable picking stations. A storage box carrier on the mobile picking platform has a pick position with storage boxes held at optimum heights for access by pickers on the picking stations, an unload position in which full storage boxes are unloaded onto a ground surface, and a load position for receiving empty storage boxes. A storage unit carries empty storage boxes and facilitates transfer of storage boxes to the mobile picking platform. A shuttle trailer may also be included in the system to transfer empty storage boxes to the mobile picking platform and storage unit. The shuttle trailer has a down positon in which full storage boxes may be picked up from a ground surface, and an up position for transferring storage boxes to the storage unit or mobile picking platform.
US10149434B2	Dual direction cutting device A hand-held cutting device may include a working assembly, a motor and a control assembly. The working assembly may be configured to be rotatable in a first direction and a second direction to perform a first function when rotated in the first direction and a second function, different from the first function, when rotated in the second direction. The motor may be operably coupled to the working assembly to rotate the working assembly. The control assembly may be operably coupled to the motor to enable an operator of the device to select a rotation direction for the working assembly. The working assembly may be configured to perform the first and second functions using a single blade assembly.
US10149432B2	Mower driven by electric motors In a mower (10) driven by a pair of electric motors (15) and using an engine (14) for driving a cutter blade (22), a fuel tank (16) for supplying fuel to the engine is positioned in a space surrounded by the electric motors and a chute (30) for forwarding grass clippings to a grass collection bag (23). The chute extends rearward with an upward slant, and is bent in side view in such a manner that a lower part has a steeper incline than an upper part thereof.
US10149429B2	Meter roller for an agricultural metering system A profile insert for a meter roller of an agricultural metering system includes a flute and a recess positioned adjacent to one another along a circumferential axis of the profile insert. The flute and the recess are configured to meter flowable particulate material from a storage tank to a material distribution system via rotation of the profile insert. The profile insert also includes at least one locking element configured to substantially block circumferential rotation of the profile insert relative to a spindle. In addition, the profile insert is configured to extend about only a portion of a circumference of the spindle.
US10149423B2	Integrated drawbar for finishing attachments A drawbar for finishing attachments is arranged to attach to a fore-aft frame member of a tillage implement. The drawbar has a saddle with spaced apart side walls defining a channel configured to receive the frame member. When the frame member is received in the channel, the side walls of the saddle overlap side walls of the frame member and extend in the fore-aft direction rearward of an end of the frame member. The side walls of the saddle and the frame member have mounting openings that align along a lateral direction transverse to the fore-aft direction.
US10154612B1	Electronic device having active heat dissipation An electronic device having active heat dissipation includes a wiring board, a semiconductor package unit, a surrounding unit, a fan module and a tube member. The semiconductor package unit is soldered to the wiring board through three-dimensional contacts. The surrounding unit is connected to the wiring board and the semiconductor package unit, and surrounds the three-dimensional contacts, such that a heat exchange space is collectively defined by the surrounding unit, the wiring board and the semiconductor package unit. The surrounding unit is provided with two openings which are in communication with the heat exchange space. The fan module is located outside the heat exchange space, and is connected to one of the openings.
US10154609B2	Cable unit and server apparatus A cable unit includes a first casing body, a second connector body, a first connector, a second casing, and a cable. The first casing body forms an open shape that includes a first main wall and a first peripheral side-wall. The second casing body forms an open shape that includes a second main wall and a second peripheral side-wall. The second casing body is fitted together with the first casing body such that the second casing body and the first casing body configure a box-shaped casing that expands and contracts along a direction in which the first main wall and the second main wall face each other. The first connector is provided to the first main wall. The second connector is provided to the second main wall. The cable is housed in the casing and connects the first connector with the second connector.
US10154608B1	Cable management A spring-pulley system is configured for use within an IT component and includes a cable assembly configured to electrically couple a fixed portion of an IT component to a slidable portion of the IT component. A pulley assembly is configured to engage the cable assembly. A spring assembly is configured to bias the pulley assembly toward a first position to absorb any slack in the cable assembly.
US10154607B1	Cable management A cabling module is configured for use within an IT component, the cabling module including an enclosure assembly configured to be received within the IT component. An input connector is configured to receive electrical power from within the IT component. A plurality of output connectors are configured to provide electrical power to a plurality of subcomponents of the IT component.
US10154602B2	Method of manufacturing a device module The invention provides a device module that can be manufactured with a die. The device module includes a plastic part, a device, a holder, and an external connection. The device is embedded in the plastic part. The holder is embedded in the plastic part and includes an exposed portion exposed from the plastic part in a thickness direction of the plastic part in such a manner as to close a housing recess of the die. The external connection is connected to the device and partially fixed to the holder. The external connection includes a lead-out portion insertable in the housing recess of the die. The lead-out portion is embedded in the plastic part and being led out of the plastic part in the thickness direction. Alternatively, the lead-out portion is led through and out of the holder in the thickness direction.
US10154587B2	Electrical connection material An electrical connection material such as anisotropic conductive film that suppresses generation of warpage at electrical connection portion such as anisotropic conductive connection portion, and does not allow conduction reliability of connection body obtained by electrical connection such as anisotropic conductive connection to be reduced has a structure in which a conductive particle-containing layer is disposed between first insulating thermosetting resin composition layer and second insulating thermosetting resin composition layer. The conductive particle-containing layer is obtained by irradiating conductive particle-containing resin composition layer that contains radically polymerizable acrylate compound, photoradical polymerization initiator, non-radically polymerizable epoxy-based compound, and conductive particles with light, resulting in photoradical polymerization to form B stage state of conductive particle-containing resin composition layer. The first insulating thermosetting resin composition layer and second insulating thermosetting resin composition layer each contain non-radically polymerizable epoxy-based compound and thermal cationic polymerization initiator or thermal anionic polymerization initiator.
US10154586B2	Apparatus and method for solid state source array design and fabrication Apparatus for providing pulsed or continuous energy in a process chamber are provided herein. The apparatus may include a base having a plurality of vias formed in a bottom surface of the base, and wherein an electrical connector is disposed in each via, a first metallic layer disposed on a top surface of the base and electrically coupled to the electrical connectors disposed in the plurality of via, and a plurality of solid state light sources disposed on a top surface of the metallic layer and electrically coupled to the metallic layer.
US10154570B2	Outdoor lighting apparatus with short range of very short range communication interface An outdoor lighting apparatus (1) for fixed installation is described, suitable to be connected to an electric mains to be supplied with mains supply voltage. The lighting apparatus (1) comprises at least one light source (6), a driving circuit (30) of the at least one light source (6). The outdoor lighting apparatus further comprises a control and communication circuit (20), suitable to control the driving circuit (30), comprising a processing and control unit (21), a memory unit (25), and a long-range communication interface (23) suitable to allow the control and communication circuit (20) communicating with a remote control device (60). The outdoor lighting apparatus is further equipped with a short range or very short range communication interface (24) suitable to interface with a communication and/or configuration mobile terminal to allow said mobile terminal accessing the memory unit (25) in writing and/or reading. The short or very short range communication interface (24) facilitates the configuration, maintenance and/or replacement of the electric apparatus (1).
US10154568B2	Controlling lighting components in a lighting installation A method of controlling a lighting installation in a space in which a plurality of items are displayed comprises detecting a personal computer device in the space, the personal computer device associated with an anonymized user, and said detection including detecting information on the user device; by using the information detected on the personal computer device, accessing profile data associated with the anonymized user and derived from previous online activity of the anonymized user; determining items likely to be of interest to the anonymized user associated with the personal computer device based on said profile data; and controlling at least one lighting component to provide distinguishing illumination directed towards at least one of the determined items.
US10154552B2	Dynamic power supply for light emitting diode A voltage control system for an LED operates to dynamically determine and set a minimum permissible voltage on an energy storage device such as a capacitor such that the energy storage device operates at a minimum possible voltage to compensate for component variations and dimming signal variations while maintaining flicker-free operation of the LED.
US10154550B2	Backlight unit, display apparatus having the same and operating method of backlight unit A backlight unit includes: a power converter to generate a light-source power voltage according to a voltage control signal; an LED string connected to the light-source power voltage; a short-circuit detector to receive the light-source power voltage and to enable a short-circuit signal; and a light source controller to generate the voltage control signal to interrupt generation of the light-source power voltage when the short-circuit signal is enabled. The short-circuit detector includes: a voltage divider to divide the light-source power voltage to output a detection voltage; and a comparing circuit to generate a reference voltage corresponding to a voltage level of the detection voltage, to compare the reference voltage with the detection voltage, and to enable the short-circuit signal in accordance with a result of the comparison.
US10154532B2	User terminal, relay apparatus, and processor UE (100) supports WLAN communication and WWAN communication. The WWAN communication includes WWAN direct communication which is inter-terminal direct communication in conformity to a WWAN communication standard. The UE (100) applies the WLAN communication to a user plane while applying the WWAN direct communication to a control plane. The UE (100) transmits and receives a control signal through the WWAN direct communication.
US10154528B2	Handling of proximity services device to device related identities at radio access network level Handling of related identities may be valuable in communication systems. More particularly, in areas such as long term evolution advanced (LTE-A) proximity services (ProSe), it may be useful to provide for handling of ProSe device to device (D2D) related identities at the radio access network (RAN) level. A method can include deriving an initial layer one identifier corresponding to a target user equipment or group. The method can also include determining whether the initial layer one identifier collides with another layer one identifier corresponding to a different target user equipment or group. The method can further include communicating with the target user equipment or group based on the determination of whether the initial layer one identifier collides with another layer one identifier in use.
US10154527B2	Apparatus, method and computer program product providing simultaneous radio resource and service requests A method includes, at a user equipment, combining a message requesting the radio resource connection and a message requesting at least one service into a single message. The single message is transmitted from the user equipment to a network element in a wireless network. Another method includes receiving, from a user equipment, a single message including both a message requesting a radio resource connection and a message requesting at least one service. In response to the message requesting radio resource connection, performing radio resource control connection establishment for the user equipment in order to establish the radio resource control connection between the user equipment and at least one of a plurality of network elements of a wireless network. In response to the message requesting at least one service, performing service request procedures for the user equipment, wherein at least part of the radio resource control connection establishment and at least part of the service request procedures are performed in parallel.
US10154524B2	Method and system for control of discontinuous reception (DRX) by a mobile device in a wireless communications network A method and system for controlling discontinuous reception (DRX) in a mobile device in a wireless communications network uses autonomous DRX control after initial VoIP traffic setup. If the mobile device transmits a negative-acknowledgement signal (NACK) indicating unsuccessful receipt of a VoIP packet, then it autonomously turns on a predetermined delay time later to receive the retransmission of the VoIP packet. The predetermined delay time is related to the time for the base station to process the NACK and prepare the VoIP packet for retransmission. When the mobile device transmits or retransmits a VoIP packet, reception is deactivated, but is autonomously activated the predetermined delay time later to receive an acknowledgement signal (ACK) or NACK. VoIP packets may be transmitted from the mobile device the predetermined delay time before VoIP packets are transmitted from the base station.
US10154523B2	Device and method of aggregating LTE System and WLAN A communication device for handling long-term evolution (LTE)-wireless local area network (WLAN) aggregation is configured to execute instructions comprising connecting to a base station (BS) via LTE communication; detecting a radio link failure on the LTE communication; stopping transmission/reception of at least one first LTE protocol data unit (PDU) via a WLAN in response to the radio link failure, if the WLAN is configured by the BS for the transmission/reception of the at least one first LTE PDU with the BS via the WLAN; and keeping transmission/reception of at least one non-LTE PDU via the WLAN in response to the radio link failure, if the WLAN is not configured by the BS for the transmission/reception of the at least one first LTE PDU with the BS via the WLAN.
US10154522B2	Communication control device providing communication services via a plurality of communication paths There is provided a communication control device including a communication path selecting unit that selects one or more wireless communication paths by which a wireless communication terminal performing communication using two or more wireless communication paths and a processing executing device executing processing for providing a communication service to the wireless communication terminal communicate with each other and a communication setting control unit that performs setting such that, when a plurality of wireless communication paths are selected, communication is performed between at least one processing executing device corresponding to the plurality of selected wireless communication paths and the wireless communication terminal, using the plurality of wireless communication paths.
US10154519B2	PRACH selection in combined radio cell deployments This disclosure relates to PRACH configuration selection in combined radio cell deployments. According to one example embodiment, a network node establishes (220) a plurality of different PRACH configurations. Each PRACH configuration is generally mapped to a respective radio unit of the several radio units of the combined radio cell. Also, the network node determines (230) a location of at least one wireless communication device. In dependence of the determined location of the at least one wireless communication device, the network node further selects (240) a set of PRACH configurations that is available for the at least one wireless communication device. Moreover, the network node transmits (250) a radio signal comprising information about the set of PRACH configurations that is available for the at least one wireless communication device.
US10154517B2	Method for sensing channel dynamically in wireless LAN system and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communications system, and more particularly to a method for sensing a channel dynamically in a wireless LAN system and an apparatus therefor. A method for performing a back-off in a wireless LAN system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of performing CCA by applying clear channel assessment conditions in order to transmit a data unit with a different channel width, and performing a back-off based thereon.
US10154516B2	Scheduling grant control method, user equipment, and network device A scheduling grant control method, user equipment, and a network device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving grant information sent by a network device, where the grant information indicates a grant value of data transmission on an uplink data channel by user equipment; determining an effectively starting moment of the grant information according to the grant value and a reception moment at which the grant information is received; and adjusting, on the uplink data channel and based on the grant value, transmission of the data at the effectively starting moment. Based on the foregoing technical solutions, in the scheduling grant control method in embodiments of the present invention, after receiving grant information, UE may flexibly select different effectively starting moments according to different grant information.
US10154515B1	Dynamic modulation and transport block size selection based on retransmission frequency Disclosed is a method and system for dynamically adjusting modulation and encoding scheme (MCS) and transport block size (TBS) used for downlink transmissions from a base station (BS) to a user equipment device (UE) based on a frequency of retransmission requests from the UE. The BS may identify the UE as belonging to a first class of UEs designated as being capable of receiving data at a first data rate that is higher than a second data rate designated for UEs of a second class, for the same downlink channel quality reported by the UE. Based on the identification, the BS may select a MCS and TBS for the UE corresponding to the first data rate. Upon receiving more than a threshold number of retransmission requests from the UE, the BS may switch to using the second, lower data rate. The first and second classes could correspond to later and earlier technology generations, for example.
US10154514B2	Scheduling request transmission for directional beam access A user equipment (UE) may transmit a UE-generated uplink message to a base station to request resources for an uplink transmission. The UE may be configured to send the message (e.g., a scheduling request (SR)) using different transmission modes. For example, the UE may transmit the SR using a scheduled mode where the UE conveys the SR along with another uplink message (e.g., a control message). In some examples, the UE may transmit the SR using an autonomous mode where the UE transmits the SR in resources reserved for SR transmissions. The UE may determine which transmission mode to use based on certain characteristics of the SR or the data associated with the SR.
US10154512B2	System and methods for MAC layer scheduling in wireless communication networks In one example embodiment, a network control node includes a memory having computer-readable instruction stored therein, and a processor. The processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to identify a plurality of schedulable user equipment (UE), each of the plurality of schedulable UEs having a corresponding priority value, determine whether to compute a new priority value for each of the plurality of schedulable UEs, assign a resource block to one of the plurality of schedulable user equipment based on the determining, and inform the one of the plurality of schedulable user equipment of the assigned resource block, to be used for data transmission.
US10154511B2	Communications system, infrastructure equipment, communication terminal and method A communications system communicating data to/from a communications terminal includes infrastructure equipment forming a mobile communications network to transmit/receive data to/from the communications terminal via a wireless access interface, the communications terminal configured to transmit/receive data to/from the infrastructure equipment. The communications terminal can receive transmission data to the infrastructure equipment at a buffer, transmit a resource request message requesting resources of the wireless access interface to the infrastructure equipment in response to receiving the data for transmission to the infrastructure equipment, and receive a resource allocation message from the infrastructure equipment. The resource allocation message allocates resources of the wireless access interface to the communications terminal. A characteristic of the resource request message transmitted by the communications terminal to the infrastructure equipment provides an indication of one of a predetermined set of transmission priority levels for transmitting the buffered data to the infrastructure equipment.
US10154504B2	Communication system, base station, and base-station control method A communication system includes a first base station that forms a first coverage area, and a second base station that forms a second coverage area different from the first coverage area and uses a same as a radio resource to be used by the first base station, wherein the second base station determines a number of assignment streams at the second base station in the radio resource, computes a number of interference signals removable by the second base station in the radio resource based on a number of receiving antennas included in the second base station and the number of assignment streams, and notifies the first base station of the number of interference signals in the radio resource, and the first base station determines a number of assignment streams at the first base station in the radio resource by using the number of interference signals as an upper limit.
US10154500B2	Wireless multicarrier random access process A Base station transmits a control command for transmission of a random access preamble on a secondary cell if the base station determines radio resources of the secondary cell are required for transmission of a portion of data and that the secondary cell requires a different uplink timing from currently activated and synchronized cells of the wireless device. The base station transmits at least one control packet for comprising transport format information and resource allocation information for transmission of a plurality of packets of the data to be transmitted on the secondary cell.
US10154499B2	Method for sharing wireless resource information in multi-cell wireless communication system and apparatus for same The present invention relates to a method for sharing wireless resource information by a cell in a multi-cell wireless communication system. More particularly, the method for sharing wireless resource information by a cell according to the present invention comprises: a step of transmitting wireless resource information to a neighbor cell; and a step of receiving an acknowledgement message corresponding to the wireless resource information from the neighbor cell. The wireless resource information is information for changing the used of the wireless resource of a specific wireless resource region, and the acknowledgement message is a message indicating whether the change in use of the wireless resource is allowed in the neighbor cell.
US10154498B2	Arrangements for association and re-association in a wireless network A method is disclosed for associating network devices to a network. The method can include receiving a beacon from a source by an antenna array, allocating resources to beamform and beamforming after receiving at least a portion of the beacon. The beamforming can be accomplished prior to completion of an association request and prior to receipt of an acceptance signal in response to the association request. Accordingly directional transmissions can be utilized transmit at least part of an association request and to transmit an acceptance signal corresponding to the association request.
US10154497B2	Transmission of uplink sounding reference signal The disclosure is related to transmission of a sounding reference signal (SRS) being independent of or separated from an uplink channel.
US10154492B2	Communication bandwidth A method for allocating bandwidth to communication according to a first communication protocol, the method comprising identifying bandwidth that is allocated to a communication channel for communication according to a second communication protocol and which forms a guard band of the communication channel and allocating the identified bandwidth to communication according to the first communication protocol, said allocation being performed non-uniformly across the identified bandwidth such that an allocation of a first portion of the identified bandwidth, which is located closer to a communication according to the second communication protocol than a second portion of the identified bandwidth, is constrained to a greater extent than an allocation of the second portion of the identified bandwidth.
US10154488B2	Dynamic sub-band allocation in the time-variant channel Disclosed are a communication method of dynamically allocating subbands in a time-variant channel and a device therefor. In particular, the communication device using dynamically allocated subbands in a time-variant channel includes a subband allocation mode selection unit that selects any one of subband allocation modes based on a communication requirement; a channel estimation unit that performs channel estimation on a plurality of subbands based on the currently selected subband allocation mode; and a control unit that transmits channel estimation information on the subbands to a subband allocation device and is allocated at least one subband satisfying the communication requirement from the subband allocation device.
US10154475B2	Method and device for selecting relay in wireless communication system An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of selecting, by a first UE, a relay in a proximity service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system, the method including the steps of transmitting a UE-to-Network Relay discovery message; selecting a second UE as the UE-to-Network Relay; setting a connection for direct communication with the second UE; and transmitting a registration request message to a group communication service application server (GCS AS) through the second UE, wherein when the UE-to-Network Relay discovery message includes UE-to-UE Relay related request information, the UE-to-UE Relay related information is received from the second UE and the second UE is selected as the UE-to-UE Relay based on the UE-to-UE relay related information.
US10154469B2	Handover during carrier aggregation operation in wireless communication network Methods for performing handovers and addition of carriers during carrier aggregation operation are described. A mobile station can indicate failure to perform downlink synchronization to some but not all cells of a target eNB, in response to a handover command. The mobile station can activate carriers based on various combinations of transmission of random access preambles, reception of random access response messages and transmission of handover complete messages. A base station can activate carriers based on various combinations of reception of random access preambles, transmission of random access response messages and reception of handover complete messages.
US10154456B2	Dynamic bandwidth switching for reducing power consumption in wireless communication devices Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-program products for performing dynamic bandwidth switching between control signals and data signals of differing bandwidths are disclosed. A wireless communication apparatus comprises a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to transmit a control signal to a user equipment (UE) using a first bandwidth. The processor is further configured to transmit a data signal to the UE using a second bandwidth wider than the first bandwidth. The control signal and the data signal are transmitted over a single carrier frequency. The control signal comprises an indication of a characteristic of the data signal. The data signal is transmitted after the control signal such that the data signal and control signal are separated by a time interval. The time interval is based on at least a switching latency of the UE.
US10154455B1	Method and apparatus for broadcast information transmission Internet, voice calls, and messaging services have become ubiquitous and the means by which the services are accessed varies widely. The number and types of devices that may use these services have also proliferated. To serve a number and variety of client devices, a mobile Hotspot may be used, which is a device that may include a modem for mobile broadband access and a short range wireless link to distribute the services to local devices which may have such connectivity. Power consumption of battery powered client devices is an important consideration. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a client device to receive broadcast information about the mobile networks from a mobile Hotspot over a short range wireless link which may reduce power consumption of client devices.
US10154446B2	Network switching method and device Disclosed are a network switching method and device, the method comprising: a UE acquires a preset non-3GPP network performance parameter switching threshold, and acquires a network performance parameter when the UE is in a non-3GPP network; and when the UE determines that the network performance parameter reaches the preset network performance parameter switching threshold, switching the non-3GPP network to a 3GPP network. The technical solution of the present invention compares the monitored network performance parameter of a non-3GPP network with a preset non-3GPP network performance parameter switching threshold, and can switch a service accessing a non-3GPP network and used by a UE from the non-3GPP network to a 3GPP network according to the comparison result, thus avoiding the problem of a UE dropping calls caused by the reduced communication quality of a non-3GPP network, and effectively improving UE communication quality.
US10154440B2	Seamless mobile handover A localized method for performing handover of a mobile device at a mobile base station is disclosed, comprising: establishing, at a cellular base station, a relay connection with a second base station for backhaul; receiving a handover request for a mobile device, the handover request including an IP address; receiving, at the cellular base station, a handover confirmation message from the mobile device following handover authorization for the mobile device; sending, from the cellular base station, a request to the mobile device to shut down a cellular radio connection with the cellular base station; and establishing, using the IP address and a non-cellular radio, a data connection with the mobile device on the same IP address, thereby performing a handover of the mobile device for providing continued IP connectivity for the mobile device at the cellular base station.
US10154435B2	Systems, methods, and devices for coexistence of heterogeneous bandwidth communications Communication devices and techniques for facilitating coexistence between networks operating at different bandwidths are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include at least one memory and logic for a narrowband communication device, at least a portion of the logic comprised in hardware coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one wireless transmitter, the logic to determine a wideband preamble, determine a narrowband packet comprising a narrowband preamble and a narrowband packet data portion, and generate a binary-preamble packet comprising the wideband preamble and the narrowband packet. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10154431B2	Congestion mitigation based on user device and base station condition information A device may receive, from a user device and via a base station, a request to access a resource associated with a server device. The device may determine first condition information associated with the user device, and may determine second condition information associated with the base station. The device may determine one or more actions to be performed based on at least one of the first condition information or the second condition information. The device may perform, in association with a first flow or a second flow, the one or more actions. The first flow may be associated with the device and the user device, and the second flow may be associated with the device and the server device.
US10154430B2	Radio base station, user terminal and radio communication system In order to prevent, in an LAA system supporting LBT, reduction in resource usage of the system, the present invention provides a radio base station that communicates with a user terminal capable of using a licensed band and unlicensed band. The radio base station comprises: an obtaining section that obtains information about an available time resource amount that is determined based on a result of LBT (Listen Before Talk) in the unlicensed band; and a control section that controls communication with the user terminal in the unlicensed band based on the information about the available time resource amount.
US10154426B2	Method for performing measurement and device using same Provided are a method for performing measurement in a wireless communication system and a device using the same. The device receives a discovery reference signal (DRS) in a subframe designated from a target cell, and performs a measurement on the basis of the DRS. An antenna port of the DRS is determined from antenna ports of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) transmitted by the target cell.
US10154423B2	End-to-end network diagnostics A system and machine-implemented method of network diagnostics are provided. First condition information about a wireless local area network is obtained. Second condition information about an access network connecting the wireless local area network to a wide area network is obtained. Third condition information about the wide area network is obtained. Based on the first, second and third condition information, a condition report is provided to a diagnostic module configured to identify one or more network issues across the wireless local area network, the access network and the wide area network based on the condition report.
US10154418B2	Method and arrangement related to interference between systems Methods and arrangements for use in a respective node and mobile terminal in a first system associated with a first frequency band for radio communication, for supporting avoiding or reducing interference in a second frequency band associated with a second system, which second frequency band is adjacent to the first frequency band. The method for use in the node comprises detecting activity of the second system in the second frequency band and adjusting the bandwidth used by the node for communication, based on characteristics of the detected current activity of the second system in the second frequency band, such that interference to the second frequency band, from radio communication associated with the node, is adapted to the second system activity in said second frequency band. The method further comprises providing information of said adjustment to at least one mobile terminal. Further, information of said adjustment could be provided to neighboring nodes.
US10154416B2	Data processing method, and communications device and system Embodiments disclose a data processing method, and a communications device and system. The method includes: transmitting, by a communications device, a data packet to a receiving node by using an unlicensed spectrum resource and by using a hybrid automatic repeat request process. The method also includes determining, by the communications device, that the unlicensed spectrum resource is unavailable and an unsuccessfully-sent data packet exists in the hybrid automatic repeat request process. The method also includes triggering, by the communications device, ARQ retransmission for the unsuccessfully-sent data packet.
