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US10201797B2	Reaction device for mixing and manufacturing method using the reaction device A reaction apparatus includes first and second reaction material accommodation parts, each of which accommodates a solid, gaseous, or liquid reaction material. A feed pump feeds the reaction material to one or each of the first and second accommodation parts. A reactor mixes the reaction material fed from the feed pump. The reactor is configured to have a cylinder that has a reaction chamber which accommodates the reaction material therein. The reactor has injection ports on which one side of each of the upper portion and lower portion thereof are connected to the first and second reaction material accommodation parts, respectively. A stirring shaft is disposed to be rotatable in the cylinder and stirs the reaction material supplied from the first and second reaction material accommodation parts. A stirring motor provides torque for the stirring shaft.
US10201795B2	Microcapsules comprising hydroxyalkyl cellulose The application describes an aqueous dispersion of microcapsules, wherein the shell of the microcapsules comprises at least one polyurea and the core comprises one or more lipophilic components with the proviso that the core does not contain a fragrance, and having a percentage of the shell weight with reference to the total weight of the capsules of 5 to 40% and wherein the microcapsules have a volume average diameter of 15 to 90 μm and the dispersion comprises hydroxyalkylcellulose and the use of such a dispersion.
US10201794B2	High efficiency/low pressure catalytic cracking spray nozzle assembly A gas assisted liquid spray nozzle assembly having a nozzle body that defines a mixing zone, a liquid inlet communicating with the mixing zone from an end, and a pressurized gas inlet communicating with the mixing chamber from an upstream side. The liquid inlet includes a liquid injector extending into the nozzle body having a liquid inlet extension passage and a plurality of discharge orifices adjacent a closed downstream end which define an impingement surface for directing liquid into the mixing zone in transverse relation to a central axis of the mixing zone. The nozzle body and liquid injector define a plurality of concentrating gas discharge passages at respective locations of the injector liquid discharge orifices for causing individual pressurized gas to directly interact with transversely directed liquid into the mixing zone for enhanced atomization and ultimate discharge from a downstream spray tip.
US10201793B2	Fluidized bed reactor including liner A fluidized bed reactor includes a reactor core and a stack of liner segments. The stack includes a first liner segment and a second liner segment. The first liner segment includes a first edge having a base surface and an angled surface. The base surface and the angled surface form an obtuse angle. The second liner segment includes a second edge. The first edge and the second edge form a shiplap joint to connect the first liner segment to the second liner segment.
US10201792B2	Reactors and reactor-internal devices for dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons A fixed bed reactor for cyclic, catalytic dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons, such as alkanes and a reactor-internal device for improving distribution of hydrocarbon feed into the fixed catalyst bed of the reactor. The device comprises a vertical deflector plate with multiple horizontal slits and a frustum cone with multiple perforations on the lateral surface, connected to the bottom end of the plate. The reactor includes a main horizontal reaction vessel containing a fixed catalyst bed and a cactus-shaped inlet assembly sub-divided into three inlets at the upper half portion to supply fluid streams, including hydrocarbon feed, to the catalyst bed. The distributor device is positioned inside a main central vertical arm of the inlet assembly form by the convergence of the three inlets. Various embodiments of the distributor device where the slit thicknesses, distance between slits, perforation diameter, distance between perforations are varied, are also provided.
US10201790B2	Blender for food and beverages A motorized kitchen apparatus including a processor module coupled to a non-volatile storage medium for storing a custom sequence; a user interface having a speed or power selection element and a record selector; a motor controller coupled to a blender motor, the processor module coupled to the motor controller for controlling operation of the motor according to user input selections. Upon user selection of the record selector, the processor module enters a record mode and records a sequence of user inputs made through the user interface; the sequence including data indicative of a power profile selected by the user over a period of time, and upon completion of the record mode, the processor module saves a custom sequence indicative of the recorded sequence to the non-volatile storage medium for subsequent playback.
US10201786B2	Fluid mixer and system using the fluid mixer The present invention relates to a fluid mixer having a fluid inlet (5), a first passage (1) which connects to the fluid inlet, a helical flow passage (2) which connects to the first flow passage, branched flow passages (4) which are branched from the helical flow passage, a second flow passage (3) to which the branched flow passages individually connect, a connection flow passage (7) which connects the first flow passage and the second flow passage, and a fluid outlet (6) which connects to the second flow passage. The branched flow passages are individually branched from different positions in the direction of flow through the helical flow passages. The branched flow passages which are branched from the helical flow passage individually connect to the second flow passage at different positions in the direction of flow through the second flow passage.
US10201776B2	Absorption type removal / concentration apparatus An absorption type carbon dioxide removal/concentration apparatus has a honeycomb rotor which holds an amine support solid absorbent. The honeycomb rotor is divided into at least a processing zone and a reproduction zone. An enthalpy (temperature and humidity) adjustment device is provided for the air for reproduction and/or the air to be processed. The apparatus can control the carbon dioxide absorbing performance and the concentration performance by passing processing and reproduction air through the corresponding zones. The absorption type carbon dioxide removal/concentration apparatus can remove or condense carbon dioxide, can secure high recovery efficiency and can prevent a thermal deterioration of the amine absorbent to extend the life-span of the apparatus.
US10201773B2	Filter retainer arrangement A retainer arrangement exerts forces on a filter installed in a holder to increase the sealing pressure exerted by the filter against a holder flange on which the filter is seated when installed the arrangement, including a pair of substantially non stretchable but flexible retainer cables, each attached at either end to respective opposite holder sides at points located within the thickness of the air filter and of a length to enable drawing each cable around an outer edge of an air filter case and onto the surface thereof. An elastic stretch cord is connected at either end thereof to respective retainer cable extending over the surface of the filter at an intermediate point along the length thereof. The retainer cables are thereby tensioned and generate a reaction force acting on each filter perimeter edge contacted by a retainer cable, increasing the sealing pressure exerted by the filter on the holder flange on which it is seated.
US10201756B2	Control apparatus, control method, computer-readable recording medium, and game system A social game capable of adding or improving unexpectedness, dramatic impact, and taste when a reward is provided to a player, and hence capable of raising the player's motivation to participate in or continue the game. A unit for storing information related to a game in which multiple players can participate stores a reward providing condition, rewards, and reward box information, and a control unit for accessing information related to the game, performing computation on the game, and displaying images of the game on terminal devices operated by players allocates at least one reward out of the rewards to the reward box, determines whether the reward providing condition is met based on match-up situations or match-up results between players and first game characters in the game, and displays, on the terminal devices, a screen for providing the reward to players based on the determination results.
US10201754B1	Systems and methods for incentivizing user log-in to a user account associated with an online game User log-in to a user account of an online game may be incentivized by providing awards to the users for logging in. Reengagement time periods for individual ones of the user accounts may be determined. The reengagement time periods may be determined to expire at times when a user may be logged out and/or may be expected to be logged out. By way of non-limiting example, the reengagement time periods may expire during wait periods for ongoing in-game tasks. The awards may be provided based on the expiration of the reengagement time periods and the user accounts conveying satisfaction of award redemption criteria.
US10201741B1	Golf putting trainer A golf training device. A circular body has a rim designed to allow the training device to be inserted and held securely in a golf hole. A top surface is designed to cause a loss of momentum and/or energy and/or speed of a golf ball rolling across the top surface, the loss corresponding to a desired loss of roll distance of a golf ball. The rim and top surface are disposed in the training device to provide a putting training device designed to provide training feedback to a golfer to putt a ball at a desired speed.
US10201740B2	Golf club weight pattern determination apparatus and recommendation apparatus Provided is a weight pattern determination apparatus for determining, in a golf club having a head capable of mounting one or more weights in a plurality of mounting patterns, the mounting pattern suited to a golfer. The apparatus has an impact point specification unit and a pattern determination unit. The impact point specification unit specifies an impact point distribution of the golfer. The pattern determination unit determines a recommended pattern which is the mounting pattern that approximates a sweet area of the golf club to the impact point distribution. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the impact point distribution of the golfer is specified, and a mounting pattern is determined based on this impact point distribution.
US10201737B2	Curling broom head and removable handle attachment The curling broom head is composed of a fabric section, flexible section, lower body, upper body, and a stem or stem assembly that is used to attach the broom head to the broom handle. The fabric section is a stand-alone piece of fabric that can easily be removed and replaced by the user. The fabric section is wrapped around the flexible section and lower body and is secured into place and ready for game play when the lower body is attached to the upper body. At any time, the curling fabric may be easily replaced by separating the upper and lower bodies, removing the old fabric from the lower body and replacing it with new fabric.The curling broom handle is an elongated member that is attached to the broom head on one end. A removable device(s) is attached or secured to the broom handle at a desired height and provide an easier profile to grip and/or extra surface area to exert downward force. A removable device is attached or secured to the end of the broom handle to provide an increased surface area to exert downward force on the broom handle.
US10201734B2	Golf bag accessory bag A pocket for a golf bag includes a main body defining a storage compartment. The pocket includes a first attachment mechanism movable between an attached state attaching the main body to a first attachment location of the golf bag and a detached state allowing the main body to be separated from the first attachment location. The pocket also includes a second attachment mechanism movable between an attached state attaching the main body to a second attachment location of the golf bag and a detached state allowing the main body to be separated from the second attachment location. The pocket includes a carry mechanism operable to allow the main body to be carried separately from the golf bag when the first attachment mechanism is in the detached state and the second attachment mechanisms is in the detached state.
US10201725B2	Sports swinging exercise resistance device A sport swinging resistance exercise device is described that is designed for providing air resistance when swinging elongated sports equipment. An athlete can change the amount of air resistance by either using a different air resistance vane, or a resistance vane with variable opening features. An alignment marker for a right-handed athlete and second alignment marker one for a left-handed athlete is used to orient the sports swinging exercise device to operate optimally. The sports swinging exercise device is made mainly from durable, light-weight materials such as rip-stop nylon, for lightness and air blocking capabilities. When not in use the sports swinging exercise device and other optional air resistance devices can be stored in a small storage bag to keep them together and for easy transportation and accessibility in an equipment bag such as a batting bag.
US10201717B2	Online patient reconstruction and tracking for patient setup in radiation therapy using an iterative closest point algorithm A medical data processing method for tracking the position of a body surface of a patient's body, the method comprising determining, based on initial surface reflection data and reflection pattern registration data, body surface movement data describing whether the body surface has undergone a movement.
US10201712B2	Telemetry overuse reduction in an implantable device Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating telemetry overuse reduction in an implantable medical device (“IMD”) are provided. In one embodiment, an IMD includes a housing configured to be implanted at least partially within a patient, a memory and circuitry within the housing and a processor that executes executable components stored in the memory. The executable components include: a communication component configured to establish a telemetry connection with an external device to communicate data associated with sensed physiological data or therapy; and an authorization component configured to determine whether the external device is authorized to communicate with the IMD, wherein the communication component is further configured to disable the telemetry connection with the external device and prevent additional communication with the external device for a defined period of time based on a determination that the external device fails to be authorized to communicate with the IMD.
US10201704B2	Digital communications in an implantable system Presented herein are implantable digital communication techniques for use in implantable systems, such as implantable hearing systems. An implantable system in accordance with embodiments presented herein includes an implantable stimulator module and an implantable secondary module connected to the implantable stimulator module via a wire connection. The implantable secondary module is configured to generate and send a biphasic information signal to the implantable stimulator module via the wire connection. An error detector in the implantable stimulator module is configured to detect when the biphasic information signal includes an error.
US10201699B2	Implantable therapy lead including bi-directional rotary blood ring seal A therapy lead has a distal header, a helix-shaft assembly, and a ring seal. The distal header has a cylindrical passage, and the helix-shaft assembly has a shaft and a helical anchor distally extending from the shaft. The shaft extends through the cylindrical passage. The ring seal circumferentially extends about the shaft and inside the cylindrical passage. The ring seal has a proximal face, a distal face, an outer circumferential surface, an inner circumferential surface, and a side wall. The distal face is opposite the proximal face. The outer circumferential surface extends between the proximal face and distal face. The inner circumferential surface is opposite the outer circumferential surface and extends between the proximal face and distal face. The inner circumferential surface defines a center hole of the ring seal that extends between the proximal face and distal face. A side wall extends in a continuous ring about the center hole and is defined by the proximal face, the distal face, the outer circumferential surface, and the inner circumferential surface. The side wall includes a radial cross section that is at least generally chevron-shaped.
US10201692B2	Solution delivery device and method The present specification discloses a solution delivery device having a container component and a plug component configured for selective engagement with the container component. The container component has an internal cavity including an elongated mixing channel containing a first constituent, and the plug component provides an internal flow path configured for introduction of a second constituent into the mixing channel for mixing with the first constituent. The plug component may be inserted within the container component partially in a first operational mode and fully in a second operational mode. The first constituent may be a drug and the second constituent a diluent, such that the drug may be lyophilized with the device in the first operational mode and reconstituted with the device in the second operational mode. Multiple devices may be employed in tandem for the co-delivery of multiple constituents. The device may be included in a kit or installed within an injector.
US10201691B2	Article comprising a microneedle An article 100 comprising at least one microneedle 160 is provided. The article comprises a first side 112 and a second side 114 opposite the first side. The first side comprises a central cavity portion 120 and a platform portion 130, with at least one microneedle extending therefrom, wherein the platform portion is not coplanar with the central cavity portion. The platform portion substantially surrounds the central cavity portion. The at least one microneedle 160 comprises a body comprising an outer surface 163; a base segment 166 having a base and a first shape; a tip segment 168 having a tip 164 and a second shape, wherein the second shape is distinct from the first shape; a transition plane 167 that delineates the base segment and the tip segment; and a central axis.
US10201689B1	Urethral balloon dilator catheter A medical device for dilating urethral strictures comprises a urethral catheter disposed inside a slidable sheath. The device includes a localizing balloon and one or more dilating balloons capable of expanding radially outward to mechanically expand the urethral stricture. In certain embodiments, the device is adjustable in order to position the location of the one or more dilating balloons of the device relative to the urethral stricture of a patient.
US10201688B2	Biopsy spacer device and method of operation A breast cavity spacer device, a kit for performing a biopsy and a method of performing a biopsy, such as for use with a percutaneous lumpectomy, is provided. The breast cavity spacer device includes a catheter. A self-sealing balloon member is removably and fluidly coupled on one end of the catheter. An umbrella valve is coupled to the catheter adjacent the balloon member, the umbrella valve being configured to fluid flow into the balloon in response to fluid flow from an end of the catheter opposite the balloon and prevent fluid flow from the balloon when fluid flow from the end of the catheter is stopped.
US10201683B2	Medical balloon including pleats A balloon for a balloon catheter includes a body section and cone sections. At least one of the cone sections defines a plurality of grooves spaced around the circumference of the cone section.
US10201674B2	Systems and methods for intelligent gas source management Therapy gas delivery systems that provide run-time-to-empty information to a user of the system and methods for administering therapeutic gas to a patient. The therapeutic gas delivery system may include a gas pressure sensor attachable to a therapeutic gas source that communicates therapeutic gas pressure data to a therapeutic gas delivery system controller, a gas temperature sensor positioned to measure gas temperature in the therapeutic gas source that communicates therapeutic gas temperature data to the therapeutic gas delivery system controller, at least one flow controller that communicates therapeutic gas flow rate data to the therapeutic gas delivery system controller, at least one flow sensor that communicates flow rate data to the therapeutic gas delivery system controller, and at least one display that communicates run-time-to-empty to a user of the therapeutic gas delivery system. The therapeutic gas delivery system controller of the system includes a processor that executes an algorithm to calculate the run-time-to-empty from the data received from the gas pressure sensor, temperature sensor, flow controller and flow sensor, and directs the result to the display.
US10201673B2	Nebulizer, a control unit for controlling the same and a method of operating a nebulizer There is provided a method of operating a nebulizer, the method comprising controlling an actuator in the nebulizer to operate in a pulsed operation mode; measuring the sound produced by the nebulizer during operation; and using the measurement of the sound as an indication of the performance of the nebulizer. A control unit for a nebulizer that is configured to perform this method is also described.
US10201667B2	IV membrane attachment systems and methods An intravenous delivery system may have a liquid source containing a liquid, tubing, and an anti-run-dry membrane positioned such that the liquid, flowing form the liquid source to the tubing, passes through the anti-run-dry membrane. The anti-run-dry membrane may be positioned within an exterior wall of a drip unit, and may be secured to a seat of the exterior wall by an attachment component. The attachment component may have various forms, such as a secondary exterior wall that cooperates with the exterior wall to define a drip chamber, a washer positioned such that the anti-run-dry membrane is between the washer and the seat, and an adhesive ring formed of a pressure sensitive adhesive and secured to the anti-run-dry membrane and the seat via compression. Interference features may protrude inward from the exterior wall or outward from the anti-run-dry membrane to help keep the anti-run-dry membrane in place.
US10201662B2	Injection device and assembly method An injection device includes a housing containing a cartridge containing a medicament and a movable bung. The housing includes an inner thread. The injection device includes a piston rod for moving the bung during dose dispensing. The piston rod includes an outer thread engaging the inner thread of the housing a bearing at its end facing the bung. The injection device further includes a driver coupled to the piston rod for driving the piston rod during dose dispensing. In the unused delivery state of the device, the bearing abuts the bung. The invention further refers to an assembly method for such an injection device.
US10201661B2	Pen-type injector The present invention relates to injectors, such as pen-type injectors, that provide for administration of medicinal products from a multidose cartridge and permit a user to set a delivery dose. An injector may include a housing, a cartridge containing a medicinal product, the cartridge being retained within the housing, a dose setting mechanism to select a dose of the medicinal product to be expelled, and a dose delivery mechanism to expel the selected dose of the medicinal product. The housing may be a unitary housing within which the dose setting mechanism and the dose delivery mechanism are moveably retained.
US10201658B2	Auto-injector The invention refers to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising: an outer casing, a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper a torsion spring and a gear arrangement for inserting the needle, delivering the medicament, and retracting the syringe after injection. At least one skin contact trigger element is arranged at a proximal end of the outer case, the skin contact trigger element translatable in longitudinal direction between a proximal position and a distal position and biased in proximal direction in a manner to protrude from the outer casing in the proximal position, wherein in its proximal position the skin contact trigger element is arranged to prevent the spring means from being released and wherein the skin contact trigger element in its distal position is arranged to allow release of the spring means.
US10201651B2	Systems and methods for destroying cancer cells in blood An apparatus for destroying cancer cells in blood includes a vessel for accepting a flow of blood of a patient through the vessel, and a sound energy source coupled with the vessel for generating sound energy at a resonant sweep frequency that causes cancer cells, within the flow of blood in the vessel, to act as cavitation nuclei and implode without implosion of other cells not resonant with the resonant sweep frequency. A method for destroying cancer cells in blood includes circulating blood from a patient through a vessel coupled with a sound energy source and exposing the blood, when passing through the vessel, to sound energy at a resonant sweep frequency to make cancer cells therein act as cavitation nuclei and implode without implosion of other cells not resonant with the resonant sweep frequency.
US10201650B2	Apparatus and method for detecting disconnection of an intravascular access device An apparatus and method are disclosed for detecting the disconnection of a vascular access device such as a needle, cannula or catheter from a blood vessel or vascular graft segment. A pair of electrodes is placed in direct contact with fluid or blood in fluid communication with the vascular segment. In one embodiment, the electrodes are incorporated into a pair of connectors connecting arterial and venous catheters to arterial and venous tubes leading to and from an extracorporeal blood flow apparatus. Wires leading from the electrodes to a detecting circuit can be incorporated into a pair of double lumen arterial and venous tubes connecting the blood flow apparatus to the blood vessel or vascular graft. The detecting circuit is configured to provide a low-voltage alternating current signal to the electrodes to measure the electrical resistance between the electrodes, minimizing both the duration and amount of current being delivered. Detection of an increase in electrical resistance between the electrodes exceeding a pre-determined threshold value may be used to indicate a possible disconnection of the vascular access device.
US10201646B2	Device for regulating at least one filtration value, haemodialysis machine and corresponding method and use The present invention relates to an apparatus for the regulation of at least one filtration value in a machine for the treatment of a medical fluid, in particular in a blood treatment machine, having at least one centrifugal pumping means, to a hemodialysis machine and to a method and to a use therefor.
US10201633B2	Glass composites for tissue augmentation, biomedical and cosmetic applications Compositions and methods for glass composites suitable for tissue augmentation, biomedical, and cosmetic applications are provided. The glass microsphere component of the composites are biologically inert, non-reactive and act as a nearly permanent tissue filler. One embodiment provides a tissue augmentation composite containing an effective amount of solid glass microspheres, hollow glass microspheres, porous wall hollow glass microspheres, or combinations thereof with a suitable biocompatible matrix to serve as a bulking agent when injected into a patient. The compositions can be used for soft or hard tissue augmentation as well as delivery of cargos on demand.
US10201632B2	Polymer particles Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer particle embolics and methods of making the same are described. The particle embolics can be used as embolization agents.
US10201627B2	Solid air freshener The present invention relates to a solid pressed air freshener and odor neutralizer composition which can include greater than 10% fragrance. The air freshener comprises a fragrance; preferably the fragrance is impregnated within a water soluble substrate made from a foamed vegetable starch, a surfactant and a solidifier. The solid formulations break down easily in the presence of water and may be sprayed, within the area to be freshened.
US10201626B1	Portable ultra violet C sanitizer The Portable Ultra Violet C Sanitizer is a self-contained, portable, self-shut-off, preprogrammed/programmable UVC light irradiation microorganism inactivation device that more effectively, efficiently and safely sanitizes surfaces than comparable products presently on the market. Advantageously, the device provides a faster alternative for UVC sterilization of a surface, while protecting the operator from potentially dangerous exposure to the UVC radiation.
US10201621B2	Charge-balanced imaging agents The present invention relates to compositions for and methods of optically imaging tissues or cells using imaging agents having desirable in vivo properties that result in improved signal-to-background ratio.
US10201612B2	Devices and methods for controlling headspace humidity and oxygen levels A humidity control device for use in maintaining the desired humidity of a closed environment, e.g., a container, while also decreasing headspace oxygen, the device including a water vapor and oxygen permeable pouch, an aqueous salt solution containing humidity controlling salts in combination with salts of ascorbic acid or isomers thereof.
US10201607B2	Antibodies binding AXL The present invention relates to anti-AXL antibodies, immunoconjugates, compositions and method of treatment of cancer with such anti-AXL antibodies, immunoconjugates, or compositions.
US10201606B2	Combination immunotherapy of antigen-recognizing receptors and hematopoietic cells for the treatment of diseases The invention provides a system that comprises pharmaceutical agents for use in immunotherapy for reducing the side-effects of an antigen-recognizing receptor against antigen-expressing non-target cells in an individual. The system includes an antigen-recognizing receptor that specifically recognizes an antigen on target cells and at least on one hematopoietic cell type in the individual. The antigen-recognizing receptor is exemplified by chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) be expressed on the surface of an immune effector cells. The system also includes hematopoietic cells resistant to recognition of the same antigen by the antigen-recognizing receptor.
US10201605B2	Gene-deleted variant strain of porcine pseudorabies virus, vaccine composition, method of making the same and use thereof The present invention provides an attenuated strain of porcine pseudorabies virus (PRV), in which said attenuated strain of PRV is a variant strain of PRV with inactivation of gI/gE/11K/28K proteins. In addition, the present invention also provides a vaccine composition comprising the attenuated strain of PRV as an antigen, a preparation method and use thereof. Proved by immunogenicity and pathogenicity testing of the live vaccine, said live PRV vaccine can provide a good protection for pigs with no clinical signs observed, indicating excellent immune protection.
US10201594B2	Compositions and methods for safe treatment of rhinitis Methods for treating rhinitis in a subject are provided herein. The methods of the present invention comprise intranasal administration of a topical composition comprising a purified botulinum neurotoxin, a carrier and a viscosity modifier to one or more inner surfaces of the nose. The methods disclosed herein provide alternative methods for delivery of botulinum neurotoxin to the nasal anatomy for the treatment of rhinitis.
US10201592B2	Compositions and methods for treating mesothelioma post-surgery Cancer is a complex group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Described herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer.
US10201590B2	Treatment of ocular disorders with anti-connexin proteins and mimetics Methods and compositions for modulating the activities of connexins are provided, including, for example, for use for treatment of cardiovascular, vascular, neurological, for wounds and for other indications. These compounds and methods can be used therapeutically, for example, to reduce the severity of adverse effects associated diseases and disorders where localized disruption in direct cell-cell communication or prevention of hemichannel opening is desirable.
US10201587B2	Methods of inhibiting and treating biofilms using glycopeptide antibiotics The present invention is directed to methods of inhibition, delay of formation, treatment, prophylaxis and/or prevention of infections caused by bacteria that exhibit tolerance to antimicrobial agents, including slow growing, stationary-phase and biofilm forming bacteria, through the use of glycopeptide antibiotics, such as oritavancin.
US10201582B2	Compositions and methods for alleviating hyposalivation and for providing oral comfort Various compositions and methods are provided to alleviate one or more symptoms associated with hyposalivation and/or xerostomia. Preferred compositions and methods employ one or more plant pulp products and/or a proanthocyanidin at a concentration effective to reduce or eliminate the symptoms. Especially preferred product components are isolated from a fruit and/or seed (e.g., grape, cranberry, blue berry, black berry, etc.), and where a second component is is preferably a freeze-dried pulp from a citrus fruit (e.g., lemon, orange, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, mandarin orange, ugli fruit, etc.) not containing peel or juice therein.
US10201564B2	Methods of using inhaled nitric oxide gas for treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome in children The present invention provides a treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children using dosing of nitric oxide at low concentrations, such as less than 10 ppm.
US10201553B1	Composition of natural products for improved brain functioning A pharmaceutical composition for the prevention, protective effect, or treatment of a neurodegenerative condition, is provided. The composition includes a combination of cannabidiol water soluble powder; astaxanthin; alpha-glyceryl phosphoryl choline; and phosphatidyl serine. Optional supporting ingredients may be provided also.
US10201540B2	Solubilized compositions for controlled proliferation of stem cells / generating inner ear hair cells using GSK3 inhibitors: I The present invention relates to compositions and methods of inducing the self-renewal of stem/progenitor supporting cells, including inducing the stem/progenitor cells to proliferate while maintaining, in the daughter cells, the capacity to differentiate into hair cells.
US10201534B2	Ophthalmic composition Provided herein is an ophthalmic composition. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic composition includes a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent for treatment of an ophthalmic disorder or condition; and an ophthalmically acceptable carrier, wherein the ophthalmic agent is distributed with substantial uniformity throughout the ophthalmically acceptable carrier. Further disclosed herein include an ophthalmic composition including a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent and deuterated water. Also disclosed herein are methods of arresting or preventing myopia development by administering to an eye of an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an ophthalmic composition as described herein.
US10201531B2	Indazolyl-oxo-isothiazole compounds The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate of these. A compound having Nrf2 activation ability is provided by the present invention.
US10201523B2	Use of wilforlide A for overcoming chemotherapy resistance The invention provides compositions comprising wilforlide A for overcoming drug resistance in cancer therapy, particularly in the treatment of cancers which have exhibited resistance to treatment by chemotherapeutic drugs. Methods and compositions for treating a cancer are disclosed. The method administers to a patient in need thereof a combination of wilforlide A and a chemotherapeutic drug. Wilforlide A and chemotherapeutic drug are administered in a combined amount effective to treat the cancer. The cancer being treated is at least in part resistant to treatment by the chemotherapeutic drug alone.
US10201516B2	Targeting K-Ras-mediated signaling pathways and malignancy by prostratin The present invention provides method of treating a K-Ras-expressing cancer in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutic amount of prostratin or a prostratin analog, or a salt or isomer thereof. Compositions and kits for treating a K-Rasexpressing cancer in a subject are also provided.
US10201515B2	Use of derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids as medicaments Use of polyunsaturated fatty acid derivatives as medicaments or functional foods. The present invention relates to the use of 1,2-fatty acid derivatives in the treatment or prevention of common diseases whose etiology is based on alterations (of any type) of the cell membrane lipids, for example, changes in levels, in the composition or in the structure of these lipids. In addition, for diseases in which the regulation of lipid composition and of the structure of the membranes (or proteins that interact with membranes) causes the reversion of pathological state.
US10201511B2	Compositions and methods for treating metabolic disorders Methods for improving the gastrointestinal tolerability of biguanide compounds and for treating metabolic disorders and/or inducing weight loss in patients in need thereof, particularly in individuals having a contraindication for treatment with biguanide compounds, are provided comprising administering delayed release formulations of such biguanide compounds, including metformin, targeted to the small intestine.
US10201487B2	Hair cosmetic composition which comprises a plant lecithin Described is a hair cosmetic composition which comprises at least one plant lecithin, at least one anionic surfactant, and at least one fatty alcohol.
US10201483B2	Dye composition in cream form comprising at least one oil and little or no solid fatty alcohol, dyeing process and suitable device The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing human keratin fibres, such as the hair, which is free of oxidizing agent other than atmospheric oxygen and which is in cream form, comprising: (a) at least one oxidation dye precursor; (b) at least one ionic surfactant; (c) at least one oil; (d) optionally at least one solid fatty alcohol in a content of not more than 0.5% by weight relative to the weight of the composition; (e) at least one thickening polymer. The invention also relates to a process for dyeing human keratin fibres, in which this composition is applied to the said fibres, in the presence of at least one oxidizing agent other than atmospheric oxygen, and also to a multi-compartment device that is suitable for performing this process.
US10201481B2	Personal care compositions and methods of making same Personal care compositions include a zinc-containing material and/or a pyrithione material, and are substantially free of a structurant. Methods of making the personal care composition and for improving skin health are also provided herein.
US10201479B2	Adjustable indicators for container assemblies Adjustable indicators for containers and methods for using and making the same are provided. In one embodiment, a cap includes a closure body defining a closure space, a dial, an external force interface, a path portion defining a path, and an interaction feature including an extender that is operative to move along the path, wherein application of external force on the external force interface is operative to move the extender in a first direction along a first segment of the path, at least partial termination of the external force on the external force interface is operative to move the extender in a second direction along a second segment of the path, and movement of the extender along the second segment of the path in the second direction is operative to rotate the dial body about an axis within the closure space.
US10201474B2	Method and apparatus for improved ventilation and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation A cardio-pulmonary resuscitation apparatus and method that provides mechanical compressions and oxygen delivery to a patient. The delivered oxygen quantity is based on the anterior to posterior distance of the patient. Tidal volumes of the delivered oxygen are calculated from the anterior to posterior distance. The compressions and oxygen may be delivered in sequences that enhance the circulation of the patient. The compressions may be sensed by a sensor to effect such sequences. Oxygen delivered based on the anterior to posterior distance may be further adjusted by airway pressure. Embodiments may include a tube with lumens to deliver oxygen, monitor airway pressure, and contain wires to activate the airway valve and monitor airway pressure. Embodiments may also include a carbon dioxide sensor and may use two tidal volumes, the larger one to sample the end tidal carbon dioxide. Also included in some embodiments is a safety relief valve.
US10201472B2	Tri-motion tactile stimulation device A portable device for use in the application of simultaneous radial vibration, orbital motion and rotational or torsional oscillation to a person. The device includes: (1) a power unit for housing a power source to supply power to the apparatus; (2) a motor having an output shaft positioned within the power unit; (3) a stimulator for directly translating rotational energy into orbital motion, creating rotational or torsional oscillation, and producing random radial vibration; and (4) a flexible covering surrounding the device.
US10201465B2	Armrest locking mechanism and integrated bed having same An armrest locking mechanism includes a lever and an armrest lock. The lever is configured to unlock a movement of an armrest. The armrest lock is configured to unlock a movement of the lever.
US10201463B2	Four-dimensional analysis system, apparatus, and method A system for measuring fluid absorption and retention properties of various samples having one or more materials, layers and/or articles. The system includes an optically or radiographically transparent fixture. The system enables measuring voxels having a grayscale value that demonstrate a difference in fluid densities and thereby enable the study of fluid flow and movement within and/or amongst various materials and articles in real time.
US10201459B2	Method for manufacturing absorbent article A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, the method including: while a lower bandlike member is transported in a transport direction, a process in which a cutting position is determined and an adhesion area is formed on each side of the cutting position of the lower bandlike member in the transport direction; a process in which leg elastic members are placed so that a part of each of the leg elastic members overlaps the adhesion area, the leg elastic members being stretched in a direction having a component parallel to the transport direction; a process in which an upper bandlike member is stacked on and adheres to the lower bandlike member and the leg elastic member on the adhesion area; a process in which the lower bandlike member and the upper bandlike member are folded on the center in the intersecting direction; a process in which a welded section on which the lower bandlike member and the upper bandlike member are to be welded to each other is formed on each side of the cutting position in the transport direction; a process in which and the lower bandlike member, the upper bandlike member and the leg elastic members are cut together on the cutting position, a lower exterior member and an upper exterior member which are shaped in the form of underpants are cut and separated, the leg elastic members which are stretched contract towards the adhesion area from positions at which the leg elastic members are cut, the contraction being performed while the leg elastic members shifting relative to the lower exterior member and the upper exterior member.
