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US10167436B2	Methods and apparatuses for processing human waste into fuel Example embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for providing fuel briquettes from human feces. In an example embodiment, feces are treated to inactivate pathogens resident therein and to cause the cellulose material in the feces to undergo a phase transition. The treatment of the feces comprises heating the feces. Briquettes are formed from a mixture comprising the treated feces and carbonized agricultural waste product. The treated feces acts a binder such that the mixture may be formed into briquettes.
US10167428B2	Methods for biomass torrefaction with carbon dioxide capture An environmental friendly, continuous biomass torrefaction system is disclosed herein. This torrefaction system captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the combustion gases generated in the process. A portion of the captured CO2 is recycled and used as the inert gas for torrefying biomass and cooling the torrefied biomass. The rest of the captured CO2 is stored.
US10167423B2	Granulated slag products and processes for their production A process for preparing solid slag granules from a molten slag composition comprises: (a) providing the molten slag composition; (b) converting the molten slag composition into the solid slag granules in a dispersion apparatus; and (c) sorting the solid slag granules by shape in a separator to produce a plurality of fractions having different sphericities. Granular slag products comprise one or more fractions of solid slag granules produced by the process, and include proppants, roofing granules, catalyst supports, which may be porous or non-porous, and coated or uncoated.
US10167420B1	Loss circulation compositions (LCM) having portland cement clinker Portland cement clinker LCMs that include Portland cement clinker to mitigate or prevent lost circulation in a well are provided. A Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker, Portland cement, a carrier fluid, and an inorganic consolidation activator. Another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and a crosslinked fluid, such as a polyuronide crosslinked via calcium ions or a polysaccharide crosslinked via divinyl sulfone. Yet another Portland cement clinker LCM may include Portland cement clinker and polymer fibers or particulate glass. Methods of lost circulation control using a Portland cement clinker LCM are also provided.
US10167418B2	Hot melt silicone and curable hot melt composition A hot melt silicone that is non-flowable at 25° C. and that has a melt viscosity at 100° C. of 5,000 Pa·s or less, the hot melt silicone being formed by subjecting (A) an alkenyl group-containing organopolysiloxane in which 10 mol % or greater of all of silicon atom-bonded organic groups is a phenyl group, and (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule to hydrosilylation reaction in the presence of (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and a curable hot melt composition comprising: (I) the hot melt silicone; (II) an organopolysiloxane which has at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule and in which the amount of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom is 0.5 mass % or greater; and (III) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The hot melt silicone is non-flowable at 25° C., has a low surface stickiness, and easily melts by heating. Furthermore, this curable hot melt composition has both hot melt properties and curability.
US10167415B2	Reduction in large particle counts in polishing slurries The present disclosure provides a method for reducing large particle counts (LPCs) in copper chemical mechanical polishing slurry by way of using high purity removal rate enhancer (RRE) in the slurry. The conductivity of the RRE in deionized water solutions correlates very strongly with the number of LPCs in the RRE, and thus in a slurry using the RRE.
US10167404B2	Fixable, UV curable ink A fixable, UV curable ink includes an aqueous ink vehicle including water and a co-solvent, a pigment, and a dispersant. A polyurethane polymer dispersion is suspended as droplets within the aqueous ink vehicle. The polyurethane polymer dispersion includes a polyurethane polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyether-based polyurethane, a polyester-based polyurethane, a polycarbonate-based polyurethane, and mixtures thereof. The polyurethane polymer has i) an acid number ranging from 0 mg/g to less than 20 mg/g and ii) a glass transition temperature of less than 0° C. A water soluble or water dispersible photoinitiator is present in the fixable, UV curable ink. A base may be included in an amount sufficient to adjust a pH of the UV curable ink so that it ranges from 7.5 to 9.5. An additive may be included and selected from the group consisting of a biocide, a non-ionic surfactant, an anti-kogation agent, a buffer, and combinations thereof.
US10167393B2	Poly(vinyl acetate) dispersion, and a paint formulation comprising thereof The present invention provides a polymer dispersion comprising by dry weight based on total dry weight of the polymer particles, a) from 60% to 95% a vinyl acetate monomer, b) from 0.2% to 2.5% a phosphorus-containing allylic monomer; and c) from 0.2% to 2.5% an itaconic acid monomer; wherein the total amount of monomers b) and c) is from 0.5% to 2.5% by dry weight based on total dry weight of the polymer particles, and the dry weight ratio of monomer b) to monomers b) and c) is from 0.2 to 0.6. The present invention further provides a paint formulation of PVC higher than 60% comprising the polymer dispersion.
US10167392B2	Compositions of coated diamond nanoparticles, methods of forming coated diamond nanoparticles, and methods of forming coatings In a composition including a plurality of coated diamond nanoparticles, each diamond nanoparticle may have at least one silane functional group covalently bonded to a surface thereof. A method of forming coated diamond nanoparticles may include functionalizing surfaces of diamond nanoparticles with at least one of a fluorine-containing compound and an oxidant; dispersing the functionalized diamond nanoparticles in a solvent comprising a silane functional group; and forming covalent bonds between the silane functional group and the diamond nanoparticles. A method of forming a diamond coating may include depositing the diamond nanoparticles over a substrate.
US10167388B2	Block copolymers, synthesis and application as dehydrating and desalting of heavy crudes The present invention is related to formulations consisting of block copolymers α,ω-di-aryl or alkyl sulfonates of poly(ethylene oxide)w-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)w of bis-ammonium and block copolymers α,ω-di-amine of poly(ethylene oxide)w-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide)w, that are effective in the dewatering and desalting crude whose specific gravities are within the range of 14 to 23°API.
US10167380B2	Composite material A composite material is provided. The composite material includes a plurality of beads in which each bead has a diameter. The composite material also including a plurality of fibers in which each fiber has a length and a width. The composite material further includes a resin binder. In the composite material, the length of each fiber is greater than the width of each fiber, and the width of each fiber is less than the diameter of each bead.
US10167376B2	Heavy metal free halogenated polymer compound The disclosed technology relates to chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) compounds being free of heavy metals, particularly heavy metals in the form of stabilizer additives, the most common heavy metal being tin.
US10167374B2	Method for recovering organic fibers from a composite material The invention relates to a method for recovering organic fibers from a composite material comprising a polymer matrix and organic fibers, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a solution comprising a mixture of water and alcohol; placing the composite material inside a reactor; contacting the mixture and the composite material in order to perform a solvolysis reaction of the composite material; and recovering the organic fibers; wherein the pressure and the temperature in the reactor are adjusted such as to fall within the homogeneous sub-critical range of the phase diagram, within the super-critical range or near the critical point; and wherein the temperature is lower than the melting temperature of the organic fibers.
US10167373B2	Polyamide resin foam shaped product and method of producing polyamide resin foam shaped product Provided are a polyamide resin foam shaped product containing a polyamide resin and having a crystallinity X of 10% to 50% and a crystallite size D of 10 nm or more as calculated based on a peak having a smallest peak width in an X-ray diffraction profile of the foam shaped product, and a method of producing this polyamide resin foam shaped product.
US10167369B2	Lightfast polyurethane prepregs and fiber composite elements produced therefrom The present invention relates to storage-stable prepregs (preimpregnated fibers) on the basis of lightfast, low-viscous polyurethane systems with an increased characteristic number and flat fiber composite components (molded bodies; composite compounds) produced therefrom, which can be obtained by methods of impregnation of, for example, woven fabrics and laid scrims, and to a method for the production thereof. The polyurethane system can comprise a reaction product of a reaction mixture of an isocyanate component and a polyol formulation. The isocyanate component comprises an organic isocyanate. The polyol formulation comprises a polyol component, a dianhydrohexitol, a latent catalyst, and optionally auxiliaries and/or additives.
US10167363B2	Modified polybutylene naphthalate for improved performance and process of making thereof A polybutylene naphthalate polyester and process for preparing polybutylene naphthalate polyester, for improving barrier performance of polyesters used in making of monolayer or multilayer containers. The process comprising: a) mixing butane diol with polymerization catalysts, monoethylene glycol, color toner, and at least one crystallization suppressing agent; b) reacting said mixture with naphthalene dicarboxylic acid or ester thereof to obtain oligomerized product via esterification or ester interchange; c) polymerizing said oligomer using at least one polymerization catalyst to obtain amorphous polybutylene naphthalate polyester chips; d) crystallizing said polybutylene naphthalate polyester chips; and e) subjecting said polyester chips to solid state polymerization to upgrade the intrinsic viscosity (I.V.) up to more than 0.40 dl/gm.
US10167362B2	Doping-induced carrier density modulation in polymer field-effect transistors A method of fabricating an organic field effect transistor (OFET), including forming a source contact, a drain contact, and a gate connection to a channel comprising semiconducting polymers, wherein the gate connection applies a field to the semiconductor polymers across a dielectric layer to modulate conduction along the semiconducting polymers between the source contact and the drain contact; and treating the semiconducting polymers, wherein the treating includes a chemical treatment that controls a carrier density, carrier mobility, threshold voltage, and/or contact resistance of the OFET.
US10167359B2	Radiation curing coating composition Disclosed is a UV-curing coating composition comprising (a) 40-70% by weight of at least one urethane (meth)acrylate being a product of a reaction between at least one polycaprolactone polyol (a1) and at least one adduct (a2), said adduct (a2) being a product of a reaction between at least one polyisocyanate (a3) and at least one hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate (a4), said polycaprolactone polyol (a1) being a product of a reaction between at least one polyalkoxylated polyol (a5) and at least one caprolactone monomer (a6), (b) 20-50% by weight of at least one reactive diluent having at least one olefinic carbon-carbon double bond, and (c) 0.5-10% by weight of at least one photoinitiator, and optionally (d) 1-15% by weight of at least one matting agent.
US10167339B2	Antagonistic anti-OX40L antibodies and methods of their use Described herein are methods and compositions for treating autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions without non-specific suppression of the host immune system. In particular, the anti-OX40L antibodies described herein are unique in that they not only inhibit the differentiation of inflammatory T cells but also promote the generation and function of regulatory T cells by inducing IL-10 and inhibiting TNF-α and by reducing aberrant Th2 cell responses. Furthermore, the methods and compositions described herein eliminate or reduce aberrant T follicular helper cell—(Tfh) responses that may contribute to the pathogenicity of autoimmune disease.
US10167333B2	Neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against hepatitis B virus surface antigen The invention is in the field of medical treatment and prevention. The invention provides an antibody or a part thereof capable of specifically binding to the Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and having Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) neutralizing activity, wherein said antibody or fragment thereof comprises a light chain CDR1 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a light chain CDR2 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a light chain CDR3 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a heavy chain CDR1 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, a heavy chain CDR2 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9 and a heavy chain CDR3 region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10.
US10167332B2	Polypeptides with enhanced anti-inflammatory and decreased cytotoxic properties and relating methods The invention provides a polypeptide containing at least one IgG Fc region region, said polypeptide having a higher anti-inflammatory activity and a lower cytotoxic activity as compared to an unpurified antibody and methods of production of such polypeptide.
US10167331B1	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against esophageal cancer and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10167330B2	Modified recombinant variable lymphocyte receptors (VLR) This disclosure relates to variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) modifications such as humanized sequences and polypeptides comprising such sequences that specifically bind a target molecule and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to recombinant polypeptide VLRs disclosed herein and variants thereof. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to treating or preventing a disease or condition comprising administering an effective amount of a recombinant polypeptide or variant disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof.
US10167328B2	Methods for cancer therapy using mutant light molecules with increased affinity to receptors Methods and compositions are disclosed to target tumor cells with embodiments of the LIGHT proteins linked fused or conjugated to a targeting agent. These compositions bind to both human and mouse receptors with affinity sufficient to conduct preclinical and clinical trials, and with increased affinity as compared to the wild type human LIGHT protein. The targeting of embodiments of LIGHT to tumor cells reduces tumor growth and reduces metastases.
US10167318B2	D-enantiomeric peptides derived from D3 and use thereof The present invention relates to novel D-enantiomeric A-beta-oligomer-binding peptides, homologs, fragments, parts and polymers thereof and use thereof.
US10167315B2	Peptoids and methods for treating Alzheimer's disease Provided herein are peptoids capable of inhibiting or reversing amyloid β (Aβ) fibril or plaque production. The peptoids form a helical structure with three monomers per helical turn and have at least four monomers with a side-chain having an arylalkyl or aryl group. The peptoid may be achiral. Also provided are methods of using the peptoids to inhibit or reverse aggregation of Aβ and methods of treating subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or slowing the progression of AD.
US10167312B2	Method of treating melanocortin-4 receptor-associated disorders in heterozygous carriers A method of treating a disorder in a subject. The method comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of an agonist of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R). The subject is a heterozygous carrier of an MC4R mutation, and the disorder results from an attenuated response of MC4R to α-melanocortin stimulating hormone (α-MSH).
US10167311B2	Boronic acid esters and pharmaceutical formulations thereof Provided herein are boronic acid esters of boronic acid therapeutic agents, such as bortezomib. The boronic acid esters can be used to prepare liposomal formulations of boronic acid therapeutic agents with improved properties, such as enhanced stability. This disclosure, in one aspect, relates to compositions and methods of making and using the compositions.
US10167309B2	Asymmetric auxiliary group To provide a chiral reagent or a salt thereof.The chiral reagent has following chemical formula (I). In the formula (I), G1 and G2 are independently a hydrogen atom, a nitro group (—NO2), a halogen atom, a cyano group (—CN), a group of formula (II) or (III), or both G1 and G2 taken together to form a group of formula (IV).
US10167308B2	Highly efficient synthesis of long RNA using reverse direction approach The present invention relates to novel process of reverse 5′→3′ directed synthesis of RNA oligomers in the range of about 100-mer to about 200-mer has been developed and disclosed. Using that method demonstrated high quality RNA synthesis with coupling efficiency approaching 99%.
US10167306B2	Crystalline form of 1-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a crystalline form of 1-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene. Specifically, it discloses a novel crystalline form of 1-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene and the preparation method as well as use thereof. The novel crystalline form of 1-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-thienylmethyl]benzene provided in the present invention has the advantages such as stable physical and chemical properties, high purity, excellent reproducibility and industrial production suitability.
US10167302B2	Phosphonate nucleosides useful in the treatment of viral diseases The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, and their use in medicine particular as anti-viral agents; wherein: X is selected from O and NR11; Y is selected from O, S and NR12; A is selected from —(CR1R2)n-, —(CR9R10)—, —(CR9R10)—(CR1R2)n-, —(CR1R3)—(CR2R4)—(CR1R2)n-, —CR3═CR4—(CR1R2)n- and —C≡C—(CR1R2)n-; R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, alkyl, hydroxyl, hydroxymethyl and halogen; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and alkyl, or R3 and R4 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a mono or bicyclic ring system selected from cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl; R5 is selected from H, P(═O)(OH)2 and P(═O)(OH)—O—P(═O)(OH)2; R6 is selected from H and alkyl; R7 and R8 are independently selected from H, alkyl, halogen and hydroxymethyl R9 and R19 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a mono or bicyclic ring system selected from cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl and heterocycloalkenyl; R11 is selected from H and alkyl; R12 is selected from H and alkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; n is 1, 2 or 3; p is 0 or 1; q is 0, 1, 2 or 3; r is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; s is 0 or 1; Base is a natural or non-natural nucleobase, and wherein each alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl may be optionally substituted as described herein.
US10167298B2	Pseudopolymorphs of an HCV NS5A inhibitor and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel Pseudopolymorphs of Compound A, compositions comprising at least one Pseudopolymorph of Compound A, and methods of using the Pseudopolymorphs of Compound A for preparing compositions useful for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient, wherein Compound A has the structure.
US10167292B2	Benzodiazepines as bromodomain inhibitors The present invention provides novel benzodiazepine derivatives of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, polymorphs, salts or prodrugs thereof. Said compounds have potential as bromodomain (BRD) inhibitors.
US10167287B2	Substituted pyrimidine compounds and methods of use and manufacture This invention provides substituted pyrimidine compounds having the formula: wherein X is absent, CH2, S, or O, and R is an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms, and optionally salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, that are useful in treating a patient having a disease or cancer. The compounds of this invention are useful as multi-enzyme antifolates selectively targeting the folate receptor (FR). Further, a method of making 5- and 6-substituted cyclopenta[d]pyrimidine for nonclassical and classical antifolates as TS and DHFR inhibitors is provided.
US10167279B2	Compounds and compositions as RAF kinase inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and (II) as described herein, and salts thereof, and therapeutic uses of these compounds for treatment of disorders associated with Raf kinase activity. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds and a therapeutic co-agent.
US10167277B2	Activators of class I histone deacetlyases (HDACs) and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds of Formulae (A), (B), (C), and (D), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), traumatic brain injury, ischemic brain injury, stroke, frontal temporal dementia, Pick's disease, corticobasal degeneration, supra cerebral palsy, prion diseases (e.g., Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Fatal Familial Insomnia, and Kuru), Nieman Pick type C, spinal cerebellar ataxia, spinal muscular dystrophy, ataxia telangiectasia, hippocampal sclerosis, Cockayne syndrome, Werner syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosaum, and Bloom syndrome. In one aspect, the methods include administering to a subject in need of treatment for a neurological disorder a therapeutically effective amount of DAC-001, DAC-002, DAC-003, DAC-009, or DAC-012, or a compound of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D).
US10167269B2	Cockroach attraction-aggregation substance, cockroach aggregation attractant and cockroach controlling agent Provided is a solution for the problems associated with cockroach aggregation pheromones and cockroach aggregation attractants or cockroach controlling agents containing cockroach aggregation pheromones. In particular, provided is a compound serving as a cockroach attraction-aggregation substance, the compound being represented by general formula or a salt thereof.
US10167267B2	Conversion and purification of biomass The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing an optionally substituted furoic acid by dehydrating a biomass and oxidizing the optionally substituted furan derived from the dehydration reaction. Water extraction has been incorporated as a step between the dehydration and the oxidation in order to purify the intermediate optionally substituted furan before having it oxidized. Prior to this water extraction, the organic solvent used for dehydration may be separated by evaporation. The provision of the water extraction allows impurities to be separated from the intermediate optionally substituted furan.
US10167258B2	Inhibitors of mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoforms 1-4 and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to the identification of PDK inhibitors and their use in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. The invention relates to the development of robust PDK inhibitors that can be used to improve glucose metabolism and correct metabolic dysfunction in vivo. Based on the unique structural features present in the ATP-binding pocket of PDK2, a single functional-group change was made in a known Hsp90 inhibitor that binds to the corresponding pocket of the latter protein from the GHKL family. This approach efficiently converted the Hsp90 inhibitor to a highly specific inhibitor for all PDK isoforms. These final PDK inhibitors of this series robustly augments PDC activity with reduced phosphorylation in tissues.
US10167236B2	Method for providing an inorganic coating to ammonium nitrate-based particles The invention relates to a method for providing an inorganic coating to ammonium nitrate (AN) based particles, in particular to ammonium nitrate-based particles for use as a fertilizer, as well as to an inorganic coating for ammonium nitrate-based particles per se. The method comprises the steps of: a) applying a liquid concentrated mineral acid with a water content of less than 50 weight %, to the particles, in order to at least solubilize ammonium nitrate at the outer surface of the particles such that an acidified particle grasping layer is obtained, and b) applying a solid mineral alkaline in powder form to the particles of step a) in order to react with the grasping layer of the particles to coat the acidified particle surface; wherein the stoichiometric ratio of solid mineral alkaline in powder form to concentrated mineral acid is equal to or more than 5:1.
US10167235B2	Joined body and method for producing the same A joined body 20 includes a porous ceramic 22 made of porous ceramic, a metal member 24 made of a metal, and a joint 30 formed of an oxide ceramic that penetrates into pores 23 of the porous ceramic 22 and joins the porous ceramic 22 to the metal member 24. The penetration depth of the oxide ceramic into the pores of the porous ceramic is preferably 10 μm or more, and more preferably 15 to 50 μm. The joined body 20 may be produced through a joining step of forming a joint by placing a metal raw material between a porous ceramic and a metal member and firing the metal raw material in the air at a temperature in the range of 400° C. to 900° C., where an oxide ceramic produced by oxidation of the metal raw material penetrates into the pores of the porous ceramic in the joint.
US10167230B1	Ultra stable tile backer board formulation A tile backer board has 29 wt % to 40 wt % of a magnesium oxide dry powder containing 80 wt % to 98 wt % of magnesium oxide, 14 wt % of 18 wt % of a magnesium chloride dissolved in water; 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a stabilizing material with a phosphorus-containing compound, reacting into an amorphous phase cementitious material. The phosphorus-containing compound is a phosphorous acid (A) or a phosphoric acid (B). 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of an aggregate is added and then a reinforcing component is mixed in or the cement is poured onto the reinforcing component forming a tile backer board.
US10167225B2	Substrate provided with a stack having thermal properties and a substoichiometric intermediate layer A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc tin oxide SnxZnyOz with a ratio of 0.1≤x/y≤2.4, with 0.75(2x +y)≤z ≤0.95(2x +y) and having a physical thickness of between 2 nm and 25 nm, or even between 2 nm and 12 nm.
US10167214B1	System and method for gas-dispersion-return-sludge-based wastewater treatment Control over the wastewater purification can be achieved through controlling delivery of gas-dispersion return sludge solely to an aerobic reaction vessel. The gas-dispersion return sludge is created using pure oxygen or oxygen containing trace amounts of ozone as a reactive gas, which is blended with return sludge to create a mixture of gas and liquid, which is pressurized with an atomizer pump, and then at a pressure of not more than approximately 5.5 MPa, the mixture is passed through an atomizer which uses cavitation or ultrasound at a frequency of less than 12,000 KHz to instantly render the reactive gas in the mixture to an ultra-fine bubble state. A portion of the gas is placed into a dissolved state, reaching a state of supersaturation with a high DO value of 20-40 mg/l, and causing the remaining ultra-fine bubbles to create an ultra-fine bubble condition.
US10167204B2	Gravity filter designs configured for increased residence time Embodiments of water filters comprise a filter housing configured to be disposed in a pour tray of a water filter pitcher, wherein a filter media cartridge is disposed inside the filter housing. The filter housing includes a housing floor, housing sidewalls extending upwardly, away from the housing floor, and at least one filter housing outlet disposed in one or more of the housing floor or the housing sidewalls. The filter media cartridge includes filter media, where the filter media cartridge comprises a cartridge floor spaced above the housing floor, cartridge sidewalls extending upwardly, away from the cartridge floor, and at least one filter media cartridge outlet disposed along one or more of the cartridge floor or the cartridge sidewalls. The water filter pitcher further includes a riser extending upwardly, away from the housing floor, and spaced between the housing sidewalls and the cartridge sidewalls, where the riser extends a distance above the cartridge floor. The riser forms a conduit volume.
US10167194B2	Reducing gas generators and methods for generating reducing gas One embodiment of the present invention is a unique reducing gas generator. Another embodiment is a unique method for generating a reducing gas. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for generating reducing gas. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
US10167181B2	Hydraulic steering shear-fork type aerial work platform The disclosed subject matter is directed to a hydraulic steering shear-fork aerial work platform that comprises a running chassis and a lifting device. The running chassis includes a chassis body and a running device that comprises a left wheel carrier, a right wheel carrier, a linkage frame, and a steering oil cylinder. The left wheel carrier and the right wheel carrier are rotatably installed on the chassis body through wheel carrier shafts. The two ends of the linkage frame are respectively hinged to the left wheel carrier and the right wheel carrier. One end of the steering oil cylinder is installed at one end of the linkage frame, and the other end of the steering oil cylinder is fixedly connected with the wheel carrier shaft through an installing plate.
US10167178B2	Leveling jack with direct actuation A leveling and stabilizing jack includes an intermediate member joining first and second lifting sections. Each lifting section includes a cross beam, a leg, a brace, a foot, a motor and a drive screw. The motor powers the drive screw, which is operably associated with the leg, to cause the leg to extend away from or retract toward the cross beam depending on the motor's direction of rotation. A motor control can control the motor of each of the lifting sections independently in a manner that results in leveling of the jack when deployed.
US10167176B2	Automatic erecting of a crane The present disclosure relates to a method for the automatic telescoping of the boom system of a crane, in particular of a mobile crane, having at least one telescopic boom, and having a rope and a winch for pivoting the boom. The method comprises measuring an actual value of the boom angle of the boom and actuating, in particular automatically, the winch in dependence on the measured boom angle.
US10167166B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus forming an image on a sheet, including: an exterior member movable with respect to an apparatus main body; a locking portion locking the exterior member to the apparatus main body such that the exterior member is not moved with respect to the apparatus main body; a display portion which is disposed on the exterior member and displays a state of the locking portion; and a light source turning on the display portion, in which the display portion includes a thin portion which is a part of the exterior member, has a thickness less than thicknesses of other portions of the exterior member, and transmits light from the light source.
US10167165B2	Stock rolls containing a first folded film within a second folded film and methods of making the same Methods for forming a stock roll including a folded film within another folded film include combining the films and winding them into the stock roll. In particular, one or more implementations of a method of forming a stock roll involve combining films on an extrusion tower. Thus, implementations of the present invention can greatly reduce costs and space requirements, while allowing a single stock roll to feed a bag-making machine in order to produce bag-in-bag structures. One or more implementations further include stock rolls including a first folded film within another folded film.
US10167148B2	Image forming apparatus and dustproof cover An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a paper loading base on which manual-feed paper is loaded, a manual-feed paper conveying unit, and a dustproof cover which covers the paper loading base being in the overhang state. The paper loading base has a lower end rotatably supported on one outer surface portion of the device main body, and is opened from an upper end thereof and disposed at a predetermined oblique angle or in a horizontal overhang state such that an overhang side becomes an upper side in an oblique direction. The manual-feed paper conveying unit is conveys the manual-feed paper on the paper loading base onto a paper conveyance path one by one. The dustproof cover includes a base which engages with the paper loading base, and an opening-and-closing cover which is rotatably connected to the base and is opened upwardly on the overhang side.
US10167145B2	Pick or put station with controllable receptacle exchange A receptacle exchange for a pick or put receptacle and method for exchanging a pick or put receptacle includes a process location at which an operator processes a receptacle by picking articles from or putting articles to a receptacle. A lift moves a receptacle from a supply location to the process location. An extractor retrieves a receptacle from the process location to an extracted location. A first drive elevates the lift between the supply location and process location and moves the extractor between the process location and extracted location. A second drive moves an inclination of the extractor. A control controls the first and second drives.
US10167123B2	Non-removable tamper resistant lid A tamper resistant lid for a container is described. The lid exhibits a center axis (X) and includes an outer and an inner member. The outer and inner members are further adapted to be substantially prevented from displacement along the center axis (X) with respect to each other. At least a part of the inner member includes threads enabling a threaded connection to the container by means of rotating the outer member in a first direction. The lid further includes at least one stop member preventing the inner member from rotation with respect to the outer member. The at least one stop member is adapted to be controllably disabled with a designated force after said inner member has been connected to the container, so that the outer member can be freely rotated with respect to the inner member to thereby prevent removal of the lid from the container. The present invention enables the sealing of a container, while substantially preventing the container from being reopened.
US10167115B1	Sealable container assembly with internal, removable panel and spout A sealable container assembly with an internal, removable panel and a spout. The container assembly has a simplified construction that includes a container, a panel with a spout that is removably positionable inside an interior volume of the container and a lid that is removably attachable to the container to seal the interior volume of the container with the panel and spout positioned in the interior volume of the container.
US10167105B2	Apparatus for manufacture of packaging container with reclosable connection and method of manufacture An apparatus for manufacturing and converting a container includes a platform for slidably accommodating a sheet of packaging material, an actuation mechanism for feeding the sheet through the platform, and a gluing device for applying glue to a portion of the sheet. The apparatus further includes a magnet applicator assembly housing a plurality of magnets, a slug applicator assembly housing a plurality of slugs and a folding mechanism to align the sheet in a final glued form. The magnet applicator assembly applies magnets to the sheet at a pre-determined time, and the slug applicator assembly applies slugs to the sheet at a pre-determined time. The magnet and the slug are attached to the sheet by the glue applied by the gluing device. The magnet aligns with the slug forming a reclosable connection.
US10167103B2	Printing apparatus, control method and non-temporary recording medium In accordance with one embodiment, a printing apparatus comprises a conveyance path, a detection section and a control section. The conveyance path conveys a mount to which labels are attached. The detection section detects the existence of the label peeled off by a peeling bar which peels off the label attached to the mount. The control section controls start time of back feed of the mount in a case in which it is detected that the label is taken away.
US10167091B2	Adaptive scan rate space surveillance sensor for super-GEO orbits Systems, methods, and apparatus for space surveillance are disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves scanning, by at least one sensor on at least one satellite in super-geostationary earth orbit (super-GEO), a raster scan over a field of regard (FOR). In one or more embodiments, the scanning is at a variable rate, which is dependent upon a target dwell time for detecting a target of interest. In at least one embodiment, the target dwell time is a function of a characteristic brightness of the target.
US10167090B2	Systems and methods for fatigue monitoring A method of monitoring usage to determine accumulated component fatigue damage includes evaluating available data for calculating an accumulated component fatigue damage for a component over a pre-determined time frame. The method includes determining at least one available method for calculating the accumulated component fatigue damage based on the available data. The method includes determining the accumulated component fatigue damage for the component using the at least one available method.
US10167088B2	Crosswind performance aircraft engine spinner Aircraft gas turbine engine spinner includes conical forward spinner section extending aftwardly from spinner tip to a curved aft spinner section circumscribed about centerline axis, a spinner aspect ratio greater than about 1.8, and wherein spinner aspect ratio is an axial distance between spinner tip and spinner end divided by radial distance from axis to spinner end. Aspect ratio may be in a range of about 2.0-2.2 or about 2.2-2.8. Aft spinner section may be substantially tangential to platform leading edges of platforms of fan blades. Aft spinner section may have cambered or an elliptical axially curved cross-section.Spinner axial cross-section may have longer spinner axial distance compared to baseline axial distance of baseline cross-section and spinner aspect ratio greater than baseline aspect ratio of baseline cross-section.
US10167083B2	Cradle recline mechanism for fixed-shell aircraft seat A fixed-shell aircraft passenger seat including a seat bottom pivotably attached to a seatback, a fixed-shell positioned behind the seatback, left and right spreaders guiding the seat bottom forward and lower as the seat bottom moves to a reclined sitting position, a linkage arm linked with movement of the seat bottom, and a locking gas spring arranged between the linkage arm and a fixed seat frame member for counterbalancing passenger weight to return the seat bottom to upright and prevent over acceleration into a cradle recline sitting position.
US10167081B2	Flying wing with side cargo compartment Optimization of the use of the available volume in a flying wing for commercial passenger transport, in particular for short- or medium-haul routes. A flying wing is provided including a passenger cabin together with at least one hold for the transport of luggage and/or goods, in which the hold is positioned laterally relative to said passenger cabin.
US10167076B1	Corrugated lift fan rotor A corrugated lift fan rotor is disclosed. In various embodiments, a rotor includes an upper skin, a lower skin, and an at least partly corrugated core encased between the upper skin and the lower skin. In some embodiments, the core comprises a composite material, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material, and includes an upper cap portion, a lower cap portion, and a web portion extending between the upper and lower cap portions.
US10167074B2	Structure formed from composite material A structure formed from composite material and method of forming a structure composite material is disclosed in which one or more metal layers are disposed on the composite material.
US10167072B2	Atmospheric balloon descent system An atmospheric balloon descent system includes a system housing having a drogue chamber containing a drogue chute and a parachute chamber containing a parachute. The parachute coupled with the drogue chute with a drogue tether. A riser tether extends between a descent system end portion and a balloon system end portion, and the descent system end portion is coupled with the parachute. A drogue cover release is coupled between the riser tether and the drogue cover. The descent system transitions between riser deployment and parachute deployment configurations. In the riser deployment configuration the system housing is decoupled from the atmospheric balloon system and the riser tether is deployed between the system housing and the atmospheric balloon system. In the parachute deployment configuration the deployed riser tether opens the drogue chamber and deploys the drogue chute and the deployed drogue chute opens the parachute chamber and deploys the parachute.
US10167070B2	Marine electric power steering system with cable assembly A marine electric power steering system includes an actuator assembly, a gear assembly, and a cable assembly. The actuator assembly has an actuator assembly input and an actuator assembly output. The actuator assembly input is operatively connected to a steering shaft that extends along a steering column axis. The gear assembly includes a first gear that is driven by a second gear and a crank arm extending from the first gear. The cable assembly extends from an end of the crank arm to a steering device.
