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US10557374B2	Gas turbine and method for protecting a gas turbine in case of a shaft break A gas turbine includes a main shaft connecting a turbine to a compressor and an additional shaft extending coaxially to the main shaft. The additional shaft has a first shaft section connected to the compressor and a second shaft section connected to the turbine, the shaft sections separated from each other by a gap. At mutually facing ends, the two shaft sections have mutually corresponding structures. The gap been the two shaft sections is dimensioned such that, upon a break of the main shaft, the mutually corresponding structures of the mutually facing ends of the two shaft sections come into interaction and rotate relative to one another as a result of their differing rotational speeds. The mutually corresponding structures are formed such that the two shaft sections are moved away from one other in the event of twisting of the two shaft sections.
US10557372B2	Systems and methods for assessing strain of components in turbomachines Systems for monitoring a component in a turbomachine can include a strain sensor comprising at least two reference points disposed on a surface of the component, and a data acquisition device connected to the turbomachine comprising a field of view, wherein the field of view is positioned to at least periodically capture the strain sensor on the component.
US10557368B2	Gas turbine engine rapid response clearance control system with variable volume turbine case An active clearance control system of a gas turbine engine includes a radially adjustable blade outer air seal system movable between a radially contracted Blade Outer Air Seal (BOAS) position that defines a first air volume and a radially expanded Blade Outer Air Seal (BOAS) position that defines a second air volume, the second air volume different than the first air volume. An accumulator system accommodate a difference in air volume between the first air volume and the second air volume.
US10557364B2	Two pieces stator inner shroud An inner shroud segment may include an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing may have a radial curve centered relative to an axis with a radial wall and a bottom wall that define a first channel. The outer housing may have a first axial wall, a first circumferential wall, and a second axial wall that define a second channel. The outer housing may also be disposed within the first channel with the radial wall of the inner housing contacting the first axial wall, the first circumferential wall, and/or the second axial wall. A compliant material may be disposed within the second channel and coupled to the radial wall and the first axial wall, the first circumferential wall, and/or the second axial wall.
US10557362B2	Method and system for a pressure activated cap seal A sealing system for sealing a gap between two adjacent components includes a first component including a sealing face, a second component, and a seal cap. The second component includes a seal ridge extending from a surface of the second component towards the sealing face, and a fluid conduit extending through the second component and the seal ridge, the fluid conduit configured to channel a seal activating fluid from a fluid source. The seal cap is configured to matingly engage the seal ridge, and includes an end wall positionable between the sealing face and the seal ridge, and a pair of seal legs extending from the end wall towards the surface of the second component.
US10557349B2	Method and system for repairing a turbomachine A method to repair a turbomachine including: assign blades and a shroud in a row of the turbomachine to a group; measure, for each blade in the group, a clearance between a tip surface of the blade and a surface of the shroud facing the tip surface; remove the blades and shroud from the row; calculate a difference between the clearance of associated each blade and a design clearance; determine, for each blade, if the difference may be minimized by adding material to the surface of the shroud; adding material to the surface of the shroud, wherein the addition of material to the facing surfaces results in the shroud having at least one dimension that exceeds an original design dimension of the shroud sections, and installing the group of the blades and the shroud with the added material to a row of a turbomachine, wherein at least one of the blades has at least one dimension that does not conform to an original design specification for the blade.
US10557348B2	Device for the installation of rock bolts and cutting apparatus A device for the installation of rock bolts includes a supporting structure and first and second bolting units mounted to the supporting structure. Each bolting unit is configured for drilling an installation hole and/or for installing a rock bolt into a rock face, wherein the supporting structure is configured for rotatably moving the first and second bolting units about a common axis of rotation. At least one actuator is mounted to the supporting structure and configured for additionally moving at least one of the first and second bolting units.
US10557343B2	Sensor construction for distributed pressure sensing An optical-fiber-containing sensor wire with at least one hermetically sealed optical fiber are provided. An optical-fiber-containing sensor wire may be installed in a cable that can be placed downhole in a wellbore. The optical-fiber-containing sensor wire may include a first optical fiber hermetically sealed within a metallic structure of the optical-fiber-containing sensor wire.
US10557335B2	Gas fracturing method and system Gas fracturing methods and systems utilizing a gas treatment fluid, which may contain a dispersed phase of fluid loss control agent particles. Also, treatment fluids suitable for use in the methods and systems are disclosed.
US10557332B2	Spindle brake logic A system for assuring that a rotation brake has engaged on a directional drilling machine. A pump-powered motor drives rotation of a spindle on the machine. The spindle is in turn attached to the above-ground end of a drill string. After the rotation brake is actuated, a controller causes the motor to transmit oppositely-directed rotational pulses to the spindle. If the brake is properly engaged, the pulses will produce spikes in pressure within the hydraulic circuit that powers the pump. When a pressure sensor detects such spikes, it signals the controller and confirms that the brake is engaged.
US10557328B2	Thermal load based automatic valve arrangement and method A thermal load based automatic valve arrangement including an actuator responsive to fluid temperature flowing through the arrangement, a closure member operably connected to the actuator, and a seat receptive to the closure member to prevent or restrict fluid flow through the arrangement in a first direction when actuated while still allowing fluid flow in a second direction. A method for controlling steam movement in a production string of a SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) installation including sensing with an actuator, temperature of fluid moving through a valve arrangement, automatically adjusting the valve arrangement pursuant to thermal load on the actuator.
US10557319B2	Wedged camp assembly A clamp assembly for supporting a rod includes a housing that includes a base, wings extending from the base, and lips extending from the wings to define a rod-receiving slot between the lips. A door engages with the lips, and the housing and door are shaped such that downward movement of the door with respect to the housing causes the door to be forced closer to the base of the housing. A wedge is attached to the door, and wedgedly contacts the rod as the door is forced downward with respect to the housing.
US10557316B2	Drill string components having multiple-thread joints Drill string components having a plurality of threads extending around a body. A first end of body can define first and second cylindrical shoulders that are spaced apart relative to a central axis of the body, and at least two threads can extend between the first and second cylindrical shoulders. The first and second cylindrical shoulders have respective cylindrical inner and outer surfaces. Optionally, each thread can have a thread root, a thread crest, and a pressure flank surface extending radially from the thread root to the thread crest and defining a pressure flank angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the central axis. Optionally, the thread crest of at least one thread can circumscribe a frusta-conical surface extending over at least a portion of the axial length of the plurality of helical turns of the thread.
US10557314B2	Rig floor for a drilling rig A system for moving items on a rig floor (2), the system comprising a plurality of skids (30-35) and a network of rails (10) for guiding the plurality of skids, each skid of said plurality of skids for supporting an item, and each skid having rail engagement members for engaging at least one rail of said network of rails. The rig floor may form part of a drilling rig such as a drill ship (1) used in the construction of oil and gas wells.
US10557313B1	Earth-boring bit An earth-boring bit includes a bit body threaded at its upper extent for connection to a drill string and a plurality of blades on the bit body, each blade having a leading edge and a trailing edge. A plurality of cutting elements is arranged on the leading edge of each blade and a junk slot is defined between pairs of adjacent blades. A surface texture may be formed on the surface of the junk slot, the surface texture being selected to alter a flow of drilling fluid through the junk slot. At least one milling element may extend at least partially across the junk slot between the trailing edge and leading edge of adjacent blades, wherein flow of cuttings generated by the cutting elements is impeded until the cuttings are disintegrated to a selected size.
US10557312B2	Downhole operational tool The present invention relates to a downhole operational tool for moving a tool part between a retracted position and a projected position in a well. The downhole operational tool comprises a tool body having an axial extension; the tool part being movable perpendicularly to the axial extension between the retracted position and the projected position; a projection actuator configured to project the tool part from the tool body by means of hydraulics, the projection actuator comprising an actuator housing and a projection piston configured to slide inside the actuator housing, the tool part being connected with the projection piston; and a retraction actuator comprising a spring element configured to retract the tool part into the tool body, the retraction actuator being connected with the projection piston so that when the projection actuator projects the tool part, the spring element is compressed. The spring element is arranged outside the actuator housing.
US10557307B2	Drilling tool Drilling tool (1) for drilling openings in a cement ballast tank (3) of an oil rig in order to gain access to an internal space in the ballast tank comprising an electrical motor (6) driving a first shaft (7); a pump (8) driven by the motor for pumping well fluid in through an inlet (9) and out through an outlet (10); a gear (11) driven by the first shaft extending through the pump for reducing rotation of a second shaft (12); and a drilling head (14) having bits and at least one drilling head fluid channel and being driven by the second shaft (12), the outlet of the pump being fluidly connected with the fluid channel to pump well fluid out through the fluid channel.
US10557306B1	Safety pool ladder The present invention is a safety pool ladder to be installed against a wall of an above-ground pool. The safety pool ladder comprises a ladder structure comprising a plurality of step members extending horizontally between a pair of side members, and a flat surface disposed towards back of the plurality of step members, when the safety pool ladder is disposed in a use position. The safety pool ladder also comprises a pair of side rails with channels formed therein to allow the ladder structure to travel along a length thereof. The ladder structure is adapted to travel along the length of the side rails, and rotated and flipped thereafter such that the flat surface is disposed towards front of the plurality of step members to dispose the safety pool ladder in a block position.
US10557302B1	Replacement Window Cladding Method and System A window unit and replacement window cladding method and system which is provided as a single unit to be installed as a complete new window that fits over the head, side jamb and sill of an existing window frame and the old window frame that is cladded with head jamb, side jamb, and sill cover assemblies defining an opening in which one or more sash units is pivotally secured forming a replacement window unit, without any loss of glass size and egress, and without disturbing the building interior.
US10557301B2	Automated door system An automated door system includes a first door control module configured to be mounted in a fixed position relative to a powered door and a second door control module configured to be carried by a user and configured to be in electronic communication with the first door control module to control at least one of an opening actuation and a closing actuation of the powered door. A method of controlling the powered door may include wirelessly electronically connecting a second door control module to a first door control module, determining a proximity of the second door control module to the first door control module, an automating the opening and closing of the powered door in response to a position of the second door control module relative to the first door control module.
US10557299B2	System and method for automatically controlling movement of a barrier A system and method for automatically controlling movement of a barrier that include determining at least one zone associated with the barrier. The system and method also include determining a current state of the barrier. The system and method additionally include sending a barrier control signal to remotely control movement of the barrier. The system and method further include presenting the current state of the barrier, wherein the current state of the barrier is updated based on remotely controlling the movement of the barrier.
US10557295B2	Self locating tie bar guide for sash lock tie bars A self locating tie bar guide for use with a tie bar. The tie bar guide defines a passage into which the tie bar is received. A tie bar receiving portion is shiftable between an open orientation in which the tie bar can be inserted into the passage and a closed orientation in which the tie bar is held in the passage. A resilient engaging member that engages a prelocated opening in the tie bar is resiliently biased toward the tie bar when the receiving portion is in the open orientation. The resilient tie bar engaging member is shiftable away from the tie bar when the receiving portion is in the closed orientation by contact between a portion of the resilient engaging member and another portion of the tie bar guide.
US10557290B2	Motor vehicle door The invention relates to a motor vehicle door which is fitted with a motor vehicle door lock and an associated locking bolt and with a stop device with corresponding damping elements. Said stop device interacts, at least when the locking bolt engages in the motor vehicle door lock, with the relevant locking bolt for damping the movements thereof. According to the invention, said stop device is fitted with at least one deflection lever and a transmission lever. In this respect, the deflection lever interacting with the locking bolt is designed to at least partially absorb the movement of the locking bolt.
US10557288B2	Hoop lock with bent foot engagement A hoop lock assembly including a shackle and a crossbar. The shackle includes a straight foot and an angled foot. The crossbar is operable to receive the straight foot and the angled foot, and includes a primary locking mechanism and a secondary locking mechanism. The primary locking mechanism is operable to selectively prevent removal of the straight foot from the crossbar. The secondary locking mechanism is operable to selectively prevent removal of the angled foot from the crossbar.
US10557282B1	Stickless exteriorly operated umbrella canopy An umbrella canopy that opens and closes not from a stick from within the interior of the umbrella canopy but from the exterior crown where a line is pulled to open the umbrella canopy and where a button is pushed to close the umbrella canopy. The interior of the umbrella canopy includes no stick to hold up the umbrella canopy. Taut edges of the umbrella canopy hold up the umbrella canopy, for instance, on the top edges of a playyard.
US10557273B2	Prefabricated wall panel with tongue and groove construction A prefabricated wall panel has a precast body including at least one decorative design element. In addition, the wall panel includes a mounting element having a first end embedded in the precast body and a second end projecting from the precast body. A groove is formed between the precast body and the second end of the mounting element along a first edge of the precast body. A tongue is formed along a second edge of the precast body opposite the first edge. The tongue and groove cooperate to allow prefabricated wall panels to be more easily installed on a support substrate.
US10557265B2	Clip for suspended ceiling members A clip for a suspended ceiling being suspended from an overhead structure has at least first and second adjoined ceiling members defining a top surface interfacing with the overhead structure and an opposite undersurface. The top surface of each of the first and second adjoined ceiling members defines at least one slot. The clip comprises a main longitudinal body and a pair of inserts. The main longitudinal body defines opposite ends. Each of the inserts downwardly extend from respective one of the ends of the longitudinal body. Each of the inserts configured to be inserted into a respective one of the slots. The clip is mountable to the first and second adjoined ceiling members with one insert being inserted in the slot of the first ceiling member and the other insert being inserted in the slot of the second ceiling member thereby maintaining the first and second ceiling members in the adjoined position against separation.
US10557263B1	Mechanically-centering joint seal with cover A system is provided for creating a joint filler or seal in the gap between adjacent panels or assemblies. The system which includes a cover plate, sealing body and mechanically-centered rib, where positioning of the rib and associated cover plate is addressed using a spring.
US10557262B2	Modular panels and related elements to form a variety of wall segments and enclosures A modular panel and component system from which a variety of wall segments, wall structures, and enclosures may be rapidly assembled, and disassembled. In addition to the wall panels, interior finish panels may be included which are adapted to be hung from rails secured to the inside of adjacent wall panels. The system may also include door assemblies or window assemblies, or both, and ancillary brackets and hardware to facilitate the assembly of the contemplated wall structures and enclosures.
US10557239B1	Inflatable flood barrier The inflatable flood barrier is a temporary dike. The inflatable flood barrier forms a water impermeable barrier that contains and controls the flow of flood water. The inflatable flood barrier is a temporary structure that can move as required for the control of flood water. The inflatable flood barrier comprises a plurality of curtains, a plurality of floating bladders, a plurality of bed bladders, and a plurality of fasteners. The each of the plurality of fasteners attaches a first curtain selected from the plurality of curtains to a second curtain selected from the plurality of curtains. The plurality of floating bladders forms a floatation structure that raises the plurality of curtains to form a vertical barrier that contains and controls the flow of flood water. The plurality of bed bladders anchors the inflatable flood barrier to the flood bed.
US10557238B2	Lost sand collecting apparatus for preventing coastal erosion A lost sand collecting apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises: a filling frame which has a plurality of plates, extends in the lateral direction and forms a plurality of filling spaces; and a collecting means which is provided on the filling frame and is positioned so as to correspond to the filling spaces. The plurality of plates are overlapped so as to be parallel to each other and the plates adjacent with a fixed distance therebetween are partly connected to one another. The collecting means can be formed in a flat structure protruding upward from the filling frame and disposed on the back of the filling spaces with respect to the littoral current toward the sea, and comprises a barrier layer or a web layer. The barrier layer or the web layer is curved toward the littoral current toward the sea. According to the present invention, the collecting means enables inhibition of the flow of the littoral current toward the sea and collection of sand moving with the littoral current flowing from the shore to the sea, thereby regulating coastal erosion. Therefore, coastal beaches can be preserved.
US10557235B2	Ultrasonic semelt dissolving and shattering system The problem of runaway smelt explosions due to a sudden influx of smelt into a dissolving tank is mitigated by a system comprising an ultrasonic transducer configured to emit ultrasonic waves toward the dissolving tank at a frequency above 20 kilohertz. A system comprising the ultrasonic transducer may further comprise sensors and a data processor configured to regulate the properties of the ultrasonic waves in response to process conditions affecting the smelt flow.
US10557233B2	Method for manufacturing a hoisting rope, hoisting rope and elevator using the same The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hoisting rope, comprising the steps of providing a plurality of elongated composite members, which composite members are made of composite material comprising reinforcing fibers in polymer matrix; and arranging the composite members to form an elongated row of parallel composite members, which row has a longitudingal direction, a thickness direction and a width direction, and in which row the composite members are positioned side by side such that they are parallel to each other, and spaced apart from each other in width direction of the row; and directing plasma treatment on the outer surface of the composite members; and embedding the composite members in fluid polymer material; and solidifying the polymer material wherein the composite members are embedded. The invention relates also to a hoisting rope obtained with the method and an elevator comprising the hoisting rope.
US10557232B2	Treatment liquid composition and ink jet textile printing method A treatment liquid composition for use in ink jet pigment textile printing and used by attaching it to fabric contains a cationic compound, at least one compound selected from polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyethylene oxides, carboxymethyl celluloses, hydroxyethyl celluloses, and polyvinyl alcohols, and water. The fabric contains polyester.
US10557225B2	Sewing machine Provided is a sewing machine including: a cylinder unit 3 configured to support two materials Fi and Fo having annular edges by being inserted therethrough while they are stacked, with one being located on the inner wheel side and the other being located on the outer wheel side; a stitch plate 12 configured to support the material Fi on the inner wheel side supported by the cylinder unit 3 by abutting it from below; a material presser 13 configured to press the material Fo on the outer wheel side supported by the cylinder unit 3 above the stitch plate 12; and a material sandwiching unit 41 provided on the near side of the stitch plate 12 and the material presser 13 and configured to sandwich, from above and below, the two materials Fi and Fo stacked, with the material Fi on the inner wheel side being located on the lower side and the material Fo on the outer wheel side being located on the upper side.
US10557217B2	Fibers with modified cross sectional profile A method for making a fiber reinforcement with variations in transverse cross section is disclosed. The method includes forming a fiber comprising polymeric material and exposing the fiber to a heat treatment, such that at least a portion of the polymeric material at or near said surface of said fiber is at or above the melting point temperature and substantially all of the polymeric material at or near the core is below the melting point temperature. The method further includes cooling the fiber to a temperature below the melting point temperature.
US10557216B2	Automated instrumentation for production of T-cell receptor peptide libraries The present disclosure provides instrumentation and automated methods for creating cell surface display libraries, where the cells of the library display engineered peptides on their cell surfaces for identification of antigens that bind to T-cell receptors. The engineered peptides may be putative antigens or binding regions of the T-cell receptors.
US10557215B2	CdTe-based compound single crystal and method for producing the same Provided are a high resistance CdTe-based compound single crystal with miniaturized Te precipitates and a method for producing the same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a CdTe based compound single crystal is provided including a precipitate having a particle size of less than 0.1 μm obtained from an analysis by a light scattering tomography method. In the CdTe based compound single crystal, resistivity may be 1×107 Ωcm or more. In addition, in the CdTe based compound single crystal, a precipitate having a particle size of 0.1 μm or more obtained from the analysis by the light scattering tomography method is not detected. In the CdTe based compound single crystal, the precipitate may be a Te precipitate.
US10557214B2	Methods of preparation of organometallic halide structures Methods of growing organometallic halide structures such as AMX3 single crystal organometallic halide perovskites, using the inverse temperature solubility.
US10557213B2	Crystal growing systems and methods including a transparent crucible A system for growing a crystal ingot from a melt includes a crucible assembly configured to contain the melt and a susceptor configured to support the crucible assembly. The crucible assembly includes a substantially transparent crucible. The system further includes a heating system for generating thermal energy and disposed to supply thermal energy to the susceptor via thermal radiation. The susceptor enables transfer of thermal energy to the melt via radiation through the transparent crucible.
US10557208B2	Method of producing reinforced container A container structure having one or more sections and a method for manufacturing such a structure is provided. Using an additive manufacturing process, a mold material is applied to produce a shaped substrate in the form of the desired sections and/or structure. Multiple reinforcement members are disposed within the substrate and extend between and are at least partially exposed at the inner and outer substrate surfaces. A coating material is applied to the inner and outer substrate surfaces and bonds to the exposed portions of the reinforcement members. The mold material is removed and replaced with another material among the reinforcement members between the substrate coatings.
US10557203B2	Temperature control system and process for gaseous precursor delivery Systems, methods and an apparatus used for delivery of chemical precursors, and more particularly to an ampoule for containing chemical precursors are provided. In one implementation, an apparatus for generating a chemical precursor used in a vapor deposition processing system is provided. The apparatus comprises a canister comprising a sidewall, a top, and a bottom surface encompassing an interior volume therein, an adhesion layer disposed over an outside surface of the sidewall and bottom surface, a thermally conductive coating disposed over the adhesion layer, an insulator layer disposed over the thermally conductive coating, wherein the thermally conductive coating over the bottom surface remains exposed and an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior volume.
US10557193B2	Method for manufacturing thin films by utilizing short laser pulses and composite target materials The present invention presents a method for manufacturing tight and porous coatings from metallic, ceramic and organic materials by utilizing composite targets manufactured of two or several materials, which are disintegrated, and producing in this way material flow towards the object to be coated by utilizing short laser pulses directed to the target material. With the method it is possible to produce material structures in a controlled manner, minimizing the needed energy of the laser pulses and heat generation, and with the method it is also possible to improve productivity by correctly choosing the components for the target material.
US10557192B2	Method for using sputtering target and method for forming oxide film In a method for using a sputtering target, by making an ion collide with the sputtering target, a sputtered particle whose size is greater than or equal to 1/3000 and less than or equal to 1/20, preferably greater than or equal to 1/1000 and less than or equal to 1/30 of a crystal grain is generated.
US10557182B2	Systems and methods for tailoring coefficients of thermal expansion between extreme positive and extreme negative values Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to the manufacture of metallic material with a thermal expansion coefficient in a predetermined range, comprising: deforming, a metallic material comprising a first phase and a first thermal expansion coefficient. In response to the deformation, at least some of the first phase is transformed into a second phase, wherein the second phase comprises martensite, and orienting the metallic material in at least one predetermined orientation, wherein the metallic material, subsequent to deformation, comprises a second thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the second thermal expansion coefficient is within a predetermined range, and wherein the thermal expansion is in at least one predetermined direction. In some embodiments, the metallic material comprises the second phase and is thermo-mechanically deformed to orient the grains in at least one direction.
US10557176B2	Method for detecting trace fungi using single-cell sequencing and kit thereof A method for detecting trace fungi using single-cell sequencing and a fungi detection kit prepared by the method are disclosed. The method includes the steps of obtaining trace fungal cells, extracting fungal protoplasm by breaking the cell walls of fungi, extracting gDNA from trace fungal protoplasm and amplifying the gDNA, constructing trace gDNA library, genome sequencing, bioinformatics analysis and comparison, and determining the species of detected fungi, etc. The method realizes the high-efficiency detection of trace fungi, and can be directly applied to the isolation, detection, identification of trace and difficult-to-identify fungal samples or mixed samples, and in-depth study of genetic information. The fungi detection method and the kit are applicable to industrial production, environmental monitoring, air testing, soil testing, water quality testing, food testing, drug testing, cosmetics testing, health care products testing and medical testing, and other fields.
US10557157B2	Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material and fermentation of sugars The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar and/or fermentation product from lignocellulosic material.
US10557148B2	Compositions and methods for deterring feeding by psyllids The invention relates to a plant that includes a transgene encoding a heterologous polypeptide conferring on plant expressing said polypeptide resistance to a hemipteroid sap-sucking insect. The transgene is also expressed in a plant component (such as a leaf). Typically, expression of such polypeptides deters feeding by insects such as psyllids (such as an Asian citrus psyllid, the African citrus psyllid, or the American citrus psyllid). Exemplary plants useful in the invention are citrus or solanaceous plants.
US10557147B2	Rust resistance gene The present invention relates to new transporter polypeptides, and genes encoding therefor, which can be used to confer upon a plant resistance to one or more biotrophic fungal pathogens.
US10557144B2	Expression of thermostable starch synthase genes improves the yield in heat stress Genetically-modified plants having increased tolerance to heat stress are described. Methods of producing such genetically-modified plants are also disclosed. The genetically-modified plants comprise exogenous nucleic acid encoding a thermostable protein having starch synthase activity. Genetically-modified plants have increased yield when grown under elevated conditions as compared to control plants.
US10557141B2	Plant transformation method The present invention relates to an improved method of producing a transgenic plant. Said method comprises, inter alia, the steps of a) providing a wounded transformable explant comprising a hypocotyl or a portion thereof, at least one cotyledon and wounded tissue, b) transforming cells comprised by said explant, and c) transferring said explant to a growing medium, comprising at least one selection compound for a selectable marker, by inserting the hypocotyl of said explant into said growing medium. Moreover, the present invention relates to a plant obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
US10557130B2	Arginine deiminase mutant and methods of using the same An arginine deiminase mutant with improved enzyme activity and temperature stability and application thereof were provided, belonging to the technical field of genetic engineering and enzyme engineering. The arginine deiminase mutant is proline, namely Gly292 Pro, mutated from glycine near an enzyme active center. A wild-type arginine deiminase arcA coding gene is molecularly modified by a site-directed mutation technique to obtain a mutant enzyme ADIG292P, which has glycine at position 292 of an amino acid sequence of the wild type arginine deiminase mutated to proline. The arginine deiminase, modified by site-directed mutation, of the present invention has 1.5 times of increase in enzyme activity and 5.43 times of increase in half-life period at 40° C. compared with the wild-type enzyme, which solves the problems of low catalytic ability and temperature stability during the catalytic synthesis of citrulline using arginine deiminase, and lays a foundation for industrial production of efficient synthesis of citrulline and medication application.
US10557127B2	Cellobiohydrolase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to cellobiohydrolase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10557123B2	Methods for reprogramming cells and uses thereof A method of obtaining a neural multipotent, unipotent or somatic cell, including: i) providing a cell of a first type which is not a neural multipotent, unipotent or somatic cell; ii) increasing expression of at least one neural multipotent or unipotent gene regulator in the cell of a first type, to a level at which the at least one neural multipotent or unipotent gene regulator is capable of driving transformation of the cell of a first type into the neural multipotent, unipotent or somatic cell, wherein the at least one multipotent or unipotent gene regulator is Musashi1 (Msi1), Neurogenin 2 (Ngn2), or both Msi1 and Ngn2; and iii) placing or maintaining the cell in a neural cell culture medium and maintaining sufficient intracellular levels of the at least one multipotent or unipotent gene regulator for a sufficient period of time to allow a stable neural multipotent, unipotent or somatic cell to be obtained.
US10557117B2	Gammadelta T cell expansion procedure A method for expanding a population of γδ T-cells is provided in which isolated activated Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) are cultured in a medium comprising transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) under conditions in which the production of effector γδ T-cells having therapeutic activity against malignant disease is favored. The use of TGF-β in the production of effector cells in particular Vγ9Vδ2 T-cells is also described and claimed.
US10557115B2	Medium containing uridine and N-acetyl-D-mannosamine Provided are a novel medium for expressing glycoproteins by culturing cells and a method for producing glycoproteins by culturing cells in the medium. Further provided are a medium comprising uridine and N-acetyl-D-mannosamine for the use of expression of a glycoprotein by culturing cells and a method for producing glycoproteins by culturing cells in for medium.
US10557109B1	Infusion filter arrangement with forced infusion system for beer-brewing system The present invention is directed to an infusion filter arrangement with a forced infusion system for a beer-brewing system that is configured to create a liquid flow in a grain bed that provides self-agitation of the grains by delivering liquid inside of or below the grain bed from an intermediate segment of a filter cavity.
US10557100B2	High viscosity base stock compositions Methods are provided for producing Group III base stocks having high viscosity and also having one or more properties indicative of a high quality base stock. The resulting Group III base stocks can have a viscosity at 100° C. and/or a viscosity at 40° C. that is greater than the corresponding viscosity for a conventional Group III base stock. Additionally, the resulting Group III base stocks can have one or more properties that are indicative of a high quality base stock.
US10557093B2	Process for producing naphthenic base oils A process for producing naphthenic base oils from low quality naphthenic crude feedstocks. The naphthenic base oils produced by the process have improved low temperature properties at high yields based on feedstock.
US10557088B2	Conversion of polymer containing materials to petroleum products Systems and methods achieve the conversion of polymer containing material into petroleum products such as hydrocarbon gas, wax, crude oil and diesel. The reactor and its system are designed to subject the polymer containing material to pyrolysis in a way that results in a higher petroleum product yield than conventional existing systems. The system has controls which allow for the heating temperature, rotation of the body, and throughput rate, to be adjusted depending on the reaction time required for the material inside the reactor. The condensing system is able to separate the products into the desired petroleum products by percentage output ranging from wax to crude-like oil to diesel-quality oil.
US10557083B2	Liquid crystal medium The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) medium comprising a terphenyl compound and at least two polymerisable compounds, to a process for its preparation, to its use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in an LC display of the polymer sustained alignment (PSA) type, and to an LC display, especially a PSA display, comprising it.
US10557082B2	Liquid crystal composition and application thereof A liquid crystal composition and use thereof in the liquid crystal display field. The liquid crystal composition includes, in percentages by weight, 5-40% of one or more compounds represented by general formula I, 2-30% of one or more compounds represented by general formula II, and 20-70% of one or more compounds represented by general formula III, and may further include 4-30% of one or more compounds represented by general formula IV and/or 5-25% of one or more compounds represented by general formulas V to IX. The combined use of the above-mentioned compounds can effectively reduce the rotational viscosity of the liquid crystal composition, improve related properties of the mixed liquid crystal, and thus reduce the response time thereof. The liquid crystal composition can be used for a fast-response liquid display in a variety of display modes.
US10557079B2	Method of making rod-shaped particles for use as proppant and anti-flowback additive A method for forming rod-shaped particles includes reducing a length of rods derived from a slurry made up of particles and a reactant, wherein the rods are in a stabilized state in which the reactant has been at least partially reacted with a coagulant, but the rods have not been sintered, and subsequently sintering the reduced length stabilized rods. The reducing the length of the stabilized rods includes subjecting the stabilized rods to mechanical vibration applied by a device, or feeding the stabilized rods through a device having a rotating cutting mechanism.
US10557075B2	Overcoming the retardation of cement hydration from dispersing agents used in suspension of additives A method of cementing a subterranean formation includes forming a cement composition comprising cementitious material, an aqueous base fluid, a nano-reinforcement particle suspension comprising a surfactant and nano-reinforcement particles such as single-wall carbon nanotubes or multi-wall carbon nanotubes; and pozzolanic material; introducing the cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. A method of making a cement composition includes combining cementitious material, an aqueous base fluid, a nano-reinforcement particle suspension comprising a surfactant, and a pozzolanic material, where the rate of hydration of the surfaces of the cementitious material is less retarded by the surfactant than an equivalent cement composition without pozzolanic material.
US10557067B2	Abrasive article including shaped abrasive particles A shaped abrasive particle including a body comprising a first major surface, a second major surface, and a side surface extending between the first major surface and the second major surface, the body comprising a sharpness-shape-strength factor (3SF) within a range between about 0.7 and about 1.7 and a Shape Index within a range between at least about 0.01 and not greater than about 0.49.
