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US10766672B2 Insulating container
An insulating container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching devices, in the closed configuration. In some examples, the insulating container further includes a pressure regulation device. In other examples, the latching devices further include an elastomeric latch upper and a semi-rigid latch lower configured to engage an insulating container keeper when the when the lid is in a closed and a secured position. In still other examples, the latch upper and the latch lower are configured in a recessed position, and flush with a front side of the insulating container lid and flush with a front side of a bottom portion of the insulating container when the latch device secures the lid in a closed position.
US10766670B2 Snap cap in multi-component injection molding technology
A cover includes a bistable flap mechanism made of a plastic with at least two material components. The cover can be produced in one piece in a multi-component injection molding technique. At a transitional area between a front wall and an edge portion, the plastic is sufficiently stiff (preferably due to greater material thickness) to ensure that an angle μ enclosed in the transitional area from the side wall to the edge portion remains constant in both bistable states. Expansion portions provided in the edge portion ensure that the outer circumference of the edge portion can increase/decrease from one bistable state to the other bistable state. A closing system including the cover is also provided.
US10766661B2 Foldable box
A foldable box having a first, substantially flat and unfolded configuration which can be easily and conveniently transformed into a second, three-dimensional configuration capable of retaining one or more items.
US10766657B2 Sandbagging attachment to a tiltable dolly
A sandbagging attachment to a tiltable dolly for filling bags with scoopable materials such as sand without use of shovels and for subsequent transportation of the filled bags to the destination by using the same dolly. The attachment contains a connection member for connecting the attachment to the dolly and a scoop with a through passage for a material to be scooped. The connection member rotationally supports a scoop that can be turned between a scooping position for filling a bag and a transportation position, at which the filled bag can be transported by the dolly to the destination. The attachment eliminates a need for a special sandbagging equipment. All aforementioned operations are accomplished without the use of manual labor, except for transporting the dolly and removing the filled bag from the dolly.
US10766655B2 Thermoform packaging machine with film punch
The present invention relates to a thermoform packaging machine, comprising a controller and a film punch, which includes a lever mechanism, a tool, upper part and a tool lower part. At least one of the tool upper part and the tool lower part are movable by means of the lever mechanism such that the tool upper part and the tool lower part approach each other.
US10766649B2 Vacuum device for bag
A vacuum device according to the present invention may comprise: a vacuum unit for suctioning air from inside a packaging back through a check valve of the packaging back, thereby generating a vacuum therein; and a clamping unit provided on the vacuum unit so as to clamp the packaging back such that the check valve of the packaging back airtightly communicates with an air suction portion of the vacuum unit.
US10766648B2 Propellant filling apparatus
A propellant filling apparatus (10) comprising a filling booth (11) for receiving within it one or more containers for filling with a propellant; a propellant inlet (12) to the filling booth (11) that is capable of supplying propellant into one or more containers within the filling booth (11) from a propellant supply; an inert gas inlet (13) supplying inert gas from an inert gas supply (14) into the filling booth (11), a discharge outlet (16) from the filling booth (11); an extraction fan (17) that is capable of adjusting its fan speed to maintain the pressure of gas in the filling booth (11) to be lower than atmospheric pressure; and an oxygen detector (27) that is capable of detecting levels of oxygen in the filling booth (11) and triggering circulation of inert gas in the filling booth (11) when the level of oxygen in the filling booth (11) falls below an oxygen threshold level.
US10766635B2 Stabilizing platform
A carrier for controlling torque delivery to a payload includes a carrier component configured to rotate about a carrier axis, a payload support structure coupled to the carrier component and configured to support the payload, and a rotational device coupled to the payload support structure. The rotational device includes a non-rotating portion directly coupled to the payload support structure and a rotating portion configured to rotate freely to provide a supplemental torque to the payload support structure to compensate for a torque transmission delay from the carrier component to the payload support structure when the carrier component rotates about the carrier axis.
US10766633B2 Tacticle unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned vehicle capable of operating in harsh environments is disclosed. The unmanned vehicle includes an aerial platform, a piloting system supported by the aerial platform, a medium source supported by the aerial platform, and a control system having a processor running computer executable code that actuates the medium source to emit a medium away from the aerial vehicle with an intensity sufficient to disorient a subject when the medium interacts with an exteroceptive sense of a subject.
US10766632B2 System and method to manage check-lists for an aircraft pilot
A system (1) including an identification unit (2) for identifying at least one actuation element to be actuated to implement a current control from a check-list, a signaling unit (3) for visually highlighting the identified actuation element, a detection unit (4) for detecting a position of a hand of a pilot, a checking unit (5) for checking whether the detected position of the hand of the pilot is consistent with the position of the identified and highlighted actuation element for the actuation thereof, an alert unit (6) for alerting the pilot to a risk of incorrect actuation, in case of absence of consistency between the detected position of the hand of the pilot and the position of the actuation element, and a recovery unit (15) for identifying, in case of incorrect actuation, at least one suggest correct actuation element.
US10766628B2 Air inlet with integrated structural hand hold
This disclosure relates to an air inlet for an aircraft with an integrated hand hold. One innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented as an air inlet on the exterior surface of a cowling for a rotorcraft, wherein the air inlet having a scoop that includes a bottom surface having a wide, flat, front edge that angles downward towards the back, an opening in the back for air to enter, and two lateral sides coupled to the bottom surface, where the two sides are planar on a top surface and become longer in height towards the opening in the back, and hand hold, where the hand hold is a trough or an indentation in the bottom surface of the scoop that extends along a side.
US10766622B2 Lightweight vehicle passenger seat assemblies
Lightweight passenger seats that are especially adapted for use in aircraft cabins. The seats will include a seat back and a seat bottom having a basin which defines a recessed central interior space, a plurality of straps having opposed ends connected to respective upper edge regions of the basin so as to be positioned under tension over the recessed central interior space; and a cover cushion covering the straps and connected to the basin. The seat back may be connected at opposed sides thereof to upright support members adjacent a lumbar region thereof so as to establish an upper region of the seat back above the lumbar region which is capable of being resiliently flexed between upright and rearwardly inclined positions.
US10766616B2 Environment map automatic creation device
Provided is an environment map automatic creation device using a flying object. The environment map automatic creation device includes a travelable area extraction unit that extracts a travelable area where a vehicle can travel in a certain area based on three-dimensional shape information of an area for creating an environmental map, which is acquired by a sensor in a flying object, an area category determination unit that determines a category of the travelable area, a complementary portion determination unit that determines whether or not to measure a complementary portion which complements the travelable area based on the travelable area and the category, and a complementary measurement portion presentation unit that presents the complementary measurement portion.
US10766613B2 System and method for rotorcraft-weight-on-wheels flight state transition control
A rotorcraft having a plurality of wheels, each wheel configured to receive weight of the rotorcraft when in contact with a landing surface, a plurality of wheel sensors, each wheel sensor associated with a respective wheel and having circuitry configured to generate a wheel on ground (WOG) signal indicating that the respective wheel is in contact with the landing surface, and a flight control computer (FCC) in signal communication with the plurality of wheel sensors, the FCC operable to execute a first hold loop having a first integrator and providing first control augmentation of a rotorcraft flight system, the FCC further operable to freeze the first integrator according to a number of WOG signals received from the plurality of wheel sensors, the FCC further operable to generate a first control signal according to a first value provided by the first integrator while the first integrator is frozen.
US10766612B2 Rotor hub assembly with universal joint
A rotor hub assembly that includes a yoke configured to attach blades thereto, a universal joint configured to attach to, and transmit forces between, a mast and the yoke, and an elastomeric member configured to attenuate vibrations transmitted from the universal joint to the mast.
US10766607B2 Landing gear
A landing gear is disclosed having a main strut connected at one end to an aircraft via a main joint is disclosed. The landing gear further includes an inboard sidestay assembly connected to the main strut. The inboard sidestay assembly includes a forward stay connected at one end to the aircraft, a rear stay connected at one end to the fuselage, and a shear web extending between the forward stay and the rear stay and configured to resist movement of the forward stay relative to the rear stay. The landing gear is arranged such that when the landing gear is extended substantially all the landing gear loads are transferred from the landing gear to the aircraft via one or more of the main joint, the forward stay and the rear stay.
US10766598B2 Wing-to-fuselage joints and aircraft including the same
Wing-to-fuselage joints and aircraft including the same. An aircraft includes a fuselage with an outer fuselage skin that at least partially defines an outer surface of the fuselage and a wing assembly operably coupled to the fuselage via a wing-to-fuselage joint. The wing assembly includes a left wing region with a lower left-wing-region skin and an upper left-wing-region skin, a right wing region with a lower right-wing-region skin and an upper right-wing-region skin, and a center wing region with a lower center-wing-region skin. The outer fuselage skin is coextensive with the lower center-wing-region skin.
US10766592B1 System and method for controlling a multi-speed transmission on a marine engine
A method for controlling a multi-speed transmission for an engine powering a marine propulsion device on a marine vessel is disclosed. The method is carried out by a control module and includes determining a load of the engine, determining speed of the engine, and determining a pitch of the marine vessel. The method includes switching between a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio of the transmission based on the engine load, the engine speed, and the vessel pitch.
US10766587B2 Human powered watercraft or land vehicle
A human powered watercraft or land vehicle is described herein. A watercraft or land vehicle may have two pedals that reciprocated are in a linear or slightly curved trajectory but not a circular motion. As the two pedals are reciprocated, an output shaft is rotated in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction when the left pedal is pushed forward or when the right pedal is pushed forward. The output shaft may be connected to a propeller of a watercraft or a land vehicle so as to propel the watercraft or land vehicle forward. The output shaft may receive rotational input through two gears mounted to the output shaft with one-way bearings that enable the output shaft to rotate in the same direction regardless of whether the left pedal or the right pedal is being pushed forward.
US10766585B1 Method for filling a nautical hydraulic steering system
A method to fill hydraulic oil in hydraulic steering systems for boats. The method uses a closed system to reduce mess and waste, but does not require power and can be performed by a single operator. A bleed lock is secured to a ram's bleeders and hydraulic oil fed to a helm. By rotating a boat's steering wheel and moving the motor, air will flow out of the system into the bottle and hydraulic oil will flow into the system.
US10766577B2 System and method of operating a subsea module
A system for managing and controlling a subsea module is described herein. The system includes a deployment module configured to releasably receive and accommodate the subsea module and a load-bearing cable. One end of the load-bearing cable is connected to the subsea module and the other end is connected to a cable control device on the deployment module. The subsea module may be lowered out of and retracted into the deployment module. The subsea module may be configured to hold a subsea vehicle, such as a remotely operated vehicle or autonomous underwater vehicle. The subsea module may also be a remotely operated tool.
US10766559B1 Vehicle with shock-absorbing platform
A system and method for a rider with an improved rider-controlled recreation vehicle. A recreational vehicle with a platform medium, for example a wide fabric strap rider platform (versus a hard surface like metal, wood or the like) supported only at the ends. Advantages may include that it provides shock absorption, more road “feel”, different performance characteristics, and more comfort than a traditional hard platform. The platform may also be adjusted for more or less tension for different riding surfaces and conditions and the strapping can easily be replaced with natural wear or to personalize the look with custom graphic designs.
US10766556B2 Pannier mount
A pannier mount assembly for attachment to a motorcycle frame comprises a first member attachable to the frame, the first member comprising a first pannier fixture point. The pannier mount assembly also comprises a second member comprising an elongate arm pivotably attached to the first member and comprising a second pannier fixture point. The second member has a free end. The second member is configured to pivot from a stored position where the free end is substantially adjacent to the first member to a deployed position where the free end is rotated away from the first member thereby increasing the separation between the first and second pannier fixture points.
US10766553B2 Folding bicycle lock with joint protection
A bicycle lock (10) includes a plurality of link members (12), which are pivotally connected to one another by joint members (14). Each joint member (14) passes through an aperture (24) formed in each link member (12). One of the link members (12) is connected to a locking device (16). A joint member protector (203-217), which has a rounded surface, is adjacent each joint member (14).
US10766552B2 Stand for a bicycle or for a bicycle frame
A bicycle and bicycle frame stand includes a first leg element and a second leg element which forms an angle of less than or equal to 90° with the first leg element. The second leg element has a bicycle receiving element for a bicycle component of an assembled bicycle, and the second leg element has a frame receiving element for a bicycle frame component.
US10766545B2 Aerodynamic deflector device for a motor vehicle wheel
An aerodynamic deflector device for a wheel of a motor vehicle, including: a support that is elongate and designed to be mounted on a motor vehicle; a deflecting wall mounted such that it is movable on the support between a retracted position in which the deflecting wall is raised in relation to the support in the mounted state, and a deployed position in which the deflecting wall is lowered in relation to the support in the mounted state; and an actuator designed to move the deflecting wall between the retracted and deployed positions. The deflecting wall is mounted such that it can be rotatably moved on the support about an axis of rotation oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support and driven by the actuator.
US10766540B2 Rocker structure
A rocker structure includes a closed cross-sectional part that extends along a vehicle front-rear direction on the outer side of a floor panel of a vehicle in a vehicle width direction, a horizontal plate, and a first vertical plate. The closed cross-sectional part includes an outer wall, an inner wall, a lower wall, and an upper wall. The horizontal plate has a ridge and a valley, and is propped along the vehicle width direction between the outer wall and the inner wall, and the ridge and the valley are provided alternately along the vehicle width direction. The ridge protrudes upward in the vehicle-height direction, and the valley is depressed downward in the vehicle-height direction. The first vertical plate is propped along the vehicle-height direction between the horizontal plate and one of the lower wall and the upper wall.
US10766539B2 Motor vehicle with auxiliary frame
A motor vehicle (10) having a passenger compartment (12) and a front compartment (13) arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis (X) in front of the passenger compartment (12) is provided. Here, the passenger compartment (12) is surrounded by a body (14) comprising a slope (16). In the front compartment (13), an auxiliary frame (17) is arranged. As claimed in the disclosure, a spacing (22) is formed between the auxiliary frame (17) and the slope (16) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (X) and a spacer piece (19) is arranged in this spacing.
US10766535B2 Vehicle body rear part structure
A vehicle body rear part structure includes a rear side frame. The rear side frame includes a general part and a slope part. The general part extends substantially horizontally in at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface. The slope part extends so as to slope downward from the general part. A curved part is formed at a boundary between the general part and the slope part. The rear side frame includes two components which are a front side member and a rear side member. The curved part is provided on a joint part between the front side member and the rear side member.
US10766531B2 Steering sensor pin assembly
An agricultural vehicle including a front axle assembly having an axle beam with a slot, a wheel assembly including a steering knuckle coupled to a wheel flange assembly, and a steering sensor pin assembly is provided. The steering sensor pin assembly includes a steering sensor pin having a first end and a second end opposite the first end having a flat face, and a kingpin connected to the steering knuckle. The kingpin has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a hole from the top surface to the bottom surface. The hole is aligned with the slot in the axle beam, and the steering sensor pin is positioned in the hole for coupling the kingpin to the axle beam via the flat face of the steering sensor pin being coupled to the slot.
US10766529B2 Cowl cross bar for vehicle
A cowl cross bar for a vehicle comprising a main cross bar disposed in front of a driver's seat in a transverse direction of the vehicle, a sub-cross bar disposed in front of a passenger seat in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a center supporter configured to couple the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar to each other such that diametric centers thereof are disposed eccentrically relative to each other, the center supporter may include a main center support bracket provided with a connector to which a longitudinal end of the sub-cross bar is fixed, and a sub-center support bracket fixed to the main center support bracket, and having an insert hole through which a longitudinal end of the main cross bar is fixed to the sub-center support bracket.
US10766528B2 Cowl cross bar for vehicle
A cowl cross bar for a vehicle comprising a main cross bar disposed in front of a driver's seat in a transverse direction of the vehicle, a sub-cross bar disposed in front of a passenger seat in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a center supporter configured to couple the main cross bar and the sub-cross bar to each other such that diametric centers thereof are disposed eccentrically relative to each other, the center supporter may include a main center support bracket provided with a connector to which a longitudinal end of the sub-cross bar is fixed, and a sub-center support bracket fixed to the main center support bracket, and having an insert hole through which a longitudinal end of the main cross bar is fixed to the sub-center support bracket.
US10766524B2 Hydraulic steering unit
A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) connected to a main flow path (5) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (6), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (7) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (8), a bridge arrangement (14) of variable neutral open orifices, said bridge arrangement (14) comprising a first left orifice (A2L) connected to a main flow path (5) and to the left working flow path (7), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to a main flow path (5) and to the right working flow path (8), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left working flow path (7) and to the tank flow path (6), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right working flow path (8) and to the tank flow path (6). Such a steering unit has a good steering behavior but can function as a closed-center solution. To this end a further variable orifice arrangement is arranged between the supply port (P) arrangement and the working port arrangement (T), which further orifice arrangement is closed in neutral position.
US10766517B2 Stroller assembly
A stroller assembly may include a stroller frame, a plurality of wheels, and a support. The stroller frame may include a front horizontal bar and a rear horizontal bar. The stroller frame may be configured to operate between an open position and a collapsed position. The plurality of wheels may be connected to the stroller frame. The plurality of wheels may include one or more front wheels and one or more rear wheels. The support may be connected to the stroller frame. The support may include a first arm, a second arm, and a support wheel. The support and the one or more rear wheels may be configured to support the stroller assembly in a substantially vertical position when the stroller frame is in the collapsed position.
US10766499B2 Vehicle system, method for controlling vibration units and use of vibration units of a vehicle system
The present invention relates to a vehicle system, in particular a vehicle seat system, having at least one vibration unit which is configured and disposed to generate vibrations perceptible for a passenger of a motor vehicle, based on real current drive parameters of the motor vehicle. The present invention further relates to a method for controlling and the use of at least one vibration unit of a vehicle system.
US10766497B2 Method for deactivating an automated driving function of a vehicle and driver assistance system for implementing the method
A method for deactivating an automated driving function of a vehicle, in particular a highly automated or autonomous driving function, is provided. The driving function is deactivated when a driver of the vehicle carries out a steering intervention or pedal intervention with a strength exceeding a predeterminable deactivation threshold. The deactivation threshold is predetermined depending on an operation length of the driving function and/or depending on a responsiveness of the driver. In particular, the deactivation threshold is predetermined in such a manner that it is higher directly after an activation of the driving function than some time afterwards and/or it is higher with a low responsiveness of the driver than with a high responsiveness of the driver.
US10766496B2 Method for detecting and characterizing a driving behavior of a driver or an autopilot in a transportation vehicle, control unit and transportation vehicle
A method for detecting and characterizing a driving behavior of a driver or an autopilot in a transportation vehicle which has at least one acceleration sensor used to record data points which indicate a lateral acceleration and a longitudinal acceleration of the transportation vehicle over a time interval, and a control unit used to generate an image space as a GG diagram from the data points of at least one sub-section of the time interval. The image space is transformed by the control unit by a transformation into a parameter space and coordinates of accumulation points in the parameter space are acquired by the control unit. From the coordinates of the accumulation points, by using a classification algorithm, the control unit determines a classification value and/or a classification profile relating to the driving behavior.
US10766495B2 Onboard apparatus, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An onboard apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute acquisition of information regarding a driving environment on a route from a riding point of a passenger riding on a vehicle to an alighting point where the passenger alights; and calculation of points given to a driver who drives the vehicle along the route according to the information regarding the driving environment.
US10766491B2 Driving change control device and driving change control method
A driving change control device in a vehicle equipped with an autonomous driving function for performing a driving operation on behalf of a driver and controlling an exchange of the driving operation between the autonomous driving function and the driver includes: a section setting unit that sets a change execution section where a driving change from the autonomous driving function to the driver is performed; and a parameter adjustment unit that changes a travel control parameter referred to by the autonomous driving function in a switching section before the change execution section, to adjust a traveling state of the vehicle to be a state with a driving load lower than a driving load before arrival at the switching section.
US10766479B2 Sound and vibration enhancement in hybrid vehicles
A system and method counters the “rubber band-like effect” in hybrid vehicles by introducing engine noise and/or vibration into a vehicle compartment when the engine reaches a threshold or maximum RPM, but the electric motor continues to provide additional power to increase vehicle speed. An acoustic tube coupling the engine to the passenger compartment is used to simulate the increased engine noise. Vibration mechanisms in the passenger compartment are used to simulate the engine vibration in the passenger compartment.
US10766468B2 Ascertaining an offset of an inertial sensor
A method of providing an additive offset of a longitudinal acceleration signal of a traveling motor vehicle. The signal being measured by an inertial sensor is ascertained. At least the longitudinal acceleration signal, a braking signal, and a drive signal are detected. A force balance of the longitudinal dynamic of the motor vehicle is analyzed. The signals are detected both during at least one acceleration process as well as during at least one braking process. The signals during the acceleration processes are detected and/or analyzed separately from the signals during the braking processes, and the additive offset is ascertained by comparing the signals detected during the acceleration processes or the values calculated therefrom with the signals detected during the braking processes or the values calculated therefrom. The invention further relates to an electronic controller.
US10766461B2 Variable sweep angle motor drive
A windshield wiper system for an aircraft is provided and includes a motor, an output shaft, a wrap spring and crank rocker mechanism (WSCRM) to which the motor and the output shaft are coupled and a controller. By way of the WSCRM, first directional rotation input to the WSCRM from the motor via a two-stage gear reduction is converted such that the output shaft drives wiper blade oscillation through a first sweep angle and second directional rotation input to the WSCRM from the motor is converted such that the output shaft drives wiper blade oscillation through a second sweep angle. The controller is configured to control the motor such that the first directional rotation is continuously or non-continuously input during first or second flight conditions, respectively, and the second directional rotation is continuously input during third flight conditions.
US10766460B2 Operation of vehicle window wipers based on perceived vehicle stops to drop off passengers
Systems, methods, and storage media for controlling wiper devices of a vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: remove, by one or more wiper devices, fluid or debris from viewing portals; generate output signals conveying passenger sensor information related to passenger actions; generate output signals conveying vehicle sensor information related to vehicle operations; determine, based on the output signal, the passenger sensor information; determine, based on the output signal, the vehicle sensor information; assess, based on the passenger sensor information or the vehicle sensor information, readiness of a passenger to depart the vehicle via an exit; and control, based on the readiness of the passenger to depart the vehicle via the exit, the one or more wiper devices.
US10766458B2 Sensor fusion for passive keyless entry systems
An electronic key a vehicle is disclosed. The electronic key includes an inertial sensor, a microcontroller coupled to the inertial sensor and a transmitter/receiver coupled to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to perform an operation, the operation includes detecting a motion, turning a radio of the transmitter/receiver on, determining that a distance to the vehicle is less than a preselected distance, determining an activity using a sensor fusion process, determining that the distance to the vehicle is decreasing and performing a preselected operation on the vehicle.
US10766443B2 Covered bumper panel
A bumper panel for preventing opening car doors from being damaged from hitting other objects has a design that can be interchanged. The bumper panel may have a design cover that slips over the rigid panel portion having resilient material layer over a rigid panel. The design cover may have an open end to enable the cover to slip over the rigid panel portion and may have mount apertures that align with mount fixtures when configured over the rigid panel. A design cover may be reversible and may have different designs on the inside various sides and surfaces of the design cover. As many as four designs may be displayed depending on the orientation and configuration of the design cover over the rigid panel. A bumper panel may be suspended from mount fixtures or retained along a wall or other object by mount brackets.
US10766440B2 Electronic device including antenna using conductive member included in housing
An electronic device is provided and includes a housing surrounding the electronic device, a wireless communication circuit positioned in the housing to communicate with a vehicle, and a switch connected to one of a first electrical path or a second electrical path, wherein the first electrical path includes a first antenna element extending along a first portion of the housing and the second electrical path includes a second antenna element extending along a second portion of the housing.
US10766439B2 Context-aware firewall for in-vehicle cyber security
A module for providing security to a vehicle's in-vehicle communication network that is responsive to an operational state of the vehicle.
US10766425B2 Bumper protection device
The present disclosure relates to a bumper protection device and a motor vehicle including the same. A method of use is also disclosed. An example bumper protection device includes, among other things, a protective strip moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, a spring biasing the protective strip to the extended position, and a closure arranged such that movement of the closure to a closed position urges the protective strip to the retracted position, and such that movement of the closure to an open position permits movement of the protective strip to the extended position.
US10766412B1 Systems and methods for notifying other road users of a change in vehicle speed
Systems and methods for notifying other road users of a change in speed of a vehicle are disclosed herein. One embodiment receives sensor data from one or more sensors; detects, from the sensor data, one or more other road users; determines a lag time, relative to a commencement of the change in speed of the vehicle, that coincides with an estimated moment at which at least one of the one or more other road users perceives the change in speed of the vehicle; and outputs a signal from the vehicle in accordance with the lag time to notify the at least one of the one or more other road users of the change in speed of the vehicle.
US10766410B2 Deployable alarming and safety zone for use with a tanker delivery
A deployable safety zone system includes at least a first arm mounted on a support member and being movable between stored and operating positions relative to the support member. The support member and first arm define a safety zone between then when the first arm is in the operating position. The safety system may include reflective mechanisms, light sources, and an alarming system. The alarming system may include a transmitter positioned on one part of the safety system, a receiver positioned on another part of the safety system and an alarm mechanism. A signal may be sent between the transmitter and receiver and if that signal is interrupted, a visual or audible alarm may be generated. Alternatively, the deployable safety zone system may comprise a sensor assembly disposed adjacent the support member. The alarmed safety zone is defined between the support member and the sensor assembly.
US10766408B2 Safety brake light module and method of engaging a safety brake light
A safety brake light module configured to energize a safety brake light of a vehicle and a method of energizing the safety brake light with the safety brake light module. The safety brake light module comprises a controller; and a power circuit communicatively coupled to the controller and adapted to be electrically coupled to the safety brake light; the controller comprising processing instructions configured to generate a safety brake light signal configured to cause the safety brake light to illuminate in an illumination pattern based thereon, wherein during a second braking event the illumination pattern only a constant portion when the time duration between a first braking event and the second braking event does not exceed the first predetermined time period.
US10766406B2 Regulation of sequentially operating light source and device for carrying out the method
The present invention refers to a method and a device for sequentially operating light source, in particular a lighting system for signalizing a change of driving direction of a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) connected in series, said diodes can be activated in a pre-determined sequence within a required time frame t0. The method comprises activating within a required time frame (t0) a sequential operation of a plurality of LEDs, wherein the operation of the first LED in the plurality of LEDs and operation of the last LED in the plurality of LEDs is carried out within an actual time frame (t1) of operation. The method further comprises activating after lapse of a safety time frame (t2) of all LEDs (11, 12 . . . 1n) simultaneously.
US10766399B2 Headlight system for a vehicle
A front-lighting system for a vehicle has: a first light source, a second light source, a first primary optics, a second primary optics, a transparent shutter, and a secondary optics. The first primary optics receives light from the first light source and projects it onto the transparent shutter and the secondary optics. The second primary optics receives light from the second light source and projects it onto the transparent shutter. The transparent shutter receives light from the first primary optics and prevents a lower part of it from entering the secondary optics, receives light from the second primary optics and projects it onto the secondary optics, and has a light out-coupling surface and micro-optical structures on a bordering surface. The secondary optics receives light from the first primary optics and the transparent shutter, and projects it onto a road in front of the vehicle.
US10766397B2 Motorhome
A motorhome is provided a vehicle longitudinal axis and a superstructure with furnishing that is arranged on the vehicle chassis and extends in the vehicle longitudinal axis, wherein the superstructure has at least one space expansion module that displaceably attached transverse to the vehicle longitudinal axis and extends at least approximately along a length of the at least 0.8-fold of the entire length of the superstructure. Here, at least four drives for moving the at least one space expansion module transverse to the vehicle longitudinal axis are arranged on the superstructure and/or on a space expansion module, wherein the at least one space expansion module is connected to the superstructure via at least four guiding elements each.
US10766395B2 Boat guide
A boat guide is coupled with a boat support and includes one or more float assemblies. The float assemblies are coupled with the boat support such that forward and rearward ends of the float assemblies are movable between lower and upper positions with respect to the boat support. The float assemblies are independently moveable with respect to the boat support. One or more boat guides may be positioned at the entrance of the boat support to help orient the vessel as it enters the boat support. A boat stop may be positioned at the end of the boat support to position the vessel along a length of the boat support. The boat guide is easily adapted for use with docks, slips, boat lifts, and trailers.
US10766389B2 Vehicle seat
A seat cushion part includes a base fabric extending between and looped around a front edge frame and a rear edge frame, and having an upper layer part and a lower layer part which are provided apart from each other in an up-down direction. Wire members of metal are provided respectively on side edge portions of the base fabric, and coil springs are spring members each extending between an end portion of the wire member and the front edge frame or the rear edge frame. A load further applied due to vibration, impact, and so on causes the upper layer part to come into contact with the lower layer part to also displace the lower layer part in the up-down direction. Consequently, the coil springs connected through the wire members extend/contract, and their elastic force acts.
US10766387B2 Conveyance seat manufacturing method and conveyance seat
An improved conveyance seat is configured by an overlapping part of a skin material being hung in a recessed portion formed at a boundary position between a support portion and an intersecting portion of the cushion material when the cushion material divided into pieces is covered by the skin material having the overlapping part configured by two skin material fragments overlapping each other. The skin material fragments inserted into the recessed portion have first and second parts satisfying the following conditions: (1) The first parts are welded to contact each other on a back side of the recessed portion behind an opening of the recessed portion and parts of the first parts are crushed, (2) The second parts adjacent to the first parts and closer to the opening of the recessed portion than the first parts are separated from each other.
US10766384B2 Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes a base having an attachment point, and a shell having a guiding element mounted on an upper portion of the shell. The child safety seat additionally includes a top tether connected to the attachment point of the base, and the guiding element is configured to abut against and slidably support the top tether when the top tether is secured to an anchoring point of a vehicle.
US10766383B2 Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat includes a lifter device lifting/lowering a seat cushion. The lifter device includes a link member coupling a side frame and a riser to each other, and a clinching pin coupling the riser or the side frame and the link member to each other. The clinching pin includes a first portion located on the opposite side of the link member from the riser, a second portion located in a position corresponding to a hole of the link member, a third portion located in a position corresponding to a hole of the riser, and a fourth portion that is located on the opposite side of the riser from the link member. A surface of the second portion facing the riser has a portion adjacent to the third portion, and the portion is away from a surface of the riser facing the second portion.
US10766376B2 Power feeding management apparatus, transaction management system, charging equipment and program
The apparatus includes: a power feeding side identification information acquiring unit that acquires power feeding side identification information for identifying the power feeding side from a device or a user's communication terminal in the power feeding side; a power receiving side identification information acquiring unit that acquires power receiving side identification information for identifying the power receiving side from a device or a user's communication terminal in the power receiving side; a power feeding information acquiring unit that acquires power feeding information about a power amount fed from the device in the power feeding side or a power amount fed to the device in the power receiving side; and a transmission unit that associates with one another: the power feeding side identification information; the power receiving side identification information; and the power feeding information, and transmits them to a transaction management apparatus.
US10766365B2 Trim element comprising a screen with two configurations and associated vehicle
A vehicle trim element including a body defining the shape of an outer surface and an information display system, the trim element being able to be positioned in a first configuration and in a second configuration, wherein the display system is moved along a first direction between the first configuration and the second configuration and in that the shape of the outer surface is modified between the first configuration and the second configuration.
US10766362B2 Locking transfer case
A transfer case comprises a primary output shaft, and a secondary output shaft selectively coupleable to the primary output shaft with a plate clutch to transfer torque therebetween. The plate clutch includes a housing, a plurality of interleaved plates that are engaged alternatingly with the primary output shaft and the housing to rotate therewith, and an apply plate non-selectively coupled to the primary output shaft to rotate therewith. The apply plate is moveable axially along the primary output shaft into a first configuration in which the apply plate is positively coupled to the housing to rotate therewith, a second configuration in which the apply plate rotates independent of the housing, and a third configuration in which the apply plate compresses the interleaved plates to form a friction coupling between the primary output shaft and the housing.
US10766360B2 Closure system for a pressurized container system for a motor vehicle
A closure system for a pressurized container system for a motor vehicle includes a fuel filler flap and at least one refueling connection. The refueling connection has a non-return valve and a protective cap. The protective cap is designed to be pluggable onto an end of the refueling connection. The fuel filler flap covers a refueling compartment which is set back from the vehicle body. On the side facing the refueling compartment, the fuel filler flap has such a contour that the fuel filler flap can be closed only if the protective cap is fitted on the refueling connection.
US10766358B2 Tank reinforcement with integrated baffle
A reinforcement structure made of plastic material for plastic vehicle tank. The reinforcement structure has a first portion comprising at least one weak section and at least one strong section, which are designed so that the weak section breaks before the strong section, when the first portion is under mechanical stress, the reinforcement structure also has at least one second portion designed to reduce the slosh noise, the second portion extends from the strong section.
