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US10829206B2	Wing leading edge features to attenuate propeller wake-wing acoustic interactions An apparatus configured to reduce acoustic interactions between a propeller and a surface of an aircraft positioned downstream of the propeller includes a surface modification element of the surface of the aircraft. The surface modification element defines a modified contour of the surface. The modified contour is configured to decorrelate a phase distribution of a plurality of sound sources within a source field positioned on at least a portion of the surface.
US10829205B2	Integral component with an active flow control device A flow body for a vehicle includes at least one planar skin section with an outer side, an inner side and at least one opening that penetrates the skin section, as well as at least one active flow control device that is designed for moving an air volume. The at least one active flow control device includes an air discharge section that is fluidically connected to the at least one opening, wherein the air discharge section and the at least one planar skin section are manufactured by a layer manufacturing process in the form an integral component that is free of joints, and wherein the air discharge section at least partially supports the skin section in a load-bearing fashion.
US10829204B2	Electric reaction control system An electric reaction control system that can selectively expel a “burst” or “puff” of air to alter the orientation of the aircraft during flight. An aircraft incorporating ducting, an air compressor, an electric motor, and a plurality of nozzles can facilitate in-flight trajectory modifications. When an air burst is needed to provide thrust for the purposes of reaction control, nozzles are selectively opened and closed to provide roll, pitch, and yaw of the aircraft. The ERCS can facilitate an electric aircraft that would be very agile and very light, utilizing electric power, as opposed to jet power.
US10829200B2	Multirotor aircraft with collective for autorotation A multirotor aircraft comprises at least three proprotors. Each proprotor has a plurality of rotor blades pivotably attached to a mast assembly. When a rotor blade pitch angle is changed for a proprotor, all rotor blades on the proprotor change to a same pitch angle. The proprotors are configured to spin freely when a power source is disengaged or fails. In various embodiments, one or more engines provides power to each proprotor, or at least one engine provides power to two or more proprotors. A rotor blade control system is configured to control a collective rotor blade pitch angle on each proprotor independently of the rotor blade pitch on the other proprotors. The rotor blade control system is configured to set a negative collective rotor blade pitch angle on an unpowered proprotor, such as in response to manual inputs by a pilot or in response to current engine conditions.
US10829194B2	Drainage system for an aircraft A drainage system for an aircraft is taught herein. The drainage system includes a drain tube defining an orifice. The drainage system further includes a cover movable between a first cover position and a second cover position. The cover is configured to overlay the orifice when the cover is in the first cover position. The cover is configured to expose the orifice when the cover is in the second cover position. The cover is configured to move between the first cover position and the second cover position in the presence of air pressure.
US10829193B2	Method for producing a structural component A method for manufacturing a structural assembly comprising at least two assembly components interconnected by means of a thermoplastic plastics material, and useful in the field of aviation or space travel. First, a first assembly component and a second assembly component are provided and arranged so as to form an arrangement. Second, the arrangement is subjected to creep forming at a temperature which is selected in such a way that the thermoplastic plastics material melts at least in part during the creep forming so as to connect the first assembly component and the second assembly component. The invention further relates to structural assemblies, in particular for an aircraft or spacecraft, and to an aircraft or spacecraft comprising a structural assembly of this type.
US10829188B2	Electrical naval azimuth propulsion system comprising magnetic shielding means to shield the magnetic field generated by the electric motor A naval azimuth propulsion system including an electric motor, a propeller operatively connected to the electric motor to rotate about a relative central axis, an annular nozzle positioned coaxially around the propeller, elements for supporting the motor and the propeller, these elements being connectable to the hull of a ship, first magnetic shielding means designed to shield the magnetic field generated by the electric motor during its operation.
US10829183B2	Sectional watercraft A watercraft includes a plurality of separable body sections (2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106) configured for assembly into a single assembled structure (2100) having a first length, and for packing into a packed structure (3000) having a second length smaller than the first length. The single assembled structure may be held together using latching devices, one or more of the latching devices including a latch unit comprising a latch support, a spring mount and a band spring, the band spring having a first spring end and a second spring end, wherein the latch support includes a latch and a first shaft positioned in relationship to the latch, the first shaft configured for rotatably mounting the first spring end of the band spring, and the spring mount includes a second shaft configured for rotatably mounting the second spring end of the band spring.
US10829182B2	Assemblable boat made of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) There is provided an assembleable boat made of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) including a bottom wall assembly; a left side wall assembly; a right side wall assembly; and a front wall assembly. the bottom wall assembly, the back wall assembly, the left side wall assembly, the right wall assembly, and the front wall assembly are mechanically connected to form the assembleable boat; and each of the bottom wall assembly, the left side wall assembly, the right wall assembly, and the front wall assembly is made of FRP.
US10829166B2	Vehicle bed extender A vehicle bed extender for increasing cargo capacity of a storage area is presented. The vehicle bed extender includes a flexible member, a bracket, and at least one stiffener. The flexible member defines a back wall disposed between a pair of extension walls. The back wall and the extension walls have an upper end and a lower end. Each extension wall is separately and removably attachable to a side wall of a vehicle. The bracket is secured to a top end of a tailgate at two or more mount points. The bracket and the tailgate define a slot between each adjacent pair of mount points. At least one tab extends at the lower end along the back wall. The tab slidingly engages the slot to secure the flexible member to the tailgate. The stiffener is removably attached to the flexible member at the upper end.
US10829162B2	Vehicle having floor assembly A vehicle includes a cargo area having a surface and a floor assembly. The floor assembly includes a pair of elongated trim panels, a floor panel and a pair of locking mechanisms. The pair of elongated trim panels are mounted to the surface of the cargo area at opposite sides thereof. The floor panel is slidably disposed onto the surface of the cargo area and between the pair of trim panels. The pair of locking mechanisms connect the floor panel and the pair of trim panels to prevent vertical and horizontal movement of the floor panel when the floor panel is fully disposed onto the surface of the cargo area.
US10829154B2	Method and device for operating a vehicle A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle receiving a digital map of a parking lot and at least one target position on the parking lot via a communication network, the vehicle navigating autonomously in the parking lot to the target position on the basis of the digital map, and the vehicle autonomously parking at the target position. A device for operating a vehicle, a vehicle, a server and a computer program are also described.
US10829134B2	Permanent magnet retarder A permanent magnet retarder comprises a housing and a cylinder. The cylinder (2) is inserted into the housing (1) and can move up and down relative to the housing (1). The housing (1) is further provided with a conductor (3) and a permanent magnet (4) therein which are disposed oppositely and constitute a permanent magnet eddy current deceleration assembly. The conductor (3) is fixedly disposed on an inner wall of the housing (1) and the permanent magnet (4) is fixedly disposed on the cylinder (2); alternatively, the conductor (3) is fixedly disposed on the cylinder (2) and the permanent magnet (4) is fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the housing (1). The housing (1) is further provided with an upper return permanent magnet (5) and a lower return permanent magnet (6) therein disposed oppositely.
US10829122B2	Overtake acceleration aid for adaptive cruise control in vehicles Adaptive cruise control systems and methods of providing overtake acceleration aid in host vehicles. In one embodiment, the adaptive cruise control system includes an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, a camera, and an electronic controller. The ultrasonic sensor, the radar sensor, and the camera are configured to sense within fields-of-view of a neighboring lane. Responsive to receiving an input indicating an overtake request, the electronic controller is configured determine when an object is located in the neighboring lane based in part on first data received from the ultrasonic sensor. The electronic controller is also configured to determine a velocity of the object when the object is located within the field-of-view of the radar sensor or the camera. The electronic controller is further configured to determine an overtake acceleration boost based in part on the velocity of the object and apply the overtake acceleration boost to the host vehicle.
US10829120B2	Proactive safe driving for an automated vehicle A method and corresponding apparatus involve monitoring, by a first motor vehicle, a position of a second motor vehicle in an adjacent lane and performing an automated safety routine. The safety routine includes determining, based on sensor data, whether the vehicles are maintaining a same speed and determining whether the first motor vehicle can switch to the adjacent lane without colliding with the second motor vehicle. If the vehicles are maintaining the same speed and the first motor vehicle cannot switch to the adjacent lane, a longitudinal offset is set based on the sensor data and established by automatically decreasing the speed of the first motor vehicle. The speed of the first motor vehicle is automatically adjusted to maintain at least the longitudinal offset until the first motor vehicle can switch to the adjacent lane without colliding with the second motor vehicle.
US10829115B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes an engine mounted on a traveling body including traveling wheels; a hydraulic stepless transmission that shifts a speed of the driving force from the engine; a gear shift pedal that performs an acceleration/deceleration operation of a shifted output from the hydraulic stepless transmission; and a control section that controls the engine and the hydraulic stepless transmission based on the operation amount of the gear shift pedal. When an operation on a set switch is received in a state where the gear shift pedal is pressed by a foot operation in an auto-cruise standby mode, the control section stores the vehicle speed and the number of engine revolutions in accordance with the foot operation position of the gear shift pedal and shifts to an auto-cruise mode.
US10829114B2	Vehicle target tracking A system, comprising a computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to track a target in lidar point cloud data by minimizing an error function based on a smoothed target position, a smoothed target velocity, a smoothed target acceleration and a measured target position. The processor can be further programmed to operate a vehicle based on tracking the target.
US10829110B2	Method and device for adapting a driving behavior of a semi, highly or fully automated vehicle A method for adapting a driving behavior of a semi, highly or fully automated vehicle and includes the following steps: receiving passenger compartment data; ascertaining a safety state of at least one vehicle occupant which in particular represents an injury probability of the vehicle occupant in the event of an accident, based on the passenger compartment data; and adapting the driving behavior of the vehicle based on the safety state of the at least one vehicle occupant.
US10829105B2	Vehicle and method for controlling the same Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a vehicle using a predetermined driving mode of a driving route. A vehicle includes an engine, a speed detector configured to detect a driving speed; a slope detector configured to detect a slope of a road. The vehicle further comprises a controller configured to control driving of the engine using a predetermined driving mode. While controlling the vehicle according to the predetermined driving mode, the controller obtains current road condition information based on the vehicle's driving speed and slope of the load, and determines whether the vehicle deviates from a route based on the current road condition information and reference road condition information. When it is determined that the vehicle deviates from the route of the predetermined driving mode, the controller ends the predetermined driving mode and starts a general driving mode.
US10829102B2	Method for monitoring a brake system with an electromechanical brake mechanism A method for monitoring a brake system in a vehicle includes actuating at least one electric brake motor with a brake motor controller and final control signals of a brake motor control unit. The method further includes carrying out, in the brake motor control unit, at least one monitoring function of the brake system while a braking force is produced by the at least one electric brake motor. The vehicle includes an electromechanical brake mechanism having the least one electric brake motor configured to produce the braking force. The brake control unit is implemented separately from the brake motor controller.