US10557066B2	Adhesive composition for photocurable interface and surface modification method of substrate using the same The present invention relates to an adhesive composition capable of improving adhesion force between two interfaces through thermal crosslinking and photo-crosslinking of a substrate and a resin, or a resin and a resin, in processes for optical devices and electronic devices, and a preparation method thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to an adhesive composition capable of adhering an interface between a substrate and a photocurable resin, and a method of adhering an interface using the same.
US10557061B2	Adhesive tape An adhesive tape including a particular foam base is provided. An average bubble diameter in a machine direction (MD) and an average bubble diameter in a cross-machine direction (CD) of the foam base are each 150 μm or less, the ratio of the average bubble diameter in the machine direction/an average bubble diameter in a vertical direction (VD) and the ratio of the average bubble diameter in the cross-machine direction/the average bubble diameter in the vertical direction are each 6 or less, and the foam base has an interlaminar strength of 20 N/cm or more. With this adhesive tape, good followability to an adherend and excellent impact resistance can be realized. The adhesive tape of the present invention can be suitably used in portable electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and game machines, whose screen size has been increasing and for which a requirement for flexible design is high.
US10557057B2	High melt flow PAEK compositions A composition [composition (C)] comprising: —from 0.1 to 99.8% by weight (wt. %) of at least one poly(aryl ether ketone) polymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) equal to or higher than 8 g/10 min at 400° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg, as measured in accordance with ASTM method D1238 [(PAEKHMF) polymer], —from 0.1 to 30 wt. % of at least one poly(tetrafluoroethylene)polymer having a D50 particle size equal to or below 10 μm, and having a melting temperature equal to or below 324° C. [(PTFE) polymer], —and from 0.1 to 30% wt. % of at least one carbon fiber, and wherein all % are based on the total weight of the composition (C).
US10557043B2	Temperature-sensitive nano silver controlled-release smart antibacterial coating and preparation method therefor This present invention discloses a temperature-sensitive nano-silver controlled release antibacterial coating composite, which is comprises: water, acrylic, polyurethane resin, temperature-sensitive nano-silver controlled release antibacterial agent, dispersant, curing agent, defoamer, filming additive and leveling agent. By adsorbing nano silver particles into the pores of mesoporous SiO2 modified by poly N-isopropyl acrylamide, we successfully prepared a temperature-sensitive nano-silver controlled release antibacterial agent. By adding the prepared agent to the conventional coating composite, we achieved “on-off” control of the antibacterial properties of coating composite. Through the control of temperature, the release of nano-silver in the mesoporous nano-silica of the coating film layer is controlled. This control method is not only to protect the nano-silver, but also to adjust the strength of the anti-bacterial properties according to the actual demands and improve the use-efficiency of nano silver particles. This invention is in line with the new concept of “Intelligent Age” in the 21st century.
US10557036B2	Metal-based hydrogen sulfide scavenger and method of preparing same The present disclosure is related to a family of oil-based dispersions of organic and inorganic metal compounds for use as a hydrogen sulfide scavenger in asphalt, and the preparation thereof. These dispersions comprise organic and inorganic metal compounds, organic solvents, an organoclay suspension agent, an emulsifier and optionally a polymeric stabilizer. The organic and inorganic metal compounds are in the form of micron-sized particles. Copper-based dispersions are particularly effective at reducing the hydrogen sulfide emission of asphalt in the presence of polyphosphoric acid.
US10557022B2	High-performance tire A tyre for wheels of vehicles, in particular motor vehicles, is described. The tyre has a tread with at least one copolymer of (iso-styrene/trans-butadiene): diene-terminated copolymers. The tread has less sensitivity to the effects of temperature, with less weakness, better consistancy of performances, and improved characteristics in terms of grip and/or resistance to laceration.
US10557021B2	Artificial timber and method for preparing artificial timber An artificial timer and preparing method thereof. The artificial timber includes the following components in parts by weight: 35-50 parts of cellulose, 20-35 parts of hemicellulose and 15-35 parts of lignin, wherein the artificial timber has a density of 0.01-0.05 g/cm3. The preparing method includes: (1) dissolving 15-35 parts by weight of lignin, 35-50 parts by weight of cellulose and 20-35 parts by weight of hemicellulose with an ionic liquid; (2) cleaning and replacing it with water to obtain a lignocellulose hydrogel; and (3) drying the lignocellulose hydrogel to obtain an artificial timber. The prepared artificial timber is large in specific area, low in density, low in material energy consumption, moderate in condition and easy for operation. The obtained artificial timber is regular in shape and shaped like a sandy beige cylinder without obvious damage and deformation, which indicates that such artificial timber with high specific area has well molding capacity.
US10557016B2	Flame retardant resin composition and method for producing the same A flame retardant resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin, flame retardant reinforced fibers, and a flame retardant. The flame retardant reinforced fibers include cellulosic fibers, a phosphorus compound that is grafted to the surface of the cellulosic fibers, and a polyamine compound that is bound to the phosphorus compound. The flame retardant is a phosphorus-based flame retardant. A method for producing the flame retardant resin composition includes the following: grafting a vinyl phosphate compound to cellulosic fibers by bringing the vinyl phosphate compound into contact with the cellulosic fibers after the cellulosic fibers have been irradiated with an electron beam, optionally followed by electron beam irradiation; binding a polyamine compound to the vinyl phosphate compound, which is grafted to the cellulosic fibers, to form flame retardant reinforced fibers; grinding the flame retardant reinforced fibers; and melt-kneading and pelletizing a thermoplastic resin, the flame retardant reinforced fibers, and a component containing a phosphorus-based flame retardant. This can provide a non-halogen flame retardant resin composition with sufficient flame resistance.
US10557010B2	Acetaldehyde scavenger treatment A method of reducing aldehyde concentration in a vehicle cabin air, the method includes applying a solution comprising aldehyde scavenger(s) onto an outer surface of a foam article located or to be located within a vehicle cabin to form a top layer of the article such that aldehyde species are trapped within the article and prevented from being released into the cabin air.
US10557009B2	Thermally expandable microcapsule complex, method for manufacturing same, rubber composition in which complex is blended, and pneumatic tire using composition In the present technology, a thermally expandable microcapsule complex is blended in a rubber component, the thermally expandable microcapsule complex being obtained by preparing an aqueous solution of a water-soluble polymer having a concentration of 1 to 30 mass %, adding from 5 to 60 parts by mass of cellulose fibers to 100 parts by mass of the aqueous solution to prepare a liquid dispersion (1), adding from 10 to 200 parts by mass of thermally expandable microcapsules to the liquid dispersion (1) to prepare a liquid dispersion 2), and evaporating the moisture content of the liquid dispersion (2).
US10557008B2	Porous materials and method of making porous materials A porous material includes a resin material based on a trifunctional ethynyl monomer. Pores in the porous material can be of various sizes including nanoscale sizes. The porous material may be used in a variety of applications, such as those requiring materials with a high strength-to-weight ratio. The porous material can include a filler material dispersed therein. The filler material can be, for example, a particle, a fiber, a fabric, or the like. In some examples, the filler material can be a carbon fiber or a carbon nanotube. A method of making a porous material includes forming a resin including a trifunctional ethynyl monomer component and a polythioaminal component. The resin can be heated to promote segregation of the components into different phases with predominately one or the other component in each phase. Processing of the resin after phase segregation to decompose the polythioaminal component can form pores in the resin.
US10557003B2	Polyimide resin composition Provided is a polyimide resin composition capable of forming a polyimide film which is excellent in transparency and heat resistance and has a low thermal linear expansion coefficient. The polyimide resin composition contains a polyimide resin produced by reacting (A) a tetracarboxylic dianhydride with (B) a diamine containing a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing diamine in an amount of from 5 to 100 mol % of the total diamine; and silica microparticles, in a ratio by mass of from 25/75 to 60/40.
US10556999B2	Purification and decolorization of polymers Methods according to the present invention decolorize a polymer by mixing a solution of the polymer with a photocatalyst and exposing the mixture to ultraviolet light; by way of non-limiting example, the polymer may be a star polymer and the photocatalyst may be titanium dioxide. Methods according to the present invention also utilize a metal scavenger, in some embodiments a solid-phase metal scavenger, to remove a metal catalyst from a polymer solution; by way of non-limiting example, the metal catalyst may be a tin catalyst. The decolorization methods and the catalyst removal methods of the present invention may be practiced separately, sequentially in any order, or simultaneously.
US10556997B2	Cross-linked rubber product A cross-linked rubber product is obtained by cross-linking an acrylic elastomer composition containing an acrylic elastomer obtained by copolymerization of an acrylate and a cross-linking site monomer. The molar fraction of an oxygen atom (a) in the acrylic elastomer is 11.3 mol % or less, the molar fraction of a nitrogen atom (b) in the acrylic elastomer is 0.5 mol % or less, and a volume change is from −3 to 6% when the cross-linked rubber product is dipped in distilled water at 80° C. for 200 hours.
US10556994B2	Strictly segmented thermoplastic elastomers as biodegradable biomaterials The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer according to the formula [AB]n, wherein A represents a soft block and B represents a hard block. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic material is in particular suited for biomaterial applications, for example for implants and tissue engineering applications and for purposes including scaffolding material applications, e.g. for tissue engineering purposes.
US10556988B2	Catalysts The present invention relates to the field of polymerisation catalysts, and systems comprising said catalysts for polymerising carbon dioxide and an epoxide, a lactide and/or lactone, and/or an epoxide and an anhydride. The catalyst is of formula (I): Wherein M1 and M2 are independently selected from Zn(II), Cr(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Mg(II), Fe(II), Ti(II), V(II), Cr(III)-X, Co(III)-X, Ni(III)-X, Mn(III)-X, Fe(III)-X, Ca(II), Ge(II), Al(III)-X, Ti(III)-X, V(III)-X, Ge(IV)-(X)2 or Ti(IV)-(X)2. R3A is different from R3B; and/or at least one occurrence of E3, E4, E5 and E6 is different to a remaining occurrence of E3, E4, E5 and E6. A ligand, a process of asymmetric N-substitution of a symmetrical ligand and a process for the reaction of: (i) carbon dioxide with an epoxide; (ii) an epoxide and an anhydride; and/or (iii) a lactide and/or a lactone, in the presence of a catalyst is also described.
US10556983B2	Process for the preparation of silylated polymers having low color and color stability A batch or continuous process for preparing silylated polymers having low color and color stability comprising silylating a prepolymer having reactive functional groups with a silylating agent and optionally quenching the silylated polymer, where a stabilizer package containing at least one phosphite stabilizing agent is used.
US10556978B1	Process and chemistry for reducing dolomite concentrations in phosphate processing A magnesium suppressant/flocculant for use in separating dolomite from calcium phosphate. The magnesium suppressant/flocculant may be applied at a mine site prior to subjecting ore fractions to phosphate flotation or at a chemical plant after grinding.
US10556963B2	Means and methods for counteracting myeloproliferative or lymphoproliferative disorders The invention provides human AML-specific binding compounds that are able to bind a cell surface component of AML cells. Therapeutic uses of binding compounds against AML are also provided.
US10556961B2	Anti-CD38 antibodies for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia The present invention relates to combination therapies with anti-CD38 antibodies.
US10556960B2	Methods and compositions for diagnosis and treatment of disorders in patients with elevated levels of TLR4 ligands and other biomarkers This invention relates generally to methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating disorders associated with elevated levels of Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4) ligands and other biomarkers. The invention also relates to methods of treating, delaying the progression of, or otherwise ameliorating a symptom of a disorder associated with elevated levels of TLR4 ligands and other biomarkers using agents that interfere with or otherwise antagonize TLR4 signaling, including neutralizing anti-TLR4 antibodies.
US10556957B2	Anti-CD27 antibodies The present invention relates to anti-CD27 antibodies, as well as use of these antibodies in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.
US10556953B2	Agent capable of depleting CD8 T cells for the treatment of myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction The present invention relates to a method for treating MI or AMI in a subject in need thereof comprising a step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of depleting CD8 T cells. More particularly, this present invention relates to a method for treating acute myocardial infarction by reducing the size of necrosis and limiting 10 the post ischemic left ventricular remodeling.
US10556952B2	Heavy chain constant regions with reduced binding to Fc gamma receptors The invention provides antibody heavy chain constant regions with a hinge region modified to reduce binding to Fcγ receptors. The modification occurs within positions 233-236 by replacement of natural residues by glycine(s) and/or deletion(s). Such modifications can reduce binding of an antibody bearing such a constant region to Fcγ receptors to background levels. The constant regions can be incorporated into any format of antibody or Fc fusion protein. Such antibodies or fusion proteins can be used in methods of treatment, particularly those in which the mechanisms of action of the antibody or Fc fusion protein is not primarily or at all dependent on effector functions, as is the case when an antibody inhibits a receptor-ligand interaction or agonizes a receptor.
US10556946B2	Human derived anti-Huntingtin (HTT) antibodies and uses thereof Provided are novel human-derived anti-huntingtin (HTT) antibodies and biotechnological derivatives thereof, preferably capable of binding mutated and/or aggregated HTT species and or fragments thereof, as well as methods related thereto. The human-derived anti-HTT antibodies and biotechnological derivatives can be used in pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions for HTT targeted immunotherapy of Huntington Disease and diagnosis thereof.
US10556945B2	Antagonist antibodies directed against calcitonin gene-related peptide and methods using same The invention features methods for preventing or treating CGRP associated disorders such as vasomotor symptoms and/or headaches (e.g., migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache) by administering an anti-CGRP antagonist antibody. Compositions for use in the disclosed methods are also provided. Antagonist antibody G1 and antibodies derived from G1 directed to CGRP are also described.
US10556943B2	HLA-DR binding peptides and their uses The present invention provides HLA-DR (MHC class II) binding peptides derived from the ovarian/breast cancer associated antigens, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER-2/neu), Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Insulin Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 (IGFBP-2), and Cyclin D1. The immunogenic peptides can be used in cancer vaccines.
US10556925B2	Compound, process for its preparation, a pharmaceutical solution containing the compound, a method of determining the presence of cancer, a kit for cancer detection, and the use of hydrolysis of the compound for the detection of cancer The subject of the invention is a new compound of the following chemical formula: ABZ1-Dap(O2(Cbz))2-Dap(O1)3-Dap(O2)4-Arg5-ANB6-NH2 where: ABZ stands for 2-aminobenzoic acid; DAP stands for diaminopropanoic acid (Dap) derivatives, modified by the functionalised residues of mono-ethylene or diethylene glycol (PEG); ANB stands for 5-amino-2-nitrobenzoic acid The subject of the invention is a method for producing the new compound and a pharmaceutical solution for cancer detection, which contains the above-mentioned compound.The subject of the invention is a method for cancer detection through the in vitro analysis of a human urine sample to which a new compound is added and blended with a buffer of pH 7-9.The subject of the invention is also a kit for detecting cancer, in particular bladder cancer, and the use of hydrolysis of the new compound in the position no. 5 by proteasome 20s for cancer detection, in particular bladder cancer.
US10556912B2	Diarylethene compounds and uses thereof A compound according to Formula IA and IB, reversibly convertible under photochromic and electrochromic conditions between a ring-open isomer A and a ring-closed isomer B is provided. For substitutent groups, Z is N, O or S; each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, or halo; each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, a polymer backbone, alkyl or aryl; or, when both R2 together form —CH═CH— and form part of a polymer backbone; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or aryl; each R4 is aryl; and each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl or aryl.
US10556898B2	Indazolyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolamines and related compounds for inhibition of Rho-associated protein kinase and the treatment of disease The invention provides indazolyl thiadiazolamines and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting Rho-associated protein kinase, and methods of treating inflammatory disorders, immune disorders, fibrotic disorders, and other medical disorders using such compounds. An exemplary indazolyl thiadiazolamine compound is an N-(3-(5-((1H-indazol-5-yl)amino)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)-heteroaryl-carboxamide compound.
US10556897B2	Protein kinase inhibitors The present invention is directed to novel protein kinase inhibitors comprising the chemical compound N-(2-chloro-6-methylphenyl)-2-[[2-methyl-6-(3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]thiazole-5-carboxamide, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, and enantiomeric mixtures, and methods of use to treat protein kinase-mediated diseases or conditions.
US10556894B2	Anti-HCMV compositions and methods Novel compounds useful for treating and/or preventing HCMV infections are provided.
US10556891B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful.
US10556886B2	Metal-organic hybrid structures built with multi-directional polydentate ligands A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 according to the present invention can coordinate with metal ions to form a bidirectional or multidirectional metal-organic hybrid structure. Thus, the present invention can synthesize various ligands using amine-aldehyde condensation, and synthesize metal-organic materials using the same.
US10556879B2	Retinoid compound, preparation method therefor, intermediates thereof and application thereof Disclosed are a retinoid compound, a preparation method therefor, intermediates thereof and an application thereof. The retinoid compound I of the present invention has a good tumor growth inhibition rate.
US10556878B2	Thiourea compounds and their use as inhibitors of Sirt2 or Sirt5 A compound useful as a Sirt2 or Sirt5 inhibitor having the formula (1) wherein: R1 is a hydrocarbon group having at least two carbon atoms connected by carbon-carbon bonds, wherein said hydrocarbon group is optionally endcapped by a neutral or anionic oxygen-containing group; R2a, R2b, and R2c are independently selected from hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon groups; X0, X1, X2, and X3 are independently selected from —(CH2)n—, —NR5—, —O—, —S—, and a bond, wherein n represents 1, 2, or 3, provided that at least one of X0-X3 is —(CH2)n—; and R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, hydrocarbon groups, biological groups, and protecting groups. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions of the inhibiting compounds, and methods of treatment by administration of the inhibiting compounds.
US10556877B2	Process for preparation of dapagliflozin The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of amorphous dapagliflozin. The present invention relates to 2,3-butanediol solvate of dapagliflozin and process for its preparation.
US10556863B1	Crystalline form of (R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide, preparation method therefor and use thereof A crystalline form of (R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide is disclosed. The crystalline form has a diffraction peak when a diffraction angle, 2θ, is 16.66±0.2°, 17.54±0.20, 21±0.2°, 22.16±0.20, or 30.96±0.20. The crystalline form can be dissolved quickly in water with a solubility greater than or equal to 90 mg/mL, features high bioavailability, has high stability at high temperature, is suitable for preparing multiple pharmaceutical compositions, and can prepare multiple formulations, such as tablets, capsules, dripping pills, sustained-release and controlled-release formulations, and lyophilized powder for injection. The method for preparing the crystalline form is carried out under a mild condition, is easy to operate, introduces a few impurities, and features good reproducibility, an easy-to-control production process and high safety, and is suitable for industrial production.
US10556851B2	Process for preparation of prostacyclin derivatives The invention relates to improved method of synthesis for Treprostinil comprising condensation reaction of the carbonyl compound having allyl, alkyl, crotyl or MEM-protected phenolic hydroxyl group, compound (4) with a hydroxyl-protected alkynol (5) to give the condensation product, compound (6). Subjecting compound (6) to oxidation, reduction, hydroxyl protection and carbonylation, cyclization reactions gave the tricyclic derivative (10). Further reactions comprising reduction, hydrogenation and deprotection of the phenolic and side-chain hydroxyl groups, wherein the sequence and choice of reagents was governed by protecting groups, gave the triol intermediate, compound (14). Cyanoalkylation at phenolic hydroxyl functionality and further hydrolysis yielded the prostacyclin compound, Treprostinil (1) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, having desired purity.
US10556850B1	Process for the purification of acrolein The present invention relates to a process for purifying acrolein. The process includes the steps of a) splitting a liquid feed stream containing acrolein into at least a first liquid stream and a second liquid stream, b) introducing the first liquid stream with a temperature T1 into a distillation column at a point between the top and the bottom of the distillation column, c) introducing the second liquid stream with a temperature T2 into the distillation column at the top of the distillation column, d) withdrawing an overhead vapor stream enriched in acrolein from the distillation column, and e) withdrawing a bottom stream depleted in acrolein. The temperature T2 of the second liquid stream in step c) is lower than the temperature T1 of the first liquid stream in step b).
US10556839B2	Methods and compositions for improving plant traits Disclosed herein are methods of increasing nitrogen fixation in a non-leguminous plant. The methods can comprise exposing the plant to a plurality of bacteria. Each member of the plurality comprises one or more genetic variations introduced into one or more genes or non-coding polynucleotides of the bacteria's nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network, such that the bacteria are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the presence of exogenous nitrogen. The bacteria are not intergeneric microorganisms. Additionally, the bacteria, in planta, produce 1% or more of the fixed nitrogen in the plant.
US10556838B2	Biochars and biochar treatment processes Treated biochar and methods for treating biochar are provided. The method for treating the biochar includes forcing, assisting or accelerating the movement of an infiltrant into the pores of the biochar, whereby the treatment affects properties of the biochar that provide for a more reliable and predictable biochar for use in various applications, including, but not limited to, agricultural applications.
US10556837B2	Organic liquid fertilizer A fertilizer derived from an organic source and a method of making are provided. The fertilizer of the present invention advantageously has a nitrogen content greater than 4%. The method of making the fertilizer also produces potable water.
US10556830B2	Low-density high-strength concrete and related methods A low-density, high-strength concrete composition that is both self-compacting and lightweight, with a low weight-fraction of aggregate to total dry raw materials, and a highly-homogenous distribution of a non-absorptive and closed-cell lightweight aggregate such as glass microspheres or copolymer polymer beads or a combination thereof, and the steps of providing the composition or components. Lightweight concretes formed therefrom have low density, high strength-to-weight ratios, and high R-value. The concrete has strength similar to that ordinarily found in structural lightweight concrete but at an oven-dried density as low as 40 lbs./cu.ft. The concrete, at the density ordinarily found in structural lightweight concrete, has a higher strength and, at the strength ordinarily found in structural lightweight concrete, a lower density. Such strength-to-density ratios range approximately from above 30 cu.ft/sq.in. to above 110 cu.ft/sq.in., with a 28-day compressive strength ranging from about 3400 to 8000 psi.
US10556822B2	Coated article including low-emissivity coating insulating glass unit including coated article, and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments relate to a coated article including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver or the like in a low-E coating, and methods of making the same. In certain cases, at least one layer of the coating is of or includes nickel and/or titanium (e.g., NixTiyOz). The provision of a layer including nickel titanium and/or an oxide thereof may permit a layer to be used that has good adhesion to the IR reflecting layer, and reduced absorption of visible light (resulting in a coated article with a higher visible transmission). When a layer including nickel titanium oxide is provided directly over and/or under the IR reflecting layer (e.g., as a barrier layer), this may result in improved chemical and mechanical durability. Thus, visible transmission may be improved if desired, without compromising durability; or, durability may simply be increased.
US10556820B2	Method for making an optical fiber device from a 3D printed preform body and related structures A method for making an optical fiber device may include using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to generate a preform body including an optical material. The preform body may have a 3D pattern of voids therein defining a 3D lattice. The method may further include drawing the preform body to form the optical fiber device.
US10556817B2	Gas-liquid plasma and bioreactor system and method for remediation of liquids and gases A mixture comprising liquid water, a gas and at least one organic compound are injected into a non-thermal gas-liquid plasma discharge reactor to generate a flowing liquid film region with a gas stream flowing alongside. A plasma discharge is propagated along the flowing liquid film region. Water is dissociated and reactive species such as hydroxyl radicals, hydrogen peroxide and nitrogen oxides are formed. The organic compound reacts with the reactive species such as hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen peroxide present in the flowing liquid film region and in the flowing gas stream to produce organic compound dissociation products. At least some organic compound dissociation products and nitrogen oxides are transferred to a bioreactor for further degradation of organic compounds. The nitrogen oxides are used as nutrients for bacteria in the bioreactor. Feedback control of the plasma reactor is based on conditions detected and determined in the biological reactor.
US10556814B2	Denitrification biofilter device and method for treating wastewater A denitrification biofilter device, including: a regulating pool, a reactor body, a water tank, a first doser, a second doser, a backwash pump, a water inlet pump, and a blower. The regulating pool includes a raw water inlet and a water outlet. The reactor body includes a uniform water distributor, a filler layer, a buffer layer, a filter layer, a supporting layer, a filler supporting plate, a backwash water outlet, a treated water outlet, and a backwash water inlet. The treated water outlet and the backwash water inlet are disposed at the bottom of the reactor body and are connected to the water tank via pipes. The filler layer is filled with zeolites having a grain size of between 4 and 8 mm, a density of between 1.9 and 2.6 g/cm3, a porosity greater or equal to 48%, and a specific surface area of between 570 and 670 m2/g.
US10556813B2	Method for treating condensed vapor streams containing odorous compounds The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for treating a condensate stream from a condenser that contains odorous compounds, such as various condensate streams produced in a rendering process. In one embodiment, the condensate stream is treated by adding an oxidizer to the liquid condensate stream to oxidize odor-causing compounds in the stream prior to being treated in a waste water pre-treatment system. In this manner, the odor resulting from these compounds can be reduced or eliminated.
US10556807B2	Device for treating water for household use A device for treating water for household use designed so as to be temporarily coupled to the mouth of a faucet to allow the continuous supply of treated water and the water to be treated being guided radially through the inside thereof. The device is formed by means of coupling a cylindrical receptacle to an upper closing element, where the receptacle supports, on the inside thereof, a paddle blind on which a hollow, cylindrical-shaped membrane is supported, where the membrane accumulates a filter bed therein. The inner wall of the receptacle is provided with ribs that extend longitudinally so as to define channels through which the treated water flows. The upper closing element is provided with grooves for the inflow of water to be treated, on which sealing means are supported for the coupling to the faucet.
US10556804B2	Nutrient recovery systems and methods Methods, systems, and apparatuses for anaerobic digestion of waste fibrous material and the recovery of nutrients are provided. Methods, systems, and apparatuses disclosed herein provide mechanisms to release dissolved gases from anaerobic digester effluent. Methods, systems and apparatuses disclosed herein can recover one or more nutrients from anaerobic digested effluent using a range of temperatures, aeration rates, aeration times, pH ranges, and settling times.
US10556800B2	Method of preparing metal oxide-silica composite aerogel and metal oxide-silica composite aerogel prepared thereby The present invention relates to a method of preparing a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel containing a high ratio of a metal oxide and a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel prepared thereby. The method of preparing a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel according to the present invention may adjust a metal oxide ratio to a high level while easily forming a uniform network structure by performing a primary reaction under an acidic condition and a secondary reaction under a basic condition, and thus, since the prepared metal oxide-silica composite aerogel may contain a high ratio of the metal oxide, mechanical properties may not only be excellent, but high specific surface area and low tap density characteristics may also be exhibited.
US10556793B2	Thermal measurements using multiple frequency atomic force microscopy Apparatus and techniques for extracting information carried in higher eigenmodes or harmonics of an oscillating cantilever or other oscillating sensors in atomic force microscopy and related MEMs work are described. Similar apparatus and techniques for extracting information from piezoelectric, polymer and other materials using contact resonance with multiple excitation signals are also described.
US10556783B2	Forklift adapter The invention disclosed herein is a forklift adapter comprising multiple metal bars which create a payload carriage and two insertion points for traditional forklift forks. The adapter is capable of transporting payloads over obstacles and of precisely positioning the payload at the specified drop location. The adapter redirects the forklift insertion point such that the insertion point is perpendicular to the adapter bottom supports thereby transferring the support load of the forks from the bottom of the payload to the top of the payload. The adapter allows a forklift to position a payload over railings and reverse away from the payload.
US10556779B2	Cable winch and cable drum A cable winch having a receiving unit for accommodating a cable drum that includes a cable wound about an axis of the cable drum. The receiving unit includes a quick mounting mechanism for attaching the cable drum in a manually detachable manner to the cable winch.
US10556778B2	Work machine with multiple sensors A work machine includes a traveling undercarriage, an upper rotating structure swingably mounted on the traveling undercarriage, a cab mounted on the upper rotating structure, an attachment including multiple work elements and attached to the upper rotating structure, an end attachment attached to the end of the attachment, a first sensor configured to obtain the angles of rotation of the work elements, a second sensor configured to obtain the angle of rotation of the end attachment, and a control device configured to restrict or stop the motion of reducing a distance between the end attachment and the cab in response to determining that the end attachment has entered a predetermined region based on the outputs of the first sensor and the second sensor.
US10556769B2	Storage device for spooled wire A spool wire storage device includes a cabinet body, a door for providing access to an interior of the cabinet body, and a plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays mounted within the cabinet body. The U-shaped spooled wire storage trays include a U-shaped bottom shelf, and a U-shaped sidewall extending upward from the U-shaped bottom shelf. The U-shaped bottom shelf and the U-shaped sidewall form an open front portion of the storage tray extending between terminal ends of the U-shaped sidewall. The U-shaped bottom shelf declines from the open front portion rearward. A spool of wire is located in each of the plurality of U-shaped spooled wire storage trays. A base is located beneath the cabinet body. The base forms a first fork channel and a second fork channel configured to receive forklift forks.
US10556760B2	Automatic tire loader/unloader for stacking/unstacking tires in a trailer An automatic tire loader/unloader for stacking/unstacking tires in a trailer is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement subassembly, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, tires advance through a powered transportation path to an industrial robot which places the tires within the trailer in a vertical stacking pattern or a rick-stacking pattern, for example. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement subassembly detecting objects, including tires, within a detection space, dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly, and dimensions of the tires provided to the control subassembly.
US10556740B2	System of personal care products for human developmental stages A system of personal care products including a first personal care product for a human at stage 1 of its life, the first personal care product including a package attribute and a formulation attribute designed for the human at stage 1 of life; a second personal care product for a baby at stage 2 of its life, the second personal care product including a package attribute and a formulation attribute designed for the human at stage 2 of life; and a third personal care product for a baby at stage 3 of its life, the third personal care product including a package attribute and a formulation attribute designed for the human at stage 3 of life.
US10556732B2	Tabbed seal concepts Tabbed sealing members with a robust tab structure having additional support under the tab and at a tab pivot or hinge joint.
US10556724B2	Container A container having a container element, a lid element removably joined to the container element to form a sealed storage cavity, and a bowl element that removably covers the lid element to protect it during transport. The storage cavity has an interior vertical wall dividing it into multiple storage chambers. The lid element has two openings, each sealably closed by an operable flap movable from an open position to a closed position. In an open position, the flap has a convex outer surface forming a spout for the opening. In a closed position, the flap has a concave outer surface and engages all edges of the opening to seal the opening. When in use, the bowl element can be removably stowed to the bottom of the container element or used as a serving vessel.
US10556722B2	System for tracking waste or recyclable material Systems, methods and devices are provided for tracking and managing waste or recyclable materials, which may include one or more devices enabled to capture and record information about waste material at a point in a distribution chain, as well as information technology systems for collecting, processing, analyzing and otherwise managing information about a large number and variety of streams of waste material.
US10556712B2	Method and device for separating and transferring pellets A pellet column is formed in a metering duct. The lowermost pellet is located in a connection point where an outlet duct is connected to the metering duct and leads transversely away therefrom. A first duct, which opens into the metering duct via a first duct mouth above the connection point, is impinged with negative pressure, wherein a pellet is suctioned onto the first duct mouth and is fixed thereto. This pellet acts as a block for the pellets thereabove. A second duct, which opens into the connection point via a second duct mouth, is impinged with positive pressure, wherein the pellet at the connection point is pneumatically ejected via the outlet duct and supplied to a container. After the ejection of the lowermost pellet, the negative pressure in the first duct is switched off such that the pellet held at the first duct mouth advances toward the connection point.