US10766357B2 Fuel supply device and method for producing same
In a fuel tank, a pressure regulator is placed at an outside of a sub-tank and regulates a pressure of fuel of a pressure-regulation path, which is discharged from a fuel pump and is fed toward an outside of the fuel tank. A fuel recovery passage portion recovers excess fuel, which becomes excess at the pressure-regulation path, to the sub-tank. The sub-tank has an opening at a location that is higher than the suction filter. The fuel recovery passage portion is inserted from the outside of the sub-tank into the inside of the sub-tank through the opening while a gap is formed between the fuel recovery passage portion and the opening, so that the fuel recovery passage portion has an excess fuel outlet that discharges the excess fuel at a location that is on an inner side of the opening where an inside of the sub-tank is placed.
US10766351B2 System and method of controlling reverse driving of hybrid vehicle
A method of controlling reverse driving of a hybrid vehicle is provided, in which a reverse gear train of a gear box of a transmission for reverse driving is omitted. When a gear stage enters a reverse stage or is changed from a drive stage to a reverse stage, an engine performs an electric energy charging function on a battery via a hybrid starter generator and a motor transmits driving power for reverse driving to travelling wheels. Accordingly, the battery is charged with electric energy and simultaneously, the motor is reversely driven based on the electric energy supplied from the battery, thereby enabling a hybrid vehicle to be more easily reversed.
US10766348B2 Vehicle rear structure
A vehicle rear structure secures a battery pack to rear side members by suspension. Each rear side member includes a less-strengthened portion further rearward of a vehicle with respect to a coupling portion with a rear cross member. The coupling portion is a suspending portion configured to fasten the rear end of the battery pack by suspension. The less-strengthened portion causes the rear side member to deform by bending when a collision load F is applied from rearward of the vehicle to the rear side member.
US10766344B2 Top of a convertible vehicle comprising panel bows
A top of a convertible vehicle is provided having a displaceable top cover and a top linkage on both sides with respect to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the top, each linkage arrangement having two main links, pivotably mounted on a main bearing fixed to the vehicle and one of which is driven by means of a main drive, panel bows extending between the bilaterally arranged linkage arrangements, a first one of said panel bows being a front bow, a second one being a front center bow, a third one being a rear center bow and a fourth one being a rear window bow, wherein a tension bow is arranged between the bilaterally arranged linkage arrangements, which limits the top cover at the rear in the closed position and is displaceable between a lowered position and a lifted position by means of a tension rod arrangement.
US10766337B2 Control system for air conditioning system of a motor vehicle
The present invention relates to a control system (1) for the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, said control system (1) comprising: a first camera (2) sensitive to wavelengths in the mid-infrared spectrum, and a device (5) for processing and analysis of images, capable of performing temperature measurements on the images of the first camera (2) and of calculating, from said measurements, at least one thermal comfort coefficient of at least one occupant (4) of the motor vehicle, the thermal comfort coefficient being used for regulating the air temperature, the air flow rate and the air distribution within the heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system, the control system (1) further comprising a second camera (3) sensitive to wavelengths in the visible and/or near-infrared spectra.
US10766334B2 Method and device for operating a multi-channel device and transportation vehicle and computer program
A method and a device for operating a multi-channel device wherein common control of an adjustment parameter is carried out in different zones in a synchronization mode. In another operating mode, the zones are controlled separately according to the individually adjusted adjustment parameters. There are at least a first parameter adjuster and a second parameter adjuster for setting the parameters for the at least two zones. The individual operating mode, on further actuating the second parameter adjuster so the selected parameter is brought into agreement with the parameter value selected by the first parameter adjuster, the second operating mode is exited and the at least two different zones are again controlled in common in the first operating mode.
US10766332B2 “AFW-5” suspension for a means of transportation
The invention relates to structural components of vehicles, and more particularly to the suspension of both conventional and special vehicles, such as ambulances, baby carriages and wheelchairs. The suspension comprises a quadrangular frame with a pair of arms attached thereto, where the ends of said arms are configured to be connected to the hubs of the respective wheels, and the suspension of the present invention comprises two pairs of arms—a pair of identical transverse arms and a pair of identical longitudinal arms with the ends of the longitudinal arms configured to be connected to the hubs of the respective wheels, wherein each arm is rotatably attached by its central zone to the central portion of the corresponding side of a quadrangular frame through rubber-metal joint, wherein the arms contact surfaces are cylindrical, they are adapted for mechanical coupling of arms to each other and are oriented as follows: longitudinal left and right arms have their contact surfaces oriented upwards, while transverse front and back arms have their contact surfaces oriented downwards, contact surfaces of each arm are tangent to the plane extending through the axis of rotation of the arm and are located on one side of it, while each side of the quadrangular frame rests upon the hubs of two wheels through the corresponding arm. Each transverse and longitudinal arm is made as a pair of arms spaced apart and connected by at least one connecting rod, and each such spaced arm has the form of a parallelogram. The invention is based on the objective to provide the suspension, which is more reliable due to lower level of mechanical stresses in the suspension mechanisms, which results from creation of the conditions where the function of the mechanism for changing the direction of rotation is performed by a transverse arm having a length equal to the width of the suspension.
US10766310B2 Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a crown land region and middle land regions provided with only sipes, and shoulder land regions provided with shoulder rug grooves and connecting sipes. The tread portion is provided with a crown tread profile having a radius of curvature, a middle tread profile having a radius of curvature, and a shoulder tread profile having a radius of curvature which satisfy a magnitude relation Rc>Rm>Rs. First interconnecting positions at which the crown tread profile connects with the middle tread profiles are positioned in the respective middle land regions. Second interconnecting positions at which the middle tread profiles connect with the shoulder tread profiles are positioned in the respective shoulder land regions and axially inside the inner ends of the shoulder rug grooves.
US10766302B1 Personal vehicle wheel mount and kit and methods and uses thereof
The present specification discloses wheel mounts for personal vehicles, such as skateboards and scooters. Wheel mount embodiments disclosed herein provide for the interchangeable mounting of wheels having differently shaped wheel cores. The present invention allows users to forego the previous limitation of having a specific wheel mount that only provides for the mounting a specific wheel having one specific wheel core geometry. Embodiments can be utilized on motorized personal vehicles, such as motorized skateboards and scooters that utilize various motors, such as direct drive or belt drive motors.
US10766282B2 Image forming apparatus, recording medium conveying method, and recording medium
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance device to convey a recording medium in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction; an image forming device; an imaging device; and circuitry to control the image forming apparatus. Controlled by the circuitry, the image forming device forms the colorimetric pattern on the recording medium that has been conveyed in the first direction by a predetermined distance after the marker pattern is formed. Controlled by the circuitry, after the colorimetric pattern is fixed, the circuitry causes the conveyance device to convey the recording medium in the second direction by an amount equivalent to a distance from the marker pattern to an imaging position by the imaging device plus a margin, conveys the recording medium in the first direction until the imaging device detects the marker pattern, and conveys the recording medium in the first direction to a colorimetry position.
US10766279B2 Printing apparatus
A roll sheet, in which a continuous sheet is wound in a roll form, is caused to rotate in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. First and second sensors are arranged at positions facing an outer circumferential surface of the roll sheet and deviated in an axis line direction of the roll sheet. Outputs of the first and second sensors are changed in accordance with a distance to a sheet of the roll sheet. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from a forward direction to a reverse direction on the basis of the outputs of the first and second sensors while the roll sheet is being rotated in the reverse direction.
US10766275B2 Image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus
An image forming method uses an apparatus for forming an image on both recording media of fabric and recording paper. The image forming method includes: applying a treatment agent to the fabric, the treatment agent coagulating a water-based ink or increasing viscosity of the water-based ink; and discharging the water-based ink onto the fabric by an ink-jet system, the water-based ink being identical to a water-based ink used for forming the image on the recording paper.
US10766274B2 Printer, printer-equipped imaging apparatus, and printing control method
A pulse signal is detected from an encoder signal of a rotary encoder. The detected pulse signal is used as a signal for controlling a light exposure timing of a line type light exposure head and is used for detecting a transport speed of an instant film. The light exposure head sequentially performs light exposure for a line image on the transported instant film in synchronization with each pulse signal detected from the encoder signal, and a density correction unit corrects an amount of light emission of the light exposure head depending on the transport speed of the instant film.
US10766270B2 Liquid supply unit and liquid injection device
A liquid supply unit includes a pressure chamber configured to store the liquid, a first supply passage allowing communication between a liquid storage container and the pressure chamber, a second supply passage allowing communication between a liquid injection head and the pressure chamber, and a valve mechanism configured to operate according to a pressure state of the pressure chamber. The valve mechanism prohibits the inflow of the liquid from the first supply passage in a first state where the pressure chamber is within the range of a supply negative pressure, allows the inflow of the liquid from the first supply passage in a second state where the pressure chamber is at a pressure lower than the supply negative pressure, and releases the pressure in the pressure chamber in a third state where the pressure chamber is at a pressure higher than the supply negative pressure by a predetermined value.
US10766268B2 Filter unit, light source unit, printer
A filter unit is a filter unit disposed in a printer including a control unit, and includes a filter configured to trap a foreign material, a frame configured to hold the filter, and a storage element provided on the frame and capable of transmitting/receiving information about the filter to and from the control unit.
US10766267B2 Transform map at printer cartridge
A transform wrapper is stored on a memory device and the memory device may be included in a printer cartridge. The transform wrapper may dynamically build a transform map for a printer based on metadata stored at the memory device. The metadata may indicate at least one of a type of depositing material, transform map, print media and printer.
US10766265B2 Ink jet printing apparatus
An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet printing apparatus whose compactness is improved. The ink jet printing apparatus includes: a print head; an ink tank for each ink color; an ink flow path plate for each ink color having a supply flow path that guides the ink supplied from the ink tank to the print head and a recovery flow path that guides the ink recovered from the print head to the ink tank; a flow path concentration plate in which the supply flow path and the recovery flow path for each ink color are concentrated and which guides the ink between the ink flow path plate and the print head; and one or a plurality of function parts provided within a range of a space demarcated by the ink flow path plate and the flow path concentration plate.
US10766260B2 Recording apparatus
A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit that performs a recording by ejecting a liquid on a medium; a carriage that includes the recording unit and is movable in a width direction; a casing that has the carriage therein and constitutes an external appearance of the apparatus; an adapter that is mounted on an upper portion of the recording unit and accommodates the liquid to be supplied to the recording unit; at least one liquid accommodating unit that supplies the liquid to the adapter through a tube and includes a filling port into which the liquid can be filled; and a waste liquid receiving unit that receives the liquid discharged as a waste liquid during a maintenance operation of the recording unit, in which the casing has a cover for covering both the liquid accommodating unit and the waste liquid receiving unit.
US10766258B2 Piezoelectric device and method for manufacturing an inkjet head
A piezoelectric device and method of manufacturing the same and an inkjet head are described. In one embodiment, the inkjet print head comprises a plurality of jets, wherein each of the plurality of jets comprises a nozzle, a pressure chamber connected with the nozzle, a piezoelectric body coupled to the pressure chamber, and an electrode coupled to the piezoelectric body to cause displacement of the piezoelectric body to apply pressure to the pressure chamber in response to a voltage applied to the electrode; and wherein electrodes of two or more of the plurality of jets have different sizes to cause their associated piezoelectric bodies to have a uniform displacement amount when the voltage is applied to the electrodes.
US10766254B2 Liquid discharge apparatus, liquid discharge system, and liquid discharge method
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge liquid onto an object in accordance with a discharge cycle signal, image data, and a drive waveform; and a carriage on which the liquid discharge head is mounted. The carriage is configured to scan the object in a predetermined direction. The liquid discharge apparatus further includes circuitry configured to output pattern data for decimating the discharge cycle signal, the image data, and the drive waveform in accordance with a number of scans performed by the carriage to form a line of an image. The circuitry is configured to decimate the discharge cycle signal in accordance with the pattern data.
US10766241B2 Systems and methods for additive manufacturing
Systems for additive manufacturing comprise a delivery guide configured to dispense a curable material to additively manufacture a part in sequential layers of the curable material, and a source of curing energy configured to direct the curing energy to a discrete region of the curable material forward of or at a location where a subsequent layer of the curable material is dispensed from the delivery guide against a preceding layer of the curable material to cure together the subsequent layer and the preceding layer. Methods of additively manufacturing comprise dispensing a subsequent layer of a curable material against a preceding layer of the curable material, and concurrently with the dispensing, directing curing energy to a discrete region of the curable material to cure together the subsequent layer and the preceding layer.
US10766223B2 Low gloss laminated article
A fabric with a laminated adhesive-backed protective layer. The adhesive-backed protective layer has a matte finish that is low gloss and may approximate the fabric itself.
US10766218B2 Process for manufacturing a type and tyre bead structure
Process for manufacturing a tyre, includes the following steps: (a) winding at least one metal wire so as to form a plurality of coils, the coils being radially superimposed and axially arranged side-by-side with respect to one another, so as to obtain a bead core; (b) applying at least one layer of a crosslinkable elastomeric material to the bead core obtained in step (a), so as to obtain a coated bead core; (c) partially crosslinking the at least one layer of crosslinkable elastomeric material, so as to obtain an amount of free sulfur of 30% by weight to 70% by weight, preferably of 40% by weight to 65% by weight, more preferably of 50% by weight to 60% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the sulfur present in the crosslinkable elastomeric material; and (d) applying a bead filler to the radial outer surface of the bead core obtained in step (c), so as to obtain a bead structure for a green tyre.
US10766211B2 Method of forming pressure pad or other flexible element for use during cure of composite materials
A method of manufacturing a flexible element configured for pressing against composite material received on a mold surface of a mold during cure, including placing a porous material over the mold surface, forming a sealed enclosure containing the mold surface and the porous material, infusing a curable liquid material such as silicone in liquid form into the enclosure under vacuum and through the porous material, curing the liquid material to form the flexible element, and opening the enclosure and disengaging the flexible element from the mold. In a particular embodiment, the flexible element is a pressure pad.
US10766210B2 Cutter device for automated composite material placement equipment
This invention relates to a cutter device for automated composite material placement equipment, including cutter component, drive mechanism that drives the cutter component to slide, and guide mechanism that provides slide room for the cutter component, the said guide mechanism comprises: cutter stop, base, cover plate arranged on the base, and cutting board arranged between the base and the cover plate; guide groove for accommodating cutter component slide is provided at the said base's contact side with the cutting board; the said cutter stop is arranged at the outer side of the guide groove to limit the cutter component from sliding out; the said cutting board has a protruding part relative to the base and the cover plate, a first tow guide hole is provided on the said protruding part; a second tow guide hole coaxial with the first guide hole is provided at the said cutter stop, a cutter avoidance groove is further provided at the said cutter stop's side close to the cutting board, and the second tow guide hole goes through the said cutter avoidance groove. The cutter device comes in robust and compact construction to guide the cutter to realize accurate movement.
US10766204B2 Joining device
A joining device includes: a holding portion that holds a shaft portion of a metal member, and that pushes the metal member toward one side in an axial direction of the shaft portion; a supporting portion that supports a thermoplastic resin member; a heating portion that heats a surface at the one side in the axial direction of a distal end portion, which is provided at the one side in the axial direction of the shaft portion, to a melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin member; a sleeve portion that is provided at an outer peripheral side of the holding portion, that is disposed so as to overlap with the distal end portion; and an outer tube portion that is provided at an outer peripheral side of the sleeve portion, an end portion of the outer tube portion abutting a surface of the thermoplastic resin member.
US10766202B2 System and method for welding a chamber
A method of forming a fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear is provided and includes positioning a first sheet of material and a second sheet of material in a pressure chamber, increasing a fluid pressure within the pressure chamber to a first value, and coupling the first sheet of material to the second sheet of material within the pressure chamber to define a fluid-filled chamber defined by the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material and having a fluid pressure equal to the first value. The method also includes decreasing the fluid pressure within the pressure chamber to a second value.
US10766190B2 Additive manufacturing apparatus and related process
Additive manufacturing apparatus including a build module is presented. The build module includes a support structure; a powder supply chamber formed in the support structure; and powder applicator disposed on the support structure and located proximate to the powder supply chamber. The build module further includes a powder recovery chamber and a plurality of build plates spatially disposed around the powder recovery chamber, the plurality of build plates configured to move around the powder recovery chamber. The build module is configured such that during an additive manufacturing process step, a build plate of the plurality of build plates is disposed between the powder supply chamber and the powder recovery chamber, and the powder applicator is configured to distribute a required amount of the powder material from the powder supply chamber on the build plate and deposit any excess powder material in the powder recovery chamber. Related processes are also presented.
US10766185B2 Methods and apparatus for forming microscopic features on a film layer
Methods and apparatus for forming microscopic features on a film layer are disclosed. An example method includes using a surface of a tool to contact a thermoplastic film coupled to an outer surface of a structure. The surface of the tool defines a first microscopic pattern. The example method also includes heating the thermoplastic film by moving the surface of the tool on the thermoplastic film to create friction between the tool and the thermoplastic film and urging the heated thermoplastic film into the first microscopic pattern of the surface of the tool to form a second microscopic pattern in the thermoplastic film.
US10766184B2 Seat covering material, method for manufacturing the seat covering material, and embossing roll
A heating embossing roll has a base surface on which a plurality of embossing portion is formed. An elongated material passes between the heating embossing roll and a heating flat roll so that the elongated material is pressed by the embossing portions of the heating embossing roll. The embossing portion is formed to have a height from the base surface that varies by section.
US10766179B2 Supply device for a molding device, molding line and method for controlling said molding line
The invention relates to a device (1) for supplying at least one molding device (2) with a polymerizable mixture of at least two reactants.According to the invention, said supply device comprises: a buffer tank (10) suitable for receiving said polymerizable mixture via an inlet (101) of said buffer tank, a supply circuit (11), looped with said buffer tank, to convey the polymerizable mixture to an inlet (110) of said at least one molding device and including, beyond said inlet of the molding device, a return pipe (115) connected to the inlet of the buffer tank for sending a portion of the polymerizable mixture from said return pipe, and a filling pipe (42) of said buffer tank, connected to said inlet of said buffer tank, separate from the return pipe, wherein said buffer tank is also suitable for receiving said polymerizable mixture or at least one of said reactants from said filling pipe.
US10766176B2 Injection-molding systems having hot-runner manifolds containing non-melt internal channels for providing operability enhancements
Hot-runner manifolds that contain one or more types of non-melt channels in addition to melt channels, and injection-molding systems containing such hot-runner manifolds. The differing types of non-melt channels include: coolant channels for carrying a coolant for cooling the tips of hot-tip nozzles, for example, during hot latching operations; heating-fluid channels for carrying a heating fluid for heating melt within melt channels within the hot-runner manifolds; and actuation-fluid channels for carrying actuation fluid to valves of valve-actuated nozzles. In each case, nozzles can be formed unitarily monolithically with the hot-runner manifolds and one or more of the various types of non-melt channels can be continuously routed within such unitary monolithic nozzles. Freeform fabrication processes can be used to form hot-runner manifolds of the present disclosure, which often contain complex/intricate internal passageways that form the various types of melt and non-melt channels.
US10766163B2 Blade attachment for an oscillating tool
A blade attachment, configured to be coupled to a power tool, enables two parallel cuts to be made simultaneously. The blade attachment includes an intermediate portion, configured to be coupled to the power tool, and two blade portions, configured to be coupled to opposite sides of the intermediate portion. The two blade portions are formed to mirror one another and are arranged to be opposite and parallel to one another on the blade attachment. Each of the blade portions includes an interface leg, which is coupled to the intermediate portion, and a blade leg, which extends downwardly from the interface leg at an angle. Each blade leg includes a plurality of teeth configured to make a cut.
US10766153B2 Cutting instrument, coating and method
A new and improved cutting instrument is provided having an enhanced coating. The coating includes titanium, chromium, nitrogen and carbon elements and provides increased wear resistance. The coating can be applied to a variety of metal and non-metallic substrates, which include scissors and knife blades.
US10766151B2 Failure diagnosis device and failure diagnosis method
A failure diagnosis device applicable to a mechanical device provided with a motor as a source to drive a motion axis, and configured to acquire a moving position of the motion axis and a disturbance torque value applied to the motion axis every predetermined period, and to diagnose that a failure is occurring when the disturbance torque value is larger than a failure determination threshold, includes a disturbance torque selector configured to calculate a change from a reference value of each of the acquired disturbance torque values, and to accumulate the disturbance torque values except each disturbance torque value having the change from the reference value equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, and a failure diagnosis unit configured to diagnose a failure of the mechanical device by using the disturbance torque values accumulated by the disturbance torque selector.
US10766150B2 Gripping tool, gripping system, and evaluation method of gripping performance
According to one embodiment, a gripping tool includes a gripper. The gripper is flexible. A plurality of granular materials is provided in an interior of the gripper. The gripping tool grips a workpiece by depressurizing the interior of the gripper in a state in which the gripper is caused to contact the workpiece. A diameter of at least a portion of the granular materials is less than 1774 μm.
US10766137B1 Artificial intelligence system for modeling and evaluating robotic success at task performance
A machine learning system builds and uses computer models for identifying how to evaluate the level of success reflected in a recorded observation of a task. Such computer models may be used to generate a policy for controlling a robotic system performing the task. The computer models can also be used to evaluate robotic task performance and provide feedback for recalibrating the robotic control policy.
US10766130B2 System formed by at least one hand-held power tool, at least one first interface, and at least one electrotechnical product
A system includes at least one hand-held power tool and at least one electrotechnical product. The power tool includes a housing with a handle, a drive motor arranged in the housing, and a first interface configured to receive information from at least one second external interface and/or to transmit information to the at least one second external interface. The housing of the hand-held power tool and a housing of the electrotechnical product each have a receiving opening. The first interface is removably arranged in a selected one of the receiving openings. The receiving openings are releasably sealed by corresponding covers. The covers close the housings to the outside.
US10766129B2 Torque-adjustable pneumatic tool
A pneumatic tool has a body and a torque adjusting unit. The body has a trigger chamber, a trigger assembly, an inlet channel, and an outlet channel. The torque adjusting unit is connected with a bottom of the body, is mounted on one end of the outlet channel, and has a silencer, a piston rod, a piston sleeve, and a spring. The silencer is mounted detachably on the bottom of the body and having a discharging chamber. The piston rod is connected adjustably with the silencer and extends into the discharging chamber. The piston sleeve is mounted around the piston rod and is axially moveable relative to the piston rod. The spring is mounted around the piston sleeve and has two ends abutting respectively the piston sleeve and the silencer.
US10766123B1 Magnetic tools
The disclosure herein include a magnetic tool for attaching to and moving a ferromagnetic workpiece that may include: a chassis having a magnetic face; a base rotatably coupled to the chassis; and a handle rotatably coupled to the base.
US10766115B2 Multifunctional wheel burr removing device
Disclosed in the application are a multifunctional wheel burr removing device, which includes a lower brush system, a turnover system, a synchronous clamping and rotating system, an upper brush system and the like. The multifunctional wheel burr removing device may be used for removing burrs from a riser, a cap seam allowance, a valve hole, bolt holes and bolt counter bores of a wheel, and has the characteristics of high automation degree, high removal efficiency, advanced process, strong universality, and safe and stable performance at the same time.
US10766114B2 Method and system for grinding the exterior of shaft parts between tips
A system and method for grinding the exterior of a shaft part with rotationally symmetrical sections and bases which have centering bores and which define a reference longitudinal axis and rotational axis of the shaft part. The shaft part is held between tips which engage into the centering bores during the grinding process using a grinding disk, and the shaft part is additionally supported on the rotationally symmetrical sections by means of a support device. The current diameter values of the rotationally symmetrical sections are measured and transmitted to a controller, by means of which the support device is updated with respect to the measured diameter values while continuously supporting the rotationally symmetrical sections until target dimensions are achieved.
US10766112B2 Machine-tool spindle cooling method and machine tool
An object is to provide a machine-tool spindle cooling method and a machine tool capable of suppressing thermal deformation of a spindle while achieving energy saving. To achieve it, a machine-tool spindle cooling method is provided in which bearings (13) and a spindle rotation motor (14) that generate heat with rotation of a spindle (12) are cooled by causing a spindle cooling device (18) to supply and circulate cooled cooling oil inside a housing (11) rotatably supporting the spindle (12), the method comprising deactuating the spindle cooling device (18) to thereby stop supplying the cooling oil in a case where the number of revolutions of the spindle (12) is less than or equal to a predetermined number of revolutions and the temperatures of the bearings (13) and the spindle rotation motor (14) detected by temperature sensors (15, 16) are less than or equal to a predetermined temperature.
US10766107B2 Transmission shaft disassembly press fixture
Examples in the disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for disassembling automatic transmission shaft assemblies. The apparatus may include a body portion defining multiple gear lands oriented normal to a pressing direction, each gear land having a semi-circular shape partially encompassing a central opening. The apparatus may include a moveable portion limited to movement between generally opposing positions, movement thereof reconfiguring the apparatus to enable positioning of a plurality of transmission shaft assemblies each having a unique configuration. The method may include sequentially placing each transmission shaft on the fixture, pressing the transmission shaft to remove press-fit components, and reconfiguring the fixture to enable positioning of a next shaft assembly, each shaft assembly having a unique configuration of press-fit components.
US10766103B2 Solder alloy, solder and method for producing same
The present invention discloses a solder alloy, solder and a method for producing the same, and belongs to the field of solder. The solder alloy contains 0.9-4.1 wt % of silver, 0.3-1 wt % of copper, 0.02-0.085 wt % of rhodium, and the balance being tin, based on the total weight of the solder alloy being 100 wt %. After the solder formed by the solder alloy of the present invention is subjected to multiple reflows and tested by a ball shear test, the residual tin in the solder joint could reach at least 95%, which meets the ball shear standards required by AEC-Q100.
US10766098B2 Ultrasonic welding apparatus and method
Ultrasonic welding device comprising a sonotrode 20 and a counterbearing 2 opposite the sonotrode 20. The welding connection is improved in which the counterbearing 2 is movably mounted parallel to in a plane of oscillation of the sonotrode 20.
US10766096B2 Element supply device of a setting welding device
The present invention describes an element supply device of a setting welding device for a bolt-like welding auxiliary joining part with head and shaft. This element supply device comprises two scissor-like arranged clamping jaw levers which define a blind hole channel with a nest-like end position for receiving the welding auxiliary joining part. Further, the element supply device comprises a first actuator and a second actuator by means of which the nest-like end position can be positioned suitably with respect to an electrode punch.
US10766095B2 Mating electrodes for resistance spot welding of aluminum workpieces to steel workpieces
A spot weld may be formed between an aluminum workpiece and an adjacent overlapping steel workpiece with the use of opposed spot welding electrodes that have mating weld faces designed for engagement with the outer surfaces of the workpiece stack-up assembly. The electrode that engages the stack-up assembly proximate the aluminum workpiece includes a central ascending convex surface and the electrode that engages the stack-up assembly proximate the steel workpiece has an annular surface. The mating weld faces of the first and second spot welding electrodes distribute the passing electrical current along a radially outwardly expanding flow path to provide a more uniform temperature distribution over the intended spot weld interface and may also produce a deformed bonding interface within the formed weld joint. Each of these events can beneficially affect the strength of the weld joint.
US10766094B2 Arc welding device and method
A plasma ejection unit (21) of an arc welding device includes a plasma torch (26), a copper plate (27), a container (28), and a gas supplying unit (29). Plasma gas inside the container (28) is pressurized by argon gas supplied from the gas supplying unit (29), and ejected from first to eighth ejection ports. The plasma gas ejected from the first to eighth ejection ports is concentrated in a concentration area (CA) between vehicle body plates (16-17) to form through holes (40) in the vehicle body plates (16-17), and is separated. The air pressures, in eight areas, of the plasma gas reaching a vehicle body plate (18) are approximately one-eighth of the air pressure of the plasma gas in the concentration area (CA). Accordingly, while the through holes (40) are formed in the vehicle body plates (16-17), no through hole is formed in the vehicle body plate (18).
US10766082B2 Blades
A cutting or grinding tool includes a blade. The blade includes a disc-shaped base metal, cutting or grinding tips (edges) provided on a peak (outer circumferential edge) of the base metal, and a protruding coating on a side face of the base metal along the entire outer circumference of the base metal.
US10766071B2 Extreme creep resistant nano-crystalline metallic materials
Novel metallic systems and methods for their fabrication provide an extreme creep-resistant nano-crystalline metallic material. The material comprises a matrix formed of a solvent metal with crystalline grains having diameters of no more than about 500 nm, and a plurality of dispersed metallic particles formed on the basis of a solute metal in the solvent metal matrix and having diameters of no more than about 200 nm. The particle density along the grain boundary of the matrix is as high as about 2 nm2 of grain boundary area per particle so as to substantially block grain boundary motion and rotation and limit creep at temperatures above 35% of the melting point of the material.
US10766070B2 Self supporting in additive manufacturing
A system and method for modifying features in designs of objects to make them physically capable of being manufactured using additive manufacturing techniques and machines is provided, carrying out the following steps: Determine if one or more surfaces of the object have a surface angle below a threshold angle; designate one or more edges including a first edge, the first edge being between a first surface of the one or more surfaces and a second surface of the one or more surfaces, wherein the first surface has a surface angle below the threshold angle and the second surface has a surface angle equal to or above the threshold angle; and generate one or more additional surfaces along the one or more edges in the design file.
US10766064B2 Casting component and method for the application of an anticorrosive layer
A casting component and method for the application of an anticorrosive layer to a substrate, such as the casting component, are provided. The casting component for a device for casting a metal melt includes a metallic basic body and a melt contact surface region which is exposed to the metal melt during casting operation. In the casting component, the metallic basic body is provided in the melt contact surface region with an anticorrosive layer which is resistant to the metal melt and which is formed, using microparticles and/or nanoparticles of one or more substances from a substance group which includes borides, nitrides and carbides of the transition metals and their alloys and also of boron and silicon and Al2O3.
US10766061B2 Device and method for planishing metal product
An installation for planishing running metal of strip or plate products includes: a frame in which are disposed a lower planishing cassette and an upper planishing cassette, a lower drive device for driving planishing rollers of the lower cassette in rotation, an upper drive device for driving planishing rollers of the upper cassette in rotation. A displacement device displaces a secured assembly including the lower cassette and lower drive. The displacement device is activated for removal of the lower cassette from the frame toward one side or for insertion of the lower cassette from the one side into the frame. The secured assembly includes a replacement tool coupled to the lower cassette on a second operator side opposite the first motor side in relation to the product running axis. A method associated with the planishing installation is also described.
US10766050B2 Coating apparatus and image forming system
A coating apparatus is connectable to both an image forming apparatus and a sheet feeder. The coating apparatus includes a coater, a carry-in entrance, and an ejector. The coater coats a recording medium with a treatment liquid. The carry-in entrance is on one of two exterior wall surfaces facing each other. The recording medium is conveyed from the sheet feeder through the carry-in entrance. The ejector is on another of the two exterior wall surfaces. The ejector ejects the recording medium to the image forming apparatus. A position of the carry-in entrance on the one of the exterior wall surfaces matches a position of the ejector on said another of the exterior wall surfaces.
US10766037B2 Discharging device for mills
A discharging device for mills, comprising: a conduit (10), structured so as to be connected to a discharge opening (3) of a mill (1); a bend (11) disposed along the conduit (10), which defines a curve of the conduit (10); a regulating device (12) associated to the bend (11) and predisposed for varying the position of the bend (11) so as to vary at least a height thereof.
US10766022B2 Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition
A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises dealuminated ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite and a refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina, processes for preparing such composition and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions.
US10766019B2 Olefin metathesis reaction catalyst and preparation method therefor
The present invention relates to an olefin metathesis reaction catalyst where rhenium (Re) oxide or molybdenum (Mo) oxide is supported, as a catalyst main component, on a surface-modified mesoporous silica or mesoporous alumina support, and a preparation method therefor. The olefin metathesis reaction catalyst of the present invention allows highly efficient metathesis of long-chain unsaturated hydrocarbons having at least eight carbons at a low temperature of 150° C. or lower. The catalyst can be separated readily from reaction solution, regenerated at a low temperature of 400° C. or lower by removing toxins accumulated on it during the metathesis reaction, and used repeatedly in metathesis reaction many times, thereby being made good use in commercial olefin metathesis processes.
US10766016B2 Sorbent composition for use in a flue gas train including a baghouse
A sorbent composition for enhanced baghouse function is described. The composition may include a sorbent such as powder activated carbon as well as an additive that is a heat moderator or a permeability agent. The heat moderator may act as a heat sink or barrier. Heat moderators may include in non-limiting examples phyllosilicates, cyclosilicates, or nesosilicates that may include, montmorillonite, bentonite, halloysite, aluminum silicates, muscovite, illite, kaolin, andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, metakaolin, mullite, polymers, such as chitosan, and/or clays, either natural or synthetic (e.g., montmorillonite), or polyethylenimine. Permeability may be affected by mixing sorbents of lower D50 with sorbents of higher D50 in various ratios, or addition of a permeability agent such as a phyllosilicate, perlite, silica, diatomaceous earth. Further, a permeability agent such as a fluoropolymer may be coated onto or admixed with the sorbent. Diatomaceous earth, perlites, or silicates may also increase permeability. The compositions are particularly useful in flue gas treatment systems with baghouse separation units in that they have reduced combustibility and increased permeability properties.
