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US10583809B2	Fixation device for a windshield wiper drive linkage system Fixing device (30) for a windscreen wiper actuation linkage system, this device comprising a plate (32) intended to be fixed onto a vehicle body (36), and at least one locking member (34) intended to cooperate with said body to lock the fixing of the plate onto the body, characterized in that said plate is configured to be displaced in translation in the joint plane with said body, and in that said locking member is mobile, deformable or displaceable from an unlocking position to a locking position.
US10583807B2	Watch with fob capabilities Described herein is a watch with a plurality of electrical components and systems to generally provide a remote coupling with an additional system, such as a vehicle or entry system. The watch generally functions as a vehicle fob and security device for wearing by a user. The watch includes a bezel portion having a generally hollow channel configured for the receipt of airflow to generally direct the airflow to form a sound, wherein the bezel can be utilized as a whistle.
US10583802B2	In or relating to air-bags A method of weaving fabric for use in the manufacture of a vehicle air-bag includes: providing a weaving reed having a plurality of adjacent cells; introducing regular warp yarns into at least some of the cells; introducing an additional warp yarn into one of the cells that already includes a regular warp yarn; and carrying out a weaving process. In the weaving process, weft yarns are interwoven with the regular warp yarns and the additional warp yarn. The regular warp yarns each remain within one cell throughout the weaving process. The additional warp yarn is moved from a first cell to a second cell during the weaving process.
US10583801B2	Coated airbag comprising a filled, cross-linked silicone polymer An airbag comprises a textile substrate and a coating on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. An airbag module comprises an airbag, a gas generator connected to the airbag, and a cover at least partially enclosing the airbag and the gas generator. A process for producing an airbag comprises the steps of providing a textile substrate, providing a coating composition, applying the coating composition to the substrate, and heating the textile substrate. A system for producing a filled, cross-linked silicone polymer comprises a first part and a second part. Each part comprises a polysiloxane compound and a plurality of filler particles.
US10583800B2	Occupant protection device An occupant protection device includes a knee air bag. The knee air bag is configured to be deployed rearwardly from a front of right and left knees of an occupant seated in a seat of a vehicle towards the knees to press the knees from the front. The knee air bag includes at least either one of a right side inclined surface and a left side inclined surface. The right side inclined surface is configured to come in contact, from a right side, with the right knee of the occupant seated in the seat and the left side inclined surface is configured to come in contact with the left knee of the occupant from a left side.
US10583799B2	Overhead inflatable airbag assembly An overhead mountable inflatable airbag assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. Inflatable airbag assemblies may provide protection for an occupant in a vehicle collision event. The disclosed airbag assembly may form a sideways V shape to be supported at the roof by an inflator, housing, or other mounting method, and at or near a lower (distal) end against a portion of an instrument panel or a rear portion of a forward occupant seat. The supported sideways V shape may support the occupant during ride down to provide protection of the occupant. The supported sideways V shape may also reduce the volume of inflation gas required to properly inflate the airbag assembly, and may reduce the overall packaged volume of the airbag assembly.
US10583792B2	System for evaluating and/or optimizing the operating behavior of a vehicle The invention relates to a system comprising a plurality of first sensors to measure parameters characterizing a vehicle operating state; a second sensor to measure a parameter characterizing an emission of an fuel processing apparatus; a control device to measure repeatedly over a predefined time period and to determine a vehicle operating state based on a first data set with measured values from the plurality of first sensors and predefined parameter ranges describing a predefined vehicle operating state; an allocation device to allocate a second data set comprising measured values from the second sensor to the predefined vehicle operating state; and an evaluation device to determine a characteristic value for assessing or optimizing the operating behavior of the vehicle based on the vehicle operating state and the second data set, wherein the characteristic value characterizes an energy efficiency of the vehicle or an emission behavior of the fuel processing apparatus.
US10583786B1	Magnetic ladder bracket Disclosed herein is a magnetic ladder bracket adapted to be releasably attached to any surface having ferromagnetic properties, such as steel, iron etc. The magnetic ladder bracket comprises a base coupled to a plurality of magnets one a first side of the base and two or more brackets on a second side of the base. The plurality of magnets provide a jet blast resistant securement of the magnetic ladder bracket to the ferromagnetic surface on a tug or other vehicle. The ladder is secured to the brackets by placing a rail of the ladder in the brackets and securing the ladder using a securing mechanism, such as a pin placed across the bracket. The magnetic ladder bracket further includes one or more handles for removing the bracket from the ferromagnetic surface.
US10583783B2	Vehicle interior layout A vehicle interior layout includes a console having a support structure configured to be mounted on the floor of the vehicle and topped by an upper part, the upper part being rotatable around a substantially vertical pivot axis (A).
US10583766B2	Method and system for determining the mass of a load in a tipper body There is disclosed a method of determining the mass of a load in a tipper body of a tipper, the tipper includes a tipper body pivotably moveable with respect to a frame with a hydraulic cylinder disposed therebetween and actuatable to pivot the tipper body. The method includes receiving at least one pressure parameter relating to the hydraulic pressure within the hydraulic cylinder at an angular position of the tipper body and at least one angular positional parameter relating to the angular position of the tipper body at the angular position; and determining a mass parameter relating to the mass of a load in the tipper body based on at least the at least one pressure parameter and the at least one angular positional parameter.
US10583762B2	Control system for a pneumatic support mechanism A control system for an inflatable support mechanism having a fluid inlet includes at least one inflate valve including an inlet, and a purge valve including an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The inlet portion is fluidically connected to the inlet. No more than one absolute pressure sensor is fluidically connected between the fluid inlet and the inlet of the at least one inflate valve and the inlet portion of the purge valve the no more than one absolute pressure sensor selectively sensing pressure within the inflatable support mechanism and atmospheric pressure.
US10583757B2	Occupant support system A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat back is coupled to the seat bottom to move relative to the vehicle seat. The vehicle further includes a support mechanism coupled to the vehicle and configured to vary support provided to an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat.
US10583751B2	Eye point measuring device and eye point measuring method An eye point measuring device configured to measure a three-dimensional position of an eye of an occupant sitting on a seat device of a vehicle by using a monocular camera positioned at a fixed position, wherein the eye point measuring device calculates the three-dimensional position of the eye of the occupant based on: a position change amount between a position of the eye of the occupant before the adjustment of the position of the seat device and a position of the eye of the occupant after the adjustment of the position of the seat device in a superimposed image in which an initial image and an after-adjustment image are superimposed on each other; a component, parallel to the superimposed image, of a movement amount of the seat device from a position before the adjustment to a position after the adjustment; and an angle of view of the monocular camera.
US10583745B2	Non-contact power transmission system A voltage detector detects an LPE voltage generated by a weak power that is received by a secondary coil. A tendency determination unit determines whether the voltage value that changes as an electric vehicle travels tends to increase or decrease. A display device and an acoustic device perform a first notification if the voltage value tends to increase, and a second notification if the voltage value tends to decrease.
US10583738B2	Multi-position electronic smart sunshade A deployable display for use in a vehicle is provided. The deployable display can be positioned in a plurality of stowed or a plurality of deployed positions, wherein the deployable display functions as a sun visor located in front of a windshield of the vehicle when it is in a first one of the plurality of deployed positions and when the deployable display is in a second one of the plurality of deployed positions or the first one of the plurality of deployed positions the deployable display functions as a screen that provides images from a controller operatively coupled to the deployable display.
US10583733B2	Transaxle A transaxle includes: an axle housing in which an input gear is rotatably supported; a differential casing that is contained in the axle housing while being rotatably supported relative to the axle housing; first and second side gears as a pair of spur gears that are contained in the differential casing, coaxially arranged, relatively rotatable with each other, and rotatable relative to the differential casing; a group of pinions as spur gears that are rotatably supported, in the differential casing, by rotational shafts that are in parallel with axes of the first and the second side gears in the differential casing, the group of pinions transmitting power between the first side gear and the second side gear; and a final gear having a ring shape that is contained in the axle housing, meshes with the input gear, incorporates the differential casing, and is relatively unrotatably coupled to the differential casing.
US10583732B2	Transmission device for hybrid vehicle A transmission device for a hybrid vehicle including: a plurality of shift dog clutches each arranged to selectively engage the movable side gear of one of the shift gear rows with the other of the main shaft and the counter shaft; a main clutch disposed between the internal combustion engine and the main shaft; a first motor gear disposed to be raced with respect to a motor output shaft connected to the motor, and constantly interlocked with the main shaft; a second motor gear disposed to be raced with respect to the motor output shaft, and constantly interlocked with the counter shaft; a motor dog clutch arranged to selectively engage one of the first and second motor gears with the motor output shaft; and a controller configured to control actuations of the shift dog clutch, the main clutch, and the motor dog clutch.
US10583726B2	Glass run for automobile door Disclosed is a technique of narrowing a trim strip and improving ease of assembly. A boundary portion between upper and outer plate portions in the cross-section of a core is curved to have a large curvature. An outer portion of a glass run body is provided with an upper elastic protrusion engaging with an upper engagement portion of the trim strip. A gap is formed between an upper part of the outer portion of the glass run body and an upper portion of the trim strip. The gap allows the trim strip to move excessively toward the inside of a cabin.
US10583722B2	Convertible top and vehicle having such a convertible top Convertible top linkage arrangements on both of its two sides relative to the top's vertical longitudinal center plane pivotally mounted on a fixed main bearing, fastenable to a vehicle front wind apron by a front bow, connecting the arrangements to each other, both arrangements having a roof link whose front end reaches to the front wind apron in a closing position, the front bow fastenable to a deployment link on each side, the deployment link pivotally mounted on the respective roof link so that a fold section, which can be pivoted between a closing position, in which the deployment links extend along the roof links, and an opening position, in which the deployment links are pivoted with respect to the roof links, is formed by the front bow and the deployment link, the fold section taking its closing position with respect to the roof links when pivoting the top linkage.
US10583719B2	Roof structure for vehicle A roof structure includes: a roof panel 11; a sunroof unit 13; a roof lining 10; and a roof lamp 17. The roof panel 11 has a sunroof opening 12. The room lamp 17 has a cover part which is mounted on a vehicle body while penetrating an insertion hole 18 of the roof lining 10 and designed to cover an edge part of the insertion hole 18 from inside the vehicle compartment. The sunroof unit 13 has a sunroof frame 14 which is mounted so as to extend substantially along an edge part of the sunroof opening 12. The sunroof frame 14 is provided integrally with a displacement restriction part which is designed to restrict upward displacement of the edge part of the insertion opening 18 of the roof lining 10.
US10583716B2	Exterior structure of vehicle door Provided is an exterior structure of a vehicle door that includes a first exterior member and a second exterior member which are attached to the vehicle door and overlap each other as viewed from the vehicle exterior side. The first exterior member creates a clearance between the vehicle door and a portion of the first exterior member which overlaps the second exterior member. The vehicle door exterior structure is provided at the overlapping portions between the first exterior member and the second exterior member with an alignment portion which determines the position of the first exterior member in the vehicle interior and exterior directions via the second exterior member. The alignment portion makes it possible to properly align the overlapping portions of the two exterior members in the vehicle interior and exterior directions, thus making it possible to raise the quality of the vehicle door exterior structure.
US10583711B2	Vehicular temperature regulation device A vehicular temperature regulation device includes a refrigeration cycle, a high-temperature cycle, and a low-temperature cycle. The refrigeration cycle includes a heating heat exchanger configured to heat the heat medium in the high-temperature cycle by exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the heat medium, and a cooling heat exchanger configured to cool the heat medium in the low-temperature cycle by exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the heat medium. The vehicular temperature regulation device includes a connection portion that connects the high-temperature cycle and the low-temperature cycle, a regulation portion configured to regulate a flow of the heat medium, and a controller. After the controller stops the compressor, or after the controller receives a stop command of stopping the compressor, the controller controls the regulation portion, a first pump, and a second pump to exchange the heat medium between the high-temperature cycle and the low-temperature cycle.
US10583710B2	Systems and methods for calibrating vehicle sensing devices Methods and systems are provided for improving operation of a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. In one example, a method may include calibrating a vehicle humidity sensor position inside a cabin of the vehicle by obtaining one or more humidity measurements with one or more personal computing devices positioned inside the cabin, and may further include adjusting operation of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system responsive to the calibration. In this way, an interior humidity sensor of a vehicle may be regularly calibrated, which may improve operation of the vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, and may further increase fuel economy.
US10583709B2	Facilitating personalized vehicle occupant comfort A vehicle occupant comfort system, comprises a processor that stores computer executable components stored in memory. A plurality of sensors sense ambient conditions associated with exterior and interior conditions of a vehicle. A context component infers or determines context of an occupant of the vehicle. A comfort model component implicitly and explicitly trained on occupant comfort related data analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and context component. A comfort controller adjusts environmental conditions of a passenger compartment of the vehicle based at least in part on output of the comfort model component.
US10583698B2	Wheel position identification device When receiving a transmission signal, a reception controller obtains a pulse count value of each of rotation sensor units. Next, the reception controller compares, with a threshold, the difference between the obtained pulse count value and a previously obtained pulse count value. The reception controller identifies, based on the result of comparison between the difference between pulse count values and the threshold, the positions of wheel assemblies, in each of which a transmitter is provided.
US10583696B2	Tire with bead regions having multiple bead fillers A tire includes a bead portion with a bead core having a main bead filler and an auxiliary bead filler, and a carcass ply wrapped around a portion of the main bead filler. An end of the carcass ply is located axially outside the main bead filler and radially below an apex of the main bead filler. The auxiliary bead filler is located axially outside the carcass ply end, with an apex of the auxiliary bead filler being located above an apex of the main bead filler.
US10583693B2	Pneumatic tire A tire 22 includes a plurality of ribs 68 aligned in an axial direction. A rib 68s, among the plurality of ribs 68, disposed on an outer side in the axial direction is sectioned into a body portion 74 and a side portion 76 by a groove 72 that extends in a circumferential direction. The tire 22 includes a tread 26 and a pair of sidewalls 28. The sidewalls 28 extend almost inward from ends, respectively, of the tread 26 in a radial direction. The tread 26 includes a base layer 52, and a cap layer 54 disposed outward of the base layer 52 in the radial direction. The side portion 76 is formed by the cap layer 54 and a corresponding one of the sidewalls 28. The sidewall 28 is stacked on the cap layer 54 in the side portion 76.
US10583691B2	Polymer compositions having improved EMI retention Polymer compositions having improved electromagnetic (EMI) shielding properties under high temperature are disclosed. The polymer compositions comprise a thermoplastic polymer, stainless steel fiber, and optionally one or more of glass fiber, a conductive filler, a second polymer, and other additives. The disclosed compositions maintain heat resistance and other mechanical properties under high temperatures.
US10583690B2	Installation structure for wheel axle assembly and wheel fork, frame and vehicle The present invention discloses an installation structure for a wheel axle assembly and a wheel fork, a frame and a vehicle. The wheel axle assembly includes a wheel axle; a first bearing, a bushing and a second wheel axle sleeved on the wheel axle successively; and a hub arranged on the outer rings of the first bearing and the second bearing, wherein the bushing is used for spacing apart the first bearing and the second bearing axially a predetermined distance, and the hub is of a sleeve shape and an end thereof arranged on the first bearing expands the outer diameter to form a flange portion for fixing and installing a wheel; and the wheel fork includes a wheel fork body and a frame connection portion formed on an end of the wheel fork body and forming an L shape with the wheel fork body for connecting to a frame, and the wheel axle is fixed on the other end of the wheel fork body in a direction perpendicular to the rim center plane of the wheel.
US10583684B2	Inserting system A system for inserting contents in an envelope includes a holder for empty envelopes, a flap opener, conveying elements for conveying the envelope from the holder to a packing pocket where the envelopes are filled, a supply device for supplying the envelope contents to and into the packing pocket, and removal elements for forwarding the filled envelope. The conveying elements include a funnel for orientation of the envelope relative to the packing pocket. The funnel is mobile at a first angle (W1) with respect to a flap guide of the packing pocket. The conveying elements further include a pulling means for pulling the envelope over the packing pocket. The pulling means cooperates temporarily with the flap guide of the packing pocket and is mobile at a second angle (W2) with respect to the flap guide. The conveying elements include means for synchronizing the movement of the funnel and the pulling means.
US10583677B2	Nanoporous stamp printing of nanoparticulate inks Methods of printing nanoparticulate ink using nanoporous print stamps are disclosed. A nanoporous print stamp can include a substrate, a patterned arrangement of carbon nanotubes disposed on the substrate, and a secondary material disposed on the carbon nanotubes to reduce capillary-induced deformation of the patterned arrangement of carbon nanotubes when printing nanoparticulate ink. Some methods include loading a nanoporous print stamp with nanoparticulate colloidal ink such that the nanoparticulate colloidal ink is drawn into microstructures of the patterned arrangement of carbon nanotubes via capillary wicking. Nanoparticulate colloidal ink can include nanoparticles dispersed in a solution. The method also includes contacting a nanoporous stamp to a target substrate to form nanoscale contact points between the target substrate and the patterned arrangement of carbon nanotubes of the nanoporous print stamp so that nanoparticulate colloidal ink is drawn out of the nanoporous print stamp and onto the target substrate to form a pattern.
US10583669B1	Method and system for producing stable locked colors in thermochromic materials A method of forming a multi-colored image on a substrate that includes a thermochromic material capable of producing at least two different colors is disclosed. The method includes heating individually selected pixels of the thermochromic material that correspond to the image to one or more first temperatures sufficient to activate the selected pixels of the thermochromic material for color shift. The area corresponding to the individually selected pixels is flooded with a first UV radiation dosage sufficient to at least partially polymerize the thermochromic material. The individually selected pixels are heated to one or more second temperatures while the area is flooded with a second UV radiation dosage.
US10583668B2	Symbol grouping and striping for wide field matrix laser marking Systems and methods for laser printing product codes on products include, in at least one aspect, a system including: a laser marking device that directs a laser beam to dwell at different locations to form marks on the products; and a controller that obtains a code to be printed, groups discrete symbols in the code with each other into separate symbol groups based on locations of the discrete symbols in the code, organizes symbol(s) in each respective symbol group into one or more stripes in a direction perpendicular to a direction of motion of the products, adds extra distance or time delay between stripes in at least one of the separate symbol groups to prevent clipping of a symbol by the laser marking device by the laser marking device's print aperture, and causes the laser marking device to direct the laser beam in accordance with the separate symbol groups.
US10583661B2	Tank and liquid consuming apparatus including the same A tank includes: a first surface which extends in a first direction, which defines a liquid storage chamber, and which has an inlet for injecting the liquid into the liquid storage chamber; and a pair of second surfaces which extend in a second direction intersecting the first surface and which define the liquid storage chamber, wherein at least a part of each of the second surfaces is composed of a film, and at least one of the pair of second surfaces has a first area which has a first length in the second direction from the first surface and which is composed of a wall having a rigidity higher than that of the film.
US10583658B2	Inkjet recording apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and system An inkjet recording apparatus, including a recording head with a nozzle, a cap, a moving mechanism to move at least one of the recording head and the cap, a communication interface, and a controller, is provided. In response to receipt of a preceding command from an information processing terminal through the communication interface, the controller determines a standby period based on a parameter being in correlation with a receiving interval between a preceding command and a record command. In response to elapse of the determined standby period, the controller controls the moving mechanism to uncap the recording head. In response to receipt of the record command from the information processing terminal, and in response to completion of the uncapping, the controller controls the recording head in accordance with the record command to discharge the ink from the nozzle to record the image on a medium.
US10583652B2	Liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus is configured to activate a first notification in a case where a liquid level of a tank is less than a threshold. In a case where a cartridge is installed after activating the first notification, a controller determines outflow amount Vcs of the liquid flowing into the tank based on the liquid amount of the installed cartridge, and controls a notification device based on the determined outflow amount Vcs.
US10583651B2	Droplet deposition head A droplet deposition head having a fluid chamber connected to a droplet ejection nozzle and to a reservoir for the fluid, and a piezoelectric actuator element formed at least in part by a fluid chamber wall having an electrode thereon, which element is displaceable in response to a drive voltage to generate a pressure in the chamber to eject a droplet of fluid from the chamber through the nozzle wherein the electrode is provided with a passivation coating which comprises, at least in part, a laminate comprising an inorganic insulating layer nearest to or contacting the electrode and an organic insulating layer overlying the inorganic insulating layer wherein defects in the insulating layers tend to be misaligned at the interface there between and wherein the inorganic insulating layer has thickness less than or equal to 500 nm and the organic insulating layer has a thickness less than 3 μm.
US10583650B2	Adjusting a drive signal to compensate for a difference between pattern portions In some examples, a printer determines a difference between an enlarged calibration pattern portion printed on a substrate by a first portion of a nozzle array of the printer and an enlarged reference pattern portion printed on the substrate by a second portion of the nozzle array, the enlarged calibration pattern portion produced by printing respective smaller calibration pattern portions at corresponding different relative positions between the nozzle array and the substrate, and the enlarged reference pattern portion produced by printing respective smaller reference pattern portions at corresponding different relative positions between the nozzle array and the substrate. The printer adjusts at least one drive signal to at least one of the first portion of the nozzle array and the second portion of the nozzle array to compensate for the determined difference.
US10583640B2	Method for manufacturing fiber-reinforced composite material A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite material is provided. By satisfying particular conditions, this method is capable of suppressing the problem of poor appearance caused by the release film in the production of the fiber-reinforced composite material having a three-dimensional shape by heat-press molding to enable production of the fiber-reinforced composite material having a high quality appearance in high cycle.A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite material wherein a fiber-reinforced substrate containing a reinforcing fiber (A) and a thermosetting resin (B) is sandwiched between release films (C) to constitute a layered material, and the layered material is pressed in a mold heated to molding temperature to thereby cure the thermosetting resin (B), wherein the method satisfies the following (i), (ii), and (iii) or (i), (ii), and (iv): (i) the fiber-reinforced composite material has at least 1 bent part, (ii) the molding temperature is 130 to 180° C., and pressure application time is 0.5 to 20 minutes, (iii) the release film (C) has a thermal contraction rate satisfying the following expressions (1) and (2): 0
US10583625B2	Plurality of mass-produced multi-component plastic housings A plurality of mass-produced multi-component housings having a length and comprising at least a first component comprising a first plastic material, a second component comprising a second plastic material, and a third component comprising a third plastic material. Each of the housings includes at least one tolerance-elimination element made of the second plastic material and longitudinally attached to the first component along the housing's longitudinal axis. The tolerance-elimination element has an average length extending parallel to the housing's longitudinal axis, which average length is at least ten times less than the length of the housing. The third component at least partially forms an outer surface of the housing, so that the tolerance-elimination element is at least partially overmolded by the third plastic material. The tolerance-elimination elements of the plurality of multi-component housings are structured to cause lengthwise maximal dimension variations of the length L among the individual multi-component housings to be not greater than 0.1 mm.
US10583621B1	Process for forming a gussetfree glove of a stretchable fabric and glove formed thereby A process for forming a glove includes the steps of placing a second layer of a stretchable fabric on top of a first layer stretchable fabric, forming a seam by stitching through the first and second layers of stretchable fabric, trimming around an exterior of the seam through the first and second layers of stretchable fabric so as to separate a glove shape from the first and second layers of stretchable fabric, and turning the first and second layers of stretchable fabric inside out so as to form the glove. The stitching is of a repeatable stitch pattern in which a first stitch extends from a first point to a second point, a second stitch extends from the second point to a third point, a third stitch which extends from the third point back to the first point, and a fourth stitch extending from the first point to a fourth point.
US10583618B2	Method for producing a pattern in or on a support A method of applying a pattern formed of two different materials to a pattern support layer includes: providing a die form having a surface with recesses defining the pattern; applying a first curable material to a surface first region, received in some of the first region recesses and partially filling a first region recess set; applying a second curable material to some of the surface first region, the second curable material at least partially fills the first set of the first region recesses; contacting a pattern support layer with the die form surface to cover the recesses containing both the first and second curable materials; separating the pattern support layer from the die form surface, the first and second curable materials in the covered recesses removed therefrom and retained on the pattern support layer; and curing the first and second curable materials during and/or after the second and third steps.
US10583614B2	Method for manufacturing plastic sintered body, metal mold, and plastic sintered body A plastic sintered body has a first compressed portion formed by heating plastic powder packed in a cavity of a metal mold and sintering a first portion of the plastic powder packed in the cavity in a first compression state. In addition, a second compressed portion is formed by sintering a second portion of the plastic powder packed in the cavity in a second compression state. A plurality of interconnected minute voids are formed in the first compressed portion and a plurality of interconnected minute voids smaller than the voids in the first compressed portion are formed in the second compressed portion. The manufacturing of the plastic sintered body as noted above is performed continuously in the metal mold. In addition, two types of porous portions including voids of different sizes are formed by sintering only one type of the plastic powder in the metal mold.
US10583608B2	Lithography apparatus, control method therefor, and method of manufacturing article A lithography apparatus is provided. The lithography apparatus includes a control unit that obtains information of an expected processing count to be processed in a lot by a transfer unit, obtains information of an accumulated processing count, in the transfer unit, of each of originals in a original storage unit, and preferentially selects, from the originals, an original whose process enable count before the accumulated processing count reaches a predetermined count is not smaller than the expected processing count.
US10583607B2	Lamination molding apparatus A lamination molding apparatus, including a chamber covering a molding region; a powder layer forming apparatus to form a material powder layer by discharging the material powder onto the molding region and planarizing the material powder on the molding region; a laser beam emitter to emit a laser beam for sintering the material powder to form a sintered body; a cutting machine to cut the sintered body; a horizontal drive device to move both the cutting machine and the powder layer forming apparatus in a horizontal direction parallel to the molding region; a first vertical drive device to reciprocate the cutting machine in a vertical direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction; and a second vertical drive device to reciprocate the powder layer forming apparatus in the vertical direction, is provided.
US10583606B2	Method and supports with powder removal ports for additive manufacturing The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize powder removal ports in the process of building objects, as well as novel support structures including powder removal ports to be used within these AM processes. The objects include walls defining regions of unfused powder. The powder removal ports include at least one tube aligned with an opening in the walls to allow removal of the powder. The methods include removing unfused powder from the enclosed space via the at least one tube.
US10583601B2	Extrudable Oriented Polymer Composites A novel tubular or profile shapes of co-extruded multilayer polymers. These materials contain tens to thousands of layers of milli-, micro- to nano-polymer layers. These new shapes contain contiguous layers of milli- to nano-polymer layers in three dimensions and these contiguous layers may be twisted or turned to further expand the potential microlayer geometries.
US10583600B2	Remote controller for controlling apparatus by diverting feedback signal from native controller to the remote controller and methods for same A remote controller can be provided on any apparatus that employs feedback control from a native controller to add functionality to the apparatus where the native controller is not capable of providing such functionality independently.
US10583599B2	Method and apparatus for sequential injection moulding of plastic materials A method and apparatus for the sequential injection moulding of plastic material into the mould cavity or by using a plurality of controlled open-close injectors, wherein the sequentially injected plastic material originates in mould flow fronts in different directions whose collision generates at least one weld line on the moulded article. The sequential injection is actuated with specific modes according to which the opening of the at least one of said injectors is anticipated or delayed with respect to other injectors and/or at least one of the injectors is closed partly and/or at least one of the injectors is gradually opened only partly. Such specific modes are managed to control and define the shape and/or the position of the weld line on the moulded article.
US10583592B2	Resin molding method and resin molding apparatus A resin molding method according to the present invention is a resin molding method that fills a space between an insertion hole provided in a workpiece and a member to be fixed inserted into the insertion hole with resin, the method comprising: injecting a first tablet formed of thermosetting resin having a first temperature into a position of a pot far from the workpiece, the pot pouring the resin into the workpiece and being provided in a molding die, injecting a second tablet formed of thermosetting resin having a second temperature higher than the first temperature into a position of the pot close to the workpiece; pouring the thermosetting resin into the insertion hole of the workpiece in an order of the second tablet and the first tablet by a plunger that slides in the pot.
US10583587B2	Method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component A method is provided for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component, in particular for use in a motor vehicle. The method includes the acts of: providing a blow-molded hollow core, forming the fiber-reinforced plastic component on the hollow core; inserting an end of the hollow core between a first roller and a first counter element, and drawing the hollow core from the plastic component by rotationally driving the first roller.
US10583585B2	Method of manufacturing a screen provided with retroreflective microstructures A method of manufacturing a primary mold for the forming of a retroreflective screen, the method including the steps of: a) forming, on the front surface of such a substrate, a layer of a material such that the first substrate is selectively etchable over said layer; and b) forming microrecesses from the rear surface of the first substrate by selective etching of the first substrate over said layer, each microrecess emerging on the rear surface of said layer and having a back parallel to the front surface of the first substrate and first and second lateral walls orthogonal to each other and orthogonal to the back the first and second lateral walls and the back of the microrecess joining at a same point and forming a trihedron.
US10583577B2	Power operated rotary knife with notched rotary knife blade and trim guide A power operated rotary knife assembly including a power operated rotary knife having an annular rotary knife blade, a trim guide, and a drive mechanism for driving the rotary knife blade about an axis of rotation. The assembly also includes a portable power unit, a vacuum assembly and a flexible shaft drive transmission coupled between the power operated rotary knife and the portable power unit. The portable power unit includes a drive motor assembly providing a rotational power source which is operatively coupled to the drive mechanism through the flexible drive transmission to rotate the rotary knife blade. The portable power unit also includes a blower assembly providing vacuum pressure at an inlet duct side, the vacuum assembly being in fluid communication with the inlet duct side to generate a vacuum pressure condition in a region of a cutting opening defined by the rotary knife blade and the trim guide.
US10583574B2	Integrated shaving mechanism An integrated shaving mechanism (ISM) comprises a 28- x 50-mm perforated arbor of 40-mm cylindrical radius supporting a 50-μm 300-mg inverted-headfoil-like cutterfoil with a 25×40-mm cutting pattern, held slideably under an attached complementary-patterned headfoil. Arbor, cutterfoil, and headfoil provide a few-mm thick shaving mechanism coupled to a shaver body having a motor and eccentric drive shaft that in minor design variations scans the cutterfoil either ±1-mm in reciprocation (R-ISM) or 1-mm-R in circulation (C-ISM) at 0.16K-cpm. With its 10-cm2 area of 0.7-mm-spaced cutting edges capable of firm facial contact, it cuts short hairs at up to 10× the rate of conventional shavers for fast closest-cutting. Arbor-supported cutterfoils and headfoils can be fabricated as thin and lightweight monolayers and multilayers of hard materials and coatings by mechanical and non-mechanical processes. ISMs can be embodied in the size and shape of reciprocator and rotary shavers.
US10583562B2	Methods and systems for complete coverage of a surface by an autonomous robot A robot configured to navigate a surface, the robot comprising a movement mechanism; a logical map representing data about the surface and associating locations with one or more properties observed during navigation; an initialization module configured to establish an initial pose comprising an initial location and an initial orientation; a region covering module configured to cause the robot to move so as to cover a region; an edge-following module configured to cause the robot to follow unfollowed edges; a control module configured to invoke region covering on a first region defined at least in part based at least part of the initial pose, to invoke region covering on least one additional region, to invoke edge-following, and to invoke region covering cause the mapping module to mark followed edges as followed, and cause a third region covering on regions discovered during edge-following.
US10583554B2	Instrument turntable and method for use An instrument turntable is presented which allows an instrument to be installed into an automated system, yet that will still allow an operator to use the instrument manually, even while the automated system is running, without ever removing the instrument from the automated system.
US10583544B2	Hand-held power tool device A hand-held power tool device is described which includes an output unit, a striker, and a rotary percussion receiver which is designed for establishing a transfer of rotary percussions between the striker and the output unit, at least during a rotary percussion operation. It is provided that the hand-held power tool device includes a rotary percussion switch-off device which is designed for interrupting the transfer of rotary percussions from the striker to the rotary percussion receiver, at least during a hammer percussion operation.
US10583543B1	Portable hydraulic pump for use with torque wrench Disclosed herein is an improved hydraulic torque wrench pump (HTWP) which utilizes a combined filtration system and cooling system for filtering and cooling substantially all the oil returned to the pump including from a hydraulic torque wrench. The hydraulic torque wrench pump includes an electric motor and one or more pumping elements arranged in a protective frame. The electric motor used in association with the hydraulic pump has a high-efficiency design that includes a high power to height ratio and yields efficiency in a range of 90% to 95%. A sealed oil tank is used for storing the oil. The sealed oil tank helps in restricting one or more impurities from entering and contaminating the oil.
US10583540B2	Device for fine processing of optically effective surfaces on, in particular, eyeglass lenses A device for fine processing of optically effective surfaces on workpieces has a workpiece spindle which protrudes into a working space and by which a workpiece to be polished can be rotationally driven about a workpiece axis of rotation. Two tool spindles are associated with the workpiece spindle and protrude into the working space oppositely to the workpiece spindle. On each tool spindle, a polishing tool can be rotationally driven about a tool axis of rotation and is retained so that the polishing tool can be axially advanced along the tool axis of rotation. Furthermore, the tool spindles can be moved together in relation to the workpiece spindle along a linear axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the workpiece axis of rotation and can be pivoted about different pivoting adjustment axes, which extend substantially perpendicularly to the workpiece axis of rotation and substantially perpendicularly to the linear axis.
US10583534B2	Jointing device for metal mask plate welding and welding method thereof A jointing device for metal mask plate welding includes a jointing device body. A height of the jointing device body is smaller than a welding height of a welding gun. The jointing device body has a through-hole corresponding to a welding area of a metal mask. A width of the through-hole is larger than a welding spot diameter of the welding gun. The jointing device body is used for jointing the metal mask to a metal mask receiving frame.
