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US10562873B1	Methods of producing glycidyl nitrate Methods of producing glycidyl nitrate. The method comprises reacting glycerol and nitric acid in a microfluidic reactor to form a nitrated glycerol compound. The microfluidic reactor comprises a reaction volume of the microfluidic reactor of less than about 20 ml and an inner diameter of a reaction channel of the microfluidic reactor of less than or equal to about 1000 μm. The nitrated glycerol compound is reacted with a base in the microfluidic reactor to form glycidyl nitrate. Additional methods of producing glycidyl nitrate are also disclosed.
US10562868B2	Polyfunctional compounds, methods for preparing same and uses thereof Disclosed are polyfunctional compounds of formula: as well as methods for preparing same and the uses thereof, in particular in orthogonal or bioorthogonal processes.
US10562855B2	Crystalline form of lenvantinib mesylate and process of preparation thereof The present disclosure relates to a novel crystalline form of lenvatinib mesylate and the preparation method thereof. The novel crystalline form of mesylate of the present disclosure can be used for treating invasive and differentiated thyroid cancer. The novel crystalline form of mesylate of the present disclosure has good solubility, stability, and remarkable purification effect in process. The preparation method of this novel crystalline form is simple, low cost, and has an important value for future optimization and development of the drug.
US10562853B2	Compounds for treating disorders sensitive to serotoninergic regulation controlled by the 5-HT1A receptors The invention concerns compounds that possess a high affinity at 5-HT1A receptors and an agonist efficacy, as measured by Emax values from a cellular activation assay, that is higher than that of the compounds described in prior art. The capacity of the compounds of the invention to activate an effector protein complex is higher than that the most efficacious agonist described in prior art. Compounds of the invention also exhibit an exceptionally high selectivity (Ki ratio greater than 1000-fold) with respect, in particular, to dopamine D2 receptors and adrenergic receptors of the alpha1 subtype. This selectivity which constitutes a great advantage since it means that the compounds will avoid inducing (central and peripheral) effects associated with activating or inhibiting such receptors.
US10562850B2	Human plasma kallikrein inhibitors Disclosed are compounds of formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are inhibitors of plasma kallikrein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of the invention, and methods involving use of the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions characterized by unwanted plasma kallikrein activity.
US10562845B2	Multi-directional polydentate ligands for metal-organic hybrid structures 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.
US10562838B2	Process for the alkoxycarbonylation of olefins in a medium having a low Brønsted acid concentration Process comprising the following process steps: a) introducing an ethylenically unsaturated compound; b) adding a ligand-metal complex comprising Pd and a bidentate phosphine ligand, or adding a bidentate phosphine ligand and a compound which comprises Pd; c) adding an alcohol; d) supplying CO; e) heating the reaction mixture, the ethylenically unsaturated compound being reacted to form an ester, where the reaction mixture is admixed with less than 0.1 mol %, based on the amount of substance of the ethylenically unsaturated compound, of Brønsted acids having an acid strength of pKa≤3, characterized in that the phosphine ligand is substituted on at least one phosphorus atom by at least one heteroaryl radical.
US10562830B2	Acetylene removal from light hydrocarbon mixtures by metal-organic framework exhibiting dual size and chemical selectivities The present invention provides a gas separation system and a gas separation method capable of separating various types of hydrocarbon gas with high selectivity, and a gas separation system is for separating one type or more of hydrocarbon gases from mixed gas consisting of two types or more of hydrocarbon gases; having a porous metal-organic complex having pores determined by metal ion-containing planar ligands facing each other and pillar ligands coordinating between the planar ligands, and a controller for controlling at least a pressure of the mixed gas; and in which the pressure is controlled to control adsorption of the hydrocarbon gas to the porous metal-organic complex or desorption thereof from the porous metal-organic complex.
US10562821B2	Toughened ceramic material A toughened ceramic material includes at least one boride and a refractory metal, or at least two borides, one carbide at least, and a refractory metal. The toughened ceramic material is by means of heating and smelting the above materials. During the process of preparing the toughened ceramic material by heating and smelting, substantially all the refractory metal reacts with the boride and/or the carbide to form a toughened ceramic material with a high toughness and substantially without metallic cemented phase.
US10562817B2	Gypsum fiber board and method for producing gypsum fiber boards A gypsum fiber board produced in a Siempelkamp dry-process, comprising 75 wt % to 90 wt % (relative to the total dry mix) of calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate and 10 wt % to 25 wt % (relative to the total dry mix) paper fibers, wherein the calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate is a mixture of α-calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate and β-calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate, wherein the content of α-calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate in the mixture is at least 5 wt % (relative to the total calcium sulfate hemi-hydrate) is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for producing a gypsum fiber board of a thickness of 23 mm in a Siempelkamp dry-process.
US10562814B2	Bare optical fiber coating device and bare optical fiber coating method A bare optical fiber coating device includes: a nipple having a nipple hole through which a bare optical fiber is inserted vertically from above; an intermediate die that has an intermediate die hole through which the bare optical fiber passing through the nipple hole is inserted and that is disposed vertically below the nipple; a first coating die that has a first coating die hole through which the bare optical fiber passing through the intermediate die hole is inserted and that is provided vertically below the intermediate die; and a first resin circulation chamber that is formed by the nipple and the intermediate die, is formed between the nipple hole and the intermediate die hole in an annular shape surrounding the bare optical fiber passing through the nipple hole, and is configured to circulate liquid resin.
US10562808B2	Highly crystalline lithium aluminium silicate glass-ceramic and its use A highly crystalline transparent, translucent or opaque lithium aluminium silicate (LAS) glass-ceramic which has a proportion of residual glass phase of less than 20% by weight and also the use thereof is described.
US10562797B2	Liquid treatment apparatus including flow channel, first and second electrodes, insulator surrounding lateral surface of first electrode, gas supply device, and power supply source A liquid treatment apparatus includes a flow channel, first and second electrodes at least part of each of which is disposed within the flow channel, an insulator, a gas supply device, and a power supply source that applies a voltage between the first and second electrodes and generates plasma. The insulator has a tubular shape and an opening on an end surface of the insulator, and surrounds a lateral surface of the first electrode with a space interposed between the insulator and the first electrode. The gas supply device supplies and ejects a gas into the liquid via the opening. At least part of the flow channel extends in a first direction which is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction so that the liquid flows obliquely upward with respect to the horizontal direction. The opening is positioned within the at least part of the flow channel.
US10562782B2	Method for removing nitriles from hydrogen cyanide Process for making purified hydrogen cyanide. The process includes feeding a reaction product including HCN, water, and organonitriles to a separation vessel; taking a liquid slip stream of HCN, water and organonitriles from the separation vessel; and feeding the liquid slipstream into a sidestream stripper to purge nitriles from the HCN reaction product.
US10562778B2	Device for insulating and sealing electrode holders in CVD reactors Improved sealing of Siemens reactor electrodes which results in improved reactor campaign times, is accomplished by use of an electrically insulating ring in combination with two seals, a first seal located in a groove in the insulating ring or in a groove in the reactor base plate adjacent the insulating ring, and a second seal not contained in a groove.
US10562777B2	Process and apparatus for production of granular polycrystalline silicon Prolonged operation campaigns in a fluidized bed reactor for producing granular polysilicon by deposition of silicon onto silicon seed particles from a silicon-containing precursor gas is made possible by employing a silicon-coated reaction tube which is not insulated above a region of the fluidized bed and as a result has a lower temperature such that the ratio of the thickness of the silicon on the reactor tube adjoining the fluidized bed to the coating thickness over the total reactor tube is from 7:1 to 1.5 to 1 after production campaign of from 15 to 500 days.
US10562767B2	Liquid-organic hydrogen carrier systems based on catalytic peptide formation and hydrogenation The present invention provides a system and method of storing hydrogen (H2) and releasing it on demand, comprising and making use of diaminoalkanes and alcohols, or aminoalcohols as liquid-organic hydrogen carrier systems (LOHC). 2-amino-ethanol (AE) or its N-methyl derivative 2-(methylamino)ethanol undergo catalytic dehydrogenation to form a cyclic dipeptide (glycine anhydride—GA) or its N,N-dimethyl derivative (N,N-dimethyl GA) with release of hydrogen. Similarly, ethylenediamine (ED) and ethanol undergo catalytic dehydrogenation to form N,N′-diacetylethylenediamine (DAE) with release of hydrogen. Glycine anhydride (GA) or N,N-dimethyl-GA may be hydrogenated back to 2-aminoethanol (AE) or 2-(methylamino)ethanol, respectively, each of which functions as a hydrogen storage system. N,N′-diacetylethylenediamine (DAE) may be hydrogenated back to ED and ethanol, which functions as a hydrogen storage system. These reactions may be catalyzed by a variety of compounds or complexes, including Ruthenium complexes as described herein.
US10562763B2	Fence structure to prevent stiction in a MEMS motion sensor The present disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package featuring a flat plate having a raised edge around its perimeter serving as an anti-stiction device, and an associated method of formation. A CMOS IC is provided having a dielectric structure surrounding a plurality of conductive interconnect layers disposed over a CMOS substrate. A MEMS IC is bonded to the dielectric structure such that it forms a cavity with a lowered central portion the dielectric structure, and the MEMS IC includes a movable mass that is arranged within the cavity. The CMOS IC includes an anti-stiction plate disposed under the movable mass. The anti-stiction plate is made of a conductive material and has a raised edge surrounding at least a part of a perimeter of a substantially planar upper surface.
US10562759B2	Support pillar The present invention disclosed a micro acoustic collector and CMOS microphone single chip. The micro acoustic collector comprising: a plurality of leaf-shaped structures annularly arranged with symmetry, each of the plurality of leaf-shaped structure having a suspended arm and a restrained arm, and the suspended arm of the plurality of leaf-shaped structures connected to a suspended fulcrum, and a plurality of through-vias formed in the suspended fulcrum and the plurality of leaf-shaped structures; a plurality of support pillars uniformly disposed under edges of the plurality of leaf-shaped structures corresponding to the restrained arms and the suspend arms; and a base metal layer formed under and insulated from the plurality of support pillars, and facing towards the inner-annular-supported acoustic collection film to form a hollow space.
US10562754B2	Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling the dispense of a plurality of product forming ingredients Systems and methods for dispensing a product are provided. A plurality of product ingredients are associated with a product dispenser that is operable to form a plurality of selectable products from the plurality of products ingredients. Input for a selected product is received and a recipe that defines the ratio of product ingredients for forming the selected product is identified. The dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is commenced based at least in part on the identified recipe, and the dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is independently monitored during the dispense of the selected product.
US10562753B2	Pressurised liquid dispenser with three way valve for venting a container A device for dispensing liquid from a container includes a dispensing tube to dispense the liquid through a dispensing valve. A gas tube feeds pressurized gas into the container. The upstream end of the gas tube connects to a source of pressurized gas. A three way valve is coupled to the downstream end of the gas tube. The three way valve includes a keg duct in communication with the interior of the container, a gas duct connected to the downstream end of the gas tube, and a vent duct. The three way valve can switch from a dispensing position in which the keg duct is in communication with the gas duct, and out of communication with the vent duct, to a venting position in which the keg duct is in fluid communication with the vent duct and out of fluid communication with the gas duct.
US10562748B2	Apparatus for filling cartridges of e-vapor devices An apparatus for the automated filling of cartridges of e-vapor devices may include a filling drum configured to receive at least one cartridge of an e-vapor device. The apparatus may additionally include a needle assembly including at least one hypodermic needle. The needle assembly is configured to transition between a lowered state and a raised state. The lowered state is where the hypodermic needle is moved down into the cartridge, while the raised state is where the hypodermic needle is lifted up and away from the cartridge. The apparatus may further include a pump assembly configured to pump a pre-vapor formulation into the cartridge when the needle assembly is in the lowered state. The pump assembly may include a variable amplitude cam system configured to adjust an amount of the pre-vapor formulation for pumping to the cartridge without changing start and stop times for the pumping.
US10562727B2	Glass roll and method of processing glass roll A roll-to-roll apparatus reliably reduces breakage of a glass film even in a case of sequentially performing predetermined processing on the glass film. Provided is a glass roll (1) formed by winding a glass film (2) into a roll, in which a resin film (4) is attached onto the glass film (2), and at least a part of the resin film (4) is arranged on a front side of an unwinding direction relative to a leading end portion in the unwinding direction of the glass film (2).
US10562714B2	Abnormality detection device for container stack An abnormality detection device for a container stack determines stacking abnormality in a container stack on a conveyance path. A plurality of containers, each including a code display surface having container information recorded at a fixed position on a lateral outer surface thereof, are stacked with the code display surfaces positioned on the same side, thereby forming a container stack. A code reader that captures an image of the code display surface is arranged on a lateral side of the conveyance path, said conveyance path conveying the container stack with the code display surfaces oriented parallel to the conveyance direction. Read data from the code reader is input into a calculation processor that detects the position coordinate value of at least one fixed point on each of the code display surfaces and determines stacking abnormality in the container stack.
US10562711B2	Modular system for motor-operated conveying rollers A modular system of motorized conveyor rollers comprises a conveyor roller tube, a first axle unit, a second axle unit, a first bearing unit on a first tube end and a second bearing unit on a second tube end about which the conveyor roller tube is mounted rotatably about the first and second axle units, respectively, and an electric motor for generating a torque between the conveyor roller tube and the second axle unit. The modular system comprises, as the electric motor, a motor of a first design, which may be coupled to the conveyor roller tube via a first interface and to the second axle unit via a second interface, and a motor of a second design different from the first design, which may be coupled to the conveyor roller tube via the first interface and to the second axle unit via the second interface.
US10562702B2	Systems and methods for bulk material storage and/or transport Bulk material storage units that can be placed on flatbeds that can be hauled in various manners, including rail cars or trucks, to the destination and removed from the flatbed for temporary storage at the destination, freeing the transportation mode, e.g., rail cars or trucks, to be used elsewhere. Embodiments of the bulk material storage unit of the present invention replace rail hopper cars or truck trailers to hold the bulk material during transportation as well as provide temporary storage at the desired location, e.g., the origin or destination, without tying up transportation resources.
US10562701B2	Web of cleaning products having a modified internal atmosphere and method of manufacture A web (8) of cleaning products (10) and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The web includes first (20) and second carrier (30) sheets and a plurality of pouches (50) containing a cleaning composition. Each of the pouches is disposed in a respective depression (26) formed in an upper surface (28) of the first carrier sheet. A first internal atmosphere (80) is enclosed within each of the pouches. The first carrier sheet is sealed to the second carrier sheet such that a second internal atmosphere (82) exists between the second carrier sheet and the plurality of pouches. The second internal atmosphere has a greater absolute pressure (P) than the first internal atmosphere so that the plurality of pouches and at least a portion of the cleaning composition in the plurality of pouches are compressed into the plurality of depressions in the first carrier sheet by the second internal atmosphere.
US10562698B2	Package for disposable coated acupuncture needle A package holding acupuncture needles comprises a packaging tray having a needle supporting board with positioning groves defined thereon for securely supporting and positioning acupuncture needles therein; a moveable headrest pivotably attached to an end of the packaging tray; a plurality of acupuncture needles each including an elongate needle body securely received in the corresponding groove, and having a shank extending into the moveable headrest, each of the acupuncture needles including a collapsible film jacket enveloped on the elongate needle body; a sealing bag enveloping the packaging tray and the moveable headrest with the acupuncture needles thereon; and when the sealing bag is removed from the packaging tray, the moveable headrest can be rotated between a horizontal position and a substantial vertical position to support the packaging tray in a way that the shanks of the acupuncture are exposed for being readily retrieved from the packaging tray.
US10562691B2	Container and method for adding a mixture component The invention relates to a container and to the use thereof. The container has a chamber with a base for receiving a mixture component and an adapter for fixing the chamber to a second container. The adapter is connected to the chamber via a first connector and has a second connector to connect to the second container. Additionally, the adapter forms a flow channel for the mixture component extending between the first and the second connector. The adapter also has a blade element in the flow channel comprising a blade facing the base of the chamber in order to open the base. The first connector allows the chamber to rotate relative to the adapter and to the blade, said blade designed to cut through the base of the chamber along the edge of the base while the chamber rotates.
US10562690B2	Valve assembly for a food storage container A valve assembly for use on a food storage container including an opening formed in the lid member, at least one air hole formed adjacent thereto, a valve member extending through the lid opening having a portion thereof extending over the at least one air hole when the valve member is in its closed position, the valve member being movable to an open position wherein the portion of the valve member extending over the at least one air hole is at least partially uncovered from the at least one air hole when a vacuum is generated within the storage container, and a vacuum release button engageable with the valve member and movable from a first position wherein the valve member remains in its closed position to a second position wherein the valve member is moved to its open position for releasing the vacuum generated within the storage container.
US10562687B2	Carton with dispensing features A package for holding a product. The package can comprise a carton and a bag. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and a dispenser for accessing the interior of the carton. The dispenser can comprise at least one dispenser flap at least partially closing a top of the carton. The bag can be at least partially disposed in the interior of the carton, and the bag can comprise a dispenser feature that is accessible via the dispenser in the carton.
US10562684B2	Method and apparatus pertaining to a flexible wrapping material having laser-formed crease lines One or more lasers (80, 100) form one or more crease lines (140, 150, 151) in a flexible wrapping material (60). The flexible wrapping material is then folded about the one or more crease lines when encapsulating an item to be wrapped within the flexible wrapping material. The flexible wrapping material may have poor dead-fold characteristics and can comprise a flow-wrapping material. A single laser or multiple lasers can serve to form the one or more crease lines. The crease lines can be formed on a same side of the flexible wrapping material or on both sides thereof. By one approach, folding the flexible wrapping material about the one or more crease lines forms, at least in part, a form-factor conformal pocket to accommodate the aforementioned item. By another approach, folding the flexible wrapping material about the one or more crease lines forms, at least in part, a gusset.
US10562682B2	Closure assembly for a container The invention relates to a closure assembly (1) for a container (2) and a container thereof. The invention more particularly relates to a closure assembly which provides leak tight closure for liquid or viscous products and can be simply opened or closed by minimal effort and additionally can be inverted to stably rest on a horizontal surface to act as a tottle.
US10562681B2	Dispensing closure for a fluid container The present invention relates to a dispensing closure comprising a base element, which can be attached to a neck of a container, a flip-top lid, being attached to said base element by a hinge and being movable between a closed and an opened position, and a tamper-evident element extending in a circumferential direction around at least part of the circumference of said dispensing closure, wherein the tamper-evident element has at least one weakening region extending at least over part of the height of the tamper-evident element and/or wherein a shoulder region of the base element, to which frangible elements of the tamper-evident element are attached, is inclined such that it declines in an outward direction of the base element.
US10562675B2	Method and system for forming packages A method of forming reinforced packages. The method can comprise forming an attached web by adhering a blank to a web of material and moving the attached web in a downstream direction through at least a tube forming assembly and a carton forming assembly. The method also can comprise at least partially forming a tube by folding at least a portion of the web of material as the attached web moves through the tube forming assembly, forming a reinforcement sleeve by folding at least a portion of the blank so that the reinforcement sleeve extends at least partially around the tube as the attached web moves through the carton forming assembly, and forming a reinforced package comprising the reinforcement sleeve and a tube portion by separating the tube portion from a remainder of the tube, the reinforcement sleeve being adhered to the tube portion.
US10562674B2	Plastic formed body for pouring out liquid A plastic formed body having a pouring port 110 for pouring out highly wetting liquid that wets plastics to a high degree, wherein at least either a surface 110b that becomes a liquid-drip flow passage when said liquid drips at the pouring port 110 or a surface 110a that becomes a flow passage when said liquid is poured out, is coated with a fluorine-contained resin, and a surface of the fluorine-contained resin coating has an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) in a range of 0.4 to 200 μm in the surface roughness measurement and an element mean height (Rh) in a range of 0.04 to 10 as defined by mean height (Rc)/element mean length (RSm) in the linear roughness measurement. The formed body effectively prevents said highly wetting liquid from dripping at the pouring port 110.
US10562657B2	Packaging machine A packaging machine, including a base film entering mechanism, a forming mechanism, a sealing mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a clip chain, a clip chain driving device, an electrical control device and a blade displacement driving device. The cutting mechanism is provided with the blade displacement driving device. The electrical control device is connected to the forming mechanism, the sealing mechanism, the cutting mechanism and the blade displacement driving device. One of the three mechanisms i.e. the forming mechanism, the sealing mechanism or the cutting mechanism is fixed, and its working reference line is determined. The electrical control device adjusts the other two mechanisms to a position with the working reference lines at an integer multiple of the mould width away from the working reference line of the position-determined mechanism and fix them accordingly. The forming mechanism and the sealing mechanism both use automatic mould replacing devices.
US10562637B2	Translucent illuminated evacuation slide An inflatable evacuation slide is provided. The slide may comprise a slide surface with a tubular member coupled to the slide surface. The tubular member may comprise a translucent material defining a chamber internal to the tubular member. A light source may be directed into the chamber and configured to illuminate the tubular member from within the chamber.
US10562621B2	Paramotor fully articulated/adjustable swing arm system and hoop tensioner system A fully articulable and adjustable swing arm assembly for a paramotor. The assembly includes a swing arm, a spherical bearing, an arm peg, and a pair of limiting disks. The arm peg extends through a central opening of the spherical bearing, and the pair of limiting disks are located proximate to the spherical bearing. The inner faces of the pair of limiting disks include a taper such that a clearance is formed between each of the opposing faces of the swing arm and a corresponding inner face of one of the limiting disks, permitting the swing arm to move in both a vertical and lateral direction. A lateral position of the swing arm assembly with respect to a frame of the paramotor is adjustable by sliding the arm peg into or out from an arm peg receiving block, which is then secured with a locking pin.
US10562616B2	Clutch driven aircraft electric taxi system and method A clutch driven aircraft electric taxi system is provided with a clutch assembly designed to be automatically selectively engaged or disengaged as required to drive an aircraft autonomously during ground operations. The clutch assembly is mounted integrally with other electric taxi system components completely within an aircraft landing gear wheel and may be designed with one way overrunning or selectable clutch engagement capability in one or both rotational directions, preferably using an arrangement of ratcheting struts and clutch elements adapted specifically for use in an aircraft landing gear drive wheel environment. The clutch assembly may automatically disengage in response to predetermined defined conditions or operating parameters. A failsafe overrunning capability ensures that the clutch assembly will not engage taxi system drive components so that an aircraft's wheel will not be driven during aircraft operation when safety considerations dictate that the aircraft electric taxi system should not be engaged.
US10562615B2	Aircraft landing gear An aircraft landing gear comprising: a shock-absorbing main leg having a sprung part for attachment to an aircraft and an un-sprung part including a slider and an axle carrying at least one wheel, the wheel having a toothed ring gear; a drive transmission mounted externally on the sprung part, or on the un-sprung part, of the main leg, the drive transmission having at least one motor and a drive pinion for meshing with the toothed ring of the wheel; and an actuator for lifting the drive transmission into and out of driving engagement with the toothed ring and for maintaining the driving engagement as the landing gear deflects during a ground taxiing operation. Also, a method of operating the aircraft landing gear.
US10562614B2	Aircraft landing gear, aircraft, and related methods An aircraft landing gear structure includes a strut assembly configured to transition between a compressed configuration, an extended configuration, and a retracted configuration. The strut assembly has a compressed length, an extended length, and a retracted length, such that the compressed length and retracted length are less than the extended length. The strut assembly includes an upper tubular housing, an upper bulkhead configured to be translated between a lower position and an upper position, a lower tubular housing operatively coupled to the upper tubular housing, a lower bulkhead supported by the lower tubular housing, and a pressure chamber defined between the lower bulkhead and the upper bulkhead. A volume of strut liquid and a mass of strut gas are positioned within the pressure chamber. A method of retracting a strut assembly includes longitudinally translating an upper bulkhead within an upper tubular housing from a lower position to an upper position.
US10562593B2	Frictional resistance-reducing device and ship including same Disclosed are a frictional resistance reducing device that effectively reduces the frictional resistance of a ship, and a ship including same. The frictional resistance reducing device comprises: a first air discharge part formed on the leading undersurface of a ship and discharging air into water; a second air discharge part formed behind the first air discharge part and discharging air into water; and an air supplying source supplying air to the first air discharge part and the second air discharge part, wherein the first air discharge part and the second air discharge part are disposed in-line along the lengthwise direction of the ship, and at least a portion of a first air discharge period of the first air discharge part and at least a portion of a second air discharge period of the second air discharge part overlap each other.
US10562584B2	Bicycle operating device A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and an electrical switch. The base member includes a first end portion to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a cylinder bore. The operating member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The distal end portion is farther from the proximal end portion than the pivot axis. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member. The electrical switch is provided at the second end portion. The electrical switch is farther from the distal end portion of the operating member than the pivot axis.
US10562579B2	Pressure compensator for meter housing A seal for a meter housing with an interior portion is disclosed. The seal includes an axially inner surface configured to face the interior portion of the meter housing and an axially outer surface configured to face away from the interior portion of the meter housing. At least one of the axially inner surface and the axially outer surface is configured to seal against a portion of the housing. The seal further includes a diaphragm defined axially intermediate the axially inner surface and the axially outer surface and a fluid passageway defined through a portion of the diaphragm. The fluid passageway is configured to move between an open position and a closed position in response to a pressure differential between the interior portion of the housing and an exterior portion.
US10562574B2	Slider for track assembly of machine A slider for a track assembly of a machine is provided. The slider includes an elongated base portion coupled to a frame and a sliding portion extending from the elongated base portion. The sliding portion includes an outer surface configured to slidably engage with a track link of the track assembly. The sliding portion includes a set of wear indicators defined in the outer surface. The set of wear indicators includes a first wear indicator and a second wear indicator. The first and the second wear indicators are located at a first predefined thickness and a second predefined thickness respectively, measured along a central axis of the sliding portion. Further, the first wear indicator indicates partial wear of the sliding portion and the second wear indicator indicates substantial wear of the sliding portion.
US10562558B1	Foldable steering wheel system A powered folding steering wheel system includes a rim having upper and lower rim sections that are pivotably connected to a primary structure to permit rotation of the upper and lower rim sections forwardly and rearwardly from a driving position. The system includes a powered drive assembly that is configured to rotate the upper and lower rim sections forwardly and rearwardly.
US10562556B1	Folding wagon having fold-down seats Disclosed herein is a folding wagon that is capable of being folded between an expanded open configuration at which a variety of articles or children are carried in a basket of the wagon and a compact collapsed configuration to facilitate storage or transport when the wagon is not being used. A pair of fold-down seats which are carried inside the basket to transport small children are rotatable between a vertically upright position and a horizontally flat position. A handle is pivotally coupled to the front of the wagon and rotatable between a first position lying inside the basket and a second position extending outwardly from the front of the wagon. A handlebar is pivotally coupled to the rear of the wagon and rotatable between a first position extending horizontally outward from the rear of the wagon and a second position extending vertically downward alongside the wagon.
US10562554B2	Central processing unit module for processing railway signal The present disclosure relates to a CPU module for processing railway signals. The CPU module includes a first input unit that receives an input signal from an external apparatus; a second input unit that receives a second input signal and a second instruction signal from a CPU checking module; a first comparison unit that compares the two input signals and outputs a resulting input signal if it is determined that the two signals are identical; a signal processing unit that converts the resulting input signal into a first instruction signal; and a second comparison unit that compares the first instruction signal with the second instruction signal and outputs a resulting instruction signal if it determines the two instruction signals are identical; and a control unit that sends a synchronization signal for controlling operation timing of the two comparison units, the signal processing unit, and the CPU checking module.
US10562551B2	Ground apparatus and ground apparatus system for train platform door opening and closing synchronization through ground apparatus communication networking In a ground apparatus system, polling communication where a ground apparatus serves as a primary station and a train serves as a secondary station is performed. A ground apparatus that is a ground apparatus of the ground apparatus system and is capable of communicating with a platform screen door control apparatus performs polling communication at a first communication frequency to obtain train location information from the train. When the train reaches an impending arrival range including a stop position at a station, the ground apparatus switches the communication frequency to a second communication frequency higher than the first communication frequency. The apparatus then transmits, to the train through polling communication, synchronized opening and closing control instruction information received from the platform screen door control apparatus, and transmits, to the platform screen door control apparatus, train state information obtained from the train through polling communication.
US10562547B2	Railcar truck roller bearing adapter pad systems A railcar truck and adapter pad system for placement between a roller bearing and side frame pedestal roof of a three-piece railcar truck. Many different features of the pad and/or the adapter-pad interface are configured to improve stiffness characteristics to satisfy both curving and high speed performance of the railcar truck.
US10562545B2	Covered hopper car with stiffened bulkheads A covered hopper car including a plurality of hoppers adjacent one another along the length of the car, with a generally vertical stiffened bulkhead of sheet material between adjacent ones of the hoppers. The bulkhead may include a plurality of stiffeners of which each stiffener is a transversely oriented curved portion of the sheet material of the bulkhead itself, displaced from the vertical main plane of the bulkhead. A radius of curvature is great enough and all surfaces of the stiffener are steep enough that granular material will slide downward from the stiffener and all surfaces of the stiffener can easily be washed by a spray directed from a hatch opening in the roof of the covered hopper car.
US10562521B2	Method for controlling hydraulic pressure refilling operation for engine clutch of hybrid electric vehicle A method for controlling a hydraulic pressure refilling operation for an engine clutch of a vehicle includes determining whether the vehicle travels using power of a driving motor with an engine clutch maintained in a disengaged state, and upon determining that the vehicle travels using power of the driving motor with the engine clutch maintained in the disengaged state, determining whether loss of hydraulic pressure has occurred, and upon determining that loss of hydraulic pressure has occurred, controlling a hydraulic pressure refilling operation such that working fluid in a reservoir is supplied to the actuator with the engine clutch in an engaged state, and controlling the driving motor so that the driving motor outputs a compensated torque by compensating for an effect of a load torque, generated by a non-operating engine, on a torque of the driving motor.
US10562519B2	System and method for engine driveline disconnect during regeneration in hybrid vehicles A system and method for operating a hybrid vehicle having an engine and an eMachine coupled by a clutch using a hybrid controller is presented. The method determines an idle fuel rate of the engine, determines a hybrid efficiency index for the hybrid vehicle, determines an expected energy storage rate increase for an operating condition where the engine is decoupled from a vehicle transmission using said clutch, multiplies the expected energy storage rate increase by the hybrid efficiency index to determine an expected fuel rate reduction of the engine in the operating condition; and decouples the engine from the vehicle transmission using the clutch if the expected fuel rate reduction is greater than the idle fuel rate.
US10562514B2	Power transmission apparatus and vehicle, and power transmission control method A power transmission apparatus has a power distribution mechanism which is connected to an engine and a first motor-generator an in which at least three rotation elements enable to rotate in differential motions to one another, a power combining mechanism which is connected to the power distribution mechanism, a second motor-generator and an output shaft and in which four rotation elements enable to rotate in differential motions to one another, a brake mechanism which enables to selectively fix a rotation element of the power combining mechanism and a brake mechanism which enables to selectively fix a rotation element of the power combining mechanism which is connected to the engine.
US10562513B2	Control apparatus for four-wheel-drive vehicle A control apparatus for a four-wheel-drive vehicle is configured to determine whether or not a degree of a yaw movement for deflecting the vehicle to a left or right side is larger than a predetermined first degree. When the degree of the yaw movement is larger than the first degree, the control apparatus increases a coupling torque of a coupling device corresponding to a rear wheel at the same side as a direction of the yaw movement to a predetermined first torque value, and maintains at zero a coupling torque of a coupling device corresponding to a rear wheel at an opposite side to the direction of the yaw movement.
US10562507B2	Work vehicle with remote brake release The present disclosure is directed to a braking system for a work vehicle having hydraulically-actuated brakes. The braking system includes a primary release valve, a secondary release valve, and at least one braking mechanism having one or more brake springs. The braking mechanism(s) is hydraulically coupled to the primary release valve and the secondary release valve via one or more hydraulic lines. As such, during full-power operation of the work vehicle, when the brakes are to be released, the primary release valve is energized so as to overcome a valve biasing spring, thereby shifting the primary release valve so as to direct pressurized hydraulic fluid to the braking mechanism(s). Further, when the brakes are to be applied, the primary release valve is inactive so as to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow away from the braking mechanism(s) to a primary reservoir such that the one or more brake springs compress the braking mechanism(s). Alternatively, when power is lost to the work vehicle, the secondary release valve bypasses the primary release valve and directs pressurized hydraulic fluid to the braking mechanism(s) to release the brakes.