US10766014B2 Systems with anti-fouling control and methods for controlling fouling within a channel of a plug flow crystallizer
The invention generally relates to systems with anti-fouling control and methods for controlling fouling within a channel of a plug flow crystallizer. In certain aspects, the invention provides a system that includes a plug flow crystallizer having a channel, one or more heating/cooling elements, each operably associated with a different segment of the channel, and a controller. The controller is operably coupled to the one or more heating/cooling elements and configured to implement a temperature profile within the channel of the plug flow crystallizer that grows crystals in a plug of fluid that flows through a first segment of the channel and dissolves encrust in a second segment of the channel while having minimal impact on crystal growth in the plug of fluid in the second segment of the channel. In certain embodiments, these segments may be cyclically alternated, in that the segment in which crystal grows in one cycle becomes the segment in which crystal dissolves in the next cycle and vice versa, to realize a fully continuous crystallization process.
US10766009B2 Slurry injection system and method for operating the same
A slurry injection system includes low and high pressure clear fluid manifolds. Low pressure clear fluid is pressurized and communicated to high pressure manifold. A blender unit communicates slurry through a sensor system that generates a flow rate signal and a density signal of the low pressure slurry. The slurry pressurizer is in fluid communication with the high pressure clear fluid manifold through a bypass pump, a mixer, the blender unit and the low pressure clear fluid manifold. The slurry pressurizer forms high pressure slurry that is communicated to the mixer and communicates fluid to the low pressure clear fluid manifold. The mixer mixes the high pressure slurry and high pressure clear fluid from the high pressure clear fluid manifold to form a mixture that is communicated to a slurry injection site. A controller controls the bypass pump using the flow rate and density to control a density of slurry.
US10766006B2 Electrokinetic thickening and dewatering method and system
A method and device for using electrokinetic forces for thickening or dewatering municipal biosolids is provided. The method uses chlorine dioxide to accelerate and improve the efficiency of electrokinetic dewatering.
US10766004B2 Composite membranes and methods of use
A composite membrane for selectively pervaporating a first liquid from a mixture comprising the first liquid and a second liquid. The composite membrane includes a porous substrate comprising opposite first and second major surfaces, and a plurality of pores. A pore-filling polymer is disposed in at least some of the pores so as to form a layer having a thickness within the porous substrate. The polymer is more permeable to the first liquid than the second liquid but not soluble in the first liquid or the second liquid. The composite membrane may be asymmetric or symmetric with respect to the amount of pore-filling polymer throughout the thickness of the porous substrate.
US10765997B1 Regenerable non-aqueous basic immobilized amine slurries for removal of CO2 from a gaseous mixture and a method of use thereof
The disclosure provides a composition for the separation of CO2 from a gaseous mixture and a method of use thereof. The composition comprises solid Basic Immobilized Amine Sorbents (BIAS) suspended in silicone oil. The method of use comprises contacting the gaseous mixture with a sorbent slurry comprising Basic Immobilized Amine Sorbents (BIAS) and silicone oil to at least partially absorb the CO2 from the gaseous mixture, and regenerating the BIAS slurry by causing desorption of the CO2.
US10765995B2 Helium recovery from gaseous streams
Recovering helium from a gaseous stream includes contacting an acid gas removal membrane with a gaseous stream to yield a permeate stream and a residual stream, removing a majority of the acid gas from the residual stream to yield a first acid gas stream and a helium depleted clean gas stream, removing a majority of the acid gas from the permeate stream to yield a second acid gas stream and a helium rich stream, and removing helium from the helium rich stream to yield a helium product stream and a helium depleted stream. A helium removal system for removing helium from a gaseous stream including hydrocarbon gas, acid gas, and helium includes a first processing zone including a first acid gas removal unit, a second processing zone including a second acid gas removal unit, a third processing zone, and a helium purification unit.
US10765978B2 Filter
Shown is a filter in which powder aggregation (bridge) is hard to occur, and a time until a rise of differential pressure is caused is long, more specifically, a filtration life is long. The filter has a base material layer, a filtration layer and a skin layer, in which the base material layer is a layer formed by a nonwoven fabric being wound in a multiple manner, and subjected to the thermocompression bonding, the filtration layer is a layer formed by a laminate prepared by laminating at least a through-air nonwoven fabric and a net, being wound in a multiple manner, and subjected to no thermocompression bonding, the skin layer is a layer including a nonwoven fabric, and a mean pore diameter of the nonwoven fabric composing the base material layer and the skin layer is larger than a mean pore diameter of the through-air nonwoven fabric composing the filtration layer.
US10765975B2 Filter element and method of manufacturing a filter element
A filter element for the filtration of fluids can be manufactured from powdered metal using a laser manufacturing process. The powdered metal is deposited in a layer on fabrication platform and a laser beam is directed toward the layer of material so that the powdered metal granules fuse together to form a first component of the filter element. Successive layers of powdered metal can be deposited over the first component and also fused with the laser beam to form additional components. During the manufacturing process, the power or scan rate of the laser beam many be changed so that the formed layers of the filter element may have different porosity characteristics, for example, with certain portions being fluid permeable and other portions being fluid impermeable.
US10765970B2 Defoamer oil compound, production method therefor, and defoamer composition
The present invention relates to a defoamer oil compound that contains an organopolysiloxane (A), a fine silica powder (B), and a group (C) that is represented by the organopolysiloxanes of formulas (I) and/or (II) (in the formulas, c, d, and e are each an integer of 0 or more, and at least one of X1 to X3 is the group represented by formula (i)). The component (C) is used as a surface treatment agent for the component (B). The present invention makes it possible to obtain a silicone-based defoamer composition that imparts good initial defoaming properties even in an alkaline foaming liquid, that exhibits very little loss in performance over time, and that has excellent defoaming performance.
US10765969B2 Fluid degassing systems
A fluid degassing device includes a first housing, a second housing disposed within the first housing, a first flow circuit defined by the second housing and the first housing between a first flow circuit opening and a second flow circuit opening of the first flow circuit, and a tube bundle of selectively permeable membrane tubes disposed in the first flow circuit between the second housing and first housing. The tube bundle is disposed at least partially around a circumference of the second housing and the first flow circuit is defined between the first flow circuit opening of the first flow circuit and the second flow circuit opening such that fuel flows rotationally around the second housing through the tube bundle.
US10765967B2 Process for purifying NADPH
The present invention relates to a process for purifying crude NADPH product prepared by biocatalysis. The objective of the present invention is to solve the technical problems of low yield and low purity of the purified product in the existing ion exchange resin method. The present invention comprises sequentially the following steps: pretreatment, loading onto an ion column, elution of cations, pre-elution of impurities etc. The yield of the purification process disclosed in the present invention can be up to 85% or higher and the purified NADPH has a purity of up to 98% or higher.
US10765960B2 Doll body motion accessory for recreational vehicles
A leg actuator mechanism, a method of manufacturing the leg actuator mechanism, and a doll implementing a leg actuator mechanism is provided. The leg actuator includes an upper leg mechanism comprising a hip end and an opposing knee end. The leg actuator also includes a lower leg mechanism comprising a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end of the lower leg portion is operably coupled to the knee end of the upper leg portion. The leg actuator further includes a follower mechanism. The follower mechanism includes a mounting defining a follower pathway configured to receive a follower joint. The follower mechanism also includes an upper follower connector and a lower follower connector. The follower mechanism moves at least one of the upper leg mechanism or the lower leg mechanism when activated.
US10765955B2 Video game notifications for streaming games
Users may request notification of occurrence of video game play events. Upon occurrence of the video game play events, the users may be provided access to live streams of play of the video games. In some embodiments the video game play events may occur across play of a multitude of video games using a multitude of game hosts, including in some embodiments different video games, and play of the video games may be at unscheduled times.
US10765950B1 Wireless electrical connection box
A wireless electrical connection box has a plurality of electrical receptacles secured within a translucent or transparent lock box. The lock box may by opened by use of a key or other securing means. The plurality of electrical receptacles may be actuated or deactivated wirelessly by means of a proprietary application associated with a portable electronic device.
US10765947B2 Visual display method for compensating sound information, computer readable storage medium and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a visual display method and apparatus for compensating sound information, a storage medium, and an electronic device, and relates to the field of human-computer interaction technology. The visual display method includes: providing a mini-map on a graphical user interface, and rendering a first graphic identifier on the mini-map, wherein the first graphic identifier is used to indicate a current position and orientation of a virtual object in a game scene; detecting a sound in a first preset range of the game scene, and when the sound in the first preset range of the game scene is detected, acquiring orientation information of a sound source of the sound; and generating a second graphic identifier corresponding to the sound at a corresponding position on the mini-map according to the orientation information of the sound source of the sound.
US10765945B2 Information processing system, non-transitory storage medium having stored information processing program, information processing device, and information processing method
An information processing system includes: a game control unit configured to move a player character object in a virtual space; and a camera control unit configured to move a virtual camera together with the movement of the player character object in the virtual space. The camera control unit performs observation control of moving the virtual camera to make an object to be observed included in the visual field of the virtual camera in a case where the player character object is inside an observation performance region set to the object to be observed.
US10765937B2 Operating device
In order to reduce influences of light from indoor lighting equipment or the like on the accuracy in detecting the position of an operating device, an operating device (301) includes: left and right hold sections to be held by a user, each of which is provided with an operating member at an upper surface thereof; a central section (321) which is a section between the left and right hold sections; and a light emitting surface (328c) adapted to emit light to be captured by an information processing apparatus through a camera, the light emitting surface (328c) provided at a front surface of the central section (321). The central section (321) includes a portion which is located over the light emitting surface (328c) and is located on a more forward side than the light emitting surface (328c).
US10765935B2 Tile dispensers and methods of dispensing tiles
A tile dispenser includes a tile chamber in which tiles are shuffleable and a gate element. The gate element is moveable between a closed position in which the gate element is loadable with one or more tiles coming from the tile chamber and an open position for dispensing any tiles that have been loaded into the gate element. A method of using the tile dispenser includes placing a plurality of tiles into the tile chamber in which the plurality of tiles are shuffleable and loading a predetermined number of the plurality of tiles into the gate element when the gate element is in the closed position. A method of manufacturing the tile dispenser includes providing the tile chamber, and providing the gate element in a location such that the gate element is loadable with one or more tiles coming from the tile chamber when in the closed position.
US10765933B2 Crown cap game device
A crown cap game device using crown caps, characterized in that a measurement device (4) with a Bluetooth module (5) is installed in the bottom (1) of a crown (3) cap (2), whereas the measurement device (4) clings to the wall (6) and the Bluetooth module (5) provides a connection with a mobile device (7) equipped with a mobile application (8) which analyzes and displays all data (9) from the measurement device (4), and then displays the data (9) on the screen (10) of the mobile device (7).
US10765926B2 Golf putter alignment system
A golf putter alignment system has two alignment markers placed above the strike face of a putter head on the front top surface of the putter head. The alignment markers are centered about a midpoint that corresponds to the horizontal center of the strike face, with the distance between the centers of the alignment markers corresponding to the diameter of a golf ball. The alignment markers can be mounted on top of or integrally with the putter head to provide visual alignment markers on the front top surface. The alignment markers are formed from several materials with colors that contrast with the color of the front top surface.
US10765910B2 Yoga mat barrier
A yoga mat accessory is described employing a barrier that attaches to a yoga mat, separating it into a rear section and a front section. The barrier enhances a yoga exercise by requiring the Subject to step over the barrier when changing yoga positions. The barrier is positioned at a specific location and is held to the yoga mat using mat connectors. The mat connectors may employ a spindle which fits into the ends of a roller barrier to hold it. The mat connectors have vertical supports which attach to an end of the spindle and to a base. The base is positioned under the yoga mat to hold an edge of the yoga mat. In alternative embodiments, the barrier has a curved top surface and a flat base. In another embodiment, the elongated body has a first portion which fits into a second portion to adjust the width of the barrier to retrofit existing yoga mats.
US10765907B2 Free-standing balancing apparatus
A free-standing balancing apparatus is disclosed, which is useful for providing increased balance, proper support, and variable levels of stability to a user engaged in various types of physical activities. The apparatus comprises an elongated body that is adjustable in height, a handle near the top of the apparatus, and a stabilizing section that can be positioned and configured to contact the exercise surface as needed with varying levels of stabilization. Also disclosed are methods of using the free-standing balancing apparatus.
US10765902B2 Training tight with preconfigured compression zones and integrated structure patterns
A training tight having preconfigured compression zones with integrated knit structure patterns is provided herein. The compression zones may have differing compressive properties where zones having a higher compression force are located at the waist and thigh areas of the tight, and zones having a lower compression force are located at the knee and calf area of the tight. The integrated structure patterns modify the compressive properties of the zones in the areas where the patterns are located in order to further customize the compressive properties of the training tight.
US10765899B2 Alarm valve station of a fire extinguishing system, in particular a sprinkler or spray water extinguishing system, and fire extinguishing system
An alarm valve station includes a fire extinguishing system valve (1) having a housing (2, 3) which has a fluid inlet chamber (8), a fluid outlet chamber (9) and a closing body (4a) reciprocable between a blocking state and a release state, wherein the fluid inlet chamber (8) and the fluid outlet chamber (9) are separated from each other in the blocking state and communicate with each other in fluid-conducting relationship in the release state, one or more sensors, and an electronic evaluation unit (50) which is integrated in the housing (2, 3), arranged externally on the housing or arranged in the proximity of the fire extinguishing system valve (1), wherein the evaluation unit (50) is connected in signal-conducting relationship to the sensor or sensors for receiving data, is adapted for data processing into: state information and/or operating instructions and is adapted to transmit the state information and/or operating instructions to a display unit (40).
US10765890B2 System and method for diagnostic and treatment
A method may include obtaining first image data relating to a region of interest (ROI) of a first subject. The first image data corresponding to a first equivalent dose level may be acquired by a first device. The method may also include obtaining a model for denoising relating to the first image data and determining second image data corresponding to an equivalent dose level higher than the first equivalent dose level based on the first image data and the model for denoising. In some embodiments, the method may further include determining information relating to the ROI of the first subject based on the second image data and ecording the information relating to the ROI of the first subject.
US10765884B1 Methods to trigger high amplitude oscillations or resonance in the cardiovascular system of a patient using electromagnetic stimulation
Various embodiments of and methods for providing therapeutic light or electromagnetic radiation stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic light stimulation is provided to a patient through a light source, and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such oscillations or resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning.
US10765882B2 Self operated esthetic device with a substrate
The present invention provides a self-operated device for treating a skin of a patient, comprising: a. a substrate having a first side and a second side; b. a plurality of RF electrodes arranged in said substrate, said RF electrodes are configured to emit RF radiation from said first side to the surface of said skin; c. at least one RF generator configured to generate pulses of current to said RF electrodes; and, d. a control unit connected to said at least one RF generator, said control unit is adapted to control the operation of said RF electrodes; wherein said control unit is adapted to control the operation of said RF electrodes according to a predetermined treatment protocol, such that the same activates or deactivates at least one of said RF electrodes at any predetermined time interval according to a predetermined pattern so as to achieve a particular therapeutic result.
US10765880B2 Device for repetitive nerve stimulation in order to break down fat tissue means of inductive magnetic fields
A device for breaking down fatty tissue using inductive magnetic fields includes a stimulation coil replaceably attached to a stand and accommodated in a plastic housing, a variable-height pedestal, and a pivotable camera integrated in the stand for observing muscle contractions that are triggered. An operating console features control software for computer-aided optimization of one or more stimuli, and a pulse generator for electrically actuating a magnetic field coil. A spotlight may be included for correctly illuminating the area of the body captured by the camera. A method for breaking down fatty tissue is also described.
US10765875B2 Implantable cardiac devices and methods for delivering low energy, pain-free defibrillation signals for ventricular arrhythmias
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and methods of detection and treatment of dangerous and life-threatening heart rhythms by delivering real-time, customized low-energy pacing pulses to specific anatomy in the heart. The ICD includes a power source, a controller, powered by the power source, including an electronic processor, a memory, and a signal generator. The ICD also includes a lead coupled to the controller and an electrode that is in electrical communication with a His-bundle of a patient's heart. The ICD detects a ventricular arrhythmia of the patient's heart using the controller, and is configured to provide a pulsed defibrillation signal to the electrode to terminate the ventricular arrhythmia.
US10765872B2 Implant delivery and retrieval systems and methods
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for delivering and retrieving a leadless pacemaker. In one implementation, a leadless pacemaker has a docking end, and the docking end has a docking projection extending from a surface. A docking cap has a body defining a chamber. A retriever has sheaths extending with lumens distally from the chamber. A snare extends between the lumens forming a first snare loop pointing in a first direction and a second snare loop pointing in a second direction with a docking space formed therebetween. The snare is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position by translating the first snare wire and the second snare wire within the first snare lumen and the second snare lumen. The engaged position includes the first snare wire and the second snare wire tightened around the docking projection within the docking space.
US10765870B2 Method and apparatus for detection of intrinsic depolarization following high energy cardiac electrical stimulation
A medical device is configured to deliver a high-energy electrical stimulation pulse to a patient that produces a post-stimulation polarization signal. A cardiac signal analyzer of the medical device is configured to detect a cardiac electrical signal superimposed on the post-stimulation polarization signal, determine at least one feature of the detected cardiac electrical signal, compare the feature to criteria that differentiate an intrinsic cardiac event during the post-stimulation polarization signal from an evoked response signal and identify the detected cardiac electrical signal as the intrinsic cardiac event if the feature meets the criteria.
US10765869B2 Precision delivery of electrical stimulation
An example method for controlling delivery of electrical stimulation therapy includes maintaining, by one or more processors of a medical device configured to deliver electrical stimulation to a patient, a counter tied to a clock used by the medical device to deliver the electrical stimulation to the patient; and obtaining, by the one or more processors, one or more representations of sensed electrical signals for the patient that are referenced to counts of the counter. In this example, the method also includes identifying, based on the one or more representations of the sensed electrical signals for the patient, a count of the counter at which stimulation is to be delivered to the patient; and delivering, by the medical device and to the patient, electrical stimulation based on the identified count of the counter.
US10765864B2 Retinal-inspired method and system for improved detection
The present disclosure provides a method and device for filtering sensor data. Signals from an array of sensor pixels are received and checked for changes in pixel values. Motion is detected based on the changes in pixel values, and motion output signals are transmitted to a processing station. If the sum of correlated changes in pixel values across a predetermined field of view exceeds a predetermined value, indicating sensor jitter, the motion output signals are suppressed. If a sum of motion values within a defined subsection of the field of view exceeds a predetermined threshold, indicating the presence of a large object of no interest, the motion output signals are suppressed for that subsection.
US10765860B2 Subcutaneous implantation medical device with multiple parasternal-anterior electrodes
A subcutaneous implantable medical device and method (SIMD) provided. A pulse generator (PG) is configured to be positioned subcutaneously within a lateral region of a chest of a patient. The PG has a housing that includes a PG electrode. The PG has an electronics module. An elongated lead is electrically coupled to the pulse generator. The elongated lead includes a first electrode that is configured to be positioned along a first parasternal region proximate a sternum of the patient and a second electrode that is configured to be positioned at an anterior region of the patient. The first and second electrodes are coupled to be electrically common with one another. The electronics module is configured to provide electrical shocks for antiarrhythmic therapy along at least one shocking vector between the PG electrode and the first and second electrodes.
US10765856B2 Systems and methods for peripheral nerve stimulation to treat tremor with detachable therapy and monitoring units
A system and method for providing therapy to a patient can include a monitoring unit and a therapy unit. The monitoring unit can have a user interface and one or more sensors to measure patient data. The therapy unit can have a stimulator for generating electrical stimulation and a microcontroller for controlling the generation of the electrical stimulation based on the measured patient data.
US10765852B2 Valve body, process for producing the valve body, and medical instrument including the valve body
A valve body, e.g. a valve body adapted to be disposed in a connector to be connected to a catheter, has an opening/closing part which opens upon inserting a member into the opening/closing part and which closes upon withdrawing the member from the opening/closing part. The valve body includes a main body part made of a silicone rubber and a surface layer disposed on a surface of the main body part. This surface layer serves as a sliding surface which, when a guide wire has been inserted into the opening/closing part, slides on the guide wire. The surface layer is constituted mainly of silicon oxide and hence improves the sliding properties of the guide wire. Thus, the valve body is reduced in the resistance of sliding on the guide wire.
US10765851B2 Methods and systems for material transport across an impermeable or semi-permeable membrane via artificially created microchannels
Systems and methods are disclosed for transporting a transport target across a membrane that is impermeable or semi-permeable to the transport target via artificially created microchannels or through hypodermic microneedles. The transport target can be a medicant and the membrane can be a stratum corneum layer of skin. The transport is enhanced by the application of ultrasound energy having a high peak intensity, which generates an inertial cavitation effect, an acoustic streaming effect, or both.
US10765847B1 Single lumen drainage catheter with extendable and retractable drains
A single lumen catheter with extendable and retractable drains for providing improved fluid drainage and irrigation. The catheter generally includes a housing enclosing a single unpartitioned lumen, a plurality of drain ports, and a common drain. A plurality of drains provide a plurality of paths for fluid to flow between the common drain and the exterior of the housing. The plurality of drains are coupled to an internal connector within the single lumen, and are selectively movable via the internal connector and a stylet with a specially shaped end tip between a retracted position in which the drains are enclosed within the lumen and an extended position in which the drains extend through the drain ports to the exterior of the housing. Additionally or alternatively one or more elongated tools or other elements can be coupled to the internal connector and caused to move between retracted and extended positions.
US10765846B2 Methods and systems for draining cerebrospinal fluid into the venous system
Methods for treating hydrocephalus using a shunt, the shunt having one or more CSF intake openings in a distal portion, a valve disposed in a proximal portion of the shunt, and a lumen extending between the one or more CSF intake openings and the valve, the method comprises deploying the shunt in a body of a patient so that the distal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within a CP angle cistern, a body of the shunt is at least partially disposed within an IPS of the patient, and the proximal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within or proximate to a JV of the patient, wherein, after deployment of the shunt, CSF flows from the CP angle cistern to the JV via the shunt lumen at a flow rate in a range of 5 ml per hour to 15 ml per hour.
US10765845B2 Medical tube
A medical tube 10 (drain tube 10) includes a main shaft tube 20, a flow path opening/closing mechanism 40, and a branch tube 30. The main shaft tube 20 internally has a main shaft side distal opening 21a and a main shaft lumen 21. The flow path opening/closing mechanism 40 brings the main shaft lumen 21 into a communicating state by applying pressure smaller than predetermined pressure, and brings the main shaft lumen 21 into a blocked state by applying pressure equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure. The branch tube 30 promotes a pancreatic juice pj to flow into a branch lumen 31, based on the applied pressure which is equal to or greater than the predetermined pressure.
US10765839B2 Inflation device with detachable housing and related methods
A syringe assembly or inflation device that includes a detachable housing. A pressure-sensing syringe assembly or inflation device can include both a syringe barrel and a housing that is coupled to the syringe barrel in a locked configuration. The inflation device can transition from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in which the housing is separable from the syringe barrel. Related methods are also disclosed.
US10765818B2 Dry powder inhaler
A dry powder inhaler with a blister folding device can include a housing to receive a single blister containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, and a mouthpiece through which a dose of medicament is inhaled by a user and a blister opening device. The blister opening device can include a blister support element for supporting a blister containing a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user, and a blister folding element co-operable with the blister support element. The blister folding element and the blister support element can be movable relative to each other between a first position, for insertion of the blister into or onto the blister support element, and a second, burst, position in which the blister folding element has co-operated with the blister support element.
US10765816B2 Safety syringe and methods of making and using same
A syringe safety device is disclosed herein that comprises a shaft configured to support a barrel of a syringe, a guard configured to be disposed inside the shaft before the syringe is used and to extend outwardly from the shaft after the syringe is used, and a lock disposed between the guard and the shaft having a lock head disposed at a first end thereof, the lock head being disposed in a first aperture in the shaft before the syringe is used and in a second aperture in the shaft after the syringe has been used. A method of using the device also is described.
US10765814B2 Safety syringe assembly
The safety syringe assembly is for inserting a needle into a patient and comprises a needle hub assembly and a safety cover. The needle hub assembly includes a needle, needle hub, and hub flex unit. The needle is mounted on the front side of the needle hub while the rear side is for receiving a syringe. The safety cover houses the needle hub assembly in a first position during shipping, a second position during insertion of the needle into the patient, and in a third position after the needle has been inserted into the patient while awaiting disposal. A portion of the safety cover includes magnification enabling a user to view a dosage calibration scale, needle bevel and air bubbles. The hub flex unit assumes a first enlarged position during shipping, is compressed during insertion into the patient, and slides into a third position after usage while awaiting disposal.
US10765809B2 Auto-injector for epinephrine injection
A reloadable auto injector has a needle insertion driver to be re-activated upon reloading. A syringe is movably positioned in a housing between a first position and a second position. A plunger rod is locked to a plunger rod tube by a deflectable locking member. A syringe driver applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of medicament. A reload handle is connected to the syringe assembly so that user operation of the reload handle retracts the syringe to the first position and simultaneously reloads the syringe driver for delivering a further dose of medicament.
US10765806B2 Medication mechanism
The present invention relates to a dosing mechanism including: a body (2); and a disposable portion (3) that is removably attached to the body (2), in which the disposable portion (3) includes: a pump that sucks a medicine from a medicine vessel and discharges the medicine to a patient; a suction-side tube (33) that extends from the pump toward the medicine vessel; a discharge-side tube (34) that extends from the pump toward the patient; and a connector (331, 341) that is located at a front end of at least one of the suction-side tube (33) and the discharge-side tube (34), and the body (2) includes a sensor (24) in a position corresponding to the suction-side tube (33) or the discharge-side tube (34) attached to the body (2).
US10765785B2 Wound care and infusion method and system utilizing a therapeutic agent
A combination therapy pad that includes a first layer and a second layer operatively coupled to the first layer. A fiber-optic array is disposed between the first layer and the second layer. A third layer is operatively coupled to the first layer. The third layer includes a vacuum tube in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a therapeutic fluid tube in fluid communication with a therapeutic fluid source. The third layer provides at least one of vacuum therapy and therapeutic fluid treatment to a wound area.
US10765783B2 Dressings and methods for treating a tissue site on a patient
Dressings, systems, and methods for treating a tissue site on a patient involve allowing liquids from the tissue site or a priming fluid to evaporate and exit the dressing through a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable membrane. The dressing is able to process more liquids than would otherwise be possible without evaporation and potentially to create reduced pressure. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10765779B2 Medical implant
The present invention relates to a cell-free, multi-layered medical device having bespoke, multifunctional bioactivity for the purpose of regeneration of skeletal tissues. The medical device may actively promote homing of stem cells into the medical device and promote their differentiation into the required cell type and promote de-novo tissue formation. The invention includes methods of making the medical device, uses of the medical device in promoting regeneration of the articular cartilage of a joint surface and in promoting healing and regeneration of skeletal tissues, for example, meniscal cartilage, tendon and ligament tissues and also healing of bone tissue indications such as fractures.
US10765776B1 Tissue-derived biomaterial composition and methods for ocular and other therapeutic applications
The present disclosure relates to a composition and methods for preparing a tissue-derived, dissolved extracellular matrix. In implementations, the extracellular matrix composition includes components native to the cornea including liquefied corneal tissue. The extracellular matrix composition can be prepared by dissolving extracted corneas in an aqueous solution of inorganic base. The resulting solution is then dialyzed to achieve a physiological pH. In some implementations, the extracellular matrix composition can be seeded and/or chemically cross-linked to form a gel matrix. The extracellular matrix and/or the gel matrix can be seeded with a desired cell type (e.g., endothelial cells, epithelial cells, stromal keratocytes, etc.) to stimulate cell proliferation and regeneration.
US10765772B2 Natural method of reduction and removal of pathogenic agents and microorganisms contained in solids
A method for the reduction and/or removal of pathogenic agents and microorganisms contained in solids, comprising the steps of purification of the starting material to dispose of materials that combine a great size and extreme hardness and malleability; and the adjustment of the humidity degree of the material obtained in step of purification, and the grinding and heating of the material obtained in the step of adjusting the humidity, where the grinding and heating are carried out simultaneously by subjecting the material to a high pressure while at the same time its temperature is increased by means of an increase in the pressure on the material and the friction caused between the material and the grinding means. And A machine to carry out the method, comprising a front chamber for the entrance of the material; a contiguous rear chamber associated with the entrance chamber, by means of which the processed material is expelled; said contiguous rear chamber containing a grinding means that rotates when it is actuated by an engine; and a piston that enters into the front chamber running along said chamber into the rear chamber until it reaches a grinding means, where the grinding means consists of a solid, hard and heavy cylinder associated with a transverse axis, said cylinder being provided with a set of longitudinal slots from base to base that form edges with the cylinder surface.
US10765767B2 Disinfecting methods and apparatus
According to one implementation an apparatus for bacterially disinfecting a surface is provided. The apparatus includes a flexible body that contains therein at least one radially emitting optical fibers that is configured to emit bacterial disinfecting light. The radially emitting fibers having an axial and/or radial freedom of movement within a channel in which it is housed inside the flexible body such that when the flexible body changes shape the axial and/or radial freedom of movement reduces the amount of tensile stress applied along the length of the radially as compared to an amount of tensile stress that would otherwise be applied to the radially emitting fiber in an absence of the axial and/or radial freedom of movement of the radially emitting fiber inside the channel.
US10765762B2 Humanized model of kidney and liver disorders
Provided herein, inter alia, are non-human animals comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding a C3 protein that comprises a human sequence as well as transgenic non-human animals comprising a C3 gene that is human in whole or in part as well as methods for using the same to screen for candidate therapeutic molecules to treat complement-related nephropathies. Also provided herein are methods for improving kidney function in an individual diagnosed with or thought to have a complement-related nephropathy.
US10765761B2 Nucleic acid condensing peptide, nucleic acid condensing peptide set, nucleic acid delivery carrier, nucleic acid delivery method, cell production method, cell detection method and kit
According to one embodiment, a nucleic acid condensing peptide includes one terminal having a first sequence RRRRRR and another terminal having a second sequence RQRQR. Between the first sequence and the second sequence, none or one or more intermediate sequences each consisting of RRRRRR or RQRQR are included. Further, of the first sequence, the second sequence and the intermediate sequences, two or more neutral amino acids are included between any two sequences adjacent to each other.
US10765758B2 Optimized in vivo delivery system with endosomolytic agents for nucleic acid conjugates
The present invention relates to an optimized in vivo delivery system with endosomolytic agents for nucleic acid of therapeutic interest conjugated to molecules facilitating endocytosis, in particular for use in the treatment of cancer.
US10765750B2 Pharmaceutical composition containing pyridylaminoacetic acid compound
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition that comprises a specific compound and exhibits a superior preservation efficacy, the specific compound being stable within the pharmaceutical composition, and to provide methods for improving the stability of the specific compound within the pharmaceutical composition and the preservation efficacy of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention comprises isopropyl (6-{[4-(pyrazol-1-yl)benzyl](pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)aminomethyl}pyridin-2-ylamino)acetate or a salt thereof, and further comprises edetic acid or a salt thereof.
US10765732B2 Compounds and methods for affecting cytokines
The present invention discloses isolates and fractions from a phyto-percolate and methods for affecting various cytokines by administering an effective amount of one or more of said isolates or fractions to an animal. In various exemplary embodiments, the isolates are useful for the treatment of bovine, canine and swine infection or inflammation, including bovine mastitis, by regulation of TNF-α, lactoferrin, IFN-γ, IL-1β, serum amyloid-A (SAA), IL-6 and/or β-defensin associated with infection or an immune response generally.
US10765730B2 Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10765724B2 Method of treating psoriasis with increased interval dosing of anti-IL12/23 antibody
A method of treating an IL-12/23-related disease in a patient using an increasing dosing interval, comprises increasing the dosing interval of IL-12/IL-23 antibody to a patient, wherein the antibody is administered initially and after 4 weeks, after 16 weeks and after 28 weeks, and increasing the dosing interval after 28 weeks to an increased interval, e.g., every 16, 20 or 24 weeks.
US10765718B2 Formulations for weight loss and methods of use
A weight loss composition including banaba leaf extract, apple fruit extract, Rhodiola root extract, zinc chelate, and magnesium chelate are described. The weight loss composition may further include gardenia fruit extract, chromium chelate, Salacia extract, berberine, inositol, or mixtures thereof. Embodiments are also directed to a bulk food product and a weight management plan, which may be used in conjunction with the weight loss composition. Embodiments are also directed to kits and methods of use for treating or preventing obesity, promoting weight loss, and improving insulin resistance.