US10154414B2	Resource allocation A first finite resource allocation request is received at a finite resources allocation server from a first client network node requesting a first amount of a given type of finite resource for use by the first client network node. A first allocated amount of the given type of finite resource is first allocated to the first client network node. The first allocating allocates the first allocated amount at least on the basis of a previously allocated first amount. A second finite resource allocation request is received at the finite resources allocation server from a second client network node requesting a second amount of the given type of finite resource. A second allocated amount of the given type of finite resource is second allocated to the second client network node. The second allocating allocates the second allocated amount at least on the basis of a previously allocated second amount.
US10154406B2	Attaching visible networks for synchronous local search results Aspects of the technology employ an integrated location identification and query processing technique. Network scan information is attached to or otherwise combined with a query at a client device and is sent to a web server or other entity for processing. When a query is initiated, the client device determines whether location services are enabled. If not, upon authorization they are enabled and visible network scan data is quickly obtained for transmission with the query. The server may include both a location identification service and a search service, and can split the received information accordingly among these elements in an efficient manner that minimizes data transfers and latency. From the client device's perspective, only one query is transmitted. Relevant results based on the resolved location are received quickly by the client device. This reduces system latency and power consumption, and also minimizes network overhead by eliminating unnecessary packet transmissions.
US10154400B2	Electronic device and method of operating same An electronic device and a method of operating the same may include: detecting mounting of a first external device through first short range communication, outputting a first object corresponding to the first external device, detecting an approach of a second external device through second short range communication, and outputting a second object corresponding to the second external device.
US10154389B2	Method and system for facilitating real-time location sharing Methods and systems for facilitating real-time location sharing are disclosed herein. A computing device with processor(s) and memory displays a chat interface of a social networking platform for a conversation between two or more users including a first user and a second user associated with the computing device. The computing device receives a location-sharing request from the first user to join a real-time location sharing group and, in response, displays a message corresponding to the location sharing request from the first user among a set of messages in a first region of the chat interface and displays a location sharing status banner corresponding to the location-sharing request from the first user in a second region of the chat interface, where the location sharing status banner is displayed with a first display characteristic indicating that the second user has not yet joined the real-time location sharing group.
US10154384B2	Systems and methods for back channel communication A method for communication by a scanner is described. The method includes receiving a broadcast message from a broadcasting device in a connectionless mode. The method also includes performing back channel communication with the broadcasting device on a contention basis while maintaining the connectionless mode. The scanner may send a packet to the broadcasting device while maintaining a connectionless relationship with the broadcasting device.
US10154380B2	Method and system for handling position of a UE associated with a vehicle A method performed by a system for handling a position of a User Equipment (UE) associated with a vehicle is described. The system obtains the UE position and a position of the vehicle, and compares the UE position with the vehicle position. The system determines a degree of match of the compared UE and vehicle positions, and informs a user of the UE of the degree of match.
US10154377B2	Vehicle to vehicle communications device and methods for recreational vehicles A mobile communication device and method of using, the device including a processor, a communications module for a MESH network; a GPS module to determine a global position; and at least one output. The processor receives at least one instance of location data authored by at least one system of one or more other vehicles. Each instance of location data received via the MESH network describing a location of said other vehicle that authored the data. The processor comparing received location data to position data obtained from the GPS module; determining, based on the comparing, a level that is descriptive of a likelihood of interaction between the mobile communication device and the one or more other vehicles; and generating a signal to the at least one of the audio output and display output that is responsive to the determined level.
US10154371B1	Response at network terminal to initialization failure Example techniques described herein can permit network terminals to respond to initialization failures, e.g., failures associated with specific types of access networks. A terminal can receive, from a core network device, an initialization-failure message indicating the core network devices lacks valid information of a particular type, e.g., location information, associated with the terminal. The terminal can enable its information-determining function of the terminal, e.g., a location sensor, and determine information of the type using the information-determining function. The terminal can transmit, to the core network device, an initialization message comprising the first information. In some examples, the initialization message can include a Presence Information Data Format Location Object (PIDF-LO) record indicating the location of the terminal.
US10154365B2	Head-related transfer function measurement and application Techniques are provided for Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) measurement and sharing for audio applications. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes receiving a plurality of three-dimensional (3D)images of a user. The images are generated by a 3D camera or other image capture device, and each image is associated with a unique viewing angle or perspective of the user. The method also includes generating a 3D volume based on the 3D images and then generating a 3D mesh surface based on the 3D volume. The method further includes computing HRTFs associated with the user, based on the 3D mesh surface. Additionally, techniques are disclosed to provide a platform for sharing of the calculated HRTFs between audio applications executing on different devices.
US10154364B1	Moving an emoji to move a location of binaural sound During an electronic communication between a first user and a second user, an electronic device of the second user displays a graphical representation at a located selected by the first user. The graphical representation provides an indication to the second user where binaural sound associated with the graphical representation will externally localize to the second user. Subsequent movement of the graphical representation changes a location where the binaural sound externally localizes to the second user.
US10154363B2	Electronic apparatus and sound output control method An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of sound output units. The electronic apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting an object around the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a controller for controlling a signal to be output to the sound output unit based on a result of detection by the detection unit.
US10154359B2	Playback device calibration Examples described herein involve calibrating a playback device. An example implementation receives, from a network microphone device (NMD), data indicating second audio signal detected by the NMD at multiple locations between a first physical location and a second physical location within a given environment while the network microphone device is moving from the first physical location to the second physical location, the second audio signal representing acoustic echo of a first audio signal played by a playback device. Based on the detected second audio signal, the implementation determines an audio characteristic of the given environment. Based on the determined audio characteristic, the implementation determines an audio processing algorithm to adjust audio output of the playback device in the given environment to have a pre-determined audio characteristic that is representative of desired audio playback qualities. The implementation causes the playback device to apply the determined audio processing algorithm.
US10154354B2	Advanced artificial sound hearing training A method, including the actions of obtaining access to a virtual reality system; activating a cochlear implant such that the cochlear implant evokes a hearing percept based on first input; and receiving second input from the virtual reality system in temporal proximity with the evocation of the hearing percept based on the first input, wherein the cochlear implant evokes a hearing percept based on the first input, and the second input is correlated with the first input.
US10154346B2	Dynamically adjust audio attributes based on individual speaking characteristics Embodiments are directed towards analyzing content to adjust audio attributes of an audio component of the content to improve a user's audible perception of the content. The content is analyzed to determine an accent of an individual speaking in the content, an ethnic origin or gender of the individual, a genre of the content, or user preferences of the user, or some combination thereof. One or more of these determined characteristics is utilized to select and adjust at least one audio attribute of the audio component of the content, e.g., the volume, base, or treble. The audio component of the content is then output to at least one audio output device based on the at least one adjusted audio attribute. These audio attribute adjustments can improve a user's perception of the audio component, which can improve the user's understanding of the individual speaking in the content.
US10154341B2	Stackable communications system An audio system that comprises an audio server and individual speaker clients may be connected. Individual speaker clients may or may not be the same physical configuration. When the audio server detects each speaker client, the audio server configures each speaker to a particular purpose. This allows remote configurable speakers to be used for different features. Other audio devices may also be connected to the audio server.
US10154337B2	Audio speaker with visual performance indicator An audio speaker includes a glass, a light emitting device, a filter device, and a vibration device. The glass includes light scattering patterns and guides incoming light onto the light scattering patterns. The light emission device includes light emitting members and a control member. The filter device translates an audio signal to a control signal taking account of a plurality of different frequency bands, and transmits the control signals to the vibration device and the light emission device. The vibration device translates the control signals to controlled current applied to the light emitting members. The light intensities of the light emitting member relate to the controlled current and correspond to a height of illumination of the light scattering patterns.
US10154304B2	Methods for controlling CATV signal communication between a CATV network and an in-home network, and preserving downstream CATV signal strength within the in-home network A method for controlling communications between a cable television (CATV) network and a client network while preserving downstream CATV signal strength includes receiving a downstream CATV signal from a common terminal of a diplexer at a data port, blocking the downstream CATV signal from transmitting to a high frequency terminal of the diplexer, receiving an upstream CATV signal at the common terminal from the data port, receiving a first Multimedia over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) signal at the common terminal from the data port, blocking the first MoCA signal from being transmitted to a low frequency terminal of the diplexer, receiving the first MoCA signal from the diplexer at network ports, receiving a second MoCA signal from at the low frequency terminal, blocking the second MoCA signal from transmitting to the high frequency terminal, and receiving the first MoCA signal from the common terminal at the data port.
US10154298B2	Scalable data acquisition and accumulation in a resource constrained environment A method of acquiring and accumulating data from a server via a network is provided. A request is transmitted for a plurality of items of data and includes at least one ingestion marker associated with the data. The at least one ingestion marker represents a last occurrence of when a change was made to the data. Data is received with a transfer protocol in response to the request. The data has at least one associated ingestion marker different than the at least one associated ingestion marker transmitted with the request. The received data and the at least one associated ingestion marker is stored in memory. The request is transmitted and the data is received and stored electronically by an electronic client device communicating with the server over the network. A system of acquiring and accumulating Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data from a web-server over a network is also disclosed.
US10154280B2	Predictive encoding method, predictive encoding device, and predictive encoding program of motion vector, and, predictive decoding method, predictive decoding device, and predictive decoding program of motion vector A predictive coding system can encode motion vectors by determining a motion vector of a target partition in a frame picture of an encoding target; determining a first motion vector predictor candidate from a motion vector or motion vectors of one or more partitions belonging to a left-neighboring region to the target partition; determining a second motion vector predictor candidate from a motion vector or motion vectors of one or more partitions belonging to an above-neighboring region to the target partition; selecting an optimum motion vector predictor and outputting motion vector predictor indication information to specify the selected optimum motion vector predictor, the optimum motion vector predictor selected based on comparison between one or more motion vector predictor candidates including the first motion vector predictor candidate and the second motion vector predictor candidate, and the motion vector of the target partition; and encoding the motion vector predictor indication information.
US10154278B2	Method for encoding/decoding images, and apparatus using same According to the present invention, an image decoding method for supporting a plurality of layers includes the steps of: receiving and parsing layer-dependent information for reference layers that can be referenced by a current layer in an entire bitstream; when interlayer prediction is used in decoding a current picture in the current layer, receiving and parsing layer information for a reference layer referenced by the current picture among the reference layers; and decoding the current picture on the basis of the layer information.
US10154262B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method using improved predictive encoding techniques An image processing apparatus comprising an acquiring unit configured to acquire an encoding target block having a plurality of groups each including a predetermined number of pixels, a deciding unit configured to decide for each group a quantization parameter used to quantize image data of the group and an encoding scheme so that a code length of the encoding target block does not exceed a predetermined value, wherein the deciding unit selects, as the encoding scheme of a respective group, either of a first encoding scheme that outputs quantized image data and a second encoding scheme that outputs encoded data of a differential between quantized image data and prediction data, and an encoding unit configured to generate encoded data by encoding image data of the encoding target block in accordance with the quantization parameters and the encoding schemes decided for the respective groups.
US10154257B2	Image coding method in which offset is applied when an image is coded, and image decoding method in which offset is applied when an image is decoded An image coding method includes: obtaining a pixel signal of a current region to be processed; calculating offset information including at least one of a location from which the offset information for the current region is obtained, a total number of blocks which share the offset information, a pattern of partitioning the current region, a pixel classification method for classifying pixels into categories, a category index number of band offset, or an offset value; applying offset to the current region using the offset information, the offset being applied with adjustment to the offset value when a predetermined condition is satisfied; coding the offset information; outputting an offset-applied signal generated by the applying of offset; and controlling the applying of offset.
US10154245B2	Concept for determining a measure for a distortion change in a synthesized view due to depth map modifications An apparatus for determining a measure for a distortion change of a first view synthesized from a second view, caused by a modification of a depth map of the second view from a first state to a second state, is configured to compute a possible successor synthesis state corresponding to a synthesis of the first view from the second view having the depth map modified to the second state in an already processed portion plus a currently processed portion and having the depth map unmodified at the first state in the yet to be processed portion without the currently processed portion; and to determine a distortion change of a distortion of the current synthesis state of the first view relative to an undistorted version of the first view to a distortion of the possible successor synthesis state of the first view relative to the undistorted version of the first view.
US10154242B1	Conversion of 2D image to 3D video A two-dimensional input image to be used in a creation of a three-dimensional video may be received and depth values for pixels in the image may be determined. A depth map may be generated based on the depth values for the pixels and pixel shift values for the pixels may be calculated based on the depth map and a view disparity value. A modified image corresponding to a particular frame of the three-dimensional video may be generated based on the input image and the pixel shift values. An additional modified image corresponding to a next frame of the three-dimensional video may be generated based on the modified image and the pixel shift values used to generate the modified image where the modified image in combination with the input image and the additional modified image are a sequence of frames in the three-dimensional video.
US10154238B2	Projection system and modeling machine A projection system generates a pre-projective transformation image based on an extracted image obtained from a source image, applies projective transformation to the pre-projective transformation image using the parameters to produce an output image, and causes the projector assembly to output the output image and project a projected image on a surface for projection. If the extracted image has been obtained in a predetermined range of the source image, the projected image is projected onto the surface for projection so that an origin of the pre-projective transformation image is located at a predetermined position in the surface for projection. When, a change, from the predetermined range, of a range to extract in the source image to obtain the extracted image leads to a change of a coordinate of pixels of the pre-projective transformation image by a V pixel unit from a coordinate obtained when the extracted image has been obtained in the predetermined range, the output image is produced by translating the pre-projective transformation image by a V pixel and applying projective transformation to the pre-projective transformation image using the parameters.
US10154235B2	Device for displaying an image sequence and system for displaying a scene A device for displaying an image sequence in the form of a pixel matrix, includes a control unit coupled to a projector. The control unit includes an input interface designed to receive asynchronous information representing, for each pixel of the matrix, events concerning the pixel, and a processor designed to control the activation of each pixel of the matrix at moments determined by the respective events indicated by the asynchronous information for the pixel. The projector is disposed on a support so as to illuminate the light receptors of the eye when the device is in use and is designed to project a light flux corresponding to the pixels activated by the control unit.
US10154231B2	Communication device and communication method An effect of crosstalk and unnecessary congestion on a transmission path having a plurality of lanes is improved. A source device 210 includes switches 211-1, . . . , and 211-N for respectively connecting TMDS channels 231-1, . . . , and 231-N to a corresponding signal pin of a transmission unit 211 or ground, and a sink device 220 includes switches 221-1, . . . , and 221-N for respectively connecting TMDS channel 231-1, . . . , and 231-N to a corresponding signal pin of a reception unit 221 or ground. Both the source device 210 and the sink device 220 ground a signal line of the TMDS channels 231-1, . . . , and 231-N which does not perform communication.
US10154221B2	Imaging device, imaging system, mobile apparatus, and drive method of imaging device An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each of which outputs at least one of an imaging signal and a ranging signal and performs a first readout operation that reads the imaging signal from a first pixel group of the plurality of pixels, and a second readout operation that, after the first readout operation and before a readout operation for next acquiring the imaging signal, reads the ranging signal from a second pixel group of the plurality of pixels. In the first readout operation, the imaging signal is not read from a third pixel group of the plurality of pixels, in a period from a reset of the first pixel group to a next reset of the first pixel group, the third pixel group is reset, and the second pixel group is selected from the third pixel group based on the imaging signal read by the first readout operation.
US10154216B2	Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and storage medium using compressive sensing An image capturing apparatus acquires a light intensity distribution in an object space through image capturing using a plurality of pixels, sets a coefficient distribution that is a distribution of a coefficient corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels and is to be applied to the light intensity distribution, acquires object space information that is information on the object space and different from the light intensity distribution, sets first pixel group and second pixel groups that are different from each other in the plurality of pixels based on the object space information, and generates a combined image by combining a plurality of light intensity distributions obtained by applying the coefficient distributions to each of the plurality of pixels obtained with a plurality of image capturing conditions.
US10154209B2	Systems and methods for color binning In various exemplary embodiments, optically sensitive devices comprise a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region includes an optically sensitive layer over a substrate and has subpixel regions for separate wavebands. A pixel circuit comprises a charge store and a read out circuit for each subpixel region. Circuitry is configured to select a plurality of subpixel elements from different pixels that correspond to the same waveband for simultaneous reading to a shared read out circuit.
US10154196B2	Adjusting length of living images A method may comprise: obtaining a preliminary frame sequence and at least one still image frame, captured by a digital camera during shooting a scene; obtaining at least one of indication of fulfillment of a predetermined starting scene condition in at least one frame of the preliminary frame sequence and indication of fulfillment of a predetermined first camera condition prevailing during capturing the preliminary frame sequence; automatically selecting a starting frame from the preliminary frame sequence on the basis of at least one of fulfillment of the starting scene condition and fulfillment of the first camera condition; and automatically forming, from the preliminary frame sequence and the at least one still image frame, a displayable frame sequence for displaying a living image of the scene, the living image comprising a still image and a preceding image sequence, the frame sequence starting by the starting frame and having a still image frame as a stopping frame for displaying the still image.
US10154185B2	Vehicle camera with SMD pad for coaxial cable connection A camera for a vehicle vision system includes a front housing portion, a circuit board, and a rear housing portion having a connector portion for connection of a vehicle coaxial cable. The circuit board includes a first solder pad for soldering a core pin connecting element, and a second solder pad that partially circumscribes the first solder pad for soldering a shielding connecting element. The second solder pad only partially circumscribes the first solder pad so as to have a gap between opposing ends of the second solder pad. The gap is configured to allow for escape of gases that evaporate out of the solder during the soldering process. The core pin connecting element electrically connects between a core pin of the connected coaxial cable and circuitry of the circuit board and the shielding connecting element electrically connects between shielding of the coaxial cable and circuitry of the circuit board.
US10154182B2	Camera module including multiple camera lenses, electronic device having the same, and method for controlling operation of camera module Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a camera module including a plurality of lenses and an electronic device including the same. The camera module include: a plurality of lens barrels; a plurality of focusing modules in which the lens barrels are mounted; a driving member coupled with the focusing modules and having a recess; a fixing member in which the driving member coupled with the focusing modules is mounted, the fixing member having a recess formed in the center of the internal bottom surface thereof; the ball bearing received in the recesses of the driving member and the fixing member; and a circuit board formed to surround side surfaces of the fixing member and includes one or more driving coils corresponding to the one or more magnets. The driving member integrally drive the focusing modules in response to driving forces generated through the driving coils.
US10154181B2	Optical device and imaging device with mechanism for reducing condensation In an optical device, a lens assembly includes a lens for receiving light and a holder for holding the lens. A circuit board performs at least one process based on the received light. A housing has an opening and is configured to house the lens assembly and the circuit board therein such that at least part of the circuit board faces the lens assembly, and the lens assembly is exposed via the opening. A mechanism for defining a passage located around the lens assembly to communicate with the opening. The passage guides air, entering an inside of the housing via the opening, so as not to be directed toward the circuit board.
US10154163B2	Dynamic user interface A method for providing a dynamic user interface template in an industrial printing environment. The method including automatically determining: a print-head type, a utilized printing technology module, and a peripheral module. The method obtains from said print head information on one or several of technology type and capabilities, setting definition, fault and warning definitions, maintenance features and diagnostic features. The method also obtains from said printing technology module information on one or several of module type and capabilities, setting definition, fault and warning definitions, maintenance features and diagnostic features. The method additionally obtains from said peripheral module information on one or several of module type and capabilities, setting definition, fault and warning definitions, maintenance features and diagnostic features. Based on said obtained information, the method dynamically configures at least one changeable portion of a user interface template based on the print-head type, utilized printing technology and print technology capability.
US10154160B2	System, processing device, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing and transmitting a data part of a document A system includes: a printing unit that prints a document including a data part; a storage unit that stores (i) specifying information which uniquely specifies the document and (ii) the data part in association with each other; an obtaining unit that obtains the specifying information of the document from a document recipient; and a transmitting unit that transmits the data part corresponding to the obtained specifying information to the document recipient.
US10154159B2	System, method, and apparatus for an interactive virtual fax machine A system, method, and apparatus for a virtual fax machine are provided. In one embodiment, a system for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to display a virtual fax machine based on a script, a server configured to receive at least one electronic document associated with a fax to be sent using the virtual fax machine, and a traditional facsimile machine configured to receive the fax to be sent. In another embodiment, an apparatus for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to locate and execute a script associated with a virtual fax machine, display the virtual fax machine, associate at least one electronic document with a fax to be sent, encode the at least one electronic document to a form suitable for communication over a network, and transmit the encoded electronic document over the network as the fax to be sent.
US10154158B2	System for applying a mark to an object in an object holder of a direct-to-object printer What is disclosed is system which facilitates the application of a mark to a surface of an object in a direct-to-object print system and a direct-to-object print system configured to use various embodiments of the present marking system. The present marking system comprises a camera for capturing an image of an object retained by an object holder configured to slideably traverse a support member positioned to be parallel to a plane formed by at least one printhead configured to eject in onto a surface of the object. A processor receives an image of an object held and communicates the image to a display. A mark to be printed on the object is retrieved and overlaid on the object in the image. A location of the overlaid mark is determined and communicated to a controller which causes the printhead to print the mark on the object at the location.
US10154153B2	Application resource usage information An environment is described in which a processing system provides application-level usage information to users. In one scenario, for example, the processing system may provide personal usage information to a user who is operating a user device. The personal usage information itemizes the amount of data (and/or other resources) that has been consumed by each application run by the user device. In another scenario, the processing system may provide expected usage information associated with at least one candidate application provided by a marketplace system. The expected usage information describes an expected consumption of data (and/or other resources) by the candidate application upon running the candidate application by the user device. The processing system can tailor the expected usage information that it sends to a particular user based on user profile data. The user profile data describes a manner in which users operate applications.
US10154145B1	Virtual telephony assistant Examples are disclosed for placing an outbound telephony call using a smart speaker as a proxy device for a telephone account. A smart speaker may receive a verbal command to initiate the telephone call that includes identifying information for the called party. The verbal command may be forwarded to a smart speaker server where it may be converted to a computer instruction to initiate the telephone call. The computer instruction may then be forwarded to a communications server. The communications server may determine the telephone number to call based on the identifying information for the called party. The communications server may then establish a first communication link between itself and a telephony endpoint of the called party and a second communication link between itself and the smart speaker device. The communication links may then be bridged into a communications session between the smart speaker device and the telephony endpoint of the called party.
US10154144B2	Adjustable interactive voice response system and methods of using same Provided herein are methodologies, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable media for providing an adjustable interactive voice response (IVR) system. User identification information is received in order to determine which portions of an IVR system the user can access. The user can then search the IVR system based on a search term corresponding to a verbal phrase recognizable in the IVR system. The user can enter the search term via a GUI displayed on an electronic device. A listing of audio files or options files corresponding to the verbal phrase is then transmitted to the electronic display device. A new verbal phrase to be recognized in the IVR system is then received from the user, and a system flow including at least one of the audio files or options files is modified to correspond to the new verbal phrase.
US10154143B2	System and method for dynamically selecting a dial plan As system and method for dynamically selecting a dial plan includes a processor that detects a new telephony call placed by a contact center agent in a first operations environment. The processor automatically identifies a state of the contact center agent without the agent having to expressly enter digits into a telephony device. The state may identify whether the agent is logged in, a work state of the agent, and/or whether the agent is handling a call. The processor selects a dial plan based on the determined state, and transmits a message for routing the call based on the selected dial plan.
US10154140B2	System and method for providing customer-specific ongoing call center assistance with the aid of a digital computer A system and method for providing customer-specific ongoing call center assistance with the aid of a digital computer are provided. A call is received from a caller in a call center and the caller is connected to an agent of the call center. The speech of at least one of the caller and the agent is monitored during the call. A subject matter of the call is determined based on the monitoring. One or more characteristics of the caller are obtained. The agent is identified as being in need of assistance. Expert selection criteria are obtained and weighed based on one or more of the characteristics of the caller. An expert agent is selected using the weighed expert selection criteria and the subject matter of the call. The selected expert agent is patched into the call.
US10154139B2	Quality analysis of media at contact centers In one embodiment a system is described, the system including a transceiver disposed at a contact center configured to receive at least one media packet sent during a communication session over a first communication channel, the communication session being established between the contact center and a first party a packet analyzer configured to analyze a quality of the at least one media packet received by the transceiver and a processor configured to determine a routing plan for the at least one media packet, the routing plan depending on the analyzed quality of the at least one media packet, wherein if the quality of the at least one media packet exceeds an acceptability threshold, then the routing plan comprises the processor routing return packets over the first communication channel, and if the quality of the at least one media packet does not exceed the acceptability threshold, then the routing plan comprises the processor taking a corrective action. Related systems, apparatus and methods are also described.
US10154135B2	System and method for determining availability statuses for users Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining availability statuses for users of a communication service provider system. One of the methods includes obtaining data identifying a plurality of availability status features for a user of a communication service provider system and a respective weight for each of the availability status features; determining a respective current value of each of the availability status features; and determining an aggregate user availability status based at least in part on the current values of the availability status features and on the weights for the availability status features.
US10154103B2	System and method for exchanging a history of user activity information Devices, systems, and methods for exchanging a history of user activity information are provided. A history of user activity of a target user conducted through a device is collected and stored at a server over a network. A key corresponding to the history of user activity is generated and transmitted to the device. The key is received from a different device. The first history of user activity is retrieved based on the received key and transmitted to the different device.
US10154102B2	System and method for cloud computing on-demand dynamic service management engine The present arrangement is a system for connecting consumers with services. The system has a mobile application management platform for supporting connection with a plurality of third party service providers. A display module provides an interface for displaying interaction with the third party service providers in an integrated arrangement. The consumer requests at least two services offered by a plurality of the mobile application platforms of the third party service providers. A processor parses the service request and assembles at least one combination of at least the two services, based on a coordination of an optimized combination of the two services based on time and cost so as to allow the consumer to select and initiate a corresponding request for the combination to at least said two services. A fulfillment module configured to complete ordering of the transaction with both the consumer, the fulfillment module sending service request to the third party service providers, based on information received from the scheduling unit regarding the completion time of each service while each service is being performed.