US10562503B2	Waveguide sensor with nanoporous surface layer A waveguide sensor system is provided. The system includes a light source and a waveguide formed from a light transmitting material. Light from the light source enters the waveguide at an input area and travels within the waveguide by total internal reflection to an analyte area and light to be analyzed travels within the waveguide from the analyte area by total internal reflection to an output area. An optical sensor is coupled to the output area and is configured to interact with the light to be analyzed. The system includes a plurality of pores located along the outer surface within the analyte area and formed in the light transmitting material of the waveguide, and the pores are configured to enhance light interaction with the analyte within the analyte area.
US10562502B2	Method of controlling driving of a vehicle using an in-wheel system A method of controlling driving of a vehicle using an in-wheel system includes determining whether the vehicle enters a steering avoidance section, based on driving information of the vehicle, verifying a detailed or specific section in the steering avoidance section in which the vehicle is located when the vehicle enters the steering avoidance section, and controlling torque of a motor mounted in each wheel to satisfy a yaw moment required in the verified detailed section.
US10562500B2	Wiper with hydraulic connector The invention concerns a motor vehicle wiper 3 including at least one wiper fastened to at least one device 14 for stiffening the wiper and to which is fixed at least a mechanical connector 15 adapted to connect the wiper 3 to an arm, the wiper 3 including at least one element 8 in which there is provided at least one conduit 9 adapted to channel a liquid, and a hydraulic connector 13 in communication at least with the conduit 9 and immediately adjacent the mechanical connector 15, characterized in that the hydraulic connector 13 includes fastening means 16 engaged at least with the stiffening device 14.
US10562499B2	Multifunctional wiper accessories A new wiper structure with multi-functional adaptor is disclosed by this invention. Such structure consists of wiper joint, adaptor, holder, adaptor cover, two side protecting covers, one bone frame, two rivet holes, two buckles, two branches, two springs and one rubber. The accessories include Adaptor I and Adaptor II, and the adaptor covers include Adaptor Cover I and Adaptor Cover II. The feature is that: corresponding connecting hole is set on adaptor I, and bearing shaft is installed on the holder. It is clamped into the connecting hole for Adaptor I on bearing shaft. Both ends of bone frame are fitted with two protecting cover connecting holes. The bone frame and side protecting cover are matched up with convex hull and protecting cover connecting hole, and the convex hull of side protecting cover is clamped into the protecting cover connecting hole of bone frame.
US10562496B1	System and method for device discovery in noisy environment A vehicle includes antennas, memory, and processors. The processors are operable to execute a PEPS feature in association with a designated mobile device. Prior to causing the antennas to scan for the designated mobile device, the processors dynamically adjust a maximum number of wireless devices detectable by the antennas based on a total number of wireless devices that are currently wirelessly coupled to the antennas.
US10562489B2	Cover for a seatbelt retractor assembly to reduce audible noise and a seatbelt retractor assembly including the cover A cover for a seatbelt retractor assembly comprising: a first layer having an inside surface configured to face a seatbelt webbing retracted by a seatbelt retractor assembly, an outside surface configured to face away from the seatbelt webbing, a plurality of holes disposed through the first layer from the inside surface through to the outside surface, and baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes. The cover reduces audible noise generated by moving components of the seatbelt retractor assembly. The baffles adjacent each of the plurality of holes are disposed on the inside surface. The cover can further include a second layer, which includes a sound absorbing material such as foam. The second layer at least partially covers the outside surface of the first layer and covers the plurality of holes. The cover can further include snap fit fastening elements to connect the cover to the seatbelt retractor assembly.
US10562486B2	Anti-rattle seatbelt assembly A system includes a vehicle body and a seatbelt assembly attached to the vehicle body. The seatbelt assembly includes a webbing and a tongue slidably engaged with the webbing. A pocket is fixed to the webbing. The pocket and the webbing define a cavity therebetween. A magnet is disposed in the cavity and is engageable with the tongue. The magnet is fixed to the webbing.
US10562481B2	Airbag package of an airbag for head protection An airbag package of an airbag for head protection includes a rolled portion formed by rolling a skin material of the airbag as laid flat, and a compressed region in which a void space formed at the center of the cross-sectional surface of the rolled portion has been crushed due to compression. The rolled portion includes, in the cross-sectional surface, an upper layered portion, a lower layered portion, and a pair of side layered portions that are disposed around the center of the cross-sectional surface of the rolled portion and each have layers of the skin material. In the compressed region, each of the side layered portions bends generally at the center in an up and down direction such that the bent regions butt against each other and are packed between the upper layered portion and the lower layered portion in such a manner as to fill the void space.
US10562474B2	Vehicle electrical system The disclosure relates to a vehicle electrical system for a motor vehicle. The vehicle electrical system comprises: a low-voltage sub-system for at least one low-voltage load; a high-voltage sub-system for at least one high-voltage load; and a starter/generator; wherein the high-voltage sub-system is connected to the low-voltage sub-system by means of a coupling unit designed to draw energy from the high-voltage sub-system and to feed said energy to the low-voltage sub-system, wherein the high-voltage sub-system has a battery, which is designed to produce the high voltage and to output the high voltage to the high-voltage sub-system and which has at least two battery units having individual voltage taps, which are led to the coupling unit. The coupling unit is designed to selectively connect the battery units to the low-voltage sub-system. The disclosure further relates to a motor vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and such a vehicle electrical system.
US10562473B2	Electric current distribution system for a vehicle An electrical junction box includes a plurality of relays, a relay carrier, and a lead frame including connecting sections. Each relay includes electrical connection pins enabling the relay to be plugged into the relay carrier, thereby enabling electrical connection to the lead frame. Each relay includes a communication bus interface that is connected to a control pin of the relay. The lead frame includes a section forming a communication bus. The control pins of the relays are electrically connected to the section forming the communication bus when the relays are plugged into the relay carrier.
US10562462B1	Utility rack system A storage system includes a utility rack having a base frame with a plurality of cross members extending across the base frame and an accessory. The accessory includes at least one attachment device for attaching to at least one of the cross members. The attachment device includes a cross member retainer configured to partially retain a cross member, a hinged brace configured to move between an open position rotated away from the cross member retainer and a closed position rotate towards the cross member retainer and configured to press against the cross member, and a latch configured to lock the hinged brace in the closed position and maintain a pressure of the hinged brace against the cross member.
US10562456B2	Front bumper slide-out step An extendable and retractable step platform assembly is provided for a front of a vehicle to afford a user with a better view and reach for accessing an engine compartment. The step platform assembly includes a guide rail system coupled to a front frame of the vehicle. A step platform is coupled to the guide rail system. The step platform provides a substantially planar surface configured to support a load for an extended time. The step platform moves in a horizontal direction between a first position that is retracted behind a front bumper of the vehicle, and a second position that is extended beyond the front bumper of the vehicle.
US10562443B2	Tractor with rear lamp A purpose of the invention is to provide a tractor that includes a rear lamp with high designability. A tractor of the present invention includes a rear lamp, a cabin, a lamp housing that is provided along a longitudinal direction of a rear pillar of the cabin, and a light source that is housed in the lamp housing, wherein the rear lamp is provided from a vicinity of one end to a vicinity of the other end of the rear pillar in the longitudinal direction.
US10562432B2	Vehicle docking and control systems for robots A vehicle for transporting and communicating with a robot includes a vehicle body and a robot dock mechanically coupled to the vehicle body and configured to mechanically couple the robot to the vehicle body. The vehicle also includes an input/output port configured to be electrically coupled to the robot. The vehicle also includes an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the input/output port and configured to transmit a signal to the robot via the input/output port to at least one of program the robot or control the robot.
US10562428B2	Quick-attachment assembly for attaching a seatback frame to a vehicle frame and selected detachment therefrom A vehicle seat attachment includes a riser bracket of a vehicle frame. A pin is biased through the riser bracket to a securing position. A seat bracket has an angled channel that extends to a securing aperture, wherein slidable engagement of the angled channel with the pin is configured to bias the pin away from the securing position until the pin reaches the securing aperture wherein the pin returns to the securing position.
US10562415B2	Seat apparatus A seat apparatus includes: a seat on which a passenger of a vehicle sits; an inputter which is operated by the passenger; a fixer which fixes a position of the seat until the inputter is operated by the passenger and allows the position of the seat to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle when the inputter is operated by the passenger; and a restrictor which restricts the movement of the seat when a predetermined condition related to a traveling state of the vehicle or an external environment of the vehicle is satisfied in comparison with a case in which the predetermined condition is not satisfied.
US10562414B2	Track assembly A track assembly includes a track, a support member, and/or a lever. The support member may be connected to the track, and/or the lever may be connected to the support member. The lever may include a rotational axis substantially parallel to the track. The lever may rotate about the rotational axis between a first position and a second position. The lever may limit movement of the support member relative to the track in a first direction, and/or the lever may not limit movement of the support member relative to the track in a second direction. The lever may be configured to contact the track. The track may include a window having a first edge and/or a second edge.
US10562411B2	Sliding device Provided is a sliding device. The sliding device includes a fixed rail, a movable rail, a rack, a pinion, a locking mechanism that restricts sliding of the movable rail, and a gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes multiple gears and transmits a rotation generated in an electric motor to the pinion. The gear mechanism is configured such that the pinion is capable of rotating more than a specified angle of rotation when the electric motor is in a stopped state.
US10562392B2	Fuel tank baffle including vertical and horizontal surfaces for reduction of fuel slosh noise Methods and systems are provided for a baffle system of a fuel tank. In one example, a baffle system for a fuel tank may include a horizontal section and a vertical section, where the vertical section is arranged perpendicular to the horizontal section and includes a first end coupled to the horizontal section. The vertical section may be rigidly attached to a top surface of the fuel tank via an attachment interface.
US10562389B2	Suspended grille active shutter An inlet-air management device for a motor vehicle may include a flexible duct for guiding the air entering via a motor vehicle grille and a shutter device fixed in the flexible duct. Additionally, an inlet-air management device is configured to be fixed in a motor vehicle via the flexible duct. Further, the shutter device is then being suspended in the motor vehicle via the flexible duct.
US10562380B2	Light weight removable body door system A convertible vehicle door assembly includes a gate subassembly including an electrical panel, latch handle and is secured by hinges and a latch to a vehicle static structure. An outer door subassembly is removably secured to the gate subassembly by at least one quick connect mechanism. The outer door includes a window assembly operable by the electrical control panel.
US10562378B2	Shading device for vehicle A shading device for a vehicle, comprising a dimming glass plate capable of changing a light transmittance thereof, wherein the dimming glass plate is provided at a portion of a vehicular window glass to separate an interior of vehicular compartment from outside or provided at a portion of a surface of the vehicular window glass that faces inside of the vehicular compartment; a display apparatus formed of a light transmitting material and disposed at a surface of the dimming glass plate that faces inside of the vehicular compartment; an image pickup device to capture an area outside of a vehicle to generate image pickup data, wherein the area is at an opposite surface of a surface on which the display apparatus is provided; a data processing circuit to generate display image data based on the image pickup data; and a switch to change light transmittance of the dimming glass plate.
US10562377B2	Battery life prediction and monitoring A refrigeration system for a vehicle includes a compressor in fluid communication with a condenser and an evaporator. The compressor includes a variable speed motor and employs capacity modulation using refrigerant injection. The condenser and the evaporator include variable speed fans. The refrigeration system includes a battery to supply power to the refrigeration system. The battery is charged by one or more sources of power including the vehicle. The refrigeration system includes a control module configured to monitor one or more characteristics of the battery and to control one or more operating parameters of one or more of the compressor, the condenser, and the evaporator based on the one or more characteristics of the battery.
US10562376B2	Refrigeration cycle device A refrigeration cycle device includes: a high-pressure side heat exchanger; a low-pressure side heat exchanger; a vehicle-mounted device that supplies heat to the heat medium; a heat-medium air heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium and air; a switching portion that switches between a state in which the heat medium circulates through the high-pressure side heat exchanger and a state in which the heat medium circulates through the low-pressure side heat exchanger with respect to each of the vehicle-mounted device and the heat-medium air heat exchanger; and a controller that drives the compressor, while controlling an operation of the switching portion to switch to a defrosting mode in which the heat medium circulates between the low-pressure side heat exchanger and the vehicle-mounted device, and the heat medium circulates between the high-pressure side heat exchanger and the heat-medium air heat exchanger, when defrosting of the heat-medium air heat exchanger is necessary.
US10562364B2	Vehicle wheel positioning and steering apparatus A vehicle wheel positioning and steering apparatus particularly useful for aerial work platforms comprises a support chassis and chassis support legs pivotally connected to the chassis. Steerable wheel assemblies are operably connected at ends of the support legs and powered actuators are operably connected to the chassis and legs for pivotally moving the legs and wheel assemblies relative to the chassis between transport and working positions. Variable length linear wheel steering actuators comprise one link of four bar parallelogram steering linkages between the chassis and wheel assemblies and the support legs each comprise second bars of the four bar parallelogram steering linkages.
US10562363B2	Support unit Support unit for use on an air spring, having a main body and a reinforcement element, wherein the main body has a first contact side for fixing to the chassis of a utility vehicle, wherein the reinforcement element is fixable to a second contact side of the main body and is designed for supporting a plunger of an air spring, wherein the reinforcement element is formed from a material of higher strength and/or hardness than the main body.
US10562361B2	Tubeless air valve system A tubeless air valve stem has a body, an airtight element, and a sleeve. The body has a passage, a through hole, and at least one side hole. The passage is formed on a top end of the body. The through hole is formed through a bottom end of the body and is in communication with the passage. The at least one side hole is formed through an outer surface of the body and is in communication with the passage. The airtight element is disposed around the body. The sleeve is disposed around the body for closing the at least one side hole. Gas or liquid can be injected into a tubeless tire via the at least one side hole. The intake efficiency of the tubeless air valve stem can be maintained and is not influenced by the remaining reinforcing agent.
US10562360B2	Tread cover for a wheel There is provided a traction cover for a wheel. The wheel has an axle, a tire, and a tire support that supports the tire, and the cover has a tread body having an inner engagement surface and an outer tread surface, the inner engagement surface being sized to engage an outer drive surface of the tire. The cover also has attachment points carried by the inner engagement surface of the tread body, an anchor secured relative to the tire support, and one or more attachment members attached between the anchor and the attachment points of the tread body.
US10562358B2	Device for tire pressure monitoring of a vehicle system A device for tire pressure monitoring of a vehicle tire of a vehicle system includes a tire inflation system in communication with the vehicle tire. A control unit calculates a set pressure value to be maintained for the tire pressure. A storage unit is in communication with the control unit such that the control unit adjusts the calculated set pressure value in dependence on an operating state classification derived from operating state parameters of the vehicle system. The control unit determines a geoposition of the vehicle system correlating with the derived operating state classification and stores it with the operating state classification in the storage unit. The control unit further recalls from the storage unit the relevant operating state classification for purposes of anticipatory adjustment of the set pressure value of the tire pressure when a renewed approach of the vehicle system to the stored geoposition is detected.
US10562355B2	Tire bead A tire for a motor vehicle having at least one carcass ply comprised of a crown portion and two axially opposite side portions terminating in beads for mounting the tire on a rim. A tread band and a belt structure are interposed between the carcass structure and the bead. Each bead includes on elongated cord comprised of a first yarn, such as aramid, having a melting or decomposition point T1, and a second yarn, such as nylon, having a melting point T2, wherein T1>T2, and T2 is greater than 40° C.
US10562354B2	Motorcycle tire for running on rough terrain A motorcycle tire for running on rough terrain, the tire includes a tread portion including a central region, a pair of shoulder regions and a middle region. The tread portion is provided with at least one central block with a ground contact face whose centroid is located within the central region, at least one shoulder block with a ground contact face whose centroid is located within the shoulder region on each side of a tire equator, and at least one middle block with a ground contact face whose centroid is located within the middle region on each side of the tire equator. When the respective blocks are projected onto a tire meridian cross section along a circumferential direction of the tire, every pair of axially adjacent two blocks are arranged so as to overlap one another at least partially on the tire meridian cross section.
US10562349B2	Axle unit An axle unit, includes a control arm and a clamping unit that surround a tube region, wherein a first side of the control arm faces away from the tube region, and a second side of the control arm forms a boundary face on the control-arm side of the tube region, wherein the clamping unit can be brought into supporting abutment with the first side of the control arm and has a boundary face on the clamp side, which face defines the tube region, wherein the clamping unit has a first and second clamping parts each having a wedge portion, wherein the wedge portions are formed in such a way that a displacement of the clamping parts substantially in parallel with a clamping axis toward one another results in a narrowing of the tube region transversely to the clamping axis.
US10562342B2	Aircraft wheel hub cap attachment flange stress relieving pockets An outboard wheel half has an axis and includes an outboard wheel structure configured to receive at least a portion of a tire. The outboard wheel half also includes a structure defining an alignment hole usable to align a hubcap relative to the structure. The structure defines a pocket circumferentially aligned with the alignment hole to reduce an amount of stress at a location of the alignment hole.
US10562341B1	Electronic hub device The present invention is an electronic hub device that comprises a frame mounted on a pole structure of an object. Frame comprises one or more sensors configured to detect one or more events around electronic hub device, and a plurality of light sources installed along a boundary of frame configured to illuminate a portion of frame within boundary of frame. Portion of frame includes promotional content selected based on user preferences. Frame further comprises a processor configured to activate plurality of light sources upon detection of one or more events.
US10562339B2	Door skin, a method of etching a plate for forming a wood grain pattern in the door skin, and an etched plate formed therefrom A door skin featuring a facing having an exterior surface and an interior surface can be provided. A wood grain pattern portion can be formed in the exterior surface of the facing. The wood grain pattern portion can feature a plurality of grooves formed in the exterior surface of the facing, the grooves are recessed from a first plane of the exterior surface, and tonal portions formed in the exterior surface of the facing. The tonal portions can include at least a first protrusion, a second protrusion, and a third protrusion. Spacing between the first protrusion and the second protrusion can be different from spacing between the second protrusion and the third protrusion.
US10562338B2	Heat pen for use with electronic cutting and/or drawing systems A heat pen may be used with an electronic cutting and/or drawing system to enable the electronic cutting and/or drawing system to use heat to define text and/or designs on a substrate. The heat pen may be coupled with a cradle of an electronic cutting and/or drawing system directly or by assembling an adapter with the heat pen. Power may be supplied to the heat pen by electrically coupling the heat pen to an external power supply, such as a power and/or communications port of the electronic cutting and/or drawing system. Electronic heated design systems and methods for modifying substrates using heat are also disclosed.
US10562335B2	Method for the surface application of a security device over a paper machine made hole A sheet material having a security device applied over a paper machine made or ‘soft-edged’ through-hole and a method for preparing such a sheet material is provided. The through-hole(s) is formed in a forming fibrous web before it becomes sufficiently consolidated and then the security device is applied onto the fibrous web and preferably over the through-hole(s) at or near a couch roll or similar tool of a paper machine when the fibrous web constitutes a sufficiently consolidated, fully formed wet web. Moreover, papers made in accordance with the inventive method, when subjected to the Circulation Simulation Test, showed minimal damage at the paper/security device interface. Further, the surface-applied security devices showed acceptable levels of intaglio ink adhesion, and the papers had higher cross-direction (CD) tensile strength and much less show-through on opposing sides thereof.
US10562333B2	Article with curved patterns formed of aligned pigment flakes In a printed article, pigment flakes are magnetically aligned so as to form curved patterns in a plurality of cross-sections normal a continuous imaginary line, wherein radii of the curved patterns increase along the imaginary line from the first point to the second point. When light is incident upon the aligned pigment flakes from a light source, light reflected from the aligned pattern forms a bright image which appears to gradually change its shape and move from one side of the continuous imaginary line to another side of the continuous imaginary line when the substrate is tilted with respect to the light source.
US10562332B2	Printable Medium Including Glitter A printable glitter paper includes a first adhesive layer onto which glitter has been deposited, and a second adhesive layer covering the first adhesive layer and glitter. A coating covers the second adhesive layer. Another adhesive layer covers the back side of the printable glitter paper. The printable glitter paper provides excellent retention of the glitter, and a high level of smoothness for high quality printing.
US10562312B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects a liquid from a nozzle onto a medium, a liquid storage member which stores the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head, and a carriage on which the liquid ejecting head and the liquid storage member are installed and which is capable of moving on a movement path. The liquid storage member includes a liquid filling port which is disposed above the liquid ejecting head and is for filling the liquid. The liquid filling port is provided at a position which does not overlap with a nozzle forming surface in which the nozzle is formed in plan view from above.
US10562302B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and piezoelectric device A liquid ejecting head includes a flow path substrate in which a nozzle through which liquid is ejected, a pressure chamber that communicates with the nozzle and a liquid supply chamber that communicates with the pressure chamber are formed, a vibration plate that is installed on the flow path substrate and overlaps with the pressure chamber and the liquid supply chamber, and a piezoelectric element that is formed on the vibration plate on an opposite side from the pressure chamber, in which a portion of the vibration plate overlapping with the pressure chamber is thinner in a thickness than a portion of the vibration plate overlapping with the liquid supply chamber.
US10562300B2	Adaptive print head calibration process Thermal inkjet printing wherein a printhead has ink ejection elements which are energizable by electrical pulses of a given energy with fire pulses of an amplitude (V) and a fire pulse width (fp). A printer controller sends commands to the printhead to spit ink drops, one or more temperature sensors coupled to the printhead measure a temperature of the printhead, and a calibration component coupled to the temperature sensor variably adjusts the fire pulse energy provided to the having ink ejection elements of the printhead. The calibration component initiates calibrating the printhead, spitting a number (X) of ink drops at a frequency (Y) by the electrical pulses, reading and storing printhead temperature, varying the fire pulse energy by repeating spitting ink drops and reading and storing printhead temperature, finding minimum temperature from the stored printhead temperatures, and deriving an operational fire pulse (fpop) from a fire pulse (fpon) that has produced the minimum temperature, wherein the printer controller uses the operational fire pulse (fpop) for printing.
US10562297B2	Ink-jet printer There is provided an ink-jet printer comprising: a recording head, an electric power supply, and a controller which is configured: to determine an ink amount in which an ink is jetted by the recording head in a flushing processing; in a case that the determined ink amount is less than a first ink amount, to boost a driving voltage of the electric power supply to a target voltage value, in accordance with a predetermined first voltage boosting pattern; and in a case that the determined ink amount is not less than the first ink amount, to boost the driving voltage to the target voltage value, in accordance with a predetermined second voltage boosting pattern in which a voltage boosting time is shorter than that in the first voltage boosting pattern. Accordingly, it is possible to shorten FPOT while reducing the load on the constitutive elements of the ink-jet printer.
US10562280B2	Method of manufacturing a decorative substrate and decorative substrate produced thereby A method of forming a composite article is disclosed that involves providing a press having first and second platens, a cellulosic fiber substrate having a first thickness, and a layer of material such as a wood veneer, foil, or non-creped paper, where the layer of material has a thickness less than the thickness of the cellulosic fiber substrate. A layer of bonding material is placed onto the cellulosic fiber substrate or the layer of material, and the layer of material is placed onto the cellulosic fiber substrate so that the bonding material is between the layer of material and the cellulosic fiber substrate. The cellulosic fiber substrate and layer of material are placed between the first and second platens, and at least one of the first and second platens is moved toward the other of the first and second platens to deform the cellulosic fiber substrate and layer of material into a predetermined configuration while bonding the layer of material to the cellulosic fiber substrate without cracking or wrinkling the layer of material.
US10562279B2	High stable and environment-friendly two-layer parquet and production method thereof The invention discloses a high stable and environment-friendly two-layer parquet and a production method thereof. The parquet comprises a face board and multiple solid wood boards below the face board, the solid wood boards comprise multiple solid wood strips inserted side by side; any adjacent two solid wood strips of the same solid wood board are arranged tightly and alternately, and the face board and solid wood boards are closely bonded with each other by an adhesive. The length directions of the solid wood strips of any adjacent two solid wood boards are vertical to each other; and the length direction of the solid wood strips of the solid wood boards at the two ends of the parquet is vertical to the length direction of the parquet. The invention can effectively reduce the use of high-quality solid wood, save the wood resources and has high stability and high strength.
US10562277B2	Resin film for laminated glass, and laminated glass and preparation thereof Embodiments relate to a resin film for laminated glass, laminated glass comprising the resin film, and a process for manufacturing the laminated glass. The resin film for laminated glass comprises a resin layer comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin and a contact surface in direct contact with glass, wherein the contact surface has an Rz roughness of 25 to 90 μm and a maximum static friction coefficient at 20° C. of 0.85 to 1.60, and the compressive elastic deformation index measured in the perpendicular direction from the contact surface at 35° C. is 40 to 310 μm/N.
US10562264B2	Waterproof moisture-permeable fabric and infection protective garment An object of the present invention is to provide a waterproof moisture-permeable fabric suppressed in appearance abnormality and deterioration in barrier properties. A waterproof moisture-permeable fabric including a protective layer and a polyethylene microporous film that are stacked on each other with a synthetic rubber-based hot-melt adhesive, an olefinic hot-melt adhesive, or a composite hot-melt adhesive interposed therebetween, having a nonpolar oil content of 2 g/m2 or less, and a polar oil content of 0.01 g/m2 or more and 6 g/m2 or less.
US10562256B2	Methods for producing pressware Systems and methods for producing pressware are provided. In one or more embodiments, a method for producing pressware can include producing a pressware product between an upper forming die and a lower forming die contained within a forming die assembly, retracting at least a portion of the upper forming die from the pressware product, and ejecting the pressware product from the lower forming die while feeding a web material between the upper forming die and the lower forming die. The method can also include cutting a segment of the web material to produce a substrate, and pressing the substrate between the upper forming die and the lower forming die to produce another pressware product.
US10562253B2	Method for molding an article from thermosetting elastomer compositions and article molded An article is molded from first and second thermosetting elastomer compositions each comprising free-radically curable elastomer and free radical initiator but different from one another. The first thermosetting elastomer composition is molded to fill a first area of a mold cavity at a first temperature at which the first free radical initiator has a half-life≤about 10 minutes or at which the first thermosetting elastomer composition has an increase in torque less than 10% of a total increase in torque at full cure. The second thermosetting elastomer composition is then inserted into the mold cavity, and the mold is heated to fully cure the article, for example a temperature at which each free radical initiator has a half-life≤about 1 minute, with the second composition filling a second area of the mold cavity before or during heating and curing.
US10562246B2	Device and method for correction of geometrical differences of the surfaces of parts to be assembled at the assembly interface A device to correct geometrical differences of surfaces of parts to be assembled at the interface of the assembly. A measurer to acquire data by measuring the geometry of the assembly surfaces of two parts to be assembled to each other with their respective assembly surfaces facing. A simulator configured to simulate the assembly of the parts and to determine from the acquired data at each measured point of a sampling of the interface a thickness of the void resulting from the geometrical discrepancies between the assembly surfaces. An additive fabricator to receive from the simulator data representative of the thicknesses of the voids resulting from the geometrical discrepancies between the assembly surfaces. The additive fabricator configured to deposit material on the assembly surface of at least one of the parts to at least partly fill the void resulting from the geometrical discrepancies between the assembly surfaces.
US10562230B2	Method for manufacturing a custom spectacle frame A method for manufacturing a spectacle frame face for a wearer, which method includes digitizing the face of the wearer, designing a virtual model of the front of the frame, including: loading the digitized face; plotting a draft of the front of the frame; from the face: plotting a primary draft according to the curvature of the face in a horizontal plane; plotting a secondary draft according to the curvature of the face in a median plane, constructing a three-dimensional layer from these drafts; cutting a rough form of the front of the frame in the layer; and creating the front of the frame by additive manufacturing.
US10562226B1	Additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive, and magnetic materials The present invention includes a process, system and apparatus for multi-material additive manufacturing process comprising: extruding an extrudable material through a nozzle capable of moving along one or more axis and concurrently extruding one or more filaments, wherein the filament is embedded in, on or about the extrudable material from the nozzle.
US10562223B2	Imprint device An imprint device according to the present invention is provided with a supply device that supplies a plurality of condensable gases, which have different saturated vapor pressures, at a fixed ratio by a first condensable gas tank (6) and a control valve (6a) and a second condensable gas tank (6) and a control valve (7a) when a concave portion formed in a mold is transferred in an atmosphere of a condensable gas, which condenses at a temperature and a pressure in the concave portion, the concave portion being sealed by a resist layer that enters into the concave portion formed in the mold (3). The imprint device makes it possible to prevent resist filling failure caused by capillary condensation and to adjust pattern line width and shape by using the same mold.
US10562220B2	Method and apparatus for drying blow minds arranged on a rotating blowing wheel to avoid the formation of condensation The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for applying dry air to a blow mold (4) arranged on a rotating blowing wheel of a blowing station (3) for blow molding containers (2) from thermoplastic, wherein dry air is collected in a collecting container (39) arranged to be offset radially inward with respect to the blow mold (4) on the blowing wheel (25), and the dry air from the collecting container (39) is discharged and directed to a surface of the blow mold (4) with a directional component pointing radially outward relative to the blowing wheel.
US10562219B2	Cyclic-diene additives in polyethylene films and enhanced film orientation balance in production thereof A method of forming a blown film comprising extruding a molten composition through a die opening to form a film; wherein the molten composition comprises at least one polyethylene and within the range from 0.10 wt % to 10 wt % of a cyclic-diene terpolymer by weight of the composition; causing the film to progress in a direction away from the die opening; cooling the film at a distance from the die opening, the distance adjusted to effect the properties of the film; and isolating a blown film therefrom.
US10562218B2	Method for setting up a molding system The present disclosure provides a method for operating a molding system. The molding system includes a molding machine and a mold disposed on the molding machine, wherein the mold has a mold cavity for being filled with a molding material from the molding machine. The method comprises a step of obtaining a predetermined state waveform expressing a predetermined volumetric variation of the molding material. Next, the method further comprises obtaining a measured pressure and a measured temperature of the molding material in the mold cavity while performing a molding process for filling the molding material into the mold cavity. Next, the method includes obtaining a detected volumetric property of the molding material corresponding to the measured pressure and the measured temperature. Subsequently, the method comprises displaying the detected volumetric property of the molding material with the predetermined state waveform.
US10562216B2	Injection mold and device for preparation of light guide plate An injection mold and a device for preparation of a light guide plate are provided by embodiments of the present disclosure. An injection mold, comprising a male mold and a female mold which cooperate with each other to define collectively a molding cavity adapted for molding a sheet component therein; a blowing device is provided in the male mold and configured to blow out gas with a predetermined pressure towards a bottom surface of the sheet component molded in the molding cavity to overcome at least partially a vacuum adsorption force between the bottom surface of the sheet component and an internal bottom surface of the molding cavity such that the sheet component is separated from the male mold. Therefore, the sheet component can be demoulded successfully and prevented from a relatively large warping deformation during a demoulding process such that the quality thereof can be guaranteed.
US10562215B2	Water jacket spacer production method A resin material is injection-molded using an injection mold in which a resin flow channel is designed so that a plurality of gates are provided along a longitudinal direction at a position corresponding to an inner circumferential surface of a spacer, to obtain a molded product, the spacer having a shape that a plurality of arc-shaped circumferential surfaces are linked through a constricted part. The molded product is cooled in a state in which a runner that is connected to the gates is allowed to remain, and the runner is cut off thereafter. A water jacket spacer is produced by injection molding while achieving excellent moldability, the water jacket spacer being disposed in a water jacket, and controlling the flow of a coolant, the water jacket spacer including a plurality of segments, or having a shape that the water jacket spacer can be partially inserted into the water jacket.
US10562207B2	Wafer processing method A wafer processing method includes: a holding step of holding a wafer on a chuck table through a dicing tape; and a dividing step of cutting the wafer along division lines by a cutting blade. In the dividing step, cleaning water including pure water mixed with carbon dioxide is supplied to the front surface of the wafer, and cutting water including pure water alone or pure water mixed with carbon dioxide in a concentration lower than that of the cleaning water is supplied to the cutting blade. During cutting, therefore, the cleaning water and the cutting water are always shielded by each other. Consequently, the cutting blade can be prevented from being corroded or excessively worn due to the cleaning water, and the cutting water can be prevented from contacting the front surface of the wafer to cause electrostatic discharge damage to the devices.
US10562205B2	Sliding sled for cutting precision segments on a band saw A device and method are disclosed. An embodiment of a sliding sled for use on a saw table includes a flat plate, adjustable guide fences on the flat plate at a fixed pivot end to create an oblique angle relative to the saw table, an indexing system including angle indicators to set the angles of the adjustable guide fences, roller bearings on the bottom side of the flat plate for riding on the ACCU-SLICE™ rail, and a sawdust shield to keep sawdust off the roller bearings and ACCU-SLICE™ rail. Guide fences may have a fixed pivot end and a movable end and a locking bolt to temporarily fix the movable end at a desired position on the plate. The movable end of the adjustable guide fences may align with the angle indicators when the angle of the adjustable guide fence relative to the cutting plane corresponds to the angle indicators.