US10829101B2	Redundant integrated parking brake release circuit An electric motor-driven parking brake of a motor vehicle can be released in an emergency by applying emergency current from a parallel emergency current source to the motors controlling the parking brake. The direction of the emergency current is selected to reverse the motors, i.e., release the parking brake.
US10829097B2	Speed control device A speed control device includes: a first calculation unit to calculate first location information and first speed information from output of a speed generator; a second calculation unit to calculate second location information and second speed information from output of a speed sensor; a route database storage unit to store information to select one of a calculation result of the first calculation unit and a calculation result of the second calculation unit in accordance with a location of a vehicle; and a selection unit to select one of the calculation results on the basis of the information of the route database storage unit to output the information as location information and speed information, in which speed of the vehicle is determined on the basis of the location information and speed information.
US10829096B2	Retrofittable floating brake system and method of manufacturing a retrofittable floating brake system A vehicle brake system operable to simultaneously apply an equal amount of braking pressure to a plurality of tires. The system includes a pair of brake guides, a brake bar secured to the brake guides, and a control bar secured to the brake bar. The control bar is operable to move the brake bar back and forth so that a portion of the brake bar selectively abuts the plurality of tires to apply the braking pressure. The system may be retrofitted to existing vehicles or fitted to new vehicles.
US10829095B2	Washer tank A washer tank according to an embodiment includes: a first container which stores a washer fluid and retains a temperature of the washer fluid; an inflow pipe through which the washer fluid flows into a storage space in the first container; an outflow pipe through which the washer fluid flows out of the first container from the storage space; and a heating portion which heats the washer fluid, in which all the inflow pipe, the outflow pipe, and the heating portion are disposed in a lower portion of the first container.
US10829086B2	Webbing take-up device A webbing take-up device includes a spool that takes up webbing worn by an occupant by being rotated in a take-up direction, and a pretensioner mechanism. The pretensioner mechanism includes a gas generator that includes a gas-generating-agent-storing portion and an ignition-device-storing portion, and a cylinder to which the gas generator is attached and that includes a second tubular portion into which gas generated by the gas generator is supplied. A discharge hole, through which gas supplied to the second tubular portion is discharged, is formed in a portion of the cylinder where the ignition-device-storing portion is disposed.
US10829084B2	Belt retractor having a force limitation device A belt retractor for a motor vehicle seat belt, with a belt shaft (1) in a housing frame, a profile head (2) which can be locked and a force limitation device (3) with a first end (4) coupled to the profile head (2) and a second end (5) is coupled to the belt shaft (1) and which allows a force-limited relative rotation of the belt shaft (1) with regard to the locked profile head (2). A connection tube (6) surrounds the force limitation device (3) with a locking hook (7), which during the relative rotation with regard to the profile head (2) slides over an external circumference of the connection tube (6) and on reaching a predetermined angle of rotation of the belt shaft (1) engages in a locking groove (8) on the connection tube (6), the coupling the connection tube (6) to the belt shaft (1) The connection tube (6) is produced in one piece with the profile head (2), so that on engagement of the locking hook (7) in the locking groove (8) the belt shaft (1) is locked via the profile head (2) to the housing frame in a non-rotational manner.
US10829078B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes: a case which stores an inflatable airbag, which includes a peripheral wall section around a protruding opening; an airbag cover which covers the protruding opening, and which includes a side wall section connected to the peripheral wall section; and an exposed connection portion which serves as a connection portion between the side wall section and the peripheral wall section. At the exposed connection portion, the peripheral wall section includes an engaging hook, and the side wall section includes an engaging hole. At the peripheral edge of the engaging hole, a first rib capable of covering the tip end section of the engaging hook protrudes so as to have a height dimension nearly equal to or more than a height dimension of the tip end section of the engaging hook which protrudes from the engaging hole.
US10829077B2	Vehicle seat side airbag bracket A system includes a seat frame member, an airbag disposed outboard of the seat frame member, an inflator disposed inboard of the seat frame member, and a bracket extending through the seat frame member. The bracket includes an upper portion and a lower portion spaced from each other and disposed inboard of the seat frame member, and an intermediate portion extending from the upper portion to the lower portion and disposed outboard of the seat frame member. The bracket supports the inflator and the airbag.
US10829071B1	Method and system for identifying vehicle collisions using sensor data A method and system may identify vehicle collisions in real-time or at least near real-time based on statistical data collected from previous vehicle collisions. The statistical data may be used to train a machine learning model for identifying whether a portable computing device is in a vehicle collision based on sensor data from the portable computing device. The machine learning model may be trained based on a first subset of sensor data collected from vehicle trips involved in vehicle collisions and a second subset of sensor data collected from vehicle trips not involved in vehicle collisions. When a current set of sensor data is obtained from a portable computing device in a vehicle, the current set of sensor data is compared to the machine learning model to determine whether the portable computing device is in a vehicle involved in a vehicle collision.
US10829069B2	Vehicle-carried system and control method for vehicle facilities The present application provides a vehicle-carried system and a control method for vehicle facilities. The vehicle-carried system includes a characteristic information acquisition unit configured to acquire human body characteristic information; a storage unit configured to store pieces of human body characteristic information and pieces of identity information corresponding to the pieces of human body characteristic information; a matching unit configured to match the human body characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquisition unit with the pieces of human body characteristic information stored in the storage unit, and determine identity information corresponding to the human body characteristic information acquired by the characteristic information acquisition unit according to a result of the matching; and a control unit configured to control facilities in a vehicle according to the determined identity information.
US10829065B1	Vehicle power management system Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.
US10829053B2	Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly with blind spot indicator An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle equipped with a blind spot monitoring system includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate and a heater pad disposed between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate. A light transmitting aperture of the heater pad is juxtaposed with a light transmitting aperture of the mirror reflector of the reflective element and with a light transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate. The mirror back plate includes first structure that is configured to attach at an actuator. A blind spot indicator is disposed at the light transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate, and, when activated responsive to a blind spot monitoring system of the vehicle, emits light through the light transmitting apertures, forming an illuminated icon viewable by a driver of the vehicle viewing the mirror reflective element.
US10829034B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes: an irradiation device that is disposed in a vehicle, and that irradiates a road surface with light so as to draw a determination area on the road surface; an action determination unit that determines an action of a user existing in the determination area; and a vehicle control unit that controls the vehicle, based on the action of the user which is determined by the action determination unit.
US10829033B1	Automatically controlled header work lights A header for an agricultural vehicle including a frame having lateral ends and an automatic lighting system having at least one light connected to the frame and at least one sensor connected to the frame and configured for sensing a level of light and providing a signal indicative of the level of light. The header also includes an electronic control unit operably connected to the at least one light and the at least one sensor. The electronic control unit being configured for automatically operating the at least one light upon receiving the signal of the at least one sensor.
US10829031B2	Motor vehicle headlamp assembly A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle comprising at least one headlamp, which has a light source for emitting visible light, a radiation source for emitting infrared radiation, and a light emission optics with a light entry surface, which visible light from the light source and infrared radiation from the radiation source strikes, and which has an optical exit-deflection element, which directs the infrared radiation from the radiation source toward the light entry surface of the light emission optics. The optical exit-deflection element comprises at least one optics, which broadens the infrared radiation emitted by the radiation source to form a radiation beam with a cross section broadened in a horizontal plane (HH), and a radiation distribution that has at least one intensity maximum disposed toward the edge in the radiation distribution, to one side of a vertical plane (VV), when viewed in a focal plane of the light emission optics.
US10829028B2	Pop-up camper and associated accessories A pop-up camper on a vehicle is disclosed. The pop-up camper may include a plurality of walls. The plurality of walls may include at least one sidewall, a lid hinged to the at least one sidewall, and a door attached to the at least one sidewall. The pop-up camper may also include a tent configured to be disposed between the lid and the at least one sidewall. Furthermore, at least one actuating mechanism may be attached to the lid and the at least one sidewall. The lid may be configured to rotate between an open lid position and a closed lid position. In addition, the actuating mechanism is configured to assist the lid rotation to the open lid position.
US10829027B1	Carrier with slidable bed and zero-degree load angle A vehicle carrier mountable to a vehicle frame, and a method for using same, including a tiltable subframe pivotally attached to a rear end of the vehicle frame, and a slidable bed with a transverse hinge mounted on and slidably attached to the subframe. The subframe is tiltable, enabling a rear portion of the bed to lay generally horizontally flat along the ground, and thereby provide an essentially zero-degree loading angle for a vehicle to be transported, while the front portion of the bed remains slidably attached to the inclined subframe.
US10829022B2	Vehicle body structure A cargo area structure has a retractable step installed to the cargo area structure beneath a floor and a first side wall thereof. A handle assembly has a base and a grip handle supported to the base. The base is attached to an upright surface of the first side wall. The base also has a position locking mechanism configured such that in response to manual operation of the position locking mechanism, the grip handle is movable from a stowed orientation and an in-use orientation such that in the in-use orientation the grip handle is positioned such that an individual using the step to enter the cargo area grabs the grip handle for assistance in stepping up into the cargo area.
US10829018B2	Armrest for vehicle seat and vehicle seat A vehicle seat (10, 100, 200, 300, 400) includes a seat base (14,114, 214, 314, 414) a backrest (12, 112, 212, 312, 412) with a seat base and backrest pivot connection between the seat base and the backrest. An armrest (16, 216, 216, 316, 416) is connected to the vehicle seat at an armrest to vehicle seat support connection (20,120, 220, 320, 420). An armrest linkage system changes an inclination of the armrest relative to the backrest upon changes in inclination of the backrest relative to the seat base, over a pivot range of motion of the backrest relative to the seat base. This may maintain the inclination of the armrest relative to the seat base and the seat floor or may change the inclination of the armrest relative to the seat base and the seat floor.
US10829014B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat (100, 200), transferable from a use position into a non-use position, includes a seat part (120, 220), a backrest (110, 210), and a base (140, 240). A front rocker (160, 260) is articulated via a first joint (I) on the base/adapter (150, 250) fixed to the base, and is articulated via a second joint (II) on the seat part with limited displaceability. A rear rocker (170, 270) is articulated via a third joint (III) on the base/adapter fixed to the base and is articulated via a fourth joint (IV) on the seat part. A locking device (162, 262) locks the first joint, the second joint or the fourth joint to lock the front rocker about the first joint. A fifth joint (V) pivotably connects the backrest to the rear rocker. A pivoting movement of the backrest about the fifth joint can be locked.