US10154098B2	Transactional boundaries for software system profiling Transaction data is received from a software-based agent instrumented on a particular software component in a system comprising a plurality of software components. The transaction data can describe characteristics of a particular transaction involving the particular software component and another software component in the plurality of software components as observed by the agent during operation of the system, the particular transaction is contemporaneous with another transaction involving software components in the system. From the transaction data, the particular transaction is determined to fall within a defined transaction boundary for the system. A profiler is automatically invoked to profile the particular transaction based on determining that the particular transaction falls within the transaction boundary.
US10154094B2	Electronic glovebox for a vehicle A method and a system for providing access to a cloud computer from a vehicle. The method carried out by the system includes providing at least one client (e.g., an e-glovebox device). The method also includes configuring a cloud server to allow access to one or more clients and accessing the cloud server using the e-glovebox. The access may include uploading one or more data members to the cloud server. The access may also include downloading one or more data members from the cloud server.
US10154088B2	System and method for migrating an agent server to an agent client device In a network of mobile agents, data integrity can be improved by providing an agent server that can migrate between devices operating in the region of interest (ROI). The agent server distributes agent clients onto devices in the ROI and provides agent server services to the agent clients, including receiving and storing data from the agents. When the agent server device is to leave the ROI, the agent server can migrate to any device executing an agent client and continue to provide the agent server services, including data collection and aggregation, from the device to which the agent server has migrated.
US10154086B1	Distributed consumer cloud storage system Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for data recovery from an unavailable peer node of a plurality of peer nodes in a network detected as unavailable. The method includes recovering from neighboring peer nodes of the plurality of peer nodes in the network neighboring the unavailable peer node a fragment of a data object distributively stored to the unavailable peer node.
US10154079B2	Pre-boot file transfer system A pre-boot file transfer system includes at least one server device that creates a plurality of packets for a file and provides a respective file offset value for each of the plurality of packets in a header of that packet. The at least one server device transmits each of the plurality of packets over a network to a client device that is in a pre-boot environment. The client device receives each of the plurality of packets and stores the plurality of packets in a receive buffer in the order that the plurality of packets were received. The client device then writes the plurality of packets that were stored in the receive buffer into an application buffer in an order that is defined by the respective file offset values for the plurality of packets.
US10154077B2	Computer system for network node review for actionable item The system may search network nodes for collections of actionable items which users may desire to add to their personal list. The system may operate as an extension on a user interface that searches displayed network content for actionable items which users may desire to add to their personal list which may be shared with other users.
US10154065B1	Policy management in software container computing environments A system for managing computer security policies includes a policy management system that provides computer security policies to container host machines. The policy management system retrieves images of software containers from an image registry and generates computer security policies that are specific for each image. A container host machine informs the policy management system when an image is pulled from the image registry into the container host machine. The policy management system identifies a computer security policy that is applicable to the image and provides the computer security policy to the container host machine. The container host machine can also locally identify the applicable computer security policy from among computer security policies that are received from the policy management system. The container host machine enforces the computer security policy and other currently existing computer security policies.
US10154062B2	Rule lookup using predictive tuples based rule lookup cache in the data plane This disclosure describes an approach to handle packets that arrive at a network security device, such as a router. At a data plane of the security device, packet identifiers included in an incoming packet not currently belonging to an IP session of the device are compared to packet identifiers stored in a table stored in a memory of the security device. The incoming packet identifiers includes a source IP, a destination IP, a protocol, a destination port, and a source port while the identifiers stored in the table do not include the source port. A new session is established for the incoming packet in response to the set of packet identifiers matching one of the entries in the table.
US10154057B2	Network appliance for vulnerability assessment auditing over multiple networks An apparatus, system, and method are directed towards enabling auditing of network vulnerabilities from multiple network vantage points virtually simultaneously. Multiple network vantage points may include, but are not limited to, remote/branch enterprise sites, devices on an enterprise perimeter, on either side of a security perimeter, and even through the security perimeter. In one embodiment, an auditor performs reflected audits thereby extending auditing of network vulnerabilities to provide a comprehensive 360 degree audit of internal, external, and remote enterprise network sites. In one embodiment, the present invention may be implemented employing a single auditing device, and one or more audit extension devices that are configured to extend the auditing device's audit reach. The auditing device and one or more audit extension devices may communicate using an encrypted network channel through a security perimeter and/or across multiple networks.
US10154043B1	Management of social network group through the use of embedded limitations A social networking system wherein an individual may set up a personal profile to share with a select group of friends and/or family. The system and method of the present invention implements embedded limitations that maintains a core group of contacts specific to the user's profile, thereby promoting more meaningful exchanges without privacy concerns of personal information being viewed by third parties.
US10154036B2	Authorization delegation system, control method, authorization server, and storage medium An authorization delegation system includes a resource server that provides a service and an authorization server that performs authorization delegation for authorizing a cooperation server, which is a client apparatus, access to user data that the resource server has based on authorization information. The authorization server receives an authorization delegation request for requesting the authorization delegation, and retrieves a refresh token based on the received authorization delegation request. Additionally, the authorization server determines whether or not the retrieved refresh token is valid, and if it is determined that the refresh token is valid, invalidates the refresh token.
US10154027B2	Private simultaneous authentication of equals A passphrase is assigned to an end user device for use in authenticating the end user device for a network using SAE. An identification of the end user device is determined during an authentication process. The passphrase assigned to the end user device is determined at a network side using the identification of the end user device. A shared secret is generated using the passphrase. Whether the end user device has generated the shared secret is determined. The end user device is authenticated for the network, if it is determined that the end user device has generated the shared secret.
US10154003B2	Method for acquiring identifier of terminal in network, management network element and storage medium The embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for acquiring an identifier of a terminal in a network. The method includes: acquiring a device identifier of a current terminal which is registered in a network, herein the current terminal is a mobile user; and allocating a corresponding network identifier to the current terminal according to the device identifier of the current terminal such that the current terminal transmits data in the network by using the allocated network identifier, herein, the network identifier is a fixed public network Internet Protocol IP address or a fixed public network IP address and port number segment, allocated to the current terminal. The present invention further discloses a management network element and a computer storage medium.
US10153992B2	Identification of progress towards complete message system integration using automation degree of implementation metrics Non-automated read-and-reply console messages may be automated. These messages may be classified into impact groups in which the messages may be removed from the database or sent to an automation analyzer for analysis. As more messages become automated, a debugging mode may be enabled to allow an operator to respond to a message with a proposed action. If the proposed action is aligned with an action predetermined in response to the automation analysis, the operator may be allowed to respond to future actions.
US10153989B2	128 gigabit fibre channel physical architecture The PCS and FEC layers are combined into a single layer and the number of lanes is set at four lanes. The combination allows removal of many modules as compared to a serial arrangement of a PCS layer and an FEC layer. The reduction in the number of lanes, as compared to 100 Gbps Ethernet, provides a further simplification or cost reduction by further reducing the needed gates of an ASIC to perform the functions. Changing the lanes in the FEC layer necessitates changing the alignment marker structure. In the preferred embodiment a lane zero marker is used as the first alignment marker in each lane to allow rapid sync. A second alignment marker indicating the particular lane follows the first alignment marker.
US10153984B2	Resource allocation in distributed processing systems A distributed processing system is disclosed herein. The distributed processing system includes a server, a database server, and an application server that are interconnected via a network, and connected via the network to a plurality of independent processing units. The independent processing units can include an analysis engine that is machine-learning-capable, and thus uniquely completes its processing tasks. The server can provide one or several pieces of data to one or several of the independent processing units, can receive analysis results from these one or several independent processing units, and can update the result based on a value characterizing the machine learning of the independent processing unit.
US10153983B2	Optimum resource routing using contextual data analysis Systems, apparatus are defined that provide for determining optimal resource channels for delivering resources using contextual and prior usage data analysis. As such, the present invention is able to determine and communicate to the resource presenter the optimal resource channel, in which optimal is defined as being most beneficial to the resource presenter and/or resource processor. In this regard, the present invention takes into account the efficiency (i.e., time to process), cost, security, usage, and other benefits associated with the resource presenter and/or resource processor in determining which resource channel is optimal for any given resource delivery event.
US10153979B2	Prioritization of network traffic in a distributed processing system Described herein are techniques enabling the prioritization of network traffic in a distributed processing system. Information may be received regarding a plurality of flows, each flow configured to travel from one node to another node in the distributed processing system. Each flow may comprise a segment of at least one job. A priority associated with each flow may be identified. A flow table modification message for each flow may be generated. The flow table modification message can include a timeout value and a priority value consistent with the priority associated with the flow.
US10153978B1	Distributed anticipatory bidirectional packet steering for software network functions A method for anticipatory bidirectional packet steering involves receiving, by a first packet steering module of a network, a first encapsulated packet traveling in a forward traffic direction. The first encapsulated packet includes a first encapsulating data structure. The network includes two or more packet steering modules and two or more network nodes. Each of the packet steering modules includes a packet classifier module, a return path learning module, a flow policy table, and a replicated data structure (RDS). The return path learning module of the first packet steering module generates return traffic path information associated with the first encapsulated packet and based on the first encapsulating data structure. The first packet steering module updates the RDS using the return traffic path information and transmits the return traffic path information to one or more other packet steering modules.
US10153977B2	Adapting control plane policing parameters dynamically Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to dynamically adjusting control plane policing throughput of low (or lower) priority control plane traffic to permit higher throughput. The drop rate for low or lower priority control plane traffic can be determined to be above a threshold value. The processor utilization can be determined to be operating under normal utilization (or at a utilization within a threshold utilization value). The control plane policing for control plane traffic for the low or lower class of service can be increased (or decreased) to permit lower class of service control traffic to be transmitted using higher class of service resources without adjusting the priority levels for the lower class of service control traffic.
US10153975B2	Method for controlling user plane traffic flows in a wireless telecommunication network A method performed by a first network node for controlling user plane traffic flows relating to wireless devices in a wireless telecommunications network is provided. The first network node is configured to transmit the user plane traffic flows over a first transmission path to a second network node in the wireless telecommunications network. The first network node determines that a user plane traffic flow related to a wireless device is to be transmitted over a second transmission path to an intermediary network node configured to communicate with the first and second network nodes in the wireless telecommunications network based on the type of the user plane traffic flow, the wireless device related to the user plane traffic flow and/or the content of the user plane traffic flow. Then, the first network node controls the user plane traffic flow such that the user plane traffic flow is transmitted over the second transmission path to the intermediary network node in the wireless telecommunications network.
US10153968B2	Carrier-driven bearer path selection Carrier-driven bearer path selection is disclosed. Carrier-driven bearer path selection enables a carrier to assert bearer path selection policies. Bearer paths available to UEs can be checked for compliance with a carrier's policies. Preferred bearer paths can be designated to the UE for selection. Designation of preferred bearer paths can, in an aspect, be related to route cost, path requests, or path characteristics. In addition, complex bearer path schema can be determined. In an aspect, complex bearer path schema can include asymmetric routing, bonding, and multiplexing. The subject disclosure can enable a carrier to improve management of the carrier's network resources by driving bearer path selection determination to UEs.
US10153966B1	Hybrid mesh network monitoring signaling environment Techniques are described to improve the robustness of communication of critical life safety data when broadband networks are used as uphaul networks. Monitoring systems are examples of critical monitoring appliances, but the techniques described throughout this disclosure may be applied to any type of critical monitoring appliances, such as fife-support devices, fire detectors, smoke detectors, and the like.
US10153961B2	Communication device, communication method, and communication system Provided is a communication device including: a response request determination unit that determines whether a response request is included, from content of a transmission frame; a transmission unit that carries out processing to transmit a frame; a timer that starts to measure a time period after transmission processing is completed; a reception state determination unit that determines whether a response frame is being received when a first time period is measured; a communication processing deciding unit that decides that the time period to be measured by the timer is to be extended by a second time period in when it has been determined that the response frame is being received, and decides that predetermined processing is to be carried out when it has been determined that the response frame is not being received; and a response reception check unit that checks whether the response frame is being received correctly.
US10153949B2	Sub-topology discovery for operating hybrid solutions Network topology information may be determined for a plurality of network devices on a network. System identifier information may then be determined for each of the plurality of network devices on the network. The system identifier information may be a list of network solutions that each network device actually or potentially belongs to. The system may then flag the system identifier information to indicate whether each solution is an actual or a potential solution.
US10153947B2	Method, device and system for preventing network node aging The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, a device and a system for preventing network node aging. The method includes: analyzing whether a control plane of a first node exits a Hello detection function due to malfunction; adding a specific identification to first interaction information in the case that the control plane of the first node is not malfunctioned but exits the Hello detection function, the specific identification being used to indicate the state that the control plane is not malfunctioned but exits the Hello detection function; and sending the first interaction information to a second node neighboring the first node, so that the second node determines that the control plane of the first node is not malfunctioned but exits the Hello detection function via the specific identification, and continues to send a refresh message to the first node.
US10153936B2	Method of reducing impact of D2D in-band interference on cellular transmission The invention relates to a method implemented in a base station of a wireless communication system, of reducing impact of D2D in-band interference on cellular transmission, the method comprising the following step of: the base station sending a first message to a user equipment to configure a D2D discovery resource pool as a resource pool including a first zone and a second zone, wherein the first zone is a restricted D2D resource zone and the second zone is an unrestricted D2D resource zone, and wherein the first zone and the second zone possess an interleaving arrangement. In the method according to the present invention, the first zone and the second zone possess an interleaving arrangement and thus loss in downlink throughput is reduced and the impact of D2D in-band interference on cellular transmission is reduced.
US10153924B2	Method for performing self-interference cancellation by communication device using FDR mode A method for performing self-interference cancellation by a communication device which uses an FDR mode can comprise the steps of: measuring the strength of a residual self-interference signal, after antenna and analog self-interference cancellation, for each subband with respect to a predetermined number of subbands configured in a communication device; determining the order of a nonlinear self-interference signal component, to be considered for channel estimation of a nonlinear self-interference signal, for each subband on the basis of the strength of the residual self-interference signal that has been measured for each subband; and performing channel estimation of the nonlinear self-interference signal on the basis of the order that has been determined for each subband.
US10153917B1	Frequency/phase-shift-keying for back-channel serdes communication Methods, integrated circuits and computer-readable media for communicating back-channel data over a data link by modulating the phase or frequency of a clock signal of a data signal transmitted over the data link. Slow modulation of the clock signal allows it to be detected and extracted by a receiver without affecting the integrity or bit rate of the data signal. Some embodiments allow the functionality to be implemented without the use of extra hardware in the transmitter or receiver or either.
US10153915B2	Refrigeration unit monitoring, control and feedback system A monitoring, control and feedback system for a refrigeration unit is provided that includes a wireless transceiver operably connected to the control circuitry of a refrigeration unit. The transceiver is operably connected to the central processing unit (CPU) of the refrigeration unit and receives signals from the CPU regarding the operation of the refrigeration unit. The transceiver wireless communicates these signals to a program or application stored and operating on a suitable user device that displays the signals illustrating the current operational parameters of the refrigeration unit on the user device while also enabling the user to control the operation of refrigeration unit remotely.
US10153906B2	Systems and methods for implementing computer security A security server transmits a specification of a first set of files and directories to a computing device for monitoring according to a security policy. Each of the files or directories in the first set is associated with the operating system of the computing device or associated with an application running on the computing device. The server securely receiving data collected at the remote computing device, which includes metadata for the files and directories and content signatures computed for each file. The server compares the received metadata and content signatures for each file or directory against corresponding baseline metadata and baseline content signatures. The baseline metadata and baseline content signatures are stored at the security server. When there is a mismatch between the received metadata and corresponding baseline metadata or a mismatch between a received content signature and a corresponding baseline content signature, the server performs a remedial action.
US10153902B1	Secure data transmission using natural language Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for secure data transmission using natural language. One of the methods includes: obtaining sensitive information for a user; obtaining a natural language key for the user, wherein the natural language key for the user includes one or more natural language tokens; generating decoding data for the sensitive information for the user, wherein generating the decoding data comprises: for each place in the sensitive information for the user: assigning a respective one of the natural language tokens in the natural language key for the user to the value at the place, and generating one or more respective dummy natural language tokens for each value of the respective set of possible values for the place other than the value at the place; and providing the decoding data for use in decoding the natural language key into the sensitive information.
US10153899B2	System for retrieval of email certificates from remote certificate repository An email request is received from a client device, where the email request is intended for an email server and includes a request for an email recipient's certificate. The compliance status of the client device is obtained. If the client device is in compliance, the email request is modified, and the modified email request is sent to the email server while a certificate retrieval request in the email request is redirected to a certificate repository implemented in a server separate from a certificate repository maintained by the email server. The email certificate is retrieved from the certificate repository and combined with information received from the email server to generate a response, which is sent to the client device.
US10153898B2	Wireless mesh network with secure automatic key loads to wireless devices A wireless mesh network provides secure communication by encrypting data using one or more encryption keys. A configuration device in communication with a security manager of the network provides a temporary secure communication path between the security manager and a new field device to be added to the mesh network. Cryptographic material and other configuration data can then be transferred between the security manager of the network and the new field device securely via the configuration device.
US10153894B2	Homomorphic encryption with optimized encoding The techniques and/or systems described herein are directed to improvements in homomorphic encryption to improve processing speed and storage requirements. For example, the techniques and/or systems can be used on a client device to encode data to be sent to a remote server, to be operated on while maintaining confidentiality of data. For example, data including a real number can be encoded as a polynomial, with the fractional part of the real number encoded as high-order coefficients in the polynomial. Further, real numbers can be approximated and encoded in a polynomial using a fractional base, and/or the encoding can include slot encoding. Thus, the optimized encodings disclosed herein provide an optimized homomorphic encryption scheme.
US10153893B2	Analysis device, analysis method and computer readable medium An analysis device for analyzing a data signal in an electronic system comprises a signal input for receiving the data signal, a memory unit to buffer the data signal, a signal decoder which is coupled to the memory unit and decodes frames of the data signal, an identification unit coupled to the decoder for identifying a number of the frames and/or at least one sub-frame of the frames which comply with a predetermined frame content condition, and a signal processor which is coupled to the memory unit and processes the data signal according to the identified at least one frame or sub-frame and according to respective timing information.
US10153877B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting feedback frame in wireless local area network system Provides are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a feedback frame in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. Specifically, a station (STA) receives, from an access point (AP), a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame indicating transmission of a null data packet (NDP). The STA receives the NDP from the AP. The STA transmits, to the AP, a feedback frame including channel state information determined based on the NDP. The channel state information indicates a feedback subcarrier in each subcarrier group. The subcarrier group is generated based on grouping information using subcarriers in a frequency band excluding a guard subcarrier and a DC subcarrier. The feedback subcarrier is included in a subcarrier with an odd-numbered subcarrier index. The feedback subcarrier corresponds to a subcarrier with an even-numbered subcarrier index that is adjacent to the subcarrier with the odd-numbered subcarrier when the subcarrier with the odd-numbered subcarrier is a null subcarrier.
US10153866B2	Signaling methods and apparatus Processing and transmitting transmission frames. A method for processing a transmission frame, includes receiving a transmission frame including a bootstrap portion, a preamble portion, and a payload portion. The boot strap portion of the received transmission frame is processed, by processing circuitry of a reception apparatus, to extract preamble structure information from one of four bootstrap symbols included in the bootstrap portion. The preamble portion of the transmission frame is decoded, by the processing circuitry, based on the extracted preamble structure information. A first one of the four bootstrap symbols is used for synchronization and a last one of the four bootstrap symbols in the bootstrap portion includes the preamble structure information. Further, the preamble structure information indicates a structure of one or more preamble symbols in the preamble portion that follows the last symbol.
US10153859B2	Mobile communication system, communication control method, base station superposing an interference replica signal to a desired wave signal, and user terminal performing interference cancellation A mobile communication system comprises: a user terminal that receives a desired wave signal from a serving cell while receiving an interference wave signal from a neighboring cell adjacent to the serving cell; and a base station that manages the serving cell. The base station comprises: a controller that generates an interference replica signal corresponding to the interference wave signal and superposes the interference replica signal on the desired wave signal; and a transmitter that transmits the desired wave signal superposed with the interference replica signal to the user terminal The controller generates the interference replica signal such that the interference replica signal cancels the interference wave signal in a location of the user terminal. The interference replica signal acts as a disturbing signal, which disturbs demodulation of the desired wave signal, in a location other than the location of the user terminal.
US10153858B2	System and method for interference cancellation using terminal cooperation Soft information for achieving interference cancellation in downlink transmissions can be communicated over device-to-device (D2D) links, thereby allowing paired user equipments (UEs) to receive downlink transmissions over the same radio resources. More specifically, paired UEs that receive transmissions over the same time-frequency resources may exchange soft or hard information over D2D links in order to facilitate interference cancellation. The D2D links may be unidirectional or bidirectional, and may be established over in-band or out-of-band resources. Paired UEs may be in the same or different cells, and may receive their respective transmissions from the same or different transmit point. UEs may be paired with one another based on various criteria, e.g., interference cancellation capabilities, scheduling metrics, etc.
US10153845B2	Re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration A system for enabling signal penetration into a building comprising a receiver located on an outside of the building for receiving millimeter wave signals. At least one frequency downconverter for downconverts the received millimeter wave signals to a frequency level that overcomes losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals are transmitted from the outside the building to an interior of the building. Transceiver circuitry transmits the downconverted millimeter wave signals from the outside the building to the interior of the building. At least one frequency upconverter upconverts the received downconverted millimeter wave signals from the frequency level that overcomes losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals are transmitted from the outside the building to the interior of the building. A second transceiver transmits the upconverted millimeter wave signal in a second format to wireless devices within the building.
US10153842B2	Emulating rogue optical network unit behavior in a passive optical network A device can include a first component to receive, from a first network device, a first upstream optical signal. The first upstream optical signal can be associated with a designated time slot of the first network device. The device can include a second component to receive, from the first component, the first upstream optical signal. The second component can split the first upstream optical signal into a second upstream optical signal and a third upstream optical signal. The second component can provide, to a second network device, the third upstream optical signal. The third upstream optical signal is not associated with the designated time slot of the first network device.
US10153840B2	Wireless communication network apparatus and method of transmitting communications traffic in simple format A wireless communications network radio unit (10) comprising: an input (12) arranged to receive a radio over fiber, RoF input optical signal (14) carrying digital radio communications traffic for transmission from a plurality of antenna elements, synchronization traffic and control and management traffic; a digital receiver (16) arranged to receive and terminate the RoF input optical signal to obtain the digital radio communications traffic; a framer (18) arranged to frame the digital radio communications traffic into at least one digital traffic stream consisting of the digital radio communications traffic for transmission from a plurality of the antenna elements and clock recovery information; and at least one optical transmitter (20) arranged to generate an RoF output optical signal (22) carrying the digital traffic stream.
US10153839B2	Registration method, device and system A terminal device registration method and a device, where the method includes sending upstream registration window information to a terminal device, where the upstream registration window information indicates a starting position of an upstream registration window to the terminal device, receiving an upstream access signal sent by the terminal device from the starting position of the upstream registration window, where the upstream access signal includes a correlation sequence symbol and at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol following the correlation sequence symbol, the correlation sequence symbol is constituted by a first sequence that meets a preset condition, and the at least one OFDM symbol modulates access information by means of differential phase modulation in a frequency domain, and performing upstream ranging according to the starting position of the upstream registration window and the correlation sequence symbol.
US10153837B2	Controller and associated method for selecting visible light communication personal area network coordinator (VPANC) A controller and associated method for selecting Visible light communication Personal Area Network Coordinators (VPANCs) is disclosed. The method includes creating, by the controller, channel scan parameters and VPANC controlling parameters for each of a plurality of VPANCs based on VPANC information received from each of the plurality of VPANCs, wherein VPANC controlling parameters created for a VPANC of the plurality of VPANCs are associated with VPANCs and dead zones neighboring the VPANC; and sharing, by the controller, channel scan parameters and VPANC controlling parameters associated with at least one VPANC of the plurality of VPANCs with each of the plurality of VPANCs, wherein sharing enables an End User Device (EUD) communicatively coupled to one of the plurality of VPANCs to select a new VPANC from the plurality of VPANCs.
US10153826B2	Cellular signal booster with multiple signal chains A technology is described for a signal booster. The signal booster can include a selected number of uplink transmission paths. Each uplink transmission path can be configured to amplify an uplink signal at a selected band. The signal booster can include a selected number of downlink transmission paths. Each downlink transmission path can be configured to amplify a downlink signal at a selected band. The selected number of uplink transmission paths in the signal booster may not equal the selected number of downlink transmission paths in the signal booster.
US10153822B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, computer program, and communication system Even when the lengths of data items to be transmitted to users are not the same, the frames multiplexed at the same time finally have the same frame length and are transmitted. Even when the lengths of frames for the users are not the same at the time when a transmission request is received from a higher layer, a communication apparatus reconfigures at least two of the frames having short lengths into a frame having a long length through Aggregation so that the frames finally have the same frame length and transmits the frames at the same time in a multiplexed manner. On the transmitter side, the transmission power used per destination communication station can be increased due to a decrease in the total number of multiplexed frames. On the receiver side, an unstable AGC operation can be prevented.
US10153815B2	Mixed mode operations within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Mixed mode operations within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Certain communication systems can include wireless communication devices of various capabilities therein (e.g., IEEE Task Group ac (TGac VHT), IEEE 802.11 amendment TGn, IEEE 802.11 amendment TGa, and/or other capabilities, etc.). In one manner of classification, wireless communication devices having legacy and newer/updated capabilities may inter-operate with one another, operate within a common region, and/or communicate via a common access point (AP). Coordination of such wireless communication devices (e.g., legacy and newer/updated) provides for their respective operation on a same set of clusters in accordance with various operational modes including: (1) time dividing medium access between the wireless communication devices of various capabilities, (2) assigning primary cluster(s) for a first capability set and assigning non-primary cluster(s) for a second capability set, etc., and/or (3) any combination of operational modes (1) and (2).