US10562203B2	Knife assembly for slicing machines and machines equipped therewith A slicing machine having a cutting head and a knife assembly mounted thereto, and methods for clamping a knife of the knife assembly in the slicing machine. The knife assembly includes a knife holder having a support surface that supports the knife and a clamp overlying the knife holder so that the knife is between the support surface of the knife holder and the clamp. A clamping rod is rotated from a release position to a clamping position to secure the clamp to the knife holder and clamp the knife therebetween. The clamping rod is eccentrically mounted to the cutting head and uses eccentricity to apply a clamping load to the clamp when rotated from the release position to the clamping position.
US10562202B2	System and method of post-cure processing of composite core A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core includes stabilizing the bulk composite core with a fixture, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members. The method also includes cutting through each of the tube members to create the wafer while the bulk composite core is stabilized by the fixture.
US10562199B2	Connecting member A novel connecting member of razor is shown to have a plurality of chamfers on at least one finger disposed at an end of an arm. Desirably, both arms have two chamfers on each finger. Each chamfer is disposed having an angle to a top surface of the finger. Though any angles are contemplated in the present invention, the angle of the first chamfer is desirably smaller than the angle of the second chamfer. The bearing length of the finger and the first chamfer angle are together desirably balanced to provide an optimal clearance for the fingers into openings on either end of the back of the housing and improve the pivot operation and control for the user.
US10562197B2	Shingle cutting knife blade A novel cutting device useful for cutting asphalt shingles and other roofing products features a blade having a top edge, a bottom edge located on an opposite side of the blade relative to the top edge, and left and right edges; a lower cutting edge adjacent the left or right edge; an upper sharpened edge positioned above the lower cutting edge and adjacent the same edge as the lower cutting edge, wherein the upper sharpened edge and the lower cutting edge are configured for cutting; at least one inner edge emanating from the bottom edge and angled towards the top edge, wherein the inner edge is tangent to the upper sharpened edge; and at least on nodule disposed between the lower cutting edge and the upper sharpened edge, wherein the bottom edge is parallel to and shorter than the top edge.
US10562190B1	Tactile sensor applied to a humanoid robots The tactile sensor of the present disclosure is an indirect optical sensor, comprising a frame, a sensing plate, a single beam LED light source, a miniature camera, and a grating plate in the sensing plate and the single light source illuminates the grating plate. Geometric interference fringes caused by the shadows of gratings and gratings, images taken by a miniature camera, through an innovative instantaneous steps phase shifting technique, which eliminates the need for any mechanical phase shifting device to detect the pressure and space. The position is measured and has fast and accurate tactile sensing. The advantage of this method is that directly shooting the moiré image while calculating the spatial position, temperature, and pressure. Instantaneous steps phase shifting technique can solve the problems of traditional mechanical stepping, non-instant and complex operation problems.
US10562188B1	Automated package registration systems, devices, and methods A method of operating a package handling system includes: receiving first image data representative of a first surface image of a package surface; identifying a pair of intersecting edges for the package surface based on the first image; determining a minimum viable region based on the pair of edges, the minimum viable region for gripping and lifting the package; receiving second image data representative of the package after the lift; and creating registration data based on the third image data.
US10562185B2	Robot system A robot system including a robot, a control unit, a sensor to detect a magnitude of force applied to the robot, a determination unit configured to determine, based on the magnitude of the detected force, whether there is application of an external force different from a load acting on the robot during a task performed by the robot, and a storage unit to store the magnitude of force detected by the sensor when the control unit executes at least one operation command when there is no application of the external force, in association with the operation command, where the determination unit determines, when the operation command is executed by the control unit, presence or absence of the external force based on the magnitude of force stored in the storage unit in association with the operation command and the magnitude of force detected by the sensor.
US10562180B2	Fluidic robotic actuator system and method A fluidic robotic actuator configured to assume at least a neutral position, the fluidic robotic actuator includes a first and second plate defining respective planar portions that are disposed in parallel planes in the neutral position. The fluidic robotic actuator also includes a plurality of elongated bellows extending between the first and second plates, the bellows each having a central main axis that is parallel to the central main axis of the other bellows in the neutral position, the main axis of the bellows being perpendicular to the parallel planes of the first and second plates in the neutral position, the bellows being coupled to the first and second plates at respective first and second ends of the bellows.
US10562176B2	Alignment tool An alignment tool 1 for use in marking a surface is disclosed. The tool comprises a handle 6, two pairs of longitudinal arms 2,4 and 3,5 each rotatably mounted in the region of their longitudinal centres to a rotational mechanism provided in or on the handle. The rotational mechanism is arranged such that, in use, movement of one of the pairs in a first rotational direction results in movement of the other pair in the counter direction by substantially the same angle. Each of the arms carries at least one movable marking indicator 50, 53. A user-operable locking mechanism is on or associated with the handle, the locking mechanism being configured selectively to prevent and enable rotation of the arms.
US10562175B2	Apparatus and method for installing pins on a base An apparatus for installing pins on a base is provided. The apparatus includes an upper positioning plate provided with a plurality of first pin holes through which pins can pass, a lower positioning plate arranged opposite the upper positioning plate and provided with a plurality of second pin holes through which pins can pass, wherein the plurality of second pin holes correspond to pin marks on the base, and a move assembly which is arranged between the upper positioning plate and the lower positioning plate, the move assembly configured to cause the upper positioning plate and the lower positioning plate to move relative to one another, such that at least some of the plurality of first pin holes align with target pin marks on the base.
US10562174B2	Workbench A workbench includes a work support structure, a first leg member, a second leg member, a handle; and a rack and pinion system coupling the first leg, the second leg, and the handle. Moving the handle relative to the work support structure causes both the first leg member and the second leg member to extend from or retract into the work support structure via movement in the rack and pinion system.
US10562171B2	Hand-held power tool transmission closure and hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool transmission closure having a base body for closing a transmission housing opening of a transmission housing of a hand-held power tool, in particular a hammer drill or a combi-hammer, wherein the hand-held power tool transmission closure includes a tube protruding from the base body, which extends in the transmission housing when the base body closes the transmission housing opening. The hand-held power tool transmission closure includes an air channel which extends in a first air channel section through the base body and in a second air channel section through the tube so that an air mass can flow through the air channel into and out of the transmission housing.
US10562162B2	Chain tool A chain tool has a base body being cylinder like and having a groove formed in an end of the base body, and two wall portions being formed and faced each other on two sides of the groove. The two wall portions have two side surfaces. An inner thread portion is formed on the side surfaces along a direction of groove depth, the base body is laterally penetrated by the groove along a center of inner thread portion, a bottom portion connects the two wall portions and having a through hole formed therein and being coaxial to the inner thread portion; a drive bolt having a top rod and a screw rod being movably engaged with the inner thread portion, wherein the screw rod has a drive portion placed against to the top rod, the top rod is coaxially align to the through hole.
US10562147B2	Polishing system with annular platen or polishing pad for substrate monitoring A polishing system includes a platen having a top surface, an annular polishing pad supported on the platen, a carrier head to hold a substrate in contact with the annular polishing pad, a support structure from which the carrier head is suspended and which is configured to move the hold the carrier head laterally across the polishing pad, and a controller. The platen is rotatable about an axis of rotation that passes through approximately the center of the platen, and the inner edge of the annular polishing pad is positioned around the axis of rotation. The controller is configured to cause the support structure to position the carrier head such that a portion of the substrate overhangs the inner edge of the annular polishing pad while the substrate is contacting the polishing pad.
US10562146B2	Fiber based finishing tools A finishing tool for modifying a surface of a part, including: a base, wherein the base is one or more of rotated and translated; and one or more fibers coupled to the base; wherein a base portion of each of the one or more fibers is disposed at a first angle relative to a major axis of the base, wherein the first angle is equal to or between −90 degrees and 90 degrees; and wherein, in operation, an end portion of each of the one or more fibers is disposed at a second angle relative to the major axis of the base, wherein the second angle is approximately −90 degrees or 90 degrees, substantially parallel to the surface of the part. In operation, the base portion and the end portion of each of the one or more fibers is coupled by a continuously curved intermediate portion.
US10562142B2	Pallet changing apparatus A pallet changing apparatus which adopts a table 4 that is able to move back and forth in relation to a turning shaft 1 and has a oscillating portion 41 for placing workpieces W, W′ by way of pallets P, P′ so as to oscillate freely by a rising portion 42 at the leading end of the table, and a bridging extending portion 31 which bridges a supporting portion of pallet P or P′ in a pallet changing arm 3 with both sides of the turning shaft 1 forming a shape of covering across the upper side of the rising portion 42 at a stage of the table 4 transferring pallet P.
US10562140B2	Press-fitting jig for cover cap of bolt mounting hole A press-fitting jig for a closure cap which is configured to press-fit a closure cap into a bolt mounting hole formed in a track rail of a guide device. The press-fitting jig is mounted to a moving block, which is assembled to the track rail through intermediation of a plurality of rolling elements and is configured to move on the track rail. The press-fitting jig includes: a finishing surface which is brought into slide contact with an upper surface of the track rail having the bolt mounting hole opened therein; and a guide surface, which is formed adjacent to the finishing surface and forms a wedge-shaped space with the track rail in a longitudinal direction of the track rail, the guide surface being configured to push the closure cap temporarily placed in the bolt mounting hole into the bolt mounting hole along with movement of the moving block.
US10562139B2	Fixtures for pipe installation, sealing and security These fixtures aid in installing, sealing and securing pipe. Specifically, the invention aids in mating bell & spigot joints and securely capping open pipe ends of standard polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipe products as well as non-plastic piping by enabling equalized full circumference pressure on pipe ends to nudge, seal and/or secure pipe ends during installation or decommissioning.
US10562132B2	Applications, methods and systems for materials processing with visible raman laser Laser additive manufacturing systems and apparatus using laser wavelengths below 800 nm. Raman laser modules having laser pump sources in the blue wavelength range. Matching functional laser beam wavelength with maximum absorption wavelengths of starting materials.
US10562128B2	Linear friction welding apparatus An oscillation jig includes: an oscillation jig base connected to an oscillation table; a first clamp member provided in the oscillation jig base; a second clamp member located at a position opposed to the first clamp member in an oscillation direction and configured to hold a first metal component together with the first clamp member; a link mechanism provided in the oscillation jig base, composed of a plurality of links connected together, connected to the second clamp member, and caused to extend and contract in the oscillation direction; and a clamp actuator configured to cause the link mechanism to extend and contract in the oscillation direction. When the first clamp member and the second clamp member hold the first metal component, a connection center line connecting connection centers of the respective links is made straight in the oscillation direction.
US10562127B2	Ribbon bonding tools, and methods of designing ribbon bonding tools A ribbon bonding tool is provided. The ribbon bonding tool includes a body portion including a tip portion, the tip portion defining a working surface. The ribbon bonding tool includes a group of four protrusions extending from the working surface, wherein the working surface defines four quadrants in a horizontal plane by extending an imaginary line at a midpoint along each of a length and a width of the working surface. Each of the four protrusions is arranged in one of four quadrants.
US10562118B2	Tapered pipe thread-machining spiral tap A pipe-tapered-thread machining spiral tap includes a tapered thread portion that is circumferentially divided by flutes into a plurality of lands. Each of at least one of the lands has a cutting edge that extends along a corresponding one of the flutes. The flutes are made of a plurality of spiral flutes that are three, four or five spiral flutes each having a helix angle that is not smaller than 30° and smaller than 50°. A flute width ratio AG/(AG+AL) is 0.3-0.5, where AG represents a central angle which is subtended by each of the flutes and which is defined at a center corresponding to the rotation axis in a cross section that is perpendicular to the rotation axis, and AL represents a central angle which is subtended by each of the lands and which is defined at the center in the cross section.
US10562116B2	System and methods for configuring a reciprocating saw Systems and methods for configuring a power tool. One system includes a power tool communication system that includes an external device and a power tool. The external device includes a user interface configured to receive a first selection to enable a feature of a power tool, and receive a second selection of a threshold of a motor characteristic of the power tool. The power tool includes a motor within a housing. The power tool receives the selected feature and the selected threshold from the external device. The power tool includes a sensor configured to monitor the motor characteristic of the motor. The power tool further includes an electronic processor that controls the motor to operate according to the selected feature and adjusts an operating parameter of the motor when the motor characteristic is determined to cross the selected threshold.
US10562113B2	Channel bender A channel bender including: a feeding unit configured to feed and guide a channel material into the channel bender; at least one broaching unit configured to perform at least one of bite broaching and wheeled broaching on the channel material to make at least one broaching mark; and a bending unit configured to bend the channel material that include the at least one broaching mark.
US10562092B2	Tool for hot stamping and method for making the tool A tool for hot stamping metal sheets, formed least partially of a base block and a functional layer, is proposed. The functional layer comprises cooling channels and multiple functional layers, which building upon each other create the connection to the base block. The cooling channels are designed as a cooling channel array and are produced in a laser sintering method.
US10562084B2	Clad steel plate with excellent thermal conductivity Provided is a clad steel plate with excellent thermal conductivity that can be used suitably in cookware and the like. The present invention is a three-layer clad steel plate having a carbon steel base material and stainless steel mating material disposed respectively on both surface sides of the base material, wherein a plate thickness ratio L given by Equation (1) is 1.0-5.0 and at least one surface of the clad steel plate has a plurality of protrusions and recesses. Plate thickness ratio L=the plate thickness of the base material/the total thickness of the mating material . . . Equation (1) Here, the base material thickness and the mating material thickness are the thicknesses at the protrusions.
US10562076B2	Substrate cleaning apparatus, substrate cleaning method, and substrate processing apparatus A substrate cleaning apparatus for cleaning a substrate while rotating the substrate and placing a cleaning member in contact with the rotating substrate is disclosed. The substrate cleaning apparatus comprises: a self-cleaning member mounted to an arm supporting the cleaning member, the self-cleaning member being configured to come into contact with the cleaning member to perform self-cleaning of the cleaning member; and a moving mechanism mounted to the arm supporting the cleaning member, the moving mechanism being configured to move the self-cleaning member between a position where the self-cleaning member is in contact with the cleaning member and a position where the self-cleaning member is separated from the cleaning member.
US10562062B2	Material supply system with valve assembly A material supply assembly includes a valve assembly having an outer valve member and an inner valve member rotatable relative to the outer valve member. A base assembly includes an base structure and an actuator. An engagement structure is operative between the outer valve member and the actuator to prevent relative movement between the outer valve member and the actuator. A locking structure is operative between the inner valve member and the base structure to prevent relative movement between the inner valve member and the base structure. Movement of the actuator relative to the base structure moves the outer valve member relative to the inner valve member to operate the valve assembly.
US10562046B2	Flow control for straight tip and fog nozzle One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a dual shutoff nozzle that can mitigate a user positioning a bale handle of the nozzle in an intermediate position to achieve fog flow through the nozzle. A nozzle may be devised that allows the bale to be disposed in a fully closed position, and/or disposed in a fully open position, and to switch between a fog spray and a straight tip flow. The nozzle may comprise a first flow control element, and a shutoff component that controls the first control element. The nozzle can comprise a second flow control element that controls flow between a straight nozzle outlet and a fog pattern outlet; and the second flow control element can be controlled by a pattern sleeve using a rotation motion.
US10562043B2	Telescoping aspirator system An aspirator system includes an aspirator body having a longitudinal axis. A channel configured for telescoping expansion and contraction along the longitudinal axis includes a first tapered tube section with a proximal end secured to an outflow region of the aspirator body. A second tapered tube section is disposed in telescoping engagement with the first tapered tube section. A drag assembly is secured to a distal end of the second tapered tube section.
US10562038B2	Cleaning and dewatering fine coal Fine coal is cleaned of its mineral matter impurities and dewatered by mixing the aqueous slurry containing both with a hydrophobic liquid, subjecting the mixture to a phase separation. The resulting hydrophobic liquid phase contains coal particles free of surface moisture and droplets of water stabilized by coal particles, while the aqueous phase contains the mineral matter. By separating the entrained water droplets from the coal particles mechanically, a clean coal product of substantially reduced mineral matter and moisture contents is obtained. The spent hydrophobic liquid is separated from the clean coal product and recycled. The process can also be used to separate one type of hydrophilic particles from another by selectively hydrophobizing one.
US10562030B2	Molecular diagnostic assay system Improved sub-assemblies and methods of control for use in a diagnostic assay system adapted to receive an assay cartridge are provided herein. Such sub-assemblies include: a brushless DC motor, a door opening/closing mechanism and cartridge loading mechanism, a syringe and valve drive mechanism assembly, a sonication horn, a thermal control device and optical detection/excitation device. Such systems can further include a communications unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user so as to receive a user input relating to functionality of the system with respect to an assay cartridge received therein and relaying a diagnostic result relating to the assay cartridge to the mobile device.
US10562029B2	Reagent pre-storage having defined extraction An apparatus, in particular a microfluid apparatus, includes a chamber for extracting a fluid. The chamber has a wall with an opening. The opening is sealed by a sealing mechanism that is impermeable to specified substances. The apparatus further includes a membrane that contacts the outside of the wall, in a region of an outside of the wall which adjoins the opening, and covers the opening.
US10562019B2	Honeycomb structure The honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body, and a circumferential coating layer disposed to surround a circumference of the honeycomb structure body, and cells which are formed at an outermost circumference of the honeycomb structure body and in which peripheries of the cells are defined by the partition walls without any lacks are defined as outermost circumference complete cells, and in a cross section of the honeycomb structure body which is perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells a minimum distance T (mm) among distances from the outermost circumference complete cells to the surface of the circumferential coating layer and a porosity P (%) of the circumferential coating layer satisfy relations of Equation (1) and Equation (2) as follows: 1.5≥T≥16×(100−P)−1.4; and Equation (1): 20≤P≤75 Equation (2).
US10562016B2	High charge density metallophosphate molecular sieves A family of highly charged crystalline microporous metallophosphate molecular sieves designated PST-17 has been synthesized. These metallophosphates are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rAm+MxEyPOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is a quaternary ammonium cation such as ethyltrimethylammonium, M is a divalent metal such as zinc and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. The PST-17 family of molecular sieves are stabilized by combinations of alkali and organoammonium cations, enabling unique metalloalumino(gallo)phosphate compositions and exhibit the BPH topology. The PST-17 family of molecular sieves has catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.
US10562011B2	Catalyst and process for nitric oxide reduction in a waste gas In order to improve the lifetime of an SCR catalyst in the waste gas purification by means of the SCR process of waste gas of a biomass combustion plant, the catalyst comprises a sacrificial component selected from a zeolite and/or a clay mineral, in particular halloysite. During operation, catalyst poisons contained in the waste gas, in particular alkali metals, are absorbed by the sacrificial component so that catalytically active centers of the catalyst are not blocked by the catalyst poisons.
US10561995B2	Process for continuous production of stable silicone emulsions Organopolysiloxane emulsions which are stable and of large particle size are produced in controllable fashion using a cylindrical mixer having multiple inlets and axially displaced rotor stator units.
US10561992B2	Porous membrane and method of production thereof The invention provides a porous membrane comprising polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and at least one inorganic filler embedded in the porous membrane wherein the inorganic filler comprises sulfuric acid precipitated silica. The invention further provides a process for the production of said porous membrane.
US10561982B2	Ammonia-based desulfurization process and apparatus Apparatus and methods for desulfurization of a sulfur-oxide containing gas by treatment with ammonia containing liquids. The apparatus and methods may utilize two distinct circuits of two different ammonia containing liquids which are applied in two distinct chambers. The gas may be cooled prior to entry into the circuits. There may be fluid communication between the two circulation circuits.
US10561975B2	Variable conductance gas distribution apparatus and method Variable conductance gas distribution systems, reactors and systems including the variable conductance gas distribution systems, and methods of using the variable conductance gas distribution systems, reactors, and systems are disclosed. The variable conductance gas distribution systems allow rapid manipulation of gas-flow conductance through the gas distribution system.
US10561969B2	Filter element having supporting elements, filter having a filter element, and filter housing of a filter A filter element is provided with a filter bellows that has an inflow side and an outflow side for a fluid to be filtered, wherein the filter bellows is made of a zigzag-folded filter medium with folds with fold edges. The inflow side is defined by the fold edges of the folds of the zigzag-folded filter medium at the inflow side and the outflow side is defined by the fold edges of the folds of the zigzag-folded filter medium at the outflow side. At least one filter element holding device is provided that holds the filter element in a filter housing. The at least one filter element holding device is connected directly or indirectly with the filter bellows. At least one supporting element supports the filter element in the filter housing; the at least one supporting element is separate from the at least one filter element holding device.
US10561965B2	Fractal flow devices and methods of use A fractal flow device comprising at least one fractal pack. The at least one fractal pack comprises at least two fractal cells, where each fractal cell comprises a fractal distributor, a chamber adjacent the fractal distributor, and a fractal collector adjacent the chamber. Methods of using the fractal flow device are also disclosed.
US10561955B1	Toy made of plush material and plastic parts The toy includes a first plush portion and a second plush portion connected by a rigid plastic part. The rigid part is at least partially hollow and includes a substantially cylindrical portion. The rigid part is permanently connected to one of the plush portions. It is detachably connected to the other of the plush portions. A connecting member permanently connects one of the plush portions to the rigid part. A second connecting member removeably connects the other plush portion to the rigid part. The toy may take the form of a creature such as be a bear. The first plush portion may include the head, arms and upper torso of the creature. The second plush portion may include the lower torso and legs of the creature.
US10561951B2	Method and device for fantasy sport player recommendations A method and device are for fantasy sport applications including receiving a plurality of ranking values associated with a sport player; assigning a corresponding weight value to each ranking value; determining a score value as a function of the ranking value and the corresponding weight value; determining a final ranking value as a function of the score values for the sport player; and generating a recommendation for the sport player as a function of the final ranking value.
US10561948B2	Program and system A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program product for causing a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: an experience value giving function configured to give an experience value to an object on the basis of a result of an event that occurs in accordance with progress of the video game; a managing function configured to manage a level of the object on the basis of the given experience value; and a privilege giving function configured to give a privilege to the object on the basis of an experience value that has been given and exceeds a value required to reach an upper limit of the level.
US10561940B2	Computer device and method A computer device has a display which displays game elements. The game element being one of a plurality of different types and having a weight. A user interface detects when a user engages with a game element. If there is a match associated with the game element, the weights of the all the match game elements is summed. If the weight is above a threshold, the engaged game element is removed from the game board. The weight is distributed to other game elements.
US10561938B2	Server, method of controlling a server, and program Provided are a server, a method of controlling a server, and a program that can increase the variations on methods for acquiring an item or the like and enhance interest in a game. Included are receiving, from a user, an item change request for changing first item data; displaying, to the user, a selection screen to display a plurality of options after receiving the item change request; and providing the user with second item data when a selected option on the selection screen is a correct answer.
US10561936B1	Lanyard and controller assembly Disclosed herein is a controller lanyard assembly that minimizes accidental damage to a controller. The controller includes a removable front cover that, when removed, exposes a receptacle that includes a cavity that receives a portion of the lanyard. The cavity of the receptacle is further connected through a channel located on an external surface of the controller. A first portion of the lanyard can reside within the cavity and a second portion of the lanyard can exit through the channel of the controller. The receptacle can further include detents that protrude into the channel, thereby preventing the first portion of the lanyard from exiting the cavity of the receptacle. Altogether, the first portion of the lanyard is coupled to the controller while the second portion of the lanyard is worn by the individual.
US10561934B2	Gaming system and gaming method A wearable device is configured to be worn by a first user, and to output pressure data indicating an amount of the pressure sensed thereby. An electronic device is communicatively connected to the wearable device for receiving the pressure data. In response to receipt of an initiating signal from a host device, the electronic device, continuously within a predetermined time period, accumulates a first number of exercise movements done by the first user based on the pressure data, receives data related to a second number of exercise movements done by a second user from the host device, and display a dynamic image indicating a relationship between the first number and the second number.
US10561929B2	Game system for enhanced communication skills The present invention provides a game that enhances communication skills. The game provides a series of fun communication challenges utilizing detailed pictures and objects to challenge the descriptive abilities of players and/or teams. It includes processes which reward players according to how well puzzles are answered/solved. The game/system positions players where they must rely solely upon verbal-only explanations/instructions from team members to solve puzzles. It also includes a unique scoring system to accurately score puzzles after each challenge.
US10561920B2	Grappling dummy A grappling dummy having a generally human shape includes a trunk with a head, arms, and legs extending from the trunk. The legs can be connected together by a connecting leg segment forming a leg enclosure. The grappling dummy also includes padding disposed about the trunk, the head, the arms, and the legs. The trunk defines a midline, and the head can extend longitudinally from the trunk angled in a forward direction from the midline at about forty-five degrees. Each of the arms can extend from the trunk at about forty-five degrees. Each of the arms can lie in a generally transverse plane with respect to the midline. Each of the legs can extend from the trunk at about forty-five degrees. Each of the legs can lie in a second plane angled in a forward direction from the midline of the trunk at about forty-five degrees.
US10561916B1	Sports training machine A basketball training apparatus includes a shot completion sensor, a condition sensor, and a computer. The shot completion sensor determines whether a shot goes through a basketball hoop. The condition sensor senses a physical condition of a basketball shooter. The computer is in communication with the shot completion sensor and the condition sensor, and has a processor for calculating shot completion percentage as a function of the physical condition.
US10561909B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center and a virtual striking face plane generally parallel to the striking face. The golf club head further includes a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a loft L no less than 40°. A virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the striking face plane passes through the face center. A club head center of gravity is spaced from the virtual vertical plane in the heel-to-toe direction by a distance D1 that is no greater than 6.0 mm. The golf club head further includes a hosel including an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft. The internal bore includes a peripheral side wall and a shaft abutment surface configured to abut a tip end of the golf club shaft. The hosel further comprises an auxiliary recess extending sole-ward from the abutment surface of the internal bore.
US10561904B2	Golf balls having metal-containing plasticized thermoplastic inner cores and thermoset outer cores Multi-piece golf balls containing a dual-layered core structure are provided. The core structure includes a small, heavy inner core (center) having a relatively high specific gravity, and a surrounding outer core layer. The layers of the core structure may have different hardness gradients. The center of the core comprises a metal material such as copper, steel, brass, tungsten, titanium, aluminum, and alloys thereof preferably dispersed in a thermoplastic polymeric matrix. Different plasticizers such as fatty acid esters may be used. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a thermoset composition such as polybutadiene. The resulting ball has high resiliency and good spin.
US10561901B2	Method of evaluating stability of golf swing Provided is a method of evaluating stability of a golf swing. The method comprises calculating a force indicator that represents a force that acts on a body of a golfer during the golf swing and evaluating stability of the golf swing according to a magnitude of the force indicator. In the calculating, the force indicator may be calculated during the golf swing made with a specific golf club, and in the evaluating, the stability of the golf swing may be evaluated as a characteristic of the specific golf club, in accordance with the magnitude of the force indicator.
US10561900B2	System and method for range of motion analysis and balance training while exercising A system and method for range of motion analysis while exercising, including methods for constructing user movement profiles based on repeated and typical user movements during exercises as are typical for an adult of a user's age, weight, etc., and capable of warning a user of unhealthy, unsafe, or anomalous movement patterns during exercise, using a balance trainer, range of motion analyzer, and a plurality of sensors in conjunction with an exercise device, in an effort to reduce health risks to users during exercise with an enhanced or mixed reality exercise device.
US10561895B1	Balance board An exercise device that allows users to exercise in a manner that strengthens their core and improve their balance with respect to rotation. The device includes a base for placing on the ground and a board on which the user stands, and includes a pivot between the base and board. The exercise device has a neutral position and also provides a restoring force when the user rotates the board. The restoring force is determined by the shape of the pivot and the supporting elements on the board and/or base.
US10561891B2	Exercise machine A stationary exercise machine may include reciprocating hand members, such as handles, and/or reciprocating foot members, such as foot pedals. The reciprocating hand members may be operative to apply a first moment to a crankshaft, and the reciprocating foot members may be operative to apply a second moment to the crankshaft. The second moment may be different than the first moment. The reciprocating foot members may cause a user's feet to move along a closed loop path that is substantially inclined, such that the user's foot motion simulates a climbing motion more than a flat walking or running motion. The reciprocating hand members may be configured to move in coordination with the foot members via a linkage operatively coupling the hand members with the foot members. A resistance mechanism may apply resistance to crankshaft rotation, and the resistance mechanism may be adjustable while the user is using the machine.
US10561878B2	Resistance adjusting apparatus with wind resistance and magnetic resistance A resistance adjusting apparatus is disposed on a frame and has a rotating member, a magnetic resistance member, and a wind resistance member. The rotating member has an axle rotatably disposed on the frame, an assembly seat fixedly disposed on the axle, and a magnetic wheel detachably disposed on the assembly seat. The magnetic resistance member is disposed on the frame, is located out of the magnetic wheel, and has an adjusting seat disposed on the frame and multiple magnetic elements. The magnetic wheel is inserted into an inner space of the adjusting seat. The magnetic elements are disposed in the adjusting seat and are located in the inner space of the adjusting seat. The wind resistance member is detachably disposed on an outer surface of the magnetic wheel. The wind resistance member and the magnetic resistance member are independent and can be detached individually.
US10561865B2	Smart mask, method, smart mask and apparatus for calculating pollutant absorption quantity A smart mask includes a main mask body including a first opening end and a second opening end. A diameter of the first opening end is smaller than a diameter of the second opening end. The mask further includes a front mask body arranged at the first opening end and fixing straps arranged at the second opening end. The front mask body includes a filter configured to absorb pollutants in air entering the front mask body and a sensor configured to record a wearing time of the smart mask.
US10561859B2	Therapeutic system and method The present disclosure relates to a system and a method. The system may include a first device including a treatment head configured to emit a radiation beam. The system may include a second device comprising a body. The body may include one or more openings at a bottom of the recess that allow passage of the radiation beam substantially free of the interference by the body.
US10561858B2	Method and apparatus pertaining to radiation-treatment plan optimization A radiation-treatment plan that comprises a plurality of dose-delivery fractions can be optimized by using fraction dose objectives and at least one other, different dose objective. This use of fraction dose objectives can comprise accumulating doses delivered in previous dose-delivery fractions. The other, different dose objective can comprise a remaining total dose objective, a predictive dose objective, or some other dose objective of choice. An existing radiation-treatment plan having a corresponding resultant quality and that is defined, at least in part, by at least one delivery parameter can be re-optimized by specifying at least one constraint as regards that delivery parameter as a function, at least in part, of that resultant quality and then applying that constraint when re-optimizing the existing radiation-treatment plan.
US10561853B2	Automated external defibrillator (AED) with dual ECG analysis algorithms A defibrillator (AED) and method for using a defibrillator using two different ECG analysis algorithms which work sequentially to improve the accuracy of AED shock decisions. A first algorithm, such as (ART), is particularly suited for analysis in the presence of CPR periods. A second algorithm, such as (PAS), is particularly suited for analysis during hands-off periods. The AED switches algorithms depending on the period and on the current analysis of the cardiac rhythm. The inventions thus provide an optimized ECG analysis scheme in a manner that improves the effectiveness of the rescue, resulting in more CPR “hands-on” time, better treatment of refibrillation, and reduced transition times between CPR and electrotherapy.
US10561849B2	Facilitating integrity of telemetry connectivity between an implantable device and a remote device Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media that facilitate monitoring the integrity of telemetry connectivity between an implantable device and an external device are provided. In one embodiment, an implantable device includes a monitoring component that monitors advertisement signal information identifying an amount of advertisement signals transmitted to the external device within a defined time period, and telemetry session information identifying an amount of the telemetry sessions that are established between the external device and the implantable device within the defined time period. A connectivity assessment component of the implantable device further determines whether a telemetry connectivity problem exists between the external device and the implantable device based on a degree of miscorrelation between the advertisement signal information and the telemetry session information.
US10561843B2	Transvascular nerve stimulation apparatus and methods Electrode structures for transvascular nerve stimulation combine electrodes with an electrically-insulating backing layer. The backing layer increases the electrical impedance of electrical paths through blood in a lumen of a blood vessel and consequently increases the flow of electrical current through surrounding tissues. The electrode structures may be applied to stimulate nerves such as the phrenic, vagus, trigeminal, obturator or other nerves.