US10765711B2 Replication competent attenuated vaccinia viruses with deletion of thymidine kinase with and without the expression of human FLT3L or GM-CSF for cancer immunotherapy
The present invention relates generally to the fields of oncology, virology and immunotherapy. More particularly, it concerns the use of poxviruses, specifically the replication competent attenuated vaccinia virus with deletion of thymidine kinase (VC-TK−) with and without the expression of human Flt3L or GM-CSF as oncolytic and immunotherapy. The foregoing poxviruses can also be used in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents. The foregoing poxviruses can also be inactivated via Heat or UV-treatment and the inactivated virus can be used as immunotherapy either alone or in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents.
US10765701B2 Elimination of CD19-positive lymphoid malignancies by CD19-CAR expressing NK cells
Provided herein are compositions of NK-92® cells that express a CD19 CAR, CD16 and IL2, and the method of using these cells to and treat cancer in a patient.
US10765700B2 Methods for expansion or depletion of t-regulatory cells
The invention features methods of producing compositions enriched in Tregs and methods for treating immunological disorders using these compositions. The invention also features methods for producing compositions enriched in lymphocytes and depleted of Tregs and the use of these compositions in the treatment of proliferative disorders.
US10765699B2 Methods for enhancing efficacy of therapeutic immune cells
The present invention relates to a method of using a receptor (e.g., chimeric antigen receptor—CAR) that activates an immune response upon binding a cancer cell ligand in conjunction with a target-binding molecule that targets a protein or molecule CI for removal or neutralization to generate enhanced anti-cancer immune cells. The present invention also relates to engineered immune cells having enhanced therapeutic efficacy and uses thereof.
US10765696B2 Compositions of and methods of treatment with zwitterionic polysaccharide
The present disclosure includes compositions of a zwitterionic polysaccharide (e.g., B. fragilis capsular polysaccharide A (PSA)) (including active fragments thereof) and methods of treating viral infection and viral infection associated inflammation with compositions of a zwitterionic polysaccharide (e.g., B. fragilis capsular polysaccharide A (PSA)) (including active fragments thereof).
US10765684B2 Reduction of side effects from aromatase inhibitors used for treating breast cancer
The present invention is directed generally to pharmaceutical compositions, methods, and kits for improving side effects associated with aromatase inhibitor treatment in a subject diagnosed with breast cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits comprising an aromatase inhibitor and an androgenic agent.
US10765678B2 Polymorphs of ARRY-380, a selective HER2 inhibitor and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
Polymorphs of N4-(4-([1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-7-yloxy)-3-methylphenyl)-N6-(4,4-dimethyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)quinazoline-4,6-diamine are provided herein. Processes for preparing the polymorphs and pharmaceutical composition comprising the polymorphs are also disclosed.
US10765666B2 Use of gaboxadol for the treatment of Tourette syndrome, tics and stuttering
Treatment of Tourette syndrome using gaboxadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Treatment of tics using gaboxadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Treatment of stuttering using gaboxadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Therapeutic compositions that may be used to improve one or more symptoms of Tourette syndrome are provided. Therapeutic compositions that may be used to improve one or more symptoms of tics are provided. Also provided are therapeutic compositions that may be used to improve one or more symptoms of stuttering.
US10765662B2 Mono- or di-substituted indole derivatives as dengue viral replication inhibitors
The present invention concerns mono- or di-substituted indole compounds, methods to prevent or treat dengue viral infections by using said compounds and also relates to said compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections.The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
US10765658B2 Oral compositions delivering therapeutically effective amounts of cannabinoids
Oral compositions provide delivery of cannabinoids to a subject. The oral compare chewable, fast- or slow-dissolving once placed in the mouth of a subject.
US10765650B2 Artificial saliva
A composition for mixing with water for use as an oral rinse, comprising monobasic sodium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and an analgesic/anaesthetic such as benzocaine/lidocaine.
US10765647B2 Composition for treating diabetes, containing extract of yukmijihwangtang
Provided is a composition for treating diabetes, including a hypoglycemic agent and a Yukmijihwang-tang extract. More particularly, the hypoglycemic agent is administered into an individual, and the Yukmijihwang-tang extract is administered into the individual, thereby considerably increasing a hypoglycemic effect of the hypoglycemic agent, and preventing and reducing various diabetic complications such as diabetes and diabetic liver damage, renal damage, hyperlipidemia immunosuppression and ocular damage.
US10765646B2 Methods of treating developmental encephalopathies
Methods of treating developmental encephalopathies by administering compositions including ketamine, norketamine, or other derivatives of ketamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing, are provided. The methods and compositions may be used to treat conditions such as Dravet syndrome.
US10765637B2 RGD and transferrin nanoparticle composition
Provided is a composition which can be utilized for drug delivery systems that can penetrate the blood brain barrier, and has low cytotoxicity. A nanoparticle composition comprises nanoparticles to the surface of which a first substance and a second substance each having specificity to a tumor cell are bound, wherein the first substance having specificity to the tumor cell is a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid, and wherein the second substance having specificity to the tumor cell is an iron-binding protein, and wherein the nanoparticles each comprise an outer layer and vesicles enveloped by the outer layer and the nanoparticles each comprise, as membrane components, a PEGylated phospholipid, a fatty acid with a melting point of 30° C. or more, and a non-PEGylated phospholipid.
US10765631B2 Liposomes for modulating Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
Embodiments of the invention relate to liposomes comprising: a lipid bilayer having an internal cavity; a therapeutic agent within the internal cavity configured to modify expression or degradation of WASp in a cell; and a targeting moiety external to the lipid bilayer configured to target an extracellular domain of a cell. Embodiments of the invention relate to methods of treatment of disease comprising administering the liposomes. Novel pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.
US10765630B2 Methods and compositions to treat enteropathic arthritis
The present invention is a method of treating enteropathic arthritis in a human subject in need thereof. The method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition to the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises: a) a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and/or a salt thereof; and b) a co-agent selected from the group consisting of: fexofenadine, ketotifen, desloratadine, cetirizine, salts thereof and combinations thereof.
US10765626B2 Methods for treatment of charcot-marie-tooth disease with follistatin polypeptides
The disclosure provides, in part, follistatin polypeptides that are suitable for use in local administration and methods for use.
US10765625B2 Knottin-drug conjugates and methods of using the same
Provided are knottin-drug conjugates. The conjugates include a knottin peptide that includes an engineered loop that binds to a target on a cancer cell surface, and a drug (e.g., a nucleoside drug) conjugated to the knottin peptide through a linker. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits that include the knottin-drug conjugates, as well as methods of using the knottin-drug conjugates, e.g., for therapeutic purposes.
US10765624B2 Amino-pyrimidine skeletal muscle modulators
Provided are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, X and m are as defined herein. Also provided is a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Also provided are methods of using a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10765618B2 Hair conditioning compositions comprising alkyl ethers/esters of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and/or polyglycerin
Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: a cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; a preformed emulsion and/or an ionic benefit agent, wherein the ionic benefit agents are those excluding ionic dyes, precursors thereof, and anionic surfactants; an alkyl ether and/or alkyl ester, preferably alkyl ether, of at least one of the following: polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyglycerin, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the alkyl ether and/or alkyl ester has from about 50 to about 300 units of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin and mixtures thereof; and an aqueous carrier. The composition of the present invention provides benefits from ionic benefit agents and/or preformed emulsions, while maintaining stability and wet conditioning of the composition.
US10765616B2 Oral formulation of polyglucosamine derivatives in combination with a non-fermentable sugar
Described herein are methods and compositions that contain a soluble polyglucosamine or polyglucosamine derivative for use in oral health. The compositions are useful for, e.g., reducing bacteria (e.g., by clumping and removing) or disrupting a biofilm in the mouth of a subject, reducing dry mouth, and reducing oral inflammation.
US10765604B2 Drug vial adapter assemblages including vented drug vial adapter and vented liquid vial adapter
Dual vial adapter assemblage for use with a drug vial and a liquid vial and including a vented drug vial adapter and a vented liquid vial adapter such that simultaneous venting of the liquid vial and the drug vial assists gravitational flow of liquid contents from the liquid vial into the drug vial for forming liquid drug therein.
US10765587B2 Walker attachment for wheelchairs
A walker adapted for attachment to a wheelchair may be used to assist a user with walking while retaining the wheelchair in close proximity behind the user for use when the user needs to sit. The walker may be removably attached to the frame of the wheelchair for easy exchange of use from one wheelchair to another. A pivotable, removably attachable gate between two vertical rods may allow for the walker to be manipulated from a walking position to a stored position. The gate may include an extendable width to allow for use with wheelchairs of different widths. Telescopic supports may attach the walker to the wheelchair, thereby allowing the user to extend and retract the walker between the walking position and the stored position.
US10765575B2 Patient support systems with rotary actuators comprising rotation limiting devices
A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a patient support surface supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises movable members that are movable between at least a first position and a second position. One or more rotary actuators with rotation limiting devices are coupled to each movable member. The actuator with the rotation limiting device permits drive torque to move the movable member in a desired position between the first and second positions and restricts back drive torque from moving the movable member.
US10765573B2 Wheelchair brake system
A wheelchair brake system comprises: a brake which is provided in a wheel of a wheelchair; and a brake actuation controller which connects with the brake and locks and releases the brake, wherein the brake is usually in a lock mode, but the brake actuation controller controls the brake to be switched over from the lock mode to a release mode if sensing that a user sits down on the wheelchair or the wheelchair is folded up.
US10765569B2 Synthetic surfactant-free finish, sheet having synthetic surfactant-free finish, articles having sheet with synthetic surfactant-free finish, and related methods
Nonwoven (and film) topsheet and acquisition/distribution materials treated with a hydrophilic, synthetic surfactant-free finish, absorbent articles for infant or incontinence care that contain these materials, and methods for apply such finishes and/or making such absorbent articles.
US10765567B2 Absorbent articles with channels
The present disclosure is directed, in part, to an absorbent article comprising a liquid management system (LMS) and an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate a topsheet and a backsheet. The LMS defines one or more channels therein. The one or more channels of the LMS may at least partially overlap or not overlap with channels defined in the absorbent core.
US10765559B2 Methods and apparatuses for the treatment of glaucoma using visible and infrared ultrashort laser pulses
Transcorneal and fiberoptic laser delivery systems and methods for the treatment of eye diseases wherein energy is delivered by wavelengths transparent to the cornea to effect target tissues in the eye for the control of intraocular pressure in diseases such as glaucoma by delivery systems both external to and within ocular tissues. External delivery may be effected under gonioscopic control. Internal delivery may be controlled endoscopically or fiberoptically, both systems utilizing femtosecond laser energy to excise ocular tissue. The femtosecond light energy is delivered to the target tissues to be treated to effect precisely controlled photodisruption to enable portals for the outflow of aqueous fluid in the case of glaucoma in a manner which minimizes target tissue healing responses, inflammation and scarring.
US10765553B2 Contact lens manipulator with suction cup and safety release mechanism
A lens manipulator that includes an over-sleeve with a suction cup and lumen therethrough that forms a pore in the suction cup and a rod opening at the opposite end for receiving an adjustment rod. Adjustment of the length of the adjustment rod in the lumen controls the amount of suction force generated under the suction cup against a contact lens. Removal of the adjustment rod from the lumen eliminates the suction force and acts as a safety release against excessive pull force on an eye when removing a contact lens.
US10765543B2 Deployment handle for a medical device deployment system
An introducer assembly includes a first actuating mechanism for actuating a constraining sheath between a first state releasably constraining a vascular implant and a second state allowing deployment of the vascular implant; a second actuating mechanism for actuating a blocking mechanism between a blocked state for blocking other functions of the handle and an unblocked state for allowing operation of the other functions of the handle; and an operating knob operatively coupled to both of the first and second actuating mechanisms for concurrent operation of both of the first and second actuating mechanisms in response to actuation of the operating knob.
US10765541B2 Device for endovascular aortic repair and method of using the same
An intraluminal vascular prosthesis assembly, having a hollow cylindrical body with a first end and a second end is provided. The assembly includes, at its first end, a first vascular prosthesis portion, and at its second end, a second vascular prosthesis portion which has only a prosthesis material. The vascular prosthesis assembly has a stent portion which is provided between the first vascular prosthesis portion and the second vascular prosthesis portion, the stent portion being free of prosthesis material to allow fluid flow there through and received within the aortic arch and spanning the brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, and left subclavian artery when placed within the aortic arch of a patient.
US10765539B2 Stent graft device with anchoring members having adjustable geometries
A stent graft device that includes a frame, a cover material covering the frame, and an anchoring member having an adjustable geometry is provided. The anchoring member may be incorporated as part of the frame or coupled thereto. The anchoring member may be formed of a material having a tensile strength such that it can be bent, straightened, or otherwise changed in shape. Tissue growth over and/or around the anchoring member anchors the stent graft device within a lumen. During removal of the stent graft device, the geometry of the anchoring member changes to allow the anchoring member to be removed from the tissue growth along a removal path with minimal trauma. The design and/or shape of the anchoring member is not particularly limited so long as the anchoring member has an adjustable geometry that permits tissue overgrowth and subsequent removal from the tissue overgrowth with minimal trauma.
US10765534B2 Shoulder arthroplasty system method with combination humeral sizer, trial, and guide
A method of implanting a humeral component includes accessing a humerus and resecting a head portion of the humerus to form a resected surface. The method further includes selecting a first combination sizer and guide device having an outer surface sized complementary to a desired implant head size, positioning the selected first combination sizer and guide device on the resected surface, guiding placement of a guide pin in the humerus with the first combination sizer and guide device, guiding a reamer with the placed guide pin to form a reamed cavity in the humerus, positioning an anchoring portion of a humeral implant base portion in the reamed cavity, positioning the first combination sizer and guide device on the base portion, removing the first combination sizer and guide device from the base portion, and positioning an implant head on the base portion.
US10765533B2 Surveying tibial trials for knee arthroplasty
A system and process for performing orthopedic surgery is provided that uses a tibial trial system in total knee arthroplasty for assessing optimal internal-external rotation and posterior tibial slope, and for measuring the rotation of a tibial trial throughout flexion-extension to determine and mark the best position for the final tibial component. The tibial trial system determines the internal-external location on a patient specific basis with improved component placement well within the present manual methods. One particular advantage to the tibial trial system is to assess the natural internal-external rotation that the tibial component will experience relative to the femoral component during flexion-extension as opposed to simply recording and balancing forces on a static tibial trial. The invention disclosed herein may also be adapted to be used with a computer assisted surgical device. Such surgical devices include active, semi-active, and haptic devices as well as articulating drill and saw systems.
US10765529B2 Articulating intervertebral devices, related tools, systems, and methods
An intervertebral implant may include a superior exterior surface, an inferior exterior surface, a first exterior lateral surface, and a second exterior lateral surface. The first and second exterior lateral surfaces may be substantially transverse to the superior and inferior exterior surfaces. The implant may further include a first curved end wall at a first longitudinal extremity of the body. The first curved end wall may include a bore configured to receive a first shaft of a tool. Additionally, the implant may include a second curved end wall at a second longitudinal extremity of the body and an elongated slot extending from a portion of the first curved end wall to a portion of the first exterior lateral surface.
US10765524B2 Prosthesis for a fractured long bone
The invention concerns a prosthesis comprising: a stem part comprising: a rod, configured for being inserted into a medullary cavity of a diaphyseal fragment of a fractured long bone, for securing the stem part to the diaphyseal fragment, and an epiphyseal end, fixedly secured to the rod by means of at least one linker leg of the stem part, so that a gap is formed between the epiphyseal end and the rod along said at least one linker leg; and an implant distinct from the stem part and comprising: an internal part located at least partially within the gap, and at least one fastener for fastening epiphyseal fragments of the fractured long bone to the stem part, said at least one fastener being secured to the internal part.
US10765521B2 Biomimetic functional and regenerative cartilage implant
An artificial cartilage is provided whereby a fixed negative charged hydrogel has been infused within a restrictive swelling network, which limits and restricts the thickness of the artificial cartilage. At least 60% of the volume of the artificial cartilage is composed of the restricted and swollen hydrogel. The restrictive swelling network restricts the hydrogel to swell not more than 10% with respect to its maximum swelling capacity, i.e. a swelling capacity to swell 10-fold more is retained. The hydrogel within the restrictive swelling network has an equilibrium stiffness between 0.5 and 2 MPa to resist external loads applied to the top surface layer or the bottom surface layer of the artificial cartilage. The hydrogel has a fixed negative charge density of −0.17 to −0.23 mEg/ml and is capable of swelling between 2-15 times compared to the volume of the hydrogel without being restricted.
US10765519B2 Vascular device for treating venous valve insufficiency
A vascular device for treating vein valve insufficiency including an elongated member, a first retention portion movable from a first elongated insertion position to an expanded position and a second retention portion movable from a first elongated insertion position to an expanded position. An intermediate looped portion is positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The valve is supported by the intermediate looped portion and is movable between an open position to allow blood flow therethrough and a closed position to inhibit blood flow therethrough. The intermediate looped portion is adjustable to loops of different diameters dependent on an inner diameter of the vessel wall.
US10765514B2 Annuloplasty technologies
Apparatus is provided including a percutaneously-implantable implant and an adjustment device. The adjustment device can comprise an adjustment mechanism, coupled to the implant, and configured to change a dimension of the implant upon actuation of the adjustment mechanism and a lock. The adjustment device can have a locked state in which the lock inhibits actuation of the adjustment mechanism and an unlocked state in which the adjustment mechanism is actuatable. The adjustment device can be reversibly movable between the locked state and the unlocked state. The apparatus can include a longitudinal guide member and an adapter. An unlocking mechanism can be configured such that, while the adapter is coupled to the adjustment device, actuation of the unlocking mechanism moves the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state. Other applications are also described.
US10765513B2 Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system with lateral offset control
Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a lateral control feature. The cord is tensioned to crimp the prosthesis to a compressed condition for delivery to a target site. Tension is lessened to allow the prosthesis to self-expand. In a tethered and expanded state in which the prosthesis has self-expanded and is connected to the spindle by the cord, the lateral control feature directs the spindle to a prescribed location relative to the prosthesis appropriate for a functional evaluation of the prosthesis. In some embodiments, the spindle is directed to a center of the prosthesis; in other embodiments, the spindle is held at a commissure of the prosthesis. The lateral control features of the present disclosure assume numerous forms.
US10765511B2 Transcatheter heart valve with plication tissue anchors
The invention relates to a transcatheter heart valve replacement (A61F2/2412), and in particular a device and method for percutaneous annular plication and heart valve deployment for mounting a pressure actuated flow control sleeve, a pinch valve, as a replacement device for a heart valve, whereby the prosthesis has an atrial annular flange or cuff having one or more integral plication tissue anchors for engaging the valve annulus, wherein the is a reciprocating mechanical member that is compressed by pressurized working fluid within the heart during ventricular systole.
US10765502B2 Blood filter devices, systems, and methods of using the same to detect the presence of a thrombus within said filter devices
Blood filter devices, systems, and methods of using the same to detect the presence of a thrombus within said filter devices. A device of the present disclosure for detecting a thrombus or other blood particulate matter of a threshold size within a vessel can comprise a filter having a head and a plurality of legs extending distally therefrom, configured to capture the thrombus or other blood particulate matter of at least a threshold size, and at least one impedance element positioned distal to the head and configured to detect a presence of the thrombus or other blood particulate matter of at least a threshold size within the filter by obtaining data within a bloodstream when the filter is positioned within the bloodstream.
US10765501B2 Dual plane breast implant
A soft breast prosthesis is provided, the prosthesis having a surface configuration advantageous for dual plane placement of the prosthesis in a breast.
US10765497B2 Dental suction device
The present invention relates to a dental suction device for managing fluid in a patient's mouth during a dental procedure. The dental suction device comprises a pliable tube having a first end for connection to a vacuum source and a second end that can be looped to form a suction end for positioning in a patient's mouth. The loop is adjustably secured by a pair of retaining collars positioned a certain distance apart from each other along the second end of the tube and connected together by a tie. The loop, adjusted to accommodate the shape of the patient's mouth, is secured around the terminal end of a row of teeth in the patient's mouth. In this way, the dental suction device can be maintained and operated in the patient's mouth during a dental procedure.
US10765486B2 Tool driver with rotary drives for use in robotic surgery
A tool driver for use in robotic surgery includes a base configured to couple to a distal end of a robotic arm, and a tool carriage slidingly engaged with the base and configured to receive a surgical tool. In one variation, the tool carriage may include a plurality of linear axis drives configured to actuate one or more articulated movements of the surgical tool. In another variation, the tool carriage may include a plurality of rotary axis drives configured to actuate one or more articulated movements of the surgical tool. Various sensors, such as a capacitive load cell for measuring axial load, a position sensor for measuring linear position of the guide based on the rotational positions of gears in a gear transmission, and/or a capacitive torque sensor based on differential capacitance, may be included in the tool driver.
US10765478B2 Picosecond optical radiation systems and methods of use
Methods, systems and apparatus are disclosed for delivery of pulsed treatment radiation by employing a pump radiation source generating picosecond pulses at a first wavelength, and a frequency-shifting resonator having a lasing medium and resonant cavity configured to receive the picosecond pulses from the pump source at the first wavelength and to emit radiation at a second wavelength in response thereto, wherein the resonant cavity of the frequency-shifting resonator has a round trip time shorter than the duration of the picosecond pulses generated by the pump radiation source. Methods, systems and apparatus are also disclosed for providing beam uniformity and a sub-harmonic resonator.
US10765473B2 Electrosurgical device having a lumen
In some embodiments, an electrosurgical device comprises an electrically conductive elongate member for traversing body vasculature defining a hollow lumen with one or more apertures at or near its distal end, wherein electrical energy can flow through the wall of the elongate member; and an energy delivery device in electrical communication with the elongate member located at or about the distal end of the elongate member. The energy delivery device includes an electrode for delivering energy, and a thermal shield positioned between the electrode and the elongate member.
US10765471B2 Electrosurgical sealer and divider
An electrosurgical instrument has a movable tissue cutting mechanism, a first elongated shaft housing at least a proximal portion of the movable tissue cutting mechanism, and a pair of jaws for clamping tissue. Each jaw of the pair of opposing jaws is rotatable relative to the first elongated shaft, and the movable tissue cutting mechanism is slidable relative to the first elongated shaft. A first link has a distal end rotatably coupled to a proximal one of a pair of non-conductive bushings in the first jaw and a proximal end rotatably coupled to a second elongated shaft, the second elongated shaft interior of and translatable relative the first elongated shaft.
US10765465B2 Tensioning instrument
A bone plate system for securing a plurality of bones is provided including a plate member, a locking device of the bone plate, and a surgical cable having a trailing end for being connected to the bone plate and a leading end for being advanced around the bones and into the locking device. The surgical cable may be tensioned to approximate the bones, urge the bones together, and seat the bone plate against the bones. The locking device may be reconfigured to a locked configuration to fix the bone plate to the surgical cable. The bone plate further includes a plurality of throughbores for receiving bone anchors that rigidly fix the bone plate to the bones. The bone plate system utilizes the tensile strength of the surgical cable and the rigid fixation between the bone anchors and the bone plate to resist relative movement of the bones.
US10765461B2 Variable angle bone fixation device
A bone fixation system including a bone fixation element including a head portion having a bore passing therethrough from a first side surface to a second side surface, wherein the bore is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bone fixation element, a securing element positioned within the bore, and a bone plate extending along a plate axis and having a threaded plate hole extending therethrough from a first surface to a second surface configured to contact a bone in an operative configuration.
US10765459B2 Occipital plate for occipito-cervical fixation and system for occipito-cervical fixation
An occipital plate for occipito-cervical fixation, comprising: a substantially flat plate provided with at least one fixation area connectable to the skull of a patient and at least one pair of through slots extending length-wise away from each other; and at least one pair of clamps slidably constrained each in a respective slot to move along a medial-lateral adjustment direction and provided with respective seats for receiving a support bar, wherein each receiving seat has an opening for insertion of the respective support bar accessible laterally and longitudinally along an insertion direction substantially parallel to a lying plane of the plate. Other aspects are disclosed and claimed.
US10765452B2 Implantation device comprising a set of implants
This implantation device includes: a set of separable implants, a guide member defining a passage for guiding the set of implants in translation towards the outlet orifice, a transmission member for transmitting a pushing force in order to move the set of implants towards an outlet, the transmission member having several successive projections, and a pushing member to allow the practitioner to generate the pushing force. The pushing member includes a bearing part configured to bear against several of the projections during successive movements of the pushing member, the bearing part having in succession a bearing position and a clearing position, and a unidirectional stop element connected to the guide member and configured to have in succession i) a configuration of clearance by a projection and ii) a stop configuration so as to immobilize the transmission member in the inverse direction of the translation towards the outlet.
US10765435B2 Reposable clip applier
A surgical clip applier includes an actuation mechanism, a body portion, a jaw blade, and a clip cartridge, the jaw blade and clip cartridge removeably disposed within the body portion. The jaw blade including first and second opposed jaws operably connected to the actuation mechanism to effectuate closure of a surgical clip, the first and second opposed jaws connected to each other at a proximal end by a shank section. The clip cartridge disposed within the body portion adjacent to the jaw blade and configured to store at least one surgical clip therein. The clip cartridge having a first nub which abuts a first end of the shank section of the jaw blade, and a second nub which abuts a second end of the shank section of the jaw blade, such that longitudinal and vertical movement of the jaw blade is arrested.
US10765434B2 Biased-track revolver loading surgical clip applier
An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a body having, a clip revolver rotatably coupled within a bore of the body and containing one or more surgical clips, a torsion member constrained between the body and the clip revolver to exert rotational force on the clip revolver, and a clip advancer that is slidingly coupled within an inner bore of the clip revolver. The inner bore of the clip revolver includes a plurality of grooves in which the clip advancer may translate. The clip advancer aligns with a distal-most surgical clip as it travels within a first of the grooves. The torsion member rotates the clip revolver as the clip advancer travels distally from the first groove so that the clip advancer travels into a second groove of the grooves, such that the clip advancer is in alignment with a second distal-most surgical clip.
US10765428B2 Hermetic force sensors for surgical devices
A force sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of sensing elements, and a plate. The substrate includes a central aperture extending along a longitudinal axis of the substrate, and has a proximal surface, a distal surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A recess is defined in at least one of the distal surface, the first side surface, the second side surface, the top surface, or the bottom surface of the substrate. The plurality of sensing elements are disposed within the recess, and the plate is disposed over the recess and mounted to the substrate to hermetically seal the plurality of sensing elements within the substrate.
US10765426B2 Systems for coupling adjuncts to an end effector
An adjunct loading system is provided that can include at least one adjunct material configured to be transferred from an adjunct loading member to first and second jaws of an end effector. The loading system can also include a supporting member configured to releasably retain the adjunct material. The loading system can further include an adhesive depot having an adhesive configured to transition from a non-flowable state to a flowable state upon application of heat when the adjunct material is released from the adjunct loading member and transferred to the jaw to retain the adjunct material on the jaw. The adjunct material is released from the adjunct loading member when load is applied thereto. The adhesive depot can be in the form of an adhesive feature formed on a polymer attachment layer or in the form of reservoirs in the supporting member.
US10765422B2 Apparatus and method for passing suture through soft tissue
A system for passing suture through biological tissue using a cannula, introducer or other minimally invasive means, to approximate, ligate, fixate and/or close biological tissue. The system includes a hand grip in operative communication with an elongated tubular member having a jaw mechanism disposed on the tubular member distal end. The elongated tubular member housing a deformable tubular needle therein having a curvilinear portion and an internal lumen. The jaw mechanism includes a needle shield that is configured to deflect and flex when the tubular member is slidably translated into the needle shield.
US10765414B2 Sealing mechanism for closure devices
A deployment device for bringing a sealing plug into position within a puncture tract or incision, and bringing an anchor into position adjacent a tissue puncture, is provided. The deployment device is designed to facilitate easier positioning of the sealing plug, wherein a separate tamping tool is not required. The sealing plug is held in place on the shaft of the anchor by a structure, for example, a knob or boss. The anchor, anchor shaft, and sealing plug may be made of various biocompatible resorbable materials such that the anchor may resorb very quickly, leaving the tissue or artery lumen clear, and the sealing plug may resorb more slowly, to assist in maintaining hemostasis. The deployment device may include a bypass device which maintains the anchor in either an extended or bent configuration. Further, the anchor may include at least one rib, to provide support to the anchor.
US10765409B2 Menstrual cycle tracking
Health information for a woman can be used to predict timing of events related to the woman's menstrual cycle. If available, historical cycle information for a woman can be used to predict upcoming cycle events, such as the start and stop of menstruation. To improve the accuracy of those predictions, one or more health metrics are monitored for the woman that can be correlated with the menstrual cycle. These can include, for example, the resting heart rate (RHR), blood oxygen concentration (SpO2) level, and hemoglobin concentration, among other such options. The metrics are monitored over time to determine patterns that can be correlated with menstrual cycle. This information can then be used to update the predictive model, as well as to update individual event predictions. Information about the predictions, and updates to the predictions, can be surfaced accordingly.
US10765407B2 Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasound transducer, an evaluation value acquisition unit, a determination unit, and an output unit. The evaluation value acquisition unit obtains an evaluation value for evaluating the function of tissue including a predetermined site based on biological information acquired for a predetermined period of time by the ultrasound transducer. The determination unit determines whether the function of the tissue is abnormal based on the evaluation value. The output unit outputs information based on a result of determination by the determination unit.
US10765405B2 Ultrasound imaging pickup apparatus
Reception beamforming that does not generate discontinuity in the vicinity of the depth of a transmit focus is executed even if reception scanning lines are disposed outside of the irradiation area of a focusing-type transmission beam. The degree of discontinuity showing the discontinuity of reception signals detected by plural ultrasound elements 105 or the degree of discontinuity regarding the discontinuity of the wave fronts of phased signals is detected by a discontinuity extracting unit 113. If there is an area where the degree of discontinuity is larger than a predefined value, a delay time generating unit 114 for discontinuity elimination changes the delay times in the area where the discontinuity is generated.
US10765400B2 Vascular targeting system
An embodiment of the invention provides a method including obtaining ultrasonic images of one or more vessel to be catheterized with an ultrasonic imaging device 212 and identifying the center(s) of the vessel(s) with the ultrasonic images. One of the vessels is punctured with a needle 220 based on the identifying of the center of the vessel. A guide wire 230 is inserted into the vessel and maneuvered with guide wire ultrasonic feedback control. The guide wire ultrasonic feedback control includes obtaining ultrasonic images of the vessel and the guide wire 230 in the vessel, and displaying the ultrasonic images of the vessel and the guide wire 230 in the vessel to a user. A catheter sheath 240 is inserted over the guide wire 230 and maneuvered with sheath ultrasonic feedback control. The guide wire 230 is removed and a catheter 250 is inserted into the catheter sheath 240 and maneuvered with catheter ultrasonic feedback control.
US10765396B2 X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray imaging system
An X-ray imaging apparatus and an X-ray imaging system are described. The X-ray imaging apparatus comprises: a rail assembly, a strut assembly, an X-ray imaging assembly mounted on the strut assembly, and a power supply apparatus mounted on the strut assembly to supply power to the X-ray imaging assembly to generate X-rays for X-ray imaging. The X-ray imaging system comprises the above-mentioned X-ray imaging apparatus and a plurality of X-ray receiving apparatuses. The X-ray imaging apparatus can operate in a wide range to meet different X-ray imaging requirements, and the X-ray imaging system can complete X-ray imaging on a large number of patients in a short period of time.
US10765392B2 X-ray imaging apparatus and x-ray image display method
This X-ray imaging apparatus is equipped with an image processing unit. The image processing unit obtains a first image with a marker reference position set in a first X-ray image and generate a second image in which a virtual marker image is superimposed at a corresponding position in a second X-ray image reflecting the change of a relative position from the marker reference position with respect to the second X-ray image different from the first X-ray image.
US10765386B2 Radiographic apparatus
A radiation imaging apparatus avoids collisions of the radiation with an obstacle, and includes a flat panel detector (FPD) connected with a supporting axis facing a vertical direction to a ray detection surface. A supporting axis is supported rotatably due to the action of the bearing and the flat panel detector rotates around the supporting axis as the center of the rotation via the supporting axis by driving with the motor. A frame member surrounding the flat panel detector has a circular outer appearance of which a center is the supporting axis, and the diameter of the frame member is longer than the length of the diagonal line of the flat panel detector.
US10765380B2 Systems and methods for measuring physiological parameters
A system for measuring physiological parameters includes a housing mounted to an exterior body surface of a user. The system includes at least a sensor attached to the housing and contacting the exterior body surface at a locus on a head of the user, the at least a sensor configured to detect at least a physiological parameter and transmit an electrical signal as a result of the detection. The system includes an alert circuit communicatively coupled to the at least sensor, the alert circuit configured to receive at least a signal from the at least a sensor, generate an alarm as a function of the at least a signal, and to transmit the alarm to a user-signaling device communicatively coupled to the alert circuit.