US10583531B2	Method for producing a body implant, assembly consisting of a guide wire and a body implant, and a medical instrument The invention relates to a method for producing a body implant comprising the steps of: providing a wire; producing predetermined cuts of the cross section of the wire by means of an ultrashort pulse laser in order to produce a predetermined shape of the body implant. This method can be used to produce, for example, a body implant, an assembly consisting of a guide wire and a body implant, or a medical instrument having a guide wire.
US10583530B2	System and methods for fabricating a component with laser array A component is fabricated in a powder bed by moving a laser array across the powder bed. The laser array includes a plurality of laser devices. The power output of each laser device of the plurality of laser devices is independently controlled. The laser array emits a plurality of energy beams from a plurality of selected laser devices of the plurality of laser devices to generate a melt pool in the powder bed. A non-uniform energy intensity profile is generated by the plurality of selected laser devices. The non-uniform energy intensity profile facilitates generating a melt pool that has a predetermined characteristic.
US10583518B2	Method for producing metal member The method for producing a metal member includes a step of preparing a first member made of a first metal, a second member made of a second metal, and a third member made of a third metal, and a step of joining the first member and the second member via the third member. The step of joining includes a step of heating the first member, the second member, and the third member by stacking the first member, the third member, and the second member in this order and relatively rotating the first member about an axis of rotation, while pressing the first member against the third member, without changing a positional relationship, and a step of cooling the first member, the second member, and the third member heated, with the members being in the stacked state.
US10583511B2	Connections for isolated phase bus enclosure An end product and system for connecting large aluminum tubular pipe segments into an Isolated Phase Bus comprising reducing the diameter (or increasing the same) of one end of a tubular segment and sliding it into (or over) the untreated end of an adjacent pipe or tubular segment, followed by a tubular and circumferential welding of the same. The outside or inside circumference of the connected segments are uniform from distal to proximal end of the overall length of the connected tubular segments. A structural integral, axially aligned, simplified set of connectable tubular segments allows for a grounded connection between power generators and step transformers. Preferably, the overall diameter change of the necked down flange (or outwardly flared flange) of one tubular segment is less than or only slightly greater than twice the material wall thickness of the tubular segment's initial pre-rolled flat aluminum sheet material.
US10583506B2	Abrasive article and method of forming An abrasive article includes a substrate having an elongated body, a plurality of discrete tacking regions defining a discontinuous distribution of features overlying the substrate, where at least one discrete tacking region of the plurality of discrete tacking regions includes a metal material having a melting temperature not greater than 450° C., a plurality of discrete formations overlying the substrate and spaced apart from the plurality of discrete tacking regions, and a bonding layer overlying the substrate, plurality of discrete tacking regions, and plurality of discrete formations.
US10583491B2	Tool A tool for machining materials has a main part and one or more blades. The main part is made of a low-alloy steel. The socket is welded to the main part, and the blade edges are made of a hard metal. The hard metal contains at least 82 vol. % of tungsten carbide and a metallic binder made of a cobalt-nickel-based alloy. The hardness of the hard metal is greater than 1350 HV10. The socket has a sintered composite, and 40 vol. % to 60 vol. % of the composite is composed of a metal carbide and a metallic binder. At least 95 vol. % of the metallic binder is made of nickel, and the hardness of the composite is less than 800 HV10.
US10583484B2	Multi-functional ingester system for additive manufacturing A method and an apparatus for collecting powder samples in real-time in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing may involves an ingester system for in-process collection and characterizations of powder samples. The collection may be performed periodically and uses the results of characterizations for adjustments in the powder bed fusion process. The ingester system of the present disclosure is capable of packaging powder samples collected in real-time into storage containers serving a multitude purposes of audit, process adjustments or actions.
US10583481B2	Part obtained by selective melting of a powder comprising a main element and rigid secondary elements A part obtained by selective melting of a powder on a support plate, this part comprising a main element and rigid secondary elements, these secondary elements supporting the main element between a lower surface of this main element and the support plate. Secondary elements are intended to be detached from the main element. The lower surface of the main element thus comprises a first surface portion and at least one second surface portion, and the first surface portion makes, with the support plate, an angle α1 of less than a predetermined value, and the second surface portion makes, with this support plate, an angle α2 greater than or equal to this predetermined value. The first surface portion is therefore entirely supported by the secondary elements and the second surface portion is partially supported by the secondary elements. The predetermined value is between 20° and 30°.
US10583474B2	Machine for working ribbon-shaped elements A machine (1) for working a ribbon-shaped element (T1, T2′, T2″) is described, comprising at least one cutting station (2) crossed by the ribbon-shaped element (T1, T2′, T2″), guiding means (3, 4) adapted to position and drag the ribbon-shaped element (T1, T2′, T2″) onto at least one fixed plane (PI) of the cutting station (2) keeping an edge of the ribbon-shaped element (T1, T2′, T2″) tangent to a fixed point (A1) of the fixed plane (Pi); at least one of the guiding means (3, 4) rests onto an arm (31) free of rotating with respect to a fixed axis (33); the fixed axis (33) is at the same distance with respect to the cutting station (2) and the at least one of the guiding means (3, 4).
US10583471B2	Neuro-chemical sensor with inhibition of fouling on nano-electrode A biosensor includes an array of metal nanorods formed on a substrate. An electropolymerized conductor is formed over tops of a portion of the nanorods to form a reservoir between the electropolymerized conductor and the substrate. The electropolymerized conductor includes pores that open and close responsively to electrical signals applied to the nanorods. A dispensing material is loaded in the reservoir to be dispersed in accordance with open pores.
US10583470B2	Treatment device for workpieces, comprising an electric treatment unit The invention relates to a treatment device for workpieces, having the following: a treatment chamber (1); a shaft (2) which extends through a wall of the treatment chamber (1) into the treatment chamber and which is mounted in a rotatable manner; an electric treatment unit (3) which is secured to the shaft (2); and a power supply arrangement (6) with a first supply line (61), an electric coupling (63, 64), a second supply line (62), and an actuating unit (7). The electric coupling (63, 64) has a first coupling element (63), which is secured to the shaft (2) outside of the treatment chamber (1), and a second coupling element (64). The first supply line (61) connects the electric treatment unit (3) to the first coupling element (63), and the second supply line (62) is connected to the second coupling element (64). The actuating unit (7) is designed to actuate the coupling (63, 64) in order to bring the second coupling element (64) into contact with the first coupling element (63) or release the second coupling element (64) from the first coupling element (63).
US10583464B1	System comprising a portable switching device for use with a portable electronic device A lens and/or a view screen of an electronic device having at least one case can be cleaned by wiping the view screen with a cleaning component wherein the cleaning component is configured to selectively couple to the at least one case or some other substrate using a magnetic attractive force. The cleaning devices may have secondary applications such as securing fly fishing lures, activating or deactivating a device having a magnetic switch, or preventing sunglasses from sinking. They may also be manufactured without a cleaning component for use with the secondary applications.
US10583461B2	Configurable pulser circuit operable across a range of supply voltages A semiconductor device includes a trim storage and an encoder. The trim storage stores trim values. The encoder determines a magnitude of a supply voltage, determines a magnitude of a handle voltage, determines a source-to-handle voltage of a first transistor, and determines a source-to-handle voltage of a second transistor. Further, the encoder determines a target number of selectable first transistor units comprising the first transistor to select for the first transistor. Based on a trim value from the trim storage, the source-to-handle voltage of the first transistor and the source-to-handle voltage of the second transistor, the encoder determines a target number of selectable second transistor units comprising the second transistor to select for the second transistor. The encoder asserts control signals to select the target number of selectable first transistor units and the target number of selectable second transistor units.
US10583458B2	Methods and systems for coating hollow fiber membrane contactors A method for coating hollow fiber membranes is disclosed. The method includes preparing a continuous circulating circuit, which includes a membrane contactor module, two liquid reservoirs containing a solvent, two pipeline paths, and at least one injector. The membrane module include a plurality of hollow fiber membranes with an inside area and an outside area, and a housing, where the plurality of hollow fiber membranes are extended inside the housing. The method further include forming a plurality of wetted hollow fiber membranes with the solvent by circulating the solvent through the continuous circulating circuit, filling at least one of the two liquid reservoirs with a coating solution, forming a coating layer on a surface of at least one of the inside area or the outside area of the plurality of wetted hollow fiber membranes by circulating the coating solution through the continuous circulating circuit, and forming a uniform coating layer by injecting the coating solution by the injector for intrusion of the coating solution through the coating layer.
US10583453B2	Product metering device A metering device is disclosed for regulating the depth of flowable product coating a surface movable relative to the metering device by directing an air curtain towards the surface. The metering device comprises a body (10) having an interior chamber (12), an inlet for connecting the chamber to a source of gas under super-ambient pressure; and an opening (16) communicating with the chamber and having a mouth through which gas is discharged from the chamber towards the surface to form the air curtain. A porous or reticulated membrane (18) is secured to, or formed integrally with, the body of the device to lie in the path of the gas discharged through the mouth of the opening.
US10583438B2	Combined sorting and concentrating particles in a microfluidic device Extracting and concentrating particles from a first fluid sample includes: providing the first fluid sample to a fluid exchange module of a microfluidic device, providing a second fluid sample to the fluid exchange module, in which the first fluid sample and the second fluid sample are provided under conditions such that particle-free portions of the first fluid sample are shifted, and an inertial lift force causes the particles in the first fluid sample to cross streamlines and transfer into the second fluid sample; passing the second fluid sample containing the transferred particles to a particle concentration module under conditions such that particle-free portions of the second fluid sample are shifted, and such that the particles within the second fluid sample are focused to a streamline within the particle concentration module.
US10583437B2	Methods for segregating particles using an apparatus with a size-discriminating separation element having an elongate leading edge The disclosure relates to an apparatus for segregating particles on the basis of their ability to flow through a stepped passageway. At least some of the particles are unable to pass through a narrower passageway bounded by a segregating step, resulting in segregation of the particles. The breadth of the leading edge of at least one step of the apparatus is significantly greater than the overall width of the passageway in which the step occurs, permitting high and rapid sample throughput. The apparatus and methods described herein can be used to segregate particles of a wide variety of types. By way of example, they can be used to segregate circulating tumor cells from a human blood sample.
US10583436B2	Device and methods using porous media in fluidic devices A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that includes obtaining a porous medium comprising a porous material having a first shape and an initial porosity profile. The porous medium is engaged with a cavity in a fluidic device, wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with a channel of the fluidic device. The first shape of the porous material can be adjusted to a second shape resulting in the initial porosity profile being adjusted to a target porosity profile. Such adjustment can be accomplished by the engaging of the porous medium with the cavity, by pre-adjusting a shape of the porous media before insertion into the cavity, or by some combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10583434B2	Functional material, method for producing functional material, and functional liquid Disclosed herein is a functional material having the function of detecting a predetermined substance or the like present in a sample with high accuracy even when the amount of the sample is small, and a method for producing the functional material. The functional material includes a channel part 10 that allows a liquid to pass therethrough, and the channel part 10 is made of a water-permeable material 11 containing a water-impermeable material 12. The water-impermeable material 12 is placed between pieces of the water-permeable material 11, and therefore voids 10h can be formed between the water-impermeable material 12 and the water-permeable material 11. That is, a network of the voids 10h can be formed in the channel part 10. A liquid sample supplied to the channel part 10 is allowed to move while being allowed to penetrate into the voids 10h. In addition, components other than a desired component can be separated and removed from a mixture present in the liquid sample while the liquid sample is allowed to move. Therefore, a water-absorbing function and a filtering function can be imparted to the channel part 10.
US10583431B2	Portable containment device for manipulating organic and/or chemical substances, and removable containment enclosure for such a device The invention relates to a portable containment device for manipulating organic and/or chemical substances, which includes: a transporting case including two half-cases (2, 3) connected by a hinged structure (4) such as to be movable between a closed position (F), in which the half-cases (2, 3) are against one another and define a stowing space for at least the hinged structure (4), and an open position (O), in which the half-cases (2, 3) are spaced apart from one another by being maintained vertical by the hinged structure (4) and in which the half-cases (2, 3) and the hinged structure (4) form a supporting structure for a flexible containment enclosure (20); and a plastic, removable and flexible containment enclosure (20) that is at least partially transparent, for forming a generally parallelepiped foldable isolation chamber provided with means (31, 32) for accessing the inside of the enclosure and with means (21) for attachment to the supporting structure. The containment enclosure (20) is collapsible inside the transporting case in the closed position (F). The invention also relates to a removable, flexible enclosure for such a device.
US10583417B2	Filtration system and methods of using such system for improved water filtration A water filtration system is provided that comprises a combination of two components: silver nanoparticles immobilized on a porous carbon solid matrix and calcium carbonate silver nanoparticles. The silver nanoparticles immobilized on the porous carbon solid matrix are prepared in a one-step wet ball milling process that does not use an environmentally hazardous reducing agent or an organic stabilizer. The calcium carbonate in the calcium carbonate silver nanoparticles is preferably isolated from egg shells. The two filter components can be present in any ratio but an approximate 50:50 ratio is preferred. Also provided is an in situ method of preparing silver nanoparticles on active charcoal. Powdered activated charcoal and silver nitrate are mixed together in a mixture of ethanol and water to form a charcoal-silver nitrate solution which is then subjected to ball milling in the presence of polypropylene glycol to produce silver nanoparticles on active charcoal.
US10583405B2	Permselective membrane, method for producing same, and water treatment method using the permselective membrane The present invention provides a RO membrane or a FO membrane comprising a coating layer made of a phospholipid bilayer membrane and formed on a surface of a porous membrane body, having a high water permeate flow rate and salt rejection performance, the membrane being a permselective membrane comprising a porous membrane having a pore size of 5 nm to 50 nm and a coating layer made of a phospholipid bilayer and formed on a surface of the porous membrane, wherein (i) the phospholipid bilayer comprises phospholipid, amphotericin B, and ergosterol; (ii) a content of the amphotericin B is 3 to 20 mol % based on the phospholipid bilayer; (iii) a total content of the ergosterol and the amphotericin B in the phospholipid bilayer is 10 to 30 mol %.
US10583401B2	Integrated ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis desalination systems An open architecture desalination system having a field of water desalination using porous micro filtration or ultrafiltration (MF or UF) membranes followed by high pressure reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for salt removal. A novel integrated system with a unique process flow allowing use of multiple UF and MF membrane configurations on same platform is also disclosed. Additionally, the systemutilizes a noble process flow to enable high efficiency operation of the MF and UF membranes thus reducing footprint, longer life of the membranes and reduced energy.
US10583398B2	Fresh water production device and method for operating fresh water production device According to the present invention, since a pretreatment mechanism can be operated while inhibiting the pretreated water from fluctuating in pressure, a fresh-water production apparatus is obtained in which the desalting mechanism can be stably operated. Furthermore, the period of water supply or flushing in the step of washing the pretreatment mechanism can be shortened, and the load on the lines where washing is not being performed is hence reduced. Consequently, a fresh-water production apparatus is obtained in which the pretreatment mechanism can be operated while inhibiting the pretreatment membranes from being fouled.
US10583396B1	Apparatus and method to extract purified water from saline and other fluids A filter assembly for removing a solute from a solvent includes a first annular filter element and a second annular filter element disposed radially inwardly and concentrically aligned with the first filter element together defining a common axis. The first annular filter element is defined by a first annular coil of a flat wire and the second filter element are each defined by a second annular coil of a flat wire being generally helical in the axial direction. A filter membrane is cylindrically shaped and concentrically disposed between the first and second annular filter element. The filter membrane is porous having aperture size of less than a nano-particulate size of the solute, but greater than a nano-particulate size of the solvent. The second annular filter includes adjustable porosity for selectively preventing particles from reaching the filter membrane and selectively cleaning the membrane by reversed flow of solvent through the membrane.
US10583386B2	Ammonia-adding system for ammonia-based desulfurization device Ammonia-adding apparatus and methods for ammonia-based desulfurization use multi-stage control, calculate a theoretical amount of ammonia based on gas amounts provided by an inlet continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) and an outlet CEMS of the ammonia-based desulfurization device or associated gas amounts, a SO2 concentration provided by the inlet CEMS, and a predetermined SO2 concentration of the outlet CEMS. The apparatus and methods calculate a corrected theoretical amount of ammonia using half of the ratio of the actual amount of added ammonia to the actual amount of removed sulfur dioxide as a correction coefficient for the theoretical amount of ammonia; add an ammonia absorbent equivalent to the corrected theoretical amount of ammonia to the ammonia-based desulfurization device through an ammonia metering means and an ammonia control valve, and automatically control the actual ammonia flow rate based on the actual SO2 concentration and a change trend provided by the outlet CEMS.
US10583385B2	Filter holder, filter element and filter arrangement A filter receptacle (2) for a filter element (3) that, transversely to a longitudinal direction (LR) thereof, has an oval cross section, said filter receptacle having a receiving portion (19) for receiving the filter element (3), a fluid inlet (24) for allowing fluid to be filtered (L) into the filter receptacle (2), and a fluid outlet (25) for discharging the fluid (L) filtered with the aid of the filter element (3) from the filter receptacle (2), wherein the fluid outlet (25) is arranged such that an outflow direction (A) of the filtered fluid (L) from the fluid outlet (25) is oriented parallel to the longitudinal direction (LR) of the filter element (3), and wherein the fluid outlet (25) has a circular cross section facing away from the filter element (3) and an oval cross section facing toward the filter element (3).
US10583384B2	Air cleaner and home appliance having air processing unit Disclosed is an air cleaner having independent fluid paths and a home appliance having the air cleaner. The air cleaner includes a front panel having a plurality of air inlets formed thereon for air to flow in from outside of the case, first and second blower devices arranged inside the case to allow air to flow in through the plurality of air inlets, first and second filter units arranged to filter the air flowing in by the first and second blower devices, a first outlet located on the case to release the air, a second outlet formed at a different location from that of the first outlet, a first fluid path formed between one of the plurality of air inlets and the first outlet; and a second fluid path formed between another of the plurality of air inlets and the second outlet.
US10583380B2	Water purifying apparatus and refrigerator A water purifying apparatus includes: a plurality of filters purifying and discharging introduced water along flow paths formed therein; a plurality of heads to which the plurality of filters are individually mounted to be detachable, the plurality of heads each having an inlet part and an outlet part, through which water is introduced and discharged; a mounting member to which the plurality of heads are mounted in parallel, the mounting member having a rotation supporting part that rotatably supports the head, and the rotation supporting part being formed recessed such that the inlet part and the outlet part are accommodated therein; and a connecting cap mounted on the rotation supporting part to connect the inlet part and the outlet part to communicate with each other.
US10583377B2	Rain water filter A rain water filter is disclosed. The rain water filter includes a horizontal inlet and a horizontally arranged residual water outlet which are slightly offset in relation to each other. A pipe with a longitudinal slot connects to the inlet and the pipe leads into the residual water outlet. An adhesive filter which is in the form of a tunnel-shaped half-shell is arranged below the longitudinal slot, where the lateral walls are the filter surfaces of the filter. Due to the adhesion effect, the water which flows past is suctioned inwards where it passes through the longitudinal opening into a tank and from there, for example, into a cistern via a filter water outlet. The water running off from the side walls is collected on the base of the hollow cylinder and from there is guided to the residual water outlet.
US10583375B2	Spin-on filter for a filtering device for fluid, filtering device, and filter head of a filtering device A spin-on filter for a filtering device for fluid, the spin-on filter including: a housing pot, in which at least one filter element is arranged; a connecting body, which is arranged at an end face of the housing pot, the connecting body having a central opening; and a coupling device including a filter-side coupling part configured for detachably coupling the spin-on filter to a filter head of the filtering device; wherein the coupling part is arranged on the central opening; wherein the filter-side coupling part is configured to detachably couple to a connector of a head-side coupling part of the filter head by way of a plug-in and/or rotational movement with respect to a coupling axis; and wherein the filter-side coupling part includes a plurality of coupling ribs which are distributed in the circumferential direction of a coupling axis on the central opening and projecting radially inwardly.
US10583370B2	Digital audio player with picture discs A digital audio player device comprises a set of switches that activate audio files stored on a flash memory or on another device linked via wireless technology such as Bluetooth. The audio player works in combination with a set of discs featuring pictograms or symbols each of which corresponds to one of the switches. Pressing a pictogram and/or its corresponding switch activates the audio file represented by that pictogram.
US10583367B1	Gloves for forming a figure Gloves for forming a figure are designed to represent a figure such as an animal with one glove forming a first portion of the figure and a second glove forming a second portion of the figure. For example, for a pair of shark gloves, one glove is the top of the shark's mouth with upper teeth and the second glove is the bottom of the shark's mouth with lower teeth. When worn by a user, the user is able to move the two gloves in an open and closed motion so that the shark appears to be opening and biting down. The gloves provide entertainment as well as motivation for the fans and players.
US10583364B2	Communication system, method for controlling communication system, and program In a communication system including a server and a plurality of communication terminals capable of communication with the server, based on a variety of parameters indicating the status of a space formed within a game playable by the user of each communication terminal over the communication system, the server transmits advisory information, which suggests the next action for the space, to the communication terminal. The communication terminal displays a screen including the received advisory information.
US10583362B2	Changing battle card game conditions during different terms Players with a wide range of levels or attack strength can enjoy a time-limited group battle, and the participation rate can be expected to improve throughout the set time slot. A battle time managing unit refers to a timer and a memory resource to manage the time of a battle between groups. A battle condition extraction unit refers to the memory resource and checks whether to change a battle condition during the time of the battle. A target changing unit refers to the memory resource to set a target of change based on the battle condition. A battle condition changing unit changes the battle condition for the target of change that was selected by the target changing unit. Based on the changed battle condition, a battle rendering unit executes rendition processing for the game related to the battle.
US10583360B2	Stream testing for cloud gaming A method is provided, including: receiving, over a network by a cloud gaming server computer, a request from a client device to initiate gameplay of a cloud video game; assigning the client device to a data center from which to stream the cloud video game; loading a cloud gaming machine at the data center with the cloud video game; substantially simultaneous with the loading of the cloud gaming machine, performing a stream test between the data center and the client device to determine a quality of service of the streaming of the cloud video game; after completion of the loading and the stream test, initiating interactive gameplay of the cloud video game by streaming video data, generated from execution of the cloud video game by the cloud gaming machine, to the client device, and receiving input data from the client device to drive the execution of the cloud video game.
US10583355B2	Information processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium An information processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: a first touch area is provided on the graphical user interface, and a virtual character is configured to move in the game scene according to a first touch operation received in the first touch area; when a signal triggering operation acting in the at least one signal icon is detected, an assisting area is provided on the graphical user interface, a position indicator is provided on the mini-map, and a touch sliding operation is detected in a preset operation area of the assisting area, and the assisting area at least partially covers the at least one signal icon; a position of the position indicator in the mini-map is updated according to the touch sliding operation; and when the end of the touch sliding operation is detected, a prompt signal corresponding to the at least one signal icon is sent, and the prompt signal includes position indication information of the game scene.
US10583351B2	Puzzle cube and a method for making same A puzzle cube and a method for making same are provided. In some embodiments, a puzzle cube is provided, the puzzle cube comprising: a central core assembly including a center cross member having six arms perpendicular to each other, wherein each arm is connected to an assembly member that connects the center cross member with one of a plurality of center blocks; the plurality of center blocks, wherein each center block includes a plurality of wings formed along a base portion of the center block; a plurality of edge blocks, wherein each edge block includes a ridge structure that is formed to fit with the plurality of wings of the center block; and a plurality of corner blocks, wherein each corner block includes a protrusion structure that is formed to fit with the plurality of wings of the center block, wherein: (i) an edge track assembly that includes an edge track member and an edge holder member is formed on the ridge structure of each edge block; (ii) two protrusion structures of two corner blocks of the plurality of corner blocks are positioned to abut opposing ends of the edge track member of the edge track assembly of the edge block; and (iii) the edge holder member of the edge track assembly stabilizes the two protrusion structures that are positioned to abut opposing ends of the edge track member of the edge track assembly of the edge block.
US10583346B2	Liner assembly for a protective helmet A liner assembly for a protective helmet has a rigid shell with an inner surface and concave curvature having a front portion, a rear portion, a crown portion, a pair of opposite portions and a pair of opposite jaw flaps; a wrap-around pad has a plurality of circular cells spaced along a curved line around the inner surface, and at least one additional cell at each end of the curved line. Two jaw pads, each jaw pad removably engaged to a respective one of the jaw flaps, and each jaw pad has one cell having one cell with two curvilinear segments. Each cell of the wrap around pad and the jaw pads includes an outer sheet of thermoplastic and an inner sheet of thermoplastic.
US10583343B2	Batting tee A kit for a batting tee includes a ball holder including a first prong and a second prong, the first prong at a first distal end of the ball holder and including a first recess, the second prong at the first distal end of the ball holder and including a second recess. The ball holder further includes a holder connector disposed at a second distal end of the ball holder, the second distal end of the ball holder opposing the first distal end of the ball holder, the first prong and the second prong extending from the holder connector in a planar fashion with each other. The kit includes a shaft including a first distal end to be attached to the holder connector, and a base including a top surface, the top surface including a mount to which a second distal end of the shaft is to be mounted.
US10583342B1	Basketball training device The present invention relates to a training device for basketball consisting of a support member that is mounted on the ceiling and a target member suspended below the support member. The player lays on the floor below the device and tosses a basketball at the target member.
US10583339B2	Multi-ply towel and holder for the same The present apparatus includes a towel that is detachably connected to a clip and/or a marker. In various embodiments, the towel includes three layers: a first layer for cleaning, a second layer connected to the first layer, and a third layer that acts as moisture barrier between the first layer and the second layer. In some embodiments, the towel may be detachably connected to a clip via an embedded magnet, such that the towel may attach to a user's clothing for easy use.
US10583335B2	Golf club In one embodiment the golf club head includes three main components, a frame component, a rear cap component, and a striking plate.In another embodiment the club head may also comprise a front component, which is manufactured as a single unitary piece, and a rear cap component. The front component may also be overmolded by a thermoplastic polymeric outer portion which may or may not cover the striking face and which provides additional reinforcement at the load bearing sections of the club head and allows a more facile connection to the rear cap component.In another embodiment, a club head having a main body, crown insert, sole insert and metal face plate frame is formed by forming the sole insert and crown insert from a polymeric material using a thermoforming or thermosetting process and then injection molding the main body over the sole insert, crown insert and metal face plate frame.
US10583331B2	Skin body structure for ball [Problem] To make a ball easy to be grabbed.[Solution] In a skin body 3 which covers a ball main body 2, a skin part 2 and a circumferential wall part 3 protruding from a peripheral edge part of the skin part 2 to a back side are integrally formed by molding of injecting a soft material made of resin or rubber into a mold. Alternatively, a structure is such that a step part or flat surface part where a finger is hung is provided on a front surface of the ball main body 2 or a front surface of the skin body 3 which covers the ball main body 2. Alternatively, a front surface of one of adjacent skin bodies 3 and a front surface of the other thereof configure a step part in a radial direction of a ball 1. With this, even in a ball game where the ball 1 is grabbed with hand such as a handball game, when a person grabs the ball 1, the skin part 4 of the skin body 2 is easily recessed, a finger is hung on the step part, or the flat surface part is touched with a finger to make the person feel that the ball 1 has a small outer diameter. With this, the ball 1 becomes easy to be grabbed, thereby making it easy to throw or catch the ball 1.
US10583328B2	Method and system for automated personal training Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing an exercise and generating a avatar of the user and a virtual shadow, wherein the virtual shadow illustrates proper form of the exercise. The example embodiments may further be configured for determining an amount of overlap between the virtual avatar and the virtual shadow, and generating a feedback score based on the amount of overlap.
US10583322B2	Pivoting abdominal exercise machine A pivoting abdominal exercise machine is used to exercise and strengthen core muscles. The machine includes a hinged frame, a plurality of back supports, and a base stand. The plurality of back supports is connected along the hinged frame. Together, the hinged frame and the plurality of back supports are used to interact with and brace portions of the user's back as the user performs an exercise. The plurality of back supports may either be cushioned pads or rollers. The base stand is mounted to the hinged frame through an elastic pivot resistor. The elastic pivot resistor allows the user to rock, tilt, or twist about the base stand. A frame-grasping assembly is mounted to the hinged frame. The frame-grasping assembly allows the user to hold onto the device and maintain stability while performing exercises.
US10583321B2	Abdominal and core exerciser device According to various embodiments, there is provided a plank exercise device including a support portion adapted to receive arms or hands of a person and adapted to receive a display device, a destabilizer connected to the support portion, and a stationary base adapted to hold the destabilizer.
US10583319B2	Free weight bar stabilizer A free weight bar stabilizer, to be used with a standard size bar and attached barbell plates. The stabilizer includes a beam pivotally attached to a frame at a pivot point so that it is angularly movable in an arc between a raised position and a lowered position, and a carriage attached to the beam so that it is linearly movable radially out from the pivot point between a retracted position and an extended position. The carriage includes spaced distal arms with attachment points for attaching the bar to support its opposing ends. The bar is thus freely movable within an envelope defined by the ranges of the simultaneous angular movement of the beam and the linear movement of the attachment points on the carriage. The free weight bar stabilizer may also include a carriage counterweight that simultaneously moves on the beam in the opposite direction of the carriage to counterbalance the weight of the carriage, so it does not add to the quantity of the weight being lifted and reduce push and pull of the carriage. Further, the bar stabilizer may include an assisting weight mechanism to assist when working heavy negatives, by providing a counterweight to reduce the actual weight being lifted at a predetermined point as the beam moves toward the lowered position.
US10583317B2	Multipurpose portable gym equipment Embodiments are directed to an exercise equipment apparatus. The apparatus may comprise a lateral crossbeam, a first upward support member, and a first longitudinal support member. The first upward support member may have a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The first upward support member may couple to the crossbeam. The first longitudinal support member may have two end portions. The first longitudinal support member may separably couple to the distal end portion of the first upward support member. Each of the two end portions of the first longitudinal support member may be sized and dimensioned to receive one or more weight plates and facilitate use of the first longitudinal support member as a weight-lifting bar when separated from the distal end portion of the first upward support member.
US10583311B2	Collimation apparatus for radiotherapy Embodiments disclose a radiotherapy apparatus comprising a source of radiation configured to emit a beam of radiation and a collimator structure configured to limit a lateral extent of the beam, the collimator structure including a primary collimator configured to shape the beam, a first collimator comprising a plurality of adjacent elongate leaves, the leaves being extendable into the beam in a first direction transverse to the beam, and a block collimator including an aperture configured to permit the beam to pass through, the block collimator being extendable into the beam in a second direction transverse to the beam and transverse to the first direction. In some embodiments, the aperture may be cone-shaped or a through-hole, which may be empty or filled with a radiotransparent material. In some embodiments, the block collimator may include a plurality of apertures, which may be of varying dimensions.
US10583309B2	Materials and approaches for optical stimulation of the peripheral nervous system A variety of methods, devices, systems and arrangements are implemented for stimulation of the peripheral nervous system. Consistent with one embodiment of the present invention, method is implemented in which light-responsive channels or pumps are engineered in a set of motor units that includes motor units of differing physical volumes. Optical stimuli are also provided to the light-responsive channels or pumps at an optical intensity that is a function of the size of motor units to be recruited. In certain implementations, the intensity of the optical stimuli is increased so as to recruit increasingly larger motor units.
US10583301B2	Implantable medical device for atrial deployment An implantable medical device (IMD) may be deployed within a patient's right atrium at a location near a right atrial appendage of the patient's heart in order to pace the patient's heart and/or to sense electrical activity within the patient's heart. In some cases, an IMD may be implanted within the right atrial appendage. The IMD may include an expandable anchoring mechanism configured to secure the IMD in place.
US10583299B2	Systems and methods for improved spinal cord stimulation Stimulation treatments for various medical disorders, such as neurological disorders, comprise novel systems, strategies, and methods for providing TMS, electrical, magnetic, optical and other stimulation modalities. Some stimulation methods comprise varying the stimulation parameters to improve the therapeutic efficacy of stimulation, and decrease risk of habituation and side-effects such as interference with normal brain, sensory, motor, and cognitive processes. The creation, and subsequent variation, of stimulation parameters can use sensed data in order to match, adjust, or avoid matching characteristics of the stimulation therapy relative to certain endogenous brain activities. Novel methods are described for choosing, creating and subsequently stimulating with partial signals which summate to produce therapeutic vector fields having unique temporal patterns and low- or high-frequency spectral content. Improvements for the treatment of pain are disclosed.
US10583295B2	Systems and methods to provide sympathetic modulation therapy An example of a system may include a lead including a distal electrode portion. The distal electrode portion may be configured to at least partially encircle a sympathetic chain in a lumbar region or thoracic region. The distal electrode portion may include at least one electrode oriented toward the sympathetic chain when the distal electrode portion at least partially encircles the sympathetic chain. The distal portion may include at least one anchoring site configured for use to mechanically secure the distal electrode portion to tissue proximate to the sympathetic chain. The lead may have a strain relief proximate to the distal electrode portion.
US10583294B2	Methods and apparatus for sensing cross-frequency coupling and neuromodulation Representative embodiments are directed to detecting neurological activity in a patient. The detection of neurological activity includes identifying cross-frequency coupling and determining whether the cross-frequency coupling is physiological or pathological. When pathological cross-frequency coupling is detected, neurostimulation of one or more sites is applied. In some embodiments, an implantable pulse generator is adapted to analyze neural activity for pathological cross-frequency coupling and to provide electrical stimulation in response to the detected pathological cross-frequency coupling.