US10829007B2	Active long track cover A vehicle seat assembly with a long track that significantly extends beyond the seat. The track defines a slot. A carriage is movable along the track through the slot. A cover is mounted on the track, and includes a plurality of fingers being individually pivotally connected to the track between a cover position and an open position. Each finger in the cover position blocking a portion of the slot from the area outside of the track. Each finger in the open position opening a respective portion of the slot to the area outside of the track. The plurality of fingers and the longitudinal edges of the extension being shaped configured to move the plurality of fingers from the cover position to the open position as the carriage moves along the track and against the plurality of fingers.
US10829002B2	Vehicle destination prediction An apparatus comprising a sensor interface, a memory and a processor. The sensory interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to (i) analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern and (ii) predict a destination of a driver in response to (a) the pattern and (b) historical data associated with operation of the vehicle. At least one of the sensor data samples may be driver-related. At least one of the sensor data samples may comprise telemetry data.
US10829001B2	Power management system, server and vehicle A power management system includes a plurality of power stations, a plurality of vehicles capable of exchanging power with any of the power stations, and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles and the plurality of power stations. When each power station receives power from the vehicle or supplies power to the vehicle, each power station associates a power amount received from the vehicle or a power amount supplied to the vehicle with a user ID of the vehicle, and transmits the power amount to the server. The server sets a value point based on the power amount received from the power station, and provides the value point to the user having the user ID associated with the power amount.
US10828998B2	Rapid charging system and method for electrically connecting a vehicle to a charging station A quick charging system for electrically driven vehicles and method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station having a contact device, a charging contact device, and a positioning device. The charging contact device can be electrically contacted in a contact position together with the contact device. The contact device can be positioned in the vertical and horizontal direction relative to the charging contact device and moved to the contact position. The contact device has a contact element carrier with contact elements that can each be electrically contacted together with charge contact elements of the charge contact device, forming contact pairs, in the contact position. A guide device is provided, such that, when the contact device and the charge contact device are brought together, a physical contacting of the contact elements together with the charge contact device is inhibited before reaching the contact position.
US10828996B2	On-board unit and electric vehicle management system An electric vehicle management system which controls a charging amount for an electric vehicle by way of peak shift, and an on-board unit used for the electric vehicle management system are provided. Thereby, the on-board unit mounted on the electric vehicle detects a current location, and an electric vehicle management center provided on a network manages a charging schedule created in advance. Propriety of a charging operation at a current time is checked via communications between them. Charging of the electric vehicle is managed based on the charging schedule by notifying a driver of the check result through a display of the on-board unit.
US10828992B2	Fuel cell unit A fuel cell unit includes a fuel cell stack, a reactor, and a case housing the fuel cell stack and the reactor. The case is provided with an intermediate plate that partitions a space inside the case into an upper space and a lower space. The fuel cell stack is housed in the lower space, with a predetermined clearance provided between the intermediate plate and the fuel cell stack. The reactor is housed in the upper space above the fuel cell stack, with an upper portion of the reactor fixed to the case. A through-hole that is provided in the intermediate plate at a position below the reactor. The lower portion of the reactor faces the through-hole.
US10828983B2	Fuel control regulator system with acoustic pliability A fuel control regulator system for a vehicle is disclosed in which a restraint control module registers an acceleration/deceleration that falls outside of predetermined limits. In one embodiment, the fuel control regulator system includes a vehicle including steering, an accelerator, brakes, one or more audio devices in proximity to one or more front crash sensors recording sensor data, a processor, and memory. The restraint control module is coupled to the processor and configured to dynamically adjust a threshold to lie outside of an amplitude of the sensor data of the one or more front crash sensors compromised by sound from the one or more audio devices. In another embodiment, the fuel control regulator system adjusts the sensor data of an affected front crash sensor to lie within an existing threshold. In yet another embodiment, the fuel control regulator system ignores the sensor data of an affected front crash sensor.
US10828981B2	Electronic fuel tank system having cam actuated venting with canister line isolation An evaporative emissions control system configured to recapture and recycle emitted fuel vapor on a vehicle fuel tank is provided. The control system includes a first and second vent tube disposed in the fuel tank, a first and second vent valve, a vent shut-off assembly, a purge canister and a control module. The vent shut-off assembly selectively opens and closes the first and second valves to provide overpressure and vacuum relief for the fuel tank. The control module regulates operation of the vent shut-off assembly based on operating conditions to vent the first and second vent valves to the purge canister. The vehicle fuel tank comprises a saddle tank having first and second lobes and a raised portion arranged generally at a top portion of the fuel tank. The first vent valve is arranged generally in the first lobe and the second vent valve is arranged in the raised portion.
US10828980B2	Operating fluid container system for motor vehicles and method for filling a fuel container of an operating fluid container system The present invention discloses an operating liquid container system, comprising a fuel container with a fuel fill level sensor, a urea container with a urea fill level sensor, and a tank control device which is connected to the fuel fill level sensor in order to receive data representing a fill level of the fuel container and to the urea fill level sensor in order to receive data representing a fill level of the urea container, wherein the tank control device is designed to determine, taking into consideration the data representing the fill level of the fuel container, a first distance that can be covered with the fuel quantity situated in the fuel container, wherein the tank control device is furthermore designed to determine, taking into consideration the data representing the fill level of the urea container, a second distance that can be covered with the urea quantity situated in the urea container, and wherein the tank control device is furthermore designed to output a warning signal if the first distance is longer than or equal to the second distance.
US10828976B2	Method of controlling a coupling arrangement in a gearbox A method of controlling the coupling arrangement in a gearbox, comprising: displacing the coupling sleeve to the second position by applying a first force on the coupling sleeve in the direction from the first position to the second position, overcoming a spring force acting on the coupling sleeve in the direction from the second position to the first position; relieving the first force on the coupling sleeve when the coupling sleeve is in the second position, and when a reaction force acting on the coupling sleeve overcomes the spring force, which reaction force is a result of torque transferred by the third engagement means on the coupling sleeve; applying the first force on the coupling sleeve in the direction from the first position to the second position, if the coupling sleeve is leaving the second position; and reducing the torque transferred by the coupling sleeve using the second power source.
US10828971B2	Sealing member and attachment structure thereof A sealing member includes an attachment portion and a sealing portion in a cross-section, the attachment portion being attached to a flange portion provided to an opening edge of a vehicle body opening portion, and the sealing portion being integrated with the attachment portion. The sealing member is formed to be elongated and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion in a longitudinal direction thereof, the first portion having a first cross-sectional shape, the second portion having a second cross-sectional shape, and the third portion continuously and integrally connecting the first portion and the second portion to each other. The cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion having the second cross-sectional shape is smaller than the cross-sectional shape of the sealing portion having the first cross-sectional shape, and the third portion is formed such that a cross-sectional shape thereof changes along the longitudinal direction.
US10828970B2	Housing assemblies for vehicle door actuation assemblies and methods of installing the same An actuation assembly for actuating a door of a sliding door assembly of a vehicle includes a motor inside a motor housing, a mid-pulley assembly comprising a mid-pulley wheel, a guide pulley assembly comprising a guide-pulley wheel, and a cable anchored to the vehicle and operatively coupling the mid-pulley assembly, the guide pulley assembly, and the motor. The motor turns to move the door along the cable and at least some portion of the cable is encased in a unitary casing.
US10828959B2	Controlling in-vehicle air quality A method to train a machine learning model for in-vehicle air quality control in a knowledge-based system, executed by one or more computer processors, includes collecting data related to in-vehicle air quality from a plurality of probe cars where the data is collected by various on-board systems in each probe car. The method includes correlating the data related to in-vehicle air quality from each probe car with air quality measurements from each probe car, where the correlation is used to update the machine learning model. The method includes determining a situation when an in-vehicle air quality measurement of the air quality measurements is above a pre-determined in-vehicle air quality level and determining instructions for actions by one or more of the one or more on-board systems in each of the probe cars to maintain an in-vehicle air quality level at or below the pre-determined in-vehicle air quality level.
US10828949B2	Tyre changing machine A tyre changing machine includes a frame; a wheel support assembly mounted on the frame for locking and setting in rotation a rim of a wheel; at least a bead breaking arm; and a bead breaking tool adapted to carry out the bead breaking operation of the tyre of the wheel. The bead breaking arm is movable between a disengaged position, in which the bead breaking tool is substantially distanced with respect to the tyre, and a working position, in which the bead breaking tool can engage on the tyre. A motor device has an output drive shaft for moving the bead breaking arm. The tyre changing machine further includes means for transmitting drive from the motor device to the bead breaking arm or to the wheel support assembly and adapted to activate the bead breaking arm or the wheel support assembly.
US10828946B2	Pressure measuring cap A valve stem system includes a valve stem that is fluidly coupled to a tire thereby facilitating the valve stem to selectively inflate and deflate the tire. A sensing unit is coupled to the valve stem and the sensing unit is visible on the valve stem. The sensing unit is in fluid communication with the valve stem to sense air pressure within the tire thereby facilitating the sensing unit to display the air pressure within the tire. A valve stem assembly includes a pressure sensing body and a valve core configured to threadedly engage the tire stem and regulate air flow from a tire. The pressure sensing body includes plunger that responds to pressure fluctuations in the tire and provides a continuous measurement of air pressure.
US10828939B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion; four main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread surface of the tread portion, each having a wave-like shape with periodic oscillation; a center land portion, middle land portions adjacent to the center land portion on either side in a tire lateral direction, and shoulder land portions outwardly adjacent to the middle land portions in the tire lateral direction formed by the main grooves; a plurality of lug grooves that intersect the tire circumferential direction disposed in a row in the tire circumferential direction in the land portions, the plurality of lug grooves each being disposed on a smooth, continuous curved line that crosses the land portions between the outer ends of the tread portion in the tire lateral direction.
US10828933B2	Combined wheel A combined wheel includes spokes, steel bushings, a rim, a brake pad, pins and a backing ring. The spokes are placed in respective empty slots between adjacent connecting blocks, and clamping grooves therein are matched with the connecting blocks. The pins are installed into holes of the spokes and the connecting blocks. A left end face of a backing ring is matched with the back of the spokes. A plurality of screws connect the backing ring, the connecting blocks and the spokes and are fitted into the steel bushings. The brake pad is fixed to two pluralities of bosses by a second plurality of screws. In use of the combined wheel, both radial force and axial force generated in the running of the wheel can be counteracted on the spokes. The annular brake pad is installed on the inner wall of the rim, thereby increasing the brake radius.
US10828921B2	Liquid discharging apparatus, method for discharging liquid, and program for discharging liquid A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head unit arranged in a main scanning direction includes head arrays each having nozzles discharging liquid are arranged in a sub scanning direction, a moving unit that alternately performs a main scanning operation while discharging the liquid and a sub scanning operation causing the head unit or the recording medium to move in the sub scanning direction without discharging the liquid, and a gradation setting unit that sets a first pattern setting a gradation to increase a center printing ratio at a center and decrease an end printing ratio at both ends for a whole area of the head array in the sub scanning direction and a second pattern in which a gradation is set so as to increase the printing ratio setting a gradation to increase the center printing ratio and decrease the end printing ratio for an arbitrary number of the heads.