US10556700B2	Aerodynamically efficient lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft with pivoting rotors and stowing rotor blades An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using a set of wing mounted thrust producing elements and a set of tail mounted rotors for takeoff and landing. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to vertical takeoff with the rotors in a rotated, take-off attitude then transitions to a horizontal flight path, with the rotors rotated to a typical horizontal configuration. The aerial vehicle uses different configurations of its wing mounted rotors and propellers to reduce drag in all flight modes.
US10556692B2	Seat rail system for an interior space of a vehicle A vehicle cabin seat rail system includes a seat rail having a top side having a plurality of raster openings and mechanically couplable with a cabin floor, a plurality of holding devices positionable on the top side, each being selectively engageable with at least one first raster opening or at least one second raster opening for arresting the holding device and configured for holding an object on the seat rail, and a plurality of marking devices couplable with the seat rail, and configured for optically or mechanically indicating approaching of a first position on the seat rail corresponding to the first raster opening of a respective holding device and of a second position of the same holding device corresponding to the second raster opening, in relation to another object arrested on the seat rail, to prevent an arresting of the holding device on the seat rail on other positions.
US10556686B2	Cabin monument for an aircraft A cabin monument for an aircraft. The cabin monument has a framework with a base frame and a frame structure connected to the base frame, and side walls fastened to the frame structure. By fastening the side walls to the structural struts of the frame structure, a mechanical load acting on the cabin monument is distributed between the framework and the side walls.
US10556684B2	System and method for providing an integrated user interface system at a seat A light-weight and low-power integrated system module suitable for installation at a passenger seat disposed aboard a passenger vehicle and methods for manufacturing and using same. By integrating selected interface system components with the associated interconnections, the integrated system module provides an intuitive user interface system for interacting with a passenger entertainment system. The integrated system module can be installed within a seatback of the passenger seat that compliments the look and feel of the user interface system, creating an immersive entertainment experience during travel.
US10556680B2	Distributed propulsion system The present invention includes a distributed propulsion system for a craft that comprises a frame, a plurality of hydraulic or electric motors disposed within or attached to the frame in a distributed configuration; a propeller operably connected to each of the hydraulic or electric motors, a source of hydraulic or electric power disposed within or attached to the frame and coupled to each of the disposed within or attached to the frame, wherein the source of hydraulic or electric power provides sufficient energy density for the craft to attain and maintain operations of the craft, a controller coupled to each of the hydraulic or electric motors, and one or more processors communicably coupled to each controller that control an operation and speed of the plurality of hydraulic or electric motors.
US10556672B2	Baseless vortex generator A strake may comprise a plate, wherein the plate extends between a forward end and an aft end along a first direction and the plate extends between a root end and a tip end along a second direction, a first tab extending from the root end of the plate, wherein a first fastening aperture is disposed in the first tab, and a second tab extending from the root end of the plate, wherein a second fastening aperture is disposed in the second tab.
US10556661B2	Arrangement in a vehicle cabin having a cabin monument with two access openings at two aisles, which form an intersection A vehicle cabin arrangement includes first and second intersecting aisles, a first walling of a cabin monument bordering the first aisle, and a second walling bordering the second aisle. The wallings extend from the floor region of the cabin to a ceiling region of the cabin, and form an angle less than 180°. A first access opening is arranged in the first walling and is closable through a first door, and a second access opening is arranged in the second walling and is closable with a second door. A door blocking unit has blocking means designed for preventing an access to the first access opening and the second access opening. The door blocking unit is switchable between at least two operating modes. In a first operating mode, only the first access opening is accessible. In a second operating mode, only the second access opening is accessible.
US10556659B2	Boat with electric drive A boat has a battery located within an interior of a battery-housing, which includes a waste gas outlet that has a gas-permeable seal and a pressure relief valve. The battery housing is gastight and watertight with the exception of the waste gas outlet. The gas-permeable seal is water-impermeable and comprises a semi-permeable diaphragm that allows the passage of water vapor out from the interior of the battery housing, but prevents the passage of water vapor into the interior of the battery housing.
US10556635B2	Straddled vehicle A straddled vehicle includes a main frame extending rearward from a head pipe in a vehicle front-rear direction; a rubber bracket attached to the main frame and formed in a recessed shape that is open upward; and a protruding member extending sideways from a side wall of a fuel tank, wherein the protruding member engages with the rubber bracket. A portion of the fuel tank overlaps with a rear cross frame as the vehicle is seen from above.
US10556629B2	Inner wheel skirt reducing vehicle drag An inner wheel skirt panel centrally located under the body of a vehicle reduces overall vehicle drag by inhibiting air from otherwise being displaced laterally inward by the passing wheels of the moving vehicle. Maintaining air to remain generally static while passing under the vehicle through the central open-space between the wheels increases the effective air pressure developed immediately behind the vehicle to reduce overall drag developed between the front and rear of the vehicle. See FIGS. 27-30.
US10556618B2	Drive apparatus and electric power steering apparatus using the same The drive apparatus includes a motor, a plurality of substrates, a connector, and a connection terminal. The substrates are provided in one side of the motor in its axial direction. The connector is provided at an opposite side of the motor across the substrates in the axial direction. The connection terminal is connected to the substrates.The substrates are arranged such that a part of the substrates are overlapped when the substrates are projected in the axial direction. An overlapped region is defined as a region where the part of the substrates are overlapped. The connection terminal penetrates, in the overlapped region, at least a part of the substrates, the connection terminal being connected to the substrates in the overlapped region.
US10556617B2	Steer-by-wire and independent-drive integrated wheel-side electric drive device The present invention relates to a steer-by-wire and independent-drive integrated wheel-side electric drive device, including a first double-rotor motor and a second double-rotor motor, fixedly arranged coaxially along an axial direction of a motor, an inner rotor of the first double-rotor motor is connected with a first drive shaft and is used for driving a wheel on one side to rotate; an inner rotor of the second double-rotor motor is connected with a second drive shaft and is used for driving a wheel on the other side to rotate; an outer rotor of the first double-rotor motor and an outer rotor of the second double-rotor motor are respectively connected with a driving gear by virtue of an output shaft.
US10556611B2	Double stroller The present disclosure relates to a double stroller, with a frame thereof including three side supports and two transverse supports. Each two adjacent side supports are connected to each other via one transverse support. Each transverse support includes at least one connecting rod assembly, and each connecting rod assembly includes an outer connecting rod fixedly connected with the side support on a left or right side and an inner connecting rod fixedly connected with the side support in the middle. The outer connecting rod is connected to the inner connecting rod in a horizontally rotatable manner. The outer connecting rods and inner connecting rods connected in a horizontally rotatable manner to enable the side supports on two sides to close together as the outer connecting, rods are turned transversely and folded, and thus, after being folded, the space occupied by the double stroller in the left-right direction is lessened.
US10556610B2	Method for manufacturing maneuverable strollers Maneuverable strollers are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing a stroller includes mounting a front wheel to a frame; mounting a rear wheel and an intermediate wheel to a connector; and mounting the connector to the frame at a pivot axis such that the intermediate wheel is located between the front wheel and the rear wheel and the pivot axis is located between the rear wheel and the intermediate wheel.
US10556609B2	Shopping cart basket with forward handle A shopping cart basket having a handle region located at the front or the sides of the shopping cart basket is disclosed. The forward handle region may have a plurality of openings along the front, corners, and sides to allow a customer to easily grip the shopping cart basket and guide the shopping cart. The shopping cart basket may be formed from a metallic wire portion and a non-metallic forward handle region, or in some embodiments, the shopping cart basket may be formed from a fully formed from a polymer material.
US10556606B2	Railroad car location, speed, and heading detection system and methods with self-powered wireless sensor nodes A railroad car location, speed and heading sensor system including at least one self-powered, tie-mounted sensor node that is applicable universally to different railroad settings without using track circuits, inductive loops, radar systems, and wheel counters and associated disadvantages. Reliable and relatively low cost deterministic and redundant car presence detection is realized when multiple sensor nodes are arranged in a network, which may be a wireless mesh network, that is not affected by environmental conditions.
US10556603B2	Collision energy absorption apparatus for rail vehicles A collision energy absorption apparatus for a rail vehicle, including a connection member, a base, and an energy-absorption splitting tube provided on the outer side in the radial direction of the connection member. The inner wall and outer wall of the energy-absorption splitting tube includes one or more pairs of slits having radial positions corresponding to each other. Each pair of slits includes an inner slit and an outer slit. Each slit is a non-closed linear slit. The slit has a width of 0.05-0.8 mm. The sum of the depths of each pair of slits is less than the wall thickness of the energy-absorption splitting tube.
US10556574B2	Brake cylinder maintaining valve A system for maintaining brake cylinder pressure includes a brake cylinder passage configured to be in fluid communication with a brake cylinder, a brake pipe passage configured to be in fluid communication with a brake pipe and a brake cylinder, a first valve member moveable between a first position and a second position, and a second valve member in fluid communication with a reference pressure. The second valve member is configured to move the first valve member from the first position to the second position based on a differential between a pressure within the brake cylinder passage and the reference pressure, where the brake pipe passage is configured to only supply air from a brake pipe to a brake cylinder when the first valve member is in the second position.
US10556570B2	Bearing device Provided is a bearing device capable of suppressing corrosion for a long time. The bearing device is for use in a wiper arm to pivotably attach a retainer to an arm head. The bearing device includes an outer bushing press-fitted into a hinge portion of the arm head, an inner bushing rotatably inserted into a bore in the outer bushing, and a rivet inserted into a bore in the inner bushing to secure the retainer and the inner bushing together integrally. Thus, a hinge portion of the retainer, the inner bushing, and the rivet are pivotable relative to the hinge portion of the arm head and the outer bushing. The outer bushing has an inside bushing part and an outside bushing part provided around the outer periphery of the inside bushing part and joined to the inside bushing part. The joint surface of the inside bushing part and the joint surface of the outside bushing part are joined to each other by interatomic bonding. The outside bushing part is formed of the same material as that of the arm head.
US10556567B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof A watch type mobile terminal including a wrist band; a main system including a circuit board for operating the watch type mobile terminal; a main frame connected to the wrist band and encasing the main system; a fob detachably connected to the main system; and a display detachably connected to the fob.
US10556557B2	Moving object A moving object includes a box-shaped accommodation unit provided on an outer surface of an automobile body, and moves on a road surface. The accommodation unit detachably accommodates a detection device that detects suspended matters or radiation in the air nearby the automobile body.
US10556555B2	Process for providing a vehicular camera A process for providing a vehicular camera includes providing a front camera housing portion and a rear camera housing portion. The front camera housing portion accommodates a lens, an imager and a circuit board, with the circuit board having at least one front housing electrical connector. The rear camera housing portion includes at least one rear housing electrical connector. The front and rear camera housing portion are positioned so that the front housing electrical connector aligns with the rear housing electrical connector. The front and rear camera housing portions are joined together to define a camera housing interior. When the front and rear camera housing portions are joined together, the front housing electrical connector mechanically and electrically connects within the camera interior with the rear housing electrical connector.
US10556553B2	Vehicle camera mounting interfaces Vehicle camera assemblies comprising novel mounting interfaces. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a camera housing configured for being mounted to a vehicle having a plurality of protruding coupling members extending therefrom. Each of the plurality of protruding coupling members may comprise a curved surface that may, for example, define curves in two planes perpendicular to one another. The assembly may further comprise a bracket configured for being coupled with the camera housing. The bracket may comprise a plurality of clips configured to releasably receive the plurality of protruding coupling members to releasably couple the camera housing to the bracket.
US10556549B2	Headrest-integrated entertainment system A headrest system and a method of providing the same is disclosed. The headrest system comprises a head support unit adaptable onto a vehicle seat, a fabric member configured to envelope at least a portion of the head support unit, and a plurality of anchor members configured to retain the fabric member in a substantially staple-free fashion. The head support unit includes a pillow portion defining a head supporting surface. The fabric member includes a central portion configured to cover the head supporting surface, and a fringe portion integrally connected around the central portion. The anchor members are arranged at locations opposite to the head supporting surface, and are configured to engage selective parts of the fringe portion, so as to as to stretch the central portion substantially conformally over the head support surface of the pillow portion and substantially retain the fabric member on the head support unit.
US10556542B2	Rear backup system for a vehicle A rear backup system for a vehicle includes a rear backup video camera and a display device operable to display video images viewable by a driver of the vehicle. When the vehicle transmission is shifted into reverse gear to commence a backup event, video backup images are displayed and an overlay is also displayed to guide the driver when hitching a trailer hitch of the vehicle to a trailer tongue of a trailer. When the trailer hitch of the vehicle is within the field of view of the rear backup video camera, the overlay guides the driver to connect the trailer hitch of the vehicle to the trailer tongue of the trailer. Display by the video screen of the video images continues during short term forward movement of the vehicle when maneuvering the vehicle to connect the trailer hitch of the vehicle to the trailer tongue of the trailer.
US10556508B2	Illuminated control panel capacitive sensor having rigid and flexible portions A motor vehicle control panel includes a front face including a control zone; a printed circuit board; at least one electrically conductive capacitive detection element extending along a vertical axis from the rear surface of the front face to an electrical contact zone of the printed circuit board; a light source mounted on the printed circuit board and able to produce a back lighting light beam toward the control zone through the capacitive detection element; the capacitive detection element also comprises at least one rigid tubular part forming a light guide for the light beam and at least one elastic part made in one piece with the rigid tubular part so as to compensate the clearances between the rear surface and the detection element and between the printed circuit board and the detection element.
US10556507B2	Vehicle control device provided in vehicle and method for controlling vehicle Disclosed are a vehicle control device provided in a vehicle and a method for controlling a vehicle. The vehicle control device includes a display unit, a detachable interface device detachably attached to the display unit, and a processor controlling at least one of the display unit and the detachable interface device according to a preset scheme when the detachable interface device is attached to or detached from the display unit.
US10556506B2	Tank fixing apparatus A tank fixing apparatus includes: first and second bands adjacent to each other, each including a fixed portion fixed to a support member supporting a tank, a pressing portion extending from the fixed portion and pressing an outer periphery of the tank toward the support member, and a distal end portion extending from the pressing portion and not fixed to the support member; first and second fixing portions fixing the fixed portions of the first and second bands to the support member, respectively; and first and second urging portions urging the first and second bands to give pressing forces for the tank to the pressing portions of the first and second bands, respectively. A direction of the first band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion is opposite to a direction of the second band extending from the fixed portion to the distal end portion.
US10556495B2	Power apparatus A power apparatus includes a drive motor, a motor shaft mechanically connected to a wheel of a vehicle, an engine, a crankshaft mechanically connected to the motor shaft and configured to output torque of the engine, a clutch disposed on a power transmission path between the crankshaft and the motor shaft, a controller configured to start-control the engine with the torque of the drive motor, and a magnetic deceleration mechanism which reduces torque of the drive motor necessary for starting the engine by magnetically reducing the rotational speed of the crankshaft during start control. When starting the engine, the controller excites the magnetic deceleration mechanism in a state where the clutch is released.
US10556472B2	Pin-drop hitch mount assembly with biased pin retainer mechanism A pin-drop hitch mount assembly includes a drawbar receiver that defines a drawbar cavity and a pin opening that is open to the drawbar cavity. The assembly also includes a pin that is supported for movement within the pin opening between first and second unhitched positions and a hitched position. The hitch mount assembly further includes a latch that is supported for movement relative to the drawbar receiver between a first position, an intermediate position, and a second position. The latch, in the first position, engages and supports the pin in the first unhitched position. The latch, in the second position, disengages the pin for movement toward the hitched position. The hitch mount assembly includes a biasing member that biases the latch from the intermediate position toward the first position to return the pin to the first unhitched position as the drawbar moves out of the drawbar cavity.
US10556470B2	Rotary joint assembly for a tire pressure management system A rotary joint assembly for a tire pressure management system includes a rotating portion. The rotating portion has a first air passageway and a second air passageway. The first air passageway and the second air passageway are in fluid communication with a chamber formed in the rotating portion. The rotary joint assembly also includes a non-rotating portion. The non-rotating portion has a third air passageway. The third air passageway is in fluid communication with the second air passageway via a sealed space. The sealed space is provided between the rotating portion and the non-rotating portion. A valve assembly is positioned within the chamber. The valve assembly includes a piston and a biasing member. The valve assembly allows a flow of pressurized air to be directed from the first air passageway to the third air passageway or a flow of pressurized air to be directed from the third air passageway to the first air passageway.
US10556468B2	Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes two plate-like members which have a plurality of through holes formed therein, and are adhered to each other by adhesion portions at least at two positions spaced apart from each other, and a supporting member which is inserted between the two plate-like members between the adhesion portions being adjacent to each other, wherein a part of an outer surface of one of the two plate-like members is attached to an inner surface of a tread portion so that a space is formed between the outer surface of the one of the two plate-like members that are adhered and the inner surface of the tread portion.
US10556467B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes at least four circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction; and at least five rows of land portions including a center land portion, a pair of second land portions, and a pair of shoulder land portions, which are defined by the circumferential main grooves. Additionally, at least one row of the second land portions is provided with a plurality of lug grooves penetrating through the second land portion in the tire width direction, and a plurality of blocks defined by the plurality of lug grooves. Moreover, the plurality of blocks include one of the circumferential narrow grooves, respectively, which penetrates through the blocks in the tire circumferential direction.
US10556463B2	Wheel unit In order to improve a wheel unit for a bicycle, comprising a hub and a wheel rim, which is arranged rotatably about an axis of rotation, wherein the hub and the wheel rim are connected to one another by spokes, it is proposed to arrange a brake disc and a sensor ring comprising a sensing region on the hub and to arrange the sensor ring adjacent to the brake disc.
US10556455B2	Housing structure for machine A housing for an industrial machine, consists of first and second oppositely facing plates. Two cross beams are connected between the first and second plates to make the first and second plates into endplates of an enclosure for the industrial machine which may be placed inside. Front and rear pivoted closures are located between the endplates above the enclosure, which are opened to provide access to the enclosure for repair, maintenance etc., of the industrial machine housed therein.
US10556438B2	Liquid discharge head There is provided a liquid discharge head which includes a plurality of individual channels, a common channel which includes a supply portion and a return portion, a first filter in which a plurality of first through holes along a supply direction is formed, and a second filter in which a plurality of second through holes along a discharge direction is formed. An opening at an upstream end in the supply direction of each of the plurality of through holes is smaller than an opening at a downstream end in the supply direction of each of the plurality of first through holes, and an opening at an upstream end in the discharge direction of each of the plurality of second through holes is larger than an opening at a downstream end in the discharge direction of each of the plurality of second through holes.
US10556435B2	Ink jet recording apparatus A printer capable includes a pivot mechanism that causes a first ink cartridge housing a first ink pack containing sedimentation ink to pivot. A controller includes a memory storing first data defining a relationship between a determined ink agitation degree and a pivot angle of the ink cartridge from an initial position, an angle determiner that determines a pivot angle based on the determined ink agitation degree and the first data, and a first controller that controls the pivot mechanism to cause the first ink cartridge to pivot by the determined pivot angle and move to a pivot position, and then cause the first ink cartridge to pivot in the opposite direction and return to the initial position. A first pivot angle when the ink agitation degree is less than a first value is smaller than a second pivot angle when the ink agitation degree is the first value or more.
US10556434B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink ejection surface, a washing liquid storage portion, a washing liquid nozzle, a mesh sheet, and a sponge member. The washing liquid storage portion includes a supply surface adjacent to the ink ejection surface. The washing liquid nozzle includes a communicating hole that is communicated from a supply port formed in the supply surface to an inside of the washing liquid storage portion, and forms a concave meniscus by a surface of the washing liquid in the communicating hole. The mesh sheet is provided in close contact with an opposite rear surface of the supply surface, and has an opening that is smaller in size than an inner diameter of the communicating hole. The sponge member is provided in a compressed state in the inside of the washing liquid storage portion, presses the mesh sheet toward the opposite rear surface of the supply surface.
US10556432B2	Maintenance apparatus and liquid ejection apparatus According to one embodiment, a maintenance apparatus includes a first suction nozzle having a first suction port facing a first nozzle row through which a first liquid can be ejected, the first nozzle row including nozzles aligned in a first direction on a nozzle plate, and a second suction nozzle having a second suction port facing a second nozzle row through which a second liquid can be ejected, the second nozzle row including nozzles aligned in the first direction on the nozzle plate and parallel to the first nozzle row.
US10556430B2	Liquid jetting head A liquid jetting head includes: a channel substrate having a nozzle surface in which nozzles are open, the channel substrate being formed with pressure chambers communicating with the nozzles respectively; and an actuator covering the pressure chambers. The pressure chambers include first pressure chambers arranged in an arrangement direction to form a first pressure chamber row. The nozzles include first nozzles communicating with the pressure chambers respectively. Any two first nozzles that are adjacent in the arrangement direction are arranged at different positions in the channel substrate with respect to an orthogonal direction which is parallel to the nozzle surface and orthogonal to the arrangement direction and different in a first distance. The first distance is a distance in the orthogonal direction between each first nozzle and an end on one side in the orthogonal direction of the first pressure chamber communicating with the first nozzle.
US10556428B2	Acoustophoretic printing apparatus and method The present invention contains a printing apparatus and a method, e.g., for ejecting inks (i.e., pure liquids, mixtures, colloids, etc.) for a very broad range of physical properties (such as viscosity). Acoustic forces 3a may be generated by an emitter 1 and a reflector 2 to detach droplets 10 from a nozzle 6. The ink may be advanced through the nozzle 6 by a standard back pressure system 5. A reflectorless chamber 7 may enhance acoustic forces 8a and the droplets 10 may be ejected at a bottom 9 of said chamber 7, so that droplets 10 may be deposited on any substrate 11.
US10556426B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a first roller pair disposed upstream of a print head; a second roller pair disposed downstream of the print head in the conveyance direction; and a controller configured to control the print head so as to perform an ejection operation at an ejection timing according to the rotation detected by a rotation detecting unit when the first roller pair conveys the print medium at a first conveyance speed before the second roller pair holds the print medium and when the second roller pair conveys the print medium at a second conveyance speed while holding the print medium and the first roller pair idly rotates by a one-way clutch.
US10556404B2	Composition for non-oriented electrical steel sheet, method of manufacturing non-oriented electrical steel sheet product, and non-oriented electrical steel sheet product A non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition, a manufacturing method of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet product, and a non-oriented electrical steel sheet product are provided, and the non-oriented electrical steel sheet composition includes a first composition including a soluble epoxy resin and an inorganic nanoparticle of SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, or combinations thereof, and an inorganic additive of phosphoric acid (H3PO4), sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or a combination thereof, wherein the inorganic nanoparticle is substituted in a terminal substituent group of the soluble epoxy resin, and the epoxy resin is a multifunctional epoxy resin in which there are three or more epoxy groups.
US10556403B2	Welding promoting element for a closure of an opening device A welding promoting element for an opening device is insertable into a lid (25) of said opening device to connect said lid (25) to a closing element (10) closing a pouring opening (14) of said opening device; the welding promoting element comprises a sheet element (31) provided with a layer (32) of electrically conductive material, with a first layer (33) of heat-sealable plastic material and with a second layer (34) of heat-sealable plastic material arranged on opposite sides of said layer (32), said layer (32) having a thickness comprised in the range 5-15 μm and each of said first layer (33) and second layer (34) having a thickness comprised in the range 10-50 μm.
US10556399B2	Plastic laminate structure and touch sensing device having the same A plastic laminate structure including a plurality of, or a plurality of kinds of, plastic layers and an adhesive layer. The plastic layers are laminated together in a first direction. All the plastic layers are comprised exclusively of extruded plastic layers. The adhesive layer affixes together two of the plastic layers that are adjacent to each other in the first direction.
US10556396B2	Methods and a machine for forming a shelf-ready shipper display system A machine for forming a container from a blank includes a mandrel mounted to a frame. The mandrel includes a first side, an opposite second side, and an external shape complementary to an internal shape of at least a portion of the container. The machine also includes a first presser arm, a folding arm, and a second presser arm each coupled to the frame. The first presser arm is positionable generally proximate the first side of the mandrel and is configured to wrap a first portion of the blank about the mandrel. The folding arm is positionable at least generally proximate the second side of the mandrel and is configured to wrap a second portion of the blank about the mandrel. The second presser arm is disposed generally proximate the first presser arm and is configured to wrap a third portion of the blank about the mandrel.
US10556391B2	Thermally expansive molding tool and a method of molding with such tool A device (10, 40, 50, 60) and a related method for selectively applying pressure to a fiber impregnated resin, where the device includes a thermally expansive material having a body (12) which extends in an axial direction from an upper terminal surface (14) to an opposite lower terminal surface (16), a first retaining member (18) affixed to one of the upper terminal surface and the lower terminal surface, wherein the first retaining member is configured to limit expansion of the thermally expansive material in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction when the thermally expansive material is subjected to an increase in temperature.
US10556390B2	Apparatus and method for directional alignment of nanofibers in a porous medium A method and apparatus for uniformly and directionally aligning and stretching nanofibers inside a porous medium is described. The nanofibers may include nanotubes, nanowires, long-chain polymer molecules or likewise. Porous medium may include a porous layer, fabric, or composite prepreg or likewise. According to one embodiment, an apparatus for directional alignment of nanofiber in a porous medium includes a fluid matrix with nanofibers. A porous medium is provided as well as a device for forcing the fluid matrix radially through the porous medium.
US10556385B2	Composite component for a motor vehicle A composite component for a motor vehicle includes a first section; and a second section connected to the first section. The first section comprises a metallic material. The second section comprises a plastic. The first section has a first base region and projections provided on the first base region, wherein the projections provided on the first base region extend from the first base region to the second section. The projections provided on the first base region have undercuts, and the projections provided on the first base region are anchored in the second section in order to bring about the connection between the first section and the second section.
US10556383B2	Methods and rail supports for additive manufacturing The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize rail support structures in the process of building objects, as well as novel rail support structures to be used within these AM processes. The rail support structures include a plurality of substantially parallel vertical walls, each wall extending substantially parallel to a direction from the first side to the second side. Adjacent walls of the plurality of substantially parallel vertical walls are separated by a portion of unfused powder. An object is formed above the plurality of substantially parallel vertical walls.
US10556367B2	Composite blade comprising a platform equipped with a stiffener A fiber preform for a turbine engine blade and also a single-piece blade suitable for being formed using such a preform, a rotor wheel, and a turbine engine including such a blade, the fiber preform being obtained by three-dimensional weaving and comprising a first longitudinal segment suitable for forming a blade root (21), a second longitudinal segment extending the first longitudinal segment upwards and suitable for forming an airfoil portion (22), a first transverse segment extending transversely from the junction between the first and second longitudinal segments and suitable for forming a first platform (23), and a first stiffener strip extending downwards from the distal edge of the first transverse portion and suitable for forming a first platform stiffener (25).
US10556364B2	Method for producing a molded insulating part, molded insulating part produced by said method A process for producing a molded insulating part, a molded insulating part and a casting tool for the production of an inorganic pulp composed of water, glass fibers and/or mineral fibers and sheet silicate, introduction of the pulp into a cavity of a casting tool whose wall is at least partially water-permeable, which cavity has on at least one side the negative shape of the molded insulating part to be produced, removal of the aqueous fraction present in the pulp, opening of the casting tool and subsequent taking-out of the molded insulating part produced. The pulp produced using water for producing the molded insulating part comprised a glass fiber/sheet silicate mixture or mineral fiber/sheet silicate mixture has a proportion of exclusively synthetic sheet silicate (5) in the range from 0.5% to 2.5% and a proportion of glass fibers and/or mineral fibers (4) of from 0.3 to 1.5%.
US10556357B2	Splitting of thick hard-foam plates The present invention relates to a method for cutting rigid foams, especially slabstock P(M)I foams. A method is provided here, by means of which it is possible to cut these rigid foams even in relatively high layer thicknesses of, for example, more than 3 mm, without material loss, which is produced in relevant amounts, for example, in the course of sawing as a result of the sawdust formed.
US10556352B2	Waist rotation structure and robot A waist rotation structure includes a mounting disc defining a through hole, a rotatable disc located at a first side of the mounting disc, a driving device fixed to a second side of the mounting disc that is opposite the first side, and a transmission assembly. The rotatable disc defines a first cable insertion hole. The driving device includes an output shaft. The transmission assembly includes a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole. The transmission cylinder includes a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear. The body defines a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole.
US10556350B2	Assembly body manufacturing device and assembly body manufacturing method A long member assembling device has hand parts configured to grip a long member, arm parts and trunk parts configured to adjust a position of each of the hand parts, a hand part configured to grip the long member, the hand part numbering less than the hand parts, an arm part and a trunk part configured to move the hand part and adjust a position of the hand part gripping the long member, the arm part and the trunk part having higher positioning accuracy than the hand parts, and a control unit configured to, on the basis of an original shape of the long member stored in a memory, drive the arm parts and the trunk parts to adjust the positions of the hand parts and the hand part such that the shape of the long member gripped by the hand parts matches the original shape.
US10556348B2	System and method for semantic processing of natural language commands A system, method and computer-readable storage devices are for processing natural language commands, such as commands to a robotic arm, using a Tag & Parse approach to semantic parsing. The system first assigns semantic tags to each word in a sentence and then parses the tag sequence into a semantic tree. The system can use statistical approach for tagging, parsing, and reference resolution. Each stage can produce multiple hypotheses, which are re-ranked using spatial validation. Then the system selects a most likely hypothesis after spatial validation, and generates or outputs a command. In the case of a robotic arm, the command is output in Robot Control Language (RCL).
US10556347B2	Vision guided robot path programming A method to automate the process of teaching by allowing the robot to compare a live image of the work space along the desired path with a reference image of a similar workspace associated with a nominal path approximating the desired path, the robot teaches itself by comparing the reference image to the live image and generating the desired path at the desired location, hence eliminating human involvement in the process with most of its shortcomings. The present invention also overcomes the problem of site displacement or distortion by monitoring its progress along the path by sensors and modifying the path to conform to the desired path.
US10556343B2	Simulation device and simulation method for robot system A simulation device for a robot system includes: an input unit that allows input of the constitution of a virtual robot; a storage unit that stores the constitutions and elements of virtual-robot candidates and settings of virtual-robot-controller candidates in association with each other; a difference extracting unit that reads the constitution of one of the virtual-robot candidates that most closely approximates the input virtual robot and extracts the difference; a virtual-robot generating unit that reads the setting of the associated virtual-robot-controller candidate and the settings of the virtual-robot-controller candidates associated with the elements of the virtual-robot candidates included in the extracted difference and that adds or deletes the setting for each of the elements to generate new candidates and a new virtual robot and virtual robot controller; and a candidate updating unit that stores the constitutions of the new virtual-robot candidates and the settings of the generated virtual-robot-controller candidates.
US10556341B2	Trajectory determination method for non-productive movements The invention relates to a method (100) for determining an optimised trajectory for a non-productive movement of a tool (10) of a machine tool, from a starting position (12) to an end position (14). The non-productive movement is carried out in a spatially restricted travelling area (20) which is represented by geometric conditions. The method according to the invention is executed with the avoidance of collisions and comprises the step of determining a first trajectory (32) of the tool (10) by means of a travel-finding algorithm. In this step, the first trajectory (32) is optimised for the non-productive movement with respect to at least one selectable target parameter.