US10153813B2	Information processing method, base station, and user equipment Embodiments provide an information processing method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes determining multiple subband groups, where the multiple subband groups are obtained by dividing multiple physical resource blocks corresponding to resource elements (REs) originally occupied by a CSI-RS, and each subband group in the multiple subband groups includes at least one subband. The method also includes determining a reference signal corresponding to each subband group in the multiple subband groups, where the reference signal corresponding to each subband group is generated by performing a precoding operation on the CSI-RS originally carried in first bearer REs in each subband in each subband group. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by using the first bearer REs in each subband group in the multiple subband groups, the reference signal corresponding to each subband group.
US10153812B2	Techniques for supporting multiple bandwidth modes A method for wireless communication is described herein. The method may include advertising support by a wireless device for a first bandwidth mode and a second bandwidth mode, wherein the first bandwidth mode utilizes a single channel and the second bandwidth mode utilizes channel bonding between a plurality of channels. The method may also include switching a current bandwidth mode of the wireless device from one of the bandwidth modes to the other of the bandwidth modes and adjusting a number of multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) spatial streams supported by the wireless device in response to the switching.
US10153801B2	Systems and methods for acoustic communication in a mobile device A communication device and method including a microphone, a first filter coupled to the microphone adapted to pass signals in an audio band only, a second filter coupled to the microphone adapted to pass signals only in an upper region of the audio band, an optional amplifier or two, an analog to digital converter (ADC) unit or two, an optional a switching unit connected between an input of the ADC unit and an output of each of the first and second filters and configured to selecting between the first and second filters, and a controller configured to control the switching unit and/or to select the second filter for acoustic communication, where the acoustic communication is adapted to the upper region of the audio band.
US10153796B2	System and method for capturing and decontaminating photoplethysmopgraphy (PPG) signals in a vehicle A system and method for processing photoplethysmography (PPG) signals in a vehicle. The system and method include receiving a PPG waveform signal from an optical sensor. The system and method also include processing a PPG measurement signal based on the PPG waveform signal. The system and method additionally include receiving a noise waveform signal from at least one of: a seat assembly sensor, a vehicle sensor, and a vehicle system. Additionally, the system and method include processing a motion artifacts measurement signal based on the noise waveform signal. The system and method further include processing a refined PPG signal to suppress the motion artifacts measurement signal from the PPG measurement signal.
US10153794B2	Transmitter, communication unit and method for limiting spectral re-growth A transmitter includes a signal generator arranged to generate a digital baseband signal representative of a signal for transmission; a digital predistortion, DPD, circuit configured to predistort the digital baseband signal; and a power amplifier is arranged to amplify the predistorted signal. The DPD circuit includes a first signal shaping circuit operably coupled to the signal generator and the DPD predistortion circuit and configured to receive the generated digital signal and apply first envelope shaping to shape the predistortion applied to at least the amplitude of the generated digital signal and produce a first DPD signal; a second signal shaping circuit operably coupled to the signal generator and an output of the DPD predistortion circuit and configured to receive and apply the second envelope shaped digital signal to the first DPD signal and produce a second envelope shaped DPD signal. A multiplier is configured to receive and multiply the digital signal and the second envelope shaped DPD signal and output a digitally predistorted signal for transmission.
US10153793B2	Apparatus and method for identification and compensation of distortion in a multi-antenna system The disclosure relates to devices, methods, and computer programs in mobile communications in order to reduce signal distortions. Specifically, it relates to a transmitter system which comprises a plurality of signal paths. Each signal path is associated with an input transmission signal. Each signal path comprises an analog portion of the signal path. Each 5 signal path comprises a Dual-Input Digital Predistortion, DI DPD, module. The DI DPD is configured to provide a predistorted input transmission signal to the analog portion in response to a received Crosstalk and Mismatch, CTM, signal and the input transmission signal. The transmitter system further comprises one or more CTM modules configured to receive one or more input transmission signals. The CTM module comprises to separately generate for 10 each DI DPD module the CTM signal, where said CTM signals represent CTM distortions caused by one or more output transmission signals of each said analog portion.
US10153792B2	Digital compensation for antenna load mismatch Methods, apparatuses, and systems for using Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to detect, measure, and/or compensate for, antenna load mismatch are described. One method provides a test sweep signal as digital input to a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) in a transmit path ending with an antenna, and determines a transmit transfer function based on the digital input and digital output from an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) in a loopback path which is electrically connected in parallel with a load impedance of the antenna. The determined transmit transfer function may be used for any of detecting, measuring, and compensating for, antenna mismatch.
US10153775B1	Phase interpolator Apparatuses and methods for phase interpolators are provided. An example apparatus comprises a phase interpolator and a controller coupled to the phase interpolator. The controller is configured to provide a digital timing code to the phase interpolator, and the phase interpolator is configured to apply a correction to the received digital timing code based, at least in part, on phase interpolator error correction data from a data structure containing phase interpolator error correction data.
US10153770B2	Programmable input/output circuit A apparatus, having a processing system and an input buffer coupled with both the processing system and one of two IO pads, and a reference buffer coupled to both the input buffer and the second of the IO pads such that the reference generator controls the input threshold of the input buffer in response to an analog voltage received from an external circuit on the second of the IO pads.
US10153766B2	Switch device A device is provided that includes a switch within a package. A first electrical connection is provided between a load terminal of the switch and first pin of the package, and a second electrical connection at least partially different from the first electrical connection is provided between the switch and a second pin of the package. The second pin is different from the first pin.
US10153765B2	Signal generation device A signal generation device, including: an insulation element having transmission and reception units, and isolatedly transmitting an input wave introduced to the transmission unit, to thereby output an output wave from the reception unit; a power unit generating a voltage according to the output wave; a terminal having an output signal corresponding to the voltage; a generation unit generating a control signal; an insulation unit isolatedly transmitting the control signal, and generating a drive signal according to the control signal; a selection unit selecting whether to output the output signal to the terminal, according to the drive signal; a detection unit generating a detection signal indicating the state of the output signal, according to a detection wave obtained from the transmission unit; and a control signal adjustment unit adjusting the control signal according to the detection signal, the output signal being adjusted according to the adjustment of the control signal.
US10153761B2	GaN-on-sapphire monolithically integrated power converter A half bridge circuit includes a sapphire substrate, a GaN upper switch on the sapphire substrate, a GaN lower switch on the sapphire substrate and coupled to the GaN upper switch, a first conductor coupled to the upper switch, a second conductor coupled to the lower switch, and a capacitor. A portion of the first conductor and a portion of the second conductor are on a plane vertically separated from the upper switch and the lower switch by a height, and the capacitor is coupled between the portion of the first conductor and the portion of the second conductor.
US10153759B2	Control chip and control system utilizing the same A control chip coupled to a first input/output pin and a second input/output pin and including a first interface module, a second interface module, a first switching unit, and a control unit is provided. The first interface module includes a first pin electrically connected to the first input/output pin and a second pin. The second interface module includes a third pin. The control unit controls the first switching unit to turn on a first path between the second pin and the second input/output pin or a second path between the third pin and the second input/output pin. When the first path is turned on, the first interface module controls the voltage levels of the first and second input/output pins. When the second path is turned on, the second interface module controls the voltage level of the second input/output pin.
US10153758B2	Efficient digital duty cycle adjusters The embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus of an efficient digital duty cycle adjuster and the method of operation thereof. The method includes: providing an input clock having an input clock duty cycle; inserting at least one programmable delay of a programmable delay line to the input clock, the input clock has a first delay inserted for a delayed rise edge, and a second delay inserted for a delayed fall edge, wherein the first delay, the second delay, or the combination thereof, includes the programmable delay; and adjusting an output clock duty cycle of an output clock by configuring the programmable delay, the output clock is generated by a selecting circuit, the selecting circuit includes a select signal, and the select signal is determined in accordance with the first delay and the second delay.
US10153756B2	Method for signal transmissions via a path through which electrical power is transmitted, and signal transmission system A signal transmission system includes a switch component and a choke component each coupled to one of a first power wire and a second power wire, a first conductive path between the switch component and a load, a second conductive path between the choke component and the load, and a control block. The control block controls the switch component to not conduct when providing a control signal to the first and/or second conductive paths. When the switch component does not conduct, a magnetic core of the choke component does not reach magnetic saturation. When the switch component conducts, the magnetic core of the choke component operates at magnetic saturation.
US10153755B2	Signal receiver, related method, and related electronic device A signal receiver may include the following elements: a first transmission gate connected to an signal input terminal and receiving a first reference voltage; a enable switch connected to a first power supply terminal and receiving a first enable signal; a p-channel transistor connected to the enable switch and the first transmission gate; a first protection switch connected to the p-channel transistor and receiving the first reference voltage; a second transmission gate connected to the signal input terminal and receiving a second reference voltage; an n-channel transistor connected to a second power supply terminal, an signal output terminal, and the second transmission gate; a second protection switch connected to the signal output terminal, the n-channel transistor, and the first protection switch and receiving the second reference voltage; and a pull-down transistor connected to the second power supply terminal, the n-channel transistor, and the output terminal and receiving a second enable signal.
US10153754B2	Method for managing the operation of a low-complexity synchronous retention flip-flop circuit, and corresponding circuit A synchronous retention flip-flop circuit includes a first circuit module powered by an interruptible power source and a second circuit module powered by a permanent power source. The first circuit module includes a first latch circuit and a second latch circuit which are configured to store at least one datum while the interruptible power source is supplying power. A transmission circuit operates to deliver the at least one datum to the second circuit module before an interruption of the interruptible power source. The second circuit module preserves the at least one datum during the interruption. Following an end of the interruption, a restoring circuit transfers the at least one datum from the second circuit module to the first circuit module via a single one of the first and second latch circuits.
US10153746B2	Wiring board with filter circuit and electronic device A wiring board with a filter circuit includes an insulating base, a conductor pattern, and a filter circuit. The conductor pattern is provided on the insulating base and defines the filter circuit. The insulating base includes an intermediate member, and first through third end members connected to the intermediate member. A first external connection terminal is provided on the first end member, and is disposed on a first end of the conductor pattern in the signal transmission direction. A second external connection terminal is provided on the second end member, and is disposed on a second end of the conductor pattern in the signal transmission direction. A first ground connection terminal that grounds the filter circuit is provided on the intermediate member. A second ground connection terminal that grounds the filter circuit is provided on the third end member.
US10153743B2	Linear variable gain amplifier The present invention is directed to electrical circuits and techniques thereof. More specifically, an embodiment of the present invention provides a variable gain amplifier that includes a first transistor and a second transistor whose gate terminals are coupled to a first input terminal. A first drain terminal of the first transistor and a first source terminal of the second transistor is coupled to a voltage gain control switch. There are other embodiments as well.
US10153730B2	Resonator device, manufacturing resonator device manufacturing method, oscillator, electronic apparatus, vehicle, and base station A resonator device includes a resonator element, a package that accommodates the resonator element, a temperature control element arranged on a first surface of the package, and a circuit part arranged on a second surface of the package that faces away from the first surface.
US10153726B2	Non-concentrated photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal hybrid devices and methods for solar energy collection In embodiments, the inefficiencies present in conventional technologies that separately utilize photovoltaic or solar thermal technologies are obviated. Embodiments relate generally to a solar energy collection device having a focusing element with a shape configured to direct collimated incident light to a common focal region. A focus tube is then arranged at the focal region. The focus tube has an internal bore containing a working fluid and also configured to absorb incident and focused light that is and transferred to the working fluid. The focus tube is mechanically coupled to the focusing element with a mounting structure serving to maintain focus tube's position at the focal region. A photovoltaic cell array is then arranged on the focusing element. The photovoltaic cell array comprises a plurality of individual photovoltaic cells, each having a bandgap potential.
US10153720B2	Power supply system for electric vehicle A power supply system for an electric vehicle includes a battery, an inverter configured to supply alternating-current electric power to a motor for traveling, a first voltage converter connected between the battery and the inverter, a second voltage converter connected in parallel with the first voltage converter, a temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a temperature of the first voltage converter, a current acquisition unit configured to acquire magnitude of a current flowing in the second voltage converter, and a controller. Each of the first voltage converter and the second voltage converter includes two switching elements, two diodes, and a reactor.
US10153717B2	Magnetic sensor integrated circuit, motor assembly and application device A magnetic sensor integrated circuit, a motor assembly and an application device are provided. The magnetic sensor integrated circuit includes a magnetic field detection circuit. The magnetic field detection circuit includes a magnetic sensing element configured to sense an external magnetic field and output an electrical detection signal, a signal processing unit configured to perform amplification and interference rejection on the electrical detection signal to generate an analog electrical signal, and a comparator configured to compare the analog electrical signal with a reference voltage, and output magnet detection signal corresponding to the external magnetic field. The reference voltage is generated based on an input common-mode voltage of the magnetic field detection circuit.
US10153712B2	Circulating current injection control In one example, a power converter includes a modular multilevel converter (MMC) electrically coupled between a first power system and a second power system. The MMC includes an arrangement of switching submodules, and the switching submodules include an arrangement of switching power transistors and capacitors. The MMC also includes a controller configured to inject a common mode frequency signal into a circulating current control loop. The circulating current control loop is relied upon to reduce at least one low frequency component in power used for charging the capacitors in the switching submodules. By injecting the common mode frequency signal into the circulating current control loop, the switching submodules can be switched at higher frequencies, the capacitances of the capacitors in the MMC can be reduced, and the power density of the MMC can be increased.
US10153708B2	Three-level power converter A three-level power converter includes a first module housing a vertical arm forming a three-level power conversion circuit; a second module disposed adjacent to the first module and housing an intermediate arm forming the three-level power conversion circuit; high-potential and low-potential connecting terminal boards each extending vertically, and having a lower end connected to connecting terminals on an upper surface of the first module, and an upper end provided with an external connecting end; and a flat intermediate-potential connecting terminal board extending vertically, and having a lower end connected to connecting terminals on an upper surface of the second module, and an upper end provided with an external connecting end. The high-potential, low-potential, and intermediate-potential connecting terminal boards are stacked close to and parallel to one another. Each of the external connecting ends is connected to a corresponding terminal of a DC capacitor.
US10153695B2	Feedback scheme for non-isolated power supply Embodiments described herein describe a switching power converter that includes a switch, an inductor, a diode, and a controller that generates a control signal to turn on and turn off the switch. The controller generates the control signal by generating a reference signal, integrating a difference between a voltage value of the generated reference signal, and a voltage difference between voltage values of the switching node and the second output terminal, and generating the control signal by processing the integrated voltage difference.
US10153685B2	Power ripple compensation A multi-level inverter having one or more banks, each bank containing a plurality of low voltage MOSFET transistors. A processor configured to switch the plurality of low voltage MOSFET transistors in each bank to switch at multiple times during each cycle.
US10153668B1	Charging system A mobile charging device may be used to move a battery or a power cord to a target device. The target device may be a vehicle or other equipment with a battery. Power from the power cord or battery in the charging device may be used to provide power to the target device to recharge the battery in the target device. The charging device may couple a power cord to the target device, may couple a connector in the charging device to the target device, or may use a wireless power transfer element such as a coil antenna to transfer power wirelessly to the target device. Sensors may be used to facilitate alignment between the charging device and target device. Sensors may also be used to dynamically detect and avoid foreign objects in the path of the charging device.
US10153662B2	Wireless transmission device A wireless transmission device includes a coil that generates a magnetic field; and a resonant power-storage element module that is electrically coupled to a coil, is capable of storing electric power, and forms a resonant circuit corresponding to a power transmission frequency together with the coil when transmitting electric power via the coil. The resonant power-storage element module is formed by connecting a plurality of power storage elements in parallel to form a parallel group, connecting a plurality of such parallel groups in series to form a parallel-series group, and connecting a plurality of such parallel-series groups in parallel.
US10153659B2	Uninterruptible power control method and electronic device with uninterruptible power supply based on detected motion of the electronic device An uninterruptible power control method includes the steps of: reading a detection result from a motion sensor of an electronic device, determining whether the detection result meets a movement condition, and turning on a power supply path of a sub-battery module of the electronic device when the detection result meets the movement condition. The electronic device is powered by a primary battery module in normal state, and the sub-battery module is built in the electronic device.
US10153655B2	Multiband wireless power system The present disclosure relates to a module for relaying power wirelessly to a device implanted in a user. The module may include a structure adapted to be worn by the user, a receiver configured to receive a first wireless power transmission at a first frequency, a transmitter configured to transmit a second wireless power transmission at a second frequency different from the first frequency, and a frequency changer configured to convert energy generated by the first wireless power transmission into energy for generating the second wireless power transmission. Each of the receiver, transmitter and frequency changer may be disposed on or in the structure.
US10153649B2	Computing device charging cases and methods of use Electrical charging device chassis and cases are provided herein. An example charging case includes a device receiving tray, a sliding tray having a charging interface, and a stabilizer. The sliding tray translates relative to the device receiving tray to extend and retract the charging interface using a track and gear assembly.
US10153634B2	Switch box and overcurrent preventing method A switch box includes a circuit substrate having a conductor pattern, a switching element that is mounted on the circuit substrate, a bus bar having a current input and output portion formed at one end thereof and a mounting portion formed at the other end thereof, the mounting portion being connected to the conductor pattern of the circuit substrate so as to be electrically conducted to the switching element through the conductor pattern, and a magnetic sensor that is mounted on the circuit substrate to detect a magnetic field generated due to a current flowing into the bus bar. The magnetic sensor is disposed in a gap formed between the circuit substrate and the bus bar.
US10153633B2	Method and device for monitoring an electrical network in a rail vehicle, and rail vehicle The invention relates to a device and to a method for monitoring an electrical network in a rail vehicle. The electrical network includes at least one converter, at least one drive motor, at least one first phase line for electrical connection of the at least one converter and the at least one drive motor. A magnitude of a current change of a first phase current is determined. A network error in a partial network on the machine side is detected if at least one criterion based on the current change is met. The criterion based on a current change is met when the magnitude of the current change of the first phase current is greater than a predetermined current change threshold.
US10153629B2	Thermal cooling interface for electrical joints An electrical joint is provided. The electrical joint includes a first conductive component, a second conductive component, and a thermal cooling interface positioned between the first and second conductive components, the thermal cooling interface including a base plate coupled to the first conductive component, and a plurality of walls extending orthogonally from the base plate towards the second conductive component, the plurality of walls defining a plurality of cooling channels that channel air therethrough to facilitate cooling the first and second conductive components, wherein the first conductive component, the thermal cooling interface, and the second conductive component are electrically coupled in series.
US10153622B1	Spark plug having the thickness of a magnetic member without excessively narrowing an electrode member A spark plug has an insulator, a rod-shaped electrode member disposed in an axial hole of the insulator, and a cylindrical magnetic member disposed on an outer circumference of the electrode member within the axial hole. The insulator includes a large inner diameter region, a middle inner diameter region located frontward of the large inner diameter region and having an inner diameter smaller than that of the large inner diameter region, and a small inner diameter region located frontward of the middle inner diameter region and having an inner diameter smaller than that of the middle inner diameter region. The electrode member is retained on a step portion of the insulator between the middle inner diameter region and the small inner diameter region. The magnetic member is positioned in the axial hole at a location within the large inner diameter region.
US10153611B2	Termination voltage circuits An example driver circuit includes a termination voltage circuit and a termination element coupled to the termination voltage circuit. The driver circuit also includes a current source switch coupled the termination element via a node. The driver circuit further includes a current source coupled to the current source switch. The current source switch and the termination voltage circuit are controlled via a control signal. The termination voltage circuit is to generate a termination voltage to match a node voltage of the node based on the control signal. The driver circuit further includes a load coupled to the termination element and the current source switch via the node. The driver circuit further includes a load voltage source coupled to the load. The node voltage is generated based on the load and the load voltage source.
US10153599B1	Power plug structure for light emitting electric power cord A power plug structure for light emitting electric power cord is disclosed, wherein a plug body is internally combined with a circuit board comprising at least a circuit device and two conductive boards, in which the circuit device includes at least a light emitting diode (LED), and the LED respectively corresponds a light guiding line within a power line; accordingly, when the two conductive boards guide alternative current (AC) power to the LED, the circuit device can drive the LED to generate light such that the light guiding line can integrally illuminate because of the light conduction, and the entire electric power cord can glow outwards through the translucent cladding.
US10153591B2	Skew-resistant multi-wire channel Methods and systems described include a first dielectric material having a plurality of embedded conductors of a multi-wire channel, the plurality of embedded conductors comprising at least a first, second and third conductor, wherein a first distance between the first and second conductors is less than a second distance between the first and third conductors, wherein the first dielectric material has a first dielectric constant ε1 and a second dielectric material embedded in the first dielectric material, the second dielectric material embedded in between the first and third conductors, the second dielectric material having a second dielectric constant ε2, wherein ε2>ε1.
US10153587B1	Plug-and-socket connector assembly A plug-and-socket connector assembly includes an electrical plug connector which includes two retaining tongues each having an actuating free end and a retaining region, and an electrical socket connector which includes two lugs each having a locking hole. When the electrical socket connector is brought into mating engagement with the electrical plug connector, the retaining region is snap-fitted in the locking hole of a corresponding one of the lugs. The actuating free ends of the retaining tongues can be manually pressed toward each other against the biasing forces of the retaining tongues to disengage the retaining regions of the retaining tongues from the locking holes of the lugs so as to permit removal of the electrical plug connector.
US10153586B1	Reinforced position assurance member A position assurance device. The position assurance device has a base portion with a top surface, a bottom surface, a base front end and a base back end. At least one resiliently deformable beam extends from the base portion in a direction away from the base back end. A metal member is provided in the at least one resiliently deformable beam. The metal member is configured to add strength and stability to the connector position assurance device.
US10153580B2	Volume compensating connector part of a connector unit A connector part of a connector unit, wherein the connector unit has a male part and a female part, including at least one volume compensating arrangement with at least a first flexible layer and at least a first chamber. The at least first flexible layer at least partially encases the at least first chamber. The at least one flexible layer includes at least one thermoplastic material.
US10153579B2	Waterproof component A waterproof component includes a housing body, a mat seal, and a mat seal cover. A locking claw of the housing body is inserted in an attachment hole of a wall together with an attachment hole insertion portion and has an elastically deformable support wall and a claw portion formed at a tip of the support wall and protruding outward from an outer surface of the support wall. The mat seal cover includes a protection protrusion configured to prevent displacement of the support wall toward a direction other than a direction of an elastic deformation of the support wall for insertion of the claw portion in the attachment hole.
US10153577B2	Low-profile power and data contacts Contact structures that are readily manufactured, where contacts in the contact structures consume a minimal amount of surface area, depth, and volume in an electronic device.
US10153574B1	Female terminal capable of minimizing resistance and preventing deterioration of performance due to friction A female terminal into which a male terminal is inserted and electrically connected is provided. The female terminal includes a housing having an internal cavity into which the male terminal is inserted and a clip that is bent from an end portion of the housing toward the internal cavity and extended in a length direction in which the male terminal is inserted. The clip has a region electrically connected to the male terminal. A plurality of cut apertures are formed in the length direction in a region of the clip at least in contact with the male terminal to be spaced apart from each other in a width direction. Accordingly, the clip and the male terminal are in contact with each other in a plurality of positions.
US10153572B2	Transmission line segment coupler defining fluid passage ways and related methods A transmission line segment coupler is for coupling together first and second coaxial transmission line segments each including an inner tubular conductor and an outer tubular conductor surrounding the inner tubular conductor and a dielectric therebetween. The coupler apparatus includes an outer tubular bearing body to be positioned within adjacent open ends of the inner tubular conductors of the first and second coaxial transmission line segments, and an inner tubular bearing body configured to slidably move within the outer tubular bearing body to define a linear bearing therewith. The inner tubular bearing body is configured to define a fluid passageway in communication with the adjacent open ends of the inner tubular conductors of the first and second coaxial transmission line segments.
US10153563B2	Connector with a locking mechanism, moveable collet, and floating contact means A coaxial cable termination device including a barrel having opposed front and rear ends, a collet at the front end of the barrel, and a sleeve mounted over the barrel for reciprocal movement. The sleeve moves between a retracted position, in which the sleeve allows compression of the collet, and an advanced position, in which the sleeve urges compression of the collet. In some embodiments, a locking mechanism locks the sleeve into either of the advanced and retracted positions. In some embodiments, contact means carried loosely within the device maintain contact between the barrel and a mating post to which the device is applied.
US10153561B2	Antenna arrangement An antenna arrangement can produce omni-directional polarisations of two or more types and comprises a compact arrangement of a dipole with array comprising first and second conductors in parallel planes separated by a printed circuit board and laid on the printed circuit board for generating horizontally polarised signals. A monopole arrangement comprises a third conductor substantially orthogonal to the planes of the first and second conductors and arranged so that one of the first and second conductors acts as a ground plane for the third conductor.
US10153555B1	Systems and methods for switched reluctance magnetic mechtenna An antenna assembly includes a rotor, a first end component, and a second end component. The rotor includes a rotor body and a plurality of magnets configured to output a first magnetic field. The rotor body defines a plurality of slots extending radially inward from an exterior surface of the rotor body. Each magnet is disposed in a corresponding slot. The first end component includes a first end component body and a plurality of first extensions extending from the first end component body and contacting a first set of the plurality of magnets. The second end component includes a second end component body and a plurality of second extensions extending from the second end component body and contacting the first set. The first end component and the second end component are configured to output an electromagnetic signal.
US10153554B2	Electronic device antennas with harmonic resonances An electronic device may have a housing and other structures that form an antenna ground for an antenna. An antenna resonating element arm for the antenna may extend along the periphery of the housing. The resonating element arm may have opposing first and second ends. A return path may couple the resonating element arm to the antenna ground at the first end. An antenna feed may be coupled between the resonating element arm and the antenna ground in parallel with the return path. Electrical components such as first and second capacitors may be coupled between the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground. A first of the capacitors may be coupled between the antenna resonating element arm and the antenna ground at a location between the first and second ends. A second of the capacitors may be coupled between the second end and the antenna ground.
US10153553B2	Antenna device having patch antenna An antenna device includes: a dielectric substrate formed with a ground plane; a patch antenna having a dominant polarization direction in a predetermined direction on the dielectric substrate; at least one patch radiating element for supplying electric power provided on the patch antenna, the at least one patch radiating element being formed on the dielectric substrate; a patch-shaped conductor pattern formed on a substrate front face of the dielectric substrate on which the patch radiating element is formed; a plurality of connection conductors formed to penetrate the dielectric substrate for electrically connecting the conductor pattern to the ground plane; and a conductive structure having the conductor pattern and a plurality of the connection conductors. A plurality of the conductive structures is provided.