US10765378B2 Method and system for determining physiological status of users based on marker-less motion capture and generating appropriate remediation plans
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing image-based physiological status determination of users, and, in particular embodiments, for implementing physiological status determination of users based on marker-less motion-capture and generating appropriate remediation plans. In various embodiments, one or more cameras may be used to capture views of a user (e.g., an athlete, a person trying to live a healthy life, or the like) as the user is performing one or more set of motions, and the captured images may be overlaid with a skeletal framework that is compared with similar skeletal framework overlaid images for the same one or more sets of motions. The system can automatically determine a physical condition of the user or a probability that the user will suffer a physical condition based at least in part on an analysis of the comparison, which may be difficult or impossible to observe with the naked human eye.
US10765371B2 Method to project a two dimensional image/photo onto a 3D reconstruction, such as an epicardial view of heart
A three-dimensional (3D) electrical mapping system and method may be used to generate a 3D image of the epicardial surface of a heart by integrating one or more epicardial images with a 3D image of the cardiac structure that may be generated by real-time 3D location and mapping system for cardiac mapping and ablation. The visual textural representation of the epicardial surface of the heart may be reconstructed using, for example, an image sensor or camera-based catheter to collect images of the epicardial surface. For each image that is captured, the system and method may store the image data along with the corresponding catheter location, orientation and/or distance information relative to the cardiac structure. The location, orientation, and/or distance information may be used to reconstruct a 3D textural model of the epicardial surface of the cardiac structure.
US10765360B2 Electronic medication compliance monitoring system and associated methods
A system and method for monitoring a patient's compliance with a medication regimen includes an electronic tag integral with or attached to a medicine delivery device such as a capsule, the tag having an antenna and a receiver/transmitter, the system also including a reader positioned externally for detecting the presence and location of the delivery device in the patient.
US10765356B2 Method and system for tracking tools in computer-assisted surgery
A system for tracking a bone-altering tool in computer-assisted surgery, comprising a first trackable reference secured to a first bone, with a first frame of reference being associated with the first trackable reference. A bone-altering tool is securable to the first bone in a secured configuration. Sensors track the trackable reference for position and orientation. A position/orientation calculator is connected to the sensor device to calculate a position and orientation of the first frame of reference. An alteration parameter calculator is associated with the position/orientation calculator to determine a position and orientation of the bone-altering tool in the secured configuration as a function of the position and orientation of the first frame of reference and of the secured configuration. A method for tracking tools using the tracking of a bone is provided.
US10765351B2 Interconnect for on-body analyte monitoring device
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a compressible interconnect for allowing electrical communication between an electronics unit and an analyte sensor in an on-body analyte monitoring device. In other embodiments, systems and methods are provided for reducing the Z-height of an on-body analyte monitoring device by utilizing novel interconnects.
US10765347B2 Gait analysis device and computer program product
According to an embodiment, a gait analysis device includes a measuring unit configured to measure a subject's motion; a determining unit configured to determine a walking start point in time at which the subject starts walking based on the subject's motion; a feature quantity calculator configured to, when the walking start point in time is determined, calculate a feature quantity of the subject's motion measured during a predetermined time period starting from the walking start point in time as a time period in which the subject's motion is not stabilized; and an estimating unit configured to estimate a subject's walking condition based on the feature quantity.
US10765334B2 Vital information measurement device and vehicle seat
A vital information measurement device and a vehicle seat which improves the durability of sheet-shaped sensors configured to detect vital information of a seated passenger can stably measure the heart rate of the seated passenger. A vehicle seat includes sheet-shaped sensors attached to a seat back, and can measure the heart rate of a seated passenger based on vital signals of the seated passenger detected by the sheet-shaped sensors. At each sheet-shaped sensor, a sensor overlap reduction section is provided to reduce partial overlapping of the sheet-shaped sensor when the seated passenger leans on the seat back. Specifically, each sheet-shaped sensor includes a first cutout extending toward the center of the sheet-shaped sensor at an outer peripheral portion of the sheet-shaped sensor, and a second cutout formed continuously from the first cutout and extending opposite to the center along the outer peripheral portion of the sheet-shaped sensor.
US10765331B2 Wearable pulse sensing device signal quality estimation
A first data window of a pulse waveform signal comprising a first number of samples is analyzed to determine a level of confidence that a pulse sensing device is placed correctly. If an initial level of confidence is met, the user is given positive feedback, and a second data window of a pulse waveform signal comprising a second, larger number of samples is analyzed. If an increased level of confidence is met, the user is given increased positive feedback. If a level of confidence is not met, the user is given negative feedback. If a final level of confidence is met, the user is given feedback that the pulse sensing device is placed correctly.
US10765326B2 Body-worn system for measuring continuous non-invasive blood pressure (cNIBP)
The present invention provides a technique for continuous measurement of blood pressure based on pulse transit time and which does not require any external calibration. This technique, referred to herein as the ‘Composite Method’, is carried out with a body-worn monitor that measures blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly transmits them to a remote monitor. A network of body-worn sensors, typically placed on the patient's right arm and chest, connect to the body-worn monitor and measure time-dependent ECG, PPG, accelerometer, and pressure waveforms. The disposable sensors can include a cuff that features an inflatable bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, three or more electrical sensors (e.g. electrodes), three or more accelerometers, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor (e.g., a light source and photodiode) attached to the patient's thumb.
US10765314B2 Display system and method
A system for improving a patient's vision, comprising means for diagnosing and monitoring a deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss in the patient's eye, and means for augmenting the use of a preferred retinal location (PRL) and eccentric fixation in case the deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss was detected. A method for improving a patient's vision, comprising: diagnosing and monitoring a deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss in the patient's eye; and augmenting the use of a preferred retinal location (PRL) and eccentric fixation in case the deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss was detected.
US10765313B2 Prescription determination
A method, a system and a computer program for determining an eyeglass prescription for an eye are disclosed. Initially, information about a measurement indicative of the refractive properties of the eye is received. Subsequently, a mathematical representation of wavefront aberrations of the eye is determined from the measurement. The mathematical representation includes a multitude of polynomials, each polynomial having an azimuthal order and a radial order. Further, the mathematical representation includes at least a first polynomial group having a common radial order, wherein the common radial order is higher than two. The eyeglass prescription is determined based on a merit function, wherein each polynomial of the first polynomial group that is used in the merit function has an azimuthal order of −2, 0, or 2, respectively.
US10765300B2 Endoscopy device
An endoscopy device (1) with an endoscope (2) and a camera control unit (12) is provided. The endoscope (2) has an endoscope shaft (3) and an endoscope head (4), and the endoscope shaft (3) is made of a metallic material. Electronics (8) are arranged in the endoscope head (4) and are connected to an attachment cable (10), and the electronics (8) and the attachment cable (10) are shielded by an electronics shield (14). A galvanic barrier (15) is set up between the electronics shield (14) and the endoscope shaft (3) and couples the endoscope shaft (3) capacitively to the electronics shield (14).
US10765297B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable recording medium
An image processing apparatus includes: a surface shape estimation unit configured to estimate a surface shape of a target that appears in an intraluminal image of a living body; an imaging viewpoint changing unit configured to change an imaging viewpoint with respect to the surface shape from an imaging viewpoint used for estimation; and an image generation unit configured to generate a virtual image of the target for a case of imaging the target from the changed imaging viewpoint.
US10765294B2 Debris capturing apparatus
A debris capturing device includes a glove including an open end, a plurality of finger extensions including finger slots, and a thumb extension including a thumb slot. An adhesive pad is coupled to the glove. A removable pad cover is disposed on the adhesive pad. The removable pad cover is configured to expose an adhesive surface of the adhesive pad when removed. The adhesive surface faces away from the glove. The adhesive pad is dimensioned, shaped and positioned with respect to the glove to fold a distal end of the adhesive pad to contact a proximal end of the adhesive pad. The glove is dimensioned, shaped and positioned with respect to the adhesive pad to be inverted upon removal of the glove from a user's hand.
US10765289B2 Dual fluid system for floor maintenance machine
A floor maintenance machine includes a clean water tank and a brush deck. A first and second fluid supply system place the clean water tank in fluid communication with outlet(s) at the brush deck. The first fluid supply system includes a first fluid supply line adapted to receive a soap or detergent therein supplied from a soap or detergent well. The second fluid supply system includes an ozone generator and a second fluid supply line adapted to receive injected ozone therein with the ozone being generated from the ozone generator.
US10765285B2 Floor maintenance machine with service cabinet
A floor maintenance machine includes a chassis, a floor-cleaning implement adapted for engagement with the floor, and a service cabinet. The floor-cleaning implement is supported by the chassis. The service cabinet is coupled to the chassis and defines a cavity. The cavity receives a plurality of fluid access points collectively therein.
US10765281B2 Suction head for a vacuum cleaner and method of operation
This invention relates to a suction head (10) for a vacuum cleaner and method of operation. The suction head (10) has a bottom surface (26) and one or more floor-engaging parts (36) adjacent to the bottom surface (26), an opening (24) in the bottom surface (26) and a rotatable brush (30) located at the opening (24). The suction head (10) has a front end (16) and a rear end (18), the front end (16) having a recess (22) in communication with the opening (24). A movable strip (42) is located in the recess (22), the movable strip (42) being movable between a first position and a second position, the bottom edge of the movable strip 4(2) being closer to the plane of the floor-engaging parts (36) in its first position than in its second position. At least one first element (54) is connected to the movable strip (42) and is able to project to the plane of the floor-engaging parts (36). At least one second element (56) is also connected to the movable strip (42), the second element(s) (56) being configured differently to the first element(s) (54), the second element(s) (56) being able to project to the plane of the floor-engaging parts (36) and being configured to move the movable strip (42) to a third position in use. The bottom edge of the movable strip (42) is closer to the plane of the floor-engaging parts (36) in its second position than in its third position. According to the method of operation, the movable strip (42) moves to its first position during backwards movement of the suction head (10) and to its third position during forwards movement of the suction head (10), the movable strip (42) moving to its third position in two stages.
US10765274B2 Packaging container and method for using same
To hygienically store contents without the use of a stimulating reagent, such as a preservative. A packaging container for containing water absorptive contents 11 in which a liquid is impregnated, the packaging container being provided with: a container body 10 having an opening that can be opened and closed; a liquid enclosure member 50a which is disposed inside the container body 10 and in which liquid is enclosed; a bag body 30 contained inside the container body 10 in a state in which the contents 11 are enclosed; a pullout portion 31 that is a portion of the bag body 30 and is pulled out through a seal member 42; and a rupture section 30b for rupturing the bag body 30, the rupture section 30b being formed in one portion of the bag body 30. The seal member is provided with an opening 41 which is in communication with the interior of the container body 10, and a seal member 42 that blocks the opening 41 on the outer surface of the container body 10 and forms a re-attachable seal shape.
US10765266B2 Heated fog bathing system and method of controlling same
A bathing system includes a primary reservoir, a secondary reservoir, and an atomizer. The primary reservoir is configured to hold a first volume of water. The secondary reservoir is in fluid communication with the primary reservoir by a channel. The secondary reservoir is configured to hold a second volume of water. The atomizer is disposed in the secondary reservoir, and is configured to introduce water from the second volume of water into a flow of air received in the channel by atomizing at least a portion of the second volume of water to form an air-water mixture upstream of the primary reservoir.
US10765263B2 Food skewer
A food skewer that provides a user with the experience of eating meat/food stuff off a bone that is not normally eaten off of a bone, includes a skewing piece and an end cap. The skewing piece is used to pierce and support the desired meat/food stuff, and also provides a portion for the user to grasp in order to maneuver the meat/food stuff. Meanwhile, the end cap secures the meat/food stuff to the skewing piece, protects the user from incurring injury from the skewing piece, and provides an additional portion for the user to grasp in order to maneuver the meat/food stuff. The skewing piece and the end cap may resemble one or more animal bones, such as a humerus bone, a rib bone, or a radius and ulna bone.
US10765254B2 Dispensing system for delivering customized quantities of dietary and nutraceutical supplements and flavor in a single and multi-serve configurations
A system and method for delivery of a beverage with a customized quantities of dietary and nutraceutical supplements in real time having a beverage delivery apparatus with a plurality of storage compartments. Each of the storage compartments configured to contain at least one seed capsule that contains the dietary and nutraceutical supplements. The dispensing apparatus for delivering a beverage with customized quantities of dietary and nutraceutical supplements and flavor in single and/or multi-serve configurations is also provided. The system further has a cloud-based data center with a nutrient recommendation engine configured to create a personalized nutrient mix regimen profile and to provide specific recommendation to a user.
US10765251B2 Method and apparatus for continuous pressure cooking
A method and apparatus for continuous pressure cooking product includes a pressure cooking section, an isolating chamber, and an output section. A first product and fluid valve is between the pressure cooking section and the isolating chamber. A second product and fluid valve is between the isolating chamber and the output section. A fluid valve is between a source of pressurized fluid and the isolating chamber. Product is provided to the pressure cooking section and cooked. The fluid valve is opened so that the isolating chamber becomes substantially the same pressure as the pressure cooking section. The first controllable product and fluid flow valve is opened and product enters the isolating chamber, and then closed to isolate product in chamber. The second controllable product and fluid valve is opened and product moves from the chamber to the output section. Then the second controllable product and fluid valve is closed.
US10765247B2 Support bracket for rod assembly
There is provided a bracket and rod assembly system having improved strength and configured to allow complete access of a drapery supported by the rod assembly to an entire length of the rod assembly without interference from the bracket.
US10765245B2 Power pole for artificial tree apparatus with axial electrical connectors
Disclosed is an artificial tree having a plurality of electrified tree sections that couple together to provide power and/or command signals to devices connected thereto. One or more tree sections may have a trunk portion, one or more electrical connectors having a plurality of terminals, branches, a light string, and an electrical distribution system located at least partially within the trunk portion. A first tree section may be configured to couple to a second tree section such that an electrical connector of the first tree section is in electrical connection with an electrical connector of the second tree section, thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the first tree section to the second tree section such that power and/or the control data are transmitted to the second tree section. Further, each trunk segment may include an axial electrical connector that permits adjacent trunk segments to connect in a plurality of radial orientations relative to each other.
US10765242B2 Dispensing system and method of making and using the same
A dispenser includes a body (10) the body including an asymmetric shape corresponding to a flattened product pouch. The body includes a row of teeth (42) extending longitudinally along the bottom of the body. A grip (28) is slidingly engaged with a bottom of the body and is coupled to a squeeze pusher (32) disposed within the interior space of the body. An actuator arm (30) is movably attached to the grip. A drive mechanism is movably attached to the actuator and is engageable with the row of teeth. For dispensing, movement of the actuator causes a corresponding movement of the drive mechanism which causes the grip and squeeze pusher to move relative to the body in a direction from the proximal end to the dispensing end, thus applying pressure to the pouch.
US10765231B2 Discharge air straightener
A temperature controlled case includes a number of shelves, an air-curtain, and a number of air-straighteners. The number of shelves individually support a displayed product. The number of shelves are mounted to the temperature controlled case. The air-curtain originates at an air-curtain discharge and terminates an air-curtain return. The number of air-straighteners is equal to the number of shelves. The number of air straighteners individually include a flow guide and are individually coupled to one of the number of shelves. The flow guides are located at locations within the air-curtain. The flow guides are configured to control the air-curtain. The flow guides individually include a luminaire comprising a number of LEDs coupled to a number of PCBs. The luminaires are configured to illuminate a number of illumination targets. The number of illumination targets correspond to at least one of the displayed products.
US10765223B2 Multi-purpose portable mattress extender
The present invention comprises a novel mattress extension device that can be fixed or that is adjustable for depth and height, which is portable, and capable of conforming the device to the contours of any given mattress and box spring. In preferred embodiments, the various elements of the mattress extender device are each configured to meet the specifications of any or all applications.
US10765222B2 Bed with liftable mattress and storage cavity
A bed includes: a foundation; a mattress assembly comprising a mattress and an underlying panel; and a lifting mechanism comprising a series of interconnected pivoting links. The foundation includes a head wall, a foot wall opposed to the head wall, opposed side walls between the head wall and the foot wall, and a floor, the head wall, the foot wall, the side walls and the floor forming at least one storage cavity. The lifting mechanism is mounted to the foundation and the mattress assembly and is configured to move the mattress assembly between a lowered position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned atop the foundation, and a raised position, in which the mattress assembly is positioned above and at least partially laterally of the foundation, such that the storage cavity is accessible.
US10765218B2 Chair or armchair with adjustable backrest
A chair assembly (1) of a chair or an armchair comprises a seat body (2), a backrest body (6), a locking and adjustment device (4), and a backrest support (10). The backrest support (10) is engaged with an articulated parallelogram that allows the position of the backrest body (6) to be changed while keeping it parallel to itself. The backrest support (10) further comprises spring return means.
US10765213B2 Reclinable folding deckchair
A reclinable and folding deckchair including: —a backrest, —a seating portion, —an underframe, formed of a first leg assembly and the second leg assembly, each leg assembly being formed of at least a first front leg and of a second rear leg, where the leg assembly yoke is formed of at least one receiving shell including a first housing configured to accept a fixing member, at least partially, the fixing member being intended to be fixed to a seating portion longitudinal member, and at least one cover shell, articulated with respect to the receiving shell, the said cover shell having, on one face, a cover configured to at least partially conceal the fixing member housed at least in part in the first housing of the receiving shell.
US10765209B2 Cabinet levelling apparatus
An apparatus for adjusting a height adjustable leg for supporting a cabinet, appliance or structure is described. The apparatus includes a coupling comprising a driven member or feature. The coupling forms part of a height adjustable leg. The apparatus also includes a tool comprising a driving member and a torque input for applying torque to the driving member. The tool and the coupling are complementarily adapted to releasably maintain engagement between the driving member and the driven member or feature to allow the driving member to drive the driven member or feature to rotate the coupling about a longitudinal axis of the leg for height adjustment of the leg. The driving member and the driven member are gears that releasably mesh together when the tool is engaged with the coupling.
US10765203B2 Apparatus for fitting a carrier element for articles in a body
An apparatus for fitting a carrier element in a body, including a pivoting member for arranging the carrier element, and fitting means for fitting the pivoting member on a wall of the body. The pivoting member includes two rotatable pivot arms and has three pivot axles. When mounted on the body, a first pivot arm is arranged on the body in a rotatable manner by way of a first pivot axle, the two pivot arms are arranged in a rotatable manner on one another via a second pivot axle, and a third pivot axle is provided on a second pivot arm. Near one end of the second pivot arm, the carrier element is rotatably arranged with respect to the second pivot arm by the third pivot axle, and, during a pivoting and/or displacement movement of the pivoting, a carrier element arranged thereon is movable in a single, exclusively horizontal plane.
US10765196B1 Gear attachment system
A storage system is configured to store material on a mountable surface. The storage system includes a mounting panel with a pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing slots, a plurality of rigid stay protrusion slots and a plurality of mounting hardware holes. A modular lightweight load-carrying equipment holster that has a pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing. The pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing fits through the pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing slots which is then held in place with a rigid stay. The rigid stay further comprises a protrusion in order to prevent the rigid stay from sliding out of the pouch attachment ladder system grid of webbing.
US10765187B2 Anti-theft carrying bag
In various embodiments, a carry (or carrying) bag is provided that includes an interior, substantially cut-resistant security panel assembly with a matrix of wires secured between or on one or more flexible material layers. Also in various embodiments, the security panel assembly may be positioned intermediate the bag outside wall and a lining of the bag, and in other embodiments, may also take the form of an expansion panel. Second or secondary locking fasteners are also provided to lock first or primary fasteners to or within the carrying bag, to provide security for compartments and pockets. A strap with one or more security cables, and various locking fasteners, may be attached to the carry bag. Methods for forming such security panel assemblies, expansion panels, and carrying straps are also disclosed.
US10765179B2 Slide fastener
There is provided a slide fastener with a separable stop including a retainer pin and a separable pin. The separable pin has a projection configured to be engaged with a fastener element. The slider includes a raised portion. For example, the raised portion extends on a lower surface of the upper plate rearward from a periphery of the guide post and is raised from the lower surface of the upper plate toward the lower plate. The raised portion of the slider and the separable pin have respective contact portions configured to come in contact with each other in a moving direction of the slider. At least one of the contact portion of the raised portion of the slider and the contact portion of the separable pin is provided with an intersecting portion obliquely intersecting with the moving direction of the slider.
US10765166B2 Helmet with mechanism for cooling
A headgear for protecting a user from head injury includes a helmet and a cooling unit. The cooling unit is designed to be attachable to, and detachable from, the helmet by the user during normal use of the headgear. In an embodiment, the cooling unit includes one or more inlets, a fan for drawing in air into the cooling unit via the one or more inlets, a pad to hold moisture to cool the air drawn into the cooling unit to generate cooled air, and an air outlet to direct the cooled air into said helmet.
US10765164B2 Helmet mounting system
Systems and methods for attaching an accessory to a helmet. A helmet accessory mounting interface may be attached to a receptacle. The receptacle may be removably or permanently received by a carrier. The carrier may be attached to a helmet having a particular shape and size. The carrier also may be configured to receive any selected type of a plurality of receptacle types which, in turn, corresponds to a particular mounting interface for a helmet accessory. The receptacle may be receivable, in some embodiments removably, by any one of a number of different types of carriers.
US10765161B2 Bandanna
A bandanna is provided that includes a generally square piece of material defining a first, second, third, and fourth corner. A first diametric axis bisects the first and second corners and a second diametric axis bisects the third and fourth corners. The material defines a first pair of diametrically opposed openings respectively at the first and second corner. The material is configured to be folded about the second diametric axis into a triangle to align the openings of the first pair of openings. The material is configured to interconnect at least one of the third and fourth corners with the first and second corners through the first pair of openings. The openings may be formed as elongated slits, which may extend along or parallel to the first diametric axis. The material may have at least one region for displaying indicia, including at least one of sports related graphics, non-sports related graphics, and corporate logos.
US10765155B2 Body-enhancing garment and garment construction
Systems or methods for anatomy warping a garment are provided. Anatomy warping is any deliberate manipulation of a garment's seams, pockets, and/or other construction lines and/or details in order to change the perceived shape of a wearer of the garment toward a desired appearance. Additionally, the garments that result from use of these systems and methods for anatomy warping are also provided.
US10765153B2 Strap configuration for a support garment
Aspects herein are directed to a support garment having a single strap adjustment mechanism. A first end of the strap is adjustably secured to an upper margin of a first breast contacting surface, and a second end of the strap is adjustably secured to an upper margin of a second breast contacting surface. An intervening portion of the strap is configured such that as the strap extends from its first end, it crosses diagonally downward to a first aperture located on a wing portion of the support garment through which it passes. It then crosses horizontally to pass through a second aperture located on another wing portion of the support garment. It then crosses diagonally upward where it terminates at its second end.
US10765152B2 Garment cuff protection device
A garment cuff protection device for preventing soiling of cuffs includes a panel that is flexible. A coupler is coupled to a first face of the panel and is configured to removably couple the panel to an interior surface of a cuff of a sleeve of a garment. The panel is configured to prevent soiling of the cuff.
US10765146B2 Boost converter for an aerosol delivery device
An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a housing defining a reservoir configured to retain aerosol precursor composition, and a power source, heating element and boost converter contained within the housing. The power source is configured to generate a voltage output. The heating element is controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. And the boost converter is between the power source and an electrical load that includes the heating element, and configured to step up the voltage output of the power source to a higher voltage from which the heating element is powered to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition.
US10765131B2 Nisin production process
The present invention relates to fermentation processes. The objective of the invention was to provide methods for producing nisin containing ferments and formulating such ferments into preservatives. It was in particular an object of the present invention to provide improved processes for producing nisin containing ferments by simple and efficient (batch) culturing and allowing for simple down-stream processing either into a liquid, semi-liquid or a dry powder product, having sufficient nisin content and stability, good handling properties and satisfactory organoleptic properties. Such processes are provided, as well as the products that can be obtained with it and their use as food preservative.
US10765130B1 Deuterated caffeine and uses thereof
Provided herein are compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions, nutraceutical compositions, foods, beverages, cosmetic compositions, diet supplements) comprising deuterated caffeine. The provided compositions may be useful for treating and/or preventing various diseases and conditions, such as obesity, causing weight loss, increasing metabolic rate, reducing appetite, increasing energy expenditure, increasing urine output, increasing sodium excretion, reducing edema, a pain disorder, apnea, hypotension, an encephalopathy, a neurological or psychiatric disorder, and an inflammatory disorder.
US10765126B2 Container, device and system
A container contains a food product to be dispensed, the container volume being closed by a closure and including an identification member; the container being further provided with an engagement member designed to engage with a corresponding driving member to displace the identification member according to a certain pre-defined path in order to allow its reading. A device is operable with such a container, the device has a driving element and a reader, the driving element engaging with the container to displace the identification member according to a certain pre-defined path with respect to the reader. A system prepares cold or frozen dessert products from a fluid contained in a container, the system has a container and a device operating it.
US10765120B2 Hinged panel assembly
A hinged panel assembly includes a first panel that is selectively positioned against a first exposed surface of a cake when the cake has been cut. The first panel is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit air from contacting the first exposed surface thereby enhancing freshness of the cake. A second panel is hingedly coupled to the first panel such that the second panel is selectively positioned at a selected angle with respect to the first panel. The second panel is selectively positioned against a second exposed surface of a cake when the cake has been cut. The second panel is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit air from contacting the second exposed surface thereby enhancing freshness of the cake.
US10765114B2 4-amino-6-(pyridyl and 2-substitutedphenyl)-picolinates and 6-amino-2-(pyridyl and 2-substitutedphenyl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylates and their use as herbicides
4-amino-6-(pyridyl and 2-substitutedphenyl)-picolinic acids and their derivatives; 6-amino-2-(pyridyl and 2-substitutedphenyl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylates and their derivatives; and methods of using the same as herbicides.
US10765110B2 Agent for preserving biological component
Provided is an agent for preserving a biological component, comprising a hydrogel, the hydrogel comprising a crosslinked product formed from a compound having a plurality of hydroxyl groups and a modified hyaluronic acid having substituents capable of reacting with the hydroxyl groups to form a crosslinked structure.
US10765105B1 Device for mosquito repellents
A device for mosquito repellents, including a support structure having a first end arranged to be positioned on a surface, and a second end opposite the first end, the distance between the first end and the second end defining a height H of the support structure. The device further includes a first plate arranged at the second end of the support structure perpendicularly to a direction of height of the support structure, the plate being void of openings and suitable for receiving a heated mosquito repellent. The device still further includes a fan attached within the support structure, between the first end and the second end of the support structure, to blow air from the first end towards the second end of the support structure and the first plate, and means for operating the fan. The size and shape of the first plate is such that it covers the fan, when seen from the second end of the support structure in the direction of height of the support structure.
US10765102B2 Variable volume flow injection nozzle
The present invention provides a molluscicide application apparatus and process that disperses the molluscicide below the water's surface in a manner that minimizes air entrainment and ensures that the molluscicide solution settles at the targeted floor of the body of water, such as a river or lake bed where driessenid mussels are concentrated, and do not rise to the water's surface or disperse. The present invention also maintains a desired viscosity level, for example, 180 centistokes, at typical freshwater temperatures varying from 15° C. to 25° C. by adjusting the flow rate and/or nozzle orifice area of the molluscicide application.
US10765098B2 Tungsten fishing sinker and method thereof
A tungsten sinker formed of a flat unpainted outer body surface with an inner channel running from a first end to a second end, the tungsten sinker is unpainted, has a flat dark neural color, and includes a base stock of 97% pure tungsten.
US10765094B2 Inflammation reporter system
The present invention provides a method for detection of an inflammatory reaction, which comprises using a transformant or transgenic non-human animal transfected with a vector comprising a promoter for a gene encoding an inflammatory cytokine, a gene encoding a reporter protein, a gene encoding the inflammatory cytokine, and a gene encoding a proteolytic signal sequence to thereby detect an inflammatory reaction induced upon inflammatory stimulation in the transformant or in the transgenic non-human animal.
US10765093B2 Humanized transgenic animal
This present invention relates to transgenic animals useful to study human diseases. Specifically, the invention relates to transgenic animals expressing at least two human proteins (optionally in replacement of the counterpart proteins in the animal) whereas a first human protein interacts with a second human protein. The transgenic animals can then be used for evaluating drugs or building disease models that are related to the expressed human proteins in the animals. The animals and methods disclosed herein reduce the possibility identifying a false-positive compound—the compound that show an effect in a naturally-occurring, non-transgenic animal but may not necessarily work or be therapeutic in human, since the compound may only interrupt the interaction between two animal proteins not necessarily two related human proteins. Also, the animals and methods disclosed herein reduce the possibility of identifying a false-negative compound—a compound that does not work or have any effect in a naturally-occurring, non-transgenic animal but may have therapeutic effect in human, since the compound may only interrupt the interaction between at least two relevant human proteins not necessarily two related animal proteins.
US10765092B2 Rotary high lifter and controlled descender
A rotary high lifter and controlled descender has a main housing enclosing a ratchet spool, controlled descender, and locking pawl. An adjustable crank turns the ratchet spool and takes up rope which raises an attached feeder, nestbox, etc. The locking pawl assures that as the rope is wound, the lifter/descender automatically locks in place so that an inadvertent crank release of the crank does not cause the feeder to fall. The rope exits the main housing via an inlet nipple which protects the housing from the elements, insects, etc. To lower the feeder, actuate a cam lock to release the locking pawl, and turn the crank in the opposite direction. Releasing the cam lock can actuate a controlled descender portion of the invention. These components apply a brake-pad-like action against the ratchet spool (can also use a tension knob) to control the speed of rotation and descent.
US10765091B2 Information processing device and information processing method
Provided is an information processing device that includes a display control unit that controls display of condition information indicating conditions of livestock, an acquisition unit that acquires task information indicating a task related to the livestock, which is based on the condition information, and an output unit that outputs command information that indicates a command for the task indicated by the task information.
US10765084B2 Method for improving the mean dry shoot weight, mean dry grain weight, and suppressing seed-borne infection in a cereal crop
A seed coating composition comprising a mixture of a fungal root endophyte isolated from a root of the plant found in low-nutrient, drought-stressed or multiply-stressed conditions and a carrier medium for application of said composition to a target seed, wherein the endophyte is characterised in having a nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nr ITS) with at least a 90% sequence identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs: 3 to 15.
US10765081B2 Soybean variety 5PMNG47
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PMNG47 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PMNG47, cells from soybean variety 5PMNG47, plants of soybean 5PMNG47, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PMNG47. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PMNG47 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PMNG47, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PMNG47, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PMNG47. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PMNG47 are further provided.
US10765077B1 Soybean cultivar 81142227
A soybean cultivar designated 81142227 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81142227, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81142227, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81142227, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81142227. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81142227. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81142227, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81142227 with another soybean cultivar.
US10765074B2 Cultivation system
A system for cultivating a crop includes a guide and a plurality of gutters. Each gutter is provided to contain a plurality of crop units and the guide is provided to guide the gutters in a first direction and to gradually increase the distance between adjacent gutters in said direction so that the number of crop units per square metre in the area substantially decreases. The area comprises first and second zones, and each gutter in the first zone contains crop units with a first intermediate distance and each gutter in the second zone contains crop units with a second intermediate distance. The first intermediate distance is considerably smaller than the second intermediate distance and the distance between gutters in the first zone at the position of a transition from the first zone to the second zone is considerably greater than the distance between gutters in the second zone.
US10765063B2 Method for controlling unload of a mobile farm implement
A method of unloading mobile farm implements is presented. Unloading the mobile farm implement is accomplished by transmitting commands to unfold an auger arm and to open a container door and by monitoring weight measurements from the implement.
US10765060B2 Crop cutting knives for agricultural combine harvester
A cutting knife includes a base coupled to a head unit of an agricultural combine harvester. The cutting knife includes a blade extending away from the base. The blade includes an edge and a plurality of cutting teeth formed from the edge. The plurality of cutting teeth includes a first grouping of teeth positioned along the edge having a first pitch. The plurality of cutting teeth includes a second grouping of teeth positioned along the edge having a second pitch less than the first pitch. The first grouping of teeth is positioned closer to an end of the blade opposite the base than the second grouping of teeth.
US10765058B1 Pitchfork tine replacement apparatus
A pitchfork tine replacement apparatus for replacing a broken pitchfork tine includes a semi-tubular base configured to selectively engage a tine crossbar of a pitchfork. The base has a set of tine apertures extending therethrough. At least one tine sleeve is coupled to the base. Each tine sleeve is hollow and is coupled to an outer face of the base around one of the tine apertures. Each tine sleeve is configured to receive one of a plurality of pitchfork tines coupled to the tine crossbar of the pitchfork. A tine spike has a hollow base portion coupled to the outer face of the base around one of the tine apertures and a solid spike portion extending from the base portion. The base portion is configured to receive a remnant of a broken tine of the plurality of pitchfork tines.