US10167064B2	Side cutaway system and method for kayaks The present invention is method of reducing the longitudinal beam of a kayak in the area of a kayaker's paddle stroke by incorporating a cutaway section. The invention allows the paddle to be closer to the center of gravity of the kayak and thus produce more drive force and less wasted turning force. The paddler doesn't have to reach out so far to the side and therefore has a more comfortable and ergonomic stroke.
US10167063B2	Underwater operation platform and method for using the same An underwater operation platform, including: a main body; two ducted propellers disposed at the tail end of the main body; a living building; pile legs; a tower crane; a submergence module; lifting devices; and a gantry crane. The main body includes a deck and a moonpool. The submergence module includes a support plate, a plurality of truss members, and a base plate. The living building disposed on the front end of the deck. The pile legs are disposed at the four corners of the main body, respectively. The deck includes two parallel pathways which are located at two sides of the moonpool, respectively, for supporting the gantry crane. The lifting devices are disposed on the deck and are close to four corners of the moonpool. The support plate and the base plate are integrated with the plurality of truss members.
US10167038B2	Self-balancing scooter with foldable foothold for additional rider Disclosed is a self-balancing scooter with a foldable foothold for an additional rider. The self-balancing scooter includes: a housing; a controller mounted inside the housing for controlling running and direction change; motors respectively mounted at both sides of the housing; wheels respectively mounted on shafts of the motors; a battery mounted on the bottom surface of the housing; a riding board mounted on the upper part of the housing to allow a main rider to put feet; a foldable foothold attached to the side wall of the riding board to allow an additional rider to put feet; casters mounted at one side of the foldable foothold; a fitting hole formed at the other side of the foldable foothold; and a bracket assembled to the fitting hole through a rotary shaft and attached to the side wall of the riding board, the bracket having assembly holes.
US10167036B2	Electric balance vehicle An electric balance vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors.
US10167030B1	Mountable magnetic retractable tethered puck for two wheeled vehicles Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for using a magnet retractable support platform for kickstands for use with two wheeled vehicles that include motorcycles, mopeds and bicycles. While a two wheeled vehicle is parked, a kickstand support, such as a puck, can be magnetically attached to a lowered kickstand on a two wheeled vehicle by a magnet in the kickstand support. A tether line can have an end attached to the kickstand support and an opposite end tethered to a mounted retriever assembly that can be clamped to handlebars of the two-wheeled vehicle. A spring in the retriever assembly can activated by a switch to retract the tether line and allow for the kickstand support to be attached again to the mounted retriever assembly when the kickstand support is not being used. A clip and/or a second magnet on the retriever assembly can also releasably attach the kickstand support to the retriever assembly when the kickstand support is not being used.
US10167029B2	Rubber crawler A rubber crawler excellent in durability, in which projections are adhered to a crawler main body separately, is provided. The rubber crawler (10) has a crawler main body (1) formed of vulcanized rubber and projections (3) formed of vulcanized rubber, the crawler main body (1) having a ridge (1c) on an inner circumferential surface (1b), the projections (3) being adhered to the ridge (1c) of the crawler main body (1).
US10167025B2	Slidable conveyance assembly A device for a slidable assembly may include a support channel, defined by first, second, and third support sides and including a primary support bearing and a tertiary support bearing, and a slide channel, defined by first, second, and third slide sides and including a primary slide bearing and a tertiary slide bearing. In an assembled state, the slide channel may fit around the support channel such that the primary support bearing contacts the first slide side and the primary slide bearing contacts the first support side such that the first slide channel is configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the first support channel, and the tertiary support bearing contacts the first slide channel and the tertiary slide bearing contacts the first support channel to restrict lateral transition of the first slide channel with respect to the first support channel.
US10167023B2	Vehicle underbody structure and vehicle body The vehicle underbody structure (20) includes a floor panel (24) and an underbody reinforcement element (26), the underbody reinforcement element (26) including at least a front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and a rear transversal beam (114), the transversal beams (112a, 112b, 114) extending parallel to each other and being attached to the floor panel (24). The front transversal beam (112a, 112b) and the rear transversal beam (114) are made of a press hardening steel having a tensile strength higher than or equal to 1300 MPa.
US10167022B2	Vehicular underframe structure A vehicular underframe structure may an include a lower panel including a composite material and having a central portion curved upwards along a longitudinal direction thereof; an upper panel including a composite material and combined on the lower panel wherein an undersurface thereof faces an upper surface of the lower panel with an internal compartment formed therebetween; and a rib portion provided in the internal compartment and having a lower rib integrally protruding upwards from the upper surface of the lower panel and an upper rib integrally protruding downwards from the undersurface of the upper panel.
US10167016B2	Vehicle with park assist A vehicle including: motor(s), steering, sensors, processor(s) configured to: (a) load a stored parking spot; (b) via the sensors, map an area leading the vehicle; (c) intersect virtual segments with locations on the map based on (a); (d) compare a current heading, based on (c), to a desired heading, based on (a); (e) automatically recast the vehicle, via the steering based on (d).
US10167005B2	Route examining system and method A route examining system includes first and second detection units and an identification unit. The first and second detection units are configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system traveling along a route having plural conductive tracks. The first and second detection units are disposed at spaced apart locations along a length of the vehicle system. The first and second detection units are configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in response to an examination signal being electrically injected into at least one of the conductive tracks. The identification unit includes one or more processors configured to determine that a section of the route includes an electrical short responsive to the one or more electrical characteristics monitored by the first and second detection units indicating that the examination signal is received by only one of the first and second detection units.
US10166995B2	System and method for feature activation via gesture recognition and voice command Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for activating a vehicle feature through gesture recognition and voice command by an authorized user. Generally, a vehicle control system of the present disclosure obtains gesture commands and voice commands from an authorized user and communicates with a body control module to complete the vehicle feature. More specifically, in certain embodiments, a processor of the vehicle control system is configured to initiate a feature activation mode of a vehicle control system, authenticate an authorized user, receive a gesture command and a voice command, determine a vehicle feature associated with the received gesture command and voice command, and activate the determined feature in response to the recognized gesture command and voice command.
US10166990B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission, an engine stop system, and a brake system. The brake system is configured to control a braking force of the wheel based on an operation state of a brake operating portion that is operated by a driver. The brake system includes a braking force adjusting device. The braking force adjusting device includes an actuator and an electronic control unit. The actuator is configured to adjust a braking force of the wheel. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the engine stop system stops the driving of the engine, control the actuator such that slip of a belt of the belt-type continuously variable transmission relative to the pulley becomes less than or equal to a predetermined allowable limit.
US10166989B2	Clutch torque trajectory correction to provide torque hole filling during a ratio upshift A control system and method for controlling a multiple gear ratio automatic transmission in a powertrain for an automatic transmission having pressure activated friction torque elements to effect gear ratio upshifts. The friction torque elements are synchronously engaged and released during a torque phase of an upshift event as torque from a torque source is increased while allowing the off-going friction elements to slip, followed by an inertia phase during which torque from a torque source is modulated. A perceptible transmission output torque reduction during an upshift is avoided. Measured torque values are used during a torque phase of the upshift to correct an estimated oncoming friction element target torque so that transient torque disturbances at an oncoming clutch are avoided and torque transients at the output shaft are reduced.
US10166982B1	Automobile-speed control using terrain-based speed profile Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards hysteresis engaged vehicle cruise control apparatuses, and systems and methods that facilitate energy efficiency as a function of external energy obstacles. The method and system includes an adaptable terrain-based speed profile and terrain-based work function for maintaining a vehicle at a desired speed and selected speed range. The speed profile further includes a terrain-based driving preference associated with an identifier that identifies a particular driver and driving profile. Vehicle-related data is generated with regard to energy efficiency obstacles, and vehicle speed is automatically adjusted based on this data to facilitate fuel economy. In certain embodiments, vehicle-related data is sent to a cloud-computing system for processing. In other embodiments, the desired speed and terrain-based speed profile is influenced by user or external inputs.
US10166975B2	Transmission with torque converter disconnect clutch and engine braking friction clutch A transmission includes a housing, and a transmission input member. A torque converter includes a pump and a turbine. The turbine of the torque converter is connected to the transmission input member. A lock-up clutch selectively connects the pump and the turbine. A cover is connected to and rotatable with the pump. The cover at least partially defines an interior of the torque converter. A torque converter input member passes through the cover. A one way clutch interconnects the torque converter input member and the cover. An engine brake friction clutch is disposed within the interior of the torque converter. The engine brake friction clutch selectively interconnects the torque converter input member and the cover in torque communication to transfer a braking torque therebetween.
US10166971B2	System and method for energy rate balancing in hybrid automatic transmissions A hybrid system includes a transmission control module, a power source, a transmission, and a drive train. The transmission control module partially operates the hybrid system and receives operating information from various components of the system, calculates power losses in the drive train, and calculates the driving torque needed to reach a target power profile determined from a driver's input.
US10166965B2	Method for selecting a mode of operation of a hybrid vehicle A method for selecting a mode of operation of a hybrid vehicle. At least one evaluation variable is determined for each predetermined target criteria for the quantitative description of the respective target criterion. Possible power distributions in the drivetrain are determined for each mode of operation of a first selection of possible modes of operation; determining values of the evaluation variables for each one of the determined power distributions of the respective mode of operation for each mode of operation of the first selection and determining an ideal power distribution in the drivetrain by the determined values of the evaluation variables for the respective mode of operation; and selecting an ideal mode of operation by those values of the evaluation variables which the latter have for the modes of operation of the first selection, in each case at the operating point of the determined ideal power distribution.
US10166960B2	Vehicle brake system for a motor vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle brake system when the parking brake function is activated A vehicle brake system, comprising a hydraulically controllable disk brake device, which has an electromechanical actuating device for activating a parking brake function, wherein the vehicle brake system has a hydraulic circuit having a hydraulic pressure source and controllable hydraulic functional elements in order to hydraulically control the disk brake device according to a service brake action of a driver or according to an automatic activation of a driving assistance system, wherein the vehicle brake system further comprises a control device in order to control the electromechanical actuating device according to a parking brake action of the driver or according to an automatic activation of the parking brake function. In order to avoid overload states the control device is designed to control at least one of the hydraulic functional elements in such a way that, before the parking brake function is activated by controlling the electromechanical actuating device, a hydraulic volume currently acting on the disk brake device in order to produce a hydraulic pressure that causes a service brake action can be hydraulically isolated.
US10166953B2	Vehicle shift control system When a P lock state is set on the basis of a predetermined request signal for setting the P lock state, a P position indicator lamp (62) is turned on or off on the basis of the status of power supplied to the vehicle (10). For example, when the P lock state is set, the P position indicator lamp (62) is turned off when the power status is an ALL-OFF status where a combination meter (56), or the like, is not turned on or is raised to an ACC-ON status; whereas, when the P lock state is set, the P position indicator lamp (62) is turned on when the power status is an IG-ON status, when the power status is changed from the IG-ON status during vehicle driving to the ACC-ON status, or within a predetermined period of time from when the power status is changed from the IG-ON status to the ALL-OFF status.
US10166946B2	Vehicular airbag device A vehicular airbag device capable of improving reduction of an occupant obstruction value during a diagonal collision. A vehicular airbag device opens an airbag door on an instrument panel. The outer shape of the airbag when fully deployed and expanded is line-symmetrical with respect to a center line (a line X-X) of the opening in a vehicle left-right width direction, and a width dimension WB in the vehicle width direction at a position of a rear edge 2b of the instrument panel in the vehicle longitudinal direction is greater than a width dimension WC in the vehicle width direction at a position of a center Z1 of the opening in the vehicle longitudinal direction which is more forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction than the rear edge position of the instrument panel.
US10166944B2	Air bag system An air bag system includes: a pad including a ceiling wall portion which covers an air bag and a side wall portion which extends into a cylindrical shape; a mounting base which holds the pad and holds the air bag by causing an annular retainer; and switch members which make up a horn switch mechanism so that the mounting base is mounted on a steering wheel main body, wherein: the switch members are provided below the air bag; and movable-side members are provided so that a portion at a side facing the inlet opening on an upper side thereof is brought into abutment with the retainer via a circumferential edge of the inlet opening of the air bag and a portion at a side thereof is brought into abutment with a lower surface of the side wall portion of the pad.
US10166941B1	Light housing for mounting light on bumper of automobile A light housing for installing a light on a bumper of an automobile. It includes a cylindrical member with a front opening which has a shape defined by an intersection of the cylinder with a first plane that is non-perpendicular to a cylindrical axis of the cylinder, and an oval shaped mounting ring joined to the cylindrical member at the front opening. The mounting ring had a backward extending outer rim, the outer rim having a shape that conforms to a second plane which is parallel to the first plane. When mounted on the bumper, the backward extending outer rim presses against the bumper surface. The light housing is designed such that when mounted, the axial direction of the cylindrical member forms a predefined angle relative to the forward direction of the automobile, e.g. parallel to the forward direction.
US10166939B2	Vehicular power supply control device and a controlling method of the same When supplying electric power to a load from a power supply via a parallel circuit of two electrical wires having the same wiring resistance, a vehicular power supply control device uses a current measurement unit in intelligent power devices (IPDs) to measure a passing current flowing in a semiconductor switching device in each of the electrical wires. Then, in order to match the temperatures of the electrical wires as estimated by a present temperature estimation unit base on the measured current, a target duty ratio in a PWM control for reducing the passing current in the semiconductor switching device of the IPD on one electrical wire is calculated in a target duty ratio calculation unit, and the semiconductor switching device of the one IPD is turned on and off by a PWM/DC control and shutoff determination unit with the calculated target duty ratio.
US10166938B2	Vehicle power supply box device A vehicle power supply box device includes: a first system which feeds electric power to first group electric parts requiring constant feed of power supply electric power; a second system which feeds electric power from to second group electric parts requiring feed of power supply electric power in response to a state of an ignition switch. The device further includes: a recovery switch portion connected between a second input side power supply line and an input of the first system; an input abnormality detecting portion which detects presence/absence of abnormality in the input of the first system; and a recovery control portion which controls the recovery switch portion to be turned ON/OFF in accordance with the presence/absence of the abnormality detected by the input abnormality detecting portion.
US10166934B2	Capturing driving risk based on vehicle state and automatic detection of a state of a location A system for capturing an event comprises a processor and a memory. The processor was configured to a) determine that a vehicle is approaching a location of interest; b) capture an image of the location; c) analyze the image to determine a state of the location; and d) modify an event criterion based at least in part on the state of the location. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.
US10166929B2	Storage box A storage area for an electric vehicle includes a rigid tunnel positioned within a passenger compartment of the electric vehicle. The tunnel covers a portion of a battery assembly that extends above a floor structure of the vehicle such that the passenger compartment is sealed from the battery assembly. A center console is positioned within the passenger compartment. The center console is disposed on top of the tunnel such that a medial portion of the center console is spaced a vertical distance above a top surface of the rigid tunnel. A first end and a second end of the center console are coupled with the top surface of the rigid tunnel. A thickness of the medial portion is less than that of the first end and the second end. A space between the top surface of the tunnel and a bottom surface of the medial portion defines the storage area.
US10166906B1	Conversion device to transform a flat bed into a truck bed and the method to use This invention is a retractable cargo wall for flatbed trucks and trailers that lowers into an enclosure that may be rollup canister or tray. Once the cargo walls are lowered, the posts supporting the walls may collapse into the bed, thereby transforming a bed with cargo walls into a flatbed. It is also anticipate that a truck or trailer bed with posts can be transformed into a flatbed truck or trailer.
US10166902B2	Travel support device A seating support device for use in conjunction with a seat to support a user during travel. The support comprises a main body of flexible material that is capable of being manipulated to alter a three dimensional form of the body into one of multiple usable forms. At least one of the multiple forms is a support form having a recess for a user to rest their leg and/or foot therein. Other forms include a second support form and/or a pouch or carry bag form. An attachment mechanism associated with the body is provided for attaching the body to a support structure separate from a seating surface of the seat in the at least one support form. The body is also configured to couple the seat in use.
US10166901B2	Seat for a motor vehicle A seat includes a back part and a seat part having a seat cover, padding, and a support structure. The seat cover delimits a seat area, which is divided into a central bearing area and two side support areas. An air bladder is located in each of the side support areas. The air bladders can be inflated or deflated for changing the vertical position of the seat area on the side support areas. A bearing part is arranged between the support structure and the air bladder. A fastener constructed as a latching connection is configured to fix the bearing part on the support structure.
US10166895B2	Seatback comfort carrier A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. A back panel includes a front closeout panel. A carrier supports the seatback and includes an upper thoracic region having a peripheral support. A peripheral gap is defined between the front closeout panel and the upper thoracic region. A bottom portion of the upper thoracic region includes a lower wall having a sinusoidal configuration. A lower lumber region includes a peripheral support. A peripheral gap is defined between the front closeout panel and the lower lumber region. An upper portion of the lower lumbar region includes an upper wall having a sinusoidal configuration. A plurality of concave connectors couple the lower wall of the upper thoracic region with the upper wall of the lower lumber region.
US10166891B2	Vehicular seat Provided is an inexpensive, easy-to-assemble vehicular seat having few components. The vehicular seat 1A has a surface skin 13 and a backboard 12 to which the surface skin 13 is attached, wherein the surface skin 13 has a first surface skin 13a and a second surface skin 13b connected to the first surface skin 13a, protruding members 16 and holes 17 are provided as a connecting structure for connecting the backboard 12 and the second surface skin 13b, and the second surface skin 13b is formed from a soft material such as an elastomer.
US10166888B2	Vehicle seat The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle seat which can improve degree of freedom in the design of the vehicle seat. A vehicle seat with a seat cushion and a seat back includes: right and left side frames 20 constituting right and left frames of the seat back; a pressure-receiving member 40 disposed between the right and left side frames 20 and configured to receive a load from an occupant; and a driving mechanism 50 disposed at each of right and left sides of the pressure-receiving member 40 and configured to cause a right end portion or a left end portion of the pressure-receiving member 40 to move from an initial position to an advanced position that is located frontward of the initial position or to move from the advanced position to the initial position, wherein the driving mechanism 50 includes a linkage (drive link member 100 and contact link member 200) configured to be connected to the pressure-receiving member 40 and a driving source 52 configured to actuate the linkage, and wherein the linkage is configured to operate when a load equal to or greater than a predetermined amount is input from the occupant to the pressure-receiving member 40 to cause the pressure-receiving member 40 to move to a backward position that is located rearward of the initial position.
US10166880B2	System for announcing predicted remaining amount of energy A system for announcing a predicted remaining amount of energy includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain traveling state information which contains current vehicle position information; a searching unit configured to search a predicted passage point through which the vehicle is predicted to pass in a future on a basis of the traveling state information; an predicting unit configured to predict a predicted remaining amount of energy, the predicted remaining amount of energy being a predicted amount of traveling energy remaining at the time when the vehicle passes the predicted passage point; and an announcing unit configured to announce information about the predicted remaining amount of energy and the predicted passage point corresponding to the predicted remaining amount of energy to a user.
US10166872B2	Range extender vehicle A range extender vehicle includes: a turboshaft engine, a turboshaft engine controller, a generator, a battery pack, a battery controller, driving motors, a battery heat radiator, and a gasholder. A signal end of the turboshaft engine is connected to the turboshaft engine controller. A transmission shaft of the turboshaft engine is connected to a rotatory shaft of the generator. The generator outputs electric energy to the battery pack and the driving motor respectively. The battery pack and the driving motor are connected together and are connected to the battery controller at the signal end. The transmission shaft of the driving motor is connected to the wheel.
US10166868B2	Vehicle-mounted equipment operation support system A vehicle-mounted equipment operation support system include: a vehicle-mounted equipment operating device including a contact operating surface allowing an operator to perform a contact operation with a finger when operating or stopping a vehicle-mounted equipment, and an operation mode detector detecting an operation mode of the operator with respect to an operation unit, and in which the contact operating surface is arranged at a position closer to a vehicle front side than a steering wheel and enables an operation of the operator without taking off a hand from the steering wheel and a plurality of contact operation modes are assigned to the contact operating surface; a display device capable of displaying operation-related information relating to the operation of the operator; and a controller capable of performing display control of the operation-related information on the display device based on an output signal of the operation mode detector.
US10166867B2	Method to control reaction force of an accelerator pedal system A method is provided to control the acceleration of a motor vehicle from a current speed, wherein the motor vehicle includes an accelerator pedal system able to generate on the accelerator pedal an added reaction force when the depression of the accelerator pedal reaches a given depression level. The method includes the steps of: a) measuring the current vehicle speed; b) determining a target speed of the motor vehicle in function at least of the current vehicle speed or determining from the current vehicle speed a maximum acceleration rate; c) determining at least one threshold depression level of the accelerator pedal that corresponds to the stabilization of the vehicle speed at the target speed or that corresponds to maximum acceleration rate; d) generating an added reaction force on the accelerator pedal if the depression of the accelerator pedal reaches or is about to reach the threshold depression level; wherein at least steps a), b), and c) are automatically repeated as vehicle speed increases.
US10166866B2	Vehicle traveling control apparatus A vehicle traveling control apparatus includes an abnormality monitoring device which determines whether or not a driver of a vehicle is in an abnormal state where the driver loses an ability to drive the vehicle, and a decelerating device which decelerates the vehicle to automatically stop the vehicle after a conclusive abnormality determination time point which is a time point when the abnormality monitoring device finalizes the determination that the driver is in the abnormal state. The decelerating device is configured to prohibit the deceleration of the vehicle when the vehicle is in the deceleration prohibition situation after the conclusive abnormality determination time point.
US10166865B2	Automatic control of driveline states A method for controlling a vehicle driveline uses sensors to estimate a need for powering secondary wheels for each of a plurality of conditions. The estimates are scaled and the scaled estimates summed. Only primary wheels are powered when the summed estimates are less than a reference value. Both the primary and secondary wheels are powered when the summed estimates exceed the reference value.
US10166855B2	Vehicle, system, and method of calculating an engine torque request value A method of calculating an engine torque request value for a vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving an regeneration torque request value corresponding to a regeneration torque to be generated by an energy recovery mechanism. The vehicle controller further receives a desired acceleration value, and calculates the engine torque request value based on the regeneration torque request value and the desired acceleration value. The vehicle controller may then operate the engine in accordance with the engine torque request value.
US10166852B2	Vehicle body lower structure Disclosed is a vehicle body lower structure which is capable of suppressing an increase in a vehicle weight, ensuring a degree of freedom of a layout of vehicle parts and also protecting an electric power converter. In the vehicle body lower structure, the electric power converter is provided between a first cross member and a second cross member. The electric power converter includes an electric power converter body, a first support portion and a second support portion. The electric power converter is disposed between the first cross member and the second cross member. The first support portion is provided at the electric power converter body and supported by the first cross member. The second support portion is provided at the electric power converter body and supported by the second cross member. The second support portion has a weak portion which is deformable by an impact load.
US10166851B2	Belt molding A belt molding that achieves a reduced separating/contacting noise includes a protrusion formed on an outer surface of a side portion, which is opposed to a glass, of a molding main body, a seal lip that is formed below the protrusion on the outer surface of the side portion, which is opposed to the glass, of the molding main body and is configured to be in contact with the glass, which rises and lowers, and is capable of being in contact with the protrusion when the glass is fully-closed. A skin is disposed on at least one of contacting portions among a seal lip contacting portion of the protrusion that contacts the seal lip and a protrusion contacting portion of the seal lip that contacts the protrusion. The skin is made of a harder material than a material of the protrusion or the seal lip that include the skin.
US10166846B2	Vehicle door module A vehicle door module includes a base attached to an opening of an inner panel; a window glass lifting-lowering device attached to the base, the window glass lifting-lowering device provided with a window glass cable for pulling a window glass, a window glass drum for winding the window glass cable, a window glass lifting-lowering motor for rotating the window glass drum, and at least one pulley for guiding the window glass cable; and a support for supporting the pulley, the support being provided to the base and supported by an edge part of the opening of the inner panel.
US10166844B2	Vehicle hood shield and bracket system Disclosed herein are embodiments of a vehicle hood shield for use in protecting a vehicle hood from damage while the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle hood shield can be attached through the use of different adhesive taping configurations. Further, in some embodiments an attachment clip can be used to retain the vehicle hood shield to the vehicle hood.
US10166841B2	Vehicle climate control system A vehicle climate control system has a control strategy which controls temperature of an evaporator in a refrigeration circuit to achieve a target temperature/relative humidity within a comfort zone which is defined by upper and lower temperature boundaries and upper and lower relative humidity boundaries. Several system embodiments are disclosed, including an all-electric system. All systems operate with improved efficiency.
US10166831B2	Device for adjusting the height of a vehicle body A device for adjusting the height of a vehicle body, containing a movement thread, which is arranged between the vehicle body and a wheel carrier. The movement thread has two threaded parts that can be rotated in relation to each other, which are formed by a spindle and a spindle nut, and a locking apparatus, which bridges the movement thread at at least two axial positions in a positive-locking manner and which has a locking sleeve having locking stops arranged over the periphery at different axial positions. The device is characterized in that the locking sleeve is modularly formed of a stack of at least one locking element containing locking stops and groove sections and at least one intermediate element containing only groove sections.
US10166828B2	Suspension device for amphibious vehicle A pressure system of a suspension device for an amphibious vehicle includes: a pump configured to discharge a working fluid; a first control valve disposed in a first flow path extending between the pump and a first hydraulic chamber, the first control valve being configured to control supply of the working fluid from the pump to the first hydraulic chamber; a pilot check valve disposed in a portion of the first flow path which extends between the first hydraulic chamber and the first control valve, the pilot check valve being configured to open and close the first flow path in accordance with a pilot pressure; and a second control valve disposed in a pilot flow path extending between the pump and the pilot check valve, the second control valve being configured to control supply of the pilot pressure to the pilot check valve.
US10166827B2	Multi-function hitch accessory retaining device and method A multi-function hitch accessory retaining device and method which includes an assembly comprising a housing, receiver engagement pin, biasing mechanism, fastener, and coupling pin that is inserted into an accessory shank and configured to easily engage and disengage a conventional hitch receiver as well as a method of firmly securing the shank within the hitch receiver tube.
US10166818B2	Snow tire tread comprising incisions and cavities A snow tire tread having a plurality of blocks separated by grooves and provided with sipe incisions dividing into several parts from a certain depth onwards, (complex sipes each having, when viewed in cross section, a rectilinear first part extending radially from the tread surface of the tread, and a second part extending the first part and comprising at least two branches each having an end. The tread has cavities each extending between the branches of a complex sipe and having a bottom situated at the same level as the ends of the branches. The cavities and the grooves of the tread are configured so that this tread has a voids surface ratio at the end of wear greater than or equal to 35%. Furthermore, the distance (D) between two branches of two adjacent complex sipes is at least equal to 2 mm.
US10166817B2	Pneumatic tire To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire (10) including: a carcass (13); an inclined belt (14), and an inner liner (17). The inclined belt (14) is disposed on the tire radial outer side of the crown portion of the carcass (13). The inclined belt (14) includes at least one inclined belt layer (16). The inclined belt layer (16) has cords extending as being inclined at 35° or more with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The inner liner (17) has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more at least in part of a side portion (19).
US10166807B2	Method and device for applying portions of a backlining material to the back of a book block A method for applying portions of a backlining material to a back of a book block includes transporting the book block in a conveying direction in a book production line. The back of the book block is provided with an adhesive, wherein the book block is initially provided with the adhesive over an entire back length of the book block in a single application process. Then, the portions of the backlining material are applied in succession to the back of the book block, wherein at least a first portion of the backlining material is applied by a first conveying device and subsequently at least a second portion of the backlining material is applied by a second conveying device to the back of the book block such that at least one of the portions overlaps another one of the portions.
US10166797B2	Printer which sets a print area based on a scanned image of a material on which printing is to be performed, method for controlling printer, and recording medium A printer includes: a processor; a print head configured to perform printing in accordance with input print data; and a scanner configured to acquire an image of a material to be printed. The processor is configured to detect at least one line extending in a first direction on the material to be printed from the image acquired by the scanner when moving of the printer in a moving direction in which the scanner is on the front side of the print head, and set a print area along the first direction based on the line on the material to be printed, and the print head prints in the print area.
US10166780B2	Liquid accommodating body, liquid filling method, and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid accommodating body includes a liquid accommodating chamber that accommodates liquid, a pouring port through which the liquid is poured into the liquid accommodating chamber, a visual recognition portion through which a surface of liquid accommodated in the liquid accommodating chamber is visually recognized and which is provided on a side wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber, a partition wall that partitions the liquid accommodating chamber into a pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber into which the liquid is poured through the pouring port and a visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber including the visual recognition portion in a direction intersecting a gravity direction, and a liquid communication portion which is provided between the partition wall and a bottom wall forming the liquid accommodating chamber and through which the pouring port side liquid accommodating chamber and the visual recognition portion side liquid accommodating chamber communicate with each other.
US10166774B2	Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles, a plurality of individual liquid chambers, a circulation channel, a circulation common liquid chamber, a common liquid chamber, and a vibration damping member. The plurality of nozzles discharges liquid. The plurality of individual liquid chambers is communicated with the plurality of nozzles. The circulation channel is communicated with the plurality of individual liquid chambers. The circulation common liquid chamber is communicated with the circulation channel. The common liquid chamber supplies the liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers. The common liquid chamber includes a first portion disposed side by side with the circulation common liquid chamber in an in-plane direction and a second portion having a width greater than a width of the first portion in the in-plane direction. The vibration damping member is recoverably deformable and constitutes a wall surface of the second portion of the common liquid chamber.
US10166773B2	Actuator device, connection structure of wire member, liquid ejector, and method of manufacturing the actuator device An actuator device includes: an actuator including a first element contact; and a wire member including (a) a first contact connected to the first element contact and (b) a first wire configured to conduct with the first contact. A first wide portion is formed at a distal end portion of the first wire at an edge portion of the wire member. The first wide portion is disposed beyond the first element contact in a wire direction of the first wire. The first contact is disposed at a basal end portion of the first wire. The basal end portion is located further from the edge portion of the wire member than the first wide portion. The first contact is connected to the first element contact.
US10166766B2	Head driving device, liquid-ejection head unit, and liquid ejection apparatus A head driving device drives a liquid ejection head. The liquid ejection head includes a plurality of nozzles and a plurality of pressure generating devices provided respectively corresponding to the nozzles. The head driving device includes a driving-waveform correcting unit configured to correct driving waveform data that defines ejection characteristics of liquid to be ejected from the nozzle based on interference patterns expressing variations in the ejection characteristics caused by an interference occurring in the nozzle.
US10166756B2	Temperature control assembly for controlling the temperature of a functional parts of a printing machine, and printing system comprising at least one printing machine and a temperature control assembly A temperature control assembly controls the temperature of functional parts of a printing machine. The temperature control assembly comprises a plurality of assembly-side sub-circuits, the temperature of which is to be individually controlled, each sub-circuit having a temperature-control fluid outlet and a temperature-control fluid inlet, on each of which, in order to form a respective temperature control circuit, one or more functional parts can be connected as loads of a temperature-controlling external temperature control sub-circuit by the use of releasable connections, and which, on the feed side of the temperature control thereof, are or can be thermally and fluidically coupled, via respective removal points, to a common feed line, and on the return side, via each return point, to a common fluid return. The temperature control assembly is configured as a structurally independent assembly comprising the assembly-side temperature control circuits thereof and the feed and return, and a temperature control device that controls the temperature of the temperature control fluid supplied to the feed, one of on and in a single-component or in a multi-component frame of the temperature control assembly. The temperature control device is provided in a fluid stream between the last return point and the first removal point. A line section of the feed line, which extends at least over the length from the first removal point to the last downward removal point of the assembly-side temperature control circuit, has an average line cross-section which is one of greater than a multiple of the average line cross-section of a supply line section arranged in the feed downstream of the temperature control device and arranged upstream of the line section, and which is greater than a multiple of a line a cross-section upstream of each of the largest return point.
US10166752B2	Methods for additively manufacturing composite parts A method of additively manufacturing a composite part comprises applying a photopolymer resin to a non-resin component while pushing a continuous flexible line through a delivery assembly. The continuous flexible line comprises the non-resin component and a photopolymer-resin component that comprises at least some of the photopolymer resin applied to the non-resin component. The method also comprises depositing, via the delivery assembly, a segment of the continuous flexible line along a print path. The method further comprises delivering curing energy to at least a portion of the segment of the continuous flexible line deposited along the print path.