US10556329B2	Tool bits with floating magnet sleeves A tool bit assembly includes a tool bit having a shaft with a first working region disposed at a first end of the shaft and a first reduced diameter portion proximate the working region and disposed between a first shoulder and a second shoulder. A floating sleeve has a rear portion with a pair of opposed window openings, a front portion supporting a magnet, and a pair of balls, with each ball disposed in one of the window openings. The floating sleeve is receivable over the tool bit with the magnet proximate the first working regions and the balls received in the first reduced diameter portion to allow the floating sleeve to move between a first position in which the balls abut the first shoulder and a second position in which the balls abut the second shoulder.
US10556324B1	Trimmer blade modifier A base includes a top surface with an elongate slit formed therein. A grinder, such as in the form of a grinding stone, is located within the base and beneath the slit. The stone is in a slot in an undersurface opposite the top surface. The slot is angled to present a grinding surface of the grinding stone at an appropriate angle for forming a face surface in a trimmer blade at a desired angle. The slit has a flat side and an angled side to assist in having a trimmer blade held vertically and at a proper angle for forming of the face. The base includes a finger purchase area to hold the base adjacent to an underlying surface for stability while moving a trimmer blade within the slit adjacent to the grinding surface to form the face at the desired face angle adjacent to the trimmer blade tip.
US10556320B2	Computerized method and apparatus for automated sand blasting A computerized method and apparatus for high pressure grit or sand blasting comprises an upright cabinet through which work pieces, supported by a roller conveyor, can be disposed for blasting. An elongated actuator assembly horizontally extending across the enclosure interior comprises a pair of rigid, spaced-apart, rails upon which a displaceable carriage can move. The carriage supports a sand blasting head and nozzle. An internal tape within the actuator assembly moves the carriage. Tape condition is monitored by software in response to a magnetic sender driven by the tape idler pulley and an adjacent Hall effect sensor that picks up timed pulses. The actuator assembly is braced by buffer wheel assemblies at each end, in contact with vertical guide rails at each cabinet interior end. The hose-fed sand blasting head secured to the carriage directs sand or towards a target work piece be processed. The actuator assembly is vertically displaceable via cables controlled by an overhead servo motor, so that the sand blasting nozzle may be displaced in both horizontal and vertical. A programmable logic controller, armed with suitable software, provides operator menus for initiating various steps used in setup options, executing blast functions, moving the carriage blasting.
US10556317B2	Polishing machine wafer holder A wafer holder is provided for use in a polishing machine. The wafer holder has a frame composed of a thermoset material and/or a thermoplastic material. The frame has at least one cavity for receiving and supporting a wafer to be polished in the polishing machine. A polymer film pad is permanently affixed in the at least one cavity.
US10556311B2	Lock device for power tool adjustment A base assembly for a power tool, such as a router, includes a base member, an adjustment mechanism, and a lock member. The base member is configured to accept a motor housing of the power tool. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust a position of the motor housing relative to the base member via rotation of a first contact portion of the adjustment mechanism. The lock member is moveable relative to the adjustment mechanism between a first position that prevents rotation of the adjustment mechanism and a second position that permits rotation of the adjustment mechanism. The lock member includes a second contact portion positioned proximate to the first contact portion and configured to be actuated to position the lock member in the second position. The position of the motor housing is adjusted by simultaneously actuating the first contact portion and the second contact portion.
US10556309B1	Methods of subtractively manufacturing a plurality of discrete objects from a single workpiece using a removable fixating material Methods involving adding a removable fixating material to a partially manufactured workpiece to stabilize a plurality of partially formed objects therein for subsequent manufacturing. In one example, valleys are formed in a workpiece between adjacent partially formed objects so that interconnecting portions remain to interconnect the partially formed objects. Then, the removable fixating material is installed in the valleys, and once the removable fixating material has hardened, the workpiece is further processed to at least remove the interconnecting portions. In some embodiments, a mold is used to install the removable fixating material into the workpiece. In some embodiments, a prefabricated temporary frame is used for installing the removable fixating material into the workpiece. In some embodiments, a temporary frame is formed from the workpiece along with the plurality of objects during manufacturing.
US10556305B2	Aligning parts using multi-part scanning and feature based coordinate systems Provided are methods and systems for aligning multiple parts using simultaneous scanning of features of different parts and using feature-based coordinate systems for determining relative positions of these. Specifically, a feature-based coordinate system may be constructed using one or more critical dimensions between features of different parts. The scanner may be specifically positioned to capture each of these critical dimensions precisely. The feature-based coordinate system is used to compare the critical dimensions to specified ranges. The position of at least one part may be adjusted based on results of this comparison using, for example, a robotic manipulator. The process may be repeated until all critical dimensions are within their specified ranges. In some embodiments, multiple sets of features from different parts are used such that each set uses its own feature-based coordinate system. The part adjustment may be performed based on the collective output from these multiple sets.
US10556297B2	Welded section examining device The present invention relates to a welded section examining device. In order to examine whether welding is good or bad of a welded section joining tip portions of electrical conductors projecting from slots of a stator core, a welded section examining device includes a camera, a discriminating unit, a wavelength-converting sheet, and a masking member. The camera images the welded section. The discriminating unit performs discrimination of whether welding is good or bad based on an outline of the welded section recognized from an image of the welded section imaged by the camera. The wavelength-converting sheet irradiates the welded section with a light, from a rear surface side of an imaging target surface. The masking member is interposed between the wavelength-converting sheet and the rear surface of the welded section, such that the outline of the welded section is imaged in the camera in an emphasized state.
US10556289B2	Welding type power supply for TIG starts A method and apparatus for TIG welding and starting a TIG welding process includes limiting the pulse width of a power circuit when a TIG start is being performed, and monitoring for the creation of a welding arc. After the welding arc has been detected the limiting of the pulse width is ended.
US10556283B2	Grommet and method of making a grommet assembly A grommet is configured to be secured onto a wiring harness even when the diameter of the wiring harness shrinks. The grommet includes a tubular body having an inner wall defining a through-hole which is dimensioned to hold the wiring harness. The grommet includes a hole configured to receive a soldering tip of a soldering iron. The hole is open at the outer surface of the first body member and closed by the inner wall, wherein the inner wall serves as a temporary barrier which prevents the soldering tip of the soldering iron from coming into direct contact with the wiring harness. Thus, the soldering tip can melt a portion of the inner wall to adhere the grommet to the wiring harness without damaging the wiring harness.
US10556274B2	Cubic boron nitride sintered body and cutting tool A cBN sintered body contains cBN particles whose proportion is 85-97% by volume, and a binding phase whose proportion is 3-15% by volume. The cBN sintered body contains Al whose ratio to the entirety of the cBN sintered body is 0.1-5% by mass, and Co whose mass ratio to the Al is 3 to 40, and includes Al3B6Co20.
US10556269B1	Apparatus for and method of making multi-walled passages in components A method of making a refractory metal core includes forming two layers of the core out of a material. The layers are bonded together to form a laminate master pattern, and a flexible mold is formed around the pattern. The pattern is removed from the flexible mold, and pulverulent refractory metal material is poured into the flexible mold. The pulverulent refractory metal material is sintered to form the refractory metal core.
US10556268B2	Improvements relating to equipment for the manufacture of articles made of light alloy or similar An apparatus for manufacturing items of light alloy or similar comprises a mould (10) that includes two half-moulds (12, 14), lower and upper, able to be coupled together. The lower half-mould (12) defines a moulding cavity (20) adjacent to a supply duct (16) of liquid metal that passes through it up to an introduction passage (18) of the liquid metal in the moulding cavity (20). The upper half-mould (14) is associated with at least one moveable punch (24) provided with a moulding surface (21) that defines the shape of an item to be moulded together with the moulding cavity (20). Each punch (24) performs the function of a shutter to stop the flow of liquid metal towards the moulding cavity (20). The apparatus includes temperature control means and temperature sensors connected with a control unit (32) that prevents the movement of the moveable punches (24) if the temperature of both half-moulds (12, 14) is not comprised within a predetermined range of values.
US10556263B2	Deformation Method and Press In a forming process with a press having in a frame a ram closing through the force of a cylinder with a moveable piston against a press table in a straight-line movement, the piston initially acts upon at least one knuckle joint system during the closing of the press, and a hydraulic cushion of the ram concludes the closing process with extension of the knuckle joint system in movement direction of the piston and straight-line support thereof against the frame. In a press having in a frame a ram closing through the force of a cylinder with a moveable piston against a press table in a straight-line movement, the ram is connected so as to be fixed with respect to the frame via at least two identically constructed knuckle joint systems, and the ram has a hydraulic cushion.
US10556257B2	Hose clearing apparatus A hose/conduit clearing apparatus has an electric blower, a check valve, and a faucet coupler; the faucet coupler having a first end for threading to a faucet, a second end for threading to a conduit, and a blower connecting port wherein the blower is coupled to the blower connecting port via the check valve. The electric blower is preferably powered by one or more batteries and is activated automatically when reaching a predetermined temperature (e.g., 34 degrees Fahrenheit) or by a user toggling a switch.
US10556253B2	Parcel sorting apparatus with routing manifold and diverter system An apparatus for sorting parcels is described comprising a transport surface configured to convey parcels between a first end and a second end thereof. An opening defined in the transport surface is dimensioned to receive one or more of the parcels therethrough. The transport surface comprises a plurality of surface segments having a selected geometry and surface characteristics for controlling speeds of the parcels as they are conveyed. The apparatus further comprises a routing manifold having a chute having an inlet registered with the opening, a plurality of outlets coupled to the inlet, and a first diverter system comprising one or more diverters disposed in the routing manifold and operable to selectively direct the received parcels toward any outlet of the plurality of outlets. The one or more diverters may be responsive to destination information associated with the individual parcels.
US10556247B2	Dispenser A spray dispenser is provided, the spray dispenser comprising a container for holding a liquid to be dispensed and a dispensing assembly for extracting liquid from said container, the dispensing assembly comprising a pressure-relief valve for release of excessive pressure in the container and a filter arranged to permit egress of gas through the filter, inhibit egress of liquid from the container and to inhibit ingress of contaminants into the container through the pressure relief valve. A dispensing assembly for use is a spray dispenser is also provided.
US10556245B2	Spraying apparatus A spraying apparatus is configured such that a liquid stored in a liquid storage tank is pressurized by a liquid supplier and is supplied to a mist nozzle, so that a liquid flow is introduced from an upstream of a gas-liquid mixing section and a vicinity of a wall surface of the gas-liquid mixing section into the gas-liquid mixing section on an outer lid side. A pressurized gas is supplied from a gas supplier from a facing surface, so that a gas flow is introduced into the gas-liquid mixing section and collides with the liquid flow, and a gas-liquid mixed flow is advanced to a spout portion while circulating the wall surface of the gas-liquid mixing section on the outer lid side.
US10556239B2	Method for operating an installation comprising at least one assembly with a rotating surface An example method for operating a plant, which has at least one assembly with a rotating surface that wears to an increasing extent during the operation of the plant, may involve evaluating a wear state of the rotating surface of the assembly. Based on the wear state of the rotating surface, a manner in which the plant is operated may be modified to prolong the running time of the assembly until, for instance, a next-scheduled service or maintenance interval. The modified manner of operating the plant may be adapted to the wear state of the rotating surface. Several examples of such modifications include changing a quantity of water sprayed onto material to be comminuted, changing a quantity of grinding additive added to material to be comminuted, and/or changing a contact pressure of a grinding roll of the assembly.
US10556229B2	Composite catalyst, method for producing composite catalyst, method for producing lower olefin and method for regenerating composite catalyst A lower olefin by using a zeolite catalyst, a composite catalyst capable of further extending the lifetime of catalytic activity, a method for producing the composite catalyst, a method for producing a lower olefin by using the composite catalyst, and a method for regenerating a composite catalyst in the method for producing a lower olefin are provided. The composite catalyst is a catalyst for producing a lower olefin from a hydrocarbon feedstock. This composite catalyst is constituted of a zeolite being a crystalline aluminosilicate containing gallium and iron or iron and further having a framework with 8- to 12-membered ring, and of silicon dioxide. By using the composite catalyst, a lower olefin can be continuously produced over a long period of time.
US10556224B2	Composite composition for harmful gas removal containing copper-manganese catalyst This invention relates to a composite composition for harmful gas removal containing a copper-manganese catalyst, which is capable of removing ambient and indoor pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, the composite composition including a copper-manganese composite catalyst hybridized with an inorganic layer compound, an inorganic filler, activated carbon, and a binder.
US10556222B2	Nanofibrous materials for heavy metal adsorption Water filtration membranes are provided. Such membranes include polysaccharide fibers that have been modified to possess thiol groups thereon, resulting in materials that effectively bind heavy metal ions. The resulting fibers may be used by themselves or applied to a scaffold to form a membrane suitable for removing heavy metals from water, including groundwater.
US10556218B2	Compositions and methods for entrapping protein on a surface The present invention provides a formulation to link protein to a solid support that comprises one or more proteins, Oligo-dT and one or more non-volatile, water-soluble protein solvents, solutes or combination thereof in an aqueous solution. Further provided is a method of attaching a protein to a surface of a substrate. The formulations provided herein are contacted onto the substrate surface, printed thereon and air dried. The substrate surface is irradiated with UV light to induce thymidine photochemical crosslinking via the thymidine moieties of the Oligo-dT.
US10556212B2	Scale collection device for downflow reactors The invention involves a scale collection device that is located within downflow reactor head for removing solids from feed streams to increase reactor operating cycle time without impact on effective reactor space for catalyst loading and reactor pressure drop. More particularly, a scale collection device is located in an upper portion of a reactor vessel above a rough liquid distribution tray and a vapor-liquid distribution tray.
US10556197B2	Method for manufacturing filter medium for air filter A method for manufacturing a filter medium for an air filter having improved particle collection performance using cellulose nanofibers. The method for manufacturing a filter medium for an air filter comprises: causing a mixed solution containing cellulose nanofibers and a dispersion medium to adhere to an air-permeable support; and subsequently freeze-drying the resulting product, in which a number average fiber diameter of the cellulose nanofibers is 1 to 50 nm, the dispersion medium is a mixed dispersion medium of water and a water-soluble organic solvent, and a solid content concentration of the cellulose nanofibers in the mixed solution is 0.001 to 0.150% by mass.
US10556192B2	Mobile supercritical extractor system with evaporator chamber having cones and related methods A supercritical extractor system may include extractor chambers coupled to a supercritical fluid pump and configured to receive a matrix for an extraction process and a supercritical fluid from the supercritical fluid pump, and evaporator chambers coupled to the extractor chambers and configured to output an extractant from the matrix. Each evaporator chamber may include a body defining a cavity, a cone within the cavity, and arms coupled between an inner surface of the body and the cone. The supercritical extractor system may include a condenser coupled between the evaporator chambers and the supercritical fluid reservoir, and a controller coupled to the supercritical fluid pump, the extractor chambers, and the evaporator chambers and configured to monitor a characteristic during the extraction process.
US10556191B2	Distillation method By using the distillation device of the present application, energy loss occurring in a purification process of a solution including a waste stripper and a stripped photoresist resin used in a stripping process of a photoresist can be minimized and the installation cost of the distillation device can be reduced compared to the case in which dual distillation columns are used, thereby increasing the economic feasibility of a process.
US10556187B2	Toy top A toy top includes a shaft portion and a body that includes a first body part which is rotatable relative to the shaft portion in response to an impact applied to the main component and a second body part which is rotatable relative to the first body part. First spaced extensions extend radially outward from a circumference of the first body. Second spaced extensions extend radially outward from a circumference of the second body. The second extensions stepwise vary their positions relative to the first extensions when the first body part rotates relative to the shaft portion. The second extensions move into the spaces between the first extensions when the first body part rotates relative to the second body part.
US10556185B2	Virtual reality presentation of real world space Methods and systems are provided for delivering a virtual reality (VR) experience of a real world space to a remote user via a head mounted display (HMD). A method provides for sending a request for the VR experience of the real world space and identifying a seat selection made by the user. The method includes operations for mapping the seat selection to a real world capture system for capturing video and audio at a location that corresponds to the seat selection and receiving real world coordinates for the real world capture system. Further, the method accesses a user profile of the user and receives a video stream of the real world space captured by the real world capture system. The method is able to identify and reskin a real world object with a graphical content element by overlaying the graphical content item in place of the image data associated with the real world object.
US10556179B2	Video game audio controller A video game audio controller includes a headset audio port configured to connect to an audio headset and receive a headset audio signal, a chat audio port configured to receive a chat audio signal from another controller, a game audio port configured to receive a game audio signal from a video game console, and control circuitry configured to sum the headset audio signal and the chat audio signal and to output the combined chat audio signal from the controller. A local chat audio gaming network can include a plurality of such video game audio controllers removably connectable with each other via one or more cables, wherein the combined chat audio signal is communicated in only one direction between the plurality of video game audio controllers.
US10556178B2	Game system, method of controlling game system, and nonvolatile recording medium readable by computer device A control unit includes: a virtual space generating unit configured to generate the virtual space and display the virtual space on a display unit; a character control unit configured to control an action of the player character based on the operation of a operating unit by the user; a sound detecting unit configured to detect a sound generated place in a predetermined region determined based on a position of the player character in the virtual space; a map display unit configured to display a simplified map in the game screen image, the simplified map simply displaying the predetermined region of the virtual space; and a sound generated place display unit configured to display the sound generated place in the predetermined region at a corresponding position on the simplified map.
US10556174B2	Calibration bias for control mechanisms in user input devices User input devices, such as gaming controllers, are provided herein. In one example, a user input device includes a control mechanism configured to receive user manipulation in one or more axes. The user input device includes a movement calibration system that monitors movement data representative of user manipulation of a control mechanism, and determines calibrated movement data based at least in part on a movement space normalized using at least qualification zones that qualify peak excursions of the control mechanism in one or more axes. Responsive to the movement data, the movement calibration system establishes updates to the qualification zones that bias drift of the qualification zones outward in the one or more axes, and provides the calibrated movement data for use in controlling one or more user interface elements with the control mechanism.
US10556171B2	Table game system A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader that reads a barcode provided in a shuffled playing card set, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set. A sensor for detecting the opening/closing of the lid is provided under the lid to detect the opening/closing of the lid, thereby detecting replacement of the shuffled playing card set. A control unit further includes a function of storing security items in connection with a shuffled card ID.
US10556154B1	Yoga ball paddleboard A yoga paddleboard may include a yoga board body having a hole extending therethrough. The hole may be formed at the approximate lateral and longitudinal center of the paddleboard. The hole may be sized and configured to support a yoga ball pressed in the hole to establish an interfacing friction connection therebetween. The yoga ball may be used to perform yoga exercises while floating on the paddleboard. Alternative embodiments may include yoga ball supports configured to support yoga balls of different sizes and/or multiple yoga balls for use with the paddleboard.
US10556146B2	Pilates exercise system and method of use A pilates exercise system includes an elongated frame extending from a first end to a second end, the first end and the second end both having cord attachments; a platform assembly slidingly engaged with the elongated frame, the platform assembly is configured to slide on a first track and a second track. The platform assembly includes a lower section configured to engage with the first tract and the second track, the lower section is configured to move solely along the length of the elongated frame; a middle section slidingly engaged with the lower section; and an upper section pivotally attached to the middle section. The system further includes a plurality of cords secured to both the first end of the frame and the lower section of the platform assembly and to both the second end of the frame and the lower section of the platform assembly.
US10556140B2	Azeotrope-like compositions of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene This invention relates to azeotrope-like compositions, methods and systems having utility in numerous applications, and in particular, uses for azeotrope-like compositions comprising effective amounts of the compound cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (Z-HF0-1336mzzm), which has the following structure: and another material selected from the group consisting of water, fluoroketones, alcohols, hydrochlorofluoroolefins, and combinations of two or more thereof. These compositions may be used in a wide variety of applications such as, blowing agents, refrigerants, heating agents, power cycle agents, cleaning agents, aerosol propellants, sterilization agents, lubricants, flavor and fragrance extractants, flammability reducing agents, and flame suppression agents.
US10556135B2	Portable chemical oxygen generator A portable chemical oxygen generator for delivering oxygen to a patient is described. The generator includes a housing containing a reaction chamber. Within the reaction chamber is a quantity of a peroxide adduct. A valve is provided with a lower portion of the valve in fluid communication with the reaction chamber. An upper portion of the valve is in fluid communication with a reservoir that holds a quantity of an aqueous solution. An internal chamber is formed within the valve by releasable seals that separate the internal chamber from the upper portion of the valve and a lower portion of the valve. The internal chamber holds a quantity of a peroxide-decomposing catalyst. The generator also includes a valve actuator. Operation of the valve actuator releases the seals in the valve and creates a fluid path from the reservoir through the internal chamber into the reaction chamber. When the valve is actuated, the aqueous solution flows from the reservoir through the internal chamber and into the reaction chamber. This flow washes the catalyst into the reaction chamber along with the aqueous solution. The solution and catalyst mix with the peroxide adduct and cause an oxygen-generating reaction.
US10556121B2	Method and apparatus for electromagnetic treatment of multiple sclerosis Methods and apparatuses (including systems, devices, etc.) for the treatment of neurological disorders, and particularly multiple sclerosis (MS) by the application of electromagnetic fields (EMF), and in particular, pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF), including a subset of PEMF in a radio frequency domain (e.g., pulse-modulated radio frequency or PRF). This treatment may prevent or delay the onset, and/or may reduce the severity of the onset of MS and MS-related symptoms.
US10556120B2	Display for dual-mode medical device A multi-mode electronic medical device for providing resuscitative therapy. The device comprising a housing having a front side positioned to be visible to a user of the device during use, and a user-selectable input to allow the user to select between a basic life support mode and an advanced life support mode. The device further comprising a display on the front of the device housing configured to display a first set of text and/or graphics in the basic life support mode and to display a second set of text and/or graphics, which are more complete than the first set of text and/or graphics, when the device is switched to the advanced life support mode via the user-selectable input. Additionally, the device comprising circuitry configured to control the display based on whether the medical device is operating in the basic life support mode or the advanced life support mode.
US10556118B2	Extra-cardiovascular pacing by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator An extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) having a low voltage therapy module and a high voltage therapy module is configured to select, by a control module of the ICD, a pacing output configuration from at least a low-voltage pacing output configuration of the low voltage therapy module and a high-voltage pacing output configuration of the high voltage therapy module. The high voltage therapy module includes a high voltage capacitor having a first capacitance and the low voltage therapy module includes a plurality of low voltage capacitors each having up to a second capacitance that is less than the first capacitance. The ICD control module controls a respective one of the low voltage therapy module or the high voltage therapy module to deliver extra-cardiovascular pacing pulses in the selected pacing output configuration via extra-cardiovascular electrodes coupled to the ICD.
US10556108B1	Multichannel apparatus for Vagus nerve stimulation A multichannel apparatus to stimulate Vagus nerves is provided. The multichannel apparatus includes a first pair of electrodes attached to an earlobe of a right external ear. A second pair of electrodes are attached to an earlobe of a left external ear. A third pair of electrodes are attached to a cymba conchae of the right external ear. A controller manages the first, second, and third pair of electrodes. The controller activates or deactivates the first, second and third electrodes; expels pulses to the right and left external ears; and provides a stimulation treatment to the Vagus nerves associated with the right and left external ears.
US10556106B2	System and method for biphasic transdermal iontophoretic delivery of therapeutic agents for the control of addictive cravings Embodiments of the invention provide methods for the transdermal delivery of therapeutic agents for the treatment of addictive cravings e.g., nicotine compounds for the treatment of nicotine cravings from tobacco use. An embodiment of a method for such delivery comprises positioning at least one electrode assembly in electrical communication with a patient's skin. The assembly includes a solution comprising a therapeutic agent which passively diffuses into the skin. A dose of agent is delivered from the assembly into the skin during a first period using a first current having a characteristic e.g., polarity and magnitude, to repel the agent out of the assembly. During a second period, a second current having a characteristic to attract the agent is used to retain the agent in the assembly such that delivery of agent into skin is minimized. A dose of agent may be delivered on demand by an input from the patient.
US10556102B1	Automatic adjustment of electrode surface impedances in multi-electrode catheters An apparatus includes a controllable signal source and a processor. The controllable signal source is configured to apply an Alternating Current (AC) signal to multiple electrodes of a multi-electrode catheter immersed in an aquatic solution. The processor is configured to, responsively to the applied AC signal, estimate a respective surface impedance or a respective electrical noise level of each of the electrodes. The processor is further configured to disconnect each electrode, independently of other electrodes, when the estimated surface impedance or electrical noise level of the electrode drops below a preset value.
US10556100B2	Connector with filter The present disclosure relates to a connector for connecting flow channels, flow regulators and/or reservoirs for directing flow. In some embodiments, the connector is a medical connector for connecting fluid flow controlling elements used in medical applications, particularly in infusion systems, such as tubes, syringes, needles, catheters and fluid reservoirs. The connector reduces the risk of contamination during handling and enhances safety when administering therapeutic solutions into a patient.
US10556093B2	Medical devices, dressings, and methods for closing openings in tissue Medical devices and methods for controlling the flow of fluid from wounds are disclosed herein. The medical device can have an adhesive pad defining a catheter-receiving opening, a flexible elongate tensioner, and a tensioner retainer. The tensioner retainer is configured to hold the flexible elongate tensioner such that the adhesive pad applies sufficient pressure to a subject's skin to press the subject's tissue toward a catheter when the catheter is positioned in the catheter-receiving opening and the adhesive pad is adhered to the subject's skin.
US10556091B2	Threaded, locking handle mechanism for attaching to shaft A catheter assembly comprising a catheter handle (101) with a collet (118) disposed at a distal end. The collet is coupled to a strain relief (107) comprising a nut (122) and a strain relief projection (135). The collet comprises at least one leaflet (124, 125) and at least one collet spur (672, 682), and the nut comprises at least one ratchet (251). The collet is configured to couple to the nut, and the at least one ratchet is configured to interact with the at least one collet spur to securely fasten the strain relief to the catheter handle. The at least one leaflet is configured to couple to a catheter shaft.
US10556090B2	Resource information key for an insertable medical device A system by which resource information relating to an insertable medical device, such as an intravascular catheter, can be identified by its source so as to be accessed by a practitioner, caregiver, or patient, is disclosed. A resource information key is included at a predetermined key location on or proximate to the medical device, the resource information key indicating the source of the resource information. The resource information key may be positioned on an insertable medical device for establishing intravascular access to a patient, such as a peripherally inserted central catheter (“PICC”) having an internal portion configured for intravascular insertion into the patient, and an external portion. The external portion of the PICC may include the resource information key positioned at a predetermined key location. The resource information key may provide a website where a user can acquire the resource information relating to the medical device.
US10556073B2	Therapy device for treatment of respiratory diseases A therapeutic device (1) for the treatment of human respiratory illnesses, with a mouthpiece (2) in which a passage duct (3) is worked, a hose (5), formed from a flexible elastic material, attached to the mouthpiece (2) arranged flush with the opening (6) of the passage duct (3), the free end (7) of which facing away from the passage duct (3) is open, a support body (11) connected to the mouthpiece (2) with a curved or bent cross-sectional structure, and an adjusting device (12) provided at a distance from the mouthpiece (2) in the support body (11), which can be moved in relation to the support body (11), which is connected to the hose (5) either directly or via intermediate elements (13), whereby the curvature of the hose (5) can be set independently from the radius of curvature of the support body (11).
US10556065B2	Syringe An injection pen comprises a circularly pushing device (1) and a vial housing (2), and is used to combine a medication vial (3) with a needle (4). The circularly pushing device (1) comprises a jointing member (10), a spiral sleeve (20), a spiral duct (30), a spirally-pushing tube (40), a threaded-connection shrink-ring (50), a propelling lever (60), a one-way ratchet ring (70), and an injection operation member (80). During the injection, the one-way ratchet ring (70) on a push rod (81) is jointed with a one-way ratchet groove portion (46) of the spirally-pushing tube (40) so as to restrain the rotation directions of the push rod (81) and the spirally-pushing tube (40); the propelling lever (60) cannot be rotated due to the limit of the jointing member (10).
US10556060B2	Drug delivery programming techniques Devices, systems, and techniques for programming drug delivery are described. Such techniques may account for diffusion and mixing of drug within the fluid or allow for more flexible programming options. In one example, a method may include determining one or more fluid delivery parameters (e.g., volume, flow rate, or period of time) for a fluid that is a mixture of two other fluids. The determination may be based on one or more fluid delivery parameters of the two other fluids and/or a concentration profile representing the mixing between the two other fluids. In other examples, drug delivery programming may be facilitated by the selection of various patterns and steps of drug delivery. The system may track volume of delivered fluid to maintain desired dosing of the patient.
US10556056B2	Angular cap for dispensing liquids A cap and container assembly is disclosed which may be used for human body cavity irrigation or other liquid dispensing activities. The cap may include a first channel extending from a base through a neck portion to an opening in a tip portion of the cap. A side body defining a second channel may extend from the first channel near the neck portion of the cap to an opening at a distal end of the side body. An axial dimension of the tip portion may extend at an angle relative to an axial dimension of the neck portion. Liquid may flow out of the first channel under the influence of gravity and as a result of control of air flow into the second channel.
US10556054B1	Blood leakage warning device for dialysis patient A blood leakage warning device for dialysis patient is applied to cover an injection site, comprising a cover absorber, two detection modules, a control module and an alarm module. The cover absorber is used for absorbing blood leakage. The two detection modules are disposed on the cover absorber at intervals. The control module is electrically connected to the two detection modules to detect whether the cover absorber absorbs the blood. The alarm module is electrically connected to the control module. The alarm module issues an alarm when the cover absorber absorbs the blood.
US10556044B2	Reduced-pressure dressing connection pads, systems, and methods Systems, methods, and connectors are provided that introduce a working gas at certain times into a reduced-pressure dressing into order to break or avoid vacuum locks in the conduits removing fluids. In one instance, a reduced-pressure connector includes a connector body for applying a reduced pressure to the tissue site. The connector body is formed with a venting port, a body conduit, and a receptacle to receive a reduced-pressure delivery conduit. The reduced-pressure connector includes a flexible member coupled to the connector body over the venting port. The flexible member is formed with at least one venting aperture. The flexible member is biased away from the venting port and is configured to collapse and seal the venting port under a reduced pressure greater than a threshold pressure. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed.
US10556043B2	Reduced-pressure, multi-orientation, liquid-collection canister An apparatus for use in a multi-orientation liquid collection canister to collect liquid from a tissue site is provided. The apparatus includes a substantially planar, liquid-air separator disposed on at least one wall of the multi-orientation liquid collection canister to prevent the liquid from exiting the multi-orientation liquid collection canister. The apparatus further includes an elongated member connected to the liquid-air separator and extending away from the liquid-air separator into a first space of the multi-orientation liquid collection canister. The elongated member has a membrane defining a second space along at least a portion of a length of the elongated member. At least a portion of the membrane allows gaseous communication between the first space and the second space.
US10556036B2	Absorbent article including hydrophobized adsorbent An objective of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article that prevents wetting of the outer sides or surrounding area of the absorbent article due to condensation formed by water vapor escaped from inside the absorbent article. The present invention provides an absorbent article comprising: an absorbent body composed of at least one absorption layer, wherein the absorbent body includes a hydrophobized adsorbent and (a) a water absorbent resin powder having an absorption speed in a range from 6 seconds to 60 seconds determined by a vortex method.
US10556033B2	Surface coating for a medical instrument, medical instrument having a surface coating, and method for producing a surface coating for a medical instrument A surface coating for a medical instrument includes an interference filter having at least one dielectric layer and at least one metallic layer arranged one above another. At least one of the at least one metallic layer and the at least one dielectric layer is adapted to be structurally altered by action of a corrosive environment on the surface coating such that the surface coating is convertible from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the surface coating has a first spectral reflectivity. In the second state, the surface coating has a second spectral reflectivity that is different from the first spectral reflectivity.