US10201456B2	Absorbent cicatrization dressing and uses thereof for chronic wounds One subject of the present invention is a dressing essentially consisting of: an absorbent nonwoven compress formed from a mixture: of bicomponent thermal bonding non-absorbent fibers, of core-shell type, said core being made of polyester (polyethylene terephthalate, PET) and the shell being made of polyethylene; of bicomponent superabsorbent fibers of core-shell type with a core made of polyacrylonitrile and a shell made of polyacrylate; and a net fabric made from a hydrocolloid elastomer mass partially covering the face of the compress intended to come into contact with the wound. This product is especially intended to promote the healing of chronic wounds by optimizing the debridement.
US10201447B2	Link assembly and member supporting apparatus using the same Example embodiments relate to a link assembly and a leg supporting apparatus using the same. A top end of a frame mounted on a user's thigh can move along a downwardly-concave trajectory. A center of weight of the leg supporting apparatus placed on the top end of the frame converges on a lowest point of the downwardly-concave trajectory so that the user's weight can be stably supported.
US10201444B2	Method for loading a stent into a delivery system Methods for assembling a stent delivery system are provided, as well as the stent delivery assemblies and devices formed by such methods. Also provided is a method for loading a stent into a delivery system.
US10201443B2	Stent delivery system with pusher assembly A pusher assembly for a stent delivery device includes a distal end of an elongate member and a stent-engaging member having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of the stent-engaging member is mechanically coupled to the distal end of the inner member by a connector, or the proximal end of the stent-engaging member is at least partially inside the distal end of the elongate inner member. The stent-engaging member includes a portion that radially outwardly extends towards the distal end of the stent-engaging member, or the stent-engaging member includes a portion that radially outwardly extends towards the distal end of the stent-engaging member. The stent-engaging member is configured to move a stent when distally advanced and configured to not move a stent when proximally retracted. A stent delivery device includes an elongate outer member, an elongate inner member coaxially positioned within the outer member, and the pusher assembly.
US10201439B2	Dynamic support apparatus and system A dynamic support system includes a control system for controlling inflation and deflation of at least one actuator having an inlet connectable to the a control unit of the dynamic support system. The control unit may be in communication with a sensor and may control inflation and deflation of the at least one actuator in response to information provided by the sensor.
US10201437B2	Wearable robot and control method thereof Disclosed herein is a control method of a wearable robot, including: generating reference gait data based on the results of sensing by a sensor unit included in a structure; estimating, when a wearer walks, the wearer's gait phase based on the results of sensing by the sensor unit; detecting a gait phase having a minimum difference from the estimated gait phase from the reference gait data; and driving a driver of the structure, according to a control signal generated based on the estimated gait phase and the detected gait phase.
US10201423B2	Devices, systems, and methods for reshaping a heart valve annulus Implants or systems of implants and methods apply a selected force vector or a selected combination of force vectors within or across the right atrium, which allow tricuspid valve leaflets to better coapt. The implants or systems of implants and methods make possible rapid deployment, facile endovascular delivery, and full intra-atrial retrievability. The implants or systems of implants and methods also make use of strong fluoroscopic landmarks. The implants or systems of implants and methods make use of an adjustable implant. The implants or systems of implants and methods may utilize a bridge stop to secure the implant.
US10201421B2	Tip for medical implant delivery system A delivery system for delivering and deploying a medical implant, such as a prosthetic heart valve, includes an elongated support member, a sheath, and a tip. The sheath is movable relative to the elongated support member between a distal position overlying the medical implant and a proximal position exposing the medical implant for release from the delivery system. The tip is attached to the elongated support member and is positioned at a distal end of the sheath when the sheath is in the distal position. The tip has a compressed condition and an expanded condition, and a maximum diameter in the expanded condition that is larger than the outer diameter of the sheath.
US10201410B2	High-strength biological scaffold material and preparation method thereof A high-strength biological scaffold and preparation method thereof. The biological scaffold is comprised of a framework of boiled-off silk woven material, the form of the framework is determined by actual needs; the framework surface is coated with a layer of silk protein scaffold material, fibroin protein/gelatin biological scaffold material or fibroin protein/collagen biological scaffold material having a thickness of 100 micrometers to 5 centimeters. The high-strength biological scaffold material has high tear resistance strength and mechanical strength and good biocompatibility, has a porous structure suitable for tissue regeneration, and can be used for preparing anal fistula repair plugs.
US10201406B2	Device and method for facilitating tooth contact adjustment using a pressure device A structure and method of visualizing and evaluating areas of tooth contact between upper and lower teeth when the upper and lower arches of a mouth are in a closed or occluded condition. The method includes performing a plurality of readings of tooth contacts, by a pressure sensing device, during a period of time and determining sensing properties of the tooth contacts based on the plurality of readings, wherein the sensing properties include one or more of: sequence of a first tooth contact relative to at least a second tooth contact, and pressure magnitude of the first tooth contact.
US10201401B2	System and method for fabricating a dental restoration A system for fabricating a dental restoration to restore a tooth at a restoration site in a dentition of a patient is disclosed. The dentition includes a restoration dental arch and an opposing dental arch. The restoration dental arch include the restoration site and the opposing dental arch is opposite the restoration dental arch. The system includes an impression apparatus, a motion capture apparatus, an interface apparatus, and a restoration design system. The impression apparatus is configured to capture an impression of the dentition of the patient. The motion capture apparatus is configured to capture a plurality of location data points that represent the locations of the opposing dental arch relative to the restoration dental arch. The interference model generation system is configured to generate an interference model for the restoration site. The restoration design system is for designing a restoration using the interference model.
US10201396B2	Trocar assembly with a cleaning element for use during a laparoscopic procedure The present disclosure relates to a trocar assembly with an integrated scope-cleaning structure. The trocar assembly may include a chamber with a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end of a scope. A cannula extend distally from the chamber and may be configured to extend distally into a patient body. The cannula may be further configured to receive the distal end of the scope such that the scope can be maneuvered through the cannula to a location within the patient body. The trocar assembly may include a cleaning element forming a surface within the chamber, where the surface of the cleaning element is configured to remove debris from at least one non-longitudinal, end-facing surface of the scope.
US10201395B2	Filter module packaging unit A sterile filter module/dialyzer packaging including a filter module, preferably a dialyzer, sterile-packaged in a primary packaging. The filter module having an essentially cylindrical central section and a filter module connection formed at the end of the central section. The primary packaging is a blister packaging with a plastic molded part as a lower section forming a receiving compartment for the filter module and a soft upper foil which, with the lower section, closes the receiving compartment for the filter module. The upper foil is fixed onto the lower section so as to be hermetically sealed and the filter module is fixed at least in sections by means of form fit.
US10201393B2	Constant force spring with active bias A compensated constant force spring device includes a bracket, a drum rotatably supported by the bracket, and a constant force spring wound on the drum. A motor is fixed to the bracket and provides a compensating force to the drum. The motor may be located in an interior volume of the drum. A control module may coupled to the motor to control the compensating force. A position sensor may be coupled to the control module. The compensating force may be responsive to a signal from the position sensor. The constant force spring may support a load and counterbalance gravitational forces on the load. The compensating force may be adjusted when the load approaches an end of a range of travel.
US10201386B2	Apparatus for injuring nerve tissue Systems, delivery devices, and methods to treat to ablate, damage, or otherwise affect nerve tissue such that reinnervation is inhibited. The treatment systems are capable of delivering energy to nerve tissue in a target region such that at least a portion of the nerve tissue is replaced by scar tissue or otherwise altered to inhibit reinnervation in the target region.
US10201381B2	Hand instruments with shaped shafts for use in laparoscopic surgery A surgical instrument for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures is disclosed that includes an elongated shaped outer shaft having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and having a non-circular cross-sectional profile, an end effector operatively associated with a distal end portion of the shaped outer shaft and including a pair of cooperating jaw members configured for movement between open and closed positions, a proximal handle assembly operatively associated with a proximal end portion of the shaped outer shaft and including a pivoting actuation handle, and an elongated actuation member extending through the shaped outer shaft from the proximal handle assembly to the end effector, whereby movement of the actuation handle causes corresponding movement of the cooperating jaw members.
US10201380B2	Treatment systems, methods, and apparatuses for improving the appearance of skin and providing other treatments Treatment systems, methods, and apparatuses for improving the appearance of skin or other target regions are described as well as for providing for other treatments. Aspects of the technology are directed to improving the appearance of skin by tightening the skin, improving skin tone or texture, eliminating or reducing wrinkles, increasing skin smoothness, or improving the appearance of cellulite. Treatments can include cooling a surface of a patient's skin and detecting at least one freeze event in the cooled skin. The treatment system can continue cooling the patient's skin after the freeze event(s) are detected so to maintain at least a partially frozen state of the tissue for a period of time.
US10201379B2	Retaining screw driver assembly An apparatus can include a shaft having a mating end and a driving end and having an axial slot; a sliding member located within the axial slot; and an activator to advance the sliding member towards the mating end of the shaft; wherein the axial slot includes a surface proximate the mating end to move a distal end of the sliding member into a retaining position.
US10201377B2	Methods for correction of spinal deformities A method of treating a spinal column shape deformation includes fixing at least two fixation screw assemblies to respective vertebrae, sliding a rod between the arm extensions on each of the fixation screw assemblies, swinging the channels of the screw assemblies relative to the fixation screws so that the channels become less inclined to the axes of the fixation screws, and so that the rod is located generally posteriorly of the spinal column, locking the channel against swinging relative to the screw, rotating the rod about its axis relative to at least one of the channels, and locking the rod against movement relative to the channel.
US10201360B2	Devices and methods for removal of acute blockages from blood vessels A clot retrieval device may include an elongate shaft and an expandable section. The expandable section may include a framework of interconnected strut elements. The connection region between adjacent strut elements may include crown elements. Additionally, the framework may be formed from a substrate material and at least a portion of a plurality of said strut elements may be coated with a coating material. Further, at least a portion of a plurality of said crown elements may not be coated with said coating material.
US10201347B2	Loading unit velocity and position feedback A loading unit for a surgical stapling device has a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly, the cartridge assembly including a channel and a staple cartridge having a plurality of surgical staples therein. An axial drive assembly has a clamping member, the clamping member having an upper flange for engaging the anvil assembly, and a lower flange for engaging the channel. The axial drive assembly is movable through the staple cartridge to drive the staples out of the staple cartridge and against the anvil assembly. Mechanical features are defined in the channel for indicating an end of stroke for the axial drive assembly, the mechanical features having a first pattern and a second pattern.
US10201345B2	Systems and methods for suture delivery Systems and methods are provided for suturing tissue. An elongated deployment shaft carries a needle deployment assembly with needles carrying suture material. A needle catcher is disposed over the shaft and configured to engage and retain at least a portion of each of the needles carrying the suture material when the needles are passed through the tissue to be sutured to a proximal position.
US10201341B2	Spinal device comprising means of reversible fastening A spinal device for carrying out a surgical procedure on vertebrae by a posterior or posterolateral approach, including at least one tube, at least one spinal screw capable of engaging with the proximal end of a tube, wherein the device also comprises a connection accessory, having means of reversible fastening to at least one of said tubes, said connection part being configured such as to keep at least one of said tubes in an open angular position.
US10201334B2	Coupling device between the drive shaft of a surgical instrument and a tool Coupling device between a drive shaft of a surgical instrument and a tool, characterized in that the coupling device includes a fluid feed element fed from outside the coupling device and communicating with a channel arranged in the tool and which emerges at a location along the length of the tool.
US10201328B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and a manufacturing method thereof. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a matching layer; a flexible printed circuit board having steps at both edge portions; a piezoelectric layer disposed below the matching layer and on the flexible printed circuit board such that a first electrode and a second electrode of the piezoelectric layer, between which steps are formed and which are separated from each other by polarization areas, are respectively connected to a first electrode and a second electrode of the flexible printed circuit board; and a backing layer disposed below the piezoelectric layer.
US10201316B2	Method and apparatus for displaying states A disclosed state display method includes: obtaining measurement results of vital activities of a subject; and displaying temporal transition of states of the subject by a one-dimensional heat map based on the measurement results. And the displaying includes: first displaying, in association with a first period in which the measurement results represent a sleep state, a first color that represents a depth of sleep by shading and has a first hue corresponding to the sleep state; and second displaying, in association with a second period in which the measurement results represent a non-sleep state, a second color that represents an intensity of an activity by the shading and has a second hue corresponding to the non-sleep state.
US10201315B2	Fluid analyzer and associated methods Devices, computer readable programs and methods determine a patient parameter, including volume and/or flow rate of a fluid draining through a drain tube from a chest cavity of a patient, by using at least one pressure value at an end of the drain tube associated with a fluid collection canister and at least one pressure value within the drain tube at a location distant from the collection canister. The pressure values are processed with a non-linear solver to determine the patient parameter.
US10201314B2	System and method for evaluation of circulatory function A system and method for evaluating a circulatory function of an individual includes at least one connection configured to receive signals indicative of functional data relating to at least one functional parameter of the cardiovascular system of the subject and to at least two disparate locations on the subject. A processor is coupled to the at least, one connection and configured to receive the functional data from the at least one connection. The processor is also configured to compare the functional data to identify variations that deviate from an expected delay associated with the disparate locations and provide an assessment of the cardiovascular system function based on the comparison of the functional data.
US10201312B2	Opportunistic measurements and processing of user's context Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for opportunistic measurements and processing of user's context. In one instance, the apparatus may include a sensor module with sensors disposed on a work surface to maintain direct or indirect contact with portions of user's limbs for a time period when the portions of user's limbs are disposed on the work surface, to obtain readings of first and second parameters of user's context over the time period of the direct or indirect contact; and a processing module to process the readings of the first and second parameters, including to identify a first feature of the first parameter and a second feature of the second parameter that is temporally correlated with the first feature, and determine a third parameter of the user's context based on the identified first and second features. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10201293B2	Non-contact monitoring of spatio-temporal respiratory mechanics via depth sensing Systems and methods are proposed for non-contact monitoring of spatio-temporal mechanics comprising motion patterns of respiratory muscles, lungs and diaphragm. The depth capable sensors system is comprised of modules, including a depth estimation module, a reference shape generation module, a region of interest shape estimation module, and a shape comparison module. A recommender module is optionally included. The acquisition of spatio-temporal respiratory mechanic data comprising a time varying sequence of spatially dependent representations of the respiratory mechanics of the subject are processed for identifying differences between the subject's actual respiratory mechanics and desired mechanics that can improve the health of the subject, or identify particular maladies.
US10201285B2	Blood pressure measurement device including wrapping strength evaluation capabilities A cuff of a blood pressure measurement device compresses a measurement site by being wrapped therearound. A control unit evaluates the wrapping strength of the cuff, by comparing a detection amount detected based on the output of a sensor with a history of the detection amount stored in the storage unit.
US10201283B2	Near-infrared laser diodes used in imaging applications A smart phone or tablet includes pulsed laser diodes generating light with near-infrared wavelengths between 700-2500 nanometers. First lenses direct light from the laser diodes to tissue. An array of pulsed laser diodes generates light with near-infrared wavelengths between 700-2500 nanometers. Second lenses form light from the array into spots directed on the tissue. An infrared camera synchronized to the laser diodes and the array generates data based on light reflected from the tissue. The smart phone or tablet generates a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image using the data from the infrared camera. The smart phone or tablet includes a wireless receiver, a wireless transmitter, a display, a voice input module, and a speaker.
US10201262B1	Lobby dustpan A lobby dustpan is self-standing, self-closing and comprises a lid-handle coupling feature for receiving a broom head for retaining the broom head in the bucket of the lobby dustpan. The lid of the lobby dustpan substantially covers the opening of the bucket when in a closed position. A lobby dustpan is self-standing, wherein the center of gravity is between the outer contact points of the base. In addition, when the lobby dustpan is standing in an upright position on a horizontal surface, the center of gravity of the handle keeps the lid in a closed position. Furthermore, the center of gravity of the bucket is offset from the pivot assembly which causes the bucket to close when the lobby dustpan is lifted up from an open position. The specific geometry of the lobby dustpan enables a combination of features that heretofore are not available with existing lobby dustpans.
US10201261B2	Autonomous traveling body A vacuum cleaner includes link mechanisms that connect a bumper to be movable in a relatively horizontal direction with respect to a case main body. A coil spring energizes the bumper in a direction separated from the case main body. Obstacle sensors are arranged at positions facing the bumper in the case main body, and detect an obstacle by detecting movement of the bumper, due to contact with the obstacle, in at least one of a direction opposite to an energizing direction of the coil spring and a direction crossing such a direction. A controller controls the drive of a driving wheel based on detection of the obstacle by the obstacle sensor to allow the main body case to travel autonomously. The vacuum cleaner can detect an obstacle brought into contact with the bumper in a wide range with a simple configuration.
US10201259B2	Cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided. The vacuum cleaner comprising a hand-held device, in which the hand-held device includes: a housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet and an air blowing port therein, the air blowing port being disposed adjacent to the air inlet; a dust cup disposed in the housing and connected with the air inlet; and an electric motor defining a motor chamber, wherein an airflow entering through the air inlet switchably flows out of one of the air outlet and the air blowing port by a switching mechanism after flowing through the dust cup and the electric motor.
US10201258B1	Layered toilet seat A toilet seat includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer includes a first wood board. The first layer has a first surface and a second surface. The second layer includes a flexible material. The second layer is coupled to the second surface of the first layer. The third layer includes a second wood board. The third layer is coupled to the second layer opposite the first layer.
US10201255B2	Apparatus for toilet paper spritzer An apparatus for a toilet paper spritzer that is a scalable dispensing device for use with other components, such as toilet paper or paper towels and any fluid, such as water, witch hazel, scented fluids, medicated fluids, colored fluids, to improve hygiene, comfort, prevent or treat symptoms of genital and anal medical conditions, such as hemorrhoids, yeast infection, and the like. The toilet paper spritzer comprises a fluid dispensing chamber with a pump activation system for dispensing fluid onto toilet paper prior to use. The spritzer device can comprise a toilet paper holder. The pump activation system within the toilet paper spritzer can be manually activated, or automatically activated using solar and/or battery powered technology.
US10201254B2	True roll A tissue holder to hold a roll of toilet tissue may include a first toilet tissue holder to hold at a first end the roll of toilet tissue; and a second toilet tissue roll holder to hold at a second to end the roll of toilet tissue. The first toilet tissue holder may include a first tissue holder cylinder to hold the roll of toilet tissue. The second toilet tissue holder may include a second tissue holder.
US10201252B2	Expanding curtain An expanding curtain may be provided that does not require the addition or installation of a new curved rod and/or any external mechanical devices such as curtain supports, control devices, or adapters to expand the usable space in the enclosure area. Rather, the curtain itself may have the strength, rigidity and/or fortitude to form an outwardly extended shape (e.g., away from the enclosure area) that may hold it in place, thus, expanding the amount of space available for utilization by the user of the enclosure area. The curtain easily and rapidly mounts and thereafter may be easily slidable/manipulated between an open and closed position. The curtain may surround, divide and/or provide privacy to a specific area and/or confined space. The curtain may also maintain a mold, mildew and germ resistant facade, while remaining inexpensive to manufacture.
US10201250B2	Thermoformed container with lid A container assembly includes a thermoformed tub of relatively thin plastic material having a peripheral wall extending to an upper edge and defining a product containing space. A lower rim is connected to the upper edge of the tub, the lower rim defining an opening giving access to the product containing space and being formed of a relatively thicker plastic material. An upper rim is connectable to the lower rim and a lid is provided for selectively closing the opening. By the use of a thin walled thermoformed tub, the amount of material required for forming the body of the container is limited. Furthermore, the lower rim of relatively thicker plastic material provides the required support to the relatively thin material of the peripheral wall, allowing effective connection to the upper rim.
US10201242B2	Garment stretcher A garment stretcher. The garment stretcher includes an elongated weight having a first end, a second end, and a midpoint. A first clip is connected to the first end of the elongated weight, a second clip is connected to the second end of the elongated weight, and a third clip is connected to the third end of the elongated weight. Each of the clips is removably securable to a garment such as a shirt. When the elongated weight is secured to the lower end of a hanging garment, the elongated weight exerts a downward force on the garment and causes it to stretch and lengthen over time. The even spacing of the clips ensures that the shirt is stretched in a uniform manner.
US10201239B2	Headphone case having fixed or inflatable cushion A headphone case is provided that serves as both a case for storing headphones and other objects, and a cushion to be worn around the neck. The case has either a fixed cushion located on different parts of the case, or a material that can be inflated, where the material has an outside layer comprising a cushion material. The case has two halves, a top half and lower half, which are held together by one or more hinges or other means. The headphone case can have a control unit for electronically inflating the material on the case, and for controlling units inside the case for controlling an amount and intensity of heat and vibration. Software can be uploaded to the control unit via a USB port or a Bluetooth antenna for controlling the different functions of the case. An application running on a phone, tablet or computer may control the functions of the various units inside the case.
US10201232B2	Shelf attachment for lounge chair A shelf attachment for use with a beach or lounge chair is formed of one-piece or has a first shelf half and a second shelf half hingedly and foldably connected to the first shelf half. An elongated member extends through interlocking projections extending from the first shelf half and from the second shelf half to hingedly connect the first and second shelf halves. A first clamp assembly is secured to the first shelf half and a second clamp assembly is secured to the second shelf half to mount the shelf to the rail of a chair.
US10201227B2	Shelving bracket capable of electrical connectivity This support apparatus includes a fixation member and a support member attachable to and detachable from an opening portion of the fixation member. A first upper surface portion of the opening portion is formed of: a first front surface portion sloped in a downward direction; and a first rear surface portion formed continuously from the first front surface portion and sloped in an upward direction. A first lower surface portion is sloped in parallel with the first front surface portion. A second upper surface portion of the support member is formed of: a second front surface portion to contact the first front surface portion; and a second rear surface portion to contact the first rear surface portion. A second lower surface portion is sloped in a downward direction, at a slope angle, so as to contact with an opening-side end of the first lower surface portion.
US10201223B2	Foldable desk with foldable chair The present invention relates to a foldable desk, in which a desk board is movable in front and back directions so as to fit a body shape of a user and a chair and a desk are completely foldable and overlap for space utilization, and a frame 50 of a desk board 10 is rotatably connected to a desk board support frame 60 through a connection rod 13, the desk board support frame 60 is bent at a right angle in a state where the desk board 10 is accurately positioned at a position, at which the desk board 10 exerts a function of a desk, and a first upper edge 62 of a desk board support frame having a larger length than a thickness of the desk board and a first upper edge 32 of the connection frame simultaneously support a bottom surface of the desk board 10, a connection rod 13 is shorter than a second upper edge 64 of the desk board support frame 60 coupled to the connection rod 13 to allow the desk board 10 to slide next to the first upper edge 62 of the desk board support frame, and the desk board 10 is bent downwardly at a right angle in the state where the desk board 10 has slide next to the first upper edge 62 of the desk board support frame, when a chair seat 40 is in an accurately positioned state, in which the chair seat 40 serves as a chair, a bottom surface of the chair sheet is supported to a support part 35 protruding to an inner side of a second upper edge 34 lower than the first upper edge 32 of the connection frame 30, and the chair sheet 40 is completely folded upwardly and overlap a backrest 20, and a backrest support frame 70 is foldable at a right angle so as to overlap the connection frame 30 in the state where the chair seat 40 is folded upwardly, and the protruding part 35 is positioned in a space between a first leg and a second leg 72 and 74 of the backrest support frame in the folded state of the backrest support frame 70.
US10201220B2	Back-carryable shooting kit and method of use thereof A back-carryable shooting kit including a generally planar shooting table surface defining element adapted for attachment thereof to shoulder straps, shoulder straps removably attachable to the generally planar shooting table surface defining element and a tripod support assembly, removably and rotatably connectable to the generally planar shooting table surface defining element for support thereof.
US10201217B2	Multi-material structure and forming of a luggage case A luggage case shell may be formed in a molding step. The luggage case shell may including an outer layer formed from a softer material, and a skeletal frame formed from a harder material. The skeletal frame may support the outer layer. A base frame may be joined to the outer layer and the skeletal frame. The base frame may support a telescoping handle and wheels. A foam layer may be positioned between the skeletal frame and the outer layer. Inner surfaces of the skeletal frame and the foam layer may be substantially co-planar. The outer layer and the skeletal frame may be joined in a pressing or molding operation. During the pressing or molding operation, the shell may also be shaped. The base frame or the foam layer may also be joined to the outer layer and the skeletal in the pressing or molding operation.
US10201215B2	Composite pull tab and zipper applying same A composite pull tab and a zipper applying same. The pull tab includes two metal decoration parts spaced from each other, namely a first metal decoration part and a second metal decoration part; connecting through holes are respectively provided on an inner leg portions of the two metal decoration parts; an electrostatic eliminating unit is electrically connected between the inner leg portions of the two metal decoration parts; the pull tab further comprises a plastic encapsulation part; the plastic encapsulation part is welded on the inner leg portions of the two metal decoration parts and fills the connecting through holes so as to fixedly connect the two metal decoration parts as a whole; the electrostatic eliminating unit is accommodated in the plastic encapsulation part; and outer leg portions of the two metal decoration parts are respectively exposed outside the plastic encapsulation part.
US10201214B2	Loop surface fastener having excellent positioning function A loop surface fastener in which numerous looped engaging elements formed from loop yarns inserted in parallel to ground warp yarns are provided upright on one side of a base fabric formed from ground warp yarns and ground weft yarns satisfies all the following requirements 1) to 3). 1) The loop yarn is a multi-filament yarn formed by bundling 5 to 9 filaments of 30 to 45 decitex. 2) The density of the looped engaging elements is in a range of 100 to 200/cm2. 3) Loop surfaces of the looped engaging elements are substantially facing in the same direction and the loop surface facing direction is a ground weft yarn direction.
US10201203B2	Method for virtually selecting clothing The claimed method for virtually selecting clothing is carried out on the basis of at least two photographs of the body of a subject dressed in an elastic template having reference markings. A computer may processes the markings, produce a three-dimensional mathematical model of the body of the subject, which is input into a database using an identification number pertaining to same. The database is accessible by a buyer, a seller and a clothing manufacturer. Standard-shape graphical elements are applied, in a regular pattern, to an elastic covering which is worn on the body, and the relationship between the elements is used as a basis for forming a three-dimensional model of the body.
US10201201B2	Liquid carrying apparatus An apparatus for carrying liquid includes a liquid container and an article of apparel. The liquid container includes a body, which is configured to removably receive the liquid, and a cap, which is configured to selectively seal the body. The article of apparel includes a pocket, which has an interior configured to removably receive the body. The article of apparel also includes a first opening and a second opening, each of which is in communication with the pocket interior. The first opening passes the liquid container, and the second opening passes the cap. The article of apparel further includes a flap, which is movably coupled to the article of apparel. The flap includes a third opening, which passes the cap. The flap is coupled to the article of apparel and movable between a first position, covering the first opening, and a second position, not covering the first opening.
US10201199B2	Glove finger attachment system A glove apparatus is disclosed comprising a substantially glove-shaped first layer, a substantially glove-shaped second layer, and an attachment tab comprising a lower portion, an upper portion, and an extension portion. The attachment tab is attached to a finger portion of the second layer along the lower portion and along the upper portion. The extension portion extends from the attachment tab at a location distal from a fingertip of the second layer and overlies the upper portion to an attachment region on the first layer proximate a fingertip of the first layer, the fingertips of the first layer and of the second layer thereby lying substantially near or in contact with one another.
US10201195B1	Heating system for heated clothing Methods and systems for heating of heated clothing are provided. An example system may include system comprising one or more heating components placed within one or more zones of the heated clothing and configured to receive electrical current from one or more voltage converters independently. The system may also include a battery configured to provide power to the voltage converters. The system may also include a controller configured to control an output voltage of the one or more voltage converters, wherein the output voltage is provided to the one or more heating components. The controller may be configured to receive temperatures from the temperature sensors located in heating components, an ambient temperature from the ambient temperature sensor, and user-defined temperatures. The controller may adjust the output voltage based on the temperatures received from the temperature sensors and adjust ambient temperature and user-defined temperatures.
US10201193B2	Brassiere A brassiere is provided that remains hidden even when wearing evening dresses having low-plunging necklines and/or backs.
US10201185B2	Vaporizer device A vaporizer device includes a cartridge configured to hold a vaporizable substance, a wick element coupled to the cartridge, where the wick element is configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge and an induction heating element inductively coupled to the wick element, where the wick element is configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
US10201179B2	Edible energy composition with low caffeine An energy composition includes a methylated xanthine, a choline derivative, and at least one flavorant in a sufficient amount to render the energy composition palatable. The energy composition may also include vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, preservatives, and the like.
US10201173B1	Circulation chamber and method of using same A circulation chamber for a cargo container comprises a cargo container extension including a housing, a cargo container aperture, and an interior volume; the cargo container extension is structured and dimensioned to be attached to an opening of the cargo container, thereby placing the interior volume in fluid communication with an interior of the cargo container. The housing, cargo container aperture, and interior volume may be cooperatively structured and dimensioned to allow at least a portion of the cargo container to be disposed in sealing engagement with the cargo container aperture, and furthermore, allow, at least partially, a door of the cargo container to be open while the circulation chamber is attached to the cargo container.
US10201172B2	Method and device for disinfection and/or purification of a product The present invention relates to a method and device for illuminating and at the same time purifying or disinfecting products such as air, flowers, food, vegetables, meat, poultry or fish. The method comprises the use of IR emitting LED elements.
US10201169B1	Formula for a food decorating paint for application on the surface of food objects The embodied invention is a ready to mix instant formula that is used for application on a food surface for the purpose of decoration. The mixture is a complete ‘ready to mix’ and pleasant tasting paint mixture which saves the consumer time and effort from having to mix their own decorative art medium to their individual specifications. It also allows the consumer to apply colors on top of each other without color bleed. The formulation includes FDA approved food colors, emulsifiers, and a pH additive. It also allows the decorator ease in combining colors to custom specifications. The ease of application is designed for all settings of food decoration, both for professional and household use. The formulation is also unique by using a white pigment suspension to provide a full spectrum of ready to use, vibrant colors.
US10201162B2	Pseudomonas species having weed suppressive activity and benign soil survival traits for annual grass weed management In exemplary embodiments, the disclosure provides weed-suppressive Pseudomonas fluorescens strains effective for controlling one or more invasive grass weeds that are members selected from the group consisting of downy brome (cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum L.), medusahead (Taeniatherum caput medusae (L.) Nevski) and jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica L.). In exemplary embodiments, the weed-suppressive Pseudomonas fluorescens bacterial strain is a member selected from the group consisting of: Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ACK55, Pseudomonas fluorescens strain NKK78 and Pseudomonas fluorescens strain SMK69. In still other exemplary embodiments the disclosure provides methods for selecting weed-suppressive Pseudomonas fluorescens strains.
US10201160B2	Antimicrobial composition for protecting wood A multifunctional broad spectrum antimicrobial composition is described. The composition can be incorporated into a wood preservative, or used as an additive to provide antimicrobial properties to water-based wood coatings. The composition is a concentrated water-miscible emulsion containing 3-iodo-2-propynyl N-butylcarbamate (IPBC), carbendazim (BCM) and propiconazole (PPCZ), and has antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of fungal organisms, including surface molds, blue stain fungi and wood rotting fungi. The composition can act as an in-can preservative and is useful for antimicrobial protection of wood and wood-based substrates.
US10201153B2	Optimizing egg production characteristics via seawater mineralization Aspects for utilizing a seawater fluid to optimize egg-production characteristics are disclosed. In one aspect, a method is provided, which includes identifying a desired optimization, determining a corresponding seawater to non-seawater ratio, and generating a seawater fluid according to the ratio. An egg-cultivation method is also provided, which includes ascertaining a desired optimization, selecting a corresponding seawater to non-seawater ratio, and providing a seawater fluid comprising the ratio to a hen. In another egg-cultivation method, hens are provided with a mixed feed comprising a feed to seawater-mineralized produce ratio selected according to a desired optimization. A method to grow produce is also provided, which includes mineralizing soil with a seawater fluid comprising a seawater to non-seawater ratio corresponding to a preferred optimization. In another aspect, a method to produce feed is disclosed, which includes mixing feed with mineralized produce according to a ratio corresponding to a desired optimization.
US10201151B2	Double-layer hollow ball and toy with the double-layer hollow ball A double-layer hollow ball, including: an outer hollow ball, inner hollow body, and illuminant. A surface of the outer hollow ball is provided with outer through holes, and a surface of the inner hollow body is provided with inner through holes; the outer hollow ball includes an upper part of the outer hollow ball, a main body of the outer hollow ball, and a lower part of the outer hollow ball; upper and lower end surfaces of the main body of the outer hollow ball are connected to the upper part of the outer hollow ball and the lower part of the outer hollow ball, respectively; and the illuminant is provided within the inner hollow body and the inner hollow body is connected to the outer hollow ball via a support column. The double-layer hollow ball is lightweight, robust, strong and elastic, with a prolonged life for outdoor use.