US10772247B2 Tape cutting processing apparatus and processing method
A tape cutting processing apparatus includes a conveyance device conveying a component wrapping tape along a conveyance path, a detection device detecting the presence of a component accommodated in a cavity of the component wrapping tape conveyed along the conveyance path at a detection position, a folding-back member that folds back a cover tape at a folding-back position so that adhesion surfaces of the cover tape face each other as the component wrapping tape is conveyed, a cutting device that cuts each cutting portion of a carrier tape and the cover tape at a cutting position, and a control device that the conveyance device to position the carrier tape and the cover tape folded back by the folding-back member in a state of being overlapped on the cutting position, and controls the cutting device to cut the carrier tape and the cover tape.
US10772239B2 Manufactured data center
A manufactured data center (MDC) uses construction systems and methods allowing the MDC unit to serve as a drop-in replacement for a traditional brick-and-mortar computer data center, while providing functional and operational advantages over known modular data centers. The MDC comprises “white space” housing supported equipment such as servers and other heat-producing computing equipment, plus a power center incorporating electrical equipment and infrastructure necessary for operation of the supported equipment, including an HVAC system which may comprise a purpose-built computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit.
US10772229B2 Drive carrier snap slide clip
A snap slide clip provides a secondary securing mechanism for a drive carrier. The drive carrier includes a fastening mechanism to secure the drive carrier to a rack with the mounted drive connected to a storage system. A handle arm actuates a first latch feature to secure the drive carrier to the rack in a closed position and disengages the first latch feature in an open position such that the drive carrier can be moved with respect to the rack. A primary securing mechanism includes a second latch feature that secures the handle arm in a closed position. The snap slide clip is affixed to the primary securing mechanism to prevent the handle arm from moving into the open position in the event of failure of the primary securing mechanism. The snap slide clip can be retrofitted to a drive carrier of an active storage system without disrupting access to storage.
US10772227B2 Display device
A display device including a display panel; a module cover configured to cover a back surface of the display panel; a first adhesive member adhered to an edge of a front surface of the module cover facing the display panel and configured to adhere the module cover and the display panel; and a second adhesive member adhered to an inner area of the module cover inside the edge of the front surface and configured to adhere the module cover and the display panel. In addition, the first adhesive member includes a first base layer; and a pair of acrylic adhesive layers located at opposite sides of the first base layer and respectively adhered to the display panel and the module cover. Further, the second adhesive member includes a second base layer; a urethane adhesive layer located at one side of the second base layer and adhered to the display panel; and an acrylic adhesive layer located at the other side of the second base layer, adhered to the module cover and having a greater adhesive strength than the urethane adhesive layer.
US10772226B2 Waterproof cover
An additional cover provides a cabinet with protection from fluidic ingress. The additional cover includes first and second portions having first and second main sections, respectively, and first and second flanges, respectively, and first and second sidewalls extending between corresponding sidelong edges of at least the first and second main sections. The first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls are arranged to define a flow passage with an inlet at an upper end thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof. The first and second flanges are provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to prevent fluid flow through the flow passage.
US10772221B2 Display device for a motor vehicle, method for producing a display device for a motor vehicle
A display device for a motor vehicle, as well as a method for producing a display device for a motor vehicle. The display device comprises two or more displays, wherein the two or more displays have display housings and are optically bonded to a respective cover pane. A holding frame connects the two or more displays to each other. By means of at least one compensating element of the display device, the two or more displays can be aligned relative to each other.
US10772216B2 Electronic component, electronic device, and method for mounting electronic component
An electronic component includes a multilayer body including insulating base materials laminated on each other and including first and second main surfaces perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a lamination direction, and an alignment mark is defined by a conductor on one of the insulating base materials. The multilayer body includes a first layer area at a side of the first main surface and a second layer area at a side of the second main surface with respect to the alignment mark. An insulating base material in the first layer area has higher translucency than an insulating base material in the second layer area. The alignment mark is a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape including a first base at the side of the first main surface and a second base at the side of second main surface, the first base being longer than the second base.
US10772212B1 Electrochemical or chemical treatment device for high aspect ratio circuit board with through hole
The present invention relates to an electrochemical or chemical treatment device for high aspect ratio circuit board with through hole comprises: an electroplating tank; a solution storage tank; a positioning frame, the positioning frame fixes the circuit board inside the electroplating tank for the electroplating tank to be divided into a solution accumulated area and a suction area by the positioning frame and the circuit board; a priming piping sucking solution from the solution storage tank to the solution accumulated area; a suction cap corresponding to the suction area; and a suction piping connected to the suction cap, using the negative pressure produced by suction to make the solution flow through the through hole of the circuit board, and further having a better result of electroplating the bore of through hole of the high aspect ratio circuit board.
US10772200B2 Fabric coated with functional silicone rubber
A fabric coated with functional silicone rubber, the fabric being configured such that a coating layer may not be easily separated from the fabric and may be used to form a power line or a signal line. The fabric includes: a woven fabric made by weaving and including uniform pores therein; and a coating layer formed by coating a surface of the woven fabric with liquid silicone rubber in which electrically conductive particles larger than the pores of the woven fabric are dispersed and mixed, wherein the liquid silicone rubber permeates into the pores of the woven fabric by the weight thereof and is cured such that the silicone rubber is anchored to the woven fabric, and an electrically conductive layer having electrical conductivity is formed as the electrically conductive particles are caught on the surface of the woven fabric and increase in density at the surface of the woven fabric.
US10772196B2 Display device, flexible wiring board, method of manufacturing the display device, and electronic device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including pad portions, a flexible printed circuit, the flexible printed circuit includes a base member with a first surface and a second surface, wiring lines, and a protective layer, and including a bend area, and a first edge and a second edge, the base member includes a groove portion located in the bend area and formed in the second surface, a first frame region between the first edge and the groove portion, and a second frame region between the second edge and the groove portion, a thickness of the base member in a position where the groove portion is formed is less than a thickness of the base member in a position which overlaps the first frame region and the second frame region.
US10772194B2 Circuit board, circuit assembly, and circuit board manufacturing method
A circuit board that includes a substrate that has an upper surface on which a circuit pattern is formed, and a lower surface to which a plurality of bus bars that are spaced apart are fixed; a placement through hole that extends through the upper surface and the lower surface and faces a bus bar of the plurality of bus bars and in which an electronic component is placed; and a terminal conductor foil that protrudes inward into the placement through hole from the lower surface and to which a terminal of the electronic component is connected.
US10772187B2 Electronic equipment and electronic device
Electronic equipment 100 includes a circuit board 10, a first housing 20, and a deformation suppressing portion 30. A heating element H is mounted on the circuit board 10. The first housing 20 is mounted on a first main surface 11 of the circuit board 10 in such a way that the heating element H and a coolant COO are sealed with respect to the first main surface 11. The deformation suppressing portion 30 suppresses deformation of the circuit board 10. According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress a failure such as leakage of a coolant and cutting of a wiring formed on a circuit board, even when a heating element and a coolant are sealed in a space surrounded by the circuit board and a housing.
US10772186B2 Printed circuit board component cover
A system for protecting components on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a polycarbonate sheet. The polycarbonate sheet is formed to match a gross contour of a number of components coupled to the PCB. The system further includes a number of a fasteners to couple the polycarbonate sheet to the PCB.
US10772179B2 Systems and methods for connecting and controlling configurable lighting units
In some embodiments, a configurable lighting device, connectors, controllers, and methods for layout detection are provided. The configurable lighting devices, suitably connected, form an assembly of configurable lighting devices that can be removably connected with one another and re-arranged. Connectors are provided that form mechanical and electrical connections between configurable lighting devices such that a flow of electricity and control signals may be propagated without the need for direct connection between every configurable lighting device and a controller. The controller or devices connected to the controller are configured to perform layout detection such that pleasing visualizations may be rendered across the assembly that are rendered using at least the detected layout. When the configuration of the configurable lighting devices changes, the layout detection is automatically updated.
US10772166B2 Microwave heating device
A microwave heating device includes at least two radiating portions that are adapted to radiate microwaves to the heating chamber and can be operated according to a plurality of operational configurations that differ in frequency and/or in phase shift(s) between the radiated microwaves. Data of energy efficiency, as a function of operational configurations, can be obtained for a product in the heating chamber. For example, energy efficiency data are obtained through a learning procedure. The obtained data can be processed to select one or more operational configurations ranking high in energy efficiency and a heating procedure for the product inside the heating chamber can be executed by operating the at least two radiating portions according to the selected one or more operational configurations.
US10772163B2 Apparatus for heating fluids by rotary magnetic induction
Apparatus for heating fluids through rotary magnetic induction, which has at least one rotating central disc of magnets and at least one bilateral heat exchanger, wherein the magnet disc comprises at least one pair of magnets disposed in such disc and whose configuration exposes the magnets to both sides of the disc with alternating polarity on each side to generate on both sides an agitated magnetic field, and wherein at least one heat exchanger, comprising at least one low resistivity metal surface, is disposed adjacent to each side or face of the magnet disc in order to expose its metal surface to the agitated magnetic field, getting heated and transmitting such heat to a fluid circulating within at least one configured conduit located inside the heat exchanger.
US10772152B2 Simultaneous camping and paging coordination in two different radio access technologies
The present invention relates to paging coordination in a wireless communication network that provides radio access for a terminal device via at least a first and second wireless radio access operating with different radio access technologies. The improved paging coordination is achieved by setting a common paging occasion configuration for the at least first and second radio access technologies, and paging (S130) the terminal device (10) via the first and/or the second radio access technologies according to the common paging occasion configuration.
US10772149B2 Method and system for control of discontinuous reception (DRX) by a mobile device in a wireless communications network
A method and system for controlling discontinuous reception (DRX) in a mobile device in a wireless communications network uses autonomous DRX control after initial VoIP traffic setup. If the mobile device transmits a negative-acknowledgement signal (NACK) indicating unsuccessful receipt of a VoIP packet, then it autonomously turns on a predetermined delay time later to receive the retransmission of the VoIP packet. The predetermined delay time is related to the time for the base station to process the NACK and prepare the VoIP packet for retransmission. When the mobile device transmits or retransmits a VoIP packet, reception is deactivated, but is autonomously activated the predetermined delay time later to receive an acknowledgement signal (ACK) or NACK. VoIP packets may be transmitted from the mobile device the predetermined delay time before VoIP packets are transmitted from the base station.
US10772141B2 System and method for peer-to-peer wireless communication
Methods and systems for peer-to-peer communication are provided. In one example, a first device may receive, from a server, a pairing code and a first handshake code. The first device may transmit at least a first portion of the pairing code in a first broadcast message and receive, from the second device, a second broadcast message. The first device may authenticate the second device based on at least a second portion of the pairing code in the second broadcast message. The first device may establish a wireless peer-to-peer communication channel with the second device, and receive, from the second device, a second handshake code via the wireless peer-to-peer communication channel. The first device may authorize the second party to engage in an offline interaction with the first party based on the first handshake code and the second handshake code.
US10772136B2 Bearer control method and system
Embodiments provide a bearer control method and system. The bearer control method includes: establishing a PDN connection when a UE accesses a network; and identifying and transmitting a service data flow of the UE on an air interface bearer between the UE and an access network access node according to obtained QoS information, and transmitting the service data flow by using a transmission tunnel between the access network access node and a core network gateway, or directly sending the service data flow to a packet data network by using the access network access node.
US10772133B2 Method and device for determining preamble sequence of physical random access channel
Disclosed are a method and device for determining a preamble sequence of a physical random access channel. The method includes in a previous stage, receiving respective preamble sub-sequences, and determining instances of time at which the respective preamble sub-sequences are detected in a detection window; in a current stage, receiving respective preamble sub-sequences, and determining instances of time at which the respective preamble sub-sequences are detected in the detection window; and determining preamble sub-sequences belonging to a same preamble sequence according to the instances of time at which the respective preamble sub-sequences are detected in the current stage, and the instances of time at which the respective preamble sub-sequences are detected in the previous stage.
US10772127B2 Method and device for transmitting data burst in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band and carrier aggregation
A method for transmitting a signal in a wireless access system and a device supporting the same includes, for carrier sensing methods, a method for performing a channel access procedure, for selecting a representative carrier, and for transmitting a data burst.
US10772115B2 Resource scheduling method and server
A resource scheduling method is provided. The method includes receiving a resource application request sent by a first terminal, the resource application request including a quantity of required resources of the first terminal and a resource priority level (RPL) requested by the first terminal, and determining a quantity of initially configured resources of the first terminal according to the quantity of required resources. The method also includes performing resource scheduling and re-allocation according to a total quantity of available resources in a scheduling domain, quantities of initially configured resources of all terminals in the scheduling domain, and RPLs of all terminals in the scheduling domain, to obtain a quantity of re-configured resources of the first terminal, and allocating one or more resources to the first terminal according to the quantity of re-configured resources of the first terminal. The first terminal is a terminal in the scheduling domain.
US10772110B2 Universal channel reservation signal for medium sharing
Wireless communications systems and methods related to signaling medium reservation information medium sharing among multiple radio technologies (RATs) are provided. A wireless communication device of a first RAT detects a channel reservation signal of a second RAT in a spectrum shared by the first RAT and the second RAT. The wireless communication device determines whether the channel reservation signal indicates a first transmission opportunity (TXOP) duration or a second TXOP duration that is different from the first TXOP duration. The wireless communication device selects, based on the determination, at least one of performing a backoff or continuing to monitor the spectrum.
US10772104B2 Wireless communication device and symbol-based processing method for downlink signals thereof
A symbol-based processing method for downlink signals of a wireless communication device includes receiving a first downlink signal including a plurality of symbols, detecting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) from the first downlink signal, performing a first channel estimation operation using a first reference signal for demodulating the PDSCH, performing a second channel estimation operation on at least one second symbol between at least two first symbols included in a symbol group unit based on a result of the first channel estimation operation, each time the first channel estimation operation on the symbol group unit is completed, and performing a demodulation operation on the PDSCH based on a result of the second channel estimation operation.
US10772103B1 Allocating resources towards SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO wireless devices
Allocating resources in a wireless network utilizing SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO modes of operation includes determining an increase in a resource usage of MU-MIMO wireless devices and responsive to the determining, reducing an allocation of resources for one or more SU-MIMO wireless devices. These operations may be performed based on determining that a load level associated with a serving access node rises to meet a threshold.
US10772082B2 Control channel signaling using a common signaling field for transport format, redundancy version, and new data indicator
New control signaling is associated to a protocol data unit conveying user data in a mobile communication system and to the control channel signal. A mobile station and a base station and their respective operation are described in view of the newly defined control channel signals. To reduce the control channel overhead, a common field is defined for the transport format and redundancy version in the control channel information format. According to one approach, the common field is used to jointly encode transport format and redundancy version therein. According to another aspect, one shared field is provided on the control channel signal that indicates either a transport format or a redundancy version depending on whether the control channel signal relates to an initial transmission or a retransmission. In another embodiment, further enhancements to an HARQ protocol address certain error cases.
US10772073B2 Synchronization method and device for device-to-device communication in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a communication technology and system converging the 5G communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of the 4G system with IoT technology. The present invention is applicable to intelligent services based on 5G communication and IoT technologies (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security, and safety services. In detail, the discovery signal transmission method of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting Device to Device (D2D) communication includes receiving discovery resource pool information from a base station, selecting a resource for transmitting discovery signal based on the discovery resource pool information, determining whether the selected resource is overlapped with a resource configured for transmitting a D2D synchronization signal, and determining whether to transmit the discovery signal based on the determination result.
US10772072B2 Reserved range of TMGI for receive-only mode
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable efficient broadcast service acquisition by ROM computing devices. In various embodiments, the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Service Identifiers (IDs) for broadcast services intended for use by receive-only mode (ROM) computing devices may be divided into ranges by broadcast service type.
US10772062B1 Network-function monitoring and control
A core network device of a telecommunications network can receive a first request from a consumer network function (NF) and forward the first request to a first provider NF. The device can subsequently detect a violation by the first provider NF of a response criterion. The device can receive a second request and forward the second request to a second, different provider NF in response to the violation. In some examples, the device can later detect that the first provider NF has satisfied the response criterion with respect to a third request. The device can modify load data to increase the proportion of subsequent requests for which the first provider NF is selected. The device can select provider NFs based on the load data. In some examples, a system can include a network registry device that selects NFs based on violation indications received from the core network device.
US10772057B1 Systems and methods for wireless device synchronization
Systems and methods providing synchronization of wireless device data based upon device synchronization prioritization determinations are described. Embodiments may make device synchronization prioritization determinations using device grouping identifiers with respect to a plurality of wireless devices and/or one or more device synchronization parameters for the wireless devices. Logic of a synchronization prioritization gateway of embodiments may implement a prioritization determination algorithm to determine a sequence of wireless devices for data synchronization for facilitating data synchronization with respect to a plurality of wireless devices in a timely and efficient manner. The logic of the synchronization prioritization gateway may implement a priority penalty attribute with respect to particular wireless devices to address aberrant behavior or other operation likely to impede efficient and/or timely data synchronization.
US10772055B2 Base station synchronization
A first base station synchronizes with one or more second base stations by transmitting, from the first base station, a first timing reference signal and receiving, at the first base station, one or more second timing reference signals transmitted by the one or more second base stations. The method also includes determining one or more first timing offsets between the first base station and the one or more second base stations based on the one or more second timing reference signals. The method further includes adjusting a timing associated with the first base station based on the one or more first timing offsets and one or more second timing offsets determined based on the first timing reference signal.
US10772051B2 Inter-cell interference mitigation
To address the problem of inter-cell interference in a heterogeneous network, several methods and systems are disclosed for determining interference caused by an aggressor mobile node, and transmitting at appropriate times and with transmit power that does not cause interference. Methods disclosed include using X2 communications, such as HII and RNTP messages, switching to an alternative radio access technology, sniffing at the eNodeB to obtain information, coordinating with a cloud coordination server, and using CFI information to avoid interfering with communications on the PDCCH.
US10772048B2 Method and device for real time transmission power control in wireless communication system
A method and device for real time transmission power control in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving transmission power control related information from at least one base station, generating transmission power control information for load balancing of the at least one base station based on the transmission power control related information, and controlling the transmission power of the at least one base station based on the transmission power control information.
US10772043B2 Interfering device identification
Example methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate detection and identification of devices connected to a cellular network and that are causing interference to the cellular network. An example method may include receiving, by a serving base station of the device, a first set of information associated with data communications of a device utilizing a cellular network. The method may further include determining the device is an interfering device based on the first set of information associated with the data communication substantially corresponding with an interfering device profile, and in response tracking the device. During the tracking of the device, a second set of information associated with the data communications from the device may be obtained, and an interfering device type of the device may be determined based on the second set of information. An action may be performed on the interfering device based on its interfering device type.
US10772041B2 Beacon signal processing system
A beacon signal minimization method and a beacon signal processing system utilizing a changed beacon element periodically receives a beacon signal from an access point and maintains network connectivity in a sleep mode, or only wakes up modules of hardware and software necessary for communication, by comparing whether an information element contained in the beacon signal is different from information stored in advance.
US10772039B2 Method for cell reselection of a wireless communication device
A method for operating a wireless communication device in a cellular network comprises the steps of: determining power consumption criteria for at least one first time period containing at least one data transmission, carrying out a data transmission session, in case that after said data transmission session the wireless communication device has changed from a first base node to a second base node of the cellular network: determining power consumption criteria for at least one second time period containing at least one data transmission on a second base node, comparing power consumption criteria of the first time period with power consumption criteria of the second time period, carrying out a cell reselection to the first base node, in case at the first time period the determined power consumption criteria indicate a lower power consumption than at the second time period.
US10772033B2 Avoiding reselection of a fake cell in a wireless communication network
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for avoiding reselection of fake cell. The method includes transmitting a first request for network service of a wireless communication network in a first cell from user equipment, receiving a first reject message without integrity protection, adding the first cell to a set-aside cell list, and selecting a cell from other cells that are not included in the set-aside cell list to request network service.
US10772028B2 Method for communicating in a network comprising a batteryless ZigBee device, network and device therefor
The present invention relates to method for wireless communicating in a network comprising a resource-constrained end device, and a first router device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:—the end device (ZBLD) sending a trigger for proxy search procedure,—the first router (R1) device receiving the trigger for proxy search procedure, the first router (R1) determining whether it fulfills conditions for acting as a router for the end device, and in case conditions are fulfilled, the first router appointing itself as a proxy router for the end device, for relaying communication between the end device and the rest of the network. The invention also relates to an end device, a router device, and net work therefor.
US10772024B2 Adaptive multiple antenna transmission scheme for uplink data transmission in wireless communication systems
The described technology is generally directed towards adaptively changing which transmission scheme a user equipment is to use based on a Doppler metric (e.g. Doppler frequency) as evaluated against a threshold Doppler value. A network instructs a user equipment to use a Rank-1 precoder cycling transmission scheme if the Doppler metric of user equipment is above a threshold value, or to use a closed loop MIMO transmission scheme if the user equipment has a Doppler metric below the threshold value. The network can instruct the user equipment via a suitable message, or by switching off TPMI and notifying the user equipment thereof.
US10772017B2 Method and apparatus for supporting light connection in next generation mobile communication systems
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system, which is provided to support a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for supporting a multiple access in next generation mobile communication systems.
US10772014B2 Base station and user terminal
A base station according to one embodiment comprises: a controller configured to manage a first cell; and a transmitter configured to transmit to a radio terminal a message for a handover from the first cell to a second cell. The message includes information of a resource pool used for a proximity-based service in the second cell, and synchronization setting information for transmitting or receiving a synchronization signal in the proximity-based service in the second cell.
US10772011B2 Wireless transmission control for improved aggregated cell throughput capacity and signaling reliability
A wireless transmission control capability may be used to control downlink (DL) transmissions for a set of wireless user devices or for an individual wireless user device. A DL transmission control capability for a set of wireless user devices may include receiving DL channel operating parameter information associated with a set of cells, determining DL channel operating parameter distribution information based on the DL channel operating parameter information, and determining default DL channel operating parameter information for the set of cells based on the DL channel operating parameter distribution information and a target associated with the set of cells. A DL transmission control capability for an individual wireless user device may include determining radio link layer (RLL) retransmission information associated with a wireless user device and determining, based on the RLL retransmission information associated with the wireless user device, whether to modify an attribute of the wireless user device.
US10772010B2 Transmission apparatus, method for controlling transmission, and recording medium
A transmission apparatus for transmitting packets through a plurality of transmission channels includes: an identifying unit configured to identify, as a candidate, one or more sets each including one or more transmission channels for use in transmitting a plurality of transmission target data packets, based on transmission speed of the plurality of transmission channels; and a determining unit configured to determine, among the one or more sets identified as the candidate by the identifying unit, a set including less number of transmission channels than another set, as a set of the transmission channel for use in transmitting the transmission target data packets.
US10772002B2 Selective probe-response suppression based on SNR
An access point that selectively provides a probe response is described. During operation, the access point may receive a probe request associated with an electronic device. In response, the access point may selectively provide the probe response based at least in part on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) associated with the probe request and a threshold value. For example, the probe response may be provided when the SNR is greater than the threshold value, and otherwise the probe request may be discarded or ignored. Moreover, the access point may dynamically determine the threshold value based at least in part on: one or more other access points that are in wireless communication range of the access point; SNRs associated with the one or more other access points; and/or an estimated wireless coverage provided by the one or more other access points.
US10772001B2 Measurement reporting configuration for aiding the sorting of beam cell level measurements
According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device (110) for measurement reporting includes sorting a plurality of measurements for a measurement report based on at least one measurement quantity. The method further includes reporting, to a network node (160), measurement information selected from the plurality of measurements sorted based on the at least one measurement quantity.
US10771999B2 Measuring distance in wireless devices
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for efficient ranging. According to certain aspects, techniques are provided to signal the use of different resolutions of time units for parameters to be used in a ranging procedure, such as a fine timing measurement (FTM) procedure.
US10771998B2 Method for CSI feedback
Embodiments of systems and methods for flexible Channel State Information (CSI) feedback in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In some embodiments, a base station configures a wireless device with a set of CSI-RS resources, dynamically configures a CSI-RS resource from the set of CSI-RS resources for measurement, and receives a CSI report from the wireless device determined from the CSI-RS resource dynamically configured for measurement. In this manner, the base station is enabled to dynamically configure and re-configure the CSI-RS resource(s) for measurement by the wireless device, which in turn provides flexible CSI feedback that is particularly well-suited for embodiments in which the base station transmits beamformed CSI-RS.
US10771996B2 Radio communication system, radio terminal, radio network, radio communication method and program
A radio terminal, which has a function to collect and report measurement information designated by a radio network, comprises: means for receiving collection/reporting control information related to the radio terminal's execution of at least one of the collection of measurement information and the reporting of the measurement information to the radio network; and control means for executing, based on the collection/reporting control information, at least one of the collection and the reporting if execution determination information, which is related to at least one of the collection of the measurement information and the reporting of the measurement information to be executed by the local terminal, satisfies a given determination criterion.
US10771980B2 Communications device with secure data path processing agents
Secure device data records (DDRs) are provided. In some embodiments, a system for secure DDRs includes a processor of a wireless communication device for wireless communication with a wireless network, in which the processor is configured with a secure execution environment, and in which the secure execution environment is configured to: monitor service usage of the wireless communication device with the wireless network; and generate a plurality of device data records of the monitored service usage of the wireless communication device with the wireless network, in which each device data record is associated with a unique sequence order identifier; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. In some embodiments, the secure execution environment is located in an application processor, in a modem processor, and/or in a subscriber identity module (SIM).
US10771979B2 Fake base station short message identification
A method includes: extracting a data value of receiver address field from a short message; wherein the short message sent by the short message center includes receiver address field, and the data value of the receiver address field includes the receiver's MSISDN; if the short message does not include the receiver address field or the data value is not local MSISDN such as the MSISDN of the receiver terminal, determining the short message as a fake base station short message. The MSISDN used in the present disclosure is an existing feature of the sender terminal and the receiver terminal without requiring the user to perform additional operations. Moreover, neither the short message center nor the receiver terminal needs to acquire the preset cryptogram in the gateway. Therefore, the present disclosure accurately detects a fake base station short message without requiring the user to perform additional operations.
US10771973B2 Transmission and reception apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
A transmission and reception apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs communication by a first communication method, a second communication unit that performs communication by a second communication method which is higher in directivity than the first communication method and is faster than the first communication method, and a control unit that performs control such that storage confirmation information, which indicates whether data has been stored in a storage device provided in a first target machine without an error, is received through the first communication unit after the data is transmitted to the first target machine through the second communication unit, data transmission confirmation is received from the first target machine, and the data is transmitted to a second target machine through the second communication unit.
US10771971B2 Secured multi-factor authentication
The aspects disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods for employing multi-factor authentication for the transfer of goods or information. By employing the aspects disclosed herein, the authentication may become more secure and less vulnerable to attacks by unauthorized parties. The aspects disclosed herein may be implemented as a thin-client implementation, or a thick-client implementation.
US10771969B2 Voice control and telecommunications service integration
This disclosure describes techniques that facilitate selectively interacting with a computing resource based on receipt of an incoming voice command. Particularly, a voice control integration system may parse content of an incoming voice command to authenticate an identity of the client, and further determine an intended meaning of the incoming voice command. In doing so, the voice control integration system may interact with a computing resource to perform an action that fulfills a client request. Computing resources may be associated with service providers or client devices of a client. Further, the voice control integration system may authenticate a client identity based on a one or two-factor authentication protocol, of which one may correspond to a biometric analysis of the incoming voice command. Further, a second-factor of the two-factor authentication protocol may be implemented via a voice interaction device, another client device accessible to the client, or a combination of both.
US10771965B1 Systems and methods for photo recognition-based identity authentication
A combination of target images and control images are presented to a user device for selection by the user. Based on a correct selection of images that the user either recognizes or does not recognize, the user may be authenticated. Target images have some connection to a legitimate user in a way that a legitimate user may recognize the target image. Control images have no known connection to the legitimate user, such that they would not typically be recognized by the legitimate user. The legitimacy of a user may be determined based on images selected and/or not selected, depending on accompanying instructions for selection.
US10771963B2 Method and browser for browsing web page, and storage medium
The present invention discloses a method and a browser for browsing a web page, and a storage medium, and the method comprises: prestoring identity information of an owner user; receiving a web page browsing request from a browsing user, and obtaining the identity information of the browsing user; comparing the identity information of the browsing user with the prestored identity information of the owner user to determine whether the browsing user is the owner user; browsing a web page in a private browsing mode when the browsing user is determined as the owner user; and browsing a web page in a non-private browsing mode when the browsing user is determined as a non-owner user. By the invention, the privacy of browsing behaviors of the owner user may be effectively protected, and the owner user is enabled to examine browsing behaviors of other non-owner users.
US10771962B2 Method for updating policy information, network device and terminal device
Provided are a wireless communication method, a network device and a terminal device. The method includes: after acquiring a Policy Section Identifier (PSI) parameter of a terminal device, a first network device determines whether to update policy information of the terminal device, wherein the PSI parameter is used for identifying a part of policy information for the terminal device under a subscribed user. In an implementation of the present disclosure, after acquiring the PSI parameter of the terminal device, a first network device directly determines whether to update policy information of the terminal device.
US10771949B2 Activating an emergency mode associated with a user device
A device may detect an indication to activate an emergency mode associated with the user device. The emergency mode may be associated with gathering data related to an emergency. The device may determine a manner in which to configure a set of components or a set of actions to perform. The set of components may be associated with gathering the data. The device may activate the emergency mode. The emergency mode may be activated by at least one of: configuring the set of components, or performing the set of actions. The device may gather the data utilizing the set of components. The device may dynamically: store the data utilizing one or more memory resources of the user device after gathering the data, or provide the data to another device. The device may determine to terminate the emergency mode.
US10771943B1 Privacy-enhanced method for linking an eSIM profile
A temporary EID (TEID) is generated based on an indicator of a hash algorithm, a nonce, and a hash generated using the hash algorithm. The hash is generated based on the indicator, nonce, and EID of a mobile device. The TEID is sent to the mobile network operator to identify the mobile device in lieu of using the device's EID. The TEID is stored in a data store and an eSIM profile for the mobile device is associated the TEID. The mobile device sends to an eSIM server the device's EID over a secure communications channel. The eSIM server generates a hash using the indicator and nonce contained in the stored TEID and the EID of the mobile device. The eSIM server verifies that the generated hash matches the hash contained in the TEID stored in the data store. If the hash matches, the eSIM server sends, to the mobile device, subscription credentials for accessing the mobile network in accordance with the data plan.
US10771942B2 Over the air image configuration
A system and method of allowing a network device to receive a customized version of a reference design is disclosed. In one embodiment, many values that may be subject to customization are no longer fixed by the reference design. Rather, the reference design utilizes rewritable non-volatile memory to store a set of customization values that can be changed, based on a customer's preference. The system also includes a configuration tool, which interfaces with the network device. Using vendor-unique commands, the configuration tool is able to initialize this set of customization values to the values requested by the customer. In operation, the reference design is downloaded into the network device. The configuration tool is then used to establish the customized parameters for a particular customer. This process allows the manufacturer to create one reference design, which can be customized without the need to modify the code or recompile the source code.
US10771935B2 Device locating using angle of arrival measurements
The disclosure provides examples of systems and methods for determining locations of a number of radio frequency-enabled devices such as mobile devices and radio frequency-equipped beacons/luminaires within an indoor location. The radio frequency-enabled devices may be part of an indoor positioning system and/or content delivery system. The examples describe obtaining an angle of arrival (AoA) of the signals received by the respective radio frequency-enabled devices. The AOA data is used to identify the relative positions of the radio frequency-enabled devices as the mobile device moves about the indoor location. Upon comparing AOA measurements of the collected data related to a map of the location, the system may generate a data structure that may be presented graphically as a map of positions of the devices at the location. The described examples may enable a rapid commissioning process with respect to the radio frequency-enabled devices in a network.
US10771928B2 Communication method for requesting relay service, device, and system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method for requesting a relay service, comprising: obtaining a first MBMS SAI set, where the first MBMS SAI set is an MBMS SAI set of an MBMS service area of a first MBMS; receiving a second MBMS SAI set sent by second user equipment, where the second MBMS SAI set is an MBMS SAI set to which a camping cell of the second user equipment belongs; and sending a first request message to the second user equipment when the first MBMS SAI set includes at least one SAI in the second MBMS SAI set, where the first request message is used to request the second user equipment to provide the first user equipment with a relay service for the first MBMS.