US10166749B2	Bonding-substrate fabrication method, bonding substrate, substrate bonding method, bonding-substrate fabrication apparatus, and substrate assembly [Problem] To provide a substrate bonding technique having a wide range of application. [Solution] A silicon thin film is formed on a bonding surface, and the interface with the substrate is surface-treated using energetic particles/metal particles.
US10166746B2	Resilient pad composite and process for making same without a die The present application describes making a resilient pad composite that includes a substrate bonded to a plurality of discrete, spaced-apart, resilient elements engaged to at least one reinforcing structure. The reinforcing structure may include a lattice of reinforcing material. The one or more lattices of reinforcing material may engage at least some of the resilient elements.
US10166745B2	Removable foam traction mat A fiber-reinforced multi-layered structure and a fiber-reinforced CLCC foam traction mat for use in the marine, power sports and leisure industries are provided which are strong enough to have snaps installed in them, thereby allowing the structure and the mat to be snapped in place, stay snapped and be removed whenever it becomes necessary or desired. CLCC is a cross-linked-closed-cell foam compound. The mat product comprises the multi-layered structure of one or more layers of CLCC foam, one or more layers of a strong synthetic woven textile fiber, and one or more layers of a dimpled cross-linked-closed-cell foam, or equivalent non-skid base material; and a plurality of snaps, imbedded or otherwise incorporated into the multi-layered structure so as to allow the mat to be clasped and fastened to the desired surface of the marine vessel or vehicle. Techniques for forming and assembling the removable mat include conventional extrusion, laminating and rolling.
US10166739B2	Decoration panel and method for manufacturing decoration panel A decoration panel of the present invention includes an outer layer having a through hole formed thereon which is opened to a front surface to be decorated and a back surface on a side opposite to the front surface, and a decoration layer including an inlay pattern portion which is part of the decoration layer entering the inside of the through hole from the back surface side being curved and deformed, the decoration layer being arranged on the entire back surface of the outer layer and having an approximately uniform layer thickness.
US10166738B2	Flying splice tape with residue-free fastener for woven and nonwoven fibrous materials Provided are adhesive tapes and methods of use. The adhesive tape provides a flying splice of fibrous materials. An example adhesive tape comprises an adhesive layer, a backing adjacent to the adhesive layer, and a non-adhesive mechanical fastener.
US10166719B1	Print protection method and three-dimensional printing apparatus A print protection method adapting to a three-dimensional printing apparatus is provided. The print protection method includes following step: when a system voltage reduces from a normal voltage to a first threshold voltage, and lower than the first threshold voltage, generating a triggering signal to a control device by the trigger circuit; recording a position data of a current position of a print head to a storage device by the control device according to the triggering signal after the system voltage is lower than the first threshold voltage; and completely shutting down a peripheral device and the print head by the control device according to the triggering signal after the system voltage is lower than the second threshold voltage, so that the control device is continuously operated by remaining power after the system voltage is lower than the second threshold voltage. In addition, the above three-dimensional printing device is also provided.
US10166716B2	Method of manufacturing a medical device for external application to the head of a patient A method of manufacturing a custom device for external application to the head of a patient over a removed portion of the cranium of the patient is described. A three dimensional digital image portion of the external surface of the head comprising at least the removed portion is generated. A three dimensional digital image portion is processed to identify the removed portion. A digital file is generated that is utilized to manufacture the device.
US10166714B2	Roller and method for compressing protective sheeting of polymer material around a pipeline A roller for compressing protective sheeting of polymer material around a pipeline rotates about a given or designated axis of rotation and has a shaft; and a first tubular portion which extends about the shaft and varies in elasticity along the given or designated axis of rotation; more specifically, the first tubular portion is of greater elasticity at the ends of the roller than at the center of the roller.
US10166713B2	Mould with a movable bottom and horizontal joint plane A mould (12) for producing, from a blank (3), a container (2) having a bottom (6) provided with a seat (8), the mould (12) including: —a wall (14) delimiting a cavity (17) and, beyond the cavity (17), a hollow recess (21) opening into the cavity (17) via an opening (20); —a mould bottom (16) that is movable relative to the wall (14), the bottom having an upper surface (27) defining a seat surface (28) having the footprint of the seat (8) of the container (2). In this mould: —the wall (14) has a counterbore (24) that defines, at the top, the hollow recess (21) and that extends perpendicular to and around the opening (20), substantially parallel to the central axis (X); —the upper surface (27) defines a peripheral face (30) that extends flush with the counterbore (24).
US10166698B2	Crushing mill for crushing fibrous material and a unit for forming absorbent cores in a machine which makes absorbent sanitary articles A crushing mill for crushing fibrous material for a unit for forming absorbent cores in a machine which makes absorbent sanitary articles, including a casing having an infeed opening and an outfeed opening for the fibrous material, a rotor rotatable about its axis of rotation and housed in the casing at an intermediate position between the infeed opening and the outfeed opening. Also provided is an auxiliary opening operatively interposed between the infeed opening and the outfeed opening, with reference to a direction of rotation of the rotor, and adapted to allow feeding a particulate absorbent material into an intermediate zone between the infeed opening and the outfeed opening.
US10166693B2	Treated porous material The present disclosure describes a treated cellulosic material comprising: a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising: a polymer comprising an olefin-carboxylic acid copolymer; a modifying agent comprising a bivalent, trivalent, or tetravalent metal ion.
US10166685B2	Output device and output system A force multiplier (5) configured to assist movement of the operating rod (22) in its axial direction is provided. An engagement recess (52) provided on an outer periphery of the operating rod (22) has a cam surface (52a) configured to make engagement with an engagement ball (51). There is provided a support hole (53) configured to allow movement of the engagement ball (51) in a radial direction of operating rod (22) and to restrict movement of the engagement ball (51) in the axial direction of the operating rod (22). A pressing member (54) configured to press the engagement ball (51) is provided, and the pressing member (54) has a force-multiplying surface (54a).
US10166683B2	Workpiece conveying apparatus for a pressing machine A workpiece conveying apparatus includes: two SCARA robots each including a first arm supported on a raising and lowering frame through intermediation of a first joint, a second arm supported through intermediation of a second joint, a first arm driving mechanism configured to drive the first arm to rotate, and a second arm driving mechanism configured to drive the second arm to rotate; a raising and lowering mechanism for the two SCARA robots; a cross arm configured to couple distal ends of the second arms; a workpiece holding unit configured to releasably hold the workpiece; shifting devices provided to the cross arm and configured to shift a drive-side shifting member; and sliding devices provided to the workpiece holding unit and configured to shift the tool holder by an operation of causing the driven-side shifting member to be driven by the drive-side shifting member.
US10166681B2	Bluetooth speaker and robot interaction system The present disclosure relates to a Bluetooth speaker, including: an interface unit, a processor, a Bluetooth unit configured to receive and transmit audio signals, and a speaker. One end of the interface unit is configured to connect to a main controller of the robot and another end of the interface unit is configured to connect to the processor. The processor further connects to the Bluetooth unit. The Bluetooth unit connects to the speaker. The present disclosure may be implemented in robots to have more fan and improve user experience.
US10166674B1	Adapting programming of a robot and/or control of the robot based on one or more parameters of an end effector of the robot Methods and apparatus that adapt programming and/or control of a robot. The robot has at least one attachment area that can removably couple with any one of a plurality of end effectors. The programming and/or control is adapted based on received parameters of an end effector attached (or to be attached) to the attachment area of the robot. Some implementations are directed to adapting graphical user interface output of a robot programming application based on one or more parameters of an end effector for a robot being programmed via the robot programming application. Some implementations are directed to adapting control of a robot based on one or more parameters of an end effector attached (or to be attached) to the robot.
US10166673B2	Portable apparatus for controlling robot and method thereof A portable apparatus for controlling a robot and a method therefor. The portable apparatus includes: an orientation sensor adapted for measuring orientation of the portable apparatus; an HMI device adapted for detecting two-dimensional manual motion relative to the HMI device; and a processing unit adapted for receiving a first signal representing the measured orientation of the portable apparatus and a second signal representing the detected two-dimensional manual motion relative to the HMI device and controlling a part of the robot to move in a direction in consideration of the measured orientation of the portable apparatus and the detected two-dimensional manual motion relative to the HMI device. By having the portable apparatus and the method therefor as explained herein, the two-dimensional manual movement on touch panel is integrated with orientation of the portable apparatus and an integration of these is mapped by the robot, which makes it possible to define a path in three dimensional space for jogging/teaching robot's movements in three dimension.
US10166659B2	Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench may comprise a main body, a circular ratchet gear, a locating unit, a spring and at least an accessory tool. The main body has an operating rod and a head portion, and an operating hole penetrates through a central portion of the head portion. Also, the ratchet gear is installed inside the operating hole. The locating unit is configured to extend toward an interior of the operating hole through an engaging portion thereof, and a peripheral groove is located at an end of the accessory tool along an outer periphery thereof. By engaging the engaging portion of the locating unit with the peripheral groove of the accessory tool, the accessory tool inserted into the connecting hole is configured to be secured on the main body for operation.
US10166651B2	Vibratory finishing apparatus, fixtures and method Vibratory finishing apparatus comprising: a receptacle to receive media; a first fixture to: support an object within the receptacle; and move the object relative to the receptacle in at least a first direction; and a first guide to move relative to the receptacle to direct movement of the media within the receptacle to a predetermined part of the object.
US10166648B2	Finishing belt device and method for finishing a workpiece A finishing belt device includes a pressure apparatus having a pressure roller that applies a pressing force to the rear side of a finishing belt that, when viewed in the running direction of the finishing belt, an active side of the finishing belt is pressed against a peripheral surface to be finished of a workpiece in a linear contact region at the level of the pressing force. A pressure roller support is provided with the pressure roller arranged as a first pressure roller and another pressure roller is arranged as a second pressure roller. When viewed in the running direction of the finishing belt, the active side of the finishing belt is pressed against the peripheral surface to be finished of the workpiece in two spaced-apart linear contact regions via the two pressure rollers. The invention also relates to a method for finishing a peripheral surface of a cam surface.
US10166637B2	Pipe locating system A method and device for location of pipes is disclosed. The method can comprise mounting one or more centering tools, each having a reflector to a first pipe such that the reflectors are either aligned with, or can be used to determine the location of the center of the first pipe and mounting one or more centering tools, each having a reflector to a second pipe such that the reflectors are either aligned with, or can be used to determine the location of the center of the second pipe. The method can further comprise determining a first distance between the center of the first pipe and a light emitting source at an observation point disposed between the first pipe and the second pipe and determining a second distance between the center of the second pipe and the light emitting source at the observation point.
US10166624B2	Hybrid welding supply A power source for an implement used to perform a welding or cutting operation, the power source including an engine component including a generator and a rectifier electrically connected to the generator and adapted to convert alternating current provided by the generator to a direct current, the engine component being switchable between an on condition and an off condition; at least one battery, wherein the engine component and at least one battery are electrically connected to a chopper bus; and a controller in communication with the generator, chopper bus, operation chopper, and the charging switch; an auxiliary power converter including at least one of a DC to AC and a DC to DC converter, the auxiliary power converter being electrically connected to the operation chopper and the at least one battery.
US10166623B2	Method of operating a welding power supply A method of operating a welding power supply during a welding process in which an electric arc between a consumable electrode and a work piece is generated while feeding the consumable electrode and moving the arc in relation to the work piece along a welding track, wherein a transition between a DC power output of the welding power supply and an AC power output of the welding power supply, or vice versa, is made without interruption of the welding process.
US10166610B2	Compensation chuck for centrically clamping workpieces A compensation chuck for centrically clamping workpieces includes a housing, two pairs of mutually diametrally opposite base jaws for receiving corresponding clamping jaws, and a drive unit which is moveable preferably by power clamping having two pairs of drivable entrainment members. Two adjacent entrainment members are respectively coupled together by a first rocker and two further adjacent entrainment members are coupled together by a second rocker. There is also provided a coupling ring which guides a first entrainment member and a diametrally opposite second entrainment member in the peripheral direction tangentially relative to the clamping axis, such that a motion play is provided between the entrainment members and the coupling ring in the radial direction.
US10166606B2	Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product A cutting insert of one aspect includes a top surface including a first corner portion and a second corner portion; and a top cutting edge. The top cutting edge includes a first corner cutting edge, a first major cutting edge, a second corner cutting edge, and a second major cutting edge. The top surface includes a first breaker protrusion and a second breaker protrusion. A gap between the first breaker protrusion and the first corner cutting edge is larger than a gap between the second breaker protrusion and the second corner cutting edge, a gap between the first breaker protrusion and the first major cutting edge becomes larger as a distance from the first corner cutting edge increases, and a gap between the second breaker protrusion and the second major cutting edge becomes smaller as a distance from the second corner cutting edge increases.
US10166601B2	Die cast tip cover and method of managing radial deflection of die cast tip A die casting plunger tip assembly includes a first portion having a closed end defining an outer face and a tip cover disposed on the outer face of the closed end. The tip cover includes a support structure extending from an inner surface of the tip cover toward the closed end. The support structure is positioned in contact with the outer face of the closed end and a cavity is formed between the outer face of the closed end and the tip cover.
US10166597B2	Camshaft-manufacturing method and gear shaft-manufacturing method A camshaft-manufacturing method includes: a split die group preparation step; a processing preparation step of preparing a cam including a through-hole, a cam body which is smaller than each of the cam accommodation portions, and ribs which are provided on both sides in a thickness direction of the cam body and configured to be fitted into the rib accommodation portions, and a hollow shaft, accommodating the cam body in the cam accommodation portion and fitting the ribs in the rib accommodation portion, and inserting the hollow shaft into the through-hole of the cam; and a processing step of performing hydroform processing, and fixing the cam to the hollow shaft by expanding the hollow shaft.
US10166593B2	Manufacturing method for bumper beam of vehicle A manufacturing method for a bumper beam of a vehicle may include pipe making, producing a circular pipe by pipe molding a steel plate having a predetermined thickness between first and second molding rolls, heating the circular pipe to a set temperature in a heating furnace, pressurizing and molding the circular pipe heated in the heating furnace and having flexibility, while inserting the circular pipe between an upper mold and a lower mold to form a molding beam, and thereafter, rapidly cooling the molding beam to form the molding beam into a high-strength molding beam, and curvature-molding the high-strength molding beam at a predetermined curvature through a curvature molding machine.
US10166588B2	Apparatus for forming a steel workpiece Provided is an apparatus for forming steel workpieces using electroplasticity. The apparatus includes a power supply (40) for supplying electricity to the workpiece (W) through electrodes (30) disposed in a mold (20) of a press (10) during a deformation stroke of the press (10), a control unit (50) for controlling the power supply (40) and a plurality of sensors (60, 70, 80 and 90).
US10166585B2	Extruder and tube extruder or metal extrusion press A tube or metal extrusion press has a stationary press frame formed by a main housing, a counter housing, a billet support carrying a billet holder, and a ram cross-member movable in the press frame between the housings. A piston-cylinder unit has a cylinder on the main housing, a piston in the cylinder, and a ram stem extending between a front end of the piston and the ram cross-member. An equalizing reservoir supplies hydraulic fluid to the piston, and a transfer passage extends between the reservoir and the cylinder rearward of the piston. A fill valve has a displacement sleeve on a rod and carries a ring piston and a fill valve body movable centrally of the cylinder in the transfer passage between an open position in which the passage has a large annular flow cross-section and a closed position in which the valve body blocks the passage.
US10166580B2	Aluminum foil, electronic device, roll-to-roll aluminum foil, and method of producing aluminum foil An aluminum foil includes a first main surface and a second main surface located opposite to the first main surface. In at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface, a surface roughness Ra is not more than 10 nm, a surface roughness Rz is not more than 40 nm in each of a rolling direction and a direction perpendicular to the rolling direction, and the number of peak counts is not less than 10 when a reference length is 40 μm, the number of peak counts being determined from a roughness curve in at least one of the rolling direction and the direction perpendicular to the rolling direction.
US10166571B2	Refining method for microstructure Provided is a manufacturing method for a substrate having a microstructure. The manufacturing method for a substrate having a microstructure comprises the steps of: forming a microstructure on the upper surface of an auxiliary substrate; coating a base solution on the microstructure; forming a base substrate covering the microstructure by heat treating the base solution; and removing the auxiliary substrate from the base substrate.
US10166569B1	Painting system A painting system having a paint applicator holder, a paint applicator and a paint tray. The paint applicator holder has a handle portion and an applicator portion that extends from the handle portion. The paint applicator has an applicator base and an applicator pad. The applicator base is capable of engaging the applicator portion. The applicator pad is capable of receiving paint. The paint tray has a lower surface and a side wall extending therefrom to define a recess that is adapted to receive paint. The paint tray further also has at least one ridge extending from the lower surface into the recess to longitudinally and latitudinally support the paint applicator above the lower surface.
US10166560B2	Continuous launcher The present disclosure provides a continuous launcher including a pressing tube having a first hollow portion therein, a launch unit having a second hollow portion therein, disposed at a front side of the pressing tube in a spaced manner, and launching a launch object using air compression force, a piston supply unit provided at a rear side surface of the pressing tube, including a plurality of pistons therein, and supplying the pistons one by one, a piston loading unit connected to a rear end of the pressing tube, and moving the piston to a load position, and an operating fluid supply unit supplying an operating fluid to press forward the piston, wherein the launch unit includes a launch tube having a launch hollow portion with the launch object therein, and a diaphragm.
US10166557B2	Electrostatic spray tool system An electrostatic spray system includes an electrostatic tool, a spray tip assembly configured to receive a coating material, and an airflow to atomize and charge the coating material, and spray the coating material in an airflow direction. The spray tip assembly includes a first air cap horn having a recess in a first distal surface, a first charging pin disposed within the recess, and a grounded pin coupled to the spray tip assembly. The first charging pin and the grounded pin are configured to produce an electric field that charges the coating material.
US10166554B2	Injector A valve injector (10) comprising: a body (12) defining a fluid conduit (14), the fluid conduit (14) accommodating first, second and third checks (16, 18, 20), the first check (16) being disposed within the fluid conduit (14) towards a first end (10a) of the injector (10), the second check (18) being disposed towards a second end (10b) of the injector (10), distally from the first end (10a), and the third check (20) being located between said first and second check (16, 18).
US10166552B2	Valve for draining off gas from a centrifugal separator A valve for draining off gas from a centrifugal separator includes a valve body having a central axis around which the valve may be rotated; a cavity arranged at a radial distance from the central axis and including a valve ball and a valve seat; at least one drain channel extending from the valve seat of the cavity to the outside of the valve body; and at least one gas intake extending from the outside of the valve body to the cavity. The valve ball is in a relaxed state within the cavity and thereby arranged to float on a liquid surface present within the cavity, and thereby being movable in the cavity in the radial direction from rotational axis from a closed position, in which the ball rests against the valve seat and thereby blocking gas in the cavity from entering the at least one drain channel, to an open position, in which the valve ball is at a longer radial distance from the axis compared to the closed position, and in which open position the valve ball does not block the valve seat and thereby allowing gas in the cavity to drain from the valve via the drain channel. A centrifugal separator and a method for draining gas from the inlet of a centrifugal use the valve.
US10166539B2	Multiplexer for controlling fluid in microfluidics chip and microfluidics chip assembly A multiplexer for controlling a fluid in a microchannel by controlling pneumatic pressure in the microchannel in a microfluidics chip includes: a first pneumatic channel; and a second pneumatic channel forming a cross point which is in communication with the first pneumatic channel, wherein the cross point is in communication with the microchannel of the microfluidics chip, and predetermined pneumatic pressure is provided to the microchannel by using a combination of providing of the pneumatic pressure to the first and second pneumatic channels, channel closing, or channel opening.
US10166536B1	Method of making and separating a propylene/ethylene mixture from butene A method of producing propylene and ethylene from a butene-containing hydrocarbon stream by cracking olefin compounds in the butene-containing hydrocarbon stream in the presence of a core-shell ZSM catalyst, wherein the core-shell ZSM catalyst comprises a ZSM-5 core and a silica shell disposed thereon. Various embodiments of the method of producing propylene and ethylene, and the method of making the core-shell ZSM catalyst are also provided.
US10166535B1	Method of treating butene to form propylene/ethylene mixture A method of producing propylene and ethylene from a butene-containing hydrocarbon stream by cracking olefin compounds in the butene-containing hydrocarbon stream in the presence of a core-shell ZSM catalyst, wherein the core-shell ZSM catalyst comprises a ZSM-5 core and a silica shell disposed thereon. Various embodiments of the method of producing propylene and ethylene, and the method of making the core-shell ZSM catalyst are also provided.
US10166531B2	Catalyst for selectively catalytically oxidizing hydrogen sulfide, catalyst for burning tail-gas, and process for deeply catalytically oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to element sulfur A catalyst for selectively oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to element sulfur, catalyst for burning tail-gas, and process for deeply catalytically oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to sulfur are disclosed. The catalyst for selectively oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to element sulfur is prepared by: 10-34% of iron trioxide and 60-84% of anatase titanium dioxide, and the balance being are auxiliary agents. Also a catalyst for burning tail-gas is prepared by: 48-78% of iron trioxide and 18-48% of anatase titanium dioxide, and the balance being auxiliary agents. The catalyst of the present invention has high selectivity and high sulfur recovery rate. An isothermal reactor and an adiabatic reactor of the present invention are connected in series and are filled with the above two catalysts for reactions, thus reducing total sulfur in the vented gas while having a high sulfur yield and conversion rate.
US10166526B2	Reactor Provided is a reactor in which a catalyst to accelerate reaction of a reactant is allowed to act on a reaction fluid having the reactant. The reactor has a partition that defines, in a parallel form, a plurality of reaction flow passages through which the reaction fluid flows, and a plurality of catalyst structures, each having a catalyst and being respectively provided in each of the plurality of reaction flow passages. The partition has a communicating portion allowing the plurality of reaction flow passages to communicate mutually.
US10166523B2	Support structure for a body of polycrystalline diamond material during leaching A support structure (40) for a PCD element (10) comprises a support (42) into which a PCD element (10) is locatable and a sealing element (48) for location in the support structure (40) and configured to protect a non-leached portion of a PCD element (10) during a leaching process. The support (42) is formed from or coated with a polyketone based plastics material.
US10166516B2	Control method and control system for agitating mechanism A control method and control system for an agitating mechanism are provided. The control method includes receiving a load current detected by a current detecting apparatus when the agitating mechanism is rotating along a specific direction; determining whether the rotation of the agitating mechanism meets a preset trigger condition based on the load current; and controlling the agitating mechanism to rotate in a direction opposite from the specific direction when the trigger condition is met. The present invention can reduce the possibility of the electrical components of the agitating mechanism being burnt out and prolong the lifespan of the agitating mechanism. The present invention can improve agitation results of the agitating mechanism. At low speed, the agitating mechanism can perform the agitation gently without damaging the texture of the solid food. At high speed, the agitating mechanism can more homogeneously and finely agitate the mushy food with enhanced agitating efficiency.
US10166507B2	Process for hydrochloric acid mediation The invention relates to processes for reducing emissions of hydrochloric acid (HCl) to moderate pollution to the environment and achieve regulatory compliance in a cost-effective manner. In embodiments described below, the invention deals with reducing HCl and does not require a sorbent but utilizes an aqueous composition we term a copper-bearing chloride remediator (CBCR). In one general case, the CBCR can be a member selected from the group consisting of compositions defined by the formula Cu(NH3)x(carbonate or lower carboxylate)y, wherein the lower carboxylate is selected from the group consisting of formate, acetate and propionate, x is an integer from 0 to 4, y is an integer from 0 to 2, and x+y is equal to or greater than 1.
US10166504B2	System and method for desorption of acid gas from an absorption liquid The present invention relates to a system for desorption of acid gas (1) from an acid gas rich absorption liquid having a steam part (3) and a process part (4). The steam part (3) and the process part (4) are separated to prevent intermixing of fluids in the steam part with fluids in the process part. The system (1) comprises a desorption cylinder (9) which is adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis of rotation A of the desorption cylinder (9), and a stationary support stand (19) for supporting the desorption cylinder (9), and means for rotating (18) the desorption cylinder. The steam part (3) and the process part (4) are integrated in the desorption cylinder (9) and steam is supplied to the steam part (3) and acid gas rich absorption liquid (2) is supplied to the process part (4). The process part (4) comprises a desorption chamber (12) provided with a stripper unit (33) having an integrated reboiler (52) and the process part (4) is provided with means for discharging an acid gas lean absorption fluid (2) and having means for removing acid gas rich vapor (8), and the steam part (3) is provided with means for discharging condensate (6). The present invention also relates to a method for desorption of acid gas from an acid gas rich absorption liquid.
US10166496B2	Filter device and filter element provided therefor A filter device, in particular for fluids polluted with admixtures of water, such as diesel oil, includes a filter housing (1) having a fluid inlet (43), a fluid outlet (44) and a filter element (9). During the filtering process, the fluid can flow through the filter medium (11) of the filter element from the unfiltered side (14) to the filtered side (13) of the filter medium and into its inner filter cavity (17). On at least one side of the filter medium (11), a water-separating system (23) has a separating region (25) for separated water. The water separating system is connected via at least one water opening (35) that is open toward the separating region (25) to a water collecting chamber (45). The filter element (9) has a passage (29) forming a fluid connection to the inner filter cavity (17) and can be connected to an element receptacle (47) of the filter housing (1). A fluid-conveying system (41) forms fluid paths separated from each other. The first fluid path (59/69) leads from the fluid inlet (43) of the housing (1) to the unfiltered side (14) of the filter element (9). The second fluid path (57) connects the respective water opening (35) to the water collecting chamber (45).
US10166492B2	Bubble removing unit and substrate treating apparatus including the same A bubble removing unit is disclosed including a body having an inner space, through which a liquid flows, in an interior thereof, a liquid introducing pipe through which the liquid is supplied to the body, a liquid discharging pipe through which the liquid, from which bubbles are removed, is discharged from the body, a bubble discharging pipe through which the bubbles are discharged from the inner space, and a rod-shaped bar situated in the inner space and a length of which extends in a lengthwise direction of the body, wherein a variable cross-section part situated between the liquid introducing pipe and the liquid discharging pipe and a cross-section of which varies along the lengthwise direction of the body is provided in the inner space of the body.
US10166490B2	Apparatus and method for extracting organic compounds from plant material using carbon dioxide An apparatus for extracting organic compounds from plant materials using subcritical or supercritical carbon dioxide is described. The apparatus has a sealable pressure chamber into which carbon dioxide dry ice and the plant materials are inserted, the pressure chamber, once sealed, self-pressurizing as the container and contents are warmed to a chosen temperature, converting the solid CO2 to liquid, or to a super-critical fluid as the temperature and pressure are raised above the Critical Point. The chamber can be rotated when subcritical CO2 liquid is employed to improve mixing between the liquid and the plant material. After a suitable extraction time, the carbon dioxide solvent containing the extracted material is directed into a separator such that the carbon dioxide and extracted material can be effectively separated, thereby avoiding significant quantities of viscous and waxy extracted materials remaining in the chamber and valves after the carbon dioxide solvent is warmed and allowed to exit the chamber.
US10166479B1	System and method for the provision of time-based awards in an online game A system and method are disclosed for providing stochastic, tiered awards in an online game based on a user's real-time completion of a task in the online game, where a time clock for the task begins running (in real-time) at the completion of a user's immediately previous task. The game may include a plurality of tasks, where a second task may be made performable in response to a user completing a first task. An award may be distributed to a user based on an amount of real world time taken by the user to complete the second task. A plurality of awards may be available for provision to a user. The plurality of potential awards may include various levels of potential awards.
US10166477B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program A game device includes: a detecting section configured to obtain an imaged image imaged by an imaging device, and detect a tracking object included in the obtained imaged image; a control section configured to calculate a position in which to display a predetermined image according to a position in which the tracking object is detected; and an image generating section configured to generate a display image displaying the predetermined image in the position calculated by the control section in the imaged image such that the predetermined image is superimposed on the imaged image, and display the generated display image on a display device.
US10166474B2	Multi-player gaming system with reflective display assembly A multi-player gaming system includes a reflective display assembly that presents multiple views of a 3D game object as seen from different viewpoints. The reflective display assembly includes a plurality of reflectors the each reflect an image of the 3D game object toward a respective position disposed around the gaming system.
US10166442B2	Multi-layer core golf ball Golf balls having a very high positive gradient multilayer core are provided. The multilayer core includes an outer core layer and a very soft, low compression inner core layer. The inner core layer is formed from an unfoamed composition and has a center hardness that is at least 40 Shore C points less than the outer surface hardness of the outer core layer.
US10166441B2	Three-cover-layer golf ball having transparent or plasticized polyamide intermediate layer A golf ball includes a core and a three-layer cover disposed adjacent the core. The three-layer cover includes an inner cover, an intermediate cover, and an outer cover. The inner cover includes a non-ionomeric E/Y copolymer where E is an olefin and Y is a carboxylic acid. The inner cover has a hardness of about 45 to 68 Shore D. The outer cover includes a castable thermoset polyurethane and has a hardness of about 40 to 62 Shore D. The intermediate cover layer, disposed between the inner and outer cover layers, is formed from a polyamide composition, where the polyamide composition includes a transparent polyamide having a light transmission of about 50% or greater.
US10166440B2	Golf ball dimple profile The present invention concerns a golf ball having dimples with a cross-sectional profile comprising a conical top portion and a non-conical bottom portion. More particularly, the profiles of the present invention are defined by three independent parameters: dimple diameter (DD), edge angle (ΦEDGE), and saucer ratio (Sr). These parameters fully define the dimple shape and allow for greater flexibility in constructing a dimple profile versus conventional spherical dimples. Further, conical dimples provide a unique dimple cross-section which is visually distinct.
US10166430B2	Barbell collar A barbell collar. The barbell collar may have a plate and at least two weight bars, a first weight bar and a second weight bar. The plate may comprise a barbell engagement portion, a heavy arm and a light arm. The heavy arm weighs more than said light arm. The barbell engagement portion is configured to engage with a barbell. Each of the at least two weight bars may be attached to each of the at least two arm portions of the plate. The at least two weight bars may be adapted to engage and hold one or more weights.
US10166412B2	Skin lightening composition comprising 4-hexylresorcinol and ilomastat The present invention is in the field of personal care compositions; in particular skin lightening compositions. A more effective way to reduce melanin content in melanocytes remains to be desired. It has been found that 4-hexylresorcinol in combination with MMP inhibitor galardin synergistically reduces melanin content in melanocytes. The invention thus relates to a composition comprising a synergistic combination of 4-hexylresorcinol and galardin for use in skin lightening. Thus the composition, when applied topically over an appropriate length of time in-vivo, may be used to lighten the skin, or to reduce age spots or freckles.
US10166410B2	Focused ultrasound guiding system and method thereof The present invention discloses a neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound system and a method for the same, which are used to guide focused ultrasound energy to a target point. The system of the present invention comprises a focused ultrasound device, a neuronavigation system and a fixture. According to an image of an interested region of an individual, a focus point of the focused ultrasound device, and tracking points provided by the neuronavigation system, the neuronavigation system performs a calibration process and establishes a positional relationship between the focus point and the image of the interested region. Thereby, the neuronavigation system can recognize the focus point and guide focused ultrasound to the target point.
US10166403B2	Brachytherapy source assembly An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a brachytherapy source assembly including a guiding wire and a brachytherapy capsule located at a distal end of the guiding wire. The capsule includes a chamber defined by a wall for holding a radioactive source. At least a portion of an exterior surface of the wall of the capsule includes at least one of a friction-reducing coating, a wear-resistant coating, and a wear-indication coating a coating.
US10166400B2	Method for separating nanogenerator and method for manufacturing nanogenerator using the same Provided is a method for separating a nanogenerator, which includes laminating a buffer layer on a sacrificial substrate, making a nanogenerator on the buffer layer, laminating a metal layer on the nanogenerator and separating the nanogenerator from the buffer layer.Here, a nanogenerator is separated by using a stress difference between the sacrificial substrate and the metal layer, instead of an existing method in which a nanogenerator is separated from the sacrificial substrate by means of wet etching or the like. In particular, according to a difference between a tensile stress at the metal layer such as nickel and a compressive stress at the lower silicon substrate, the nanogenerator is intactly separated from the silicon oxide layer serving as a buffer layer. Therefore, the nanogenerator may be separated from the sacrificial substrate in a mechanical way, which is safer and more economic in comparison to an existing chemical separation method using an etching solution. Further, it is also possible to avoid a damage of the nanogenerator caused by an etching solution.