US10153552B2	Antenna and electronic apparatus An antenna includes a magnetic current element which is an element to constitute a loop and generates a magnetic current vector having a component perpendicular to a loop plane, and an electric current element to generate an electric current vector having a component parallel to the magnetic current vector.
US10153547B2	Armored radome An armored radome is provided and includes a metallic plate formed to define an array of through-holes. Each through-hole has a respective longitudinal axis substantially aligned with electromagnetic radiation passing locally through the metallic plate.
US10153541B2	Autotune mobile antenna An automatically tunable mobile antenna is provided with toroidal inductors connected in series between the antenna feed point and a whip and a shunt inductor to ground at the RF input, with the inductors forming an L network impedance matching circuit having values which are in a binary sequence and which are selectively added to impedance match the whip to the output impedance of a transmitter.
US10153538B2	Antenna with radiator fixed by fusion, and manufacturing method thereof An antenna with a radiator fixed by fusion and a method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention, since the metal radiator combined to the carrier having the stepped groove corresponding to the fusion projections and the 3D pattern of the metal radiator can be strongly fixed to the carrier with no gap through the fusion and combination of the fusion projections, the resin injected in the process of putting the combined radiator and carrier in a mold for injection of the external case and injecting the external case to cover the outer surfaces of the metal radiator and the carrier can be prevented from intruding between the carrier and the radiator, thereby preventing deviation and deformation of the metal radiator due to the penetration of the resin, achieving a high yield and providing uniform quality of the antenna.
US10153535B2	Bond channel reliefs for bonded assemblies and related techniques A flat plate assembly is provided from at least a pair of plates with at least one surface of one plate have one or more relief channels provided therein around epoxy bonded signal channels. The relief channels are provided having a size and shape selected to control the flow of a liquid bonding adhesive. Adhesive location can thus be controlled through geometry of the relief channels rather than through process controls. Thus, this approach reduces dependence on adhesive process control, reduces wicking of adhesive into signal channels and reduces the number of voids in a bond line of a bonded flat plate assembly.
US10153532B2	Filter structure improvement A filter structure improvement includes a substrate, resonance layers, a grounded layer, a pattern layer, an input electrode, and an output electrode. The substrate has resonance holes in which the resonance layers are disposed. One end of the resonance hole is on the open surface and the other end of the resonance hole is on the short-circuit surface. The grounded layer is on the short-circuit surface, top surface, bottom surface, and side surfaces and is electrically connected to the resonance layers to form a short-circuit end. The input and output electrodes, electrically isolated from the grounded layer, are on the bottom or open surface of the substrate. The pattern layer, resonance layers, and grounded layer are arranged to have electrical properties of a filter structure of mutual coupling such that a desired frequency band is obtained by adjusting the pattern layer and the lengths of the resonance layers.
US10153531B2	Multilayer microwave filter A radio frequency filters and methods for implementing the filters in multilayer metallic-dielectric structures, such as printed circuit boards (PCB), low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) components and integrated circuits (IC). The methods and filters utilize vertical stacking of transmission lines and related frequency-selective structures to obtain compact implementation of filters of high order. The methods and filters are applicable to a variety of filter types and related structures such as multiplexers.
US10153530B2	Metal-air battery Metal-air batteries include first and second battery stack structures each comprising an anode, an anode electrolyte layer, a cathode, and a gas diffusion layer, and cathode current collectors disposed between the first and second battery stack structures and having a non-flat shape, where the cathodes of the first and second battery stack structures face each other, the cathode current collectors contact the gas diffusion layers of the first and second battery stack structures, at least one of the cathode current collectors includes protrusions, and an empty space between the cathode current collector and the first and second battery stack structures is an air supply unit to supply air to the gas diffusion layer.
US10153525B2	Arrangement having an electrical component and a heat exchanger An arrangement may include an electrical component and a heat exchanger arranged on the electrical component for controlling a temperature of the component. An electrically insulating isolation layer may be arranged at least partially between the heat exchanger and the component. The isolation layer may be connected to at least one of the component and the heat exchanger via a materially cohesive connection.
US10153524B2	Vehicle cooling system using gravity based fluid flow This disclosure relates to techniques for implementing a cooling system for a vehicle heat-generating component wherein a two-phase coolant flows between a heat sink module and a heat radiator module. The heat radiator module can be mounted at a higher elevation within the vehicle than the heat sink module. High and low temperature fluid paths can fluidly couple the heat sink module and the heat radiator module. The heat sink module can be coupled to a heat-generating component.As the coolant is heated at the heat sink module by heat from the heat-generating component, it can change to a substantially gaseous phase and move, primarily by force of buoyancy, to the heat radiator module via the high temperature fluid path. As the coolant is cooled by the heat radiator module, it can change to a substantially liquid phase and move, primarily by force of gravity, to the heat sink module.
US10153518B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte lithium secondary battery Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes LiaNixMnyCozO2 (a+x+y+z=2, 0.9≤a≤1.1, 0≤x, 0≤y, 0≤z) as a positive electrode active material, and wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte includes (i) fluorinated cyclic carbonate expressed by Chemical Formula 1 below, (ii) propionate-based ester expressed by Chemical Formula 2 below, and (iii) non-halogenated carbonate, so that a mixture weight ratio (i:ii) thereof is 20:80 to 50:50: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently any one of F, H and methyl group, and at least one thereof is F, wherein, in Chemical Formula 2, R5 is alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbons.
US10153517B2	Sodium secondary battery Provided is a sodium secondary battery including: an anode containing sodium; a cathode containing sulfur; a cathode electrolyte solution being in contact with the cathode and capable of conducting sodium ions into and from a solid electrolyte membrane; and a solid electrolyte separating the anode and the cathode electrolyte solution and having sodium ion conductivity. The sodium secondary battery of the present invention overcomes the problems of thermal management and heat sealing due to a high operating temperature, possessed by the existing sodium-sulfur battery or sodium-nickel chloride battery (so called, a ZEBRA battery), and may achieve high a charge and discharge mechanism characteristic.
US10153516B2	Overcharge protection electrolyte additive for lithium ion batteries The present invention relates to an electrolyte composition for lithium ion batteries which improves overcharge protection. In particular the present invention relates to an electrolyte composition comprising (a) a compound of general formula (I) and (b) at least two compounds of general formula (II) which are different from each other formula (II) with the definitions given in the description.
US10153515B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery employing the same A nonaqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the nonaqueous electrolyte including: a fluorine-containing lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an organosilicon compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, R1 to R6 are each independently a C1-C10 alkyl group or a C1-C10 alkoxy group. Also a lithium secondary battery including the nonaqueous electrolyte.
US10153514B2	Polymer composition with electrophilic groups for stabilization of lithium sulfur batteries A polymer to be used as a binder for sulfur-based cathodes in lithium batteries that includes in its composition electrophilic groups capable of reaction with and entrapment of polysulfide species. Beneficial effects include reductions in capacity loss and ionic resistance gain.
US10153508B2	Method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell A method is provided for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell having excellent power generation performance and thermal cycle resistance and a solid oxide fuel cell. A method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell includes a first step ST11 of sequentially forming a fuel electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte layer on a substrate; a second step ST12 of forming an air electrode intermediate layer on the solid oxide electrolyte layer; and a third step ST13 of forming, on the air electrode intermediate layer, an air electrode conductive layer using a mixture obtained by mixing first particles in a first average particle size range in which the average particle size (d50) is in a range of 27.0 μm to 31.0 μm and second particles in a second average particle size range having an average particle size (d50) smaller than the first average particle size range.
US10153506B2	Liquid composition, process for its production, and process for producing membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells An electrolyte membrane is prepared from a liquid composition comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of trivalent cerium, tetravalent cerium, bivalent manganese and trivalent manganese; and a polymer with a cation-exchange group. The liquid composition is preferably one containing water, a carbonate of cerium or manganese, and a polymer with a cation-exchange group, and a cast film thereof is used as an electrolyte membrane to prepare a membrane-electrode assembly. The present invention successfully provides a membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells being capable of generating the electric power in high energy efficiency, having high power generation performance regardless of the dew point of the feed gas, and being capable of stably generating the electric power over a long period of time.
US10153505B2	Multi-acid polymers from multifunctional amino acids and sulfonyl halide precursors and methods of making the same Multi-acid polymers are produced having the formula R—SO2—NH—R′—(SO3H)n and made from a polymer precursor in sulfonyl fluoride form or sulfonyl chloride form The R is one or more units of the polymer precursor without sulfonyl fluoride or sulfonyl chloride, R′ is the portion of the amino sulfonic acid without the SO3H and NH, n is one or more, and the multi-acid polymer has two or more proton conducting groups. A method of making the multi-acid polymers includes reacting an amino acid having multiple sulfonic acids with a polymer precursor in sulfonyl fluoride form or sulfonyl chloride form in a mild base condition to produce the multi-acid polymer having two or more proton conducting groups.
US10153501B2	Fuel cell system and control method therefor There are provided a an anode-side water discharge controller that controls a circulation flow rate of the anode gas pump so as to discharge anode-side liquid water residing in the anode-side flow path, and a cathode-side water discharge controller that controls a supply flow rate of the cathode gas pump so as to discharge cathode-side liquid water residing in the cathode-side flow path. The anode-side water discharge controller and the cathode-side water discharge controller execute water discharge by running a pre-selected one of the anode gas pump and the cathode gas pump, and then running the other of the anode gas pump and the cathode gas pump.
US10153496B2	Fuel cell device and system Fuel cell devices and fuel cell systems are provided. The fuel cell devices may include one or more active layers containing active cells that are connected electrically in series. The active cells include anodes and cathodes spaced apart along the length, with each including a porous portion and a non-porous conductor portion. The active cells reside between opposing porous anode and cathode portions. The electrical series connections between active cells are made between the non-porous conductor portions. In certain embodiments, the electrical series connections are made by direct contact between the non-porous conductor portions. In certain embodiments, the electrical series connections are made by non-porous conductive vias or elements that extend through an intervening support structure that separates the non-porous anode conductor portions from the non-porous cathode conductor portions.
US10153488B2	Method for preparing lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon, including the steps of (a) preparing a mixture solution by adding a lithium precursor, an iron precursor and a phosphorus precursor in a glycol-based solvent, (b) putting the mixture solution into a reactor, heating and concentrating to prepare a metal glycolate slurry, (c) drying the metal glycolate slurry to form a solid content, and (d) firing the solid content to prepare the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon, and a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon prepared by the method.
US10153481B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which exhibits excellent energy density and excellent input/output density (and especially output density in low SOC regions). This invention discloses a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layers formed on the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active material layer has two regions that are demarcated in a surface direction of the positive electrode current collector, which are a first region 14a containing mainly a positive active material of lithium iron phosphate, and a second region 14b containing mainly a positive active material of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide.
US10153479B2	Apparatus, secondary battery, electronic device, and battery management unit A fabricating method and a fabricating apparatus for a lithium-ion secondary battery having stable charge characteristics and lifetime characteristics are provided. A positive electrode is subjected to an electrochemical reaction in a large amount of electrolyte solution in advance before a secondary battery is completed. In this manner, the positive electrode can have stability. In a manner similar to that of the positive electrode, a negative electrode is also subjected to the electrochemical reaction in a large amount of the electrolyte solution in advance, whereby a high reliable secondary battery can be manufactured.
US10153478B2	Secondary battery A battery includes a battery case, an electrode assembly, positive and negative electrode collectors, a sealing body, an external terminal, a conducting member, a deforming plate, and a first insulating member. The positive or negative electrode collector has a base portion facing the first insulating member, and a lead portion connected to the electrode assembly. A fixing portion fixing the base portion and the first insulating member to each other is provided in the first insulating member. The fixing portion is located nearer to the connection portion between the deforming plate and the positive or negative electrode collector than the sealing body side support position of the first insulating member. The outer peripheral edge of the electrode assembly side surface of the first insulating member is provided with a rib protruding to the electrode assembly side and extending along the outer peripheral edge of the base portion.
US10153477B2	Lithium-ion secondary battery and method of producing the same Provided is a battery in which collector foil is unlikely to break.In a lithium-ion secondary battery, as for a distance from a connection section between a positive electrode tab and the positive electrode terminal to a boundary section between applying and non-applying sections of positive-electrode active material in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction, compared with a reference positive electrode having the boundary section that is located farthest to the connection section by straight-line distance, a layer of a positive electrode that is stacked in such a way as to be farthest from the reference positive electrode has a smaller distance from a boundary of the applying and non-applying sections of the positive-electrode active material to a connection section with the positive electrode tab in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction.
US10153470B2	Polyolefin porous membrane, battery separator obtained using same, and method of producing same A polyolefin porous membrane disclosed. The membrane includes a plurality of protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) of 5 μm≤W≤50 μm and a height (H) of 0.5 μm≤H. The protrusions are disposed on one side of the polyolefin porous membrane with a density of at least 3/cm2 and at most 200/cm2, and the polyolefin porous membrane has a thickness of at most 20 μm. A battery separator including the membrane is also disclosed.
US10153468B2	Laminated porous film, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery As a laminated porous film realizing excellent handling properties in a low-humidity environment, a laminated porous film in which a layer containing a polymer is laminated on at least one side of a polyolefin porous film, satisfying the following (1) and (2) is provided. (1) When the laminated porous film cut into a rectangle having a length on a side parallel with a machine direction of 60 mm, and a length on a side parallel with the direction perpendicular to the machine direction of 40 mm is left still for 1 hour in an environment at a temperature of 23° C. and a humidity of 50%, a lifting amount of the side parallel with the direction perpendicular to the machine direction is 8 mm or more. (2) When the laminated porous film cut into a rectangle having a length on a side parallel with a machine direction of 60 mm, and a length on a side parallel with the direction perpendicular to the machine direction of 40 mm is left still for 1 hour in an environment at a temperature of 23° C. and a humidity of 5%, a lifting amount of the side parallel with the machine direction is 12 mm or less.
US10153462B2	Manufacturing method of flexible OLED display panel The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a flexible OLED display panel, in which multiple loops of inorganic barrier walls are first formed on a rigid base plate such that the multiple loops of inorganic barrier walls respectively and circumferentially encloses a plurality of panel areas on the rigid base plate so that when an organic material film is then coated on the rigid base plate and the multiple loops of inorganic barrier walls in a manner of covering the entirety of surface thereof, the multiple loops of inorganic barrier walls provide an effect of division to allow a plurality of flexible backings to be respectively formed on the plurality of panel areas of the rigid base plate. Afterwards, a laser lift off technique is applied to remove the plurality of flexible backings from the rigid base plate to thus obtain a plurality of flexible OLED display panels. Compared to the prior art, the present invention saves a process of using a laser cutting machine to simultaneously cut the organic material film and the rigid base plate and thus saves the cost of purchasing the laser cutting machine and also save one round of laser cutting operation to thereby reduce the manufacturing cost of a flexible OLED display panel.
US10153461B1	Display panel and method for manufacturing the same A display panel includes a display device, a first anti-reflection layer and a cover layer. The first anti-reflection layer is disposed over the display device, wherein the first anti-reflection layer comprises a first structural layer including a plurality of first protrusion structures opposite to the display device. The cover layer is disposed over the first anti-reflection layer.
US10153458B2	Organic light emitting diode The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode, and more specifically, to an organic light emitting diode capable of significantly increasing light extraction efficiency through optimization of a corrugated structure, which is formed by being transferred from an inner light extraction layer, thereby enabling excellent light-emitting efficiency. To this end, provided in the present invention is the organic light emitting diode comprising: a first substrate; the inner light emitting layer formed on the first substrate; a first electrode formed on the inner light emitting layer; an organic light emitting layer formed on the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on the organic light emitting layer, wherein corrugation is formed on the surface of the inner light emitting layer, wherein the corrugation is sequentially transferred onto the first electrode, the organic light emitting layer, and the second electrode, and wherein the surface of the second electrode comprises the corrugated structure, wherein the corrugated structure comprises a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions, which are formed between the convex portions that are adjacent, and wherein the depth/pitch ratio with respect to the pitch between the convex portions that are adjacent and the depth of the concave portions is 0.1 to 7.
US10153454B2	Organic light-emitting element and production method thereof The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting element and a production method thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to an organic light-emitting element, which has excellent productivity during mass production thereof and may allow simplification of vapor deposition equipment, and the like, and a production method thereof.
US10153452B2	Organic light emitting device A light emitting device including a first electrode, a light emitting portion on the first electrode, the light emitting portion including a plurality of light emitting units and at least one interconnecting layer between ones of the light emitting units that are adjacent to each other, and a second electrode on the light emitting portion. The at least one interconnecting layer includes a p-type charge generation layer doped with a p-type dopant and an n-type charge generation layer doped with an n-type dopant. At least one of the p-type charge generation layer and the n-type charge generation layer has a concentration gradient of the p-type dopant or the n-type dopant.
US10153446B2	Display device having pixels including different semiconductor materials A display device having an improved display characteristics and reduced manufacturing cost is provided. The display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged on a surface of a substrate. The plurality of pixels each include: a light-emitting element; a driving transistor; a selecting transistor; and a retention capacitor. The driving transistor has a bottom-gate structure. The driving transistor has a semiconductor layer containing a first semiconductor. The retention capacitor has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode doubles as a gate of the driving transistor. The second electrode is disposed at a lower layer than the first electrode and contains a second semiconductor.
US10153444B2	Organic electroluminescent devices and metal complex compounds An organic electroluminescent device, which has a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer including a luminescent layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one layer between the pair of electrodes comprises at least one metal complex having a tridentate- or higher polydentate-chain structure ligand.
US10153443B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices The present invention includes novel metal complexes derived from pyridyl substituted aromatic compound core structures. These compounds can be used as emitters for PHOLEDs.
US10153439B2	Charge transport material A charge transport material containing a charge transport substance that is composed of a compound represented by formula (1) and another charge transport substance that is composed of a charge transport compound having a molecular weight of 200-9,000 exhibits good solubility in an organic solvent. A charge transport varnish, from which a charge transport thin film having excellent charge transport properties, flatness and uniformity is formed with good reproducibility, is able to be prepared by dissolving the above-described charge transport material in an organic solvent.
US10153437B2	Compound, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device Provided is a novel substance that can be used in an element capable of emitting phosphorescence, a novel substance that contributes to high emission efficiency, or a novel substance that contributes to light emission with high color purity. A light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a substance including a carbazole skeleton. The substance is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted first arylene group through a nitrogen atom included in the carbazole skeleton. The first arylene group is bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuropyridyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted benzothienopyridyl group. The first arylene group includes 1 to 5 substituted or unsubstituted second arylene groups which are bonded to one another. The EL layer may further include a layer including an emission center substance, specifically an iridium compound.
US10153431B2	Resistive memory having confined filament formation Resistive memory having confined filament formation is described herein. One or more method embodiments include forming an opening in a stack having a silicon material and an oxide material on the silicon material, and forming an oxide material in the opening adjacent the silicon material, wherein the oxide material formed in the opening confines filament formation in the resistive memory cell to an area enclosed by the oxide material formed in the opening.
US10153423B2	Electronic device An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a free layer having a variable magnetization direction; a pinned layer having a pinned magnetization direction; a tunnel barrier layer interposed between the free layer and the pinned layer; and an under layer which is in contact with the free layer and includes a rare earth metal nitride.
US10153419B2	Component for electrically contacting a piezo stack, a piezo stack, and method for producing the same A piezo component with a contacting component for electrically contacting a piezo stack. The contacting component has an electrically conductive meandering structure for bringing the contacting component into electric contact with inner electrodes of the piezo stack and an electrically conductive contacting device for electrically contacting the contacting component from outside the piezo stack. The meandering structure and the contacting device are arranged at a distance from each other, and a connection element is provided in order to connect the contacting device and the meandering structure in an electrically conductive manner and simultaneously decouple forces between the contacting device and the meandering structure.
US10153415B2	Light emitting device having dual sealing resins Provided is a light emitting device with improved light extracting efficiency and further higher heat releasing performance. A light emitting device includes a planar lead frame having a first lead and a second lead, and includes a light emitting element mounted on the first lead, a resin frame surrounding a periphery of the light emitting element, a first sealing resin filled in the inner side of the resin frame and sealing the light emitting element, and a second sealing resin covering the resin frame and the first sealing resin. Lower end of inner surface of the resin frame is arranged only on the first lead, and at an outside of the resin frame, and the second resin member covers at least a part of the first lead and the second lead. Of the back-surface of the first lead, a region directly under the blight emitting element is exposed.
US10153403B2	Package and light-emitting device A package includes a resin molded body, a first lead electrode, a second lead electrode, and a recess portion. The recess portion is provided on a first side of the resin molded body and a light-emitting element is to be provided in the recess portion. The recess portion includes a bottom portion, a top portion, and a side wall. The bottom portion includes an element mount region and a wire connection region. An upper surface of the first lead electrode is exposed from the resin molded body in the element mount region and the element mount region has an outer peripheral shape in accordance with an outer peripheral shape of the light-emitting element when viewed in a height direction. The wire connection region is provided adjacent to the element mount region and is smaller than the element mount region.
US10153399B2	Optoelectronic device comprising semiconductor elements and its fabrication process An optoelectronic device including semiconductor elements, each semiconductor element resting on a carrier through an aperture formed in a portion at least one first part of which is insulating and covers at least partially the carrier, the height of the aperture being larger than or equal to 100 nm and smaller than or equal to 3000 nm and the ratio of the height to the smallest diameter of the aperture being higher than or equal to 0.5 and lower than or equal to 10.
US10153393B2	Light emitting diode of which an active area comprises layers of inn A light emitting diode including an n-doped InXnGa(1-Xn)N layer and a p-doped InXpGa(1-Xp)N layer, and an active area arranged between the InXnGa(1-Xn)N layer and the InXpGa(1-Xp)N layer including: a first InN layer with a thickness eInN106; a second InN layer with a thickness eInN108; a separating layer arranged between the InN layers and including InXbGa(1-Xb)N and a thickness <3 nm; an InX1Ga(1-X1)N layer arranged between the InXnGa(1-Xn)N layer and the first InN layer; an InX2Ga(1-X2)N layer arranged between the InXpGa(1-Xp)N layer and the second InN layer; wherein the indium compositions Xn, Xp, Xb, X1 and X2 are between 0 and about 0.25, and wherein the thicknesses eInN106 and eInN108 are such that eInN106
US10153386B2	Photovaltaic device conducting layer A multilayered structure may include a doped buffer layer on a transparent conductive oxide layer.
US10153378B2	Semiconductor device comprising oxide semiconductor Provided is a structure of a transistor, which enables a so-called normally-off switching element, and a manufacturing method thereof. Provided is a structure of a semiconductor device which achieves high-speed response and high-speed operation by improving on characteristics of a transistor, and a manufacturing method thereof. Provided is a highly reliable semiconductor device. In the transistor in which a semiconductor layer, source and drain electrode layers, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode layer are stacked in that order. As the semiconductor layer, an oxide semiconductor layer which contains at least four kinds of elements of indium, gallium, zinc, and oxygen, and has a composition ratio (atomic percentage) of indium as twice or more as a composition ratio of gallium and a composition ratio of zinc, is used.
US10153376B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and manufacturing apparatus of semiconductor device A semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor and an organic resin film is manufactured in the following manner. Heat treatment is performed on a first substrate provided with an organic resin film over a transistor including an oxide semiconductor in a reduced pressure atmosphere; handling of the first substrate is performed in an atmosphere containing moisture as little as possible in an inert gas (e.g., nitrogen) atmosphere with a dew point of lower than or equal to −60° C., preferably with a dew point of lower than or equal to −75° C. without exposing the first substrate after the heat treatment to the air; and then, the first substrate is bonded to a second substrate that serves as an opposite substrate.
US10153367B2	Gate length controlled vertical FETs A semiconductor structure and a method a method of forming a vertical FET (Field-Effect Transistor), includes growing a bottom source-drain layer of a second type on a substrate of a first type, growing a channel layer on the bottom source-drain layer, forming a first fin from the channel layer with mask on top of the first fin. A width of the mask is wider than a final first fin width.
US10153364B2	Power module having a switch module for supporting high current densities A power module is disclosed that includes a housing with an interior chamber wherein multiple switch modules are mounted within the interior chamber. The switch modules comprise multiple transistors and diodes that are interconnected to facilitate switching power to a load. In one embodiment, at least one of the switch modules supports a current density of at least 10 amperes per cm2.
US10153363B2	Transistor having high electron mobility and method of its manufacture A method for manufacturing a transistor having high electron mobility, encompassing a substrate having a heterostructure, in particular an AlGaN/GaN heterostructure, having the steps of: generation of a gate electrode by patterning a semiconductor layer that is applied onto the heterostructure, the semiconductor layer encompassing, in particular, polysilicon; application of a passivating layer onto the semiconductor layer; formation of drain regions and source regions by generation of first vertical openings that extend at least into the heterostructure; generation of ohmic contacts in the drain regions and in the source regions by partly filling the first vertical openings with a first metal at least to the height of the passivating layer; and application of a second metal layer onto the ohmic contacts, the second metal layer projecting beyond the passivating layer.
US10153359B2	Semiconductor structure and method for forming the same A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, at least a first cell, and at least a second cell. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The first and second cells are in the first and second regions respectively. The first cell comprises a first dielectric layer, a floating gate electrode, an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) gate dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a control gate electrode. The ONO gate dielectric layer is on the floating gate electrode in the first dielectric layer on the substrate. The control gate electrode is in both of the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer. The ONO gate dielectric layer contacting with the control gate electrode is wholly below a top surface of the first dielectric layer.
US10153358B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a fin structure which vertically protrudes from a substrate and extends in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate. The fin structure includes a lower pattern and an active pattern vertically protruding from a top surface of the lower pattern. The top surface of the lower pattern includes a flat portion substantially parallel to the top surface of the substrate. The lower pattern includes a first sidewall extending in the first direction and a second sidewall extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first sidewall is inclined relative to the top surface of the substrate at a first angle greater than a second angle corresponding to the second sidewall that is inclined relative to the top surface of the substrate.