US10771908B2 Swapping roles between untethered wirelessly connected devices
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for performing a role swapping operation between a pair of non-tethered wireless ear buds after detecting a triggering event. Further, state information can be coordinated between devices, including in connection with performing a role swap between buds in a pair of wireless, untethered ear buds, where one wireless ear bud is in a primary role and is responsible for a connection with a companion device, and another wireless ear bud in the pair is in a secondary role.
US10771902B1 Display apparatus and computing apparatus including the same
A display apparatus includes a display module having a display panel configured to display an image, a sound generation module disposed at the display module and configured to vibrate the display module to generate sound, a first cover configured to cover a first periphery portion of the display module, and a plurality of ultrasonic generation modules disposed between the first periphery portion of the display module and the first cover. The first cover includes a plurality of first holes overlapping with the plurality of ultrasonic generation modules.
US10771895B2 Audio signal processing device
An audio signal processing device includes a high pass filter to convert an input audio signal into a first audio signal and to output the first audio signal, a displacement estimation unit to estimate displacement amplitude of a speaker diaphragm when the input audio signal is inputted, a saturation processing unit to perform saturation processing to the displacement amplitude estimated in the displacement estimation unit or to a signal obtained by correcting the displacement amplitude, an audio signal generation unit to generate a second audio signal by using displacement amplitude obtained after the saturation processing in the saturation processing unit, and an output generation unit to generate an output signal by using the first and the second audio signals. With this configuration, a cracking sound of a speaker is reduced and a user is allowed to feel low frequency components.
US10771886B2 Headphone structure for extending and enhancing resonance
The present invention provides a headphone structure for extending and enhancing resonance comprising a main body, a cover and a shield. The main body has an accommodating portion for accommodating a speaker, a plurality of master sound guiding holes are penetrated in the accommodating portion and a plurality of side sound guiding holes are penetrated in the main body. A rear cavity space is formed between the cover and the main body, and the shield forms a rear cavity extending space to communicate with the side sound guiding holes and the rear cavity space. Thereby, the headphone structure can reduce air damping through the rear cavity extending space communicating with the rear cavity space, so as to achieve effects of increasing stroke displacement of the speaker and reducing air suppression of sound.
US10771884B2 Electronic devices with coherent self-mixing proximity sensors
An electronic device such as an earbud may have control circuitry mounted in a housing. The housing may have portions such as an ear portion with a speaker port through which a speaker plays audio and a stalk portion that extends from the ear portion. Proximity sensors may be formed in the electronic device. For example, one or more proximity sensors may be formed on the ear portion to detect when a user has inserted an earbud into the ear of the user and/or one or more proximity sensors may be formed on a stalk portion to detect when a user is holding an earbud by the stalk or when a user is providing finger touch input such as taps, swipes, and/or other gestures on the stalk portion. The proximity sensors may be optical proximity sensors such as coherent self-mixing proximity sensors.
US10771881B2 Earpiece with audio 3D menu
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, an intelligent control system disposed within the earpiece housing, a speaker operatively connected to the intelligent control system, a microphone operatively connected to the intelligent control system, and at least one sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control system for providing sensor data. The intelligent control system of the earpiece is configured to interface with a user of the earpiece by determining at least one of attention or intention of the user using the sensor data without receiving manual input at the earpiece and without receiving voice input from the user. The earpiece may be further configured to present an audio menu and use the attention or intention of the user to select one or more items from the audio menu.
US10771879B2 Headphone eartips with internal support components for outer eartip bodies
Headphone eartips with internal support components and methods for making the same are provided. Different support components may provide specific amounts and types of additional rigidity at specific portions of an exterior surface of an outer eartip body that may be expected to interface with specific portions of an ear canal geometry when an eartip subassembly is positioned within the ear canal, such that the eartip subassembly may conform to the various shapes of the ear canal while maintaining an acoustic seal.
US10771878B2 Miniature form factor bluetooth device
Embodiments (e.g., of the system, etc.) can include a wireless in-ear utility device (e.g., miniature form factor Bluetooth device) with improved form factor in order to fit the small to extra small ear concha bowls and inner ear canals of one or more users. In embodiments, the improved wireless in-ear utility device can include tri-ear buds to be closer the users eardrum for higher sound quality performance and comfort in the user's ear when then in-ear utility device is worn, and allows for a higher level of comfort.
US10771866B2 Methods, systems, and media synchronizing audio and video content on multiple media devices
Methods, systems, and media for synchronizing audio and video content on multiple media devices are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, at a media device, an indication of a media content item to be presented using the media device, wherein the media device includes an audio component for presenting audio content associated with the media content item and a video component for presenting video content associated with the media content item; determining that the media device is associated with a group of media devices for presenting the media content item, wherein the group of media devices includes the media device and at least one audio device that presents the audio content associated with the media content item; generating an audio timestamp that controls the presentation of the audio content on the group of media devices; generating a video timestamp that control the presentation of the video content on the group of media devices; and causing, at the media device, the video content associated with the media content item to be presented using the generated video timestamp and causing the audio content associated with the media content item to be simultaneously presented by the at least one audio device in the group of media devices by transmitting the audio timestamp to the at least one audio device in the group of media devices.
US10771862B2 Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify linear and non-linear media presentations
Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify linear and non-linear media presentations are disclosed. An example method to determine whether a media presentation is a linear or a non-linear media presentation comprises generating a reference log comprising a first media identifier of first media and a time at which the first media was presented, accessing a media presentation log comprising a second media identifier of second media and a time at which the second media was presented, and determining whether the second media correspond to a linear media presentation or a non-linear media presentation by comparing the media presentation log to the reference log.
US10771852B2 On-demand live media content streaming
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising receiving an initial request for content from a first user; sending one or more subsequent requests to other user(s), such as those at or near a location associated with the live content; receiving replies from the other users; presenting options to and receiving a selection from the first user; sending a confirmation request to a selected user; and receiving, by the first user, the live content from the selected user. In some embodiments, the method includes charging first user a fee for requesting and/or receiving the live content; and paying a fee to the selected user. The second fee may be specified by the selected user. In any case, the users need not know each other. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10771851B2 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program and information processing system
An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device.
US10771849B2 Multimedia system for mobile client platforms
A method for multimedia playback and transmission to wireless clients is described. A host webserver transcodes a live digital or analog audio-visual or audio broadcast signal and splits the input stream into small multimedia objects of an efficient compression such as MPEG4/AAC, and then immediately deploys the objects to distributed content servers for a geographically dispersed population of wireless clients. A java applet object player, downloaded to wireless clients at the beginning of the multimedia on-demand session, interprets and decodes the multimedia objects as they are received, using multiple levels of optimization. The applet uses novel video and audio decoding optimizations which can be generically applied to many digital video and audio codecs, and specifically decodes Simple Profile MPEG4 video and Low Complexity AAC audio.
US10771844B2 Methods and apparatus to adjust content presented to an individual
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to adjust content presented to an individual are disclosed. An example system includes a first modality sensor to measure a first response of an individual to first content during a first time frame and a second modality sensor to measure a second response of the individual to the first content during the first time frame. The first modality sensor is to measure a third response of the individual to first content during a second time frame, and the second modality sensor is to measure a fourth response of the individual to the first content during the second time frame. The example system also includes a mental classifier executing instructions to determine a first mental classification of the individual based on a first comparison of the first response to a first threshold and a second comparison of the second response to a second threshold. The mental classifier also is to determine a second mental classification of the individual based on a third comparison of the third response to a third threshold and a fourth comparison of the fourth response to a fourth threshold. In addition, the mental classified is to determine a mental state of the individual based on a degree of similarity between the first mental classification and the second mental classification. The example system also includes a content modifier to at least one of modify the first content to include second content or replace the first content with second content based on the mental state.
US10771839B2 Control method and display apparatus providing various types of content
A control method and display apparatus for providing various types of content is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit which displays an image of contents; a storage unit which stores information regarding the contents; a UI generation unit which generates UIs regarding the contents; and a controller which shuts down a first content being executed, storing information regarding the shut down first content and controls generation and display of a UI regarding the first content on the display unit, when running a second content different from the first content, while the first content is running. The control method includes running contents and displaying the contents; running a second content that is different from a first content being run, according to a user input; shutting off the first content before running the second content; storing the first content; and generating and displaying a UI regarding the first content.
US10771829B2 Methods and apparatus to perform identity matching across audience measurement systems
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform identity matching across audience measurement systems are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a data normalizer to normalize audience measurement events corresponding to media exposure data obtained from a first audience measurement system and a second audience measurement system, a tree builder to build a k-dimensional tree based on normalized audience measurement events, a candidate identifier to calculate a distance between a query event and a first audience measurement event included in a search space in the k-dimensional tree, identify the query event and the first audience measurement event as a candidate match when the calculated distance satisfies a distance threshold, an array builder to generate metrics at an identifier-level based on a plurality of candidate matches, and a thresholder to identify an identifier mapping linking a first user identifier to a second user identifier when the metrics satisfy respective metric thresholds.
US10771828B2 Content consensus management
A consensus-based approach can be used to determine content that was provided by one or more sources over a period of time. Devices receiving or obtaining the content can analyze the content to generate a fingerprint or other representation of the received content. The fingerprint data from the various devices can be aggregated and analyzed to determine whether a consensus can be reached as to an identity of the content that was received. Information for the identified content can then be used to generate a schedule of times at which various instances of content were provided by the one or more sources.
US10771827B2 Monitoring and activity reporting of enhanced media content
A monitoring and analysis system is disclosed that gathers and analyzes information about distributed enhanced content delivery to end user or other equipment. The system may establish communications connections along the content delivery system, filter content received from different locations of the system, and compare the received content with an expected content characteristic. Also, a radio frequency signal from the distribution network may be converted into an Internet Protocol (IP) format by a converter so that the transformed signal may be similarly analyzed as other signals from the system. A report may be consequently generated that is indicative of the received enhanced content and any detected discrepancies with respect to expected enhancement events. Identification of the enhanced content may be based on the program association table and the program map table in order to determine the packet ID of the application signals.
US10771823B1 Presentation of composite streams to users
An online system receives a media stream from a host of a live broadcasting stream and a second media stream from a guest of the host, and generates a single composite stream that includes the multiple live streams. The online system decodes and aligns the video and audio frames of each live stream to ensure that the composite stream displays the multiple live streams in a synchronized fashion. Additionally, the composite stream can display the multiple live streams in a particular format (e.g. side-by-side, or picture-in-picture), and therefore, the online system adjusts the video and audio frames of each live stream to fit that format. For each composite stream, the online system employs a decision engine that identifies the optimal set of encoded composite streams based on a variety of characteristics. The online system encodes the composite stream and distributes the appropriately encoded composite stream to client devices for display to viewers.
US10771815B2 Method and apparatus for processing video signals using coefficient induced prediction
The present invention provides a method for encoding a video signal on the basis of a graph-based lifting transform (GBLT), comprising the steps of: detecting an edge from an intra residual signal; generating a graph on the basis of the detected edge, wherein the graph includes a node and a weight link; acquiring a GBLT coefficient by performing the GBLT for the graph; quantizing the GBLT coefficient; and entropy-encoding the quantized GBLT coefficient, wherein the GBLT includes a partitioning step, a prediction step, and an update step.
US10771801B2 Region of interest (ROI) request and inquiry in a video chain
A method for video stream processing in a video chain is provided that includes transmitting a video stream in the video chain, receiving, by a first video node in the video chain, a region of interest (ROI) command from a second video node in the video chain, wherein the ROI command includes an ROI type indicator, and performing, by the first video node, the ROI command according to the ROI type indicator.
US10771786B2 Method and system of video coding using an image data correction mask
A system, article, and method of video coding using an image data correction mask.
US10771771B2 Method of determining calibration parameter for three-dimensional (3D) display device and 3D display device using the method
A method of determining a calibration parameter for a three-dimensional (3D) display device includes determining a calibration parameter for a 3D display device based on an image of a second pattern three-dimensionally converted from an image of a first pattern.
US10771763B2 Volumetric video-based augmentation with user-generated content
A processing system having at least one processor may obtain a two-dimensional source video, select a volumetric video associated with at least one feature of the source video from a library of volumetric videos, identify a first object in the source video, and determine a location of the first object within a space of the volumetric video. The processing system may further obtain a three-dimensional object model of the first object, texture map the first object to the three-dimensional object model of the first object to generate an enhanced three-dimensional object model of the first object, and modify the volumetric video to include the enhanced three-dimensional object model of the first object in the location of the first object within the space of the volumetric video.
US10771755B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An apparatus and a method that decrease a banding phenomenon in a subsampled image and achieve high image quality are provided. A subsampled image obtained by copying an adjacent pixel value to a pixel value thinning position is accepted as an input image; a correction target signal global gain is calculated as a ratio between a slope of a correction target signal and a slope of a luminance signal of a global region made up of a plurality of consecutive pixels including a pixel position of the correction target pixel of the input image; a luminance local slope is calculated as a slope of the luminance signal of a local region which is a region within the global region, including the pixel position of the correction target pixel of the input image and smaller than the global region; and a corrected pixel value of the correction target pixel is calculated.
US10771751B2 Projection image adjustment system and projection image adjustment method
The projection image adjustment system includes: projection display apparatuses for projecting projection images; a first and a second imaging apparatus for shooting the projection images; and a controller. The controller includes: an imaging-apparatus selecting unit, a shooting-region setting unit, a pattern projection unit, and a shot-image display unit. The imaging-apparatus selecting unit selects the first or the second imaging apparatus. The shooting-region setting unit sets a first and a second charge-of-shoot region for a projection display apparatus. The first and the second imaging apparatus are respectively in charge of shooting the first and the second charge-of-shoot region. At least one projection display apparatus is shared by the first and second charge-of-shoot regions. The pattern projection unit projects a format pattern of the projection display apparatus corresponding to the first or the second charge-of-shoot region. The shot-image display unit displays an image of the first or the second imaging apparatus.
US10771746B2 System and method for synchronizing camera footage from a plurality of cameras in canvassing a scene
A method and system for synchronizing camera footage from a plurality of cameras includes providing a database of cameras, accessible via a user device, which stores a correction associated with each camera to a date/time in metadata associated with footage recorded by the camera, to facilitate synchronization of footage recorded by each camera to an actual date/time. The stored correction is applied to camera(s) to determine an adjusted date/time in the metadata corresponding to footage recorded at a particular date and time; and the footage for the camera(s) is synchronized to the particular date and time, based on the adjusted date/time determined from the correction. Cameras for synchronization are identified based on location stored in the database. A list of identified cameras may be exported with a case or UserID, and locations, adjusted metadata for synchronization, and bases for the correction calculation. The list is optionally generated via mapping functions.
US10771744B2 Photography control method, photography control system, and photography control server
A photography control method includes temporarily saving one or more sets of photography data, taken by a photographing camera, in a temporary photography data storage unit, acquiring identification information identifying a subject, extracting, from the one or more sets of photography data temporary saved in the temporary photography data storage unit, at least one set of photography data corresponding to the identification information acquired in the acquiring of identification information; and saving the extracted at least one set of photography data in a photography data storage unit in a manner associated with the identification information of the subject.
US10771743B2 Apparatus, system and method for a web-based interactive video platform
An apparatus, a system, a method and a computer program product are provided. The system includes a controller configured to broadcast a web-based meeting between a first user and a second user. The system further includes a graphical user interface configured to display the broadcasted web-based meeting. The controller is configured to receive a request from the first user through the graphical user interface. The request includes one of a text question, a recorded video question and a request from the first user to present a live video question to the second user. The controller is further configured to broadcast the request through the graphical user interface as a real time video feed of the first user, so that the first user can ask the question in real time and the second user can respond to the first user's question in real time.
US10771740B1 Adding an individual to a video conference
A method, computer system, and computer program product for adding individual to a video conference. The method may include capturing a first video stream of a user from a first camera of a device and providing the first video to a device of at least one video conference participant other than the user. The method may include capturing and analyzing second video stream from second camera to detect whether an individual appears in the second video stream. In response to detecting an individual in the second video stream, the method may include determining an identity for the individual and prompting the user to confirm adding the individual to the video conference. In response to receiving the confirmation from the user to add the individual to the video conference, the method may include adding the second video stream to the video conference, thereby adding the individual to the video conference.
US10771734B2 System and method for supporting selective backtracking data recording
Systems and methods can support a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus can include a data processor that is associated with a data capturing device on a stationary object and/or a movable object. The data processor can receive data in a data flow from one or more data sources, wherein the data flow is configured based on a time sequence. Then, the data processor can receive a control signal, which is associated with a first timestamp, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first time. Furthermore, the data processor can determine a first data segment by applying the first timestamp on the data flow, wherein the first data segment is associated with a time period in the time sequence that includes the first time.
US10771727B2 Monitoring system with heads-up display
A monitoring system having a heads-up display may include a receiver, a transmitter, and a monitor device. The monitoring system may be designed to display video information in a peripheral field and may be designed to display real-time information while minimizing latency. The monitoring system may provide for the monitoring or recording of patient vital information by a healthcare professional performing medical tasks.
US10771726B2 Image transmission device and method including an image data receiver and a processor
The present application discloses an image transmission device and method. The image transmission device includes a receiver configured to receive pixel data in image data from a camera in sequence and buffer the pixel data into a memory, and determine, upon reception of a line of pixel data, a line number of the line of pixel data in the image data and a frame number of the image data; and a processor configured to obtain the line of pixel data, the line number of the line of pixel data and the frame number of the image data from the receiver, package the obtained line of pixel data, line number of the line of pixel data and frame number of the image data into a data packet, and transmit the data packet to a server.
US10771719B2 Imaging element
The present technology relates to an imaging element that can reduce noise. The imaging element includes: a photoelectric conversion element; a first amplification element that amplifies a signal from the photoelectric conversion element; a second amplification element that amplifies an output from the first amplification element; an offset element provided between the first amplification element and the second amplification element; a first reset element that resets the first amplification element; and a second reset element that resets the second amplification element. The offset element is a capacitor. A charge is accumulated in the offset element via a feedback loop of an output from the second amplification element, and an offset bias is generated. The present technology can be applied to an imaging element.
US10771717B2 Use of IR pre-flash for RGB camera's automatic algorithms
The image capture system of the present disclosure comprises an illuminator comprising at least one infrared light LED or laser and one visible light LED, an image sensor that is sensitive to infrared light and visible light, a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to execute instructions to cause the image capture system to emit infrared light, receive image data comprising at least one infrared image, and determine depth maps, visible focus settings, or infrared exposure settings based on the infrared image data.
US10771715B2 Camera configuration method and apparatus
A camera configuration method includes determining, in a preset view region, a preset number of camera configuration modes and visible cameras of each test point, according to a total number of cameras, calculating one or more cost values of each camera configuration mode, according to one or more factors that affect a capture effect, and calculating a configuration cost value of each camera configuration mode, according to the one or more cost values of each camera configuration mode, to determine a final camera configuration mode.
US10771691B2 Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a plurality of images are synthesized. The present invention includes a camera configuring to acquire a first image in response to a shooting command and a plurality of second images on a preset condition, a controller creating a synthetic image by synthesizing a whole part of the acquired first image and at least one portion of a plurality of the acquired second images, and a display unit configured to display the created synthetic image, wherein the controller controls a prescribed visual effect to be displayed on the synthetic image to indicate a region corresponding to the first image.
US10771689B2 Image processing method and device, computer-readable storage medium and electronic device
An image processing method and device, a computer-readable storage medium and an electronic device are provided. The method includes that: a target infrared image and a target depth image are acquired, and face detection is performed according to the target infrared image to determine a target face region, here, the target depth image is used to represent depth information corresponding to the target infrared image; a target face attribute parameter corresponding to the target face region is acquired, and face matching processing is performed on the target face region according to the target face attribute parameter; responsive to that face matching succeeds, liveness detection processing is performed on the target face region according to the target depth image to obtain a liveness detection result; and a face verification result is obtained according to the liveness detection result.
US10771687B2 Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit, a first recording unit configured to record, in a temporary storage, a plurality of images obtained by continuous shooting performed by the image capturing unit, a second recording unit configured to record, in a recording medium, the images recorded in the temporary storage, and a control unit configured to perform control to, in a case where a first operation and a second operation by a user are accepted when an image is being recorded in the recording medium, discard the images recorded in the temporary storage and stop a process of recording the image in the recording medium.
US10771680B2 Mobile terminal and corresponding control method for changing the length of a control icon based on a size, position and/or a moving speed of a first object in a preview image
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a control method therefor and, more specifically, provides a mobile terminal comprising a camera, a sensing unit, a display unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit outputs, on the display unit, a preview image captured through the camera in a state in which camera content is executed, the preview image includes at least one object, a control icon scrollable within a preset region is outputted on the display unit, the length of the control icon is a first length, and when the camera is focused on a first object included in the outputted preview image, at least one condition among size, outputted location, and speed of the first object is detected, and the length of the control icon is changed on the basis of the detected condition.
US10771679B2 Image capturing control apparatus, method of controlling the same and computer readable storage medium
An image capturing control apparatus controls, in accordance with an end of an operation by a user on an image captured by an image capture apparatus, a parameter value according to the operation to be set in the image capture apparatus, and causes a display unit to display a display image which indicates the parameter value according to the operation and is different from the captured image. At a first time point in the middle of the operation by the user and before the parameter value according to the operation is set in the image capture apparatus, the display unit is caused to display the display image corresponding to the parameter value according to the operation at the first time point.
US10771675B2 Imaging control apparatus and imaging control method
The present disclosure includes an imaging control apparatus, an imaging control method, and an imaging apparatus. The imaging control apparatus includes a focal point detection control circuitry configured to receive first information from a range-finding area of a dedicated phase difference detection sensor and second information from a range-finding area of an image plane phase difference detection sensor, and detect a focal point based on at least one of the first information or the second information.
US10771660B2 Automatically determining a wet microphone condition in a camera
An audio capture system for a sports camera includes at least one “enhanced” microphone and at least one “reference” microphone. The enhanced microphone includes a drainage enhancement feature to enable water to drain from the microphone more quickly than the reference microphone. A microphone selection controller selects between the microphones based on a microphone selection algorithm to enable high quality in conditions where the sports camera transitions in and out of water during activities such as surfing, water skiing, swimming, or other wet environments.
US10771650B2 Information processing device to execute predetermined image process associated with a calculated predetermined moving direction when displayed object is swiped
A information processing device may store a first and second image process associated with a first and second moving direction. The information processing device may display an object image on a display. The information processing device may detect a first instruction position when an indicator makes contact with the object image. The information processing device may detect a second instruction position when the indicator moves to the second instruction position, while maintaining a state of being in contact with the display. The information processing device may calculate a predetermined direction towards which the second instruction position is located. The information processing device may execute a first image process on the object image when the calculated predetermined direction corresponds to the first moving direction. The information processing device may execute a second image process on the object image when the calculated predetermined direction corresponds to the second moving direction.
US10771642B2 Control panel and image forming apparatus
An image formation apparatus includes: a control panel to receive an input of an operator; a main device to execute an operation instruction corresponding to the input; and a tilt changing section to change a tilt of the control panel relative to the main device. The control panel includes a touch panel having a touch surface to be touched, a control panel housing covering the touch panel, a proximity sensor to sense an object in the proximity of the control panel, and circuitry that: determines a presence or an absence of an operation of the tilt changing section by the operator based on a result of the sensing by the proximity sensor; outputs an operation instruction to the main device based on a touch input on the touch surface; and refrains from outputting the operation instruction based on a determination that the tilt is changed.
US10771634B2 Distributed ledger system for management and tracking of exchanges of wireless services between wireless service providers
The present disclosure is directed to using distributed ledger architectures to for exchange of wireless communication services. In one example, a distributed ledger system for facilitating an exchange among wireless service providers includes a plurality of wireless service providers and a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to facilitate an exchange between a first wireless service provider and a second wireless service provider for roaming services; generate a recording of terms and conditions of the exchange between the first wireless service provider and the second wireless service provider to yield an agreement; record the agreement on the distributed ledger system; facilitate independent evaluation of performance parameters of the exchange by each of the first wireless service provider and the second wireless service provider to independently evaluate performance parameters of the exchange; and trigger settlement for the exchange based on the independent evaluation of the performance parameters by the first and second wireless service providers.
US10771630B1 Systems and methods for intercepting communications
Tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media include instructions that cause a processor to receive a first indication that a user is attempting to communicate with a provider, and intercept communication between the user and the provider based on the first indication being received. The instructions also cause the processor to send user information to a provider application server based on the first indication being received, and display a visual interface that establishes communication with the relevant provider department or performs a transaction based on the first indication being received. The instructions further cause the processor to receive a second indication associated with performing the action associated with the provider via the visual interface; and performing the action based on the second indication being received.
US10771626B1 System and method of real-time automated determination of problem interactions
The present invention allows a CEC system to automatedly, and without human intervention, identify interactions that are likely in need of supervisor intervention. The system reviews all incoming and outgoing interactions for analysis by a metadata analytics service (MAS) software module. The MAS analyzes the interactions to generate interaction metadata, which is used by an interaction analysis engine (IAE) to score the quality of the interaction. If the quality of the interaction is not sufficient, the system marks the interaction as being a problem interaction and notifies a supervisor of the interaction. This ensures the intelligent and dynamic determination of interactions that require additional assistance and assures notification to a supervisor.
US10771624B1 Data store for communication authentication
Techniques for authenticating pending communication sessions between user devices are disclosed herein. In an example, a data store performs operations to: store device authentication information for an initiating device specific to a pending communication session between the initiating device and a receiving device, wherein the first authentication information comprises at least a timestamp and identifier for the initiating device; store second authentication information from a service provider of the initiating device; provide the second authentication information to a service provider of the receiving device to authenticate the pending communication session prior to routing the pending communication to the receiving device; and provide the first authentication information to the receiving device to verify authenticity of the pending communication session.
US10771622B2 Incoming communication enhancements
An enhancement content asset is presented along with an incoming communication alert on a terminating recipient device. An initiation of a communication to a recipient that is sent by a caller at a caller user device is received at the core network of the wireless carrier network. A terminating recipient device for the communication is identified based on a recipient identifier of the recipient included in the initiation of the communication. A reference that enables the terminating recipient device to obtain an enhancement content asset from the wireless carrier network or a third-party content provider is generated, such that a message that includes the reference is sent to the terminating recipient device to trigger presentation of the enhancement content asset along with an incoming communication alert for the communication on a user interface of the terminating recipient device.
US10771609B2 Messaging to emergency services via a mobile device in a wireless communication network
A method of requesting emergency services via an emergency services request application executing on a mobile device operating in a wireless communication network. The method includes determining, by the application, a location of the mobile device. Based at least in part on the location, the wireless communication network determines a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)/emergency service responder to contact. The application then attempts to initiate a chat session with the PSAP to request emergency services. The application next receives a response to initiating the chat session from the PSAP. The response may be some type of acknowledgement from the PSAP of a successful initiation of the chat session or may be a bounce-back message indicating an unsuccessful initiation of the chat session.
US10771606B2 Phone user interface
An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls.
US10771604B1 911 call assistance for assisted device user
A system and method for use with an assisted user's communication device that includes a display. The method includes providing a user communication device including a processor that is programmed to perform the step of, upon disconnection of an emergency call to a hearing user in which a captioning service has provided text transcription of voice messages from the hearing user, maintaining a link to the captioning service for a predetermined period of time. The processor also is programmed to perform the step of recognizing the call as an emergency call upon placement of the call, and the captioning service is automatically initiated upon the processor performing that recognition.
US10771597B2 Synchronized connection closing
A method for a network element in a network, through which network element a communications device can communicate with the network via one or more connections, the method comprising: detecting traffic for the one or more connections from the communications device; in response to no traffic being detected on a connection for a first time period, closing each connection for which no traffic has been detected for a second time period, among the one or more connections. Corresponding network element is also provided.
US10771594B2 Communication apparatus, control method for the communication apparatus, and storage medium
A communication apparatus determines whether a file selected by a file selection unit is of a format analyzable by the communication apparatus. If it is determined that the file selected by the file selection unit is not of the format analyzable by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a predetermined protocol included in a plurality of protocols. The communication apparatus further determines whether the protocol selected by a protocol selection unit is a predetermined protocol. If it is determined that the protocol selected by the protocol selection unit is the predetermined protocol, the communication apparatus restricts selection of a file of a format not analyzable by the communication apparatus.
US10771589B1 Systems and methods for initiating processing actions utilizing automatically generated data of a group-based communication system
A group-based communication platform is configured to initialize processing actions executable via validated external resources. Moreover, the group-based communication platform may recommend specific processing actions to a user based at least in part on the user's activity in interacting with the group-based communication platform (e.g., via a client device), wherein such activity may be represented as environmental contextual data. Moreover, once the user selects a particular processing action for execution, the group-based communication retrieves at least a portion of the generated environmental contextual data to be passed to the validated external resource for use in executing the selected processing action.
US10771587B2 System and method for receiving and writing incoming data writes based on data write latency
A system and method for retrieving and writing data based on data write latency. The system may include a switchboard configured to connect to a beacon integrated into an end user application stored on a computer, a customer configuration database, and one of a plurality of infrastructure pools chosen based on the customer configuration database. The switchboard receives extracted data from the beacon and writes the extracted data to the chosen infrastructure pool. The method may include receiving a connection from a beacon, connecting to and retrieving customer configuration data from a customer configuration database, transpiling a data retrieval code based on the retrieved customer configuration data; transmitting the data retrieval code to the beacon, connecting to one of a plurality of infrastructure pools, receiving extracted data from the beacon and writing the extracted data to the infrastructure pool.
US10771578B2 Webpage loading method and apparatus
Webpage loading methods and devices include, in addition to sending an address of a first webpage to a server, a client further sends a name of a first-webpage resource stored in the client, such that the server can determine, according to the address of the first webpage and the name of the first-webpage resource stored in the client, a first push resource to be sent to the client, where the first push resource is all the resources required for loading the first webpage apart from the first-webpage resource stored in the client, which avoids pushing, by the server to the client, a resource that has been locally stored in the client, and therefore saves a bandwidth resource of a communications network.
US10771577B2 Methods, apparatus, and systems for sending information
An information sending method is provided. The method includes calculating a weight of an interaction setting between a first terminal device and a second terminal device, calculating a relational score based on the weight between the first terminal device and the second terminal device, the second terminal device being one or more second terminal devices, calculating a service index of the first terminal device based on the relational score, and sending information to the first terminal device based on the service index.
US10771575B2 Method and apparatus for identifying common interest between social network users
Techniques for identifying mutual interests between users of a social networking system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes steps of identifying, in a social networking system, a content object that has been interacted by a first user of the social networking system; associating, in the social networking system, a keyword with the first user, the keyword having been previously associated with the content object; and determining, in the social networking system, a mutual interest for the first user and a second user of the social networking system by identifying a match between the keyword associated with the first user with a keyword associated with the second user.
US10771571B2 Method and system for pinpointing the location of an electronic device
A method and system for determining the location of an electronic device, can involve detecting a change in a unique identifier associated with an electronic device connected to a subnetwork, registering a notification on the electronic device, in response to detecting the change in the unique identifier, and receiving data regarding the electronic device including a physical location of the electronic device, after the notification has been registered on the electronic device and in response to a query generated after a subsequent boot up of the electronic device. The subnetwork can include a portion of a network that shares a common address component, and the unique identifier can include a MAC (Media Access Control) address that uniquely identifies the electronic device on the network.
US10771570B2 Scalable message passing architecture a cloud environment
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for creating and managing a multi-tiered service messaging architecture within a cloud service provider or computing environment. In one or more embodiments, the multi-tiered service messaging architecture may comprise a primary topic configured to receive and manage particular service messages. Services of the cloud are allocated a service topic to receive the service messages managed by the primary topic and may itself subscribe to the primary topic to receive the service messages. Through the subscription to the service topic, the service may receive the service messages provided by the primary topic. Still other sub-topics may subscribe to the service topics for additional subscriptions by services to receive the service messages provided by the primary topic.
US10771552B2 Content management
A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider determines a class associated with a set of client computing devices and monitors resources requests for the determined class. The content delivery network service provider then identifies at least one cache component for providing content to client computing devices as a function of the determined class. In other embodiments, instead of cache components, the content delivery network service provider identifies a second set of client computing devices as a function of the determined class for providing the content information.
US10771550B2 Data storage system with redundant internal networks
A data storage system includes a rack, multiple head nodes, multiple data storage sleds, and at least two networking devices. The at least two network devices are configured to implement at least two redundant networks within the data storage system. Also, each of the head nodes is assigned at least two network addresses for communication with the data storage sleds of the data storage system via the at least two networking devices. The data storage sleds each include multiple mass storage devices and a sled controller that is configured to couple with the at least two network switches. In some embodiments, the data storage system further includes redundant power systems within a rack in which the head nodes, the data storage sleds, and the at least two networking devices are mounted.