US10201146B1	Maize hybrid X13M693 A novel maize variety designated X13M693 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13M693 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13M693 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13M693, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13M693 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13M693 and methods of using maize variety X13M693 are disclosed.
US10201145B2	Cucumber variety NUN 52007 CUP The invention relates to the field of Cucumis sativus, in particular to a new variety of Cucumis sativus designated NUN 52007 CUP plants, seeds and cucumber fruits thereof.
US10201142B1	Soybean variety OT21325816 A novel soybean variety, designated OT21325816 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety OT21325816, cells from soybean variety OT21325816, plants of soybean OT21325816, and plant parts of soybean variety OT21325816. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety OT21325816 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety OT21325816, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety OT21325816, and methods of characterizing soybean variety OT21325816. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety OT21325816 are further provided.
US10201140B1	Soybean cultivar S170006 A soybean cultivar designated S170006 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170006, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170006, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170006, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170006. 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 S170006. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170006, 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 S170006 with another soybean cultivar.
US10201132B2	LED light timing in a high growth, high density, closed environment system Disclosed herein is a high growth, high density, closed environment growing system and methods thereof. A method of accelerating plant cell growth in a growing system may include adjusting the lighting in accordance with an identified plant growth stage.
US10201122B2	Large-scale helical farming apparatus Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods of providing a large-scale farming apparatus that utilizes a helical design for continuous crop production and cultivation. The invention generally embodies a planting material suspended between two material transport assemblies, configured to move down a helical path. In some embodiments, a depositor may deposit soil, seeds, fertilizer, etc. onto the planting material at the top of the helical path. In some embodiments, a harvester may harvest the crops at the bottom of the helical path and discard the soil into a compost housing. The material transport assemblies may travel back to the top of the helical path, creating a continuous path upon which the planting material may travel. A compost transport system may receive the compost from the compost housing, transport the compost upwards to the depositor, and deliver the compost, as fertile soil, back to the depositor.
US10206319B2	Support table for inspecting and/or orienting an electronic component A support table (1) for inspecting and/or orienting electronic components (B) prior to the assembling of a printed circuit board with these components, onto which support table the components, which are initially held at a nozzle end (7) by means of negative pressure, are set down following release by the nozzle end, wherein the table (1) has a transparent support plate (2), preferably a glass plate, and a delimiting edging (5, 6p, 6z, 12) preventing a displacement of a component (B) deposited temporarily on the support plate caused by air exiting the nozzle is provided, and an optical inspection device is arranged below the support table (6u) and an optical inspection device is arranged above the support table (6o).
US10206313B1	Systems and methods for configuring information technology racks A system may include an information technology rack for holding information technology device modules such that heat generated by the information technology device modules primarily vents in one direction. The information technology rack may be adjacent to both (1) a data center hot aisle into which the information technology rack ventilates air heated by one or more of the information technology device modules and (2) a data center cold aisle that is separated from the data center hot aisle by the information technology rack. The system may also include at least one information technology device module positioned on the information technology rack such that (1) the information technology device module is accessible for removal via the data center hot aisle and (2) at least one cable connected to the information technology device module is positioned in the data center cold aisle. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10206309B2	Electronic control apparatus for vehicle The present disclosure relates to an electronic control apparatus for a vehicle, and the electronic control apparatus includes: an electronic control board which has a top side on which a heating element is mounted; a heat sink which radiate heat generated from the heating element to the outside; at least one screw which couples the electronic control board and the heat sink; and a heat radiating pad which transfer heat of the heating element to the heat sink, in which a stepped portion having a predetermined depth is formed on the contact surface of the heat sink so that the heat radiating pad is inserted thereto, and the depth of the stepped portion is formed to be smaller than a thickness of the heat radiating pad so that the heat radiating pad is pressed and inserted between the electronic control board and the heat sink.
US10206305B2	Support device and support method Provided is a support device configured to achieve space saving of an occupied area of a wall surface required for carrying out maintenance work. The support device includes a pair of support legs to be mounted to a housing of an electronic device to support the housing; a pair of fixing legs to be mounted to a mounting surface, at which the electronic device is to be installed, to fix the electronic device at a position at which the electronic device is to be installed; and a pair of slide hinge mechanisms configured to couple end portions of the pair of support legs to end portions of the pair of fixing legs in a manner in which the pair of support legs is pivotable with respect to the pair of fixing legs in an upright direction, and in a manner in which the pair of support legs is horizontally slidable with respect to the pair of fixing legs.
US10206292B2	Backshell guard for an avionics unit A guard for a backshell of an aircraft avionics unit is disclosed herein. The guard includes a guard body having a first feature formed therein to slidably receive a first portion of the backshell, a second feature formed therein to slidably receive a second portion of the backshell and a third feature formed therein to protectively cover a mating connector area when the backshell has been slid into the guard body.
US10206290B2	Method for manufacturing structure for flexible printed circuit boards A method for manufacturing a structure of a flexible printed circuit board that is installed on a substrate in a display device is provided.
US10206288B2	Bare die integration with printed components on flexible substrate A hybrid electronic assembly includes a substrate having conductive circuit tracings, and includes at least one opening defined within length and width dimensions of the substrate. An electronic circuit component which has conductive circuit tracings, and is located within the at least one opening of the substrate. An alignment area where a first surface of the substrate and a first surface of the electronic circuit component are aligned in a substantially planar flat relationship with the electronic circuit component. A non-alignment area where a second surface of the substrate and a second surface of the electronic circuit component are in a non-aligned relationship. A bonding material formed on at least a portion of the second surface of the substrate and on at least a portion of the electronic circuit component and where conductive traces are formed between the first surface of the substrate and the first surface of the electronic circuit component, providing electrical connections between the substrate and the electronic circuit component.
US10206280B2	Mounting structure, ultrasonic device, ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic apparatus and electronic apparatus A mounting structure includes a first substrate on which an elastic core section is provided, a conductive film that is provided over the first substrate from an upper part of the core section, and a second substrate on which a wiring portion connected to the conductive film on the core section is provided, in which the conductive film has a notch that partially exposes an end part of a surface of the core section which is in contact with the first substrate.
US10206279B2	Substrate and multiple substrate, and method for producing thereof A substrate includes a ceramic layer, a metal layer fixed in a planar manner on a surface side of the ceramic layer and a cutout arranged in an edge region of the metal layer. The cutout in the edge region codes information. A multiple substrate having a plurality of these substrates is also provided, as is a method for producing the substrate.
US10206275B2	Control unit having a sacrificial structure A control unit has a substrate with an electrically conductive structure, an integrated circuit device, which is installed on the substrate in an electrically conductive manner, and a sacrificial structure on the substrate. The sacrificial structure is configured to be irreversibly destroyed if the integrated circuit device is removed from the substrate. The electrically conductive structure has at least one conducting track applied to the substrate. The sacrificial structure is formed by a segment of the conducting track. An electrically insulating connecting layer that connects the integrated circuit device, the substrate, and the segment of the conducting track is formed. The sacrificial structure can be destroyed by the connecting layer when the integrated circuit device is removed.
US10206272B2	Method for manufacturing tracer-encapsulated solid pellet for magnetic-confinement fusion The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a tracer-encapsulated solid pellet for magnetic-confinement fusion, the method comprising a liquid droplet formation step of discharging an organic liquid containing an organic solvent into a stabilizing liquid to thereby form liquid droplets 12, and an organic solvent removal step of removing the organic solvent from the liquid droplets 12A. The organic liquid to be used is a liquid having a first organic polymer containing tracer atoms and a second organic polymer being an organic polymer different from the first organic polymer dissolved in the organic solvent, wherein the first organic polymer and the second organic polymer can be mutually phase-separated.
US10206271B2	Operating a ballast for a gas discharge lamp A gas discharge lamp includes at least two electrodes arranged in a manner spaced apart with a spacing in a discharge vessel filled with gas. A method of operating a ballast includes applying electrical energy to the electrodes. The ballast provides an electrical electrode current including a ripple current being dependent on an operating frequency of converter. Operating frequency is dependent on a charging time period and a discharging time period for an electrical energy store of the converter. The operating frequency is chosen such that the ripple current in the region of an arc discharge brings about a resonant excitation of the gas, and providing a pause time period between the discharging time periods and the respectively succeeding charging time period, the time duration of which pause time period is chosen such that a sum formed from the time periods attains the period duration corresponding to the operating frequency.
US10206269B2	System for commissioning elements in an installation A system includes a light fixture for installation at a location that is configured to be programmed to operate according to a control program. A communication interface is used for communication with the controller. An optical receiver of the fixture is configured for receiving an optical signal. The controller monitors provisioning commands received by the fixture and determines receipt of the provisioning commands in order to monitor inputs to the optical receiver and detect an optical selection signal for selecting the fixture. Upon detecting an optical selection signal the fixture processes commissioning commands. The controller, upon determining that the provisioning commands have not been received, further configured for ignoring inputs to the optical receiver so the fixture cannot be selected and programmed with commissioning commands.
US10206262B2	Flexible LED lighting element A flexible LED lighting module includes a flexible housing and flexible PCB to which LED units are mounted. An encapsulant fills a channel of the flexible housing and has a same or similar optical refractive index value as is used in the LED unit to hold phosphorous particles used for coloring of the LED. Use of the encapsulant changes the color of the light ultimately emitted from the flexible LED lighting module, and this factor is corrected for in calibration processes associated with the flexible LED lighting module.
US10206254B2	Signage system stabilizer circuit A stabilizing circuit is disclosed, which may be employed with lighting systems, such as with lighting system power supply operations. The circuit comprises a monitoring circuit configured to detect a characteristic of a power supply, and a switching controller configured to disconnect a primary load from the power supply and connect an auxiliary load to the power supply when the detected characteristic fails to meet a specified parameter. This is done to ensure compatibility and stability of both the power supply and the primary load. For example, when an AC mains voltage providing power to the power supply becomes unstable, the stabilizing circuit may be configured to prevent the power supply from remaining in a self-protection mode that may cause the primary load to become unstable. A method for stabilizing a circuit is also disclosed.
US10206251B2	Modular light fixture with power pack A light fixture includes a fixture body, a support structure, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) a driver, a cover, and a connector. The fixture body includes a first raceway, a second raceway, and a channel. The second raceway is substantially parallel to the first raceway. The channel is coupled to the first raceway and the second raceway such that the channel is substantially orthogonal to the first raceway and the second raceway. The support structure is coupled to the first raceway and the second raceway. The plurality of LEDs is coupled to the support structure and spaced apart along a length of the support structure between the first raceway and the second raceway. The driver is positioned within the channel and electrically coupled to the plurality of LEDs. The cover is detachably coupled to the channel and extends from the first raceway to the second raceway.
US10206245B2	Method and apparatus for discontinuous reception of connected terminal in a mobile communication system A method and apparatus for controlling an active time period in a mobile communication system. The method includes transitioning to an active state from a sleep state; extending an active time of the active state, if control data indicating a transmission of new user data is received on a control channel; receiving a control signal indicating a termination of the active time; and transitioning to the sleep state from the active state, based on the control signal.
US10206243B2	Wireless communications system, wireless station, base station, and communications method A wireless communications system includes: a base station; and a wireless station, wherein the base station transmits to the wireless station, after receiving a first signal of Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol from the wireless station, a second signal of RRC protocol including information related to a timing of transition to a first state of RRC protocol, and the wireless station transitions to the first state according to the information related to the timing and included in the second signal, and upon transition from the first state to a second state other than the first state, stores a parameter related to wireless communication and used in the first state.
US10206238B2	Method and wireless device for providing device-to-device communication The present disclosure relates to methods and to wireless devices for device-to-device communication. One of the methods includes configuring, direct control messages and reference signals, based on capability and state of the wireless device with regards to device to device communication. The method further includes associating, in the wireless device, at least one direct control message to a synchronization reference signal, configuring the at least one direct control message and/or the synchronization reference signal, such that a recipient can identify the association between the at least one direct control message and the synchronization reference signal, using the configuration of the direct control message and/or the synchronization reference signal. The at least one direct control message is then transmitted.
US10206232B2	Initial access and radio resource management for integrated access and backhaul (IAB) wireless networks Establishment of integrated links comprising integrated wireless backhaul communications links and access communications links is facilitated by transmitting multiplexed sync signals to enable synchronization between the relay transmission point devices, and using a random access channel procedure to complete the establishment. The integrated wireless backhaul communications links and access communications links can be maintained by measuring channel characteristics of the backhaul communications links using a measurement reference signal.
US10206230B2	Method for transmitting frame in wireless local area network and wireless terminal using the same A method for transmitting a frame, performed by a first wireless terminal, in a WLAN system according to one embodiment includes: receiving, from a second wireless terminal, a beacon frame including first parameter set information for first channel access of a plurality of user terminals participating in multi-user uplink transmission, timer information indicating an allowed time allowed for the first parameter set information, first TWT information for a first TWT service period, and second TWT information for a second TWT service period; performing a countdown operation based on a backoff counter set according to the first parameter set information when a trigger frame for individually allocating a plurality of radio resources is received in the first TWT service period; suspending the countdown operation when the countdown operation is not completed until the first TWT service period expires; and resuming the countdown operation when the second TWT service period starts.
US10206221B2	Terminal device, integrated circuit, and wireless communication method A terminal device transmits a signal to a base station apparatus through an uplink, the terminal device including an information generator that considers a priority level for multiple MAC control elements in the logical channel prioritization procedure for the uplink, where initial transmission is performed, in which at least a first MAC control element and a second MAC control element are included in the multiple MAC control elements. The first MAC control element provides the base station apparatus with information on an amount of first data available for transmission within a first buffer for the uplink, and the second MAC control element provides the base station with information on amount of second data available for transmission within a second buffer for a first link that is used for communication between the terminal device and a different terminal device, and in which the first MAC control element has a higher priority level than the second MAC control element except when being included for padding.
US10206217B2	Communication control device, communication control method, base station, and communication control system Provided is a communication control device including a performance acquisition unit that acquires a parameter indicating communication performance on a signaling path of a base station of a small cell that at least partially overlaps with a macro cell in a wireless communication system, a selection unit that selects an interference control scheme for controlling interference between the macro cell and the small cell, based on the parameter acquired by the performance acquisition unit, and an interference control unit that transmits an interference control signal to the base station of the small cell in accordance with the interference control scheme selected by the selection unit.
US10206213B2	Providing a downlink control structure in a first carrier to indicate information in a second different carrier A mobile station receives a downlink control structure in a first carrier, where the downlink control structure indicates that control information for the mobile station is on a second, different carrier. The mobile station decodes the control information in the second carrier, where the control information specifies resource allocation of a wireless link for the mobile station. More specifically, according to some implementations, the control channel in the first carrier specifies the resource allocation for an extended control channel in the second carrier, where the extended control channel specifies the resource allocation for traffic data of a wireless link for the mobile station.
US10206211B2	Device, network, and method for wideband long-term evolution (LTE) uplink transmission A method for receiving wideband (WB) LTE uplink signals. A base station may signal a first frequency tone assignment to a first user equipment (UE), the first frequency tone assignment scheduling at least a first set of subcarriers allocated to the first UE, subcarriers in the first set of subcarriers being non-contiguous in the frequency domain. Subcarriers in the first set of subcarriers may be interleaved with subcarriers in a second set of subcarriers. The first UE may perform a first single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) uplink transmission over the first set of subcarriers. A second UE may perform a second SC-FDMA uplink transmission, the second SC-FDMA uplink transmission spanning the second set of subcarriers.
US10206210B2	Use of blank subframes for D2D There is disclosed a method performed by a first D2D enabled node (100), comprising the steps of obtaining a configuration indicative of one or more blank subframes in a first cell and/or on a first carrier frequency, wherein the one or more blank subframes comprise DL and/or UL subframes and the configuration of the one or more blank subframes is indicative of that the first D2D enabled node (100) is not and will not be scheduled in DL and/or UL during the one or more blank subframes. The method also comprises performing a D2D operation in at least one of the one or more blank subframes.There are also disclosed related devices like a D2D enabled node and a network node as well as related methods.
US10206209B2	Terminal device, integrated circuit, radio communication method, and base station device A base station device and a terminal device efficiently communicate with each other by using a PDSCH. The base station device and the terminal device determine a starting position of an OFDM symbol for a PDSCH in a serving cell based on a transmission mode relating to transmission of the PDSCH, a DCI format that is used for allocation of the PDSCH, an antenna port that is used for the transmission of the PDSCH, and a higher-layer parameter that is determined from a parameter set for a serving cell in which the PDSCH is received.
US10206200B2	Terminal device, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A user equipment includes a receiver configured to receive a PDSCH and a transmitter configured to transmit a HARQ-ACK response for a serving cell. In a first case that the user equipment communicates with at least a serving cell having a duplex mode that is TDD, the transmitter is configured to transmit, in a primary cell, the HARQ-ACK response in an uplink subframe n upon detection of a PDSCH transmission in the serving cell within a subframe n−k. In a second case that the user equipment communicates with a primary cell and a secondary cell, duplex mode of the primary cell being FDD, the transmitter is configured to transmit, in the primary cell, the HARQ-ACK response in an uplink subframe m upon detection of a PDSCH transmission in the secondary cell in only a subframe m−4.
US10206193B2	Mobile device location based on detection of radiation sources The location of a mobile device may be determined based on information that includes the signal strength of nearby radiation sources. The system may disregard information associated with radiation sources that are determined to be mobile.
US10206192B2	Method and device for detecting LTE frame synchronization, and relay device applying the same There is provided a device for detecting LTE frame synchronization, including: a CP correlator calculating a correlation of a cyclic prefix (CP) included in each orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of an LTE signal processed digital conversion; a frequency offset compensation unit compensating a frequency offset for a synchronization signal in the LTE signal by using a symbol frequency offset calculated based on the CP correlation; a synchronization signal correlation calculation unit performing a correlation calculation in a time domain with respect to the synchronization signal, of which the frequency offset is compensated, by considering a symbol start timing obtained based on the CP correlation; and a frame synchronization detection unit detecting the frame synchronization of the LTE signal based on a result of the correlation calculation for the synchronization signal.
US10206190B2	Selection of synchronization stations in a peer-to-peer network environment A system, apparatus and method for selecting one or more synchronization stations, or masters, in a peer-to-peer communication environment. Synchronization (or sync) stations broadcast periodic synchronization frames to advertise future availability windows, during which devices rendezvous for discovery and communication. Devices that can act as sync stations advertise preference values, which indicate their preference or suitability for the role. All devices execute the same algorithm to sort the preference values and identify a root sync station and any number of branch sync stations; leaf devices synchronize with the root or a branch sync station. This passive synchronization scheme allows individual devices to conserve power, because they need not actively discover other devices and services, and can power off their radios for periods of time without sacrificing discoverability. Synchronization and peer-to-peer communication as provided herein coexist with other device demands, such as Bluetooth® operations and infrastructure-based communications.
US10206188B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting synchronization signal in mobile communication system A base station in a mobile communication system determines the number of slots that are to be used to transmit a synchronization signal in a period of the synchronization signal depending on the number of neighbor cells, allocates a synchronization signal region in which the synchronization signal is to be transmitted to a first slot of the determined number of slots depending on a cell identifier of a serving cell, and allocates a reserved region in which no signal is transmitted to slots other than the first slot among the determined number of slots so as to correspond to a position of the synchronization signal region.
US10206179B2	Apparatus, method and computer program for a base station transceiver Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for a base station transceiver (100) for a mobile communication system (300). The base station transceiver (100) is operable in a coverage area (205) of another base station transceiver (200). The other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit radio signals in a repetitive sequence of radio frames, wherein in at least one of the radio frames in the sequence the other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit with a reduced transmission power or to suspend transmission compared to at least one other of the radio frames in the sequence. The apparatus (10) comprises an interface (12) operable to receive sequence information on the at least one of the radio frames in the sequence, during which the other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit with the reduced transmission power or to suspend transmission compared to the at least one other of the radio frames in the sequence. The apparatus (10) further comprises a controller (14) operable to determine configuration information on a measurement configuration for a mobile transceiver (400) associated to the base station transceiver (100), wherein the configuration information comprises information on a signal quality measurement at the mobile transceiver (400) on radio signals received from the base station transceiver (100). The signal quality measurement is performed during a time interval with a duration being predetermined by the mobile transceiver (400). The controller (14) is further operable to determine duration information on the duration of the time interval and the controller (14) is operable to determine the configuration information based on the sequence information and the duration information.
US10206171B2	Method for scheduling wake/sleep cycles by a central device in a wireless network Methods and systems for scheduling wake/sleep cycles by a central device in a wireless network that have at least one mobile device include determining a system reference cycle as a minimum value of a delay constraint on a real-time service for each mobile device of the at least one mobile device that has a real-time service. A wake/sleep cycle length is attributed to each mobile device. The wake/sleep cycle length is an integer multiple of the system reference cycle such that a wake/sleep cycle length of a first mobile device is different from that of a second mobile device. A sleep period and a wake period are assigned within the wake/sleep cycle of each mobile device. The wake/sleep cycle of each mobile device is arranged to avoid collision of the wake period with those of other mobile devices.
US10206170B2	Dynamic connection path detection and selection for wireless controllers and accessories Controllers can communicate with accessories using various paths, such as a wireless communication path. A controller can maintain reachability information for each accessory indicating the path(s) via which the accessory is currently reachable. Maintaining the reachability information can include scanning to detect broadcasts from the accessories and updating the reachability information based on the results of scanning. Scanning parameters such as scan interval and scan duration can be selected dynamically based on the current operating context of the controller (e.g., where the controller is located, what processes are active on the controller, what other devices have been detected within communication range of the controller).
US10206166B2	Systems and methods for selecting an optimum communication route in a wireless network In one example embodiment, a device includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a plurality of data transmission rates between at least one client, an access point and the device belonging to a wireless network, determine a best communication route, from among available communication routes for the at least one client to communicate with the access point based on the determined plurality of data transmission rates and direct the at least one client to communicate with the access point via the determined best communication route.
US10206164B2	Collaborative scheme for selection of optimal accesses and seamless transition between accesses Devices and methods are disclosed for selecting an optimal access network in a wireless communications environment, such as when offloading mobile data traffic. In various embodiments disclosed herein, a contributing device comprises processing logic configured to generate set of communication environment identification data corresponding to the location of the communication device, to generate a set of observed AN availability and communication performance data corresponding to the location of the communication device and, and to transmit the set of communication environment identification data and the set of observed communication performance data to a server. In some embodiments, the contributing device is location-aware and in some embodiments, the contributing device is location-unaware.
US10206163B2	Network access method and mobile communications terminal Disclosed are a network access method and a mobile communications terminal. The method comprises: determining a network standard supported by a mobile communications terminal; adding to an equivalent public land mobile network (EPLMN) the network identifier of a public land mobile network (PLMN) of the determined network standard supported by the mobile communications terminal; if a PLMN matching the network identifier of the EPLMN is discovered by searching, then establishing a communications connection between the mobile communications terminal and the matching PLMN.
US10206161B2	Wireless communications system and method for managing and optimizing a wireless communications network A method for managing a wireless communications system may include the steps of: (1) requesting wireless communication links between a plurality of user terminals and an airborne communications relay terminal, (2) designating one of the plurality of user terminals as a primary user terminal to make a direct communication with the relay terminal, (3) designating other ones of the plurality of user terminals as secondary user terminals to make direct communication with the primary user terminal, (4) connecting the primary user terminal directly to the relay terminal, and (5) connecting the secondary user terminals indirectly to the relay terminal through the primary user terminal.
US10206155B2	Method and user equipment for performing network selection and traffic routing The present description discloses a method for performing network selection and traffic routing by a mobility management entity (MME). The method comprises the steps of: if a request for a public data network (PDN) connection is received from a user equipment (UE), an MME deciding whether or not the PDN connection is to be offloaded to a wireless local area network (WLAN) on the basis of an indication for WLAN offloadability obtained from a home subscriber server (HSS); the MME transmitting to the UE a message comprising information about a network-based IP flow mobility (NBIFOM) function and the decision result with respect to the PDN connection; and the MME transmitting the decision result with respect to the PDN connection to a PDN gateway (P-GW) and/or a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), wherein the decision result with respect to the PDN connection and the information about the NBIFOM function can be used for triggering any one of the UE, P-GW and PCRF such that the NBIFOM function is suspended or resumed.
US10206150B2	Electronic device in radio communications system and radio communications method The present disclosure relates to an electronic device in a radio communications system and a radio communications method. The radio communications system comprises multiple cells, and the multiple cells comprise a current cell in which an electronic device is located and a neighboring cell. The electronic device comprises: one or more processing circuits. The processing circuits are configured to execute the following operations: obtaining allocation information about reference signals of the current cell and the neighboring cell; determining quality of an available reference signal in the current cell based on the allocation information; and allocating the available reference signal to user equipment based on the quality of the available reference signal. By means of the electronic device and the radio communications method according to the present disclosure, the quality of an available reference signal can be monitored by using interaction information between base stations, thereby implementing optimal configuration of reference signals and improving overall performance of a system.
US10206146B2	Techniques for handout of an active session from a first network to a second network A method includes establishing a first session (e.g., a Wi-Fi call) via a first connection to a first network, where the connection to the first network is provided by a first receiver of the mobile device, and monitoring a characteristic of the first connection to the first network. The method includes determining whether the characteristic satisfies a threshold. When the characteristic does not satisfy the threshold, the method includes activating a second receiver of the mobile device, establishing a second connection to a second network, and initiating a handover procedure to transfer the first session from the first network to the second network. The second connection to the second network is provided by the second receiver of the mobile device. As a result of the handover procedure, the first session may be merged with or transferred to a second session (e.g., a cellular call) provided via the second network.
US10206141B2	Parallel scheduling of multilayered media Multi-link transportation of media, video and other data of the type having multiple layers, streams and/or encodings is contemplated. The multi-link transportation may be facilitated with a scheduler configured to schedule the various layers, streams, encodings, etc. for transportation over selectable communication links, such as based on reliability, capacity and/or other operating characteristics.
US10206130B2	Terminal device and base station device A terminal device communicating with a base station device includes a reception unit which performs first measurement based on a first RS and performs second measurement based on a second RS; and a higher layer processing unit which reports a first measurement result obtained by the first measurement and a second measurement result obtained by the second measurement to the base station device. The first measurement is performed in a first state. The first measurement or the second measurement is performed in a second state.
US10206120B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium A computer is caused to perform a communication environment information acquisition procedure; a procedure that acquires position information; a procedure that, when the computer is located in a positioning-difficult area or in a positioning-inaccurate area, acquires movement information; and a procedure that identifies a position at which the communication environment information acquisition procedure was performed in the positioning-difficult area or the positioning-inaccurate area, based on the movement information and the position information that is measured by the positioning means in a positioning-possible area where the positioning accuracy of the positioning means is higher than a predetermined value after the computer has moved from the positioning-difficult area or the positioning-inaccurate area to the positioning-possible area.
US10206115B2	Wi-Fi virtualized network operator A Wi-Fi virtualized network operator (WVNO) function can be created by offering resources of a wireless access point (AP), for example, a Wi-Fi access point, to one or more third party service providers. In one aspect, the AP can broadcast two or more service set identifiers (SSIDs) that are linked to respective service provider over the same frequencies. End user devices (EUDs) located within the coverage area of the AP can select a SSID corresponding to a preferred network and connect to the preferred network via the access point. A routing device can be employed to direct traffic to/from the EUDs and a device of an appropriate network based on the SSID that has been selected.
US10206109B2	Offline access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) provisioning using near field communications (NFC) Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for obtaining a subscriber policy by a no-data-connectivity portable device to have wireless connectivity using a non-3GPP network.
US10206097B2	Apparatuses, methods and systems for configuring a trusted java card virtual machine using biometric information Apparatuses, methods, and systems are provided for securely configuring a Java Card virtual machine operating on a cellular device's application processor. In one embodiment, a connected device with an integrated cellular modem, a virtual universal integrated circuit chip and an integrated fingerprint scanner are used. In another embodiment, the cellular device's built-in camera is used, instead of an integrated fingerprint scanner, to capture the user's facial image.
US10206094B1	Mobile edge platform servers and UE context migration management methods thereof A user equipment (UE) context migration management method applied to a mobile edge platform (MEP) for managing a UE context of a mobile communication device is provided. An embodiment includes: receiving a migration completion indication of a mobile communication device; obtaining source platform information corresponding to the mobile communication device according to the migration completion indication, wherein the source platform information at least includes a location information of a source MEP; and transmitting a first request to the source MEP according to the source platform information to obtain an pointer information of the UE context of the mobile communication device from the source MEP, wherein the pointer information at least indicates a location where the UE context of the mobile communication device locates and the location information of the source MEP.
US10206088B2	Method and apparatus for efficient and deterministic group alerting Systems and methods are provided for reliable, wireless group messaging or alerting in a system having a database, switch, wireless network, and a plurality of intelligent mobile receivers. A message is broadcast to and received by a selected group of the mobile receivers. The network replies to the sender with detailed information about the individual members in the group. Each of the mobile receivers in the group can acknowledge the group message back to the system such as when the message is received, when the message is read, and a response when sent. The system employs centralized management to provide the sender with response information of the mobile receivers.
US10206083B2	Using wireless display docking technology over infrastructure networks Apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that uses a wireless display docking over an infrastructure network by receiving, via a WiFi link, information associate with an infrastructure discovery of a receiver, using the information to discover the receiver via an infrastructure network i link, forming a connection with the receiver via the infrastructure network link, and streaming content to the receiver via the connection. In addition, receiver technology may emit a beacon signal via a WiFi link, form a connection with a client device via an infrastructure network link, and receive streamed content from the client device via the infrastructure network link.
US10206082B2	Priority based routing of data on an electronic device Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for priority based routing on an electronic device of data received from a processing subsystem are provided. In some embodiments, a method may include detecting on an electronic device that data received from a remote subsystem includes identifier information that is associated with a match element of an entry of a routing table, routing at least a portion of the data to a first priority destination identified by the entry, and, when the routing of the at least a portion of the data to the first priority destination identified by the entry is not successful, routing the at least a portion of the data to a second priority destination identified by the entry, wherein the second priority destination identified by the entry is different than the first priority destination identified by the entry.
US10206079B1	System and method for notification transmission and confirmation management An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided to translate message objects received in connection with request data objects to be translated into notification objects that are in format that can be received and processed by a system associated with an intended recipient to allow for efficient communication across disparate and incompatible systems. In some example implementations, otherwise a translation system transforms request information based on parameters associated with the message object and intended recipient to ensure that request information is properly received by recipient systems that may use obsolete, legacy, and/or specialized systems. Some example implementations involve the application of error detection protocols and the display of notification object information on a user interface that allows for system monitoring and error mediation.
US10206072B1	Inline messaging The disclosed system provides an inline messaging capability for multiple participants in a messaging thread. The disclosed system allows a participant in a thread to insert an inline message, which is a message that appears between any two previously received messages selected by the participant (rather than limiting the participant to inserting a new message at the end of the messaging thread). The disclosed system assigns a hierarchical sequence number to each message that enables the system to display messages in a messaging thread in a desired order. The disclosed system also enables the addition of one or more new participants to an existing messaging thread with delivery of previous messages in the thread to the newly added participant or participants.
US10206065B2	Place-specific buddy list services An information service provides search and notifications to inform when certain people (e.g., friends, family, business contacts, etc.) are nearby so as to facilitate communications with those people. Users may define lists of people whose locations may be tracked by positioning equipment based on personal communications/computing devices carried by the people. The information service processes this people and place data to identify those of the listed people that are in the user's vicinity, and provide notifications and user-initiated search results informing the user such as via the user's personal communications/computing device.
US10206049B2	Hearing aid having a classifier A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20), and both have a short range data transceiver (15, 29) for short range data communication. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an electric input signal according to predefined audio processing parameters, and a signal processing sub-system with at least two modes of operation applying respective sets of audio processing parameters. A program selector component (16) has a classifier (51) analyzing the electric input signal and classifies an auditory environment of the hearing aid (10). The personal communication device (20) has an auxiliary classifier component (24) monitoring the use of the personal communication device, and generates and transmits a notification upon detection of a change of the environment. The program selector component (16) receives the notification from the auxiliary classifier component (24), and takes the notification into account when selecting one of said at least two modes of operation for the signal processing sub-system.
US10206042B2	3D sound field using bilateral earpieces system and method A set of wireless earpieces includes a left wireless earpiece comprising an earpiece housing sized and shaped to fit into an external auditory canal of a user, a speaker disposed within the earpiece and positioned to transduce audio towards a tympanic membrane associated with the external auditory canal of the user, a right wireless earpiece comprising an earpiece housing sized and shaped to fit into an external auditory canal of a user, a speaker disposed within the earpiece and positioned to transduce audio towards a tympanic membrane associated with the external auditory canal of the user, and wherein the left earpiece and the right earpiece are adapted to process sound in order to alter perception of the sound to match a pre-determined point of view for the user.