US10828915B2	Transporter and method for transporting recording media A transporter can transports a recording medium on a transport belt through a print group with at least one print head. The transport belt has a plurality of holes via which a negative pressure may be produced to draw/hold a recording medium onto the transport belt. To avoid an air flow below the print head, a decoupler can selectively cover, seal, and/or decouple a source of the negative pressure such that no negative pressure is produced through the holes that are located below the print head and that are not covered by a recording medium.
US10828913B2	Printing apparatus, printing method, and printing management apparatus A printing apparatus includes a print head, a processor, and a drying mechanism. The print head ejects ink onto a printing medium located in a printing region to form an image. The processor is configured to control a duty that is an amount of ink ejected by the print head onto the printing medium per unit area. The drying mechanism includes a transport unit that transports the printing medium in a first direction and a heater that heats the printing medium. The drying mechanism is configured to dry the printing medium having the image formed thereon by the print head, by transporting, using the transport unit, the printing medium to a drying region in which the printing medium is dried by the heater. The processor controls drying of the printing medium performed by the drying mechanism in accordance with the duty.
US10828908B2	Fluid ejection device A fluid ejection device includes a fluid slot, a fluid ejection chamber communicated with the fluid slot, a drop ejecting element within the fluid ejection chamber, a fluid circulation channel communicated at a first end with the fluid slot and communicated at a second end with the fluid ejection chamber, and a particle tolerant architecture within the fluid circulation channel at the second end.
US10828896B1	Induced electrohydrodynamic jet printing apparatus Disclosed is an induced electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet printing apparatus including: a nozzle configured to discharge a fed solution to an opposite substrate; a main electrode contactlessly isolated from the solution inside the nozzle by an insulator; and a voltage supplier configured to apply voltage to the main electrode.
US10828894B2	Actuator, liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus An actuator includes an actuator substrate and a diaphragm forming an inner wall defining a space in the actuator substrate. The diaphragm includes a first layer made of material that does not transmit light of a specific wavelength; a second layer made of material that transmits the light of a specific wavelength; an active region covering a central area of the diaphragm, the active region including the first layer and the second layer; and at least two transmissive regions formed at a circumference of the diaphragm, each of the at least two transmissive regions including the second layer without the first layer.
US10828893B2	Liquid ejecting head A liquid ejecting head includes an element substrate including a common liquid chamber connected to a liquid supply source, a pressure chamber connected to the common liquid chamber and including inside an element to generate energy used for ejecting liquid, a bubble generating chamber connected to the common liquid chamber and including inside a pump to cause a flow of the liquid, and a connection flow path connecting the pressure chamber and the bubble generating chamber. The liquid ejecting head includes a first anti-cavitation film over the element to generate the energy and a second anti-cavitation film over the pump, and the first anti-cavitation film and the second anti-cavitation film have different film thicknesses.
US10828890B2	Printing apparatus and printhead adjustment method In an embodiment of the present invention, even though there is a print shift due to a gap between a nozzle in an upstream side and a nozzle in a downstream side of a printhead, a printing apparatus capable of precisely adjusting a slant of a printhead with respect to a conveyance direction in a nozzle surface of the printhead is provided. According to the embodiment, two adjustment patterns are printed at two different carriage speeds, respectively, and a print shift due to a slant of the nozzle surface of the printhead with respect to a conveyance direction of a print medium is adjusted based on these two print results.
US10828887B2	Auxiliary liquid, liquid set, image recording method and image recording apparatus A method of recording an image on a recording medium by applying an auxiliary liquid containing a water-soluble resin and wax particles to an intermediate image formed on an intermediate transfer member, bringing the intermediate image into contact with the recording medium at a temperature higher than a melting point of the wax particles, subsequently peeling off the intermediate image from the intermediate transfer member at a temperature lower than the melting point of the wax particles and transferring the intermediate image onto the recording medium. The method can improve the efficiency of transferring the intermediate image from the intermediate transfer member onto the recording medium.
US10828883B2	Thermally cross-linkable photo-hydrolyzable inkjet printable polymers for microfluidic channels Thermally cross-linkable photo-hydrolyzable inkjet printable polymers are used to print microfluidic channels layer-by-layer on a substrate. In one embodiment, for each layer, an inkjet head deposits droplets of a mixture of hydrophobic polymer and cross-linking agent in a pattern lying outside a two-dimensional layout of the channels, and another inkjet head deposits droplets of a mixture of poly(tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate) PTHPMA (or another hydrophobic polymer which hydrolyzes to form a hydrophilic material), cross-linking agent, and a photoacid generator (PAG) in a pattern lying inside the two-dimensional layout of the channels. After all layers are printed, flood exposure of the entire substrate to UV radiation releases acid from the PAG which hydrolyzes PTHPMA to form hydrophilic poly(methacrylic acid) PMAA, thereby rendering the PTHPMA regions hydrophilic. The layers of these now-hydrophilic patterned regions together define the microfluidic channels. The cross-linking agent (e.g., triallyl isocyanurate TAIC) forms covalent cross-links between the two polymer phases.
US10828874B2	Composite board composed of wood material with a middle layer made of plywood The invention relates to a composite board composed of wood material, comprising a middle layer composed of plywood, wherein the middle layer is connected to at least one outer layer composed of fiberboard. In order to provide an economically producible composite board having improved strength properties, an artificial resin-impregnated paper according to the invention is arranged between the middle layer and the outer layer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the composite board composed of wood material.
US10828870B2	Process for manufacturing apron board of high-speed rail equipment cabin using composite material A process for manufacturing an apron board of a high-speed rail equipment cabin using a composite material is disclosed. The material includes aramid fiber honeycomb, PET foam, 3K twill carbon fiber flame retardant prepreg, unidirectional carbon fiber flame retardant prepreg, glass fiber flame retardant prepreg, aramid flame retardant prepreg, and 300 g/m2 single component medium temperature curing blue epoxy adhesive. The process includes manufacturing an apron main plate (3); manufacturing apron-board trim strips (1, 2), wherein there are two apron-board trim strips (1) and two apron-board trim strips (2); and obtaining the apron board through the apron main plate (3) and the apron-board trim strips (1, 2), wherein the two apron-board trim strips (1) are respectively stuck at two opposite sides of the apron main plate (3), the two apron-board trim strips (2) are respectively stuck at another two opposite sides of the apron main plate (3).
US10828859B2	Machine to produce twisted paper for loose fill packaging A machine produces twisted paper for loose file packaging. The machine includes at least one auger to reduce a dimension, such as diameter, of paper as it is pulled from a roll. The material moves past the auger into a twisting assembly wherein the paper is twisted or rotated about a longitudinal axis of the machine inside a pipe or tube. The pipe or tube includes a cutout or interruption in the sidewall within which a wheel resides. The wheel grasps and advances the paper through the twisting assembly as it rotates. As the paper leaves the twisting assembly it is pulled or otherwise fed through an exist region and is cut into segments of small twisted pieces of paper. The twisted segments of paper are of suitable size for use as loose fill packaging.
US10828856B2	Multi-layer tablet with recess, device and method for compacting such a tablet A press device for manufacturing compacted tablets from at least one mixture in powder form, including at least one compaction assembly including a lower punch and an upper punch each having an active compaction surface and placed on either side of a die. The lower punch has a longitudinal recess open on the side of the die, inside of which is mounted a central rod which is translatably mobile relative to the lower punch. The central rod is coupled to the lower punch by a resilient link provided so as to hold, in an inoperative position, the central rod in a maximum deployed position in which the central rod protrudes relative to the active surface of the lower punch. The invention also relates to a specific compaction method and to a multi-layer compacted tablet with a recess.
US10828850B2	Fiber-reinforced plastic and method of producing the fiber-reinforced plastic A method of producing a fiber-reinforced plastic includes disposing a transparent film as an outermost layer on a lower die of a molding die, disposing a base sheet formed of a fiber fabric on the transparent film, closing the molding die with an upper die, and injecting a matrix resin into the molding die closed. The transparent film has grooves on a surface facing the base sheet. In the disposing, the base sheet is disposed such that the grooves are located between adjacent weaving gaps of the base sheet.
US10828847B2	High rate production fiber placement system and method A fiber placement system including a fiber placement station at a first location, the fiber placement station including a tool and a fiber placement assembly configured to construct a reinforcement layup on the tool, the first fiber placement assembly including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller at least partially defining a nip, a thermoplastic composite ply extending through the nip and a heating unit positioned to heat the thermoplastic composite ply proximate the nip, and a consolidation station at a consolidation location, the consolidation location being different from the first location, the consolidation station including a consolidation tool and a consolidation system configured to consolidate a reinforcement layup assembly that includes the reinforcement layup.
US10828846B2	Method and apparatus for fabricating contoured laminate structures Apparatus for forming composite plies on a contoured tool includes a forming head for forming the composite plies on the tool. The forming head is mounted on a manipulator and includes a compliant nosepiece adapted to conform to the contoured tool.
US10828843B2	Shear webs for wind turbine rotor blades and methods for manufacturing same The present disclosure is directed to a method for manufacturing a rotor blade component, such as shear web, of a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The method includes forming, via 3-D printing, an internal lattice structure of the rotor blade component. More specifically, the internal lattice structure includes a plurality of open cells. In addition, the method includes covering at least a portion of the internal lattice structure with an outer skin layer to form the rotor blade component.
US10828840B2	Electromagnetic induction welding of fluid distribution systems Installation fittings for use with induction weldable pipe connectors for assembling multi-layer pipe fluid distribution systems. Induction welding pipe connectors including a major central pipe connector section and a minor lateral pipe connector section pair having reduced thickness relative to the major central pipe connector section. Induction welding pipe connectors with integral solder flow barrier for assembling fluid distribution systems. Electromagnetic induction coil reverse action pliers for use with induction weldable pipe connectors for assembling fluid distribution systems.
US10828839B2	Method for producing layered article Provided is a method of producing a layered article by which a sufficient production speed can be achieved, and preferably, a variation in fusion strength can be suppressed and hence a variation in product quality can be reduced. The method of producing a layered article of the present invention includes fusing at least part of a single-layer body or a laminate including at least one layer including a non-woven fabric of fiber having a fiber diameter of 100 μm or less through ultrasonic welding.
US10828827B2	Powder material for three-dimensional object formation, hardening liquid and three-dimensional object formation kit, and formation method and formation apparatus of three-dimensional object Provided is a three-dimensional object formation method for forming a three-dimensional object by at least repeating: forming a powder material layer using a powder material for three-dimensional object formation containing a base material coated with an organic material; and hardening a predetermined region of the powder material layer by delivering a hardening liquid to the powder material layer formed in the formation of a powder material layer, where the hardening liquid contains a cross-linking agent cross-linkable with the organic material.