US10561842B2	Layered midfield transmitter with dielectric tuning Systems, devices, and methods are discussed herein for wirelessly transmitting power and/or data to an implanted device, such as an implanted electrostimulator device. In an example, the subject matter includes a layered transmitter device with multiple conductive planes and excitation features. The transmitter device can be tuned to identify and apply device parameters for efficient wireless communication with a deeply implanted device. The transmitter is generally configured for midfield powering applications by providing signals that give rise to propagating signals inside of body tissue.
US10561836B2	Oral muscle training A trans mucosal neuromuscular electrical stimulation device (1) including a mouthpiece (3, 103), electrodes (32a, 33a, 132a, 133a) associated with the mouthpiece (3, 103). The device (1) and/or mouthpiece (3, 103) incorporates electrical circuitry operatively connecting to the electrodes (32a, 33a, 132a, 133a) to a power source and is configured to provide, in use, electrical stimulation to one or more palate and/or tongue muscles via the electrodes (32a, 33a, 132a, 133a) through the oral mucosa. The treatment regime, including the location of stimulation and the parameters used, is designed to increase resting muscle tone and/or muscle tone during sleep.
US10561833B2	Conductive pad for pain relieving and muscle training A conductive pad for pain relieving and muscle training, comprises an electrode sheet electrically connected to a control unit and a conductive gel for attaching onto the human body. The conductive gel is added with a substance for pain relieving and muscle training, which is capsaicin, menthol, lidocaine, or other substitutes in an amount of 0.001% to 30% by mass. This invention has the function of increasing the blood circulation/local anesthesia by adding capsaicin, menthol, lidocaine, or other substitutes to the conductive gel, and has the effect of pain relieving and muscle training. The conductive pad that is made of the above described conductive gel can be used alone, and also be used with all of the TENS/EMS units in the market, offering a wide range of application. In addition, this invention does not require the additional heating source, simplifies the structure, and greatly reduces the manufacturing costs.
US10561830B2	Cell impregnated sleeve for paracrine and other factor production Certain embodiments according to the present invention provide sleeve devices suitable for a wide range of therapeutic uses. In accordance with certain embodiments, the therapeutic sleeve device includes a nanofiber fabric assembly, which defines a plurality of pores, and at least one layer of cells embedded in the nanofiber fabric assembly.
US10561814B2	Automated drug dispensing systems with automated HME bypass for ventilator circuits Dispensing systems for a ventilator circuit having a ventilator flow circuit with a normal inhalation flow path with a heat and moisture exchanger (HME), a flow sensor in communication with the ventilator circuit, an automated drug dispensing system with an actuator and a pressurized canister residing upstream of the HME, a bypass inhalation flow path residing downstream of the pressurized canister, and at least one electromechanical valve residing in the inhalation flow path to selectively open the valve which can be normally closed to define a closed bypass path. At least one controller opens the at least one electromechanical valve to open the bypass inhalation flow path and close the normal inhalation flow path through the HME only when the flow sensor indicates air flow is in an inhalation direction. Once the valve is open, the actuator dispenses medication through the bypass inhalation flow path to the patient.
US10561808B2	Dose counter for inhaler having an anti-reverse rotation actuator A dose counter for an inhaler includes a counter display arranged to indicate dosage information, and a drive system arranged to move the counter display incrementally in a first direction from a first station to a second station in response to actuation input. A regulator is provided which is arranged to act upon the counter display at the first station to regulate motion of the counter display at the first station to incremental movements.
US10561802B2	Syringe adapter with spinning connector A syringe adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end and defining an interior space, a seal arrangement received within the interior space of the housing, a connector body positioned adjacent the first end of the housing and configured to be connected with a syringe barrel with the connector body secured to the housing and rotatable relative to the housing in first and second directions, and a cannula secured to the connector body. The connector body is axially fixed relative to the housing. The seal arrangement is configured to cooperate with the cannula to provide a sealed transfer of fluids through the cannula to a mating connector.
US10561800B2	Skin sensors for drug delivery devices A skin sensing system for a drug delivery device includes a control unit and a skin sensor comprising one or more electrodes. The skin sensor may be configured to store a threshold value associated with skin sensing, receive one or more sensed signal values from the one or more electrodes, compare the one or more sensed signal values with the threshold value, and based on the comparison, transmit a resultant signal to the control unit. The resultant signal is used by the control unit to determine whether a skin surface of a user is substantially proximate to the skin sensor upon receiving the resultant signal. A drug delivery device for sensing contact with the skin includes the skin sensing system. When the skin sensor senses that the drug delivery device is in contact with a patient's skin surface, drug delivery from the device may be permitted.
US10561797B2	Drug delivery device with indicator Systems and methods for monitoring an operational state and/or a fill status of a drug container of a drug delivery device are provided. The drug container can hold a liquid drug. A plunger can be positioned within the drug container. A drive system can advance the plunger to expel the liquid drug from the container. A monitoring system can detect a movement and/or a position of the plunger and/or any component coupled to the plunger. The detection can enable determination of an amount of liquid drug that has been expelled and/or an amount of liquid drug remaining in the drug container. Dosing rates, flow rates, and dosage completion can also be determined.
US10561789B2	User-configurable closed-loop notifications and infusion systems incorporating same Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a user involves storing alert configuration information for the user, identifying an alert condition while operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid based at least in part on the alert configuration information for the user, and in response to identifying the alert condition, providing a user notification in accordance with the user's stored alert configuration information.
US10561782B2	Medical device and method of detecting the filling level of a bubble chamber The present invention relates to a medical device, in particular to a blood treatment apparatus, having a control and processing unit, having at least one structure-borne sound emitter and having at least one structure-borne sound sensor, each configured for coupling to coupling points of a medical tubing kit which can be coupled to the medical device, wherein the filling level of a bubble chamber arranged in the tubing kit can be determined at the tubing kit via the control and processing unit based on the measurement of the structure-borne sound.
US10561780B2	Dialysis system having inventory management including online dextrose mixing An automated peritoneal dialysis system and machine configured to perform dextrose mixing are disclosed. An example dialysis machine includes at least one pump, a first dialysate having a first dextrose level placed in fluid communication with the at least one pump, and a second dialysate having a second dextrose level placed in fluid communication with the at least one pump. The example dialysis machine also includes first and second valves placed between the first and second dialysates and the at least one pump. The example dialysis machine further includes a logic implementer programmed to operate the at least one pump and the first and second valves to mix the first and second dialysates so as to form a third dextrose level.
US10561776B2	Fluid circuit for delivery of renal replacement therapies A portable dialysis cabinet for use in dialysis. The portable dialysis cabinet can have a size and weight that facilitates easy movement of the cabinet from one location to another with relative ease. The portable dialysis cabinet can have additional features necessary to facilitate portability, such as wheels and a handle. In general, the portable dialysis cabinet can contain all the necessary components for performing a dialysis session.
US10561773B2	Medical product comprising a functional element for the invasive use in a patient's body So as to be able to determine the position of a functional element as precisely as possible during the invasive use of a blood pump in a patient's body without the use of imaging methods, the blood pump is connected to a main sensor which records signals of the patient's heart, which are compared to other electrophysiological heart signals recorded by several sensors distributed on the body surface so as to allow the position of the blood pump to be determined by way of linking.
US10561772B2	Pump device having a detection device The invention relates to a pump device having a pump (8) and an energy supply device (5, 18), wherein the pump has a conveying element (9, 11) which conveys a fluid by means of supplied energy, wherein the pump has a transport state and an operating state, and wherein at least of first element (9, 9a, 10, 10′, 11) of the pump has a different shape and/or size in the transport state than in the operating state. The operating safety of such a pump device is increased by a detection device (12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29) which detects whether at least the first element is in the operating state with respect to shape and/or size by means of a sensor.
US10561770B2	Breast pump assembly Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure. In one approach, the breast pump assembly includes a breast adapter and a receptacle configured to cup the breast adapter, and the breast adapter is removable from the receptacle.
US10561768B2	Reduced-pressure wound treatment systems and methods employing microstrain-inducing manifolds Microstrain-inducing manifolds, systems, and methods are presented that involve microstrain-inducing manifolds that include a plurality of shaped projections for creating microstrain. The shaped projections may be tapered projections. A system may include a sealing member for placing over the tissue site, a microstrain-inducing manifold, and a reduced-pressure subsystem that delivers reduced pressure to the sealing member. The reduced pressure causes the shaped projections to create microstrain at the tissue site. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems are also presented.
US10561767B2	Medical suction device Systems and methods for a cartridge which may be included in a medical suction device are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a cartridge may comprise a porous filler material loaded with absorption granules for absorbing liquids, and a hydrophobic liquid barrier which is permeable only to one or more of air and gasses, and positioned within the cartridge so that liquids in the cartridge cannot exit the cartridge. The cartridge may further comprise perforated walls and sealed walls, arranged within the cartridge in an alternating order and orientated parallel to one another and perpendicular to a net flow direction of fluids in the cartridge, and spaced from one another such that passages are formed between the walls.
US10561763B2	Oxygen generating biomaterial Certain embodiments include materials that carry oxygen and emit molecular oxygen upon heating. The approach reported here uses thermal decomposition of organic endoperoxide compounds to produce singlet oxygen. In certain aspects the oxygen carrier comprises an organic compound either alone or contained in a polymeric carrier or other carrier material that is used to form a coating, layer, or bulk substance that can be a solid, a gel or a fluid. The oxygen-carrier is most conveniently prepared by oxidation of a precursor compound, the structure of which determines its thermal stability and thus how rapidly oxygen is released at any given temperature.
US10561762B2	Crosslinked soft tissue graft and methods of use thereof The invention relates to crosslinked soft tissue grafts and methods of use thereof. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the same.
US10561754B2	Volatile composition dispenser with lockable button There is a volatile composition dispenser comprising a housing comprising a rear frame having a frame opening, and an inner wall. A push button is movably disposed in the frame opening and the inner wall and is configured to be movable with respect to the inner wall from a first position to a second position wherein the push button is interlocked with the inner wall in the second position.
US10561748B2	Anthranilic acid derivatives The present invention is directed to a novel compound of Formula 1 wherein the radiolabeled compound of Formula 1 is capable of being used as a radiotracer in PET imaging of a targeted localized tissue and targeted radionuclide therapy of one or more conditions that may be regulated or normalized via inhibition of transporter such as Pgp, BCRP or MRP I. The novel compounds of Formula 1 can also be used as substrates for binding with one or more ABC transporters. In particular, the present invention aids in diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of MDR disorders in all forms of cancers and neurological disorders of the central nervous system. The present invention further provides methods of preparation of compounds of Formula 1 and novel intermediates used in the preparation of compounds of Formula 1.
US10561746B2	Gel formulations for guiding radiotherapy The present invention describes an X-ray contrast composition for local administration, wherein the X-ray contrast composition exhibits contrast properties and wherein at least 60% of an administrated amount of said X-ray contrast composition remains more than 24 hours within 10 cm from an injection point when the X-ray contrast composition is administrated to a human or animal body.
US10561740B2	Preparation of therapeutic exosomes using membrane proteins The present invention relates to methods of preparing a therapeutic exosome using a protein newly-identified to be enriched on the surface of exosomes. Specifically, the present invention provides methods of using the proteins for affinity purification of exosomes. It also provides methods of localizing a therapeutic peptide on exosomes, and targeting exosomes to a specific organ, tissue or cell by using the proteins. The methods involve generation of surface-engineered exosomes that include one or more of the exosome proteins at higher density, or a variant or a fragment of the exosome protein.
US10561739B2	Targeted pyrrolobenzodiazapine conjugates Provided are Conjugate comprising PBDs conjugated to a targeting agent and methods of using such PBDs.
US10561737B2	Bispecific anti-hapten/anti-blood brain barrier receptor antibodies, complexes thereof and their use as blood brain barrier shuttles Herein is reported a bispecific antibody comprising a first binding specificity that specifically binds to a haptenylated payload and a second binding specificity that specifically binds to a blood brain barrier receptor.
US10561734B2	Prevention of molecular weight reduction of the polymer, impurity formation and gelling in polymer compositions Polymer and drug containing compositions and method of preparing such compositions are disclosed. The dispersed phase formulation has a polymer, a pharmaceutically or biologically active agent and a small fraction of low pKa acid additive. Stable, filter sterilizable, non-gelling solutions containing GnRH analogues at least at levels typically used in sustained release formulations and a method of increasing solubility of a high level of a GnRH analogue or a freeze-dried antgonist of GnRH in a polymer containing solution are also disclosed. The amount of the acid additive in the polymer solution is such that it is sufficient to increase the solubility of the high level of the GnRH analogue in the polymer solution without affecting the release characteristics of the microspheres prepared therefrom.
US10561731B2	Method and compositions for solubilizing non-polar constituents A method for solubilizing non-polar target compounds into a carrier liquid is described. A carrier oil, such as a MCT, or a mixture of MCTs, may be used to solubilize non-polar target compounds. The carrier oil may also include one or more buffers for stability of the target compounds within the carrier oil.
US10561728B2	Polynucleotides encoding anti-CD40 antibodies The present invention relates to antibodies specific for a particular epitope on CD40 and antibodies that bind CD40 and have particular functional characteristics. The present invention also relates to fragments of these antibodies, uses of the antibodies for reduction or treatment of transplant rejection and graft-versus-host disease, and methods for making the antibodies.
US10561722B2	Methods and compositions for enhancing immune responses Compositions and methods are described for generating an improved effective immune response against an immunogen in humans. The enhanced immune response, is obtained by using an MVA vector as a prime and an adenovirus vector as a boost and is characterized by a high level of antibody response specific to the immunogen, and an enhanced cellular immune response. The compositions and methods can be used to provide a protective immunity against a disease, such as an infection of one or more subtypes of Ebola and Marburg filoviruses, in humans.
US10561714B2	Factor IX polypeptides and methods of use thereof The present invention provides methods of administering Factor IX; methods of administering chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; polynucleotides encoding such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides; cells comprising such polynucleotides; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using such cells.
US10561712B2	Treatment of cancer and inhibition of metastasis using hemoglobin beta subunit The beta 2 subunit of mouse hemoglobin (HBB2) has been identified as soluble factor from mouse lungs that exhibits cytostatic/cytotoxic activity against neuroblastoma lung micrometastases. The beta subunit of human hemoglobin (HBB) has been found to have similar activity. Methods of using these proteins and fragments thereof in the treatment of cancer and inhibition of metastasis are provided, along with methods of screening a subject for micrometastases by detecting HBB in a biological sample.
US10561704B2	Compositions and methods for treating neuropsychiatric disorders using an endothelin-B receptor agonist The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating neuropsychiatric disorders in vertebrates and humans. More specifically, the present invention provides for use of IRL-1620, an endothelin-B receptor agonist, in appropriate doses to be a neuroprotective and a neuroregenerative agent. Accordingly, in one aspect the disclosure provides a method of treating a neuropsychiatric disorder comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an endothelin-B receptor agonist to treat the neuropsychiatric disorder. In some embodiments, the endothelin-B receptor agonist is co-administered with an additional agent to treat the neuropsychiatric disorder. In some embodiments, the additional agent is selected from the group consisting of an antidepressant, an anti-inflammatory agent, a CNS stimulant, a neuroleptic, and an anti-proliferative agent.
US10561703B2	Method of modulating sex hormone levels using a sex hormone secretion modulator Provided are a hormone secretion modulator including a peptide derived from telomerase, more particularly, a peptide including an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of at least 80% with SEQ ID NO: 1, or a fragment thereof, a pharmaceutical composition including the hormone secretion modulator, and a use of the pharmaceutical composition for treatment, alleviation, or prevention of diseases caused by excessive or deficient levels hormones.
US10561702B2	Method for the treatment of skin disorders using dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate The present invention relates to a novel use of proline containing dipeptides for the prevention and/or treatment of skin conditions associated with altered, damaged or malfunctioning sebaceous glands.
US10561699B2	Method for treating diabetic retinopathy A herbal composition for relieving symptoms of diabetic retinopathy includes 40 wt % of an ethanol extract of Astragalus membranaceus, 8 wt % of an ethanol extract of Angelica sinensis and 52 wt % of a water extract of Dendrobium officinale. A method for diabetic retinopathy by administrating the herbal composition to a subject in need is also provided.
US10561695B2	Composition having functions of improving kidney yang, enhancing immunity and relieving fatigue, method for producing the same and use thereof The present disclosure relates to the field of healthcare foods. Disclosed is a composition having functions of improving kidney yang, enhancing immunity and relieving fatigue, which is an aqueous extract of Astragalie radix, Rehmanniae radix, Eucommiae cortex, Morindae officinalis radix, Lycii fructus and Polygonati rhizoma. By using six traditional Chinese herb medicines, Astragalie radix, Rehmanniae radix, Eucommiae cortex, Morindae officinalis radix, Lycii fructus and Polygonati rhizoma for decoction extraction, a composition having functions of improving kidney yang, enhancing immunity and relieving fatigue is obtained. Through synergetic function of each traditional Chinese herb medicine, the composition achieves a better effect comparing with similar products. In addition, the species of traditional Chinese medicine in the composition is relatively fewer, lowering the potential safety hazard, and the method is simple and the cost is low.
US10561690B2	Methods for treating ulcerative colitis The present disclosure provides methods and treatment regimens for treating ulcerative colitis in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the methods described herein comprise treating a subject in need thereof with a treatment regimen comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising live non-pathogenic fecal bacteria for at least 8 weeks and at least three times per week. In an aspect, the subject in need thereof exhibits a Mayo endoscopy score of 3 or lower. In some aspects, the subject in need thereof has no concomitant corticosteroid use during said method and has no corticosteroid use immediately prior to commencing said method.
US10561687B2	Methods for making and using sinoatrial node-like pacemaker cardiomyocytes and ventricular-like cardiomyocytes Provided are methods for producing compositions comprising a population of cardiomyocytes enriched for or substantially devoid of sinoatrial node-like pacemaker cardiomyocytes (SANLCM) from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), and methods of use thereof.
US10561683B2	Method for producing an osteoinductive calcium phosphate and products thus obtained The invention relates to a method for producing an osteoinductive calcium phosphate material, the method comprising the steps of providing a sintered calcium phosphate starting material having a surface topography consisting of calcium phosphate grains, subjecting the sintered calcium phosphate starting material to a hydrothermal treatment of between 125-150° C. for a duration sufficient to change calcium phosphate grains on the surface of the starting material into calcium phosphate needles.
US10561682B1	Treatment of ischemic conditions, hypoxic conditions, conditions related to a hypoxia-induction factor, or conditions related to reactive oxygen species with oxygen-containing liquids This disclosure relates to the use of an oxygen-containing liquid for treating conditions related to ischemia, hypoxia, an alteration in electrochemistry, VEGF, HIF, or a reactive oxygen species, and other conditions.
US10561680B2	Topical composition for the treatment of mucosal lesions Topical composition for the treatment of mucosal lesions It relates to a topical composition comprising specific amounts of: a) a hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically or veterinary acceptable salt thereof, b) one or more adhesive agents, and c) a non-absorbable antibiotic; to delivery devices comprising it; and to its uses in medicine, in particular, in the treatment and/or prevention of mucosal lesions; in the prevention of postpolypectomy syndrome; as adjuvant therapy to mechanical treatments in gastrointestinal perforations, and as sealant treatment in surgical anastomoses and leaks or fistulas in gastrointestinal tract.
US10561679B2	Double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, DNA, vector, cancer cell growth inhibitor, cancer cell migration inhibitor, and drug A double-stranded nucleic acid molecule for suppressing expression of non-coding RNA, the double-stranded nucleic acid molecule including: (a) a sense strand containing a nucleotide sequence corresponding to a target sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 5 to 11 and 26 to 31; and (b) an antisense strand containing a nucleotide sequence which is complementary to the sense strand in the (a) to form a double strand with the sense strand, wherein the non-coding RNA contains a base sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 4, a part of the base sequence, or both of the base sequence and the part.
US10561676B2	Method for treating cancer using dual antagonists of CXCR1 and CXCR2 What is described is a method for treating cancer in a patient in need of such treatment through the use of a dual CXCR1/2 antagonist by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a dual CXCR1/2 antagonist, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, either alone as monotherapy, or in combination with at least one other anticancer therapy.
US10561674B2	Processes for the preparation of phospholipid-enriched dairy products as neutraceuticals for the formulation of functional foods The present invention discloses processes for the preparation of phospholipid-enriched dairy products as nutraceuticals for the formulation of functional foods, the processes include the steps of: combining a non-dairy-based PL-containing material, having phosphatidylserine (PS) and/or phosphatidic acid (PA) in the PL-containing material, wherein the PS and/or PA is derived in part from an enzymatically-processed lecithin as a PS-calcium and/or -magnesium salt and/or a PA-calcium and/or-magnesium salt via transphosphatidylation with phospholipase D in the presence of L-serine and a calcium and/or magnesium salt, with water and an oil component to form a paste; removing an excess amount of the water from the paste to form a PL-oil solution; and mixing the PL-oil solution with a dairy component, thereby obtaining a PL-enriched dairy product. Alternatively, the PL-oil solution has a weight-to-weight (w-w) concentration of at least about 0.01% of a residual amount of the water to the PL-containing material.
US10561667B2	Orbit azine-fumarate, hydrate, crystal form and preparation method therefor Orbit azine-fumarate compounds are provided having the following formula: Different crystal forms of orbit azine-fumarate, an orbit azine-fumarate hydrate and a crystal form thereof, and an amorphous form of orbit azine-fumarate are prepared by adjusting the ratio of orbit azine and fumaric acid and using different crystallization methods. The invention makes it possible to provide an orbit azine-fumarate which has a higher pharmaceutical effect, is easier to prepare, and has improved storage stability.
US10561661B2	Purine derivative compounds for medical use A method for treatment of disease by reduction in macrophages-mediated bacterial killing, including administration to patients in need a compound of formula (I): wherein A is N or CH; B is NO, or S; R1 is H, (C1-C4)alkyl group, methyl(C1-C6)cycloalkyl group or (C1-C6)cycloalkyl group; R2 is an aryl, arylmethyl group or methylheteroaryl group as methylpyridine and methylthiophene; R3 is absent when B is O or S, or is H or (C1-C4)alkyl group when B is N; R4 is (C1-C5)alkyl group or (C1-C4)cycloalkyl group, groups bearing a carboxylic acid group, and (C1-C5)alkyl group or (C1-C4)cycloalkyl substituted by hydroxyl group, halogen group or methoxy group, when B is N, R3 and R4 can together form a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle substituted by carboxylic acid group, substituted by a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, methoxy group or hydroxymethyl group, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt. Also provided are new compounds relating to this use.
US10561648B2	Inhibition and treatment of bacterial infections by sex-specific GPER targeting The present invention is directed to the use of compounds which are modulators of the G protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor (GPER) for the inhibition —and/or treatment of Bacterial infections, especially including metMctHin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of bacterial pathogens, including MRSA are also described.
US10561643B2	Pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to the field of methods for providing pharmaceutical compositions comprising poorly water-soluble drugs. In particular the present invention relates to compositions comprising stable, amorphous hybrid nanoparticles, comprising at least one protein kinase inhibitor and at least one polymeric stabilizing and matrix-forming component, useful in pharmaceutical compositions and in therapy.
US10561642B2	Treatment of Zika virus infections using alpha-glucosidase inhibitors The present invention concerns the use of castanospermine or other alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for the treatment or prevention of Zika virus infections. Aspects of the invention include methods for treating or preventing Zika virus infection by administering an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (e.g., an alpha-glucosidase I inhibitor) to a subject in need thereof; methods for inhibiting a Zika virus infection in a cell in vitro or in vivo; pharmaceutical compositions; packaged dosage formulations; and kits for treating or preventing Zika virus infection.
US10561635B2	Cromolyn compositions for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis The disclosure provides a method of treating pulmonary fibrosis, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in a comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of cromolyn sodium with an inhalation device.
US10561623B2	Compositions and methods for treating muscular dystrophy and other disorders The present invention provides compositions and methods of their use in treating muscular dystrophy and other disorders.
US10561620B2	Coiled tube emulsification systems Embodiments of the present technology may include a system for forming an emulsion. The system may include a coiled tube. The coiled tube may have a first end and a second end. The second end may be located at a position higher than the position of the first end. The system may also include a plurality of beads disposed within the coiled tube. The system may further include a first inlet fluidly connected to the coiled tube. The first inlet may be configured to deliver a first fluid to the first end before the second end. In addition, the system may include a second inlet fluidly connected to the coiled tube. The second inlet may be configured to deliver a second fluid to the first end before the second end.
US10561612B2	Powdered formulations of cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen The invention is directed to a composition comprising cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen, wherein the cromolyn sodium is micronized and the cromolyn sodium and ibuprofen are present in a weight ratio of 1:1-2. In one embodiment, the ibuprofen is passed through a sieve, such as a 300 μm sieve and to methods of making the same.
US10561609B2	Antiviral compositions The present invention provides a composition and an antiviral drug preparation, each comprising at least one water-insoluble antiviral drug and at least one water-soluble carrier material, wherein the water-insoluble antiviral drug is dispersed through the water-soluble carrier material in nano-disperse form. The present invention further provides processes for preparing the compositions and drug preparations, and also aqueous nano-dispersions obtained by combining water and the compositions.
US10561596B2	Compositions and dispersions containing particles comprising a polymer The present invention is directed to a composition containing: an aqueous dispersion comprising (a) particles having a volume-basis particle size distribution with peaks in the range of equal to or greater than 1 μm up to about 100 μm wherein the particles comprise an oil gellant comprising a styrenic block copolymer, and a fatty substance selected from a wax having a melting point of greater than 35° C., anoil, and mixtures thereof; (b) a surfactant mixture comprising a nonionic surfactant and an ionic surfactant; and (c) water; and a carrier. The composition and aqueous dispersion are capable of delivering benefits to various substrates, for example, keratinous substrates such as skin and hair.
US10561594B2	Agent for stabilizing keratin fibers with 5-ring heterocycles The subject matter of the present disclosure are agents for stabilizing keratin fibers, more particularly human hair, containing in a cosmetic carrier: (a) at least one compound of the formula (I) wherein X denotes oxygen (—O—), sulfur (—S—) or a grouping —NR5—.
US10561591B2	Hair care regimen using compositions comprising moisture control materials A method is disclosed for reducing hair frizz by treating hair with a regimen comprising two or more hair care compositions wherein at least two of such compositions comprise Moisture Control Materials. Two or more of the compositions used in the method comprise from about 0.1% to about 20% of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material is selected from the group consisting of Class I and Class II.
US10561586B2	Sprayable high viscosity cosmetic formulation The invention relates to an anhydrous cosmetic or dermatological formulation comprising a viscose lipid-containing preparation and propellant gas consisting essentially of one or more substances selected from hydrofluorocarbons, n-butane, isobutane and propane. The formulation permits application to the skin by spraying of an otherwise nonsprayable preparation. The formulation is free from readily volatile solvents, surfactants, and preferably free from silicones.
US10561574B1	Battery-powered percussive massage device A percussive massage device includes an enclosure having a cylindrical bore that extends along a longitudinal axis. A motor has a rotatable shaft that rotates about a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A crank coupled to the shaft includes a pivot, which is offset from the central axis of the shaft. A transfer bracket has a first end portion coupled to the pivot of the crank. A flexible transfer linkage has a first end coupled to a second end portion of the transfer bracket. A piston has a first end coupled to a second end of the transfer linkage. The piston is constrained to move within a cylinder along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore. An applicator head has a first end coupled to a second end of the piston and has a second end exposed outside the cylindrical bore for application to a person receiving treatment.
US10561573B2	Infant burping assembly An infant burping assembly for burping an infant includes a harness that may be worn on an infant. A plunger unit is provided and the plunger unit is coupled to the harness. The plunger unit abuts the infant's back when the harness is worn. The plunger unit is actuated to move between an extended position and a retracted position. In this way the plunger unit repeatedly strikes the infant's back thereby facilitating the infant to be burped.
US10561560B2	Dental laser unit with communication link to assistance center A medical treatment apparatus includes a power and control (PAC) device. The PAC device provides electrical power through a cable to a laser handpiece assembly to electrically power a laser source within the handpiece assembly. The PAC device controls operation of the handpiece assembly and detects an identification of the handpiece assembly. The PAC device also monitors data relating to operation of the handpiece assembly. The PAC device uploads, through a communication network to a user assistance center remote from the PAC device, the handpiece assembly identification and the monitored data.
US10561552B2	User interface for hospital bed A user module for a patient support apparatus is provided. The user module has a user interface operably coupled thereto. The user interface includes an input device and an output device. The output device includes a visual display including textual and non-textual elements. The non-textual elements include enhanced, graphical, and animated portions relating to one or more operational features of the patient support or to a person positionable on the patient support. The input device includes one or more touch sensors corresponding to defined regions of the visual display.
US10561547B2	Multi-purpose litter clamp and attachments A multi-purpose litter clamp comprises a clamp that preferably spans below the litter connecting to opposing longitudinal litter poles on opposite sides of the litter. The clamp can attach rigidly and securely to both sides of the litter. In many embodiments, all but a few inches of the litter's longitudinal poles are covered with a nylon fabric that make up the ‘bed’ of the litter. A plurality of clamp accessories can facilitate rapid and effective attachment and/or removal of medical equipment connected to a patient directly to the litter on which the patient lies, either during transport and/or while in a field hospital.
US10561546B2	Absorbent structure for absorbent articles Absorbent structure (13)s for absorbent articles are provided, comprising an absorbent layer (17) with absorbent material (50) containing superabsorbent polymer particles supported by a supporting sheet (16), and having first and a second substantially longitudinal channel (26) that are free of said superabsorbent polymeric particles, and that comprises one or more adhesive material to immobilize said absorbent material (50). The channels can provide improved fit and/or liquid acquisition/transportation, and/or improved performance.
US10561545B2	Absorbent structure and absorbent article containing said absorbent structure The present invention relates to an absorbent structure and an absorbent article containing said absorbent structure. The absorbent structure, having a sequence of layers connected together, comprises a first outer absorbent layer made from airlaid material, a second outer absorbent layer made from airlaid material, and a fluid storage layer made from airlaid material arranged between the first and second outer absorbent layers, wherein the airlaid material of the first outer absorbent layer comprises first cellulose fibres, the airlaid material of the second outer absorbent layer comprises second cellulose fibres and the airlaid material of the fluid storage layer comprises third cellulose fibres and super-absorbent components, wherein the first and second cellulose fibres have a lower pH value than the third cellulose fibres and the pH value of the first and second cellulose fibres is less than 5.0.
US10561543B2	Disposable absorbent refastenable articles and methods for manufacturing the same Absorbent articles of the disclosure may comprise front and back belts, first and second fastening tab members comprising first and second hook-type fastening elements, and laterally opposing permanent side seams directly joining the front or back belt belts to the fastening tab members. The fastening tab members may be joined to the first and second hook-type fastening elements, which may be refastenably joined to an interior surface of the front or back belts. The fastening tab members and the permanent side seams may be disposed between the first and second belts. And, the absorbent article may be packaged in refastenably closed form.
US10561536B2	Conformable drape cover dressing A conformable wound dressing system that includes a wound dressing and a dressing support layer. The wound dressing includes a backing having two major surfaces and a perimeter that includes first and second lateral edges, an adhesive disposed on one major surface of the backing and the dressing support layer removably mounted on the other major surface. The dressing support layer includes juxtaposed first and second sections that define a gap between them. Each section comprises a medial portion and at least four spokes extending therefrom toward a lateral edge. The at least four spokes include two outer spokes and at least two spaced-apart inner spokes. At least two of the at least four spokes of each section extend beyond the lateral edge to form peripheral support layer tabs.
US10561528B2	Fluid-circulating catheters useable for endovascular heat exchange Disclosure includes fluid-circulating heat exchange catheters, systems and related methods useable for controlling a patient's body temperature.
US10561515B2	Adaptive arm support systems and methods for use Systems and methods are provided for supporting an arm of a user using a harness configured to be worn on a body of a user; and an arm support coupled to the harness configured to support an arm of the user, the arm support configured to accommodate movement of the arm while following the movement without substantially interfering with the movement of the user's arm. One or more compensation elements may be coupled to the arm support to apply an offset force to at least partially offset a gravitational force acting on the arm as the user moves and the arm support follows the movement of the user's arm, the one or more compensation elements providing a force profile that varies the offset force based on an orientation of the arm support.