US10206032B2	Systems and methods for multi-mode adaptive noise cancellation for audio headsets In accordance with the present disclosure, an integrated circuit for implementing at least a portion of a personal audio device may include an output and a processing circuit. The output may provide an output signal to a transducer including both a source audio signal for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effect of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer. The processing circuit may implement an adaptive noise cancellation system that generates the anti-noise signal to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener by adapting, based on a presence of the source audio signal, a response of the adaptive noise cancellation system to minimize the ambient audio sounds at the acoustic output of the transducer, wherein the adaptive noise cancellation system is configured to adapt both in the presence and the absence of the source audio signal.
US10206030B2	Microphone array system and microphone array control method A microphone array system includes a camera that images a picture for a target place, and a microphone array that picks up sound. A sound source position is calculated based on the picked up sound. An image is displayed on a display, the image including an imaged target place picture and a sound source position mark indicative of the sound source position. An instruction of a specified spot is received in the target place picture displayed on the display. Sound directivity is formed in a direction from the microphone array toward the specified spot based on the picked up sound, and sound data is generated by emphasizing sound in the direction in which the sound directivity is formed. The generated sound data is output to the speaker to reproduce the sound data.
US10206024B2	Remotely controlling a hearing device Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media are provided for remotely controlling a hearing device. A hearing device configured to communicate with a control device transmits status data, including settings, to the control device. The control device displays the status data in an interface configured to receive input specifying new settings, upon which a command is sent to the hearing device to change the current setting. The control device can automatically change the settings based on a determined current environment to be a stored program optimized to the current environment. The current environment can be determined based on the location of the hearing device or another device connected to the control device. Quick mode allows settings to be viewed and changed quickly by displaying multiple related settings as one and overriding interface buttons. Remote listen mode receives audio data from a microphone and transmit it to the hearing device.
US10206017B2	Automated fiber cross-connect service within a multi-tenant interconnection facility In general, techniques are described for automatically configuring fiber cross-connects between customers of an interconnection facility. In some examples, a programmable network platform for an interconnection facility exposes an interface by which customers of the interconnection system provider may request fiber cross-connects to other customers of the interconnection system provider. The programmable network platform may, in response to a request for a fiber cross-connect, configure an optical switch fabric of the interconnection facility network infrastructure to create a fiber cross-connect between the demarcation points for the customers to be interconnected.
US10206012B2	Queue-based head-end advertisement scheduling method and apparatus In one embodiment, a method of transmitting streaming media and advertisements to viewers at a plurality of viewer nodes is disclosed in which a plurality of viewer groups are created. Each viewer node is assigned to one of the plurality of viewer groups, wherein the assigning includes creating an advertising group map disclosing an advertising group to which each viewer belongs and transmitting the advertising group map to each viewer node. At the head end, at least one media stream is received including media content. A plurality of presentation streams is formed, each presentation channel corresponding to one of the viewer groups, by replicating the at least one media stream, each presentation channel including the media content and advertisements, wherein the advertisements replace previously scheduled advertisements. Each of the presentation channels is transmitted to at least one viewer node in said viewer group corresponding to said presentation channel.
US10206007B2	Enabling programming of recordings Enabling a first user to send to a second user a promotional program icon used to enable recording of a program promoted by the icon includes enabling the first user to access a display of content accessible via a network environment. The display of content includes the promotional program icon, and the first user is able to select the promotional program icon and request presentation of the icon to a second user.
US10206003B1	Identifying media channels that have a high likelihood of multiple consumptions by one or more users A computer system identifies a subset of a plurality of channels as candidates for repeat visits by a plurality of users of a content sharing platform. The identifying of the subset of the plurality of channels as candidates for repeat visits includes determining, for a channel of the plurality of channels, a repeat visit score indicating whether the channel is a candidate for repeat visits by the plurality of users, wherein the repeat visit score for the channel is based on activity of the plurality of users with respect to one or more media items of the channel, and selecting, from the plurality of channels, the subset of channels that are candidates for repeat visits, the selecting being based on repeat visit scores of the plurality of channels. The computer system then causes promotion content for one or more of the subset of channels to be provided to one or more users of the plurality of users to facilitate repeat visits of the one or more channels by the one or more users.
US10205996B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus and an image processing method which graft and standardize interface technologies to peripheral apparatuses is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a first signal processor configured to process a content image and output the processed content image using a differential pair method through a transmission lane, a second signal processor configured to convert a signal format of the processed content image of the first signal processor into a signal format supportable by an image display apparatus and output the converted content image to the image display apparatus, and a controller configured to change the output features of the first signal process based on a resolution of the image display apparatus.
US10205995B2	Program guide application interface system A program guide system is provided that supports a program guide application and multiple non-guide applications. The program guide system has a program guide application interface that allows the non-guide applications to use both device resources and program guide resources. The application interface maintains a list of registered applications and directs control requests from various applications to the current primary application. The application interface also has a user interface input director that directs keystrokes and other user input commands to the appropriate application. If a keystroke for the program guide application is detected while a non-guide application is running, the program guide application is invoked.
US10205994B2	Methods and apparatus to collect distributed user information for media impressions A disclosed example method involves obtaining a third-party device identifier or user identifier corresponding to a client device; obtaining an opt-out flag indicative of whether a user of the client device has elected not to participate in third-party tracking corresponding to online activities; sending the third-party device identifier or user identifier, the opt-out flag, and a media identifier to an audience measurement entity, the media identifier corresponding to media accessed via the Internet; and receiving, from the audience measurement entity, an impression report corresponding to the media.
US10205992B2	Video decoding method, server, and mobile terminal This application discloses a video decoding method for a mobile terminal. The method includes receiving a video file from a server; based on a hardware-decoding model whitelist and a hardware-decoding operating-system blacklist, obtained from a server, and locally obtained type information of the mobile terminal, determining whether a decoding method of the video file is hardware decoding or software decoding; and decoding the video file by using the determined decoding method and playing back the decoded video file, wherein the hardware-decoding model whitelist includes model information of mobile terminals that can perform hardware decoding on the video file, and the hardware-decoding operating-system blacklist includes model information of mobile terminals that do not support hardware decoding on the video file and version numbers of operating systems of the mobile terminals.
US10205990B2	Device for sending or receiving video, method for controlling device, and computer program A device for sending or receiving a video according to a video wireless transmission standard for transmitting a video via one-to-one wireless communication, includes: a connection control unit which controls establishment of connection according to the video wireless transmission standard between the device and a connection destination device; and a state changing unit which changes the state of one of the device and the connection destination device prior to the establishment of the connection, if both of the device and the connection destination device are in a sending-side state of functioning as a sending-side device of the video, or if both of the device and the connection destination device are in a receiving-side state of functioning as a receiving-side device of the video.
US10205981B2	Playback synchronization across playback devices Systems and methods for synchronizing the playback of streamed content on multiple playback devices is disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving time information based on a network time source in the playback devices connected to a defined network. The playback clock in each playback device is set based upon the time information. A first playback device then generates presentation time information including a start time for playback and broadcast the presentation time information to the other playback device over the defined network. The playback devices use the presentation time information to adjust the presentation time stamps of the frames of the media content in the stream.
US10205979B2	Method of configuring and transmitting an MMT transport packet The present invention provides a MMT transport packet structure and a method and an apparatus configuring the structure. A method of configuring an MPEG Media Transport (MMT) transport packet for transmitting an MMT payload format, the method comprising: configuring the MMT transport packet so that the MMT transport packet includes at least one MMT payload format unit and a sequence number field for a packet stream, wherein the sequence number field maintains consistency with a sequence number field included in the MMT payload format.
US10205968B2	Method and apparatus for palette index coding in video and image compression A method of palette index map coding of blocks in a picture by grouping coded symbols of the same type is disclosed for video encoder and decoder. In one embodiment, all syntax elements corresponding to the pixel index are grouped into a pixel index group, and all syntax elements corresponding to the escape pixel are grouped into an escape pixel group. All syntax elements corresponding to the run type and run length are grouped into an interleaved run type/run length group, or grouped into separate run type group and run length group. In another embodiment, the system parses from the video bitstream a last-run mode syntax element for a current block, where the last-run mode syntax element indicates whether a last run mode is a copy-index mode or a copy-above mode. Information associated with the last-run mode syntax element is used for reconstructing palette index map.
US10205962B2	System and method for non-uniform video coding A method and system for video coding by integrating frame data and time data may be described. The method and system can include a video coding non-transitory storage media that integrates reference data and time data. More specifically, the video coding non-transitory storage media can produce one or more luma vectors and one or more chroma vectors within a video plane, the one or more luma vectors and one or more chroma vectors may be extended into time vectors that can be utilized for compression or reconstruction of the frame rate, define luma vector across time as a contiguous function and perform video compression across a time dimension.
US10205959B2	Video coding method, video decoding method, video coding apparatus and video decoding apparatus A moving picture coding method includes: making a determination as to whether or not to code all blocks in a current picture in the skip mode; setting, based on a result of the determination, a first flag indicating whether or not a temporally neighboring block is to be referenced, a value of a parameter for determining a total number of merging candidates, and a second flag for each block included in the current picture, the second flag indicating whether or not the block is to be coded in the skip mode; calculating, as a merging candidate, a neighboring block usable for merging; and coding an index which indicates a merging candidate to be used for coding of the current block and attaching the coded index to a bitstream.
US10205938B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for monitoring and/or testing network communications Methods, systems, and computer readable media for monitoring and/or testing network communications are disclosed. A method for monitoring network communications includes receiving packets from a network connected device, determining features associated with either the network connected device or a communications network to which the network connected device is connected by actively or passively monitoring or testing the packets, and automatically switching between passively monitoring or testing the packets and actively monitoring or testing the packets in response to receiving a packet carrying instructions.
US10205932B2	Imaging circuits and a method for operating an imaging circuit An imaging circuit includes a first vertical trench gate and a neighboring second vertical trench gate. The imaging circuit includes a gate control circuit. The gate control circuit operates in a first operating mode to generate a first space charge region accelerating photogenerated charge carriers of a first charge-carrier type to a first collection contact in and in a second operating mode to generate a second space charge region accelerating photogenerated charge carriers of the first charge-carrier type to the first collection contact. The imaging circuit further includes an image processing circuit which determines distance information of an object based on photogenerated charge carriers of the first charge carrier type collected at the first collection contact in the first operating mode and color information of the object based on photogenerated charge carriers of the first charge carrier type collected at the first collection contact in the second operating mode.
US10205922B2	Display control apparatus, method of controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A display control apparatus which projects and displays at least one image on a screen, converts a frame frequency for a display of the at least one image to N times (N>1), generates an added image by adding a predetermined pattern to the converted frame and a subtracted image by subtracting the predetermined pattern from the converted frame as a first frame and a second frame following the first frame, projects the generated first frame and the second frame for an image on the screen at the N-times frequency, acquires the image projected on the screen, extracts the pattern from the acquired image, and corrects a shape of the image based on the extracted pattern.
US10205919B2	Fixture A fixture includes a housing having an output device, at least one sensor, and a projector for projecting image data. The fixture further includes a fixture computing system that is communicatively coupled to the output device, the sensor, and the projector and includes a processor, and non-transitory computer memory having programming for receiving information from the at least one sensor and causing the projector to project the image data.
US10205899B2	Image sensor and image sensing apparatus Image sensor has pixel including photoelectric converter, pixel amplifier having input portion to receive signal from the photoelectric converter, and switch to connect reset terminal to the input portion. The sensor includes signal line to receive signal from the pixel amplifier, reset line connected to the reset terminal, and reset portion to reset voltage of the input portion. The reset portion includes capacitor to hold, in first period, second voltage appearing at the signal line in response to application of first voltage to the input portion, and supplier configured to set, in second period after the first period, the input portion to reset voltage via the switch by supplying third voltage corresponding to the second voltage held by the capacitor to the reset terminal via the reset line.
US10205884B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body, a memory; a display; a camera located at one side of the terminal body and having at least a first lens and a second lens; and a controller configured to activate both the first and second lenses to capture a subject via the first lens in a first capture direction and capture the subject via the second lens in a second capture direction concurrently in response to an input for operating the camera; cause the memory to store a first image captured in the first capture direction and a second image captured in the second capture direction; and cause the display to display at least one of the stored first or second image based on an actual capture direction corresponding to an orientation of the camera when the input is received.
US10205882B2	Method for providing service and electronic device thereof A method of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring at least one captured image; determining a place corresponding to the at least one captured image by comparing the at least one captured image to at least one designated image; and performing at least one function in response to the determined place. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store a captured image; and at least one processor configured to acquire at least one captured image, determine a place corresponding to the captured image by comparing the captured image to at least one designated image, and perform at least one function in response to the determined place.
US10205862B2	Methods and apparatus relating to a camera including multiple optical chains Camera methods and apparatus are described where the camera device includes multiple optical chains. In various embodiments two or more of the optical chains include light redirection devices such as mirrors or prisms. Sensors corresponding to multiple different optical chains, but not necessarily all optical chains, are parallel to each other. In some embodiments sensors corresponding to different optical chains are located in the same plane at the front or rear of the camera. However other sensor mounting positions are also possible.
US10205856B2	Video surveillance system A video surveillance system includes a vehicle that has a dashboard. An electronic device is provided and the electronic device may be carried. A recording unit is positioned on the dashboard and the recording unit records video footage. The recording unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device such that the electronic device receives the video footage. Thus, the video footage may be remotely viewed. The recording unit rotates 360° such that the recording unit records the video footage of all sides of the vehicle.
US10205850B2	Image processor and storage medium storing program An image processor sets the dot value to a value for forming a dot in a case where the dot forming condition is satisfied; sets the dot value to a value for forming no dot in a case where the dot forming condition is not satisfied and the target pixel is not the edge pixel; sets the dot value to a value for forming a dot in a case where the dot forming condition is not satisfied and a particular condition is satisfied; and sets a distribution error value to a smaller value than another error value in a case where the dot forming condition is not satisfied and the particular condition is satisfied and thereby the dot value is set to the value for forming a dot.
US10205846B1	System to dynamically apply printer control preference settings A printer control system correlates a user identity with a hierarchy of persistent printer control settings, and adapts the hierarchy according to stored policies by disabling changes to particular printer control settings of the hierarchy. The system forms a network response communication that includes different types of graphical user interface control settings, a first type to control the operation of a printer, and a second type to control a position of the settings to control the printer in the hierarchy of persistent printer control settings.
US10205836B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and client terminal An information processing system includes a client terminal and an information processing apparatus configured to cause an image forming apparatus to perform printing in accordance with print data. The client terminal includes processing circuitry configured to acquire address information of the client terminal on a network; transmit identification information for identifying the client terminal and the address information to the information processing apparatus; and receive a notification transmitted from the information processing apparatus based on the identification information included in the print data. The information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to register the identification information and the address information; extract the identification information from the print data; and transmit the notification in accordance with the address information.
US10205826B1	Inbound calls to intelligent controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices Inbound call processing systems and methods for processing inbound calls to controlled-environment facility resident media and/or communications devices employ an inbound resident call server configured to host inbound calling accounts established by non-residents, receive inbound calls from the non-residents, route the inbound calls to an authenticating server, confirm that the resident device is active, and connect the inbound resident call system with the resident device if active or inform the non-resident the resident is not available if not. The inbound resident call server also connects the non-resident inbound call with the resident device if the non-resident is associated with the inbound calling account, the inbound calling account is associated with an address identifier of the resident device and the resident's personal identification number is associated with the address identifier of the resident device, all of which may be authenticated by the authenticating server.
US10205824B2	Methods and systems for eSIM programming of cellular devices during wireless power provision An apparatus includes a wireless power supply that wirelessly provides power to a cellular device having an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) while the cellular device is placed adjacent to the wireless power supply, a radio, and a processor programmed to control the radio to wirelessly provide a subscriber identification module (SIM) profile to a cellular device for loading into the eSIM while the wireless power supply wirelessly provides power to the cellular device. A cellular device includes an eSIM, a radio that wirelessly receives a SIM profile, a battery, and a secondary power supply configured to be wirelessly energized when placed adjacent to a wireless power supply. The secondary power supply supplies power to the radio while it receives the SIM profile and to the eSIM while the cellular device loads a SIM profile into the eSIM. The battery subsequently supplies power to the eSIM.
US10205822B2	Recording detection during a communication session A method of identifying recording of a conversation during a communication session, including establishing a communication session between a first participant and one or more remote participants, transmitting audio packets from a communication device of the first participant to the one or more remote participants, receiving audio packets from the one or more remote participants, including echo packets responsive to the transmitted audio packets, analyzing the received audio packets by an analysis application to identify delays in the echo packets relative to the transmitted packets providing an indication of the presence of a recording application at a communication device of a remote participant, notifying the communication device of the first participant.
US10205814B2	Wireless earpiece with walkie-talkie functionality A method of audio messaging between users of earpiece wearables includes connecting an earpiece wearable associated with a first user with an earpiece wearable associated with a second user and sending and receiving audio messages between the earpiece wearable associated with the first user and the earpiece wearable associated with the second user, wherein the sending of the audio messages is activated by head movement sensed with an inertial sensor of the earpiece wearable performing the sending. The method further includes maintaining a record of the audio messages stored on a machine readable memory.
US10205799B2	Image filtering based on social context In particular embodiments, a computing system may receive a request for a media item from a user. The system may access the media item and metadata associated with the media item. The metadata may identify one or more concepts depicted in the media item and a time associated with the media item. The system may obtain information associated with the one or more concepts from a social graph. The system may determine a social context associated with the media item using the metadata and the information from the social graph. A relevance of the social context to the user may be determined. The computing system may then select one or more media items associated with the social context and provide them to the user for display.
US10205796B1	Systems and method for content provisioning via distributed presentation engines Systems and methods for content selection with first and second recommendation engines are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory include a content library database and a model database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include one or more servers that can include a packet selection system and a presentation system. These one or more servers can: receive response data from the user device; provide received response data to a first recommendation engine; alert a second recommendation engine when a selected next node is a placeholder node; retrieve at least one statistical model relevant to selection of next node content; and select next node content based on an output of the at least one statistical model.
US10205788B2	Run-time actionable information exchange system in a secure environment Systems and methods of implementing features in session border controllers at runtime after deployment. The systems can include a session border controller (SBC), and a user computer communicably coupled to the SBC by a network. The systems and methods can enable a user to introduce, via the user computer, actionable information (Al) into the SBC, which can store the Al in an Al registry. The SBC can expose or otherwise make available the Al stored in the Al registry to the user, allowing the user to generate and/or modify, using at least some of the Al, one or more policies and/or rules that can be implemented and/or executed by the SBC for introducing one or more features in the SBC. In this way, such features can be implemented in the SBC at runtime after deployment, without having to undergo a separate design and development cycle for the SBC.
US10205784B2	Communication system and method for controlling data distribution quality of service in time sensitive networks A control system (e.g., that controls operations of a powered system) includes one or more processors configured to determine quality of service (QoS) parameters of devices communicating data with each other in an Ethernet network configured as a time sensitive network (TSN). The one or more processors also are configured to determine available communication pathways in the TSN through which the devices are able to communicate the data, and to select one or more of the available communication pathways and to designate communication times at which the data is communicated between the devices in order to satisfy the QoS parameters of the devices.
US10205783B2	Identifying a task execution resource of a dispersed storage network A computing device includes memory, an interface, and a processing module. The processing module is operable to, for a plurality of dispersed storage network (DSN) units of a DSN, determine to perform a DSN level task for a range of DSN addresses. The processing module is also operable to execute a scoring function for the plurality of DSN units using one or more properties of the range of DSN addresses and one or more properties of each of the plurality of DSN units to produce a scoring resultant. The processing module is also operable to identify a DSN unit of the plurality of DSN units to execute the DSN level task based on the scoring resultant. The processing module is operable to instruct the identified DSN unit to execute the DSN level task for the range of DSN addresses.
US10205781B1	Methods for using extracted features to perform an action associated with selected identified image Methods and systems to perform methods comprising receiving, at a computer system from a first electronic device a first electronic media work; extracting one or more features therefrom; determining that at least a portion of the first electronic media work corresponds to a first reference media work based on a matching of the extracted features against a database of reference features; receiving, from a second electronic device, a query related to the first electronic media work; linking the query to action information in an action database based upon determining that at least a portion of the first electronic media work corresponds to the first reference media work; generating machine-readable instructions associated with the action to be performed based at least in part on the linking of the query to the action information; transmitting, to the second electronic device, the machine-readable instructions; and logging an event associated with the machine-readable instructions.
US10205778B2	Method and apparatus for sharing application data A method for sharing application data includes sending a sharing request to a server by a first terminal for sharing application data to be shared from a first application; receiving a user information list and an application list returned by the server; from the user information list, selecting a user identification for receiving the application data to be shared; from the application list, selecting an application identification, for receiving the application data to be shared; and sending the application data to be shared to a second terminal based on the user identification and the application identification, such that the application data to be shared is received and displayed by the second terminal through a second application corresponding to the application identification.
US10205773B2	Service platform architecture Requests received at a service platform may be processed either synchronously or asynchronously, based on, for example, a determination of the expected response time for the service request. Some embodiments may include separate hardware infrastructures and/or may support service requests designated for asynchronous processing.
US10205770B2	Mobile device application integration with infotainment head units A system is provided for integrating a feature rich application platform operating on a mobile device with a vehicle infotainment system. The system includes a head unit configured to control user interface devices including a display, a command entry device, and an audio output device. The head unit also includes computing resources and a communications interface. A content consumer application operates using the computing resources of the head unit, and is configured to communicate user generated commands over a communications interface to a content provider application executing on a mobile device. The content provider application is configured to direct the user generated commands to one of a plurality of sub-applications on the mobile device.
US10205769B2	Distributed applications across platforms A utility application store may be configured to present an interface displaying multiple applications that are available from the utility application store. By accessing the interface of the utility application store, a utility supplier may, with a single request, initiate installation or activation of an application on multiple utility meters or other smart sensors in a utility communication network. The utility application store may be configured to provide notification of the availability of applications for utility meters or other smart sensors, consumer computing devices, and/or utility supplier back office computing devices. The utility application store may include one or more distributed applications that include a first portion configured for execution by a utility meter and one or more other portions configured for execution by another computing device (e.g., a personal computer, mobile device, utility supplier back office server, cloud service, or the like).
US10205762B2	System, method and devices for bluetooth party-mode A media system (100), a method, devices and software for managing playback of media content (112, 122) from multiple devices (110, 120) is disclosed. The media system comprises a coordinator device, a first content device (110), a second content device (120), and a playback device (150). The first and second content device being portable media devices that comprise and send a respective first and second playlist (115) and (125), based on a preference of a respective first and second user, to a coordinator device. The coordinator device determines a master playlist (135) based on the first and second playlist, selects a media content according to the master playlist, selects a content device corresponding to the selected media content, and sends a playback command to the selected content device. The selected content device retrieves the selected media content and plays the selected media content via the playback link on the playback device.
US10205759B2	Retrieval of wireless network credentials Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate a retrieval and display of network credentials. A predetermined input may be received at a client, wherein the predetermined input initiates a retrieval of network credentials such as network identifiers and corresponding passwords or passphrases. The client may aggregate retrieved network credentials associated with one or more networks that may be available to a user, and may output the aggregated credentials to a display.
US10205753B2	Methods, apparatus and systems to increase media resource function availability Communications methods, apparatus and systems for detecting a status condition indicative of a failure of a media processing entity and providing media redirection to increase media resource function availability. One embodiment of the present invention is a method that includes directing, by a first Session Border Controller (SBC), a first media call flow of a first call through a first media content processing entity to a second SBC, detecting, at one of said first or second SBCs, a status condition indicative of a failure condition for the first media content processing entity, and redirecting, by the SBC that detects the status condition indicative of a failure condition, the first media call flow for the first call so that the first media call flow passes through a second media content processing entity instead of through the first media content processing entity without terminating the first call.
US10205745B2	Method for addressing, authentication, and secure data storage in computer systems A method which facilitates the secure addressing and authentication for the establishment of connections as well as the secure storage of data and the avoidance of the issue of data to third parties. Furthermore it enables secure payment via data links. Thus it relates in particular a method for addressing, authentication and data storage for “Private Cloud” networks and secure payment via data links.
US10205741B2	Method and apparatus enabling browsers to perform security scan of devices A method and an apparatus enabling browsers to perform security scan of devices is described. The method includes receiving a device scan request triggered when a device scan function in a browser is selected by a user. The method further includes injecting a pre-defined device scan program into an engine of the browser according to the received device scan request, running the device scan program, and displaying a scan result on a scan result displaying interface of the browser. A security scan in the prevalent browser application adds different functions to the browser and exempts users from downloading dedicated device checking and management software.
US10205736B2	Behavioral baselining of network systems Systems and methods for behavioral baselining of network systems. In one embodiment, a method includes: storing, in an asset attribute database, information regarding assets, wherein each asset comprises at least one attribute; storing, in a relationship database, information regarding relationships, wherein each relationship comprises at least one attribute; selecting, from the asset attribute database, assets based on at least one attribute value; selecting, from the relationship database, one or more relationships based on at least one attribute value, the selected relationships including a first relationship; creating a baseline, wherein the baseline comprises the selected assets and the selected relationships; connecting a first event stream to the baseline, wherein the first event stream comprises a set of events, and each event comprises attributes; and detecting a drift from the baseline, wherein the drift is determined using the first event stream and is based on a failure of at least one attribute value in a first event of the first event stream to match at least one attribute value of the first relationship.
US10205729B2	Automation tool for providing users with security access to an electronic system A method for providing multiple users with security access to an electronic system is provided. The method comprising: providing a plurality of parent security roles, wherein each parent security role includes a plurality of transactions authorized to be performed in the electronic system, providing a plurality of child security roles, wherein each child security role is derived from one of the plurality of parent security roles, setting up the multiple users in the electronic system and their associated user passwords, assigning one of the plurality of child security roles to each of the multiple users to provide the multiple users with security access to the electronic system at once, and providing each of the multiple users with security access to the electronic system, via the associated user password, in accordance with the child security role assigned to the user.
US10205728B2	Systems and methods for objective-based scoring using machine learning techniques Certain aspects and features of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods that generate machine-learning models to predict whether user devices are likely to meet defined objectives. For example, a machine-learning model can be generated to predict whether or not a user device is likely to access a resource. In some implementations, a semi-supervised model can be used to determine to what extent user devices are predicted to satisfy the defined objective(s). For example, a resource-affinity parameter can be generated as a result of inputting various data points into a semi-supervised model. The various data points can be access from a plurality of data sources, and can represent one or more activities or attributes associated with a user. The value of the resource-affinity parameter can be evaluated to determine the extent to which the user is likely to meet an objective.
US10205724B2	Cloud-based onboarding of cloud-controlled Wi-Fi network devices A cloud-based onboarding server receives first identification information associated with a network device, from a wireless station authenticated to the cloud-based Wi-Fi onboarding server, the identification information being sent on behalf of the network device. Additionally, second identification information associated with the network device is received from the network device. Responsive to the first identification information matching the second identification information, the network device is associated with a user account.
US10205721B2	System and method for distributing personal identification numbers over a computer network The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a personal identification number (PIN) to a client terminal over a computer network. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a host connection manager receives a request for a PIN, which is associated with a particular monetary value. The host connection manager transmits the request for the PIN to a server, and the host connection manager receives the PIN from the server. In addition, the host connection manager is adapted to receive a client request indicative of the particular monetary value. The client request is generated at the client terminal and is transmitted from the client terminal to the host connection manager. In response to the client request, the host connection manager sends the PIN associated with the particular monetary value to the client terminal.
US10205718B1	Authentication transfer across electronic devices The disclosed embodiments provide a system that authenticates a user. During operation, the system obtains a request to transfer an authentication of the user on a first electronic device to a second electronic device. Next, the system enables, in response to the request, an authentication mechanism for transferring the authentication of the user from the first electronic device to the second electronic device. Upon detecting use of the authentication mechanism on the first electronic device or the second electronic device, the system authenticates the user on the second electronic device without requiring authentication credentials for the user from the second electronic device.
US10205714B2	Apparatus and method for process authentication in redundant system Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for authenticating a process. According to the method for authenticating a process, a neighboring node transmits adjacent authentication data to an execution node, the execution node authenticates a process to be executed by comparing local authentication data with the adjacent authentication data, and the execution node executes the corresponding process.
US10205713B2	Private and mutually authenticated key exchange A method of private mutually authenticated key exchange is provided. The method may include receiving, at the first device, a message transmitted from a second device and including a hierarchical inner-product encryption (HIPE) ciphertext. Further, the method may include decrypting, at the first device, the HIPE ciphertext to generate a first authenticated encryption (AE) ciphertext. The method may further include decrypting, at the first device, the first AE ciphertext. Further, the method may include encrypting, at the first device, a second AE ciphertext including a signature and one or more attributes of the first device. Moreover, the method may include transmitting, to the second device, another message including the second AE ciphertext.
US10205711B2	Multi-user strong authentication token A strong authentication token supporting multiple instances associated with different users and protected by a user identity verification mechanism is disclosed. A multi-instance strong authentication token may be adapted to generate dynamic credentials using cryptographic secrets that are specific to a particular instance stored in the token. A method and a system to secure remotely accessible applications using strong authentication tokens supporting multiple instances are disclosed. A method for loading additional tokens into a multi-instance authentication token is disclosed.
US10205705B2	Method and system for managing a VPN connection A method and computing device configured to send and receive traffic over a virtual private network (VPN) connection, the computing device having a processor; and a communications subsystem, where the method determines that a first trigger had been met, wherein the first trigger is dynamically configured based on at least one factor at the computing device; monitors whether data traffic exists over the VPN connection for a first time period; and if no data traffic exists over the VPN connection for the first time period, disconnects the VPN connection.
US10205701B1	Cloud network automation for IP address and DNS record management Techniques for cloud network automation for IP address and DNS record management are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product for cloud network automation for IP address and DNS record management includes receiving at a cloud platform appliance (e.g., a virtual or physical IP address and/or DNS management appliance) a cloud request related to a resource (e.g., a virtual or physical resource) in a cloud environment from a global cloud manager; and processing the cloud request at the cloud platform appliance to determine whether to proxy the cloud request to another cloud platform appliance or a grid master or to locally process the cloud request, wherein a storage of infrastructure metadata information for IP address and/or DNS record management is updated based on the cloud request.
US10205694B2	Dynamic inclusion thresholds for social network conversations A social network conversation dynamic inclusion threshold causes a first subset of social network group members of a social network group to be included in a social network conversation earlier than at least one other social network group member. In accordance with the social network conversation dynamic inclusion threshold, social network posts of the social network conversation are distributed to the first subset of social network group members while delaying distribution of the social network posts of the social network conversation to the at least one other social network group member. Upon satisfaction of the social network conversation dynamic inclusion threshold, the social network posts of the social network conversation are distributed to the at least one other social network group member.
US10205692B2	Instant message system for service providers A method of communication between a customer and a service provider, comprising a hardware processor coupled to a memory storing a plurality of service providers in a business directory, wherein the customer searches through the business directory using an electronic device in order to start a communication with one or more service providers from the business directory, and wherein the communication takes place through the hardware processor and is stored on a remote server.
US10205689B2	Messaging system apparatuses circuits and methods of operation thereof A messaging system configured to receive a message from a first mobile messaging client device, transmit to a second mobile messaging client device a notification of the presence of the message, receive a message attribute comprising an instruction to limit a functionality of the message, apply the message attribute to the message based on a message characteristic and update any existing corresponding message attribute, and transmit the message and the message attribute to the second mobile messaging client device where the message and the message attribute are stored in non-volatile memory at least until the second mobile messaging client device manages the message in accordance with the message attribute, wherein managing the message comprises limiting functionality of the message based on the message attribute, wherein the message attribute comprises a predetermined message viewing time after which the message content cannot be accessed at the second mobile messaging client device.
US10205688B2	Online chat questions segmentation and visualization A computer monitors communications between at least two users on the electronic communication platform. The computer associates the monitored communications with one or more communication segments, while each communication segment being associated with a corresponding graphical user interface (GUI) component of a communication program. The computer identifies a question within the monitored communications and associates the identified question with at least one question component of the GUI of at least one of the one or more communication segments.
US10205682B2	Fabric access tunnels Methods and systems associated with fabric tunnels may assist in traffic flow through a tunnel that aggregates a plurality of virtual local area networks across a core network.
US10205675B2	Dynamically adjusting resources to meet service level objectives The present disclosure provides for dynamic resource allocation to a container on a host. For example, in a first directed acyclic graph (“DAG”), a CPU resource usage of a container may be detected. In a second DAG, an I/O resource usage of the container may be detected. In a third DAG, a network traffic resource usage of the container may be detected. Each detected resource may be associated with a distinct control group. Each detected resource usage may be compared to a detected service level objective (“SLO”). Resources that fail to meet the SLO may be adjusted. Each adjusted resource usage may be compared to the SLO, and any resources that continue to fail to meet the SLO may be further adjusted. An orchestrator may be notified when a resource has been adjusted to a threshold limit and the container may be migrated to a second host.