US10583270B2	Compound curve navigation catheter A catheter assembly for navigation including a flexible catheter having a proximal portion adjacent a proximal end and a distal portion adjacent a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, the flexible catheter defining a lumen extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis and configured to enable translation of an instrument from the proximal end to the distal end. The flexible catheter defines a compound curve formed on the distal portion, wherein the compound curve includes an elbow bend and a radially curved portion. The elbow bend deflecting the distal portion of the flexible catheter from the longitudinal axis, while the radially curved portion extends from the elbow bend farther deflecting the distal portion about a center point. The catheter guide assembly for navigation includes a control handle disposed at the proximal end of the flexible catheter and is configured to advance and rotate the flexible catheter within a luminal structure.
US10583263B2	Respiratory assistance apparatus A respiratory assistance apparatus includes a conduit connecting a flow generator and an outlet. The conduit includes a venturi formation. The apparatus further includes an oxygen inlet in fluid communication or selective fluid communication with an oxygen outlet. The oxygen outlet is directed into the conduit and toward a mouth of the venturi formation. The flow generator provides a flow path for air to enter the conduit when the flow generator is not operating.
US10583262B2	Device for detecting air flow A device for detecting a flow of respiration in a conduit includes a source of a gas jet interfaced to a side of the conduit. The source of the gas jet emits a jet of gas aimed across the conduit. A main port is interfaced to a distal side of the conduit for receiving the jet of gas and a pressure-detecting device is interfaced to the main port. In absence of the flow within the conduit, the gas jet enters the main port and the pressure-detecting device reports a first pressure. In presence of the flow within the conduit, the gas jet is deflected away from the main port by the flow and the pressure-detecting device reports a second pressure, the second pressure being lower than the first pressure.
US10583256B2	Syringe with rolling diaphragm A syringe for a fluid delivery system includes a pressure jacket having a distal end, a proximal end, and a throughbore therebetween. The syringe further includes a rolling diaphragm having a proximal end with an end wall for engaging a plunger, a distal end received within the throughbore of the pressure jacket. A sidewall extends between the proximal end and the distal end of the rolling diaphragm along a longitudinal axis. At least a portion of one of the sidewall and the end wall has non-uniform thickness. At least a portion of the sidewall is flexible and rolls upon itself when acted upon by the plunger such that an outer surface of the sidewall at a folding region is folded in a radially inward direction as the plunger is advanced from the proximal end to the distal end of the rolling diaphragm.
US10583253B2	Injection device An injection device has a plunger for displacing a stopper in a syringe or carpule, a holder for the plunger, a drive for the axial displacement of the holder of the plunger, and a control device functionally assigned to the drive. The plunger, or at least a subcomponent thereof, relative to the holder, the holder is able to move over a limited distance relative to the plunger or a subcomponent thereof, opposing a pretensioning force, in that a sensor device is included which detects the relative position of the plunger, or at least a subcomponent thereof, relative to the holder, which comprises at least one sensor element which works together with the control device. The control device is designed such that, upon activation of the sensor element, the speed of advancement of the holder of the plunger is at least reduced.
US10583242B2	Line management device The present invention includes a line manager to hold and removably secure within an aperture one or more lines or tubes adjacent to a patient on or near a bed rail, body, or other device. In some embodiments, the line manager is attached to a bed rail of a hospital, or medical bed and may be used to position and label the various tubes or lines going to the patient. The line manager may be made of a flexible material and can be a single use device or a multiple use device.
US10583241B2	Drug delivery device A drug delivery device for injecting medicament, the device including a main body having a surface for contacting a patient, an actuation button (110, 420, 436) movably disposed relative to the main body, and a reservoir disposed within the main body for containing a medicament. The device also includes a needle having a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a lumen extending proximally from the distal end, wherein the lumen is fluidly connectable with the reservoir. The device further includes a removable needle cover (114, 400) for selectively covering the distal end of the needle and selectively preventing movement of the actuation button relative to the main body that initiates activation of the device.
US10583234B2	Heart help device, system and method An implantable heart help device adapted for implantation in a human patient is provided. The device comprising a fixating member adapted to fixate said device to a part of the human body comprising bone. Further a method of fixating an implantable heart help device in a human patient is provided. The method comprises the steps of: cutting the skin of said human patient, dissecting an area of the body comprising bone, and fixating said implantable heart help device to said part of the body comprising bone.
US10583225B2	Method of coating scoring or cutting balloon catheters The present invention is related to scoring or cutting balloon catheters carrying at least on a portion of their surface at least one oxidation-insensitive drug or oxidation-insensitive polymer free drug preparation and at least one lipophilic antioxidant at a ratio of 3-100% by weight of the at least one lipophilic antioxidant in relation to 100% by weight of the drug, wherein the at least one oxidation-insensitive drug is selected of taxes, thalidomide, statins, corticoids and lipophilic derivatives of corticoids, and the at least one lipophilic antioxidant is selected of nordihydroguaiaretic acid, resveratrol and propyl gallate.
US10583224B2	Multi-component non-biodegradable implant, a method of making and a method of implantation An implant comprising at least three components, namely, a solid hydrogel, a porous hydrogel adjacent to or surrounding the solid hydrogel (together considered “the hydrogel”), and a porous rigid base. The solid hydrogel and porous rigid base carry joint load, and the porous hydrogel layer and the porous rigid base allow for cellular migration into and around the implant. The invention is also a novel method of manufacturing the implant, a novel method of implanting the implant, and a method of treating, repairing or replacing biological tissue, more preferably musculoskeletal tissue, with the implant.
US10583223B2	Antimicrobial silver complex coated surface The present invention relates to orthopedic implants, in particular to hip and knee prostheses, substantially involving metallic substrates with an antibacterial surface treatment consisting of silver immobilized in an organic linker and ligand via a multistep solution dipping and drying process. This treatment while being biocompatible is designed to inhibit bacterial growth and therefore combat periprosthetic infection which is one of the main causes of revision in hip and knee arthroplasty.
US10583222B2	Composite biomaterials with improved bioactivity and their use for bone substitute The present invention concerns composite biomaterials comprising ceramic and a biodegradable polymer gel, with improved bioactivity, their process of preparation and their use for orthopedics, dentistry or reconstructive surgery, in particular for use as a bone filler.
US10583217B2	Implant and method for producing implant There is provided an implant that is safe for the living body. An angular plate as the implant includes a bone supporting plate part and a blade part. The blade part is integrally formed with the bone supporting plate part, and extends from one end of the bone supporting plate part at a predetermined angle α (0°<α<180°) relative to the bone supporting plate part. The angular plate is formed from a titanium-tantalum-based alloy containing tin. The angular plate is preferably formed from a titanium-tantalum-based alloy containing tin in which a Young's modulus is decreased by increasing the reduction ratio thereof.
US10583214B2	Sterilization container with battery powered sensor module for monitoring the environment in the container A sterilization container with a sensor module for monitoring the environmental characteristics internal to the container. The sensor module includes a normally closed end bore. A sensor is disposed in the closed end void space. Other sensors also part of the module monitor the pressure and temperature of the environment inside the container. Based on the measurements of the environment in the container and the environment within the closed end void space it is possible to determine the extent to which the container is filled with saturated steam.
US10583210B2	Auger electron therapy for glioblastoma A method is provided for treating or ameliorating a high-grade glioma in a patient, which method comprises intracerebral administering of a radioactive agent characterized by a short-range cytotoxic ionizing radiation by convection-enhanced delivery. Further, a radioactive agent characterized by a short-range cytotoxic ionizing radiation is provided for use in treating or ameliorating a high-grade glioma, where the agent is administered by intracerebral convection-enhanced delivery.
US10583208B2	Methods for making ultrasound contrast agents Provided herein are improved methods for preparing phospholipid formulations including phospholipid UCA formulations.
US10583205B2	Hyperpolarized noble gas production systems with nanocluster suppression, detection and/or filtering and related methods and devices Systems, methods and related devices used to produce and collect polarized noble gas to inhibit, suppress, detect or filter alkali metal nanoclusters to preserve or increase a polarization level thereof. The systems can include a pre-sat chamber that has an Area Ratio between 20 and 500.
US10583199B2	Nanocarriers having surface conjugated peptides and uses thereof for sustained local release of drugs Disclosed are biodegradable nanocarriers that have a net positive surface charge and zeta potential between about +2 to about +20 mV. The positive surface charge of the nanocarriers is provided by peptides that are covalently attached to the surface of the nanocarriers. The nanocarriers may comprise a drug and may be administered for localized and sustained delivery of the drug.
US10583197B2	Antibody-active agent conjugates and methods of use The invention provides protein-active agent conjugates having an amino acid motif that can be recognized by an isoprenoid transferase. The invention also provides compositions containing the conjugates. The invention further provides methods for using the conjugates to deliver the active agent to a target cell, as well as methods for using the conjugates to treat a subject in need thereof (e.g., a subject in need of the active agent).
US10583189B2	Emulsified vaccine to obtain formulations of concentrated IgY immunoglobulins; processes and uses for the same The present invention relates to a therapy for treating or preventing several diseases in animals, based on the administration of a highly concentrated avian derived immunoglobulins formulation, obtained from the egg yolk from hens previously hiper-immunized with a vaccine formulation comprising infectious agents or toxins antigens, a light mineral oil and a particulate adjuvant.
US10583187B2	Glycoconjugation processes and compositions The invention provides eTEC linked glycoconjugates comprising a saccharide covalently conjugated to a carrier protein through a (2-((2-oxoethyl)thio)ethyl)carbamate (eTEC) spacer, immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and methods for the preparation and use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.
US10583185B2	Methods and compositions for immune protection against extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli Compositions and methods are described for inducing an immune response against extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) to thereby provide immune protection against diseases associated with ExPEC. In particular, compositions and methods are described for using conjugates of E. coli polysaccharide antigens O25B, O1A, O2, and O6A covalently bound to a detoxified exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (EPA) carrier protein as vaccines for the prevention of invasive ExPEC disease caused by ExPEC serotypes O1A, O2, O6A and O25B.
US10583181B2	Recombinant multiple domain fusion protein mitogens and use thereof for inducing enhancement or repression of antigen-specific immunity The invention relates to cell stimulatory fusion proteins and DNA sequences, vectors comprising at least two agonists of TNF/TNFR super family, immunoglobulin super family, cytokine family proteins and optional antigen combination. Instructions for use of these proteins and DNA constructs as immune adjuvants and vaccines for treatment of various chronic diseases such as viral infection are also provided. Additionally, the use of these protein and DNA constructs as immune suppressant for treatment of various chronic diseases, such as autoimmunity and organ transplant rejection, is also illustrated.
US10583176B2	Diketopiperazine salts for drug delivery and related methods Drug delivery systems have been developed based on the formation of diketopiperazine carboxylate salts and microparticles containing the same. The systems may further comprise a bioactive agent. Related methods for making and using the biologically active agent delivery compositions are also provided. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts described can be formed by removal of solvent by methods including distillation, evaporation, spray drying or lyophilization.
US10583174B2	FGF21 compound / GLP-1R agonist combinations with optimized activity ratio The present invention relates to combinations, pharmaceutical compositions and fusion molecules comprising an FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) compound and a GLP-1R (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor) agonist with optimized GLP-1R agonist/FGF21 compound activity ratio. It further relates to their use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment of obesity, being overweight, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis (NASH) and/or atherosclerosis.
US10583170B2	Compositions for treating pathological calcification conditions, and methods using same The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with pathological calcification or pathological ossification. In certain embodiments, the diseases or disorders are selected from the group consisting of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI), Idiopathic Infantile Arterial Calcification (IIAC), Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL), hypophosphatemic rickets, osteoarthritis, calcification of atherosclerotic plaques, PXE, hereditary and non-hereditary forms of osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hardening of the arteries occurring with aging, calciphylaxis resulting from end stage renal disease and progeria.
US10583166B2	Antigen-binding proteins comprising recombinant protein scaffolds Disclosed herein are recombinant protein scaffolds and recombinant multifunctional protein scaffolds for use in producing antigen-binding proteins In addition, nucleic acids encoding such recombinant protein scaffolds, recombinant multifunctional protein scaffolds, and antigen-binding proteins are provided Vectors and cells useful for expression of the described proteins are also provided, as are methods of use.
US10583162B2	Compositions useful in the prevention and/or treatment of osteoarticular inflammation and pain and cartilage damage The present invention relates to compositions comprising: a) a Vitis vinifera extract in free form or in the form of a complex with phospholipids, or a Punica granatum extract; and b) a lipophilic extract of Zingiber officinale; and c) a lipophilic extract obtained from plants containing polyunsaturated fatty acid isobutylamides selected from the group consisting of Echinacea spp. extract or Zanthoxylum spp. extract or Acmella oleracea (or Spilanthes oleracea) extract; and d) an unsaponifiable fraction of olive oil and/or corn oil; or e) N-acetyl glucosamine; or f) diacerein; and their use in the prevention and/or treatment of osteoarticular inflammation and pain, and cartilage damage.
US10583144B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US10583143B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of abnormal bone formation in a soft tissue Provided herein are methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of abnormal bone formation in a soft tissue. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions treat and/or prevent a disease or disorder comprising abnormal bone formation in soft tissue. Exemplary diseases or disorders that can be treated with the methods and compositions described herein include, but are not limited to, heterotopic ossification diseases such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive, anklyosing spondylosis, traumatic heterotopic ossification, burn- or blast-injury associated heterotopic ossification, and joint replacement surgery associated heterotopic ossification.
US10583123B2	Method for the treatment of ATG4-related disorders The present invention relates to the area of ATG4-related disorders. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of treating an ATG4B-related disorder comprising a step of administering a subject with an effective amount of tioconazole. The present invention relates also to a method of increasing a subject's responsiveness to a therapy for a cancer comprising inhibition of ATG4B activity in cells; said method comprises administering the subject with an effective amount of tioconazole. The present invention also relates to a method for enhancing or inducing a response in a cancer cell consisting of cytotoxicity, chemosensitivity or starvation-sensitivity; said method comprises administering a subject with an effective amount of tioconazole to inhibit ATG4B's activity.
US10583121B2	Patch A patch for administering asenapine includes a support layer, and an adhesive agent layer formed on the support layer and including an adhesive base agent and asenapine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The adhesive base agent has a content in a range of 10 to 90% by mass in the adhesive agent layer and includes a natural rubber, polyisobutylene, an alkyl vinyl ether(co)polymer, polyisoprene, polybutadiene, a styrene-butadiene copolymer, a styrene-isoprene copolymer, a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, or a combination thereof. When a content of the asenapine and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in terms of free asenapine in the adhesive agent layer is 3.4 mg, an AUC2-120 for a period starting from the time when the patch is brought into contact with a skin for 24 hours is 27,000 pg·hr/mL or more, and an AUC2-120 of an asenapine metabolite is 20% or less of the AUC2-120 of the free asenapine.
US10583120B2	Composition having a muscle-relaxant and anti-inflammatory activity A pharmaceutical composition or dietary supplement having a muscle-relaxant and anti-inflammatory activity is described, which is effective in the treatment of muscle, bone, articular and tendon pathologies, comprising, as active ingredients, a combination of magnesium, at least one ketoboswellic acid and L-tryptophan.
US10583109B2	Use of silver(I) complexes as anticancer agents The present invention relates to the use of silver(I) monophosphine complexes as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's), including anticancer agents, for the treatment, diagnosis and/or prevention of cancer. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such complexes and further extends to a method of treating or diagnosing a subject/patient suffering from cancer.
US10583104B2	Tuneable delivery of nanoparticle bound active plasmin for the treatment of thrombosis Compositions and methods for therapeutic delivery are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to nanoparticle compositions that sequester the activity of a target molecule while leaving other domains accessible to bind targeted tissues of interest. Methods for thrombus dissolution include administering a nanoparticle reversibly coupled to a target molecule that can dissolve a blood clot. Compositions and methods for inducing blood clotting are also disclosed. Methods for inducing blood clotting include administering a nanoparticle reversibly coupled to a target molecule that can induce the formation of a blood clot. Methods for sequestering a target molecule are also disclosed. The method includes reversibly coupling a target molecule to a nanoparticle having an affinity ligand that reversibly couples the target molecule, and thus, sequesters the target molecule activity until the target molecule interacts with its substrate resulting in the release of the target molecule.
US10583097B2	Extensional viscosity to promote safe swallowing of food boluses Nutritional products having improved cohesiveness of food boluses and methods of making and using same are provided. The nutritional products may include nutritional compositions and high molecular weight, water-soluble polymers such that the nutritional products have extensional viscosities that provide improved cohesiveness to the nutritional products and Trouton ratios of at least 6. Methods of administering such nutritional products to patients having impaired swallowing ability and/or dysphagia are also provided.
US10583094B2	Therapeutic methods that target the NCCA-ATP channel The present invention is directed to therapeutic compositions targeting the NCCa-ATP channel of an astrocyte, neuron or capillary endothelial cell and methods of using same. More specifically, agonists and antagonists of the NCCa-ATP channel are contemplated. The therapeutic compositions are used to treat cancer, more specifically, a metastatic brain tumor, wherein a tumor-brain barrier is present. Such treatments are contemplated in combination with conventional anti-cancer therapies. Alternatively, the compositions are used to prevent cell death and to treat cerebral edema that result from ischemia, due to interruption of blood flow, to tissue trauma or to increased tissue pressure.
US10583093B2	Transdermal therapeutic system with fentanyl or related substances The invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS), comprising a backing layer, which is permeable to the active ingredient, at least one matrix layer, comprising fentanyl or an active agent analogous to fentanyl, based on polyacrylate and a protective layer to be removed before usage, characterized in that the polyacrylate polymer is self-adhesive, free of carboxyl groups, has a saturation solubility for fentanyl of 3 to 20 wt. %, preferably of 4 to 12 and particularly of 5 to 10 wt. % and the layers contain at least 80% of the included active ingredient in a molecularly-dispersed, dissolved form.
US10583086B2	Technology for preparation of macromolecular microspheres Microspheres are produced by contacting an aqueous solution of a protein or other macromolecule with an organic solvent and a counterion, and chilling the solution. The microspheres are useful for preparing pharmaceuticals of defined dimensions.
US10583076B2	Agent and method for the temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibers Cosmetic compositions for the temporarily shaping of keratinic fibers and methods for using such cosmetic compositions are provided. In one example, a cosmetic composition includes at least one non-crosslinked, hydrophobically modified (meth)acrylic acid copolymer, and at least one copolymer that includes at least in part monomer units. The monomer units include styrene, and acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid.
US10583064B1	Stairway descending assistance device An apparatus for assisting a user with safer descent of a stairway that has at least one handrail. The apparatus essentially serves as a second handrail which the user can hold onto and depend on to support their weight, while holding onto a handrail while they descend the stairway. The user would use the apparatus in the handrail engaged configuration when descending a stairway, and in the stowed configuration for all other venues. The portability allows the user to bring the apparatus with them everywhere, enabling the user to become comfortable and confident with the apparatus' use.
US10583051B2	Method and apparatus for making an apertured web A method of creating a topsheet for an absorbent article is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a pre-cursor web of material, the pre-cursor web of material having a first surface and an opposing second surface, wherein the pre-cursor web of material is a composite or laminate web having a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is a film and the second layer is a nonwoven material having a plurality of fibers; forming a first plurality of apertures having sidewalls extending in a first direction from the pre-cursor web of material; forming a second plurality of apertures having sidewalls extending in a second direction from the pre-cursor material, wherein the first direction and the second direction are different; and forming a plurality of embossments in the pre-cursor web of material, wherein the embossments are oriented in a third direction opposite the first direction.
US10583050B2	Patterned apertured webs and methods for making the same A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is described herein. The topsheet includes a first zone disposed between a second zone and a third zone; a first end area and a second end area; and an array of features which includes one of apertures, tufts, ridges, or grooves disposed in the first zone. A plurality of bond sites are disposed in the second and third zones. The plurality of bond sites are configured in a curvilinear manner in at least the first end area or the second end area and mask a boundary of the first zone.
US10583042B2	Wound care devices, apparatus, and treatment methods A wound care device for delivering topical oxygen therapy and negative pressure wound therapy for treatment of a wound. The wound care device may include an oxygen supply membrane electrode device (MEA), a vacuum pump and motor, a pressure sensor, and a power supply and electronic controls. A dressing may be connected to the wound care device for administering topical continuous oxygen therapy and negative pressure wound therapy to a wound. The wound care device may be operated to provide simultaneous topical oxygen therapy and negative pressure wound therapy, continuous oxygen therapy with intermittent negative pressure wound therapy, and alternating oxygen therapy and negative pressure wound therapy.
US10583041B2	Methods of correcting vision Methods of correcting vision for presbyopia, including remodeling a stroma with a laser to create an intracorneal shape, where the corneal shape includes a central region with a thickness that is about 50 microns or less measured from an extension of a shape of a peripheral region of the corneal shape, wherein remodeling a portion of the stroma increases a curvature of a central portion of the anterior surface of the cornea with a central elevation change for near vision.
US10583037B2	Heating device using exothermic chemical reaction The current invention discloses a treatment device having a heat source, a power source, a heat applicator and a lighting mechanism. The power source includes at least one battery having superior properties such as prolonged electricity production and prompt recharging. The heat applicator includes a heat conductive layer made from nanofibers, providing highly efficient heat distribution to the targeted regions. The lighting mechanism employs light emitting nano fibers to treat targeted regions. The power source provides energy to the light source, which generates light so that the applicator may distribute to an injury site or wound bed of a user. The heat source may be an exothermic chemical reaction designed to last for several hours supplying heat to the treatment device or an electronically produced heat. The treatment device further comprises a plurality of electrodes for electrical stimulation treatment.
US10583035B2	Inserter The present invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle (3) having a longitudinal opening (8) at its first end, said opening (8) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end (8 a) and a second end (8 b), a movable slider (5) arranged in said longitudinal opening (8) and having a first end (5 a) and a second end (5 b), a plunger (2) attached to the handle (3) and having a longitudinal axis, and an insertion tube (6) having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plunger (2), the insertion tube (6) being, along said longitudinal axis, movably arranged around the plunger (2). The invention is characterised in that it further comprises a flange (4) arranged on the insertion tube (6) at its first end, and means for locking the slider (5) into a position showing the correct insertion depth for the intrauterine system, said means being adjustable with respect to the opening (8) of the handle.
US10583027B2	Orthosis walking boot An orthosis walking boot includes a posterior plastic shell with an open foot supporting portion extending outward from an integral open vertical leg extension to support a user's foot and leg and an anterior plastic shell with a horizontal foot covering portion for overlapping and covering the open foot supporting portion of the posterior shell and an integral open vertical leg extension for positioning within the posterior open vertical leg extension of the posterior shell. A two layer foam posterior liner extends upward within the posterior shell open vertical leg extension to receive the user's leg and adjustable fastening units secure the anterior shell to the posterior shell. An alternative orthosis walking boot with integrally attached foam liners on the posterior plastic shell and the anterior plastic shell is provided.
US10583025B2	Wearing module and motion assistance apparatus including the same A wearing module and a motion assistance apparatus including the same is disclosed, wherein the wearing module may include a base frame having a predetermined curved form to cover a body portion of a user, the base frame formed by a rigid material, a middle frame connected to the base frame and formed by a flexible material, the middle frame disposed in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the base frame, and a connecting member extended from both end portions of the base frame to cover an edge of the middle frame, and bent to correspond to a deformation of the middle frame.
US10583019B2	Stent A stent is disclosed that has an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, at least one open spiral channel formed on the exterior surface of the body to provide fluid communication between the proximal end and the distal end. The stent also has a central lumen open at the proximal and distal ends of the stent for the passage of a guide wire. A method for using the stent and a kit containing the stent are also disclosed.
US10583018B2	Method of identifying parameter of characteristic of muscle, and walking assistance apparatuses and method based on the method Disclosed is a method of identifying a parameter of a characteristic of a muscle, and walking assistance apparatuses and method based on the method. The method of identifying a parameter of a characteristic of a muscle includes estimating a first torque of a joint based on an electromyogram (EMG) signal, estimating a second torque of the joint based on motion data, and identifying a parameter of a characteristic of a muscle associated with the joint based on the first torque and the second torque.
US10583015B2	Intervertebral implant An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions that can each have proximal and distal wedge surf aces disposed at proximal and distal ends thereof. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal protrusions to converge towards each other and contact the respective ones of the proximal and distal wedge surfaces. Such contact can thereby transfer the longitudinal movement of the proximal and distal protrusions against the proximal and distal wedge surfaces to cause the separation of the upper and lower body portions, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant. The upper and lower body portions can have side portions that help facilitate linear translational movement of the upper body portion relative to the lower body portion.
US10583014B2	Intervertebral implant with keel An intervertebral implant component of an intervertebral implant includes an outer surface for engaging an adjacent vertebra and an inner surface. A keel extends from the outer surface and is designed to be disposed in a slot provided in the adjacent vertebra. This keel extends in a plane which is non-perpendicular to the outer surface; and preferably there are two of the keels extending from the outer surface which are preferably offset laterally from one another. In another embodiment, an anterior shelf is provided at an anterior end of the outer surface, and this anterior shelf extends vertically away from the inner surface in order to help prevent bone growth from the adjacent vertebra towards the inner surface. Further in accordance with disclosed embodiments, various materials, shapes and forms of construction of the component and/or keel provide various benefits.
US10583012B1	Universal shoulder prosthesis system A modular shoulder prosthesis system, in at least one embodiment, provides flexibility in shoulder replacements and ability to switch between a traditional anatomic Total Shoulder Replacement (ta-TSR) to a reverse Total Shoulder Replacement (r-TSR). Optionally, the system provides for a modular adaptation for the glenoid side in a Total Shoulder Replacement (TSR). The system includes a baseplate, a modular component, a humeral stem and a modular humeral component. The baseplate includes a base with a pair of notches extending down from the top surface on opposed sides of the base. The modular component and the modular humeral component configured to cooperate with each other. The baseplate is capable of attachment to different modular components and the humeral stem is capable of attachment to different modular humeral components to facilitate both ta-TSR and r-TSR with a change in the modular component and change in the modular humeral component.
US10583005B2	Medical device handle A medical device handle may include a handle housing including a cavity disposed within the handle housing. The medical device handle may include a carriage assembly disposed within the cavity and operatively connected to the tubular member and the medical implant, the carriage assembly being longitudinally movable between a distal position and a proximal position by rotation of a control knob with respect to the handle housing, the control knob being disposed around a proximal end of the handle housing. The carriage assembly may include a carriage member, a first sliding member, a second sliding member, and a locking element configured to releasably fix the first sliding member and the second sliding member relative to the carriage member. The locking element may be rotatable relative to the handle housing.
US10583000B2	Prosthesis for atraumatically grasping intralumenal tissue and methods of delivery A prosthesis can comprise an expandable frame, a plurality of distal anchors and a plurality of proximal anchors. The anchors can extend outwardly from the frame. The frame can be configured to radially expand and contract for deployment within a body cavity. The frame and anchors can have one of many different shapes and configurations. For example, when the frame is in an expanded configuration, the frame can have a larger cross-sectional dimension in a middle portion of the frame and a smaller cross-sectional dimension in a proximal portion and a distal portion of the frame, wherein the middle portion is between the proximal and distal portions. As another example, the anchors can have looped ends, the entire anchor may loop out from the frame.
US10582995B2	Intra-oral prostheses and other anatomical prostheses Described herein are intra-oral prostheses that can help replace or augment the function of the native tongue, such as to assist with swallowing. Disclosed prostheses can provide mechanical force, based on the power of mastication, to propel a food bolus into the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. Disclosed prostheses can be used to enhance swallowing rehabilitation as a temporary aid and/or can be used to permanently replace lost tongue functionality. Also disclosed are other anatomical prostheses, such as to provide power for the articulation of dysfunctional extremities, by transforming mechanical force from another nearby functioning muscle group.
US10582993B2	Smart surgical spacer for tissue-implant interface A surgical spacer equipped to measure important parameters for determining the optimal placement of a surgically-implanted sling.
US10582992B2	Method for determining a mapping of the contacts and/or distances between the maxillary and mandibular arches of a patient The invention relates to a method for determining a mapping of the contacts and/or distances between the teeth of the maxillary arch and the mandibular arch of a patient, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: obtaining the mandibular kinematics recorded on the patient; obtaining surface meshes of the maxillary arch and the mandibular arch and registering said meshes relative to one another; creating a reduced mesh of at least one of said arches, comprising the selection, in the mesh of said arch, of the cells in which the nodes are located at a distance of less than 1 cm from the mesh of the opposite arch; creating, for each cell of said reduced mesh, a bounding box comprising a plurality of voxels surrounding said cell; using the mandibular kinematics, calculating a network of contacts comprising, for each voxel of the bounding box, information on the existence of a contact between said voxel and a node of the mesh of the opposite arch during a relative movement of the mandibular arch in relation to the maxillary arch.
US10582986B2	System and method for positioning three-dimensional brackets on teeth System and methods for positioning 3D virtual brackets on teeth for the precise positioning of conventional brackets and wire. Various reference features may be calculated for the teeth and used to calculate a position for the virtual bracket. Reference features that are calculated include curve of Spee, Andrew's plane, and a facial axis of the clinical crown for the teeth.
US10582985B2	Device for surgical instrument, having sensors for the storage of information Some embodiments are directed to a device for a surgical instrument, including at least one sensor, a circuit for controlling and processing signals coming from the at least one sensor, a memory for storing information coming from the circuit, and a radio interface for transmitting this information to an external device, the sensor(s), the circuit, the memory and the radio interface being powered by a power source, the circuit, the memory, the radio interface and the power source being housed in one or several hermetic and heat and pressure resistant case(s), in order to allow an autonomous operation of the device.
US10582982B2	Disposable multi-purpose tool for total knee arthroplasty A multi-purpose measurement tool comprises an elongate beam and a slide. The elongate beam extends from a first end to a second end, and comprises a first fixed jaw, a second fixed jaw, and a track. The first fixed jaw extends from the beam at the first end. The second fixed jaw extends from the beam opposite the first jaw and spaced from the first end. The track extends across the elongate beam through the first end. The slide has a first end extending from the track and a second end extending into the track. The slide has a moveable jaw extending from the slide opposite the first fixed jaw. The slide can also have a front face and a back face, each face with readable measurement indicia thereon.
US10582979B2	Input device assemblies for robotic surgical systems Methods and devices for controlling a robotic system includes receiving a signal in response to movement of an input device through an input distance, determining the position of a repositioning control disposed on the input device, and moving the tool of the robotic system in response to movement of the input device the input distance. The input device is coupled to an input shaft of an input arm. The robotic system moving the tool a first distance when the repositioning control is in a deactivated position and moves the tool a second distance when the repositioning control in an activated position. The first distance is greater than the second distance.
US10582967B2	Cauterization devices, methods, and systems Aspects of this disclosure pertain to a device with an elongated body having a distal end. The distal end may comprise a port that permits discharge of a laser energy towards a tissue from an optical fiber located in the distal end. An exterior surface of the distal end may include a cauterization portion that permits discharge of a cauterization energy towards the tissue. In some aspects, the device includes an insulative portion that attaches the distal end to the elongated body and limits energy transfer therebetween. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10582960B2	Methods and devices for selective disruption of visceral fat by controlled cooling In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of cooling to produce selective disruption of visceral fat tissue in a non-infant human subject comprising infusing a cooled fluid into the abdominal or peritoneal cavity, or into other parts of the body containing visceral fat, to cool the proximal tissue sufficiently to selectively disrupt lipid-rich cells therein, for example, to promote subsequent damage and absorption of lipid-rich cells by the body without producing unwanted effects in non-lipid-rich cells; e.g., without injury to internal organ tissues that could otherwise produce life-threating risks. The cooled fluid can be infused using a catheter arrangement. The cooled fluid can be retained within the abdominal category for a particular duration, and then drained using the catheter arrangement. In certain embodiments, the cooled fluid can be simultaneously introduced into the abdominal cavity and drained therefrom.
US10582956B2	Implants for bridging osseous defects Various modular implants and modular implant systems are disclosed herein, as are methods of implanting the same. The modular implant systems can include modular implants that are stacked on each other to define a modular implant system, which in an example can be used to replace or augment a void in bone. The modular implants can interact with an intramedullary implant to, for instance, assist with a fusion procedure.
US10582953B2	Spinal fixation construct and methods of use A spinal fixation construct for aligning vertebral bodies includes a bone screw, a spinal rod, a flexible member, and a fixation member. The spinal rod is disposed within a saddle portion of a housing of the bone screw, and includes an elongated body having a first end and a second end. The spinal rod is formed from a first material having a first modulus of elasticity. The flexible member is coupled to the spinal rod, and includes an elongated body having a first end portion and a second end portion. The flexible member is formed from a second material having a second modulus of elasticity that is different from the first modulus of elasticity. The fixation member includes a threaded body portion and a head portion defining a hole therethrough. A portion of the flexible member extends through the hole of the head portion.
US10582949B2	Sheath assembly and multihole catheter for different fields of endoscopic surgery involving suction, irrigation and material removal A sheath assembly for different fields of endoscopic surgery involving suction, irrigation and material removal comprising a tubular sheath including a sheath cannula having an inner open end for introducing into body region requiring surgery and a suction unit with controllable suction provision operatively connected to the outer other open end of the tubular sheath comprising a reservoir. The reservoir includes a reservoir inlet connected in line with the outer other open end of the tubular sheath, a reservoir outlet connected to a suction machine and perpendicularly disposed with respect to the reservoir inlet, a releasably attachable sealing assembly to allow passage of operating endoscope through the reservoir and make assembly of the reservoir and the operating endoscope water and air tight for functioning of the suction unit; and a suction control opening disposed in operative cooperation with said reservoir outlet to provide alternative suction zone in the sheath assembly.