US10561507B1	Wearable grippers for hemiplegic patients Methods and systems for assisting hemiplegic and hemiparetic patients are described herein. A wearable gripper system assists a user with one functional hand to independently perform basic tasks. A wearable gripper is located on the forearm above a disabled hand. The user controls the wearable gripper easily and intuitively based on gestures measured by an instrumented wristband device. Movements detected at the functioning wrist and forearm are translated into the motion control commands communicated to the actuators of the wearable gripper. In this manner, the wearable gripper assists the user to manipulate objects in lieu of the disabled hand. In some embodiments, a number of conductive, stretchable string sensors are wrapped around the hand of a user to estimate wrist and hand motion. In some embodiments, a gripper actuator includes two or more fingers, each having a location dependent shape profile and compliance to accommodate different manipulation tasks.
US10561505B2	Device for attaching a positioning device to a bone of a patient, device for treating a bone of a patient, and hip implant system A device for attaching a positioning device to a bone of a patient at a predetermined position relative to a hip implant comprising a trial hip implant and a template. The trial hip implant has a support surface for resting on the bone of the patient The template can be secured to the trial hip implant and has at least one cylindrical opening with a longitudinal axis. The trial hip implant is shaped such that any straight line which runs through one of the at least one cylindrical opening and is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the respective opening does not intersect the trial hip implant when the template is secured to the trial hip implant.
US10561503B2	Method for relieving pain and regenerating intervertebral disc Disc degeneration and chronic back pain are caused by a transport hindrance of oxygen, nutrients and pH buffer from capillaries in endplates into mid-layer of the intervertebral disc. A fluid absorbing conduit is inserted into the intervertebral disc, drawing and delivering the oxygen, nutrients and pH buffer in fluid of body circulation from capillaries at endplates into the mid-layer of the disc. The disc undergoes thousands of relaxation and compression cycles each day from daily activity of the patient. During relaxation phase, the fluid of body circulation containing oxygen, nutrients, and pH buffer is infused into the fluid absorbing conduit. During compression phase, the oxygen, nutrients, and pH buffer in the fluid absorbing conduit is dispersed into the mid-layer of the disc. The pH buffer, bicarbonate, neutralizes the lactic acid to relieve the discogenic pain. Oxygen inhibits hypoxic inflammation and production of lactic acid to further reduce the discogenic pain. Nutrients nourish the disc cells to rebuild or regenerate the disc matrix.Therapeutic agents can be added into the fluid absorbing conduit or injected into the disc implanted with the fluid absorbing conduit to expedite pain relief and disc regeneration. The therapeutic agents can be pH buffering agent, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory drug, anesthetic, antacid, nutrient, sulfate, anti-depressant, calcium channel blocker, growth factor, cells or other.
US10561498B2	Mitral valve treatment techniques A method for treating a heart valve of a patient includes inserting into a heart and in contact with a valve surface, an implant including an elongate element and a locking mechanism coupled to the elongate element. The locking mechanism has a resting position that provides a locked state preventing movement of the elongate element with respect to the locking mechanism. The heart valve is treated by facilitating movement of the elongate element with respect to the locking mechanism by maintaining application of a force to the locking mechanism using a tool, and thereby maintaining the locking mechanism in an unlocked state during the facilitating of the movement of the elongate element with respect to the locking mechanism. Subsequently, the locking mechanism is transitioned to the resting position by decoupling the tool from the locking mechanism.
US10561496B2	Perfusion balloon designs Disclosed herein are designs for improved inflatable structures for use during minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures. These inflatable structures facilitate the perfusion of blood through an anatomical structure, such as a heart valve, during the cardiovascular procedure. The inflatable structures are formed of a plurality of balloons arranged radially around a central location. The plurality of balloons form a lumen through which blood flows. Each balloon of the plurality is shaped or configured to stabilize the adjacent balloons, limiting their movement relative to each other. For example, some embodiments can feature balloons with a keystone shape that limits movement of the balloons inward toward the lumen. Some implementations can also include a support coil running through the lumen. The support coil holds enables the lumen to be open to perfusion even in the early stages of balloon inflation.
US10561493B2	Lens capsule tension devices The present disclosure relates generally to the fields of medical devices, ophthalmology, and cataract surgery, and more particularly to, for example, a capsular tension ring. The capsular tension ring can include an inner ring section, and an outer ring section at least partially enveloping the inner ring section. The outer ring section can have an outer ring surface, an inner ring surface, and a plurality of raised polygon features on the inner ring surface, wherein each of the raised polygon features is radially symmetric.
US10561492B2	Reprogrammable tuneable liquid crystal lens intraocular implant and methods therefor A reprogrammable intraocular adaptive lens prosthesis apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a tunable liquid crystal lens (TLCL) encapsulated in the intraocular prosthesis with control electronics and a power source or in the intraocular prosthesis with a control signal receiver while an external control electronics package transmits the control signal. The TLCL is driven in response to a stimulus signal to provide accommodation. The TLCL corrects other visual shortcomings of the natural eye. The intraocular prosthesis has a remote programmable TLCL controller configured to recalibrate the TLCL to compensate for dynamic adaptation of the eye over time.
US10561486B2	Dry prosthetic heart valve packaging system Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for stabilizing dry prosthetic tissue implants such as heart valves during storage. The packaging assembly can be used for storing a bioprosthetic heart valve without a liquid preservative solution. The packaging assembly can comprise a holder comprising an engagement structure configured for removably attaching a bioprosthetic heart valve, the holder comprising a shaft. The packaging assembly can also include a storage tray comprising a cavity and an insert sized to provide a cap over the cavity of the storage tray, the insert comprising a slot having a closed central end and an open outer periphery. The shaft of the holder can be non-rotatably retained at the closed central end, wherein the insert defines a flat, generally planar disc comprising at least one of outward projections and flow passages.
US10561478B2	Method of designing and fabricating patient-specific restorations from intra-oral scanning of a digital impression coping Taking a digital implant or abutment level digital impression by means of intra-oral, computed tomography or other imaging method provides the restorative doctor and laboratory accurate and effective data for determining the implant position, angulation and locking feature orientation without a physical impression. Such data is correlated with a digital library to produce an output which enables design and fabrication of an accurate restorative device such as a prosthetic tooth or crown. In this way the time-consuming, costly and error prone mechanical replication of the relevant dental anatomy is obviated.
US10561474B2	Surgical stapler with end of stroke indicator A surgical instrument and method for indicating that a cartridge has been fired includes an end effector receiving a cartridge having at least one of a knife and a plurality of staples, a shaft assembly connected to the end effector, and a handle assembly. The handle assembly has a handle housing, a firing member configured to selectively actuate from a first position to a second position as a firing stroke, and a feedback generator operatively connected to the firing member. The firing member is configured to actuate the cartridge from an unfired cartridge position to a fired cartridge position when the firing member is actuated. The feedback generator is configured to communicate an audible sound and a visual indicia to an operator indicative of the firing member completing the firing stroke for actuating the cartridge to the fired cartridge position.
US10561473B2	Device, system, and method utilizing a radiopaque element for anatomical lesion length estimation A catheter is provided with increased flexibility and radiopaque measurement visibility. The radiopaque measurement bands are formed of a continuous coil of radiopaque material defined by areas of tightly packed coils spaced by areas of loosely wound coils. Systems and methods of utilizing the measurement structure are also provided.
US10561470B2	Software configurable manipulator degrees of freedom Methods, apparatus, and systems for controlling a plurality of manipulator assemblies of a robotic system. In accordance with a method, a first plurality of sensor signals are received at a plurality of joint space interface elements from a plurality of connector input elements via a first mapping between the joint space interface elements and joints of the first manipulator assembly. The connector input elements are operable to couple to only one manipulator assembly at a time. The received first sensor signals are then processed with a joint controller so as to control the first manipulator assembly. A second plurality of sensor signals are then received from the connector input elements at the joint space interface elements via a second mapping different than the first mapping. The received second sensor signals are then processed with the joint controller so as to control a second manipulator assembly different than the first manipulator assembly.
US10561467B2	Interventional apparatus for performing an interventional procedure The invention relates to an interventional apparatus comprising an interventional device with a handle (6). The handle comprises a) a first guide (20, 51) guiding an optical fiber, which is also guided within the interventional device, from a first proximal opening (14) of the handle to a distal portion (21) of the handle, wherein the first guide only has radii of curvature being larger than 10 mm, and b) a second guide (22) for guiding an elongated interventional instrument from a second proximal opening (13) of the handle to the distal portion of the handle. Since the first guide is relatively straight, the optical fiber is substantially not bent or only slightly bent and the likelihood that the interventional instrument and the optical fiber press against each other can be significantly reduced. This allows for an improved accuracy of determining the position of the interventional device by optical shape sensing.
US10561457B2	Wire stretcher for Kirschner wire passing through wire retainers Provided is a wire stretcher, which is an apparatus which compresses the portion of the k-wire getting out behind the squeezing apparatus, the k-wire being passed through the wire retainer fitted on the bone surface, by rotating the holding part subsequent to being passed through the wire stretcher, thanks to the k-wire channel therein, and which enables, by rotating the outer body, the inner body with which the compressed k-wire is connected and the mid body to advance together in direction X, thereby stretching the k-wire.
US10561448B2	Power pedicle screwdriver Disclosed herein are gear shifters to reverse an output shaft rotation and a method for using the same. A gear shifter in accordance with the present invention may include a housing, an input shaft, an output shaft and an idler shaft. The input shaft may have input gears, the output shaft may have output gears and the idler shaft may have idler gears. The output shaft may be slidably coupled with the input shaft and the idler shaft to rotate in a first direction in a first position and in a second opposite direction in a second position. A method of reversing an output shaft direction using a gear shifter may include the steps of pushing the gear shifter in a first direction to rotate the output shaft in a first direction and pushing the gear shifter in a second direction to rotate the output shaft in a second direction.
US10561440B2	Systems and methods for manipulating medical devices A method for treating a patient having thrombus includes providing a manipulation device including a housing configured to be supported by the hand of a user and having a distal and proximal end, a drive system disposed within the housing, and configured to rotate a rotation member, an engagement member coupled to the rotation member and configured to be removably coupled to an elongate medical device, an activation member carried by the housing such that it can be operated by at least a portion of the hand of the user when the housing is supported by the hand of the user, the drive system configured to apply motive force to the engagement member, securing an elongate member to the engagement member, introducing at least the distal end of the elongate member into a blood vessel adjacent a thrombus, operating the activation member to cause at least some rotation of the rotation member, which in turn causes at least some rotation of the distal end of the elongate member at or near the thrombus, and aspirating at least some of the thrombus with an aspiration catheter.
US10561437B2	Systems and methods for removing a tissue specimen or organ through a small incision or natural opening in a patient Systems and methods for facilitating the removal of a tissue specimen from a patient are disclosed. The systems include a bag or pouch, a tissue cutter device, a support and a stabilizer. The tissue cutter device includes a passer, a wire, and a handle. The support is an elongated member. The passer is an elongated member configured to be coupled to the support and introduced as a temporary unit into the mouth of the bag or pouch in the patient's body holding the tissue specimen. The wire is attached to the passer. The temporary unit is configured to pass around the tissue specimen and out of the opening in the bag or pouch to carry the wire through that path so that a distal portion of the wire and a proximal portion of the wire are outside the patient's body. Those portions of the wire can be pulled to cut into the tissue specimen. The stabilizer holds the tissue specimen as the wire cuts into it. The bag or pouch includes direction-bearing indicia to facilitate viewing of the methods from within the patient's body.
US10561436B2	Surgical instrument use indicator An ultrasonic instrument includes a housing, an ultrasonic transducer support by the housing, and an integrated usage indicator. The housing is configured to removably connect to a shaft assembly. The ultrasonic transducer is configured to be acoustically connected to a waveguide and operated a predetermined number of use cycles. The integrated usage indicator is operatively connected to the housing and includes a used state indicator. The used state indicator is configured to indicate to a clinician in a used state when the ultrasonic transducer has been operated at least the predetermined number of use cycles for limiting usage of the ultrasonic transducer to the predetermined number of use cycles.
US10561435B2	Ultrasonic surgical tool capable of vibrating in plural modes and a drive system that induces non-linear vibrations in the tool tip An ultrasonic surgical tool system with a tip capable of simultaneously vibrating in plural modes. The system includes a console capable of supplying a drive signal to the tip that includes plural components. Each component has a frequency characteristic that is based in part on the equivalent of current through the mechanical components of the tip. The frequency components are different from each other. Based on the application of drive signal the tip undergoes non-linear vibrations.
US10561427B2	Abrasive cutting surgical instrument Surgical tools for removal of tissue, namely instruments, devices and methods for surgical tissue cutting with a cylindrical cutting burr bit extending from an elongated hollow member and connected to a shaft for actuating rotation motion of said burr bit to cut/remove tissue from a target location, while mitigating the harm of damaging surrounding tissue.
US10561424B2	Methods of inserting a circular stapling apparatus into a body lumen A method of inserting a circular stapling apparatus into a body lumen includes inserting a distal portion of a shell assembly of the circular stapling apparatus in an entrance to a body lumen, introducing an insufflation fluid through an aperture defined in an outer surface of the shell assembly, and inserting a remainder of the shell assembly and a portion of an elongated member into the body lumen. Introducing the insufflation fluid through the aperture flows insufflation fluid into the body lumen.
US10561413B1	Suturing needle for injecting gold thread for use of hair loss treatment A suturing needle is provided for injecting a gold thread. The suturing needle includes a needle body having a sharpened tip part at an upper end thereof. In addition, the suturing needle includes an upper groove provided on the sharpened tip part to hold the gold thread therein, and a lower groove provided near a lower end of the needle body to be opposite to the upper groove. Also, the suturing needle includes a handle part detachably combined with the lower end of the needle body. Various embodiments are possible.
US10561411B1	Flush anchor snap-off apparatus An apparatus for anchoring one or more tensile members to bone includes: an anchor, including: a housing having a hollow interior, and including a body portion and an extension portion interconnected by a breakaway structure configured to retain structural integrity under a first predetermined tensile load and to separate under a second predetermined tensile load which is greater than the first predetermined tensile load; a collet disposed in the hollow interior, the collet having a peripheral wall defining a central bore for accepting one or more tensile members therethrough; a sleeve having a peripheral wall and being disposed in the hollow interior of the housing, so as to be movable parallel to the central axis; and wherein the sleeve and the collet are arranged such that axial movement of the sleeve will cause the collet to swage radially inwards around and against the one or more tensile members.
US10561407B2	Apparatuses and methods for endoscopic tool joints Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses, devices, and methods for secure connections between tubular structures. In one implementation, a first tube constructed of nitinol may have windows formed on an end thereof. A second tube constructed of stainless steel tube may be inserted within the first tube, and the windows may be filled with adhesive or solder. The adhesive or solder may bond with the first tube, forming connection pins which secure the tubes together. In some embodiments, the connected tubes may form an endoscopic needle. The nitinol portion of the needle may be sufficiently flexible for positioning within the bending section of an endoscope without deformation. The stainless steel portion of the needle may render the needle significantly less expensive than prior needles constructed solely of nitinol.
US10561393B2	Method of calculating feature of blood vessel and ultrasound apparatus for performing the same Disclosed is an ultrasound apparatus. The ultrasound apparatus includes an ultrasound transceiver that transmits an ultrasound signal to an object and receives an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object, a controller that detects a change amount of a diameter of a blood vessel of the object, based on the ultrasound echo signal, and a display unit that displays a blood pressure graph showing a blood pressure of the object and an image representing an inflection point in the blood pressure graph, based on the detected change amount of the diameter. The controller calculates a stiffness of the blood vessel, based on a blood pressure corresponding to the inflection point.
US10561388B2	Radiographing system, mobile terminal, radiographing apparatus, radiographing method, and storage medium A radiographing system includes a mobile terminal configured to store an examination time of a subject that is based on examination-related information about the subject, a radiographing apparatus configured to take a radiation image of the subject based on the examination-related information and to store an imaging time of the radiation image, and an association unit configured to associate the radiation image with the examination-related information based on the imaging time and the examination time.
US10561385B2	X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source to generate and irradiate X-rays; an X-ray detector installed in at least one module of one or more modules, to detect the irradiated X-rays; an Identification (ID) resistor included in the module; a port included in the X-ray detector; and a controller to determine a module in which the X-ray detector has been installed, using the ID resistor and the port. The controller may assign a static Information Provider (IP) address to the module, and determine a module in which the X-ray detector has been installed, based on the static IP address. According to the X-ray imaging apparatuses and a control method thereof, it is possible to determine an installation location of the X-ray detector, and to use the X-ray detector in various modules without having to provide separate X-ray detectors for different locations.
US10561367B1	Electronic devices having adjustable fabric Strands of material may be intertwined to form fabric for a strap or other structure in an electronic device. Conductive strands in the fabric may have middle-of-strand knots. When current is applied to a conductive strand, the knot in that strand may produce magnetic fields that cause the knot to adjust tension in the fabric. Conductive strands may intersect at nodes. Each node may have a knot formed from one or more conductive strands at the node. An electronic device or other item may have a magnetic field source that applies a fixed or time-varying magnetic field to the fabric. Each node in the fabric may include magnetic material. The magnetic material may be magnetized by applying current through the conductive strands. After magnetization, each node may interact with the magnetic field from the source of magnetic field to thereby adjust fabric tension, shape, movement, etc.
US10561363B1	Medication alert watch The medication alert watch is a medical instrument that is adapted for use with a person. The medication alert watch is adapted to be worn on a wrist of the person. The medication alert watch comprises a control system, a cuff mechanism, a heart sensor, a power system, a housing, and a band. The control system monitors and operates the cuff mechanism. The control system monitors the heart sensor. The power system provides electrical power to the control system, the cuff mechanism, and the heart sensor. The control system, the cuff mechanism, the heart sensor, and the power system are located in the housing. The band attaches the wrist to the housing. The medication alert watch: 1) maintains and monitors a plurality of appointments and generates notifications regarding the appointment; 2) monitors the medical status of the person; and, 3) generates notifications regarding the medical status of the person.
US10561360B2	Implants, systems and methods for surgical planning and assessment Example implants, systems and methods using sensors for orthopedic surgical assessment and/or planning are described herein. An example system can include a wearable sensor device for pre-operative use by a patient before an orthopedic surgery to generate pre-operative sensor data. The system can also include an implantable sensor device (e.g., a bone implant) to generate and aggregate post-operative sensor data associated with the patient after the surgery. The system can retrieve the pre-operative sensor data and the post-operative sensor data and predict, analyze or assess an outcome of the surgery.
US10561348B2	Device and method for spectrum analysis and device for blood glucose measurement A device and method for spectrum analysis in which differences among skin spectra are quantitatively analyzed, and a blood glucose measurement device are provided. The device for spectrum analysis includes an obtainer configured to acquire a plurality of skin spectra; and a processor configured to generate a plot of difference degree of spectra which represents differences among the acquired plurality of skin spectra, and determine whether the plurality of skin spectra are appropriate for blood glucose measurement based on the plot of difference degree of spectra.
US10561346B2	Mapping the trajectory of a part of the anatomy of the human or animal body A method for mapping the trajectory of a part of the anatomy of a human or animal body. The method comprises receiving first sensor signals from a sensor attached to part of the anatomy of the human or animal body. The first sensor signals comprise three dimensional position information indicating the location of the sensor; determining from the first sensor signals at least two angles of rotation of the part of the anatomy to which the sensor is attached with respect to a centre of rotation of another part of the body, wherein the angles of rotation are selected from pitch, yaw and roll. Transforming the signals to provide two dimensional coordinate data defined in a two dimensional coordinate space wherein a first dimension in the two dimensional coordinate space represents a first angle of rotation of the part of the anatomy and a second dimension in the two dimensional coordinate space represents a second angle of rotation of the part of the anatomy; and stores the two dimensional coordinate data.
US10561343B2	Index deriving device, wearable device, and mobile device The present invention involves a test subject performing a sit-to-stand (STS) operation while wearing a device (MD) that contains an acceleration sensor (11) on the front of the chest. The present invention derives a muscular strength index (maximum acceleration value per unit of muscle mass during STS activity) representing the muscular strength of a human body by obtaining maximum acceleration value data from a signal expressing the size of an acceleration vector comprising a tri-axial component in detected acceleration, and using the maximum acceleration value data and the muscle mass or body fat mass of the text subject.
US10561342B2	Systems and methods for detecting tremors In one embodiment, a system for detecting tremors includes a contactless tremor detector, the detector including an oscillator circuit having a sensing coil, an oscillator configured to generate alternating electromagnetic fields, and a frequency counter configured to sense the resonant frequency of the oscillator circuit as the resonant frequency changes in response to movement of a body part of an individual adjacent to the sensing coil, wherein the system is configured to determine a frequency of movement of the body part from the sensed resonant frequency for the purpose of determining if the individual is experiencing tremors.
US10561337B2	Rapid 3D dynamic arterial spin labeling with a sparse model-based image reconstruction Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for rapid 3D dynamic arterial spin labeling with a sparse model-based image reconstruction are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring magnetic resonance data associated with an area of interest of a subject. The magnetic resonance data includes associated with arterial spin labeling (ASL) of the area of interest. The method also includes performing image reconstruction on the acquired resonance data. The image reconstruction includes compressed sensing enforcing a model-based sparsity constraint, where the model-based sparsity constraint is based on an ASL signal prototype dictionary.
US10561334B2	Portable apparatus and method of changing screen of content thereof A portable apparatus and a method of changing a content screen of the portable apparatus are provided. The portable apparatus includes changing a displayed content in response to an increase in a visual fatigue and a method of changing a content screen of the portable apparatus. Some of disclosed various embodiments provide a portable apparatus that calculates a visual fatigue by using user electroencephalogram (EEG) information received from a wearable apparatus and changing a displayed content into another content in response to an increase in the calculated visual fatigue, and a method of changing a content screen of the portable apparatus.
US10561332B2	Cardiac electrical signal gross morphology-based noise detection for rejection of ventricular tachyarrhythmia detection A medical device system, such as an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICD, senses R-waves from a first cardiac electrical signal by a first sensing channel and stores a time segment of a second cardiac electrical signal in response to each sensed R-wave. The medical device system determines a morphology parameter correlated to signal noise from time segments of the second cardiac electrical signal, detects a noisy signal segment based on the signal morphology parameter; and withholds detection of a tachyarrhythmia episode in response to detecting a threshold number of noisy signal segments.
US10561331B2	Method and apparatus for detecting atrial fibrillation A method of detecting atrial fibrillation includes detecting a pulse signal to obtain a time pulse waveform and converting it to an energy spectrum waveform via Fast Fourier Transform. The energy spectrum waveform includes a first frequency region, a second frequency region, and a third frequency region. The number of spikes in each frequency region was calculated and the heart indexes of the first, second, and third frequency regions were obtained, which were the first heart index, the second heart index, and the third heart index. And by the sum of the three heart index values and the first heart index to determine the possibility of atrial fibrillation. An apparatus for detecting atrial fibrillation is also provided, whereby the user can determine the possibility and predicting atrial fibrillation by simple measurement of blood pressure at home.
US10561313B2	Refraction devices A refraction device includes a main body, a spherical power lens coupled to the main body, an astigmatic power lens movably coupled to the main body, and a visual display coupled to the main body and oriented toward an optical pathway extending through the spherical power lens and the astigmatic power lens. The visual display is configured to display an image for testing visual acuity.
US10561312B2	Method and apparatus for administering a low luminance visual dysfunction test A method for administering a low luminance dysfunction vision test by displaying, a first character at a first acuity level on a display at a first luminance level, receiving an input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the first character, displaying a second character at a second acuity level and the first luminance level, receiving a second input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the second character, calculating a first score, displaying a third character at a third acuity level and a second luminance level, which luminance level replicates a specific low luminance real environmental condition, receiving a third input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the third character, displaying a fourth character at a fourth acuity level and the second luminance level, receiving a fourth input signal from the patient indicating whether the patient recognizes the fourth character, calculating a second score and calculating a third score.
US10561311B2	Ophthalmic imaging apparatus and ophthalmic information processing apparatus An ophthalmic imaging apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a three dimensional data generator, an analyzer, and a display controller. The three dimensional data generator generates three dimensional data by scanning a three dimensional region of a subject's eye using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The analyzer generates a plurality of analysis maps by analyzing a plurality of pieces of partial three dimensional data in the three dimensional data. The display controller displays the plurality of analysis maps over a front image of the subject's eye on a display device.
US10561309B2	Methods and apparatus for imaging and 3D shape reconstruction An otoscope may project a temporal sequence of phase-shifted fringe patterns onto an eardrum, while a camera in the otoscope captures images. A computer may calculate a global component of these images. Based on this global component, the computer may output an image of the middle ear and eardrum. This image may show middle ear structures, such as the stapes and incus. Thus, the otoscope may “see through” the eardrum to visualize the middle ear. The otoscope may project another temporal sequence of phase-shifted fringe patterns onto the eardrum, while the camera captures additional images. The computer may subtract a fraction of the global component from each of these additional images. Based on the resulting direct-component images, the computer may calculate a 3D map of the eardrum.
US10561307B2	Fluid connector for endoscope reprocessing system Coupling arrangements and connectors for establishing a substantially fluid-tight removable connection between a fluid port in a medical device such as an endoscope. Various embodiments of the connectors may be coupled to a fluid conduit that may be attached to a decontamination or reprocessing device used to flow fluid through corresponding channels in the medical device during the decontamination process.
US10561305B2	Body cavity dilation system A system for dilating a body cavity with a device including a series of elongated members, each having a central channel and increasing outer diameters where the members are positioned one over the other such that the members are advanced into the body cavity to incrementally dilate the body cavity. The central channels of each member allow for various procedures to be performed including, for example, the application of wireless energy (e.g., ultrasonic) to the body cavity, the introduction of an irrigating fluid and aspiration from the body cavity, and the introduction of a drug to the body cavity.
US10561303B2	Optical probes with correction components for astigmatism correction An optical probe comprises a light-guiding component, an optical component, a light-reflecting component that is configured to receive light from the optical component and direct the light along a path, and a correction component. The correction component lies in the path, the correction component has an optical power, and the correction component has a center of curvature that substantially coincides with an optical axis of the optical component.
US10561296B2	Dishwasher with dock detection A method and a dishwasher utilize a dock detection system to determine when a connector of a spray device is docked to a docking port provided on a manifold of the dishwasher. A dock detector is coupled to the docking port and is electrically coupled to a controller of the dishwasher through electrical conductors that extend along the manifold, thereby enabling a dishwasher controller to detect when spray devices are coupled to the manifold, e.g., to optimize a wash cycle to use a particular spray device docked to the docking port.
US10561293B2	Squeezing and cleaning flat mop bucket A squeezing and cleaning flat mop bucket includes a bucket body, a bucket cover and a pressing device. The pressing device is installed at the top of the bucket body, and the bucket cover is covered onto the bucket body. The bucket body has a cleaning chamber, a squeezing chamber, and a partition installed between the cleaning chamber and the squeezing chamber. The pressing device includes a mount having a cleaning port and a squeezing port. The cleaning port has a first squeeze roller; the squeezing port has a second squeeze roller; the first squeeze roller has bumps; and the squeezing chamber contains a pressure pump and a return pipe. The pressure pump is installed at the bottom of the squeezing chamber. The return pipe has an end connected to the pressure pump and the other end disposed at the partition and partially extended into the cleaning chamber.
US10561286B2	Configuration of a surface cleaning apparatus A reconfigurable upright surface cleaning apparatus has a surface cleaning unit removably mounted to the floor cleaning unit. The surface cleaning unit has a rear air inlet and a front air outlet.
US10561285B2	Quick detachable toilet seat A quick detachable toilet cover includes a hollow casing which is arranged at the rear end of a cover assembly as well as adaptor mechanisms and damping mechanisms which are axially and serially arranged in the hollow casing, in which the adaptor mechanisms are matched with support poles on a toilet seat body, and the damping mechanisms are connected between the cover assembly and the hollow casing; the damping mechanisms are also sheathed with positioning sleeves, the damping mechanisms are located at and co-operated with the positioning sleeves along a circumferential direction, and the positioning sleeves are positioned and matched with the hollow casing along a circumferential direction.
US10561282B2	Ligature-resistant dispenser Dispensers with anti-ligature safety features are disclosed herein. An anti-ligature dispenser may include a back mounting plate for mounting to a surface and a front housing cover with contoured and curved features that are substantially devoid of ligature anchoring points. Dispensing systems that allow for mechanically efficient actuation without providing gaps for ligature anchoring are also disclosed.
US10561274B2	Multifunction electric oven A multifunctional electric oven is equipped so that it is easy to change the placement of food and to utilize different heating methods, with high heating efficiency, energy saving and convenient to operation. The multifunctional electric oven comprises a main body assembly, an electric control assembly, an upper acting door, and a side acting door. The electric assembly is located on the main body assembly. The upper acting door and the side acting door are located separately at the top and front of the main body assembly. When the two doors are closed they and the main body assembly together form a closed heating cavity with a heating tube inside. The heating tube can be rotated so as to be placed in a flat position or an upright position. The upper acting door and the side acting door can be opened or closed individually or jointly, to achieve different cooking functional modes.
US10561262B2	Beverage container with non-manual lid operation A lid assembly configured to close an opening in a vessel holding a liquid. The lid assembly includes a drinking port, plunger member, and drive assembly. The plunger member is moveable between closed and open positions with respect to the drinking port. The plunger member prevents the liquid from flowing through the drinking port when the plunger member is in the closed position and allows the liquid to flow through the drinking port when the plunger member is in the open position. The drive assembly includes drive circuitry that automatically directs the drive assembly to move the plunger member to the open position when the drive circuitry detects the lid assembly is in a drinking position. The drive circuitry automatically directs the drive assembly to move the plunger member to the closed position when the drive circuitry detects the lid assembly is in other than the drinking position.
US10561256B2	Locker with illuminated indicia A locker assembly having a backlit indicia includes a pair of sidewalls and a horizontal top defining a locker enclosure. At least one shelf extends at least partially between the sidewalls and defines a storage space in the locker enclosure. An illuminated panel extending at least partially between the sidewalls includes: an at least partially translucent sheet, a plurality of powered lighting elements disposed under the sheet, and a lighting enclosure cooperating with the panel to enclose the lighting elements.
US10561252B2	Foldable bed frame A foldable bed frame includes pivotally connected bedsteads. A bedstead includes an upper frame and a side leg assembly pivotally connected with the upper frame. A bedstead also includes one or more oblique supports each pivotally connected with the upper frame and slidably and rotatably connected with the side leg assembly. A bedstead further includes a “⊏” shaped lower peripheral support and a plurality of links connecting the lower peripheral support with the upper frame and the side leg assembly. The lower peripheral support can be folded and unfolded along with the upper frame and the side leg assembly.
US10561250B2	Convertible personal multimedia pod The present disclosure provides personal multimedia pods that convert from an enclosable premium theater system with seating for one or more users to an unenclosed chair and/or to an output audio/video device capable of connecting (e.g., wirelessly connecting) to other audio/visual equipment.
US10561249B2	Portable chair and cup holder assembly A portable chair may include a first front leg and a second front leg connected by a front sled and a first back leg and a second back leg connected by a back sled. The front sled may include a first front foot and a second front foot and the back sled may include a first back foot and a second back foot. Each of the feet attached to the front and back sleds may include retention feature holes configured to allow water to drain from the sled/foot interface. The portable chair may further include a seat including a seat frame border including a plurality of protrusions. The seat frame border may be rigidly attached to the seat via an injection molding process. In addition, the portable chair may have a cup holder assembly that can detachably attach to either of the front legs of the chair. The cup holder assembly may have a cup holder portion that can rotate relative to the clamp member to be able to mount to either leg. The cup holder can also rotate around either of the legs without being removed when the chair is in a folded configuration to make it easier to carry the chair.
US10561247B2	Chair back structure A chair back structure includes a flexible sheet, the flexible sheet mounted on a support plate so as to adjust a curvature of a chair back by changing a curvature between two ends of the flexible sheet. A fixing segment of the flexible sheet is connected with an end of the support plate. The support plate includes two tilted abutting tabs configured to abut against with a moving segment of the flexible sheet in a sliding path, such that when the moving segment is operated to change the curvature of the flexible sheet, the moving segment slides along the two tilted abutting tabs forward or backward so as to produce a displacement, thus enhancing a bending deformation of the chair back.
US10561244B2	Furniture member with recline and tilt A furniture member may include a base assembly, a seat assembly, a tilt mechanism, and a recliner actuator. The seat assembly includes a seat bottom, a seatback, and a seat base frame. The seat base frame includes armrest members. The tilt mechanism includes a tilt actuator attached to the base assembly and a plurality of links. The tilt mechanism moves the seat bottom, seatback and seat base frame relative to the base assembly between upright and rearward tilt positions. The recline actuator is mounted to the seat base frame and the seat bottom and moves the seat bottom relative to the armrest members between forward and rearward positions. Movement of the seat bottom between the forward and rearward positions causes movement of the seatback relative to the seat bottom between reclined and non-reclined positions. The recline actuator and the tilt actuator are operable independently of each other.