US10153357B1	Superjunction power semiconductor device and method for forming A method for manufacturing a super junction power MOSFET includes forming a first trench in a substrate, forming a first oxide layer over the substrate and in the bottom and along sidewalls of the trench, depositing electrically conductive material in the trench, masking a first portion of the electrically conductive material, forming a recessed portion of the electrically conductive material, forming an oxide portion over and in contact with the recessed portion of the electrically conductive material, removing a part of the oxide portion by masking, removing the first oxide layer on the sidewalls while another part of the oxide portion remains in contact with the recessed portion of the electrically conductive material, forming a gate dielectric along exposed sidewalls of the trench, and depositing additional electrically conductive material over the other part of the oxide portion in the trench.
US10153344B2	Formation of dislocations in source and drain regions of FinFET devices Embodiments of mechanisms for forming dislocations in source and drain regions of finFET devices are provided. The mechanisms involve recessing fins and removing the dielectric material in the isolation structures neighboring fins to increase epitaxial regions for dislocation formation. The mechanisms also involve performing a pre-amorphous implantation (PAI) process either before or after the epitaxial growth in the recessed source and drain regions. An anneal process after the PAI process enables consistent growth of the dislocations in the source and drain regions. The dislocations in the source and drain regions (or stressor regions) can form consistently to produce targeted strain in the source and drain regions to improve carrier mobility and device performance for NMOS devices.
US10153336B2	Semiconductor device and a display device including the same A semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The semiconductor layer includes a first source region, a first drain region, a second source region, and a second drain region connected to a channel region. The first gate electrode is disposed below the semiconductor layer. The first gate electrode is insulated from the semiconductor layer. The first gate electrode at least partially overlaps the shared channel region. The second gate electrode is disposed above the semiconductor layer. The second gate electrode is insulated by a second gate insulating layer. The second gate electrode at least partially overlaps the channel region.
US10153331B1	Display device A display device may include: a display area; a peripheral area disposed outside the display area and in which at least a part of a black matrix is disposed; and a plurality of pixel columns including: a first pixel column configured to display a first color, the first pixel column including a first boundary slope defined by a boundary line between the first pixel column and the black matrix; and a second pixel column disposed adjacent to the first pixel column, the second pixel column configured to display a second color different from the first color and including a second boundary slope defined by a boundary line between the second pixel column and the black matrix, wherein the first boundary slope may have a positive value, and the second boundary slope has a negative value.
US10153330B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus having an evaluation pattern An organic EL device includes a substrate; an organic EL element that is disposed on the substrate; a sealing part that is formed to cover the organic EL element; a color filter that includes coloring layers formed on the sealing part; and a dimension evaluation pattern for evaluating dimensional accuracy of the color filter.
US10153328B2	OLED display panle and a package method The present invention is to provide an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel and a package method thereof. The method includes forming simultaneously a supporter and a hydrophobic wall on an outer position of and enclosing the OLED device by screen printing, wherein the hydrophobic wall is on an outer position of the supporter; and bonding the cover plate and the OLED substrate. The present invention can effectively protect the OLED device from outer moisture and oxygen to improve package effect and increase life of the OLED device. The supporter and the hydrophobic wall are formed simultaneously by screen printing so the method is simple and the manufacturing efficiency is improved.
US10153318B2	Image sensor device with first and second source followers and related methods An image sensor device may include an array of image sensing pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each image sensing pixel may include an image sensing photodiode, a first source follower transistor coupled to the image sensing photodiode, and a switch coupled to the image sensing photodiode. Each image sensor device may include a second source follower transistor coupled to the switch, and a row selection transistor coupled to the first and second source follower transistors.
US10153317B1	Image sensors comprising a chamber to confine a sample at a sensor surface of successive light sensitive subareas and non-light sensitive areas Among other things, an integral image sensor includes a sensor surface having a surface area at which light-sensitive pixels are arranged in rows and columns. The surface area includes two or more light-sensitive subareas each of the subareas having been configured to have been diced from a wafer along two orthogonal dimensions to form a discrete image sensor. The two or more light-sensitive subareas are arranged along one of the two orthogonal dimensions. The sensor surface of the integral image sensor is flat and continuous across the two or more subareas.
US10153315B2	Photosensitive imaging apparatus and method of forming same A photosensitive imaging apparatus and a method of forming such an apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a first semiconductor substrate, including a photosensitive semiconductor layer including an array of photodetectors; and a second semiconductor substrate, stacked with the first semiconductor substrate and including a pixel-circuitry semiconductor layer including an array of in-pixel amplifier circuitries. Each in-pixel amplifier circuitry includes at least one first pixel MOS transistor. Each first pixel MOS transistor has an active region disposed between the gate layer thereof and the first semiconductor substrate. The photosensitive imaging apparatus allows an effective reduction in noises produced during light reception of the in-pixel amplifier circuitries and an increased light utilization of the photodetectors. In addition, by separating the pixel-circuitry semiconductor layer from the photosensitive semiconductor layer, the apparatus achieves better process compatibility and is conducive to separate design and process optimization of the in-pixel amplifier circuitries and the photodetectors.
US10153310B2	Stacked-chip backside-illuminated SPAD sensor with high fill-factor A photon detection device includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) disposed in a semiconductor layer. A guard ring structure is disposed in the semiconductor layer surrounding the SPAD to isolate the SPAD. A well region is disposed in the semiconductor layer surrounding the guard ring structure and disposed along an outside perimeter of the photon detection device. A contact region is disposed in the well region only in a corner region of the outside perimeter such that there is no contact region disposed along side regions of the outside perimeter. A distance between an inside edge of the guard ring structure and the contact region in the corner region of the outside perimeter is greater than a distance between the inside edge of the guard ring structure and the side regions of the outside perimeter such that an electric field distribution is uniform around the photon detection device.
US10153308B1	Manufacturing method for thin film transistor and array substrate The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor comprising: forming a buffer layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode sequentially on a substrate, wherein on both sides of the first region of the oxide semiconductor layer are second regions where the gate electrode is exposed; forming an aluminum layer covering the buffer layer, the second regions of the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode by a physical vapor deposition method, and annealing the aluminum layer, making the second regions of the oxide semiconductor layer being doped by aluminum ions to form conductor regions; etching the remaining aluminum layer after the annealing treatment; renovating the etched surfaces of the buffer layer, the gate electrode and the conductor regions, and oxidizing the conductor regions; stacking an insulating layer, and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the insulating layer.
US10153306B2	Transistor layout with low aspect ratio A radio-frequency (RF) device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first field-effect transistor (FET) disposed on the substrate, the first FET having a first plurality of drain fingers, and a second FET connected in series with the first FET along a first dimension, the second FET having a second plurality of drain fingers that extent in a second dimension that is orthogonal with respect to the first dimension.
US10153305B2	Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device The present invention provides an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device, relates to the field of display technology. The array substrate comprises: a substrate; a gate metal layer comprising gate lines; a source and drain metal layer comprising data lines, the gate lines and the data lines intersecting with each other to define a plurality of sub-pixel areas; a pixel electrode layer provided on the substrate, which comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub-pixel areas; a common electrode layer provided on the substrate, which is provided with a plurality of cutting hole at positions corresponding to spaces between the pixel electrodes; a first insulating layer provided between the pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer; and a second insulating layer provided between the gate metal layer and the source and drain metal layer.
US10153303B2	Display device and electronic device A transistor whose channel region includes an oxide semiconductor is used as a pull down transistor. The band gap of the oxide semiconductor is 2.0 eV or more, preferably 2.5 eV or more, more preferably 3.0 eV or more. Thus, hot carrier degradation in the transistor can be suppressed. Accordingly, the circuit size of the semiconductor device including the pull down transistor can be made small. Further, a gate of a pull up transistor is made to be in a floating state by switching of on/off of the transistor whose channel region includes an oxide semiconductor. Note that when the oxide semiconductor is highly purified, the off-state current of the transistor can be 1 aA/μm (1×10−18 A/μm) or less. Therefore, the drive capability of the semiconductor device can be improved.
US10153298B2	Integrated structures and methods of forming vertically-stacked memory cells Some embodiments include an integrated structure having a stack of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels, vertically-stacked memory cells within the conductive levels, an insulative material over the stack and a select gate material over the insulative material. An opening extends through the select gate material, through the insulative material, and through the stack of alternating dielectric and conductive levels. A first region of the opening within the insulative material is wider along a cross-section than a second region of the opening within the select gate material, and is wider along the cross-section than a third region of the opening within the stack of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels. Channel material is within the opening and adjacent the insulative material, the select gate material and the memory cells. Some embodiments include methods of forming vertically-stacked memory cells.
US10153297B2	Electronic device and method for fabricating the same Provided is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory. The semiconductor memory may include: a substrate; and a stepped structure including first interlayer dielectric layers and conductive layers which are alternately stacked over the substrate, wherein ends of the conductive layers are exposed along the profile of the stepped structure, and the stepped structure further includes a barrier layer formed on a sidewall of the conductive layer.
US10153295B2	Nonvolatile memory devices and methods of forming same A vertical NAND-type memory device includes a vertical stack of inter-gate insulating layers and gate electrodes arranged in an alternating sequence on an underlying substrate, which includes a cell array region and a contact region therein. At least one NAND-type channel structure is provided, which extends vertically through the vertical stack of inter-gate insulating layers and gate electrodes. An end sidewall of a first of the gate electrodes, which extends laterally over at least a portion of the contact region, has a vertical slope that is less steep than vertical slopes of end sidewalls of a first plurality of the gate electrodes extending between the first of the gate electrodes and the substrate.
US10153293B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device having a nonvolatile memory cell arranged in a p-type well (active region) PW1 in a memory cell region 1A in a semiconductor substrate 1 and an MISFET arranged in a p-type well PW2 (active region) or an n-type well (active region) in a peripheral circuit region 2A is constructed as follows. The surface of an element isolation region STI1 surrounding the p-type well PW1 is set lower than the surface of an element isolation region STI2 surrounding the p-type well PW2 or the n-type well (H1
US10153287B1	Layout pattern for static random access memory A layout pattern of a static random access memory (SRAM) includes a substrate, a first pull-up transistor (PL1), a first pull-down transistor (PD1), a second (PL2), and a second pull-down transistor (PD2) on the substrate, and a first pass gate transistor (PG1A), a second pass gate transistor (PG1B), a third pass gate transistor (PG2A) and a fourth pass gate transistor (PG2B), wherein the PG1A and the PG1B comprise an identical first fin structure, the PG2A and the PG2B comprise an identical second fin structure, a first local interconnection layer disposed between the PG1A and the PG1B and disposed on the fin structures of the PL1 and the PD1, a second local interconnection layer disposed between the PG2A and the PG2B and disposed between the fin structures of the PL2 and the PD2.
US10153284B2	Semiconductor device having buried gate structure and method for manufacturing the same, memory cell having the same and electronic device having the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a trench; a gate dielectric layer formed over a surface of the trench; a gate electrode positioned at a level lower than a top surface of the substrate, and comprising a lower buried portion embedded in a lower portion of the trench over the gate dielectric layer and an upper buried portion positioned over the lower buried portion; and a dielectric work function adjusting liner positioned between the lower buried portion and the gate dielectric layer; and a dipole formed between the dielectric work function adjusting liner and the gate dielectric layer.
US10153269B2	Low dynamic resistance low capacitance diodes A low dynamic resistance, low capacitance diode of a semiconductor device includes a heavily-doped n-type substrate. A lightly-doped n-type layer 1 micron to 5 microns thick is disposed on the n-type substrate. A lightly-doped p-type layer 3 microns to 8 microns thick is disposed on the n-type layer. The low dynamic resistance, low capacitance diode, of the semiconductor device includes a p-type buried layer, with a peak dopant density above 1×1017 cm−3, extending from the p-type layer through the n-type layer to the n-type substrate. The low dynamic resistance, low capacitance diode also includes an n-type region disposed in the p-type layer, extending to a top surface of the p-type layer.
US10153266B2	Semiconductor device According to various embodiments, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include providing a semiconductor workpiece including a device region at a first side of the semiconductor workpiece, wherein a mechanical stability of the semiconductor workpiece is insufficient to resist at least one back end process without damage, and depositing at least one conductive layer over a second side of the semiconductor workpiece opposite the first side of the semiconductor workpiece, wherein the at least one conductive layer increases the mechanical stability of the semiconductor workpiece to be sufficient to resist the at least one back end process without damage.
US10153262B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a stacked body in which insulator layers and conductor layers alternately stacked; a block insulator film on a surface of the insulator layer and a surface of the conductor layer; a charge storage capacitor film on a surface of the block insulator film; a tunnel insulator film including a first insulator film on a surface of the charge storage capacitor film, a second insulator film on a surface of the first insulator film, and a third insulator film on a surface of the second insulator film; and a channel film on a surface of the third insulator film. A defect termination element is included in at least the first or the third insulator film, and defect termination element content concentrations of the first, the second, and the third insulator film are different from one another.
US10153257B2	Micro-printed display A micro-printed display includes a display substrate. An array of row conductors, an array of column conductors, and a plurality of micro-pixels are disposed on the display substrate. Each micro-pixel is uniquely connected to a row and a column conductor and comprises a pixel substrate separate from the display substrate and the pixel substrate of any other micro-pixel. Pixel conductors are patterned on each pixel substrate and one or more LEDs are disposed on or over the pixel substrate. Each LED is electrically connected to one or more of the pixel conductors and has an LED substrate separate from any other LED substrate, the display substrate, and any pixel substrate. A pixel controller disposed on the pixel substrate can control the LEDs. The micro-pixel can be electrically connected to the display substrate with connection posts. Redundant or replacement LEDs or micro-pixels can be provided on the pixel or display substrate.
US10153255B2	Semiconductor package having a high reliability A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a plurality of semiconductor devices stacked on the package substrate, a plurality of underfill fillets disposed between the plurality of semiconductor devices and between the package substrate and the plurality of semiconductor devices, and a molding resin at least partially surrounding the plurality of semiconductor devices and the plurality of underfill fillets. The plurality of underfill fillets include a plurality of protrusions that protrude from spaces between each of the plurality of semiconductor devices or between the package substrate and each of the plurality of semiconductor devices. At least two neighboring underfill fillet protrusions of the plurality of protrusions form one continuous structure without an interface therebetween.
US10153254B2	Microelectronic device packages, stacked microelectronic device packages, and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices A stackable microelectronic package includes a first microelectronic die attached to and electrically connecting with a first substrate. A second microelectronic die is attached to the first die on one side, and to a second substrate on the other side. Electrical connections are made between the first die and the first substrate, between the second die and the second substrate, and between the first and second substrates, e.g., via wire bonding. The electrical connecting elements are advantageously encased in a molding compound. Exposed contacts on the first and/or second substrates, not covered by the molding compound, provide for electrical connections between the package, and another package stacked onto the package. The package may avoid coplanarity factors, can be manufactured using existing equipment, allows for intermediate testing, and can also offer a thinner package height.
US10153251B2	Apparatuses and methods for scalable memory Apparatuses and methods are provided for scalable memory. An example apparatus comprises a logic component, a plurality of memory components adjacent to and coupled to one another and the logic component, a plurality of memory component programmable delay lines (PDLs), of the plurality of memory component PDLs associated with a respective one of the plurality of memory components, and a logic component programmable delay line (LPDL) coupled to the logic component and each of the plurality of memory component PDLs.
US10153238B2	Electrical channel including pattern voids A channel to be coupled to an input of a receiver, the channel including: a first transmission line including: a first trace; and a first reference plane including a plurality of first pattern voids overlapping the first trace.
US10153231B2	Interconnect structure and fabrication method thereof An interconnect structure includes a dielectric layer and a conductor embedded in the dielectric layer. A top surface of the conductor is flush with a top surface of the dielectric layer. A cobalt cap layer is deposited on the top surface of the conductor. A nitrogen-doped cobalt layer is disposed on the cobalt cap layer.
US10153227B2	Method for producing semiconductor device and semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a through via extending through the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface, a metal layer adjacent an inside surface of the through via, and an insulating film including OH bonds located between the semiconductor substrate and the metal layer, the insulating film having a thickness of 1 μm or less.
US10153219B2	Fan out wafer level package type semiconductor package and package on package type semiconductor package including the same A semiconductor package of a package on package type includes a lower package including a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate including a plurality of base layers and a cavity penetrating the plurality of base layers, a first semiconductor chip in the cavity. a redistribution structure on a first surface of the PCB substrate and on an active surface of the first semiconductor chip, a first cover layer covering the redistribution structure, and the second cover layer covering a second surface of the PCB substrate and an inactive surface of the first semiconductor chip, and an upper package on the second cover layer of the lower package and including a second semiconductor chip.
US10153216B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device Degradation of reliability of a semiconductor device is prevented. An electrode pad included mainly of aluminum is formed over amain surface of a semiconductor wafer. Subsequently, a first insulating member and a second insulating member are formed over the main surface of the semiconductor wafer so as to cover the electrode pad, and thereafter an opening portion that exposes a surface of the electrode pad is formed in the first insulating member and the second insulating member by a dry etching method using an etching gas including a halogen-based gas. Thereafter, an oxide film with a thickness of 2 nm to 6 nm is formed over the exposed surface of the electrode pad by performing a heat treatment at 200° C. to 300° C. in an air atmosphere, and then the semiconductor wafer is stored.
US10153214B2	Patterning method and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same A patterning method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming, for example sequentially forming, a lower buffer layer, a first channel semiconductor layer, and a capping insulating layer on a substrate, forming an opening to penetrate the capping insulating layer and the first channel semiconductor layer and expose a portion of the lower buffer layer, forming a second channel semiconductor layer to fill the opening and include a first portion protruding above the capping insulating layer, performing a first CMP process to remove at least a portion of the first portion, removing the capping insulating layer, and performing a second CMP process to remove at least a portion of a second portion of the second channel semiconductor layer protruding above the first channel semiconductor layer.
US10153210B1	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a first region and a second region; forming a first fin-shaped structure on the first region; forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) around the first fin-shaped structure; forming a first oxide layer on the first fin-shaped structure; and then forming a second oxide layer on the first oxide layer and the STI.
US10153191B2	Substrate carrier system and method for using the same A substrate carrier system is provided. The substrate carrier system includes a substrate carrier body, an electrode assembly, a support base, and a controller. The substrate carrier body has a substrate supporting surface, and an electrode assembly is disposed in the substrate carrier body. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of laterally spaced apart electrode sets. Each electrode set includes a first electrode interleaved with a second electrode. The support base supports the substrate carrier body. The controller is configured to: select a first group of the electrode sets and a second group of the electrode sets from the plurality of the electrode sets; operate the first group of the electrode sets in a first chucking mode; simultaneously operate the second group of the electrode sets in a second chucking mode; and selectively switch at least one electrode set from the first group to the second group.
US10153185B2	Substrate temperature measurement in multi-zone heater Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide apparatus and methods for monitoring one or more process parameters, such as temperature of substrate support, at various locations. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sensor column for measuring one or more parameters in a processing chamber. The sensor column includes a tip for contacting a chamber component being measured, a protective tube having an inner volume extending from a first end and second end, wherein the tip is attached to the first end of the protective tube and seals the protective tube at the first end, and a sensor disposed near the tip. The inner volume of the protective tube houses connectors of the sensor, and the tip is positioned in the processing chamber through an opening of the processing chamber during operation.
US10153174B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes forming a first interlayer film on a first layer, the first interlayer film containing a first molecule and a second molecule, and the first molecule and the second molecule being chemically bonded with each other. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes phase-separating the first interlayer film. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a second layer on the phase-separated first interlayer film. The first molecule has a first affinity with the first layer and a second affinity with the second layer, the first affinity being larger than the second affinity. The second molecule has a third affinity with the second layer and a fourth affinity with the first layer, the third affinity being larger than the fourth affinity.
US10153173B2	Method for wet etching of block copolymer self-assembly pattern The present invention relates to a process for selectively removing a block on one side using a wet etching process in connection with self-assembly block copolymer thin films that have etching-resisting properties different from each other. The present invention can form a vertical nanopore structure having a high aspect ratio, even in the case of a thick film which has a vertically oriented cylinder self-assembly structure and which has one or more periods, by overcoming the limit of the prior art, which cannot implement a vertical pore structure through wet etching.
US10153168B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a light absorbing layer on a front surface of a semiconductor substrate or in the semiconductor substrate; forming a high concentration layer, in which an impurity concentration is increased, by implanting impurities into the semiconductor substrate; and heating the high concentration layer so as to activate the impurities in the high concentration layer. The formation of the light absorbing layer and the formation of the high concentration layer are performed such that the light absorbing layer and the high concentration layer at least partially overlap each other. The high concentration layer is heated by irradiating the high concentration layer with light from a front surface side of the semiconductor substrate in the heating of the high concentration layer.
US10153150B2	Apparatus for mass analysis of analytes by simultaneous positive and negative ionization Among other things, we describe methods and apparatus for the ionization of target molecular analytes of interest, e.g., for use in mass spectrometry. In some implementations, a thin molecular stream is emitted in either single or a split mode and encounters both an electron-impact ion source and trochoidal electron monochromator placed sequentially or coincidently. The first ion source emits high-energy electrons (˜70 eV) to generate characteristic positively-charged mass fragment spectra while the second source emits low-energy electrons in a narrow bandwidth to generate negative molecular ions or other ions via electron capture ionization. The dual ion source may be coupled to analytical instruments such as a gas chromatograph and to any number of mass analyzers such as a polarity switching quadrupole mass analyzer or to multiple mass analyzers.
US10153137B2	Support unit, substrate treating apparatus including the same, and method for treating a substrate The inventive concepts provide a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a process chamber in which a treatment space is provided, a support unit supporting a substrate in the process chamber, a gas supply unit supplying a gas into the process chamber, and a plasma source generating plasma from the gas. The support unit includes a support plate on which a substrate is loaded, a focus ring disposed to surround the support plate, an electric field adjusting ring disposed under the focus ring, and an actuator vertically moving the electric field adjusting ring.
US10153134B1	Plasma generation system A plasma generation system is provided that includes an elongated plasma chamber having a first elongated side wall substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis extending through the plasma chamber and a gas delivery device for delivering a gas to the plasma chamber via the first elongated side wall. The gas delivery device includes at least one input port for receiving a source of the gas and a plurality of output ports for delivering portions of the gas to the plasma chamber. The gas delivery device also includes a network of gas delivery paths comprising at least one branch point between the at least one input port and the plurality of output ports. The at least one branch point is directly connected to (i) an input node and (ii) at least two output nodes that are positioned offset from the branch point along the longitudinal axis.
US10153131B2	Plasma processing apparatus and plasma processing method A plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a rotation table installed in the processing chamber and configured to load a substrate on an upper surface of the rotation table along a circumferential direction of the rotation table, and a plasma generator including an antenna located above an upper surface of the processing chamber and installed to be able to move in a radial direction of the rotation table, wherein the plasma generator is configured to locally apply plasma to the rotation table in the radial direction.
US10153124B2	Multi-load fuse block A multi-load fuse block, which receives insertion of at least two safety fuses therein, includes: a housing, a first surface of the housing configured with a first fuse slot and at least one second fuse slot; a conductive joint, configured on a second surface of the housing, and in electric connection with the first fuse slot; a first load conductive wire, configured on a third surface of the housing; and a second load conductive wire, configured on a fourth surface of the housing, where the first fuse slot and second fuse slot allow a plurality of safety fuses to be inserted therein or separated therefrom. The first load conductive wires and second load conductive wires of the housing can provide electric connection for automotive electronics, allowing the safety fuses to be in electric connection with more automotive electronics so as to protect them from overcurrent.
US10153117B2	Electromagnetic power contactor provided with control rod having stop The invention relates to an electromagnetic contactor including: —first and second magnetic cores, the second core being mobile relative to the first core; —a control rod mobile between an inoperative position and a supply position, the control rod comprising a shoulder, in inoperative position: —the shoulder comprises one surface in contact with the first magnetic core, —the first magnetic core and the control rod separating a first chamber extending between the first and second magnetic cores and a second chamber in which the contact plate is located, and —at least one opening made between the first chamber and the second chamber allowing the transfer of air from the first chamber to the second chamber when the second magnetic core moves from the inoperative position to the magnetized position.
US10153116B2	Electromagnetic switch with stable moveable contact An electromagnetic switch includes: at least two stationary electric contacts; and a moveable contact, wherein the electromagnetic switch is configured for reciprocal motion of the moveable contact into and out of contact with the stationary electric contacts, wherein the moveable contact is configured so that at least three contact points occur in the reciprocal motion, and so that a triangle defined by the at least three contact points encloses a center of force of the movement.
US10153115B2	Electromagnetic contactor To provide an electromagnetic contactor that enables electrical connection work of connecting the electromagnetic contactor to another electrical component disposed in a current path to be performed easily and efficiently. An electromagnetic contactor includes a main contact portion; an auxiliary contact portion; a contact housing case that houses the main contact portion and the auxiliary contact portion; an electromagnet unit that drives a movable plunger coupled to a connecting shaft of the main contact portion; main contact electrodes project out of a case wall of the contact housing case to an outside; auxiliary contact electrodes that are connected to a pair of fixed contacts of the auxiliary contact portion and project out of the case wall to an outside; and an auxiliary contact external terminal portion that is connected to the auxiliary contact electrodes and is arranged on a portion of the case wall.
US10153113B2	Systems and methods for occupancy prediction A system for occupancy prediction includes one or more occupancy sensors configured to detect a current occupancy state of one or more detection zones including at least one of occupied by one or more occupants or vacant of occupants. The system including one or more occupancy sensors configured to predict a future occupancy state of the one or more zones based on the current occupancy state and one or more historical occupancy states, wherein at least one occupancy sensor of the one or more occupancy sensor is communicatively coupled to an electrical load. The system including at least one occupancy sensor is configured to actuate the electrical load based on the predicted future occupancy state of the one or more zones.