US10205673B2	Data caching method and device, and storage medium Disclosed is a data caching method, comprising: according to an input port number of a cell, storing the cell in a corresponding first-in first-out queue; determining that a cell to be dequeued can be dequeued in the current Kth cycle, scheduling for the cell to be dequeued to be dequeued, acquiring the actual value of the number of splicing units occupied by the cell to be dequeued, and storing the cell to be dequeued in a register the same number of bits wide as a bus in a cell splicing manner, wherein determining that the cell to be dequeued can be dequeued is conducted in accordance with the fact that a first back pressure count value of the (K−1)th cycle is less than or equal to a first preset threshold value, and the first back pressure count value of the (K−1)th cycle is obtained in accordance with an estimated value of the number of the splicing units occupied when the previous cell to be dequeued is dequeued, the number of splicing units capable of being transmitted by the bus in each cycle, and a first back pressure count value of the (K−2)th cycle. Also disclosed at the same time are a data caching device and a storage medium.
US10205669B2	System and method of site traffic control Systems and methods of site traffic control are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a first request for an online service to perform an operation is received from a first user on a first client device, and at least one overload condition for the online service is detected, or otherwise determined, with the overload condition(s) corresponding to a first request time of the first request. A first token and a first return time parameter for the first user are determined based on the determination of the overload condition. The first token and the first return time parameter are transmitted to the first client device.
US10205666B2	End-to-end flow control in system on chip interconnects Provided is an end-to-end flow control management for a system on chip interface. As tokens are injected into agents arranged in a computer network the input point for the token is dynamically changed such that tokens are not always injected into the same agent. Additionally or alternatively, as tokens are injected into a token ring, the tokens are initially not activated until a predetermined event occurs (e.g., after a specific number of hops). Additionally or alternatively, also provided is a free pool manager that can keep at least some high priority slots available by consuming lower priority slots first.
US10205664B2	System and method for routing A system and method for routing. A packet includes a stack of one or more headers, such as a stack of Multiprotocol Label Switching headers, that determines the path that the packet will take, through a sequence of switches, from its source to its destination. Each header in the stack contains an output port identifier that identifies an output port of a corresponding switch in the path. Each switch, upon receiving the packet, removes the first header to form a shortened packet, and routes the shortened packet to the output port identified by the output port identifier.
US10205662B2	Prefix distribution-based table performance optimization in SDN Exemplary methods in a first network device in a control plane include generating a prefix distribution list comprising of prefix lengths and corresponding prefix counts, each prefix count identifies a total number of prefixes of each corresponding prefix length. In one embodiment, the methods include generating a priority distribution list comprising of priorities and corresponding rule counts, each rule count identifies a total number of rules of each corresponding priority. In one embodiment, the methods include sending the prefix distribution list to a second network device in a forwarding plane, causing the second network device to generate a forwarding table based on the prefix lengths and corresponding prefix counts. In one embodiment, the methods include sending the priority distribution list to the second network device causing the second network device to generate a forwarding table based on the priorities and corresponding rule counts.
US10205660B2	Apparatus and method for packet header compression The present disclosure describes a networking switch of a network and method for operating the networking switch. The networking switch communicates within the network using datagrams, such as packets and/or frames. The frames include packets of a first communication protocol or layer having headers of the first communication protocol or layer. In some situations, the packets of the first communication protocol or layer are embedded with packets of a second communication protocol or layer. Often times, one or more fields of headers of the first communication protocol or layer convey substantially similar or redundant information, such as routing information to provide an example, as one or more fields of headers of the second communication protocol or layer. In these situations, the networking switch can compress the one or more fields of the headers of the first communication protocol or layer
US10205651B2	Apparatus and method of selecting next hops for a session A method establishes a session across a plurality of nodes in a computer network using a load balancing technique. The plurality of nodes includes a current node and a plurality of next nodes, and each next hop node is coupled with the current node via a link. To determine the next hop node from the current node, the method determines the residual capacity of the links between the current node and the next nodes, and generates a random number. Next, the method selects one of the next nodes as a function of the random number and the respective residual capacities of the links between the current node and the next nodes. After selecting the one next hop node, the method directs packets for the session from the current node to the one selected next hop node.
US10205647B2	Systems and methods for selection between multiple redundant data streams The disclosure includes systems and methods for the analysis, comparison, and selection between multiple redundant data streams. The data streams may be analyzed, compared, and/or selected based on the individual number of consecutive data frame losses in a data stream, the number of channel noise errors over a time period in a data stream, the clock synchronization values associated with a data stream, the traversal time of a data stream, and/or a MAC address associated with a data stream.
US10205645B2	Wireless communication system, terminal device, wireless communication method, integrated circuit, and processing method Provided is a wireless communication system in which a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus perform communication with a terminal device, in which the first base station apparatus transmits radio resource configuration information including radio bearer configuration information of the first base station apparatus or the second base station apparatus, to the terminal device, in which the terminal device receives the radio resource configuration information, in which, in a case where an RLC failure with respect to the first base station apparatus is detected, the terminal device executes a re-establishment procedure, and in which, in a case where an RLC failure with respect to the second base station apparatus is detected, the terminal device transmits to the first base station apparatus a message indicating that an RLC failure with respect to the second base station apparatus is detected, and suspends the radio bearer for the second base station apparatus.
US10205641B2	Inspection of traffic via SDN A method and related apparatus for performing inspection of flows within a software defined network includes identifying a security appliance within a software defined network, identifying candidate traffic flows flowing in the software defined network to be inspected, selecting one of the candidate traffic flows for security inspection, and communicating with a software defined network controller to cause the one of the candidate traffic flows to be redirected towards the security appliance for inspection or to cause the one of the candidate traffic flows to be copied and a resulting copy thereof forwarded to the security appliance for inspection.
US10205634B2	Adaptive multi-phase network policy optimization An adaptive multi-phase approach to estimating network parameters is presented. By gathering and aggregating raw network traffic data and comparing against default network parameters, a training data set may be generated. A black box optimization may be used in tandem with a supervised learning algorithm to bias towards better choices and eventually pick network parameters which optimize performance. Data delivery strategies are applied to deliver content using the optimized network policies based on the estimated parameters.
US10205632B2	System, apparatus and method for providing improved performance of aggregated/bonded network connections with cloud provisioning A network system for improving network communication performance is disclosed. The system includes 1) at least one network bonding/aggregation computer system that includes: (i) at least one client site network component bonding or aggregating one or more diverse network connections; and (ii) at least one network server component configured to interoperate with the client site network component; and 2) a cloud-based network manager that includes: a data collection utility, a network performance analysis utility, and a network configuration utility.
US10205629B2	Method and device for triggering protection switching by signal degrade of link aggregation port Disclosed are a method and device for triggering protection switching by signal degrade of a link aggregation port, wherein the method includes: acquiring status information of member ports of a link aggregation port from a status register of the link aggregation port; obtaining a number value X of member ports of the link aggregation port which generate signal degrade light path attenuation according to the acquired status information of the member ports; comparing the obtained number value X with a predetermined threshold value; and when the number value X is greater than the predetermined threshold value, setting statuses of all the member ports of the link aggregation port to be a signal degrade status, and notifying a virtual section layer to report fault and perform a service protection switching to a backup link.
US10205592B2	Physical layer key distribution for long distance repeated networks using random environmental instability Aspects of the present disclosure describe methods and systems for improved secure key generation and distribution employing environmental instability induced signal phase fluctuations that are compatible with commercial wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical systems and associated optical amplifiers for long-haul transmission.
US10205589B2	Encryption processing device and encryption processing method An encryption processing system includes an encryption processing circuit that executes a round calculation on input data and generates output data, and a key schedule circuit that outputs key data used in the encryption processing circuit to the encryption processing circuit. Each round calculation executed by the encryption processing circuit includes a linear conversion process executed by a linear conversion circuit, and the linear conversion circuit changes a linear conversion mode of the linear conversion process according to a round transition.
US10205582B2	Method and apparatus for processing activation/deactivation of inter-eNodeB carrier aggregation The present invention relates to the technical field of radio communications, and particularly to a method and apparatus for processing activation/deactivation of inter-eNodeB carrier aggregation. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing activation/deactivation of inter-eNodeB carrier aggregation, comprising the steps of: receiving, by UE, an MAC CE for activation/deactivation of an SCell sent by a master eNodeB or a secondary eNodeB; determining, by the UE, the corresponding SCell; and performing, by the UE, activation/deactivation to the corresponding SCell according to the indication information in the MAC CE for activation/deactivation.
US10205569B2	Method and user equipment for receiving downlink signals, and method and base station for transmitting downlink signals The present invention relates to methods and devices for transmitting/receiving downlink signals in a wireless communication system. The methods and devices according to the present invention receive a downlink grant for user equipment (referred to hereinafter as a first downlink grant) at a first of a plurality of resource units in a given resource region from a base station; and detect an uplink grant at a second of the plurality of resource units if resource assignment information in the first downlink grant has a first value, and detect downlink data at the resource unit if the resource assignment information has a second value.
US10205567B2	Methods and nodes in a wireless communication system Methods (700, 900) and nodes (110, 120) for transmission of broadcast information, over at least one antenna port, in a subframe, which transmission is received by a receiver (110) in a wireless communication system (100). The broadcast information is transmitted over a set of antenna ports comprising at least one antenna port, in at least one subframe (300) comprising a set of time-frequency resources, wherein a cell-specific reference signal, CRS, is not transmitted in each subframe (300). The method (700) comprises defining (701) a set of antenna ports for the set of time-frequency resources. Also, the method (700) comprises transmitting (702) the broadcast information on the defined (701) set of antenna ports, thereby using said set of time-frequency resources exclusively, such that they are unused for any other antenna port.
US10205566B2	Transmission method In a WLAN, a device sets a first NAV to a bandwidth used by a signal from a second device. The device selects a channel that does not correspond to the bandwidth from among a plurality of channels when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition includes a condition that the first NAV is set. The device transmits a first frame on the selected channel.
US10205565B2	Method for transmitting signal in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting control information and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: configuring a first TDD cell having a first subframe pattern; configuring a second TDD cell having a second subframe pattern, wherein a direction for transmitting according to the first subframe pattern and a direction for transmitting according to the second subframe pattern differ from each other in each subframe; receiving a PDSCH in a DL subframe #n of the first TDD cell; and transmitting HARQ-ACK information for the PDSCH in a UL subframe #n−k of the second TDD cell, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and k is a positive integer fixed regardless of the first subframe pattern and the second subframe pattern.
US10205564B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a packet via high speed downlink packet access A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a packet via high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) are disclosed. At least one HSDPA medium access control (MAC-hs) service data unit (SDU) is segmented into a plurality of segments. MAC-hs protocol data units (PDUs) are generated from the segments wherein each MAC-hs PDU includes at least one segment. Each MAC-hs PDU may include one segment from a single MAC-hs SDU. The size of the segments may match to the size of the MAC-hs PDUs minus the size of the header of the MAC-hs PDU. The sizes of the segments may be determined based on the number of segments to which the MAC-hs SDU is segmented. Alternatively, each MAC-hs PDU may include a combination of segments from a plurality of MAC-hs SDUs or a combination of at least one segment from one MAC-hs SDU and at least one entire MAC-hs SDU.
US10205559B2	System and method for increasing network efficiency using dynamic repeat requests adjustment A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a communication session associated with a wireless communication device; determine a service requirement for the selected communication session; determine an end-to-end latency for the selected communication session; and compute a repeat requests adjustment based on the determined service requirement and the determined end-to-end latency. The processor may be further configured to instruct a base station device associated with the communication session to adjust the maximum number of repeat requests transmissions based on the determined repeat requests adjustment.
US10205558B2	Signal reception apparatus, block decoding unit and method thereof in radio communication system A method for decoding a channel signal in a signal reception apparatus is provided. The method includes performing a block decoding operation on a channel signal block, and if the block decoding for the channel signal block fails, re-performing a block decoding operation on the channel signal block using a preset pattern.
US10205553B2	Apparatus for protecting an optical link According to the present invention, there is provided apparatus for providing protection of an optical link. The apparatus comprises a first port for coupling to the optical link and a second port for coupling to a further optical link. The apparatus further comprises a third port configured to receive an upstream optical signal to be transmitted over the optical link, and to output a downstream optical signal received over the optical link. The apparatus further comprises protection switching apparatus operable to selectively couple the third port to the first port or to the second port. The apparatus further comprises modifying apparatus configured to modify the upstream optical signal, received at the third port, before it is output from the first port, such that the switching upstream optical signal has a distinctive physical characteristic. The apparatus further comprises detecting apparatus, coupled between the first port and the third port, configured to receive a portion of an incoming optical signal, received at the first port, and to selectively detect the presence of the upstream optical signal or the downstream optical signal in the portion of the incoming signal based on the distinctive physical characteristic. The apparatus further comprises control circuitry configured to provide a control signal to the protection switching apparatus based on an output from the detecting apparatus.
US10205543B2	Wireless communication system and method for monitoring the quality of a wireless link and recommending a manual adjustment to improve the quality of the wireless link A system that acquires information from at least first and second electronic devices, the information indicating a quality of a wireless link between the at least first and second electronic devices; generates adjustment information indicating an adjustment of at least one of a position, orientation, antenna position or antenna direction of at least one of the first or second electronic devices to improve the quality of the wireless link between the first and second electronic devices; and controls outputting the adjustment information.
US10205542B2	Operation method of electronic device for transmitting RF signal and electronic device thereof Disclosed is a method of operating an electronic device to transmit an RF signal. The method includes: selecting output power of a PA included in the electronic device, which is required when a signal is transmitted through an antenna included in the electronic device; determining input power of the PA corresponding to the output power of the PA by using at least one of a first data point, a second data point, or a plurality of data points stored in a memory included in the electronic device; and controlling output power of an RF transmission circuit included in the electronic device based on the input power, wherein the plurality of data points are generated by being linearly interpolated between the first data point and the second data point. Various embodiments are possible.
US10205541B2	Integrated RF circuit with phase-noise test capability An integrated circuit is described herein. According to one or more embodiments, the integrated circuit includes a local oscillator with a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) that generates a local oscillator signal. Further, the integrated circuit includes a frequency divider coupled to the VCO downstream thereof. The frequency divider provides a frequency-divided local oscillator signal by reducing the frequency of the local oscillator signal by a constant factor. A first test pad of the integrated circuit is configured to receive a reference oscillator signal. Further, the integrated circuit includes a first mixer that receives the reference oscillator signal and the frequency-divided local oscillator signal to down-convert the frequency-divided local oscillator signal.
US10205536B2	Modular backplanes An example modular backplane device that transforms signals is described. The example disclosed herein comprises a plurality of interface connectors evenly distributed on a first side of a housing of the modular backplane to transfer a plurality of first signals. The example further comprises one or more aggregation point connectors on an edge of the first side of the housing of the modular backplane to transfer data, transfer management information, and receive electrical power. The modular backplane device example also comprises a logic board coupled to the plurality of interface connectors and to the one or more aggregation point connectors. The logic board is to transform signals and comprises signal transformation logic and a management processor.
US10205532B2	Laser power controller A laser power controller employs: selection circuitry configured to select one of a data input value, a logical high value or a logical low value such that the selection circuitry selects the data input value during a data transmission period during a defined burst period and selects one of the logical high value and the logical low value during an extension time period during the defined burst period and immediately following the data transmission period; drive circuitry configured to apply, to a laser diode, a current corresponding to the value selected by the selection circuitry during the defined burst period or a zero value otherwise, the current being such that the laser diode is configured to provide an optical output; an optical sensor module configured to provide a sensor module output corresponding to the optical output of the laser diode, and configured to provide an electrical output proportional to the laser diode's optical output corresponding to the logical high value or the logical low value; and a controller configured to receive desired values regarding minimum and maximum optical output power levels of the laser diode and to receive the electrical output from the optical sensor module proportional to the optical output power level corresponding to the logical high and the logical low values; the controller being configured to use the received information to provide control values for the drive circuitry.
US10205531B2	Distributed traveling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator driver A distributed traveling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator driver having a plurality of modulation stages that operate cooperatively (in-phase) to provide a signal suitable for use in a 100 Gb/s optical fiber transmitter at power levels that are compatible with conventional semiconductor devices and conventional semiconductor processing is described.
US10205529B2	Light source modulation circuit, light source modulation method, and projector apparatus A light source modulation circuit includes a pulse width modulator (PWM) PWM-modulating an input PWM carrier signal according to an input on-time ratio signal to output a PWM-modulated signal, a frequency divider circuit frequency-dividing the PWM carrier signal at a predetermined frequency division ratio to output a communication carrier signal, a communication modulator modulating the communication carrier signal according to an input communication modulation code to output a communication modulation signal, an operational circuit performing a logical AND operation of the PWM-modulated signal and the communication modulation signal to output a resulting signal of the operation as a light source modulation signal, and a light source drive circuit generating a light source drive signal based on the light source modulation signal.
US10205528B2	Optical transmitter and optical communication method It is impossible to compensate non-linearity in an optical transmitter during operations, therefore, an optical transmitter according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a selective addition means for adding a coefficient to digital data to be transmitted if the digital data being included in one of data intervals of predetermined number, the predetermined number being integer more than one, and for changing the coefficient with a period longer than the symbol period of the data transmitted by the optical transmitter; a data processing means for processing the digital data by using a parameter; a driving signal means for generating a driving signal from the digital data adjusted by the selective addition means and the data processing means; a modulating means for modulating light into lightwave signal by the driving signal; and a control means for receiving a monitor signal obtained by monitoring the lightwave signal having a frequency component determined by the period of changing the added coefficients, and for modifying the parameter of the data processing means in order for the monitor signal to reach an extremum.
US10205526B2	Methods and systems for reducing noise in optoelectronic oscillators Optoelectronic oscillator systems and an optoelectronic oscillator noise reduction method. One example of an optoelectronic oscillator system includes an optical source positioned at a first end of a fiber-optic path, the optical source being configured to transmit an optical signal along the fiber-optic path, an optical modulator positioned to receive and modulate the optical signal based on at least a reference signal, a retro-reflector positioned at a second end of the fiber-optic path, the retro-reflector being configured to receive and retro-reflect the optical signal, the retro-reflected optical signal having at least a frequency range of inherent fiber noise canceled, and an optical circulator positioned along the fiber-optic path between the optical modulator and the retro-reflector, the optical circulator being configured to direct the optical signal to the retro-reflector and direct the retro-reflected optical signal along a feedback path to a first photodetector to generate the reference signal.
US10205523B2	Designing and configuring packet optical networks A packet optical network configuring method including obtaining network information that includes an optical reachability graph for a packet optical network, generating a packet reachability graph using the network information, generating a packet transport design for a network configuration for the packet optical network based on the packet reachability graph, generating an optical transport design for the network configuration, determining the network configuration is acceptable when the network configuration meets one or more predefined user objectives, and outputting the network configuration based on the determination. An apparatus including a receiver configured to obtain network information that includes an optical reachability graph for a packet optical network, a memory, and a processor coupled to the receiver and the memory, and configured to generate a set of packet reachability graphs using the network information, where each packet reachability graph from the set of packet reachability graphs interconnects a plurality of integrated packet optical network nodes for packet switching and optical switching.
US10205521B2	Network of extremely high burst rate optical downlinks Traditional satellite-to-earth data transmission systems are constrained by inefficient relay schemes and/or short-duration data transfers at low data rates. Communication systems described herein achieve extremely high burst rate (e.g., 10 Gbps or greater) direct-to-Earth (DTE) data transmission over a free-space optical link between a spacecraft and a remote terminal, which may be a ground terminal or another space terminal. The optical link is established, for example, when the remote terminal is at an elevation of 20° with respect to a horizon of the remote terminal. In some embodiments, a data transmission burst contains at least 1 Terabyte of information, and has a duration of 6 minutes or less. The communication system can include forward error correction by detecting a degradation of a received free-space optical signal and re-transmitting at least a portion of the free-space optical signal.
US10205506B2	Communication apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium A communication apparatus searches for other communication apparatuses each of which can execute, as a proxy of the communication apparatus, at least one of transmission processing and reception processing of a wireless signal during a period of a predetermined length which comes at a predetermined time interval, and selects, from the other communication apparatuses detected by the search, an apparatus for executing the processing as the proxy of the communication apparatus.
US10205504B2	Facilitation of computational complexity reduction for periodic and aperiodic channel state information reporting in 5G or other next generation network Using channel state information (CSI), e.g., rank information, precoding matrix index, etc., that is reported periodically by a user equipment, a complexity of reporting of aperiodic CSI reporting can be reduced, by reducing a search space of a codebook used for the aperiodic CSI reporting, when the UE is configured with periodic and aperiodic CSI reporting. A periodic configuration of a mobile device is facilitated for transmissions of channel state data periodically, and, in response to sending a reference signal, first channel state data of the channel is received according to the periodic configuration. Based on the first channel state data, an aperiodic configuration of the mobile device can be facilitated for transmissions of the channel state data aperiodically according to aperiodic requests received by the mobile device. Then, second channel state data can be received by the network device according to the aperiodic configuration.
US10205499B2	Systems and methods for adapting a codebook for use with multiple antenna configurations According to certain embodiments, a method by a network node for adapting a codebook for use with multiple antenna configurations is provided. The method includes configuring a wireless device to provide CSI feedback using a precoding codebook. Each one of a plurality of codebook entries within the precoding codebook corresponds to a potential position of an antenna element. The method further includes transmitting, by the network node, an indication of a subset of codebook entries to be combined when calculating CSI feedback by the wireless device.
US10205491B2	System and method for large scale multiple input multiple output communications A method for communicating using a large scale multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna array, the method includes determining angular domain channel estimates of the large scale MIMO antenna array in accordance with antenna domain channel estimates of the large scale MIMO antenna array, identifying significant beams of the large scale MIMO antenna array by maximizing the angular domain channel estimates, and communicating with at least one receiving device utilizing the significant beams as identified.
US10205488B2	Low-power high-accuracy clock harvesting in inductive coupling systems An apparatus includes a front-end circuit and a digital processing circuit. The front-end circuit includes an antenna and a modulation switch. The digital processing circuit is configured to transmit data to a remote unit using inductive coupling of an Alternating Current (AC) magnetic field generated by the remote unit, by modulating a load impedance of the antenna using the modulation switch. The front-end circuit is configured to supply to the digital processing circuit a voltage signal, which has a frequency of the AC magnetic field and which has a non-zero envelope both during intervals in which the modulation switch is closed and during intervals in which the modulation switch is open, and wherein the digital processing circuit is configured to derive a clock signal from the voltage signal.
US10205480B2	Customizable protective case for portable electronic device A protective case for a portable electronic device includes a rigid plastic frame bonded to a stretchable rubber cover and a back panel insert that can be removably inserted into a pocket in the rear of the stretchable rubber cover and plastic frame. To position a device in the case, the device is simply inserted into the front opening of the rigid plastic frame and stretchable rubber cover such that the edges of the stretchable cover stretch over the device and secure the device in the case. A variety of different removable back panels allow the stand to be easily reconfigured to include a stand for the device case, a pocket adapted to hold payment cards, a folding style wallet, a mirror or a fabric covering.
US10205478B2	Cover glass for mobile terminals, manufacturing method of the same and mobile terminal device To provide cover glass for mobile terminals exhibiting high strength in a thin plate thickness state to enable reductions in thickness of apparatuses when inserted in the apparatuses, cover glass (1) for a mobile terminal of the invention is cover glass (1) that is obtained by forming a resist pattern on main surfaces of a plate-shaped glass substrate, then etching the glass substrate with an etchant using the resist pattern as a mask, and thereby cutting the glass substrate into a desired shape and that protects a display screen of the mobile terminal, where an edge face of the cover glass (1) is formed of a molten glass surface, and as surface roughness of the edge face, arithmetic mean roughness Ra is 10 nm or less.
US10205473B2	Cartesian error-feedback transmitter architecture with a feedforward path An error-feedback transmitter includes an input that receives an input signal, and an output that produces an output signal. It also includes an amplifier, located on a main path that carries a main signal between the input and the output. The transmitter includes a feedback path that carries a feedback signal from the output to the input, and a feedback-signal combiner, located on the main path between the input and the amplifier. The feedback-signal combiner negatively combines the feedback signal with the input signal to improve linearity in the output signal. The transmitter includes a feedforward path that carries a feedforward signal from the input toward the output, and a feedforward-signal combiner, located on the feedback path between the output and the feedback-signal combiner. The feedforward-signal combiner negatively combines the feedforward signal with the feedback signal to suppress components of the main signal in the feedback signal.
US10205472B2	Radio unit housing and a base station antenna module A radio unit housing configured to receive a corresponding antenna and configured such that, when the antenna is received by the radio unit housing an air channel is formed between the radio unit housing and the antenna.
US10205467B2	Bit interleaver for low-density parity check codeword having length of 16200 and code rate of 4/15 and 256-symbol mapping, and bit interleaving method using same A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 4/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 256-symbol mapping.
US10205462B2	SAR ADCs with dedicated reference capacitor for each bit capacitor A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) typically includes circuitry for implementing bit trials that converts an analog input to a digital output bit by bit. The circuitry for bit trials are usually weighted (e.g., binary weighted), and these bit weights are not always ideal. Calibration algorithms can calibrate or correct for non-ideal bit weights and usually prefer these bit weights to be signal independent so that the bit weights can be measured and calibrated/corrected easily. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a unique circuit design of an SAR ADC, where each bit capacitor or pair of bit capacitors (in a differential design) has a corresponding dedicated on-chip reference capacitor. The speed of the resulting ADC is fast due to the on-chip reference capacitors (offering fast reference settling times), while errors associated with non-ideal bit weights of the SAR ADC are signal independent (can be easily measured and corrected/calibrated).
US10205459B2	Multi-phase fractional divider Described is an apparatus comprising: a multi-modulus divider; and a phase provider to receive a multiphase periodic signal and operable to rotate phases of the multiphase periodic signal to generate an output which is received by the multi-modulus divider.
US10205448B2	Switch control circuit and switch circuit This invention provides a switch control circuit and a switch circuit. When a main transistor on-time reaches a constant on-time, whether an inductor current reaches an instruction current is detected; if the inductor current fails to reach the instruction current, the main transistor on-time is prolonged; the main transistor is turned off and the auxiliary transistor is turned on until the inductor current reaches the instruction current or exceeds the instruction current by a certain threshold; when the main transistor is turned off and the auxiliary transistor is turned on, the inductor current is detected in real time to check whether the inductor current is smaller than the instruction current, and the auxiliary transistor is turned off and the main transistor is turned on again if yes.
US10205433B2	Elastic wave device An elastic wave device includes a substrate including a piezoelectric material layer and an IDT electrode on the piezoelectric material layer. The IDT electrode includes a Pt film, a Ti film on the Pt film, and an Al-based metal film on the Ti film. The Ti film is quasi-single-crystalline.
US10205422B2	System and method for a voltage controlled oscillator In accordance with an embodiment, a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) includes a VCO core having a plurality of transistors and a varactor circuit that has a first end coupled to emitter terminals of the VCO core and a second end coupled to a tuning terminal. The varactor circuit includes a capacitance that increases with increasing voltage applied to the tuning terminal with respect to the emitter terminals of the VCO core.
US10205411B2	Control method for starting a synchronous electric motor A control method implemented in a variable speed drive for starting a synchronous electric motor, said method including the application, as input, of a reference speed according to a predefined speed profile, the determination of a reference position based on the reference speed that is applied as input, the determination of a voltage in a rotating frame of reference, based on the reference speed that is applied as input, the determination of control voltages to be applied to each output phase depending, on the one hand, on the determined reference position and, on the other hand, on said voltage determined in the rotating frame of reference, and the application of the control voltages to each output phase to obtain an alignment of the position of the rotor of said motor with the reference position.
US10205409B1	Power generating tile assembly A power generating tile assembly includes a tile cover plate that is coupled to a rigid base plate to define an interior region therebetween. The tile cover plate vibrates in response to either sounds waves contacting the tile cover plate or an external force being applied to the tile cover plate. The power generating tile assembly includes a vibrationally-activated power generating device that is coupled to the tile cover plate within the interior region. The vibrationally-activated power generating device generates a first voltage in response to vibrations in the tile cover plate.
US10205403B2	Cascaded H-bridge inverter and method for handling fault thereof A cascaded H-bridge inverter and a method for handling a fault thereof are provided. An output voltage or an output power of each of N solar panels is detected by a controller. In a case that the output voltage of at least one of the N solar panels is lower than a preset voltage, or that the output power of at least one of the N solar panels is lower than a preset power, the controller controls a corresponding switching device to be switched off, and changes a set value of a voltage across a capacitor in the direct current side. Then, the controller controls a corresponding H-bridge module to perform inverting by taking the set value of the voltage across the capacitor in the direct current side as an input value, so that a total output modulation voltage of the cascaded H-bridge inverter meets a preset condition.
US10205400B2	Stacked switched capacitor energy buffer circuit SSC energy buffer circuit includes a switching network and a plurality of energy storage capacitors. The switching network may operate at a relatively low switching frequency and can take advantage of soft charging of the energy storage capacitors to reduce loss. Efficiency of the SSC energy buffer circuit can be extremely high compared with the efficiency of other energy buffer circuits. The SSC energy buffer architecture exhibits losses that scale with the amount of energy buffered, such that a relatively high efficiency can be achieved across a desired operating range. Improvements in SSC energy buffer circuits include, in various implementations, the use of ground reference gate drive, the elimination of a separate precharge circuit through control of at least a portion of the switches of the SSC energy buffer circuit, and/or optimized ratio of capacitance values of two or more capacitors in an SSC energy buffer circuit.
US10205396B2	Method and device for controlling a galvanically isolated DC converter The invention relates to a method (300) for controlling a galvanically isolated DC converter (100). The DC converter (100) comprises a full bridge (110) for converting an input DC voltage (UinDC) into an input AC voltage (UinAC), a transformer (120) for converting the input AC voltage (UinAC) into an output AC voltage (UoutAC), and a rectifier (130) for converting the output AC voltage (UoutAC) into an output DC voltage (UoutDC). The method comprises the steps: determining (320) the duty cycle (D) of the full bridge (110); comparing (330) the determined duty cycle (D) with a duty cycle threshold value (Dth); calculating (340) an input DC voltage (UinDCcalc) according to an input current (I_in), the output DC voltage (UoutDC), a transformation ratio (U) of the transformer (120) and an adapted value (D_ad) of the duty cycle of the full bridge (110).
US10205395B2	Systems and methods for current control of power conversion systems System and method for regulating an output current of a power conversion system. An example system controller for regulating an output current of a power conversion system includes a driving component, a demagnetization detector, a current-regulation component, and a signal processing component. The driving component is configured to output a drive signal to a switch in order to affect a primary current flowing through a primary winding of the power conversion system. The demagnetization detector is configured to receive a feedback signal associated with an output voltage of the power conversion system and generate a detection signal based on at least information associated with the feedback signal. The current-regulation component is configured to receive the drive signal, the detection signal and a current-sensing signal and output a current-regulation signal based on at least information associated with the drive signal, the detection signal, and the current sensing signal.
US10205394B2	Switched mode power converter controller with ramp time modulation with jitter frequency A controller for use in a power converter includes a drive circuit coupled to generate a drive signal to control switching of a power switch to control a transfer of energy from a power converter input to a power converter output. An input is also included to receive an enable signal including enable events responsive to the power converter output. The drive circuit is coupled to turn ON the power switch in response to the enable events, and turn OFF the power switch in response to a power switch current reaching a current limit threshold. A current limit threshold generator is coupled to receive the drive signal from the drive circuit to vary the current limit threshold at a variable rate in response to the enable events of the enable signal.
US10205386B2	Apparatus for integrated circuit interface and associated methods An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) adapted to be powered by a positive supply voltage. The IC includes a charge pump that is adapted to convert the positive supply voltage of the IC to a negative bias voltage. The IC further includes a bidirectional interface circuit. The bidirectional interface circuit includes an amplifier coupled to the negative bias voltage to accommodate a bidirectional input voltage of the IC. The bidirectional interface circuit further includes a comparator coupled to the negative bias voltage to accommodate the bidirectional input voltage of the IC.
US10205384B2	Resonant AC-to-DC converter A resonant AC-to-DC converter apparatus includes an inductance circuit comprising an inductor with a first and connected in series with each phase of an AC power source comprising a fundamental frequency, and a capacitance circuit that includes a capacitance for each phase. Each capacitance is connected between a second end of the inductor of a phase and a neutral connection, and the capacitance and the inductor of the connected phase form a resonant frequency. The apparatus includes a rectification circuit with an input and an output, the input connected, for each phase, in series with the second end of the inductor of the phase. The resonant frequency is related to the fundamental frequency to provide a gain at the fundamental frequency, the gain boosting a voltage of the input to the rectification circuit at the fundamental frequency above an output voltage of the AC source.
US10205376B2	Switch control circuit including multipin to set dead time information and/or protection mode A switch control circuit includes a first pin connected to a first voltage, and a second pin connected to another end of a first resistor including an end connected to the first pin and a first capacitor. In the switch control circuit, at least two of first dead time information, second dead time information, and a protection mode are set by using a multi-voltage of the second pin. The first dead time information is information about a dead time of a first switch and a second switch controlling power supply, the second dead time information is information about a dead time for synchronous rectification, and the protection mode includes an auto-restart mode and a latch mode.