US10556031B2	Device for counting sterilization cycles A device for counting sterilization cycles during the sterilization of medical instruments and devices includes a counter for recording and reproducing a number of sterilization cycles, an actuation unit for sterilization parameter-dependent actuation of the counter, and a locking unit for sterilization parameter-dependent locking the counter. The actuation unit actuates the counter upon exceeding a first threshold sterilization parameter. The locking unit locks the counter after an actuation has been carried out and/or after exceeding a second threshold sterilization parameter, and unlocks the counter after not meeting a third threshold sterilization parameter.
US10556026B2	Ultraviolet transparent structure for ultraviolet illumination A solution for disinfecting a screen of an item using ultraviolet radiation is provided. The solution can provide an electronic device including a screen utilized by a user of the electronic device. The screen can be an ultraviolet transparent screen that covers at least some of the internal portion of the electronic device and a set of ultraviolet radiation sources can be located adjacent to the transparent screen. The set of ultraviolet radiation sources can be configured to generate ultraviolet radiation directed towards an external surface of the ultraviolet transparent screen. The electronic device can further include a monitoring and control system, which can manage the ultraviolet radiation generation by monitoring a set of attributes relating to the external surface of the screen and controlling, based on the monitoring, ultraviolet radiation directed at the external surface of the screen.
US10556023B2	Substituted organofluoroborates as imaging agents Fluoridated organofluoroborates comprising at least one 18F atom and precursors thereto, for use in PET scanning.
US10556003B2	Treatment of insect bite hypersensitivity The present invention relates to compositions, immunogenic or vaccine compositions and pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of insect bite hypersensitivity of equine mammals, preferably of horses. Furthermore, the invention provides methods for preventing or treating insect bite hypersensitivity of equine mammals, preferably of horses.
US10555992B2	Immunogenic proteins against clostridium difficile Described are immunogenic proteins against Clostridium difficile. Also described are compositions comprising the immunogenic proteins. Further described are methods of preventing or treating a Clostridium difficile infection in a subject in need thereof.
US10555980B2	Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of pathogenic infections.
US10555975B2	Prevotella histicola preparations and the treatment of autoimmune conditions This document provides methods and materials related to Prevotella histicola preparations. For example, Prevotella histicola preparations in the form of an oral medicament or dietary supplement (e.g., a pill, tablet, capsule) are provided. In addition, methods and materials for using a Prevotella histicola preparation provided herein as an anti-inflammatory agent are provided.
US10555971B2	Combined organ and hematopoietic cells for transplantation tolerance of HLA mismatched grafts Methods and compositions are provided for combined transplantation of a solid organ and hematopoietic cells to an HLA mismatched recipient, where tolerance to the graft is established through development of a persistent mixed chimerism. An individual with persistent mixed chimerism, usually for a period of at least six months, is able to withdraw from the use of immunosuppressive drugs after a period of time sufficient to establish tolerance.
US10555969B2	Zeolite molecular sieves for the removal of toxins Medical use of natural and synthetic zeolites for treatment, prevention, and palliation in humans or animals of deleterious concentrations of ammonia, mercaptans, heavy metals and other toxins by oral administration.
US10555963B2	Klotho protein and related compounds for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer Disclosed is the use of a klotho protein or related compounds (especially KL1 or KL1 analogue) for treatment, and especially treatment of cancer, alone or together with other active pharmaceutical ingredients such as chemotherapeutic agents.
US10555961B2	Materials and methods for treating bacterial infections using C-1 gentamicin Various aspects relate to the use of C-1 gentamicin as an antibiotic effective for the treatment of a bacterial infection, a genetic disorder, or cancer in a subject.
US10555958B2	Combination treatment of SGLT2 inhibitors and dopamine agonists for preventing metabolic disorders in equine animals The present invention relates to combination of one or more SGLT2 inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable forms and/or salts thereof and one or more dopamine receptor agonists or pharmaceutically acceptable forms and/or salts thereof, preferably in the treatment and/or prevention of a metabolic disorder of an equine animal, wherein more preferably the metabolic disorder is one or more disorders selected from Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS), Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID), also known as equine Cushing's syndrome, laminitis, vascular dysfunction, hypertension, hepatic lipidosis, hyperadreeocorticism, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinaemia, hirsutism, hyperhidrosis. polyuria, polydipsia, chronic infections, abnormal fat distribution, muscle wasting, abnormal weight loss and/or loss of appetite.
US10555956B2	Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer In the present invention, a new combination is disclosed comprising (i) 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) or a derivative thereof, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) a group D vitamin, a derivative thereof, a metabolite or analogue, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). A further aspect of the invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combination together with at least one physiologically acceptable excipient and the use thereof in the prevention and/or in the treatment of the colorectal cancer.
US10555954B2	Hazardous agent injection system Injection systems comprising a powered injector and one or more hazardous agents are disclosed.
US10555952B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for anesthesiological applications Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for inducing conscious sedation using such compositions are described, the compositions comprising a benzodiazepine-based compound, a NMDA antagonist, and optionally a β-blocker, antiemetic, an NSAID, and/or an antihistamine medication. Methods for fabricating the compositions and using them for anesthesiological applications are also described.
US10555950B2	Bile acid recycling inhibitors for treatment of obesity and diabetes Provided herein are methods of utilizing bile acid transport inhibitors for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
US10555947B2	Ophthalmic compositions and methods of use The present invention provides a composition comprising two or more of the following pharmaceutically active compounds: (i) an alpha 2 adrenergic agonist; (ii) a corticosteroid; (iii) a lymphocyte function-associated antigen antagonist; (iv) a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); (v) a sodium channel blocker; and (vi) an antibiotic, provided at least one of the pharmaceutically active compound is selected from the group consisting of (i) alpha 2 adrenergic agonist and (ii) corticosteroid. The present invention also provides a method for using such composition to treat an eye disorder such as a dry eye syndrome; ocular graft-versus-host-disease; ocular rosacea; allergic conjunctivitis; autoimmune ocular surface disease; thygeson's superficial punctuate keratopathy; herpes zoster keratitis; Stevens-Johnson syndrome; keratitis; conjunctivitis; blepharitis; blepharochalasis; conjunctivochalasis; blepharoconjunctivitis; blepharokeratoconjunctivitis; post-operative inflammation or pain from ocular surgery; scleritis; episcleritis; anterior uveitis; iritis; cyclitis; ocular surface vascular disorder; ulcerative keratitis; photokeratitis; dacryocystitis; eyelid disorder; congenital alacrima; xerophthalmia; dacryoadenitis; vernal keratoconjunctivitis; pinguecula; and/or ocular surface disorder induced by chemical burns, thermal burns, or physical insult to the ocular surface.
US10555946B2	3-(substituted-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-3-deutero-piperidine-2,6-dione derivatives and compositions comprising and methods of using the same The invention provides 3-deuterium-enriched 3-(6-, 7-, or 8-substituted-4-oxoquinazolin-3(4H)-yl)-piperidine-2,6-diones, deuterated derivatives thereof, stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treatment using the same.
US10555938B2	Methods for treating disorders or diseases associated with hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia while minimizing side effects The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating hyperlipidemia and/or hypercholesterolemia comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an MTP inhibitor to inhibit hyperlipidemia and/or hypercholesterolemia in said subject, wherein said administration comprises an escalating series of doses of the MTP inhibitor. In some embodiments the method comprises administering at least three step-wise, increasing dosages of the MTP inhibitor to the subject. In some embodiments, the method further comprises the administration of one or more other lipid modifying compounds.
US10555932B2	Method of restoring analgesic efficacy of alpha2-adrenoceptor agonists in neuropathic pain treatment Provided are a pharmaceutical composition including: an alpha 2 (α2)-adrenoceptor agonist; a regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) inhibitor, an endocytosis inhibitor, or a combination thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and a method of relieving pain of a subject, the method including administering the pharmaceutical composition to a subject.
US10555923B2	Method for treating paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria The present invention provides methods for treating, controlling or mitigating paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), comprising administering a monoacetyldiacylglycerol compound to a patient in need thereof, as well as compositions useful therefor.
US10555922B2	Method of treating a dopamine related disorder in a subject by administering levodopa, in combination with a dopamine decarboxylase inhibitor and a catechol-o-methyltransferase inhibitor The invention relates to a method of treating a dopamine related disorder in a subject, the method comprises the steps of administering therapy to a subject, the therapy comprising a plurality of doses of levodopa over a selected time period, in combination with a dopamine decarboxylase inhibitor (DDI) and a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, wherein: (i) the dose of levodopa is lower; (ii) the dose of DDI is lower; (iii) the dosing of levodopa is less frequent; and/or (iv) the dosing of DDI is less frequent As compared with a reference regimen over the selected time period.
US10555920B2	Necrosis inhibitors The invention provides amides that inhibit cellular necrosis and/or human receptor interacting protein 1 kinase (RIP1), including corresponding sulfonamides, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition, and detecting a resultant improvement in the person's health or condition.
US10555917B1	Methods of treating a neurological or psychiatric disorder Provided are methods of treating a neurological or psychiatric disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising: administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ketamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with an amount of one or more compounds effective to increase the level of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in the subject.
US10555916B2	NMDAR antagonist for the treatment of pervasive development disorders A method of treating a pervasive development disorder in a subject includes administering to the subject an amount of an NMDAR antagonist effective to ameliorate biochemical and functional abnormalities in the subject associated with loss-of-function mutations of the gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2).
US10555909B2	Microencapsulation of B-alanine Microencapsulation of β-alanine uses β-alanine as a core material and a mixture of a wall material and an additive as a release material. The additive comprises: a fatty acid-based saturated or unsaturated fatty acid glyceride containing 12-22 carbon atoms and a phospholipid. The fatty acid glyceride is a mono-fatty acid glyceride or a di-fatty acid glyceride, or a mixture formed by mixing the mono-fatty acid glyceride and the di-fatty acid glyceride at arbitrary proportions. The microencapsulation technique solves problems occurring with the use of β-alanine as a raw material, such as high moisture absorption tendency thereof, unpleasant smell and stinging accompanying administration of the same. The invention selects and combines the wall material and the additive to attain a balance between embedment and release with respect to a microencapsulated β-alanine product, and effectively optimizes release kinetics of the product, thereby enabling a stable release of the product, and realizing effective embedment and uniform release. Therefore, the microencapsulated β-alanine is applicable to the preparation of food, drugs, health-enhancing products and functional food.
US10555906B2	Oral solid cannabinoid formulations, methods for producing and using thereof Provided are solid oral/per os formulations that include a single cannabinoid, combination of cannabinoids, cannabis extract and combination of cannabis plant constituents. Also provided are methods of making the formulations, as well as therapeutic applications in the treatment and alleviation of various human disorders and/or conditions.
US10555901B2	Liquisoft capsules Described herein are oral pharmaceutical compositions suitable for chewing, sucking, or buccal dissolution comprising soft gel capsules and liquid fills, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof with such capsules. In particular, oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising chewable, suckable, or dissolvable soft gel capsules with various flowable fill compositions are described.
US10555897B1	Cosmetic composition and methods of treatment A cosmetic composition for the repair and remodeling of the human skin is provided. The cosmetic composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of human birth tissue material and a suitable carrier composition. Methods of treating human skin with the cosmetic composition, methods of reducing the appearance of a skin condition arising from aging and a corresponding kit are also provided.
US10555896B2	Skin penetration enhancing method and its penetration enhancer The present invention provides a skin penetration enhancing method and its penetration enhancer which is comprised of sponge spicules or a biologically effective amount of sponge spicules or a combination containing sponge spicules. The penetration enhancer can be applied onto the skin to overcome the skin stratum corneum barrier, which can increase the percutaneous absorption of drugs, vaccines and cosmetics into different skin layers or can improve the transdermal delivery of all these therapeutics into the systemic blood circulation. This technology can be used for dermal delivery of therapeutics into the skin or for transdermal delivery of therapeutics across the skin into systemic blood circulation.
US10555894B2	Plant extract comprising sucrose esters as an active agent for use in cosmetic, dermatological or nutricosmetic composition The invention relates to a plant extract from the calyx of one of the many plants of the Solanaceae family, of the Physalis genus, comprising mainly one or more moderately polar to non-polar sucrose esters having a carbon number of acyl groups from C1 to C10 for use as an active agent in cosmetic, dermatological or nutracosmetic compositions. It also relates to the purified sucrose esters of the plant extract or the synthesised sucrose esters as described for the same use.The invention also relates to a cosmetic, dermatological or nutracosmetic composition comprising as active ingredient, a plant extract or the synthesised sucrose esters in a suitable physiological medium.Finally, it also relates to the preparation method of the said plant extract.
US10555892B1	Functionalized siloxane or polysiloxane coated particles with enhanced light filtering properties A coated powder comprises (a) particles, and (b) a coating, on the surface of the particles. The surface coating comprises (1) optionally silica moieties, (2) organo oxysilane moieties selected from the group consisting of mono-organo oxysilane moieties, bi-organo oxysilane moieties and tri-organo oxysilane moieties, and (3) optionally organo-substituted polysiloxane moieties. The organo oxysilane moieties each have the formula R′nSiO4-n, with n=1, 2 or 3, and each R′ group is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, esters, amides, and at least one aromatic moiety having an absorption band maximum in the region of 280 nm to 780 nm.
US10555891B2	Methods for treating chemically treated hair The instant disclosure relates to methods for treating hair, for example, methods for imparting desirable cosmetic properties to the hair, especially hair treated with a chemical treatment composition. The methods include: applying a hair-treatment composition to chemically treated hair, for example, within 30 minutes from when a chemical treatment composition is rinsed from the hair, the hair-treatment composition comprising: one or more polyurethane latex polymers; and rinsing the hair-treatment composition from the hair within 30 minutes from applying the hair-treatment composition to the hair. After rinsing the hair-treatment composition from the hair, the hair may be subsequently dried and styled.
US10555886B2	Composition of algal extracts for preventing and treating periodontal disease A composition of algal extracts containing phycobiliprotein is provided. This composition not only effectively inhibit the growth of oral pathogens including Porphyromonathes gingivalis and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, but also reduces the inflammation caused by those pathogens. Therefore, the phenomenon of alveolar bone loss in periodontal patients is mitigation, achieving the effect of prevention and treatment of periodontal disease.
US10555884B2	2-pyridinol-N-oxide deodorant and antiperspirant compositions A deodorant stick having a substituted or unsubstituted 2-pyridinol-N-oxide material and at least one material selected from the group consisting of hexamidine, magnesium carbonate, zinc carbonate, thymol, magnesium hydroxide, dead sea salt, calcium carbonate, polyvinyl formate, salycilic acid, niacinamide, and combinations thereof.
US10555882B2	Monounsaturated fatty acid for nailcare The invention relates to the cosmetic use of an effective amount of at least one monounsaturated fatty acid, of a salt thereof and/or of an ester thereof, as a nailcare active agent.
US10555879B2	Polyurea capsule compositions A microcapsule composition useful in delivering an active material contains a first microcapsule and a second microcapsule. The first microcapsule has a zeta potential of 10 mV or greater, the second microcapsule has a zeta potential of 5 mV or less, and the weight ratio of the first microcapsule and the second microcapsule is between 1:10 and 10:1. Also disclosed are consumer products containing such a microcapsule composition.
US10555877B2	Light-curing dental composites with increasing opacity Radically polymerizable dental material which contains (a) at least one polyfunctional radically polymerizable monomer, (b) at least one further radically polymerizable monomer which can be monofunctional or polyfunctional, (c) at least one photoinitiator for the radical polymerization and (d) at least one filler. The material is characterized in that the mixture of the monomers (a) and (b) has a refractive index of from 1.50 to 1.70 and in that the refractive index of the monomer mixture before the curing corresponds to the refractive index of the filler used or is higher by up to 0.013 and after the curing is higher than the refractive index of the filler by at least 0.02.
US10555874B2	Healthcare management services Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a healthcare management service are provided.
US10555864B2	Training apparatus, calculating method, and program A training apparatus includes an operating rod, a strength detector, a motion position detector, a boundary direction speed calculator, a motion position predicting unit, and a motion speed calculator. The operating rod moves a held limb. The strength detector outputs a strength component signal based on a magnitude of a strength component. The motion position detector detects a motion position of the operating rod. The boundary direction speed calculator calculates a boundary direction speed. The motion position predicting unit calculates a predicted motion position. The motion speed calculator calculates a speed including the boundary direction speed as the motion speed when the predicted motion position is predicted to be outside the operating rod mobile region.
US10555858B2	Infant care transport device with shock and vibration system A shock and vibration system for an infant care transport system with an enclosed infant care device. The shock and vibration system utilizes multiple damping systems that create a floating patient support system that allows the infant care device to move in the various axes of motion instead of being rigidly mounted to the frame or sub-frame, or any substructure.
US10555843B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article in which an absorbent body is provided between a liquid permeable topsheet and a backsheet, includes an absorbent body emboss provided from a front surface side of the absorbent body before stacking the liquid permeable topsheet to surround an area corresponding to a body fluid expelling portion; and a front surface emboss, formed separately from the absorbent body emboss and not to overlap the absorbent body emboss, provided from a front surface side of the liquid permeable topsheet.
US10555842B2	Underpants-type disposable diaper The present invention is intended to improve a fit to the lower part of a gluteal region. The foregoing issue is solved by an underpants-type disposable diaper in which an outer body is formed by stacking an elastic sheet layer between a first sheet layer and a second sheet layer, when the elastic sheet layer is extended in a width direction, the first sheet layer and the second sheet layer are joined together directly or indirectly at a large number of dot-like joint portions arranged at intervals left in the width-direction and front-back direction, cover parts of the outer body of a back body have peripheral edge regions and surrounded regions surrounded by the peripheral edge regions, and the arrangement density of the dot-like joint portions in the peripheral edge regions is higher than the arrangement density of the dot-like joint portions in the surrounded regions.
US10555834B2	Vitrectomy probe with rotary cutter and associated devices, systems, and methods Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a vitrectomy probe having a housing sized and shaped for grasping by a user. The vitrectomy probe may also include a cutter extending from the housing and being sized to penetrate and treat a patient eye. The cutter may include an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing. The outer cutting tube may have an outer port formed therein that is sized and shaped to receive tissue. The cutter may include a rotatable inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube. The inner cutting member may include a first cutting surface that rotates across the outer port to cut the tissue when the inner cutting member is rotated. The vitrectomy probe may include a pneumatic vane actuator positioned within the housing and configured to rotate the inner cutting member.
US10555827B2	Multifunctional orthosis device and method of use An orthosis device having a substantially rigid thermo-formable substrate having a substrate profile defined by a substrate top edge, an opposite substrate bottom edge, and opposite substrate side edges interconnecting the substrate top and bottom edges, the substrate profile being substantially symmetrical about a centerline thereof, whereby the device becomes moldable when activated by a forming temperature above ambient, and the symmetry of the substrate enables the device to be used in both left hand and right hand applications.
US10555823B2	Device for endovascular aortic repair and method of using the same An intraluminal vascular prosthesis assembly, having a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end is provided. The assembly includes, at its first end, a first vascular prosthesis portion, and at its second end, a second vascular prosthesis portion which has only a prosthesis material. The vascular prosthesis assembly has a stent portion which is provided between the first vascular prosthesis portion and the second vascular prosthesis portion, the stent portion being free of prosthesis material to allow fluid flow therethrough and received within the aortic arch and spanning the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient.
US10555821B2	Method and apparatus for spinal interbody fusion including fixation or locking plate A spinal fusion implant has a parallelepiped main body with a rotatably mounted retention plate secured to its distal end. The distal retention plate has a first position co-planar with the main body and a second, deployed position normal to the plane of the main body. The distal retention plate is in the first position when the main body is inserted between adjacent vertebral bodies and is in the second position after the main body is inserted between adjacent vertebral bodies. In further embodiments, a proximal retention plate is permanently deployed in normal relation to the main body or both the distal and proximal retention plates are rotatably mounted and both are deployed co-planar to the main body before insertion and normal to the main body after insertion.
US10555816B1	Systems and methods of a glenoid component A glenoid component includes a body, a first, convex surface, a second, concave surface, a third surface connecting the first and second surfaces, a channel, and at least one alignment member. The channel extends from a first channel opening of the first surface through the body to a second channel opening defined on the third surface and has a channel axis extending through the first and second channel openings. The channel axis intersects a first plane defined by the first channel opening at an angle transverse to the first plane. The channel is configured to receive a bone engagement member to attach the body to a shoulder bone. The at least one alignment member extends from the first surface to align the body to the shoulder bone. The bone engagement member can attach the body to the shoulder bone.
US10555808B2	Replacement mitral valves A prosthetic mitral valve includes an anchor assembly, an annular strut frame, and a plurality of replacement leaflets secured to the annular strut frame. The anchor assembly includes a ventricular anchor, an atrial anchor, and a central portion therebetween. The annular strut frame is disposed radially within the anchor assembly. An atrial end of the annular strut frame is attached to the anchor assembly such that a ventricular end of the annular strut frame is spaced away from the anchor assembly.
US10555806B2	Method and device for optimizing vision via customization of spherical aberration of eye Artificial lenses and methods for optimizing vision in an eye of a patient comprising the steps of determining a target optical configuration including the optimum defocus and aberrations that the patients' eye should have in order to match or approximate the original optical configuration of the patient; determining the refractive change of the patient's eye required to achieve the optical configuration best corresponding to target optical configuration for the patient; and implementing the selected refractive change to achieve the target optical configuration.
US10555805B2	Anterior corneal shapes and methods of providing the shapes Methods of treating presbyopia of an eye. A corneal inlay is inserted within the cornea such that the central thickness of the corneal inlay is 3 to 7 times a central elevation change.
US10555797B2	Electric toothbrush handle and electric toothbrush The invention relates to an electric toothbrush handle and an electric toothbrush. The electric toothbrush handle comprises: a shell in the inner cavity of which at least one light emitting element is arranged; and a display interface arranged on the outer side of the shell and covering the light emitting element; wherein the display interface is provided with a mark in a set shape at a position corresponding to each light emitting element; the light of the light emitting element is capable of penetrating through the display interface so that the mark is visible. With the mark formed on the display interface, the machining process of the electric toothbrush handle is simplified, and the electric toothbrush with the electric toothbrush handle can effectively prevent water ingress.
US10555796B2	Flosser dispenser Dental tool storage systems and containers are disclosed herein. A dental tool storage system can include a plurality of flossers that can include a flossing head having: a first arm; a second arm; a connecting member; and a filament extending from the first arm to the second arm; and a handle portion extending from the flossing head. The dental tool storage system can include a dental tool storage container having an internal volume defined by: a top; a bottom; and a plurality of sides. The internal volume can be sized and shaped to receive the plurality of flossers in a stack extending at least partially between the top and bottom of the internal volume. The dental tool storage unit can include a dispensing feature and a fixation feature.
US10555794B2	Devices for conducting subperiosteal minimally invasive aesthetic jaw bone grafting augmentation and their use Devices for carrying out subperiosteal minimally invasive jaw bone augmentation and reconstruction procedures, to develop a passageway and surgical site in a concealed area of patient tissue, where the surgical site is not exposed. The devices have shanks with specially configured tips to facilitate maneuvering the device through mammalian tissue to develop a tunnel in the tissue and a remote surgical site within the tissue. The device tips have one or more peripheral cutting surfaces that direct the positioning of the tunnel formation when the instrument handle is manipulated, e.g., by rotation, angular, forward or rearward motion. Embodiments of the devices are configured with tips that have a wide spread for cutting and elevating tissue, and with tips that may be maneuvered to condense bone graft material being implanted at a surgical site concealed within the tissue.
US10555792B2	Direct fabrication of orthodontic appliances with elastics Improved orthodontic appliances, along with related systems and methods, are provided. In one aspect, an appliance includes a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth, a discontinuity formed in the shell, and an elastic member positioned to interact with the discontinuity. In another aspect, an appliance includes a plurality of discrete shell segments joined by an elastic material to form a single appliance shell. In another aspect, an appliance includes a shell having an exterior layer and an interior layer having a stiffness less than a stiffness of the exterior layer, and a discontinuity formed in the exterior layer. In another aspect, an appliance includes a shell comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, and an elastic coating covering at least a portion of one or more of the interior surface or exterior surface of the shell.
US10555790B2	Flexible sensors and related systems for determining forces applied to an object, such as a surgical instrument, and methods for manufacturing same Methods of manufacturing a flexible force sensor include forming a first sensor part providing a plurality of spaced first electrode plates in an electrically non-conductive material. A second sensor part is also formed and includes a plurality of second electrode plates in an electrically non-conductive material. The second electrode plates are identical to the first electrode plates at least in terms of spacing. The first part is assembled to the second part such that each of the first electrode plates are aligned with and parallel to, yet spaced from, respective ones of the second electrode plates, establishing a plurality of capacitive sensing components. The first electrode plates are movable relative to the corresponding second electrode plates, establishing a variable gap therebetween. The sensor parts can be ring-shaped. The sensor parts can be formed via MEMS techniques, with the non-conductive material being a polymer.
US10555786B2	Operation input device and medical manipulator system This operation input device is an operation input device for inputting an operating command to a manipulator for observing or treating an affected area. Provided is an operation input device including: a grip gripped by an operator with his/her hand; and an arm for movably supporting this grip, wherein this arm includes at least two link members, and at least one joint for linking a neighboring pair of the link members tiltably about joint axes intersecting the longitudinal axes thereof, and each of the joints includes: a sensor for detecting the relative angle displacement of each of the link members that are linked; and a friction generation section configured to generate a frictional torque in a direction opposite to the direction in which a torque is applied.
US10555784B2	Robotic guide for brain biopsy Various robotic guides for a biopsy surgical tool are disclosed, of which one includes a main shaft, an end-effector mounted on a distal end of the main shaft, a roll/yaw actuating mechanism, a translational actuating mechanism, and a pitch actuating mechanism. Optionally, the roll/yaw actuating mechanism includes a first actuating mechanism and a second actuating mechanism. Roll movement or yaw movement of the main shaft is effectuated by combination of movements of the first actuating mechanism and the second actuating mechanism.
US10555775B2	Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery Methods and system perform tool tracking during minimally invasive robotic surgery. Tool states are determined using triangulation techniques or a Bayesian filter from either or both non-endoscopically derived and endoscopically derived tool state information, or from either or both non-visually derived and visually derived tool state information. The non-endoscopically derived tool state information is derived from sensor data provided either by sensors associated with a mechanism for manipulating the tool, or sensors capable of detecting identifiable signals emanating or reflecting from the tool and indicative of its position, or external cameras viewing an end of the tool extending out of the body. The endoscopically derived tool state information is derived from image data provided by an endoscope inserted in the body so as to view the tool.
US10555774B1	Interactive anterior-posterior axis determination A process according to certain embodiments includes generating a distal femur model including an intercondylar surface model, receiving information related to user-selected points on the intercondylar surface model, generating a datum line extending between the points, generating an axis line, and determining an AP axis based upon the axis line. Generating the axis line includes performing an axis line procedure including generating a plurality of planes along the datum line, generating a plurality of contours at intersections between the intercondylar surface model and the planes, generating saddle points at local extrema of the contours, and fitting the axis line to the saddle points. The process may further include generating an updated datum line based upon the axis line, and performing a subsequent iteration of the axis line procedure using the updated datum line.
US10555756B2	Medical devices having coaxial cannulae The disclosure relates to medical devices comprising coaxial cannulae. A medical device includes an outer cannula and a coaxial inner cannula that is secure to the inner cannula. The circumferential wall of one of the cannulae defines a pattern of openings that extends along a spiral path about the lengthwise axis of the cannula.
US10555751B2	Soft tissue coring biopsy devices and methods An excisional device for either handheld or stereotactic table/MRI use may comprise a work element configured to rotate at a first rotation rate and comprising at least one articulable beak configured to cut tissue in a longitudinal direction. Helical elements or equivalent assemblies may be configured to transport tissue cut by a work element and may be co-axially disposed relative to the work element and may be operative to rotate at rotation rates that may be different from the work element rotation rate. Flush and vacuum tissue transport mechanisms may be incorporated in replacement of or in conjunction with helical elements. A proximal sheath and a distal sheath may be co-axially disposed relative to a work element and may be configured to rotate a work element and to actuate a beak or beaks. A simplified embodiment of this device may be applicable to field use where power sources for actuation may be limited.
US10555746B2	Devices and methods for treating conditions caused by affarent nerve signals Devices and methods for treating conditions, such as overactive bladder, caused by afferent nerve signals involving the creation of dissection planes that interrupt the afferent nerve signals.
US10555742B1	Robot-assisted ultrasonic osteotome powered system Disclosed is a robot-assisted ultrasonic osteotome powered system, comprising an ultrasonic osteotome powered system, a robot-assisted surgical system and a controller, wherein the osteotome powered system comprises an ultrasonic transducer for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy and an ultrasonic osteotome for delivering the mechanical energy to a bone; the robot-assisted surgical system comprises a base and a robot arm mounted to the base, the ultrasonic osteotome powered system is detachably connected to a movable end of the robot arm, and the robot arm is used to control the position of, the spatial angle of, and a force applied by a cutting end of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system to the bone to be cut; and the controller is communicatively connected to the ultrasonic osteotome powered system, for controlling a cutting power of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system, wherein the controller controls the output power of the ultrasonic osteotome powered system based on the remaining cutting thickness and the density of the bone, the type of an adjacent tissue, etc. The robot-assisted ultrasonic osteotome powered system of the present invention improves the safety and accuracy of systems for orthopedic surgery, particularly minimally invasive orthopedic surgery.
US10555733B2	Colored suture construction A suture made of a woven braid of fibers is provided. The suture includes: at least one first end; at least one second end comprising a colorable material wherein the second end has been colored a single color along an entire length of the second end; and at least one third end comprising a colorable material wherein only a portion of the third end is colored a continuous color. In another embodiment, a method of manufacture of a suture is provided. The method includes: braiding an elongate suture from a first end, a second end comprising a colorable material, and a third end comprising a colorable material; coloring the second end a single first color along an entire length of the second end; coloring only a first portion of the third end a second color.
US10555716B2	Methods and apparatus for extended low contrast detectability for radiographic imaging systems Evaluating dose performance of a radiographic imaging system with respect to image quality using a phantom, a channelized hotelling observer module as a model observer, and a printer, a plaque, or an electronic display includes scanning and producing images for a plurality of sections of the phantom using the radiographic imaging system, wherein the plurality of sections represent a range of patient sizes and doses and wherein the sections of the phantom contain objects of measurable detectability. Also included is analyzing the images to determine detectability results for one or more of the contained objects within the images of the plurality of sections of the phantom, wherein the analyzing includes using a channelized hotelling observer (CHO) module as a model observer; and displaying, via the printer, the plaque, or the electronic display, a continuous detectability performance measurement function using the determined detectability results.
US10555703B2	Monitoring oxygen uptake of a patient under anesthesia Systems and method are provided for monitoring a patient during surgery. An anesthetic machine includes a ventilator configured to provide breathable gas to a patient, an oxygen concentration sensor configured to monitor the concentration of oxygen in gas inhaled and exhaled by the patient, and a respiratory monitor configured to monitor a respiratory rate and a tidal volume of the patient. An uptake rate estimator is configured to estimate a pulmonary oxygen uptake rate (ViO2) for the patient from the concentration of oxygen in gas inhaled and exhaled by the patient and a minute volume of the patient. A risk score calculator is configured to determine a risk score for the patient at each interval as a function of the estimated ViO2 value. An output device is configured to provide the determined risk score to a human operator.