US10166392B2	Apparatus and method for optimized stimulation of a neurological target A preferred frequency is identified, being usable to stimulate a neurological target within a mammalian body using at least one microelectrode positioned at or near the target. To establish efficient and effective stimulation, an impedance analyzer is provided for measuring electrical impedance values indicative of a microelectrode-tissue interface across a range of different frequencies. A preferred one of the measured electrical impedance values is identified as being closest to a pure resistance. The neurological target can then be stimulated at or near the frequency associated with the preferred impedance value (peak resistance frequency), thereby promoting desirable traits, such as optimum charge transfer, minimum signal distortion, increased stimulation efficiency, and prevention of microelectrode corrosion. The peak resistance frequency can be used to determine an preferred pulse shape. A target can be identified by microelectrode measurements of neuronal activity and/or impedance magnitude at peak resistance frequency.
US10166388B2	Method for extracting temporal features from spike-like signals A system and method for the evaluation of hearing implant signal processing is described. A cochlear implant signal processor converts a speech signal input into multi-channel stimulation pulse sequences for a cochlear implant electrode array. A temporal feature processing module extracts temporal feature information from the stimulation pulse sequences. A speech recognition engine evaluates the temporal information using automatic speech recognition to produce speech recognition outputs corresponding to the speech signal input.
US10166376B2	Restricted expansion dissector A surgical apparatus is disclosed that is configured and dimensioned to create an internal surgical worksite. The surgical apparatus includes a dissection element that is repositionable between an unexpanded condition, wherein the dissection element defines a first outer transverse cross-sectional dimension, and an expanded condition, wherein the dissection element defines a second, larger outer transverse cross-sectional dimension. The surgical apparatus further includes a restrictor that is in contact with the dissection element in order to restrict expansion of the dissection element in at least one direction.
US10166371B2	Non-compliant multilayered balloon for a catheter Multilayer balloon for a catheter includes at least a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer having a combined wall thickness. The first layer is made of a first polymer material having a first maximum blow-up-ratio. The second layer made of a second polymer material having a second maximum blow-up-ratio greater than the first maximum blow-up-ratio, and the second layer is an inner layer relative to the first layer. The third layer is made of a third polymer material having a third maximum blow-up-ratio greater than the second maximum blow-up-ratio, and the third layer is an inner layer relative to the second layer. The at least first, second, and third layers define a compliance less than that of a single layer balloon made of the first polymer material with a wall thickness equal to the combined wall thickness. Method of making of multilayer balloon is also provided.
US10166365B2	Catheter assembly including sealing member A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a hub, and a sealing member. The catheter defines one or more lumens. The hub includes one or more hub extensions dimensioned to be received within the one or more lumens of the catheter. The sealing member is positioned adjacent the interface of the catheter and the hub. The sealing member includes an expandable material which increases in volume upon exposure to moisture.
US10166359B2	Connector for respiratory ducts The invention concerns a connector for connecting respiratory ducts together such that they are placed in fluid communication. The connector comprises a first conduit having a female connector end and a second conduit having a male connector end adapted to be received within the female connector end of the first conduit such that the male and female connector ends form a common conduit having an inner surface formed at least in part by the male connector end. The male connector has a retaining formation which is adapted to abut a corresponding formation of the female connector so as to resist separation of the first and second conduits while permitting relative rotation there-between when connected. The inner surface of the male connector may comprise a gas washed surface in use. The engagement formation is preferably a recessed area of the female connector, which may be generally annular in shape. In one embodiment, the member(s) may comprise a valve seat. The invention also concerns a breathing circuit comprising the connector.
US10166358B2	Mask assembly supporting arrangements A mask assembly includes nasal interface, e.g., in the form of a pair of nozzles, at least one joining portion provided to each side of the nasal interface, and a headgear coupled or otherwise provided to or extending from the joining portion, that is looped around the patient's ears. The joining portion is small and compact and may be readily affixed to an existing nasal arrangement, i.e., retrofitted. The joining portion and the headgear can be formed in separate components, or they can be formed as an integral or one-piece arrangement.
US10166356B2	Reversible frame for a patient interface assembly A reversible frame assembly includes a body, a cushion assembly coupling, and a reversing device. The body has a first side and a second side. The body includes at least a first body member and a second body member. The body is coupled to a cushion assembly at the cushion assembly coupling with the cushion assembly disposed on one of the first or second sides of the body. The body is structured to be disposed in one of two concave configurations, a first concave configuration, wherein the body first side is concave about at least a portion of the cushion assembly, and a second concave configuration, wherein the body second side is concave about at least a portion of the cushion assembly. The reversing device is structured to allow the body to move between the first configuration and second configuration.
US10166349B2	Flow regulating inhaler device Some embodiments of the invention relate to an inhaler device for pulmonary delivery of at least one substance from a drug dose cartridge to an inhaling user, comprising: a first conduit for conducting a carrier airflow to a proximal opening of a mouthpiece for use by the user; a holder configured to position the dose cartridge within the carrier airflow; and a second conduit for conducting a shunting airflow to the mouthpiece without passing through the dose cartridge position. In some embodiments, a controller connected to a valve controls a rate of carrier airflow, for example by controlling the shunting airflow, based on a sensor indication of airflow rate and a target airflow profile.
US10166335B2	Drive assembly for an autoinjector and a method of assembling an autoinjector The invention provides a drive mechanism for an autoinjector, configured to be coupled to a drug containing portion to form a complete autoinjector, the drive mechanism comprising: a housing (20); a drive means coupled to the housing, the drive means comprising a resilient member (22); a retaining means coupled to the housing, the retaining means (60) engaging the drive means in a first position to retain the resilient member in a deformed condition, and releasing the drive means in a second position; and a coupling means (24) for coupling with a drug containing portion (10). The drug containing portion retains the drive means in a second deformed condition when the retaining means is in the second position, the drive means storing enough energy in the second deformed condition to drive needle insertion and/or drug delivery.
US10166328B2	Infusion system which utilizes one or more sensors and additional information to make an air determination regarding the infusion system In one step of a method for infusing an infusion fluid, the infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line of an infusion system. In another step, measurements are taken with at least one sensor connected to the infusion system. In an additional step, an air determination is determined with at least one processor. The air determination is related to air in the fluid delivery line. The air determination is based on the measurements taken by the at least one sensor. The air determination is further based on: (1) medication information regarding the infusion fluid or infusion information regarding the infusion of the infusion fluid; or (2) multi-channel filtering of the measurements from the at least one sensor or non-linear mapping of the measurements from the at least one sensor; and statistical process control charts applied to the multi-channel filtered measurements or applied to the non-linear mapped measurements.
US10166311B1	Twist activated dispenser A dispenser includes a container for storing a fluid. The container has a seal at a discharge end that is made from a material capable of being penetrated. A lid is fixedly attached to a closed end of the container. The lid has a set of vents arranged on the lid beyond an outer wall of the container. An absorbing device is disposed around the outer wall of the container. A cage structure includes the lid and a base. The cage structure is attached to the lid and base and is combined to enclose the container and absorbing device. The base includes a set of blades that are positioned inside the base and aligned with the seal in the container. The cage structure includes a set of ramps and the base includes a set of tabs. The base is placed in the cage structure with the tabs configured to slide along each ramp when the base is rotated with respect to the cage structure to draw the base and cage structure together. As the base is rotated, the set of blades travel into the container and puncture the seal.
US10166304B2	Antibody fragments for detecting cancer and methods of use The present invention relates to diagnostic and therapeutic agents comprising recombinant antibody fragments to bind a protein associated with cancer and methods of use of these diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
US10166302B2	Labeling composition for cancer lesion The present invention relates to a labeling composition for a cancer lesion, having a complex in which a pigment for straining living tissues, a radioactive isotope, or a combination thereof binds to macro aggregated albumin (MAA). A method for providing information regarding a cancer lesion site using the labeling composition for a cancer lesion. A labeling kit for a cancer lesion having the labeling composition for a cancer lesion; and a complex in which a pigment for straining living tissues binds to MAA included in the labeling composition for a cancer lesion. The labeling composition for a cancer lesion according to the present invention binds to a cancer lesion to detect a site, size, and the like of the cancer lesion in real time, thereby improving the success rate of a surgical operation for the cancer lesion and also preventing excessive loss of normal tissues.
US10166301B2	Chelated PSMA inhibitors Compounds as defined herein are provided which are useful in (1) diagnostic methods for detecting and/or identifying cells presenting PSMA; (2) compositions comprising a compound of the invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent; and (3) methods for imaging prostate cancer cells.
US10166299B2	AAV mediated aquaporin gene transfer to treat Sjogren's syndrome The invention relates to a gene transfer-based method to protect a subject from Sjogren's syndrome. The method comprises administering to the subject an AAV virion comprising an AAV vector that encodes aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) protein. Also provided are AQP-1 proteins and nucleic acid molecules that encode such proteins. Also provided are AAV vectors and AAV virions that encode an AQP-1 protein.
US10166294B2	Multifunctional forms of polyoxazoline copolymers and drug compositions comprising the same The present disclosure provides copolymers of 2-substituted-2-oxazolines possessing two or three reactive functional groups which are also chemically orthogonal. The copolymers described may be random copolymers, block copolymers or a mixture of random and block copolymer configurations. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides novel methods for synthesizing the above polymers and for conjugating to molecules such as targeting, diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
US10166290B2	Intralesional (Intratumoral) dinitrochlorobenzene and associated compounds coadministered with checkpoint inhibitors for cancer treatment including treatment of metastatic cutaneous cancers Inventor seeks patents related to the use in solid cancer patients of substances, (including, for example, dinitrohalogenated compounds) injected into tumor nodules in association with treatment with one or more checkpoint inhibitors that are administered before, during or after the intralesional (intratumoral) injection or injections.
US10166288B2	Vaccines having an antigen and interleukin-21 as an adjuvant Disclosed herein is a vaccine comprising an antigen and IL-21. Also disclosed herein are methods for increasing an immune response in a subject. The methods may comprise administering the vaccine to the subject in need thereof.
US10166283B2	Nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal for increasing the expression of an encoded pathogenic antigen The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of infectious diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a pathogenic antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal.
US10166282B2	Immortalized porcine alveolar macrophage The present invention relates to immortalized porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs), to cell cultures comprising such PAMs, to methods for the immortalization of PAMs, to methods of replicating PRRS virus on immortalized PAMs and to methods for the preparation of vaccines comprising PRRSV.
US10166267B1	Multi-component formulations for the treatment of cognitive decline including Alzheimer's disease A multi-component formulation for the treatment, delay, and/or prevention of cognitive decline, including Alzheimer's disease, and/or other neurodegenerative diseases. One embodiment of the multi-component formulation comprises methylsulfonylmethane, at least one energy source component, and at least one of an herbal component or a nutritional component. In one formulation, the energy source component is fructose 1,6-diphosphate. An herbal component of at least one formulation is curcumin. In one further formulation, a nutritional component is a component of green tea such as epigallocatechin-3-gallate.
US10166265B1	Pharmaceutical composition for treating bacterial and viral infections The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical; composition comprising an effective amount of vitamin C, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin B6, garlic and Echinacea to treat bacterial and/or viral infections, and a method for treating bacterial and/or viral infections by orally administering the composition to a patient effective to reduce symptoms of bacterial and/or viral infections such a cold and influenza.
US10166256B2	Anti-tumor T cell immunity induced by high dose radiation Cancer treatment is provided, by irradiating an individual with a localized, high single dose or short course of doses at a primary tumor site; collecting T cells from the individual after a period of time sufficient activation of an anti-tumor response; treating the individual with an effective dose of dose of chemotherapy; and reintroducing the T cell population back to the individual.
US10166255B2	Intracellular genomic transplant and methods of therapy Genetically modified compositions, such as non-viral vectors and T cells, for treating cancer are disclosed. Also disclosed are the methods of making and using the genetically modified compositions in treating cancer.
US10166254B2	Use of mesenchymal stem cell-educated macrophages to treat and prevent graft versus host disease and radiation-induced injury The present invention relates to methods for treating and preventing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and radiation-induced tissue damage or organ failure. More particularly, methods of the present invention comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of mesenchymal stem cell-educated macrophages (MEMs) to a subject to treat or prevent GVHD, bone marrow failure, radiation-induced tissue damage or organ failure, or a condition associated with aberrant inflammation.
US10166248B1	Methods of preventing platelet activation A method of preventing or reducing the occurrence of malondiadehyde and/or levuglandin protein modification in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of at least one γ-KA scavenger compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10166245B2	Enzymatic process for obtaining 17 alpha-monoesters of cortexolone and/or its 9,11-dehydroderivatives The present invention refers to a new enzymatic process for obtaining 17α-monoesters of cortexolone and/or its 9,11-dehydroderivatives starting from the corresponding 17α,21-diesters which comprises an enzymatic alcoholysis reaction. Furthermore, the present invention refers to new crystalline forms of cortexolone-17α-propionate and 9,11-dehydro-cortexolone 17α-butanoate.
US10166242B2	Optimizing mifepristone levels for Cushing's patients The present invention provides a method for optimizing levels of mifepristone in a patient suffering from Cushing's syndrome. The method comprises the steps of treating the patient with seven or more daily doses of mifepristone over a period of seven or more days; testing the serum levels of the patient to determine whether the blood levels of mifepristone are greater than 1631 ng/mL; and adjusting the daily dose of the patient to achieve mifepristone blood levels greater than 1631 ng/mL.
US10166237B2	Compounds and methods for inducing chondrogenesis The present invention provides compounds and compositions for the amelioration of arthritis and joint injuries by inducing mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocytes.
US10166229B2	Compounds and methods for the treatment of cancer Compositions and methods are disclosed in embodiments relating to induction of cell death such as in cancer cells. Compounds and related methods for synthesis and use thereof, including the use of compounds in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells are disclosed. Compounds are disclosed in connection with modification of procaspases such as procaspase-3. In embodiments, compositions are capable of activation of procaspase-3.
US10166220B2	Fexofenadine microcapsules and compositions containing them The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising taste-masked immediate release microcapsules which comprise fexofenadine and a water-insoluble polymer coating. These microcapsules and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising them have suitable drug content and desirable pharmaceutical properties, including a quick dissolution rate of fexofenadine combined with a taste masking effect.
US10166217B2	Fungal keratitis prophylactic or therapeutic agent For preventing or treating keratomycosis, a medicament containing rapamycin or a salt thereof as an active ingredient is used.
US10166212B2	Oral use of zinc and copper gluconates in the treatment of digital dermatitis There is disclosed a method of treating and preventing digital dermatitis in a herd of claw-bearing animals, in particular bovine digital dermatitis in a herd of cattle, comprising supplying zinc gluconate and copper gluconate to the feed of said herd in an amount between 35 to 500 mg zinc per kg dry feed per animal and between 5 and 40 mg copper per kg dry feed per animal and concomitantly treating any diagnosed digital dermatitis lesion in said herd of animals until the lesion is healed with a standard care topical treatment, in particular with a salicylic acid bandage topical treatment, continuing supplying zinc gluconate and copper gluconate to said herd and concomitantly treating any diagnosed lesion in said heard for at least 3 months, preferably for at least 6 months.
US10166211B1	Nitric oxide releasing compound, pharmaceutical composition, use and synthesis method thereof The present disclosure provides a compound for releasing nitric oxide; the compound has the structure of formula (I): The present disclosure also provides a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound of formula (I). The present disclosure further provides a method of releasing nitric oxide, the method includes: administrating the compound of formula (I). The present disclosure also provides a method of treating disease in a patient, the method includes administrating a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I). The present disclosure also provides the method for synthesizing the compound of formula (I).
US10166209B2	Methods of reducing apolipoprotein C-III In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
US10166204B2	Sphingosine kinase type 1 inhibitors and uses thereof Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmacokinetics and patient management. These compounds are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
US10166203B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer including 2-methoxy-4-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)phenol as active ingredient The present disclosure relates to an anticancer use of a novel compound, i.e., 2-methoxy-4-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propyl-1-en-1-yl)phenol. The compound of the present disclosure effectively inhibits the growth of cancer cells and tumors in vitro and in a xenograft animal model. The compound of the present disclosure illustrates an anticancer activity by inhibiting a DNA binding activity of transcription factor STAT 3 in cancer cells, inducing apoptosis of cancer cells, and reducing the expression of a cell cycle regulatory protein. The compound of the present disclosure can be developed as an active ingredient of a strong anticancer drug.
US10166197B2	Sugar ester nanoparticle stabilizers Solid dosage forms containing nanoparticles are prepared where sugar esters serve as nanoparticle stabilizers that prevent agglomeration of nanoparticles during preparation of the solid dosage form and allow for restoration of the original nanoparticle size of the nanoparticles upon redispersion of the solid dosage form in aqueous media.
US10166187B2	Curcumin solid lipid particles and methods for their preparation and use Solid lipid particles comprising a lipid hydrophobic matrix and from about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of curcumin, and methods of making and treatment thereof.
US10166179B2	Fixative polymers and hair styling compositions thereof The present invention provides a fixative polymer derived from about 55-60% by weight of ethyl acrylate; about 30-50% by weight of (meth) acrylic acid; about 1-5% by weight of an associative monomer comprising a methacrylic ester with an oxyalkylated ethylenic unsaturation terminated by a hydrophobic, non-aromatic branched chain with 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and about 0.01-4% by weight of a cross-linking agent, personal care compositions comprising these fixative polymers and the use of these polymers in hair styling products.
US10166178B2	Depilatory wax composition, method for obtaining same and use thereof The present invention relates to a fat-soluble depilatory wax composition which includes hydrophilic cosmetic active agents adding cosmetic properties to treatment for the purpose for which this composition is used. In other words, the present invention relates to the method for obtaining said composition and to the use thereof for simultaneously depilating and treating skin.
US10166176B2	Plasmonic enhancement of absorption in sunscreen applications Zinc oxide compositions as well as techniques for plasmonic enhancement of absorption in sunscreen applications are provided herein. A method includes selecting one or more metal particles to be used in conjunction with one or more zinc oxide particles in a sunscreen composition, wherein said selecting is based on the plasmon resonance frequency associated with each of the metal particles; and embedding the one or more selected metal particles into each of the one or more zinc oxide particles.
US10166168B2	At-home light-emitting diode and massage device for vaginal rejuvenation A light emitting module and massage device provide vaginal rejuvenation. The device exposes collagen in the vaginal area or mucosa to temperatures elevated over normal body temperature to cause the collagen to reversibly or irreversibly denature while simultaneously applying vibration. Once thermally-induced collagen denaturation has occurred, both neoelastogenesis and neocollagenesis may occur and may be initiated with fibroblast proliferation, which may be promoted with vibration. Neofibrogenesis also occurs due to the fibroblastic activity, responsible for secretion of new collagen matrix to effect tissue repair. Thus, the device exploits thermally-induced collagen denaturation and repair along with simultaneous vibration to improve tissue tone, connective tissue tension and bulk tissue regeneration.
US10166158B2	Antimicrobial covers for rails A rail cover assembly includes first and second cover portions with surface regions made from an antimicrobial material. The first cover portion has opposing and longitudinally-extending L-shaped lips with at least one pair of first slots defined at opposing locations along the lips. The second cover portion has opposing longitudinal edges for nesting with the first cover portion's lips, and has at least one pair of second slots defined at opposing locations along the edges in alignment with a corresponding pair of the first slots. A joiner is partially engaged in each of the first slots and partially engaged in a correspondingly aligned one of the second slots. Each joiner includes a first spring-loaded portion engaging the first cover portion and a second spring-loaded portion engaging the second cover portion.
US10166145B2	Intraocular drainage device An intraocular drainage device may include a monolithic silicone body having a flap, a rigid bottom plate having a portion configured to contact a corresponding portion of the flap, and a tube having a proximal end disposed between the flap and the rigid bottom plate. The corresponding portion of the flap may be configured to separate from the portion of the rigid bottom plate responsive to a fluid pressure in aqueous humor received from the tube. A plurality of parallel microgrooves may be formed on one or more portions of one or more outer surfaces of the intraocular drainage device.
US10166141B2	Intrauterine contraceptive device A method for promoting contraception by placing a contraceptive device within a uterus without blocking fallopian tubes may involve advancing a distal end of a delivery device through a cervix, advancing the contraceptive device comprising an elongate shape memory member out of the distal end of the delivery device and into the uterus, and limiting inferior migration of the contraceptive device within the uterus. Inferior migration may be limited by allowing the contraceptive device to assume a shape, when subjected to pressure that tends to cause a downward migration of the device within the uterus, in which an expandable middle portion of the device is expanded to contact the inner wall of the uterus and thus limit the downward migration of the device.
US10166126B2	Inflatable balloon stent An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular balloon having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular balloon may have an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall connected at the first end and the second end to define an enclosed inflation chamber between the inner wall and the outer wall. The stent may further include an inflation valve.
US10166123B2	Controlling prosthetic devices with smart wearable technology A method, computer program product and computer system for mode selection of a prosthesis is provided. A processor of a wearable device receives a first input from a user. A processor of a wearable device determines the first input indicates a change to a mode of operation of the prosthesis. A processor of a wearable device sends a first command to the prosthesis to change the mode of operation of the prosthesis.
US10166122B2	Apparatus for controlling prosthetic arm The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling an artificial hand, including: a head-up display interface portion; and a controller which controls the artificial hand in accordance with an input of the head-up display interface portion, the head-up display interface portion receiving the input based on movement of a user's eyes or pupil.
US10166120B2	Orthopedic device and polymer compositions for making same Orthopedic devices are described including polymer compositions used to make the devices. The polymer composition contains a polyoxymethylene polymer in combination with various additives that prevent against agglomerations and spotting even when the composition contains significant amounts of coloring agents and/or waxes. In addition, the polymer composition has reduced formaldehyde emissions and excellent thermal stability properties.
US10166111B2	Spinal implants and related apparatus and methods Example spinal implants and related apparatus, tools and methods are disclosed. An example spinal implant includes an outer corpus and an inner corpus axially displaceably coupled to the outer corpus. The example implant includes a transport admission provided on at least one of the outer corpus or the inner corpus and a lever admission provided on the other of the inner corpus or the outer corpus. The lever admission and the transport admission are arranged to receive a tool, wherein the tool to distract the spinal implant. The example further includes a tool lock arranged in the transport admission to lock the tool and a lever rotator engagement device provided in the lever admission. The lever rotator engagement device is to engage a lever rotator of the tool. In addition, the example includes a first guide provided on the inner corpus and a second guide provided on the outer corpus. The first guide and the second guide allow an axial displacement of the inner corpus relative to the outer corpus and prevent a rotation of the inner corpus relative to the outer corpus. In addition, in the example, the first guide and the second guide include a tongue and groove.
US10166108B2	Bufferable femoral implant A bufferable femoral implant includes a metallic main body, and an elastomer member integrally formed or connected to a lower portion of the metallic main body, whereby when an external force acts upon the femoral implant as implanted in a patient's femur, the elastomer member as packed within the medullary cavity in the femur will bufferably dampen such an external force for safely protecting the patient's femur, the femoral implant and the related hip bones.
US10166090B2	Device for detecting the three-dimensional geometry of objects and method for the operation thereof The invention relates to a device for detecting the three-dimensional geometry of objects, in particular teeth, comprising a handpiece which is provided with at least one position sensor for detecting the change of the spatial position of the handpiece, and an optical device having at least one camera for capturing images and at least one light source for at least one projector. The position sensor in the handpiece initially determines the size of the change of the spatial position of the device. It is determined therefrom, how many pictures the camera can take in a defined time unit.
US10166085B2	Method of disinfecting ports in central venous catheter systems The present disclosure generally relates to systems for disinfecting Central Venous Catheter (CVC) system ports that use highly-abrasive and highly-conforming foam material in place of wipes or other sponge products, and methods for using such systems. The foam material may be an open-cell microabrasive material such as melamine foam. The foam material may contain disinfecting solutions such as isopropyl alcohol, chlorhexidine gluconate, or povidone-iodine.
US10166083B2	Method and system for tracking objects in computer-assisted surgery A computer-assisted surgery system comprises instruments adapted to be used to perform tasks related to surgery. A reference device is in a fixed relation to a bone. A rotating magnet creates a magnetic field plane, the rotating magnet being connected to one of the instrument and the reference device. A magnetometer on the other of the instrument and the reference device produces signals as a function of at least its orientation relative to the magnetic field plane. A processing unit tracks said orientation of the instrument relative to the bone using said signals from the magnetometer subjected to the magnetic field plane.
US10166080B2	Cooperatively-controlled surgical robotic system with redundant force sensing A cooperatively controlled robotic system includes a main robot assembly, and an arm assembly comprising a proximal end and a distal end. The arm assembly is connected to the main robot assembly at the proximal end. The system also includes a tool assembly connected to the arm assembly at the distal end, a first force sensor between the distal end of the arm assembly and the tool assembly, and a second force sensor between the proximal end of the arm assembly and the main robot assembly. The system includes a control system that is configured to determine a force applied at the first force sensor based on a force detected by the second force sensor, and to compare the determined force to a force detected by the first force sensor to detect a failure of at least one of the first and second force sensors.
US10166077B2	Method and system for image processing to determine patient-specific blood flow characteristics Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.
US10166061B2	Teleoperated surgical system equipment with user interface A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments may include a plurality of connectors and a user control interface. The plurality of connectors may be configured to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors. The user control interface may include a continuous display screen including a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen that display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may display controls for different types of surgical instruments on the same continuous display screen. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may be arranged relative to the plurality of connectors to visually couple respective graphical display screen sections and connectors to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors.
US10166059B2	Treatment instrument A treatment instrument includes: a first treatment section which includes a first body including a first contact surface and a second body including a second contact surface; a movement mechanism which is configured to switch between a closed position in which the first contact surface and the second contact surface are close to each other, and an opened position in which the first contact surface and the second contact surface are distant from each other; and a second treatment section which is disposed on a distal side along the longitudinal axis with respect to the first treatment section when the first contact surface and the second contact surface are located in the closed position, and which is configured to apply energy to the living tissue to incise or separate the living tissue.
US10166056B2	Method and apparatus for sacroiliac joint fixation Disclosed is a fixation device for sacroiliac joint stabilization. The fixation device includes an elongated body comprising a bone anchor at a distal end. An axially moveable proximal anchor is carried by the proximal end of the fixation device. In one embodiment, the device is inserted through the ilium of the pelvis and the bone anchor is rotated into position within the sacrum. The proximal anchor is distally advanced with respect to the bone anchor to provide compression across the sacroiliac joint.
US10166054B2	Bone fixation system A modular bone fixation linkage includes a plurality of interconnected links that can angulate with respect to an adjacent one of the links about at least one axis, such as three axes. The links can further include fixation holes that are configured to receive bone anchors that secure the links to an underlying anatomical structure.
US10166050B2	Instrument for connecting a correction rod to a bone screw The invention relates to an instrument for connecting a correction rod to a bone screw, the instrument having an axial longitudinal direction and comprising an external first housing part, which includes a hollow portion having an internal thread and a portion that is approximately the shape of a half-shell and that forms a first clamp leg. The instrument further includes an external second housing part, which is approximately the shape of a half-shell and forms a second clamp leg that is hinged on the first clamp leg so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis that extends orthogonally to the axial longitudinal direction.
US10166048B2	Translational instrumentation for spondylolisthesis and scoliosis reduction An instrument for spinal procedures is a vertebral endplate spreader device having a vertebral endplate spreader and a driver handle. The vertebral endplate spreader includes a linkage with a drive sprocket operatively connected for rotation relative thereto and with a secondary sprocket. The secondary sprocket is operatively connected for rotation relative to the linkage. The vertebral endplate spreader includes a belt operatively connected to the drive sprocket and the secondary sprocket to be driven about a belt axis. The driver handle has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is operatively connected to the drive sprocket to actuate rotation of the belt.
US10166034B2	Knee arthroplasty instrument An instrument (10) and method are provided for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The instrument separates a patient's tibia and femur, in both extension and flexion, to measure a gap and an angle therebetween. The instrument includes various modular accessories (16, 54, 70, 80, 90, 100) that provide flexibility of usage throughout the TKA procedure and that accommodate different surgical philosophies.
US10166029B2	Jig for determining a patient-adapted implant size of the femoral implant of a knee endoprosthesis A jig for determining a patient-adapted implant size of a femoral implant of a knee endoprosthesis. The jig has a main body, a probe part movable relative to the main body along a measuring direction. The probe part has an arm with a tip placeable on an anterior reference point of the femur's distal end, two contact pieces for placing on and referencing the medial and lateral posterior condyle of the femur's distal end, and at least one scale and pointer for indicating the probe part's position in the measuring direction relative to the contact pieces. The distance of the probe tip from the contact pieces is adjustable such that the distance is different with respect to the two contact pieces and, for each contact piece, a dedicated scale and an associated pointer are provided for the indication of the probe part's position relative to the respective contact piece.
US10166028B2	Hemostatic clipping devices and methods A tissue clipping apparatus, comprises a flexible, elongate member, a proximal end of which remains external to the body accessible to a user while a distal end of the flexible member is inserted into the body to a location adjacent to target tissue to be clipped and a control wire extending through the flexible member in combination with a capsule releasably coupled to a distal end of the flexible member and a clip a proximal portion of which is received within the capsule. A joint releasably coupling the clip to the control wire, includes a yoke extending around a proximal end of the clip and a frangible link which fails when subject to a predetermined force to separate the clip from the control wire.
US10166024B2	Apparatus and methods for occluding a hollow anatomical structure A clamp having at least first and second elongate clamping portions adapted to be placed on opposite sides of the hollow anatomical structure. The first and second elongate clamping portions respectively include ends coupled together with respective resilient urging members configured to urge at least one of the first and second elongate clamping portions toward the other of the first and second elongate clamping portions from an open position into a clamping position to occlude the hollow anatomical structure. The clamp includes tissue ingrowth structure on the clamping portions.
US10166004B2	Ultrasound contrast imaging method and apparatus An ultrasonic contrast imaging method and apparatus thereof. The method includes acquiring N frames of contrast image in an imaging period; projecting the N frames of contrast image to obtain a projection result image of the N frames of contrast image, wherein an nth group of original contrast image is projected in a projection template to obtain a projection result image of an nth frame of original contrast image, wherein the projection template is one frame of the nth group of original contrast image, and n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N, wherein the nth group of original contrast images is within a projection period and includes the nth original contrast image, and the projection period is a fixed value less than the imaging period; and displaying or storing the projection result image.
US10165999B2	Radiological-image acquisition device Improvement of a frame rate and suppression of power consumption are intended. A radiological-image acquisition device (100) includes a plurality of pixels, a capacitive element (1a) that accumulates electric charge corresponding to a dose (X) of radiation, and a read control unit (read element control unit 22, reset element control unit 23) that reads, from at least one pixel (active pixel 10) that is not subjected to initialization in two or more frames, an output (output voltage Vout) corresponding to the electric charge.
US10165997B2	System for acquiring a three-dimensional image of arteries and veins A system and method includes reception of first two-dimensional projection images of a patient volume, each of the first two-dimensional projection images having been acquired from substantially a respective one of a plurality of projection angles during presence of at least a portion of contrast medium in arteries within the patient volume, reception of second two-dimensional projection images of the patient volume, each of the second two-dimensional projection images having been acquired from substantially a respective one of the plurality of projection angles during presence of at least a portion of the contrast medium in veins within the patient volume, generation, for each of the plurality of projection angles, of a composite two-dimensional image based on one of the first two-dimensional projection images acquired from substantially the projection angle and one of the second two-dimensional projection images acquired from substantially the projection angle, generation of a three-dimensional image based on the generated composite two-dimensional images, and display of an image based on the three-dimensional image.
US10165996B2	Systems and methods for dual-energy computed tomography imaging An imaging system includes a computed tomography (CT) acquisition unit and a processing unit. The CT acquisition unit includes an X-ray source and a CT detector. The processing unit is configured to determine a voltage delivery configuration for the X-ray source based on at least one of a patient size, a clinical task, or scan parameters. The voltage delivery configuration includes at least one of a transition configuration or a voltage threshold. The transition configuration corresponds to a transition between a high voltage and a low voltage. Portions of acquired data acquired above the voltage threshold are grouped as high energy data and portions acquired below the voltage threshold are grouped as low energy data. The processing unit is also configured to implement the voltage delivery configuration on the CT acquisition unit, and to control the CT acquisition unit to perform an imaging scan using the determined voltage delivery configuration.
US10165993B2	X-ray imagin device with distributed X-ray source The present invention relates to an X-ray imaging device and, particularly, to an X-ray imaging device which is formed by pixelating a plurality of X-ray emitting elements for respectively emitting X-rays toward an object to be photographed and a plurality of X-ray detecting elements for respectively detecting X-rays passing through the object to be photographed, on the same or different flat surfaces or curved surfaces in a matrix.