US10205374B2	Tran principles, methods of DC pulse electric device without moving parts A time-varying current from a DC voltage-source, flows through a primary winding of a magnetic circuit containing permanent magnets, induces more inductive voltages across different windings. The windings are wrapped around the main, sub-magnetic paths of different forms and constructions of the Tran-generators.The invention when combined with any one of recovering the utilized electric charge, using the (hybrid) soft magnetic wires, applying the Voltage-Doubler circuits, and using the transfer of high-potential electric charge to generate more electric energy, make the tran-generators useful.
US10205373B2	Self-alignment protection device for permanent-magnet coupling The present invention relates to the technical field of design and manufacture of magnetic couplings and provides a self-alignment protection device for permanent-magnet coupling, the self-alignment protection device comprises a first rotor and a second rotor respectively in fixedly connection with a load shaft (8) and a driving shaft (9), the first rotor and the second rotor being respectively mounted with permanent magnets that are mutually coupled to transmit torque, the first rotor and the second rotor are respectively configured with an inner conical surface and an outer conical surface that are coaxial and have mutually matching tapers, the self-alignment protection device further comprises an axial adjustment mechanism for adjusting the relative axial position between the first rotor and the second rotor. This technical solution solves the technical problem that the existing magnetic couplings are inconvenient to install and adjust.
US10205364B2	Torsion compensator The main function of the invention is the rectification of angular errors due to torsion in long and slim axles for electric motors of which a rotor and stator are divided into two or more sub motors, and wherein rotors are coupled to a common axle and wherein two or more stator elements are supplied with equal electrical phases from a power supply cable. The invention is a system and a coupling between rotor elements and an axle extending through the system, the purpose being to dynamically compensate for angular errors due to torsion in the axle between two or more rotor elements in which the torsion angle would influence negatively the electrical efficiency of the rotor elements. The object of the invention is the angular positioning of rotor elements so that the poles are electrically synchronous, thereby avoiding reduction of the electrical efficiency due to torsion in the axle.
US10205355B2	High-torque, low-current brushless motor An electric motor including a coil assembly having a plurality of coils which may be arranged in the shape of a cylinder. The motor further includes a rotor including a plurality of outer magnets configured as a first Halbach cylinder surrounding the coil assembly. An outer magnet housing of the rotor is coupled to and surrounds the plurality of outer magnets. A plurality of inner magnets are arranged as a second Halbach cylinder with the coil assembly being interposed between the plurality of inner magnets and the plurality of outer magnets. An inner magnet housing is coupled to the plurality of inner magnets and surrounds an output shaft.
US10205348B2	Wireless energy transmission control methods and control apparatuses Wireless charging technology and wireless energy transmission control methods and control apparatuses are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving an optical signal from a wireless energy receiver device; and determining, according to an orientation of the optical signal, a wireless energy transmission scheme of a wireless energy transmitter device corresponding to the orientation. A corresponding wireless energy transmission scheme can be rapidly determined according to an orientation of an optical signal from a receiver device.
US10205346B2	Wireless power receiver and host control interface thereof A wireless power receiver, configured to receive power from a wireless power outlet and to communicate with a host for providing electrical power thereto, is provided comprising a secondary inductive coil configured to receive power from a primary coil of the wireless power outlet, and a host control interface configured to facilitate communication between the wireless power receiver and the host. The host control interface comprises contacts, one or more information-carrying contacts configured to conduct at least one of a clock and a data signal between the wireless power receiver and the host, supply input and power supply ground contacts configured to cooperate to provide current between the wireless power receiver and the host, an interrupt-signal contact configured to carry an INTERRUPT signal from the wireless power receiver and the host, and an enable-signal contact configured to carry an ENABLE signal from the host to the wireless power receiver.
US10205343B2	Smart power node A portable electrical energy power node is provided. The power node includes first and second input power terminals and first and second output power terminals. The input power terminals are adapted for receiving a source of electrical power and the output terminals are adopted for connecting to a load. A first power line connects the first input terminal to the first output terminal, a second power line connects the second input terminal to the input side of a circuit interrupter and a third power line connects the output side of the circuit interrupter to the second output terminal. The circuit interrupter selectively interrupts the connection between the second input terminal and the second output terminal in accordance with a fault sensor and a control unit.
US10205339B2	Insert for an aircraft galley for storing and charging personal electronic devices (PEDS) An insert for an aircraft galley for storing and charging personal electronic devices (PEDs), wherein the insert includes at least one physical interface and at least one data and power interface in accordance with the ARINC standard. In an open state, the insert is suitable for introducing the PEDs into the insert, and in the closed state, it is suitable for storing and charging the PEDs. The insert includes: a module for providing the respective electric power to the PEDs required by the PEDs for charging, wherein electric power is provided to the module via the data and power interface; standardized electric plugs for connecting the PEDs to the module; one or multiple temperature sensors for measuring the temperature in the interior of the insert; and a heat dissipation arrangement.
US10205336B2	Switched-mode power supply having at least one power circuit and at least one auxiliary power supply unit A switched-mode power supply is provided which has at least one power circuit for supplying a first electrical consumer, and at least one auxiliary power supply unit for generating a first transformer-coupled output voltage for a switching controller for controlling or regulating the power circuit, and at least one further transformer-coupled output voltage for at least one further electrical consumer in a first operating mode. The first and the at least one further transformer-coupled output voltage of the at least one auxiliary power supply unit are variable in comparison with the first operating mode in a further operating mode of the switched-mode power supply.
US10205331B2	Battery pack A battery pack is disclosed. In one aspect, the battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells each extending in a first direction and a battery management system (BMS) configured to control a charging/discharging operation of the battery cells. The BMS is placed at one of exterior surfaces of the battery cells and extends in a direction crossing the first direction.
US10205330B2	Programmable battery protection system and related methods A programmable battery protection system. Implementations may include a battery protection integrated circuit (IC) with an array of fuses, a plurality of latches coupled with the array of fuses, a plurality of MOSFETs coupled with the plurality of latches, and a plurality of resistors coupled in series and in parallel with each one of the plurality of MOSFETs. The IC may also include a comparator coupled with the plurality of resistors and with a battery control circuit. Whether any one of the array of fuses is open or closed (remains closed) may be set by a fuse trimming signal from the battery control circuit. A voltage supplied to the comparator by the plurality of resistors during operation may be one of a discharge overcurrent threshold voltage, a charge overcurrent threshold voltage, or a short current threshold voltage.
US10205315B2	Fault detection system A fault detection system is provided which includes power lines connecting between a DC power supply and electric equipment, switches respectively provided to the power lines, a capacitor connected to the power lines at a position where a distance to the electric equipment is shorter than a distance between the switches and the electric equipment, a charging unit charging the capacitor before the switches are turned on, a detection section connected to the power line at a connecting point where a distance to the DC power supply is shorter than a distance between the switches and the DC power supply, and detecting a change in an electric potential of the connecting point, and a determination section determining whether a short-circuit fault has occurred in any one of the switches based on a difference in the electric potential of the connecting point between before and after the capacitor is charged.
US10205307B2	Power line maintenance monitoring Monitoring may be provided. First, data may be received comprising a current location of a point on a span of conductor or a current angle of a section of the span of conductor. Next, a sag may be calculated of the span of conductor based upon the current location of the point on the span of conductor and the current angle of the section of the span of conductor. An alert may then be provided when the calculated sag is outside of a predetermined range for the span.
US10205305B2	Spark plug A spark plug including a metal shell having a ground electrode, a cylindrical ceramic insulator held in the metal shell and having therein an axial hole having a small-diameter portion, and a large-diameter portion larger in diameter than the small-diameter portion and connected to a rear end of the small-diameter portion via a stepped portion, a resistor arranged in the large-diameter portion, a center electrode having: a flange portion projecting in a radial direction in the large-diameter portion to contact with the stepped portion; and a leg portion arranged in the small-diameter portion so as to extend from the flange portion toward the front end side, and a seal body arranged in the large-diameter portion and electrically connecting between the center electrode and the resistor. The seal body includes an insulating seal body that comes into contact with the ceramic insulator, and a conductive seal body.
US10205290B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a docking part, wherein the docking part is connected to a front end of the base seat, the docking part is provided with two connection plates facing each other in a vertical direction, each of opposite facing surfaces of the two connection plates is provided with a connection surface, and a connection slot is formed between the two connection surfaces; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat, wherein each of the terminal sets is provided with at least one row of terminals, the terminal is provided with a fixing portion and an extension, the fixing portion is fixed to the base seat, the extension extends to a connection plate and is provided with a contact projecting beyond the connection surface, the contact is vertically elastically movable, the contacts of the terminals of the two terminal sets respectively project from the two connection surfaces to the connection slot; and a metal housing covering the insulated seat; characterized in that a metallic inner shell is further provided between the metal housing and the docking part, the metallic inner shell rests against the metal housing, and each of left and right side plates of the metallic inner shell is integrally provided with a projecting resilient snap projecting toward the connection slot.
US10205287B2	Method and system for performing a single localized read transaction in which multiple RFID tags are read One embodiment is directed to a method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port. The method comprises initiating a localized read transaction to read any RFID tag attached to a first connector and any RFID tag attached to a second connector inserted into the port. The method further comprises, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10205285B2	Connector module and vehicle-mounted camera using such module Provided is a connector module providing superior shielding performance with small number of components. The connector module includes a terminal module having a center conductor, a tubular insulator holder supporting the center conductor and a tubular conductive shell, and a shield case. A bottom portion of the shield case includes a protruding portion bent from an edge of an opening portion through which the terminal module extends and protruding in a cylindrical form. The terminal module is joined to the shield case with an outer circumferential face of the conductive shell and an inner circumferential face of the protruding portion being placed in face contact with each other.
US10205284B1	High-low frequency mixed connector The present invention relates to a high-low frequency mixed connector, includes an insulator and high frequency pins and low frequency pins set on the insulator, the low frequency pins includes large current pins and small current pins; wherein, the high frequency pins are installed on the insulator by means of shrapnel or hot bar welding, the low frequency pins are installed on the insulator by means of crimping, and the high frequency pins and the low frequency pins are arranged in different directions. The high-low frequency mixed connector in the present invention contains the high frequency pins and the low frequency pins in the terminal, and the high frequency pins and the low frequency pins are arranged in different directions, thus, it is convenient for users to use high frequency and high current connectors with low cost and high efficiency.
US10205282B2	Coaxial connector with quick locking and separating mechanism A coaxial connector includes: a first joint and a second joint, a locking flange arranged at one end portion of the second joint; and a quick locking and separating mechanism that includes: a locking member fixedly arranged on a first end portion of the first joint and provided with a depression for accommodating the locking flange of the second joint; and a sliding sleeve arranged around the first joint and being slidable between a locking position in which the sliding sleeve locks the locking flange of the second joint in the depression of the locking member so as to connect the first joint and the second joint and an unlocking position in which the sliding sleeve allows the locking flange of the second joint to disengage from the depression of the locking member so as to allow the first joint to be separated from the second joint.
US10205274B2	Electronic connection arrangement An electrical connection arrangement including a male connector and a female connector both to be mated in mating directions along a longitudinal axis. The male connector has a pin element projecting in a first mating direction towards the female connector, a first protective cover on the pin element covering at least a free axial tip end of the pin element, and a protective element surrounding, at least partially, the pin element in a radial distance thereto. The female connector includes a nut element with a central threaded bore and projecting in a second mating direction towards the male connector, and a second protective cover on the nut element covering a free axial tip end of the nut element. The pin element has an outer thread and is threaded into the treaded bore of the nut element in a mated condition of the electrical connection arrangement establishing an electrical connection between the pin element and the nut element.
US10205265B2	Plug connector assembly having improved contacting module structure A plug connector assembly includes a cable and a mating member electrically connected to the cable, the mating member having an insulative housing and a contacting module retained in the insulative housing, the contacting module having a first contacting module unit and a second contacting module unit, the first contacting module unit having plural first contacts arranged along a lateral direction and a first insulative member retaining the first contacts, the second contacting module unit having plural second contacts arranged along the lateral direction and a second insulative member retaining the second contacts, wherein each of the first and second insulative members includes a same engagement structure, through which the first insulative member and the second insulative member are assembled into a whole by interference arrangement and then inserted into the insulative housing together.
US10205260B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector including a housing, first and second conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and an actuator provided to be rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and to have a pressing portion for pressing down a flat circuit device put partially in the housing to contacting portions of the first and second conductive contacts, wherein the actuator has an engaging portion and a projecting portion, the first conductive contact has a supporting portion for engaging with the engaging portion of the actuator so as to support the actuator, and the second conductive contact has a stopper portion for engaging with the projecting portion of the actuator so as to prevent the projecting portion from shifting in a direction opposite to an insertion direction along which the flat circuit device is inserted into the housing to be put partially in the same.
US10205243B2	Device and method for combined signal transmission or for combined signal transmission and energy transmission A method and a device for combined signal transmission or for combined signal transmission and energy transfer, in particular a portable electronic terminal. The device has at least one coil structure for producing a first electromagnetic field for energy transfer or for signal transmission, wherein the device also has at least one antenna structure for additional signal transmission. The antenna structure has a first partial structure and a second partial structure. The first partial structure is designed and/or is arranged in relation to the second partial structure in such a way that signals in a first frequency range can be received and transmitted by the antenna structure. At least the first partial structure is arranged adjacent to the at least one coil structure in a projection plane oriented perpendicular to a central axis of the coil structure.
US10205241B2	Low profile omnidirectional antennas Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of a low profile wideband and/or multiband omnidirectional antennas. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna generally includes a radiator and a ground plane. The ground plane may include a slanted surface along or defining an edge portion of the ground plane. The slanted surface may be configured to be operable for reducing null at azimuth plane to thereby allow the antenna to have more omnidirectional radiation patterns for the azimuth plane. In another exemplary embodiment, an antenna generally includes a substrate, a radiator along the substrate, and electrically-conductive tape or foil defining at least part of a ground plane. The electrically-conductive tape or foil is coupled to a ground of the radiator via proximity coupling and electrically insulated by masking of the substrate.
US10205235B2	Wireless communication system node with re-configurable antenna devices The invention relates to a node in a wireless communication system, where the node comprises at least one antenna arrangement. Each antenna arrangement comprises a first, second, third and fourth antenna device positioned one after the other. Each antenna device comprises at least a corresponding first antenna port connected to a first polarization of the corresponding antenna device, the first antenna device and the second antenna device forming a first antenna device pair, and the third antenna device and the fourth antenna device forming a second antenna device pair. For each antenna device pair, the first antenna ports are at least indirectly connected to at least one respective controllable power divider/combiner having a respective common port. Each controllable power divider/combiner is arranged to adjust and/or set a corresponding power relation between the first antenna ports of the corresponding antenna device pair for power received and/or transmitted at its common port.
US10205233B2	Dual polarization antenna including isolation providing device The present invention relates to a dual-polarization antenna including an isolation providing device including: a transmission antenna element outputting a transmission signal provided via a feeder through a first port; a receiving antenna element receiving a reception signal so as to provide same to the second port; a first coupler distributing part of the transmission signal; an equalizer equalizing the distributed signal from the first coupler to a preset waveform; a second coupler receiving the output of the equalizer so as to couple same to a signal output to the second port; and a conductor forming a signal delivery path between the first coupler, the equalizer, and the second coupler. The coupling performance of the first and second couplers, the length of the conductor, and the functional characteristics of the equalizer are designed to allow a signal coupled to the second port through the signal delivery path using the conductor to have substantially identical amplitudes and a 180 phase difference, and an identical shape in an overall operating frequency band in contrast to a signal falsely inputted to a receiving antenna from the transmitting antenna element.
US10205226B2	Miniaturized dual-polarized base station antenna The present invention discloses a miniaturized dual-polarized base station antenna, comprising a radiation device and a feeding unit. The feeding unit comprises two coaxial cables and two vertical baluns consisting of two conductors, and the radiation device is supported on a reflecting plate. The radiation device consists of four crossed oscillators and four groups of symmetric striplines, and the four groups of symmetric striplines are in the center of the radiation device and connected to the crossed oscillators and feed the four crossed oscillators in a matched manner. In the center of the radiation device, the adjacent conductors of the four groups of symmetric striplines are connected to each other to form an end-to-end connected closed conductor ring, and a top conductor sheet on the center of the radiation device is a square or circular metal member.
US10205224B2	Electronic device with millimeter wave antenna arrays An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include millimeter wave antenna arrays formed from arrays of patch antennas, dipole antennas or other millimeter wave antennas on millimeter wave antenna array substrates. Circuitry such as upconverter and downconverter circuitry may be mounted on the substrates. The upconverter and downconverter may be coupled to wireless communications circuitry such as a baseband processor circuit using an intermediate frequency signal path. The electronic device may have opposing front and rear faces. A display may cover the front face. A rear housing wall may cover the rear face. A metal midplate may be interposed between the display and rear housing wall. Millimeter wave antenna arrays may transmit and receive antenna signals through the rear housing wall.
US10205217B2	Antenna for wireless communication device chassis having reduced cutback An antenna having a passive antenna element that is integrated in a wireless communication chassis, is naturally in resonance, and is galvanically coupled to ground, and a passive indirect antenna element feed that is non-galvanically coupled to the antenna element. If the chassis is foldable, a parasitic element may be located opposite an antenna element feed when the foldable chassis is in at least one of a closed mode and a tablet mode.
US10205201B2	Cooling system for battery A cooling system for a battery reduces a cooling package space using a duplex pipe and can reinforce mechanical strength of the duplex pipe by forming reinforcement ribs in the duplex pipe. The cooling system includes a duplex pipe, and an internal unitary pipe connected to the duplex pipe and arranged at a side of a battery cell, the internal unitary pipe including an internal inlet to flow a cooling fluid into the internal unitary pipe and an internal outlet to flow the cooling fluid from the internal unitary pipe.
US10205198B2	Power tool and battery pack A power tool includes a motor and control means for controlling the motor. The motor is capable of being driven by power supplied from a battery pack including a battery cell. The control means is configured to continue to rotate the motor even when a motor-halt signal is inputted from the battery pack. With this structure, the power tool can be used continuously without need to halt rotation of the motor, even when receiving a halt signal, such as an overdischarge detection signal or an overcurrent detection signal.
US10205189B2	Synthesis of novel sulfur-carbon nano-network composite as cathode for rechargeable Li—S batteries A synthesis technology for sulfur-carbon Nanocomposite is provided, which was achieved by ultrasonification to allow formation of homogeneously distributed Sulfur nanoparticles on Carbon. Sulfur is uniformly distributed with mesoporous “functionalized carbon” to produce Sulfur-Carbon (S—C) nano-link. The performance of an EC cell assembled using the (S—C) nanocomposite cathode in Li-S battery has a capacity >910 mAh/g at low current density without fading up to 80 cycles with different C-rate. The synthesis process is cost effective and scalable for large quantity of (C—S) nanocomposites.
US10205185B2	Method for controlling fuel cell system A method for controlling a fuel cell system includes supplying an oxidant gas, via an oxidant gas supply channel, to a cathode electrode of a fuel cell. The oxidant gas is moistened to be supplied to the cathode electrode with a humidifier. An opening degree of a bypass channel valve is decreased via a feedforward control to a first opening degree when an impedance has reached a lower limit value. The opening degree of the bypass channel valve is increased via the feedforward control to a second opening degree when the impedance has reached an upper limit value. The first opening degree is smaller than the second opening degree.
US10205183B2	Device for changing anode inlet and anode outlet of fuel cell stack A device for changing an anode inlet and an anode outlet of a fuel cell stack includes an inlet manifold connected the anode inlet of the fuel cell stack and an outlet manifold connected to the anode outlet. An inlet and outlet changing means is disposed inside one of the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold and controls flow directions of the anode inlet and the anode outlet to be the same or opposite to each other.
US10205168B2	Sodium transition metal silicates The present invention is directed to an electrode comprising one or more sodium-containing transition metal silicate compounds of the formula: AaM1bM2cXdOe wherein A comprises sodium or a mixture of sodium with lithium and/or potassium M1 comprises one or more transition metals, wherein M1 is capable of undergoing oxidation to a higher oxidation state, M2 comprises one or more non transition metals and/or metalloids, X comprises at least 40 mol % silicon, a is >0, b is >0 c is ≥0, d is ≥1, e is ≥2, wherein the values of a, b, c, d, and e are selected to maintain the electroneutrality of the compound; and further wherein the one or more sodium-containing transition metal silicate compounds does not include Na2MnSiO4.
US10205167B2	High energy materials for a battery and methods for making and use A composition for forming an electrode. The composition includes a metal fluoride compound doped with a dopant. The addition of the dopant: (i) improves the bulk conductivity of the composition as compared to the undoped metal fluoride compound; (ii) changes the bandgap of the composition as compared to the undoped metal fluoride compound; or (iii) induces the formation of a conductive metallic network. A method of making the composition is included.
US10205166B2	Energy storage devices including stabilized silicon A novel hybrid lithium-ion anode material based on coaxially coated Si shells on carbon nanofibers (CNF). The unique cup-stacking graphitic microstructure makes the CNFs an effective Li+ intercalation medium. Highly reversible Li+ intercalation and extraction were observed at high power rates. More importantly, the highly conductive and mechanically stable CNF core optionally supports a coaxially coated amorphous Si shell which has much higher theoretical specific capacity by forming fully lithiated alloy. Addition of surface effect dominant sites in close proximity to the intercalation medium results in a hybrid device that includes advantages of both batteries and capacitors.
US10205152B2	Bushing forming a terminal for a lithium storage battery and related storage battery The present invention relates to a bushing forming a terminal for a storage battery, made through an opening connecting to either side of a wall comprising two opposing surfaces, which comprises: two electrically insulating washers, each comprising a bearing portion resting by the surface thereof under pressure against one of the surfaces of the wall and a guiding portion projecting from the bearing portion and resting under pressure against the edge of the opening; two electrically conductive parts, in which a male part is adjusted clamped inside the female part, each one of the parts comprising a bearing portion resting by the surface thereof under pressure against a bearing portion of the washers, the female part resting by the surface thereof under pressure against the guiding portions of the washers. The material(s) of the parts is/are fitted, and the section(s) thereof is/are sized so as to enable the flow of an electric current with a value of no less than 100 A.
US10205150B2	Battery pack bus bar assembly with shaped interconnect mounting platforms A battery assembly utilizing a compact and robust bus bar configuration is provided. The batteries within the assembly are divided into groups with each group formed from at least two rows of batteries. The batteries within each battery group are connected in parallel and the groups are connected in series. The batteries are interconnected using a plurality of non-overlapping bus bars configured in an alternating pattern with the plurality of battery groups, where each of the bus bars includes multiple interconnect mounting platforms. The interconnect mounting platforms simplify coupling multiple rows of batteries to each bus bar while minimizing bus bar current density variations and insuring that individual interconnect resistance remains relatively low and at about the same level per battery.
US10205148B2	Rechargeable lithium battery A rechargeable lithium battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode including a positive current collector, a first separator on the positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative current collector on the first separator, and a second separator on the negative electrode. The positive current collector and the negative current collector each have respective uncoated regions at two sides thereof. The first separator includes a first substrate including a polyolefin-based resin particle, and a coating layer on a side of the first substrate the coating layer being an inorganic layer or an organic layer. The second separator includes a second substrate including a polyolefin-based resin particle, and an outermost region and/or a central region of the electrode assembly includes one of the uncoated regions of the positive current collector, the first separator, one of the uncoated regions of the negative current collector and the second separator.
US10205147B2	Composition for heat-resistant porous layer, separator, electrochemical battery, and method for fabricating the same A heat resistant porous layer composition for a separator of an electrochemical battery includes a compound represented by Formula 1, an initiator, and a solvent, wherein Formula 1 is defined herein.
US10205146B2	Rod-shaped battery assembly and electronic cigarette having the same The present invention discloses a rod-shaped battery assembly (001) and an electronic cigarette having the rod-shaped battery assembly (001). The rod-shaped battery assembly (001) is configured for connecting a rod-shaped vaporizer assembly (002) of an electronic cigarette and providing the rod-shaped vaporizer assembly (002) with power. The rod-shaped battery assembly (001) comprises a hollow battery tube (1), a light cap (2) sheathed in one end of the battery tube (1), and a negative pole connecting piece (3) sheathed in the other end of the battery tube (1). The battery tube (1) sheathes an air sensor (4), a circuit board (6), and a battery (7); the negative pole connecting piece (3) sheathes an electrical insulation ring (8) and a positive pole connecting piece (9). The battery tube (1) further sheathes a moisture isolation means (10).
US10205140B2	Cell and manufacture method thereof A cell includes a front cover having a front cavity, a rear cover having a rear cavity, a first terminal, a second terminal, and an electrode group. The rear cover is connected to the front cover. The first terminal is disposed on the front cover and passes through the front cover to the front cavity. The second terminal is disposed on the front cover, and passes through the front cover to the front cavity. The electrode group is disposed in the front cavity and the rear cavity, and connected to the first terminal and the second terminal in the front cavity.
US10205134B2	Packaging method and display device A packaging method and a display device are disclosed. The packaging method includes: packaging a display element on a substrate having the display element disposed thereon to form a package covering the display element, wherein a first substance is disposed on at least a part of the substrate inside the package, the first substance including thermite; and initiating the first substance to obtain a second substance including a product of the thermite reaction.
US10205132B2	OLED display panel and method for packaging an OLED display panel with a covering layer having a concave structure The present disclosure relates to a method for packaging an OLED display panel, an OLED display panel and an OLED display device. The method for packaging an OLED display panel comprises: providing a substrate and a cover plate, and forming a covering layer on the substrate, wherein the covering layer has a concave structure. The method further comprises forming another covering layer having a convex structure or forming an adhesive on the cover plate, wherein a bump of the convex structure or the adhesive may be accommodated in a recess of the concave structure.
US10205125B2	Method of manufacturing package assembly, package assembly, and display device This invention discloses a method of manufacturing a package assembly, a package assembly, and a display device. The method includes: providing a base substrate, provided with a first pattern layer and a second pattern layer located outside the first pattern layer; forming a first cladding layer on the base substrate, the first cladding layer covering a second pattern layer and a region surrounded by the second pattern layer; forming a second cladding layer on the first cladding layer, the second cladding layer covering a top portion of the first pattern layer and a region surrounded by the first pattern layer; forming an organic layer on the first cladding layer and the second cladding layer, the organic layer covering the first pattern layer and a region surrounded by the first pattern layer; and forming a third cladding layer on the organic layer and the first cladding layer.
US10205121B2	Organic electroluminescent display panel and display apparatus The present invention discloses an organic electroluminescent display panel, comprising: a base substrate; a top-emitting type organic electroluminescent structure located on the base substrate, the organic electroluminescent structure comprising an anode, a light emitting layer and a cathode arranged in this order from the base substrate; and a packaging film covering the organic electroluminescent structure; the organic electroluminescent display panel further comprises a secondary electrode provided on the packaging film and electrically connected with the cathode through a via hole penetrating through the packaging film. Since the secondary electrode is additionally provided on the packaging film and is electrically connected with the cathode through the via hole penetrating through the packaging film, the secondary electrode electrically connected with the cathode can increase an equivalent thickness of the cathode and thus reduce the resistance of the cathode, which can avoid the problem of large voltage drop due to large resistance of the cathode when a thinner metal is used as the cathode, thereby can avoid damage of the organic electroluminescent display panel due to the larger voltage drop.
US10205111B2	Organic light emitting diode, method for manufacturing organic light emitting diode, and method for repairing organic light emitting diode One embodiment of the present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode, a method for manufacturing an organic light emitting diode, and a method for repairing an organic light emitting diode, the light emitting diode comprising at least one exposed part on an upper electrode which exposes an organic layer or a lower electrode, wherein the light emitting diode effectively prevents performance deterioration or operation failure of the light emitting diode due to leakage current by removing an electrical passage in an area prone to short circuit flaws.
US10205108B2	Compound The present invention relates to a compound of general formula (I) which can transport holes in an organic optoelectronic device, and to blends and solutions comprising the compound of general formula (I): wherein X is C, Si or Ge; A is a group of formula (II) wherein Z is N, P, NH, O or S; E is C1-10 alkyl or H; W is substituted or unsubstituted C5-14 aryl or substituted or unsubstituted C6-16 alkyl; e is an integer from 1 to 4; and z is 1 or 2; B, C and D are each independently A, H, C1-C12 alkyl, C5-14 aryl or OH; and a, b, c and d are each independently an integer from 1 to 5.
US10205102B2	Material for organic electroluminescent device and organic electroluminescent device including the same A material for an organic electroluminescent device including a monoamine derivative represented by Formula 1: In Formula 1, Ar may be a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, other than a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl group, and R1 to R18 may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, a cyano group, a fluorine group (e.g., fluorine), a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring.
US10205100B2	Anthracene compound, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic appliance, and lighting device An organic compound having a high T1 level is provided. An element emitting phosphorescence in the blue and green regions is provided. An organic compound having a high glass-transition temperature is provided. A light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic appliance, or a lighting device having high heat resistance is provided. A light-emitting element includes at least a hole-transport layer, a light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer between an anode and a cathode. An anthracene compound represented by General Formula (G1) is contained in at least one of the hole-transport layer, the light-emitting layer, and the electron-transport layer.
US10205093B2	Vertical hall effect element with improved sensitivity A vertical Hall Effect element includes a low voltage P-well region disposed at a position between pickups of a vertical Hall Effect element to result in an improved sensitivity of the vertical Hall Effect element. A method results in the vertical Hall Effect element having the improved sensitivity.
US10205077B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device in which a bonding pad is soldered to a mounting substrate, wherein the bonding pad may be formed in various shapes that can minimize the occurrence of voids during soldering or heat fusion.
US10205068B2	Illumination method and light-emitting device To provide an illumination method and a light-emitting device which are capable of achieving, under an indoor illumination environment where illuminance is around 5000 lx or lower when performing detailed work and generally around 1500 lx or lower, a color appearance or an object appearance as perceived by a person, will be as natural, vivid, highly visible, and comfortable as though perceived outdoors in a high-illuminance environment, regardless of scores of various color rendition metric. Light emitted from the light-emitting device illuminates an object such that light measured at a position of the object satisfies specific requirements. A feature of the light-emitting device is that light emitted by the light-emitting device in a main radiant direction satisfies specific requirements.
US10205064B2	Light emitting diodes with sensor segment for operational feedback Light emitting diodes (LEDs) having a sensor segment for operational feedback are described. A semiconductor stack is grown on a sapphire substrate. The semiconductor stack is segmented to form at least two segments, where one segment senses light emissions (photosensor segment) from the other segment (emitter segment). The segmentation is achieved by etching a trench or forming a segmentation layer between the segments. One segment can alternate on a predetermined basis between functioning as a photosensor segment or as an emitter segment. The photosensor segment can detect either a side light ray emitting from the emitter segment or a reflected light ray from a substrate. The photosensor segment generates a current based on the detected light ray. A detector circuit can provide operational feedback based on the sensed current.
US10205062B2	Light emitting device that is highly reliable, thin and is not damaged by external local pressure and electronic device An object is to provide a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and is not damaged by external local pressure. Further, another object is to manufacture a light emitting device with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics due to external stress in a manufacture process. A light emitting element is sealed between a first structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin and a second structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin, whereby a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and has intensity can be provided. Further, a light emitting device can be manufactured with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics in a manufacture process.
US10205059B2	Optoelectronic device and the manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure is related to an optoelectronic device comprising a semiconductor stack comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a first contact layer on the first surface; and a second contact layer on the second surface, wherein the second contact layer is not overlapped with the first contact layer in a vertical direction; wherein the second contact layer comprises a plurality of dots separating from each other and formed of semiconductor material.
US10205057B2	Flip-chip light emitting diode and fabrication method A flip-chip light-emitting diode structure includes a substrate; an epitaxial layer over the substrate, which includes a first semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a first electrode structure over the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode structure over the second semiconductor layer; wherein, the first electrode structure includes a first electrode body and a first electrode ring; the second electrode structure includes a second electrode body and a second electrode ring; the thickness of the first electrode ring is greater than or equal to that of the first electrode body and the thickness of the second electrode ring is greater than or equal to that of the second electrode body. As barrier structures, the first and the second electrode rings are used for avoiding short circuit during packaging and usage of the light-emitting diode due to overflow of solid crystal conductive materials, thus improving reliability.
US10205049B2	Manufacturing method for light barrier substrate The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a light barrier substrate which comprising steps of: forming a metal electrode pattern on a substrate through a first patterning process; forming an insulating layer above the substrate and the metal electrode pattern; forming a metal electrode via hole on the insulating layer and forming a channel pattern for a connecting line between a metal electrode and an exterior integrated circuit (IC) on the insulating layer, with a half tone make process, through a second patterning process; forming a transparent electrode layer pattern on the substrate on which the metal electrode via hole and the channel pattern are formed. The masking steps for forming the insulating layer and the transparent electrode layer may be decreased due to the half tone masking process, thus, the manufacturing process is simplified and the manufacturing efficiency is increased, and the cost for manufacturing the light barrier substrate is lowered because the mask is less used in the manufacturing process.