US10828824B2	Method for direct inkjet printing of 3D objects A direct inkjet printing system for fabricating a part by an additive manufacturing process includes an ink delivery system operative to circulate the ink, a printhead associated with the ink delivery system, the printhead operative to dispense ink from the ink delivery system through a plurality of nozzles and based on a defined pattern, a building table for receiving the dispensed ink one layer at a time based on the defined pattern, wherein the part is formed from a plurality of layers of the ink dispensed from the printhead and a drying station operative to perform a drying process on layers of the ink dispensed from the printhead on a per layer basis.
US10828812B2	Molded part, manufacturing method of molded part and mold A molded part including a first member having a plurality of openings and a second member contacting with a peripheral edge of each of the plurality of openings so as to cover the openings, and having a hollow portion formed by sealing the contact portion with a sealing material, wherein: the second member defines a flow channel for filling the sealing material between the first member and the second member; the second member has a branched shape in which sections corresponding to positions covering the plurality of openings are branched from each other, and portions near a gate of the flow channel are connected as a common section; and the branched shape has a bridge structure for connecting the respective branched sections.
US10828799B2	Atypical molded body manufacturing device, molding material casting form using same, and rod-type mold An atypical-molded-body manufacturing device according to the present invention comprises at least one shape output unit comprising a plurality of movable rods provided to be able to move up and down and arranged along a first direction. A driving module transfers a driving force to the movable rods, thereby moving each of the plurality of movable rods to a predetermined height. An atypical curvature is formed by a difference in level configured by the upper end of each of the plurality of movable rods that have moved to the predetermined height.
US10828797B2	Method of patterning electrically-conductive film on a flexible substrate A method of patterning a combined layer of an electrically-conductive film, such as indium-tin-oxide (ITO), that is disposed on a flexible substrate includes bending the combined layer about a radius of curvature. The combined layer is initially bent in a first direction so that the electrically-conducive film is distal to the radius of curvature, so as to form initial dielectric lines in the electrically-conductive film. The combined layer is then bent in another direction so that the electrically-conductive film is proximate to the radius of curvature to further enhance the dielectric performance of the initial dielectric lines. The dielectric lines electrically isolate a portion of the electrically-conductive film that is disposed therebetween, to form an electrically conductive electrode.
US10828792B2	Lock-blade knife for cooking purposes A lock-blade knife for cooking purposes comprises a housing, a blade pivotally attached to the housing and a locking mechanism. The blade is rotatable relative to the housing between a closed position and a least one cutting position. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the blade in the at least one cutting position. The locking mechanism comprises a biasing member, an engagement structure, and a grasping member. The engagement structure is disposed on the blade, and the grasping member is displaceable from a locking position into a releasing position. The grasping member is biased into the releasing position. The grasping member is in engagement with the engagement structure in the locking position when cutting to lock the blade in position. The blade is rotatable between the cutting position and the closed position when the grasping member is manually displaced into the releasing position.
US10828788B2	Distributed pressurization and exhaust systems for soft robots A soft robot is described, including: a flexible and/or stretchable body; a common fluid pressurization unit; and a plurality of fluid chambers each embedded in the flexible and/or stretchable body and capable of fluidic connection with the common fluid pressurization unit through a pressurizing valve; wherein the pressurizing valve is capable of being activated to allow the pressurized fluid to flow from the common fluid pressurization unit into the fluid chamber to result in actuation. Methods of using the soft robot are also described.
US10828770B2	Power delivery system for electric vehicle charging station A vehicle charging station includes a track configured to extend across a plurality of vehicle parking spaces. The charging station further includes a movable charging apparatus supported by the track and translatable along the track between the plurality of vehicle parking spaces. The charging station further includes a first contact wire extending approximately parallel to the track. The charging station further includes a first conductor pole configured to couple the movable charging apparatus to the first contact wire at a plurality of locations along a width of the first contact wire. The first conductor pole is configured to move with the movable charging apparatus. In such a manner, a one-to-many charging station can be accomplished.
US10828759B2	Tensioning device To provide a tensioning device capable of tensioning a bolt from a bolt head side while suppressing increase in the number of components. A tensioning device is configured to apply upward tension to a bolt fastened to a fastened member H. A first male thread portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of a head of the bolt. The tensioning device includes a connection member having a first female thread portion to be threadly engaged with the first male thread portion, a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the bolt via the connection member in a state where the first male thread portion is threadly engaged with the first female thread portion, and a tension bearer which is disposed around an outer circumference of the connection member, and bears a reaction force applied from the fastened member H in tensioning performed by the tensioning mechanism.
US10828757B2	Axial swage tool Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an axial swage tool configured to axially swage a fitting to a tube, a cable, or other such item of manufacture. The swage tool can be configured to utilize swaging engagement members for grasping and driving a swaging ring over a fitting. The swaging ring thereby radially compresses the fitting around the tube or other item.
US10828755B2	Fastener device with cam assembly A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is pivotable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly.
US10828751B2	Screwdriver having a changeable direction freewheel lock A screwdriver having a changeable direction freewheel lock, having a drive output member that is mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis in a bearing eye of a drive input member and has a circumferential toothing and a drive-output profile portion, and locking members that are inserted in a pocket of the drive input member and each have a locking toothing for engaging with the circumferential toothing in a manner preventing rotation. What is essential is that the locking members are two bodies that are movable relative to one another, can be displaced in an articulated manner with respect to one another and each have a switching extension which project into the same switching recess of a switching member.
US10828743B2	Oscillating electric power tool with balanced armature shaft An oscillating power tool with an electric motor is provided, including an armature shaft with an armature and a fan wheel, including an eccentric arranged on the armature shaft at one end thereof, a first balancing mass for balancing an unbalance of the eccentric and possibly an eccentric bearing, being arranged in the proximity of the eccentric or the eccentric bearing, respectively, however, at an axial distance, further including a second balancing mass for balancing a couple unbalance caused by the axial distance between the eccentric and the eccentric bearing, respectively, and the first balancing weight, wherein the second balancing mass is arranged on the armature shaft at the side facing away from the eccentric or the eccentric bearing. Also a method for balancing such an electric motor is provided.
US10828742B2	Quick tensioning device for a portable machine tool, in particular for an angle grinding machine A quick tensioning device for a portable machine tool, in particular for an angle grinding machine, includes at least one output shaft which can be rotated, at least one clamping unit that is at least partly arranged in the output shaft and has at least one clamping element, which is movably mounted at least about and/or along a movement axis of the clamping unit, for fixing an insert tool unit to the output shaft without tools, and at least one torque transmission unit for transmitting a torque to the insert tool unit when the insert tool unit is arranged on the output shaft, said torque transmission unit having at least one torque transmission element which is formed separately from the output shaft. The quick tensioning device includes at least one securing unit at least for securing the torque transmission element to the output shaft in a rotationally fixed manner.
US10828741B1	Wood sander A wood sander for sanding a target object. The wood sander comprises a frame, an upper assembly, a lower assembly, a drive system and a plurality of sandpaper sheets. The drive system is configured for pulling the plurality of sandpaper sheets through a path. The path is configured to cause the plurality of sandpaper sheets to touch a portion of the target object as the drive system rotates the plurality of sandpaper sheets. The upper assembly comprises the drive system, and the plurality of sandpaper sheets. The lower assembly comprises a platform configured to hold the target object. The upper assembly and the lower assembly are attached to and supported by the frame.
US10828739B2	Tool holder with integrated sensor system The invention relates to a tool holder (10) which is embodied for rotation around a tool holder rotation axis (D) and which comprises at its one axial longitudinal end (10a) a tool segment (14) for receiving a tool, and at its other axial longitudinal end (10b) a coupling segment (16) for torque-transferring coupling to a machine tool (78), a measurement apparatus (28) for sensing data relating to the operation of the tool holder (10) being provided on the tool holder (10), which apparatus encompasses at least the following components:—at least one sensor (30, 32, 34, 36) supplying a sensed signal;—a signal transfer apparatus (38) for transferring a measured signal;—an electrical circuit (40) connected in signal-transferring fashion to the sensor (30, 32, 34, 36) and to the signal transfer apparatus (38); and—an energy supply apparatus (42) that is connected to the signal transfer apparatus (38) and to the electrical circuit (40). According to the present invention the tool holder (10) comprises a tool holder main body (12) that comprises both the tool segment (14) and the coupling segment (16), at least one component from among the sensor (30, 32, 34, 36), electrical circuit (40), and energy supply apparatus (42) being received in a recess (56, 62) in the interior of the tool holder main body (12).
US10828730B2	Tempered vacuum glass The disclosure describes a tempered vacuum glass, which comprises: at least two glass sheets arranged parallel to each other; surrounding edges of adjacent glass sheets being sealed using an edge sealing structure; and support members placed in an array between the adjacent glass sheets to form a vacuum space. The edge sealing structure is a metallic edge-sealing structure. The structure comprises a first transition layer, a first metallized layer, a first intermetallic compound layer, a solder layer, a second intermetallic compound layer, a second metallized layer, and a second transition layer stacked in that order. The first and second metallized layers are in a spongy skeleton structure formed by sintering a metal paste. The first and second transition layers are formed by sintering the metal paste on the adjacent glass sheets, and contain a glass phase layer including metallic particles and a metal oxide layer with a net structure.
US10828729B2	Hot-formed previously welded steel part with very high mechanical resistance and production method A welded steel part with a very high mechanical strength is provided. The welded steel part is obtained by heating followed by hot forming, then cooling of at least one welded blank obtained by butt welding of at least one first and one second sheet. The at least one first and second sheets including, at least in part, a steel substrate and a pre-coating which includes an intermetallic alloy layer in contact with the steel substrate, topped by a metal alloy layer of aluminum or aluminum-based alloy. A method for the fabrication of a welded steel part and the fabrication of structural or safety parts for automotive vehicles are also provided.
US10828727B2	Method of separating surface layer of semiconductor crystal using a laser beam perpendicular to the separating plane This invention provides two variations of methods of separating a surface layer of the semiconductor crystal. In the first variation of the method, a focused laser beam is directed onto the crystal in such a way that focus is placed in the layer separation plane perpendicular to the axis of the beam, the laser beam is moved with scanning the layer separation plane with focus in the direction from the open side surface of the crystal deep into the crystal with forming a continuous slit width of which is increased with every pass of the laser beam, the previous operation is performed up to separation of the surface layer. In the second variation of the method, pulse laser emission is generated; a focused laser beam is directed onto the crystal in such a way that focus is placed in the layer separation plane perpendicular the axis of the beam, a laser beam is moved in such a way that focus is moved in the layer separation plane with forming the non-overlapping local regions with a disturbed topology of the crystal structure and with reduced interatomic bonds, wherein the local regions is distributed over the whole the plane, an external action disturbing the reduced interatomic bonds is applied to the separable layer.