US10582948B2	Apparatus and method for minimally invasive surgery A single body port or body flange access device and method for performing laparoscopic surgery are disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of crisscrossing conduits through which surgical instruments may be inserted. The instruments are manipulated so that triangulation is obtained using one patient body flange while standard surgical procedures are performed on the patient.
US10582946B2	Hydrodynamic eccentrically pivoting catheter A hydrodynamic catheter includes a catheter body with a catheter lumen and an infusion tube extending within the catheter body, the infusion tube configured for coupling with a fluid source near the catheter proximal portion. An inflow orifice and an outflow orifice are positioned at locations along a catheter body perimeter. A fluid jet emanator is in fluid communication with the infusion tube, where the fluid jet emanator includes one or more jet orifices configured to direct one or more fluid jets through the catheter lumen from near the inflow orifice toward the outflow orifice. A pivot cylinder located along the catheter body perimeter is positioned distal relative to one or more of the fluid jet emanator, the inflow orifice, or the outflow orifice.
US10582945B2	Surgical devices and systems with rotating end effector assemblies having an ultrasonic blade Surgical devices and systems having rotating end effector assemblies for treating tissue are provided. Methods for using the same are also provided.
US10582943B2	Tools and methods for tissue removal The present invention is directed to material removal instrument for forming cavities in interior body regions, particularly cavities in intervertebral discs and vertebrae. The instrument includes a cannula and a rotation mechanism disposed at least partially within the cannula. A cutting element extends from the rotation mechanism and impacts and dislocates tissue as the rotation mechanism is rotated within the body. Dislocated tissue with withdrawn from the body via the cannula.
US10582940B2	Rigid and flexible laparoscopic tool shafts and methods using same Laparoscopic tool shafts and devices and methods for enhancing their rigidity in general or in specific directions are provided. Laparoscopic tool shafts having rigid external shafts and relatively rigid rods and laparoscopic tool shafts having flexible external shafts and relatively rigid rods are also provided.
US10582933B2	Oscillating surgical cutting tool The present invention provides a cutting tool for surgical procedures. More specifically, the present invention provides a rotary surgical cutting tool which overcomes the disadvantages of prior art surgical cutting tools by providing a rotary cutting tool having straight flutes, with each side of the flute being provided with a cutting edge that permits cutting in both directions during limited oscillatory motion of the rotary surgical cutting tool. The areas between the cutting edges are provided with relief to reduce friction while the flute moves the cut material away from the cutting edges.
US10582928B2	Articulation lock arrangements for locking an end effector in an articulated position in response to actuation of a jaw closure system A surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector that is articulatable relative to an elongate shaft. The end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The second jaw is movable between an open position and closed positions when a closure member is moved in a closing direction. An articulation lock is configured to move from a locked configuration wherein the end effector is prevented from articulating and an unlocked configuration wherein the end effector is articulatable. The articulation lock is configured to move from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration when the closure member is moved from the open position in the closing direction.
US10582925B2	Devices, systems, and methods for knotless suture anchors Various devices, systems, and methods for knotless suture anchors are provided. In general, a guide device can be cannulated and can be configured to slidably receive therein an inserter tool configured to deliver a suture anchor into a hole formed in bone, such as with a drill advanced through the guide device. The guide device with the inserter tool therein can be configured to be held as a unit by one hand of a person, e.g., a surgeon or other medical personnel.
US10582916B2	Laparoscopic seal bridge A system for passing an end portion of a needle system from a body cavity to an outer environment through a laparoscopic port is provided. The system comprises an elongated Sleeve which comprises a second proximal opening, a second distal opening, a second lumen extending between the second proximal opening and the second distal opening, and a seal provided in the second lumen. The system further comprises a seal bridge which comprises an elongated body. The elongated sleeve is telescopically introducible at a first proximal end, through a first lumen and bypassing a seal mechanism of the laparoscopic port. The seal bridge is adapted to be inserted through the second proximal opening to be deployed in the second lumen and thereby bridging across and/or deactivating the seal of the elongated sleeve.
US10582915B2	Film for oral hemostasis and wound protection The present disclosure relates to a film for oral hemostasis and wound protection and, more particularly, to a film for oral hemostasis and wound protection which, being attached to a wound area in an oral cavity, delays or prevents microbleeds and controls medicinal component release. The film provided by the present disclosure is capable of including a polyol, an alcohol and a biodegradable polymer in the state of partial swelling, thereby locally absorbing blood or pus or arresting hemorrhage. Moreover, due to its high elongation ratio, the film provided by the present disclosure is capable of maintaining its adhesive force even when having blood, saliva and pus absorbed inside an oral cavity and conveniently deforming according to the shape of a seriously corrugated local area, which causes only slight foreign body sensation even after a long period of time of attachment on to the local area. In addition, the film provided by the present disclosure includes a disintegrant which is dissolved and released by reacting with blood to form microchannels that act as paths for drug release and is capable of adjusting the amount and the size of the microchannels, thereby controlling the amount of drug release. The present disclosure doesn't require a patient to detach the film attached inside an oral cavity by hand because the adhesive layer and the backing layer dissolve entirely over time.
US10582908B2	Sleep management device and methods for operation Various examples are directed to sleep management devices and methods of operating the same. A sleep management device may comprise a display. The sleep management device may be programmed to detect a first wake event and select a first wake routine associated with the first wake event. The sleep management device may execute the first wake routine at least in part by modulating an output of the display for a first duration. The sleep management device may also detect a second wake event different than the first wake event and second wake routine associated with the second wake event. The sleep management device may execute the second wake routine at least in part by modulating the output of the display for a second duration longer than the first duration.
US10582907B2	Deep learning based bone removal in computed tomography angiography A method and apparatus for deep learning based automatic bone removal in medical images, such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) volumes, is disclosed. Bone structures are segmented in a 3D medical image of a patient by classifying voxels of the 3D medical image as bone or non-bone voxels using a deep neural network trained for bone segmentation. A 3D visualization of non-bone structures in the 3D medical image is generated by removing voxels classified as bone voxels from a 3D visualization of the 3D medical image.
US10582899B2	Imaging system subject support An imaging system (100) includes a gantry (101) that defines an examination region (106) and a subject support (112). The subject support includes a tabletop (116) that supports an object or subject in the examination region for a scan of the object or subject and a base (114) that supports the tabletop. A support frame (132) supports the base. The base is moveably affixed to the support frame and moves between a plurality of predetermined locations, which are based on corresponding distances from the gantry. A support frame drive system (134) moves the base alternatively to one of the plurality of predetermined locations in response to an input signal indicative of the one of the plurality of predetermined locations, which corresponds to a location of interest for the scan of the object or subject.
US10582897B2	Method and device for comparing personal biological data of two users A wearable device comprising a memory storing data associated with a personal biology of a user, a short-range wireless transceiver for receiving, from a peer wearable device, data associated with a personal biology of a peer user, and a processor for comparing the received data with the data stored in the memory in order to determine whether or not there is a match. The device further comprises an indicator for generating a visual, audio or other sensory indication of a match when the data is determined to match.
US10582896B2	Orthopaedic monitoring system, methods and apparatus A method for assessing the orthopaedic performance of a joint of a patient can comprise implanting at least a first and second RF wirelessly detectable markers in first and second bones associated with a site and determining and storing their positions before a surgical procedure is performed. The procedure can be carried out on the site and the positions of the first and second markers can be detected and stored after the procedure has been completed. The detected positions can be used to generate a representation of the orthopaedic performance of the joint after the procedure.
US10582891B2	System and methods for monitoring physical therapy and rehabilitation of joints A system for monitoring a patient includes a sensor unit having a housing and sensors disposed in or around the housing; and a base having a shell and configured and arranged to be adhesively attached to skin of the patient. The sensors can be used to monitor physical therapy and rehabilitation of the patient. The sensor unit can provide information to a patient or clinician device to facilitate the monitoring. The sensor data can be used to determine measurements such as tilt angle of the sensor unit and range of motion measurements (such as extension, flexion, or forces associated with movement) of the anatomical region to which the sensor unit is attached. The sensor data can also be used for automated identification or classification of exercises performed by the patient.
US10582881B2	Sensor system and method for determining a breathing type A sensor system is for determining a breathing type of a subject. It has first and second electromagnetic radiation (e.g. optical) sensors, for example PPG sensors. The sensors are for application to the skin of the subject at different sensor locations. The signals from the first and second sensors are analyzed to determine if there is predominantly a first breathing type (e.g. chest breathing) or predominantly a second breathing type (e.g. belly breathing), or a mixture of the first and second breathing types.
US10582866B2	Heart failure progression monitoring based on LV conduction pattern and morphology trends Computer implemented methods, devices and systems for monitoring a trend in heart failure (HF) progression are provided. The method comprises sensing left ventricular (LV) activation events at multiple LV sensing sites along a multi-electrode LV lead. The activation events are generated in response to an intrinsic or paced ventricular event. The method implements program instructions on one or more processors for automatically determining a conduction pattern (CP) across the LV sensing sites based on the LV activation events, identifying morphologies (MP) for cardiac signals associated with the LV activation events and repeating the sensing, determining and identifying operations, at select intervals, to build a CP collection and an MP collection. The method calculates an HF trend based on the CP collection and MP collection and classifies a patient condition based on the HF trend to form an HF assessment.
US10582862B1	Determination and monitoring of basal heart rate A method and system for continuously monitoring basal heart rate are disclosed. The method comprises detecting a plurality of physiological signals of a user and in response to determining that the user is inactive, filtering the plurality of physiological signals to provide a set of data. The method further includes calculating the basal heart rate of the user using the set of data and an algorithmic process. The system includes at least one sensor to detect a plurality of physiological signals of a user, a processor coupled to the at least one sensor, and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device includes an application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to carry out the steps of the method.
US10582860B2	Pressure-sensing medical devices and medical device systems Medical device systems and methods for making and using medical device systems are disclosed. An example medical device system may include a guidewire. A pressure sensor assembly may be disposed within the guidewire. The pressure sensor assembly may include a pressure sensor and a first optical fiber coupled to the pressure sensor. The first optical fiber may have a first outer diameter. A cable may be coupled to the guidewire. The cable may include a second optical fiber. The second optical fiber may have a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter.
US10582857B2	Ultrasonic apparatus An ultrasonic apparatus includes an ultrasonic wave generating member having a light absorbing member that generates an ultrasonic wave when irradiated by a light from a light irradiating portion, and a transducer that detects the ultrasonic wave and converts the ultrasonic wave into an electric signal. The ultrasonic wave generating member includes an area that has a different light absorption coefficient in an irradiation area irradiated by the light from the light irradiating portion. Furthermore, in an area in which the light absorbing member is disposed, when an area irradiated by the light from the light irradiating portion is referred to as a transmitted ultrasonic wave generating area, the transmitted ultrasonic wave generating area functions as a surface sound source.
US10582851B2	Integrated device for ophthalmology A device (100) for ophthalmic radiation is provided. The device comprises a radiation interface (102), an optical branch coupler (104), and a plurality of ophthalmic units (106, 108, 110, 112). The radiation interface is adapted to at least one of output and capture radiation on an optical path (124). The optical path is directable towards a patient's eye. The optical branch coupler is adapted to couple output radiation from a plurality of optical branches (118, 119, 120, 122, 123) into the optical path and to couple captured radiation from the optical path into the optical branches. The captured radiation is spectrally split by the optical branch coupler into the optical branches. Each of the optical branches has a different spectral range. Each of the plurality of ophthalmic units is arranged to couple to one of the optical branches.
US10582845B1	Vaginal speculum The present disposable vaginal speculum invention, a clear cylinder shaped one-piece speculum, which improves the visualization of the vaginal walls, aids in the location of the cervix, and decreases the discomfort of the traditional two blade vaginal speculum. This disposable vaginal speculum design results in the enhancement of vaginal wall and cervical analysis.
US10582840B2	Endoscope apparatus Provided is an endoscope apparatus provided with: an elongated insertion portion that is inserted into a body; an image-acquisition portion that has an imaging optical system disposed at a distal end of the insertion portion and that acquires two images having parallax for the same imaging subject; an identifying portion that identifies an image of an object, which is in close proximity to the imaging optical system, that is captured only in one of the two images acquired by the image-acquisition portion; and a close-proximity-image-removal processing portion that processes the image so that the image of the object identified by the identifying portion is removed from the image.
US10582838B2	Medical robotic system with image referenced camera control using partitionable orientational and translational modes A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with articulatable instruments such as surgical tools and a camera extending out of its distal end. The camera instrument is manipulatable by a camera manipulator, which has a first mechanism for pivoting a focal point of the camera instrument about a pivot of the camera instrument and a second mechanism for positioning the pivot within a three-dimensional space in response to translational commands received from one or a coupled pair of input devices. The system also includes a controller which is configured to receive sensed movement of the input devices, and cause actuation of the first mechanism in response to the sensed movement if the system is in an orientational mode and cause actuation of the second mechanism in response to the sensed movement if the system is in a translational mode.
US10582835B2	Flexible endoscopic support system A scope system is provided including an elongate tube with a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The scope system also includes at least one accessory channel including a tubular structure with an accessory lumen extending therethrough, the at least one accessory channel movably disposed at least partially within the lumen of the elongate tube. The at least one accessory channel includes a distal section and a forward-viewing configuration and a side-viewing configuration. In the forward-viewing configuration, the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is substantially parallel to the distal portion of the elongate tube and in the side-viewing configuration, the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is arced at a radius greater than a radius of the distal portion of the elongate tube.
US10582834B2	Locatable expandable working channel and method A method and device is provided for accessing a target location within a branched network. The device may be passed through the working channel of a standard endoscope and includes a three-dimensional location sensor at its distal tip and an expandable extended working channel. The device has a very thin body proximal of the distal sensor such that, once the sensor is extended outside of the working channel of the endoscope, nearly all of the working channel may be used to pass tools through the extended working channel of the device.
US10582833B2	Endocoupler with induction coupling Endoscopic systems and methods that provide wireless power transmission from a camera head to at least one solid-state light source housed in an endoscopic device. The endoscopic systems and methods employ a multi-stage electromagnetic induction coupling mechanism that can wirelessly transfer power from the camera head to an endocoupler, as well as from the endocoupler to the solid-state light source, while allowing axial rotational motion of at least the camera head, the endocoupler, and/or the endoscopic device relative to one another.
US10582831B2	Doormat with changeable display and method therefor A doormat has a base member. A slot is formed in the base member, the slot running along a length and width of the base member. An opening is formed through a top surface of the base member into the slot. An insert is provided. The insert is approximately a size of the base member and configured to be slideable within the slot formed in the base member.
US10582829B2	Dishwasher with vertically adjustable dish rack A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one dish rack in the treating chamber, and a rack height adjustment assembly. The rack height adjustment assembly includes an adjuster plate slidably coupled to the at least one dish rack and fixed vertically relative to the tub, the adjuster plate including at least one adjuster detent, a locking lever having a catch end that is biased to engage the adjuster detent to hold the dish rack in place in either a lowered or raised position, the locking lever being pivotally movable relative to the at least one dish rack between an engaging position where the catch end engages the adjuster detent and a release position where the catch end does not engage the adjuster detent and the dish rack is vertically movable between the lowered and raised positions, and an actuator configured to move the locking lever to the release position when the actuator is moved from an undepressed position to a depressed position.
US10582827B2	Dishwasher The dishwasher includes a cabinet in which a washing space is formed, a supply pipe through which the washing water moves, and a nozzle unit connected to the supply pipe for spraying washing water into the washing space. The nozzle unit includes a unit body having an injection hole for injecting wash water into the washing space, a rotation holder coupled to the unit body, and a rotation holder rotatably disposed on the supply pipe. The supply pipe includes a holder that supports the rotation holder and is coupled along the periphery of the supply pipe.
US10582826B2	Water cleaning device and cleaner having the same A cleaner includes a nozzle assembly, a cleaner body coupled to the nozzle assembly, and a water cleaning device coupled to the nozzle assembly. The water cleaning device includes a water tank that is configured to hold a cloth and that defines a water storage area and an air hole, and a control device that is configured to open or close the air hole and that includes a movable member located outside of the water storage area and configured to move between a first position and a second position to open or close the air hole.
US10582824B2	Central vacuum cleaning system control subsystems A central vacuum cleaning system including a receptacle for receiving dirt; conduits terminating in valves to which a flexible hose may be attached; a motor for generating airflow through the conduits to the receptacle; a motor control circuit controlling power to the motor; and a remote module receiving, through a communications medium from the motor control circuit, signals indicating an operating condition of the central vacuum cleaning system.
US10582823B2	Vacuum cleaner including a surface cleaning head having a display A vacuum cleaner includes a surface cleaning head, a pivot assembly pivotally coupled to the surface cleaning head such that the pivot assembly is pivotable relative to the surface cleaning head, and a canister assembly coupled to the pivot assembly such that the canister assembly is supported above the surface cleaning head. The pivot assembly pivotally couples to the surface cleaning head such that the pivot assembly is pivotable relative to the surface cleaning head. The canister assembly includes an electrical source connector configured to connect to a power source. The electrical source connector is electrically connected to a plurality of electrical components via a pivot assembly electrical connection. The surface cleaning head further includes an appliance board having an appliance controller, a display board having a display, and a floor-type sensor, each of which being one of the plurality of electrical components.
US10582817B2	Toilet seat lighting apparatuses A toilet assembly that includes a toilet base including a bowl, a hinge assembly, and a toilet seat. The hinge assembly includes a housing configured to be secured to the toilet base; a lens comprising a base, which is enclosed within the housing, and a curved portion, which extends forward from the base beyond the housing to direct light from the light source downwardly toward the bowl, wherein the curved portion includes an upper arcuate surface and a lower arcuate surface; and a light source enclosed within the housing and configured to emit light toward an inlet of the base of the lens. The toilet seat is pivotally coupled to the hinge assembly, such that the toilet seat rotates relative to the housing and the lens.
US10582810B2	Shower enclosure system A joint for a shower enclosure includes a first end member, having a first flange, a rearwardly extending segment spaced apart from the first flange, and a rearwardly open recess defined between the first flange and the rearwardly extending segment. The joint further includes a second end member, having a second flange, a forwardly extending segment spaced apart from the second flange, and a forwardly open recess defined between the second flange and the forwardly extending segment. A gap is defined between the rearwardly extending segment and the second flange when the first end member and the second end member are coupled. The forwardly open recess is configured to receive the rearwardly extending segment and the rearwardly open recess is configured to receive the forwardly extending segment.
US10582809B2	Removable handle system Disclosed herein is a handle system comprising in one example: a grasping portion configured to be grasped by a user, the grasping portion also comprising a connecting end removably attached to a connector; the connecting end of the grasping portion comprising a fixed catch configured to mount the grasping portion to the connector so as to substantially maintain position of the grasping portion relative to the connector; the grasping portion comprising an inner surface forming a latch cavity; a pivot fulcrum within the latch cavity; a latch lever having an engagement portion, a catch portion, a fulcrum rest configured to maintain position of the latch lever on the pivot fulcrum; a button external of the grasping portion, the button configured to be actuated by a user; the button removably connected to the latch lever, wherein actuating the button rotates the latch lever, releasing the latch lever from the connector; and a biasing member biasing the latch lever to a latching position.
US10582805B1	Outdoor frying apparatus An outdoor food frying apparatus provides a frame that includes a cabinet having an open top and a open bottom. The frame can be in the form of a plurality of cabinet walls supportive upon a plurality of legs. A burner element is supported upon the frame and within the cabinet interior. The burner element includes a pair of spaced apart burner sections. The pot has a v-shaped bottom comprised of a pair of panels that intercept to form a obtuse angle. One of the burner sections directs a flame against one of the bottom panels, the other of the burner sections directing a flame against the other of the bottom panels. A slot on the cabinet extends to the open top, the valve traveling in the slot when the pot is placed upon the frame in a cooking position. A plurality of baskets are provided that selectively fit the pot interior including one basket that substantially fills the cabinet interior and a second basket that is much smaller than the first basket.
US10582798B2	Milk heating and dispensing and flavor dispensing system and apparatus The present invention includes a milk dispensing assembly for use with a beverage dispensing machine for combining milk, which is heated, ambient, unheated, or chilled, selectively with a second ingredient. The milk dispensing assembly includes a single milk passage for the introduction of a flow of milk and a single passage for the introduction of a second ingredient. The milk passage and ingredient passage are oriented to be fed into an intermediate passage which communicates with a swirl cavity defined by a mixing chamber. The introduction of milk and second ingredient is controlled to provide a variety of selected conditions of the resulting combination.
US10582794B1	Eyewear holder A device is adapted for positioning or mounting onto a surface, for holding eyewear or eyewear lenses in a substantially upright or nearly vertical position. The eyewear holder has a base member beneath an elongated bridge supporting member. The bridge supporting member can have a top surface configured for balancing the eyewear in the upright position and for restricting backward and downward movements of the eyewear. The base member can support a front retaining wall for restricting forward movement of the balanced eyewear; it can support a back retaining wall for restricting backward movement of the balanced eyewear. The retaining walls can have lateral walls that restrict sideward movement of the eyewear. In embodiments having both front and back retaining walls, they can define a slot transverse to the bridge supporting member, the slot for holding the eyewear and for minimizing forward, backward, and rotational movement of the eyewear.
US10582786B1	Double chamber bottle assembly A double chamber bottle assembly includes a first container that contains a fluid condiment and a second container that contains a fluid condiment. The second container releasably engages the first container such that the first and second containers form a bottle. A cap is rotatably coupled to each of the first and second containers and the cap has a plurality of dispensing apertures each extending therethrough. The cap is rotatable into a first open position to release the fluid condiment from the first container, a second open position to release the fluid condiment from the second container and a third open position to release both of the first and fluid condiments. A nozzle is coupled to the cap and the nozzle has a pair of chambers therein to receive, and subsequently dispense, the fluid condiment in the respective first and second containers.
US10582769B2	Cabinet system including accessory A system that includes a cabinet and an accessory that is capable of being stored within a storage compartment of the cabinet. The cabinet may include a mirrored door having a ferromagnetic element. The accessory may include another ferromagnetic element. The accessory may be mounted to the door by magnetic attraction between the ferromagnetic elements. When the accessory is within the cabinet, it may be mounted to a charger so as to charge a power source of the accessory. In some embodiments, the accessory may be automatically transitioned into an active state when it is detected that the accessory is mounted to the door. The accessory may include a user-operated actuator that has a first functionality when the accessory is mounted to the door and a second functionality when the accessory is not mounted to the door.
US10582757B2	Storage container with adjustable, convertible strap A reconfigurable waterproof bag is defined by a plurality of material surfaces extending in three dimensions, a strap for carrying the bag, and one or plurality of strap guide(s) into which the strap is disposed and through which the strap may be moved, the strap guide extending within or without the bag from any one of the plurality of surfaces to any other one of the plurality of material surfaces in three dimensional space without limitation to define a geometry of a strap path and coupling of the strap to the bag so that the bag is reconfigurable in a plurality of different carrying modes.
US10582750B2	Apparatus for heating hair rollers An apparatus for sequentially and individually heating hair rollers incorporates a turn tray having a plurality of receptacles. The turn tray rotates, and if a roller is disposed in the receptacle, the turn tray will stop at a steam stage area where the roller is subjected to heat and steam. After a predetermined of time selected by the operator, e.g., when the hair roller is sufficiently treated with heat and steam, the roller is removed and applied to a length of hair of the operator. The turn tray will then automatically rotate to place the next successive roller within the steam stage area.
US10582748B1	Multiple key fob holder The multiple key fob holder is a case which stores a plurality of key fobs. The multiple key fob holder comprises a base, a cover, a master fastener, and a cord loop. The base and the cover form an enclosed containment structure within which the plurality of key fobs are contained. The base and the cover attach such that the cover rotates relative to the base. The master fastener attaches the base to the cover such that the containment structure can be secured in a closed position and unsecured to form an open position. The cord loop is a loop structure positioned at a location selected from the group consisting of: 1) the interior of the containment structure when the multiple key fob holder is in a closed position; and, 2) the exterior of the containment structure when the multiple key fob holder is in an open position.
US10582747B1	Multiple temperature storage assembly A multiple temperature storage assembly includes a sleeve that has an opening therein for accessing an interior of the sleeve and to receive food items for storage. The sleeve is comprised of a thermally insulating material to retain the food items at a selected temperature. A door is hingedly coupled to the sleeve for opening and closing the opening. A disk is slidably positioned within the sleeve such that the disk defines an upper section of the sleeve and a lower section of the sleeve. The disk is comprised of a thermally insulating material to inhibit thermal communication between the upper and lower sections. Thus, each of the upper and lower sections can store a respective one of warm food items and cold food items. A tube is slidably coupled to the sleeve. The tube has a chamber therein that is fluidly discrete from the sleeve when the tube is slidably coupled to the sleeve for storing dry objects.
US10582744B2	Earring enhancers—hide the holes This invention consists of a magnet placed behind the pierced ear hole and a decorative piece placed in front of the pierced ear hole, both strung on the wire of a hanging earring. The 2 pieces are slid into place on the wire and then pressed together once in position over the pierced hole. The magnet holds the decorative front in place. They are made to be used with any hanging type of wire earring that a person wants to wear. The front pieces can also be used alone with post earrings to make the ear lobe look more attractive.
US10582733B2	Methods for producing garments and garment designs The present disclosure is generally directed to methods for producing garments and garment designs. More particularly, disclosed are methods for producing figure-flattering garments and garment designs that create an optical illusion of an anatomical feature. The garment designs are created by manipulating a macro scale pattern from nature.
US10582730B2	Brassiere A brassiere includes a first wing and a second wing, a closure including a first closure portion on a first end of the first wing, and a second closure portion on a first end of the second wing; a pair of cups including a first cup connected to the second end of the first wing, and a second cup connected to the second end of the second wing; each cup including an inner contour shaped with a first volume, and an outer contour having a cup and diameter size larger than the inner contour, and filling material between the inner contour and the outer contour a gore connected between the first cup and the second cup; and a pair of straps including a first strap connected to the first cup and the first wing, and a second strap connected to the second cup and the second wing.
US10582723B2	Yeast cell wall enriched in mannan oligosaccharide protein The present invention relates to yeast cell wall 5 compositions enriched with mannose, mannose extracts and processes for making the same.
US10582714B2	Nutritional compositions and methods for promoting cognitive development A method for enhancing cognitive development in a pediatric subject involving administering to the subject a nutritional composition which includes up to 7 g/100 Kcal of a fat or lipid; up to 5 g/100 Kcal of a protein or protein equivalent source; 0.25 g/100 Kcal to 16 g/100 Kcal of buttermilk; 5 mg/100 Kcal to 90 mg/100 Kcal of a source of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; and 0.015 g/100 Kcal to 1.5 g/100 Kcal of a prebiotic.
US10582698B2	Pet trainer and exercise apparatus The invention is a device for exercising a pet. One embodiment of the invention is a combination of a treadmill and control configured to motivate a pet to use the treadmill responsive to motivation provided to the pet in the form of visual, audio, aromatic, and/or food rewards. Another embodiment of the invention is a device having a motivation control system configured to be secured to and/or adjacent to a separate treadmill, with the device controlling operation of the treadmill and the motivational control system providing appropriate motivation to the pet to use the treadmill.
US10582692B2	Pepper hybrid DRPB0737 and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid DRPB0737 and pepper inbred line SBO-XZ15-0097. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB0737 and pepper inbred line SBO-XZ15-0097 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid DRPB0737 and pepper inbred line SBO-XZ15-0097 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US10582688B1	Soybean variety 01067543 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067543. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067543. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067543 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067543 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10582676B2	Breeding, production, processing and use of specialty cannabis The invention provides compositions and methods for the breeding, production, processing and use of specialty cannabis.
US10582673B2	Modular and expandable irrigation controller Described herein are several embodiments relating to modular irrigation controllers. In many implementations, the irrigation controllers are modular in that various functional components of the irrigation controller are implemented in removable modules that when inserted into position within the controller, expand the capabilities of the controller. Also described are various different types of expansion modules that may be coupled to the modular controller, having as variety of functions and features, as well as related methods of use and configuration of these modules in the controller. In one implementation, an expansion module is provided that includes a microcontroller capable of sending and receiving data communications to and from a main microcontroller of the controller that executed irrigation programs, the data communications relating to an irrigation program.
US10582672B2	Method and system for treating crop according to predicted yield A method of managing treatment of crop is disclosed. The method comprises: monitoring at least one parameter describing growth and/or condition of a plant and calculating a plant status function based on a value of the at least one parameter. The method further comprises comparing the calculated plant status function to a plant status baseline corresponding to a predicted yield or a predicted yield change, and operating a crop treatment system responsively to the comparison.
US10582669B2	Sap collecting device A sap collecting device for harvesting sap from a tree while minimizing damage to the tree. The sap collecting device includes a housing having a hollow interior volume, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end includes an opening thereon. The first end can be placed flush against a portion of a tree having a small hole drilled therein. The housing is secured to the tree via a fastener that extends through the housing from the second end thereof. The first end further includes a gasket thereon for producing a fluid tight seal. A spout extends outward from the housing and includes an open end such that sap that flows into the housing can exit via the spout. The spout has one or more ridges on the exterior thereof so that a vacuum hose of a vacuum system can be connected to the spout.
US10582666B2	Grain pan for a combine harvester A grain pan for a combine harvester comprises a plurality of grain pan members with a closed surface grain contacting surface adapted to engage the harvested crop. More than one of the grain pan members are grain pan members comprising a first connection element and a second connection element, the first connection element being adapted to effectuate a detachable connection with the second connection element of another grain pan body member and vice versa. The grain pan members are detachably connected to each other, one behind the other via their respective first and second connection elements, in a direction substantially parallel to the main direction of grain transportation.
US10582656B2	Agitation units and systems, and dispensing equipment equipped therewith An agitation unit for use in a lawn spreader and other dispensing equipment, and oscillating agitation systems therefor comprising such an agitation unit. The agitation unit includes a hub, an arm extending from the hub, and an extension on the arm configured to project downwardly to an extent relative to the arm and the hub to protrude into, but not through, the outlet passageway of the hopper.
US10588246B2	Systems and associated methods for controllably cooling computer components Computer systems and associated methods for cooling computer components are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a computer system includes a computer cabinet having an air inlet spaced apart from an air outlet. The computer system also includes heat exchangers positioned in the computer cabinet, and a heat removal system in fluid communication with the heat exchangers. The computer system additionally includes at least one sensor for monitoring heat transfer between the computer cabinet and the room. The computer system further includes a control system operatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the control system including a computer-readable medium holding instructions for determining whether heat transfer between the computer cabinet and the room is balanced based on information from the sensor, and if not, adjusting a parameter to balance the heat transfer.
US10588241B2	Cooling fan control in a modular electronic system during online insertion and removal In one embodiment, a method includes identifying removal of a module from a network device comprising a plurality of fans during an online removal process while the network device is operational, reducing fan speed in the network device to allow a hinged door to move to a closed position covering an opening from which the module was removed, and increasing the fan speed to maintain cooling in the network device.
US10588239B2	Cabinet system of data center The application discloses a cabinet system of a data center, including: a cabinet body, including a plurality of rack modules between a front side thereof and a rear side thereof; a plurality of data server hosts, detachably installed on the corresponding rack modules; and a power supply module, disposed on the corresponding rack module in the cabinet body, and coupled to at least one of the data server hosts. The power supply module includes a standardized frame compliant with a first specification. The standardized frame includes an accommodating groove for plug-in assembly of a power core unit having different parameters (e.g., output powers or dimension specifications). Thus, the power core unit having different parameters can be assembled through the standardized frame, providing the cabinet system with flexible configuration of power supplies as well as convenient maintenance or replacement.
US10588231B2	Hermetically sealed printed circuit boards A method of assembling a hermetically sealed printed circuit board includes: securing a first end portion of a wall of a cap to a substrate around an electrical contact region of the substrate, the wall including a second end portion disposed in an open configuration; mounting an electronic component to the electrical contact region of the substrate; and sealing the second end portion of the wall closed to form a hermetically sealed chamber between the substrate and the cap to encase the electronic component therein.
US10588225B2	Casings of electronic devices In one example, a casing of an electronic device is disclosed which includes a metallic housing and a moldable material. The metallic housing may have a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface may include an undercut physically contacting the second surface. The moldable material may be insert molded in the undercut of the metallic housing.
US10588223B2	Display device A display device that includes a housing with at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and a plurality of rollers disposed in the housing. The display device also includes a display unit which, in turn, includes a display panel and a module cover. The display device further includes a driving unit that is connected to the display panel and the module cover. The driving unit moves the display panel and the module cover between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the panel and module cover are wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers, and in the second state they are unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers and exposed by being drawn out from the housing.
US10588219B2	Metallized particle interconnect with solder components An electrical connection is established between a first electrical component and a second electrical component of an assembly and a compression tool is used to apply a compression force to the assembly. The assembly also includes a metallized particle interconnect (MPI) between the first electrical component and the second electrical component and solder components outside a boundary of the MPI and extending from the first electrical component to the second electrical component. The solder components are melted by applying heat to the assembly. The solder components are solidified by cooling the assembly and the compression tool is removed.