US10555697B2	Digital image correlation for measuring skin strain and deformation Described embodiments provide a system and method for measuring surface deformation and strain using digital image correlation of a surface of a test object. A data acquisition system acquires images of the surface. The surface has a unique surface pattern to facilitate image acquisition. The images are grouped into one or more image sets. Three dimensional image correlation is performed on each of the image sets to determine deformation and strain data. The deformation and strain data from the image sets are stitched into one dataset. Principal strains and lines of non-extension (LoNEs) directions are determined. One or more LoNEs streamlines and lines of maximum and minimum extensions are determined. Visualizations for the strain magnitudes, LoNE streamlines, maximum and minimum extension streamlines are generated in three dimensions.
US10555695B2	Advanced analyte sensor calibration and error detection Systems and methods for processing sensor data and self-calibration are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided which are capable of calibrating a continuous analyte sensor based on an initial sensitivity, and then continuously performing self-calibration without using, or with reduced use of, reference measurements. In certain embodiments, a sensitivity of the analyte sensor is determined by applying an estimative algorithm that is a function of certain parameters. Also described herein are systems and methods for determining a property of an analyte sensor using a stimulus signal. The sensor property can be used to compensate sensor data for sensitivity drift, or determine another property associated with the sensor, such as temperature, sensor membrane damage, moisture ingress in sensor electronics, and scaling factors.
US10555689B1	CPS pressure based sensing system for symmetry measurements A cyber-physical system (CPS) pressure based sensing system and methods for assessing stance or mobility of a test subject standing or moving are provided. The CPS pressure based sensing system can include at least one piezoresistive transducer configured to obtain a plurality of measurements with respect to the stance or movements of the test subject, and a data analyzer configured to determine patterns of the stance or movement by performing machine learning classification on the plurality of measurements obtained by the at least one piezoresistive transducer.
US10555673B2	Probe, optical coherence tomography device, and zero point correction method A probe (1) is used in an optical coherence tomography device which irradiates measurement light to a subject and collects scattered light that has returned from the subject after being reflected. The probe (1) is provided with a scanning means (70) composed of galvanometer mirrors (72, 73) that change an irradiation direction of the measurement light. The scanning means (70) is provided with actuators (72b, 73b) which switch reflecting mirrors (72a, 73a) that reflect the measurement light between a state where the measurement light is reflected by the subject and returns as the scattered light, and a state where the measurement light is diffusely reflected within the probe (1).
US10555671B2	Mobile patient care system A mobile patient examination system includes a carrier, a patient support, and furnishing. The patient support is height adjustable and connected to the carrier. Also, the patient support includes a display and a physiological sensor. In some instances, the carrier is sized to be transported to different locations within a facility. Alternatively, the carrier is sized to be transported to remote, rural, and/or disaster-related locations.
US10555670B2	Adaptive filtration of sweat artifacts during electronic brain monitoring A method and system of removing artifacts in electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is provided. Digital EEG data, based on a digitizing of analog EEG signals of a patient from a first electrode, is received. Digital sweat sensor data, based on a digitizing of analog sweat sensor signals of the patient that are contemporaneous with the analog EEG signals, is received. A transform is applied to the digital sweat sensor data based on a predetermined sweat stress profile of the patient. The digital EEG data is adaptively adjusted by subtracting the transformed sweat sensor data from the digital EEG data.
US10555656B2	Automated floor cleaner An automated floor cleaner (1) has a cleaner body (2); a cleaning means (3, 45, 6) connected to the cleaner body (2) and configured to in use contact a floor surface to clean the surface; a movement means (7, 19, 8) connected to the cleaner body (2) and configured so that in use the floor cleaner (1) can move across a surface, and; a sensing means 16a, 16b configured to sense the position of the floor cleaner within a location and to transmit data relating to the position to a memory module (20) configured to map and record the position of the floor cleaner (1) during use.
US10555649B2	Vacuum cleaner suction nozzle with height adjustment and bleed valve A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a housing, a bleed valve, and a support. The housing has an inlet, an outlet, a suction passage, a bypass opening, and a bypass passage connecting the bypass opening to the outlet. The valve is movable between a closed position in which the valve blocks the bypass passage, and an open position in which the valve does not block the bypass passage. The support has a lever arm. The support moves between a first position in which the lever arm allows the bleed valve assembly to remain in the closed position and the support holds the inlet opening at a first distance from a surface, and a second position in which the lever arm holds the valve in the open position, and the support holds the inlet opening a second distance from the surface, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
US10555647B2	Cleaning device Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material.
US10555646B2	Vented backpack blower A backpack blower includes a motorized blower unit driven by an engine mounted to a frame having straps to be supported by a user's shoulders and having an air discharge pipe with openings which allow a portion of the air discharge to blow out onto a wearer's neck, head, and/or body. A deflector can further be added to direct the air discharge and the deflector can be adjustable. One or both of the deflector and openings can include a control device which allows for flow through the opening or deflector to be stopped or the volumetric flow rate of air passing there-through can be adjusted.
US10555645B1	Apparatus and method for a portable urinal kit A portable urinal kit is presented. The portable urinal kit contains a receiving vessel which can be secured to a support member. The receiving vessel has a top that is open and can receive urine or waste from a user. The receiving vessel has a drain hole that is connected to a drain hose. The drain hose may be connected to a dry well.
US10555643B1	Humanized control device applied to health shower device A humanized control device applied to a health shower device includes a shower rod, a water diverter, and an operating mechanism. The water diverter is connected to the upper end of the shower rod. The operating mechanism is connected to the lower end of the shower rod. The operating mechanism is linked with a valve core of the water diverter through a linking member located in the shower rod. The operating mechanism can control the water diverter to switch the waterway. It is convenient for users of different heights to switch different spray modes.
US10555641B2	Cooking grill with multiple gas heating zones front to back for improved grill plate temperature management The grill of the present disclosure provides multiple heating zones within a front-to-back direction of each cooking platen. Each cooking zone has a heating element associated therewith. The heating elements can be independently controlled, so that each of the heating zones can be operated at a different temperature if necessary. A controller can monitor and adjust the heat output of each element with a temperature probe that measures the temperature of the surface of the grill plate. One or more of the heating elements can be a gas burner. Electrical heating elements may also be used.
US10555634B2	Cooking machine for weighing food A cooking machine for weighing food includes a housing, a heating tray assembly, a transmission wheel, a motor, a transmission mechanism, a holder and a weighing mechanism; the holder has a first end and a second end; the first end protrudes into an underneath of the heating tray assembly; the second end is fixed to the housing; the motor is fixed to the second end; the heating tray assembly is supported on the weighing mechanism. When the cooking cup is placed on the heating tray assembly, the weighing mechanism only supports the heating tray assembly and the cooking cup, which significantly reduces the weight of the scale pan of the weighing mechanism, thereby improving weighing accuracy and precision.
US10555630B2	Cutlery lifting and separating device with contamination prevention A cutlery holding system and method. Each of first, second and third pieces of cutlery are on a cutlery holder surface, each of the pieces of cutlery have an operative end that includes a food eating portion at a first end, and a handle portion culminating at a second end. The cutlery holder has a height which is effective to maintain a single tangent point between the bottom surface of each piece of cutlery and the top surface of the cutlery holder, and to keep the pieces spaced from one another.
US10555624B2	Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes using a trackless pusher mechanism that travels along a surface on which product is placed and one or more dividers for separating product into rows. The one or more dividers may be engaged to a front rail in two different conditions, locked and unlocked. In a locked condition, the relationship between the divider and the front rail resists alteration in any direction with respect to each other. In the unlocked condition, the dividers may be freely slid laterally along the front rail, while remaining perpendicular to the front rail. The one or more dividers may lock to the front rail through the use of corresponding teeth, resilient surfaces, a locking tab, a locking bar and/or a cam that may define a cam glide.
US10555621B2	Cover having internal securing bendable rods A cover having internal securing bendable rods is provided. The cover may have a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front and a back. The front and the back of the cover may each have an internal sleeve which receives a durable elongated securing metal rod. The rods may be bendable so as to allow the user to bend the rods into virtually limitless positions including bending the rods partially around an object for securing the cover in a desired orientation. A padded sleeve may fit over the bendable rods to provide protection. The cover is especially suitable for using in connection with various strollers, cribs, car seats, highchairs or the like and may provide warmth and shade to a child. The cover is also ideal for adults in numerous situations, such as for use on a beach.
US10555615B2	Calibration of detection features for automated furniture A system and method for calibrating one or more sensing features for a furniture item detection is provided. More particularly, embodiments relate to determining a first noise state associated with an environment of the furniture item based on a first measured noise received from one or more sensors associated with the furniture item. A first baseline noise level for the furniture item can be generated based on filtering the first noise state associated with the environment of the furniture item. A second noise state associated with the environment of the furniture item can be determined based on a second measured noise received from the one or more sensors associated with the furniture item. A second baseline noise level for the furniture item can be generated based on filtering the second noise state associated with the environment of the furniture item. The first baseline noise level can then be adjusted to the second baseline noise level.
US10555612B2	Adjustable head supporting travel accessory Disclosed herein is an adjustable head supporting apparatus. In the illustrated examples, a garment encases the adjustable head supporting apparatus. The apparatus may include a contoured head element, a contoured shoulder element, and at least one connecting member connectable to each of the head element and the shoulder element. The at least one connecting member may be configured to link the head element and the shoulder element such that the at least one connecting member facilitates displacing the head element and the shoulder element to adjust spacing between them and the at least one connecting member. Displacement of a first end of the head element and displacement of a first end of the shoulder element can be independent of displacement of a second end of the head element and a second end of the shoulder element. The head element and the shoulder element may be encased within a fabric garment.
US10555607B2	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail. The third rail is mounted between the first rail and the second rail. The first rail includes a blocking structure. When the third rail is located at a retracted position with respect to the first rail, the blocking structure is used for preventing the third rail from being moved from the retracted position in a retracted direction. When the third rail is located at the retracted position, the second rail can be moved to a predetermined position in the retracted direction with a rear portion of the second rail being beyond a rear portion of the first rail by a distance.
US10555600B2	Cleaning appliance A dental cleaning appliance includes a handle; an electronic display, and a control circuit for activating the display. The handle includes a body and a transparent panel connected to the body. The panel defines a trough-shaped recess beneath which the display is located.
US10555582B2	Shoe constructions having upper assemblies with independently movable booties and decoupled sole assemblies Shoe constructions having upper assemblies with independent booties and/or decoupled sole assemblies are disclosed herein. A shoe configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an upper assembly attached to a sole assembly. The upper assembly can include a throat portion defining an opening configured to receive a foot and a bootie attached the overlay primarily at the throat portion. The bootie can be movable relative to the remaining portion of the upper assembly and the sole assembly. The sole assembly can include a midsole and an outsole that together define a first portion in a forefoot region of the shoe and a second portion in a heel region of the shoe. The first portion and second portions can be decoupled from each other. The midsole can include a stability plate that provides medial and lateral stability to the sole assembly.
US10555580B2	Article of footwear and method of manufacturing an article of footwear An article of footwear includes a sole structure including a polymeric bladder element enclosing a fluid-filled interior cavity. The bladder element has a surface with a groove that extends generally parallel with a transverse edge from a lateral side to a medial side, and has a reduced thickness at the groove. A first length along a longitudinal midline of the bladder element from a longitudinal extremity of the bladder element to the groove corresponds with a first footwear size, and a second length along the longitudinal midline of the bladder element from the longitudinal extremity to the transverse edge corresponds with a second footwear size larger than the first footwear size. The sole structure is used in a method of manufacturing an article of footwear.
US10555569B2	Voluntary temporary hand restraint glove to reduce a wearers ability to effectively hold or use a weapon A hand restraint of flexible, high tensile strength material forming three separate cavities for slidably receiving and isolating the thumb, index finger, and remaining third, fourth, and fifth fingers in a closed fist-like configuration, respectively is provided. The material and cavities prevents wearers from gripping, manipulating and using weapons or other articles, yet providing them the ability to pinch the index finger and thumb together to grip smaller articles, such as forms of identifications and writing implements. Along a peripheral portion, the hand restraint may provide webbing at the junction of the index finger and thumb portions for further restraining manipulation of weapons. The hand restraint provides securing devices along its wrist portion for enabling the wearer to remove their own hand restraint upon conclusion of the need for the device.
US10555544B2	Delivery of active agents using a chocolate vehicle This invention provides edible compositions comprising pharmaceutically or nutraceutically active agents in particulate form homogeneously dispersed in a fat matrix, such as chocolate or chocolate compound coating.
US10555541B2	Method for producing a dairy product The present invention relates to a method for producing a dairy product using an enzyme having lactase activity.
US10555538B2	Loin puller scribe saw assembly A scribe saw assembly is provided for a loin puller and has substantially reduced wear and increased life of the assembly components. A pinion assembly includes a double keyway and opposing cutouts on the pinion shaft, with dual needle bearings. A bevel gear assembly includes pins for holding the scribe saw blade and dual bearings on the bevel gear shaft to eliminate shaft flex and blade wear. The standard is mounted to the motor housing with load bearing pins to prevent loosening of the mounting bolts. An adjustable ski is provided on the standard to control the cutting depth of the scribe saw blade.
US10555537B2	Composition for low-gluten and low-carbohydrate baked and pastry goods The present invention relates to a composition for preparing low-gluten and low-carbohydrate baked and pastry goods, containing the following ingredients: a) flour, obtained from one or more nuts and/or oil seeds of non-legumes, b) mucilage polysaccharide-containing plant products or mucilage polysaccharides isolated from these plant products, c) protein component consisting of at least 40% animal protein in the dry weight. Such a composition contains a maximum of 0.1% gluten and is preferably gluten-free, i.e. has a gluten content less than 20 mg/kg (<20 ppm gluten content). Due to the low gluten and carbohydrate content of components a), b) and c), the composition according to the invention is suitable for producing low-gluten and in particular preferably gluten-free baked and pastry goods, having a low carbohydrate content of generally <15% relative to the food ready for consumption, and in particular for production of low-gluten, preferably gluten-free baked and pastry goods, which, relative to food ready for consumption, have the following nutrient profile: less than 10% carbohydrates, more than 10% protein, 1-40% fat.
US10555531B2	Biofilm inhibiting compositions enhancing weight gain in livestock A method of enhancing the growth of an anima, as well as treating or preventing antimicrobial infections is provided. The method includes causing the animal to ingest or absorb an effective amount of one or more Fe III complex compounds, including but not limited to Fe III complexes comprising ligands bound to the iron center such as amino acids or α-hydroxy acids. The compounds are also useful for inhibiting, reducing, or preventing biofilm formation or buildup on a surface; the treatment of, inhibition of growth of, and inhibition of colonization by, bacteria, both in biological and non-biological environments; disinfecting surfaces, potentiating the effects of antibiotics and other anti-microbial agents, and increasing the sensitivity of bacteria and other microorganisms, to anti-microbial agents are also provided.
US10555530B2	Biocide compositions based on calcium fluoride as well as uses thereof The present invention relates to improved biocide compositions based on calcium fluoride which are suitable for a broad range of applications including surface disinfectants, additives to construction materials and paints, antiseptic medical and cosmetic formulations, as a crop protection product and as a fast-acting disinfectant. The biocide composition of the invention comprise at least the following components: a) calcium fluoride b) a salicylic acid ester c) at least one organic acid selected from the group comprising or consisting of cinnamic acid, rosmarinic acid, vanillic acid, ascorbic acid, abscisic acid, mandelic acid, mevalonic acid, aspartic acid, salicylic acid, fumaric acid, isocitric acid, gallic acid, quinic acid, boswellic acid, carnosic acid, chlorogene acid, caffeic acid, other hydroxycarboxylic acids, or a salt or ester thereof, or thymol or citronellal. d) a cationic polymer and/or natural sea salt or a synthetic equivalent thereof and/or a cationic tenside, e) water. In preferred embodiments, the cationic polymer is selected from the group comprising or consisting of a poly(alkylene)guanidin or -biguanidin, or octenidin, and the organic acid is cinnamic acid and/or quinic acid.
US10555516B2	Bait cutting and crab measuring apparatus A bait cutting and crab measuring apparatus that combines a bait cutting device with a crab measuring device. The apparatus includes a bait-cutting channel and a crab-measuring panel. The bait-cutting channel includes first wall, a second wall, a base panel, a first plurality of segment cuts, and a second plurality of segment cuts. The crab-measuring panel can be used to visually and standardly measure various types and sizes of crabs. The first wall and the second wall can be used as a protective handle from the claws of crabs when measuring a crab with the crab-measuring panel. The base panel provides a platform for the bait that is placed inside the bait-cutting channel. The first plurality of segment cuts and the second plurality of segment cuts allow the user to cut the bait inside the bait cutting channel at an angle allowing the bait to spin when on a hook.
US10555513B1	Method and apparatus for measuring troll depths Described are instruments for measuring troll depths of a line, of a known length, drawn through water and having a proximal line end out of the water and a weighted, distal line end in the water. The instruments include a reference to align with the line near the proximal line end to sense the insertion angle of the line. A nonlinear depth scale marks troll depths as a polynomial function of the length and angle of insertion, the angle of insertion measured relative to e.g. a horizontal or vertical reference.
US10555507B2	Non-human animals having humanized Fc-gamma receptors Genetically modified mice and methods and compositions for making and using the same are provided, wherein the genetic modification comprises humanization of an FcγRI protein.
US10555497B2	Pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and pepper inbred line SBY-XD15-0123GMS. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and pepper inbred line SBY-XD15-0123GMS and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB2628 and pepper inbred line SBY-XD15-0123GMS comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10555495B2	Alfalfa variety R410A136 The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated R410A136. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety R410A136. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety R410A136 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety R410A136 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555494B2	Alfalfa variety R410A131 The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated R410A131. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety R410A131. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety R410A131 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety R410A131 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555489B1	Soybean variety 01068972 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068972. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068972. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068972 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068972 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555468B1	Soybean variety HLL0771 The soybean variety HLL0771 is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and soybean lint as well as to hybrid soybean plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety HLL0771 with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of HLL0771 and to plants of HLL0771 reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from HLL0771.
US10555457B2	Lawn mower robot The present disclosure relates to a lawn mower robot, including an inner body; an outer cover configured to surround an outer side of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably provided on a bottom surface of the inner body to cut grass; casters pivotably installed at both front sides of the inner body, respectively, to be pivotable about a rotation shaft; wheels rotatably mounted at both rear sides of the inner body, respectively; a driving unit configured to drive the wheels; and a sensor unit configured to sense whether or not the caster is lifted from the ground, wherein the sensor unit comprises a drop switch configured to sense the lowering of the caster when the caster is lowered in a state of being floated in the air.
US10555453B2	Agricultural toolbar apparatus, systems, and methods An agricultural implement configured to shift weight between a center toolbar and left and right wing sections. Each wing section includes inner and outer sections pivotally coupled about a horizontal axis. Left and right wing flex actuators pivot the outer wing sections with respect to the inner wing sections about the respective left and right horizontal axes. Each of the inner wing sections is pivotally coupled to the center toolbar about respective left and right vertical axis. The center toolbar section is supported by a center wheel assembly and distal ends of the left and right outer wing sections are supported by respective left and right wing wheel assemblies. A monitor is in signal communication with load sensors on each of the wheel assemblies and a fluid control system to actuate the wing flex actuators so the measured center wheel load approaches a center wheel target load.
US10561034B2	Locating device A locating device includes a guiding member, a sliding assembly and a pulling assembly. The guiding member includes a guiding space, and the sliding assembly includes a shaft part. The pulling assembly includes a pulling member, and the pulling member includes a sliding member inserted into the guiding space. An axis coupling part is disposed between the sliding member and the pulling member and pivotally connected to the shaft part. When the pulling member of the pulling assembly is operated to open or close, the sliding member is longitudinally moved in the guiding space to make the sliding assembly simultaneously move laterally, so as to form an open state or a closed state. As a result, a complicated assembly operation using screw for locking can be omitted, and the effect of decreasing whole operational difficulty and improving whole assembling speed can be achieved.
US10561033B2	Ceramic sintering for uniform color for a housing of an electronic device A method of manufacturing a housing of an electronic device includes determining a sintering profile configured to produce a selected color at a selected depth within a wall of the housing, sintering a ceramic housing precursor in accordance with the determined sintering profile, thereby forming the housing, and removing material from the housing up to the selected depth.
US10561030B2	Radio frequency subscriber drop units having printed circuit boards with ground plane layers and/or housings with ground walls Radio frequency subscriber drop units include a housing having an input port and an output port and a printed circuit board mounted in an interior of the housing. The printed circuit board includes a dielectric layer, a wiring layer that includes conductive wirings that comprise at least part of a communications path between the input port and the output port that is on a first face of the dielectric layer, and a ground plane layer that includes a conductive ground plane that is on a second face of the dielectric layer.
US10561028B2	Flexible display A flexible display is disclosed. The flexible display includes: a roller, an external wall of the roller is provided with an opening; a first rotating shaft rotatably connected with the roller; and a flexible display screen configured to protrude from the roller or withdraw into the roller through the opening, the flexible display screen has a movable first end and a second end fixed at the first rotating shaft, the first end and the second end are opposite to each other.
US10561024B2	Flexible printed circuit board and corresponding secured connection method A flexible printed circuit board is proposed. The flexible printed circuit board includes at least one soldering element possessing a soldering face, accessible from a first face of the flexible printed circuit board, and a heating face, accessible from a second face of the flexible printed circuit board. Such a flexible printed circuit board includes a main part including the soldering element, and at least one foldable part, extending from the main part and being configured to pass: from a non-folded state, in which the at least one foldable part does not cover the heating face of the at least one soldering element; to a folded state in which the at least one foldable part covers the heating face of the at least one soldering element.
US10561015B2	Flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability and method for preparing same A flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability and a method for preparing same are provided. The method comprises: forming a signal line and a first ground layer on a first dielectric body and forming a second ground layer on a bottom side of the first dielectric body; preparing a second dielectric body; preparing a first bonding sheet and a first protective sheet which is connected to one end of the first bonding sheet or of which one or more parts are overlapped on one end of the first bonding sheet; bonding the second dielectric body onto the first dielectric body by means of the first bonding sheet; forming a via hole such that the first ground layer and the second ground layer are conducted; and cutting in a width direction the second dielectric body placed on the first protective sheet.
US10561014B2	Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a flexible printed-wiring board which includes a first face and a second face, and is supported by the support member. One or more electronic components are mounted on the first face. The electronic device is fixed onto the second face. The flexible printed-wiring board includes a plurality of first regions, on which the one or more electronic components are mounted or to which a member secured on the support member is fixed. When viewed from a direction orthogonal to the first face, the plate is provided with an opening between two first regions of the plurality of first regions.
US10561013B2	Coupled via structure, circuit board having the coupled via structure A coupled via structure includes a plate via penetrating through an board body and having first and second plates spaced apart from each other by a first gap distance, a contact pad connected to the plate via on a surface of the board body and having first and second contacts connected to the first and second plates, respectively, and a connection line connected to the contact pad on the surface of the board body and having first and second lines connected to the first and second contacts, respectively, and spaced apart from the first line by a second gap distance. Accordingly, the deviation of the characteristic impedance is reduced (or, alternatively, minimized) between the coupled via structure and the coupled signal line.
US10561011B1	Combined heat sink and photon harvestor A heat transfer system includes a first component formed of a thermally conductive material and a second component including a surface adapted to capture stray photons to provide heat to the electronic device. The first component is secured and thermally coupled with an electronic device. In particular, the first component includes first and second layers. The first component is in superposed relation with the second component.
US10560999B2	Data generation method, data reproduction method, data generation device and data reproduction device A data generation method is for generating video data that covers a second luminance dynamic range wider than a first luminance dynamic range and has reproduction compatibility with a first device that does not support reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range and supports reproduction of video having the first luminance dynamic range, and includes: generating a video signal to be included in the video data using a second OETF; storing, into VUI in the video data, first transfer function information for identifying a first OETF to be referred to by the first device when the first device decodes the video data; and storing, into SEI in the video data, second transfer function information for identifying a second OETF to be referred to by a second device supporting reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range when the second device decodes the video data.
US10560994B2	Lighting control apparatus, corresponding method and computer program product A lighting control apparatus for producing control signals or cues for controlling operating parameter of one or more controlled lighting devices, including a learning machine configured for performing: a supervised learning phase, wherein, as a function of a first set of audio and/or video files coupled with a first set of control signals, the machine produces mapping rules between the audio and/or video files and the control signals of these first sets; an unsupervised learning phase wherein the machine receives a second set of audio and/or video files and produces, from the second set of audio and/or video files, a second set of control signals as a function of the mapping rules. The learning machine may be configured to carry out a reinforced learning phase with the production of an evaluation ranking of the mapping rules and the possible elimination of mapping rules.
US10560990B1	Light emitting diode circuit with accurate current monitoring of two or more different LED strings This disclosure is directed to a light emitting diode (LED) circuit for driving two or more different LED strings, which may be controlled in a complimentary fashion. The LED circuit includes current monitoring capabilities that are configured to monitor current through the two or more different LED strings. The circuit is designed in a way that can reduce or eliminate excessive sensing pins that are otherwise needed for the current monitoring. According to this disclosure, for example, very accurate current monitoring can be achieved by using two or more sensing resistors while only using two sensing pins for the current monitoring through two or more different LED strings.
US10560989B2	LED tube lamp An LED tube lamp includes a tube having two ends, two end caps respectively at the ends of the tube, a power supply in one or both of the end caps, an LED light strip in the tube; and a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip. Each of the end caps comprises a lateral wall substantially coaxial with the tube, an end wall substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the lateral wall, and at least one opening penetrating through the end wall. An axial direction of the at least one opening is substantially parallel with an axial direction of the lateral wall. The LED light sources electrically connected to the power supply via the LED light strip.
US10560988B2	Display module and method for coating the same The present disclosure provides a display module and a method for coating the same, which can prevent and/or reduce the occurrence of black seam between display modules that are arranged adjacent to each other. According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, a display module includes a printed circuit board; a plurality of luminous elements arranged at predetermined intervals on the printed circuit board; and a coating layer comprising a coating disposed between the respective luminous elements, disposed around side surfaces of the respective luminous elements positioned at an outermost, and formed to have a height that is substantially equal to a height of the side surfaces of the luminous elements, the coating being configured to block side light of the respective luminous elements.
US10560986B2	Method for detecting the status of popcorn in a microwave A method of popping popcorn in a microwave having a cooking chamber, an energy source which provides energy to the cooking chamber, a humidity sensor, and a microphone sensor, includes the steps of placing a plurality of popcorn kernels in the cooking chamber. The energy source is operated during a popcorn popping cycle. Popping sounds generated when the popcorn kernels are popped are detected, as is the humidity level in the cooking chamber. The energy source is directed to stop operating when the popping sound and the humidity level satisfy one or more end status indicators. The current disclosure also includes a microwave for carrying out the above described process.
US10560978B2	Control plane connectivity for wireless devices There is provided mechanisms for assigning control plane connectivity for a wireless device in a dual connectivity supported communications network. The communications network comprises a first network node supporting a group of low frequency bands and a second network node supporting a group of high frequency bands. A method is performed by a control node. The method comprises acquiring an uplink load level for the group of low frequency bands. The method comprises acquiring a first pathloss level between the wireless device and the first network node and a second pathloss level between the wireless device and the second network node. The method comprises selecting, from the acquired uplink load level, the first pathloss level, and the second pathloss level, which one of the first network node and the second network node to provide control plane connectivity for the wireless device.
US10560977B2	Method for performing an interaction from a communicating device configured to establish a wireless communication channel and corresponding telecommunication system A method is described for performing an interaction between a first communication device configured to establish a first wireless communication channel and one or more second devices configured to operate on the first wireless communication channel. The wireless communication channel is suitable to allow the execution of discovery operations, or discovery, to search for devices that are visible, or discoverable, on the wireless communication channel within a radius of operation of the first wireless communication channel.
US10560973B2	Terminal device, terminal device control method, and wireless communication system using said terminal device A terminal device is activated by causing an electric storage part to store power from a power generator, causing a voltage converter to convert a first voltage from the electric storage part into a second voltage, and supplying the second voltage to a control circuit. The terminal device includes a timer. The terminal device determines, according to registration data, which one of a normal mode signal and a pairing mode signal is transmitted by radio. The registration data is determined based on a time measured by the timer.
US10560971B2	Wireless communication method and electronic device for providing same The present invention may include an electronic device comprising: a communication module for supporting first short-range wireless communication and second short-range wireless communication; and a processor which is functionally connected to the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to: establish a connection to a first external device over at least one channel in a band through the communication module, using the first short-range wireless communication; while the connection to the first external device is established, identify a request for performing the second short-range wireless communication with a second external device; and connect the second external device to the first external device or an external communication server over the at least one channel in the band, using the second short-range wireless communication, in response to the request. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may include other embodiments.
US10560962B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data in wireless communication system In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for indicating, by an access point (AP) associated with a first basic service set (BSS), spatial reuse (SR) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system includes transmitting a trigger frame which requests uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission of a plurality of stations (STAs) and receiving an UL MU physical protocol data unit (PPDU) generated based on the trigger frame from the plurality of STAs. The trigger frame may include SR indication information for indicating the SR of an overlapping BSS (OBSS) STA. The first high efficiency (HE)-signal (SIG) A field of the UL MU PPDU may include SR support information generated based on the SR indication information.
US10560959B2	Spreading options for non-orthogonal multiple access A network device (e.g., an evolved Node B (eNB), user equipment (UE) or the like) can operate to enable scheduling of transmissions within physical resource blocks (PRBs) as a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) zone and as an orthogonal multiple access (OMA) zone to enable multiplexing UEs over a long term evolution (LTE) or next generation (NextGen) 5G based network for uplink transmissions. A first UE of the UEs can be scheduled to generate uplink transmissions from PRBs within the NOMA zone without an explicit grant message based on predefined threshold of a first transmission packet size or a first transmission rate. Another UE can also be scheduled to utilize resources of the NOMA zone or the OMA zone based on the predefined threshold.
US10560955B2	Apparatus and methods for moving relay interference mitigation in mobile e.g. cellular communication networks A system for multicarrier cellular communication in a cellular network including a multiplicity of nodes, the system comprising, at an individual moving relay from among the multiplicity of nodes, an rBS having downlink communication, according to a protocol, with UEs served thereby; and a co-located rRM (relay Resource Manager) having a controller; wherein the controller is operative to induce the rBS to generate a selective minimally interfered region in a domain and/or to coordinate between schedulers in the relay to ensure that each user has its own time and/or frequency such that channels do not overlap because time and/or frequency are shifted to prevent the overlap.
US10560951B2	Mitigation of adjacent channel interference in communication satellites A method for carrier frequency assignment to users includes receiving, by a service provider scheduler, a service request from a user. The method further includes receiving, by the service provider scheduler, satellite beams information of a satellite. A user location corresponding to the user is determined. A service beam to service the user and a distance from a center of the service beam to the user location are determined based on the satellite beams information. The service beam is a satellite beam of a plurality of satellite beams provided by the satellite, and the satellite is in communication with the user via the service beam. Carrier frequency assignment to users is made to mitigate adjacent channel interference.