US10165990B2	Intraoral X-ray detector The present invention discloses a device for detecting x-rays inside the mouth, which can be conveniently moved inside the mouth, can increase user convenience, and has improved economic feasibility. The device for detecting x-rays inside the mouth according to the present invention comprises: a sensor unit having a sensor built therein for detecting x-rays; a hinge unit formed on one surface of the sensor unit; and a cable connecting unit including a pivoting connecting portion having an external cable coupled thereto and coupled to be pivotable to the hinge unit. An internal cable withdrawn from the sensor unit is electrically connected to the external cable through the inside of the cable connecting unit by means of the hinge unit and the pivoting connecting portion.
US10165989B2	Tomography apparatus and method of reconstructing cross-sectional image A tomography apparatus includes a data obtainer configured to obtain first image data at a first point and second image data at a second point using tomography, the tomography being performed by irradiating an X-ray to an object; an image processor configured to perform noise reduction based on at least one from among the first image data and the second image data, and to obtain a first reference image corresponding to the first image data and a second reference image corresponding to the second image data using a result of the performed noise reduction; and an image reconstructor configured to reconstruct a target image representing the object based on the first reference image and the second reference image.
US10165979B2	Helmet having a cumulative concussion indicator Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a user of a helmet for cumulative concussions. Aspects include monitoring one or more sensors in the helmet and receiving an output from the one or more sensors corresponding to an impact experienced by the helmet. Aspects also include calculating a cumulative concussion score based on the output of the one or more sensors and displaying an indication of the cumulative concussion score via an indicator on the helmet.
US10165978B2	Method for measuring human body information, and electronic device thereof A method of measuring human body information and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a guide image when a human body measurement mode is detected, acquiring, by a camera, a human body image, displaying the human body image, measuring a human body when the human body image corresponds to the guide image and outputting a result of the measurement of the human body.
US10165977B2	Sleep stage detection Therapy delivery to a patient may be controlled based on a determined sleep stage of the patient. In examples, the sleep stage may be determined based on a frequency characteristic of a biosignal indicative of brain activity of the patient. A frequency characteristic may include, for example, a power level within one or more frequency bands of the biosignal, a ratio of the power level in two or more frequency bands, or a pattern in the power level of one or more frequency bands over time. A therapy program may be selected or modified based on the sleep stage determination. Therapy may be delivered during the sleep stage according to the selected or modified therapy program. In some examples, therapy delivery may be controlled after making separate determinations of a sleep stage based on the biosignal and another physiological parameter, and confirming that the sleep stage determinations are consistent.
US10165974B2	Pregnancy monitoring devices, systems, and related methods Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to devices, systems, and methods for monitoring pregnancy of a female pregnant subject. For example, a pregnancy monitoring system can detect movement or motion of a pregnant subject and/or of the fetus in the pregnant subject. Additionally or alternatively, the pregnancy monitoring system can detect internal and/or external source loads applied to the pregnant subject. In an embodiment, the pregnancy monitoring system can compare and/or correlate two or more loads, one to another (e.g., to produce an output that is in part based on such comparison and that is related to the wellbeing of the pregnant subject and/or of the fetus). For example, the pregnancy monitoring system can include a controller that is configured to determine and compare two or more loads based on signals received from one or more sensors that can be positioned on the pregnant subject.
US10165969B2	Positioning a medical device based on oxygen saturation measurements A method that includes receiving first and second detection signals and electrocardiograph signals; wherein the first detection signals result from an illumination, by an oxygen saturation sensor included in a device that may be removably attached to a user, of a sternal angle of a user by infrared pulses; wherein the second detection signals result from an illumination, by the oxygen saturation sensor, of the sternal angle of a user by visible light pulses; wherein the electrocardiograph signals may be detected by an electrocardiography sensor that may be included in the device; generating a first waveform template that may be responsive to the first detection signals; generating a second waveform template that may be responsive to the second detection signals; calculating an indication of the oxygen saturation characteristic of the user in response to the first and second detection signals; detecting cardiac cycle durations that may be based upon the first and second detection signals; detecting electrocardiography based cardiac cycle durations; and evaluating a quality of the indication of the oxygen saturation characteristic of the user in response to the first waveform template, the second waveform template, the cardiac cycle's durations and the electrocardiography based cardiac cycle durations.
US10165963B2	Hybrid electromagnetic-acoustic distal targeting system A surgical targeting system of an intramedullary nail, which includes an extracorporeally arranged external transmitting unit. Further included is a plurality of first transponder units coupled with and arrayed along the length of the intramedullary nail, each adapted to be actuated by the external transmitting unit. Additionally, a plurality of holes are disposed within and arrayed along the length of the intramedullary nail. Each of the plurality of holes are situated between each of the plurality of first transponder units. Further, a first transmission section is between the external transmitting unit and each of the plurality of first transponder units via which the plurality of first transponder units are actuated. Additionally included is a second transmission section through the intramedullary nail between the plurality of first transponder units and a second transponder unit.
US10165942B2	Optical tomographic imaging apparatus, control method therefor, and program therefor Focus adjustment is enabled with respect to an object to be inspected even when an optical member for changing a field angle is inserted in order to change the field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image, and a clear tomographic image with a focus on the object to be inspected is acquired. In an optical tomographic imaging apparatus, an optical system includes a focus lens configured to focus a measuring light on the object to be inspected. The optical tomographic imaging apparatus includes a unit configured to compensate, when an optical member for changing a field angle is inserted between a scanning unit and the object to be inspected in order to change the field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image, a change in a focus position of the focus lens in association with the inserting.
US10165940B2	Vision-based diagnosis and treatment Devices and methods are provided herein for aiding in the diagnosis of and response to conditions ranging from unpleasant to disabling. Images are presented to viewers and eye-tracking of their eyes during that process along with software analysis non-subjectively identify and quantify complex visual signatures formerly hidden in the responses of the eyes. This allows caregivers, when presenting these images to people to be evaluated for a condition, to identify, again with eye-tracking and software analysis, those signatures indicative of a presence or an absence of the condition. An associated remediative response provides treatment applicable to a real-time environment.
US10165939B2	Ophthalmologic apparatus and ophthalmologic apparatus control method An ophthalmologic apparatus acquires a plurality of images by photographing a plurality of different regions of an eye at different times to generate one image by using the acquired plurality of images. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, in the plurality of regions, at least one region that does not include any region actually photographed as the plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the ophthalmologic apparatus in such a way as to capture an image of the determined region of the eye.
US10165928B2	Systems, instruments, and methods for four dimensional soft tissue navigation A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device which is operable to capture scan data representative of an internal region of interest within a given patient; a tracking subsystem that employs electro-magnetic sensing to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; a data processor which is operable to render a volumetric, perspective image of the internal region of interest from a point of view of the surgical instrument; and a display which is operable to display the volumetric perspective image of the patient.
US10165919B2	Vacuum bag A vacuum cleaner bag assembly is adapted to be removably disposed within a tank of a vacuum cleaner, and the bag assembly includes a panel assembly made from a first material and forming an enclosure having an interior volume, and an aperture extends through the panel assembly. A shield member may be disposed within the interior volume and secured to one or more portions of the panel assembly, and the shield member may comprise a second material that is different than the first material. The shield member is adapted to protect a portion of the panel assembly when the vacuum cleaner bag assembly is disposed within the tank.
US10165916B2	Vacuum cleaner base assembly and air passage system A vacuum cleaner having a handle, a dirt separator and suction motor on the handle, and a nozzle. An elongated suction inlet passes through the bottom face of the nozzle, and a pivot joins the nozzle to the handle at a pivot axis that extends parallel to the elongated suction inlet. The pivot includes first and second pivot connections joining the base to either side of the handle. A base air passage extends from the suction inlet to the first pivot connection, and is fluidly connected, through the first pivot connection, to a first handle air passage located in the handle and extending from the first pivot connection to an inlet of the separator. A second handle air passage located in the handle extends from the separator outlet to the suction motor inlet.
US10165899B2	Immersion blender A mixing appliance assembly includes a housing, which includes a motor and shaft operably coupled with the motor and extending outwardly from the housing. A top handle is operably coupled with a top end of the housing and includes a pulse button and a continuous run switch. A side port is disposed in the housing and configured to receive a port connecting member and includes an interlocking feature. An interlock switch is disposed inside the side port. A switch engagement member is configured to engage the interlock switch such that the continuous run switch can be depressed. A bowl clamp is engageable with the side port and configured to removably secure the housing to a bowl and includes the switch engagement member. A side handle is engageable with the side port and is configured to be removably coupled with the housing and aid a user in handling the mixing appliance.
US10165892B2	Powder dosing system A portable storage and dispensing device for powder to be mixed with liquid is provided. The device, when actuated, dispenses measured powder portions from a reservoir of soluble powder and communicates those measured portions to a drinking vessel or container. The device includes a cannister having an interior cavity for positioning a powder reservoir which is adapted for dispensing with only one hand while gripping a central portion of the cannister. A dispensing end of the cannister is adapted to deposit the powder in small-mouthed containers and concurrently avoid spillage.
US10165891B2	Beverage preparation assembly The invention concerns a beverage preparation assembly (1) comprising: —a container (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, said container comprising a tank (21) and a powder outlet (22), —a dissolution chamber (3) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent, said dissolution chamber comprising at last one diluent inlet (31) and a beverage outlet (32), —a chute (4) for guiding the water soluble beverage powder from the powder outlet (22) of the container to the dissolution chamber (3), —an air outlet (5) configured for evacuating air from the dissolution chamber (3), wherein the powder outlet (22) is connected to the chute (4) by a conduit (6), and wherein the powder outlet (22), the conduit (5), the chute (4) and the dissolution chamber (3) are connected together through airtight connections, and wherein said assembly comprises an air inlet (8), said air inlet being positioned above the chute (4) only.
US10165889B2	Food steamer and rack system A device and method for steaming and presenting of food deploys a spacer that rests on top of a cookware vessel. The spacer has a lower inner flange to support a steaming rack. A leg supported serving or presentation rack is adapted for lifting, supporting and presenting the steamed food when the spacer and steaming rack are lowered over it. The spacer has a larger inner diameter than an outer diameter of the presentation rack so that the spacer may be lowered around the presentation rack to engage the steaming rack along the presentation rack. The presentation rack has a sufficient height relative to the spacer height to dispose the food proximal to or above the rim of the spacer.
US10165888B2	Heating and cooking system Systems and methods of use pertaining to a rocket-type heating and cooking system feature three distinct cooking surfaces designed for simultaneous use and may be dismantled and transported for use in a variety of environments, including use as a heating and cooking device in the home as a fireplace insert, use outdoors in a hiking or camping setting, or use in a developing-world application as a third-world outdoor or indoor kitchen. The heating and cooking system features a combustion chamber and exhaust chimney having optimized dimensions to achieve maximum combustion efficiency, which translates to increased heating and cooking capacities as well as reduced smoke exhaustion. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10165885B2	Stackable tray with compartment An apparatus and an associated method that includes a lap tray, the lap tray having a flat portion and a raised perimeter edge, wherein the flat portion defines a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the flat portion defines an aperture. The apparatus further includes a tray compartment operably engaged with the lap tray. The tray compartment has a sidewall and a bottom wall, the sidewall and the bottom wall define, in part, an interior space accessible via the aperture. A lid operably engaged with the tray compartment is configured to enclose the interior space of the tray compartment.
US10165884B1	Serving container and ring element system A serving container and ring element system that includes a serving dish and a ring element having a ring element lip with a shape that substantially corresponds to a shape of a serving dish lip, wherein portions of the ring element lip are formed to be positionable around at least a portion of the serving dish lip to provide frictional engagement between portions of said ring element lip and at least a portion of said serving dish lip, such that said ring element is capable of securing a foil pan within said serving dish.
US10165883B1	Can holder system A can holder system including a stamped sheet having a first-section including a first-tab, and a second-tab, a second-section including a third-tab, and a fourth-tab, an arcuate-member, and a plurality of folding joints. The stamped sheet is configured to fold at the plurality of folding joints for supporting a container in a substantially upright position between uses. The device may be stored in a planar position and be folded at a plurality of folding joints to erect a container caddy. The device may be attached to a belt or a wall for convenient storage and access to a container, can, or beverage cup.
US10165882B1	Drinking straw and closure assembly A decorative drinking straw assembly for use with a beverage container includes a hollow cylindrical straw having a decorative subassembly releasably attachable about an exterior surface of the straw. A decorative assembly includes one or more decorative elements secured to an attachment sleeve. The attachment sleeve has an inner diameter adapted to snugly fit over the outer diameter of the straw. A flange element provided positioned beneath the decorative assembly prevents inadvertently detached decorative elements from falling into a beverage contained within the beverage container.
US10165872B2	Panel assembly, panel system including the panel assembly, and method thereof A panel assembly, system, and method include upper and lower panels attached respectively to upper and lower back support, which are connectable to each other using linking beams. The upper back support is configured to be hung from a horizontal beam. The panels have through holes and the back supports have front blind holes that are aligned with the through holes in the panels. In another embodiment, rear blind holes are also provided in the back supports. A peg is securable to each of the blind holes. Multiple pegs can be secured to provide furniture options that can be used for storing, displaying, organizing, and merchandizing. Rear blind holes provides additional storage that can be hidden away from view.
US10165870B2	Display case door assembly with vacuum panel A display case door assembly for a temperature-controlled storage device includes a frame defining an opening into the temperature-controlled storage device and a transparent unit coupled to the frame. The transparent unit includes a first vacuum pane, a second vacuum pane, and an evacuated gap between the first and second vacuum panes. The evacuated gap has a predetermined thickness within which a vacuum is drawn, thereby providing a thermal insulation effect for the transparent unit. The transparent unit further includes a plurality of spacers disposed within the evacuated gap and configured to maintain the predetermined thickness of the evacuated gap when the vacuum is drawn therein.
US10165867B2	Pocketed spring assembly comprising perimeter strings of springs having rectangular convolutions A bedding or seating product comprises a pocketed spring assembly comprising a plurality of parallel interior strings of individually pocketed coil springs. The interior strings of springs may extend from head-to-foot or side-to-side of the product. The pocketed spring assembly further comprises at least one perimeter string of springs. Each of the springs of each perimeter string of springs has rectangular convolutions to provide edge support to the product.
US10165858B1	Multi-rail concealed slide rail structure A multi-rail concealed slide rail structure includes an outer rail, a first ball retainer, a middle rail, a pair of second ball retainers, and an inner rail. One side of the outer rail is bent inward to form a first track for the first ball retainer to slide thereon. Two side edges of the middle rail are bent in the same direction to form second tracks, respectively. The middle rail is fitted on the first ball retainer, such that the first ball retainer leans against one of the second tracks. The pair of second ball retainers is movably fitted on the middle rail. One side edge of the inner rail is bent inward to form a third track corresponding to the second tracks. The inner rail is fitted on the pair of second ball retainers. Two parallel tracks are provided between the inner rail and the middle rail.
US10165827B2	Outsole with grip reduction extension members The present invention is directed to an outsole for footwear that reduces grip and enables controlled slippage on a surface during wear. The outsole includes a plurality of low profile tread projections, each tread projection having at least one long, thin, and flexible extension member. An increased width of the extension member where it adjoins the tread projection acts as a pivot point at which the extension member may flex and bend degrees. During wear, the flexible extension members bend over or collapse, becoming sandwiched between the tread projections and a surface. The bent extension members reduce the contact area between the tread projections and a surface, thereby reducing grip and enabling slippage.
US10165826B2	Article of footwear with a midsole assembly having a perimeter bladder element, a method of manufacturing and a mold assembly for same An article of footwear has a midsole assembly that includes a fluid-filled bladder element having a substantially arc-shaped heel portion and having a lateral arm portion and a medial arm portion spaced from the lateral arm portion. Each of the arm portions extend from the heel portion. The bladder element is configured to be positioned with the heel portion in the heel region of midsole assembly, and the arm portions extending from the heel region to a forefoot region along a peripheral region. A method of manufacturing and a mold assembly for such an article of footwear are provided.
US10165820B2	Valve assembly for controlling flow direction of fluid based on rotation angle A valve assembly includes a rotating shaft 16 rotatably supported and having an internal passage 20 formed within the rotating shaft, first and second connecting portions 26 and 28 connected to both sides of the internal passage within the rotating shaft and adapted to externally send a fluid passing through the internal passage and to receive an external fluid, and a check ball 18 embedded in the internal passage and adapted to control a flow of the fluid. Furthermore, check ball seating portions 24a and 24b adapted to communicate with the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion and to have the check ball seated therein are formed on both insides of the internal passage 20. When the internal passage 20 is inclined by rotation of the rotating shaft 16, the check ball closely adheres to a check ball seating portion at a low position due to gravity or buoyancy and restricts a fluid flow from the internal passage to any one of the first and the second connecting portions.
US10165816B2	Adorning apparatus and headwear using the same An apparatus for adorning a size control portion, formed in at least one of lower lateral sides of an opening portion of headwear according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an adorning portion having at least one face that is 3-dimensionally adorned, a support portion connected to the adorning portion to support the adorning portion, and a detachable coupling portion formed in a part of the support portion and detachably coupled to the size control portion. According to the present invention, an apparatus for freely and variously adorning a size control portion provided in a lower edge portion of a head receiving portion of headwear at low cost, and the adorning apparatus can be used in headwear.
US10165812B1	Illuminating undergarment and method of use An illuminating undergarment carries a series of illuminating devices for emitting light and presenting a glow from underneath an outer garment. The undergarment can be tailored in any suitable form factor, such as a slip for placement under a skirt or skirt portion of a dress or other form factors for use under dresses, blouses, pants, etc. The undergarment comprises a series of illuminating device retention members affixed to a surface of the undergarment body. The undergarment body can be sectioned into segments, enabling changes in length and/or shape. The illuminating devices are removably attached to the undergarment by the retention members. The illuminating devices can be arranged in a random pattern, a pattern representing an object, a pattern representing text, etc. and any combination thereof. The illuminating devices can be powered by a portable power supply and controlled by a circuit and/or a switch.
US10165809B2	Upper body garment to accommodate medial equipment during prolonged or frequent treatments An upper body garment has a first access seam spanning a first sleeve of the garment on an underside from a cuff to an arm pit and spanning a body of the garment from the arm pit to a lower hem. The first access seam can be secured by magnets or other fasteners located intermittently along the sleeve and body which are easily opened for access to treatment areas. Furthermore, when the magnets are opened, the first access seam opens completely on one side of a patient body to peel away over IV needles and other connections for removal using a neck opening and a second sleeve. When the garment (or a new garment) is put back on by the patient through the neck and second sleeve, the first sleeve can be re-secured over connections to the body by rejoining opposing magnets.
US10165806B2	Systems for active coupling of airbags An airbag deployment system includes a helmet, a torso protection assembly, and an airbag assembly. The airbag assembly is coupled to one of the helmet and the torso protection assembly and includes an airbag, an inflation device configured to inflate the airbag, and a first coupling device. The first coupling device is configured to couple to a second coupling device provided on the other of the helmet and the torso protection assembly upon inflation of the airbag. The coupling resists relative movement between the helmet and the torso protection assembly.
US10165804B2	Bra and garment with bra portion In one embodiment, a garment having a cup portion with two cups, a body portion integrated with the cup portion, and a band are disposed on the garment such that is extends beneath the cup portions. The band is either on the body portion or adjacent the body portion. The garment also has support structures with a configuration, each following proximately a contour of the lower part of its respective cup, wherein a portion of the support structure is formed on and fixed to the band and a portion of the support structure extends on the body of the garment and is attached thereto. As such the support structure configuration is approximately arcuate. The garment also has additional control regions. The control is provided by fabric or materials that have less stretch than the body fabric from which the body of the garment is made.
US10165795B2	Method for manufacturing curved edge cigarette rolling paper A method of manufacturing packaged curved edge cigarette rolling papers including stacking a cigarette rolling paper blanks to form a leaf stack. The leaf stack is enclosed within a folded cover to form a covered leaf stack. A band is wrapped around the covered leaf stack to hold the leaf stack in alignment with the cover while the cover and leaf stack is die cut to form packaged curved edge cigarette rolling papers. The curved edge is continuous arc, for example an elliptical arc which eliminates the corners that can interfere with cigarette hand rolling.
US10165793B2	Smoking product rolling and forming devices Packing tools and systems and methods for using a packing tool to hand-make smoking products are disclosed. In some embodiments, the packing tool may include an elongate body having a first tamping end and a second tamping end opposite the first tamping end, and a handle attached to, or formed with, the elongate body. The handle may be disposed between the first and second tamping ends. The first tamping end may have a first width sized to fit within a filter end of a smoking product. The second tamping end may have a second width sized to fit within an ignition end of a smoking product. The packing tool may additionally include a single row of troughs configured to distribute material of a smoking product, a set of ruler markings proximate the first tamping end, and a paper curling portion disposed between the handle portion and second tamping end.
US10165777B2	Substituted pyrazolylpyrazole derivative and use of same as herbicide Provided is a compound capable of effectively control worst weeds of higher leaf stages that present practical problems. A specific pyrazolylpyrazole derivative of formula (I) is disclosed that is able to solve the above-mentioned problems.
US10165775B2	Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes related thereto.
US10165774B2	Defoamer useful in a peracid composition with anionic surfactants Low foaming, highly acidic peroxycarboxylic acid sanitizing compositions are disclosed as having both improved antimicrobial efficacy in comparison to conventional peroxyoctanoic acid and peroxyacetic acid compositions for sanitizing applications. The compositions include a combination of a low-foaming surfactant and an aluminum sulfate (or other metal salt) defoaming agent that is compatible with the highly acidic peroxycarboxylic acid sanitizing compositions. In particular, the sanitizing peroxycarboxylic acid compositions are also low odor and low/no VOC dual functioning acid wash and sanitizing compositions.
US10165773B2	Antimicrobial constructs The invention is based on the recognition that known antimicrobial compounds, such as nisin or other lantibiotics, can be made to form a long lasting antimicrobial surface coating by linking the peptide with a block polymer, such as PLURONIC® F108 or an end group activated polymer (EGAP) in a manner to form a flexible tether and/or entrap the peptide. The entrapped peptide provides antimicrobial action by early release from entrapment while the tethered peptide provides longer lasting antimicrobial protection. Antimicrobial gels and foams may be prepared using the antimicrobial peptide containing block copolymers.
US10165771B2	Apparatuses and methods for attracting and/or repelling animals Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for attracting and/or repelling animals, more particularly methods systems and apparatuses for deploying and retrieving decoys, such as, for example, waterfowl decoy displays typically used in hunting, and particularly to attract overflying waterfowl.
US10165770B2	Adaptable hunting blind and method of use This invention relates to an adaptable hunting blind made of an annular ring with a connector, wherein the annular ring has a camouflage portion extending downwardly from the annular ring. The adaptable hunting blind includes a plurality of telescoping tubes each of the telescoping tubes made of a pole assembly having a plurality of connected hollow pole sections. Each of the plurality of connected hollow pole sections is made of a proximal pole section and at least one distal pole section. Each of the plurality of connected hollow pole sections also includes a solid substantially cylindrical section having a proximal end and a distal end. The solid substantially cylindrical section proximal end is fixedly positioned within the pole assembly, while the solid substantially cylindrical section distal end is tapered and is configured to project from the distal end of the pole assembly. The adaptable hunting blind further includes a first securing device positioned substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis of the pole assembly at the proximal pole section; and a second securing device positioned substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis of the pole assembly at the distal pole section.
US10165768B2	System and apparatus for the storage and display of fishing lures The present invention relates to the storage and display of objects, mainly fishing lures. The invention disclosed herein relates to the organization, management and display of objects to assist in the storage and use of lures, and other objects, through the disposition of an aperture associated with such an object over an apparatus. In the application of storage and display of fishing lures, the present disclosure allows for identification and selection of lures while maintaining the lures separately and in a hanging orientation maintaining the form or the lure consistent with how such a lure is pulled through the water when used.
US10165765B1	Speargun The invention pertains to a speargun, comprising a barrel having an oblong body and a spear track for directly receiving a spear, the spear track being formed as a channel on the outer surface of the barrel, a handle unit connected to the barrel, and a trigger unit for releasing the spear through activation of a finger trigger, wherein the barrel is constructed as a single piece having an oblong barrel body comprising a hollow interior space, wherein a reinforcing bar is provided inside the hollow interior space, the reinforcing bar running essentially a length of the barrel body. The invention also pertains to a speargun wherein a housing containing the trigger unit has a window through which the trigger mechanism of the trigger unit is at least partly visible from an outside and a speargun wherein fixation means are provided for fixing the handle unit in different positions along the barrel.
US10165761B1	Multilevel cage for transporting and stunning live poultry Poultry birds in a multi-compartment cage can be removed by placing openings to each compartment on a first side of the cage, and covering each opening, with a spring-loaded door wherein the spring loading is provided by an over-center spring. During transport of the birds in the cage compartment, the spring loading of each door is sufficient to prevent any bird from exiting the cage. At the delivery point, the entire cage can be tilted to the side of the openings at an angle sufficient to cause the birds to slide against and open the spring-loaded door beyond the spring's center, thereby causing the door to completely open. After the birds have slid out of the cage, the doors can be closed. Poultry birds are loaded into the cage compartments via a second door in each compartment, and each second door is disposed on a second side of the cage.
US10165751B2	Canola inbred line G30853A The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated G30853A. Also included are seeds of canola G30853A, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G30853A and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G30853A with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola G30853A.
US10165745B1	Soybean cultivar S170032 A soybean cultivar designated S170032 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170032, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170032, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170032, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170032. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170032. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170032, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170032 with another soybean cultivar.
US10165727B2	Trimmer head A trimmer head that includes a casing to be coupled to a driveshaft. The casing includes an upper shell and a lower shell, with the lower shell including a second toothing that protrudes upwardly. The trimmer head further includes an upper disk and a lower disk within the casing, with the lower disk including a first toothing that protrudes downwardly. A spool of cutting wire is positioned between the lower disk and the upper disk. In an engagement position, the first toothing and the second toothing are engaged and the upper disk and lower disk rotate with the lower shell. In a free position, the first toothing and the second toothing are disengaged and the upper disk and lower disk rotate with respect to the lower shell.
US10172268B2	Electronic component mounting device A component mounting device includes a mounting head that is movable in a horizontal direction and mounts a held component on a substrate and a control portion that controls the operation of the mounting head. The control portion is configured to perform control of a speed of mounting, by the mounting head, of a component to be located closely adjacent to another component and to be mounted on the substrate such that an interval to an adjacent component is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, on the substrate. A speed of mounting of the component is less than a speed of mounting in a normal state in which the mounting head mounts a component, which is not the component to be located closely adjacent to another component, on the substrate.
US10172261B2	System and method for modular data center The present disclosure relates to a unit structure for use in forming a modular data center. The unit structure may have an elongated frame structure forming a rectangular-like subsystem, and may be adapted to be supported above a floor surface. At least one conduit may be integrated into the elongated frame structure for supplying a fluid to an area defined by the elongated frame structure.
US10172259B2	Method and apparatus for regulating a cooling device fitted to a switchgear cabinet The invention relates to a method for regulating a cooling device fitted in or to a switchgear cabinet, by means of a regulating device, wherein the temperature of the switchgear cabinet interior air is detected and an interior fan assigned thereto for generating an interior air flow through an evaporator and providing cooling air is switched on if the detected temperature of the switchgear cabinet interior air exceeds an upper setpoint temperature, and is switched off if the detected temperature falls below a lower setpoint temperature, and the invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method. A reduced energy consumption and an increased service life with reliable operation are achieved by virtue of the fact that after the interior fan has been switched off owing to the lower setpoint temperature being undershot, a timekeeping is started and the interior fan is switched on after a predetermined first time duration for a predetermined second time duration and is then switched off again if the detected temperature still falls below the upper setpoint temperature, as long as the second time duration proceeds, that the intermittent time-controlled mode of operation of the interior fan is cyclically repeated until the upper setpoint temperature is exceeded, after which the interior fan is operated in continuous operation, and that the timekeeping and the intermittent time-controlled mode of operation of the interior fan are started anew if the lower setpoint temperature is undershot.
US10172255B2	Enhanced rack/cabinet mobility and stability for a server rack A mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may include a continuous fixed-length rail attached horizontally to a bottom structural member of the front or the rear of a server rack. The continuous fixed-length rail exceeds a width of the server rack by an equal amount on either side of the server rack. The mobility apparatus also includes a lower rail portion attached to a lower edge of the continuous fixed-length rail; a raised rail portion attached to an extended length of each portion of the continuous fixed-length rail; and at least one wheel attached to an underside of each end of the extended length of the continuous fixed-length rail.
US10172254B2	Handle locking device and electronic system having the same A handle locking device and an electronic system of the invention use the rotation of a handle for push movement against a case so as to move an activation bracket to have displacement relative to a swinging bracket. Pushed by the activation bracket, the swinging bracket produces a lateral swing at one end accordingly so that a hook at the end of the swinging bracket laterally moves between a locking position and an unlocking position. Further rotation of the handle will further push against the shelf where the electronic system is mounted and bring the electronic system to move relative to the shelf and eject. A single rotational stroke of the handle is transformed into consecutive unlocking movement and ejection movement. Insertion, locking, unlocking, and ejection of the electronic system on the shelf are easily done by manual operation of the handle without the need of additional tools.
US10172250B2	Cable management bracket Embodiments of the present disclosure include a device for managing cables within a rack. The device may include a first planar surface and a second planar surface connected by a bend line, wherein the first and second planar surfaces form a cable bracket body. The cable bracket body may include a plurality of cable tie-down points. Further, the cable management device may include an attachment clamp which corresponds to respective mount points located on vertically aligned horizontal rails of a rack. The attachment clamp may be configured to securely attach the cable management bracket onto the mount points of vertically aligned horizontal rails.
US10172249B1	Interposer electrical connector for a chip module An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module, including an insulating body provided with multiple accommodating grooves in multiple rows and vertically passing through the insulating body. Each two adjacent accommodating grooves are provided with a partition or a space above the partition. The insulating body is concavely provided downward with at least one groove correspondingly located on the partition or in the space above the partition. The groove has a bottom surface and a side surface being closed and formed by extending upward from a periphery of the bottom surface, and the groove is configured for a pushing pin to push and eject the insulating body from a mold. The insulating body is protrudingly provided upward with a plurality of protruding blocks, configured to support the chip module. The groove and all the protruding blocks are not located on the same partition.
US10172246B2	Universal mount for a mobile hand-holdable electronic device A universal mount is able to accommodate mobile hand-holdable electronic devices of various sizes having a device lower edge spaced from a device upper edge. The universal mount has a housing sub-assembly having a housing sub-assembly base-plate with a lower mount attached thereto and configured to releaseably receive the device lower edge. A movable latch-plate sub-assembly, having an upper mount attached thereto, is disposed in and slideably attached to the housing sub-assembly. The upper mount, aligned with the lower mount at an adjustable position above and relative to the lower mount, is configured to releaseably receive the device upper edge. A support-plate sub-assembly is fixedly disposed in the housing. The movable latch-plate sub-assembly is slideably attached to the support-plate sub-assembly. A back-plate sub-assembly is attached to the housing sub-assembly and encloses the movable latch-plate sub-assembly and the support-plate sub-assembly in the housing sub-assembly.
US10172245B2	Shell for mobile device and mobile device The shell for a mobile device comprises one or more functional modules attached to the shell and a connector, the functional module being capable of being electrically connected to the mobile device via the connector and a first interface of the mobile device, for providing a corresponding function for the mobile device. Such a shell can not only provide protection function for the mobile device but also can enhance the performance of the mobile device, enrich the function of the mobile device and promote the user's experience in using the mobile device.
US10172242B1	All-metal side-inserted female connector having guide hole and elastic pieces for guiding wire An all-metal side-inserted female connector has a top side, a front side, and a rear side. The rear side is formed with a guide hole for insertion of a conductive wire or an insertion pin. A pair of elastic pieces is provided between the front side and the rear side, facing the guide hole, for clamping the conductive wire or insertion pin. The front side is formed with a limit hole aligned with the guide hole for limiting the amplitude of the swing the inserted conductive wire or insertion pin. The front side and the lower end are formed with a front weld leg and a rear leg at respective lower ends thereof. The front weld leg and the rear weld leg are electrically connected to a circuit board.
US10172237B1	Space-efficient PCB-based inductor A space-efficient Printed Circuit Board (PCB)-based inductor includes a first set of inductor turns formed on the printed circuit board and arranged to form a first toroidal end section, a second set of inductor turns formed on the printed circuit board and arranged to form a first cylindrical side section, a third set of inductor turns formed on the printed circuit board and arranged to form a second toroidal end section, and a fourth set of inductor turns formed on the printed circuit board and arranged to form a second cylindrical side section. The first toroidal end section, first cylindrical side section, second toroidal end section, and second cylindrical side section are connected in series.