US10153108B2	Pressing input device A spring piece is formed integrally as part of a drive arm that presses an operational body. The spring piece is disposed between a pressing part at which the drive arm presses the operational body and a linkage part that acts a swinging fulcrum. A contact part between the spring piece and a case is positioned closer to the linkage part than the bend bottom end is. When the drive arm swings from an initial orientation to a completely swung orientation, the spring piece can generate an elastic return force. The elastic return force does not largely increase even when the drive arm swings.
US10153104B1	Keyboard structure with electrostatic discharge protection The present invention provides a key structure with electrostatic discharge protection, including a key cap; a metal support panel; a support element, connecting the key cap and the metal support panel and capable of guiding the key cap to move up and down relative to the metal support panel; and a membrane circuit board, disposed on the metal support panel. The membrane circuit board includes: a first membrane layer, having a first surface and a second surface; a second membrane layer, having a third surface and a fourth surface; and an electrostatic protection structure, including: a first conductive layer, formed on a first surface of the first membrane layer; a second conductive layer, formed between the second surface of the first membrane layer and the third surface of the second membrane layer; and a third conductive layer, formed on the fourth surface of the second membrane layer.
US10153100B2	Key assembly comprising a metal and plastic balance link A key assembly including a base plate, a keycap, and at least one balance link. The balance link is disposed between the base plate and the keycap, the balance link having a top lever and two side levers, wherein the two side levers being connected to the top lever at both ends thereof, two ends of the two side levers away from the top lever being connected to the base plate, the top lever being connected to the keycap. The top lever and/or the two side levers include a plastic portion, the parts of the top lever and the two side levers other that the plastic portion being made of metal such that the balance link is a composite structure. The balance link contacts at least one of the keycap and the base plate via the plastic portion.
US10153092B2	Thin-film capacitor A thin-film capacitor including a stacked body having a lower electrode layer, a plurality of dielectric layers stacked on the lower electrode layer, one or more internal electrode layers interposed between the dielectric layers, and an upper electrode layer that is stacked on the opposite side of the lower electrode layer with the dielectric layers and the internal electrode layers interposed between, and a cover layer that covers the stacked body. The stacked body includes opening portions that have the lower electrode layer, opens upward in a stacking direction, and has a side surface formed to include an inclined surface. The cover layer is stacked on the inclined surface of the stacked body. A curved surface with a predetermined shape is formed on the inclined surface for each pair of layers including the dielectric layer forming the inclined surface and the electrode layer, forming the inclined surface.
US10153084B2	Physical design in magnetic environment A technique for forming an integrated circuit including an inductor reduces magnetic coupling between the inductor and surrounding elements. The technique includes deliberate placement of circuit elements (e.g., terminals, pins, routing traces) in locations on the integrated circuit relative to a magnetic vector potential associated with the inductor and relative to a magnetic flux density field associated with the inductor to reduce or eliminate induced signals that degrade system performance.
US10153070B2	Waterproof structure of wire harness A waterproof structure of a wire harness includes at least one bundle of an electric wire group in which a plurality of electric wires are linearly arranged, a damming part made of a hard resin material, the damming part which surrounds a part of the electric wire group in an extension direction of the electric wire group and which includes an outer periphery shape part according to a shape of a trapezoidal through hole in an electric wire group insertion part with a divided structure, and a water stop material which prevents water from entering a gap between the electric wire group insertion part and the outer periphery shape part and which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the through hole.
US10153066B2	Conductive paste and multilayer board using the same A conductive paste having a viscosity suitable for filling a hole of a board, long pot life, and excellent conductivity and long-term reliability of a cured product, and a multilayer board using the same are provided.A conductive paste comprising with respect to (A) 100 parts by mass of dimer acid-modified epoxy resin, (B) from 200 to 1900 parts by mass of high melting metal powder containing silver-coated copper alloy powder and having a melting point of 800° C. or higher, (C) from 400 to 2200 parts by mass of silver-coated copper alloy powder having a melting point of 800° C. or higher, (D) from 1.0 to 20.0 parts by mass of curing agent containing a hydroxy group-containing aromatic compound, and (E) from 5.0 to 100.0 parts by mass of a flux containing polycarboxylic acid, is used as the present invention.
US10153059B2	Charged particle acceleration device A charged particle acceleration device according to some embodiments of the current invention includes a first triboelectric element, a second triboelectric element arranged proximate the first triboelectric element to be brought into contact with and separated from the first triboelectric element, an actuator assembly operatively connected to at least one of the first and second triboelectric elements to bring the first and second triboelectric elements into contact with each other and to separate the first and second triboelectric elements from each other, and a charged-particle source configured to provide charged particles in a gap between the first and second triboelectric elements.
US10153051B1	Program-verify of select gate transistor with doped channel in NAND string A memory device and associated techniques for programming a select gate transistor. The programming of the select gate transistors in a NAND string is performed under similar biasing as is seen during the programming of a memory cell, when the select gate transistors are required to be in the conductive or non-conductive state for selected and unselected NAND strings, respectively. Program-verify tests for the select gate transistors use a current which flows from the source end to the drain end of the NAND string, and can be performed separately for odd- and even-numbered NAND strings, to avoid the effects of bit line-to-bit line coupling. The tests account for uneven doping in the channel of the select gate transistor. Program-verify tests for the memory cells use a current which flows from the drain end to the source end and can be performed concurrently.
US10153040B2	Apparatuses and methods for current limitation in threshold switching memories Apparatuses and methods for limiting current in threshold switching memories are disclosed. An example apparatus may include a plurality of first decoder circuits, a plurality of second decoder circuits, an array of memory cells, and a control circuit. Each memory cell of the array of memory cells may be cells coupled to a pair of first decoder circuits of the plurality of first decoder circuits, and further coupled to a pair of second decoder circuits of the plurality of second decoder circuits. The control circuit may be coupled to the plurality of first decoder circuits and the plurality of second decoder circuits, and the control circuit may be configured to activate a first one of the pair of first decoder circuits coupled to a memory cell of the array of memory cells before a second one of the pair of first decoder circuits, and further configured to activate a first one of the pair of second decoder circuits coupled to the memory cell of the array of memory cells before a second one of the pair of second decoder circuits to access the a memory cell.
US10153036B2	Method for autocorrective writing to a multiport static random access memory device, and corresponding device An autocorrective writing to a multiport static random access memory device is performed on at least one multiport static random access memory cell circuit. A first datum is written to the multiport static random access memory cell circuit and a second datum stored in the circuit is read from the multiport static random access memory cell subsequent to writing. The first and second data are compared. In response to the results of that comparison, an operation to rewriting the first datum to the circuit along with application of a write assist mechanism is selectively performed.
US10153033B2	Semiconductor devices A semiconductor device includes a counter control signal generation circuit and an access information generation circuit. The counter control signal generation circuit generates a count enablement signal, a reset signal and a count increment signal in response to a first row address selected as a target address and a second row address selected as a neighboring address. The access information generation circuit receives the count enablement signal, the reset signal and the count increment signal to generate a first access information signal including information on the number of times that the target address is selected and a second access information signal including information on the number of times that the neighboring address is selected.
US10153027B1	Memory arrays, and methods of forming memory arrays Some embodiments include an assembly having active material structures arranged in an array having rows and columns. Each of the active material structures has a first side which includes a bit contact region, and has a second side which includes a cell contact region. Each of the bit contact regions is coupled with a first redistribution pad. Each of the cell contact regions is coupled with a second redistribution pad. The first redistribution pads are coupled with bitlines, and the second redistribution pads are coupled with programmable devices. Some embodiments include methods of forming memory arrays.
US10153022B1	Time-based access of a memory cell Techniques, systems, and devices for time-resolved access of memory cells in a memory array are described herein. During a sense portion of a read operation, a selected memory cell may be charged to a predetermined voltage level. A logic state stored on the selected memory cell may be identified based on a duration between the beginning of the charging and when selected memory cell reaches the predetermined voltage level. In some examples, time-varying signals may be used to indicate the logic state based on the duration of the charging. In some examples, the duration of the charging may be based on a polarization state of the selected memory cell, a dielectric charge state of the selected state, or both a polarization state and a dielectric charge state of the selected memory cell.
US10153017B2	Method for sensing memory element coupled to selector device The present invention is directed to a method for sensing the resistance state of a memory cell that includes an MTJ memory element coupled to a two-terminal selector element in series. The method includes the steps of raising a cell voltage across the memory cell above a threshold voltage for the selector element to become conductive; decreasing the cell voltage to a first sensing voltage and measuring a first sensing current passing through the memory cell, the selector element being nominally conductive irrespective of the resistance state of the MTJ memory element at the first sensing voltage; and further decreasing the cell voltage to a second sensing voltage and measuring a second sensing current, the selector element being nominally conductive if the MTJ memory element is in the low resistance state or nominally insulative if the MTJ memory element is in the high resistance state at the second sensing voltage.
US10153002B2	Selection of an audio stream of a video for enhancement using images of the video An audio stream of a video is selected for enhancement using image of the video. In one example, audio streams in the video are identified and segregated. Points of interest and their locations are identified in the image of the video. The position of each audio stream is plotted to a location of a point of interest. A selection of a point of interest from the sequence of images is received. A plotted audio stream is selected based on the corresponding point of interest and the selected audio stream is enhanced.
US10153000B2	In-band data recognition and synchronization system A method and apparatus for recognizing and synchronizing to in-band data at a multimedia device is provided. A content stream includes in-band data. The in-band data is processed and in-band data pattern data associated with the content stream are created. Metadata are attached to the event identification data. The event identification data are provided to multimedia devices which receive broadcasted multimedia content streams containing video programs with in-band data. The in-band data are processed and compared to the event identification data. If a match occurs, the multimedia device uses the metadata to perform specified actions.
US10152996B2	Process for producing magnetic recording medium The problem of the invention is to provide a process for producing a magnetic recording medium which exhibits both of excellent thermal stability and favorable writing capability. The process for producing the magnetic recording medium of the invention includes the steps of: (A) forming the first magnetic recording layer while monotonously changing a substrate temperature; and (B) forming the second magnetic recording layer while monotonously changing the substrate temperature wherein the material of the second magnetic recording layer is different from the material of the first recording layer, wherein the substrate temperature at the beginning of the step (B) is set such that the magnetic anisotropy constant of the first magnetic recording layer and the magnetic anisotropy constant of the second magnetic recording layer is changed monotonously at the interface between the first and second magnetic recording layers.
US10152991B2	Method for manufacturing thermally-assisted magnetic recording head with waveguide blocker A method for manufacturing a TAMR (thermal assisted magnetic recording) write head. The write head has a metal blocker formed against a distal end of a waveguide. The waveguide focuses optical radiation on an adjacent plasmon generator where it excites plasmon modes that heat the recording medium. Although the plasmon generator typically heats the recording medium using the plasmon near field to supply the required Joule heating, an unblocked waveguide would also send optical radiation to the medium and surrounding structures producing unwanted heating and device unreliability. The role of the blocker is to block the unwanted optical radiation and, thereby, to limit the heating to that supplied by the plasmon near field.
US10152987B2	Remote invocation of mobile device actions Systems, methods and apparatus for invoking actions at a second user device from a first user device. A method includes determining that a first user device has an associated second user device; accessing specification data that specifies a set of user device actions that the second user device is configured to perform; receiving command inputs for the first user device; for each command input, determining whether the command input resolves to one of the user device actions; for each command input not determined to resolve to any of the user device actions, causing the command input to be processed at the first user device; and for each command input determined to resolve one of the user device actions causing the first user device to display in a user interface a dialog by which a user may either accept or deny invoking the user device action at the second user device.
US10152964B2	Audio output of a document from mobile device Non-limiting examples described herein relate to processing for transcoding textual content into audio signals. In some examples, transcoding services are provided over a distributed network, for example, through an interaction between a client device and a server device. For instance, a client device may transmit a selection of a document to a server device. The server device may access a document source for the document and transcode content from the document source into speech. The server device may transmit the transcoded content to the client device, for example, where the client device may output the transcoded content. For instance, the transcoded content may be an audio file that is streamed by the client device.
US10152963B2	Ultrasound transducer with differential mode signaling Rather than using a coaxial cable, a twisted pair of wires is provided for each element-to-beamformer connection. Differential mode signals are transmitted between the transducer element and the respective channel. A multi-layer element is used for operation with the differential mode signals. In catheters or other probes, coaxial cables are not used. Using differential mode signals over twisted pairs allows reduction or rejection of common mode cross-talk and/or interference.
US10152959B2	Locality based noise masking Methods and apparatuses for noise masking are described. In one example, a location data is received or identified at a noise masking system, the noise masking system including a plurality of selectable noise masking sound audio files and a plurality of selectable video files. A noise masking sound audio file is selected from the plurality of selectable noise masking sound audio files and a video file is selected from the plurality of selectable video files utilizing the location data. The noise masking sound audio file is output to a loudspeaker and the video file is output to a video display device.
US10152957B2	Methods and devices for modulating the tempo of music in real time based on physiological rhythms Described are methods and devices for modulating the tempo of music in real time based on physiological rhythms.
US10152949B2	Modular flexible display system and methods Disclosed are embodiments of flexible display modules and systems of flexible display modules. Display modules have a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern and providing a highly uniform visual effect. Alignment and complementary alignment features enable the alignment of adjacent display modules and the creation of large displays from a plurality of aligned display modules. Features to couple to and retain a support frame are provided. Flexible and durable weather resistance features are provided. Modules and systems have features that permit installation and removal from the front side or the back side of the display. A system of modular support frames works cooperatively with the display modules, adapting to different mounting environments, and thereby providing large modular displays with desirable properties.
US10152946B2	Video display method using visible/visual light communication with stripe patterns having different orientations and color combinations A display method for appropriately transmitting a visible light communication signal includes: a step of coding a visible light communication signal to generate an image having a striped pattern for visible light communication as a first visible light communication image; a step of displaying the image included in the video signal, in a predetermined frame; and a step of displaying a low-luminance image in the predetermined frame, and sequentially displaying the first visible light communication image, the low-luminance image being an identification image and having uniform luminance lower than average luminance of the image which is to be displayed, wherein in the step, after the image included in the video signal is displayed in the predetermined frame, each of the first identification image and the first visible light communication image is displayed in a same frame as the predetermined frame, for a period shorter than the predetermined frame.
US10152938B2	Method of driving display panel, timing controller for performing the same and display apparatus having the timing controller A display panel is divided into multiple areas respectively driven by multiple drivers, and the multiple areas are adjacent to each other along a first direction. An object moves along the first direction between a first frame and a second frame and is displayed on the display panel. The moving speed of the object is compared with a reference speed. A main compensation frame is added between the first frame and the second frame. A first high speed compensation frame is added between the first frame and the main compensation frame when the moving speed is higher than or equal to the reference speed. A first low speed compensation frame is added between the first frame and the main compensation frame when the moving speed is lower than the reference speed, and the first low speed compensation frame is different from the first high speed compensation frame.
US10152935B2	Color correction apparatus, display apparatus, and color correction method R, G, and B are corrected according to a one-dimensional lookup table R_LUT, a one-dimensional lookup table G_LUT, and a one-dimensional lookup table B_LUT, respectively. W is corrected according to one-dimensional lookup tables W_LUT (R), W_LUT (G), and W_LUT (B). The extent of a contribution to post-correction tone values Rout, Gout, and Bout of each of tone values obtained from the former correction and tone values obtained from the latter correction is modified according to a color expressed by a group of pre-correction tone values Rin, Gin, and Bin. As the above-mentioned color is closer to white, the contribution to the tone values obtained from the latter correction increases.
US10152921B2	Drive circuitry configuration in display driver a display driver is provided which drives a display panel. The display driver includes first and second buffer amplifiers associated with first and second pixels positioned adjacent in a horizontal direction; first and second connection switches; and a controller. Each of the first and second buffer amplifiers includes: a differential input circuit including a MOS transistor pair, first and second drain interconnections; an active load circuit connected to the first and second drain interconnections; and an output stage. The first connection switch is connected between the output nodes of the first and second buffer amplifiers. The second connection switch is connected between the first drain interconnections of the first and second buffer amplifiers. The controller controls the first and second switches in response to image data associated with the first and second pixels.
US10152920B2	Current sensing type sensing unit and organic light-emitting display comprising the same A current sensing unit can include a current sink circuit connected to a sensing line, which reduces a pixel current fed via the sensing line by an amount equal to a sink current; a current integrator connected to the sensing line, which accumulates an adjusted current from the sensing line and outputs an integrated value based on the pixel current minus the sink current; a sampling part that samples and holds the integrated value; and an analog-to-digital converter that converts the integrated value from an analog value to a digital sensed value.
US10152918B2	Shutdown controlling method, shutdown controlling circuit, driving circuit and AMOLED display device The AMOLED display device includes a light-emitting source and a display screen provided with a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel includes a driving transistor, and a capacitor arranged between a gate electrode and a source electrode of the driving transistor and connected to a signal line via a switching element. The shutdown controlling method includes: determining whether or not a shutdown signal has been detected; performing a first control operation when the shutdown signal has been detected, so as to control a voltage on the signal line to be in a first voltage state; and performing a second control operation when the shutdown signal has been detected, so as to control the switching element to be in an on state, thereby to enable the capacitor to be discharged completely toward the signal line in the first voltage state via the switching element.
US10152914B2	Tiled display and method of assembling same A tiled display having discrete luminous sources distributed over at least two adjacent flexible display tiles, each arranged to drive the discrete luminous sources on it when connected to a power supply and when receiving data and control signals; where the power, data and control signals are provided to the tiles trough conducting tracks formed on a carrier substrate, where at least one of the conducting tracks extends from one edge of the carrier substrate to the opposite edge of the carrier substrate.
US10152912B2	Display apparatus and a method of operating the same A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first data driver, a second data driver, and a first capacitor. The display panel is connected to a plurality of data lines. The first data driver is connected to first data lines among the plurality of data lines, and is configured to perform a first charge sharing for the first data lines. The second data driver is connected to second data lines among the plurality of data lines, and is configured to perform a second charge sharing for the second data lines. The first capacitor is connected to the first data driver and the second data driver. Each of the first and second charge sharings is performed using the first capacitor.
US10152908B2	Timing controller, display device, and method of driving the same A timing controller, a display device, and a method of driving the same able to prevent a dark defect that would otherwise be formed when two or more image control methods are disclosed.
US10152904B2	LED strip light for shelf signboards An LED strip light for shelf signboards, comprises a strip-shaped lamp chamber, and an LED light-emitting module. The strip-shaped lamp chamber comprises a card board connecting edge, a non-transparent edge, an upper transparent edge and a lower transparent edge. The LED light-emitting module comprises at least one LED chip, and a strip-shaped lens. The strip-shaped lens includes an incident surface, a first fully reflecting surface, a second fully reflecting surface, a refractably reflecting surface. The first fully reflecting surface reflects all the incident lights thereon toward the upper light transparent edge. The second fully reflecting surface reflects all the incident lights thereon toward the refractably reflecting surface. And the outgoing light of the refractably reflecting surface is directed toward the lower transparent edge. The LED strip light for shelf signboards allows the display side placed on the board to be illuminated so as to improve the user's desire to shop, and to illuminate the boundary between the laminates and the column, and it can improve user experience and save energy and reduce costs.
US10152898B2	Virtual reality training to enhance physical rehabilitation Embodiments of the disclosed invention encompass physiological and behavioral measurement techniques that can index dynamical diseases. Embodiments include a system and method for continuously measuring locomotor patterns which may be in combination with classic summary measures of performance, compared to summary measures alone. A unique classification of mathematics may be employed to prescribe certain patterns which correspond to locomotor patterns of a test subject.
US10152894B2	Community noise management with aircraft dynamic path variation An example method for flight path variation of an aircraft for noise management includes receiving noise inquiries of a community related to aircraft noise during flight over the community, receiving an output from noise sensors positioned within the community, determining a noise distribution plan for additional aircraft flying over the community so as to steer the additional aircraft and distribute additional aircraft noise in response to the noise inquiries and the output from the noise sensors, and based on flight path data of the additional aircraft and the noise distribution plan, assigning a flight path modification to aircraft via a data communication link. The flight path modification informs the aircraft to adjust the flight path to remain within associated margins of a required navigation performance (RNP) instrument flight procedure and to reduce noise impact to the community underneath the flight path.
US10152881B2	Automated traffic signal outage notification based on congestion without signal timing and phase information Systems and methods are provided for determining when a traffic signal associated with one or more paths through a road intersection is malfunctioning. Congestion prior to and subsequent to the road intersection is identified from a plurality of probe reports. A malfunctioning traffic signal is determined based on whether or not congestion is identified prior to and subsequent to the road intersection.
US10152879B2	Method, apparatus, and system for monitoring manufacturing equipment A method for monitoring a manufacturing apparatus includes collecting a control signal, of a controller and a corresponding sensing signal, of the manufacturing apparatus over a predetermined period of time; segmenting the control signal and the corresponding sensing signal to obtain at least one control step; calculating a character of the controller based on at least one of the control signal, the sensing signal, the at least one control step, or information from a user manual; generating, based on the character, a health index indicating health of the controller; and generating a warning signal when the health index exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US10152878B2	Hazard detector, test device for hazard detector, hazard monitoring system and method for testing a hazard detector The invention provides a method for testing a hazard detector that includes transmitting a test mode switching signal from a test device to the hazard detector, setting the hazard detector to a test mode, transmitting a first test mode confirmation signal from the hazard detector to a central monitoring unit, transmitting a second test mode confirmation signal from the hazard detector to the test device, processing a hazard condition detected by the hazard detector as a test event, transmitting a test result signal from the hazard detector to the central monitoring unit, the hazard detector outputting a test completion signal, and setting the hazard detector to a detection mode. The invention further provides a hazard monitoring system, a hazard detector, and a test device.
US10152877B2	Systems and methods for adaptive detection of audio alarms Systems and methods are provided for the adaptive detection of audio alarms. A system comprises a microphone configured to receive a series of sounds, a memory configured to store a defined set of alarm templates, a communications network interface, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive and analyze sounds for alarm or background sound characteristics and compare them to a defined set of alarm templates stored in the memory. If not contained in the defined set of alarm templates previously stored in the memory, new alarm templates are learned and stored. An alert is then transmitted to a client device that an audio alarm has been recognized.
US10152874B2	Processing alert signals from positioning devices A method for a positioning server configured to locate positioning devices and to maintain information on users, who are associated with respective positioning devices. The server receives one or more alert messages from an alerting positioning device. Each alert message conveys identifying information of the alerting positioning device. The server uses the identifying information to retrieve a location estimate of the alerting positioning device. The server forms a first set of other positioning devices in a vicinity of the alerting positioning device and sends an assist request message to the positioning devices in the first set. The assist request message indicates the location estimate of the alerting positioning device and/or said descriptive information.
US10152860B2	Monitoring smart devices on a wireless mesh communication network A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities.
US10152849B2	Gaming system, gaming device and method for displaying multiple concurrent games using dynamic focal points The gaming system disclosed herein changes the focal point of a display device at different points in time to assist the player in focusing on different simultaneously or concurrently played games at different points in time. Specifically, the gaming system displays a plurality of simultaneously or concurrently played games on a display device. In response to a designated event occurring in association with a specific one of the plurality of simultaneously or concurrently played games, the gaming system changes the focal point of the display device to draw the player's focus or attention to that specific one of the simultaneously or concurrently played games. Put differently, the gaming system dynamically allocates and/or indicates different portions of a display device to different simultaneously or concurrently played games at different points in time to account for different events occurring in such simultaneously or concurrently played games.
US10152836B2	Systems and methods for use of diagnostic scan tool in automotive collision repair A new automotive collision repair technology is provided, including system and data flow architectures that are designed to provide enhanced data and enhanced data flow in the context of vehicle diagnosis and repair, particularly when repairs are necessary due to collisions. In some examples, the data flow through the network is streamlined, to avoid network congestion, to use fewer computer and network resources and/or to enable the utilization of smaller databases. In other examples, enhanced access to data in real-time and near real-time enabled by a Workflow Module supports more accurate and timely decisions on vehicle repair. An advantage of this new automotive collision repair technology is that it enables proper and proven repairs, which in turns increases operation safety of repaired vehicle and people safety.
US10152829B2	Virtual fitting device and virtual fitting method thereof Provided are a virtual fitting device and a virtual fitting method thereof. The virtual fitting method includes acquiring a live video by photographing a user, acquiring a virtual video which includes an avatar corresponding to the user based on a body shape and a movement of the user, determining each composition area of the live video and the virtual video by analyzing the live video and the virtual video, and outputting a virtual fitting video by composing the composition area of the live video and the composition area of the virtual video.
US10152824B2	Systems and methods of object shape and position determination in three-dimensional (3D) space Methods and systems for capturing motion and/or determining the shapes and positions of one or more objects in 3D space utilize cross-sections thereof. In various embodiments, images of the cross-sections are captured using a camera based on edge points thereof.
US10152821B2	Segmented volume rendering with color bleeding prevention In order to prevent color bleeding, a method of volume rendering a three-dimensional (3D) dataset includes identifying, by a processor, a mask that defines a segmented volume within the 3D dataset. The processor identifies a position within the 3D dataset at or adjacent to a boundary defined by the mask, identifies a plurality of voxels within the 3D dataset that are adjacent to the identified position within the 3D dataset, and determine, for each voxel of the plurality of voxels, whether the respective voxel is inside or outside of the identified mask. The processor determines, for each voxel of the plurality of voxels, a weight for the respective voxel based on the determination of whether the respective voxel is inside or outside of the identified mask. The processor determines a voxel value for the identified position based on the determined weights and voxel values for the plurality of voxels, respectively.
US10152818B2	Techniques for stereo three dimensional image mapping An apparatus may include a processor to retrieve a stereo three dimensional (S3D) frame of an S3D game, the frame comprising a red-green-blue (RGB) frame and depth frame; and an interest aware disparity mapping component to: generate a depth edge frame from the depth frame; and to generate a depth distribution diagram for the depth frame based on the depth edge frame, the depth distribution diagram defining a multiplicity of camera regions for generating a mapped S3D frame for a target device based upon viewing parameters of the target device.