US10828726B2	SiC wafer producing method using ultrasonic wave Disclosed herein is an SiC wafer producing method for producing an SiC wafer from a single crystal SiC ingot. The SiC wafer producing method includes a wafer producing step of separating a part of the ingot along a separation layer as an interface. The wafer producing step includes the steps of immersing the ingot in a liquid and applying the ultrasonic wave from an ultrasonic vibrator through the liquid to the ingot, the ultrasonic wave having a frequency greater than or equal to a critical frequency close to the natural frequency of the ingot.
US10828724B2	Foil part vectorization for mobile large scale additive manufacturing using foil-based build materials The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for additive manufacturing using foil-based build materials. Such methods and apparatuses eliminate several drawbacks of conventional powder-based methods, including powder handling, recoater jams, and health risks. In addition, the present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for compensation of in-process warping of build plates and foil-based build materials, in-process monitoring, and closed loop control.
US10828723B2	Process monitoring for mobile large scale additive manufacturing using foil-based build materials The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for additive manufacturing using foil-based build materials. Such methods and apparatuses eliminate several drawbacks of conventional powder-based methods, including powder handling, recoater jams, and health risks. In addition, the present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for compensation of in-process warping of build plates and foil-based build materials, in-process monitoring, and closed loop control.
US10828720B2	Foil-based additive manufacturing system and method An additive manufacturing system, method of manufacturing, and fabricated part. The system uses a material joining laser system to join together foil sheets to form a metal part. The material joining laser system can be configured to join adjacent foil sheets together in a substantially uniform manner. The manufacturing system also includes a material removal system that removes material from selected locations of the foil sheets to shape the foil sheets to correspond with selective slices of the part. The material removal system can be a laser system, such as a laser system configured to remove material from a foil sheet without removing material from an underlying layer. One embodiment involves the manufacture of amorphous alloy components.
US10828710B1	Cold-weld burr removal A cold-weld burr removal system is disclosed according to various embodiments. The cold-weld burr removal system can include a clamping block having a clamping passage that extends along an alignment axis, and a removal block having a guide passage alignment axis centered about the alignment axis. The removal block can define a burr receiving chamber. The system also can include a cutting head insert having a cutting portion and a cutting passage. The cutting head insert can removably attach to the removal block and the cutting portion can protrude into the burr receiving chamber. The system can include a linear actuator that connects the clamping block to the removal block. The linear actuator can move the removal block in a direction along the alignment axis to increase a separation distance between the clamping block and the removal block when a linear actuation initiator initiates movement of the linear actuator.
US10828706B2	End mill An end mill has a shank section and a cutting section connected thereto. The cutting section includes a core supporting at least two spaced apart teeth that have a cutting edge extending in the axial direction with respect to the axis of rotation of the end mill. Each cutting edge has a flute associated therewith and each flute has, for each cross-section of the end mill perpendicular to the axis of rotation thereof, a bottom point on the core at a shortest distance to the axis of rotation. At least two flutes have a shortest distance that varies differently with the distance to a cutting end of the end mill.
US10828696B2	Use of amine blends for foundry shaped cores and casting metals Provided is a catalyst suitable for curing a composite resin composition that includes comprising a blend of at least two tertiary amines selected from dimethylethylamine (DMEA), diethylmethylamine (DEMA), dimethylisopropylamine (DMIPA), and dimethyl-n-propylamine (DMPA), where each of the at least two tertiary amines is present in the blend in an amount of not less than 10% by weight and not more than 90% by weight.
US10828689B2	Wheel engraving equipment The present application discloses wheel engraving equipment, which includes a lower lifting system, lower flange engraving systems, inner rim engraving systems, a wheel positioning and clamping system, an upper lifting and rotating system, a synchronous clamping and rotating system and the like.
US10828688B2	Elastomer formed beaded joint A method for forming a conduit with a radial flange for forming part of a beaded coupling by: positioning a conduit blank in a forming die, wherein the forming die defines a radially extending recess; inserting a forming post in the conduit blank to define an annular space therebetween; inserting a flexible material in the annular space between the post and the conduit; placing a sleeve in a bearing relationship with the flexible material; compressing the flexible material between the post and the sleeve to force the flexible material against the conduit to expand the conduit outward into engagement with the radially extending recess in the forming die to form an annular flange; and releasing compression on the flexible material.
US10828670B2	Component for a motor vehicle, and method for producing a coated component from a magnesium material A component (10) for a motor vehicle has a main body (12) produced from a magnesium material. The main body (12) has a visible surface (14) with an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of 1 to 40 μm. A clear lacquer coating (40) is disposed on the visible surface (14) of the main body (12) and has a layer thickness of at most 60 μm. The clear lacquer coating (40) is applied so that the surface structure (15) of the main body (12) that is disposed below the clear lacquer coating (40) is distinguishable in a visible and haptic manner.
US10828661B2	Process and apparatus for treating the inner surface of a pipe The coating device has a rotatable spindle which has fastening mechanisms for fastening a rotation axle to the spindle. Protrusions are radially protruding from the spindle for spreading the coating substance on the inner surface of a pipe. The protrusions have limiters that limit the coating substance to be spread to the desired layer thickness. The method comprises the steps of bringing, to the pipe to be treated, the coating device fastened to a rotation axle with the pipe, a feeding hose of the coating substance and a camera. The coating substance is fed along the feeding hose to a vicinity of the coating device. The coating substance is spread to an inner surface of the pipe by rotating the coating device and by moving the coating device in a longitudinal direction of the pipe.
US10828660B2	Methods for reinforcing a multi-panel support mat A method of reinforcing a support mat includes at least one extruder applying at least a first stream of weld-forming material over at least one seam formed between upper and lower, interconnected, at least partially overlapping, panels on the top of the mat and at least one automated extruder applying at least a second stream of weld-forming material over at least one seam formed between the panels on the bottom of the mat.
US10828648B2	Flotation cell THIS invention relates to froth flotation, and more specifically to a froth flotation cell and an internal sand removal arrangement for the froth flotation cell. The froth flotation cell included a tank having an operatively lower zone, an intermediate zone and an operatively upper zone, and a central dispersing chamber disposed in the intermediate zone of the tank. A slurry inlet is located in the operatively lower zone of the tank, and a slurry outlet conduit extends from the operatively upper zone of the tank towards a slurry outlet. The froth flotation cell is characterised in that the operatively lower zone is also selectively in flow communication with the slurry outlet of the tank, in order for slurry located in the operatively lower zone of the tank selectively to be displaceable into the slurry outlet.
US10828646B2	Electrostatic air filter An electronic air filter containing a tubular collecting electrode and an ion emitting electrode located concentrically inside of the tube-like collecting electrode, the collecting electrode consists of outer electrically conductive shell and inner layer made of open cell porous material.
US10828643B2	Oligonucleotide encoded chemical libraries This application provides a bead with a covalently attached chemical compound and a covalently attached DNA barcode and methods for using such beads. The bead has many substantially identical copies of the chemical compound and many substantially identical copies of the DNA barcode. The compound consists of one or more chemical monomers, where the DNA barcode takes the form of barcode modules, where each module corresponds to and allows identification of a corresponding chemical monomer. The nucleic acid barcode can have a concatenated structure or an orthogonal structure. Provided are method for sequencing the bead-bound nucleic acid barcode, for cleaving the compound from the bead, and for assessing biological activity of the released compound.
US10828630B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure has grooves dented inwardly from the surfaces of the partition walls along a cell direction An open width of an open end of the groove is 0.015-0.505 mm and smaller than the open width a length of one side of each of the cells with the grooves, a bottom width of a bottom of the groove is 0.01-0.5 mm and smaller than the open width, a height from the bottom of the groove to the open end is 0.01-0.05 mm, a thickness of the partition wall in a groove portion is 50 μm or more, a ratio of the number of the cells with the grooves to the number of the total cells is 80% or more, and a value obtained by subtracting the open frontal area when the grooves excluded from the open frontal area when the grooves included is 0.1-8.0%.
US10828624B2	Self-adsorbed catalyst composition, method for preparing the same and method for manufacturing electroless plating substrate The instant disclosure provides a self-adsorbed catalyst composition, a method for preparing the self-adsorbed catalyst composition and a method for manufacturing an electroless plating substrate. The self-adsorbed catalyst composition includes colloidal nanoparticles and a silane compound. The colloidal nanoparticles include palladium nanoparticles and capping agents enclosing the palladium nanoparticles. The silane compound has at least an amino group, and an interaction is established between the amino group of the silane compound and the colloidal nanoparticle.
US10828619B2	Portion of an electronic vaping device formed of an oxygen sequestering agent An electronic vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, the reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation, a heater in the housing, the heater configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation, at least one portion formed of a material including at least one polymer and at least one oxygen sequestering agent, and a power supply.
US10828615B2	Photoreactor The photoreactor comprises at least one housing (11) for at least one reaction vessel and at least one light source for lighting said at least one reaction vessel, and the photoreactor comprises: a first module (1) provided with said at least one housing (11) for at least one reaction vessel and comprising a cooling/heating circuit (15) for regulating the temperature of said at least one reaction vessel; a second module (2) provided with said at least one light source; and a thermal insulating layer (5) placed between the first module (1) and the second module (2). It improves reproducibility of the reactions by temperature and light intensity control.
US10828612B1	Locking and unlocking a blender A rechargeable blender with a locking mechanism is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, a blending component, control circuitry, and/or other components. The blender includes a power interface configured to be manually engaged by the user, which facilitates transitions between a locked mode of operation and an unlocked mode of operation. Rotation of the blending component is selectively allowed or prevented based at least in part on the current mode of operation.
US10828606B2	Radiative treatment of liquids in desalination and other membrane processes Radiative heating and radiative feed modification systems and methods using microwave, radio frequency, magnetic field and ultrasound in membrane separation processes including membrane distillation (MD), reverse osmosis, forward osmosis and pervaporation are disclosed. Membrane distillation systems include at least one MD module, the MD module having at least one membrane, a feed inlet operable to receive a feed media and a feed outlet, and a radiative energy source operable to apply radiation to a feed media entering the feed inlet.
US10828598B2	Arrangement and process for recovery of carbon dioxide from gas using an absorption tank housing and agitator A system and a method for the recovery of carbon dioxide from a gas containing it. The system of the invention includes: pressurizing means for pressurizing the gas, an absorption tank for absorbing into water the carbon dioxide contained in a gas pressurized with the pressurizing means, a desorption tank for desorbing from water the carbon dioxide absorbed in water, means for circulating water from the absorption tank into the desorption tank and from the desorption tank back into the absorption tank, and recovering means for the recovery of carbon dioxide capable of being desorbed from the water. The system's absorption tank houses an agitator with a function of enabling water to circulate in the absorption tank by ejecting it into an air space of the absorption tank and by spreading in the absorption tank's air space over an area as extensive as possible.