US10172223B2	X-ray generation from a super-critical field Described herein are methods and systems relating to an x-ray generation system. In some embodiments, the system includes an electron beam acceleration region that generates an electron beam and accelerates electrons in the beam and a radiation generation region that (i) receives the electron beam and (ii) generates an electric field having an energy of greater than about 10E7 V/m without electrical breakdown of vacuum gaps. The electric field is configured to decelerate electrons in the electron beam sufficiently to generate x-ray energy.
US10172211B2	LED lighting system The invention describes an LED lighting system (1) comprising a wireless communication arrangement (11, 12) for wireless transfer of signals (D10_11, D11_12, D4_12, D5_12) between devices (10, 11, 12, 4, 5) of the LED lighting system (1); at least one LED lamp (10) connectable to a mains power supply (2), which LED lamp (10) comprises a driver arrangement (100) with a control unit (102) for controlling the LED lamp (10) according to a received signal (D10_11); a phase-cut detector (103A, 103B, 103C) realized to detect a phase-cut input (Vcut) to the LED lamp (10); and a protection circuit (106) realized to prevent operation of the LED lamp (10) with the phase-cut input (Vcut) if the phase-cut angle of the phase-cut input (Vcut) exceeds a critical threshold, wherein said protection circuit (106) is adapted to prevent an exposure of the LED lamp to the phase-cut input. The invention further describes an LED lamp (10) comprising a driver arrangement (100); and a method of controlling an LED lighting system (1).
US10172207B1	Adjustable light color temperature switching circuit An adjustable light color temperature switching circuit includes an input module, a drive power supply connected with the input module, a regulating switch module connected with the drive power supply, a control module connected with the drive power supply and the regulating switch module, and an LED module connected with the regulating switch module. The control module includes a control chip. The LED module includes at least one first LED, at least one second LED and at least one third LED. Thus, the control chip of the control module is connected with the regulating switch module, to regulate the state of the regulating switch module, so that the at least one first LED, the at least one second LED and the at least one third LED are combined freely according to the practical requirement.
US10172204B2	Multi-emitter lighting system with calculated drive Systems and methods permit use of efficient solid state emitters for broad spectrum continuous spectrum lighting defined by illumination data. The illumination data, which can be sold as a commercial product, can be recorded or authored and include spectral, temporal, and spatial information. A lighting fixture can use information such as the illumination data, emitter age, temperature, and calibration data to calculate drive levels as needed to control intensities of individual emitters and thereby produce desired patterns of spectral content and time variation.
US10172200B2	System for regulating the minimum output current of an LED dimming power supply A system for regulating the minimum output current of an LED dimming power supply, comprising: an initial value setting module, a data detection module, a data processing module, an output adjustment module, a DC/DC current output module electrically connected with the output adjustment module, a regulated load connected in series at the output of the DC/DC current output module, and an output regulation module. The present invention is capable of utilizing those modules mentioned above to make the regulated load modularization and standardization. It means that the resistance of the regulated load is designed to a standard value, and the regulated load is set in a standard module, when the batches of LED dimming power supply need to regulate the minimum output current. The output of the LED dimming power supply are electrically connected to the standard module provided with the regulated load to complete the setting of the minimum output current of the LED dimming power supply, so as to avoid human error caused by manual calibration.
US10172196B2	Light unit driver system A light unit driver comprising a plurality of light unit driver channels, each light unit driver channel being configured for driving a respective light unit via a respective light unit driver channel output of the light unit driver channel, —a supply rail that is connected to respective power inputs of the light unit driver channels to conduct electrical energy to the light unit driver channels, —a backup energy storage configured for storing electrical energy, —a control device for controlling the light unit driver, The backup energy storage is electrically connected to the light unit driver channel output of one of the light unit driver channels, the light units being connected to the light unit driver channel outputs of the remaining light unit driver channels. The control device is configured to: —in an operational mode, operate the one of the light unit driver channels to charge the backup energy storage via the one of the light unit driver channel outputs to which the backup energy storage is connected, and operate the remaining light unit driver channels to drive the light units, and—in an emergency mode, operate the one of the light unit driver channels to feed energy back to the supply rail to power the remaining light unit driver channels via the one of the light unit driver channels from the backup energy storage.
US10172195B2	LED driver The invention relates to an operating device (1) for operating lighting means, in particular LEDs, comprising: a potential-isolated clocked converter (3), having a transformer (T), which has a primary winding (N1) and a seconding winding (N2), and having a controllable switch (M1) arranged on the primary side, wherein the converter (3) can be supplied with a supply voltage converter (3); means (4) for directly or indirectly sensing the output voltage (Vout); and a control unit (ST) for controlling the switch (M1), wherein the secondary current (I2) through the secondary winding (N2) linearly drops, starting from a position value (I2max), which the switch (M1) is switched off, wherein the control unit (ST) is designed to adaptively sense a discharge duration (Tdischarge) between a switch-off of the switch (M1) and a subsequent drop in the secondary current (12) to zero in order to control the secondary current (I2).
US10172184B2	Determination of home routing capability of a neutral host network A neutral home network (NHN) may support home-routed traffic between a user equipment (UE) and a network of a mobile network operator (MNO) associated with the UE. The NHN may transmit an access point name (APN) that indicates a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier (ID) to the UE. If the NHN supports home-routed traffic, the NHN may transmit an APN that indicates an MNO PLMN ID. If the NHN does not support home-routed traffic, the NHN may transmit an APN that indicates an NHN PLMN ID. From the APN, the UE may determine whether the NHN supports home-routed traffic. If the NHN supports home-routed traffic, the UE may transmit a packet data network (PDN) connectivity request to the NHN. If the NHN does not support home-routed traffic, the UE may establish a tunnel to the MNO network through Internet access provided by the NHN.
US10172175B2	Method and apparatus for interworking between electronic devices A method and apparatus capable of enhancing the usability of an electronic device through interworking between the electronic devices are disclosed. The electronic device includes a 1st wireless communication interface configured to perform 1st wireless communication with another electronic device, a 2nd wireless communication interface configured to perform 2nd wireless communication with another electronic device, and a processor operatively coupled with the 1st wireless communication interface and the 2nd wireless communication interface. The processor is configured to connect with another electronic device by the 1st wireless communication, using the 1st wireless communication interface, execute a 1st process with another electronic device on the basis of the 1st wireless communication, sense a 2nd process during the execution of the 1st process, allocate a resource for processing the 1st process and the 2nd process, in accordance with a corresponding profile, and process at least one process among the 1st process or the 2nd process on the basis of the allocated resource.
US10172168B2	IoT device, mobile terminal and method for controlling the IoT device with vibration pairing The present invention relates to an IoT (Internet of Things) device, a mobile terminal, a method of pairing the IoT device using the mobile terminal, and a control method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of, when an IoT device contacted with at least one side of the mobile terminal is recognized, generating a vibration using a designated vibration pattern, receiving vibration pattern information from the IoT device, and when the received vibration pattern information is identical to the designated vibration pattern, performing paring with the IoT device. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a user can intuitively perform pairing between the mobile terminal and the IoT device through the paring method between the mobile terminal and the IoT device.
US10172165B2	Method for configuring a MAC PDU for D2D communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for constructing a MAC PDU for D2D communication system, the method comprising: constructing, by a first UE, a MAC PDU including a source ID, a target ID, a plurality of logical channel IDs and a plurality of MAC SDUs, wherein each MAC SDU is transmitted from the first UE identified by the source ID to each second UE identified by the target ID via a logical channel identified by one of the plurality of logical channel IDs; transmitting the MAC PDU to at least one second UE via an interface, wherein the interface is configured between the first UE and the at least one second UE directly.
US10172164B2	Spatial reuse with training in RTS-CTS Computing readable media, apparatuses, and methods for spatial reuse with training in RTS-CTS are disclosed. An apparatus comprising processing circuitry is disclosed. The processing circuitry configured to: decode a received frame, the frame including either a request to send (RTS) frame or a clear to send (CTS) frame, with an initial portion of the frame indicating a plurality of training fields (TRN-R) at an end of the frame. The processing circuitry further configured to perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) for each receive (Rx) sector of a plurality of Rx sectors using the plurality of TRN-Rs.
US10172162B2	Method for performing a random access procedure in wireless communication system and a device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing a random access procedure in wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting a random access preamble (RAP) on a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource in a radio frame; calculating a random access-radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) by considering time-frequency resource associated with the PRACH resource and an index of a first radio frame of the PRACH resource; and monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) identified by the calculated RA-RNTI for RAR reception during a RAR window.
US10172158B2	Systems and methods for self-deferral with downlink and uplink transmission opportunity sharing According to certain embodiments, a method for self-deferring transmissions in a multi-carrier network includes determining, by a first controller seeking to initiate a carrier sensing procedure in a first cell operating on a first carrier, that a second cell associated with a second controller has initiated a first transmission opportunity on a second carrier that is adjacent to the first carrier. The first controller determines a first transmission opportunity duration associated with the first transmission opportunity initiated in the second cell. The first controller defers the carrier sensing procedure to be performed in the first cell by the first transmission opportunity duration. The carrier sensing procedure in the first cell is initiated after the first transmission opportunity duration unless instructed by the second controller.
US10172156B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling uplink transmissions with reduced latency A method and apparatus schedule uplink transmissions with reduced latency. A number of symbols used for UL transmissions in a TTI can be compared to a threshold value of symbols. An indication can be sent from a device on a sidelink channel. The indication can indicate the location of symbols used for an UL transmission when the UL transmission occupies a number of symbols less than the threshold value. Both a sidelink transmission and the UL transmission can be transmitted in the TTI when the UL transmission occupies the number of symbols less than the threshold value. Only the UL transmission can be transmitted in the TTI when the UL signal occupies a number of symbols that are at least the threshold value.
US10172147B2	Method and system for allocating radio resources for uplink transmission in cellular networks A method is proposed for selecting an allocation group comprising an ordered succession of radio resources from a first radio resource to a last radio resource, iterating the following operations: selecting the last radio resource of the allocation group, each last radio resource taking, at each iteration, a position in the ordered succession lower than the position taken in the ordered succession by the last radio resource at the respective previous iteration, estimating a signal to interference-plus-noise ratio per radio resource of the allocation group according to a number of radio resources of the allocation group, from the first to the last radio resources of the allocation group, and according to history transmissions information, and until the signal to interference-plus-noise ratio per radio resource is higher than a predetermined signal to interference-plus-noise ratio, allocating the radio resources from said first to said last radio resources of the allocation group.
US10172142B2	Interference coordinator method and device For a terminal located in any area of a first cell in a first system, a sum of actual interference of all second cells to any spectrum resource to be used by the terminal can be determined according to a pre-established interference matrix for representing historical reference interference of each second cell in a second system to each area in the first cell and a spectrum resource real-time occupation status of each second cell; when it is determined that the sum does not exceed a preset interference threshold value range, it is determined that the terminal can use the any spectrum resource; or when it is determined that the sum exceeds a preset interference threshold value range, it is determined that the terminal cannot use the any spectrum resource.
US10172136B1	Method and apparatus for stabilizing wireless WAN interface An example method is for controlling a wireless WAN modem configured to attach to a cellular network is disclosed. The method includes determining values of variables indicating a number of attachments of the modem to the cellular network, a received signal strength indication (RSSI) for the modem detecting the cellular network, whether the modem is registered with the cellular network, whether the modem is attached to the cellular network, whether the modem is attached to the cellular network of a predefined technology, and whether the modem is connected via the cellular network to a further network. The method also includes disrupting provision of power to the modem when the values of the variables satisfy a specified set of criteria.
US10172131B2	Network nodes and methods for enabling access to a radio network node A wireless device (120) and a method for enabling access to a radio network node (110) as well as a radio network node (110) and a method for enabling the wireless device (120) to enable access to the radio network node (110) are disclosed. The wireless device (120) supports a first transmission bandwidth. The radio network node (110) operates a carrier on a second transmission bandwidth. The first transmission bandwidth is narrower than the second transmission band width. The wireless device (120) obtains (202) information about the carrier. The wireless device (120) determines (206) a mapping scheme for mapping a set of enumerable elements, e.g. resource blocks or sequence elements, to frequency ranges based on the information about the carrier.
US10172129B2	Method of mapping physical resource to logical resource in wireless communication system A method of mapping a physical resource to a logical resource in a wireless communication system is described. The method includes dividing a physical frequency band into at least one frequency partition. Each frequency partition is divided into a localized region and a distributed region in a frequency domain. The method further includes mapping the at least one frequency partition into at least one logical resource unit. The localized region is directly mapped into the logical resource unit and the distributed region is mapped into the logical resource unit after rearranging subcarriers within the distributed region.
US10172125B2	Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit There is provided a terminal device capable of efficiently performing communication in a communication system in which the terminal device and a base station device communicate with each other. The terminal device that communicates with the base station device by using a plurality of aggregated cells includes a reception unit that monitors a first CSS and/or USS in a certain serving cell, and monitors a second CSS and/or USS in the certain serving cell. The reception unit monitors the first CSS and USS in a case where the certain serving cell is a primary cell, and monitors the second CSS and USS in a case where the certain serving cell is a secondary cell and has at least one function of the primary cell.
US10172121B2	Terminal device, method, and integrated circuit A physical uplink shared channel corresponding to a physical downlink control channel accompanied by C-RNTI detected in a subframe n, is transmitted on a subframe n+k, based on a first uplink-downlink configuration, transmission power for transmission of the physical uplink shared channel on the subframe n+k is set based on a first parameter relating to power control adjustment, in a case that the subframe n+k belongs to a first subframe set, and transmission power for the transmission of the physical uplink shared channel on the subframe n+k is set based on a second parameter relating to the power control adjustment, in a case that the subframe n+k belongs to a second subframe set.
US10172116B2	Messaging abstraction in a mobile device server A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile device server that receives a pairing key, establishes communication with a media resource center using a web server application of the mobile device server, transmits the pairing key to the media resource center to enable processing of a software application by the mobile device server, detects a request from the software application to utilize a resource of the media resource center, accesses a messaging abstraction library, retrieves a first message from the messaging abstraction library that is representative of the request and that conforms to a first communication protocol of the resource, and transmits the first message to the resource to cause the resource to process the request generated by the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10172105B2	Apparatus for receiver with multi-bit observation interval and associated methods An apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver having a multi-bit observation interval. The RF receiver includes a Coordinate Rotation Digital Computer (Cordic) circuit to receive a complex signal derived from RF signals and to generate a phase signal. The RF receiver further includes a timing correlator and frequency offset estimator coupled to receive data derived from a frequency signal derived from the phase signal. The RF receiver in addition includes a Viterbi decoder coupled to provide decoded data derived from the frequency signal.
US10172096B2	Managing transmission power for a random access channel for first and second cell groups The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a terminal controlling uplink power in the wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: configuring an uplink subframe (UL SF) of a first set and a UL SF of a second set; receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format including a bitmap for indicating transmit power control (TPC) for a plurality of terminals; and controlling transmit power of an uplink channel by using TPC information on the terminals from the bitmap, wherein the TPC information is used for controlling transmit power of an uplink channel transmitted from the UL SF of the first set when the DCI format comprises a first identifier, and the TPC information is used for controlling transmit power of an uplink channel transmitted from the UL SF of the second set when the DCI format comprises a second identifier.
US10172093B2	Closed-loop clock calibration method, terminal and computer storage medium Disclosed is a closed-loop clock calibration method, comprising: performing clock calibration according to a calibration factor of an nth calibration period within the nth calibration period, and obtaining a calibration error of the nth calibration period; and according to the calibration error and calibration factor of the nth calibration period, obtaining a calibration factor of an (n+1)th calibration period, n being a positive integer. Also disclosed are a terminal and a computer storage medium.
US10172082B2	Power optimized video for smart home ecosystem Conservation of power while providing for controlled high capacity data transmission on demand in camera units and peripheral devices for a smart home system.
US10172078B2	Targeted user equipment-base station communication link A mobile device can receive information blocks from one or more base stations, which can be emitted by the base stations within a particular radio band. The mobile device can identify base stations in an exclusivity state. The mobile device can establish a communication link with one of the base stations in the exclusivity state. In some cases, the mobile device can establish a communication link with the base stations that is in an exclusivity state and that matches a cell identifier stored on the mobile device.
US10172071B2	Directional synchronization in assisted millimeter wave systems Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for assisted power control for an uplink signal transmitted during a RACH procedure. A UE may determine a transmit power for transmitting a message during a RACH procedure with a secondary BS, based at least in part, on communication between the UE and a primary BS. The UE may transmit the message to the second BS during the RACH procedure based, at least in part, on the determined transmit power.
US10172070B2	Method and system for controlling a mobile communication device in a moving vehicle Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
US10172065B2	Radio communication terminal and method of handover from a macro cell to a closed subscribers group cell When a handover request for performing a handover of a terminal (70) from a macro cell C1 to a CSG cell C2 is received from an SeNB 10 (S8), a base station (TeNB) (40) of the CSG cell C2 transmits a handover response in accordance with a handover enabled/disabled state (S12). The handover response includes an identifier of the terminal (70) in the CSG cell C2. Upon receiving the response, the SeNB (10) notifies the identifier to the terminal (70) (S14). The TeNB (40) repeatedly transmits a dedicated signal containing a handover command via a dedicated channel set using the identifier at an interval shorter than a gap period (S18). Accordingly, whether or not access is permitted can be judged promptly and a smooth handover can be realized.
US10172064B2	State migration of edge-of-network applications A system and computer program product to externalize mobile device state migration (i.e., checkpointing) without being dependent upon any particular Edge Application (EdgeApp) proxy server or cellular network base station. In this manner, the Edge Application (EdgeApp) proxy server does not have to be aware of a migration process, yet will enable state information to be provided to other EdgeApp proxy/server nodes at the edge of the network (cell tower).
US10172055B2	Controlling wireless access point handover and/or transmissions mode based on person proximity An in-flight entertainment system including wireless access points (WAPs) spaced apart within an aircraft and connected to antennas, proximity sensors adjacent to the antennas, and a controller. The controller controls transmissions from WAPs of traffic in communication sessions. The controller performs operations that include receiving a proximity alert signal from a first proximity sensor indicating that a passenger is proximately located to a first antenna used by a first WAP for transmission of a communication session, and identifying a remedial action responsive to evaluating a rule based on the proximity alert signal and characteristics of the communication session. The operations include performing the remedial action as one of: 1) initiating handover of the communication session from the first WAP to a second WAP; and 2) initiating a change in transmission mode that will be used by the first WAP for continued transmission of the communication session.
US10172054B2	Communication control method and user terminal A communication control method in a mobile communication system, wherein each of a plurality of cell sets a CSS that is applied in common to all UEs 100 within the corresponding cell, and information associated with system information (an SIB 13) that is necessary for the reception of the MBMS control information is arranged in the CSS. The communication control method includes a step of simultaneously performing, by a UE 100, communication with a first cell operating as a main cell in which blind decoding for the CSS is required, and communication with a second cell operating as a subordinate cell other than the main cell; and a step of transmitting, by the UE 100, to the first cell, a main cell change request for changing the main cell from the first cell to the second cell.
US10172050B2	User anchor controller communication within a network environment According to one embodiment of the invention, a non-transitory computer readable medium for improving the scalability and redundancy of a wireless communications network. One embodiment of the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions that configure, by a first controller, a first access point, responsive to a client device associating with the first access point, identify a second controller configured for maintaining information corresponding to the client device, wherein the second controller is different than the first controller that configures the first access point, obtain, by the first access point from the second controller, information corresponding to the client device, and communicate, by the first access point with the client device, based on the information corresponding to the client device.
US10172047B2	Wireless network handover method, base station, and user equipment Embodiments of the present invention relates to a wireless network handover method, a base station and a user equipment. The wireless network handover method includes: sending, by a source base station, a handover request to a target base station, where the handover request includes information about a candidate wireless fidelity access point Wi-Fi AP; and sending, by the source base station, a wireless resource control RRC connection reconfiguration message to a user equipment UE, where the RRC connection reconfiguration message is used to instruct the UE to hand over from the source base station to the target base station, and the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes information that is about a target Wi-Fi AP and obtained by the target base station according to the information about the candidate Wi-Fi AP.
US10172041B2	Facilitation of mobile device resource optimization A more efficient mobile device can be achieved via an optimization process based on display screen dormancy. Application data transmissions can be throttled based on a screen-on or screen-off status of a mobile device. Furthermore, an application management platform can be used to prioritize application data transmissions based on data associated with each application's packet transmissions.
US10172040B2	Apparatus for routing traffic in a plurality of cell groups each including two or more cells [Object] To make it possible to reduce a load on a controller configured to perform centralized control of a network.[Solution] There is provided an apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire traffic information relating to traffic of a cell group including two or more cells; and a provision unit configured to provide the traffic information for a control device, the control device being configured to perform routing control of traffic of a plurality of cell groups including the cell group.
US10172028B2	System and method for seamless TCP connection handoff A system for optimizing network traffic is described. The system includes a primary appliance having a first handoff engine in an active state. The primary appliance is configured to receive from a first switch one of first data or a copy of first data to be provided to a second switch. The system also includes a secondary appliance having a second handoff engine in a passive state, where the secondary appliance is configured to receive from the first switch the other of the first data or the copy of the first data. The second handoff engine is configured to monitor state data provided by the first handoff engine, determine a condition of the first handoff engine using the state data and the other of the first data or the copy of first data, and based on the determination, provide instructions for the secondary appliance to provide the other of the first data or the copy of the first data to the second switch.
US10172026B2	Methods and systems for neighbor relation management in wireless broadband networks A method and system for neighbor relation management in wireless broadband networks is disclosed. The method includes dynamically selecting, by a Serving Base Station (SBS), a set of signal measurement reports from a plurality of signal measurement reports received within a predefined time interval. The method further includes sampling, by the SBS, signal level values of a plurality of configured Neighboring Base Stations (NBSs) and at least one new NBS, from the set of signal measurement reports, for a predefined sampling time period. The method includes computing, by the SBS, a retention factor for each of the plurality of configured NBSs and each of the at least one new NBS, in response to sampling the signal level values.
US10172019B2	Method and device for transmitting data in wireless LAN A method for transmitting data in a wireless LAN may comprise the steps of: receiving a non-target clear to send (CTS) frame from a second station (STA) by a first STA; transmitting a request to send (RTS) frame to a first access point (AP) coupled with the first STA within a network allocation vector (NAV) interval configured on the basis of the non-target CTS frame by the first STA; receiving a CTS frame in response to the RTS frame from the first AP by the first STA; and transmitting a first data frame to the first AP by the first STA.
US10172012B2	Apparatus and method that notify frequency usage control systems with discovery signal There is provided an apparatus that acquires information indicating a result of detection of a communication node managed by a second frequency usage control system; and notifies the second frequency usage control system of first sharable information generated from first frequency usage information related to a first communication node managed by a first frequency usage control system. The first sharable information being held by a first database included in the first frequency usage control system.
US10172010B2	Enhancements for operator spectrum sharing A method including: receiving, at a first cell, radio resource information from a second cell, said first and second cells in at least one network controlled by two or more operators; receiving operator identity information and cell-type information at said first cell from said second cell; appending said operator identity information and said cell-type information to said radio resource information; and allocating radio resources in dependence on said information.
US10172008B2	System and method of decoupling and exposing computing device originated location information A system and method is provided to determine location information of a portable computing device and, in particular, to a secure and scalable system and method of decoupling and exposing handset originated location information to third parties. The system includes a location platform to determine location information of a remote user, and an encryption service configured to secure the location information of the remote user and send the secure location information to a content provider.
US10172006B2	Methods and systems for preventing a user input device from controlling user equipment Methods and systems for preventing a user input device from controlling the user equipment are described herein. The method includes receiving, over a first communication path, by a user equipment, data indicative of a first request to restrict control by the user input device over the user equipment. The method includes disregarding a first command from the user input device response to receiving the first request. The method includes receiving, over the first communication path, data indicative of a second request to restore control by the user input device over the user equipment. The method includes receiving a second command from the user input device, the second command intended to alter a second setting of the user equipment, in response to receiving the second request. The method includes altering the second setting of the user equipment in response to receiving the second request and the second command.
US10172004B2	System and method for rules-based selection of network transmission interception means Disclosed are systems and methods for selecting means for intercepting network transmissions. An exemplary method includes determining one or more rules associated with transmission of data by a device; determining one or more network transmission intercepting means that satisfy the one or more determined rules; selecting a network transmission intercepting means based on the determined one or more network transmission intercepting means; and causing transmissions by the device to be processed by the selected network transmission intercepting means.
US10172001B1	Authentication mechanism Aspects provide an authentication mechanism wherein processors are configured to extract encoded identification indicia of a cellular service base station from authentication credentials received from a mobile cellular device for access to a secure networked resource on a network device connection. The identification indicia uniquely identify the base station relative to other, different base stations. Configured processors grants access by the mobile device to the secure networked resource in response to determining that the mobile device is currently using the identified base station for cellular services to transmit the authentication credentials; and deny access by the mobile device to the secure networked resource in response to determining that the mobile device is currently using another base station for cellular services to transmit the authentication credentials.
US10171996B2	Communication apparatus method for controlling communication apparatus and program A communication apparatus includes a search unit that searches for another communication apparatus identified by information obtained from a captured image, a communication parameter control unit that provides another communication apparatus with a communication parameter for performing wireless communication with an access point, and a control unit that, if the information obtained from the captured image conforms to a predetermined format, performs control based on the information obtained from the captured image such that the search unit searches for another communication apparatus identified by the information and the communication parameter control unit provides another communication apparatus detected by the search with the communication parameter, and if the information obtained from the captured image does not conform to the predetermined format, perform control such that the search unit does not search for another communication apparatus and the communication parameter control unit does not provide another communication apparatus with the communication parameter.
US10171995B2	Automated credential porting for mobile devices Devices, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for updating wireless device credentials, the wireless device comprising: a user interface, memory configured to store one or more credentials for enabling the wireless device to obtain one or more services over a wireless access network, and one or more processors configured to execute one or more machine-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to obtain an indication of a user request to replace a particular credential with a target credential, detect a network-provisioning state change, determine that the particular credential does not match the target credential, initiate a programming session with a network element over a wireless access network, obtain an updated credential from the network element, and assist in storing the updated credential in memory.
US10171994B2	Mobile device and method of sharing content A mobile device and methods for sharing content are provided. The mobile device includes a communicator configured to communicate with at least one external device; and a controller configured to control decryption of encrypted content that is shared with the at least one external device, in response to determining that the mobile device is located within a proximate spacing of the at least one external device.
US10171988B2	Adapting network policies based on device service processor configuration A network system includes a network node that receives data session start and stop requests from mobile devices, a service controller node, and a data rating element. The service controller node is notified by the network node when a mobile device makes a start request. The service controller enters an authentication time period during which the mobile device can authenticate. Upon successful authentication, the service controller sets the data rating element to operate based on data traffic characterization from the mobile device. For mobile devices that do not authenticate, the data rating element operates without cooperation from the mobile device.
US10171987B1	IMPI-based personalization Aspects of the disclosure are related to a method, apparatus and system for determining whether mobile network functions of a locked device are to be permitted to operate, comprising: retrieving an IMS “IP Multimedia Subsystem” Private User Identity (IMPI) stored on a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) installed in the locked device; determining whether a configured condition relating to the IMPI stored on the UICC is met; and permitting the mobile network functions of the locked device to operate in response to determining that the configured condition is met.
US10171985B1	Method and apparatus for data sharing Data sharing between devices in a network is described. User data associated with a user device is identified, and a location of the user device is determined. A potential contact device located within a proximity range relative to the location of the user device is identified. Communications are sent between the user device and the potential contact device to initiate data sharing. In response to the communications, data is exchanged between the user device and the potential contact device by sending the user data to the potential contact device, and sending contact data associated with the potential contact device to the user device to modify contact information stored in association with the user device. The data sharing can also initiate a chat session and/or generate a display.
US10171979B2	System and method for automatic bluetooth pairing A method and system for automatically connecting one customer device with another over a Bluetooth or similar connection. The automatic connection may be made by generating a unique identifier to store on a new customer device and a backend system associated with an existing customer device and connecting the new customer device with the existing customer device using the unique identifier.
US10171977B2	Communication network, a power converter cabinet, and a method therefore A communication network and a power converter cabinet including a control unit, a power switch, a sensor and wherein the first communication point is connected to the control unit inside the power converter cabinet, and the second communication point is connected to the power switch, and a sensor inside the power converter cabinet. The communication network includes: a first antenna configured to wirelessly transmit/receive in the mm-wave frequency band, and a second antenna configured to receive/transmit wirelessly in the mm-wave frequency band, wherein the first and second communication points are configured to set up a communication link with multiple propagation paths, to send data between different active devices inside the power converter cabinet.
US10171972B2	System, method and apparatus for enabling a shared infrastructure Parties having different responsibilities and interests at a monitored location can be given a partial view of the totality of the sensor channels of data generated by the various sensors installed at the monitored location. The partial views deliver customized sets of data streams to customers. The selective distribution of sensor information accommodates the divergent interests and needs of parties responsible for tracking the various characteristics of a monitored location.
US10171969B2	System including alternation of sensor connection and transmission mechanism for motion sensing garment Disclosed is a system and method for facilitating wireless communication amongst sensors attached to wearables. Each of the sensors may be configured to operate either as a master device or a slave device. Further, the sensors may be inter-communicatively coupled to establish a sensor communication network wherein one of the sensors operates as the master device and the other sensors operates as the slave devices. Further, a set of sensors may be configured to broadcast metadata information to at least one other sensor within the sensor communication network. Further, the said sensor communication network may be updated based upon the metadata information received from the set of sensors to form an updated sensor communication network. The said sensor communication network may be updated by swapping one of the slave devices with the said master device to operate as a new master device for the said updated sensor communication network.
US10171967B2	Fast discovery, service-driven, and context-based connectivity for networks of autonomous vehicles Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide autonomous vehicle network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable network of autonomous vehicles comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes.
US10171962B2	Controlling a mobile device A method and apparatus for controlling a second mobile device in response to a first mobile device having no connection to a telephony service. A first unique identifier is assigned to the first group by a broker service apparatus that is a computer apparatus. The telephony service is notified of the first unique identifier. In response to receiving a first control signal including the first unique identifier and from the telephony service, the first unique identifier is used to identify the first group. The data is targeted to the first mobile device. In response to the first mobile device not being connected to the broker service apparatus and the second mobile device being connected to the broker service apparatus, a second control signal, which includes the identifier of the first mobile device, is issued to the second mobile device in order to forward the data to the second mobile device.
US10171952B2	Method for managing a location of a terminal in wireless communication system A method of a terminal and the terminal are provided. The method includes detecting a location area change when a congestion timer is running and one of a general packet radio service (GPRS) update status indicating “GU1 UPDATED,” a mobility management (MM) update status indicating “U1 UPDATED,” and an evolved packet system “EPS” update status indicating “EU1 UPDATED” is indicated; adaptively changing the GPRS update status to “GU2 NOT UPDATED,” the MM update status to “U2 NOT UPDATED,” and the EPS update status to “EU2 NOT UPDATED”; and entering a state of “GMM-REGISTERED.ATTEMPTING-TO-UPDATE,” “MM IDLE, ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE,” or “EMM-REGISTERED.ATTEMPTING-TO-UPDATE,” in accordance with one of “GU2 NOT UPDATED,” “U2 NOT UPDATED,” and “EU2 NOT UPDATED.”
US10171950B2	Electronic logging device (ELD) An improved system and method for defining an event based upon an object location and a user-defined zone and managing the conveyance of object location event information among computing devices where object location events are defined in terms of a condition based upon a relationship between user-defined zone information and object location information. One or more location information sources are associated with an object to provide the object location information. One or more user-defined zones are defined on a map and one or more object location events are defined. The occurrence of an object location event produces object location event information that is conveyed to users based on user identification codes. Accessibility to object location information, zone information, and object location event information is based upon an object location information access code, a zone information access code, and an object location event information access code, respectively.
US10171945B2	Location based provisioning and broadcasting of content utilizing a multimedia broadcast service Location based provisioning and broadcasting of content utilizing a multimedia broadcast service is presented herein. A system can comprise a service component, a location component, and a content component. The service component can be configured to receive a request for a client service. The location component can be configured to determine, based on the request, a location corresponding to a mobile device. Based on the location, the content component can be configured to provision a broadcast service device to source content corresponding to the client service, and initiate a broadcast transmission of the content to the mobile device, e.g., using a broadcast enabled access point device that is configured to send broadcast data to multiple devices via a point-to-multipoint communication protocol.