US10588218B2	Antenna on transparent substrate Apparatuses and methods associated with an antenna formed on a transparent substrate are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an electronic device may include a substrate, wherein at least a first region of a plurality of regions of the substrate is transparent; and a plurality of layers formed on the substrate, the plurality of layers including: a first transparent layer formed over the first region; and a second metal layer formed over a second region of the plurality of regions of the substrate, wherein the second metal layer comprises an antenna. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
US10588213B2	Apparatus, system, and method for precise heatsink alignment on circuit boards The disclosed apparatus may include (1) at least one alignment pin that (A) is placed proximate to a component on a circuit board and (B) is secured proximate to the component on the circuit board and (2) at least one heatsink that (A) is placed atop the component after completion of a reflow process in which the component is soldered to the circuit board, (B) is aligned by the alignment pin such that the heatsink resides in a specific position atop the component, and (C) absorbs heat dissipated by the component when the component is operational. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US10588203B2	Light source driving device, lighting apparatus, and lighting control system A light source driving device includes: a light emission control unit configured to control light emission of a light source in response to an instruction signal; a communication circuit which receives a first instruction signal instructing first light emission control for visible light communication; and a timer which starts to measure waiting time for executing the first light emission control, triggered by the reception of the first instruction signal. The light control unit starts the first light emission control of the light source in response to an instruction signal at the end timing of the waiting time.
US10588201B2	Control module for controlling a light, particularly a street light, and network of lights Described herein is control module for a street light which is mounted on the street light and provides a control output for controlling the operation of the light. The control module has a circuit board (38) on which a controller (39) is mounted, the controller being connected a long-distance communication module, a short-distance communication module, and a geocoordinate module. A network is formed by the control modules in which a central server uses long-distance communication for communicating with the control modules at start up and with a group controller after start up, the group controller using short-distance communication for communicating with control modules within its group.
US10588197B2	Light emitting module A light emitting module including a working piece and a light emitting film is provided. The light emitting film is disposed on a surface of the working piece and emits lights according to a voltage difference. The light emitting film includes a bottom layer, a pattern layer and a colour layer. The bottom layer is disposed on the surface of the working piece. The pattern layer is disposed on the bottom layer for providing a pattern. The colour layer is disposed on the bottom layer for providing a colour. The pattern layer and the colour layer are overlapped with each other over the bottom layer, so that the light emitting film forms a light emitting pattern with the pattern and the colour on the working piece.
US10588196B2	Lighting load abnormality detecting device and corresponding lighting system The invention relates to a lighting load abnormality detecting device, the device including a power supply module, which is configured to provide power supply for the detecting device and the lighting load connected with the detecting device; a detecting circuit is configured to detect the abnormal state of the lighting load; a control module is configured to judge whether the lighting load is abnormal or not according to the detecting circuit feedback detection information; the detecting circuit includes a parallel PWM detection circuit and a static detection circuit; the static detecting circuit is configured to independently detect anomalies when the abnormality detecting device has no pulse loading or to cooperate with the pulse width modulation detecting circuit to jointly detect anomalies when there is pulse loading.
US10588194B1	Arbitrary-ratio analog current division circuit A circuit for dividing a single current source into two or more current channels is disclosed. The circuit may comprise a voltage controlled current source, a first sense resistor to sense a first sensed voltage of a first current channel, a second sense resistor to sense a second sensed voltage of a second current channel, a computational device configured to compare the first sensed voltage to the second sensed voltage to determine an output voltage, a first voltage control switch to power a first LED array, a second voltage control switch to power a second LED array, wherein the output voltage is supplied to the first control switch. The computational device may be a computational circuit or a microcontroller.
US10588184B2	Light emitting device and LED package structure A light-emitting device including a substrate, plural light-emitting units, and a sealing member is disclosed. The substrate includes plural electrode pads. The light-emitting units are disposed on the substrate and each include an LED chip. The LED chips are electrically connected with the electrode pads. The sealing member is disposed on the substrate, covers a side surface of each of the light-emitting units, and includes a surrounding portion surrounding the light-emitting units and a separating portion disposed between the light-emitting units. An LED package structure including the aforementioned substrate, light-emitting units, and sealing member is also disclosed. The light-emitting units can generate light of different colors or color temperatures and allow adjustment of the colors or color temperatures.
US10588181B2	Microwave oven and thawing control method and device for the same The present disclosure provides a microwave oven, and a thawing control method and device for the same. The method includes: acquiring a total period T of thawing according to a weight x of food in the microwave oven, wherein the total period T of thawing satisfies: T=K(x/100) seconds, where, 20 seconds/g≤K≤120 seconds/g; and controlling the microwave generator to start, and thawing the food according to the total period T of thawing. With the method, the thawed food is more nutritious, healthier, and easier to cut, and has the low temperature difference, without a cooked discoloration phenomenon.
US10588174B2	Digital communications cellular multimode systems and wireless networks Mobile device for receiving, demodulating and processing, from a cellular base station, a modulated spread spectrum signal into a demodulated spread spectrum signal. Modulating the received, demodulated and processed spread spectrum signal into a modulated Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) signal and transmitting the OFDM modulated signal in a digital communications wireless Network. Processing, in a mobile device, a fingerprint signal for authenticating use of the mobile device, and processing a touch screen generated signal for controlling the mobile device. Processing in a mobile device a motion detector generated signal into a motion detector generated control signal for control of mobile device. Receiving, demodulating and processing in a mobile device a modulated location finder signal into a processed location finder signal. Generating and processing in a mobile device a photo and/or video signal into processed digital photo and/or video signal. Providing the processed photo and/or digital video signal with said processed location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of digital video signal with the processed location finder signal.
US10588168B2	Peer-to-peer transmission pause indication In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with one or more neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a mechanism for a wireless station to transmit a pause indication to one or more neighboring peer wireless stations, indicating a pause in direct communication.
US10588164B2	Method and apparatus for a radio node and a controlling gateway In one aspect of the teachings herein, a controlling gateway and an associated radio access point are configured for operation in a radio access network and use a radio protocol stack that is split on the network side between the gateway and the access point, for conveying radio bearer traffic going between the radio access network and a wireless device. According to methods and apparatuses disclosed, the radio protocol entities affected by the stack split communicate using Internet Protocol, IP, sessions. Advantageously, the radio bearer traffic conveyed over the split stack maps to different IP sessions in dependence on any one or more of network capabilities, various isolation or privacy requirements associated with the device and/or traffic, the types of data being conveyed, the types of radio bearers involved, and the involved Radio Link Control, RLC, operating modes.
US10588161B2	Collision handling between sTTI and TTI transmissions For collision handling between shortened Transmission Time Interval (sTTI) and Transmission Time Interval (TTI) transmissions, a method determines a collision between user equipment (UE) uplink transmission resources in a first TTI 16 of a first TTI length and uplink transmission resources in a second TTI 16 of a second TTI length. The method further transmits a first uplink data transmission block (TB) in the first TTI and a second uplink data TB in the second TTI. The method interrupts the transmission of the first uplink data TB before transmission of the second uplink data TB. The method receives an indication that indicates whether to resume transmission of the first uplink data TB. The method determines to resume the transmission of the first uplink TB based on the indication.
US10588157B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving data on multiple carriers in mobile communication system A data transmission method and an apparatus to communicate data on multiple carriers in the mobile communication system are provided. A random access method of a terminal in a mobile communication system including primary and secondary cells operating on multiple carriers according to the present invention includes communicating data after random access in the primary cell, receiving, when the random access is triggered in the secondary cell, information for use in the secondary cell random access from the primary cell, transmitting a preamble in the secondary cell based on the received information, monitoring the primary cell to receive a Random Access Response for the secondary cell, and applying, when the Random Access Response for the secondary cell is received, the information carried in the Random Access Response to the secondary cell in which the preamble has been transmitted.
US10588151B2	Spatial listen before talk by precoded request to send and clear to send via whitening Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A first wireless device may receive a clear to send signal based precoded based at least in part on a receive filter at a second wireless device. The first wireless device may calculate a transmit precoder based at least in part on the clear to send signal. For example, the first wireless device may calculate a whitening filter and a second filter based at least in part on the clear to send signal. The first wireless device may transmit a request to send signal precoded by the transmit precoder to initiate communications with a third wireless device without significantly interfering with ongoing communications at the second wireless device.
US10588146B2	Scheduling request collection through license-assisted operation In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be configured to send, in a first network, a scheduling request (SR) associated with a second network. The apparatus may be further configured to receive an uplink grant based on the SR. The apparatus may be further configured to send, in the second network, uplink transmission based on the uplink grant. In an another aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be configured to receive, in a first network, a scheduling request (SR) associated with a user equipment (UE). The apparatus may be further configured to generate an uplink grant based on the SR. The apparatus may be further configured to send, in a second network, the uplink grant to the UE.
US10588141B2	Multiple antennas and interruption time values for sounding reference signal (SRS) switching A user equipment (UE) may transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) on a component carrier (CC) that is otherwise configured for downlink communications. Due to a carrier aggregation configuration or UE capability, the UE may need to retune certain components to transmit on the CC. If the SRS transmission, including the retuning time, collides with another transmission (e.g., in uplink or downlink) the UE may drop the SRS, drop the other transmission, or puncture the other transmission to facilitate the SRS transmission. The determination about a collision may depend on the retuning time, channel, or type of control information in the other transmission. In some cases, a UE may drop the other transmission if transmitting the SRS would prevent the UE from transmitting a demodulation reference signal, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. In some cases, the determination may be based upon a prioritization and may also depend on a subsequent subframe.
US10588138B2	Device and method for multi-input multi-output wireless communication system A device and method for use in a MIMO wireless communication system are provided. The device used in the MIMO wireless communication system includes a matching unit configured to determine a matching degree of channel estimation information of a communication device to be scheduled with one or more reference vectors included in a reference vector group, where the reference vector group depends on an antenna array configuration of the MIMO wireless communication system; and a channel characteristic determining unit configured to determine correlation information of the one or more reference vectors with the matching degree satisfying a predetermined condition as one or more parameters reflecting channel characteristic(s) associated with the communication device. By applying the device and method according to the disclosure, it is possible to avoid interference among strong-space-correlated users, and thereby improve the efficiency of processing such as scheduling, noise reduction and so on.
US10588133B2	Data transmission method and station Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and a station. The method includes: transmitting, by a station, data of a primary access category (AC) of the station within a current transmission opportunity (TXOP), where to-be-transmitted data of the station includes the data of the primary AC and data of at least one secondary AC; after transmission of the data of the primary AC is completed, determining, by the station, whether there is remaining time in the TXOP; and if there is remaining time in the TXOP, transmitting, by the station, the data of the at least one secondary AC within the remaining time. According to the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, the current TXOP is fully utilized without a channel resource wasted, thereby improving data transmission efficiency of the station.
US10588124B2	Method and apparatus for solving mismatch between sidelink buffer status report (BSR) and available sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for triggering solving mismatch between sidelink BSR and available sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes a relay UE establishing a first layer-2 link and a second layer-2 link between the relay UE and a remote UE, wherein the first layer-2 link and the second layer-2 link have two different source identities and a same destination identity. The method further includes the relay UE receiving a sidelink grant from an eNB. The method further includes the relay UE using the sidelink grant to serve the first layer-2 link and the second layer-2 link.
US10588110B2	Location accuracy assessment and remediation for indoor positioning system deployments In one embodiment, a device determines that location accuracy performance of an indoor positioning system deployment is below a predefined threshold. The device obtains characteristic data for the indoor positioning system deployment. The device identifies, by using the characteristic data as input to a machine learning model, one or more contributing factors from the characteristic data for the location accuracy performance of the indoor positioning system deployment being below the predefined threshold. The device initiates a remediation action based on the identified one or more contributing factors for the location accuracy performance of the indoor positioning system deployment being below the predefined threshold.
US10588107B2	Methods of positioning in a system comprising measuring nodes with multiple receiving points Techniques for systems in which a measuring node is associated with multiple antenna, including techniques for selecting and configuring the set of receiving antennas suitable for performing uplink measurements for a given wireless device. An example method, as implemented by a network node, is for controlling measurements of radio signals transmitted by a wireless device, where the measurements are performed by a measuring node associated with two or more receiving points. The example method begins with obtaining a receiving point configuration for at least one measuring node associated with two or more receiving points, and continues with selecting one or more receiving points for performing measurements, based on the obtained configuration. The selected receiving points are then configured for performing the measurements.
US10588085B2	Method and device for providing a service for a terminal in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An apparatus and method are provided for supporting a high data rate service. A method for an application server includes receiving, from a first terminal, a service request for a second terminal; identifying that the second terminal is in a power saving mode; and transmitting an early media service to the first terminal based on information related to the power saving mode of the second terminal.
US10588084B2	Information sharing method, wireless communication method, and apparatuses thereof Embodiments of the present application provide an information sharing method, a wireless communication method, and apparatuses thereof. The information sharing method comprises: determining information related to a channel state of at least one channel between a first device and an access point device; and sending the information to at least one second device located within a preset distance range of the first device. The methods and apparatuses of the embodiments of the present application share information related to a channel state according to adjacent relationship between devices, so as to be conducive to determining the channel state in a low complexity and low power consumption, thereby performing wireless communication in a short delay.
US10588073B2	Communication apparatus, communication method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A wireless communication apparatus comprises: a search unit that searches, by using a plurality of frequency bandwidths, for an access point to perform wireless communication; a display unit that displays, based on pieces of predetermined information corresponding to a plurality of access points detected by a search, display items corresponding to the pieces of predetermined information; and a processing unit that performs, when the display items are displayed and a user selects one of the display items, connection processing to an access point specified by the selection of the display item, wherein when a display item corresponding to a first access point and a second access point is selected, the processing unit performs the connection processing to an access point that satisfies a predetermined condition, among the first access point and the second access point.
US10588072B2	RAT selection in dual mode transceivers The wireless apparatus and network node disclosed herein facilitate the selection and use of one of multiple RATs for communications between the wireless apparatus and the network node. The selected RAT provides a lower energy consumption at the wireless apparatus for the communications with the network node. To that end, the wireless apparatus selects between at least two RATs, e.g., first and second RATs, where the first and second RATs are both coordinated by a network node in communication with the wireless apparatus, and where a system bandwidth of the second RAT and a system bandwidth of the first RAT are both comprised within a third system bandwidth of a third RAT coordinated by the network node.
US10588068B2	Fast cell reselection A user equipment (UE) expedites cell reselection. In one instance, the UE starts a reselection timer for reselecting to a neighbor cell when a signal quality of a serving cell is determined to fall below a first threshold. The UE then expedites reselecting to the neighbor cell based on a difference between the signal quality of the serving cell and the signal quality of the neighbor cell when the signal quality of the serving cell falls below a second threshold.
US10588067B2	Terminal apparatus, communication system, and connection-destination selection method To allow for selection of a connection-destination suitable for an application when switching from one connection-destination to another, or adding or deleting a connection-destination, a base station apparatus is configured to generate connection-destination candidate information on base station apparatuses as connection-destination candidates connectable to a terminal apparatus, and transmit to the terminal apparatus a connection-destination candidate notification control message including the connection-destination candidate information, and the terminal apparatus selects a new base station apparatus to be used as a new connection-destination based on the connection-destination candidate information and a communication condition required by a user application section, the user application section being configured to perform information processing required by a user concurrently with performing wireless communication.
US10588065B2	Method and apparatus for performing inter-MeNB handover without SeNB change in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for performing an inter-master eNodeB (MeNB) handover procedure without secondary eNB (SeNB) change in a wireless communication system is provided. A source MeNB transmits a handover request message including a first indication of a SeNB to a target MeNB. The first indication may correspond to a SeNB identifier (ID). Upon receiving the handover request message including the first indication, the target MeNB transmits a SeNB addition request message including a second indication of a UE, served by the SeNB, to the SeNB. The second indication may correspond to an old SeNB UE X2AP ID, which was allocated by the SeNB. Upon receiving the SeNB addition request message including the second indication, the SeNB may transmit a SeNB addition acknowledge message including a third indication of keeping bearers of the SeNB from the SeNB.
US10588059B2	Devices, methods and computer program products for an improved handover in inter-site carrier aggregation scenarios A device communicates with a terminal in association with at least a first other device, using at least two carriers, wherein at least a first carrier towards the terminal is established from the device and at least a second carrier is established towards the terminal from the first other device. The device receives a report indicative of a connection quality of the first carrier, responsive thereto issues a request for handover of the first carrier towards a second device, sends relocation information in relation to the first carrier towards the first other device, and only after sending that relocation information, commands the terminal to perform a handover of the first carrier to the second device. Such device, in cooperation with other devices, accomplishes an optimized handover in terms of a primary component carrier relocation from a serving eNB towards a target eNB, while a secondary component carrier is maintained.
US10588058B2	User equipment, base station and communication method There is provided user equipment for communicating with a base station in a mobile communication system supporting LTE including a reception unit configured to receive an indication from the base station to change a sequence number length of an RLC PDU, a re-establishment unit configured to perform re-establishment of an RLC entity upon receiving the indication, and a communication unit configured to use the RLC PDU with the changed sequence number length to communicate with the base station after completion of the re-establishment.
US10588048B2	Method for triggering and reporting a buffer status and device therefor A method for a user equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication system including a first base station (BS) and a second BS, includes configuring a first medium access control (MAC) entity to map a first logical channel set transmitting first data to the first BS and a second MAC entity to map a second logical channel set transmitting second data to the second BS, wherein the first logical channel set includes one or more logical channels and the second logical channel set includes one or more logical channels, if the first data belongs to a logical channel having a higher priority than priorities of logical channels for which data is already available for transmission in the first logical channel set, triggering, by the first MAC entity, a first buffer status report to the first BS regardless of priorities of logical channels of the second logical channel set.
US10588043B2	Brownout prevention for mobile devices In one embodiment, an apparatus of a mobile device includes memory comprising instructions and processing circuitry coupled to the memory to implement the instructions to: process messages from a network device indicating a scheduling of network traffic for the mobile device, determine an estimated peak power consumption associated with the scheduling of network traffic based on the messages, and execute a time-based throttling scheme for a modem of the mobile device based on the estimated peak power consumption.
US10588042B2	Transmission opportunities during measurement gaps In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus, e.g., a base station, maybe configured to obtain UE information of a UE. The apparatus may configure one or more parameters of one or more measurement gaps based on the UE information, and transmit, to the UE, measurement gap information on the one or more measurement gaps. The measurement gap information may include the one or more configured parameters. In another aspect of the disclosure, a UE maybe configured to transmit, to a base station, UE information of the UE. The UE may receive a measurement request from the base station in response to the UE information, where the measurement request includes configuration information for one or more measurement gaps based on the transmitted UE information. The UE may measure one or more reference signals during at least one measurement gap.
US10588041B2	Mobile station, measurement control method, processor, and base station A mobile station receives from a network a first minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration configuring a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) measurement, and performs and logs measurement based on the configuration. When logged measurement is non-MBSFN measurement, the mobile station transmits a non-MBSFN measurement availability indicator to the network at a timing of handover, where the indicator indicates an availability of logged non-MBSFN measurement. When logged measurement is MBSFN measurement, the mobile station transmits an MBSFN measurement availability indicator to the network at a timing of handover in response to the MBSFN measurement being not ongoing, where the indicator indicates an availability of logged MBSFN measurement. The mobile station refrains from transmitting availability indicator to the network at the timing of handover in the network in response to the MBSFN measurement being still ongoing, even if the mobile station has the logged MBSFN measurement at the timing of handover.
US10588040B2	Measurement gap configuration in dual connectivity enhancement In embodiments, a UE may measure system frame number (SFN)/subframe timing differences between a master eNB (MeNB) and secondary eNB (SeNB) for dual connectivity (DC). When network-based reporting on the SFN/subframe timing offset is used, no new radio access network (RAN) signaling may be needed. However, in the case of multi-vendor deployments, no network coordination via different Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for DC may occur. In this case, the network may not be able to obtain SFN/subframe timing offset information. To address this issue, various embodiments disclosed herein include UE-based reporting on SFN/subframe offset between an MeNB and an SeNB.
US10588038B2	Technique for over-the-air non-linearity estimation Systems and methods are provided for estimating non-linearity of a transmitter, a receiver or both based on measurements and/or feedback. The estimation of the non-linearity may be used at the transmitter, the receiver or both to tune one or more components to reduce non-linearity. In one aspect, a method for wireless communications comprises generating at least one training signal, and outputting the at least one training signal for transmission to a wireless node. The method also comprises receiving a feedback message from the wireless node, the feedback message providing feedback of the at least one training signal received at the wireless node. The method further comprises tuning at least one component based on the feedback message.
US10588029B1	System and method for pointing error resistant reuse Systems and methods are disclosed, and one includes receiving a configuration specification data, including a cell floorplan data identifying a plurality of rectangular cells, and indicating a cell width and a cell length of each, in combination with determining, based at least in part on the configuration specification data, a spot beam pattern that provides a plurality of rectangular cell coverage regions, having the cell length and width.
US10588023B2	Radio communication system, base station, mobile station, communication control method, and computer readable medium A first base station (1) is configured to establish a first signaling bearer with a mobility management apparatus (5), establish a second signaling bearer with a second base station (2), and to establish a signaling radio bearer with a mobile station (3) in a first cell (10). The second base station (2) is configured to establish the second signaling bearer with the first base station (1), establish a data bearer with a data transfer apparatus (6), and to establish a data radio bearer with the mobile station (3) in a second cell (20). Furthermore, the first base station (1) is configured to transmit, to the second base station (2) through the second signaling bearer configuration information, necessary to establish the data bearer and the data radio bearer in the second base station (2). Thus, for example, bearer architecture suitable for a C/U plane split scenario is provided.
US10588017B2	System and method for implicit authentication A system for implicit authentication for a mobile device associated with a user, wherein the implicit authentication is behavioural, biometric and task-based and includes at least one authentication task selected so as to leverage the user's muscle memory. The mobile device comprises a touchscreen; a transaction authentication information unit; one or more sensors coupled to the transaction authentication information unit; and an anomaly detector coupled to the transaction authentication information unit. The sensors comprise one or more touchscreen sensors coupled to the touchscreen, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope, and are used to obtain and transmit one or more sets of data to the transaction authentication information unit. The sets of data are associated with one or more performances of the authentication task by the user. The anomaly detector generates an authentication model using the one or more data sets transmitted to the transaction authentication information unit.
US10588008B2	Control apparatus, control system, and method for controlling control apparatus A control apparatus has one or more built-in functions that are selectively usable. The control apparatus includes a first communication unit conducting a first communication and a second communication unit conducting a second communication, a built-in function unit configured to execute the built-in function, and at least one control circuit. The control circuit determines which of the built-in functions is selected, determines whether there is an external device to execute an external function related to the selected built-in function based on the first communication, controls an icon display to present to a user that the selected built-in function is also executable by the external device, and causes the second communication unit to communicate with the external device through a second communication to execute the external function when the external device is selected in accordance with the icon display.
US10588004B2	Method and system for locating a network device in an emergency situation A method and system for locating a network device in an emergency situation. Current physical location information is obtained for a network device every time it registers on a network or moves to a new physical location. The current physical location is sent and received in an encrypted format to and from the network device. When the network device initiates an emergency message (e.g. 911, E911, NG911, text-to-911, 112, etc.) based on an emergency event (e.g., weather, crime, fire, natural disaster, medical, terrorist, military, etc.), the emergency message includes the encrypted current physical location information for the network device. The current physical location information is decrypted and the emergency message is immediately routed in real-time to an appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The appropriate PSAP is immediately notified in real-time so emergency responders (e.g., police, fire, medical, etc.) can be dispatched to the current physical location of the network device.
US10588002B2	Smart connectors and associated communications links “Smart” connectors with embedded processors, measurement circuits and control circuits are disclosed for establishing a “contactless” radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) Extremely High Frequency (EHF) communications link between two electronic devices having host systems. The connectors are capable of monitoring, controlling, and directing (managing) link operation to dynamically adapt to conditions, as well as monitoring and altering (or modifying) data passing through the connector, and selecting a protocol suitable for a communications session. The connectors are capable of identifying the type of content being transferred, providing authentication and security services, and enabling application support for the host systems based on the type of connection or the type of content. The connectors may operate independently of the host systems, and may perform at least one of sensing proximity of a nearby object; detecting a shape of a nearby object; and detecting vibrations.
US10588001B2	Systems and methods for a node supporting network coded mesh networking in a network of moving things Communication network architectures, systems, and methods supporting network coding of packet data in a network of moving things. Through the use of network coding, a network of moving things provides redundancy and improved network capacity and reliability.
US10587999B2	Enabling slotted Aloha-NOMA for massive machine-to-machine (M2M) communication in internet of thing (IoT) networks Slotted Aloha-NOMA (SAN) protocol is an uncoordinated, non-orthogonal, random access protocol that exploits the simplicity of SA (Slotted Aloha) and the superior throughput of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and its ability to resolve collisions via use of successive interference cancellation (SIC) receiver. In SAN protocol, the SIC receiver at the IoT gateway adaptively learns the number of active devices (which is not known a priori) using multiple hypothesis testing in order to successfully distinguish between signals transmitted from different IoT devices.
US10587997B2	Facilitating wireless machine to machine communication solutions in 5G or other next generation networks Facilitating machine to machine communication solutions is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations that can comprise establishing a first communication link between a first communication device associated with a first data center rack of a data center and a second communication device of a central controller device of the data center. The operations can also comprise establishing a second communication link between the first communication device and a third communication device associated with a second data center rack of the data center. Further, the operations can comprise establishing a third communication link between the second communication device and the third communication device. The first communication device, the second communication device, and the third communication device can be configured to communicate using a millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol.
US10587993B2	Location based services for RFID and sensor networks Systems and methods for generating sensor tag locations expressed in a three-dimension global coordinate system from sensor tag locations expressed in three-dimensional local coordinate systems of mobile readers that read each tag and for updating the paths of each mobile reader are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from one or more mobile reader agents, receiving tag location data that describes the location of one or more sensor tags expressed in local coordinates of the subspace of the mobile reader agent that read the sensor tag, converting the tag location data into a global coordinate system that is common to all mobile reader agents, and updating one or more paths of one or more mobile reader agents to increase the coverage of reading tags in the subspace of the mobile reader agent.
US10587992B2	Filtering a DSRC broadcast based on user-defined preferences A broadcast filtering system for a vehicle includes a controller programmed to, in response to receiving a commercial offering from a broadcasting business via a dedicated short-range network broadcast and identifying a match between a classification associated with the business and a user-defined preferred classification associated with the vehicle, display the offering, and, in response to identifying no match between the respective classifications, prevent the display.
US10587991B2	Routing multiple numbers for one telecommunications device In some implementations, a core network device can receive an initiation request of a communication session to an alias number. The core network device can retrieve from a registration database one or more destination number(s) corresponding to the alias number. The core network device can transmit respective indication(s) of the alias number to destination(s) corresponding to the retrieved destination number(s). The core network device can initiate the communication session to one of the destination(s) using the respective one of the retrieved destination number(s). A destination number can correspond to a computing device, e.g., user equipment, configured to answer calls originating from an alias number that is different from the destination number, by receiving an intent message indicating the alias number, transmitting an acknowledgement, subsequently receiving an invitation message directed to the destination number for a communication session with another device, and transmitting an acceptance message to the other device.
US10587953B2	Communication system, communication device, and communication device management method A communication system includes a control terminal device and one or more communication devices. The control terminal device transmits a search message to entire network when the communication device is registered into the communication system. When the communication device is connected to the network, the communication device determines whether a connection position of the connected communication device on the network is the predetermined connection position. When the communication device is not positioned at the predetermined connection position, the communication device cancels the connection with the network and then connects to the predetermined connection position of the network and responds to the search message through the network after the communication device directly connects to the control terminal device and obtains information for connecting to the predetermined connection position of the network.
US10587934B2	Virtual reality video signaling in dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP A device for processing media data is configured to receive media data including virtual reality (VR) video data; determine, based at least in part on data signaled at an adaptation set level of a media presentation description for a media presentation, a projection mapping used in the media presentation; process segments of a video representation of the media presentation based on the projection mapping used in the media presentation. A device for processing media data is configured to generate media data that includes VR video data; include in the media data, data signaled at an adaptation set level of a media presentation description that identifies a projection mapping used in media presentation included in the media data; and send segments of a video representation of the media presentation based on the projection mapping used in the media presentation.
US10587922B2	System and method for providing viewership measurement of a particular location for digital-out-of-home media networks A system and method for providing viewership measurement for a digital media asset hosted at a particular location has been disclosed. The system employs a machine learning process to receive classified sensor data corresponding to viewership of a digital media asset at a particular location from a plurality of sources to generate trained data. The trained data is utilized by the system along with limited sensor data to provide viewership measurement of a target digital media asset whose audience is unknown.
US10587919B2	Cognitive digital video filtering based on user preferences A method and system for digital video content filtering is provided and includes receiving a request to filter instances of recorded digital video content, based on user preferences from a user profile. The instances are segmented based on a cognitive analysis using content tags in the instances. The computer accesses a relationship map and tags from the user profile. The relationship map describes how the segments from the instances of recorded digital video content are related to each other. The computer performs a cognitive analysis of the user profile data utilizing the accessed relationship map and tags. A relevance score is assigned to the instances of recorded digital video content, which indicates a strength of the relationship between the identified instances and the user viewing preferences and/or keywords. Relevant segments are identified based on the relevance score exceeding a predetermined threshold value. The relevant segments are stored on the computer.
US10587914B2	Moving content between set top box and end devices in home A content moving device which enables providing content stored on a first user device, such as a DVR, in a first format and resolution to be provided to a second user device, such as a portable media player (PMP) in a second format and resolution. The content moving device identifies content on the first user device as candidate content which may be desired by the PMP and receives the candidate content from the DVR. The content moving device transcodes the candidate content at times independent of a request from the PMP for the content. The content moving device may provide a list of available transcoded content to the PMP for selection, and provide selected content to the PMP. The content moving device may also provide information relating to any protection schemes of the content provided to the PMP, such as DRM rights and decryption keys. The content moving device performs the often computationally intense and time consuming transcoding of user content to enable the user to move content between different user devices in a convenient manner.
US10587912B2	Complimentary content based recording of media content A method includes receiving search criteria generated based on interest information associated with a user and identifying a syndicated feed associated with the interest information. The method also includes generating additional search criteria based on content of the syndicated feed, wherein the additional search criteria includes a keyword identified by the syndicated feed. The method further includes performing a search of on-demand media content, based on the search criteria, the additional search criteria, and metadata associated with the on-demand media content. The method also includes storing a particular on-demand program identified by the search at a memory of the media recording device.
US10587911B2	Systems and methods for unified compensation, presentation, and sharing of on-demand, live, social or market content Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to provide a respective customized portal and a respective unique user identifier for each of a plurality of respective celebrity users of a media system, the media system capable of providing media content, social content, and market content to a first set of users of the media system, each of the respective customized portals being at least partially controlled by the respective celebrity user. One or more content items presented through a first respective customized portal are identified. A purchase transaction request is received from a particular user of the first set of users for a first content item of the one or more content items presented through the first respective customized portal. The purchase transaction request is processed. The processing includes receiving an indication of a payment amount associated with the purchase transaction request, the payment amount being paid by the particular user or an entity associated with the particular user; identifying one or more respective celebrity users of the plurality of respective celebrity users associated with the purchase transaction request; determining, based on one or more compensation rules and the payment amount, a respective celebrity compensation amount for each of the one or more respective celebrity users associated with the purchase transaction request, each of the celebrity compensation amounts being determined at substantially the same time as the indication of the payment amount paid by the particular user is received; and providing, in response to the determining, each of the celebrity compensation amounts to the respective celebrity users based on the respective unique user identifiers of the respective celebrity users associated with the purchase transaction request.
US10587910B2	Display device for providing scrape function and method of operating the same A display device for providing a scrape function includes a tuner, an external device interface for pairing with an external device, a user input interface for receiving user input, a storage for storing scrape data, a display for displaying content, and a controller for controlling operation of the display device. The controller performs control to update scrape data received from the external device upon pairing with the external device, to generate thumbnails of a plurality of content associated with the scrape data, and to arrange and display the thumbnails based on a predetermined thumbnail arrangement method.
US10587906B2	Apparatus and methods for content delivery and message exchange across multiple content delivery networks Methods and apparatus for providing protected content to subscribers of a managed (e.g., MSO) network via a content source accessible via an internetwork such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a user accesses a programmer website website, and requests content. The programmer determines whether the requesting user is permitted to access the content, and what rights or restrictions are associated with the user. This includes authenticating the user as a subscriber of the MSO, and determining the subscriber's subscription level. In another embodiment, a user's account with the MSO and programmer may be federated, thus a given user will have MSO-specific information regarding its identity (such as login information, GUID, etc.) and/or information regarding subscription level and service details, stored at the programmer. Messages received from the MSO representing permission for the user to access content may also be stored at the programmer site for later reference.
US10587901B2	Method for the encoding and decoding of HDR images This document describes methods and devices for encoding and decoding images and videos, including encoding high dynamic range images, both static images and video frames. In aspects, a high dynamic range image is acquired, a dynamic range value of the high dynamic range image and an image average luminance value of the high dynamic range image is calculated, the high dynamic range image is converted to a low dynamic range, and the low dynamic range is compressed. In aspects, a low dynamic range image is decoded back into a high dynamic range image.
US10587899B2	Image processing device and method The present invention relates to an image processing device and method enabling deterioration in encoding efficiency to be suppressed.A control information adding unit 184 embeds one picture worth of control information held in a control information holding unit 183 into a slice header of a predetermined slice, in encoded data held in an encoded data holding unit 182. For example, the control information adding unit 184 embeds one picture worth of control information in the slice header of the first-transmitted slice in the frame to be processed in the encoded data. The control information adding unit 184 outputs encoded data to which the control information has been added, in a predetermined order. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an image processing device.
US10587894B2	Method and device for encoding/decoding 3D video The present invention relates to a device and a method for coding a multi-view video, a residual prediction method, according to the present invention, comprising the steps of: deriving a disparity vector of a current block; performing residual prediction on the current block on the basis of the disparity vector; and generating a residual prediction sample, wherein the disparity vector is not derived on the basis of a neighboring block of the current block, but is derived from a preset default vector. According to the present invention, the effect of prediction may be increased by performing residual prediction on the current block according to a certain condition, not only when the disparity vector is induced but also when the disparity vector is not induced from the neighboring block of the current block.