US10828596B2	Promoted ammonium salt-protected activated carbon sorbent particles for removal of mercury from gas streams Promoted ammonium salt-protected activated carbon sorbent particles for removal of mercury from gas streams. A method of separating mercury from a mercury-containing gas stream includes contacting a mercury-containing gas stream with an activated carbon sorbent including promoted ammonium salt-protected activated carbon sorbent particles, to form a mercury-sorbent composition. The method also includes separating at least some of the mercury-sorbent composition from the mercury-containing gas stream, to give a separated gas.
US10828593B2	Removal of dust in urea finishing Disclosed is a method for the removal of urea dust from the off-gas of a finishing section of a urea production plant. the method comprises subjecting the off-gas to quenching with water so as to produce quenched off-gas, and subjecting the quenched off-gas to scrubbing using at least one venturi scrubber. As a result, a lower pressure drop over the scrubber is attained, and a more efficient growth of urea particles, facilitating the removal thereof.
US10828592B2	Dust collector having vertical filters and a filter carriage A removable filter system and a dust collector with the removable filter system. The dust collector includes a filter carriage movably connected to a carriage base; at least one filter and filter support removably connected to the filter carriage. The filter carriage is movable between at least three positions: in the first position the filter being in an operational location, in the second position the filter being vertically lower but inside the dust collector, and in the third position the filter being outside the dust collector. A method for replacing a filter in the dust collector includes lowering the filter with the filter carriage; translating the filter and carriage out of the dust collector housing; removing the filter from the carriage; placing a replacement filter on the carriage; translating the replacement into the dust collector housing; and raising the filter carriage to lock the replaced filter into an operational location.
US10828585B2	Liquid treatment apparatus with replaceable treatment cartridge and cartridge connection system A device for forming a liquid treatment apparatus includes a main part; and a receiving part including a cavity for receiving a connecting head of a replaceable liquid treatment cartridge having at least one port in liquid communication with an interior of the liquid treatment cartridge such that the at least one port(s) of the connecting head are in sealed liquid communication with corresponding ports of the receiving part. The receiving part is journalled for movement between a first and a second position with respect to the main part whilst the connecting head is inserted in the cavity. The head is insertable into and retractable from the cavity in the first position. The liquid treatment cartridge is lockable to the device by at least moving the receiving part with the inserted connecting head into the second position.
US10828579B2	Monochlorotrifluoropropene compounds and compositions and methods using same Various uses of monochlorotrifluoropropenes, in combination with one or more other components, including other fluoroalkenes, hydrocarbons; hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), ethers, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, methyl formate, formic acid, water, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, carbon dioxide and combinations of any two or more of these, in a variety of applications, including as blowing agents, are disclosed.
US10828578B2	Reversible control of solution solubility using functionalized nanoparticles Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and compositions of altering a solution through the use of readily retrievable agents (e.g., a nanoparticle) having one or more functional groups configured to undergo a solvation interaction with a component of the solution. Compositions, systems, and methods for crystallizing organic and inorganic compounds from solutions using nanoparticles surface coated with functional groups that create a supersaturated state in the solution and reversal thereof. Compositions, systems, and methods for purifying water or active pharmaceutical ingredients. Compositions, systems, and methods for increasing the solubility of a solution and reversal of the same. Compositions, systems, and methods for decreasing the solubility of a crystallized compound and reversal of the same.
US10828577B2	Toy rocket launch platform safety system Systems and methods for a toy rocket launch platform safety system are provided. Various embodiments include a system of switches attached to a moveable launch platform coupled to a static support structure via a pivot mechanism. The system of switches open when the moveable launch platform is not level to the ground or aligned along the central axis of the static support structure. When the system of switches is open, a toy rocket launch cannot occur. Some embodiments include a launch guidance system attached to the launch platform. A toy rocket is coupled to the launch guidance structure in such a way that the toy rocket assumes a trajectory dictated by the launch guidance structure. The launch guidance structure may be collapsible and when fully extended, achieves a height greater than that of the average adult.
US10828574B2	System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space A system and method for providing virtual items to users of an online game operated in a virtual space. Multiple users may participate in affiliations or alliances of discrete groups of users in an online game and may access the online game through client computing platforms associated with the users. The affiliations may have affiliation game units associated with affiliations which provide a benefit to the members of the online game. Affiliation members may cumulatively obtain affiliation game units and/or upgrade affiliation game units by providing one or more virtual items. Upgrading affiliation game units may require the cooperation of multiple members of the affiliation.
US10828564B2	System and method for processing random events Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, a system, and an article for managing the use of global position information in a multi-player online game. An example computer-implemented method can include: identifying a number of random events for which each random event has a plurality of possible outcomes and each possible outcome has a respective probability of occurrence for each random event; selecting a first possible outcome from the plurality of possible outcomes; determining a probability distribution for the first possible outcome that defines a relationship between (i) a number of occurrences of the first possible outcome in the number of random events and (ii) a range of probabilities; selecting a first probability from the range of probabilities; and determining the number of occurrences of the first possible outcome based on the probability distribution and the selected first probability.
US10828561B2	Display apparatus and control method thereof A display apparatus and a control method thereof that are configured to automatically change a display setting according to a genre of a game when the game is performed through the display apparatus. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes a controller configured to receive image information on a game, derive feature information of the image including at least one of a motion and a depth of an object included in the image based on the received image, and determine a game genre for the image based on the derived feature information; and an image display unit configured to change the display setting of a screen being provided and provide the changed display setting, when the game genre for the image is determined.
US10828560B2	Systems and methods for stereoscopic vision with head mounted display An optical conveyance system is disclosed for relocating a visual input position of an electronic device. The electronic device has a frontside camera and a backside camera respectively positioned on opposite sides of the electronic device. An optical receiver is configured to receive visual input. An optical output is positioned over the frontside camera of the electronic device and is configured to project visual output into the frontside camera of the electronic device. An optical conveyance device is optically connected between the optical receiver and the optical output. The optical conveyance device is configured to convey the visual input received through the optical receiver to the optical output for projection as the visual output into the frontside camera of the electronic device.
US10828559B2	Location-based games and augmented reality systems Handheld location based games are provided in which a user's physical location correlates to the virtual location of a virtual character on a virtual playfield. Augmented Reality (AR) systems are provided in which video game indicia are overlaid onto a user's physical environment. A landscape detector is provided that may obtain information about the user's landscape, in addition to the user's location, in order to provide overlaying information to an AR head-mounted display and control information to non-user controlled video game characters.
US10828556B2	Dice recognition device and method of recognizing dice A device for assisting in electronic gaming, comprises a flatbed scanning device having a scanning surface. The scanning surface is arranged for throwing a die or dice thereon, and the flatbed scanning device is configured for scanning instantaneously an image of the scanning surface. The device also comprises a processor configured for receiving scanning information regarding the image of the scanning surface upon which a die or dice are thrown and programmed for deriving, based on the image, data regarding the dice thrown.
US10828554B2	Foot lift attachments for skateboards and combinations thereof A pair of foot lift attachments for attachment to single-wheel motorized electric skateboards, and combinations thereof. The foot lift attachments include a right foot lift attachment and a left foot lift attachment, each having a first concave curved outer facing side wall configured to be engaged on a curved support surface of either of a fender covering the single wheel, or a curved support surface of a mounting bracket secured at each side of the opening for the single wheel, and each having a convex curved top end wall with a concave curved underside configured to laterally receive and overlap the medial side and a top portion of the skateboard rider's foot and footwear worn on the foot to enable the rider to lift the skateboard off the ground with their feet and perform freestyle skateboarding maneuvers and aerial moves and jumps.
US10828553B2	Open palm hand covers and uses of said covers According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partial hand covers and the use of said covers, intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities. More specifically, the present invention offers strategic openings in select areas of the palm, creating substantial and significant advantages for the user, in playing the sports of football, golf and basketball.
US10828548B2	Modular mound core A bullpen mound includes a first mound section, a second mound section, and bridge section that couples to the first and second mound sections. Each of the first and second mound sections includes a base piece, an H-piece, a nose piece, a drive tray, and a landing tray. The base piece and the H-piece, when coupled together, form a first drive tray receptacle for receiving the drive tray. The H-piece and the nose piece, when coupled together, form a first landing tray opening for receiving the landing tray.
US10828539B2	Golf club head with transition profiles to reduce aerodynamic drag Embodiments of golf club heads having transition profiles to reduce aerodynamic drag during a swing are described herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head includes a crown transition profile having a first crown radius of curvature, a sole transition profile having a first sole radius of curvature, and a rear transition profile having a rear radius of curvature.
US10828533B2	Personal therapy and exercise monitoring and oversight devices, systems, and related methods Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to personal therapy and exercise systems as well as to methods related thereto. For example, a personal therapy system can be a modular system that can include multiple therapy gear modules.
US10828530B1	Exercise machine An exercise machine has a base housing, a boom having an elongate rigid body that extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and a pivot mount which pivotally mounts the proximal end of the boom on the base housing such that the boom is able to pivot with respect to the base housing between a rowing configuration wherein the boom is generally horizontal, and a skiing configuration wherein the boom is generally vertical. A seat element is slidably mounted on the boom, and ski handles attached to a ski cable which extend through ski handle stops at the distal end of the boom. A row handle is also attached to a row cable that extends from the base housing. The exercise machine further includes a resistance device, and a transmission system that connects the ski cable and the row cable to the resistance device.
US10828528B1	Handlebar-plate exercise device An exercise device that is composed of at least one ergonomic plate that has two end handles. In preferred embodiments, the device will be used with resistance bands. The handlebar-plate exercise device is flat and is made so that a first element of the device can connect to a second, third and fourth element of the device by using a friction-based peg system.
US10828526B2	Exercise apparatus and systems for using same Apparatus, systems, and methods for executing a “tire flip” weight lifting exercise. The disclosed apparatus includes a chassis and a tire assembly that is lifted and flipped during the exercise. The tire assembly includes a support bar that extends through a tire. The tire assembly also includes bearing assemblies that engage arms of a torsion bar that is pivotable with respect to the chassis to provide for safe and controlled movement of the tire assembly during the lifting exercise. When the lift is completed, rollers engage the tire assembly so that the tire assembly can roll back to the starting position at least in part due to the force of gravity.
US10828525B2	Collapsible hand exercise assembly A collapsible hand exercise assembly is disclosed. The frame comprises a substantially rectangular box having a plurality of panels to define a hollow upper section and the box is removably attached to a hollow vertical member via a fastening mechanism. The hollow vertical member is fixedly attached to a weighted base section of the frame. The hollow section comprises a plurality of resilient members tensioned to the sidewalls of the rectangular box is configured to provide resistance for muscles when a user performs the hand exercise.