US10171943B1	System and method for utilizing an array of mobile devices for imaging and user equipment positioning Disclosed is a method and apparatus for utilizing an array of one or more mobile devices to perform a task. The method may include accessing a task to be performed using the array of one or more mobile devices. The task may include user equipment positioning, imaging a real world area, or a combination thereof. The method may also include receiving signals collected by the array of one or more mobile devices while the task is being performed, and determining an uncertainty of a result of the task being performed based, at least in part, on one or more characteristics associated with the array of mobile devices and the task being performed. Furthermore, the method may include adjusting the array of mobile devices to reduce the uncertainty of the result of the task being performed.
US10171924B2	Systems and methods for audio calibration using acoustic measurements Various arrangements for providing audio calibration are presented. A remote control may determine that it is in position for an audio-based command to be received by the remote control from a user. Via a condenser microphone incorporated as part of the remote control, a calibration sound may be output. The condenser microphone may receive the output the calibration sound in the form of a reflected sound that is an acoustic reflection of the calibration sound. The remote control may analyze an amount of time that has elapsed between outputting the calibration sound and receiving the reflected sound to determine a distance between the condenser microphone and the user. One or more audio input settings may be configured that are used for modifying audio received by the condenser microphone based on the determined distance.
US10171916B2	System and method for a high-ohmic resistor According to an embodiment, a circuit includes a high-Ω resistor including a plurality of semiconductor junction devices coupled in series and a plurality of additional capacitances formed in parallel with the plurality of semiconductor junction devices. Each semiconductor junction device of the plurality of semiconductor junction devices includes a parasitic doped well capacitance configured to insert a parasitic zero in a noise transfer function of the high-Ω resistor. Each additional capacitance of the plurality of additional capacitances is configured to adjust a parasitic pole in the noise transfer function of the high-Ω resistor in order to compensate for the parasitic zero.
US10171914B2	Vibration sound-generating device A vibration sound-generating device comprises a housing and a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system received in the housing, a sound exit hole being provided on a side surface of the housing, wherein the vibration system comprises a vibrating diaphragm, a voice coil and a voice coil framework for connecting the vibrating diaphragm with the voice coil, the voice coil is of a flat structure, and a plane where the voice coil lies is perpendicular to the plane where the vibrating diaphragm lies; the magnetic circuit system comprises magnets, and a plane where the magnets lie is parallel to the plane where the voice coil lies; the vibration sound-generating device further comprises a mass block and an elastic support, and the elastic support suspends the mass block and the magnets in the housing; and the elastic support is an annular structure, the mass block and the magnets are located inside the elastic support, two opposed sides of the elastic support are fixedly connected with the magnets, and the other two sides of the elastic support are fixed on the housing.
US10171910B2	Methods and devices for reproducing stereo audio Disclosed are stereo sound system devices and methods for reproducing stereo sound with improved auditory experience and reduced speaker rattle. In some embodiments, the disclosed arrangement of speakers on the sound system housing and driving low frequency speakers with the same signal contribute to the improved auditory experience and reduced speaker rattle effect.
US10171909B2	Processing of signals from luminaire mounted microphones for enhancing sensor capabilities The specification and drawings present a use of multiple microphones for increasing acoustic sensing capabilities by processing acoustic signals from the multiple microphones in outdoor luminaire mounted surveillance/sensor systems. For example, various embodiments presented herein describe signal processing means to utilize stereo/multiple microphones in a luminaire (such as an outdoor roadway luminaire) to provide enhanced information regarding the surroundings of the luminaire. The multiple microphone luminaire sensor processing system can provide a more environmentally robust and sensitive approach which can be, for example, resistant to environmental noise such as a wind noise, as well as capable of isolating specific sounds from the surroundings, e.g., in specific directions.
US10171900B2	Speaker and shower An assembly may include a speaker supportable for movement relative to a reference external to the speaker and a speaker housing supporting speaker components operable to produce an audio output. A sensor is operable to sense a direction of movement of the speaker during movement of the speaker relative to the reference. Control components are operable to control the speaker components based on the direction of movement of the speaker relative to the reference. When the speaker is sensed to be moving in a first direction relative to the reference, an operational characteristic of the speaker components is controlled to increase or advance during movement in the first direction. When the speaker is sensed to be moving in a second direction relative to the reference different from the first direction, the operational characteristic of the speaker components is controlled to decrease or retreat during movement in the second direction.
US10171897B2	Speaker mount and assembly and method of disengagement thereof A mount, speaker mount, mount assembly, and method of disengagement thereof including a speaker baffle; a support member; a movable tab with a finger that extends away from the support member and/or shaped to engage with a surface when the speaker mount is installed, thereby causing the tab to tip relative to the support member. Each of the tab and the support member include mating teeth that, when engaged to each other when the tab tips due to the finger engaging with a surface, prevent travel of the tab from the closer region to the elevated region. There is an aperture through the baffle that provides access to apply pressure to a bottom of the tab to allow for an object to be inserted therein to disengage the mating teeth.
US10171890B2	System and method for battery management and antenna elevation in a pit mounted automatic meter reading unit An enclosure and mounting system that provide ideal RF signal transmission and battery management for AMR systems utilized with a utility meter in a utility meter pit environment are disclosed. The AMR device includes processing electronics that receive consumption data from a pit-mounted utility meter, an antenna to wirelessly transmit signals from the AMR device, and an enclosure that houses the processing electronics and the antenna to provide protection thereto. The enclosure is configured to support different battery sizes and provide battery wire/connector management. The enclosure also defines a dome-shaped antenna compartment therein to house the antenna, the antenna compartment protruding out from a remainder of the enclosure so as to provide for positioning of the antenna at a location extended out therefrom. A companion adaptor utilized with the AMR device is mountable to a cover of the utility meter pit and increases a height of the antenna relative thereto.
US10171867B2	Service guide encapsulation A system for generating, providing and/or receiving an encapsulated service guide data.
US10171866B2	Display system, display device, head-mounted display device, display control method, control method for display device, and computer program A display system includes a control device, a first display device, and a second display device. The control device includes a wireless communication section that wirelessly transmits video data. The first display device includes a wireless communication section that receives the video data and an OLED unit that displays a video on the basis of the video data. The second display device includes a wireless communication section that receives the video data and an OLED unit that displays a video on the basis of the video data. The display system detects deviation between the videos displayed by the OLED units.
US10171865B2	Electronic device and communication control method According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a memory, a wireless transmitter, and one or more hardware processors. The wireless transmitter transmits content data to an external electronic device, the content data being encoded and including first data to display video and second data to display an object capable of being operated by a user. The one or more hardware processors are coupled to the memory, decode the second data, and execute, in accordance with a user operation on the object, processing corresponding to the user operation by using the decoded second data if the video and the object are displayed on a screen of the external electronic device by using the content data.
US10171863B2	Interactive advertisement Implementations discussed herein are directed to providing interactive advertisements to a viewer of a broadcast or other program service transmission. Interactive advertisements include product offering advertisements that give details regarding sales of specific products or retailers that offering specific products for sale. A user may create a shopping list or other indicator that specifies which product offering advertisements are displayed. Product offering advertisements may be displayed concurrently with content from a program service transmission. Extended product offering advertisement that provide further details regarding a product for sale may be displayed in response to user selections of particular product offering advertisements. Product offering advertisements and/or extended product offering advertisements may be displayed on a front panel screen of a receiver or on a television or other output device used to display program service content.
US10171862B2	Interactive video search and presentation A method and system for improving an interactive video search is provided. The method includes receiving, by a remote control, data including video object based questions. The remote control comprises a memory, a display, and a light fidelity device. The data is stored in the memory. A command associated with the data is received from a user based on video data being presented via a video presentation device and video object based questions are presented. In response, a selection for a question of the video object based questions is received. A light source is enabled such that a light is visible on the video object being presented via the video presentation device. The video object is identified and an Internet based search associated with locating answers to the question is executed. Information associated with the question is presented.
US10171858B2	Utilizing biometric data to enhance virtual reality content and user response The present disclosure includes methods and systems for providing virtual reality content based on user biometric data. In particular, the disclosed systems and methods can modify virtual reality content to elicit target user responses and/or target user actions. Specifically, the disclosed systems and methods generate biometric response thresholds and determine user responses by comparing biometric data with the biometric response thresholds. The disclosed systems and methods select virtual reality content based on the user response to drive the user toward a particular target user response and/or target user action. The disclosed systems and methods also tailor virtual reality content to individual characteristics of the user. For example, the disclosed systems and methods select virtual reality content based on baseline biometric characteristics and corresponding response categories of a user.
US10171854B2	Content supply device, content supply method, program, terminal device, and content supply system The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, a terminal device, and a content supply system, which are capable of performing rapid zapping between channels. A content supply device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first supply unit configured to generate a zapping stream by delimiting streaming data according to a timing and a duration in common with another channel and to supply the zapping stream to a reception side via a network, a second supply unit configured to generate a viewing stream by delimiting the streaming data according to a duration of an integer multiple of the duration of the zapping stream and to supply the viewing stream to the reception side via the network, and a metafile generating unit configured to generate a metafile that is for the reception side to receive the zapping stream and the viewing stream. The present disclosure can be applied to a system in which content is delivered in a streaming manner.
US10171853B2	Systems and methods for managing available bandwidth in a household Systems and methods for managing available bandwidth in a household are provided. A request to access a first media asset is received. A determination is made as to whether a bandwidth currently available in the household is sufficient for enabling access to the first media asset. When the bandwidth currently available in the household is insufficient for enabling access to the first media asset, a search is performed for a second media asset currently consuming a portion of the household bandwidth needed for enabling access to the first media asset. A third media asset is identified having a remaining duration that is more than a remaining duration of the second media asset. A message is displayed that indicates the bandwidth currently available in the household is insufficient to access the first media asset and that has an option to access the third media asset instead of the first media asset.
US10171852B2	Broadcast signal transmission device, broadcast signal reception device, broadcast signal transmission method, and broadcast signal reception method The present invention presents a method for transmitting a broadcast signal. According to the present invention, the method for transmitting a broadcast signal presents a system capable of supporting a next-generation broadcast service in an environment supporting a next-generation hybrid broadcast using a terrestrial broadcast network and an Internet network. In addition, presented is an efficient signaling method capable of covering both a terrestrial broadcast network and an Internet network in an environment supporting a next-generation hybrid broadcast.
US10171847B2	Information device and distribution device An information device is provided that includes a communication component and a controller. The communication component communicates with an external device. The controller downloads video data from the external device through the communication component. The controller performs processing for playing the video data. The controller executes an application for playing the downloaded video data. The controller sends a download request for each divided video data, with the divided video data being obtained by dividing up the video data.
US10171830B1	Moving picture coding device, moving picture coding method, and moving picture coding program, and moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method, and moving picture decoding program A merging motion information calculating unit calculates motion information of a plurality of coded neighboring blocks located at predetermined positions neighboring to a coding target block in space as spatial motion information candidates of the coding target block, in a case where there are spatial motion information candidates having the same motion information out of the spatial motion information candidates, sets one of the spatial motion information candidates having the same motion information as the spatial motion information candidate and, calculates a temporal motion information candidate of the coding target block by using the motion information of a coded block included in a picture that is different in time from a picture including the coding target block, and includes the spatial motion information candidates and the temporal motion information candidate in candidates for the motion information.
US10171826B2	Method and apparatus for encoding residual block, and method and apparatus for decoding residual block A decoding apparatus for decoding an image by obtaining transformation coefficients of a sub residual block based on location information of a non-zero transformation coefficient and level information of the non-zero transformation coefficient obtained from the bitstream.
US10171823B2	Image decoding device and image coding device Even in a case in which a color format is a format other than 4:2:0, an image coding device and an image decoding device capable of accurately locating a reference pixel position in inter-layer image prediction are realized.A hierarchical moving image decoding device (1) includes a parameter set decoding section (12) that decodes a scaled reference layer offset syntax that is coded in a chroma pixel unit and a predicted image generation section (1442) that derives a scale based on a scaled reference layer offset which is a product of the scaled reference layer offset syntax and a luminance chroma size ratio of a target layer picture and generates a predicted image.
US10171820B2	Digital image recompression Techniques for image recompression. In one implementation, the techniques are implemented to recompress a baseline joint photographic experts group (JPEG) image with compression savings. The techniques replace the Huffman coding of baseline JPEG with an arithmetic coding that uses a sophisticated adaptive probability model. The arithmetic coding techniques avoid global operations such as global sorting that would prevent distributed and multithreaded decompression operations when recovering the original JPEG image from the recompressed image. At the same time, the techniques realize substantial compression savings relative to baseline JPEG, on average 23% compressing savings in some implementations.
US10171816B2	Method and apparatus for motion compensation prediction The invention relates to a motion compensation performed under an inter-frame prediction. A fractional sample interpolation is applied on retrieved samples to generate fractional samples. The fractional sample interpolation comprises a plurality of filtering operations, and all of filtered results from the filtering operations are truncated down to a predetermined bit depth independent of the bit depth of the samples stored in the reference picture memory.
US10171814B2	Moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method and moving picture decoding program A prediction information derivation unit derives inter prediction information candidates from inter prediction information of coded prediction blocks neighboring a prediction block subject to coding within the same picture as the prediction block subject to coding and inter prediction information of a prediction block in a coded picture that is different from the prediction block subject to coding. The prediction information derivation unit determines an inter prediction information candidate to be used for inter prediction of the prediction block subject to coding from the inter prediction information candidates that have been derived. A second bitstream generation uni codes an index that indicates the inter prediction information candidate based on the number of the inter prediction information candidates.
US10171811B2	Method and apparatus for determining reference picture set of image Determining a reference picture set (RPS), which is a set of reference pictures used in predictive decoding of a current picture that is to be decoded, including: obtaining a flag indicating whether the RPS is determined based on picture order count (POC) values of the current picture and a previous picture or whether the RPS is determined based on an index of a reference RPS, which is an identification value of the reference RPS that is one of pre-defined RPSs and is referred to in determining the RPS, and a delta RPS that is a difference value between a POC vale of a reference picture included in the reference RPS and a POC value of a reference picture included in the RPS; and determining the RPS according to a value of the flag.
US10171807B2	Picture-level QP rate control for HEVC encoding A method and system for controlling a bit rate of an encoded video including a plurality of pictures is provided. In the method, each of the plurality of pictures is one of a plurality of picture types. For the method, a number of bits required to encode a current picture as well as other pictures in a window is determined, and the fullness of a buffer storing the current picture and other picture data is estimated and compared to buffer fullness limits. This process is repeated for different quantization values to determine a suitable quantization value.
US10171799B2	Parallax image display device, parallax image generation method, parallax image print This parallax image display device is provided with an image acquiring unit that acquires a right-eye image and a left-eye image used for generating a parallax image enabling a stereoscopic view, an information volume distribution calculator that calculates an information volume distribution of the right-eye image and an information volume distribution of the left-eye image, and a parallax image generator that generates the parallax image from the right-eye image and the left-eye image on the basis of the information volume distribution of the right-eye image and the information volume distribution of the left-eye image.
US10171780B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus with an image-projecting function that is convenient for a user is provided. It includes: an illuminating unit that emits illumination light; a projection-type image display unit that emits image-projecting emission light for projecting an image; and a sensor that emits operation-detecting light for operation detection and that is capable of detecting an operation by an operation object in a range including an image projection area of the projection-type image display unit, and is configured so that the image-projecting light, and the operation-detecting emission light have respective different wavelength distribution characteristics, and regarding a light amount in the wavelength range of light used by the sensor for the operation detection, a light amount of the operation-detecting light is the largest among those of the illumination light, the image-projecting emission light, and the operation-detecting light.
US10171775B1	Autonomous vehicle vision system In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of autonomously operating a vehicle. The method provides at least two cameras in operable communication with the vehicle for providing substantially similar views relative to the vehicle. The at least two cameras receive information relating to the views. The method also provides a laser in operable communication with the vehicle for selectively shining a single discrete mark on at least a portion of the views provided by the at least two cameras. Further, the method determines whether the information received by the at least two cameras is ambiguous regarding the views. The method activates the laser on at least a portion of the views based on whether the information received by the at least two cameras is ambiguous.
US10171771B2	Camera system for video conference endpoints A camera system for a video conference endpoint includes a fixed wide lens camera providing a view of a space, a first fixed camera providing a view of a first portion of the space, a second fixed camera providing a view of a second portion of the space, a third fixed camera providing a view of a third portion of the space, and a processor operatively coupled to each of the cameras. Each of the cameras is configured to produce a video signal and the processor is configured to receive the video signals and select a relevant video signal from the video signals. The processor is also configured to process the relevant video signal by digitally panning, tilting, and zooming of the relevant video signal to generate a video stream from the processed video signal.
US10171769B2	Sound source selection for aural interest A viewer-selectable audio display region is associated with certain pixels of a video feed visible to the viewer of the video. Directional microphones provide audio signals for specific audio sources within a three-dimensional (3-D) video recording space. The recorded video signal is augmented with the audio signals and identified sound sources. The sound sources are mapped to pixels on the display. When the viewer selects the pixels, one or more audio recordings are: (i) played; (ii) amplified; (iii) mixed; and/or (iv) otherwise processed.
US10171764B2	Apparatus, system and method for a manufactured imager system An apparatus, system and method are disclosed for a manufactured imager system. The apparatus, system and method may include an imager comprising a plurality of photosites divisible into a plurality of subsections, and at least one wafer-level lens additively composed of a plurality of material layers successively deposited directly upon the imager to achieve a predetermined optical performance for each of the plurality of subsections. The material layers may comprise one or more of a photopolymer, a thermoplastic resin, a low temperature melting glass, and a glass sheet, and may be uniform or non-uniform.
US10171758B2	Multi-spectrum imaging Multi-spectrum imaging systems and methods are provided to imaging in multiple spectrums, e.g., thermal IR (infrared) at 4 μm and 10 μm wavelengths, near-IR, and visible light, all on a same optical centerline. For example, an imaging system includes a first imager and a second imager. The first imager includes an array of thermal IR detectors, wherein the first imager is configured to receive incident photonic radiation and generate a thermal IR image, wherein each thermal IR detector comprises a photon absorber member that is configured to absorb thermal IR photonic radiation from the incident photonic radiation, and reflect remaining photonic radiation in the incident photonic radiation along an optical path of the imaging system. The second imager is disposed in said optical path of the imaging system, wherein the second imager is configured to receive the remaining photonic radiation reflected from the first imager and generate a second image.
US10171751B2	Superimposing an image on an image of an object being photographed A camera may include a display that projects a picture of the user's choice onto an image sensor array (or film), which is superimposed on the image of an object from a photograph that the lens system projects on the same image sensor array. Optionally, a pellicle mirror may be used to combine the two images. Optionally, the camera includes a transmitter for receiving pictures from a remote device, which are superimposed on the image of the object being photographed.
US10171742B2	Image capturing apparatus, method, and program with operation state determination based upon angular velocity detection The present technology relates to an image capturing apparatus, a method, and a program for performing appropriate zoom control.An angular velocity detection unit detects an angular velocity of movement of an image capturing apparatus. An operation determination unit determines an operation state of a user based on the angular velocities at a plurality of times. A zoom control unit performs zoom control based on the operation state. As described above, by using angular velocities at a plurality of times, it is possible to identify the operation state in more detail and to perform appropriate zoom control depending on the user's operation state. The present technology can be applied to a digital camera, a digital still camera, a multifunctional mobile phone and the like.
US10171739B2	Image pickup device An image pickup device includes an optical system including a plurality of lenses, an imaging element that captures a subject image formed by the optical system, and a peripheral light quantity correction unit that corrects peripheral light quantity of an image captured by the imaging element. The image pickup device also includes a shake detector that detects shake of the image pickup device, and a drive controller that moves at least one of (i) the plurality of lenses and (ii) the imaging element on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis in response to an output signal of the shake detector to correct the shake. The peripheral light quantity correction unit extracts a predetermined frequency component of the shake and changes a correction amount of the peripheral light quantity in response to the predetermined frequency component of the shake.
US10171735B2	Panoramic vision system A panoramic vision system includes a processor configured to convert received images into images in a spherical coordinate; a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store the images in the spherical coordinate; and a spherical display coupled to the processor, wherein the spherical display has a sphere center, the spherical display comprises a plurality of light-emitting-diode pixels being arranged according to the spherical coordinate, there is a same radial distance between each light-emitting-diode pixel of the plurality of light-emitting-diode pixels and the sphere center, in the plurality of light-emitting-diode pixels, there is a same azimuth spacing between adjacent two of the plurality of light-emitting-diode pixels at a zenith angle, and there is a same zenith spacing between adjacent two of the plurality of light-emitting-diode pixels at an azimuth angle.
US10171727B1	Resetting single-control apparatus According to one embodiment, an image-taking apparatus wherein a first actuation of a control element locks image-taking parameters and a subsequent actuation of this control element causes a picture to be taken. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a cellular telephone equipped with a camera wherein a first press on the volume up button locks focus and exposure. The photographer can then recompose the picture according to the ‘half-press’ technique and take a picture with a subsequent press on the volume up button. The locked focus and exposure may be unlocked after a predetermined timeout period during which no picture was taken. Other embodiments are described.
US10171726B2	Image shooting apparatus for setting image shooting condition easily and method thereof A shooting apparatus includes a touch panel on a display and performs self-timer shooting. The shooting apparatus includes a CPU configured to detect a dragging manipulation status from a touch start point on a fixed or an arbitrary point on the touch panel to an end of the touch, update one condition selected out of a self-timer time and a continuous shooting number as a first shooting condition, perform a control of updating and displaying the updated first shooting condition on at least one position selected out of a point on the display corresponding to the touch start point, the fixed point on the display, and a point on the display along with the dragging manipulation status whenever the first shooting condition is updated, and set the updated first shooting condition as a shooting condition for performing a shooting.
US10171723B2	Frequency domain range determination for a periodic or quasi-periodic target Examples disclosed herein relate to determining peak distances between an origin, point in the frequency domain and peak points of a discrete Fourier transform magnitude of an image of a periodic or quasi-periodic target. In some implementations, a range distance between the target and the imaging lens is determined based on the peak distances.
US10171718B2	Capacitive rotation sensing apparatus and method An electronic apparatus includes a first detection electrode group, a second detection electrode group, a third detection electrode group, a rotating member for moving among positions in which the rotating member faces the first to third detection electrode groups, a detection unit for detecting electrostatic capacitances of the first to third detection electrode groups, a determination unit for determining a rotation direction, a rotation amount, or a rotation angle of the rotating member in accordance with the electrostatic capacitances of the first to third detection electrode groups and threshold values for the first to third detection electrode groups, and an updating unit for updating a reference value of one of the first to third detection electrode groups corresponding to a selected smallest electrostatic capacitance using the selected smallest electrostatic capacitance.
US10171717B2	Image capture device and method for capturing image for biometric authentication, biometric authentication apparatus based on distance between image sensor and first portion of subject An image capture device includes a casing, an image sensor provided to a surface of the casing, and a processor configured to: detect a location with which a subject is in contact on the surface, and cause the image sensor to perform image capture processing when a distance between a first portion of the subject and the image sensor meets a certain criterion, the first portion being different from a second portion of the subject, the second portion being in contact with the surface in the location, wherein the certain criterion is set based on first distance information indicating a first distance between the location and the image sensor and second distance information indicating a second distance between a certain location on the surface and the image sensor.
US10171714B2	Systems and methods involving edge camera assemblies in handheld devices Systems and methods are disclosed for capturing and displaying real-time images of the environment in front of a user. In one implementation, a casing for a mobile device having an upward facing display surface and an opposing lower surface is provided. The casing may include a housing and image sensor having at least one optical axis configured to be oriented at a fixed obtuse angle with respect to the lower surface when the mobile device is retained by the housing. The image sensor may be oriented such that when the housing is held by a walking user at an acute angle with respect to a plane on which the user walks, the at least one optical axis generally faces in a walking direction of the user. The casing may further include circuitry for conveying from the at least one image sensor, image data for real-time display on the display surface.
US10171711B1	De-emphasized image signal transmission A transmitter circuit coupled to output image data from an image sensor includes a plurality of transmitters. The transmitters may include a plurality of drivers coupled to receive a data signal, and output a differential signal in response to receiving the data signal. A de-emphasis circuit is coupled between a first output of a first driver in the plurality of drivers, and a second output of a second driver in the plurality of drivers. The de-emphasis circuit is coupled to receive a de-emphasis control signal, and in response to receiving the de-emphasis control signal, the de-emphasis circuit reduces a magnitude of the differential signal.
US10171709B2	Vehicle vision system utilizing multiple cameras and ethernet links A vehicular vision system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at the vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle and being operable to capture frames of image data. Image data captured by each of the cameras is provided to an ECU via an ETHERNET link from the respective camera to the ECU. At least one control signal for controlling operation of each camera is provided from the ECU to the respective camera via the respective ETHERNET link. Image data captured by at least one of the cameras is processed at the ECU to detect an object present exterior of the equipped vehicle, wherein the object is a vehicle that is approaching the equipped vehicle and that is traveling in a traffic lane adjacent to a traffic lane in which the equipped vehicle is traveling.
US10171704B1	Methods and systems for thickening an interior region of a fill object Methods and systems for thickening an interior region of a fill object are described. The method includes receiving a print job including an input image, and converting into a digital bitmap image comprised of an array of pixels, each pixel being assigned with a pixel value and an object tag information. Based on this, each pixel is defined as one of a boundary pixel of the input image, an edge pixel of the fill object in the input image, and an interior pixel of the fill object. Thereafter, the fattening of the edge pixels of the fill object, is followed by the fattening of the interior pixels of the fill object, for applying thickening to the interior region. After this, an output image is generated.
US10171700B2	Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus therefor, that ensure releasing of carriage movement restriction An image reading apparatus includes an image reading unit, a mounting portion, and a cover member. The cover member includes a first restricting portion, a lock portion, and an operation portion. The operation portion operated from outside the main unit is displaceable in a direction in which the lock portion deforms from the locking shape into the releasing shape. The mounting portion includes a second restricting portion and a part. The second restricting portion restricts displacement of the operation portion in the cover member mounted on the mounting portion in the second orientation. The part has a second aperture opening into the lock portion in the cover member mounted on the mounting portion in the second orientation from outside the main unit. The second aperture is an opening for the insertion of a tool for deforming the lock portion from the locking shape into the releasing shape.
US10171697B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming system, remote control method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with remote control program An image forming apparatus includes a communication circuit capable of, in the case where an operation mode is any of a driving mode and a power saving mode, communicating with a remote operation device, a sleep transition portion to switch the operation mode to the power saving mode, a setting portion to set setting information in accordance with a remote operation command received from the remote operation device, a process execution portion to, in the case where the remote operation command received corresponds to an execution instruction operation, execute a process in accordance with the set setting information, and a recovery portion to maintain the operation mode in the power saving mode, and to, only in the case where the communication circuit receives the remote operation command corresponding to the execution instruction operation, switch the operation mode to the driving mode.
US10171694B2	Conveyance device and image forming device A conveyance device that conveys paper through a conveyance path along a surface thereof includes: a conveyance guide that has a guide surface to be a wall surface on one side of the conveyance path, an opening being formed in the guide surface; a paper detection unit at least including a detection member, which is arranged in a space that communicates with the conveyance path through the opening, and configured to detect, with the detection member, a leading end of the paper that reaches the opening; and a movable body that brings the detection member into a retracted state, in which a main part thereof is covered from the space, after the leading end of the paper is detected.
US10171692B2	Multifunction peripheral A multifunction peripheral comprises an operating panel, and a home screen for performing selection of an operation mode, etc. on the operating panel is displayed if a home button is operated. If selecting a simple copy button in the home screen, for example, a copy screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple facsimile button in the home screen, a fax screen is displayed on the operating panel. Furthermore, if selecting a simple scan button in the home screen, a scan screen is displayed on the operating panel. Layout of the home screen and layout of each of the copy screen, the facsimile screen and the scan screen are similar to each other.
US10171691B2	Document generation system for generating a second document from elements extracted from a first document, and document server, document generation method, and computer program A document generation system which generates, from a first document in which a plurality of text groups constituted by a plurality of lines arranged in a first direction is arranged in a second direction different from the first direction, a second document includes: a ranking unit configured to rank each of the plurality of text groups according to an order in which a person reads the first document; and a generating unit configured to generate, as the second document, a document in which each of the plurality of text groups is arranged one by one in the first direction in ascending order ranked by the ranking unit.
US10171684B1	System and method for detecting electrostatic discharge events in an imaging device having a scanner A method for detecting electrostatic discharge (ESD) events in an imaging device includes scanning a target placed in a scanner to create a scanned image of the target. The scanned image has a plurality of scan lines with each scan line having a number of pixels or samples. For each of the plurality of scan lines, a determination is whether or not the number of pixels or samples of the scan line matches a respective predetermined number of pixels or samples, the predetermined number of pixels or samples being based upon a resolution setting of the scanner. Upon determining that the number of pixels or samples of the scan line does not match the predetermined number of pixels or samples, a count value is incremented. The count value is used as a healthcheck data to indicate at least one ESD event has occurred in the imaging device.
US10171679B2	Differential online charging for text messages based on network type Systems and methods are disclosed for performing online charging for text messages. One embodiment comprises a system that handles a Mobile Originated (MO) text message. The system receives a send request for the MO text message, and generates an online credit request for the MO text message. The system determines a type of originating network for the MO text message, and inserts an indicator of the originating network type in the online credit request. The system may also determine a type of terminating network for the MO text message, and insert an indicator of the terminating network type in the online credit request. The system then transmits the online credit request to an online charging system to charge for the MO text message.
US10171674B2	Customer-controlled recording A recording system has an interface enabled to monitor interaction between an agent of an enterprise and a second person, recording apparatus enabled to record the interaction and to store the recording in a data repository, and software stored in and executing from a machine-readable medium, the software providing functions for controlling the recording apparatus. The software responds to inputs from the second person to control the recording apparatus.
US10171672B2	System and method for dynamic call diversion A system includes a contact center to provide an interaction between a customer and an agent workstation of the contact center. A contact center network connects a call from a mobile device to an interactive voice response application. A mobile engagement platform collect authentication information from the mobile device to authenticate a customer using the mobile device. A short message service platform sends a link to connect the mobile device to a mobile application. The mobile engagement server authenticates the customer of the mobile device for the mobile application based on the collected authentication information.
US10171665B2	Contact center session preservation A system and method for handling a call made to a contact center after a prior call from the same caller was disconnected. In exemplary embodiments, a caller who was connected to an agent during the previous call may be placed in a routing path for the same agent, a caller who had provided information to the system during the previous call may not be required to provide the information again, and a caller who was in a routing path waiting for an agent may be placed ahead of other callers who have spent less time in the routing path.
US10171661B2	System and method of distributed maintenance of contact center state A system and/or a method of distributed maintenance of contact center state including the state of contact center objects which may include directory numbers and agents. Device controllers and call controllers are used to monitor device and call information. Data aggregation nodes are connected to the device controllers and call controllers. The data aggregation nodes share directory number state information and agent state information via a publish-subscribe bus, and aggregate state information to form full state information.
US10171658B2	System and method for managing customer communications over communication channels Systems and methods for managing customer communications over communication channels are disclosed. According to one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus, a method for managing customer communications over a plurality of communication channels may include (1) receiving, from a database, contact information for a customer; (2) determining that the contact information comprises a cellular phone number; (3) determining that the customer has not consented to being contacted on the cellular phone number; (4) receiving, from an electronic device associated with the customer, authorization to initiate contact with the customer using the contact information; and (5) automatically initiating contact with the customer on the cellular phone number, wherein the contact with the customer comprises a marketing solicitation.
US10171648B2	Mobile posture-based policy, remediation and access control for enterprise resources A mobile device management system that monitors the security state of one or more mobile devices and sets indicators related to such security state. Enterprise network applications, such as an email application, can access the security state information when making access control decisions with respect to a given mobile device.
US10171642B2	Multilayer mobile app interface Systems and techniques to display app content are disclosed. In various embodiments, an indication is received to save an application page. An image of the application page and associated application state information are stored. The image and state information may be used to provide a user-navigable interface that enables a user to navigate back to the saved page.