US10561242B1	Shelving bracket A shelving bracket adapted to be mounted to a non-vertical is adjustable to support a shelf in a horizontal orientation. The bracket may include support to receive and support transversely extending clothes hanging or similar poles.
US10561232B2	Oral care implement An oral care implement having electrodes thereon. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having an outer surface. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from the head. At least one oral care agent dispenser is located on the head. A first electrode and a second electrode are located on the head and operably coupled to a power source to have opposite electrical charges. In some embodiments at least one of the first and second electrodes may be a sacrificial electrode. The oral care agent dispenser may be an outlet that is coupled to an oral care fluid in a reservoir and/or a solid release polymer that releases an oral care agent over time during use of the oral care implement.
US10561228B2	Phone grip attachment A phone grip attachment includes a base configured for attachment to a phone and a finger-hold attached to the base. The finger-hold has a top member and a bottom member. The finger-hold is movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member. The finger-hold can be biased to the extended position. The finger-hold can be rotatably attached to the base.
US10561227B2	Multi-directional self-directing holster and clip device A clip and holster for holding a canister or similarly dimensioned item, the holster having wave-shaped securing arms with fillet edges that guide the canister into a secured position, and the clip having at least two knobs that support the holster in a number of positions that may be fixed or rotatable.
US10561225B2	Adaptable backpack An adaptable backpack (1000) comprising a housing (100), a first comfort plate (200) and a second comfort plate (300). The first comfort plate (200) is having at least one detachable massaging unit (210) and is configured to couple with a pair of opposed extremities (120a) of a back surface (120) of the housing (100) thereby configuring an enclosure. The second comfort plate (300) is disposed within the enclosure such that a portion of the second comfort plate (300) extends through the first comfort plate (200) at the opposed extremities (120b). The second comfort (300) plate is having at least one detachable massaging unit (310) and at least one length adaptable member (330) which is configured to control movement of the second comfort plate (300) along a longitudinal direction within the enclosure. A method of adjusting the detachable massaging units (210, 310) of the adaptable backpack (1000) is also provided.
US10561223B2	Consumable product packaging A consumer product (100) includes a housing (110) defining an internal volume. A door (130) is coupled to the housing, and the door is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an actuating device (132) positioned on a first side of the door and configured to be actuated by a user. The door also includes a first portion (310) of a clutch (300) positioned on a second side of the door. The first portion of the clutch rotates in response to actuation of the actuating device.
US10561221B2	Device for packaging and dispensing a product, notably a cosmetic product The device for packaging and dispensing a product comprises a container provided with at least one variable volume compartment, and a dispensing head fastened to the container. The dispensing head comprises a mounting base, an internal piston that is movable in translation along a displacement axis Y-Y′ and delimits, inside said base, first and second pumping chambers, and at least one actuating rod that extends through the pumping chambers and the piston and projects from either side of the mounting base. The actuating rod internally delimits a first feed duct in communication with a first outlet orifice of the dispensing head and a second feed duct separate from said first duct and in communication with a second outlet orifice of said head.
US10561219B2	Object holding member and drawing apparatus An object holding member, which is to be disposed in an external apparatus, includes an object insertion tool, and a connector. The object insertion tool has a space, into which an object which is a finger or a toe having a nail is inserted. The connector is configured to couple with the external apparatus and suppress a change in a position of the object holding member within the external apparatus in a case where the object holding member is disposed in the external apparatus.
US10561218B2	Light curing device A light curing device includes a housing module and a lighting module. The lighting module includes a light emitter, a driver and a switch module. The light emitter includes a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to emit curing light into an irradiation space in the housing module. The driver is for driving the light-emitting elements, and includes a plurality of user-operable setting buttons corresponding to at least one of the light-emitting elements. When triggered, the switch module is operable to activate the driver to drive at least one of the light-emitting elements that corresponds to a selected one of the user-operable setting buttons to emit the curing light.
US10561217B1	Breakage resistant light bulb headband A breakage resistant light bulb headband having increased flexibility includes a single piece injection-molded main body with integral bulb holding structures, a clip-on battery case, and wiring that connects light sources and a power source in the battery case by extending along an outside surface of the headband so as to eliminate the need for an internal passage, and a relatively thick multiple piece construction.
US10561204B2	Wire tightening device and providing method therefor The present invention provides a wire tightening device for improving the convenience of use by readily providing the device in shoes, comprising: a housing part fixed to the tongue of shoes to provide a ratchet-type gear in the inner circumference thereof, and having a cylindrical inner surface; a reel part rotatably arranged inside the housing part and providing tensile force to a wire for tightening both side covers of the shoes as the wire is wound; and a rotary cover for selectively rotating the reel part, wherein the housing part provides a coupling part placed on the top surface of the tongue in a position corresponding to a provision hole formed in the tongue, and a pressing surface part for pressing the bottom surface of the tongue according to the coupling, to the coupling part, of the coupling bar protruding from one surface for clamping and fixing the tongue by penetrating through the provision hole.
US10561201B1	Shoe with detachable sock A footwear combination that includes a base shoe that may be combined with plural different fitted socks to accommodate plural outfits, depending upon the fitted sock that is combined with the shoe. The fitted socks are detachable from the shoe (e.g., for washing and change of outfitting). Points of attachment between the sock and shoe extend down to the region of the metatarso-phalangeal joints. This allows the dorsal portion of the foot to remain bare and will allow fashionable women's footwear to be at once comfortable and trendy.
US10561200B2	Footwear upper incorporating a knitted component with sock and tongue portions An article of footwear may include a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction. The knitted component includes a sock portion and a tongue portion. The sock portion has a hollow structure (a) forming an ankle opening in a heel region of the footwear and (b) extending between the heel region and a forefoot region of the footwear to define a void within the footwear for receiving a foot. The tongue portion has an elongate configuration (a) extending through at least a portion of a length of a throat area of the upper and (b) including two knit layers that lay adjacent to each other.
US10561188B2	Light-emitting systems for headgear A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
US10561187B1	Digital display terminal apparel This invention generally relates to a system and method for digitally customizable apparel products. The present invention is a unique system and method for the digitalization of user's personal apparel to include graduation cap covers and display buttons. Specifically, this invention relates to a system and method that connects a removably attached digital visual display terminal containing light-emitting diodes (LED) cap covers, a removably attached LED display terminal display buttons, and display enabled computing devices to an encrypted wireless network that contains display-sharing interfaces, mirroring software and other programming systems for a new utility clothing that is functional, attractive, and complimenting to the user's personal style. Similarly, establishing a method for the invention to transmit the same images, media, and files through applications, websites, software programs, and other technological mechanisms. Conducted analysis of the proposed configurations consider the process of manufacturing such an innovative, superior quality, and versatile cap cover and display buttons.
US10561185B2	Tool for simultaneously attaching multiple hair extensions A hair extension tool simultaneously attaches multiple hair extensions to a recipient's hair. The tool has upper and lower handles that are mechanically coupled in a parallel orientation. The handles are moveable, and the coupling has a quiescent state in which the handles are spaced apart. The tool includes an upper arc and a lower arc that have substantially the same shape. The upper and lower arcs are attached to the handles on their convex sides. The upper arc includes multiple teeth, and each tooth has a substantially semicircular concave opening. The lower arc includes teeth that fit into the openings in the teeth of the upper arc when the upper and lower handles are brought together. Each tooth in the lower arc includes a groove for holding a group of strands of the recipient's hair. The upper arc includes a heating element that is activated by a button.
US10561182B2	Moisture wicking and cooling capsules having an outer shell comprising a siloxane and methods for making same Microcapsules or macrocapsules have a core composition that includes a phase changing material (PCM) encapsulated within a polymer wall with an outer shell having a siloxane tethered to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The siloxane may form a crystalline or a sol-gel outer shell. Methods of making such capsules and textile fabrics and clothing incorporating such capsules include treating pre-formed capsules with a surfactant solution followed by treating with a compound containing a siloxane functional group. The surfactant connects or tethers the siloxane to the exterior surface of the polymer wall and the siloxane forms an outer shell of the capsules.
US10561181B2	Face mask having a flexible skeleton and a flexible skeleton for a face mask A skeleton support has a concave shape configured to fit around a nose and mouth of a user. The support includes a skeletal structure that defines a plurality of connecting regions which form a first common connection interface. A cover includes a mounting mechanism with a plurality of fastening units which form a second common connection interface corresponding to the first common connection interface. Each fastening unit is configured to removably engage a corresponding connecting region of the skeleton support to hold the cover together with the skeleton support and form a mask. Different skeleton supports or covers with a different size, shape, color, pattern, flexibility, or material that also include the corresponding common connection interface can be swapped out to adjust the mask.
US10561177B2	Electronic smoking article An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply region including liquid material and a heater-wick element operable to wick liquid material and heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol. The heater-wick element is formed of a carbon or graphite foam.
US10561171B2	Portable smoking and vaporizing device assembly The present invention comprises a novel smoking and vaporizing apparatus assembly generally consisting of a storage container (14), a mouthpiece (13) and smoking pipe (12) that slides into the mouthpiece in such way that there is no air can enter the space between the mouthpiece and smoking pipe. Specifically configured frictional resistances of the apparatus allow for seamless collapsing and retraction of the smoking pipe in and out of the mouthpiece, securing the apparatus inside of the storage container without touching the hot smoking pipe, and retracting the apparatus from the lid of the container without retracting the smoking pipe from the mouthpiece. Other embodiments are described and shown.
US10561165B2	Stevia sweetener with improved solubility The invention describes a stevia sweetener with improved solubility in an aqueous solution for convenience of use in the food and beverage industry.
US10561164B2	Stevia composition to improve sweetness and flavor profile Stevia compositions are prepared from steviol glycosides of Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni. The compositions are able to provide a superior taste profile and can be used as sweetness enhancers, flavor enhancers and sweeteners in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
US10561159B2	Process for treating a sweet whey material containing cGMP and related method for producing a protein material having a targeted tryptophan/threonine ratio Process for the treatment of a sweet whey material (SWM) containing cGMP (caseinoGlycoMacroPeptide), comprising the following steps: Decationising the SWM material so as to obtain a sweet whey SW having a pH value of 1 to 4.5; Treating said SW in a fluidized bed reactor comprising a volume of an anionic resin, at 10 to 18° C., wherein said SW contacts said resin so that the resin absorbs between 0% and 100% of the cGMP present in the SW; and Recovering a protein material; Wherein the treating is such that the resin absorbs 30 to 45 g/L of the cGMP present in the sweet whey. Method for producing a protein material from a SWM cGMP, said protein material having a targeted tryptophan/threonine (Trp/Thr) ratio, comprising the following steps: —Implementing the treating process twice, wherein the resins absorbs P1 of the cGMP, obtaining a first protein material having Trp/Thr1 and wherein the resins absorbs a percentage P2 of the cGMP, obtaining a second protein material having Trp/Thr2; —Drafting the linear calibration curve in a graph (cGMP %; Trp/Thr) by positioning (Trp/Thr1; P1) and (Trp/Thr2; P2) and drawing a line through these two plots; —Determining the specific ratio of cGMP present in the SW that the resin should absorb with respect to the targeted Trp/Thr by the calibration curve; and —Implementing the process of the invention on the SWM wherein the resins absorbs the specific ratio of cGMP, so that to obtain the protein material having the targeted Tp/Thr.
US10561144B2	Methods of identification and use of nematicide compounds The invention relates, in part, to methods to identify compounds to treat a phytoparasitic nematode infection and/or reduce phytoparasitic nematode contamination, and to methods and compositions to treat phytoparasitic nematode infections and to reduce phytoparasitic nematode contamination of a substrate such as, but not limited to: a plant, agricultural medium, or soil.
US10561139B1	Anti-contamination rodent bait station An anti-contamination bait station includes a housing, rodent entrances into the housing, a removable or opening, lockable housing front, contamination guards above the rodent entrances, poison holders inside the housing, a removable tray, and powder insecticide slots at each end of the housing below the rodent entrances. A bottom portion of the housing provides space for common bricks arranged end to end. A center portion of the housing provides space for the removable tray. A top portion of the housing provides space for rodent poison blocks. The tray includes insecticide troughs art each end aligned with the insect slots and containing insecticide.
US10561137B1	Weed-e-bug An apparatus and method deliver fluid treatments to a targeted plant. The apparatus comprises a two-piece protective shell joined on one side by a spring-hinge. When the two piece outer protective shell is open, a fluid treatment is applied to a liquid retaining material within the protective shell. A portion of a targeted plant is placed within the open outer protective shell. The two piece outer protective shell is then closed, creating a sealed containment environment that is immediately protected from environmental disturbance, prevents distribution of fluid treatment to non-treated plant materials, and will retain, store, and prevent leakage of the fluid treatment. The closed outer protective shell also clasps the plant portion, forcing contact of the target plant portion with fluid treatment residing on and within the liquid retaining material. The apparatus remains attached to the targeted plant while the fluid treatment is absorbed through systemic plant processes.
US10561133B2	Modular fly box system A storage system to retain fishing flies and fishing rigs may include a multi-piece enclosure with a first storage compartment pivotally interconnected with a second storage compartment. A composite sheet assembly may be attachable to the multi-piece enclosure and may be sized to fit within the multi-piece enclosure when attached to the multi-piece enclosure and when a first edge portion of the first storage compartment and a second edge portion of the second storage compartment are positioned against one another. The composite sheet assembly may include a first sheet, with a slit system including a plurality of slits in the first sheet, that is configured to retain fishing hooks. The composite sheet assembly may further include a notched edge including a first set of one or more notches to receive portions of rig lines when the rig lines are wrapped around the composite sheet assembly.
US10561132B2	Fishing dredge boom A dredge boom for towing a fishing dredge is described and includes an elongated beam having a multi-position ferrule and a series of attachment points to connect to support cables and one or more pulleys, the series of attachment points including at least a support line attachment point, a first pulley attachment point and a terminal end attachment point. A rod butt adapter may be removably connected to the elongated beam using the multi-position ferrule and is able to mount to a universal rod holder. A fishing dredge can then be attached to the dredge boom assembly using fishing line, the one or more pulleys and the attachment points.
US10561131B2	Device for a fishing reel and drag device for a fishing reel using the same A device for a fishing reel comprising a resin composition includes a polyarylene sulfide resin composition (component A), a glass fibers (component B) contains 10 to 300 parts by weight of the component B based on 100 parts by weight of the component A, an aramid fibers (component C) contains 1 to 100 parts by weight of the component C based on 100 parts by weight of the component A, and a fluoric resin (component D) contains 5 to 100 parts by weight of the component D based on 100 parts by weight of the component A.
US10561129B2	Fishing line guide, fishing rod including fishing line guide, and blank for fishing line guide A fishing line guide which is attached to a fishing rod and guides a fishing line. The fishing line guide includes a guide ring through which a fishing line passes, a support leg connected to the guide ring at an upper end, and an attachment foot extending from a lower end of the support leg and configured to be attached to a fishing rod. The attachment foot has a base end adjoining the lower end of the support leg and a leading end located opposite the base end. The attachment foot includes a slit portion and a pair of convex portions. The slit portion is perforated in the attachment foot along a central axis of the attachment foot from the base end toward the leading end. A pair of the convex portions are located at the slit portion and protrude toward the central axis respectively.
US10561121B2	Ornament assembly A system of decorating a housing that includes a base and a plurality of decorative elements. The decorative elements are irremovably disposed on or partially in the base. The width and depth of the base is less than or equal to the width and depth of the bottom inner surface dimensions of the housing such that the bottom inner surface area of the housing is entirely covered by one or more bases.
US10561113B2	Hybrid pepper plant named Vigilante A novel hybrid pepper plant, designated Vigilante is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pepper hybrid Vigilante, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid pepper Vigilante, and to methods for producing a pepper plant by crossing the hybrid pepper Vigilante with itself or another pepper plant.
US10561109B1	Soybean cultivar 82042815 A soybean cultivar designated 82042815 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 82042815, to the plants of soybean cultivar 82042815, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 82042815, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 82042815. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82042815. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82042815, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 82042815 with another soybean cultivar.
US10561100B1	Soybean variety 01067742 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067742. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067742. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067742 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067742 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10561098B1	Soybean variety 01067649 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067649. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067649. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067649 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067649 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10561087B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV665355 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV665355. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV665355, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV665355 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV665355 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV665355.
US10561085B2	Maize hybrid X85M507 A novel maize variety designated X85M507 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X85M507 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85M507 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X85M507, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85M507 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85M507 and methods of using maize variety X85M507 are disclosed.
US10561082B2	Subsurface barrier retention system and methods related thereto A subsurface retention barrier system installed in situ to retain water in a projected root zone of one or more plants is disclosed. An apparatus and system for installing the subsurface retention barriers and methods related thereto are also disclosed.
US10561081B2	Fertigation system, fertigation control server, salts accumulation determination method, and soil EC sensor A fertigation system comprises: a controller that transmits sensor data to a fertigation control server, and that controls a water supply valve, a culture stock solution supply valve, and a discharge valve on the basis of received data; and a fertigation control server that, on the basis of the sensor data received from the controller, calculates control amounts for the water supply valve, the culture stock solution supply valve, and the discharge valve, and returns the control amounts to the controller.
US10561080B2	Plant watering system and method A plant watering system includes an irrigation mat that can be placed around a plant on top of the soil. The irrigation mat includes a water reservoir that holds water, and a slow-pass water permeable membrane that releases the water in the water reservoir in a slow manner so the soil around the plant is watered at a controlled rate. The irrigation mat may optionally include a threaded port where a container of liquid fertilizer can be placed so the liquid fertilizer is mixed with the water in the reservoir, allowing easily fertilizing the plant as it is watered. The plant watering system may also optionally include a dryness sensor that provides an alert indicating the water reservoir in the irrigation mat needs to be refilled.
US10561077B2	Pressure driven irrigation system A system and method for water irrigation system are provided. The water irrigation system includes a set of pressure modulators for generating a set of modulated pressure signals that include an actuating pressure signal and a de-actuating pressure signal. The water irrigation system includes a set of irrigating elements. Each of the irrigating elements includes a water emitter connected to a pressure sensing circuit. The pressure sensing circuit is for actuating the water emitter responsive to the actuating signal and de-actuating the water emitter responsive to the de-actuating signal. The water irrigation system further includes tubing for carrying water for irrigation and the modulated pressure signals to the irrigating element.
US10561072B2	Plant cultivating container A plant cultivating container includes an outer cup, an inner cup received in the outer cup, wherein the inner cup is provided for cultivating plant(s). A floating plate is movably disposed between the bottoms of the outer cup and the inner cup and a follower is mounted to the floating plate, wherein the floating plate is reciprocally moved relative to the outer due to a water level in the outer cup. At least one window is defined in the outer cup and the follower is formed with a shutter, wherein a relative action is formed between the shutter and the at least one window for providing a continual visual effect.
US10561070B2	Current sensing of actuators on a round baler Monitoring current draw of an actuator associated with a rotating arm on a round baler during a net wrapping cycle is used to determine the position of the rotating arm and actuator, as well as to determine the net tension. The current draw of the actuator may be correlated with the home and insert positions of the rotating arm during the net wrapping cycle; thus by monitoring the current draw, the rotating arm and actuator position is determined and may be provided to aid an operator. The net tension during the net wrapping cycle is a function of the rotating arm and actuator current. A calculation of net tension is determined and provided to an operator, allowing the operator to verify performance issues related to the net tension.
US10568251B2	Component mounter, nozzle imaging method A component mounter comprises first and second imaging systems, and a mounting head configured to hold a component by a nozzle. The first and second imaging systems irradiate light of first and second wavelengths, respectively, toward a working position to illuminate the nozzle located at the working position. The nozzle is imaged by the first and second imaging systems, respectively, that receive light having the first and second wavelengths, respectively, transmitted through first and second optical filters, respectively, after being irradiated on the working position. The first and second optical filters thus prevent light having wavelengths different from the first and second wavelengths from reaching the first and second imaging devices. Therefore, the nozzle can be imaged more precisely, since the influence of light different from the illumination light having the first and second wavelengths is suppressed by the first and second optical filters.
US10568250B2	Component mounting device and method of mounting component A component mounting device mounting a component on a substrate comprises a pair of opening/closing members opening and closing, and a plurality of adapters detachably attached to the opening/closing members; the adapters are attached to the opening/closing members depending on the component to be mounted so as to clamp the component by using the adapters; and the plurality of adapters includes first adapters each having a flat clamping surface clamping a body of the component and second adapters each having a holding groove holding an axial portion of the component.
US10568248B2	Suction nozzle and component mounting machine In a suction nozzle held on a mounting head of a component mounting machine, a nozzle section that sucks a component is swingably provided on a nozzle holder section of the suction nozzle, and an orientation of the nozzle section is changed by 90° to a downward orientation or a lateral orientation by swinging the nozzle section. The component is sucked by the nozzle section from above in a state in which the orientation of the nozzle section of the suction nozzle is downward in a component suction operation, and the component is mounted on an object such as a circuit board in a state in which the orientation of the component sucked by the nozzle section is set to the lateral orientation by the nozzle section the orientation of which is changed by 90° to the lateral orientation by swinging the nozzle section in the component mounting operation.
US10568237B2	Mounting apparatus for fan and cooling device using the same A mounting apparatus for an easily-demountable fan and cooling devices includes a fan housing for accommodating the fan and a locking unit rotatably installed to the fan housing. The locking unit is rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The locking unit includes a locking portion. When the locking unit rotates to the locking position, the locking portion protrudes out of the fan housing for easy manual access, and when the locking unit rotates to the unlocking position, the locking portion is received in the fan housing.
US10568236B2	Space-efficient pressure relief mechanism for immersion cooling of computing elements A cooling apparatus includes a chamber and a pressure-relief element. The chamber includes a coolant in a liquid phase disposed near a heat-generation object. The coolant in the liquid phase dissipates heat from the heat-generation object and is converted from the liquid phase to a vapor phase upon the coolant in the liquid phase reaching a boiling temperature. The pressure-relief element has a conduit. A first end of the conduit is submerged in the coolant in the liquid phase internal to the chamber and a second end of the conduit is connected to atmosphere external to the chamber.
US10568234B1	Liquid-immersion cooling device A liquid-immersion cooling device includes a reservoir, a partition board, and a heat exchanger. The reservoir contains coolant to immerse the electronic device. The partition board and the heat exchanger are mounted within the reservoir. The partition board is arranged parallel to the electronic device. The heat exchanger and the electronic device are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the partition board within the reservoir. The partition board is configured to guide a flow of the coolant within the reservoir. When the coolant flows through the electronic device and carries away heat generated by the electronic device, the coolant carrying the heat is guided by the partition board to flow through the heat exchanger. After exchanging heat with the heat exchanger, the coolant is guided by the partition board to flow through the electronic device.
US10568230B1	Server rack with ultra-long chassis A structure includes a server rack, one pair of rails and one chassis. The server rack includes supporting columns spaced apart. The rails are disposed at opposite sides of the server rack. The chassis is slidably coupled between the pair of rails; the chassis includes a bottom plate, a pair of first side plates and second side plates. The bottom plate, the first side plates and second side plates are enclosed to form an accommodating space; the first side plates are disposed at opposite sides of the bottom plate. Each second side plate connects with each first side plate and an opposite end thereof is extended to a rear side of the bottom plate at an oblique angle.
US10568227B2	Expansion module system A system and approach that may connect communication modules together in a daisy chain fashion as an expansion bus. A communication module may be connected with a data bus and a voltage bus to a baseboard having a controller. The communication module may have a multi-port universal serial bus hub connected to the data bus from the expansion connector, an electronic device connected to the hub and the voltage regulator. Another communication module having a similar structure as the first communication module may be connected to the first communication module via a data bus between the multiport hub of the first expansion module and a universal serial bus hub of the other communication module, and may have a voltage bus connected to the voltage bus of the first communication module. More communication modules may be connected in a daisy chain or serial fashion to a preceding module, and so on.
US10568218B1	Narrow bezel display A narrow bezel display is provided and includes a middle frame, a glass cover plate and a display panel bonded to the glass cover plate. The display panel includes a displaying portion and a curved portion located on a side of the displaying portion and is connected to the displaying portion. A gap is defined between the curved portion and the glass cover plate. The middle frame includes a bottom surface supporting portion and a side surface supporting portion, and a recess is defined in the side surface supporting portion. A portion of the glass cover plate corresponding to the gap is connected to the side surface supporting portion. The curved portion of the display panel is accommodated in the recess.
US10568214B2	Method for producing multi-level metalization on a ceramic substrate A method for producing a copper multi-level metallization on a ceramic substrate consisting of AlN or Al2O3. High power regions with metallization having a high current-carrying capacity and low power regions with metallic coatings having a low current-carrying capacity are created on one and the same ceramic substrate. The metallization is printed multiple times in the high power range.
US10568210B2	Electronic device with embedded electronic component An electronic device includes a component carrier with a component carrier body, an electrically conductive layer, and an adhesive structure. The electronic device further includes an electronic component which is arranged within the component carrier body. The adhesive structure is formed between a surface of the electronic component and the electrically conductive layer and covers only a part of the surface of the electronic component. A remaining part of the surface of the electronic component is covered with the component carrier body.
US10568205B2	Ceramic and polymer composite, and uses thereof A ceramic and polymer composite including: a first continuous phase comprising a sintered porous ceramic having a solid volume of from 50 to 85 vol % and a porosity or a porous void space of from 50 to 15 vol %, based on the total volume of the composite; and a second continuous polymer phase situated in the porous void space of the sintered porous ceramic. Also disclosed is a composite article, a method of making the composite, and a method of using the composite.
US10568201B2	Multilayer printed wiring board and multilayer metal clad laminated board A multilayer printed wiring board has excellent high-frequency characteristics. The multilayer printed wiring board includes one or more conductive layers and one or more insulating layers. In the multilayer printed wiring board, the one or more conductive layers and the one or more insulating layers are alternately stacked. Each insulating layer of the one or more insulating layers includes one or more of a polyolefin resin layer, a fluororesin layer, a polyphenylene ether resin layer, a polyamideimide resin layer, and a polyimide resin layer. At least one insulating layer of the one or more insulating layers includes a polyolefin resin layer.
US10568198B2	Printed circuit board and semiconductor package structure A circuit substrate and a semiconductor package structure are provided. The circuit substrate includes a body and a via hole array. The via hole array includes via hole column units periodically arranged along a first direction. Each via hole column unit includes first to sixth via holes passing through the body and electrically connected to a capacitor. Any two adjacent via holes of the first to sixth via holes transmit power and ground signals. The sixth via hole of one of the via hole column units is adjacent to the first via hole of another one of the via hole column units, which is adjacent to the one of the via hole column units. The sixth via hole of one of the via hole column units and the first via hole of another one of the via hole column units transmit power and ground signals.
US10568193B1	Volatile chemical storage tank grounding system A chemical above ground non-metallic storage tank has an inner tank grounding system to minimize a risk of a spark caused by a nearby lightning strike or a static discharge. An anchor is lowered via cable to a bottom of the tank. The top of the cable is secured to an anchor attached to a roof (or side) of the tank. A ground wire is run from the anchor to ground.
US10568184B2	Presence sensing method, presence sensing device and light system A presence sensing method for a light comprises detecting a presence of a user by a sensing module having a first sensitivity while the light is off; turning on the light when identifying the presence of the user and keeping the light on for a delay time period which has a preset length; increasing a sensitivity of the sensing module to a second sensitivity after turning on the light; detecting actions of the user by the sensing module having the second sensitivity while the light is on; determining a length of a next delay time period based on the actions of the user during the previous delay time period immediately prior to the next delay time period; and keeping the light on for the next delay time period.
US10568181B2	Surgical light and method for operating a surgical light A surgical lamp and a method for illuminating a surgical field on a human body by the surgical lamp are provided. The surgical lamp comprises a lamp body (1), a control device (4) and at least one separate function module (6, 7). The lamp body (1) comprises at least one illuminant (3) for illuminating the surgical field and at least one interface having a first fixation device (11), a power supply terminal (12) and/or a data connection device (13). The control device (4) is provided for controlling the at least one illuminant (3) and is connected to the data connection device (13) of the at least one first interface for data transmission. The at least one function module (6, 7) comprises a second interface, having a second fixation device (14), a second power supply terminal (15) and/or a second data connection device (16), being compatible to the first interface and that can be docked thereto. Further, the lamp body (1) comprises a recognition device for recognizing a type of a docked function module (6, 7) and the control device (4) is configured to control the at least one illuminant (3) depending on the type of the docked function module (6, 7).
US10568177B2	Lighting apparatus and light emitting module The first set of light emitting diode modules include multiple first type light emitting diode units. The first type fluorescent powder covers on the surface of multiple first type light emitting diode units. The second set of light emitting diode modules include multiple second type light emitting diode units and accessory electronic units. The second type fluorescent powder covers on the surface of multiple second type light emitting diode units. The driver circuit transfers the electricity to the first light emitting diode modules and the second light emitting diode modules to make the first light emitting diode unit and the second light emitting diode unit lighting. Moreover, the accessory electronic unit may affect the relative proportion current between the first set of light emitting diode modules and the second set of light emitting diode modules when the driver circuit supplies the different total current value.
US10568174B1	Apparatus and methods for controlling LED light flux A rectangular pulse generator system is operatively configured to generate a generator output signal, the generator output signal formed as a base rectangular waveform gated by a modulating rectangular waveform, the base rectangular waveform having a first frequency and the modulating rectangular waveform having a second frequency less than the first frequency. A low-pass filter coupled to the rectangular pulse generator system is configured to receive a filter input signal representative of the generator output signal and to produce a filter output signal representative of the filter input signal. A voltage-controlled current source coupled to the low-pass filter generates a drive signal conducted by at least one LED producing a light flux determined by the current level of the LED drive signal. Methods are devised for calibration and for setting the average light flux level.
US10568162B2	Race condition avoidance between master base station initiated secondary base station release and secondary base station initiated secondary base station change procedures Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to Dual Connectivity (DC) for a wireless device is a wireless communication network. In some embodiments, a method in a secondary node for providing, along with a master node, DC for a wireless device such that the wireless device is configured to utilize resources provided by both the master node and the secondary node in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from the master node, a release request. The release request is a request to release a wireless device context of the wireless device or to release resources for the wireless device. The method further comprises sending a release reject to the master node. The release reject is an indication that the secondary node rejects the release request.
US10568158B2	Neighbor awareness networking datapath In one set of embodiments, one or more client stations operate to configure Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN)—direct communication with neighboring client stations, i.e., direct communication between the client stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to NAN datapath scheduling and NAN pre-datapath operation setup and scheduling. The NAN datapath embodiments described herein provide a mechanism through which devices can communicate and provide services. Aspects of the datapath development include datapath scheduling, including datapath setup and scheduling attributes, as well as pre-datapath operation triggering and scheduling. Scheduling may include determination of a type of datapath, including paging and synchronized datapaths. NAN data cluster base schedules may be scheduled as equal-sets or subsets of datapath schedules. The datapath model may be implemented for unicast and multicast communication between client stations.
US10568150B2	Techniques for automatically establishing a long-lasting connection across computing devices configured for short-range wireless communication A computer-implemented technique includes initiating, at a first computing device including one or more processors, communication with a second computing device via a short-range wireless communication protocol. The technique includes receiving, at the first computing device, a set of information from the second computing device via the short-range wireless communication protocol, the set of information for configuring communication via a different, second wireless communication protocol.
US10568147B2	Uplink specific backoff indicator Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for providing an uplink specific backoff indicator in a wireless communication network.
US10568145B2	Resource allocation method, device and base station A resource allocation method, device and base station for when an LTE system in an unlicensed frequency band is running in TDD mode a dynamic uplink-downlink configuration, wherein, the method comprises: transmitting to a terminal indication information used to indicate a time-frequency resource occupied by a physical random access channel (PRACH), so as to enable the terminal to initiate a random access process via a corresponding time-frequency resource, wherein the indication information, when indicating a time-domain frequency occupied by the PRACH, only indicates the position of the first subframe occupied by the PRACH, and the first subframe is an uplink subframe or uplink pilot timeslot (UpPTS).
US10568139B2	Network routing system, method, and computer program product A method, system, or computer program product to enhance the performance of multi-hop cellular networks or other wireless networks is provided. A wireless device (e.g., cellular telephone) is able to communicate with a base-station in a cell of the cellular network over a non-cellular interface via another wireless device in the cell through the use of multi-hopping. By enabling wireless devices to communicate with a base station in such a manner, the effective coverage area of the cellular network is expanded and the effective capacity of the cellular network is improved. Distributed routing, device management, adaptive scheduling, and distributed algorithms can be used to enhance the overall performance of multi-hop cellular networks.