US10587889B2	Movie picture coding method, moving picture decoding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding apparatus, and moving picture coding and decoding apparatus A moving picture coding method includes (i) transforming, for each of one or more second processing units included in the first processing unit, a moving picture signal in a spatial domain into a frequency domain coefficient and quantizing the frequency domain coefficient, and (ii) performing arithmetic coding on a luminance CBF flag indicating whether or not a quantized coefficient is included in the second processing unit in which transform and quantization are performed, wherein, in the arithmetic coding, a probability table for use in arithmetic coding is determined according to whether or not the size of the first processing unit is identical to the size of the second processing unit and whether or not the second processing unit has a predetermined maximum size.
US10587887B2	Reference picture handling A reference picture marking process and a reference picture list management process is handled in a unified reference picture marking and reference picture list management process. A new idle reference picture list may be used for handling reference pictures that are not used for reference in the current picture. Differential coding of picture order count may be used to increase coding efficiency. The reference picture management syntax structure may be sent in the picture parameter set for improved coding efficiency e.g. in regular GOP (group of pictures) arrangements.
US10587873B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video signal The present invention provides a method for processing a video signal, comprising generating a prediction block for a neighbor block using a reconstructed reference pixel of the neighbor block when the neighbor block adjacent to a current block is intra-coded; determining a refined intra prediction mode of the neighbor block based on the prediction block, where the refined intra prediction mode represents a mode which minimizes an error between the prediction block and a reconstructed neighbor block; generating a prediction mode candidate list for the current block based on the refined intra prediction mode; selecting an intra prediction mode for the current block from the prediction mode candidate list; and performing a prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode.
US10587872B2	Video waveform peak indicator A waveform monitor device, or media analysis device, to monitor a video signal. The waveform monitor device may include an input to receive the video signal, the video signal having a plurality of frames, a memory to store the received video signal, a processor coupled to the memory, and a display. The processor separates the video signal into at least two component signals, for at least one component signal, determines a peak value of the at least one component signal for at least one frame of the plurality of frames, generates a marker at the peak value, determines if the peak value violates a predetermined threshold, and generates an alert when the peak value violates the predetermined threshold. The at least one component signal, the marker at the peak value on the component signal and the alert when the peak value violates the predetermined threshold are displayed on the display to allow a user to quickly determine if a video signal is within a required threshold.
US10587867B2	Parallax barrier with independently controllable regions A reconfigurable parallax barrier panel comprising an electro-optic material has first and second regions. The parallax barrier panel is configured in a first mode to address the first and second electrodes on the basis of at least one received drive signal such that: the first electrodes define, in the first region of the panel, a first parallax barrier array selected from a plurality of predetermined parallax barrier arrays; and the second electrodes define, in the second region of the panel, independently of the first parallax barrier array, a second parallax barrier array selected from the plurality of predetermined parallax barrier arrays, the second parallax barrier array being different to the first parallax barrier array. To obtain a good autostereoscopic 3-D viewing zone the pitch of a parallax barrier would ideally vary over the width of the parallax barrier panel as a function of viewing distance. This is impracticable to obtain in a practical parallax barrier panel, but the present invention can provide a change in barrier pitch at the boundary between the first region and the second region, and this effectively mimics a pitch that varies over the width of the parallax barrier panel as a function of viewing distance. A parallax barrier panel of the invention can provide improved 3-D viewing when the parallax barrier panel is incorporated in a display.
US10587861B2	Flicker-free remoting support for server-rendered stereoscopic imaging A system includes a memory, one or more processors, a guest virtual machine, a hypervisor, and a client. The hypervisor receives, from the client, a first notification of stereoscopic capability. The hypervisor sends, to the guest virtual machine, a second notification of stereoscopic capability. The hypervisor receives, from the guest virtual machine, a plurality of frames included in a single composite frame. The hypervisor sends the plurality of frames to the client. The client receives the plurality of frames and identifies each one of the plurality of frames as a part of the single composite frame. The client stores the plurality of frames until each one of the frames included in the single composite frame have been received and identified. The client synchronizes with a display device to present the single composite frame.
US10587854B2	Imaging apparatus and control method thereof An imaging element captures an optical image incident through an imaging lens. A finder device is configured to be capable of observing the optical image. An EVFLCD displays information to be observable in a state of being overlapped on or being close to the optical image, in the finder device. An EVF display controller controls the EVFLCD so that target color temperature information indicating a color temperature that is a target of color temperature adjustment and image color temperature information indicating a color temperature of the captured image are displayed as the information. A color temperature adjustment unit adjusts the color temperature of the captured image obtained by capturing the optical image using the imaging element based on a color temperature adjustment operation. In a case where the color temperature adjustment operation is performed, the image color temperature information is changed in accordance with an adjustment operation amount.
US10587851B2	Projector and method of controlling projector A projector includes a projection section having a light source, a light modulation device and a projection lens, and modulating light emitted from the light source with the light device, and then projecting the light modulated through the projection lens to project a projection image on a screen, a projection optical system drive section for changing a projection position of the projection image, a projection control section for making the light device display a reduced input image, and a shift control section for controlling the projection optical system drive section wherein the projection position of the projection image when displaying the reduced input image at a central display position and at a shift display position become the same when the projection control section changes the display position of the reduced input image from the central display position to the shift display position in a display area of the light device.
US10587845B2	Information processing system An information processing system of the present invention includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire identification information for identifying a moving object present in a shot image based on the shot image; a specifying unit configured to specify position information representing a position of the moving object present in the shot image based on the shot image; and an estimating unit configured to estimate a position of the moving object based on the identification information and the position information.
US10587844B2	Image analysis system for analyzing dynamically allocated camera image, integrated control system including same, and operation method therefor The operation method of integrated control system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: providing an event detection request to the video analysis server; detecting an event by analyzing videos from at least one camera which are allocated to each video analysis server in accordance with default configuration; selecting at least one correlated camera corresponding to event-detecting camera by analyzing table information stored in the monitoring client as well as the event detection result; newly allocating the correlated camera to the at least one video analysis server; and detecting an event in each of the video analysis server by analyzing videos from the newly-allocated correlated camera.
US10587833B2	System and method for automated network search and companion display of result relating to audio-video metadata Embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods which allow consumers of audio-visual content (such as movies and television programs) to obtain dynamic additional content about programs and movies being watched, and customize that additional content to their personal preferences and behaviors.
US10587831B2	Solid-state imaging device, imaging system, and moving body A solid-state imaging device in which a signal from a first photoelectric conversion portion of one pixel, signals from the first photoelectric conversion portion and a second photoelectric conversion portion of the one pixel, and a noise signal from the one pixel are converted into a first digital signal, a second digital signal, and a third digital signal, respectively. As signals of pixels in a first pixel row, the first, the second, and the third digital signals are input from a memory unit to output signal lines. As signals of pixels in a second pixel row adjacent to the first pixel row of a pixel unit in the row direction, the second and the third digital signals are input from the memory unit to the output signal lines while the first digital signal is not output.
US10587805B2	Wearable camera and method for using wearable camera A wearable camera includes: a manipulator that receives operation by a user; a camera that picks up an image; a communicator that receives biological information on the user from a biosensor worn or owned by the user; and a controller that makes a transition from a vital reaction mode to a privacy mode in a case where the manipulator receives operation to specify the privacy mode, the vital reaction mode being a mode in which recording of the image picked-up by the camera is started when the biological information becomes abnormal, and the privacy mode being a mode in which image recording by the camera is not started even when the biological information becomes abnormal.
US10587800B2	Technology to encode 360 degree video content Systems, apparatuses and methods may determine, on a per camera basis, an interest level with respect to panoramic video content, identify a subset of cameras in a plurality of cameras for which the interest level is below a threshold, and reduce power consumption in the subset of cameras. Additionally, technology may determine a projection format associated with panoramic video content, identify one or more discontinuous boundaries in the projection format, and modify an encoding scheme associated with the panoramic video content based on the discontinuous boundaries. Moreover, an encoded frame may be assigned to a temporal scalability layer that has a higher priority than a layer to which an asynchronous space warp frame is assigned. Additionally, technology may reduce the encoding complexity of a boundary between an active region and an inactive region in fisheye content.
US10587797B2	Method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for compensating brightness of ball images The present invention relates to a method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for compensating brightness of ball images. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for compensating brightness of ball images. The method includes calculating photographed brightness distribution of a region corresponding to a ball in each of a plurality of images in which the ball is photographed, and compensating the photographed brightness distribution of the region corresponding to the ball in at least one of the plurality of images, with reference to reference brightness distribution.
US10587792B2	Distance measurement device A system for determining a distance to a region of interest. The system may be used to adjust focus of a motion picture camera. The system may include a first camera configured to have a first field of view, and a second camera configured to have a second field of view that overlaps at least a portion of the first field of view. The system may include a processor configured to calculate a distance of the selected region of interest relative to a location by comparing a position of the selected region of interest in the first field of view with a position of the selected region of interest in the second field of view.
US10587789B2	Image sensor simultaneously generating image and proximity signals An image sensor for simultaneously obtaining an image and a proximity is provided. The image sensor includes a proximity signal generating circuit configured to generate a proximity signal of a target based on a pixel signal of a pixel array. The proximity signal generating circuit generates the proximity signal based on an average of pixel signals output from a plurality of pixels included in the pixel array.
US10587773B2	Adaptive enhancement of scanned document pages Enhancing image quality of an initial full image of a document page includes obtaining the initial full image of a document page, determining that at least a subset of text in the initial full image does not meet a predefined readability criterion, identifying at least one of a plurality of page fragments in the initial full image of the document page for enhancement, and sending an instruction to a mobile device to provide a photograph of the at least one of the page fragments. The photograph provides a separate fragment image for the at least one of the page fragments. The separate fragment image is then obtained from the mobile device and merged into the initial full image to provide an enhanced full image.
US10587768B2	Client apparatus and method A client apparatus that communicates with a management server to receive an instruction from the management server, and a power supply of the client apparatus transitions to a sleep state when the client apparatus does not receive a user operation for a certain time period, and after the power supply of the client apparatus transitions to the sleep state, the power supply of the client apparatus temporarily transitions to a normal state without receiving a user operation. After the client apparatus communicates with the management server, the power supply of the client apparatus transitions from the normal state to the sleep state.
US10587767B2	Image forming apparatus, method for controlling thereof, and storage medium An image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect an object, a reception unit configured to receive an operation of a user, and a shifting unit configured to shift, if the detection unit detects an object, a power state of the image forming apparatus from a first power state to a second power state different from the first power state, and shift, if the reception unit receives an operation of a user, the power state of the image forming apparatus from the second power state to the first power state.
US10587765B2	Image forming apparatus, communication system, and program A communication system includes: an image forming apparatus including a browser function and being configured to set permission/non-permission for access according to a website being a communication destination; and a setting change apparatus configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus and be capable of changing a setting of the image forming apparatus in accordance with an operation of an administrator, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that the image forming apparatus is not allowed to access a specific website, an acquisition unit configured to automatically acquire access destination information, identification information, and contact information, and a change request unit configured to transmit a request to change the setting to a setting that permits the image forming apparatus to access the specific website, to the administrator via a network, the identification information, and the contact information, which are acquired by the acquisition unit.
US10587758B1	Method and system for routing call from electronic device A computer-implemented method for routing a call from an electronic device to a target organization. The method is executed by a server coupled to a user profile database, a digital content display, a content item database, and a telephone number repository hosting a default telephone number and a pool of unique numbers. The method comprises receiving an indication of a user identifier associated with the user and determining whether the user profile database comprises data for generating a call enrichment data packet. In response to availability of the data generating the customized digital content item, routing the call to the default telephone number and including the call enrichment data packet. In response to non-availability of data for generating the call enrichment data packet, generating the customized digital content item comprising an indication of an available unique number and routing to an available unique number.
US10587746B2	Automated messaging Techniques for automatically prompting a calling user to send a message to a called user, the calling user using a calling device and the called user using a called device, the method including receiving, at a processor in the calling device, an indication that a call from the calling device to the called device has disconnected, determining, at the processor in the calling device, whether the call connected before receiving the indication that the call has disconnected, and in response to determining that the call did not connect before receiving the indication that the call has disconnected, determining that the call was a missed call.
US10587743B2	Electronic device control system, and method for operating electronic device control system A mobile device includes a communicator configured to transmit information about least one of a frequency, a pattern, and an amplitude to an electronic device located within a critical distance from the mobile device, an acoustic wave output interface configured to output an acoustic wave matching at least one of the frequency, the pattern, and the amplitude, and a controller configured to provide a user interface to operate a function of the electronic device when information about the function of the electronic device controllable by the mobile device is received through the communicator.
US10587737B2	Mobile terminal The present invention relates to a mobile terminal including: a terminal body; a front case formed so as to cover the front surface of the terminal body; a rear case provided at the rear surface of the front case; a side case, which is made from a metal material, forms the side exterior of the terminal body, is integrally formed, and has both end portions thereof spaced so as to face each other such that a single slit is formed; a main circuit board provided on the terminal body; a first power supply part connected to the main circuit board, and provided at one side of the single slit so as to supply power to the side case; a second power supply part, and provided at the other side of the single slit so as to supply the power to the side case; and a conductive member.
US10587729B1	System and method for rules engine that dynamically adapts application behavior In some implementations, a system enables an administrator to customize a set of rules to dynamically adjust the configuration and output of an application provided to users. A configuration interface for setting rules that dynamically adjust output of an application is provided. Data indicating one or more rules are received through the configuration interface. Activity data indicating user interaction with the application or sensor data for at least some of a plurality of users of the application are then received from multiple client devices. A determination relating to the activity data satisfying at least one condition or trigger is then made. Instructions to adjust output of the application according to one or more system actions of the one or more rules are then communicated to client devices associated with the users in the first subset of the plurality of users.
US10587721B2	Small cell edge computing platform A small cell may include a base station that may be co-located with an edge computing device. The edge computing device may be integrated within a small cell base station or be a physically separate module communicatively coupled to and in close proximity with the small cell base station that provides edge computing resources at the small cell. The processing responsibilities associated with received data may be split or divided between the edge computing device and a target mobile device. For example, a portion of data processing may be performed by the edge computing device and the remaining portion of data processing may be performed by the target mobile device. The distribution of processing responsibilities may be based on radio link conditions or conditions (e.g., power state or processing capabilities) associated with the target mobile device.
US10587720B2	Network aware dynamic content delivery tuning Techniques and methods for dynamically tuning of content delivery over a communication network are described. In one aspect, a method of dynamically tuning of content delivery over a communication network may involve a user device detecting an event related to a content delivery traffic from an application server to the user device over the communication network. The method may also involve the user device communicating the detected event to the application server.
US10587718B2	Information processing system, service providing system, and information processing method An information processing system includes a client apparatus and a service providing system. The client apparatus includes first circuitry to transmit, to the service providing system, a package acquisition request for obtaining a package including at least one application program. The service providing system includes second circuitry. The second circuitry receives the package acquisition request, and obtains the package. The second circuitry receives, from the client apparatus, an email address and a tenant setup request, and generates a usage registration screen. The second circuitry transmits an email addressed to the email address, the email including a network, and receives an access to the usage registration screen from an information processing apparatus. The second circuitry sets up a tenant in response to acquisition of package identification information, and registers the at least one application program included in the package identified by the package identification information with the tenant.
US10587710B2	Cognitive device-to-device interaction and human-device interaction based on social networks A social network platform and method thereof for providing Internet of Things (I-o-T) devices with social behavior for communicating natural language (NL) text messages. An I-o-T device is provided with a social device application to form a unit capable of: reading free form NL messages, and responsively perform an action. The social device application generates NL text in response to reading a text message and/or in response to receiving readings from a set of sensors. Types of messages generated include messages for initiating social relationships with other devices which may communicate an acceptance/declination. The platform may be centralized with a server for ranking the importance of read messages based on the relationships and addressing NL text messages to other social units or groups of social units based on the relationships. The platform further enables direct messaging between social unit devices, brokering trust, and moderating information flow between devices.
US10587704B2	Location accurate mobile events and social content In an approach for identifying a location of a mobile device a processor receives a first set of Global Positioning System (GPS) data at a time, wherein the time is specified by the mobile device. A processor synchronizes the time with Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). A processor retrieves offset values, wherein the offset values comprise one or more values to adjust one or more location coordinates based on the synchronized time, and wherein the offset values are determined by comparing a known set of location coordinates to a set of location coordinates calculated using another set of GPS data. A processor calculates location coordinates of the mobile device using the first set of GPS data and the offset values. A processor stores at least the location coordinates of the mobile device and the synchronized time.
US10587700B2	Cloud operation reservation system In one or more embodiments, a cloud operation reservation system is provided through which cloud operations may be scheduled and managed. The cloud operation reservation system includes logic for defining a set of time windows that are available to perform one or more cloud operations on cloud targets and presenting the set of time windows to one or more tenants of a cloud service. Tenants may browse the presented set of time windows and submit reservation requests to update and/or perform other operations on cloud targets. In response to receiving, a request to reserve one or more slots in a particular time window, the cloud operation reservation system schedules one or more cloud operations to be performed on a cloud target that is available to at least one tenant.
US10587684B2	Apparatus and methods for providing network security on a mobile platform The disclosure describes components, apparatus and methods for providing network security between computing devices and/or networks on mobile platforms such as aircraft. One such apparatus may comprise: a first memory configured for data communication with a first computing device of the mobile platform; a second memory configured for data communication with a second computing device of the mobile platform; and a controller. The controller may be configured to detect a change in data stored In the first memory and cause the change in data stored in the first memory to be reflected in the second memory by causing data transfer from the first memory to the second memory. Data transfer between the first memory and the second memory may be conducted using a non-internet protocol.
US10587683B1	Proximity in privacy and security enhanced internet geolocation The present innovation extends the innovations inherent in our prior work on security and privacy enhanced geolocation to address specific problems of determining the proximity of two Internet connected devices. This could be used for applications such as determining proximity of a user's smartphone to an ATM machine they are using. Or to determine the physical proximity of a shopper and a cashier at a check out line. A straightforward application of the prior work will not suffice, as devices may have very different types of connectivity to the Internet. We solve this problem by placing reciprocal slave servers on each of the devices and giving high weight to the time taken for messages to travel from each device to the slave on the other device. The system can be extended to more than two entities by performing the calculation in a pairwise fashion and using further optimizations.
US10587681B2	Deployment of multi-task analytics applications in multi-clouds An information processing system, a computer readable storage medium, and a method for distributing an application among computing nodes in a distributed processing system. The method estimates a cost of storing information pertaining to the application on different computing nodes; estimates a cost for computing resources required to execute the application on different computing nodes; estimates a cost of inter-node communication required to execute the application on different computing nodes; and selects at least one computing node to execute the application based on minimizing a total of at least one of the cost estimates.
US10587672B2	Systems and methods for client-side contextual engagement Disclosed is a new approach for client-side contextual engagement with a website visitor. A browser loads a page containing a reference to a script file implementing a visitor client. The visitor client may store visitor client data including site rules and a visitor profile locally on the client device. The visitor client may include a context monitor for calling the decision engine, a decision engine for evaluating the site rules relative to a context defined at least partially by events occurring on the page and the visitor profile, and a widget manager for managing visitor client data persisted on the client device. The content monitor may call the decision engine when the context changes. The decision engine may determine, in real time and relative to the context, that proactive or reactive engagement(s) may be appropriate and call the widget manager to launch and display corresponding engagement channel(s) on the page.
US10587671B2	Systems and methods for tracking and auditing changes in a multi-tenant cloud system Systems and methods for tracking and auditing changes in one or more cloud-based systems include, at a Web application, intercepting requests between one or more users and the Web application associated with the one or more cloud-based systems and creating log messages based on the intercepted requests; at a log forwarder in the logging system, forwarding the log messages to a log indexer; at the log indexer in the logging system, receiving the forwarded log messages and indexing the forwarded log messages in a centralized storage; and, at the logging system, responsive to a query, forwarding responsive indexed data from the centralized storage, based on the query.
US10587664B2	Systems and methods for controlling the encoding of a segmented media stream using segment transmit times Systems and methods are described for providing a media stream transmitted from an encoding system to a remotely-located media player that requests segments of the media stream. The media stream is encoded into segments according to an encoding parameter. Data is gathered about current conditions of the network and/or the media player, and encoding of the media stream is adjusted during operation to adapt to changing conditions. The encoding parameter is suitably adjusted in response to changes in available bandwidth and/or segment transmit time, as appropriate.
US10587651B2	Protection of cloud-provider system using scattered honeypots An apparatus for securing a cloud-provider system includes one or more network interfaces and one or more processors. The network interfaces are configured for connecting to a network. The processors are configured to allocate resources of the cloud-provider system for use by tenants of the cloud-provider system, to allocate to the tenants one or more Internet Protocol (IP) address ranges, to assign multiple IP addresses, scattered across the IP address ranges, for use by one or more honeypot servers, and to secure the cloud-provider system against hostile attacks, by processing network traffic associated with the assigned IP addresses using at least the honeypot servers.
US10587648B2	Recursive domain name service (DNS) prefetching A method, apparatus and program product utilize Domain Name Service (DNS) prefetching in a recursive DNS server, e.g., to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on a DNS service.
US10587645B2	Systems and methods to block account creation from computing devices Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to determine an account through which illegitimate activity has been conducted on an online service. A plurality of computing devices from which the account was accessed are determined. At least a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices is blocked from creating a new account with the online service.
US10587644B1	Monitoring and managing credential and application threat mitigations in a computer system A method of monitoring tasks for reducing security risks in a computer system comprising a plurality of computers executing a plurality of applications is provided. The method based on a set of login information, displays a set of risks for a set of applications that execute on the plurality of computers and an identification of a person in a hierarchy supervised by the logged-in person assigned to mitigate each risk. The method also displays the current status of each assigned mitigation.
US10587643B2	Detecting a root cause for a vulnerability using subjective logic in social media A method and system of identifying a computing device vulnerability is provided. Social media communication is monitored. Social media threads that are related to a vulnerability, based on the monitored social media communication, are identified, filtered, and categorized into one or more predetermined categories of computing device vulnerabilities. Upon determining that a number of social media posts related to the vulnerability is above a first predetermined threshold, one or more dependable social media threads in a same one or more categories as the vulnerability are searched. One or more possible root causes of the vulnerability are determined from the searched dependable social media threads. A validity score for each of the one or more possible root causes is assigned. A possible root cause from that has a highest validity score that is above a second predetermined threshold is selected to be the root cause of the vulnerability.
US10587637B2	Processing network traffic to defend against attacks Network traffic processing includes: determining whether one or more packets of network traffic associated with a first public network address have been dropped, the first public network address being associated with a target host; in response to the determination that the one or more packets associated with the first public network address have been dropped, assigning a second public network address to the network traffic and generating a forwarding path corresponding to the second public network address, wherein the second public network address is configured to receive the network traffic, and wherein the forwarding path is configured to forward the network traffic received at the second public network address to the target host; and notifying a filtering device to transmit the network traffic to the second public network address and cause the network traffic to be forwarded to the target host according to the forwarding path.
US10587629B1	Reducing false positives in bot detection This disclosure describes a bot detection system that distinguishes bot transactions from human transactions. The system utilizes an anomaly-based filter process to reduce the number of false positives as determined by the system. The filter process includes maintaining a database of anomaly patterns, wherein the patterns are encoded as anomaly pattern strings. As anomalies are detected, they are encoded in the anomaly pattern strings, and the database is updated by maintaining counts on the occurrences of the strings. When a particular pattern string as reflected in the database has a count that exceeds a threshold, the string is determined to be associated with a bot as opposed to a human user.
US10587624B2	Networking application for controlled-access-establishment This disclosure provides an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for operating networking for members and supporting a controlled-access establishment. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory. The memory stores a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices including a first member profile corresponding to a first member device, where each member profile contains information about a member related to the member a member device. The processor receives a new member application related to a second member device not included in the plurality of member profiles; determines member attributes of the second member profile based on the received new member application related to the second member device; generates a networking recommendation based on the member attributes, recommendation information, recommendation trigger information, and recommendation target information; and transmits the networking recommendation to the first member device.
US10587611B2	Detection of the network logon protocol used in pass-through authentication The network logon protocol used in a pass-through authentication request embedded in an encrypted network packet is identified. A protocol detection engine correlates events and network requests received at a domain controller in order to use the data contained in a correlated pair to determine a size of a challenge response in the encrypted network packet. The size of the response is used to identify the network logon protocol used in the pass-through authentication request.
US10587602B2	Cloud queue synchronization Example techniques relate to cloud queue synchronization. An example implementation may involve a playback device receiving, from a cloud computing system, data representing a play message comprising: (i) a play pointer representing a particular media item; (ii) an indication of one or more media items, the one or more media items including the particular media item; and (iii) a universal resource identifier (URI) representing a location of the particular media item at one or more servers of a streaming audio service. The playback device queues the one or more media items in a local queue stored in data storage of the playback device, streams the particular media item, and plays back the particular media item. After beginning playback of the particular media item, the playback device sends a playback started message comprising the play pointer, the play pointer representing the particular media item as the currently playing media item.
US10587601B2	Automated identity assessment method and system A method, system and software for assessing an entity (15) at a first user terminal (13) connected to a data network (10). A control system (11) is used to receive an access request (101) from the entity (15) or an assessing user (16) at a second user terminal (14). The control system (11) invokes or facilitates transmission of a time-delimited sequence of unpredictable prompts (18) to the entity (15) for a performance of visible prompted actions (20). A video recording (21) of the prompted action performance is stored in a data store (61) and the control system performs an automated assessment of the video recording (21) by a gesture recognition system (67d) and generates an assessment signal respectively including a positive or negative indication of whether or not said entity (15) validly performed said prompted actions.
US10587599B2	Method of sending data from a secure token to a distant server The invention is a method for managing a response from an application embedded in a secure token acting as an UICC, in response to a command requesting opening a proactive session. The command is sent by an applicative server to the secure token via an OTA server providing a security layer. The method comprises the steps of sending another command from the applicative server to the secure token using the security layer provided by the OTA server, and in response to this second command, the secure token send the response of the first command to the applicative server using the security layer provided by the OTA server.
US10587598B2	Method for providing information from an electronic device to a central server Method for providing information to a central server (130,150) using an electronic device (120,122) comprising a screen display (121,123) and a SIM card. The method comprises, first, registration steps comprising providing from the electronic device to the central server a code via an SMS message. The method further comprises, information provision steps comprising a) providing to the electronic device digitally coded image data; b) displaying on said screen display an image based on said image data to the user; c) allowing the user to select a specific part of the displayed image; d) providing to the central server a coordinate position representing the location for the specific part; e) in the central server, identifying one subpart of said displayed image, corresponding to the coordinate position; and f) translating the subpart into a piece of information corresponding to the sub-part in question based upon a set of associations between specific respective such subparts and specific respective pieces of information. The invention also relates to a system (100) and a computer software product arranged to cooperate with such a system.
US10587590B2	Tracking of data erasures A method includes adding a key version tag to an encryption key store that stores encryption keys. The key version tag is inserted into a data stream. The data stream including the key version tag is written to media. The data in the data stream is erased by scrambling the encryption keys and incrementing the key version tag in the encryption store by a digit. The data stream is replaced with a replacement data pattern when the key version tag stored in the encryption store and the key version tag located in the data stream mismatch.
US10587585B2	System and method of presenting dynamically-rendered content in structured documents Users desire a system that provides for the setting of custom, content-agnostic, permissions at a message, document, and/or sub-document-level through a communications network. Such a system may also allow the user to apply customized privacy settings and encryption keys differently to particular parts of a document. Customized encryption keys may be applied to particular parties (or groups of parties) to enhance the security of the permissions settings. In the case of structured document file types, dynamically-rendered content can present a challenge to accurately display to viewers, because one or more of the document's values referred to by the dynamically-rendered content may be encrypted or otherwise unavailable to the recipient—even though the dynamically-rendered content itself is viewable by the recipient. Systems are presented herein to handle the presentation of dynamically-rendered content in structured documents, while preserving the sender's intent to not disclose certain underlying or related information in the document.
US10587567B2	Communication method and apparatus A communication method includes the steps of transmitting, by means of a first communication apparatus, personal information to a second communication apparatus; receiving, by means of the second communication apparatus, the personal information and searching, by means of the second communication apparatus, whether or not personal information having the same content as the received personal information exists in the second communication apparatus; and notifying, by means of the second communication apparatus, the first communication apparatus of a search result.
US10587566B2	Data transmission method and electronic device for supporting the same An electronic device includes a display, a communication interface, a processor electrically connected with the display and the communication interface, and a memory electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to execute a message transmission application configured to transmit or receive data through a first communication mode, select at least one message thread from a list of messages transmitted and received in the message transmission application, and establish a channel according to a second communication mode with an external electronic device based on identification information of the external electronic device associated with the selected message thread.
US10587560B2	Unified real-time and non-real-time data plane According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided, comprising at least one asset; a computer programmed with a data share module for the asset, the data share module for controlling data flow in the asset; the computer including a data share processor and a memory in communication with the data share processor, the memory storing the data share module and additional program instructions, wherein the data share processor is operative with the data share module and additional program instructions to perform functions as follows: receiving a message from a source at the data share module; determining, via the data share module, whether the source is one of a non-real time domain of the asset and the real-time domain of the asset; determining, via the data share module, when a destination is able to respond to the message, wherein the destination is one of the non-real time domain and the real-time domain, and wherein the destination is different from the source; transmitting, via the data share module, the message directly to the destination when the destination is able to respond to the message; receiving a response to the message; and generating an operating response of the asset based on the response. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10587559B2	Communication and messaging system A client device displays a user interface, which includes a menu item associated with forced reminders. In response to a user selecting the menu item, the client device displays a forced-reminder user interface, which includes a content display area configured to display one or more forced-reminder messages.
US10587558B2	Social presence Publishing social presence data associated with users in flight to other users associated with messaging services is described. Technologies described herein include determining messaging services offered by a telecommunications service provider are enabled to facilitate an exchange of communication data between a first user device associated with a first user that is physically located in an aircraft and associated with a connectivity services service provider and at least one second user device associated with a second user. The technologies described herein can include, based at least partly on determining that the messaging services are enabled, receiving communication data from the first user device, accessing presence data from the first user device, sending the communication data to the at least one second user device, and causing the presence data to be presented on the at least one second user device.
US10587553B1	Methods and systems to support adaptive multi-participant thread monitoring Disclosed are apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for improved message presentation to a user with respect to correlation of messages in a multi-participant message thread. Conversational awareness may be determined by analyzing contents of individual messages and assigning them to an existing context or creating a new context. Association of messages to contexts allows for grouping related messages related to their subject matter. Further, analysis of individual users within a multi-party communication stream (e.g., a thread with a group of participants) can be used to report previous and predict future user activity of a specific user. Groups of different sizes have been determined to sometimes have different participation dynamics. For example, people communicate differently in small groups versus large groups and within a given group, individual participation dynamics can be further analyzed. Disclosed systems learn and leverage this communication dynamic.
US10587552B1	Apparatus and method for maintaining a message thread with opt-in permanence for entries A server includes a message thread module with instructions executed by a processor to maintain a message thread between a first user and a second user. Each entry of the message thread is deleted after a display period unless an indication regarding the entry is received during the display period.
US10587536B1	Buffer assignment balancing in a network device Techniques for improved handling of queues of data units are described, such as queues of buffered data units of differing types and/or sources within a switch or other network device. When the size of a queue surpasses the state entry threshold for a certain state, the queue is said to be in the certain state. While in the certain state, data units assigned to the queue may be handled differently in some respect, such as being marked or being dropped without further processing. The queue remains in this certain state until its size falls below the state release threshold for the state. The state release threshold is adjusted over time in, for example, a random or pseudo-random manner. Among other aspects, in some embodiments, this adjustment of the state release threshold addresses fairness issues that may arise with respect to the treatment of different types or sources of data units.
US10587532B2	Technique for providing content via a mobile communications network A technique of providing content via a mobile communications network to a user terminal is described. A method aspect of this technique comprises assigning, in a connection setup phase initiated by the user terminal, a content access limitation to the user terminal. The content access limitation restricts content access by the user terminal to content predefined on a network side. The method further comprises providing the predefined content to the user terminal. The method may be performed in connection with providing location-dependent information, such as map information, to the user terminal even when the user terminal cannot be authenticated in the mobile communications network.
US10587531B2	Resources access method and apparatus The present embodiments relate to the field of communication technologies, and particularly, to a resource access method and apparatus. In an embodiment, even if a client cannot directly communicate with an authorization server, the client can still initiate authorization verification to the authorization server by using a resource server. Then, the resource server returns a resource access response to the client when receiving an authorization response returned by the authorization server.
US10587529B1	Dynamic selection of router groups to manage computing instances This disclosure describes techniques implemented partly by a service provider network for dynamically selecting between router groups to account for scaling up and/or scaling down of managed instances that are serving concurrent requests. Router groups define bandwidth allowances for routers that restrict the number of machine instances the routers are allowed to manage for individual user accounts. As concurrency of requests increases for a user account, rather than using more routers in a router group with a smaller bandwidth allowance, the techniques described herein include selecting a different router group for the user account that defines larger bandwidth allowances for user accounts. The service provider network may determine that the number of concurrent requests for a user account has passed a threshold for a router group, and select a new router group for routing new requests and managing containers of instances that are processing the existing concurrent requests.