US10171640B2	Method, apparatus, and system for displaying message in mobile terminal According to a method for displaying a message in a mobile terminal, message content that needs to be displayed may be obtained, then a visible area on a screen of a mobile terminal is determined, and a display length and a quantity of display lines of the message content are calculated according to the visible area, and the message content is displayed in the visible area in a scrolling manner according to the calculated display length of the message content if the quantity of the display lines exceeds a display range of the visible area. In this way, only a small area of a screen is occupied, and message content can be displayed automatically and completely without the need for a user to perform a further operation. An apparatus and a system for displaying a message in a mobile terminal are also provided.
US10171639B2	Suspension device and electronic device using the same An electronic device with extendable strap and different communication modes depending on the state of the strap comprises a shell, at least one rotating mechanism, a strap, a sensor, and a processor. The shell defines at least one first receiving cavity, the rotating mechanism is received in the first receiving cavity. One end of the strap is wound on the at least one rotating mechanism. The rotating mechanism is able to rotate and store spring force under a driving of the strap. The sensor communicates with the processor to determine the state of the strap according to a rotation direction of the rotating mechanism and thus determine whether the strap is retracted to allow touch screen input by a user, or extended to switch to voice communication with the user.
US10171636B2	Electronic device including display An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface, a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface, a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel, and a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.
US10171634B2	State transition method and apparatus based on ROHC, and storage medium A state transition method and apparatus based on ROHC, and a computer storage medium are disclosed. The method comprises: when a state machine of a compressor is in an IR state, transiting a state of the state machine to an FO state when a decompressor can only successfully parse a static field of a service stream packet header; and transiting a state of the state machine to an SO state when the decompressor can successfully parse the static field and a dynamic field; when the state machine is in the FO state, transiting a state of the state machine of the compressor to the SO state when the decompressor can successfully parse the dynamic field; and when the state machine is in the SO state, transiting a state of the state machine to the FO state when the decompressor fails to parse the dynamic field within a preset time threshold.
US10171628B2	Augmented reality for supporting intervention of a network apparatus by a human operator A system for supporting an intervention to be carried out by a human operator on a network apparatus of a communication network is provided. The system includes a terminal device provided with a personal proxy, which is part of the equipment of the human operator. The personal proxy provides to the human operator instructions to carry out the various operations of the intervention, by displaying augmented reality elements overwritten to a live view of the network apparatus. Then, upon execution of each instruction, the personal proxy cooperates with the network management system for checking whether the instruction was properly executed, and reports the outcome to the operator by displaying further augmented reality elements overwritten to the live view of the network apparatus.
US10171627B2	Download of a package of code A server receives a request from a client for download of a package of code, and determines a set of available modifications for the requested package of code. A user profile for a user of the client is accessed, a set of desired modifications for the package of code from the accessed user profile is determined, the package of code is modified according to the determined desired modifications that exist in the determined available modifications for the requested package of code, and the modified package of code is transmitted to the client.
US10171615B1	Smart cache warming According to one general aspect, a method of preemptively caching data within a mobile device may include detecting that a triggering event has occurred. The method may also include, in response to the triggering event, automatically performing an action associated with the triggering event, wherein the action includes retrieving anticipated data from a remote device. The method may include caching at least part of the anticipated data within a memory of the mobile device. The method may include receiving a request, from a user, for requested data, wherein the requested data includes at least a portion of the anticipated data. The method may include fulfilling at least part of the request for the requested data by retrieving the anticipated data portion of the requested data from the memory of the mobile device.
US10171607B2	Apparatus and methods for managing quality of experience during the delivery of content Apparatus and methods for managing the quality of experience of delivery of content to end-point or user devices. In one embodiment, metrics data pertaining to network conditions being experience by consumer devices attached to a managed network are monitored by a network entity. The monitored metrics are analyzed to determine if a consumer device is experiencing poor network conditions, such as network congestion. Consumer devices that are identified as experiencing poor network conditions are reported to a content delivery network (CDN) entity responsible for providing IP-based content. The CDN entity adjusts content delivery files used by the consumer devices to request particular IP-based content to guide the consumer device to select a version of the content suitable for delivery over consumer device's existing network condition. The adjustment may include for instance removing formats deemed unsupportable for delivery over the existing network condition or identify a default format for the consumer device to use.
US10171605B2	Dual channel delivery Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for transmitting service related messages, e.g., via a reverse push connection. In some embodiments, a UE may be configured to receive a random value from a server, the random value based at least in part on a capacity of the server and/or network. The UE may be configured to compare the random value to a generated value, and determine, based at least in part on the comparison, to transmit a service related message over a reverse push connection rather than via a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) request. In some embodiments, the service related message may be any message that relates to a service available between devices, such as an identity (ID) query request, a service (de-) registration request, and/or a device listing request, among other types of messages.
US10171602B2	Determining device counts Evaluating web activity is disclosed. Initially, activity data for one or more resources on a network is received for a predetermined time period. The resources have been accessed by a plurality of client systems, and the activity data includes a unique identifier and a category of an accessing client system for each access to the one or more resources. Next, at least one persistent identifier of a client system within the activity data is identified. A subset of the activity data associated with the at least one persistent identifier is also identified. Based on the subset of the activity data, a total number of accesses to the one or more resources from the client system having the persistent identifier is determined. Finally, an estimated number of accesses to the one or more resources from the client system is determined if the persistent identifier persisted on the client system during the entire predetermined time period.
US10171601B2	Availability-based video presentation management Disclosed aspects relate to availability-based video presentation management using a social networking environment. A user request for a provision of a set of contents is received from a user of the social networking environment. A video request to present at least one video of a set of videos to the user in advance of the provision of the set of contents is detected. A set of user profile data in the social networking environment is analyzed with respect to a busyness factor for the user. Based on the set of user profile data with respect to the busyness factor, a selected video of the set of videos is determined. In response to determining the selected video of the set of videos, the selected video of the set of videos is presented to the user in advance of the provision of the set of contents.
US10171600B2	Methods and devices for providing information The present teachings relate a method 10 performed in an arrangement (100) comprising a first device (2) configured to handle data obtained by one or more sensor modules (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) and a second device (3) configured to provide information. The method 10 comprises: receiving (11), in the first device (2), one or 5 more variable values relating to one or more contexts (91, 92, . . . , 9n) of a system (1), the variable values being obtained by the one or more sensor modules (S1, S2, . . . , Sn); determining (12), in the first device (2), an activity index for one or more of the contexts (91, 92, . . . , 9n) based on the variable values; retrieving (13), in the second device (3), the activity index for a context (91, 92, . . . , 9n; and providing (14), by the 10 second device (3), information based on the retrieved activity index.
US10171592B2	Techniques for multi-level service discovery Examples are disclosed for multi-level service discovery. In some examples, a first level of information indicating a service type for a service provided by a first wireless device may be transmitted by the first wireless device to another wireless device. The first level may enable the other wireless device to determine whether the indicated service type at least partially matches a service interest. A second level may then be transmitted by the first wireless device that includes a service identification to enable the other wireless device to determine whether the service substantially matches a service interest for the other wireless device. A third level may then be transmitted from the first wireless device that includes service content information. The third level may be transmitted responsive to the other wireless device requesting the service content information. Other examples are described and claimed.
US10171591B2	Connecting public cloud with private network resources The automatic provisioning of a connection between a public cloud and an on-premises resource in a private network. This allows a connection to be more easily made when an application in the public cloud is to access that on-premises resource in the private network. The automatic provisioning is initiated upon determining that an application running in the public cloud is to access the on-premises resource. The provisioning occurs by identifying a bridging infrastructure that provides access to the on-premises resource. Credentials are then accessed for later use in connecting to the bridging infrastructure. Application-specific credentials are securely provided to the application. The application-specific credentials are usable by an agent on the public cloud to connect to the identified bridging infrastructure. A configuration packages is then created that includes resource-specific credentials, the identity of the on-premises resource and an executable.
US10171582B2	Method and apparatus for client to content appliance (CA) synchronization A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support file synchronization between a local host and a cloud storage via one or more local content appliances (CAs), wherein each content appliance is a storage device/host configured to locally maintain documents and files previously downloaded from the cloud storage. First, a client agent at the local host discovers and connects to the CA that manage its files locally. To access a file/document that is not cached on its local host, the client agent requests and receives the file from the CA instead of downloading it directly from the cloud storage. When parts of the file are updated locally by the client, the client agent is configured to transmit the updated file to the CA, wherein the updated file is considered as having been fully committed from the client's perspective. The CA then synchronizes with and uploads the revised file to the cloud storage and/or other CAs in the background.
US10171580B2	Granular instant import of replicated VTL cartridge into a backup catalog Methods, systems, and computer program product embodiments for cataloging data in a backup storage environment, by a processor device, are provided. In a storage system using tape library data replication between an originating site and one or more backup sites, data catalog data is replicated between the originating site and the backup site such that replicated data moved from the originating site to the backup site is placed into a catalog duplicative of the originating site.
US10171579B2	Managing presence among devices accessing shared and synchronized content A content management system receives presence information from a client application on a device indicating interaction information of a user relative to a content item synchronized to the content management system. The interaction information includes presence information describing presence information of a native application interacting with the content item. The presence information indicates whether the native application opened, is viewing, or is editing the content item. The presence information may specify a user interface element and process associated with the presence information. The content management system stores presence records describing the presence information and uses the presence records to generate and transmit a presence status associated with a user. When a new version of a content item is received, the content management system may also use the presence records to determine an action to perform with the user interface window associated with the prior version.
US10171578B1	Tapered coax launch structure for a near field communication system A system is provided in which a set of modules each have a substrate on which is mounted a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and/or an RF receiver. Each module has a housing that surrounds and encloses the substrate. The housing has a port region on a surface of the housing. Each module has a tapered near field communication (NFC) field confiner located between the substrate and the port region on the housing configured to guide electromagnetic energy produced by the RF transmitter to the port region so that it can be emanated to a port region of an adjacent module.
US10171573B2	Swapping non-virtualizing and self-virtualizing devices A computer in a cloud computing environment includes a virtualization instance (VI) providing cloud services to a consumer device. The computer includes non-virtualizing and self-virtualizing type devices. The VI uses a first virtual device that is a virtual form of one of the non-virtualizing and self-virtualizing type devices to meet Quality of Service (QoS) objectives. A method for managing the resources of the cloud comprises receiving QoS metrics, determining that the VI cannot meet the QoS objectives using the first virtual device, determining that a second virtual device comprising a virtual form of the non-virtualizing and self-virtualizing type device alternative to that of first virtual device is available and can meet the QoS objectives, and configuring the VI to use the second virtual device in place of the first virtual device. A computer programming product and a system can embody the method.
US10171571B2	Determining and assigning a default value to a current server response if the current server response is not received from the server within a time-limit Provided are a computer program, method, and system for determining and assigning a default value to a current server response if the current server response is not received from the server within a time-limit. An indication of a submission of a request is transmitted to the server for receiving a current server response. A default value is assigned to the current server response if the current server response is not received from the server within a time-limit with respect to the current submission of the request. A set of operations being performed from the assignment of the default value to the current server response is logged. An actual value of the current server response is received from the server and the logged operations are rolled-back and the current server response reset to the actual value if the actual value is different from the default value.
US10171567B2	Load balancing computer device, system, and method A computer device, a system, and a load balancing method are provided. A load balancing virtual machine is created on the computer device. When load balancing processing needs to be performed on a service of a virtual machine of the computer device, a related service packet is sent to the load balancing virtual machine of the computer device, so as to perform load balancing processing, thereby avoiding a processing delay caused by congestion of centralized load balancing. In addition, when a computer device is faulty, a virtual machine of the computer device goes offline accordingly, and a load balancing requirement is not generated any more. Therefore, when a fault of a single computer device causes a fault of a load balancing virtual machine, there is no service interruption that is caused by active/standby switchover because of the fault of the load balancing virtual machine.
US10171564B2	Systems and methods for cloud-based agricultural data processing and management A cloud-based system for integration of agricultural data with geolocation-based agricultural operations is provided. The system receives agricultural-related data associated with a given geographic area and transforms the received data into an analysis-ready format. The system processes the received data through one or more algorithms to determine at least one operation to be performed within the given geographic area. The system generates a set of instructions for execution of the at least one operation within the given geographic area as a function of geolocation, where the instructions are coded for direct use by a controller of a specified type of agricultural equipment. The system transmits the instructions over a wireless communication channel to the controller, where the instructions cause the controller to direct operation of the agricultural equipment to perform the at least one operation within the given geographic area as a function of geolocation in an automated manner.
US10171562B2	Social media driven information interface One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating an information interface based upon social media data. For example, users may post, share, and/or discuss various information through social media sources. Accordingly, social media data may be obtained from such social media sources. The social media data may be grouped into sets of social media data based upon temporal information. Within the sets of social media data, social media entries may be clustered into topic clusters (e.g., a royal wedding topic cluster, a plane crash topic cluster, etc.). Event summaries may be generated for respective topic clusters. The event summaries may be used to populate timeslots of an information interface, such as a calendar or timeline, to create annotated timeslots. In this way, the information interface may provide users with an interactive view of events over a time period, such as a year-in-review, based upon social media data.
US10171560B2	Modular framework to integrate service management systems and cloud orchestrators in a hybrid cloud environment A system, method and program product are provided for integrating a plurality of cloud orchestrators and service management (SM) platforms to provide a hybrid cloud environment. A system is disclosed that includes: interface system that includes a first gateway for providing communications with SM platforms that adhere to an SM protocol and a second gateway for providing communications with the plurality of cloud orchestrators, wherein the SM protocol defines a set of management processes for handling service requests; a service request processing system that processes service requests from SM platforms using selected cloud orchestrators, wherein the service request processing system includes a set of management modules in which each management module processes activities associated with of a different one of the management processes; a rules and conditions engine that includes logic to select a cloud orchestrator to be used to service an inputted service request; and a set of data conversion modules, wherein each data conversion module includes logic that converts data associated with an SM platform to a data format required by a one of the cloud orchestrators.
US10171555B2	Containerized software for virally copying from one endpoint to another A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or more servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.
US10171554B2	Distributing subscriber data in a mobile data network A mobile data network supports making subscriber data addressable as devices in a mobile data network. Each data chunk is assigned a device address in the mobile data network. The data chunk can then be addressed as a device in the mobile data network. Data chunks corresponding to a subscriber are distributed across multiple devices in the mobile data network. The location of the subscriber's data chunks is tracked by the subscriber's mobile device and also by a tracking table in the mobile data network.
US10171553B2	Method for monitoring and controlling an access control system A method of monitoring and controlling an access control system (12) comprising a server (18) and an access control device (22) connected to the server (16) for data communication. Data goggles (1) monitor and control the access control system. The data goggles are connected wirelessly to the server (16) and the access control device (22) for data communication and receive data in real time from the server (16) and/or the access control device (22), which enable monitoring of the access control system (12). The data is displayed to the user of the data goggles (1) by a display device (10). The access control system (12) is controlled by commands which are inputted by the data goggles (1) and transmitted to the server (16) and/or the access control device (22). The control commands are input either by voice control, by gesture control, by a touchpad or by eye tracking.
US10171549B2	Notification alerts based on increased access to a digital resource A method for event notification. In one embodiment, the method includes a computer processor identifying a profile of a first user, wherein the profile of the first user includes one or more profile elements. The method further includes identifying a plurality of users having a corresponding profile that includes at least one profile element in common with the identified profile of the first user. The method further includes identifying a computer network accessible resource. The method further includes determining an increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users. The method further includes communicating a notification to the first user, wherein the communicated notification provides an indication of the determined increase in activity of the identified computer network accessible resource by the identified plurality of users.
US10171546B2	Content reproduction apparatus, control information providing server, and content reproduction system Provided is a content reproduction apparatus including a reproduction control unit that controls reproduction of a link-type content including a plurality of scenarios that each include content data and control information regarding reproduction of the content data, and a control information acquisition unit that acquires the control information. The reproduction control unit controls the reproduction of the link-type content by reproducing the content data in accordance with the control information including event information used to transition from a current scenario to another scenario.
US10171545B2	System for transferring real-time audio/video stream Disclosed is a system for transferring real-time audio/video stream. The system comprises a mobile device, a server and a client terminal. The mobile device comprises a recording module, a fragmented media data (FMD) codec, a segmented media data (SMD) codec and a wireless communication module. The recording module records an event on the scene and generates a real-time video stream. The FMD codec encodes the real-time video stream into fragmented media data comprising a start fragment information, at least one media fragment and a media fragment (MF) random access point. The SMD codec directly segments the fragmented media data into a plurality of segmented media data, which are a start segment and at least one play segment. The SMD codec automatically and sequentially transmits the segmented media data to the server. Finally, the server pushes the segmented media data to the client terminal for play through a browser.
US10171540B2	Method and apparatus for streaming video security A streaming video security device is provided that comprises an input LAN interface, at least one streaming video decoder, an output LAN interface, at least one streaming video encoder coupled at one side to said LAN interface for streaming video output and coupled at the other side to a raw video display-compatible output interface; and unidirectional data flow element coupled at the transmitting side to the streaming video decoder through the raw video display-compatible output interface and coupled at the receiving side to one or more video encoder through the raw video display-compatible input interface.
US10171538B1	Adaptively serving companion shared content A system including a monitoring unit to monitor in-stream shared content and content served via the online service to a user; an in-stream shared content receiving unit to receive information about the in-stream shared content served with the content; a companion shared content selection unit to select the companion shared content based on the monitored in-stream shared content and content, and the received information; and a transmitting unit to transmit the selected companion shared content to the online service.
US10171517B2	Notifying response sender of malformed session initiation protocol (SIP) response messages A method, computer program product, and computer system for notifying a response sender of a malformed SIP response message. The method includes, producing a special ACK message after receiving a malformed response message from a SIP server. The special ACK message contains a correction of the determined malformation, and is sent to the SIP server for correction by the SIP server.
US10171516B2	Notifying response sender of malformed session initiation protocol (SIP) response messages A method, computer program product, and computer system for notifying a response sender of a malformed SIP response message. The method includes, producing a special ACK message after receiving a malformed response message from a SIP server. The special ACK message contains a correction of the determined malformation, and is sent to the SIP server for correction by the SIP server.
US10171503B1	Methods for scaling infrastructure in a mobile application environment and devices thereof A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and device that assists with scaling infrastructure in a mobile application environment obtaining a number of mobile application installations of a mobile application on a plurality of mobile devices. A number of mobile application installations corresponds with a number of backend enterprise web applications online on one or more web applications servers is determined where the backend enterprise web applications are associated with the mobile application. The number of backend enterprise web applications online on the one or more web application servers is modified when the determining indicates the number of mobile application installations does not correspond with the number of backend enterprise web applications.
US10171501B2	System and method for remote wipe A remote wipe message or notification may be sent from a server computer to one or more target client devices associated with a user. A managed container running on a target client device associated with the user and having a managed cache storing content managed by or through the server computer may, in response to the remote wipe message or notification, deleting the managed content or a portion thereof from its managed cache. The managed container may send back an acknowledgement or message to the server computer that it had completed the remote wipe. The remote wipe functionality can avoid having to deal with individual applications running on the client device and therefore can eliminate the complexity of having to deal with individual applications. Furthermore, the remote wipe can be done independently of the local operating system and without affecting non-managed information/applications on the client device.
US10171498B2	Secure crypto module including electrical shorting security layers A security matrix layer between a first and second conductive shorting layers are located within a printed circuit board (PCB) that carries out cryptographic data handling functions. The security matrix layer includes at least two microcapsules each containing one or more reactants. When the security matrix layer is accessed, drilled, or otherwise damaged, the microcapsules rupture and the reactants react to form at least an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material contacts and shorts the first and second conductive shorting layers. A monitoring device that monitors whether the first and second conductive shorting layers have shorted detects the short and passes a tamper signal that is received by one or more computer system devices to respond to the unauthorized physical access attempt.
US10171497B2	Systems and methods for detecting online fraud Described systems and methods enable a swift and efficient detection of fraudulent Internet domains, i.e., domains used to host or distribute fraudulent electronic documents such as fraudulent webpages and electronic messages. Some embodiments use a reverse IP analysis to select a set of fraud candidates from among a set of domains hosted at the same IP address as a known fraudulent domain. The candidate set is further filtered according to domain registration data. Online content hosted at each filtered candidate domain is further analyzed to identify truly fraudulent domains. A security module may then prevent users from accessing a content of such domains.
US10171495B1	Detection of modified requests Suspicious connection requests can be detected by analyzing connection parameters at multiple levels of a network framework. For Internet-based requests, unexpected combinations and/or ordering of Layer 6 (TLS) and Layer 7 (HTTP) parameters, for example, can be indicative of suspicious activity with respect to the connection. The connection parameters for a request can be compared against a set of determined signatures and/or analyzed using a trained probability model to determine a probability that the connection is improper. A probability value can be calculated and compared against at least one probability threshold to determine whether the connection is suspicious enough to cause a specified action to occur. The signatures can be updated through an offline or dynamic online process, and the thresholds can vary among the various embodiments.
US10171494B2	Scarecrow for data security A method, computer program product and/or system receives information pertaining to network data traffic from and/or to a network accessible resource, analyzes the information to determine whether a user is engaged in potential hacking transaction(s) with respect to the resource. On condition that the user is determined to be engaged in potential hacking transaction(s), a “scarecrow” message designed for display to the user, is generated and sent to the user.
US10171492B2	Denial-of-service (DoS) mitigation based on health of protected network device Systems and methods for improving the performance of DDoS mitigation by monitoring the health of a protected network resource are provided. According to one embodiment, health of a network device protected by DoS mitigation device can be evaluated and packet/traffic received on the DoS mitigation device can be selectively/conditionally forwarded to the protected network device or can be dropped based on the health of the protected network device. According to one embodiment, at-least a part of the traffic is blocked when the health of the protected network device is below a predetermined health threshold. In an exemplary implementation, a measure of volume of traffic originated by different computing devices and handled by the protected network device can be computed, and packet filtering or conditional forwarding can be enabled when the computed measure of volume of traffic exceeds a predetermined traffic volume threshold.
US10171486B2	Security and authentication daisy chain analysis and warning system An approach is disclosed that provides a security and authentication daisy chain analysis and warning system to a user. The approach monitors sets of user authentication data pertaining network sites used by the user. Each of the sets of user authentication data is used by the user to access one of the sites. The approach gathers outputs displayed by many network sites, including those network sites accessed by the user. The first set of network sites is a subset of the second set of network sites. An analytical analysis is performed based on the sets of user authentication data and the gathered outputs. Based on the analytical analysis, the user can be alerted regarding security vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities can correspond to one of the gathered outputs displayed at one network site matching at least a portion of one of the sets of the user's authentication data.
US10171484B2	Securing services in a networked computing environment A system includes: a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage medium associated with a computer device of a service provider; program instructions to receive, by the computer device, a breach notification from a user device, wherein the user device includes a client that corresponds to the service provider, and the breach notification indicates a potential security compromise of the user device; program instructions to identify, by the computer device, a plurality of user devices that have the client; and program instructions to transmit, by the computer device, a respective security profile to each of the identified plurality of user devices, wherein each of the respective security profiles defines a security challenge that must be completed to obtain access. The program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the CPU via the computer memory.
US10171479B2	Fast multicast messaging encryption and authentication To prevent legitimate message recipients from forging new messages and to encrypt messages for a specific set of recipients (channel), a root key is encrypted and combined with a base session management key to render a combined root key, which in turn is encrypted with a public key of at least one recipient device to render a session management key. The public key of each of “N” intended recipient device encrypts the combined root key to render “N” session management keys. The session management keys are then combined with the combined root key to render a multicast root key, which is signed with a private key of a sending device. The signed multicast root key is combined with the session management keys to render an encrypted, signed multicast root key that is used to encrypt digital information prior to transmitting the digital information.
US10171478B2	Efficient and secure method and apparatus for firmware update This relates to a vehicle and, more particularly to, a vehicle configured to perform a secure firmware update. Some examples of the disclosure include receiving a firmware update package including updated firmware for one or more electronic control units (ECUs) of a vehicle. According to the disclosure, the firmware update package can be transmitted to and stored on an untrusted ECU and distributed to one or more target ECUs in a secure firmware update process monitored by a secure ECU.
US10171477B1	Authenticated data streaming A data-collecting device acquires data associated with a real-time data stream and transmits the data to a data-consuming service hosted on a server computer system in the form of a multipart response. The multipart response includes one or more data content parts and at least one authentication content part. Each of the one or more data content parts contains data representing part of the real-time data stream. Each authentication content part includes authentication information usable to verify the integrity of the data transmitted in the data content parts transmitted prior to the authentication content part.
US10171476B2	System and method for protecting the privacy of identity and financial information of the consumer conducting online business The migration of identity documents, such as driving licenses, from physical documents to electronic documents creates new problems for those seeking to verify the identity of an individual based upon the electronic document they provide. However, the inventors have established a means of binding electronic documents and electronic representations of physical documents to individuals at issuance of the document(s). Accordingly, the inventors address identity verification by providing to those seeking to verify the individual's identity data allowing them to verify the presented electronic ID document. For example, a police officer requesting a driving license can obtain on their own electronic device through the methods of the invention the issued driving license associated with identifier information on the license provided by the individual. As such tampering with the license to change a name, date of birth, photo etc. will result in a visible mismatch to the police officer in comparing them.
US10171469B2	Information processing system, access method, and terminal device An system comprises: a first storage that stores access destination information, characteristic information, and first identification information in a manner associated with one another; a transmitter that transmits a captured image of a medium; a first-acquiring-unit that extracts the characteristic information and acquires the access destination information and the first identification information associated with the characteristic information, access based on the access destination information being controlled by an authentication device comprising a second storage that stores second identification information allocated to each medium, third identification information corresponding to the first identification information, and collation information indicating an access source in a manner associated with one another; a second-acquiring-unit that acquires fourth identification information allocated to each medium from the captured image; and an access unit that transmits the first identification information, the fourth identification information, and the collation information when accessing an access destination indicated by the access destination information.
US10171467B2	Detection of authorization across systems Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices, and computer programs for authorization detection. The first system receives, from the second system unauthorized by the first system, a request for operating a resource of the first system. The first system causes a detection of an authorization chain to be detected based on the first record that at least indicates one or more systems that are authorized by the first system. The authorization chain includes at least a third system that authorizes the second system and is authorized by the first system. If the authorization chain is detected, the first system authorizes the operation of the resource of the first system.
US10171464B2	Data process apparatus, data sharing method, and data process system A data process apparatus includes a management unit that receives a creation request for creating a sharable data storage space from an unauthenticated data terminal and transmit a response to the unauthenticated data terminal, an authentication unit that authenticates the access data when the data process apparatus receives an access request including a designation of the access data for accessing the shared data storage space from an unauthenticated data terminal connected to a same network as the data process apparatus, a request processing unit that receives the access request from the unauthenticated data terminal when the authentication of the access data succeeds and perform a predetermined process in accordance with the access request. The response includes access data indicating authorization for accessing the sharable data storage space and data indicating the sharable data storage created in association with the access data.
US10171463B1	Secure transport layer authentication of network traffic Technologies are disclosed herein for transport layer network data authentication. A token packet is attached to network data sent from a client software application to an application server at the transport layer. The token packet can be generated based on a temporary token key obtained from a token service. The token packet can include a signature of the network packet payload. The network packet with the attached token packet can be received at an edge device in the network where the application server resides before reaching the application server. The edge device can verify the authenticity of the network packet by verifying the signature contained in the token packet. If the verification is successful, the edge device can forward the network packet to the application server. If the verification fails, the edge device can block further transmission of the network packet.
US10171460B2	Proximity-based system for automatic application or data access and item tracking A system and method provide automatic access to applications or data. A portable physical device, referred to herein as a Personal Digital Key or “PDK”, stores one or more profiles in memory, including a biometric profile acquired in a secure trusted process and uniquely associated with a user that is authorized to use and associated with the PDK. The PDK wirelessly transmits identification information including a unique PDK identification number, the biometric profile and a profile over a secure wireless channel to a reader. A computing device is coupled to the reader. An auto login server is coupled to the reader and the computing device and launches one or more applications associated with a user name identified by the received profile.
US10171458B2	Wireless pairing and communication between devices using biometric data In a first implementation, a host determines to pair with a device and transmits biometric data for a user to the device. The device receives the transmitted biometric data and compares such to device biometric data to determine whether or not to pair with the host and/or what data stored by the device to allow the host to access. The host then accesses data of the device to which the device has allowed access. In another implementation, a device determines to pair with a host and transmits biometric data for a user to the host. The host receives the transmitted biometric data and compares such to device biometric data to determine whether or not to pair with the device and/or what data stored by the host to allow the device to access. The device then accesses data of the host to which the host has allowed access.
US10171453B2	Generalized certificate use in policy-based secure messaging environments Within a secure messaging environment, a determination is made that a request to send a message has been generated by a message sender. A message protection policy configured to process the message within the secure messaging environment is identified. The message protection policy specifies that, within the secure messaging environment, a secured digital certificate, other than a digital certificate of the message sender, is configured with an associated private key to digitally sign the message on behalf of the message sender. Based upon the message protection policy, a determination is made to digitally sign the message using the private key of the secured digital certificate. The message is signed on behalf of the message sender using the private key of the secured digital certificate.
US10171451B2	Distributed single sign-on Respective cryptographic shares of password data, dependent on a user password, are provided at n authentication servers. A number t1≤n of the password data shares determine if the user password matches a password attempt. Respective cryptographic shares of secret data, enabling determination of a username for each verifier server, are provided at n authentication servers. A number t2≤t1 of the shares reconstruct the secret data. For a password attempt, the user computer communicates with at least t1 authentication servers to determine if the user password matches the password attempt and, if so, the user computer receives at least t2 secret data shares from respective authentication servers. The user computer uses the secret data to generate, with T≤t1 of said t1 servers, a cryptographic token for authenticating the user computer to a selected verifier server, secret from said at least T servers, under said username.
US10171445B2	Secure virtualized servers A system may be configured to provide secure access to a physical resource through the use of a partitionable virtual input/output server in a virtualized environment. A server may receive a request to access the physical resources from a cloud tenant administrator. The cloud tenant may be assigned to a particular working load partition (WPAR), and the physical resources may be assigned to the particular WPAR. A remote Kerberos server may be accessed in response to the request. The Kerberos server may be hosted in a private domain, and it may be used to authenticate access to the physical resource. The server may receive a valid ticket from the Kerberos server. The administrator may be granted access to the physical resources via access to the WPAR, based on the valid ticket and for the lifetime of the ticket.
US10171440B2	Method and apparatus for managing encryption keys for cloud service Key management methods and systems are provided, one of methods comprises, encrypting a service key used by an instance of a first user of a cloud service by using a master key, generating two or more key pieces for reconstructing the master key, distributing and storing the key pieces in two or more host servers included in a host group for providing the cloud service, receiving a request for the service key from the instance of the first user, receiving the key pieces from the two or more host servers and reconstructing the master key based on the received key pieces, and decrypting the encrypted service key by using the reconstructed master key.
US10171426B2	Home network controlling apparatus and method to obtain encrypted control information A network control apparatus and method is provided. The method includes operations of informing a server of capability information including an encryption/decryption method, wherein the server provides the network control apparatus with control information used to control a network device using a general-purpose control web application, transmitting to the server a control information requesting message that requests the control information, receiving from the server the control information which has been encrypted using the encryption/decryption method, decrypting the encrypted control information according to the encryption/decryption method, and transmitting a control command for controlling the network device according to the decrypted control information.
US10171425B2	Active firewall control for network traffic sessions within virtual processing platforms Methods and systems are disclosed that provide active firewall control for network traffic sessions within virtual processing platforms. Client agent instances run within virtual machine (VM) platforms (e.g., hypervisor, container, etc.) within virtual processing environments and enforce access, proxy, and/or other firewall rules with respect to network traffic sessions for application instances also running within the VM platforms. For certain embodiments, the agent instances collect information about applications and services running within the VM platforms and use this collected information to automatically enforce firewall rules. Additional disclosed embodiments redirect packets from “bad” network sources to a proxied application instance that interacts with the “bad” network source. This proxied interaction allows an agent instance monitoring the proxied session to analyze and assess the actual activity by the “bad” network source without putting the original data or network service at risk. Other features and variations are also be disclosed.
US10171421B2	Intrusion prevention and detection in a wireless network The invention provides an intrusion detection and prevention system and computer program which, when operated or executed by a security element (7) situated between a receiver (3) and a media access control (MAC) element (5) of a device (1) of a wireless network, performs the steps of receiving wireless traffic from the receiver of the device, and detecting that MAC element the traffic is allowed according to one or more rules and passing the traffic to the MAC element of the device, or detecting that the traffic is not allowed according to the one or more rules and preventing the traffic from passing to the MAC element of the device.

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