US10205043B2	Hot-carrier photoelectric conversion method The present invention provides a hot-carrier photoelectric conversion method. The method includes a hot-carrier photoelectric conversion device having a P-type semiconductor layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, and an inorganic conducting light-absorbing layer. The inorganic conducting light-absorbing layer is formed between the P-type semiconductor layer and the N-type semiconductor layer, and an electric field is formed between the P-type semiconductor layer and the N-type semiconductor layer. Moreover, photons are absorbed by the inorganic conducting light-absorbing layer to create electrons and holes. The electrons and holes are respectively shifted by the electric field or diffusion effect to the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer, so that the electrons and the holes are respectively conducted outside to create electric energy. Further, the present invention increases the quantity of photons absorbed, and makes electrons and holes be quickly conducted outside, thereby increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency, and creating electric energy with a high open-circuit voltage and a high current.
US10205038B2	Photovoltaic devices including curved sub-layers A photovoltaic device includes an intrinsic layer having two or more sublayers. The sublayers are intentionally deposited to include complementary concave and convex shapes. The sum of these layers resulting in a relatively flat surface for deposition of n- or p-doped layers. The photovoltaic device is optionally bifacial.
US10205034B2	Optical module An optical module includes: an avalanche photodiode; a power supply terminal; a self bias resistor connected between a cathode of the avalanche photodiode and the power supply terminal; a grounding terminal; and a surge preventing Zener diode having a cathode connected to a connection point between the power supply terminal and the self-bias resistor and an anode directly connected to the grounding terminal.
US10205027B2	Coplanar double gate electrode oxide thin film transistor and manufacture method thereof The present disclosure relates to a coplanar double gate electrode oxide thin film transistor, includes a substrate, a bottom gate electrode, a first gate electrode insulating layer, a oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode contact area and a drain electrode contact area, a second gate electrode insulating layer and a top gate electrode, wherein, the upper surface of the substrate is recessed toward the inside of the substrate to form a groove, the bottom gate electrode is formed in the groove, so that the upper surface of the bottom gate electrode and the upper surface of the substrate are in the same horizontal plane. The thin film transistor of the present disclosure has the characteristics of the double gate electrode and the coplanar structure, and is capable of improving the stability of the thin film transistor, optimizing the response speed thereof, and lowering the driving voltage.
US10205017B2	Bottom source NMOS triggered Zener clamp for configuring an ultra-low voltage transient voltage suppressor (TVS) A low voltage transient voltage suppressing (TVS) device supported on a semiconductor substrate supporting an epitaxial layer to form a bottom-source metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (BS-MOSFET) that comprises a trench gate surrounded by a drain region encompassed in a body region disposed near a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The drain region interfaces with the body region constituting a junction diode. The drain region on top of the epitaxial layer constituting a bipolar transistor with a top electrode disposed on the top surface of the semiconductor functioning as a drain/collector terminal and a bottom electrode disposed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate functioning as a source/emitter electrode. The body regions further comprises a surface body contact region electrically connected to a body-to-source short-connection thus connecting the body region to the bottom electrode functioning as the source/emitter terminal.
US10205002B2	Method of epitaxial growth shape control for CMOS applications The present disclosure generally relate to methods of processing a substrate in an epitaxy chamber. The method includes exposing a substrate having one or more fins to a group IV-containing precursor and a surfactant containing antimony to form an epitaxial film over sidewalls of the one or more fin structures, wherein the surfactant containing antimony is introduced into the epitaxy chamber before epitaxial growth of the epitaxial film, and a molar ratio of the surfactant containing antimony to the group IV-containing precursor is about 0.0001 to about 10.
US10204967B2	Display device and electrical device using the same A display device includes: a substrate comprising a first region and a second region bent relative to the first region; a plurality of first pixels at the first region, each of the first pixels comprising a first light-emitting diode (LED), the first LED comprising a pixel electrode, an emission layer for emitting light of a first color, and a counter electrode; a plurality of second pixels at the second region, each of the second pixels comprising a second LED, the second LED comprising a pixel electrode, an emission layer configured to emit the first color, and a counter electrode; and an optical resonance layer at the second region corresponding to the second LED.
US10204966B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display device that has a modified structure capable of preventing degradation of the aperture ratio and light leakage due to alignment tolerance between upper and lower substrates and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate including a plurality of sub-pixels, an insulation film disposed on the substrate and including recesses each having a bottom surface of a selected area and electrically isolating regions are positioned adjacent to a corresponding one of the recesses such that a pair comprising a recess and an isolation region corresponds to each of the sub-pixels. A first electrode is disposed on the bottom surface of each of the recesses in each of the sub-pixels.
US10204957B2	Imaging device and imaging unit An imaging device having a first surface on which light is incident and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, includes a photoelectric conversion section including semiconductors having a same conductivity type, in which an impurity concentration on the second surface side is higher than an impurity concentration on the first surface side.
US10204955B2	Back illuminated photo detector and optical receiver module having a center portion of an exposed contact portion located on an optical axis of light Provided is a back illuminated photo detector enabling easy determination of whether or not the radius of a beam spot on a light absorption layer is an appropriate size. The back illuminated photo detector includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first surface for receiving light; a semiconductor layer that is laminated on a second surface and includes a light absorption layer; a passivation film so as to expose a contact portion that is part of an upper surface of the semiconductor layer; and an electrode that is in contact with the semiconductor layer in the contact portion, and has a reflectance lower than that of the passivation film. The contact portion includes a center portion located on an optical axis, and an area of the center portion is smaller than a design cross-sectional area of a beam spot.
US10204936B2	Array substrate and method for manufacturing the same, display device An array substrate includes a display region and a Gate driver On Array (GOA) region. In the GOA region, a gate metal electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, a transition layer, and a source-drain metal electrode are formed in sequence from bottom to top, and a via hole is provided penetrating the transition layer, the active layer and the gate insulating layer, the source-drain metal electrode is electrically connected to the gate metal electrode through the via hole; and at an edge of the via hole, there is formed an angle opening upward at edges of the transition layer and the active layer. There are further disclosed a manufacturing method of the array substrate and a display device provided with the array substrate.
US10204930B2	Ultra high density thin film transistor substrate having low line resistance structure and method for manufacturing the same A display device is described that has reduced resistance in one or more of the gate, common, data electrical lines that control the operation of the pixels of the display device. Reduced resistance is achieved by forming additional metal and/or metal-alloy layers on the gate, common, and/or data lines in such a manner so that the cross-sectional area of those lines is increased. As a consequence, each such line is formed so as to be thicker than could otherwise be achieving without causing defects in the rubbing process of an alignment layer. Additionally, no widening of these lines is needed, thus preserving the aspect ratio of the device. The gate insulating and semiconducting layers that in part make up the thin film transistors that help control the operation of the pixels of the device may also be designed to take into account the increased thickness of the lines.
US10204922B2	Thin film transistor, array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and display device A metal oxide thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The manufacturing method of the metal oxide thin film transistor includes forming a gate electrode (141), a gate insulating layer (130), an active layer (113) and source and drain electrodes (121, 122) of a thin film transistor on a base substrate. The active layer is prepared by using a metal oxide thin film, and an electrochemical oxidation process is performed on the metal oxide thin film during preparing the active layer, and the metal oxide thin film after the electrochemical oxidation process is patterned to form the active layer of the thin film transistor. By using the manufacturing method of the embodiment, oxygen vacancies of the metal oxide thin film can be reduced, a concentration of free carriers thereof can be controlled, the prepared thin film transistor has good stability, and it is not necessary to add additional photolithography process, slightly affecting the cost.
US10204919B2	Vertical memory device A vertical memory device is provided as follows. A substrate has a cell array region and a connection region adjacent to the cell array region. A first gate stack includes gate electrode layers spaced apart from each other in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate. The gate electrode layers extends from the cell array region to the connection region in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to form a first stepped structure on the connection region. The first stepped structure includes a first gate electrode layer and a second gate electrode layer sequentially stacked. The second gate electrode layer includes a first region having the same length as a length of the first gate electrode layer and a second region having a shorter length than the length of the first gate electrode layer.
US10204915B1	Method of forming dynamic random access memory (DRAM) A method of forming a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes the following steps. A substrate includes a memory area and a logic area. A stacked structure is formed on the substrate of the memory area and a gate structure is formed on the substrate of the logic area. A first mask layer is formed on the stacked structure and the gate structure. A densification process is performed to densify the first mask layer. A second mask layer is formed on the first mask layer. A part of the second mask layer and a part of the first mask layer are removed to form a first spacer on sidewalls of the gate structure.
US10204911B2	Method for fabricating capacitor A method for fabricating a capacitor includes providing a substrate and a first etching stop layer on the substrate; forming a plurality of first spacers on the first etching stop layer; forming an organic layer and a second etching stop layer sequentially on the first spacers, the organic layer covering the first spacers; forming a plurality of second spacers on the second etching stop layer, each second spacer crossing the first spacers; transferring a pattern of the second spacers to the organic layer to form an organic pattern; performing an etching process using the organic pattern and the first spacers as a mask to form an etching stop pattern and remove the second etching stop layer; transferring the etching stop pattern to the substrate to form a plurality of through holes.
US10204907B2	Metal-insulator-metal capacitor analog memory unit cell A memory device including a plurality of memory unit cells arranged in a crossbar configuration for a neural network is provided. Each of the memory unit cells includes a readout transistor, a charging transistor, a discharging transistor, and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor connected to one of source/drain regions of each of the charging transistor and the discharging transistor and a functional gate of the readout transistor for storing analog information.
US10204904B2	Methods, apparatus and system for vertical finFET device with reduced parasitic capacitance A method, apparatus and system are disclosed herein for a finFET device having an air gap spacer and/or a tapered bottom dielectric spacer for reducing parasitic capacitance. A first source/drain (S/D) region is formed on a substrate. A set of fin structures are formed above the first S/D region. A gate region is formed above the first S/D region and adjacent at least a portion of the fin structures. A space for an air gap is formed above the gate region. A top epitaxial (EPI) feature is formed extending over the space for the air gap, thereby forming an air gap spacer between the top epitaxial feature and the gate region.
US10204895B2	Integrated circuit having spare circuit cells Aspects of the disclosure include an integrated circuit that includes a plurality of functional circuit cells and a plurality of inactive spare functional circuit cells. Ones of the functional circuit cells respectively includes a set of first electrically interconnected transistors that define a first logic component and a first power rail configured to carry a first supply voltage. Ones of the inactive spare functional circuit cells respectively includes a set of second electrically interconnected transistors configured to define a second logic component. The set of electrically interconnected transistors is interconnected through a second set of conductive lines formed in the first conductive layer. The set of second electrically interconnected transistors is not connected to any power rail.
US10204894B2	Via placement within an integrated circuit An integrated circuit layout includes a routing layout of routing conductors and routing connection vias formed prior to a power grid connection which forms power connection vias between power grid conductors and standard-power cell conductors within the standard cells. This enables a minimum via spacing requirement to be met while permitting an increased flexibility in the positioning of the routing connection vias.
US10204887B2	Reflective solder mask layer for LED phosphor package A mounting substrate (40) has a patterned metal layer defining a plurality of top metal bond pads for bonding to bottom metal bond pads of LED dies. A solder mask layer (52) is formed over the mounting substrate, where the mask has openings that expose the top metal bond pads and protects metal traces on the substrate. The mask layer is a highly reflective white paint. The exposed top metal bond pads are then wetted with solder. The LED dies' bottom metal bond pads are then soldered to the exposed top metal bond pads, such that the mask layer surrounds each LED die to reflect light. A reflective ring (60) is affixed to the substrate to surround the LED dies. A viscous phosphor material (62) then partially fills the ring and is cured. All downward light by the LED dies and phosphor is reflected upward by the ring and solder mask layer.
US10204884B2	Multichip packaging for dice of different sizes Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with integrated packaging for a stack of semiconductor dice of different sizes are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus including dice of different sizes may include a first die having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and a second smaller die having a first side and a second side opposite the first side the second side. The second side of the first die may be smaller than the first side of the second die and may be coupled thereto such that a portion of the first side of the second die is exposed. The apparatus may include wires coupled with and extending from the portion of the first side of the second die through a casing to a redistribution layer coupled with a side of the casing, to electrically couple the dice. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US10204879B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming wafer-level interconnect structures with advanced dielectric characteristics A semiconductor device has a build-up interconnect structure including a first insulating layer with a first material and a second insulating layer with a second material. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer, and the second insulating layer is formed over the first conductive layer. An optional third insulating layer has the second material and is formed over the second insulating layer. A fourth insulating layer has the first material and is formed over the third insulating layer. The second, third, and fourth insulating layers are cured sequentially or simultaneously. The first material includes a greater tensile strength, elastic modulus, and CTE than the second material. The build-up interconnect structure is formed over a semiconductor wafer or semiconductor die in a reconstituted panel. Alternatively, the build-up interconnect structure is formed over a carrier and a semiconductor die is mounted over the build-up interconnect structure.
US10204871B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method Provided is a semiconductor device including an insulating plate; a first conducting portion formed on a first surface of the insulating plate; a semiconductor element mounted on the first conducting portion; and a mold material that seals the first conducting portion and the semiconductor element on the first surface side of the insulating plate. A material of the insulating plate has higher adhesion with respect to the mold material than a material of the first conducting portion, and the first conducting portion includes a gap that is filled with the mold material between the first conducting portion and the insulating plate in a portion thereof.
US10204865B2	Electronic package and conductive structure thereof An electronic package is provided, which includes: an insulator; an electronic element embedded in the insulator and having a sensing area exposed from the insulator; and a conductive structure disposed on the insulator and electrically connected to the electronic element, thereby reducing the thickness of the overall structure.
US10204857B2	Middle end-of-line strap for standard cell A method is disclosed that includes disposing a first conductive metal segment; disposing a second conductive metal segment over an active area; disposing a local conductive segment to couple the first conductive metal segment and the second conductive metal segment; disposing a first conductive via on the first conductive metal segment; and disposing a first conductive line coupled to the first conductive metal segment through the first conductive via.
US10204853B2	Semiconductor device A bonding pad of a semiconductor chip in a QFP includes, in its exposed portion, a via disposition area comprising: a first segment that connects a corner and a first point; a second segment that connects the corner and a second point; and an arc that connects the first point and the second point and forms a convex shape toward the corner. Further, in a plan view of the bonding pad, at least a part of a via is disposed so as to overlap with the via disposition area.
US10204849B2	Semiconductor device The semiconductor device of the present invention is a semiconductor device in which a first semiconductor chip including a first field effect transistor for a high-side switch, a second semiconductor chip including a second field effect transistor for a low-side switch, and a third semiconductor chip including a circuit that controls each of the first and second semiconductor chips are sealed with a sealing portion. A lead electrically connected to a pad of the first semiconductor chip for a source of the first field effect transistor and a lead electrically connected to a back-surface electrode of the second semiconductor chip for a drain of the second field effect transistor are disposed on the same side of the sealing portion in a plan view.
US10204843B2	Interconnect arrangement with stress-reducing structure and method of fabricating the same A semiconductor device structure and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes forming a dielectric layer over a substrate and forming a first structure through the dielectric layer such that a first portion of the dielectric layer is disposed in between the first structure. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure further includes forming a first via hole and a second via hole through the first portion of the dielectric layer and forming a trench connecting the first via hole and the second via hole in the dielectric layer. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure further includes forming a conductive feature in the first via hole, the second via hole, and the trench. In addition, the first structure and the dielectric layer are made of different materials from each other.
US10204838B2	Handle substrate of composite substrate for semiconductor, and composite substrate for semiconductor A handle substrate of a composite substrate for a semiconductor includes a base substrate comprising a polycrystalline material; and an amorphous layer provided over the base substrate, the amorphous layer having chemical resistance and comprising a single component with a high purity.
US10204832B2	Method of patterning intersecting structures Provided is a method of patterning structures on a substrate using an integration scheme in a patterning system, the method comprising: disposing a substrate in a processing chamber, the substrate having a plurality of structures and a pattern, the substrate including an underlying layer and a target layer, at least one structure intersecting with another structure, each intersection having an intersection angle and a corner, the integration scheme requiring a vertical corner profile at each intersection; alternatingly and sequentially etching and cleaning the substrate to transfer the pattern onto the target layer and to achieve a target vertical corner profile at each intersection; controlling selected two or more operating variables of the integration scheme in the alternating and sequential etching and cleaning operations in order to achieve target integration objectives.
US10204830B2	Previous layer self-aligned via and plug patterning for back end of line (BEOL) interconnects Previous layer self-aligned via and plug patterning for back end of line (BEOL) interconnects are described. In an example, an interconnect structure for an integrated circuit includes a first layer disposed above a substrate. The first layer of the interconnect structure includes a grating of alternating metal lines and dielectric lines in a first direction. A second layer of the interconnect structure is disposed above the first layer. The second layer includes a grating of alternating metal lines and dielectric lines in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction. Each metal line of the grating of the second layer is disposed on a recessed dielectric line composed of alternating distinct regions of a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material corresponding to the alternating metal lines and dielectric lines of the first layer of the interconnect structure.
US10204806B2	Modular heater A modular heater includes multiple heater modules. The heater modules can include mating features, such as a tongue and groove seal, and/or soft seal, to prevent radiation, thermal convection and thermal conduction leakage. The heater module can also include heater elements, together with supports and expansion room for the heater elements.
US10204793B2	Chemical mechanical polishing slurry, method for chemical mechanical polishing and manufacturing method of semiconductor structure A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry, a method for CMP, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure are provided. The CMP slurry includes a pH-adjustor for providing an alkaline environment in the CMP slurry and a silicon inhibitor for lowering a removal rate of silicon. The CMP slurry is used in a planarization operation to remove portions of a semiconductor region and portions of a silicon region. The semiconductor region comprises at least one semiconductor material different from silicon. The semiconductor region is formed in a recess adjacent to the silicon region. The particle defect condition may be improved by applying the alkaline CMP slurry, and the silicon inhibitor may be used to modify the removal rate selectivity between the semiconductor region and the silicon region in the planarization operation.
US10204785B2	Substrate bonding apparatus and substrate bonding method A substrate bonding apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a surface activation part for activating respective bonding surfaces of a first substrate and a second substrate, and stage moving mechanisms for bringing the two bonding surfaces into contact with each other, to thereby bond the substrates. In order to activate the bonding surfaces in the vacuum chamber, the bonding surfaces are irradiated with a particle beam for activating the bonding surfaces, and concurrently the bonding surfaces are also irradiated with silicon particles. It is thereby possible to increase the bonding strength of the substrates.
US10204779B2	Thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof, array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display apparatus The present invention provides a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate comprising the thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus comprising the array substrate. The manufacturing method of the thin film transistor comprises steps of forming a gate, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor active layer, a source and a drain on a substrate, wherein the steps of forming the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor active layer comprise: preparing an insulating film, the insulating film comprises metal oxide insulating material; performing ion implantation on a predefined region of the insulating film, so that the metal oxide insulating material of partial-thickness of the insulating film in the predefined region is transformed into metal oxide semiconductor material to form the semiconductor active layer, and the rest of the insulating film forms the gate insulating layer.
US10204771B2	Preparation enhancements and methods of use for MALDI mass spectrometry Provided herein are compositions and methods useful for preparing and analyzing a sample on a substrate by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS). In some embodiments, compositions provided herein comprise a substrate, matrix and nanoparticles, and sometimes comprise one or more additives and sometimes an analyte. Compositions provided herein sometimes comprise nanoparticles that include or are made up of silicon dioxide.
US10204768B2	Etching device, plasma processing device A plasma processing device capable of positioning a protective member for covering the upper surface of a peripheral edge portion of a substrate, with high accuracy. A plasma processing device has, a platen on which a substrate K is placed, a gas supply device, a plasma generating device, an RF power supply unit, an annular and plate-shaped protective member configured to be capable of being placed on a peripheral portion of the platen and which covers a peripheral edge portion of the substrate K, support members supporting the protective member, and a lifting cylinder lifting up and down the platen. At least three first protrusions which are engaged with the peripheral portion of the platen are formed on a pitch circle on the lower surface of the protective member and the center of the pitch circle is co-axial with the central axis of the protective member.
US10204765B2	Non-thermal plasma gate device A plasma gate device comprises a housing, a gas inlet, first and second dielectrics, and first, second, and third electrodes. The housing includes an internal reactor chamber. The gas inlet receives a source gas that flows to the reactor chamber. The first and second dielectrics are spaced apart from one another, with each dielectric including an upper surface and a lower surface. The two dielectrics are oriented such that the lower surface of the first dielectric faces the upper surface of the second dielectric. The first and second dielectrics form boundaries of the reactor chamber. The first electrode receives a first electric voltage. The second electrode receives a second electric voltage. The first and second electric voltages in combination generate an electric field in the reactor chamber through which the source gas flows creating a positive ion plasma and a cloud of electrons. The third electrode attracts the electrons.
US10204760B2	Charged particle beam apparatus There is provided a charged particle beam apparatus which can quickly perform high accuracy positioning and defect detection. A process of acquiring a low magnification defect image for one defect candidate and a process of specifying a region appearing as a defect are performed by repeatedly performing a defect detection process maximum n-times and by using an integrated frame image of the low magnification defect image having at least one frame or the maximum n-number of frames for one defect candidate. As the low magnification defect image used in order to generate a difference image with a low magnification reference image for one defect candidate, the integrated frame image is used which is obtained by adding the frames of the low magnification defect image having at least one frame or the maximum n-number of frames.
US10204749B2	Apparatus for remote manipulation of electric equipment An apparatus (200) for remote manipulation of an electric equipment. The apparatus (200) comprises a supporting structure (204) adapted to be attached to the electric equipment adjacent to a button (202a) of the electric equipment, and an elongated lever (206) attached to an axis (204a) of the supporting structure between a first end and a second end of the elongated lever such that the elongated lever is rotatable around the axis (204a). The apparatus (200) also comprises an actuation member (208, 210) adapted to actuate the first end of the elongated lever in response to an actuation signal (S) such that the elongated lever rotates around the axis (204a) so to move a finger portion (206c) at the second end of the lever against the button with a predefined maximum length. Thereby, a precise and well-defined movement of the finger portion (206c) can fairly easy be created with a predefined maximum length which is sufficient to press the button (202a) to activate some function as desired, but without risking damage of the button (202a).
US10204746B2	Separation membrane for super capacitor, super capacitor comprising same, and manufacturing method therefor Provided is a super capacitor. The super capacitor, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, comprises: an energy storage assembly in which a plurality of unit modules are stacked; a sealing member arranged to surround the side portion of the energy storage assembly; upper and lower plates respectively arranged on the upper and lower portions of the energy storage assembly; and a roll force compensation member, arranged between the upper and lower plates and the energy storage assembly, for preventing the center portion of the energy storage assembly from being convexly bent toward the upper and lower plates. Accordingly, overall performance can be enhanced by reducing the thickness deviation for each position, and uniform power can be generated regardless of position by resolving imbalance in impregnation.
US10204743B2	Capacitor with charge time reducing additives and work function modifiers A capacitor, and method for making the capacitor, is provided with improved charging characteristics. The capacitor has an anode, a cathode comprising a conductive polymer layer and a work function modifier layer adjacent the conductive polymer layer and a dielectric layer between the anode and the cathode.
US10204741B2	Electronic component An electronic component having a multilayer body that includes a plurality of insulating layers that are stacked on top of one another; a primary coil and a secondary coil that are arranged inside the multilayer body in a stacking direction of the multilayer body; a first ground electrode and a second ground electrode that are provided in the multilayer body and between which the primary coil and the secondary coil are interposed in the stacking direction; and a ground terminal that is connected to the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode. A capacitance is generated between the first ground electrode and the primary coil or the secondary coil and a capacitance is generated between the second ground electrode and the primary coil or the secondary coil.
US10204735B2	Method of manufacturing electromagnet, and electromagnet An electromagnet includes a stacked body formed by stacking and thermocompression-bonding a plurality of insulating base materials having thermoplasticity and including wound linear conductors which define a spiral coil. In a region of each of the insulating base materials surrounded by each of the wound linear conductors, each of low mobility members is formed of a material having mobility lower than that of the insulating base materials at a temperature upon thermocompression-bonding of the insulating base materials.
US10204723B2	Iron-silicon oxide particles having an improved heating rate Core-shell particles containing crystalline iron oxide in the core and amorphous silicon dioxide in the shell and in which a) the shell contains from 5 to 40% by weight of silicon dioxide, b) the core contains b1) from 60 to 95% by weight of iron oxide and b2) from 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one doping component selected from the group consisting of aluminum, calcium, copper, magnesium, silver, titanium, yttrium, zinc, tin and zirconium, c) where the % by weight indicated are based on the core-shell particles and the sum of a) and b) is at least 98% by weight of the core-shell particles, d) the core has lattice plane spacings of 0.20 nm, 0.25 nm and 0.29 nm, in each case+/−0.02 nm, determined by means of HR-TEM.
US10204722B2	Electronic component and method for the production thereof An electronic component and a method for producing an electrical component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the electronic component includes a functional body having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the second surface faces away from the first surface, and a contact electrically linked to the first surface, the contact having an edge region and a central region, wherein the functional body has a first electrical resistance between the first surface and the second surface in a first functional body portion, which overlaps the edge region of the contact as viewed in a plan view of the electronic component, that is greater than a second electrical resistance between the first surface and the second surface in a second functional body portion, which overlaps the central region of the contact as viewed in a plan view of the electronic component.
US10204719B2	High performance support-separators for communications cables providing shielding for minimizing alien crosstalk The present invention includes a high performance communications cable that provides for wireless fidelity applications and includes core support-separators having profiles which define a clearance to maintain spacing and/or channel between the transmission media and power conductors. The core may be formed of a conductive or insulative material that have, principally, polymer blends that include olefin and/or fluoropolymer and/or chlorofluoropolymer based resins. The polymer blends can also be utilized for fabricating shielding materials. The core support-separators have both a central region as well as a plurality of shaped sections that extend outward from the central region that are either solid or partially solid, foamed or foamed with a solid skin surface.
US10204718B2	Sensor catheter having reduced cross-talk wiring arrangements Improved wiring arrangements for sensor catheters are provided to reduce wire-to-wire cross-talk wherein wires connecting the sensor of the sensor catheter to a processing unit are divided into a plurality of wire bundles contained within respective sheaths, with the wires in wire bundle twisted together reduce electromagnetic signal interference among the individual wires, or between wire bundles.
US10204708B2	System and method for deriving parameters for homeostatic feedback control of an individual A method and system of deriving a physiological homeostatic operating set point of an individual comprising the steps of: obtaining a dataset of predetermined number of homeostatic measurements of the individual; fitting the dataset of predetermined number of homeostatic measurements according to a negative exponential decay function; identifying and setting the physiological homeostatic operating set point unique to the individual as the point corresponding to the point of maximum curvature on the fitted negative exponential decay function is disclosed. The method is especially suited for determining the [FT4]-[TSH] set point, which is unique for each individual.
US10204706B2	User interface for optimizing energy management in a neurostimulation system In one aspect, a programmer for an implantable medical device comprises a user interface that receives user input corresponding to one or more selected stimulation therapy parameters for delivering stimulation therapy to a patient with the implantable medical device and presents an energy consumption estimate of a power source based on the selected stimulation therapy parameters; and a processor that determines one or more programming options that, if selected, would alter the selected stimulation therapy parameters and reduce the energy consumption estimate. The user interface presents at least one of the programming options to reduce the energy consumption estimate to the user with an indication that user selection of one or more of the presented programming options would alter the selected stimulation therapy parameters to reduce energy consumption of the implantable medical device.
US10204697B2	Impulse sampler architecture and active clock cancellation architecture A novel nonlinear impulse sampler is presented that provides a clock sharpening circuit, sampling stage, and post-sampling block. The clock sharpening circuit sharpens the incoming clock while acting as a buffer, and the sharpened clock is fed to the input of the sampling stage. The impulse sampling stage has two main transistors, where one transistor generates the impulse and the other transistor samples the input signal. Post-sampling block processes the sampled signal and acts as a sample and hold circuit. The architecture uses an ultrafast transmission-line based inductive peaking technique to turn on a high-speed sampling bipolar transistor for a few picoseconds. It is shown that the sampler can detect impulses as short as 100 psec or less.
US10204689B1	Non-volatile memory with methods to reduce creep-up field between dummy control gate and select gate Non-volatile storage systems and method of operating non-volatile storage systems are disclosed. A crept up voltage on a memory cell control gate adjacent to a select gate is prevented, reduced, and/or discharged. In some aspects, the crept up voltage is not allowed to happen on the memory cell next to the select gate after a sensing operation. In some aspects, the voltage may creep up on the memory cell control gate after a sensing operation, but it is discharged. Reducing and/or preventing the crept up voltage may reduce the electric field between the dummy memory cell and select gate transistor. This may prevent, or at least reduce, changes in threshold voltage of the select gate transistor. Additional problems may also be solved by a reduction of the crept up voltage on the dummy memory cell control gates.
US10204688B2	Memory array, and method for reading, programming and erasing memory array Memory arrays and reading, programming and erasing methods of the memory arrays are provided. An exemplary memory array includes a plurality of memory columns. Each memory column has a plurality of flash memory cells. The memory columns are divided into at least two blocks. At least one source pull down column is disposed between the two adjacent blocks. Each source pull down column has a plurality of flash memory cells. A source of each flash memory cell in the source pull down column is coupled to sources of the flash memory cells of the plurality memory columns in a same row as the flash memory cell in the source pull down column to pull down a source of a selected flash memory cell to 0 V.
US10204680B2	Semiconductor storage device and memory system According to an embodiment, a control circuitry performing: a first operation of reading data out of a memory cell with a first voltage applied to a word line while changing the first voltage by a first shift amount within a first range, and a second operation of reading data out of the memory cell with a second voltage applied to the word line while changing the second voltage by a second shift amount within a second range, wherein the second shift amount is smaller than the first shift amount, and wherein the control circuitry performs the second operation to apply the second voltage to the word line subsequently to application of the first voltage to the word line in the first operation.
US10204678B2	Multi-state magnetic memory device A multi-state MRAM device comprises N overlapping ovals defining a free ferromagnetic region. The size of the free ferromagnetic region is controlled the shape anisotropy of the configuration via at least a aspect ratio greater than 2, of the free ferromagnetic region. The free ferromagnetic region has a magnetic moment spontaneously aligned along the long axis in each oval outside the center region. A center magnetic moment has a multitude of exactly 2*N stable orientations determined by the magnetic moments in the segments of the ovals outside the center region. An embodiment is an MRAM device using tunneling junctions to achieve a multi-state memory configuration. Certain embodiments includes an electrically conducting heavy-metal layer disposed adjacent to and connected with the free ferromagnetic region. Some embodiments include a topological insulating material, such as Bi2Se3. Magnetic moment reversal in the ovals may be determined by spin-transfer torque associated with the electrically conducting layer.
US10204668B1	On die delay range calibration Disclosed is a system including a memory timing calibration circuit to calibrate a strobe signal of a memory device and a method of calibrating the strobe signal. The memory timing calibration circuit includes a difference signal generator coupled to a strobe signal generator and an external control circuit. The difference signal generator is configured to generate a difference signal indicating a time difference between the strobe signal from the strobe signal generator and an external clock signal from the external control circuit. The memory timing calibration circuit further includes a delay circuit coupled to the difference signal generator and the external control circuit. The delay circuit is configured to generate a modified external clock signal by delaying the external clock signal by a delay determined based at least in part on the difference signal.
US10204667B1	Methods of determining host clock frequency for run time optimization of memory and memory devices employing the same A memory device is provided. The memory device includes one or more memories and a connector operably coupled to the one or more memories and configured to receive signals including a first reference clock signal from a connected host. The memory device further includes circuitry configured to determine a frequency of the first reference clock signal. The circuitry can be configured to generate a second reference clock signal and to compare the first and second reference clock signals to determine the frequency of the first reference clock signal. The memory devices can further include circuitry configured to adjust one or more operating characteristics of the memory device in response to the determined frequency of the first reference clock signal.
US10204662B2	Stacked DRAM device and method of manufacture A memory device includes a first dynamic random access memory (DRAM) integrated circuit (IC) chip including first memory core circuitry, and first input/output (I/O) circuitry. A second DRAM IC chip is stacked vertically with the first DRAM IC chip. The second DRAM IC chip includes second memory core circuitry, and second I/O circuitry. Solely one of the first DRAM IC chip or the second DRAM IC chip includes a conductive path that electrically couples at least one of the first memory core circuitry or the second memory core circuitry to solely one of the first I/O circuitry or the second I/O circuitry, respectively.
US10204661B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface. First pads are on the first surface of the printed circuit board. An interface part is mounted on the printed circuit board via the first pads and is configured to transfer a signal between the interface part and a host device. Second pads are also on the first surface and insulated from the interface part. A semiconductor memory and a controller are mounted on the first surface. First solder balls electrically connect the first pads and the controller. Second solder balls electrical connect the second pads and the controller. A plurality of third pads are disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the second pads allowing direct connections to the controller and memory via the second pads.