US10587528B2	Remote service for executing resource allocation analyses for distributed computer systems A system and method for performing remote resource allocation analyses on distributed computer systems utilizes a snapshot of a target distributed computer system obtained at a distributed computer system, which is transmitted to a remote resource allocation module so that a remote resource allocation analysis can be performed on the snapshot of the target distributed computer system. The snapshot includes configurations and resource usage information of at least some components of the target distributed computer system.
US10587527B1	Systems and methods for apportioning bandwidth in storage systems The computer-implemented method for apportioning bandwidth in storage systems may include (i) identifying a plurality of storage media and at least one workload that is assigned a quantity of credits at the beginning of a predetermined time period that regulate a volume of bandwidth for input/output requests from the workload, (ii) detecting an input/output request from the workload, (iii) deducting, before fulfilling the input/output request, a number of credits from a current number of credits available to the workload based on an estimated quantity of bandwidth consumed by the input/output request, (iv) measuring an actual quantity of bandwidth consumed by the input/output request, and (v) adjusting the current number of credits available to the workload for the predetermined time period based on a difference between the estimated quantity of bandwidth and the actual quantity of bandwidth.
US10587525B2	System and method to optimize workflow The present disclosure describes a system and method to reduce the overall time taken to complete distributed process workflows. Each workflow can include multiple actions that are completed by or at different client devices. The actions of a workflow can be dependent on prior actions in the workflow. For example, a second client device may not be able to complete a second action until a first client device completes a first action in the workflow. The system can predict time periods and the geolocations where client devices are most likely to complete an assigned action. Using the selected time periods and geolocations, the system can transmit notifications to the client devices when the action is most likely to be completed.
US10587519B2	Clos network load balancing method and apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a Clos network load balancing method and apparatus. In certain embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a first switch, a first packet and determining, by the first switch, a third switch. The third switch is a switch in a second group of switches. The method includes performing, by the first switch, tunnel encapsulation on the first packet, a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address in a tunnel-encapsulated IP header being an IP address of a second switch. The method includes performing, by the first switch, Internet Protocol in Internet Protocol (IP-in-IP) encapsulation on the tunnel-encapsulated first packet and sending, by the first switch, the IP-in-IP encapsulated first packet.
US10587518B2	Identifying network conditions A method of identifying a network condition between a pair of network devices, the method comprising: determining a first time period between receiving a first-received packet for an initial media frame and receiving a first-received packet for a subsequent media frame, wherein the packets are received at one of the devices via a network and each received packet comprises a timestamp; determining a second time period between the timestamp of the packet for the initial media frame and the timestamp of the packet for the subsequent media frame; and identifying a network condition in dependence on a difference between the first and second time periods.
US10587514B1	Filtering control plane decision requests for forwarding network packets Packet processing pipelines may implement filtering of control plane decisions. When network packets are received various types of decision-making and processing is performed. In order to complete processing for the network packet, some decisions may need to be determined by a control plane for the packet processing pipeline, such as a general processor. Requests for control plane decisions for received network packets may be filtered prior to sending the requests to the control plane based on whether the same control plane decisions have been requested for previously received network packets. For control plane decisions with outstanding control plane decision requests, an additional control plane decision request for the network packet may be blocked, whereas control plane decisions with no outstanding control plane decision requests may be allowed.
US10587513B2	Method, apparatus and system for determining content acquisition path and processing request The present disclosure provide a method for determining a content acquisition path, a method for processing a content request and a corresponding apparatus and system. The method for determining the content acquisition path includes: receiving a request from a user, where the request is used for requesting an original content provider to provide a content, and the request carries a name of the content, a network address of the original content provider and a network address of the user; calculating at least two forwarding paths to the original content provider, and determining a content acquisition path according to link cost on each forwarding path and a cache hit rate of a network node on each forwarding path to the content; and sending the request to a next network node according to the content acquisition path, for enabling the next network node to forward or respond to the request.
US10587512B2	Stateless protocol translation Some aspects of the methods and systems presented relate to performing stateless address translation between IPv4 capable devices to IPv6 capable networks and devices. Stateless address translation may form a new IPv6 addresses by combining the IPv4 address of a device with an IPv6 prefix address assigned to the translator. The translation may also combine the IPv4 destination address and UDP port information with the new IPv6 address. Existing Domain Name Systems (DNSs) may be leveraged for resolving the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses across different networks.
US10587511B2	Methods and apparatus to manage a physical network to reduce network dependencies in a multi-fabric virtual network A disclosed example of managing a network include receiving a packet at a first top-of-rack (ToR) switch via a first load-based teaming (LBT) port; determining whether a network location of a destination node of the packet is unknown; based on the network location being unknown, setting an LBT egress control value in the packet, the LBT egress control value to indicate that the packet is not to be transmitted via a second LBT port of a second ToR switch; and sending the packet from the first ToR switch to the second ToR switch via an inter-switch link between the first and second ToR switches and from the first ToR switch to at least a first host that is identified in the packet as the destination node.
US10587504B2	Packet broadcasting mechanism for mesh interconnected multi-computers A method is provided for packet broadcasting in a mesh-interconnected multi-computer network having a plurality of routers and a plurality of arbiters. The method includes interconnecting each of the plurality of routers to each of the plurality of arbiters. The method further includes receiving, by each of the plurality of arbiters, two or more packet broadcast requests. The method also includes live-lock free arbitering, by each of the plurality of arbiters, between the two or more packet broadcast requests using a shared priority matrix that selects one of the two or more packet broadcast requests. The shared priority matrix is shared amongst the plurality of arbiters and stores priority information relating to a correspondence between a plurality of packet broadcast requests, including the two or more packet broadcast requests, with respect to priorities assigned to each of the plurality of packet broadcast requests.
US10587488B2	Performance monitoring support for CFM over EVPN A network device may generate a route advertisement that includes a media access control (MAC) address. The MAC address may correspond to a data link established between the network device and a customer edge (CE) device. The network device and the CE device may be associated with an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN) that includes other network devices that are remote from the CE device. The network device may cause the route advertisement to be outputted over the EVPN. The route advertisement may permit the other network devices to learn that the data link is directly reachable via the MAC address, and may permit the other network devices, when configured as maintenance endpoints (MEPs), to directly address performance monitoring-related unicast packets, intended for the data link, using the MAC address, such that flooding of the performance monitoring-related unicast packets is avoided.
US10587487B2	Selecting time-series data for information technology (IT) operations analytics anomaly detection A computer program product for selecting time-series data is provided. The computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to assemble, by the processing circuit, a set of analytic assessment tools for time-series data, engage, by the processing circuit, the analytic assessment tools to measure characteristics-of-importance in a relevant analytic domain for sets of the time-series data, generate, by the processing circuit, as a measurement result, a score for each set of the time-series data based on the associated characteristics-of-importance and rank, by the processing circuit, the sets of the time-series data in accordance with the score for each set of the time-series data for subsequent time-series data selection.
US10587481B2	Directing data flows in data centers with clustering services Techniques are provided for implementing clustering services in a virtual data center or other virtualized infrastructure in a manner that allows packets to be directed to a particular service engine of a service engine cluster.
US10587480B2	User experience enhancement using proximity awareness A user interface for controlling multiple devices connected in a mesh network. The user interface may dynamically respond to the devices connected in the mesh network. The user interface may respond to devices based on their proximity or location. The user interface may allow for grouping of device controls.
US10587476B2	Advanced switch node selection for power line communications network An algorithm for the promotion of terminal nodes to switch nodes in a PLC network reduces overall network overhead and collisions, while ensuring the appropriate selection of a switch node and minimizing the number of levels in a PLC network. It also ensures that the terminal nodes with appropriate signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) are promoted. It is desirable to have a network with fewer levels. The disclosed approach favors the nodes that are closer to the DC to promote them as switch nodes. This is achieved by waiting for a smaller number of PNPDUs for a node that is closer to the DC in comparison to a node that is farther away from the DC.
US10587473B2	Opportunistic block transmission with time constraints A technique for determining a data window size allows a set of predicted blocks to be transmitted along with requested blocks. A stream enabled application executing in a virtual execution environment may use the blocks when needed.
US10587465B1	Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for selecting and configuring a computing system to support a replicated application Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for selecting and configuring a computing system to support a replicated application are disclosed. According to one example, a method includes capturing resource availability data associated with a plurality of computing systems, wherein each of the plurality of computing systems resides at a separate and distinct geographical site. The method further includes determining, for each of the plurality of computing systems, a suitability score based on the captured resource availability data and at least one external factor associated with the computing system, selecting one of the plurality of computing systems to host the replicated application based on the determined suitability scores, and establishing a logical environment on the selected computing system to support the enterprise application.
US10587456B2	Event clustering for a network assurance platform Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for clustering events occurring in a network environment for providing network assurance. In one embodiment, a system can identify event states of network events defined by values of parameters of a network environment. The system can determine a confidence score that at least one of the values of parameters is associated with a specific event state using the network events and the identified event states of the network events. The confidence score can be presented to a user for purposes of providing network assurance for the network environment.
US10587451B2	Device programming with system generation A secure programming system and method for provisioning and programming a target payload into a programmable device mounted in a programmer. The programmable device can be authenticated before programming to verify the device is a valid device produced by a silicon vendor. The target payload can be programmed into the programmable device and linked with an authorized manufacturer. The programmable device can be verified after programming the target payload by verifying the silicon vendor and the authorized manufacturer.
US10587446B2	Signal transmission method for estimating phase noise in wireless communication system Disclosed are a signal transmission method and a base station, the method: generating a PCRS used in order to remove phase noise from a downlink signal; mapping the PCRS at predetermined intervals on a region, in which a data channel is mapped, in a downlink resource region; and transmitting the PCRS to a terminal.
US10587445B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for communicating using MIMO and spread spectrum coding in backscatter of ambient signals Apparatuses, systems, ambient RF backscatter transceivers, and methods for communicating using MIMO and spread spectrum coding of backscattered ambient RF signals are described. An example system may include an ambient RF backscatter transceiver that include an antenna configured to receive a backscattered ambient radio frequency (RF) signal, and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The receiver may be configured to demodulate the backscattered ambient RF signal using one of multiple input, multiple output multiplexing demodulation or spread spectrum code demodulation to retrieve the first data. The backscattered ambient RF signal may be generated by backscattering an ambient RF signal at a first frequency. The ambient RF signal may be configured to provide other data at a second frequency.
US10587433B2	Processing virtual local area network Example implementations relate to a networking device. For example, an implementation may receive a data processing packet identified as belonging to a processing virtual local area network. The networking device may execute an instruction associated with the data processing packet on data associated with the data processing packet and store resultant data in the payload of the data processing packet. The networking device may route the data processing packet with resultant data stored in the payload to a next device.
US10587427B2	Equitable electronic group communication session management using an ordered list to provide predetermined equal amount of exclusive time to each of the participants Once a group communication such as a video conference has been initiated, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for equitably managing the conference so that each participant can be given a chance to speak or contribute. For example, and according to one embodiment, the participants can be placed into a rotating queue based upon the order in which they joined the conference. As the conference progresses, each participant can be allowed to speak, while the other participants are muted, for up to a predetermined amount of time. Once that time expires, or the speaker yields the remaining time, the next participant in the rotating queue can be allowed to speak for up to the same predetermined amount of time. This rotation can continue for up to a predetermined number of rotations, a predetermined amount of time for the conference, or until the participants otherwise end the conference.
US10587424B1	Power over data lines system using power supply coupled to end of winding of isolation transformer In a PoDL system, a PHY has its I/O terminals coupled to a wire pair via a galvanic isolation transformer and a CMC. Thus, DC power and common mode noise are blocked from the PHY inputs. One end of the secondary winding of the transformer is directly coupled to one winding of the CMC. A DC power supply has its positive voltage terminal directly coupled to the other end of the secondary winding and has its other output terminal (e.g., ground) directly coupled to the other winding of the CMC. An AC-coupling capacitor is coupled between the two outputs of the power supply. Differential signals are applied across the secondary winding to couple the differential signals to the PHY, while the secondary winding conducts the DC voltage to one of the wires (via the CMC), and the ground is coupled to the other one of the wires (via the CMC).
US10587421B2	Techniques for genuine device assurance by establishing identity and trust using certificates A method includes verifying that firmware of a device is trusted and contains a root of trust. The method also includes verifying that a protected storage of the device contains a private or secret key associated with a device certificate that is stored in a persistent storage of the device. The method further includes verifying the device certificate of the device using the root of trust. In addition, the method includes, in response to verifying that the protected storage contains the private or secret key associated with the device certificate and verifying the device certificate, determining that the device is a genuine device. The root of trust could include a trusted certificate or a trusted public key.
US10587418B2	Authenticating a user and registering a wearable device An authentication request including at least one of a user identifier and a wearable device identifier of a user is received at a server from a terminal. The server stores a relationship between the user identifier, the wearable device identifier, and a server authentication key. Downlink authentication information is acquired by the server. A detection instruction including the downlink authentication information and the wearable device identifier is issued to the terminal. A detection acknowledgment returned by the terminal is received by the server. The detection acknowledgment includes uplink authentication information generated by a wearable device designated in the detection instruction, according to a device authentication key and the downlink authentication information. The device authentication key is the same as, or corresponds to, the server authentication key. The user is authenticated by the server, including matching the downlink authentication information with the uplink authentication information by using the server authentication key.
US10587415B2	Systems and methods for controlling email access Embodiments of the disclosure relate to controlling access to email content. According to various embodiments as described herein, an email message may be accessed by a computing device to identify a uniform resource locator (URL) within the email message, wherein the URL corresponds to a resource residing in a protected location that is not accessible by a native browser application of the client device. The computing device may determine whether the client device is permitted to access the URL and request access to the resource via the secure browser application of the client device upon a determination that the client device is permitted to access the resource in accordance with the at least one resource rule.
US10587412B2	Virtual machine structure Aspects provide for a virtual machine structure wherein processors are configured to create an encrypted code virtualization machine for code machine instructions of a retrieved package that has a security field value that indicates secure code, wherein the code machine instructions of the first retrieved package are allocated to encrypted code memory regions of a computer memory resource. Configured processors further create a non-encrypted code virtualization machine in non-encrypted code memory regions of a computer memory resource comprising code machine instructions of another retrieved package that has a security field value that does not indicate secure code; and define a union mixed secure virtual machine image to include (as a function of) the encrypted code virtualization machine and the non-encrypted code virtualization machine.
US10587406B1	File system encryption with key rotation Data within a file system may be protected using a key rotation scheme. The key rotation scheme may include a data key and a metadata key. The data key may be used to encrypt data portions of the file system while the metadata key may be used to encrypt the metadata of the file system. The metadata key may be generated based at least in part on a user input and may be rotated at the end of a key rotation interval.
US10587402B2	Long-haul high rate quantum key distribution Multiple bit values can be encoded on a single photon in a quantum key distribution (QKD) system using a plurality of sidebands of an optical carrier frequency. Computational and conjugate bases can be defined, and photons decoded based on a selected state from either basis. If n sidebands are available, as many as log2 n bits can be encoded on a single photon. Errors in detected bit values due to selection of an incorrect basis state or other errors can be at least partially corrected by bit distillation to identity bit strings for which a transmitter and a receiver record the same values, without insecure transmission of these values.
US10587399B2	Data conversion systems and methods In various embodiments, a computer-readable memory medium coupled to a processor is disclosed. The memory medium is configured to store instructions which cause the processor to retrieve a seed value, receive a digital bit stream, receive a digital bit stream, generate a stream of random bits, using the seed value as a seed to a pseudo random number generator (PRNG), wherein the stream of random bits contains at least as many bits as the digital bit stream, shuffle bits of the stream of random bits to create a random bit buffer, generate an obfuscated digital bit stream by applying a first exclusive OR (XOR) to the digital bit stream and the random bit buffer, wherein the obfuscated digital bit stream has the same number of bits as the digital bit stream, and provide the obfuscated digital bit stream to the communications interface.
US10587380B2	Frequency diversity modulation system and method A method of encoding a first bit and a second bit for transmission on a transmission band is provided. The method includes receiving a bit stream that includes the first and second bits, mapping the first bit into a first symbol, mapping the second bit into a second symbol, differentially encoding at least the first symbol and the second symbol, and causing the first and second symbols to be transmitted on a transmission band as part of a symbol stream.
US10587378B2	Downlink information processing method, user equipment, base station, and communications system A downlink information processing method, user equipment, a base station, and a communications system are disclosed. In one aspect, a method performed by a terminal device such as user equipment (UE) includes: determining that a cell-specific frequency shift of downlink information is equal to a cell-specific frequency shift of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), determining a resource element location according to the cell-specific frequency shift of the downlink information, where a duration of a transmission time interval (TTI) to which the resource element location belongs is less than or equal to a time length of one timeslot, receiving the downlink information at the resource element location, and demodulating downlink data according to the downlink information.
US10587375B2	Downlink signaling in a high efficiency wireless local area network (WLAN) A first communication device generates a physical layer (PHY) preamble of a PHY data unit. A signal field of the PHY preamble includes i) a common block of information bits having information for multiple second communication devices and ii) a plurality of user blocks of information bits, each user block having information for a respective one of the multiple second communication devices. The common block includes a frequency resource unit allocation field that defines a plurality of frequency resource units corresponding to a PHY payload of the PHY data unit. The user blocks respectively correspond to frequency resource units defined by the frequency resource unit allocation field. Each user block includes an indication of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used in the corresponding frequency resource unit. Each group of two user blocks is encoded as a respective second encoded block to allow the multiple second communication devices to efficiently decode the signal field.
US10587368B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals. The method includes, encoding, by an encoder, PLP (Physical Layer Pipe) data; time interleaving, by a time interleaver, the encoded PLP data; frame mapping, by a framer, the time interleaved PLP data onto at least one signal frames; frequency interleaving, by a frequency interleaver, data in the at least one signal frames; and waveform modulating, by a waveform module, the frequency interleaved data in the at least one signal frame and transmitting, by the waveform module, broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the frequency interleaving is conducted according to an interleaving mode, wherein the interleaving mode is determined based on a FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) size.
US10587356B2	Spectrum partitioning using hilbert transform for improved frequency scan A method of performing wireless communication includes accumulating, by a user equipment (UE) during initial cell search, samples of received data over a maximum front-end bandwidth of the UE. The method also includes splitting the samples into smaller, non-overlapping spectrum chunks, and performing correlation-based detection on one or more of the smaller, non-overlapping chunks. The method further includes detecting a wireless communication system based on results of the correlation-based detection.
US10587342B2	Embedded optical ring communication network for aircraft The invention concerns an embedded optical ring communication network (10) suitable for transmitting data between equipment (12a-12h), characterised in that it comprises an assembly of distribution boxes (14a-14h) each connected to two other distribution boxes (14a-14h) by multimode bidirectional optical fibres (16a-16h) so as to form a ring, suitable for also being connected to a multiplexer/demultiplexer (18a, 18b, 18c) by multimode bidirectional optical fibres, and in that each optical fibre (16a-16h) is suitable for transporting optical signals of at least three different modes (32, 32, 34).
US10587337B2	Information sending and receiving method and system, base station, and first user equipment The present invention discloses a method, including: determining, by first user equipment, a frame structure of a first serving cell; and sending and receiving, by the first user equipment in the first serving cell, information based on the frame structure of the first serving cell, where: in the frame structure of the first serving cell, one radio frame includes at least one first subframe and at least one second subframe, and both the first subframe and the second subframe include a symbol used for downlink transmission, a guard period, and a symbol used for uplink transmission; in the first subframe, a quantity of symbols used for downlink transmission is greater than a quantity of symbols used for uplink transmission; and in the second subframe, a quantity of symbols used for downlink transmission is less than a quantity of symbols used for uplink transmission.
US10587336B2	Method and user device for transceiving data in next generation mobile communication system A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for transceiving data in a next generation mobile communication system. The method may comprise a step of receiving system information from a base station. The system information may comprise: system band information; information regarding a first uplink center frequency and a second uplink center frequency for an uplink band within the system band; and information regarding a first downlink center frequency and a second downlink center frequency for a downlink band within the system band. The method may comprise: a step of receiving, from the base station, a control signal to change the downlink band to a second downlink center frequency; and a step of tuning a radio frequency (RF) unit in order to switch the downlink band from the first downlink center frequency to the second downlink center frequency.
US10587326B2	Device for calculating a received quality of reference signal [Object] To make it possible to select a cell that is more preferable for a terminal device in an environment in which beamforming is performed.[Solution] There is provided a device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire first received power information indicating received power of a reference signal for measurement transmitted by a target base station using a weight set for beamforming in a terminal device and second received power information indicating received power of a reference signal for measurement transmitted by another base station using a weight set for beamforming in the terminal device; and a control unit configured to calculate received quality of the reference signal transmitted by the target base station in the terminal device based on the first received power information and the second received power information.
US10587325B2	Method for reporting channel state information, user equipment, and base station Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for reporting channel state information, including receiving a sounding signal set sent by the base station and determining a reference signal resource configuration index according to the sounding signal set, where the reference signal resource configuration index is used to indicate a reference signal resource configuration in reference signal resource configuration set information. The method also includes receiving a reference signal set sent by the base station, where the reference signal set corresponds to the reference signal resource configuration and determining channel state information according to the reference signal set. Additionally, the method includes sending the reference signal resource configuration index and the channel state information to the base station.
US10587312B1	Transmission interface having noise reduction function A transmission interface with noise reduction function includes a first circuit and a second circuit, for transmitting a signal from the first circuit to the second circuit or from the second circuit to the first circuit. The first circuit includes a first sub-winding and a first wire unit, and the second circuit includes a second sub-winding and a second wire unit. When an electromagnetic noise passes through the first sub-winding and the first wire unit, two loop currents are respectively generated, and the currents have opposite directions to cancel each other so as to reduce the electromagnetic noise. Or, when an emitting current corresponding to the signal flows through the first sub-winding and the first wire unit, two magnetic fields are respectively generated, and the magnetic fields have opposite directions to cancel each other so as to reduce the electromagnetic interference.
US10587308B2	Method and apparatus for guiding an electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that can be configured for generating an electromagnetic wave and coupling the electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. The system can also be configured to receive an electromagnetic waves form the transmission medium with a reduced loss of radiation of the electromagnetic wave into free space. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10587298B1	Transmission throttling for emission exposure management Techniques for providing transmission throttling for emission exposure management are described. Embodiments implement duty cycle based transmission throttling for emission exposure management. Transmission throttling implemented in accordance with embodiments drops or skips transmission of some portion of transmission blocks of a communication process, such as to drop some transmission blocks providing retransmission of data. Transmit power levels utilized with respect to each of transmission blocks transmitted may be closer to that of a transmit power control target level (e.g., meeting the TPC target level) while nevertheless meeting an emission exposure limit level. Embodiments may, for example, be implemented with respect to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US10587293B2	Method for improving signal to noise ratio in an uplink transmission A method for improving signal to noise ratio in an uplink transmission. The method includes determining a plurality of combinations of “N” possible users to be selected among “X” users that are transmitting signals to a base station comprising “n” number of antennas, where n>=N, wherein selected “N” users transmit on a same sub-carrier; computing signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the signals received from each of the users among the determined combination of “N” possible users; and selecting at least one combination among the plurality of combinations of “N” possible users, such that, a combined signal to noise ratio of the selected combination is maximum among all combinations.
US10587291B2	Front-end architecture having split triplexer for carrier aggregation and mimo support Front-end architecture having split triplexers for carrier aggregation and MIMO support. In some embodiments, a multiplexing architecture can include an assembly of filters configured to support carrier aggregation with one or more antennas. The assembly of filters can include a first triplexer configured to support a low-band, a mid-band, and a first high-band. The assembly of filters can further include a second triplexer configured to support the low-band, the mid-band, and a second high-band. The multiplexing architecture can further include a switch assembly implemented between the assembly of filters and respective one or more nodes associated with the one or more antennas.
US10587288B1	Systems and methods for iterative coding of product codes in nand FLASH controllers Systems and methods for decoding a product code is provided. The system comprises a media, a first buffer, a second buffer, and a decoder. The media stores a plurality of codewords of a first code of the product code. The first buffer temporarily stores at least one codeword that has failed to be decoded. The second buffer temporarily stores soft information to be used in decoding. The decoder is configured to decode the plurality of codewords, determine if a first count of the at least one failed codeword exceeds a designed maximum number of codewords recoverable using the decoding method. In response to determining that the first count does not exceed the predefined threshold, the decoder iteratively process each failed codeword of the at least one failed codeword with the soft information, and attempt to decode at least one of each failed codeword that has been iteratively processed.
US10587281B2	Radio frequency flash ADC circuits A system and method for sampling an RF signal uses a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of resistors, and a sampling circuit. A first port of each capacitor of the plurality of capacitors is coupled to the RF signal. A first port of each resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled to one of a plurality of reference levels. A second port of each resistor of the plurality of resistors is coupled to a second port of a corresponding capacitor of the plurality of capacitors. The sampling circuit produces a plurality of digital outputs by sampling the second port of each resistor of the plurality of resistors.
US10587278B2	Sensor to encoder signal converter An analog or digital to encoder signal converter is provided that includes a current sense circuit, if an analog input, configured to receive an analog signal from a sensor and convert the signal into a digital signal via an analog-to-digital converter. The digital signal is processed to generate an appropriate reading value and an encoder string is made that represents the desired value for data transmission, wherein the string is formatted for a selected, specific encoder reader protocol. In this way, existing data collection systems that require a specific encoder protocol for data transmissions can be expanded to collect data from any sensing device with an analog or digital output, thereby adding value to existing encoder data collection systems by enabling them to collect data from devices other than just the customer billing meters for which the encoder protocol networks were designed.
US10587275B2	Locked loop circuit with configurable second error input A locked loop circuit is disclosed. The locked loop circuit includes phase detection circuitry to generate a first error output based on a phase difference between a first reference input and a locked-loop output. Summing circuitry receives the first error output and a second error signal. The second error signal is based on one from a selection of error values. Oscillator/delay circuitry generates the locked-loop output. For a first mode of operation, the second error signal is based on a first selected error value. For a second mode of operation, the second error signal is based on a second selected error value different than the first selected error value.
US10587268B2	Gate driver with serial communication A gate driver includes a drive signal input terminal, a drive signal output terminal, a gate drive circuit, and a serial communication interface. The drive signal input terminal is configured to receive a gate drive signal. The gate drive circuit is coupled to the drive signal input terminal and the drive signal output terminal. The gate drive circuit is configured to provide the gate drive signal to the drive signal output terminal. The serial communication interface is coupled to the drive signal input terminal.
US10587267B2	Level shifter circuit generating bipolar clock signals In some examples, a level shifter circuit comprises: a first transistor pair cascoded at a first input node; a second transistor pair cascoded at a second input node, wherein the first and transistor pairs couple at a first node, a second node, a third node, and a fourth node; a third transistor pair coupled to the first transistor pair at the first and the third nodes, wherein the third transistor pair is configured to generate a first bipolar clock signal; a fourth transistor pair coupled to the second transistor pair at the second and the fourth nodes, wherein the fourth transistor pair is configured to generate a second bipolar clock signal; and a clock generation circuit coupled to the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node.
US10587262B1	DV/DT self-adjustment gate driver architecture A gate driver circuit includes a gate driver and a sensing circuit. The gate driver is configured to generate an on-current during a plurality of turn-on switching events to drive a transistor, where a voltage across the transistor changes from a first value to a second value with a slope during the plurality of turn-on switching events, where the slope is of either an active type dependent on an amplitude of the on-current or a passive type. The sensing circuit determines whether the slope during a first turn-on switching event is the active type or the passive type, and regulates the amplitude of the on-current during a second turn-on switching event that is subsequent to the first turn-on switching event if the slope is the active type and to maintain the amplitude of the on-current as unchanged during the second turn-on switching event if the slope is the passive type.
US10587261B2	Electrical circuit for control of an electrical device with high integrity The invention relates to: Control circuit (1) for an electrical device (2), said control circuit (1) receiving as input a discrete electrical control signal (CMD), the control circuit (1) comprising a source (11) of voltage (±V) configured so as to supply the circuit according to a negative or positive voltage; a switch (12) normally closed in the absence of any discrete electrical control signal (CMD) and configured so as to isolate the electrical device from the voltage source as a function of the electrical control signal (CMD), said switch being connected between the voltage source and the electrical device (2); the switch (12) being sensitive to the discrete electrical control signal (CMD) for just one sense of voltage.
US10587257B2	Commutation cell and compensation circuit therefor The present disclosure relates to a commutation cell and to a compensation circuit for limiting overvoltage across the power electronic switch of the commutation cell and for limiting a recovery current in a freewheel diode of the commutation cell. The power electronic switch has a parasitic emitter inductance. A variable gain compensation circuit generates a feedback from a voltage generated across the parasitic inductance of the emitter of the power switch at turn-on or turn-off of the power electronic switch. The compensation circuit provides the feedback to a control of the power electronic switch to reduce the voltage generated on the parasitic emitter inductance. A power converter including the commutation cell with the compensation circuit is also disclosed.
US10587236B2	Driver circuit and operational amplifier circuit used therein A driver circuit includes a first operational amplifier circuit, a second operational amplifier circuit, and at least one power switching circuit is provided. The first operational amplifier circuit receives a first input signal and generates a first output signal according to the first input signal. The second operational amplifier circuit receives a second input signal and generates a second output signal according to the second input signal. The at least one power switching circuit is coupled to the first operational amplifier circuit and the second operational amplifier circuit, and configured to switch at least one power supply for both the first operational amplifier circuit and the second operational amplifier circuit.
US10587235B2	Biased amplifier In one example an amplifier includes a bias circuit, an open-loop gain stage including a first PMOS having a gate coupled to a first node, a source coupled to a second node, a drain coupled to a third node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a second PMOS having a gate coupled to a ground node, a source coupled to the second node, a drain coupled to a fourth node, and a bulk coupled to the bias circuit, a first NMOS having a drain and a gate coupled to the third node and a source coupled to a fifth node, a second NMOS having a drain coupled to the fourth node, a gate coupled to the third node, and a source coupled to the fifth node, an adjustable resistor coupleable between the third and fourth nodes, and a buffer stage coupled to the open-loop gain stage.
US10587233B2	High power RF switches using multiple optimized transistors and methods for fabricating same An RF switch includes series-connected transistors having different threshold voltages, breakdown voltages and on-resistances, without relying on different channel lengths to provide these differences. A first set of transistors located near a power amplifier output are fabricated to have first channel regions with relatively high dopant concentrations. A second set of transistors located near an antenna input, are fabricated to have second channel regions with relatively low dopant concentrations. The first set of transistors can also include halo implants to increase the dopant concentrations in the first channel regions. Lightly doped drain (LDD) regions of the first set of transistors can have a lower dopant concentration (and be shallower) than LDD regions of the second set of transistors. Transistors in the first set have a relatively high on-resistance, a relatively high breakdown voltage and a relatively high threshold voltage, when compared with transistors in the second set.
US10587226B2	Amplifier device with harmonic termination circuit An amplifier device includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a first transistor having a control terminal and first and second current-carrying terminals, and a class-J circuit coupled between the second current-carrying terminal of the first transistor and the output terminal and configured to harmonically terminate the first transistor. The class-J circuit may include a first resonator, characterized by a first resonant frequency substantially equal to a second harmonic frequency. The first resonator may be coupled between the second current-carrying terminal and a voltage reference. A shunt inductor that is distinct from the first resonator may be coupled between the second current-carrying terminal and the voltage reference.
US10587224B2	Low-power multi-stage amplifier for capacitive reading of low-amplitude and low-frequency signals Low-power multi-stage amplifiers are provided for capacitive reading of low-amplitude and low-frequency signals. An exemplary multi-stage amplifier comprises a plurality of amplification stages, wherein each of the amplification stages comprises an amplifying transistor and an active load, wherein substantially all of the amplification stages have one or more of an increasing DC bias level and a decreasing DC bias level relative to a prior stage, and wherein an output of a given one of the amplification stages is directly applied as an input to a subsequent one of the amplification stages.
US10587223B2	Device for terahertz signal generation and transmitter A high-power transmitter with a fully-integrated phase Iocking capability is disclosed and characterized. Also provided herein is a THz radiator structure based on a return-path gap coupler, which enables the high-power generation of the disclosed transmitter, and a self-feeding oscillator suitable for use with the transmitter.
US10587219B1	Solar panel defroster cover A transparent film has an adhesive backing adapted to emanate heat through heating elements incorporated throughout the film. The film is applied to a front surface of a solar panel array to provide the heat necessary to melt snow and ice. The device is provided with temperature sensors, inverters, and a battery to enable the device to self-activate and to accumulate and store electric power. When the accumulated snow and ice have been melted, the device de-activates and the transparent nature permits sunlight to enter and charge the solar cells.
US10587214B1	Matrix converter operation in current control mode with regulation of output voltage vector A matrix converter system having a current control mode operation is provided. The matrix converter system includes a matrix converter that includes a plurality of switches. A unity current reference vector having an amplitude of one is determined that defines an angle and frequency of an output current vector as a function of a reference phase angle, which is a function of the output current vector and an output voltage vector representing feedback signals of a multiphase signal output to a load. The unity current reference vector is used to control the matrix converter, to cause the output current vector to be aligned with the unity current reference vector. A unity voltage reference vector having an amplitude of one is provided that defines a reference angle and frequency as a function of a zero phase angle. The output voltage vector and the unity voltage reference vector are aligned to determine the reference phase angle as an angle between the aligned output voltage vector and the output current vector.