US10560950B2	User equipment sending signal directly to user equipment Embodiments provide a method for sending a signal by user equipment and user equipment. The method includes: within an obtained channel detection cycle, detecting a first interference strength within system bandwidth and a second interference strength on each sub-band within the system bandwidth; comparing the first interference strength with a first interference threshold; if the first interference strength is less than the first interference threshold, selecting, from the system bandwidth according to the second interference strength on each sub-band within the system bandwidth, N first sub-bands that receive relatively small interference; and sending a signal on the N first sub-bands. In consideration of interference within the entire bandwidth and interference to each sub-band, when interference to the entire system is relatively small, a transmission collision is avoided. In addition, selecting sub-bands that receive small interference for signal transmission further reduces transmission interference, thereby effectively improving data transmission reliability.
US10560948B2	Method and apparatus for supporting vehicle to everything service A method for supporting a vehicle communication (connected car or vehicle to everything (V2X)) service in a wireless communication system and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes receiving threshold information for reporting a channel busy ratio (CBR), measuring the CBR for a resource pool, identifying whether a reporting condition is satisfied by comparing the measured CBR with the threshold information, and reporting the measured CBR if the reporting condition is satisfied. The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology, and may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology.
US10560945B2	Mode indication for wireless devices Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. More particularly, aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for providing an indication of an operating mode involving an enhanced modulation scheme.
US10560944B2	Methods, apparatus and systems for performing multi-radio access technology carrier aggregation A method of managing carrier aggregation for a multi-radio access technology (RAT) wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method may include: receiving, by the WRTU over a primary channel associated with a RAT of a first type, provisioning information for provisioning a supplementary channel associated with a RAT of a second type; establishing the supplementary channel associated with the RAT of the second type based on the received provisioning information; and wirelessly exchanging, by the WRTU, first data associated with a communication over the primary channel via the RAT of the first type, while wireless exchanging second data associated with the communication over the supplementary channel via the RAT of the second type.
US10560942B2	Sub-band utilization for a wireless positioning measurement signal A reference signal may provide for enhanced bandwidth utilization to enable highly accurate position determination with relatively low bandwidth. For a given allocated bandwidth, a reference signal may use of only a portion of the allocated bandwidth by using plurality of sub-bands. In some cases, the sub-bands may be near the edges of the allocated band to maximize Gabor bandwidth.
US10560931B2	Method and apparatus for enhanced control channel-based operation in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for enhanced control channel-based operation. A method for a base station for transmitting a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining one antenna port to be used for the downlink control channel; mapping the downlink control channel to a resource element on the basis of a reference signal for the one antenna port; and transmitting the mapped downlink control channel to a terminal, wherein an index for the one antenna port can be determined on the basis of a control channel element (CCE) index of the downlink control channel derived from the terminal identifier.
US10560930B2	Enhanced physical downlink control channel supporting common search space This disclosure relates to techniques for transmitting and receiving control information in the common search space on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). According to some embodiments, a cellular base station may allocate some resource blocks of a subframe as the EPDCCH. The cellular base station may provide control information on a common search space in the EPDCCH for wireless user equipment (UE) devices in the cell provided by the cellular base station during a subframe. A UE device may monitor the EPDCCH to determine whether any indication on the common search space decodable by the UE device is contained in the EPDCCH, and may decode such information if present.
US10560928B2	User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method The present invention is designed so that adequate communication is allowed even when system information is changed. The present invention provides a receiving section that receives a DL signal, which includes information that orders a modification of system information, and a control section that controls the modification of the system information based on the DL signal, and, when information related to content of the modification of the system information is included in the information ordering the modification, the control section changes a part or all of the system information based on the information related to the content of the modification. Also, in the modification order information, information to indicate that the system information is not changed and information to indicate the content of the modification when the system information is changed are defined as different pieces of bit information in the same bit field.
US10560917B2	Angle of departure for location determination In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may include a processing system configured to generate a frame including a data field and a plurality of training subfields. The data field may include information indicating a different direction for transmitting each of the training subfields. The apparatus may include an interface configured to output the frame for transmission with the data field in a first direction and the training subfields in their respective directions.
US10560915B2	Method for performing location registration by remote UE in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for performing location registration by a remote user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a direct communication request message to a relay UE; receiving, from the relay UE, a direct communication response message including location registration period information and location registration performing time information, in response to the direct communication request message; and when the location registration performing time information expires, transmitting a first TAU request message to an MME, wherein the location registration period information is applied after the application of the location registration performing time information.
US10560913B2	Method, device, and system for acquisition of control node information Disclosed are a method, a device, and a system for the acquisition of control node information. In embodiments of the present invention, on the basis of information transmitted by a base station, a relay node acquires control node information on user terminal access attached in the information acquired, thereby allowing a relay node in a system placed after the introducing relay node to be informed of the control node information on user terminal access.
US10560902B2	Method, device and apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power, and storage medium The present disclosure provides a method, a device and an apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving, by a UE, configuration information, and determining a PC parameter corresponding to a TTI length of a first type and a PC parameter corresponding to a TTI length of a second type in accordance with the configuration information; and determining, by the UE, transmission power of a channel which is transmitted using the TTI length of the first type in accordance with the PC parameter corresponding to the TTI length of the first type, and transmission power of a channel which is transmitted using the TTI length of the second type in accordance with the PC parameter corresponding to the TTI length of the second type.
US10560898B1	Wearable device location systems Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.
US10560889B2	User terminal, radio base station, radio communication method, and radio communication system A user terminal that communicates with a plurality of cell groups (CG), each group being formed with one or more cells to use different frequency bands, and a control section that selects at least one cell, from the cells where uplink control signals can be allocated, which are configured in each CG, and controls the cell to transmit the uplink control signals. When information to indicate cross-carrier scheduling (CCS) is included in a downlink control signal, the control section decides whether or not the cell having received the downlink control signal and the cell that is designated by the information to indicate CCS belong to the same CG, and selects the cell based on this decision. Thus, the decrease of overall system performance can be reduced even when CCS and uplink control signal transmission in secondary cells are employed at the same time.
US10560874B2	System and method for bandwidth profile based allocation and management of a time-varying topology network Disclosed methods include a resource manager in a multiple node network receiving a demand for additional bandwidth, from a terminal, and the resource manager having updated information on the state of the mobile node network and, using that the state information, performing test allocation of the requested bandwidth to the requesting terminal. Disclosed methods include determining whether previous commitments of service can be met with the test allocation in place. Associated with a positive result, an allocation is sent to the terminal.
US10560873B2	Reception method of MTC device The present specification provides a reception method of a machine type communication (MTC) device. The reception method can comprise the steps of: receiving a control channel through the entire system bandwidth on first and second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a subframe; and determining whether to receive a data channel only in a reduced bandwidth compared with the system bandwidth from the third symbol of the subframe. At this point, when the control channel does not continue up until a third symbol of the subframe, the data channel can be received in a reduced bandwidth compared with the system bandwidth from the third symbol of the subframe.
US10560865B2	Systems and methods for electronic news gathering A system comprising: a plurality of network modems configured to communicate wirelessly with a base station; and a plurality of subsystems corresponding respectively to the plurality of network modems, each subsystem in the plurality of subsystems being configured to provide data packets to the corresponding network modem to be transmitted wirelessly to the base station, the subsystem comprising at least one video encoder configured to receive at least one input video signal and provide at least some of the data packets based on the at least one input video signal; and at least one controller configured to assign respective bit rates to at least some subsystems in the plurality of subsystems.
US10560863B1	Method of operating cellular mobile radio network A process in which the acquisition of parameters of a mobile radio system, in particular a cellular mobile radio network, is carried out in particular according to GSM, UMTS, E-UTRAN/LTE or WiMAX standards. Parameters of the mobile radio system, in particular the cellular mobile radio network, are acquired by the mobile radio terminals, in particular by serial subscriber terminals of users of this network, without additional external devices for determination of position, such as in particular external GPS receivers or a storage and processing module, and are forwarded to a centralized or decentralized/distributed acquisition, analysis and processing unit in the network.
US10560862B1	Interference-aware applications for connected vehicles Methods and systems are disclosed and include receiving a first reporting signal from a vehicle-to-everything communication system. The first reporting signal includes data indicating (i) a noise measurement of a communication channel and (ii) a location associated with the noise measurement. The method includes determining the location is associated with a noisy region in response to a value of the noise measurement exceeding a first threshold value. The method includes generating an entry based on the first reporting signal in response to the value of the noise measurement exceeding the first threshold value. The method includes storing the entry in a database that includes a plurality of additional entries. The method includes generating an alert based on at least one of the entry and the plurality of additional entries. The alert is configured to indicate a presence of noise at a location associated with one of the entries.
US10560860B2	System and method for measuring and reporting uplink channel condition A method for reporting channel condition includes receiving an initial configuration identifying a group of assessment devices, and determining a channel condition for each communications channel between one of the assessment devices and the transmission point. The method also includes comparing each of the channel conditions with a first threshold, and transmitting a report to a network entity if at least one of the channel conditions meets the first threshold.
US10560859B2	Channel state information measurement method and user equipment The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a channel state information measurement method, including: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), resource indication information for a CSI measurement; performing, by the UE, the CSI measurement according to the resource indication information, and transmitting a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) report to a control node. According to the present disclosure, users may be scheduled by the base station more effectively and the efficiency of the whole network may be increased.
US10560858B2	Method and apparatus for configuring measurement for discovery reference signal in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for configuring measurements in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a reference signal (RS) indicator from a network, and evaluates whether a measurement report triggering event is satisfied by only using a measurement result based on a RS indicated by the RS indicator. The RS indicator may indicate which RS is used for reporting the measurement result. The RS indicator may indicate a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or a discovery reference signal (DRS).
US10560852B2	Method and apparatus for performing discontinuous reception and downlink inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology measurements in CELL_FACH state A method and apparatus of performing discontinuous reception (DRX) and downlink inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements in CELL_FACH state are disclosed. While in DRX mode, a wireless transmit/receive unite (WTRU) may perform inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements in a measurement occasion that fall into a DRX period. The WTRU may take the measurements on first predetermined number of frame in which a DRX frame would coincide after a last reception frame if DRX operation was ongoing. The WTRU may periodically wake up for downlink reception in CELL_FACH state in accordance with common DRX pattern that is common to all WTRUs in a cell or may wake up from DRX upon reception of the order and receiving a common traffic.
US10560842B2	System and method for combined network-side and off-air monitoring of wireless networks A monitoring system monitors authentication sessions both on the air interface between the terminals and the network, and on at least one wired network-side interface between network-side elements of the network. The monitoring system constructs a database of sets of network-side authentication parameters using network-side monitoring. Each set of network-side authentication parameters originates from a respective authentication session and is associated with the International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) of the terminal involved in the session. In order to start decrypting the traffic of a given terminal, the system obtains the off-air authentication parameters of that terminal using off-air monitoring, and finds an entry in the database that matches the air-interface authentication parameters. From the combination of correlated network-side and off-air authentication parameters, the processor is able to extract the parameters needed for decryption.
US10560834B2	System and method for differential peak signaling A system and method of operating a device in a wireless communication network including a plurality of user equipment UEs and a BS, including a first device generating a signaling message defining resource elements (REs) as an encoded time slot (TS) and subcarrier pairing. A subset of the REs is encoded, such as to create a discovery signal configured to enable discovery of the first UE by a second UE or the BS. The UE is configured to engage in device-to-device communications, including device centric UEs operable in 5G networks.
US10560829B2	Wireless communication for angle of arrival determination In one aspect, a method of wireless communication by a wireless device includes generating, by the wireless device, a protocol data unit (PDU) header and a corresponding PDU payload of an angle of arrival (AoA) packet. The generating of the PDU payload includes inserting a supplemental field and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field into the PDU payload. The supplemental field is configured to enable another wireless device to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet and the CRC field corresponds to a CRC of at least the supplemental field. The method also includes transmitting the AoA packet with a single antenna of the wireless device.
US10560828B2	Optimized short message transport A method for transferring data using optimized short message transport includes receiving at a first network node an attach request message. The attach request message includes short-message data. The first network node receives from a second network node a short-message data response message. The short-message data response message includes at least one of an address for a short message service center, an indication that indicates no mobile-terminated message is pending for the UE, or a short-message entity destination address.
US10560823B1	Systems and methods for roadside assistance Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention can proactively determine if an individual is likely in need of roadside assistance. Information can be collected from the individual's phone, including the person's location, the type of road, and/or ambient noise. If it is determined that the individual likely needs roadside assistance, the system can proactively contact the individual to see if roadside assistance is desired, and if so, initiates roadside assistance. The system also can provide helpful information, such as safety information, and/or automatically contact other individuals to alert them of the roadside event and the location of the individual.
US10560818B2	Device and method for controlling charging in a mobile communication system The present invention relates to a method, packet data network gateway (PGW), and server in a mobile communication system and device for controlling charging in a mobile communication system. The method by a PGW in a mobile communication system includes identifying data usage information associated with a specific service for a terminal, determining whether the data usage information satisfies a predetermined condition, and transmitting a notification message including the data usage information if the data usage information satisfies the predetermined condition, to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) entity. The data usage information is used to display a message in the terminal.
US10560807B2	Smart signaling of location updates for arrival estimation and generation of arrival alerts The present disclosure is directed to providing smart signaling of location updates. A method includes receiving a first location update from a tracking device; determining a remaining time for the tracking device to reach a destination location; determining whether the remaining time is within a threshold time of a timing of an arrival alert to be sent to a device associated with the destination location; based on whether the remaining time is within the threshold time or not, configuring the tracking device to send location updates to a server in one of a continuous reporting mode or a significant reporting mode, wherein the tracking device is configured to send the location updates to the server less frequently in the significant reporting mode compared to the continuous reporting mode; and determining when to send the arrival alert based on the location updates received from the tracking device.
US10560806B2	System and method for accurate location of wireless terminals using mobile interrogation device A method includes moving an interrogation device through multiple geographical positions. At each geographical position of the interrogation device, a wireless communication terminal is solicited to establish temporary communication with the interrogation device, and a distance value indicative of a distance between the wireless communication terminal and the interrogation device as well as a velocity of the interrogation device is estimated using the temporary communication. A geographical location of the wireless communication terminal is calculated based on multiple estimated distance values and velocities of the interrogation device corresponding to the respective multiple geographical positions of the interrogation device.
US10560801B2	Beacon applications for content discovery and interaction Beacon applications for content discovery and interaction include triggering features in applications, application discovery, embedding beacon information in streaming media, synchronizing the presentation of content on mobile devices and automatic configuration of mobile devices.
US10560797B2	Information processing device and method To propose an information processing device and method capable of planning an effective scheme, such as distributing information appropriate to a user. Time-series positional data composed of time-series positional information of a mobile communication body are collected, and a regular behavior of a user of the mobile communication body is estimated on the basis of the collected time-series positional data of the mobile communication body.
US10560780B2	Phase alignment in an audio bus Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure assist in phase alignment for systems having multiple audio sources. For example, in a system having plural microphones, phase alignment may also be assisted by sampling the microphones at the appropriate time relative to when the samples are placed on the audio bus. Further, phase shifts between audio samples are reduced or eliminated by keeping a sample delay constant for samples from the same microphone. Such manipulation of the audio samples reduces phase shifts which reduces the likelihood of an audio artifact capable of being detected by the human ear and thus improves consumer experience.
US10560775B2	Multi-position strap anchor This disclosure describes a multi-position strap anchor that is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the strap anchor may be less accessible to attach to a strap, and in the second position, the strap anchor may be more accessible to attach to a strap.
US10560774B2	Headset mode selection An audio headset that provides a “chat” mode to temporarily adjusts audio to preset levels to emphasize ambient sound, and includes a beamformer to provide directional speech isolation. The headset may include active noise cancellation and/or passive noise isolation. When entering chat mode, three or more relative audio levels are individually adjusted to presets, allowing the wearer to hear ambient noise and their own isolated voice, while attenuating other audio sources. This user-configurable combination of levels temporarily adjust the mix of signals that will be output to a wearer via the stereo headphone speakers.
US10560773B1	Click and slide button for tactile input An audio accessory may include an earphone, a wire extending from the earphone; an input device in communication with an electronic device; and one or more processors. The input device may include an outer housing a button, and a position sensor. The outer housing may have an outer surface and a channel. The button may be disposed within the channel and configured to move within the channel between a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel. A position sensor may be configured to send a signal when the button moves from the first end of the channel to the second end of the channel. The one or more processors may be configured to receive the signal from the position sensor; and terminate an action being performed by the electronic device when the button moves to the second end of the channel.
US10560762B2	Sensing system, sensing method, and concentrator A sensing system includes: a wireless sensor terminal that includes a sensor, a processor, and a memory; and a concentrator that includes a processor and a memory and is connected to the wireless sensor terminal. In the sensing system, the wireless sensor terminal includes a first signal processing unit that processes sensor data measured by the sensor, and a first wireless communication unit that transmits the data output by the first signal processing unit. The concentrator includes a second wireless communication unit that communicates with the first wireless communication unit, and a second signal processing unit that calculates a feature quantity based on the data received from the wireless sensor terminal, determines a principal component according to the feature quantity by a principal component analysis, and generates a principal component list corresponding to the principal component.
US10560749B2	Video playing method, video playing device, video playing system, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium A video playing method, a video playing device, a video playing system, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The video playing method includes dividing a video to be played into a plurality of video segments and labelling, respectively, the plurality of video segments with emotion categories of a user as labels according to a pre-stored correspondence between the emotion categories of the user and video contents, and determining whether each video segment is to be played according to the label of the video segment.
US10560741B2	Methods and apparatus to count people in an audience Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to count people in an audience are disclosed. An example system includes means for transmitting a control signal to a portable device a threshold period of time after a person logs into a people meter separate from the portable device. The control signal causes the portable device to begin collecting location information and proximity information. The system also includes means for analyzing the location information to determine a location result indicative of a location of the portable device. The system further includes means for analyzing the proximity information to determine a proximity result indicative of whether the person is near the portable device. The location result and the proximity result collectively define first presence information. The first presence information indicative of whether the person is present in a media exposure environment associated with a media presentation device.
US10560730B2	Electronic apparatus and operating method thereof An electronic apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry; a display; a memory configured to store one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic apparatus to: transmit, to an external server, information for recognition of content displayed on the display, receive, from the external server, address information of replacement content to be displayed in a replacement slot including a section between the content and next content displayed next to the content in response to the transmission of the information, increase a display time of one or more frames included in the replacement content when length of the replacement content is less than length of the replacement slot, and remove one or more frames included in the replacement content when the length of the replacement content is greater than the length of the replacement slot.
US10560718B2	Merge candidates for motion vector prediction for video coding A method of decoding video data includes constructing a motion vector candidate list of merge candidates for the current block of video data based on motion information from a number of neighboring blocks relative to the current block, wherein the number of neighboring blocks considered for the motion vector candidate list is based on the size of the current block, and wherein the number of neighboring blocks is greater than 5. In some examples, the method includes deriving a histogram of motion vector information for the neighboring blocks, and constructing the motion vector candidate list based on the derived histogram.
US10560717B2	Image encoding method and image decoding method According to one embodiment, an image encoding method includes selecting a motion reference block from an already-encoded pixel block. The method includes selecting an available block including different motion information from the motion reference block, and selecting a selection block from the available block. The method includes generating a predicted image of the encoding target block using motion information of the selection block. The method includes encoding a prediction error between the predicted image and an original image. The method includes encoding selection information identifying the selection block by referring to a code table decided according to a number of the available block.
US10560710B2	Method for coding recovery point supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages and region refresh information SEI messages in multi-layer coding Methods for coding recovery point supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages and region refresh SEI messages in multi-layer coding are disclosed. In one aspect, the method may include determining at least one picture among a plurality of pictures included within an access unit with which to associate at least one recovery point SEI message, the access unit being included within the multi-layer bitstream. The method may further include associating the at least one recovery point SEI message with the determined at least one picture. The method may also include coding the video information based at least in part on the association of the at least one recovery point SEI message with the determined at least one picture.
US10560694B2	Reference Picture List Handling At least one mode signaling syntax element is provided based on an encoded representation of a picture in a video sequence. The at least one mode signaling syntax element is employed to determine whether at least one final reference picture list is the same for all slices of a same slice type in the picture. The at least one mode signaling syntax element thereby signals to a decoder that it does not necessarily have to repeat computationally complex reference picture list construction functions for each slice in the picture.
US10560690B2	Method for dynamically calibrating an image capture device A method for dynamically calibrating an image capture device comprises: a) determining a distance (DCRT, DEST) to an object within a scene; b) determining a first lens actuator setting (DACINIT) for the determined distance; c) determining a second lens actuator setting (DACFOCUS) providing maximum sharpness for the object in a captured image of the scene; and d) storing the determined distance (DCRT, DEST) and the first and second lens actuator settings. These steps are repeated at a second determined distance separated from the first determined distance. A calibration correction (ERRNEARPLP, ERRFARPLP) for stored calibrated lens actuator settings (DACNEARPLP, DACFARPLP) is determined as a function of at least: respective differences between the second lens actuator setting (DACFOCUS) and the first lens actuator setting (DACINIT) for each of the first and second determined distances; and the stored calibrated lens actuator settings are adjusted according to the determined calibration corrections.
US10560689B2	Viewpoint-optimized light field display A method of displaying a light field to at least one viewer of a light field display device, the light field based on a 3D model, the light field display device comprising a plurality of spatially distributed display elements, the method including the steps of: (a) determining the viewpoints of the eyes of the at least one viewer relative to the display device; (b) for each eye viewpoint and each of a plurality of the display elements, rendering a partial view image representing a view of the 3D model from the eye viewpoint through the display element; and (c) displaying, via each display element, the set of partial view images rendered for that display element.
US10560685B2	Method and apparatus for an advanced radio system An advanced communication system is provided. The advanced communication system comprises generating a first signal with a polyphase coding based on a DFT spread OFDM with at least one CAZAC sequence in accordance with a configuration condition, applying a digital transmit beamforming to the generated first signal, converting the first signal to analog from digital, modulating the converted first signal with an energy source, emitting, using at least one energy emit element, the modulated first signal, detecting a second signal comprising at least a portion of the emitted first signal that is reflected from at least one object in a scene in a field-of-view, demodulating the detected second signal, converting the second signal to digital from analog, converting the converted second signal to a computational image, and generating a 3D image by applying coherent detection to the computational image. The first signal comprises a polyphase sequence.
US10560684B2	System and methods for calibration of an array camera Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera are disclosed. Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera in accordance with embodiments of this invention include the capturing of an image of a test pattern with the array camera such that each imaging component in the array camera captures an image of the test pattern. The image of the test pattern captured by a reference imaging component is then used to derive calibration information for the reference component. A corrected image of the test pattern for the reference component is then generated from the calibration information and the image of the test pattern captured by the reference imaging component. The corrected image is then used with the images captured by each of the associate imaging components associated with the reference component to generate calibration information for the associate imaging components.
US10560681B2	Stereo logo insertion A method for inserting a logo into a stereo video image to generate an overlaid stereo image, the method comprising: detecting presence of stereo pictures in the video image and, when stereo pictures are detected, determining the 3D format of said stereo pictures, said 3D format being a stereo spatially multiplexed format; generating a stereo logo comprising stereo spatially multiplexed logo pictures including a representation of the logo, said stereo spatitally multiplexed logo pictures being arranged in said 3D format; and combining the stereo logo and the video image to generate the overlaid stereo image in said 3D format.
US10560677B2	Three-dimensional image processing apparatus and electric power control method of the same A three-dimensional image processing apparatus and a method of controlling power of same are provided. The three-dimensional image processing apparatus may include a display, a three-dimensional image filter disposed a prescribed distance from the display to adjust optical paths of the displayed view images, a camera configured to capture an image of a user, an ambient light sensor, and a controller configured to control the view images, the three-dimensional image filter, or the camera. The controller may determine a position of the user based on the captured image and adjust a perceived three-dimensional view of the view images based on the determined position of the user. Moreover, the controller may control an operational state of the camera and the at least one process based on the determined position of the user or a detected amount of ambient light.
US10560672B2	Electronic device and object reproduce method thereof An electronic device and an object reproduce method are provided. In the photographing mode, the camera module is used to capture and store at least one background image within the photographing range and sense whether an external object appears within the photographing range. When the external object is sensed within the photographing range a processor is used to reproduce the external object as a virtual object image. Then, in the projection mode, an image projection module is used to project the virtual object image onto a work plane, and the user is allowed to interact with the virtual object image on the work plane.
US10560668B2	Integrating data from multiple devices A recording system for an emergency response unit includes a first data collection device configured to record a first video, audio or data segment with an incident identifier and transmit a message including the incident identifier. A second data collection device may receive the message and, as appropriate, record at least a second video, audio or data segment with the incident identifier, allowing the first segment and the second segment to be associated using the incident identifier. In other embodiments, a first recording device may begin recording video, audio or legal evidence data with an incident identifier, and a control system may receive a message including the incident identifier from the first recording device, identify one or more additional recording devices located within a certain distance of the first recording device, and obtain recordings from the one or more additional recording devices.
US10560664B2	Entranceway or foyer-based, communication apparatus and system The invention is a digital doorman-like and communication system comprising a small-footprint, software-driven, controller device that is intuitively operable and which also communicates with wireless tenants' mobile devices, and based thereon, controls access to the building entranceway area, distributes information to management and to tenants and communicates flexibly including via voice, video, messaging and the like.
US10560659B2	Terminal for providing video call service Provided is an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium to perform a method of providing a video call service using icon information corresponding to a facial expression of a user.
US10560658B2	Imaging module and imaging-module-attached catheter An imaging module includes: an image-sensing device; a first substrate including a first insulating substrate main body that includes a plurality of surfaces, an electrode terminal, a first cable terminal disposed on only one of the plurality of surfaces of the first insulating substrate main body; a second substrate including a second insulating substrate main body and a second cable terminal; and a signal cable disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, that electrically connects the first cable terminal to the second cable terminal. The one of the plurality of surfaces of the first insulating substrate main body where the first cable terminal is connected to the signal cable and a surface of the second insulating substrate main body where the second cable terminal is connected to the signal cable are disposed on a same plane.
US10560653B2	Image sensing apparatus and control method for performing analog-to-digital conversion An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel unit; a generator that generates and outputs a plurality of reference signals having different slopes from each other that increase in proportion to elapsation of time; a selector that selects one of the plurality of reference signals; and an analog-to-digital converter that converts an analog signal outputted from the pixel unit of an image sensor to a digital signal using the reference signal selected by the selector, wherein the generator generates the plurality of reference signals in parallel, and in a case where an analog signal of a reset level is outputted from the pixel unit, the selector changes the reference signal selected from the plurality of reference signals each time the selected reference signal exceeds the analog signal.
US10560646B2	Global-shutter vertically integrated pixel with high dynamic range A pixel comprising a pinned photodiode (PPD) which generates a photocurrent Iph, a transfer gate connected in series between the PPD and a first node, a low-gain select transistor connected between the first node and a second node, a reset transistor connected between the second node and a reset voltage, a capacitance connected between the second node and a first constant potential, and a source-follower transistor whose source, gate and drain are connected to an output node, the first node and a second constant potential, respectively. When properly arranged, a vertically integrated (3D) global-shutter pinned PPD pixel is provided, which uses an overflow integration capacitor and subthreshold conduction of the reset transistor for increased dynamic range. Global shutter operation is achieved by storing the pixel output on sampling capacitors in another semiconductor layer at the end of integration.
US10560640B2	Signal processing device, signal processing method, and camera system To enable to easily check a predetermined signal level region of an HDR video signal on an SDR screen displayed on an SDR-compliant display device.Processing at least including gradation compression processing for SDR is performed on the HDR video signal to obtain a standard dynamic range video signal. A predetermined signal level region is detected from the HDR video signal. An SDR video signal for display is obtained by combining a display signal for displaying the predetermined signal level region with an SDR video signal on the basis of a signal indicating the predetermined signal level region.
US10560638B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, and a program capable of obtaining a color image even in a case where photographing is performed in a dark place. The apparatus includes: an infrared light emission unit that emits infrared light; a sensor array in which a plurality of pixels is arranged, the plurality of pixels including a first pixel that includes a period during which the infrared light is emitted by the infrared light emission unit as an exposure duration, a second pixel that does not include a period during which the infrared light is emitted as the exposure duration, and an infrared light pixel that receives infrared light contained in ambient light; an acquisition unit that obtains an infrared light image captured by the first pixel, a visible image captured by the second pixel, and an ambient infrared light image captured by the infrared light pixel; and an image generation unit that generates an image as a result of removing the infrared light contained in the ambient light from the infrared light image and the visible image using the ambient infrared light image. The present technology is applicable to a surveillance camera, for example.
US10560636B1	Crop synchronized auto focus and exposure Crop synchronized auto focus and exposure may be provided. First, a command corresponding to a new crop region of a sensor of a camera may be received. Then new capture settings corresponding to the new crop region may be obtained. Next, a frame may be captured from the sensor of the camera according to the obtained new capture settings. The captured frame may then be cropped according to the new crop region.
US10560634B2	Image inspection apparatus and image inspection method An image inspection apparatus includes an imaging section including a light-condensing optical system configured to condense reflected light of illumination light and a line camera for receiving the reflected light, an imaging inclination sensor capable of outputting, a direction orthogonal to a Z axis and parallel to an arranging direction of imaging elements is represented as an X axis, and a direction orthogonal to the X axis and the Z axis is represented as a Y axis, values indicating inclinations of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis of the imaging section with respect to a horizontal direction or a gravity direction, and a display control section for causing a display section to display figures or values indicating degrees of at least any two inclinations among the inclinations of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis of the imaging section.
US10560633B2	Apparatus and methods for rolling shutter compensation for multi-camera systems Images may be obtained using a moving camera comprised of two or more rigidly mounted image sensors. Camera motion may change camera orientation when different portions of an image are captured. Pixel acquisition time may be determined based on image exposure duration and position of the pixel in the image array (pixel row index). Orientation of the sensor may at the pixel acquisition time instance may be determined. Image transformation may be performed wherein a given portion of the image may be associated with a respective transformation characterized by the corrected sensor orientation. In some implementations of panoramic image acquisition, multiple source images may be transformed to, e.g., equirectangular plane, using sensor orientation that is corrected for the time of pixel acquisition. Use of orientation correction may improve quality of stitching by, e.g., reducing contrast of border areas between portions of the transformed image obtained by different image sensors.
US10560631B2	Motion vector acquiring device, motion vector acquiring method, and storage medium By using various information such as GPS information, cartographic information, and atmospheric pressure acquired by a sensor, a CPU of an imaging device calculates a motion vector in a limited MV calculation area acquired by excluding from images an area where radial motion vectors occur which highly possibly give an adverse effect to motion vector calculation, in accordance with the gravity direction with respect to the imaging device, the orientation of the imaging device, and the slope angle of the road where the imaging device is moving forward. After calculating the motion vector, the CPU estimates a blur amount between frames from the calculated motion vector and, based on this blur amount, performs the alignment of a feature point between the frames by image deformation processing.
US10560629B2	Systems and methods for automatic exposure in high dynamic range video capture systems The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for implementing high dynamic range and automatic exposure functions in a video system. In one aspect, a method is performed at a video camera device and includes, while operating in an HDR mode: (1) capturing video data of a scene, including: (a) capturing a first subset of the video data with a first exposure time; and (b) capturing a second subset of the video data with a second exposure time, lower than the first exposure time; (2) combining video data of the first subset with video data of the second subset to generate an HDR frame; and (3) adjusting a duration of at least one of the first exposure time and the second exposure time based on one or more parameters of the captured video data, thereby altering a ratio of the first exposure time to the second exposure time.