US10568138B2	Bluetooth low energy signal patterns An example computing device, comprising: a processing resource; and a memory resource storing machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to: determine when known pattern indicates a pattern of a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal in relation to a channel to be occupied by the BLE signal; and adjust a channel for a wireless local area network (WLAN) transmission based on the determination.
US10568131B2	Single user switching timer per access category (AC) Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to timers used to control switching from SU to MU transmission modes. In some examples, a frame is generated having an indication of multiple timer values for one or more wireless devices to be used for switching from a multiple user (MU) mode to a single user (SU) mode. In other examples, when to switch from a MU mode to a SU mode is determined based on multiple timer values obtained from a frame, and one or more second frames are generated for transmission via the SU mode or the MU mode based on the determination.
US10568130B2	Techniques and apparatuses for multiple types of physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission utilization A user equipment (UE) may perform a random access procedure to synchronize with a network for uplink and/or downlink communication. The UE may transmit a first type of random access transmission that includes transmitting a preamble or a second type of random access transmission that includes transmitting a preamble and a random access message. The second type may result in reduced delay but may have lesser SNR tolerance than the first type. In some aspects, the UE may determine whether to transmit the first type or the second type, and may transmit the first type or the second type in a random access channel portion of a slot. The random access channel portion of the slot may be occupied by portions of either the first type of random access transmission or the second type of random access transmission, thereby enabling flexible utilization of multiple types of random access procedure.
US10568126B2	Method and apparatus for distributed uplink data processing in a communication network with limited backhaul A method and apparatus are provided for handling uplink data traversing a backhaul in a Radio Access Network (RAN). Uplink data received at access nodes of the RAN is processed by processing functions separate from the access nodes. The processing functions provide processed data for use, by further nodes, in decoding of the information transmitted from client devices. Processing can include one or more of: regenerating uplink signals, requantizing signals, and selecting a portion of received data to forward. A scheduler which controls various access nodes and processing functions concurrently with issuance of uplink grants is also provided.
US10568104B2	System and method for heterogenous spectrum sharing between commercial cellular operators and legacy incumbent users in wireless networks Described herein are systems and methods for telecommunications spectrum sharing between multiple heterogeneous users, which leverage a hybrid approach that includes both distributed spectrum sharing, spectrum-sensing, and use of geo-reference databases.
US10568098B2	Base station and reporting method A base station of a radio communication system supporting carrier aggregation is provided. The base station includes a receiver configured to receive, from a user apparatus, first band combination information that indicates combinations of bands supported by the user apparatus through the carrier aggregation, the first band combination information being generated in a first format; a generator configured to generate, based on the combinations of bands indicated by the first band combination information, second band combination information using a second format; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to another base station or a switching apparatus, the second band combination information generated by the generation unit.
US10568084B2	User equipment and communication method A user equipment in a radio communication system supporting D2D communication includes a determination unit that receives a first region in a radio frame, which is commonly used for downlink communication and uplink communication with a base station and includes the first region to which a downlink pilot signal and a downlink control signal are to be mapped and a second region to which downlink user data or uplink data is to be mapped, to determine whether a D2D signal is transmittable using the second region; and a transmission unit that transmits the D2D signal using the second region in the radio frame where a D2D physical control channel and a D2D physical data channel are time-multiplexed when the determination unit determines that the D2D signal is transmittable.
US10568072B2	Method for allocating resource in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present specification discloses a method for allocating a resource in a wireless communication system, comprising: a step in which a base station allocates, to a terminal, an uplink resource area for transmission of an uplink control information (UCI) of the terminal, wherein the uplink control information (UCI) is information related to a plurality of downlink cells; and a step in which the base station receives, from the terminal, the uplink control information (UCI) via the allocated uplink resource area over at least one uplink cell.
US10568068B2	Methods and apparatus for optimizing paging mechanisms using device context information Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms ate limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services.
US10568065B2	System and method for small cell based augmented reality Information such as navigation information is delivered to a mobile device user in a cellular communications network via a device other than the mobile device. A small cell telecommunications base station receives from the mobile device an identification of the mobile device, and determines a location of the user within the small cell. Based on the identification of the mobile device and the location of the user of the mobile device, the information is delivered to the user via a device other than the mobile device.
US10568062B2	Positioning for WLANs and other wireless networks Techniques to support positioning for access points and terminals in WLANs and other wireless networks are described. In one aspect, WLAN positioning is supported with Secure User Plane Location (SUPL). A terminal obtains measurements for an access point in a WLAN and/or receives measurements made by the access point for the terminal. The terminal determines WLAN AP information for the access point and/or the terminal based on the measurements and sends the WLAN AP information to a SUPL Location Platform (SLP). The SLP determines a location estimate for the terminal based on the WLAN AP information. In another aspect, the terminal receives supported network information from the SLP. The terminal obtains network measurement information (e.g., measurements) for a radio access network and determines which particular network measurement information to send based on the supported network information. The terminal sends network measurement information permitted by the supported network information to the SLP.
US10568058B2	Method and apparatus for the activation of services An approach is provided for presenting an activation indicator to a user. A connection with a mobile device is detected. Retrieval is caused, at least in part, of a unique hardware identifier associated with the mobile device. It is determined that the mobile device is eligible for a service based on the unique hardware identifier. Presentation is caused, at least in part, of a visual indicator of the eligibility for the service based on the determination.
US10568052B2	Device-to-device (D2D) cross link power control Device-to-device (D2D) cross link power control systems and methods may be disclosed. For example, a device such as a UE or WTRU may determine whether it may have simultaneous transmissions where at least one of the transmissions may include a cross link transmission. The device may further determine whether a total transmit power of the simultaneous transmissions may exceed a maximum transmit power of the device. If the device may have simultaneous transmissions and such transmissions may exceed the maximum transmit power, the device may reallocate power based on a priority or priority setting. The device may further determine a maximum cross link power, a maximum device power, and a cross link transmit power level such that the device may further control the power for transmissions based thereon.
US10568049B2	Distinguishing subframes in a downlink transmission burst Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to perform channel state information (CSI) measurements in a License Assisted Access (LAA) system is disclosed. The UE can process information received from a base station in the LAA system. The information can be received within a downlink (DL) transmission burst from the base station. The information can indicate one of: a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) transmission power offset value for the DL transmission burst, one or more subframes in the DL transmission burst for which the UE is to perform CSI measurements, or a subframe boundary of the DL transmission burst. The UE can perform a CSI measurement for the DL transmission burst based on the information received from the base station. Subframes of the DL transmission burst can be associated with a substantially similar transmission power.
US10568048B2	Uplink sounding reference signals configuration and transmission A method and apparatus for uplink sounding reference signals (SRS) transmissions are disclosed. A WTRU-specific configuration of WTRU-specific SRS subframes for performing SRS transmissions is received. A trigger is received in a subframe from a base station to transmit a first SRS. A first subframe is selected after the subframe in which the trigger is received which is both a WTRU-specific subframe and at least four subframes after the subframe in which the trigger is received. A determination if a maximum power is exceeded in a symbol in the selected first subframe is made. On a condition that the maximum power is not exceeded in the symbol in the selected first subframe, the first SRS is transmitted in the selected first subframe. On a condition that the maximum power is exceeded in the symbol in the selected first subframe and transmission of at least one channel type other than SRS-type at least partially overlaps in the symbol in the selected first subframe, the first SRS is dropped from the selected first subframe and the at least one channel type other than SRS-type is transmitted. On a condition that the maximum power is exceeded in the symbol in the selected first subframe and transmission of at least one other SRS at least partially overlaps in the symbol in the selected first subframe, transmission powers of the first SRS and the at least one other SRS are scaled equally to comply with the maximum power, and the first SRS is transmitted in the selected first subframe in accordance with the scaled transmission powers, and the at least one other SRS is transmitted in accordance with the scaled transmission powers.
US10568046B1	Homogeneous system determination in a network In aspects of homogeneous and heterogeneous system determination in a network, a device can receive a first management frame and a second management frame communicated in separate data messages using a common communication protocol. The device implements a system identification module that can detect the first and second management frames are communicated in data messages from a radio device. The system identification module can determine that the first and second management frames are communicated from a homogeneous system that includes the radio device based at least in part on source addresses included in the first and second management frames. The system identification module can then determine to associate with the homogeneous system based on an operational state of services associated with either the first or the second management frames.
US10568032B2	Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation Methods and systems in which a portable electronic device can be voice activated are disclosed. The portable electronic device can be a multi-function electronic device. The voice activation can be robust and context sensitive. The voice activation can also be utilized without any preparatory user action with respect to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device can also interact with a media system.
US10568031B2	System and method for recovering a communications station in sleep mode A method for communications station sleep mode recovery includes a communications station receiving a first wakeup identifier (WUID) from a first access point (AP), and obtaining a second WUID. The method further includes the communications station entering a sleep mode in which a radio communications module (RCM) of the communications station is in a reduced power state, and in which a wakeup receiver of the communications station is in an active state. The method further includes the wakeup receiver of the communications station detecting one of a first wakeup packet (WUP) including the first WUID or a second WUP including the second WUID, while the RCM is in the reduced power state. The method further includes, in response to the detecting, transitioning the RCM from the reduced power state to the active state.
US10568028B2	Method and apparatus for applying discontinuous reception mode in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method performed by a terminal, according to the present invention, comprises: receiving system information from a base station; when the system information includes first information related to a second DRX operating in a second cycle, transmitting, to a mobility management entity (MME), a request message including second information related to the second DRX; receiving, from the MME, a response message corresponding to the request message; and if the response message includes third information related to the second DRX, performing a second DRX operation on the basis of the third information.
US10568022B2	Methods for enabling user equipment to access radio network, network equipments and user equipments The present application discloses a method for enabling a user equipment to access a radio network, a network equipment and a user equipment. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: determining, by a network equipment, whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and if yes, the method further comprises: transmitting, by the network equipment, information indicating whether a radio network to which the network equipment belongs is isolated, such that the user equipment performs related operations. In the embodiment, the network equipment informs UE of state information about whether the radio network to which network equipments belongs is isolated or not in different ways, so that the isolated network can provide users with reliable local bearer supporting service continuity, thereby meeting communication requirements for public safety and the like.
US10568013B2	Method, apparatus, and system for selecting public land mobile network The embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus, and a system for selecting a public land mobile network. In an embodiment method an eNodeB acquires PLMN information about a CSFB. The eNodeB then determines a target cell of a packet switching handover according to the PLMN information about the CSFB.
US10568003B2	System and method for handover management for wireless device A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to establish a radio connection with an end device; obtain context information pertaining to the end device; analyze the context information; determine whether to not provide handover to the end device in response to the analysis of the context information; and transmit, to the end device, multiple thresholds that indicate when a partial handover is to be invoked and when a completive handover is to be invoked, in response to a determination that handover is to be provided to the end device.
US10568001B2	Method and apparatus for controlling traffic offloading in a communication system The present invention relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology and a system thereof. The present invention may be used for an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. According to the embodiment of the present invention, when the subject that may start the traffic offloading determination or the traffic offloading process for the terminal that may access both of the 3GPP network and the non-3GPP network is elucidated or at least two traffic offloading processes are performed in parallel, each traffic offloading process may be differentiated from each other to efficiently perform the traffic offloading.
US10568000B2	Method and apparatus for indicating an offloading data size and time duration in a wireless communication system The object of the present invention can be achieved by providing a method of indicating an offloading data size and time duration to a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, by a Base station (BS) from a plurality of UEs, an input computing data size and local computing power; determining, by the BS, whether an each priority of the plurality of the UEs is greater than a threshold by using an offloading priority; determining, by the BS, an offloading data size and a time duration for each of UEs; transmitting, by the BS to the each of UEs, the determined offloading data size and a time duration for the each of UEs.
US10567998B2	Method and device for activating or deactivating terminal-based traffic steering Provided are a method of activating or deactivating terminal-based traffic steering by a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a device for supporting the same. The terminal performs terminal-based traffic steering, and transmits WLAN offloading information indicating a RAN/WLAN interworking state to a network, wherein the terminal-based traffic steering may be traffic steering on the basis of a RAN rule or ANDSF.
US10567997B2	Efficient device handover/migration in mesh networks A new device is deployed to an area in which a network is provided. The new device may join the network using a single handshake via a neighboring device that is a member of the network and register with a network management system managing the network. If the network is overloaded or has limited bandwidth remaining, the network may refuse to admit the new device, or if the new device is isolated, may force some devices that are members of the network to leave or migrate from the network to allow the isolated device to join the network.
US10567995B2	Terminal apparatus, MME, communication method of terminal apparatus, and communication method of MME To provide a communication procedure for data transmission and/or reception suitable to a CIoT terminal. In a communication control method of a terminal apparatus according to the present invention, a first data transmission and/or reception method is a method for transmitting and/or receiving user data by use of a Data Radio Bearer (DRB), a second data transmission and/or reception method is a method for transmitting and/or receiving user data a Signalling Radio Bearer (SRB), and the communication control method includes a step of changing the user data transmission and/or reception method from the first data transmission and/or reception method into the second data transmission and/or reception method, and a step of transmitting and/or receiving the user data to/from a core network by the second data transmission and/or reception method.
US10567989B2	Coordinated multipoint network measurement set management The exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, at a user device, an initial signal power of a cell specific reference signal and a signal power for each reference signal of at least one reference signal in a network; identifying a change as compared to at least one of the initial signal power of the cell specific reference signal and the at least one reference signal; and based on the identifying, triggering another determining of a signal power of reference signals of the at least one reference signal in the network. Further, the exemplary embodiments relate to at least a method and apparatus to perform configuring, at a network device, at least one reference signal, sending, towards a user equipment of a network, information including an indication of the at least one reference signal, sending, towards the user equipment a request to perform signal power or signal quality measurements of the indicated at least one reference signal; and sending, towards the user equipment of a network, a threshold to be used by the user equipment of the network in the measurement procedure of signal power or signal quality of the indicated at least on reference signal.
US10567976B2	Multiple-antenna system for cell-specific and user-specific transmission A reception method and apparatus for use in a multi-cell orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) wireless system. In a unicast receive mode during a first receive time period, a first group of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols is received by a mobile device from multiple of a plurality of antennas at a serving base station. In a single-frequency-network (SFN) receive mode during a second receive time period, a second group of OFDM symbols is received by the mobile device from one of a plurality of antennas at the serving base station. The transition between the first receive time period and the second receive time period occurs during a cyclic prefix or a cyclic postfix between OFDM symbols, and the plurality of antennas produce a first beam pattern during the unicast receive mode and a second beam pattern during the SFN receive mode.
US10567971B2	Broadcast/broadband convergence network A broadcast/broadband convergence system that delivers content from content sources to user equipment devices. The system provides: significantly enhanced mobile capability to the broadcast industry; an additional revenue source for the broadcast industry by dynamically selling available spectral resources for use by wireless broadband networks and/or broadcast content off-loaded from wireless broadband networks; additional spectrum for the broadband industry through the dynamic purchase of available spectrum; and an enriched user experience. A spectrum server may facilitate the dynamic allocation of radio spectrum made available by the broadcast networks. The broadcast networks may broadcast with enhanced waveform parameters to support mobile devices as well as fixed devices.
US10567969B2	Communications network control A method of operation of a communications network comprises receiving a plurality of dynamic radio traffic requests from wireless communications nodes. The traffic requests comprise requests for backhaul traffic received from radio base stations, and requests for fronthaul traffic to digital units received from remote radio units. The radio traffic requests are translated into corresponding transport layer requirements. Transport network resources are requested for the radio traffic based on the transport layer requirements, which meet the radio traffic requests.
US10567962B1	Systems and methods for connecting internet-connected devices to wireless access points The disclosed computer-implemented method for connecting Internet-connected devices to wireless access points may include (1) receiving, over the Internet from a client device at a server, a request to connect the client device to an access point that is secured by a passcode, (2) transmitting a verification-request message from the server to the access point and/or the client device that instructs the access point and/or the client device to perform an action that enables the physical proximity of a user of the client device to the access point to be verified, (3) receiving a verification-response message that indicates that the user of the client device has physical access to the access point, and (4) enabling the client device to connect to the access point by transmitting, from the server to the client device, the passcode. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10567961B2	System for electroencephalogram patterning recognition for authentication Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for electroencephalogram patterning recognition for user authentication into one or more physical or digital locations. In this way, the system may generate a spectral analysis baseline electroencephalogram reading for a user that can be segmented and analyzed based on a specific time span associated with a known stimulus or event, and diagnostic applications generally focus on either event-related potentials or the like. Upon initiating a request to enter a location requiring authentication, an electroencephalogram reading may be generated and patterned after the baseline electroencephalogram reading for the user. The system may perform patterned recognition of the readings and provide an authentication confidence of the user for authentication into the location.
US10567952B1	ESIM subsidy and operational management Techniques are described herein for remotely managing profiles corresponding to various mobile network operators offering telecommunication services to target user equipment based on one or more policies. An entitlement server of a mobile network operator can receive from target user equipment, a request for replacing a prioritized profile as set by the mobile network operator. The entitlement server can determine whether a user account corresponding to a device identifier for the target user equipment meets the eligibility criteria for loading a new profile onto the target user equipment. In the event of additions or replacements of profiles, the entitlement server can cause transmission of instructions to the user equipment to delete the prioritized profile and apply a new profile.
US10567947B2	Method, apparatus, and server for network inquiry The present disclosure provides method, apparatus, and server for network inquiry. The method includes receiving location information sent by a client terminal and network information detected by the client terminal, searching for network information in a preset range stored in a database according to the location information, comparing the network information sent by the client terminal with the network information found through searching and identifying the network information found through searching based on a comparison result, and sending the identified network information to the client terminal.
US10567946B2	Transmission of data through a mesh network topology The present disclosure teaches provision of a wireless communication module. The wireless communication module includes a wireless communication interface which is configured to operate at different times as a master device and as a slave device in separate communication relationships using the same communication protocol. The interface is also configured to switch back and forth between a master device mode and a slave device mode.
US10567940B2	System for measuring parameters associated with motor vehicle wheels Disclosed is a method of locating a plurality of electronic measuring modules mounted in the wheels of a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps of determination (E1) by each electronic measuring module of a set of proximity scores with respect to the other modules, sending (E2) by each module of the set of proximity scores to the electronic control unit, reception (E3) by an electronic control unit of the sets of proximity scores sent, and location (E4) of each module from the sets of proximity scores received.
US10567931B2	Providing visualization data to a co-located plurality of mobile devices A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a plurality of mobile devices, sending a unique identifier to each of the plurality of mobile devices, receiving results of mobile vision sensing from each of the plurality of mobile devices, where the results of mobile vision sensing include, for each of the plurality of mobile devices, an identification of the unique identifier of other mobile devices of the plurality of mobile devices that are within a field of view of the mobile device, determining a relative location of each of the plurality of mobile devices, utilizing the results of mobile vision sensing, and assigning visualization data to each of the plurality of mobile devices, based on the relative location of each of the plurality of mobile devices.
US10567930B2	System and method for enabling call originations using SMS and hotline capabilities A method for handling call originations is provided. The method includes sending origination information from a mobile device to an application server in an enterprise network using Short Message Service (SMS) and determining whether a hotline feature is present in a subscriber profile associated with the mobile device. Data is then routed from the mobile device to a predetermined destination based on the hotline feature.
US10567921B2	Methods and apparatus for associating mapping functionality and information in contact lists of mobile communication devices Displaying a map in a mobile communication device. Geographic coordinate information for a location of an address in a contact is determined. A user context for the mobile communications device is also determined. A request for a table of contents of available map data without the map data with the geographic coordinate information of the location as input is sent and the table of contents of available map data is received. A subset of map data comprising less data than is listed in the table of contents for the location corresponding to the geographic coordinate information is selected based on the table of contents of available map data and the user context. The subset of the map data is requested and the map with the subset of the map data is caused to be rendered in the display.
US10567911B2	Method and apparatus for proximity sensing on a communication device Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting, by a first receiver of the first group of receivers, a first disturbance in one of a first group of electromagnetic waves and detecting, by a second receiver of a second group of receivers, a second disturbance in one of the second group of electromagnetic waves. A processing system can determine a position of a physical object in proximity to the transmission medium according to locations of the first and second receivers with respect to the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10567901B2	Method to determine loudspeaker change of placement A system and method is described for determining whether a loudspeaker device has relocated, tilted, rotated, or changed environment such that one or more parameters for driving the loudspeaker may be modified and/or a complete reconfiguration of the loudspeaker system may be performed. In one embodiment, the system may include a set of sensors. The sensors provide readings that are analyzed to determine 1) whether the loudspeaker has moved since a previous analysis and/or 2) a distance of movement and/or a degree change in orientation of the loudspeaker since the previous analysis. Upon determining the level of movement is below a threshold value, the system adjusts previous parameters used to drive one or more of the loudspeakers. By adjusting previous parameters instead of performing a complete recalibration, the system provides a more efficient technique for ensuring that the loudspeakers continue to produce accurate sound for the listener.
US10567900B2	Audio system, audio device, and audio device setting method Provided is an audio system, including: at least two audio devices capable of holding communication among one another; and a stereo pair setting unit configured to set a stereo pair in which one of two audio devices included among the at least two audio devices serves as a parent device, and another of the two audio devices serves as a child device, in which: the parent device is configured to play, with a delay, a first-channel audio signal included in a first audio signal, and to transmit to the child device a second audio signal including at least a second-channel audio signal, which is included in the first audio signal; and the child device is configured to receive the second audio signal from the parent device to play the second-channel audio signal.
US10567899B2	Method and device for applying dynamic range compression to a higher order ambisonics signal A method for performing DRC on a HOA signal comprises transforming the HOA signal to the spatial domain, analyzing the transformed HOA signal, and obtaining, from results of said analyzing, gain factors that are usable for dynamic compression. The gain factors can be transmitted together with the HOA signal. When applying the DRC, the HOA signal is transformed to the spatial domain, the gain factors are extracted and multiplied with the transformed HOA signal in the spatial domain, wherein a gain compensated transformed HOA signal is obtained. The gain compensated transformed HOA signal is transformed back into the HOA domain, wherein a gain compensated HOA signal is obtained. The DRC may be applied in the QMF-filter bank domain.
US10567898B1	Head-wearable apparatus to generate binaural audio Head-wearable apparatus to generate binaural audio content includes a first stem coupled to a first microphone housing that encases first front microphone and first rear microphone that generates acoustic signals, respectively. First microphone housing includes a first front port that faces downward and a first rear port that faces backwards. Apparatus includes second stem coupled to second microphone housing that encases second front microphone and second rear microphone that generate acoustic signals, respectively. Second microphone housing includes second front port that faces downward and second rear port that faces backwards. Apparatus includes binaural audio processor that includes beamformer and storage device. Beamformer generate first beamformer signal based on acoustic signals from first front microphone and first rear microphone, and second beamformer based on acoustic signals from second front microphone and second rear microphone. Storage device stores first and second beamformer signals as a two-channel file.
US10567891B1	Ear-wearable device having tunnel with receiver coil An ear-wearable device includes a shell shaped for wearing in a user's ear. The shell comprises a tunnel wall shaped to define a tunnel that passes through the ear-wearable device. The ear-wearable device includes a receiver coil that is formed in or around the tunnel wall of the tunnel. The receiver coil is configured to inductively couple with a power coil via the tunnel and to inductively receive electromagnetic power from the power coil, and the receiver coil is configured to convert the electromagnetic power to an electrical current. The ear-wearable device includes one or more electrical components encased within the shell and configured to receive the electrical current from the receiver coil.
US10567886B2	Sound transducer structure and method for manufacturing a sound transducer structure For manufacturing a sound transducer structure, membrane support material is applied on a first main surface of a membrane carrier material and membrane material is applied in a sound transducing region and an edge region on a surface of the membrane support material. In addition, counter electrode support material is applied on a surface of the membrane material and recesses are formed in the sound transducing region of the membrane material. Counter electrode material is applied to the counter electrode support material and membrane carrier material and membrane support material are removed in the sound transducing region to the membrane material.
US10567884B2	Electroacoustic transducer An electroacoustic transduction film including a polymer composite piezoelectric body in which piezoelectric body particles are dispersed in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a polymer material having viscoelasticity at a normal temperature, and thin film electrodes respectively laminated on both surfaces of the polymer composite piezoelectric body is included, and two or more of the electroacoustic transduction films are laminated, and a gap between the adjacent electroacoustic transduction films is less than or equal to 3 cm.
US10567876B2	Microphone unit and audio apparatus A microphone unit includes: a case having an interior space; a unidirectional microphone held in the interior space of the case; a first opening provided in the case; and a second opening provided in the case, wherein the first opening and the second opening are arranged opposite to each other across the microphone and are arranged in a straight line parallel to an axis of sensitivity of the microphone.
US10567867B2	Externally ducted vehicle loudspeaker Various implementations include vehicle loudspeakers and related vehicle audio systems. In some particular implementations, a loudspeaker for a vehicle includes: a transducer to radiate sound into an interior space of the vehicle; and an assembly coupled to a rear side of the transducer, the assembly including an enclosure and a passive radiator, the assembly disposed such that acoustic energy radiated from the rear side of the transducer passes through the enclosure and excites the passive radiator, causing the passive radiator to radiate acoustic energy to a region outside of the interior space of the vehicle, where a resonant frequency of the transducer is dependent on at least one characteristic of the passive radiator, and a resonant frequency of the enclosure is dependent on at least one characteristic of the enclosure.
US10567865B2	Electronic headset accessory A headset accessory comprises circuitry and is configured to mechanically attach to an audio headset. The circuitry of the headset may be operable to establish a link to the audio headset that supports conveyance of bias voltage, bias current, and/or information between the circuitry of the accessory and circuitry of the audio headset. The headset accessory may be configured to attach to a housing of the headset on a surface of the housing opposite an ear cup. A state of the circuitry of the accessory may be controlled based on the information received from the audio headset via the link. The information may include characteristics of audio being processed by the audio headset. The circuitry of the headset accessory may comprise non-volatile memory, and the non-volatile memory may store parameter settings for configuring audio processing circuitry of the audio headset.
US10567863B2	System and method for configuring audio signals to compensate for acoustic changes of the ear Personal speaker systems including headset and earbud systems may be configured to capture audio data using an in-ear microphone while a speaker outputs known audio signals into the ear canal. The system may generate an acoustic model of the compressed ear canal and ear drum of the listener and utilize the acoustic model to provide noise cancellation at the eardrum, modification to the audio to result in a more natural sound at the eardrum, and/or to measure leakage of the personal speaker system.
US10567861B2	Wireless earphone A housing has a bud portion abutting an elongated stem portion. The bud portion is to fit within an ear. The bud portion has a primary sound outlet at its far end that is to be inserted into an outer ear canal, and abuts the stem portion at its near end. A speaker driver is inside the bud portion. Electronic circuitry inside the housing includes a wireless communications interface to receive audio content over-the-air and in response provides an audio signal to the speaker driver. A rechargeable battery as a power source for the electronic circuitry is located inside a cavity of the stem portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US10567852B2	Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, reception method, and program The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, a reception method, and a program that allow to make a change dynamically in time stamps which are already transmitted. The transmission device transmits time stamps in a same MPU in which a change is made from already transmitted time stamps so that the time stamps can be received before decoding is started. When the time stamps in the same MPU including the change are received, the reception device updates the time stamps in a time stamp memory and can dynamically change the time stamps since decoding is performed according to the updated time stamps. The present technology can be applied to the transmission device and the reception device.
US10567850B2	Hierarchical video concept tagging and indexing system for learning content orchestration A computer system, method, and computer-readable product for automatically generating a hierarchy of concepts described in a video using semantic concept matching that assists persons in searching for specific types of content within videos. A video segment is obtained, with the segment having a distinct running time with discrete information related to one or more topics within its content. The discrete information of the video segment is then parsed out and related to a predetermined relevant topic, and then one or more attributes for weighting each discrete information relevant topic within the video segment are determined. A hierarchy of concepts of the video segments is then created, based upon, at least, the weighting of the information topic within the running time of the video segment based upon the presence of the one or more attributes. Other information related to the video segment can also be used to modify the hierarchy.
US10567846B2	Dynamic adjustment of electronic program guide displays based on viewer preferences for minimizing navigation in VOD program selection Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display.
US10567831B2	Systems and methods for networked music playback Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.
US10567824B2	Methods and systems for selecting inventory units for television and other media advertising campaigns Computer implemented methods and systems select television inventory units for a television advertising campaign. The method includes: (a) receiving information identifying (i) a target television audience, (ii) a plurality of television inventory units and a given price for each television inventory unit, and (iii) a budget for the television advertising campaign; (b) determining the probability of the target television audience viewing each of the plurality of television inventory units based on historical television viewing data; (c) for feasible combinations of television inventory units meeting the budget for the television advertising campaign, determining an expected target television audience reach based on the probabilities determined in step (b); and (d) selecting the feasible combination of television inventory units providing the greatest television audience reach for the television advertising campaign. The methods and systems can also be used for other media advertising campaigns including, e.g., radio, Internet broadcast, or video-on-demand advertising campaigns.
US10567820B2	Systems and methods for sell-side TV ad-optimization Systems and methods are disclosed for targeting of advertising content for a consumer product, by obtaining consumer demographic data, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person; identifying a plurality of media slots; and obtaining program information for a respective identified program aired in each media slot among the plurality of media slots, the program information including viewing data of a plurality of viewing persons viewing the program and each viewing person being among the plurality of persons. The methods also include enriching the viewing data with the consumer demographic data; identifying a plurality of advertiser industries; enriching the product purchaser data with the consumer demographic data; calculating a relevance of each advertiser industry among the plurality of advertiser industries for each identified program based on demographic attributes of the product purchasers in each advertiser industry and demographic attributes of the viewing persons.
US10567818B2	Video content distribution system and content management server A video content distribution system including a user terminal and a content management server connected via a communication network. The content management server continues transmitting field-of-view video data associated with a first viewpoint to the user terminal at least for a time period from the time when a transmission unit transmits a viewpoint switch request signal for requesting a switch from the first viewpoint to a second viewpoint to the time when a reception unit receives field-of-view video data associated with the second viewpoint. In response to the reception unit receiving the viewpoint switch request signal, a viewing stop time determining unit determines a first viewing stop time at which viewing display stops displaying the field-of-view video from the first viewpoint, and a viewing start time determining unit determines a second viewing start time at which the display start displaying the field-of-view video from the second viewpoint.
US10567811B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving broadcast signal on basis of color gamut resampling A method and/or a device transmits and receives a broadcast signal on the basis of color gamut resampling. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal, according to one embodiment comprises the steps of: resampling first color gamut-based content data into second color gamut-based content data: generating signaling information which includes color gamut resampling information indicating information on the resampling; respectively.
US10567810B2	Method and apparatus for managing bandwidth in providing communication services Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data that is captured by a device, obtaining metadata corresponding to the data where the metadata describes a context of the capturing of the data, analyzing the metadata to identify a segment context of a segment of the data without performing an image recognition for the segment of the data, and, responsive to a determination that the context does not satisfy a context criterion, generating a low bandwidth version of the segment and transmitting the low bandwidth version of the segment of the data, wherein the low bandwidth version is transmitted at a second bandwidth that is lower than the first bandwidth. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10567806B2	Method of block-based adaptive loop filtering A method of adaptive loop filtering for reconstructed video to improve the performance is disclosed. In one embodiment, a loop filter is selected from one or more candidate filters including a circular symmetrical filter candidate. The candidate filters also may include a ½-symmetry filter candidate and a flag is used to select between different symmetries. In another embodiment, a priority-based block filter merge is disclosed. A filter merge list consisting of no more than a first number of filter candidates selected from corresponding filters used by corresponding set members in the neighboring block set is generated according to a priority order of the set members in the neighboring block set. In yet another embodiment, the loop filter is shared by reconstructed video in multiple image units of a same group. The filter merge groups are identified by differences of consecutive group indices.
US10567803B2	Midpoint prediction error diffusion for display stream compression A method of content compression including receiving a first block of samples including at least a first sample and a second sample, calculating a predictor value for the first block of samples, calculating a residual between the predictor value and the first sample, quantizing the residual to generate a quantized residual, de-quantizing the quantized residual to generate a de-quantized residual, reconstructing the first sample using the de-quantized residual and the predictor value to generate a first reconstructed sample, calculating an error value based on the first sample and the first reconstructed sample, and modifying the second sample by the error value.