US10587213B2	Motor drive apparatus to detect occurrence of leakage current A motor drive apparatus includes a converter configured to convert AC power inputted by an AC power supply to DC power and to output the same to a DC link, a DC link capacitor provided for the DC link, an inverter configured to convert the DC power in the DC link to AC power for driving a motor and to output the AC power, a DC voltage detection unit configured to detect a value of DC voltage applied across the DC link capacitor, an AC voltage detection unit configured to detect a peak value of AC voltage on an AC input side of the converter, and a leakage current detection unit configured to detect a leakage current caused by driving the motor, based on the value of DC voltage detected by the DC voltage detection unit and the peak value of AC voltage detected by the AC voltage detection unit.
US10587208B2	Triboelectric generator housing and system for vehicle wheel An elastomeric triboelectric generator housing structured for incorporation into a wheel for a vehicle is provided. The housing includes a least one cavity having a pair of opposed walls, and a triboelectric generator incorporated into the at least one cavity. The at least one cavity is structured to actuate responsive to application of at least one force to the housing along an axis extending through the at least one cavity and between a central axis of the housing and a circumference of the housing.
US10587206B1	Clamp control based on a converter output supply voltage mode and a converter input supply voltage mode A system includes a clamp circuit configured to regulate a converter input supply voltage based on control signals. The system also includes a converter configured to the adjust the converter input supply voltage to a converter output supply voltage. The system also includes a controller configured to adjust the control signals for the clamp circuit using a first mode based on the converter output supply voltage and a second mode based on the converter input supply voltage.
US10587205B2	Switching power supply device including an inrush current prevention circuit A switching power supply device includes: a plurality of power supply circuits which include a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit and respectively correspond to a plurality of phases of a multiphase AC power supply; a switching circuit; an inrush current prevention (ICP) circuit; and a control circuit. The control circuit causes the switching circuit to switch a phase to be connected to the second power supply circuit to a phase corresponding to the first power supply circuit, and causes the ICP circuit to function so that initial charge of electrolyte capacitors included in the respective power supply circuits is performed. After the initial charge is completed, the control circuit causes the switching circuit to switch the phase to be connected to the second power supply circuit to the phase corresponding to the second power supply circuit, and causes the ICP circuit to turn off.
US10587203B2	Power conversion apparatus A power conversion apparatus in which wiring lines are provided between DC buses of a first converter unit and DC buses of a second converter unit. The wiring lines are provided between the DC buses of the second converter unit and DC buses of a third converter unit. Fuses are interposed in the wiring lines, respectively.
US10587199B1	Power supply circuit which reduces light-load power consumption while maintaining stable output A power supply circuit includes a transformer, two load-monitoring circuits, a pulse-width modulation integrated circuit, and a burst mode control circuit. The first load-monitoring circuit is disposed on the primary side of the transformer for detecting a first current flowing through the primary side, thereby providing a corresponding first detecting voltage. The first load-monitoring circuit is configured to conduct or cut off the first current according to a control signal. The pulse-width modulation integrated circuit is configured to provide the control signal according to the first detecting voltage. The second load-monitoring circuit is disposed on the secondary side of the transformer for detecting a second current flowing through the secondary side, thereby providing a corresponding second detecting voltage. The burst mode control circuit is configured to adjust the value of the first detecting voltage according to the second detecting voltage.
US10587191B2	Dc-dc converting circuit and method for controlling the same A dc-dc converting circuit and a method for controlling the same are provided. The dc-dc converting circuit includes an output stage, a mode detection circuit, a PWM signal generating circuit and a ramp signal generating circuit. The output stage provides an output voltage. The mode detection circuit provides a mode detection signal. The PWM generating circuit provides a time signal to the output stage. When the dc-dc converting circuit enters a continuous conduction mode from a discontinuous conduction mode, the ramp signal generating circuit provides a second ramp signal to the PWM signal generating circuit in a preset time according to the mode detection signal. The ramp signal generating circuit provides a first ramp signal to the PWM signal generating circuit after the preset time. A slope of the second ramp signal is greater than a slope of the first ramp signal.
US10587187B2	Amplifier circuit and methods of operation thereof A signal amplifying circuit and associated methods and apparatuses, the circuit comprising: a signal path extending from an input terminal to an output terminal, a gain controller arranged to control the gain applied along the signal path in response to a control signal; an output stage within the signal path for generating the output signal, the output stage having a gain that is substantially independent of its supply voltage, and a variable voltage power supply comprising a charge pump for providing positive and negative output voltages, the charge pump comprising a network of switches that is operable in a number of different states and a controller for operating the switches in a sequence of the states so as to generate positive and negative output voltages together spanning a voltage approximately equal to the input voltage.
US10587177B2	Linear motor and electric device with linear motor A linear motor includes an armature mounted for driven linear oscillation substantially along a longitudinal direction; a secondary mass mounted for linear oscillation substantially along the longitudinal direction; and a coupling unit for coupling the armature and the secondary mass. The coupling unit includes at least two coupling spring assemblies and at least a coupling element, the coupling spring assemblies being arranged in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from each other, and the coupling element being fixedly connected with the coupling spring assemblies.
US10587175B2	Double-stator rotating electric machine A double-stator rotating electric machine includes a rotor, an outer stator disposed radially outside the rotor with an outer gap formed therebetween, and an inner stator disposed radially inside the rotor with an inner gap formed therebetween. The outer stator has an outer multi-phase coil wound thereon, and the inner stator has an inner multi-phase coil wound thereon. Moreover, the inner gap formed between the inner stator and the rotor is set to be larger than the outer gap formed between the outer stator and the rotor.
US10587174B2	Electric motor and method of assembling an electric motor A method of assembling an electric motor comprises axially translating a rotor of a rotor assembly in a first direction through a longitudinal bore of a stator, a first centering ring of the rotor assembly preventing a first end of the rotor from contacting an internal surface of the longitudinal bore; rotatably supporting a first end of the rotor assembly longitudinally extending from the rotor with a first support member; resting a second centering ring of the rotor assembly on the internal surface of the longitudinal bore; rotatably supporting a second end of the rotor assembly longitudinally extending from the rotor with a second support member; and axially translating the rotor assembly in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to place the rotor assembly in a position in which both the first centering ring and the second centering ring are outside the longitudinal bore.
US10587171B2	Manufacturing method for rotating electric machine A manufacturing method for a rotating electric machine, in which the distal end portions of a plurality of coil ends, which are projected from slots of a stator core of a rotating electric machine and which are arranged in the radial direction of the stator core to form a plurality of layers, are held, and the coil ends are twisted and bent while moving the distal end portions in the circumferential direction. Neutral lines for bending the coil ends are different for each layer, and the neutral lines for the bending are positioned on farther outer sides for coil ends of farther outer layers.
US10587163B2	Brushless motor for a power tool A brushless motor includes a stator assembly including a generally-cylindrical stator body having a center bore, teeth extending from the stator body towards the center bore and defining slots in between, and windings wound around the teeth; and a rotor assembly rotatably received within the center bore and includes a rotor shaft and a generally-cylindrical rotor body. The motor further includes at least one rotor bearing mounted on the rotor shaft, and at least one bearing support member supporting the rotor bearing. The bearing support member includes a radial body forming a bearing pocket for receiving the rotor bearing therein, and axial post inserts received within the slots of the stator assembly between adjacent sets of windings and engaging an inner surface of the stator body to support the rotor bearing with respect to the stator assembly along a center axis of the center bore of the stator assembly.
US10587161B2	Rotary electric machine A rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator and a case. The rotor includes a rotor core, a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in the rotor core, and an end face plate disposed such that an inside surface thereof is in contact with an end face of the rotor core. The stator includes a stator core and a coil disposed in the stator core, and is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the rotor to face the rotor. The case accommodates the rotor and the stator, and includes a storage portion for storing liquid therein. A lower part of the rotor is immersed in the storage portion, and a liquid guide groove or a liquid guide hole is provided on an outside surface of the end face plate to extend in a radial direction.
US10587157B2	Stator for rotating electrical machine A stator for a rotating electrical machine, the stator including a tubular core having a plurality of slots; and a coil mounted in the core, wherein the coil includes a plurality of conductor wires aligned in the slots, each of the conductor wires has ends projecting beyond the slot, a pair of the ends are bonded together to form a bonded end, a plurality of the bonded ends are arranged next to each other in a circumferential direction of the core and are arranged in a radial pattern so as to extend in a radial direction of the core, and a cap is formed by molding using a resin material having electrical insulation properties so that the cap integrally covers adjacent ones of the plurality of bonded ends.
US10587146B2	Power dissipation monitoring and load management A power dissipation monitoring method includes receiving a measurement of current flow through an electrical device and calculating heat dissipation from the electrical device using the current flow measurement. The calculated heat dissipation is displayed on a user interface in real-time with acquisition of the current measurement. Power dissipation monitoring system and electrical load managements systems are also described.
US10587145B2	Charging circuit and electronic device A charging circuit includes a first energy harvesting element that performs energy harvesting and supplies a current to a power storage element, a second energy harvesting element that performs energy harvesting, the second energy harvesting element is made in materials same as the first energy harvesting element, and a first switch that is disposed in a current path between the first energy harvesting element and the power storage element and that is put into an off-state, in a case where a first output voltage of the second energy harvesting element is smaller than a first value, thereby cutting off the current path.
US10587140B1	Extending battery backup unit system service life A power supply system can include a plurality of battery backup units and a control unit. The battery backup units may be utilized to supply backup energy to a power supply unit, for example, in case of a power outage event. The control unit can gauge a respective capacity, temperature, age, and/or other characteristic of each respective battery backup unit of the plurality of battery backup units. The control unit can designate a particular battery backup unit of the plurality of battery backup units as a spared unit, e.g., to be spared in the power outage event. The designation may be based at least in part on the respective capacity or other characteristic of each respective battery backup unit gauged.
US10587139B2	Method and apparatus for controlling battery A method and apparatus for controlling a battery, the apparatus configured to measure a current usage of a battery, generate a concentration limitation condition on a material in an active material of the battery based on a characteristic of the active battery, and control a usage of the battery based on the current usage and the concentration limitation condition.
US10587138B2	Electric apparatus A rechargeable battery type electric power tool is widely used for a construction work or a horticultural work. A battery of the electric power tool can also be used as a power source of an electric apparatus. Because of this construction, there is provided the electric apparatus that has a function equivalent to that of an AC power source type apparatus.
US10587136B2	Parallel charging architecture Methods, devices, apparatuses, and systems may provide integrated combined current sensing for parallel charging architecture. In one embodiment a charger includes a first charging device that includes a switching circuit having a switching output configured to be coupled to a first terminal of an inductive element. The first charging device further includes a charging terminal configured to couple a second terminal of the inductive element to a battery terminal to provide a first power source to charge a battery coupled to the battery terminal. The first charging device further includes a charge current sense element coupled between the charging terminal and the second terminal of the inductive element. The charge current sense element is configured to sense a charge current at the charging terminal. The circuit further includes a second charging device that includes a second power source coupled to the second terminal such that the charge current comprises current from the first charging device and the second charging device.
US10587134B2	Battery pack A battery pack (30) is configured to couple to a power tool (10) by sliding in a sliding direction and it contains a plurality of cells (31). A pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and a battery-side signal terminal (313) can be electrically connected to a pair of tool-side, power-supply terminals (212, 214) and a tool-side signal terminal (213), respectively, which are provided on the power tool (10). The pair of battery-side, electric-power terminals (312a, 312b, 314a, 314b) and the battery-side signal terminal (313) are disposed in parallel adjacently in a direction that intersects the sliding direction.
US10587131B2	System for measuring the power level of an ambient energy source The invention concerns a measurement unit including: an electric ambient energy recovery generator; an element of capacitive storage of the electric energy generated by the generator; an electric battery; a first branch coupling an output node of the generator to a first electrode of the capacitive storage element; a second branch coupling a first terminal of the battery to the first electrode of the capacitive storage element; and an active circuit capable of transmitting a radio event indicator signal each time the voltage across the capacitive storage element exceeds a first threshold, wherein, in operation, the capacitive storage element simultaneously receives a first charge current originating from the generator via the first branch and a second charge current originating from the battery via the second branch.
US10587126B2	Power storage device, power storage control device, and power storage control method There is provided a power storage device, a power storage control device, and a power storage control method for rapidly equalizing voltages of cells with a simple configuration. A power storage device including a plurality of cells which are connected in series; a plurality of reactance elements which are connected in series; a plurality of connection lines configured to connect the respective cells and the respective reactance elements in parallel in a one-to-one correspondence; a plurality of switching elements configured to independently open and close each of the connection lines; and a power storage control device configured to control the switching elements to cause energy to be transferred between the cells.
US10587119B2	Active power filter with adjustable neutral current limit According to one aspect of the disclosure, a power filter is provided including a first input configured to receive measurements of electrical characteristics of source power lines from a power source, a second input configured to receive measurements of electrical characteristics of load power lines to a load, an output configured to couple to output power lines to provide output current compensation signals, a power converter coupled to the power output and configured to receive input power, receive input control signals and provide the output current compensation signals based on the input control signals, and a controller configured to provide the control signals to the power converter, wherein the controller receives an indication of a neutral current limit, and the controller is configured to adjust the control signals based on the indication of the neutral current limit to limit current on a neutral of the output power line.
US10587116B2	Distributed power manager A distributed power network includes a power bus infrastructure distributed over a region with node points provided to interface with controllable power nodes. Each power node can be connected to an external power device such as a DC power source, a DC power load, or a rechargeable DC battery. The power nodes form a communication network and cooperate with each other to receive input power from DC power sources and or rechargeable DC batteries connected to the power bus infrastructure and distribute the power received therefrom to the power bus infrastructure for distribution to the DC power loads and to rechargeable DC batteries.
US10587111B2	Short-circuit fault detection device A short-circuit fault detection device detects a short-circuit fault in a step-up and step-down DC-DC converter that takes generated power of a solar cell as an input and outputs a predetermined voltage to a power storage. The DC-DC converter includes a step-up upper arm, a step-up lower arm, a step-down upper arm, and a step-down lower arm. The short-circuit fault detection device includes a voltage detection unit detecting a voltage output to the DC-DC converter from the solar cell, a current detection unit detecting a current output to the power storage from the DC-DC converter, and a controller controlling switching elements constituting the DC-DC converter to determine whether each arm of the DC-DC converter has a short-circuit fault based on a detected voltage value that is a detected value of the voltage detection unit, and a detected current value that is a detected value of the current detection unit.
US10587110B2	Over voltage protection system and method A dynamic over voltage protection OVP system for limiting an output voltage at an output of a voltage regulation system is described. The dynamic OVP system contains an enabling device and an output voltage limiting device which are communicatively coupled to each other. The enabling device detects a load release at the output of the external voltage regulation system and generates an enable signal based on the detection. The output voltage limiting device receives the enable signal and limits the output voltage based on the enable signal. In this way, the voltage fluctuation at the output of the voltage regulation system is reduced when a subsequent load step occurs e.g. when a load is re-connected to the output of the voltage regulation system.
US10587104B2	Locking grommet system and method A locking grommet system includes threaded-tube, locking-collar, and cover-plate. Locking grommet system is configured to penetrate a wall such that a user may pass objects through the wall penetration. Threaded-tube includes first-edge, second-edge, inside-surface, and outside-surface. Outside-surface includes male threads, and first-edge includes a lip. The lip is configured to contact a first-wall-surface. Cover plate is insertable into first-edge and configured to decrease the size of the opening of threaded-tube. Threaded-tube includes at least two tabs on inside-surface configured to provide user with a mechanism to rotate the threaded-tube in relation to the locking-collar. Locking-collar is cylindrical and includes collar-body and locking-tabs. The collar body includes front-edge, rear-edge, interior-surface, and exterior-surface. Interior-surface includes female threads configured to couple with male-threads of threaded-tube, and locking-tabs are configured to rotate outwardly from retracted position to extended position to contact a second-wall-surface.
US10587102B2	Tool for installing sealing boot on cable A tool for facilitating the installation of a sealing boot on a cable includes: an arcuate main body having a tapered end, the main body having axially-disposed edges that define a gap therebetween, the main body defining a bore; and a gripping portion attached to an end of the main body opposite the tapered end, the gripping portion extending radially outwardly from the main body.
US10587097B1	Laser bar device having multiple emitters Method and devices for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, are provided. The laser devices include multiple laser emitters integrated onto a substrate (in a module), which emit green or blue laser radiation.
US10587093B2	Connection structure for laser and laser assembly A connection structure for a laser and a laser assembly are provided. The connection structure for a laser includes a first insulation substrate, where the first insulation substrate includes a conductive path separately on an upper surface and a lower surface thereof. A second insulation substrate is disposed on the upper surface of the first insulation substrate. An upper surface of the second insulation substrate includes a conductive path. The conductive path on the upper surface of the second insulation substrate is electrically connected to the conductive path on the lower surface of the first insulation substrate via a through-hole. The connection structure for a laser and the laser assembly in the present disclosure are configured to supplying power to a laser.
US10587092B2	Semiconductor laser, electronic apparatus, and method of driving semiconductor laser In a semiconductor laser according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a ridge part has a structure in which a plurality of gain regions and a plurality of Q-switch regions are each disposed alternately with each of separation regions being interposed therebetween in an extending direction of the ridge part. The separation regions each have a separation groove that separates from each other, by a space, the gain region and the Q-switch region adjacent to each other. The separation groove has a bottom surface at a position, in a second semiconductor layer, higher than a part corresponding to a foot of each of both sides of the ridge part. The semiconductor laser includes an electrode provided over the bottom surface of each separation groove with an insulating layer being interposed therebetween.
US10587090B1	Safe laser light The present invention provides a device and method for a laser based light source using a combination of laser diode or waveguide gain element excitation source based on gallium and nitrogen containing materials and wavelength conversion phosphor materials designed for inherent safety. In this invention a violet, blue, or other wavelength laser diode source based on gallium and nitrogen materials is closely integrated with phosphor materials, such as yellow phosphors, to form a compact, high-brightness, and highly-efficient, light source with closed loop design features to yield the light source as an eye safe light source.
US10587088B2	Solid-state laser device A solid-state laser device includes a laser rod made of an alexandrite crystal; a flash lamp that outputs excitation light for exciting the laser rod, a glass tube for a lamp being made of quartz glass that at least blocks deep ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 200 nm to 300 nm, and transmits visible light having a wavelength of 400 nm or more; and a laser chamber that contains a tubular reflector that includes a hole part containing at least a portion of the laser rod or a portion of the flash lamp and is made of a porous material of polytetrafluoroethylene, an inner wall surface of the hole part being as a reflecting surface that reflects the excitation light.
US10587084B1	Multinational adapter structure The present invention provides a multinational adapter structure comprising a front cover, a main body, and aback cover. The front cover has a first through-hole and a second through-hole. The main body is provided with a press assembly, a first electrical connection assembly, and a second electrical connection assembly. At least one elastic member is provided between the press assembly and the main body. The first electrical connection assembly and the second electrical connection assembly respectively having a first conductive member and a second conductive member are disposed on the press assembly. The back cover is assembled on one side of the front cover, and the main body is enclosed by the back cover and the front cover. Through pushing the press assembly, the first electrical connection assembly or the second electrical connection assembly can be moved in a distance to accommodate with different national standards of various countries.
US10587080B2	Connector, connector assembly and lighting system A connector is provided to be assembled on a first illumination element and configured to be releasably coupled to a mating connector on a second illumination element. The connector includes a connection element comprising a conductor. The conductor comprises a first end coupled to a cable extending through the connection element, and a second end is releasably connected to an end of a mating conductor of the mating connector. A mounting member is configured to secure the connection element to the first illumination element, and a first gap is defined between an internal surface of the mounting member and the external surface of the connection element. A first sealing element is coupled to the mounting member and the connection element; and a second sealing element is coupled to the mounting member and the cable.
US10587076B2	Connector position assurance member A connector position assurance device having a resiliently deformable beam has a free end spaced from the base portion. A camming member is provided proximate the free end of the beam. The beam has a lockout projection engagement member provided proximate the free end of the beam and in-line with the camming member. The engagement surface extends at a first angle such that the engagement surface proximate an outer side wall is closer to the free end than the engagement surface proximate a surface of the camming member. The engagement surface extends at a second angle such that the engagement surface proximate a top surface of the lockout projection engagement member is closer to the free end than the engagement surface proximate a top side of the beam.
US10587071B2	Elastic seal member and connector Provided is an elastic seal member and a connector which can suppress deterioration of a sealing property while suppressing an insertion resistance to a wire insertion hole. A plurality of seal insertion holes (electric wire insertion holes) through which terminal-equipped electric wires are inserted in the thickness direction is arranged and provided, and on at least one of the front and back surfaces a thinned groove is provided adjacent to the seal insertion hole (electric wire insertion hole), and the thinned groove is formed into a shape that does not overlap with a circular range centered on the seal insertion hole (electric wire insertion hole) in a plan view when viewing the one surface, the circular range of the electric wire insertion holes (electric wire insertion hole) adjacent to each other interposing the thinned groove being not overlapping with each other.
US10587049B2	Magnetic isolator, method of making the same, and device containing the same A magnetic isolator includes a dielectric film having a layer of electrically-conductive soft magnetic material bonded thereto. The layer of electrically-conductive soft magnetic material comprises substantially coplanar electrically-conductive soft magnetic islands separated one from another by a network of interconnected gaps. The interconnected gaps are at least partially filled with a thermoset dielectric material. The network of interconnected gaps at least partially suppresses electrical eddy current induced within the layer of soft magnetic material when in the presence of applied external magnetic field. An electronic device including the magnetic isolator and a method of making the magnetic isolator are also disclosed.
US10587045B2	Antenna device An antenna device includes: a ground plane having an edge; a matching circuit; and a T-shaped antenna element including a first element and a second element extending from a feed point to a first and second end parts. The first element has a resonance frequency that is higher than a first frequency. The second element has a resonance frequency between a second frequency and a third frequency. A first value obtained by dividing a length from a corresponding point to a first bend part by the first wavelength is less than or equal to a second value obtained by dividing a length from the corresponding point to a second bend part by the second wavelength. An imaginary component of an impedance of the matching circuit takes a positive value at the first frequency and the second frequency and takes a negative value at the third frequency.
US10587043B2	Determination circuit and apparatus, mobile transceiver, communication device, method for determining, computer program and storage to determine a spatial transmission mode Examples provide a determination circuit and apparatus, a mobile transceiver, a communication device, a method for determining, a computer program and a storage to determine a spatial transmission or reception mode. The determination circuit (10) is configured to determine a spatial transmission or reception mode for a mobile transceiver (100). The determination circuit (10) comprises at least one sensor (12) configured to sense attenuating object information, and a control module (14) configured to determine the spatial transmission or reception mode based on the sensed attenuating object information. The control module (14) is configured to control the spatial transmission or reception mode of the mobile transceiver (100).
US10587042B2	Dynamic polarization and coupling control from a steerable cylindrically fed holographic antenna An apparatus is disclosed herein for a cylindrically fed antenna and method for using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises an antenna feed to input a cylindrical feed wave and a tunable slotted array coupled to the antenna feed.
US10587041B2	Electronic package structure and fabrication method thereof An electronic package structure is provided, including a substrate with an electronic component, an antenna element and a shielding element disposed on the substrate. The shielding element is positioned between the antenna element and the electronic component to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) from occurring between the antenna element and the electronic component. A method for fabricating the electronic package structure is also provided.
US10587040B2	Antenna module accommodation structure As such, in the disclosure, a slit is formed in a side plate. The slit has an opening in the upper end surface of the side plate. The opening has a width which is smaller than a thickness of the side plate and enables to correspond to a thickness t of the substrate and a length which enables to correspond to a length a of one side of the substrate. An RF antenna module is housed in the slit formed in the side plate of the housing to be accommodated in the housing by inserting the one side of the substrate through the opening of the slit, which is formed in the upper end surface of the side plate, and inserting the substrate into the slit by an amount equal to or larger than a length of another side of the substrate.
US10587039B2	Broadband multiple layer dielectric resonator antenna and method of making the same A dielectric resonator antenna (DRA), having: an electrically conductive ground structure; a plurality of volumes of dielectric materials disposed on the ground structure having N volumes, N being an integer equal to or greater than 3, disposed to form successive and sequential layered volumes V(i), i being an integer from 1 to N, wherein volume V(1) forms an innermost first volume, wherein a successive volume V(i+1) forms a layered shell disposed over and at least partially embedding volume V(i), wherein volume V(N) at least partially embeds all volumes V(1) to V(N−1); a signal feed electromagnetically coupled to one or more of the plurality of volumes of dielectric materials; and, the plurality of volumes of dielectric materials defining therein a first geometrical path having a first direction that extends from the signal feed to a diametrically opposing side of the plurality of volumes of dielectric materials, and defining therein a second geometrical path having a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction of the first geometrical path, the second geometrical path having an effective dielectric constant that is less than an effective dielectric constant of the first geometrical path.
US10587026B2	Fully integrated broadband interconnect Embodiments herein relate to a fully integrated broadband interconnect. The system comprises a first integrated circuit, a second integrated circuit, and a coupler structure to connect the first and second integrated circuits, where the coupler structure includes a base portion and a top portion that are connected by two vertical walls. The top portion has a gap that increases a strength of a transverse electric field across the gap when the coupler structure is operating in an odd higher order mode that is horizontally polarized, where the coupler structure is full of a dielectric material, and where the cross-sectional width of the coupler structure is tapered in a direction of wave propagation. The system further comprises a dielectric waveguide attached to the top portion of the coupler structure, where the dielectric waveguide supports the odd higher order mode and an even higher order mode.
US10587025B2	Ceramic filter with window coupling The present application is directed to a filter and methods of transmitting a signal through the filter. The filter includes a pair of adjoined blocks of dielectric material. A top surface of each block has a conductive patterned region. The filter also includes plural spaced apart through-holes extending through each block from the top surface to a bottom surface. The through-holes are partially surrounded by the patterned region. The filter also includes a peripheral window disposed between the adjoined blocks to permit a coupling between adjacent through-holes of the adjoined blocks. The filter also includes an in-line window and/or a crenellation located within a block of the pair of blocks and disposed between adjacent through-holes of the block to limit or tune coupling between the adjacent through-holes. The application is also directed to a system including a printed circuit board and a filter.
US10587023B2	90 degree differential signal layout transition An apparatus includes a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of traces configured to carry a plurality of signals through a change of direction. The traces may be routed parallel to each other in a first trace segment in a first of the conductive layers toward the change of direction. The traces may be routed parallel to each other in a second trace segment in a second of the conductive layers in the change of direction. One of the traces in a third trace segment in the first conductive layer may cross over another of the traces in the second trace segment in the second conductive layer in the change of direction. The traces may be routed parallel to each other in the third trace segment in the first conductive layer away from the change of direction.
US10587022B2	Additive for a flow battery The invention relates to a method of operating a zinc-bromine battery, especially at a high temperature, comprising adding 1-n-butyl-2-methyl-pyridinium bromide to the electrolyte of said battery, and charging or discharging said cell. Also provided is the use of 1-n-butyl-2-methyl-pyridinium bromide as an additive in a zinc-bromine battery operating at a temperature above 30° C., and an aqueous concentrate with high content of 1-n-butyl-2-methyl-pyridinium bromide.
US10587021B2	All solid state lithium battery Provided is an all solid-state lithium battery including solid battery materials and whose ohmic resistance is modulated according to temperature. The all solid-state lithium battery can include a solid electrolyte; at least two terminals for operating the battery at one level of internal resistance (R1) over a temperature range of the battery between a first temperature (T1) and a second temperature (T2); at least one high resistance terminal for operating the battery at a second level of internal resistance (R2) outside of either T1 or T2; and a switch that activates R2 when the temperature of the battery is outside of either T1 or T2. The battery can be configured to include at least one resistor sheet embedded within a cell of the battery and electrically connected to the at least one high resistance terminal.
US10587016B2	System and method for sensing battery cell swelling The present invention relates to a system and a method of detecting swelling of a battery cell, which, when abnormal swelling is generated in a battery cell embedded in a battery pack, rapidly detect the abnormal swelling and control a supply of a power source to the battery pack to be blocked, thereby preventing a structural deformation of the battery cell and the battery pack and life shortening of the battery, and preventing an accident, such as ignition and explosion.
US10587012B2	Electrolyte compositions comprising ionic liquids and metal hydride batteries comprising same Electrolyte compositions comprising a) an ionic liquid and b) a protic acid and/or an organic solvent are suitable for use in electrochemical cells, e.g. metal hydride batteries. The electrolyte compositions may replace the currently employed 30% by weight aqueous KOH. Suitable protic acids include carboxylic acids, mineral acids, sulfonic acids and the like. Suitable organic solvents include organic carbonates, ethers, glymes, ortho esters, polyalkylene glycols, esters, lactones, glycols, formates, sulfones, sulfoxides, amides, alcohols, ketones, nitro solvents, nitrile solvents and combinations thereof. Present batteries may achieve a nominal open-circuit voltage of >1.2 V (volts) and up to about 6 V. The electrolyte compositions allow enlargement of the electrochemical window, thus allowing the use of further cathode active materials. Further cathode active materials include transition metals and their oxides, hydroxides and fluorides; for example, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Lu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt and Au and their oxides, hydroxides, oxide/hydroxides and fluorides.
US10587009B2	Electrolyte composition and metal-ion battery employing the same An electrolyte composition and a metal-ion battery employing the same are provided. The electrolyte composition includes a metal halide, a solvent, and an additive. The solvent is an ionic liquid or organic solvent. The molar ratio of the metal halide to the solvent is from 1:1 to 2.2:1. The amount of additive is from 1 wt % to 25 wt %, based on the total weight of the metal halide and the solvent. The additive is monochloroethane, trichlorethylene, dichloroethane, trichloroethane, phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus pentachloride, methyl pyidine, methyl nicotinate, or a combination thereof.
US10587008B2	Electrolyte solution for secondary battery and secondary battery using same The present invention provides a lithium ion secondary battery having excellent high temperature cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent containing two or more open chain sulfone compounds represented by a specific formula and one or more carbonate ester compounds represented by a specific formula; and to a secondary battery comprising these.
US10587002B2	Secondary battery, method for manufacturing secondary battery, electric vehicle and electricity storage system The secondary battery comprises: a battery element 20 having a positive electrode 30 wherein positive active material 31 are applied on both surfaces of a positive current collector 32, a negative electrode 40 wherein negative active material 41 are applied on both surfaces of a negative current collector 42, and a separator; a packaging film 10, made of a film that includes a heat-seal resin layer 13, for accommodating the battery element; wherein a melting point or a decomposition temperature of the separator is higher than a melting point of the heat-seal resin layer by 50° C. or more; and wherein, at least a part of the active material layer 31, 41 of the positive electrode or the negative electrode and the heat-seal resin layer are heat-sealed to each other at at least one surface of the upper surface and the lower surface of the battery element.
US10587000B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material mixture layer which contains as a positive electrode active material, a lithium transition metal composite oxide containing nickel; a negative electrode plate; a non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt containing fluorine. In this non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, on a part of the positive electrode active material located as a surface of the positive electrode active material mixture layer, a first layer formed from nickel oxide and a second layer formed from nickel phosphate are provided in this order, the first layer has a thickness of 3 to 200 nm, and the second layer has a thickness of 1 to 50 nm.
US10586993B2	Dehydrogenation reaction system for liquid hydrogen source material A dehydrogenation reaction system for a liquid hydrogen source material includes a storage device used for storing a liquid hydrogen source material and a liquid hydrogen storage carrier, a reaction still for dehydrogenation of the liquid hydrogen source material, a gas-liquid separator for separating the products, hydrogen and liquid hydrogen storage carrier which are generated after dehydrogenation of the liquid hydrogen source material, a buffer tank used for storing hydrogen, and a heating device used for heating the reaction still. The liquid hydrogen source material is input into the reaction still by means of a pump through an input pipe, dehydrogenation reaction of the liquid hydrogen source material is conducted in the reaction still, generated hydrogen is conveyed to the buffer tank, and the liquid hydrogen storage carrier generated after dehydrogenation is conveyed back to the storage device.
US10586987B2	Acrylic binder for lithium-sulfur secondary battery cathode The present invention relates to a binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery cathode, and a composition containing the same. The binder of the present application enables a cathode active material electrolyte to have excellent resistance.
US10586976B2	Negative electrode active material and lithium secondary battery comprising same Provided is a negative active material and a lithium secondary battery including the negative active material. The negative active material for a secondary battery includes silicon particles, wherein circularities of the particles are determined by equation 1 below, and the circularities are 0.5 or greater and 0.9 or less, Circularity=2(pi×A)1/2/P [Equation 1] where A denotes a projected area of the silicon particle that is two-dimensionally projected, and P denotes a circumferential length of the silicon particle that is two-dimensionally projected.
US10586973B2	Method of producing secondary battery A method of producing a secondary battery disclosed here includes forming a positive electrode active material layer containing a lithium- and manganese-containing composite oxide on a positive electrode current collector to produce a positive electrode; measuring a peel strength between the positive electrode active material layer and the positive electrode current collector; producing a secondary battery assembly including the positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte using the positive electrode; and initially charging the secondary battery assembly. When the secondary battery assembly is initially charged, a charging rate is determined based on the measured peel strength, and in a predetermined peel strength range, a lower charging rate is set for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a low peel strength than for a secondary battery assembly including a positive electrode having a large peel strength.
US10586966B2	Composition for non-aqueous secondary battery functional layer, functional layer for non-aqueous secondary battery, and non-aqueous secondary battery To provide a technique of trapping transition metal ions such as cobalt ions dissolved from positive electrode active material in a secondary battery to prevent deposition of transition metal on the negative electrode. Disclosed is a composition for non-aqueous secondary battery functional layer which contains organic particles containing an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit at an amount of 5% by mass or more based on the total monomer units in the organic particles, wherein the composition comprises the organic particles at an amount of 50% by mass or more in terms of solid content.

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