US10560626B2	System, method and computer program product for contextual focus/zoom of a key individual A contextual zoom control method, system, and computer program product, includes detecting faces in an area of interest when a user is performing an image capturing action, extracting a facial image for each of a set of key individuals attending an event where the user is performing the image capturing action, creating a ranked list of the set of key individuals according to a predetermined parameter of each key individual, pairing each detected face with a matching extracted facial image to label an identity of each key individual in the area of interest, and in a single individual capturing mode, performing a camera function to assist the user in performing the image capturing action on the identity that is paired with a highest ranked individual on the ranked list within the area of interest.
US10560625B2	Image shooting apparatus for setting image shooting condition easily and method thereof A shooting apparatus includes a touch panel on a display and performs self-timer shooting. The shooting apparatus includes a CPU configured to detect a dragging manipulation status from a touch start point on a fixed or an arbitrary point on the touch panel to an end of the touch, update one condition selected out of a self-timer time and a continuous shooting number as a first shooting condition, perform a control of updating and displaying the updated first shooting condition on at least one position selected out of a point on the display corresponding to the touch start point, the fixed point on the display, and a point on the display along with the dragging manipulation status whenever the first shooting condition is updated, and set the updated first shooting condition as a shooting condition for performing a shooting.
US10560622B2	Adaptive trail cameras Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.
US10560613B2	Vehicle camera with modular construction A camera assembly for a vehicular vision system includes a housing that accommodates a lens and a circuit board. An imager is disposed at the circuit board and optically aligned with the lens, and circuitry is disposed at the circuit board and electrically connected with the imager. The housing includes a rear housing portion that has an aperture therethrough, with the aperture aligned with an electrical connecting element of the circuit board. A bracket includes a mounting portion configured to attach at the vehicle and at the rear housing portion. With an electrical connector electrically connected to the electrical connecting element of the circuit board, the bracket is attached at the rear housing portion, and a structural element of the electrical connector is clamped between the bracket and the rear housing portion to maintain electrical connection of the electrical connector with the electrical connecting element of the circuit board.
US10560609B2	System and related method for synchronized capture of data by multiple network-connected capture devices A system includes at least two capture devices, each switchable from a respective idle mode to a respective recording mode upon receipt of a trigger signal from a trigger via a network. A controller saves data packets generated by the capture devices during the respective idle modes to a short-term memory, and saves data packets generated during the respective recording modes to a long-term memory such that the data packets form respective saved data streams. The synchronizer sends a sync signal to the capture devices via the network. The compensator determines respective delay periods between sending of the sync signal by the synchronizer and receipt of the sync signal by each of the capture devices, and transfers from the short-term memory to the long-term memory any data packets generated during the respective delay period.
US10560605B2	Three dimensional, hue-plane preserving and differentiable quasi-linear transformation method for color correction Color correction methods relate device dependent sensor responses (RGB) to device independent color values (XYZ). The present invention discloses a new approach to Hue Plane Preserving Color Correction (HPPCC) using weighted constrained 3×3 matrices. Accordingly, the methods of the present invention employ hue angle specific weighted matrixing. Given a device RGB from which a device hue angle is derived, a corresponding transformation matrix is found as the normalized weighted sum of all pre-calculated constrained white point and training color preserving matrices. Each weight is calculated as a power function of the minimum difference between the device and the training color hue angle. The weighting function provides local influence to the matrices that are in close hue angle proximity to the device color. The power of the function can be further optimized for global accuracy. The methods of the present invention are termed HPPCC-WCM for Hue Plane Preserving Color Correction Weighted Constrained Methods. Experiments performed using different input spectra demonstrate that the claimed methods consistently improve the stability and accuracy of state-of-the-art methods for color correction.
US10560600B2	Encoding apparatus, encoding method, and recording medium An encoding apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to read predetermined unit image data that is a predetermined plurality of pixel units of image data; generate pixel unit code data obtained by encoding the read predetermined unit image data on a pixel basis; generate predetermined unit code data obtained by encoding the read predetermined unit image data on a predetermined unit basis; compare a code length that is a data amount of the pixel unit code data with a data amount of the predetermined unit image data to make determination; and output the predetermined unit code data in a case where the code length is greater than the data amount of the predetermined unit image data and output the pixel unit code data in a case where the code length is not greater than the data amount, on basis of a result of the determination.
US10560597B2	System and method for sharing images using an upload menu There is disclosed a system and method for uploading an image file to an image repository from a mobile handheld communications device having an integrated camera. In an embodiment, the method comprises: upon determining capture of an image using the integrated camera, automatically initiating an image upload module; configuring the image upload module to display an image upload user interface having user selectable image upload settings; and upon receiving user instructions, uploading the image file to the image repository with the selected image upload settings. The upload settings may be preselected and the device may be preauthorized to access an account on the image repository.
US10560595B2	Device and method for deflecting a beam of light A device and a method for deflecting a beam of light. The device is developed together with: an adjustable deflection device; a closed-loop control unit, which is designed to generate an actuating signal by which the deflection device is controlled in a periodic movement for scanning a solid angle region with the aid of a beam of light deflected by the deflection device; and a detector device, which is designed to detect an impingement or a missing impingement of the scanning beam of light on the detector device, and to generate a measuring signal based thereon; the closed-loop control unit furthermore being designed to adapt the actuating signal based on at least the measuring signal.
US10560587B2	LiFi enabled guard security system A portable security device may enable a security guard to quietly and unobtrusively solicit assistance, or transmit information, when desired. A portable security device may include a user interface, a LiFi source and a controller that is operatively coupled to the user interface and to the LiFi source. In some cases, the controller may be configured to present two or more alert options to the security guard via the user interface and to receive a selection of one of the alert options by the security guard. In response to the selection of an alert option by the security guard, the controller may be configured to transmit a LiFi message that corresponds to the selected alert option via the LiFi source.
US10560584B2	Density classifiers based on plane regions In an example, a print system include a component device that is operation in a number of state, a density engine, and a component engine. An example density engine identifies a plane region of a plane where print fluid is to be printed based on data of a print job and determines a density classifier for the plane based on a location of the plane region on the plane. An example component engine causes an adjustment of a component attribute of the component device based on the density classifier.
US10560580B1	Analysis of call metrics for call direction Processing of communications routed by an IPBX server are disclosed. At least one processing circuit is communicatively coupled to an Internet-Protocol Private Branch Exchange (IPBX) server that is configured and arranged to route calls for a plurality of agents in a communications/call center. The processing circuit is configured to receive communications event messages from the IPBX server for communications routed by the IPBX server, generate, during a communication to a first agent of the plurality of agents, a set of data metrics including communications summary metrics based on the communications event messages; and redirect, during the communication to the first agent, the communication to a second agent of the plurality of agents in response to the set of data metrics satisfying a set of criteria indicated in a policy.
US10560578B2	Methods and systems for providing interactive support sessions An image processing system including at least one processor configured to receive image data captured by a mobile device image sensor. The image data includes images of an inoperative appliance. The processor is further configured to perform image recognition on the image data to identify the inoperative appliance and determine a likely cause of inoperability; retrieve a plurality of sequential instructions for enabling a user to remedy the inoperability; cause the mobile device to sequentially display the plurality of sequential instructions; detect that the inoperative appliance is outside a field of view of the image sensor, based on the image data; suspend display of additional sequential instructions when the inoperative appliance is outside of the field of view; detect when the inoperative appliance returns to the field of view; and resume display of the additional sequential instructions after the inoperative appliance returns to the field of view.
US10560576B1	Electronic device for performing task including call in response to user utterance and operation method thereof An electronic device includes: a microphone; a speaker; a touchscreen display; a communication circuit; at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: receive a first user input; identify a service provider and a detailed service; select a first menu corresponding to the detailed service from menu information; attempt to connect a call to the service provider; when the call to the service provider is connected, transmit one or more responses until reaching a step corresponding to the first menu; in response to reaching the first menu, determine whether an attendant is connected; in response to completion of connection to the attendant, output a notification indicating that the connection to the attendant has been completed; and in response to reception of a second user input for the output notification, display a screen for a call with the service provider.
US10560575B2	Escalation to a human operator Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, relating to synthetic call initiations and bailouts. In some implementations, a method includes analyzing, by a call initiating system, a real-time conversation between a first human and the bot during a phone call between the first human on a first end of the phone call and the bot on a second end of the phone call. The call initiating system can determine, based on the analysis of the real-time conversation, whether the phone call should be transitioned from the bot to a second human on the second end of the phone call. In response to determining that the phone call should be transitioned to a second human on the second end of the phone call, the call initiating system transitions the phone call from the bot to the second human.
US10560569B2	User interface controls for capturing communication data Disclosed are various embodiments related to user interface controls for capturing communications data with a remote device. In one embodiment, a system includes a transceiver, a computing device, and an application executable in the computing device. The application can detect an incoming call signal of a phone call and render an incoming call user interface on a display. The incoming call user interface includes a call tracking component that is configured to initiate a call tracking action. The application also can initiate the phone call in response to receiving a user manipulation of the call tracking user interface component. Then, the application can execute the call tracking action, which can involve generating call data associated with the phone call. The application also cause the computing device to render a call tracking user interface that displays the call data.
US10560566B2	Mobile phone terminal Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor.
US10560562B1	Multi-mode smartphone or mobile computing device Smartphones with multi-mode functionality allowing the given smartphone to connect to and utilize technologically diverse and different networks (e.g., terrestrial based cellular and/or Wi-Fi networks and/or satellite based networks), as well as different networks being operated by different service providers are described. Such smartphones may have at least three different antenna and radio communications integrated circuits, one for cellular and/or Wi-Fi communications, one for satellite communications, and one for communications across the internet. For example, if a cellular and/or Wi-Fi network may not be available, then the smartphone may connect to a satellite network. The dedicated antenna for satellite communications may be extendable and retractable. Such smartphones may have a LED lighting system (Lumminax System) for indicating incoming communications. Such smartphones may also be charged by solar energy due to integrated solar panel(s). Such smartphones may also have integrated proprietary “apps” for managing various devices connected to the internet.
US10560560B2	Contact information exchanging and content system and method for networking and marketing An application for storing on a server for download to a client device for executing on the client device. The client device comprising a processor executing steps for performing various functionalities including: •sharing entered contact information of a user with the client device of another person using the same or similar application when the respective client devices are in a prescribed proximity to each other, and that other person being able to reciprocate sharing of their entered contact information into their client device with the client device of the user; •viewing, optionally joining, and/or creating a meeting where contact information between the participants is shared by the client devices of users joining or engaged in the meeting; •a user accessing, viewing and/or searching a list of contact information objects captured by the client device of the user; •entering of profile data details associated with a user and storing these in the client device for the purposes of constituting contact information for sharing with the client device of another user operating the application.
US10560558B1	Smartphone case having reconfigurable input control features for controlling smartphone apps A smartphone case for holding and protecting a smartphone, while also having various features for controlling an app, such as a video game running on the smartphone. The smartphone case includes a case body having a case back, and a case side wall that extends circumferentially around the case back, including four corners. The case side wall also extends above and below a smartphone held by the case, thereby forming a front rim and a back rim. The case side wall also includes corner connectors configured to connect with a swappable input control module. The case back also includes dedicated controls, and at least one recess for storing a swappable control module while not in use. A long side of the case side wall includes a left bumper and a right bumper. An app provides a GUI for assigning the dedicated and swappable controls for an app to be controlled.
US10560555B2	High-speed interconnect solutions with support for co-propagating and counter-propagating continuous time back channel communication The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing continuous or periodic link training. Existing link training protocols generally perform link training only once during startup or initialization of a link and, as a result, are limited in their applications. After link training is performed and Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) data link layer and other high-layer data is transmitted across the link, no further link training is performed using these existing link training protocols. However, parameters of the link may change over time after link training is performed, such as temperature of the link and voltage levels of signals transmitted over the link by the transmitter of the transmitter-receiver pair.
US10560552B2	Compression and transmission of genomic information Systems and methods for performing genomic information compression, transmission, and decompression are provided. A system for compression, transmission, and decompression of genomic information includes a first computer associated with a first index and a second computer associated with a second index, each index containing reference permutations of nucleic acid sequence portions, each permutation associated with a reference number. The first computer uses input genomic information and the first index to produce a compressed representation of the genomic information, and transmits the compressed representation to the second computer. The second computer uses the compressed representation and the second index to assemble a data representation of the genomic information. The compressed representation comprises references to permutations, indications of locations of each permutation in the input information, indications of variations to permutations, and/or indications of sequence length.
US10560546B2	Optimizing user interface data caching for future actions The subject matter of this specification generally relates to pre-caching data for a predicted future action. In some implementations, a client device includes a data storage device having a cache that stores data received for one or more mobile applications and a data processing apparatus that communicates with the data storage device and a display. A user interface context can be determined for a given user interface being presented for a given application. A predicted next action that a user of the client device will perform at the given user interface can be determined based on the user interface context. Prior to detecting the predicted next action, a request for next action data that will be presented in response to the user performing the predicted next action can be transmitted over a network. The next action data can be received and stored in the cache.
US10560545B1	Application state client-side cache for a state-based client-server application A client updates a display of a user interface associated with a state-based client-server application in accordance with a client-side cache. The server supplies data for a new state and additional data for one or more subsequent states that possibly follow the new state if appropriate one or more operations are performed. When a client request is generated that indicates an operation that causes the application to transition to the new state, the client updates the display in accordance with the data that corresponds to the new state from the client-side cache, if available from the client-side cache. The new state data is available since the server has previously supplied the new state data.
US10560541B2	Service delivery management for brokered service delivery A broker consumer gateway may interface with a service consumer of a computing device consuming at least one service of at least one service provider, including receiving requests for forms, providing the forms, and receiving submitted forms. A service delivery manager may deliver the at least one service. The service delivery manager may include a consumer session manager that creates at least one consumer session to execute at least a portion of the at least one service, a consumer instance manager that creates at least one instance of the at least one service, and a service coordinator configured to coordinate the delivery of the at least one service, based on a coordination model characterizing the at least one service in which the forms are associated with service states of the at least one service and in which transitions between the service states are executed based on the submitted forms.
US10560540B2	Optimizing provisioning of Java-based web applications on PaaS like cloud foundry A system and method of reducing network bandwidth for application development are provided. The method comprises receiving from a developer platform (i) core application software and (ii) dependency software associated with the core application software. The compiled dependency software is transmitted to a first server associated with cloud storage. The compiled core application software is transmitted to a second server associated with the cloud storage. An application based on the compiled core application software and the compiled dependency software may be executed.
US10560538B2	Integrated user interface for consuming services across different distributed networks User interface integration across multiple clouds is achieved by hosting UI extensions for different services in the same browser window. The UI extensions are initialized by a shell with any necessary security context for the corresponding cloud. The shell provides versioning so that the newest version of the UI is presented to users for all versions of a service. A connector in a local cloud provides translation between APIs across different clouds.
US10560537B2	Function based dynamic traffic management for network services Technologies are disclosed for local and distributed function based dynamic traffic management for network services. A service host executes a network service and provides a service framework that includes one or more handlers. When a request is received for the service, one of the handlers assigns a classification to the request. The handler then provides the classification to a dynamic function based traffic controller. The controller determines whether the network service is to process the request based on the classification of the request, metrics associated with the network service, and a local traffic management policy. If the controller determines that the network service is not to process the request, the request is rejected. Otherwise, the request is passed to the network service for processing. Metrics can also be provided from the service host to a distributed performance monitoring system for use in managing network traffic at a fleet level.
US10560530B2	Data analyses using compressive sensing for internet of things (IoT) networks Internet of Things (IoT) devices (101A) continuously capture raw data over a regular interval of time. The captured raw data is transmitted to gateway devices (101B) deployed in an environment, for example, a warehouse. Continuous transmission of such data leads to data redundancy, continuous channel utilization and bandwidth usage, etc. To overcome this problem, present disclosure implements a Compressive Sensing based Data Prediction (CS-DP) model that predicts data at the gateway devices by learning the data pattern received from IoT devices, estimates and computes, using a Compressive Sensing based Data Estimation (CS-DE) model, optimal data instead of considering the overall data captured at the gateway devices and reconstructs, using a Compressive Sensing based Data Reconstruction (CS-DR) model, missing data and/or corrupted data using the partial information received at the gateway devices.
US10560529B2	Vehicle information and environment monitoring compound vehicle system and data processing and transmission method therein A vehicle information and environmental monitoring compound vehicle system is provided, including a sensor device used as a mobile sensor for collecting sensory data of roads, and the sensor device integrates various sensor modules and the second-generation on board computer diagnostic system serial port. The sensor device also integrates a long-distance low-power Internet of Things (LoRa) communication protocol, which can transmit data through the long-distance low-power Internet of Things gateway, and upload data to the cloud platform based on algorithm. The results of the analysis can establish a wide range of traffic congestion model through the detection information of traffic flow, and traffic density. The use of pixel-based measurement methods can quantify the urban road temperature, establish the urban heat island effect model, analyze the influence of temperature and humidity on the disease spread, establish the disease diffusion model, and display the sensor data in the graphical user interface.
US10560517B1	Remote management of a storage array Managing a storage array includes: receiving, by a client-side array services module from a cloud-based security module through data communications on a wide area network, a token representing authentication of user credentials; and managing, by the client-side array services module, a storage array only through data communications on a local area network, including sending, to the storage array, the token with a management instruction.
US10560514B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving information related to multimedia data in a hybrid network and structure thereof An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving information related to multimedia data in a hybrid network and a structure thereof are provided. The transmission method includes generating transmission characteristic information about the media data, and transmitting the transmission characteristic information. The transmission characteristic information includes valid range information about the transmission characteristic information.
US10560513B2	Small disk support for large cloud-based storage systems Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
US10560512B2	Method for file management and an electronic device thereof File management in an electronic device is provided. A method for operating an electronic device for file management includes transmitting a file comprising media data to an external storage, wherein the file include a part of the file and a rest of the file, deleting the rest of the file in a local storage of the electronic device, playing the media data using the stored part of the file in the local storage, and playing the media data using the rest of the file received from the external storage.
US10560506B2	Identifying previously streamed portions of a media title to avoid repetitive playback A sequence analyzer compares different episodes of an episodic serial to identify portions of a current episode of the serial that have already been played back to a user. Those portions may include introductory material such as credits, or a recap section that includes content from previous episodes. The sequence analyzer parses previous episodes of the serial and selects a representative frame for each shot sequence. The sequence analyzer then generates a fingerprint for each shot sequence based on the associated representative frame. The sequence analyzer compares fingerprints associated with a current episode of the serial to fingerprints associated with one or more previous episodes of the serial to identify shot sequences that have already been played. The user may then skip those repeated sequences via a playback interface.
US10560503B2	Distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include receiving a request from a first one of a plurality of devices to establish a shared connection to distribute communication of a first data stream among the plurality of devices. Such example methods also include establishing, in response to the request, respective data connections with the plurality of devices based on device capability information obtained from a system providing service for the plurality of devices. Such example methods further include splitting the first data stream into a plurality of partial data streams to be communicated to the plurality of devices via the respective data connections, the partial data streams, when aggregated, forming the first data stream.
US10560502B2	Method to re-synchronize live media streams, commands, and on-screen events transmitted through different internet pathways Embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer systems and methods of re-synchronizing playback of a live media stream with execution of a stream of out-of-band commands, where the commands and media stream are transmitted through different network pathways. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, retrieve a command manifest file from a publishing server or CDN and parse the location of the media stream from the file. The systems and methods load and buffer the media stream from the parsed location and start playback of the media stream. The systems and methods monitor current playback time of the live media stream. The systems and methods also poll the user-initiated commands appended to the command manifest file. The systems and methods determine whether to execute a user-initiated command of the polled user-initiated commands in a user interface of the multimedia player based on the monitored current playback time.
US10560501B2	Method and apparatus for cloud streaming service Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a cloud streaming service. A cloud streaming server efficiently manages server resources and supports a number of terminals which is greater than a number of browsers to be concurrently executed by assigning a browser only when an input is received from a terminal and streaming an execution result corresponding to the input to the terminal and storing an execution result according to the same input in the cloud streaming server, rather than by assigning browsers to terminals connected to the cloud streaming server.
US10560499B2	Displaying content from multiple devices Systems and methods of content sharing on a display are provided by establishing connections between a receiver, moderator client device and a plurality of member client devices via a local network that includes at most one node in the communication pathway between any two endpoints in the network, such as a display and one of the plurality of member client devices. The moderator client device transmits a request to promote a first one of the plurality of member client devices to the receiver, which then receives and transmits to the display content from the first one of the plurality of member client devices. The moderator client device also may monitor the screen displays of the plurality of member client devices; enable the receiver to simultaneously show on the display content from two or more of the plurality of member client devices; request transfer of data from the plurality of member client devices to the moderator client device; or delegate moderator authority or control to a subset of the member client devices.
US10560471B2	Detecting web exploit kits by tree-based structural similarity search A method includes receiving, at an input port of a computer, indication of HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) traffic and clustering, using a processor on the computer, the HTTP traffic according to a client IP (Internet Protocol) into a web session tree. A client tree structure of the web session tree is generated and the client tree structure is compared with tree structures of exploit kit samples.
US10560468B2	Window-based rarity determination using probabilistic suffix trees for network security analysis A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US10560464B2	Systems and methods for identifying electronic messages containing malicious content Systems and methods are provided herein for use in identifying and/or detecting electronic message containing malicious content. One exemplary method includes receiving multiple electronic tags. Each of the multiple electronic tags corresponds to an electronic message and a use, and the user caused the electronic tag to be associated with the electronic message based on a perception that the electronic message included malicious content. The exemplary method further includes assigning, for each electronic tag, point(s) to the corresponding user when the corresponding electronic message includes malicious content, totaling, for each user, the point(s) assigned during a predefined interval, and identifying one of the user(s) with a highest total point(s), for the defined interval, as a winner, thereby incentivizing users to associate electronic tags with electronic message perceived to include malicious content.
US10560460B2	Management of data of user groups and maintenance of communication thereof Methods and devices for management of group user data and/or maintenance of instant messaging groups. The methods may include receiving, by a computing device, a request for searching data of a first group user. For example, the request is initialized by a second group user via an instant messaging application. The computing device may determine a data search permission of the second group user on the data of the first group user, select a data item of the first group user in accordance with the data search permission, and return the data item to the second group user. Using techniques described herein, the implementations may enable users to view group contacts and perform access control to improve security of the group data and to avoid leakage of communication information of group users.
US10560459B2	Multiple data store authentication Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.
US10560454B2	Authentication system and method An authentication system for authenticating the identity of a requester of access by an unauthorized service client to a secured resource. The system has a messaging gateway having a first set of instructions operable to receive from a requester purporting to be an authorized user of a secured resource a request for limited access to the secured resource by an unauthorized service client for a particular transaction; a server having a second set of instructions operable to determine a key string known to both the secured resource and the authorized user the requestor purports to be, the key string being adapted to provide a basis for authenticating the identity of the requester as the authorized account holder; and a service user interface having a third set of instructions embodied in a computer readable medium operable to receive transaction specific information input into the request by the unauthorized service client.
US10560452B2	Apparatus and method to control transfer apparatuses depending on a type of an unauthorized communication occurring in a network An apparatus controls transfer apparatuses that transfer a packet transmitted and received by terminals in a network. Upon receiving detection information notified from a server that detects unauthorized communication of a terminal by using the packet, the apparatus identifies the terminal and a type of the unauthorized communication, based on the detection information. The apparatus determines a transfer apparatus to be controlled, by referencing first information that stores information identifying the transfer apparatus in association with the terminal, and determines a control to be performed on the transfer apparatus by referencing second information that stores information on the control in association with the type of the unauthorized communication. The apparatus reads a control command corresponding to the control from third information that stores the control command in association with a type of the transfer apparatus, and transmits a control packet including the control command to the transfer apparatus.
US10560451B2	Table-connected tokenization A tokenization system tokenizes sensitive data to prevent unauthorized entities from accessing the sensitive data. The tokenization system accesses sensitive data, and retrieves an initialization vector (IV) from an IV table using a first portion of the sensitive data. A second portion of the sensitive data is modified using the accessed initialization vector. A token table is selected from a set of token tables using a third portion of the sensitive data. The modified second portion of data is used to query the selected token table, and a token associated with the value of the modified second portion of data is accessed. The second portion of the sensitive data is replaced with the accessed token to form tokenized data.
US10560447B2	Authentication system and authentication method Provided is an authentication system that achieves simple single sign-on used by an MFP. A management application includes a first authentication-request unit that transmits an authentication request to a management server and delivers a token to an execution platform. The other application includes a second authentication-request unit that sends an authentication request together with the token to another server. The application-execution platform includes a token-delivery unit that delivers the token to the other application. The management server includes a first authentication unit that returns a token to the first authentication-request unit, a token-creation unit, and a second authentication unit that performs authentication for an inquiry from the other server that uses a token. The other server includes a third authentication-request unit that transfers an authentication request, and transfers an authentication OK message to the second authentication-request unit.
US10560436B2	Pseudonymous proximity location device A pseudonymous proximity location device and methods of operating and/or interacting with the same are provided. The pseudonymous proximity location device is configured to provide meaningful information to authorized reading devices but useless information to non-authorized reading devices, thereby prohibiting the use of the pseudonymous proximity location device by unauthorized reading devices.
US10560435B2	Enforcing restrictions on third-party accounts Disclosed are various embodiments for management of third-party accounts for users in an organization. A request is received from a client corresponding to a user in an organization to access a third-party network site under management by the organization. The third-party network site is operated by a third party that does not correspond to the organization. It is determined whether network traffic between the client and the third-party network site is routed via a proxy server operated by the organization. Access of the client to a managed account with the third-party network site is denied in response to determining that the network traffic between the client and the third-party network site is not routed via the proxy server.
US10560423B1	Identifying and predicting spammer domains through DNS reputation system lookups and DNS query volumes The methodology for detecting spammer domains includes storing a plurality of DNS requests, wherein each DNS request comprises a combination of a higher level domain name and a lower level domain name, and wherein the higher level domain name corresponds to a blacklist server and the lower level domain name is a domain name that is to be used as a query directed towards the blacklist server, filtering the DNS requests to obtain a plurality of lower level domains, calculating a popularity score for each unique lower level domain name of the plurality of lower level domain names, determining whether a given unique lower level domain name is suspicious based on the popularity score, and when the given unique lower level domain name is determined to be suspicious based on the popularity score, adding the given unique lower level domain name to a blocklist.
US10560420B2	Posting content to social medium A computer-implemented method of posting content to a social medium comprises receiving content posted by a user along with an associated posting time which indicates when the user selected an option to post the content to the social medium; determining that publication of the content posted by the user is dependent on a trigger; and in response to determining that publication of the content is dependent on the trigger, storing the content with the associated posting time and suspending publication of the content until the trigger is satisfied such that the posting time published with the content indicates a time prior to transmission of the content from an electronic device to a server for publishing.
US10560412B2	Recipient verification Recipient verification converses computation resources, reduces network bandwidth and reduces the amount of user input required for generating email messages that include personal salutations that are matched to the recipient's proper title, style, or honorific. The email addresses are associated with a number of recipients, gender-specific markers in names within a salutation, internal and external data sources using the email addresses (e.g., an enterprise contact server, a social network), and historical salutations to determine whether the salutation in an email message is correct for a given recipient or group of recipients. In response to detecting that the sender has not used an appropriate salutation, recipient verification is operable to suggest an appropriate salutation to a user for approval, or to automatically substitute an appropriate salutation for an inappropriate salutation in various aspects.
US10560410B2	Method and system for communicating between a sender and a recipient via a personalized message including an audio clip extracted from a pre-existing recording A method, system, and software for communicating between a sender and a recipient via a personalized message. The communication can be in the form of a customized audio, video, or multimedia content. The content may be found in a database or uploaded by a user. Further, the content may be edited or customized in a variety of manners. The communications can take place between two users or among a number of users.
US10560407B2	Payload description for computer messaging Various examples are directed to methods and systems for describing message payload data in computer messaging. A messaging client may receive a first message that comprises first payload data. The messaging client may identify from the first message a first metadata identifier data and send a metadata request to a metadata source indicated by the first metadata identifier data. The messaging client may receive from the metadata source first payload metadata describing the first payload data. The messaging client may identify a first payload record from the first payload data based at least in party on the first payload metadata.
US10560406B2	Compression of message information transmitted over a network Disclosed are systems and method for providing message compression instructions by communicating with a plurality of sender machines and a plurality of receiver machines and monitoring one or more messages from the plurality of sender machines. The disclosed systems and methods may also identify a part of the one or more messages that is frequently included in a plurality of the messages sent by the plurality of sender machines, dynamically determine compression instructions to compress this part of the message, and provide the compression instructions to at least one of the plurality of sender machines, such that the compression instructions reduce size of the messages having the part of the message associated with the compression instructions.
US10560389B2	Method and apparatus for controlling send buffer of transmission control protocol in communication system Methods and apparatuses for controlling transmission control protocol (TCP) send buffers in communication systems are provided. The method includes identifying a current round-trip time (RTT) value and a minimum RTT value in the TCP and adjusting a size of the send buffer based on at least one of a current operation, the current RTT value, and the minimum RTT value in a congestion control scheme according to the TCP.
US10560386B2	Programmable packet processor (PPP) based adaptive network function chaining Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying PPP-based network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions, and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met, a PPP-based network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a PPP-based router that provides the PPP-based network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the PPP-based router for analysis or processing.
US10560384B2	Network for providing appropriate content delivery network selection A system for providing content delivery network selection is disclosed. In particular, the system may include receiving a request for content from a user device and determining a location of the user device based on the request for the content. Based on the location of the user device and based on one or more desired parameters, the system may include selecting a suitable content delivery network from a plurality of content delivery networks to service the request for the content. Once the suitable content delivery network is selected, the system may include providing the content to the user device by using the suitable content delivery network that was selected by the system.
US10560376B2	Semantic information for labels in border gateway protocol A device may receive a set of border gateway protocol labels via a set of corresponding border gateway protocol messages. A border gateway protocol label, of the set of border gateway protocol labels, may be associated with a label descriptor attribute. The label descriptor attribute being associated with providing information regarding a forwarding semantic associated with the border gateway protocol label. The device may select the border gateway protocol label for routing network traffic toward a network device associated with the border gateway protocol label based on the label descriptor attribute. The device may route the network traffic toward the network device based on the border gateway protocol label and after selecting the border gateway protocol label.
US10560375B2	Packet flow information invalidation in software-defined networking (SDN) environments Example methods are provided for a first host to perform packet flow information invalidation in a software-defined networking (SDN) environment. One example method may comprise learning packet flow information based on one or more packets from a second host, the packet flow information being stored in association with a packet flow information identifier assigned to the second host. The method may further comprise: in response to detecting, from a third host or management entity, a notification indicating a network topology change that involves the second host, determining the packet flow information identifier assigned to the second host based on the notification; and invalidating the packet flow information stored in association with the packet flow information identifier.
US10560363B1	System and apparatus for monitoring networks and quality-of-service elements within networks A system and apparatus for monitoring networks and quality-of-service elements within networks. Probes placed at strategic locations throughout the network activate at predetermined intervals or upon predetermined events, conduct tests emulating actual user experience, and report the results of the tests to a controller. The data collected by the controller is used to maintain the integrity of the network and to evaluate the user experience within the network.

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