US10567802B2	Method for optimising the transmission of video data streams in a wireless network The invention relates to a method for improving the reliability and the reception quality of video data streams over a wireless network controlled by Wi-Fi communication protocols, the video data stream being encoded in the form of packets Q each including K first data blocks and H redundancy blocks for forward error correction (FEC), said stream comprising a series of packets G each including K+N blocks which are transmitted by at least one transmitting device multicasting same to client viewing devices such as smartphones. Said method includes the following steps, implemented by the client device for each of the data packets G received from the one or more transmitting devices: a/ monitoring the correct reception of the K first data blocks, decoding and viewing the video stream if the result is positive; b/ if all of the K first data blocks are not received, decoding if possible by means of a forward error correction (FEC) algorithm; c/ if the total number X of K+N blocks received is lower than K or if a positive result is not obtained from the preceding decoding step, sending a message regarding the one or more lost blocks; d/ if a statistical algorithm of the transmitting device organizes the resending of the missing data, checking the reception of data according to a/ and b/, decoding and viewing the video stream if the result is positive.
US10567794B2	Moving image prediction encoding/decoding system A moving image encoding/decoding system may include a video predictive encoding device, which may include: an encoding device which encodes each of a plurality of input pictures to generate compressed picture data including a random access picture, and encodes data about display order information of each picture; a restoration device which decodes the compressed picture data to restore a reproduced picture; a picture storage device which stores the reproduced picture as a reference picture; and a memory management device which controls the picture storage device. Following completion of an encoding process of generating the random access picture, the memory management device refreshes the picture storage device by setting every reference picture in the picture storage device, except for the random access picture, as unnecessary immediately before or immediately after encoding a picture with display order information larger than the display order information of the random access picture.
US10567788B2	Systems and methods for game-generated motion vectors Systems and methods for integrated graphics rendering are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods utilize a graphics engine, a video encoding engine, and remote client coding engine to render graphics over a network. The systems and methods involve the generation of per-pixel motion vectors, which are converted to per-block motion vectors at the graphics engine. The graphics engine injects these per-block motion vectors into a video encoding engine, such that the video encoding engine may convert those vectors into encoded video data for transmission to the remote client coding engine.
US10567785B2	Image coding apparatus, method for coding image, program therefor, image decoding apparatus, method for decoding image, and program therefor An image processing apparatus includes a division unit configured to divide an input image into a plurality of subblocks subjected to quantization control a subblock quantization parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a quantization parameter of each of the subblocks, a basic block quantization parameter calculation unit configured to set a basic block including at least two subblocks and to calculate a quantization parameter of the basic block, a difference value calculation unit configured to calculate a difference value between the quantization parameter of the basic block and the quantization parameter of each subblock included in the basic block, and a difference value coding unit configured to code the difference value.
US10567783B2	Video decoding method and apparatus using the same Disclosed is a video decoding method that decodes a bitstream, the method including receiving a picture parameter set (PPS) comprising at least one of first information indicating whether the same reference picture list is applied to slices comprised in a picture and second information indicating whether additional information on modification of the reference picture list is present, and deriving a construction of the reference picture list based on the PPS. Accordingly, there are provided a method and an apparatus for signaling by a picture whether the construction of the reference picture list is modified when constructing the reference picture list.
US10567781B2	Progressive I-slice reference for packet loss resilient video coding A method for decoding a compressed video stream is disclosed. The method includes decoding, by a processor from the compressed video stream, a first picture and a second picture, each including multiple slices in the same pattern, in which the first picture includes a first I-slice decoded using intra-prediction, the second picture includes a second I-slice decoded using intra-prediction, and the first I-slice and the second I-slice are not co-located with each other; and decoding, using inter-prediction, a first P-slice of the current picture referencing the first I-slice, and a second P-slice of the current picture referencing the second I-slice, in which the first P-slice of the current picture is co-located with the first I-slice, and the second P-slice of the current picture is co-located with the second I-slice.
US10567773B2	Inter-layer video decoding method for performing subblock-based prediction and apparatus therefor, and inter-layer video encoding method for performing subblock-based prediction and apparatus therefor Provided is an inter-layer video decoding method including: obtaining subblock size information of a second layer image, which indicates a size of a subblock within a range less than or equal to a maximum size of a coding unit; determining a size of a subblock from a range equal to or greater than a minimum size of the coding unit and less than or equal to the maximum size of the coding unit by using the size information; determining a candidate block that corresponds to a current block included in the second layer image and is included in a first layer image different from the second layer image; obtaining motion information of a subblock of the first layer image corresponding to a subblock of the second layer image, when at least one subblock of the second layer image determined by using the size of the subblock is obtained from the current block; obtaining or predicting motion information of the current block by using the motion information of the subblock of the first layer image, and decoding the current block by using the obtained or predicted motion information of the current block, wherein the subblock of the first layer image is determined to be located in a region inside the candidate block.
US10567756B2	Slice level reference picture reconstruction A method for encoding a video stream, including encoding, by a processor, a first slice of a first picture of the video stream; receiving, from a decoder, a feedback message indicative of having received the first slice of the first picture; and in response to receiving the feedback message indicative of having received the first slice of the first picture, setting the first slice of the first picture as a reference slice for encoding a second picture of the video stream, wherein the second picture is encoded after receiving the feedback message.
US10567754B2	Hash table construction and availability checking for hash-based block matching Innovations in the areas of hash table construction and availability checking reduce computational complexity of hash-based block matching. For example, some of the innovations speed up the process of constructing a hash table or reduce the size of a hash table. This can speed up and reduce memory usage for hash-based block matching within a picture (for block vector estimation) or between different pictures (for motion estimation). Other innovations relate to availability checking during block vector estimation that uses a hash table.
US10567753B2	Skip macroblock coding Various techniques and tools for encoding and decoding (e.g., in a video encoder/decoder) binary information (e.g., skipped macroblock information) are described. In some embodiments, the binary information is arranged in a bit plane, and the bit plane is coded at the picture/frame layer. The encoder and decoder process the binary information and, in some embodiments, switch coding modes. For example, the encoder and decoder use normal, row-skip, column-skip, or differential modes, or other and/or additional modes. In some embodiments, the encoder and decoder define a skipped macroblock as a predicted macroblock whose motion is equal to its causally predicted motion and which has zero residual error. In some embodiments, the encoder and decoder use a raw coding mode to allow for low-latency applications.
US10567750B2	Signal source for electromagnetic interference test of display devices A signal source for electromagnetic interference test of display devices, comprising: a housing capable of attenuating an electromagnetic signal; a parameter receiving module located within the housing and configured to receive related parameters of a signal required for testing a display device; a signal generating module located within the housing and configured to generate a signal required for testing the display device in accordance with the parameters received by the parameter receiving module; and an output interface located on the housing and configured to output the signal generated by the signal generating module. Adopting this signal source to perform EMI test on display devices can eliminate the influence of the signal source, thus reduce the complexity of the test, and make the test become simple and efficient.
US10567744B1	Camera-based display method and system for simulators A display system for a simulator comprising: a first display for displaying a simulated scene, the first display being positionable away from a user; a second display for displaying a portion of the simulated scene, the second display being wearable by the user; at least one camera for capturing video images along a line of view of the user; a filter for filtering a portion of a field of view of the user; and a control unit configured for: receiving environment images, the environment images comprising a first set of images of the simulated scene, a second set of images of the simulated scene and at least a third set of images of a portion of the simulated scene; displaying the first and second set of images on the first display; generating augmented reality images based on the video images and the at least a third set of images; and displaying the augmented reality images on the second display.
US10567740B2	System for and method of generating user-selectable novel views on a viewing device A method of generating user-selectable novel views of an event on a viewing device includes reconstructing by a server system for each camera image data into at least one foreground model for the respective camera and an environment model for the respective camera; joining by the server system the foreground model for each camera to create a visual atlas of all foreground models; creating by the server system foreground mapping data for foreground image data in the visual atlas; creating by the server system environment mapping data for environment image data in each respective environment model; transmitting by the server system each compressed data in a sequence it was compressed; receiving by the viewing device all compressed data; uncompressing by the viewing device all compressed data; selecting by a user the novel view; and rendering by the viewing device each novel view.
US10567736B2	Three-dimensional object detection apparatus, stereo camera apparatus, vehicle, and three-dimensional object detection method A three-dimensional object detection apparatus includes an input interface and a controller. The input interface accepts input of first and second images having mutual parallax in a first direction. The controller generates a parallax image that uses a pixel value to represent a difference in the first direction between positions of a subject in the first image and in the second image and divides the parallax image into a plurality of partial regions extending along a second direction. For each partial region, the controller segments a distance in the direction towards the subject into a plurality of distance intervals; and calculates, on the basis of a pixel count of pixels belonging to the distance interval, an evaluation value of a three-dimensional object belonging to the distance interval. The controller uses a different threshold for each distance interval to determine whether or not a three-dimensional object is present.
US10567734B2	Processing omnidirectional media with dynamic region-wise packing An example device for processing video data includes a memory configured to store an omnidirectional video stream, and a processor implemented in circuitry and configured to process (e.g., encode, transmit, receive, or decode) a first frame of a set of file format samples of the omnidirectional video stream, the set of file format samples referring to a sample entry, the first frame having a first region-wise packing scheme, and process a second frame of the set of file format samples referring to the sample entry, the second frame having a second region-wise packing scheme different than the first region-wise packing scheme. In this manner, a single omnidirectional video bitstream may include an entire virtual reality (VR) video content with most-requested regions being optimized with a largest number of color samples per unit of area.
US10567733B2	Methods and apparatus for communicating and/or using frames including a captured image and/or including additional image content Methods and apparatus for packing images into a frame and/or including additional content and/or graphics are described. A composite image is generated including at least one image in addition to another image and/or additional image content. A playback device received an encoded frame including a captured image of a portion of and environment and the additional image content. The additional image content is combined with or used to replace a portion of the image of the environment during rendering. Alpha value mask information is communicated to the playback device to provide alpha values for use in image combining. Alpha values are communicated as pixel values in the encoded frame or as additional information. One or more mesh models and/or information on how to map image content to the one or more mesh models is communicated to the playback device for use in rendering image content recovered from a frame.
US10567729B2	User interface for adjustment of stereoscopic image parameters According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method may include receiving, at a first interface element of a user interface, a first user input regarding a degree of stereoscopic depth rendered in a stereoscopic image. The method may also include adjusting the stereoscopic depth based on the first user input. Additionally, the method may include receiving, at a second interface element of the user interface, a second user input regarding adjustment of a z-plane position of the stereoscopic image and adjusting the z-plane position based on the second user input. The method may further include generating the stereoscopic image based on the adjustment of the stereoscopic depth and the adjustment of the z-plan position.
US10567728B2	Versatile 3-D picture format A 3-D picture signal is provided as follows. An image and depth components having a depth map for the image are provided, the depth map includes depth indication values. A depth indication value relates to a particular portion of the image and indicates a distance between an object at least partially represented by that particular portion of the image and the viewer. The 3-D picture signal conveys the 3-D picture according to a 3D format having image frames encoding the image. Extra frames (D, D′) are encoded that provide the depth components and further data for use in rendering based on the image and the depth components. The extra frames are encoded using spatial and/or temporal subsampling of the depth components and the further data, while the extra frames are interleaved with the image frames in the signal in a Group of Pictures coding structure (GOP).
US10567711B1	Batteryless doorbell with rectified power delivery In implementations described herein, A/V recording and communication doorbell devices (“A/V doorbells”) and signaling devices may be powered from a common AC waveform. In some implementations, an A/V doorbell and its corresponding signaling device may be arranged in a circuit loop where a portion of an AC waveform is used to power the A/V doorbell and the other portions of the AC waveform is used to power the signaling device. For example, a positive phase of the AC waveform may be used to power one of the A/V doorbell or signaling device and a negative phase of the AC waveform may be used to power the other of the A/V doorbell or signaling device. In some cases, an energy harvester device may be used to slow charge a battery or supercapacitor from the circuit loop to power the A/V doorbell and/or signaling device.
US10567709B1	Blower extension with video feed A blower extension with video feed having a flexible tube that is selectively engageable with a standard blower. A vertical adjustable tube is attached to the flexible tube. The vertical adjustable tube has an upper section slidadbly disposed within a lower section such that the upper section has a compacted position, a plurality of alternate extended positions, and an alternate maximum reach position. A collar disposed on the lower section is configured to tighten and loosen to fix the upper section. A 90° elbow is disposed on the upper section. A horizontal fixed tube is disposed on the elbow, and an angled nozzle with a bend and a reducer is disposed on a terminal end of the horizontal fixed tube. A camera is disposed within a camera housing attached to the upper section, and a monitor in operational communication with the camera is disposed on the lower section.
US10567707B2	Methods and systems for management of continuous group presence using video conferencing Continuous group presence is managed during a video conference by, for example, connecting a first video conferencing endpoint to a video conference session having at least one secondary video conferencing endpoint, receiving a trigger condition at the first video conference endpoint, determining if the trigger condition exceeds a predetermined threshold, and transmitting through the video conference session, a trigger notification, wherein the trigger notification enables an audio connection from the first conferencing endpoint to at least one secondary video conferencing endpoint.
US10567705B2	Coaxial cable with bidirectional data transmission A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera and a control. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. The control includes an image processor. A single coaxial cable connects the camera with the control. The single coaxial cable carries (i) image data from the camera to the control, (ii) control data from the control to the camera and (iii) electrical voltage for powering the camera. The image processor is operable to process image data captured by the camera and carried to the control by the single coaxial cable. The single coaxial cable carries at least one FBAS signal.
US10567693B2	Video output apparatus and video output method A video output apparatus includes an operation device that outputs an operation signal according to an operation, an operation signal processor that receives the operation signal and executes a process, and a storage that stores a plurality of programs and an association between the operation signal and any of the plurality of programs. The operation device includes a definition operation part to which a function achieved by any of the plurality of programs can be allocated, and the plurality of programs includes a function allocation setting program for outputting an operation image for allocating the function to the definition operation part. The storage stores, as an initial association, an association between an operation signal due to an operation on the definition operation part and the function allocation setting program. Upon receipt of the operation signal output from the operation device due to the operation on the definition operation part, the operation signal processor executes the function allocation setting program based on the initial association and outputs the operation image.
US10567690B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging system, and moving body having capacitance of an electric path extending from a supply unit to a selection unit A capacitance of a first line which transmits a ramp signal having a potential changed by a first changing amount is controlled to be larger than a capacitance of a second line which transmits a ramp signal having a potential changed by a second changing amount which is larger than the first changing amount.
US10567687B2	Solid state imaging device and electronic apparatus for removing a noise component The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus which can accurately extract a noise component so as to appropriately remove the noise component caused by stray light. A solid-state imaging device according to one aspect of the present disclosure, includes: an accumulation unit which accumulates signal charges generated by a photoelectric conversion unit and converts the signal charges into electric signals; and a first holding unit and a second holding unit which are arranged in series between the photoelectric conversion unit and the accumulation unit, temporarily hold the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and then transfer the signal charges to the accumulation unit, in which one of the first holding unit and the second holding unit is used to hold a noise charge to be input while holding the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and other of the first holding unit and the second holding unit is used to hold a noise charge to be input while not holding the signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a backside illumination type CMOS image sensor.
US10567677B2	Flow line analysis system and flow line analysis method A camera device transmits a captured image and flow line information of moving objects to a server device for each predetermined transmission period. The server device generates a flow line analysis image in which the flow line information of the moving objects is superimposed on the captured image and displays the generated flow line analysis image on a display. The server device displays a first flow line analysis image generated based on a captured image and flow line information in a first period which is arbitrary designated, and receives an instruction by a user operation to shift the first period by an amount. The server device sets a second period by shifting the first period by the amount without changing a length in period, and displays a second flow line analysis image generated based on a captured image and flow line information in the second period.
US10567672B2	On-vehicle display control device, on-vehicle display system, on-vehicle display control method, and non-transitory storage medium An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
US10567667B2	Image pickup apparatus capable of performing intermittent photography, method of controlling same, and storage medium An image pickup apparatus capable of performing intermittent photography while suppressing unnatural changes in degree of blur of an object. The image pickup apparatus obtains a plurality of images by causing an image pickup section to intermittently photograph an object at predetermined time intervals. One of photography modes is selected according to the object, exposure control values to be used in photographing by the image pickup section are determined based on the selected photography mode, and exposure control is performed according to the determined exposure control values. When the selected photography mode in first photographing is a first photography mode in which an aperture value as one of the exposure control values is variable, the other exposure control values in second photographing performed after the first photographing are determined by using the aperture value determined in the first photographing.
US10567659B2	Image compensation method, electronic device and computer-readable storage medium An image compensation method is provided, which includes: acquiring a Hall value of an electronic device that is provided with a first camera and a second camera, at least one of the first camera and the second camera is provided with an optical image stabilization system; acquiring a lens bias corresponding to the Hall value; calculating an image bias corresponding to the lens bias according to a preset OIS calibration function; and performing image compensation by using the image bias on at least one of a first image captured by the first camera and a second image captured by the second camera at the same time. An electronic device is also provided.
US10567657B2	Image processing method and system for vision system The present invention provides an image processing method for a vision system. The vision system includes a central processor, at least two camera groups a sensor for obtaining a rotation angle signal of each of the camera groups. The camera groups each includes at least one camera and is configured to capture an image and send it to the central processor. The sensor is configured to send the obtained rotation angle signal to the central processor. Wherein during a conjugate rotation of two of the camera groups about respective optical axes thereof, the central processor is configured to perform rotation angle compensation on images based on an angle of rotation of the camera groups. The present invention solves the problem of unclear images captured by a camera that is rotating about its own optical axis in response to the rotation of a target object or scene. In particular, it solves the problem of vertical offsets between images captured by two camera groups that are rotating about their own optical axes conjugately for a certain reason, for example, when they are tracking a target object.
US10567655B2	System and method for automated extraction of high resolution structural dynamics from video A method for extracting vibrational modes of a structure includes: receiving a plurality of video frames, each of the video frames including a plurality of pixels; decomposing each of the video frames on a plurality of spatial scales in accordance with complex steerable pyramid filters to obtain a filter response for each of the spatial scales; computing a plurality of local phases of the pixels of each frame; removing a temporal mean from each frame to obtain a plurality of factored vibration motion functions; performing principal component analysis on the factored vibration motion functions to obtain principal components; blind source separating the principal components to compute a plurality of modal coordinates; computing frequency and damping ratios in accordance with the modal coordinates; and outputting the computed frequency and damping ratios.
US10567646B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and a transmission unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture two images that are different from each other by a predetermined amount of an optical distance (focus) between an objective lens and an imaging device having a first resolution. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the captured images.
US10567634B2	Image capturing apparatus, communication apparatus, and control methods thereof An image capturing apparatus comprises a first wireless communication unit that performs communication with a communication apparatus using a first wireless communication method, a second wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the communication apparatus using a second wireless communication method with which energy consumption is lower than with the first wireless communication method, and a control unit that, if a processing request relating to image data is received from the communication apparatus via the first wireless communication unit, disconnect a connection with the communication apparatus via the first wireless communication unit, and transmit a completion notification after executing predetermined processing corresponding to the processing request to the communication apparatus via the second wireless communication unit.
US10567619B2	Image forming apparatus, method of generating image data therefor and storage medium In a case where image correction is performed to deal with a registration shift and a color shift in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, it is made possible to obtain a sufficient correction effect even in a high-quality mode. The image forming apparatus having a first printing mode and a second printing mode includes: at least one controller, having at least one processor which executes instructions stored in at least one memory, at least one circuitry or a combination of the at least one processor and the at least one circuitries, being configured to: perform scan line changing processing to shift an image in units of pixels in a sub scanning direction at a predetermined scan line changing point in a main scanning direction in accordance with characteristics of a laser scan line; and correct a tone level value of a pixel of interest in an image after the scan line changing processing by referring to a tone level value of a pixel adjacent to the pixel of interest in a sub scanning direction.
US10567614B2	Processing apparatus, processing method, and recording medium for storing process program to process image data obtained by reading voucher There is provided a main server which includes an acquisition unit that acquires voucher image data obtained by reading a voucher, a reception unit that receives designation as to whether or not to assign a timestamp to the voucher image data, a TS assignment processing unit that performs processing for assigning the timestamp to the voucher image data in a case where the reception unit receives designation to assign the timestamp, and a notification unit that performs notification that prompts a user to designate as to whether or not to assign the timestamp, when a first deadline which is set for the voucher image data arrives in a case where the reception unit does not receive the designation as to whether or not to assign the timestamp.
US10567613B2	Information processing system, program, and requesting method An information processing system including at least one input-output device and performing a sequence of processes using electronic data that include image data and print data includes a hardware processor that executes a program so as to implement: an input-output service supply unit configured to perform a collaboration process of causing a hardware computer system implementing an external storage service to collaborate with the input-output device, a request data generation unit configured to generate request data bound for the input-output service supply unit based on metadata, and a request unit configured to request the input-output service supply unit to perform the collaboration process using the request data.
US10567597B2	System and method for recommending and/or selecting media for printing a digital image A computer-implemented method programmed for execution in a computing environment for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product is provided. The method comprises: providing a digital image; providing a list of available substrates stored in a memory; utilizing a processor, analyzing the digital image to identify image content and at least one image characteristic included in the digital image; automatically identifying at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content or the identified at least one image characteristic; displaying the identified at least one substrate on a display; and allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce a print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate.
US10567591B2	Workload balancing technique for a telephone communication system A workload balancing technique enhances balancing of workloads processed by components of a telephone communication system configured to render telephony services over a computer network. The telephony services illustratively include private branch exchange (PBX) services suitable for customers with geographically dispersed telephone service demands. The workload balancing technique is invoked by the communication system to reduce contention among the components of the system, such as telephone access servers (TASes) coupled to a proxy router, when servicing telephony requests issued by the customers, thus enabling rendering of the telephony services in an efficient and cost-effective manner. As described herein, an available TAS is randomly selected to service a telephony request received by the proxy router from a network coupled to the communication system.
US10567589B2	Initiating live presentation content sharing via radio frequency beacons Systems, methods, and modes are disclosed for live presentation sharing between meeting presenter's and meeting attendees' portable electronic devices during a meeting, and more specifically for viewing presentation content on a portable electronic device displayed on a meeting room display during a meeting. The system comprises a presentation gateway configured for receiving and transmitting presentation content to a meeting room display during a meeting. The system further comprises a portable electronic device that pairs with the presentation gateway. The presentation content is displayed on the portable electronic device substantially in synch with the presentation content displayed on a meeting room display by repeatedly capturing a new image from the presentation content, comparing each new image to a previously saved image to determine whether the new image is substantially identical to the previously saved image, and saving a new image that is not substantially identical to the previously saved image, wherein the newly saved image is displayed on the display of the portable communication device.
US10567587B2	Resource sharing in a peer-to-peer network of contact center nodes A system and method for local survivability in a distributed contact center environment has a first processor in a first contact center node receiving a first request for interaction. The first processor transmits a first message to a second contact center node in response to the request for interaction. The first message is configured to invoke a first resource associated with the second contact center node for handling the interaction via the first resource. The first processor monitors connection with the second contact center node. The first processor receives a second request for interaction, and further determines lack of connection with the second contact center node. In response to determining lack of connection with the second contact center node, the first processor refrains from transmitting a second message to the second contact center node. According to one embodiment, the second message is for invoking a second resource associated with the second contact center node for handling the interaction via the second resource.
US10567570B2	System and method for personalized and adaptive application management The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for cross network communications. Information related to an application running on a user device is first received, which includes a state of the application and sensor data obtained with respect to a user interacting with the application on the user device. A request is sent to an application server for an instruction of a state transition of the application. A light weight model (LWM) for an object involved in the state transition is received and is personalized based on at least one of the sensor data and one or more preferences related to the user to generate a personalized model (PM) for the object, which is then sent to the user device.
US10567559B2	Sliding mechanism and terminal device provided with same A sliding mechanism applicable in a terminal device includes: a sliding plate and a fixed plate arranged in a stacked way, wherein the sliding plate is provided with a slide rail on both sides in a sliding direction; a guide side of the fixed plate is accommodated in the slide rail, enabling the sliding plate to slide along the fixed plate; the guide side is provided with a guide rail protruding toward the slide rail, and the slide rail is provided with an elastic element, the elastic element sliding along the guide rail and being deformed; a gap is provided between the sliding plate and the fixed plate, and position stopping elements are correspondingly arranged on the fixed plate and at least one of the sliding plate or the slide rail, and configured to stop the sliding plate at a starting point and an ending point of sliding.
US10567558B2	Camera extending and retracting device and mobile phone A camera extending and retracting device, including: a support base configured to be mounted inside a housing of a mobile phone; a screw movably arranged on the support base; a drive unit in connection with one end of the screw; a nut arranged on the screw; a push block mounted on the nut and configured to connect with the camera module of the mobile phone. The other end of the screw is provided with a load bearing mechanism configured to bear an axial force of the screw, and the load bearing mechanism is mounted on the support base. A mobile phone, includes: a housing, a camera module arranged in the housing, and a display screen arranged on the housing, and the above camera extending and retracting device.
US10567553B2	Apparatus and method for secure over the air programming of a communication device A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, receiving an over-the-air programming message that is utilizing a hypertext transfer protocol where the over-the-air programming message including programming data for use by the mobile communication device, converting the over-the-air programming message to a short message service transport protocol to generate an adjusted message that includes the programming data, and providing the adjusted message to a universal integrated circuit card of the mobile communication device via a baseband proxy operating in a device processor of the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10567551B1	System and method for improving infrastructure to infrastructure communications Systems and methods are provided for improving communications between infrastructures using RPCs. An authoritative endpoint in a first infrastructure receives a registration request from a non-authoritative server in a second infrastructure through a transport layer on which a remote procedure call (RPC) layer depends. This request establishes a connection with the authoritative endpoint. The authoritative entity authenticates and registers the non-authoritative entity, and receives RPCs from client devices through the non-authoritative entity. The authoritative entity provides responses to the RPCs through the non-authoritative entity over the established connection. The authoritative entity also performed load-shedding operations, such as notifying the non-authoritative entity of a time to live of the connection. The RPC requests and responses sent over the connection may be chunked into frames, each frame identifying a stream to which it belongs.
US10567547B2	Method of two-way information exchange for a system for making friends which display a primary target client and a plurality of false target clients and grants a requesting client the ability to delete at least one of a plurality of false target clients based on a threshold of time A method of two-way information exchange for a system for making friends is disclosed. With the method, a system can provide a primary target client blended with a plurality of false target clients for a requesting client who seeks making friends. The requesting client is entitled to request the system to delete one of the target clients when communication between both parties reaches a threshold of time. The requesting client does not know which one of the target clients is the real client until all of the false target clients have been deleted, thus reducing preconceptions due to a person's appearance. As such, after a period of communication, both parties may achieve a certain degree of mutual understanding to facilitate a decision on making friends.
US10567539B2	Managing metadata in cloud driven, thin client video applications A client device may send a first request and then receive, in response to sending the first request, a first response and a first fingerprint tree corresponding to the first response. Next, the client device may cache the first response and the first fingerprint tree corresponding to the first response. Then the client device may send a second request and the first fingerprint tree and then receive, in response to sending the second request and the first fingerprint tree, a final second response and a final second fingerprint tree. The final second fingerprint tree may comprise a difference between the first fingerprint tree and an initial second fingerprint tree and the final second response may comprise a difference between the first response and an initial second response. The client device may update the cached first response with the final second response and the cached first fingerprint tree with the final second fingerprint tree.
US10567537B2	Optimizing web applications using a rendering engine Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for optimizing web pages using a rendering engine are presented. In some embodiments, a cloud service computing platform may receive, via a communication interface and from a user device, a request for a web page. Subsequently, the cloud service computing platform may retrieve, via the communication interface, and from a server, the web page. Further, the cloud service computing platform may render, using a headless browser, the web page to identify a plurality of content parts associated with the web page. Next, the cloud service computing platform may optimize the plurality of content parts associated with the web page. Additionally, the cloud service computing platform may transmit, via the communication interface and to the user device, the plurality of optimized content parts associated with the web page. Subsequently, the user device may render the plurality of optimized content parts associated with the web page.
US10567514B2	Identification device, system and method An identification system includes an identification device and a communication device. The identification device is attached to an article and including a sensor. The identification device is configured to operate in a plurality of modes and configured to switch between modes of the plurality of modes based on one or more conditions of a surrounding environment sensed by the sensor. The identification device is configured to send data to a server. The communication device of a user of the identification system is configured to receive data including location data of the identification device from the server using short message service protocols or messages through a signaling channel.
US10567507B2	Message processing method and apparatus, and message processing system A message processing method and apparatus on a cloud computing platform, and a message processing system on a cloud computing platform are provided. In the message processing method, after an input request message sent to an active server and a standby server is received, the input request message is sent to all active servers and standby servers. After input response messages returned by the active server and the standby server are received, one of the input response messages is sent to an external device.
US10567501B2	Energy management server, energy management system and the method for operating the same An energy management server includes a controller configured to process first data collected from a power system into a second data; a memory database unit configured to classify the second data into dynamic data and static data according to an established data classification to store the dynamic and static data; and a duplex controller configured to selectively receive the first data and the dynamic data or the static data to synchronize with another energy management server.
US10567500B1	Continuous backup of data in a distributed data store A distributed data store may provide continuous backup for data stored in the distributed data store. Updates to data may be replicated amongst storage nodes according to a peer-to-peer replication scheme. A backup node may participate in the peer-to-peer replication scheme to identify additional updates to be applied to a backup version of the data in a separate data store. The backup node may obtain the updates according to the peer-to-peer replication scheme and update the backup version of the data. In some embodiments, configuration changes to the data in the distributed data store may be detected via the peer-to-peer replication scheme such that a backup node can adapt performance of backup operations in conformity with the configuration change.
US10567499B1	Unsupervised round robin catch up algorithm Data replication groups may be used to store data in a distributed computing environment. The data replication groups may include a set of nodes executing a consensus protocol to maintain data durably. During the execution of the set of nodes various nodes may become stale or otherwise obtain a state that is inconsistent with at least one other node of the data replication group. A catch up algorithm may be employed in which a set of teachers is initialized, the various node which may be stale may select a teacher from the set of teachers and perform learning operations. This process may be repeated until the state of the various nodes is current with at least one other node of the data replication group.
US10567489B2	System and method for seamless switching between data streams A method for providing seamless redundancy in an output data stream includes the steps of: receiving a first data stream originating from a first location, the first data stream being conveyed over a first network path; receiving at least a second data stream originating from a second location that is geographically distinct from the first location, the second data stream comprising nominally identical content relative to the first data stream, the second data stream being conveyed over a second network path that is topologically distinct from the first network path; and combining first data segments from the first data stream and second data segments from the second data stream to generate a single, uninterrupted output data stream having a reduced likelihood of overlapping, missing and/or corrupt data segments.
US10567485B2	Techniques for coordinating the sharing of content among applications Techniques for coordinating the sharing of content among applications, provided that said applications and their users are registered to the same sharing coordinator service (SCS), are described. An embodiment of the present invention can enable an application to define, to the SCS it is registered to, the types of content it is able to receive and the application routes where to receive them. Said definition provides the application users with the ability to easily select content of those types from share sources and send it to specific routes on the application, undergoing an overall personalized sharing experience. Content types can be defined on the SCS and made available to other applications to consume, centralizing the parsing of content and the interchange of information into a secure robust strongly typed system.
US10567484B2	Identifying content items for inclusion in a shared collection The described systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media manage pooled collections of content items in a content management system. An example system can receive, from a user device, content uploaded to an account at a synchronized online content management system, and cluster some of the content as a collection. The system can receive, from a user, a request to share the collection with a second user having a second account at the content management system. In response to the request, content management system generates a pooled collection from the collection. The system can also transmit an invitation to the second user to join the pooled collection, and, upon acceptance, link the pooled collection to the second user account so that the first user and the second user have access to the persistent pooled collection and have permission to contribute content to the pooled collection.
US10567482B2	Accessing endpoints in logical networks and public cloud service providers native networks using a single network interface and a single routing table A physical host machine of a public cloud system includes a set of processing units for executing instructions stored in non-transitory machine readable media. The physical host machine also includes a physical network interface cars (PNIC) and a non-transitory machine readable medium that stores a data compute node (DCN). The DCN includes first and second applications, first and second logical interfaces, a network stack, and a managed forwarding element (MFE). The first application is connected to the pNIC through the network stack, the first logical interface, and the MFE. The second application is connected to the PNIC through the network stack, the second logical interface, and the MFE.
US10567476B2	Rule-based action triggering in a provider network Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for implementing rule-based triggering in a provider network are disclosed. When conditions are met for one or more triggers, one or more rules that comprise the one or more triggers are determined. The conditions are determined in a provider network comprising a plurality of resources. One or more actions are determined in the one or more rules that comprise the one or more triggers. The one or more actions are performed, comprising modifying one or more of the resources in the provider network.

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