US10204653B2	Selective index writing prior to unthreading a magnetic recording tape A drive-implemented method according to one embodiment includes determining that unthreading of a tape is to be performed, and in response to the determination that the unthreading of the tape is to be performed, determining whether to write an index on the tape prior to unthreading the tape. In response to a determination to write the index on the tape, the index is written on the tape prior to unthreading the tape. The tape is then unthreaded. The drive-implemented method further includes receiving a write request after the unthreading, rethreading the tape, and writing data corresponding to the write request on the tape. The index stored on the tape prior to the unthreading is overwritten with the data corresponding to the write request.
US10204649B2	Calibration of high-density servo pattern detector parameters A tape drive-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: causing a servo reader to move in a first direction over a high-density servo pattern which includes a plurality of high-density servo tracks. Each of the servo tracks includes at least two patterns written at different frequencies to produce different periodic waveforms during readback. Moreover, a readback signal is received from the servo reader as the servo reader moves in the first direction. The readback signal is used to set a gain parameter for each of the respective periodic waveforms. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US10204640B2	Time scaler, audio decoder, method and a computer program using a quality control A time scaler for providing a time scaled version of an input audio signal is configured to compute or estimate a quality of a time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by a time scaling of the input audio signal. The time scaler is configured to perform the time scaling of the input audio signal in dependence on the computation or estimation of the quality of the time scaled version of the input audio signal obtainable by the time scaling. An audio decoder has such a time scaler.
US10204629B2	Audio processing for temporally mismatched signals A device includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor is configured to determine a first value and a second value indicative of a first amount and a second amount, respectively, of a temporal mismatch between a first audio signal and a second audio signal. The processor is also configured to determine an effective value based on the first value and the second value, to select, based on the effective value, a first coding mode and a second coding mode, and to generate at least one encoded signal having a bit allocation. The at least one encoded signal is based on a first encoded signal and a second encoded signal that are based on the first coding mode and the second coding mode, respectively. The bit allocation is at least partially based on the effective mismatch value. The transmitter is configured to transmit the at least one encoded signal.
US10204622B2	Acoustic sensory network A system is provided for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards. The system comprises two or more controllable devices, two or more electronic devices, each of which is adapted to receive the audible command, add a respective electronic device identifier to the received audible command, time and date stamp the received audible command, and transmit the respective time and date stamped versions of the audible command, and wherein each of the two or more electronic device are further adapted to controller respective ones of the two or more controllable devices, and a central processor adapted to receive each of the transmitted time and date stamped versions of the audible command and perform processing based on the time and date stamp, wherein the electronic device that reports the earlier time and date stamp, as ascertained by the respective electronic device identifier and a comparison of each of the time and date stamps performed by the central processor, is the electronic device to which the audible command is directed towards.
US10204619B2	Speech recognition using associative mapping Methods, systems, and apparatus are described that receive audio data for an utterance. Association data is accessed that indicates associations between data corresponding to uncorrupted audio segments, and data corresponding to corrupted versions of the uncorrupted audio segments, where the associations are determined before receiving the audio data for the utterance. Using the association data and the received audio data for the utterance, data corresponding to at least one uncorrupted audio segment is selected. A transcription of the utterance is determined based on the selected data corresponding to the at least one uncorrupted audio segment.
US10204614B2	Audio scene apparatus An apparatus comprising an audio detector configured to analyse a first audio signal to determine at least one audio source, wherein the first audio signal is generated from the sound-field in the environment of the apparatus; an audio generator configured to generate at least one further audio source; and a mixer configured to mix the at least one audio source and the at least one further audio source such that the at least one further audio source is associated with the at least one audio source.
US10204613B2	Device and image forming apparatus A device includes a sound source, an electric board, an exterior member, an electric board container box, and a sound absorber. The sound source generates a sound at a time of operation. The electric board has a circuit mounting an electrical component. The exterior member surrounds the sound source and the electric board. The electric board container box houses the electric board. The sound absorber is at least partially disposed inside a virtual space corresponding to a thickness of the electric board container box in an interior space of the device.
US10204610B2	Musical note generation device, electronic musical instrument, method, and storage medium A musical note generation device includes at least one processor, performing a process of generating convolved sound waveform data by convolving first sound waveform data corresponding to pitch information associated with a specified key with second sound waveform data corresponding to an impulse response; a process of generating third sound waveform data by respectively reducing, among frequency components included in the generated convolved sound waveform data, amplitudes of respective frequency components of a fundamental tone and harmonics of the fundamental tone corresponding to a pitch indicated by the pitch information; and a process of outputting piano sound waveform data generated on the basis of the generated third sound waveform data generated.
US10204609B2	Connector for attaching a pedal for an electrophonic instrument to a pedal board Connector for attaching a control pedal, use of said connector and units for fitting an adjustable pedal which comprise said connectorConnector for attaching a control pedal for an electrophonic instrument to a pedal board support, which comprises at least one plate having at least one connection hole to the control pedal and at least one connection hole to the pedal board, the connection hole to the pedal board being an elongate hole.
US10204597B2	Display apparatus and display method A display apparatus includes: a display unit configured to be able to be curved in an almost cylindrical shape with a surface being oriented outwards and display information in a region of one of an entire periphery and a part of the surface; a viewing intention detector configured to detect viewing intention of a user for the information displayed on the display unit, the user wearing the display unit on a part of a body; a display region determiner configured to determine, according to the viewing intention of the user, a region of the display unit, which is viewable by the user, as a display region for displaying the information; and a display control unit configured to control display of the information in the display region.
US10204595B2	Methods and devices for adjusting screen brightness Methods and apparatuses are provided for adjusting screen brightness. The method may include: determining a screen brightness adjusting curve corresponding to current time, and determining current screen brightness according to current ambient luminance and the screen brightness adjusting curve. With the technical solutions provided in the present disclosure, the screen brightness can be adjusted to be most suitable for human eyes according to time; the problem of unsatisfactory screen brightness caused by adjusting a screen into same brightness according to same ambient brightness in different time periods is avoided.
US10204590B2	Pixel unit, driving method thereof, array substrate, and display device A pixel unit includes: a pixel electrode; a first switching unit, including a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode which are electrically connected with a gate line, a first data line and the pixel electrode respectively; and a second switching unit, including a second gate electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode which are electrically connected with the gate line, a second data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A difference value between a first jumping voltage and a second jumping voltage is in a range from −0.5 to 0.5 volts, the first jumping voltage is a jumping voltage produced when the first switching unit is changed from an on state to an off state, and the second jumping voltage is a jumping voltage produced when the second switching unit is changed from the on state to the off state.
US10204586B2	Gate driver on array (GOA) circuits and liquid crystal displays (LCDs) The present disclosure relates to a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The GOA circuit includes a plurality of cascaded-connected GOA units connected, and the GOA unit at N-th level includes: a pull-up controlling module, a pull-up module, a down-transfer module, a bootstrap capacitor module, a pull-down maintaining module, a pull-down module and a controlling module. The controlling module respectively connects with the pull-down maintaining module and the adjacent GOA unit, and the controlling module is configured to accelerate a pull-down speed of the pull-down maintaining module by increasing a discharge path of the pull-down maintaining module on the GOA unit at the next level. As such, the response speed of the pull-down maintaining module may be improved, so as to improve the performance of the pull-down maintaining module.
US10204585B2	Shift register unit, gate driving device, display device and driving method A shift register unit, gate driving device, display device and driving method are provided. The shift register unit includes: an input circuit, configured to control a potential of a pull-up control node based on an input signal; a pull-down control circuit, configured to control a potential of a pull-down control node based on the input signal and the potential of the pull-up control node when first signal is at a first level; a pull-down circuit, configured to pull down the potential of the pull-up control node based on the potential of the pull-down control node; a pull-up circuit, configured to control an output signal output from a signal output terminal based on the potential of the pull-up control node and the clock signal; and a reset circuit, configured to reset the output signal based on the potential of the pull-down control node when second signal is at a second level.
US10204580B2	Scan-driving device with detective-driving circuit A scan-driving device is disclosed herein. The scan-driving device comprises a plurality of scan-driving circuits, a detective-driving circuit, and a modulating module. The scan-driving circuit comprises a n up-pull control module, an up-pull module, a down-transfer module, a down-pull module, a down-pull-sustain module, a bootstrap capacitor. The detective-driving circuit in the scan-driving device of the present invention is able to better maintain the ability of down-pull-sustain of the down-pull-sustain module, whereby the stability of the scan-driving device is increased.
US10204577B2	Driving method, driving circuit and display apparatus A driving method is provided to drive an LCD panel having rows of pixels includes obtaining source data signals of a plurality of frames for the LCD panel; inputting a source data signal of one frame of the plurality of frames; and inverting polarity of the source data signal of the one frame before scanning sequentially the rows of pixels. The driving method also includes configuring at least one of timing of the source data signal and timing of scanning a first row of the rows of pixels to cause a time overlap between an actual scanning time of the first row and a time period when the source data signal is at a threshold value to be no less than an original scanning time of the first row; scanning the first row of the rows of pixels; and scanning rest of the rows of pixels to complete displaying the one frame.
US10204571B2	Light-emitting device, electronic device, and driving method thereof Provided is a display device or the like which can illuminate a subject with high-luminance illumination light. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a display device which can be used as a light source for a subject, or a display device which can be used as a light source for a subject, can display images and texts, and can switch these functions. The transistor of the light-emitting device is configured to operate in a saturation region in a period during which the light-emitting device displays text or an image, and is configured to operate in a linear region in a period during which the light-emitting device emits illumination light to a subject.
US10204560B2	Emission-control circuit, display apparatus having the same, and driving method thereof The present application discloses an emission-control circuit for controlling light emission of an organic light emitting diode (OLED), including a light sensor configured to detect an intensity of emitted light of the OLED; a first thin-film transistor (TFT); a second TFT; a third TFT; a fourth TFT; a fifth TFT; a sixth TFT; a first capacitor, and a second capacitor.
US10204558B2	Pixel circuit, driving method thereof, and display apparatus Provided are a pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display apparatus. The pixel circuit includes a first switching module (10), a first driving module (20), a second switching module (30), a second driving module (40), a coupling module (50) and a light-emitting module (60). The first switching module (10) is connected with a first scan signal terminal (Vscan1), a data signal terminal (Vdata), the first driving module (20) and the coupling module (50) respectively; the second switching module (30) is connected with a second scan signal terminal (Vscan2), the data signal terminal (Vdata), the second driving module (40) and the coupling module (50) respectively; the coupling module (50) is further connected with a first voltage terminal (Vdd), the first driving module (20) and the second driving module (40); the first driving module (20) is further connected with the first voltage terminal (Vdd) and the light-emitting module (60); the second driving module (40) is further connected with the first voltage terminal (Vdd) and the light-emitting module (60); the light-emitting module (60) is further connected with a enable signal terminal (Em) and a second voltage terminal (Vss). It can compensate for a shifting of threshold voltage of a TFT, improve uniformity of display brightness of the display apparatus and prolong a lifespan of the display apparatus.
US10204555B2	Pixel circuit and driving method thereof, and display device A pixel circuit and driving method thereof, and a display device can achieve a threshold voltage compensation function, which facilitates reducing the pixel size of AMOLED and achieving high PPI. The pixel circuit comprises a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix and each including a sub-pixel unit (b) and a light emitting element (a), the sub-pixel unit (b) including a driving transistor electrically connected with the light emitting element (a), corresponding to each row of pixel units, the pixel circuit further comprises a row sharing unit (c) electrically connected with each pixel unit of the corresponding row via a first connection line; corresponding to each column of pixel units, the pixel circuit further comprises a column sharing unit (d) electrically connected with each pixel unit of the corresponding column via a second connection line; the sub-pixel unit (b), the row sharing unit (c), and the column sharing unit (d) constitute a circuit having a function of compensating for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor in the sub-pixel unit.
US10204548B2	Display device and operating method thereof A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels for displaying images, a scan driver which supplies scan signals to the plurality of pixels, a data driver which supplies data signals to the plurality of pixels, a communication module which measures a reception rate of communication signals received through an antenna, a processor which compares the reception rate with a reference reception rate and generating a driving voltage control signal, based on a determination result, and a power supply which generates a first driving voltage to be supplied to each of the scan driver and the data driver where the power supply changes at least one of a first slew rate and a first frequency of the first driving voltage, based on the driving voltage control signal, thereby generating a second driving voltage having at least one of a second slew rate and a second frequency.
US10204541B2	Display and drive method thereof A display is disclosed, including a pixel structure and pixel drive circuits. The pixel structure includes a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including two or more pixel units. The pixel unit includes a first sub pixel, a second sub pixel and a third sub pixel. Each of the first sub pixels is connected to a first pixel drive circuit, each of the second sub pixels is connected to a second pixel drive circuit, and all the third sub pixels in one pixel group are connected to a same third pixel drive circuit. A drive method for a display is also disclosed. In the above display and the drive method, a plurality of third sub pixels in one pixel group can be driven by a same third pixel drive circuit based on the same luminance data, which reduces the number of the pixel drive circuits and allows pixel drive of high resolution.
US10204534B2	Transparent display apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a transparent display apparatus. The transparent display apparatus includes a transparent display module, a light source assembly, a back frame and a front frame. The back frame and the front frame are disposed opposite to each other and are fixed to each other, and an annular accommodation groove is formed between the back frame and the front frame. An edge of the transparent display module is embedded in the accommodation groove, and is fixed to the back frame and the front frame, respectively, and at least a part of a side surface of the transparent display module serves as a light entering surface for the transparent display module displaying a picture. The light source assembly is located in the accommodation groove, and has a luminous element which is just opposite to the light entering surface.
US10204530B1	Shape-matrix geometric instrument Shape-matrix geometric instruments having numerous applications including, but not limited to, anti-counterfeiting, graphical passwording, games, and geometry education. A shape-matrix geometric instrument is a manufacture and/or a method whose design is based on a shape-matrix that, in turn comprises a set of building blocks that are N-dimensional polytopes. Corner shapes are positioned in or near the interior corner spaces of at least ones of the shape-matrix building blocks. At least ones of the corner shapes differ from others in at least one property or aspect including, for example, geometric shape, orientation within the building block, and one or more surface “finishes,” such as color, shading, cross-hatching or real or apparent texture.
US10204529B2	System and methods providing an enhanced user Experience in a real-time simulated virtual reality welding environment A real-time virtual reality welding system including a programmable processor-based subsystem, a spatial tracker operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem, at least one mock welding tool capable of being spatially tracked by the spatial tracker, and at least one display device operatively connected to the programmable processor-based subsystem. The system is capable of simulating, in virtual reality space, a weld puddle having real-time molten metal fluidity and heat dissipation characteristics. The system is further capable of displaying the simulated weld puddle on the display device in real-time.
US10204519B2	Communication between vehicles of a platoon A system and method are provided for communication between vehicles within a platoon of vehicles. In one embodiment, each vehicle is equipped with forward and backward directed optical emitters and receivers in operable communication with a controller. In an initialization phase, each vehicle determines its position within the platoon and the identification of all vehicles of the platoon. In a data transmission phase, each vehicle takes part in a token-based data transmission.
US10204514B2	Omnidirectional optical wireless communications receiver and system A wireless optical communication receiver is provided. The optical receiver includes an arrangement of wavelength shifting fibers preferably encased within a protective shroud. The wavelength shifting fibers provide an efficient method for capturing photons of light that strike them. Photons may strike the fibers as they first pass through a clear lens in the shroud or may strike the fibers after they are concentrated and focused by an embedded ring or hyperbolic mirror. The wireless optical receiver may be attached to a mobile vehicle in order to facilitate teleoperation of that vehicle.
US10204513B2	Accessory having a communication function for Internet of Things An accessory includes a main body including a communication module that is configured to communicate with a predetermined network, and a container including a main body-coupling portion that is configured to separably couple to the main body. The main body includes at least one of (i) a remote control module that is configured to transmit an optical signal for controlling a predetermined apparatus within a predetermined range or (ii) a sensor module that is configured to sense information about a surrounding environment. The container includes an external coupling portion that is configured to couple the container to an external object.
US10204508B2	Fire detector drift compensation A fire detector system comprises a fire detector unit; a sensor disposed in the fire detector unit and arranged to detect the characteristics of a fire and to generate an output signal indicative of the characteristics detected by the sensor; and a processor arranged to receive the output signal from the sensor and to generate afire alarm signal when the output signal exceeds an alarm point threshold; wherein the system is arranged to change the alarm point threshold over time to compensate for drift in the response of the detector unit; wherein the fire detector unit includes a first sensitivity mode with a first drift compensation limit and a second sensitivity mode with a second drift compensation limit, the second sensitivity mode being more sensitive than the first; and wherein, as the first alarm point threshold in the first sensitivity mode is approached or reached, the mode of the system is changed to the second sensitivity mode.
US10204502B2	Baggage delivery notification system and method A baggage delivery notification system and method which alerts passengers when their baggage arrives. An example method includes obtaining a baggage identifier on a bag at a baggage claim carousel from a reader, determining a passenger associated with the baggage identifier, and alerting the passenger that the bag is at the baggage claim carousel. The method may further include determining a time of arrival of the bag at the baggage claim carousel and alerting the passenger to the time of arrival.
US10204501B2	Providing predictive alerts for workplace safety A device may receive one or more environmental measurements associated with a workplace. The device may receive one or more physiological measurements associated with a worker. The one or more physiological measurements may be different from the one or more environmental measurements. The device may generate a safety score for the worker based on the one or more environmental measurements and the one or more physiological measurements. The device may provide information regarding the worker based on the safety score.
US10204495B2	Keyless entry device for haptic communications A keyless entry device is provided. The keyless entry device includes a transceiver, a drive circuit coupled to a haptic actuator, and a processor coupled to the transceiver and the drive circuit. The transceiver is configured to communicate, over a communication channel, with an apparatus operated by a user. The processor is configured to send a command to the apparatus, receive a response, including a control signal, from the apparatus, determine proximity information between the keyless entry device and the apparatus, and output the control signal to the drive circuit, based on the proximity information, to cause the haptic actuator to periodically or continuously generate a haptic effect.
US10204490B2	Jackpot method and system An electronic device or entertainment gaming machine comprising: at least one betting terminal having a software program or plurality of software programs that allow at least a second player to place a bet on a jackpot if a first player declines the right to place a bet on the jackpot, wherein the second player is at a betting terminal that is apart from the conventional casino table game and the first player is playing at a conventional casino table game and is granted a right of first refusal to place a bet on jackpot by virtue of the first player's bet on the conventional casino table game, wherein the outcome of the jackpot is determined according to a combination of cards or dice in the conventional casino table game.
US10204489B2	Interactive game elements as lottery ticket in enriched game play environment (single and/or multiplayer) for casino applications Electromechanical gaming machines constructed to provide a lottery entry to a player and to receive real world credits are provided. The electromechanical gaming machines include an entertainment software engine that provides an entertainment game, using a visual display, the entertainment game including an enabling; a real world engine that provides a gambling game, and generates random gambling outcomes for a gambling bet in real world credits; and a game world engine coupled to the entertainment software engine and the real world engine that: receives a lottery ticket; monitors, the player's skillful play of the entertainment game; pays out game world credit to the player; triggers the gambling bet in the gambling game; receives a gambling outcome; determines to award the lottery ticket to the player on the basis of attendant rules; and issues the lottery ticket to the player.
US10204487B2	System and method for gaming A system and method for gaming includes the steps of receiving a user input for a wager game, wherein the user input is received through a communication network from an interface, the user input includes game play instructions and wagering information; processing the user input with a gaming module arranged to generate one or more game play results of the wager game, and transmitting one or more game output having the game play result and a wagering information associated with the game play result over the communication network to the interface.
US10204470B1	Casino wagering game with player selected conditions A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium to implement a wagering method using at least one electronic random number generator which simulates dice. The method can simulate a game of “football” which is based purely on player decisions and random outcomes of the random number generator. Different sequences of the method can be initiated based on outcomes of the random number generator.
US10204467B2	Smart lock systems and methods A door lock system can comprise a door lock movable between a locked state and an unlocked state. The door lock system can detect a first indication suggestive of a presence of a visitor. The door lock system can also detect a second indication suggestive of an identity of the visitor. As well, the door lock can validate that the first indication and the second indication are associated with a first identity.
US10204447B2	2D image processing for extrusion into 3D objects Techniques are described for transforming image data, such as two dimensional (2D) or partial three dimensional (3D) image data, into a 3D model. Upon receiving image data including color information, the image data may be converted into a height map based on the color information. The height map may be used to construct an image data mesh, which forms a 3D model. In some aspects, constructing the image data mesh may include associating vertices with pixels of the image data, connecting neighboring vertices to define at least one surface, applying texture to at least one of the surfaces, generating bottom and side surfaces, and connecting the bottom and side surface(s) to the textured surface to enclose a volume within the 3D model. In some aspects, the height map may include an edge based height map, such that color distances between pixels may be used form edges from the image data.
US10204446B2	Adaptively zippering meshes One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for zippering meshes of primitives. The technique involves identifying a first vertex associated with a first mesh boundary and having a first position and identifying a second vertex that is proximate to the first vertex and associated with a second mesh boundary, where the second vertex has a second position. The technique further involves determining a third position based on the first position, the second position, and a zippering strength factor, where the third position is located in a region between the first position and the second position. Filially, the technique involves moving the first vertex to the third position.
US10204438B2	Dynamic real-time generation of three-dimensional avatar models of users based on live visual input of users' appearance and computer systems and computer-implemented methods directed to thereof In some embodiments, the present invention provides for a computer system that may include a camera component configured to acquire a visual content, where the visual content includes a plurality of frames having a visual representation of a person's face; and a processor configured to: train a face detection regressor with a synthetic face model database to obtain a face detection trained regressor; apply, for each frame, the face detection trained regressor to detect or to track the face based on facial features, local features, and a pre-defined hyperparameter; construct an intermediate multi-dimensional face model; apply machine learning to determine features of an intermediate multi-dimensional head model; construct a multi-dimensional avatar; and utilize the multi-dimensional avatar to perform an activity associated with the person.
US10204435B2	Multi-granular rigs for distributed node-based interactive workflows Systems and methods are described for leveraging distributed computation systems to split animation application processing of node graphs into two components: 1) a low complexity, primary node graph, that is evaluated by the application of the local device; and 2) one or more, higher complexity, companion node graphs that connect to the primary node graph, and are evaluated by a distributed computation system. As the local device evaluates the original, low complexity node graph, an artist is provided with fast, direct manipulation of an animated object. At the same time, the distributed computation system evaluates the higher complexity, companion node graphs, thereby providing a user of the local application with higher fidelity versions of the primary node graph as they are computed.
US10204433B2	Selective enablement of sign language display Content substitution and/or picture-in-picture technology is used to provide a sign language window that provides a sign language interpretation of audio content in main program audio/video content. The sign language window can be selectively disabled by a user that does not wish to view the sign language video. Also, in some implementations, the user can move the sign language window to a desired location on the display. The desired location may be one of a plurality of pre-defined display locations. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US10204429B2	Method and apparatus for depiction of medical image data In a method and medical imaging apparatus for depiction of medical imaging data, medical imaging data of the examination object are acquired over a period of time, and an artifact parameter is established, which characterizes artifacts that occur as a result of breathing of the examination object during the period of time. The medical imaging data are displayed on a display screen together with a depiction of the artifact parameter.
US10204420B2	Low latency simulation apparatus and method using direction prediction, and computer program therefor A simulation apparatus may comprise: a sensor unit configured to acquire movement information of an object using one or more sensors; a direction calculation unit configured to calculate direction information of the object using the movement information; and a simulation unit configured to simulate a physical object and render an image of the physical object on the basis of the direction information received from the direction calculation unit. The direction calculation unit may include a time delay correction unit configured to correct the direction information using a time difference between the time of acquiring the movement information and the time of rendering the image.
US10204417B2	Interactive video generation A method includes receiving an input from a user, the input including a selection of an object, where the object is contained in a video, identifying, in response to the input, the object in the video, determining an attribute of the object associated with a profile of the user, where the profile contains a preference of the user regarding at least one object to be viewed, and determining, in response to the attribute of the object associated with the profile, a target segment in the video, where the target segment includes the object.
US10204416B2	Automatic deskew using design files or inspection images Deskew for image review, such as SEM review, aligns inspection and review coordinate systems. Deskew can be automated using design files or inspection images. A controller that communicates with a review tool can align a file of the wafer, such as a design file or an inspection image, to an image of the wafer from the review tool; compare alignment sites of the file to alignment sites of the image from the review tool; and generate a deskew transform of coordinates of the alignment sites of the file and coordinates of alignment sites of the image from the review tool. The image of the wafer may not contain defects.
US10204415B2	Imaging apparatus The invention relates to an imaging apparatus (1). First and second image providing units (2, 9) provide a first image showing a region of an object, which includes a resection part to be resected, and a second image showing the region of the object, after the resection procedure has been performed, or showing a resected part, which has been resected. A smallest margin determination unit (13) determines a smallest margin region being a region where a margin between the resection part and the resected part is smallest based on the first and second images. The smallest margin region is the region which most likely contains a part of the object, which should have been resected, like a cancerous part. An optionally following investigation of the resected part or of the remaining object can be more focused by considering this region, thereby allowing for faster corresponding assessing procedures.
US10204410B2	Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a chronological transition of signal intensities for each of the pixels in a plurality of X-ray images chronologically acquired by using a contrast media. The processing circuitry is configured to correct the chronological transition of the signal intensities on the basis of a level of similarity between at least two mutually-different signal intensities within the chronological transition of the signal intensities.
US10204409B2	Apparatus and method of processing medical image Provided is a medical image processing apparatus and method. The medical image processing apparatus includes: an image processor configured to extract a blood vessel area and at least one contour line of the blood vessel area from a first image representing the blood vessel area, and to obtain a second image representing an area of at least one plaque based on the blood vessel area and the at least one contour line; a display configured to display the second image; and a user interface configured to receive a user input for correcting at least one contour line corresponding to at least one of the at least one plaque represented in the second image, wherein the image processor corrects the second image based on the user input. The medical image processing apparatus may precisely visualize a contour line of the blood vessel area.
US10204408B2	System, apparatus and method for dispensed adhesive material inspection Apparatus, system and method for detecting defects in an adhesion area that includes an adhesive mixed with a fluorescent material. One or more illumination devices may illuminate the fluorescent material in the adhesion area with a light of a predetermined wavelength. A camera may be configured to capture an image of the illuminated adhesion area. A processing device, communicatively coupled to the camera, may be configured to process the captured image by applying one or more boundary areas to the captured image and determining an image characteristic within each of the boundary areas, wherein the image characteristic is used by the processing device to determine the presence of a defect in the adhesive, such as an excess of adhesive or an insufficient application of adhesive.
US10204407B2	Measurement method and measurement device of critical dimension of sub-pixel The disclosure discloses a method for measuring a critical dimension of a sub-pixel and a device. The method for measuring the critical dimension of the sub-pixel comprises: scanning an image of a pixel unit of a display substrate and obtaining a gray information on the image; acquiring a margin position of a sub-pixel unit to be measured based on the gray information on the image; acquiring a chromatic value at the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured and determining whether the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured is correct based on the chromatic value at the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured; obtaining the critical dimension of the sub-pixel unit to be measured based on the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured if it is determined that the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured is correct; reacquiring the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured based on the gray information on the image until the reacquired margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured is determined to be correct if it is determined that the margin position of the sub-pixel unit to be measured is not correct. The method for measuring the critical dimension of the sub-pixel of the disclosure can improve accuracy of measuring the critical dimension of the sub-pixel.
US10204405B2	Apparatus and method for parameterizing a plant An apparatus for parameterizing a plant includes a recorder for recording a three-dimensional data set of the plant including not only volume elements of non-covered elements of the plant, but also volume elements of elements of the plants that are covered by other elements, and a parameterizer for parameterizing the three-dimensional data set for obtaining plant parameters.
US10204400B2	Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium An imaging unit images an object through an imaging optical system so as to acquire image data. A depth map acquiring unit acquires information relating to a depth distribution of an object as depth map data. The resolution of depth map data is relatively lower than the resolution of image data which has been imaged. A depth map shaping unit references image data of an object so as to conform to the resolution of a depth map, when it performs shaping of the depth map based on image data of the object.
US10204398B2	Image distortion transformation method and apparatus An image distortion transformation method for transforming an original image by an imager having an original distortion profile to a transformed image optimized for a distortion processing unit includes inputting the original image from the imager into the transformation unit, inputting an original image distortion profile into the original distortion profile memory of the transformation unit, and inputting a target distortion profile into the target distortion profile memory of the transformation unit. The target distortion profile is different from the original distortion profile. The method further includes transforming the original image into a transformed image by transforming the distortion profile of the original image from the original image distortion profile to the target image distortion profile, and outputting the transformed image from the transformation unit.
US10204390B2	Dynamic digital watermark Some implementations may include a computer-implemented method for applying at least two digital watermarks to a digital document, the method including: receiving a digital document comprising visual contents; generating a first digital watermark to be visually presented at a first time point; generating a second digital watermark to be visually presented at a second time point, the second digital watermark being different from the first digital watermark and the second time point being different from the first time point; and applying both the first digital watermark and second digital watermark to the digital document t.
US10204384B2	Data loss prevention of social media content In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus, comprising: a psychological state data interface to receive psychological state data; one or more logic elements, including at least one hardware element, comprising a verification engine to: receive a requested user action; receive a psychological state input via the psychological state data interface; analyze the psychological state input; and bar the requested user action at least partly responsive to the analyzing.
US10204382B2	Method and system for identifying users who benefit from filing itemized deductions to reduce an average time consumed for users preparing tax returns with a tax return preparation system A method and system identifies users who benefit from filing itemized deductions over standardized deductions to reduce an average time consumed for users preparing tax returns with a tax return preparation system, according to one embodiment. The method and system receives user data that is associated with a user, and applies the user data to a predictive model to cause the predictive model to determine a likelihood that the user will decrease his/her taxable income by filing an itemized deduction, according to one embodiment. The method and system deemphasizes and/or postpones the presentation of tax return questions that are related to the itemized deduction, if the likelihood that the user will decrease his/her taxable income by filing the itemized deduction is below a threshold, to reduce a quantity of time consumed by the user to prepare his/her tax return with a tax return preparation system, according to one embodiment.
US10204376B2	System and method for presenting multivariate information Systems and methods for presenting fraud detection information are presented. In one example, a computer system analyzes empirical data to detect potentially fraudulent activity and alerts users of the potentially fraudulent activity via a fraud detection user interface. The fraud detection user interface determines a set of user interface components to suitable to present the potentially fraudulent activity and presents facts associated with the potentially fraudulent activity to a user for further analysis and investigation.
US10204372B1	Systems and methods for facilitating enhanced device functionalities within a retail store Embodiments are provided for enhancing an in-store experience for a user of an electronic device. According to certain aspects, the electronic device initiates an in-store mode of an application when the electronic device is located within a retail store, where the in-store mode may enable certain functionalities having certain capabilities. The electronic device may detect when it connects to a network within the retail store and, in response, may indicate enhanced capabilities of the functionalities. The user may select an enhanced capability, and the electronic device may facilitate the associated functionality.
US10204366B2	Apparatus, article of manufacture and methods for customized design of a jewelry item Apparatus, article of manufacture and method for designing a jewelry setting that comprise displaying on a display a plurality of components. Each component corresponds to a section of a jewelry setting. A selection of at least one component that corresponds to a first section of the jewelry setting is received. An electronic template of the jewelry setting is generated. The electronic image comprises the at least one selected component. The electronic template is transmitted to a remote device.
US10204365B2	Managing service provider service options A system and method for the management of services offered to subscribers by service providers are provided. A service management component manages service plan options that are provided by one or more service providers and that are made available to subscribers. The service management component processes requests from one or more service provider components to dynamically update service plan information. Such requests may include requests to add or delete service plans, add or delete features to a service plan, add or delete rule sets associated with a service plan, and the like. In this embodiment, the service management component maintains various data stores associated with available service plans and with current subscriber information that facilitate a mapping of updated service plan options to subscribers. Accordingly, the service management component manages a framework that allows the management of the mapping information.
US10204358B2	Systems and methods for text message alerts and referrals A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for referring contacts to receive text message alerts. An accounts module receives first user data including an indicator that a first user requested to subscribe to receive text messages alerts. The account module adds, based at least on the received first user data, a first user account to a database of subscribers. A message generator module generates, using the processor in response to receiving the first user data, a first text message corresponding to an offer to subscribe to receive text message alerts. A communication module transmits to the first user the first text message corresponding to the offer to subscribe to receive text message alerts. The transmitted first text message can be forwarded to a second user.
US10204355B1	Systems and methods for optimization of data element utilization according to multi-touch attribution Systems and methods are disclosed for optimizing distribution of resources to data elements, comprising receiving a designation of one or more data elements for distribution; receiving a designation of a plurality of electronic event types detectable over a network, the plurality of electronic event types being associated with receipt or electronic display of at least one data element of the one or more data elements, to be tracked; forecasting a return on investment, associated with distribution of the one or more data elements, based on a forecast of occurrences of the plurality of electronic event types; and optimizing distribution of resources to the one or more data elements based on the forecasted return on investment.

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