US10771530B2 Transport path-aware quality of service for mobile communications
Embodiments provide quality of service for media content delivery over capacity-constrained communications links to user devices by exploiting usage models and path awareness. For example, one or more uncongested beams can be identified as preceding one or more congested beams (e.g., by computing a congestion map) along a predicted transport path of a user device moving through a multi-beam satellite communications system. A prediction can be made aps to one or more future requests that are likely to be made by the user device for pre-positionable types of media content, and that are likely to be serviced by one of the subsequent congested beams. When such a request for pre-positionable media content is predicted, embodiments can schedule transmission of at least a portion of the media content over one or more of the preceding uncongested beams for storage local to the user device, thereby pre-positioning the content at the client prior to reaching the congested beam.
US10771519B2 Proxy streams in a video streaming network
A method and system method for code testing in a video streaming network. A first broadcast stream including a first program containing video content is received by an ingest server of a live cluster of servers, wherein the live cluster of servers is deployed for providing streaming media programs to multiple user devices. The first broadcast stream is provided to one or more user devices. A copy of the first broadcast stream is provided to a device under test configured to test new code installed at the device under test via a processing of the first broadcast stream by the new code installed at the device under test. The device under test is a generic computer. Error performance of the device under test is monitored with respect to the installed new code's processing of the first broadcast stream.
US10771518B2 Systems and methods for multiple device control and content curation
Disclosed is a master electronic device configured to create a content capture session executable by a plurality of electronic devices comprising at least one client electronic device. The master electronic device may comprise: a user interface module configured to receive at least one session parameter; a processor configured to create at least one content capture session based on the at least one session parameter; and a communication means configured to communicate data between the master electronic device and at least one client electronic device, wherein the communication comprises transmission of at least one session parameter, wherein the at least one client electronic device is configured to participate in the at least one content capture session according to the at least one session parameter.
US10771508B2 Systems and methods for establishing a virtual shared experience for media playback
Aspects disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for enhanced media consumption. In one aspect, a media platform is provided that allows users to provide commentary while consuming media. The content provided by a user may be saved and associated with a specific portion of the media. The saved commentary may be presented to other users as they consume the same media file.
US10771501B2 DDoS attack defense method, system, and related device
A method, blocking device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. For example, the method is performed by processing circuitry of the blocking device. In the method, alarm data that includes attacking information of attacking packets among packets that enter a service network that provides services to servers is received. The alarm data is generated based on parsing the packets to identify the attacking packets and to determine the attacking information of the attacking packets. A blocking policy for blocking the attacking packets is determined based on the alarm data and blocking rules for determining whether the servers are attacked. A blocking action is initiated to block the attacking packets based on the blocking policy.
US10771487B2 Method for protecting IoT devices from intrusions by performing statistical analysis
Various embodiments provide an approach to detect intrusion of connected IoT devices. In operation, features associated with behavioral attributes as well as volumetric attributes of network data patterns of different IoT devices is analyzed by means of statistical analysis to determine deviation from normal operation data traffic patterns to detect anomalous operations and possible intrusions. Data from multiple networks and devices is combined in the cloud to provide for improved base models for statistical analysis.
US10771484B2 Integrated network intrusion detection
Intrusion preludes may be detected (including detection using fabricated responses to blocked network requests), and particular sources of network communications may be singled out for greater scrutiny, by performing intrusion analysis on packets blocked by a firewall. An integrated intrusion detection system uses an end-node firewall that is dynamically controlled using invoked-application information and a network policy. The system may use various alert levels to trigger heightened monitoring states, alerts sent to a security operation center, and/or logging of network activity for later forensic analysis. The system may monitor network traffic to block traffic that violates the network policy, monitor blocked traffic to detect an intrusion prelude, and monitor traffic from a potential intruder when an intrusion prelude is detected. The system also may track behavior of applications using the network policy to identify abnormal application behavior, and monitor traffic from an abnormally behaving application to identify an intrusion.
US10771482B1 Systems and methods for detecting geolocation-aware malware
The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting geolocation-aware malware may include (1) receiving, by a computing device, trajectory information for network traffic carrying geolocation-aware malware, (2) identifying, from the trajectory information, a target geolocation characteristic required to activate the geolocation-aware malware, (3) establishing, on an image of a user machine, an execution environment having the target geolocation characteristic, (4) running, on the image of the user machine, the geolocation-aware malware, and (5) analyzing functioning of the geolocation-aware malware to identify malicious activity by the geolocation-aware malware. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10771481B2 Method, mobile switching centre, MSC, and a computer program product for detecting interconnect bypass
A method for detecting interconnect bypass by a subscription identity in a telecommunication network, said telecommunication network comprising at least a mobile switching center, MSC, serving a plurality of subscription identities, said method comprising the steps of setting a bypass threshold value which indicates a number of originating calls from a subscription identity per pre-defined period of time, monitoring the number of originating calls from at least one of said plurality of subscription identities per said pre-defined period of time, and detecting when said monitored number of originating calls for one of said plurality of subscription identities exceeds said bypass threshold value, and issuing an alert message thereby indicating an interconnect bypass by said one of said plurality of subscription identities.
US10771465B2 Unified workspace for thin, remote, and SAAS applications
Application-manager software authenticates a user of a client device over a channel. The authentication operation is performed using a directory service. The application-manager software presents a plurality of applications in a GUI displayed by the client device. The plurality of applications depends on the authentication, the client device, and the channel. And the plurality of applications includes a thin application and a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. The application-manager software receives a selection as to an application from the user. If the selection is for the SaaS application, the application-manager software provisions the SaaS application. The provision includes automatically logging the user onto an account with a provider of the SaaS application using a single sign-on and connecting the user to the account so that the user can interact with the SaaS application. If the selection is for the thin application, the application manager software launches the thin application.
US10771459B2 Terminal apparatus, server apparatus, blockchain and method for FIDO universal authentication using the same
Disclosed herein are a terminal apparatus, a server apparatus, and a method for FIDO universal authentication using a blockchain. The method includes sending, by the terminal apparatus, a FIDO service request for any one of FIDO registration, FIDO authentication, and FIDO deregistration for an application service provided by the server apparatus to the server apparatus; verifying, by the blockchain, a FIDO service response message, which is created as a result of local authentication of a user in the terminal apparatus in response to the FIDO service request; and processing, by the server apparatus, the FIDO service request based on whether the FIDO service response message is successfully verified by the blockchain.
US10771450B2 Method and system for securely provisioning a remote device
A method at a computing device for provisioning a network-connected device within a security platform, the method including receiving a first connection request, the first connection request being from an electronic apparatus and including a network-connected device identifier; authenticating the first connection request, thereby creating a first connection; receiving a second connection request, the second connection request being from the network-connected device and including the network-connected device identifier and a shared platform credential; receiving a request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform; and adding the network-connected device to the security platform based on a concurrent first connection and the request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform.
US10771449B2 Method and system for trustworthiness using digital certificates
A method for generating digital certificates for anonymous users in blockchain transactions includes: storing a blockchain comprised of a plurality of blocks, each block including a block header and transaction values, where each transaction value includes data related to a blockchain transaction including a sending address, recipient address, and transaction amount; receiving a certificate request from a computing device, the request including a user public key of a cryptographic key pair; identifying a subset of transaction values in the blockchain where the sending address or recipient address was generated using the user public key; determining a confidence level based on the data included in each transaction value included in the subset; generating a digital certificate based on the determined confidence level; and transmitting the generated digital certificate to the computing device.
US10771447B2 Tenant-aware distributed application authentication
Flexible authentication technologies customized to particular tenants of a data center network can be implemented. For example, an administrator can specify a primary authentication server and specify at which data centers different applications are to be hosted for a given tenant. End users can be shielded from the complexities of implementing such configuration details. For example, single sign-on authentication can be implemented, even when applications are configured to be hosted in different data centers. Enterprise tenants can thus control where applications are hosted and enforce data containment scenarios without encumbering users with additional tasks. Collaboration and application-to-application authentication can be achieved.
US10771445B2 Electronic device, server, electronic device controlling method, information processing method and recording medium
An information processing device includes an interface configured to receive authentication information from an electronic device. The device also includes circuitry configured to identify an execution range of an association operation program executed by the electronic device, the execution range being indicative of an authentication of an association between the electronic device and another electronic device.
US10771438B2 Context-based protocol stack privacy
A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising: selecting a privacy profile, wherein the privacy profile includes privacy and security settings for each layer of a protocol stack of the WTRU, wherein the privacy and security settings include at least one of using anonymous dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) signaling parameters, the anonymous DHCP signaling parameters include a hostname, using a random medium access control (MAC) address, or using a random Internet protocol (IP) address; and instructing each layer of the protocol stack of the WTRU with the privacy and security settings based on the selected privacy profile.
US10771435B2 Zero trust and zero knowledge application access system
Systems, software, and methods are provided for providing simpler and more secure ARSs that operate to separate and isolate configuration details from connecting systems by: moving most of the connection information to the easily secured ARS; requiring endpoints to initiate outbound connections to that server instead of exposing the systems to inbound connections from the internet; consolidating policy enforcement and routing decisions from the individual endpoints to an ARS; and consolidating network packet traffic filtering and monitoring in an ARS. The present invention substantially reduces the complexity of endpoint configurations by offloading most of the connection and endpoint validation, policy enforcement, information leakage management, and routing decisions from the endpoints to an ARS.
US10771433B2 Automatic management of firewall rules and policies in accordance with relevancy to network traffic of a wireless network
Firewall rules and policies are automatically managed in accordance with relevancy to network traffic on a wireless network. A specific firewall rule is applied to the network packet being examined based on the identified application based on a ranking of a relevancy score. Responsive to the specific firewall rule application, the relevancy score associated with the specific firewall rule are increased, and relevancy scores for other firewall rules of the predetermined firewall rule category that are not applied to the network packet decreased. Firewall rules of the category, for order of application, are ranked based on the relevancy scores. Firewall rules having relevancy scores below a predetermined relevancy threshold are disabled and the administrator is notified.
US10771432B2 Systems and methods for dynamic firewall policy configuration
Systems and methods for receiving information on network firewall policy configurations are disclosed. Based on the received firewall configuration information, a configuration of a firewall and/or subnet of network devices is automatically provisioned and/or configured to control network traffic to and from the subnet.
US10771429B1 Mechanisms for solving an IP fragmentation overlapping issue in L2VPN using multiple IP addresses in GRE headers
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for using multiple IP addresses in GRE IP headers to prevent IPID fragmentation overlapping in L2VPN networks is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method comprises: receiving, by an edge service gateway, a packet that requires fragmentating; determining whether the gateway is configured to prevent IPID fragmentation overlapping; and in response to determining that the gateway is configured to prevent IPID fragmentation overlapping, creating a plurality of packet fragments of the packet. A packet fragment comprises a GRE IP header, additional headers, and a portion of the packet. The GRE IP header stores an IPID generated for the packet in an IPID field, a source private IP address in a source IP address field, and a destination private IP address in a destination IP address field. The source private IP address, the destination private IP address and the IPID collectively form a packet identifier of the packet.
US10771425B2 Electronic message lifecycle management
Provided herein is an electronic message management platform that enables management and execution of electronic message campaigns while appropriately managing challenges presented by spam filters, black lists, and domain blocking technologies, and that includes elements for managing an electronic message campaign based on dynamic conditions, quality measures, engagement factors, and other measures, factors and conditions.
US10771423B2 Systems and methods to control event based information
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to provide content items, generated by at least one of connections or a group of a user, relating to an event for presentation on a page of a social networking system dedicated to the event. A live feed of information relating to the event is provided for presentation on the page. A summary of segments of the event is provided for presentation on the page.
US10771399B2 Quality of service-aware processing of decoding tasks
A device for processing a plurality of decoding tasks in a network includes an estimator configured to repeatedly estimate a decoder processing usage during decoding the plurality of decoding tasks. The device further includes a task updater configured to update a task execution parameter of a decoding task based on a comparison of the estimated decoder processing usage and a quality of service (QoS) expectation from the network.
US10771395B2 Method of releasing resource reservation in network
The present disclosure provides methods for releasing a reserved resource in a network. An operation method performed in a first communication node of a vehicle network includes generating a first frame including identification information of a stream transmitted through a reserved resource and a first indicator instructing to release the reserved resource; and transmitting the first frame to a second communication node.
US10771394B2 Multi-level learning for classifying traffic flows on a first packet from DNS data
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for multi-level classification of data traffic flows based on information in a first packet for a data traffic flow. In exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a key can be generated from intercepted DNS data to track data traffic flows by application names and source and destination IP addresses. Based on these keys, patterns can be discerned to infer data traffic information based on only the information in a first packet, such as source and destination IP address. The determined patterns can be used to predict classifications of future traffic flows with similar key information. In this way, data traffic flows can be classified and steered in a network based on limited information available in a first packet.
US10771389B2 Virtual tunnel endpoints for congestion-aware load balancing
Example methods are provided for a source virtual tunnel endpoint (VTEP) to perform congestion-aware load balancing in a data center network. The method may comprise the source VTEP learning congestion state information associated with multiple paths provided by respective multiple intermediate switches connecting the source VTEP with a destination VTEP. The method may also comprise the source VTEP receiving second packets that are sent by a source endpoint and destined for a destination endpoint; and selecting a particular path from multiple paths based on the congestion state information. The method may further comprise the source VTEP generating encapsulated second packets by encapsulating each of the second packets with header information that includes a set of tuples associated with the particular path; and sending the encapsulated second packets to the destination endpoint.
US10771383B2 Coordinating pseudowire connection characteristics and multi-homed provider edge device capabilities
A device may store first information regarding a first pseudowire connection with a first device, wherein the first pseudowire connection provides access to an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN) to communicate with a host device. The device may store second information regarding a second pseudowire connection with a second device, wherein the second pseudowire connection provides access to the EVPN to communicate with the host device. The device may receive a message that includes a configuration identifier and identify the configuration identifier. The device may change a first characteristic of the first pseudowire connection based on the configuration identifier. The device may change a second characteristic of the second pseudowire connection based on the configuration identifier. The device may receive data from the host device based on changing the first characteristic of the first pseudowire connection and changing the second characteristic of the second pseudowire connection.
US10771359B2 System capacity heatmap
The methods and systems described herein can be used for generating a graphical representation, such as a heatmap, for displaying and visualizing a given metric associated with one or more distributed resources in a distributed environment. A heatmap generally refers to a graphical display of data in which values are located in a matrix and indicated by the intensity of a color, hue, shading or some other gradient, or by geometric shape or other format. Heatmaps provide a way of visualizing metrics of a large number of resources easily for capacity management, among other uses. Generally, and as set forth in greater detail, the disclosed subject matter provided herein includes methods and systems for collecting, processing, and visualizing operational data of distributed resources via a heatmap by a monitoring system in a distributed environment.
US10771344B2 Discovery of hyper-converged infrastructure devices
A system may include a database, where a managed network includes a computing cluster that provides networking, storage, and virtualization services distributed across a plurality of computing devices, where each computing device can execute one or more respective software applications and comprises: (i) a respective controller, and (ii) a respective storage device, and where the storage devices of the plurality of computing devices collectively form a storage pool. The system may also include a proxy server application configured to: request and receive computing cluster data that identifies the computing cluster; request and receive storage pool data that identifies the storage pool; request and receive storage container data that identifies storage containers of the storage pool; request and receive controller data that identifies the controllers of the plurality computing devices; and provide, to the database, the computing cluster data, the storage pool data, the storage container data, and the controller data.
US10771342B2 Encoding and verifying network intents for stateful networks
Example method includes: identifying three relationships about a network function in an intent-based stateful network—(1) the network function forwarding a network packet implies that at least one previous network packet was received by the network function in the same direction prior to the network packet is forwarded, (2) an established state in the network function implies that at least one previous network packet was received at the network function, (3) the network function receiving the network packet as a downward network function implies the network packet was previously sent by a second network function acting as an upward network function; encoding the network function using a combination of at least one of the three identified relationships; and verifying a plurality of network intents in the intent-based stateful network based at least in part on the encoding of the network function.
US10771338B2 Topology discovery and management and son orchestration
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing an aggregated self-organizing network (A-SON). In such, a plurality of small cells is grouped into clusters using available topology information. In one implementation, a subset of clusters is assigned to groups of a first type, such that the clusters within a group of the first type have minimal RF connectivity. For example, scanning or updating of RF parameters may then be coordinated such that adjacent clusters do not scan or update simultaneously but clusters within groups of the first type do have at least partially overlapping scans or updates. Similarly, subsets of clusters may be assigned to first and second groups of a second type, such that the clusters within a first group of the second type have sufficient coverage to provide RF connectivity to clusters within the second group, if the second group encounters a service interruption. Other benefits are also described.
US10771332B2 Dynamic scheduling of network updates
The techniques and/or systems described herein are configured to determine a set of update operations to transition a network from an observed network state to a target network state and to generate an update dependency graph used to dynamically schedule the set of update operations based on constraint(s) defined to ensure reliability of the network during the transition. The techniques and/or systems dynamically schedule the set of update operations based on feedback. For example, the feedback may include an indication that a previously scheduled update operation has been delayed, has failed, or has been successfully completed.
US10771329B1 Automated service tuning
Methods and systems for automated service tuning are disclosed. A plurality of tests are performed using a plurality of servers. Individual ones of the plurality of tests vary candidate values for one or more configuration parameters for the servers. A respective fitness value is determined for individual ones of the plurality of tests. The fitness values are determined based on the performance of the servers during the tests. One or more optimized values are selected for the one or more configuration parameters based on the fitness values. The one or more selected values collectively optimize the servers.
US10771324B2 System and method for using virtual machine fabric profiles to reduce virtual machine downtime during migration in a high-performance computing environment
Systems and methods for using a virtual machine fabric profiles to reduce virtual machine downtime during migration. An exemplary embodiment can provide a subnet manager (SM) and a virtual machine fabric profile that is accessible by the subnet manager, and where the virtual machine fabric profile includes a virtual host channel adapter (vHCA) configuration. The SM can receive a request to preregister the vHCA with a first physical host channel adapter (HCA) while the vHCA is already actively registered with a second physical HCA. The subnet manager can send the vHCA configuration to the first physical HCA for preregistration. After preregistration, the virtual link between the vHCA and a vSwitch of the first physical HCA can be left unestablished, until the SM determines that a virtual link between the vHCA and a vSwitch on the second physical HCA has been disconnected.
US10771323B2 Alarm information processing method, related device, and system
Embodiments of the present invention disclose an alarm information processing method, including: acquiring, by an EMS, a first alarm information set reported by a VNFM, where the first alarm information set is generated after the VNFM performs correlation analysis on at least one piece of NFVI alarm information and at least one piece of VIM alarm information; acquiring, by the EMS, a second alarm information set reported by a VNF, where the second alarm information set includes at least one piece of VNF alarm information; and performing, by the EMS, correlation analysis on the first alarm information set and the second alarm information set, and dispatching a configured work order for alarm information that has a correlation relationship. By using the present invention, a cross-layer association between alarm information can be implemented to reduce a quantity of work orders.
US10771322B2 Testing and delivering verification of network configurations
Methods to perform an operation comprising receiving an indication of a type and a target of a fault to inject in a network, the network comprising a plurality of devices and a plurality of network elements, generating at least a first predicted network map depicting a predicted configuration of the plurality of devices and network elements subsequent to injecting the fault in the network, injecting the fault at the target in the network, generating an actual network map depicting an actual configuration of the plurality of devices and network elements, identifying, based on a comparison of the first predicted network map and the actual network map, at least one difference in the predicted and actual configurations, and outputting for display an indication of the identified at least one difference.
US10771321B2 Testing and delivering verification of network configurations
Systems and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving an indication of a type and a target of a fault to inject in a network, the network comprising a plurality of devices and a plurality of network elements, generating at least a first predicted network map depicting a predicted configuration of the plurality of devices and network elements subsequent to injecting the fault in the network, injecting the fault at the target in the network, generating an actual network map depicting an actual configuration of the plurality of devices and network elements, identifying, based on a comparison of the first predicted network map and the actual network map, at least one difference in the predicted and actual configurations, and outputting for display an indication of the identified at least one difference.
US10771316B1 Debugging of a network device through emulation
An emulation mode for network devices is described as a means of isolating a defective network device from real network traffic, while continuing to transmit faux traffic to the defective network device, wherein the faux traffic is intentionally dropped. The emulation mode allows the defective network device to be tested in an environment that appears real, without impacting user traffic. A management server can control one or more neighbor network devices and place them in the emulation mode as a way to isolate and test the defective network device. In the emulation mode, the neighbor network device monitors for packets that, based on previous routing history, would be sent to the defective network device and, instead, routes them to functioning network devices using a current FIB. A virtual RIB/FIB can also be used to route the same packets to the defective network device.
US10771313B2 Using random forests to generate rules for causation analysis of network anomalies
In one embodiment, a network assurance service receives one or more sets of network characteristics of a network, each network characteristic forming a different feature dimension in a multi-dimensional feature space. The network assurance service applies machine learning-based anomaly detection to the one or more sets of network characteristics, to label each set of network characteristics as anomalous or non-anomalous. The network assurance service identifies, based on the labeled one or more sets of network characteristics, an anomaly pattern as a collection of unidimensional cutoffs in the feature space. The network assurance service initiates a change to the network based on the identified anomaly pattern.
US10771299B2 Reference signal configurations for doppler support in new radio design
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for transmitting and processing reference signals, such as DMRS, that may account for mobility characteristics (e.g., that relate to a Doppler measurement) of a wireless node (e.g., a UE), such as Doppler measurements indicating how fast such a device is moving.
US10771290B2 Systems, methods and devices for networking over high impedance cabling
Systems, methods, and processor readable media for distributing digital data and electrical power to a plurality of devices over high-impedance cables are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a gateway device connected to a power source, a first device connected to the gateway device by a cable, the cable being a high-impedance cable having at least two conductive paths, and wherein the first device receives electrical power and digital data from the gateway device via the cable over the same conductive path of the cable, a second device connected to the gateway device by the cable wherein the second device receives power and digital data from the gateway device via the cable over the same conductive path, and wherein the power source provides power to the first and second devices via the cable, and wherein the second device is connected to the gateway device through the first device via a daisy-chain topology.
US10771288B2 Processing module for a communication device and method therefor
A processing module for a receiver device. The processor module comprises a channel estimate generation component arranged to output channel estimate information for a received signal, and a timestamping module arranged to determine a ToA measurement for a marker within a packet of the received signal based at least partly on the channel estimate information for the received signal generated by the channel estimate generation component. The channel estimate generation component comprises a validation component arranged to derive a validation pattern for the packet within the received signal for which a ToA measurement is to be determined, identify a section of the packet containing a validation sequence, and perform cross-correlation between at least a part of the validation sequence within the packet and at least a part of the generated validation pattern to generate channel estimate validation information.
US10771279B2 Communication terminal device, information communication system, recording medium, and information communication method
A communication terminal device connected to a network and performing data communications between another communication terminal device through the network, includes a storage configured to store proper information used as a criterion for switching an operation mode between a master unit operation mode and a slave unit operation mode, and circuitry configured to switch the master unit operation mode of a self device to the slave unit operation mode based on the proper information, while the self device is operating by the master unit operation mode. The master unit operation mode is the operation mode of the communication terminal device operating as a master unit, and the slave unit operation mode is the operation mode of the communication terminal device operating as a slave unit.
US10771278B2 Progressive modulation for downstream access
A method, system and computer program for transmitting at least two payloads in a downstream traffic phase of a time-division duplex (TDD) cycle with a single preamble from a headend followed by concatenated payloads without intervening preambles, whereby the payloads are ranked by increasing modulation profiles. The preamble, and concatenated and ordered set of payloads are then transmitted to two or more predetermined customer premise equipments (CPEs).
US10771274B2 Playback queue control
Example techniques involve control of a media playback system involving multiple zones. A control application may include different control interfaces for respective zones of the multiple zones. A control interface for a given zone may include transport controls to control playback in the zone, volume controls to control zone volume level, and an indication of media playing back in the zone. A user may utilize swipe inputs to switch between the control interfaces in order to control different zones.
US10771272B1 Throttling and prioritization for multichannel audio and/or multiple data streams for conferencing
Techniques for conducting a communication session include receiving, from a first device and in connection with a communication session, an indication of a bandwidth limitation on transferring data associated with the communication session, the first device being configured to generate a plurality of data streams associated with the communication session and to transmit the plurality of data streams to a second device; dynamically determining one or more operating parameters of the first device to reduce the amount of bandwidth required to transmit the plurality of data streams by eliminating one or more data streams, reducing an amount of bandwidth required by one or more data streams, or both based on bandwidth reduction criteria determined by the first device, the second device, or both; and directing the first device to transmit the plurality of data streams to the second device according to the one or more operating parameters.
US10771271B2 Methods and devices for adding new member to group through barcode scanning
The current invention discloses methods and devices for adding a new member to a group, e.g. a chat group associated with a chat program. The new member may be added through a barcode-scanning process or an existing-member-invitation process. After the new member is added to the chat group, a server may send notification messages to mobile devices associated with the existing members of the group. The contents of the notification messages may vary based on the processes by which the new member is added, the number of existing members, and the direct-contact relationships the new member has with the existing members. The current invention provides simplified methods and devices for adding the new member, avoiding cumbersome operations and protecting member privacy at the same time.
US10771270B2 Channeling messaging communications in a selected group-based communication interface
Provided is a group-based communication interface configured to allow users of the interface to communicate within group-based communication channels and across group-based communication channels to provide relevant information to other users efficiently and effectively. Group-based messaging communications across the plurality of group-based communication channels can be channeled to specific receiver channels providing relevant information to users of the group-based communication interface thereby increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of group-based messaging communications and the lifetime of the system.
US10771260B2 Systems and methods for digital certificate security
Embodiments describe apparatuses, systems, and methods for analyzing digital certificates. A system may scan the internet to identify all publicly available digital certificates. The system may further determine external information for individual digital certificates that is not found within the digital certificate. The system may store the external information and internal information that is found within the digital certificates. The system may run one or more queries on the stored information to identify one or more vulnerable digital certificates among a set of digital certificates associated with a client. For example, the system may identify differences between the internal information and/or external information among the digital certificates of the set and/or may compare the internal information and/or external information for the digital certificates of the set to expected information. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US10771257B1 Distributed data records
Embodiments verify a digital asset by a first owner of the digital asset in response to a first transaction with a creator of the digital asset, the first owner having a corresponding first owner private key and a first owner public key. Embodiments receive a first digital record that corresponds to the digital asset. The first digital record includes an initial portion including initial parameters and a creator public key of the creator, and an appended initial digital signature computed using the initial parameters, the creator public key, and a creator private key of the creator. The first portion includes first parameters. Embodiments extract from the first digital record the creator public key, extracts from the first digital record the first digital signature and extracts from the first digital record the initial portion, the initial digital signature, and the first portion.
US10771251B1 Identity management service via virtual passport
A method includes verifying the identity of an individual. A virtual passport for the individual is created upon verifying the identity of the individual. The virtual passport uniquely identifies the individual. A public/private key pair associated with the individual is generated. The virtual passport is signed with the private key. The signed virtual passport is entered in a public block chain. The signed virtual passport may be retrieved from the public block chain. The authenticity of the signed virtual passport may be determined via the public key.
US10771248B2 Content individualization
Content individualization, including: encrypting a first part of a source data set using a first key creating a first encrypted data set; encrypting a second part of the source data set using a second key creating a second encrypted data set; encrypting the second part of the source data set using a third key creating a third encrypted data set; and combining the first encrypted data set, the second encrypted data set, and the third encrypted data set to form a final encrypted data set. Key words include watermarking and content individualization.
US10771230B2 Estimating apparatus for bias drift of transmitting end modulator, compensating apparatus and receiver
An estimating apparatus for bias drift of a transmitting end modulator, a compensating apparatus, a receiver and a method are disclosed. Estimation and compensation of the bias drift are performed directly at the receiving end according to phase recovered received signals, with no need of providing an extra bias control circuit at the transmitting end. Estimating and compensating for the bias drift includes recovering received signals by removing a frequency difference and a phase difference between a transmitting end laser and a receiving end laser producing phase recovered received signals, estimating the bias drift of the transmitting end modulator according to the phase recovered received signals and compensating the bias drift of the transmitting end modulator in a receiver.
US10771223B2 Method and apparatus for allocating and signaling ACK/NACK resources in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) resources at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Control information is received on a downlink control channel for data transmission and the control information is decoded. It is determined whether a scheduling type of a data channel for the data transmission is persistent or non-persistent based on the decoded downlink control information. A resource for transmission of an ACK/NACK is determined based on the determined scheduling type of the data channel.
US10771222B2 Techniques for transmitting preambles over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band
A device may determine that an unlicensed radio frequency (RF) spectrum band is available for a communication. The device may transmit a first transmission indicator that indicates that the device is transmitting information via the unlicensed RF spectrum band. The first transmission indicator may be associated with a first radio access technology. The device may transmit a second transmission indicator that indicates that the device is transmitting information via the unlicensed RF spectrum band. The second transmission indicator may be associated with a second radio access technology that is different from the first radio access technology.
US10771220B2 Uplink sounding signal triggering method and system, and apparatus
An uplink sounding signal triggering method, system, and apparatus are provided to support a sounding reference signal (SRS) group scheduling or SRS switching function. The method includes: sending, by a base station, a downlink control information (DCI) using a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), with the DCI including a sounding reference signal SRS control information intended for each UE of Y number of UEs, with Y comprising a positive integer greater than 1.
US10771219B2 Souding reference signal sending and receiving method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
A signal sending and receiving method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, at least one piece of resource configuration information for determining N reference signal resource groups, and each of the N reference signal resource groups includes at least one reference signal resource; and sending a reference signal on a resource in an ith reference signal resource group in the N reference signal resource groups by using a jth antenna group corresponding to the ith reference signal resource group, where the jth antenna group includes at least one antenna. The N reference signal resource groups correspond to N antenna groups, and any two of the N antenna groups are different.
US10771218B2 Method and apparatus for using channel state information reference signal in wireless communication system
A method for wireless communication is disclosed which includes selecting a first resource pattern comprising resource elements that are non-colocated with a second resource pattern and allocating the first resource pattern to a plurality of antennas for transmitting a channel state information reference signal.
US10771209B2 Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless LAN system and apparatus therefor
The present specification suggests a method for transmitting and receiving a signal, by a station, in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system supporting a maximum of eight space time streams, and an apparatus therefor. More specifically, the present specification suggests a method for transmitting and receiving a signal including a pilot sequence for 2 channel bonding per each space time stream when a station transmits and receives a signal through a channel in which two channels are bonded, and an apparatus therefor.
US10771207B2 Terminal and reception power measurement method
Provided is a terminal including a receiver, which, in operation, receives a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) candidate list for CSI-RS configuration information. The CSI-RS candidate list is indicated as Radio Resource Control (RRC) control information for respective terminals. The terminal further includes circuitry, which, in operation, specifies at least one CSI-RS resource information of a measurement target based on the CSI-RS candidate list, and measures a reception power using the specified CSI-RS resource information. The terminal also includes a transmitter, which, in operation, reports the result of the reception power measurement. A reception power measurement method is also provided.
US10771195B2 Method for controlling downlink HARQ in wireless communication system and device therefor
Provided are an HARQ operation procedure and control method between a terminal and a base station. In the method, the terminal receives HARQ feedback bundling control information from the base station through RRC signaling and downlink control information (DCI), bundles HARQ feedbacks in response to reception results of one or more pieces of downlink data according to the HARQ feedback bundling control information, and transmits the bundled HARQ feedbacks. The base station extracts effective information from the HARQ feedback information on the basis of transmission subframe information and checks whether the terminal receives the downlink data, thereby enabling the terminal to transmit the HARQ feedbacks while minimizing uplink resources, and the base station to perform an HARQ operation by checking whether downlink data in each subframe has been successfully transmitted.
US10771191B2 System for highly reliable file delivery of using continuous FEC encoding/decoding
For correction coding of a source file for transmission, the source file is divided into a plurality of groups each having a plurality of source packets. Each group is arranged into a matrix format, and braided forward error correction (FEC) packets are generated for each column, row and diagonal of a respective group by XOR'ing the source packets from the corresponding column, row and diagonal. Then, low density parity check (LDPC) FEC packets are generated for the respective group of source packets and corresponding braided FEC packets. The FEC packets generated in this manner, which are referred to as continuous FEC packets, are transmitted to a receiver component, and upon reception, an iteration of braided FEC decoding and LDPC FEC decoding is applied to the received continuous FEC packets, until all the source packets are recovered and the source file is reconstructed or until there is no more incoming packets.
US10771189B2 Forward error correction mechanism for data transmission across multi-lane links
Systems and devices can include a first port of a first device coupled to a second port of a second device across a multi-lane link. The first port can augment a data block with error correcting code by distributing error correcting code evenly across each lane of the data block, wherein each lane of the data block includes a same number of error correcting code. The first port can transmit the data block with the per-lane error correcting code to the second port across the multi-lane link. The second port can determine error correcting code based on the error correcting code bits received in the data block, and perform error correction on the symbols of the data block based on the error correcting code received.