US10152817B2	Animation authoring system and method for authoring animation This invention relates to an animation authoring system and an animation authoring method, to enable beginners to produce a three-dimensional animation easily and to solve input ambiguity problem in the three-dimensional environment. The animation authoring method according to the invention comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a plane route of an object on a predetermined reference plane from a user; (b) creating a motion window formed along the plane route and having a predetermined angle to the reference plane to receive motion information of the object on the motion window from the user; and (c) implementing an animation according to the received motion information.
US10152814B2	Image distortion compensation display device and image distortion compensation method using the same A display device capable of image distortion compensation may be provided that includes a display panel which outputs a compensated video signal. The display panel includes: an input interface controller which receives a video signal; a memory which stores the video signal received by the input interface controller; a memory controller which controls an input and an output of the memory; and an image distortion compensation device which handles a pixel position and a pixel value of the video signal stored in the memory and generates the compensated video signal.
US10152808B2	Computer-readable recording medium, computer apparatus, and computer processing method A program executed in a computer apparatus that causes the computer apparatus to function as: an placer that places an object having a display mode according to an attribute; a first display mode identifier that identifies a display mode of a face which is not in contact with a different placed object according to an attribute of a placed object; a second display mode identifier that identifies, with respect to plural placed objects which are adjacent to each other and have different attributes, a display mode of a face which is not in contact with a different placed object according to an attribute of the placed object and an attribute of an adjacent placed object; and a drawer that draws a placed object on a display screen according to a display mode identified by the first display mode identifier and a display mode identified by the second display mode identifier.
US10152799B2	Registering first image data of a first stream with second image data of a second stream Provided is a method and arrangement for registering first image data of a first stream with second image data of a second stream. The image data include image information about at least one organ, wherein a shape and/or position of the organ is cyclically changing: Each of the streams include a series of images of the at least one organ at a plurality of different discrete stages of the cyclic change so that each image corresponds to one of the discrete stages. A phase variable defines the stage of the cyclic change and a phase value of the phase variable is assigned to each image within each stream, thereby defining the discrete stage represented by the image. A registration is determined for a pair of images selected by choosing or interpolating images from the first stream and second stream to which a same phase value is assigned.
US10152798B2	Systems, methods and, media for determining object motion in three dimensions using speckle images In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods and media for determining object motion in three dimensions using speckle images are provided. In some embodiments, a system for three dimensional motion estimation is provided, comprising: a light source; an image sensor; and a hardware processor programmed to: cause the light source to emit light toward the scene; cause the image sensor to capture a first defocused speckle image of the scene at a first time and capture a second defocused speckle image of the scene at a second time; generate a first scaled version of the first defocused image; generate a second scaled version of the first defocused image; compare each of the first defocused image, the first scaled version, and the second scaled version to the second defocused image; and determine axial and lateral motion of the object based on the comparisons.
US10152790B2	Three dimensional localization of a moving target for adaptive radiation therapy The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for segmenting medical image. Embodiments of the present disclosure may locate a target in a three-dimensional (3D) volume. For example, an image acquisition device may provide a 3D medical image containing a region of interest of the target. A processor may then extract a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) slices from the 3D image. The processor may also determine a 2D patch for each 2D slice, wherein the 2D patch corresponds to an area of the 2D slice associated with the target. The processor may also convert the 2D patch to an adaptive filter model for determining a location of the region of interest.
US10152785B2	Positional error correction in a tomographic imaging apparatus A method for investigating a specimen using a tomographic imaging apparatus, comprising acquiring a set of input images of the specimen taken at a corresponding set of source positions that are intended to lie on an ideal locus but are instead caused by positioning errors to lie on a distorted locus, using the images to construct an initial tomographic image, dissociating the initial tomographic image into a set of reference images referenced to said ideal locus, comparing the given input images to the corresponding reference images, calculating a set of transformations necessary to map the input images onto the reference images, and using the set of transformations to construct a modified tomographic image.
US10152783B2	Method and system for two dimensional sediment particle shape characterization based on borehole image In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a borehole image deriving from a downhole tool in a wellbore of a geological formation, identifying one or more patches that correspond to sediment particles on the fullbore image, computing one or more characteristics for each of the one or more patches. The one or more characteristics may include long/short axis length, size, roundness, sphericity, orientation, or some combination thereof. The method may also include displaying a visual representation for each of the one or more characteristics.
US10152779B2	Method and apparatus for image filtering A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, partitioning the image into a group of blocks, calculating principle bilateral filtered image components for a first subset of the group of blocks where the principle bilateral filtered image components are not calculated for a second subset of the group of blocks, and applying an infinite impulse response filter to the image using the principle bilateral filtered image components. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10152776B2	Optical distortion correction for imaged samples Techniques are described for dynamically correcting image distortion during imaging of a patterned sample having repeating spots. Different sets of image distortion correction coefficients may be calculated for different regions of a sample during a first imaging cycle of a multicycle imaging run and subsequently applied in real time to image data generated during subsequent cycles. In one implementation, image distortion correction coefficients may be calculated for an image of a patterned sample having repeated spots by: estimating an affine transform of the image; sharpening the image; and iteratively searching for an optimal set of distortion correction coefficients for the sharpened image, where iteratively searching for the optimal set of distortion correction coefficients for the sharpened image includes calculating a mean chastity for spot locations in the image, and where the estimated affine transform is applied during each iteration of the search.
US10152775B1	Low latency mixed reality head wearable device A head wearable device, a method, and a system. The head wearable device may include a display, a camera, a buffer, and a processor. The buffer may be configured to buffer a portion of real scene image data corresponding to a real scene image from the camera. The processor may be configured to: perform a combined distortion correction operation; perform a foreground separation operation; perform a smoothing operation on blending values; perform a chromatic aberration distortion correction operation; receive virtual scene image data corresponding to a virtual scene image; blend processed real scene image data with the virtual scene image data to create a mixed reality scene image as mixed reality scene image data; and output the mixed reality scene image data to the display for presentation to a user.
US10152766B2	Image processor, method, and chipset for increasing intergration and performance of image processing An image processor, an application processor, a method of operating an image processor, and a chips set of an image processor are provided. The image processor includes a scaler configured to perform scaling on an input image and generate a scaled input image; and a selection circuit configured to transmit the scaled input image to either a low latency memory or a high density memory according to a memory selection signal. The application processor includes a memory configured to store an input image; and an image processor configured to scale the input image, wherein the image processor comprises a scaler configured to perform scaling on the input image and generate a scaled input image and a selection circuit configured to transmit the scaled input image to either a low latency memory or a high density memory according to a memory selection signal.
US10152754B2	System and method for small business owner identification Systems and methods of improving the operation of a transaction network and transaction network devices is disclosed. A SBO identification network host may comprise various modules and engines as discussed herein wherein the probability that a cardholder is a small business owner may be evaluated for establishing proper usage of differentiated transaction instruments according to their proper purposes, marketing and cross-marketing of differentiated transaction instruments, and provision of value-added services. For instance, a probable SBO may be identified, whereby the SBO identification network network may tailor the handling of the transactions, such as by denying them, whereby the transaction network may actively deter misuse of transaction products, or tailor the handling of electronically delivered advertisements, such as by targeting them, whereby the SBO identification network more properly functions according to approved parameters.
US10152752B2	Methods and systems for computing trading strategies for use in portfolio management and computing associated probability distributions for use in option pricing Exemplary methods and systems for creating uncorrelated trading strategies and deriving associated implied probability distributions of the price of an underlying financial instrument at future times are disclosed, applicable to stock market prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices and credit spreads.
US10152747B2	Securities trading system A securities trading program for trading individual lots of a security which can be run at a security trader's computer station. The program generates a trading screen comprising a listing of multiple bids for the security, each bid having a price, as well as a listing of multiple priced offers for the security. The bid and offer listings are active, enabling the trader to hit any one of the displayed bids or take any one of the displayed offers, for example by selecting and clicking on a displayed bid or offer. In one embodiment, the bids and offers are arranged in side-by-side columns on the trader's screen, helping the trader to rapidly overview the market for a particular security, and compare different, possibly competitive, securities by paging through level-of-interest windows for each security. The invention's easily manipulated insights into market dynamics offers a sophisticated trader new opportunities to profitably exploit market niches, for example by browsing for attractive bids or offers on closely comparable securities.
US10152743B1	Techniques for providing shared-order functionality for a community of users Techniques are provided herein for utilizing a community pantry engine. The techniques include receiving, from a first user, a first order request for a first portion of a bulk item that comprises a first portion a second portion. A second user may be identified based at least in part on geographic locations of the first user and the second user. A notification related to the first order request may be provided to the second user. A second order request for the second portion for the bulk item may be received from the second user. Discounted delivery costs for the first order request and the second order request may be calculated. The first portion of the item may be provided to the first user according to the discounted delivery costs. The second portion of the bulk item may be provided to the second user according to the discounted delivery costs.
US10152738B2	Systems and methods for providing an interactive virtual environment A system includes one or more memory devices storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform steps of a method for providing an interactive virtual environment. The system may receive environmental data, and generate virtual environmental data based on the environmental data. The system may then provide the virtual environmental data to at least a first computing device to create a virtual environment. The system may then receive user input, and modify the virtual environment to display enhanced content in response to the user input.
US10152737B2	Automated waste management A method for enabling automated waste management is described. In one embodiment, data related to an event detected via a sensor coupled to a trash receptacle is received. A waste collection vehicle is configured to collect trash directly from the trash receptacle. The data related to the detected event is processed. A notification is generated based on the processing of the data. In some cases, a notification based on a determination of a volume of trash within the trash receptacle is generated, where the volume is determined via a ranging sensor. A notification is generated based on a determination of a weight of the trash within the trash receptacle, where the weight is determined via a load sensor.
US10152733B1	Wireless transmission-triggered incentives driving social media engagement Methods and systems for wireless transmission-based incentives driving social media engagement are provided. An incentive structure may be stored in a database in memory regarding one or more incentives each based on a defined benchmark of social media activity. Information associated with a wireless transmission-based tag may be via a wireless transmission reader. A product/service associated with the information read from the wireless transmission-based tag may be identified. Such identified product/service may further be associated with product/service-specific information stored in a product/service database. A template for a social media communication may be provided based on the product/service-specific information associated with the identified product/service. Such social media communication based on the template may be shared with one or more social networks. Activity related to the social media communication may then be detected as having met the defined benchmark. A notification may be sent to a user device associated with the user regarding the defined benchmark having been met.
US10152729B2	Location-based service using zones A location-based information system and method therefor, which is responsive to the user's selection of geographic zone and parameters. A proprietary app (application) is installed in a mobile device of the user, which insures that a connection to the user from a caller is based on the user's defined zone and other parameters without the disclosing the exact location of the user. Various embodiments of the invention provide an option for user-to-user location-based connection without depending on a remote server.
US10152728B2	Informational and advertiser links for use in web mapping services Techniques for identifying groups of local features in an image and presenting advertisement information associated with stored images that match one or more features within the group of local features are described. The techniques include providing an image, identifying a region of interest in the image, providing a user-selectable link associated with the region of interest in the image, receiving a request for the region of interest in the image via the user-selectable link, and presenting advertisement information associated with a stored image that matches one or more features within the requested region of interest.
US10152725B2	Systems and methods for selecting a product sales channel Methods and systems for determining a sales channel for a product in a brick and mortar store include displaying to customers in a brick and mortar store information on an interactive data collection system relating to a product; collecting, via the data collection system, information indicative of customer interest in the product by tracking inputs at the interactive data collection system; collecting, via an online website, information indicative of customer interest relating to the product; and based upon both the information obtained at the brick and mortar store and the information obtained by the online website, determining a sales channel from a plurality of channels to offer the product for purchase by a customer.
US10152722B2	System and method for providing combination of online coupons, products or services with advertisements, geospatial mapping, related company or local information, and social networking Systems and methods are provided for internet access to online advertisements, auctions, products, services, service providers, media and entertainment, sports, personal & financial network, real estate, service providers and business owners e.g. for business services, healthcare services, specialty financial services, consumer products, specialty retail and media and entertainment, lenders, mortgage companies, social networking, online dating, gaming, retail stores, and virtual communities and virtual goods (collectively “Products & Services” as any product or service or subgroup thereof), in combination with geospatial website for a multidimensional representation of information and/or scalable versions of web content that comprises social networking and/or socially conscious information and/or activities, and social networking, on a three dimensional geospatial platform using multi-dimensional and scalable geospatial mapping associated with entities providing and/or members of the service and/or social networking.
US10152718B1	Agent initiated actions A system for automatic authentication of service requests includes authentication of a remote access device. This authentication may be accomplished automatically prior to text or audio communication between a customer and a service agent. In some embodiments, authentication is accomplished automatically by authentication of the remote access device or accomplished by asking the customer questions. A single authentication of the remote access device may be used to authenticate a service request transferred between service agents. The authentication of the remote device may include, for example, use of a personal identification number, a fingerprint, a photograph, and/or a hardware identifier. Some embodiments include an intelligent pipeline configured for managing queues of customer service requests and/or customer service agent control over a customer's access device.
US10152715B2	Detection of an unauthorized wireless communication device A technique for the detection of an unauthorized wireless communication device includes monitoring of Bluetooth® communications activity by a Bluetooth® capable communication device. Any monitored communication activity is analyzed against parameters that are predefined to detect suspected illegal activity. If illegal activity is suspected by the analysis, an alert is generated for a system administrator. The predefined parameters associate illegal activity with; data that includes credit card numbers and expiration dates, credit card transaction logging information, non-discoverable devices, activity after store hours, exceedingly long activity, etc.
US10152703B2	Transaction system and method A transaction system and method in which a customer operates a mobile device, such as a smart phone, to interact with a transaction server during a transaction at a checkout station while scanning items. An example method includes establishing by the server a connection with a mobile communication device, receiving by the server item descriptions associated with items purchased from a code reader, sending by the server prices of the items and the item descriptions to the mobile communication device for display by the mobile communication device, and receiving payment by the server from the customer for the items.
US10152702B2	Apparatus and methods for analyzing a medical condition Apparatus and methods are provided for analyzing a medical condition of a user. The apparatus may include a user interface configured to receive user identification information inputted by the user, an analyzer, and a processor all disposed within a common housing. The analyzer is configured to receive a biological specimen from the user and to analyze the biological specimen to generate analysis information. The processor is configured to store and forward the analysis information and to receive prescription information. The apparatus may include a communication unit configured to transmit the user identification information and the analysis information to a doctor at a remote location for review and to receive the prescription information from the doctor. The apparatus then may dispense the prescribed medication or print a medication prescription.
US10152696B2	Methods and systems for providing predictive metrics in a talent management application Techniques for providing predictive metrics relating to employment positions are provided. A method may include receiving, by a computing device, data relating to a plurality of employment positions, wherein the data is received from a plurality of customers. The computing device may aggregate the data received from the plurality of customers and may determine statistics using the aggregated data, which are based on each of the plurality of employment positions. The computing device may generate one or more predictive metrics relating to the plurality of employment positions using one or more of the statistics.
US10152678B2	System, method and computer program product for combining raw data from multiple metrology tools A system, method and computer program product are provided for combining raw data from multiple metrology tools. Reference values are obtained for at least one parameter of a training component. Signals are collected for the at least one parameter of the training component, utilizing a first metrology tool and a different second metrology tool. Further, at least a portion the signals are transformed into a set of signals, and for each of the at least one parameter of the training component, a corresponding relationship between the set of signals and the reference values is determined and a corresponding training model is created therefrom. Signals from a target component are collected utilizing at least the first metrology tool and the second metrology tool, and each created training model is applied to the signals collected from the target component to measure parametric values for the target component.
US10152673B2	Method for pseudo-recurrent processing of data using a feedforward neural network architecture Recurrent neural networks are powerful tools for handling incomplete data problems in machine learning thanks to their significant generative capabilities. However, the computational demand for algorithms to work in real time applications requires specialized hardware and software solutions. We disclose a method for adding recurrent processing capabilities into a feedforward network without sacrificing much from computational efficiency. We assume a mixture model and generate samples of the last hidden layer according to the class decisions of the output layer, modify the hidden layer activity using the samples, and propagate to lower layers. For an incomplete data problem, the iterative procedure emulates feedforward-feedback loop, filling-in the missing hidden layer activity with meaningful representations.
US10152672B2	Tire tracking RFID label Identification labels and their incorporation in rubber-based articles are described. The labels include RFID components and can be incorporated in tires. The labels can withstand the relatively harsh conditions associated with vulcanization.
US10152669B2	Transaction card having an electrically applied coating A transaction card may comprise a first card component having an electrically conductive surface configured to receive an electrically applied coating. An electrically applied coating may be formed on the electrically conductive surface. The transaction card may be manufactured by forming a first card component having an electrically conductive surface configured to receive an electrically applied coating. The method may also include applying an electrically applied coating to the electrically conductive surface.
US10152662B2	Apparatus and method for generating 2D barcode and apparatus for extracting 2D barcode information An apparatus and method for generating a two-dimensional (2D) barcode and an apparatus for extracting 2D barcode information. The apparatus for generating a 2D barcode includes a metadata creation unit for creating metadata corresponding to insertion data and a 2D barcode, a data conversion unit for generating data blocks by converting the insertion data based on the metadata, a pattern generation unit for generating metadata patterns and data block patterns by substituting respective predefined symbols for the metadata and the data blocks, and a 2D barcode generation unit for generating a 2D barcode that contains distortion correction patterns, the metadata patterns, and the data block patterns.
US10152659B2	Printing apparatus, user interface screen displaying method, and medium An object of the present invention is to make it possible for a user to correctly exchange color material containers of a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus of the present invention is a printing apparatus to which a plurality of user-exchangeable color material containers is attached, and which includes a display unit configured to display a user interface screen having an operation guide display area in which contents explaining a color material container exchange procedure are displayed and an icon display area in which an icon indicating a color material container to be exchanged is displayed.
US10152651B2	Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes acquisition circuitry, extraction circuitry, calculation circuitry, and determination circuitry. The acquisition circuitry configured to acquire a first photographic image and a second photographic image that contain tree structures of a subject. The extraction circuitry configured to extract branch points of each of the tree structures in the first photographic image and the second photographic image. The calculation circuitry configured to calculate the similarities between the branch points in the first photographic image and the branch points in the second photographic image based on the feature quantities of the branch points. The determination circuitry configured to determine the corresponding path between the branch points in the first photographic image and the branch points in the second photographic image based on the similarities between the branch points calculated by the calculation circuitry.
US10152649B2	Detecting visual information corresponding to an animal A system for detecting an animal in a vicinity of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes at least one processor programmed to receive, from an image capture device, at least one image of the vicinity of the vehicle; analyze the at least one image using a truncated animal appearance template to detect visual information suspected to be associated with an animal, wherein the truncated animal appearance template corresponds to a portion of a body and one or more limbs of a suspected animal; and initiate a vehicle response based on the detected visual information of the suspected animal in the at least one image.
US10152648B2	Method and apparatus for determining a document type of a digital document There is disclosed a method of determining a document type associated with a digital document, the method executable by an electronic device. A processor of the electronic device is configured to execute a plurality of machine learning algorithm (MLA) classifiers, each of the plurality of MLA classifiers having been trained to identify a specific document type. The plurality of MLA classifiers is ranked in a hierarchical order of execution of the plurality of MLA classifiers. A method of training the plurality of MLA classifiers is also disclosed.
US10152644B2	Progressive vehicle searching method and device The present application discloses a vehicle searching method and device, which can perform the steps of: calculating an appearance similarity distance between a first image of a target vehicle and several second images containing the searched vehicle; selecting several images from the several second images as several third images; obtaining corresponding license plate features of license plate areas in the first image and each of the third images with a preset Siamese neural network model; calculating a license plate feature similarity distance between the first image and each of the third images according to license plate feature; calculating a visual similarity distance between the first image and each of the third images according to the appearance similarity distance and the license plate feature similarity distance; obtaining a the first search result of the target vehicle by arranging the several third images in an ascending order of the visual similarity distances. The solution provided by the present application is not limited by application scenes, and it also improves vehicle searching speed and accuracy while reducing requirements of hardware such as cameras that collect images of a vehicle and auxiliary devices.
US10152639B2	Method and system for identifying a vacant parking space in a parking lot Disclosed herein are a method and a system for identifying a vacant parking space in a parking lot. The method includes receiving, by a parking space identifier, at least one image frame from an imaging device. The method includes determining one or more bounding boxes indicative of one or more vehicles in the at least one image frame and executing vehicle classification on the detected one or more bounding boxes in the at least one image frame to determine at least one first dimension corresponding to each of the one or more vehicles in the portion of the parking lot. Further the method includes comparing at least one second dimension of space in between pairs of non-overlapping bounding boxes and a predefined threshold corresponding to the vehicle classification and determining the vacant parking space associated with the vehicle classification based on the at least one first dimension and the comparison.
US10152636B2	Setting a personal status using augmented reality A computer system, method, and computer readable product are provided for setting a personal status using augmented reality. In various embodiments, an augmented-reality computing device captures an image of a physical scene, which includes a person. The computing device then identifies the person, and accesses a personal status for that person. The computing device generates and displays an augmented reality image that displays the personal status in proximity to the person in the scene.
US10152632B2	Dynamic brightness and resolution control in virtual environments Systems, apparatuses, and methods may provide for technology to dynamically control a display in response to ocular characteristic measurements of at least one eye of a user.
US10152622B2	Visual feedback for code readers A system and method for providing visual feedback to facilitate multi-code (e.g., barcode) reading (i.e., scanning) is presented. The visual feedback will project a read status for each code scanned. The visual feedback for a particular code will be projected onto that code. For example, an “X” projected onto a code would indicated that this code was not read and needed to be scanned again. This visual feedback minimizes the number of codes that need to be rescanned in the case of a read error.
US10152620B2	Method and apparatus for tracking objects and people An object locating, identifying, tracking, and surveillance system, denoted the Assets Locating, Tracking, and Surveillance System (ALTSS), is provided for managing physical objects and evidence in environments such as police departments, law offices, and the Courts. ALTSS employs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, computer programming and database applications, networking technologies, and hardware elements. ALTSS may locate and track physical evidence, merchandise, information carriers like files, folders or individual pieces of paper, and people, under certain conditions, in near-real time. It may be configured as part of a local area network, a wide area network, or the Internet. ALTSS may employ exemplary components such as RFID transponders, scanners, strategically located antennas and computers to facilitate tracking of objects and people as needed. Any number of users having access privileges and connected to the network may access ALTSS directly or remotely via the Internet to locate and track evidence or objects.
US10152617B2	Methods, systems and apparatus to improve radio frequency identification (RFID) tag communication Methods, systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve radio frequency identification (RFID) tag communication. An example disclosed apparatus includes an RFID reader monitor to activate a first RFID reader and deactivate a second RFID reader during a first tag data acquisition at a first time, and deactivate the first RFID reader and activate the second RFID reader during a second tag data acquisition at a second time, a tag logger to identify a first set of RFID tags detected by the first RFID reader at the first time, and identify a second set of RFID tags detected by the second RFID reader at the second time, and a group generator to improve RFID tag communication by identifying which one of the first RFID reader and the second RFID reader communicates with a common RFID tag.
US10152616B2	Card with electrically conductive points that are readable A card that includes an electrically non-conductive substrate and a plurality of conductive points disposed on a bottom surface of the non-conductive substrate. The conductive points are connected with a coupling point disposed on a top surface of the substrate through vias that extend through the substrate. The conductive points form a pattern that represents an identification of the card and activate locations on a touchscreen of an electronic device. At least three of the conductive points form a predetermined shape such that the electronic device determines a location and an orientation of the card when the card is placed on the touchscreen of the electronic device.
US10152608B2	Healthcare privacy violation detection and investigation system and method A method for detecting privacy violations of patient personal healthcare information (PHI) can include receiving audit logs from all systems within a healthcare facility. These audit logs are generated any time PHI is accessed. The Healthcare Privacy Violation Detection System (HPV-DS) compares these generate audit logs to prior access history of the employee or authorized user that generated the audit log. If any field in the generated audit log is different from the authorized user's prior access history, the risk of a privacy violation is assessed and a risk score is assigned. For audit logs that differ from past access history enough, an alert turned on and the audit log is flagged for administrators to review.
US10152605B2	Systems and methods for front-end and back-end data security protocols A security framework and methodology is provided which provides front-end security through authentication and authorization, and back-end security through a virtual private data-store created within an insecure environment using existing object-relational mapping (ORM) layers or database drivers. The front-end security utilizes numerous multi-factor authentication metrics and a distributed denial of service (DDoS) cryptographic boundary to proactively attack malicious users using a cryptographic puzzle, and the back-end security provides data encryption and decryption, data privacy, data integrity, key management, pattern monitoring, audit trails and security alerts while simultaneously hiding the complexity behind an identical or similar ORM or database drive application programming interface (API).
US10152602B2	Protecting state information for virtual machines A processing system includes a processor that implements registers to define a state of a virtual machine (VM) running on the processor. The processor detects exit conditions of the VM. The processing system also includes a memory element to store contents of the registers in a first data structure that is isolated from a hypervisor of the VM in response to the processor detecting an exit condition. The VM is to selectively expose contents of a subset of the registers to the hypervisor.
US10152580B2	Interaction method and display device The embodiments of the present invention provide an interaction method and a display device. The interaction method comprises: determining, by a display device, first information at least according to a contact manner between the display device and a user; obtaining third information at least according to the first information and second information to be provided for the user; and displaying the third information. The embodiments of the present invention provide an interaction solution.
US10152571B1	Chest x-ray differential diagnosis system A chest x-ray differential diagnosis system is operable to generate abnormality pattern data is generated for each of a received plurality of chest x-rays by identifying at least one pattern in each chest x-ray corresponding to an abnormality by utilizing a computer vision model that is trained on a plurality of training chest x-rays. Differential diagnosis data is generated for each chest x-ray based on the abnormality pattern data. Filtering parameters are received from a client device, and a filtered chest x-ray queue that includes a subset of chest x-rays is selected based on the filtering parameters and the differential diagnosis data is generated for transmission to the client device for display. Differential diagnosis data corresponding a chest x-ray indicated in chest x-ray selection data received from the client device is transmitted to the client device for display via the display device in conjunction with the chest x-ray.

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