US10828520B2	Fluid control device and method for projecting a fluid A nozzle for use in dispensing a fluid, such as water or a foaming agent to extinguish a fire, comprises a longitudinal body that comprises a plurality of helical shaped cam paths. The cam paths allow the operator of the nozzle to adjust a flow setting for the nozzle by moving a flow adjustment mechanism that is operatively associated with the cam paths.
US10828515B2	Compositions containing phenolic compounds having synergistic antioxidant benefits Compositions comprising at least one polyphenol selected from the group consisting of Silybum Marianum extract, Origanum Vulgare leaf extract, and Coptis Chinensis root extract, and baicalin, and Vitamin E, all present in amounts sufficient to produce synergistic antioxidant activity and provided for cosmetic and other uses.
US10828514B2	Radiotherapy system preventing radiation of health tissue A radiotherapy system comprising a plurality of particle beam sources (1a, 1b, 1c) arranged to radiate particle beams (6a, 6b, 6c) on a three-dimensional radiation target (3) located inside the body of a radiotherapy patient (4), the position in space and alignment of which particle beam sources are individually controllable; and an imaging system (2) arranged to monitor the position and orientation in space of the three-dimensional radiation target including direction and speed of any movement of the radiation target, and also to monitor tissue characteristics of body tissue (5) surrounding the radiation target located in the radiation paths of the particle beams. The radiotherapy system comprises a particle beam control system (7) which, during a radiation treatment session, is arranged for receiving information on the position and orientation of the radiation target and on said tissue characteristics from the imaging system; based on the received information on said tissue characteristics, identifying body tissue which shall not be exposed to the particle beams; and in response to movement of the radiation target and/or of body tissue surrounding the radiation target, adjusting the individual positions and alignments of the particle beam sources and the individual characteristics of the particle beams so that (i) Bragg peaks or spread out Brag peaks (SOBP) of the particle beams are brought to intersect in a predetermined beam intersect region (8) inside the radiation target; and (ii) the radiation paths of the particle beams do not travel through said body tissue identified as not to be exposed to the particle beams.
US10828510B2	System and method for irradiation therapy using voxel based functional measurements of organs at risk A method and apparatus for irradiation therapy using voxel based function measurements of organs-at-risk (OAR). The method includes determining size and location of each voxel of a plurality of voxels in a reference frame of a radiation device. The method further includes obtaining measurements that relate to utility of tissue type at each voxel. The method further includes determining a subset of the voxels that enclose an organ-at-risk (OAR) volume. The method further includes determining a value of a utility measure fj at each voxel of the subset based on a corresponding value of the measurements. The method further includes determining a series of beam shapes and intensities which minimize a value of an objective function that is based on a computed dose delivered to an OAR voxel multiplied by the utility measure fj for that voxel summed over all voxels.
US10828502B2	Methods and apparatus for power conversion and data transmission in implantable sensors, stimulators, and actuators Implantable devices and/or sensors can be wirelessly powered by controlling and propagating electromagnetic waves in a patient's tissue. Such implantable devices/sensors can be implanted at target locations in a patient, to stimulate areas such as the heart, brain, spinal cord, or muscle tissue, and/or to sense biological, physiological, chemical attributes of the blood, tissue, and other patient parameters. In some embodiments, the implantable devices can include power management schemes that have one or more AC-DC conversion chains arranged and configured to rectify the induced alternating current or voltage into one or more energy domains. Methods of use are also described.
US10828497B2	Method of making an encapsulated filtered feedthrough for an implantable medical device An encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly for an implantable medical device including a ferrule, an electrical insulator coupled to the ferrule, a printed circuit board (PCB), a feedthrough conductor extending through the electrical insulator and the PCB, and a capacitor coupled to the PCB. The encapsulated filtered feedthrough assembly can include a mold defining an opening and located with respect to the printed circuit board such that at least a portion of the capacitor is positioned within the opening. A first non-conductive material can underfill the capacitor and a second non-conductive material can be backfilled into the mold to encapsulate the capacitor.
US10828496B2	Core-clip PG-lead spring electrical contact An implantable medical device includes a housing; and a header mounted to the housing, the header including a header core including a bore with an electrical contact located within the bore, wherein the electrical contact includes: a first longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore; and a second longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore.
US10828493B2	Intermittent neural stimulation with physiologic response monitor Various aspects of the present subject matter provide an implantable medical device. In various embodiments, the device comprises a pulse generator, a first monitor and a controller. The pulse generator is adapted to generate a neural stimulation signal for a neural stimulation therapy. The neural stimulation signal has at least one adjustable parameter. The first monitor is adapted to detect an undesired effect. In some embodiments, the undesired effect is myocardial infarction. The controller is adapted to respond to the first monitor and automatically adjust the at least one adjustable parameter of the neural stimulation signal to avoid the undesired effect of the neural stimulation therapy. Other aspects are provided herein.
US10828492B2	Devices and methods for low current neural modulation A device may include an implantable circuit and at least one pair of implantable electrodes, in electrical communication with the implantable circuit. The circuit and the electrodes may configured for implantation in a subject in the vicinity of a nerve. The circuit may be configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and the electrodes may be configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the nerve.
US10828490B2	Systems and methods for restoring muscle function to the lumbar spine A system for restoring muscle function to the lumbar spine to treat low back pain is provided. The system may include electrodes coupled to an implantable pulse generator (IPG), a handheld activator configured to transfer a stimulation command to the IPG, and an external programmer configured to transfer programming data to the IPG. The stimulation command directs the programmable controller to stimulate the tissue in accordance with the programming data. The system may include a software-based programming system run on a computer such that the treating physician may program and adjust stimulation parameters.
US10828468B2	Medical device control handle A medical device control handle has with a distal component which is adjustable by an actuator assembly by means of a puller member or wire. The actuator assembly includes a user interface rotational dial, a detent tab washer and a spool, where the dial is rotationally coupled to the detent tab washer which transmits rotational movement of the dial to the spool. The spool has a shaft body and a drum end onto which an proximal end portion of the puller member can be wound to manipulate or adjust the distal component. Rotational movement of the detent washer is limited to prevent overrotation and breakage of the puller member. At least one washer is mounted on the shaft body of the spool to help apply compression load on the actuator assembly in friction-inducing contact with one or more components of the actuator assembly.
US10828464B2	Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device, a tether, and an adapter for securing a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors.
US10828462B2	Systems and methods for impairing smooth muscle tissue function Systems and methods for impairing smooth muscle tissue function using energy and/or pressure are described herein. The systems and/or methods may be used in some embodiments to target smooth muscle tissue in the bronchial passages.
US10828456B2	Conduit and method of forming A thin ribbon spirally wound polymer conduit and method of forming, wherein a helical reinforcing bead is interposed adjacent overlapping layers of ribbon. Further, a method of continuously forming spirally wound conduit wherein a sacrificial layer, preferably having a different base polymer to that of the conduit, is first applied to the former before the conduit is formed overtop.
US10828452B2	Intramold headgear A headgear portion or assembly for use in combination with a breathing apparatus in some configurations is at least substantially inelastic and is three dimensional in shape. The headgear portion or assembly can comprise a plastic core and a textile casing. The headgear, or part thereof, may also have integrally moulded labels, connectors, adjustment mechanisms and/or grips.
US10828436B2	Administering the noble gas argon during cardiopulmonary resuscitation Method of treating an individual following a period of ischemia are provided. The methods include administering inhaled agents postconditioning to the individual and optionally simultaneously performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The inhaled agents include at least one noble gas.
US10828426B2	Needle stick protection device A needle stick protection device includes a distal shield member having a slot which allows a needle to freely pass between shielded and unshielded positions an infinite number of times. The needle stick protection device also includes a proximal base member and a hinge connecting the distal shield member to the proximal base member. A locking mechanism secures the proximal base member to the distal shield member. The locking mechanism includes a compressive sleeve of the distal shield member and a distal cylindrical collar of the proximal base member, which frictionally fit together in a manner securing the proximal base member and the distal shield member.
US10828425B2	Needle shield remover and a medicament delivery device comprising the needle shield remover A needle shield remover for assembly with a cap of a medicament delivery device, wherein the needle shield remover comprises a longitudinally elongated tubular body (10, 10′, 10″) having a plurality of structural features, wherein said plurality of structural features are symmetrically disposed on the tubular body (10, 10′, 10″), in relation to a plane of symmetry which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.
US10828421B2	Injector device with flow path and drive A device for drug injection has a cartridge, which in turn has a reservoir and a fluid path. The fluid path carries a fluid for injection from the reservoir to the place where the patient is to be injected. The fluid path comprises a needle, and the fluid path is kept sterile. A drive chain extends the needle to the injection point, but is only mechanically connected to the fluid path to operate the needle, the mechanical connection being such as to operate the needle while maintaining the fluid path sterility.
US10828415B2	Devices, methods, and systems for priming, separating, and collecting blood components A photopheresis system (200) is disclosed, and that may be configured to execute one or more protocols. These protocols include: 1) protocols (400; 430; 460) for purging air out of a centrifuge bowl (210) used by the photopheresis system (200); 2) protocols (500; 510 550) for assessing the installation/operation of one or more pressure domes (330) used by the photopheresis system (200); and 3) protocols (580; 600; 660; 700; 740) for collecting buffy coat from blood processed by the photopheresis system (200).
US10828402B2	Collar connector In various embodiments, a connector system may include at least two connectors and a collar configured to detachably align the at least two connectors for coupling to a mating collar with at least two mating connectors. The collar may also be configured to at least partially disengage from the at least two connectors to allow movement of the connectors relative to each other. The relative movement may allow the connectors to couple to mating connectors that are in different configurations (than the mating collar configurations). In some embodiments, the connectors and/or mating connectors may include complementary male/female connectors. In some embodiments, the collar/mating collar may circumscribe their respective connectors and/or a perimeter of the other of the collar/mating collar. In some embodiments, the collar/mating collar may include interfacing features.
US10828398B2	Functionalized zwitterionic and mixed charge polymers, related hydrogels, and methods for their use Functionalized zwitterionic and mixed charge polymers and copolymers, methods for making the polymers and copolymers, hydrogels prepared from the functionalized zwitterionic and mixed charge polymers and copolymers, methods for making and using the hydrogels, and zwitterionic and mixed charge polymers and copolymers for administration for therapeutic agents.
US10828396B2	Degradable magnesium-containing calcium phosphate-calcium sulfate porous composite biological scaffold A method for preparing a degradable magnesium-containing calcium phosphate-calcium sulfate porous composite biological scaffold by subjecting a calcined bovine cancellous bone mineral porous scaffold to a treatment using a ternary system containing a magnesium source, a sulfur source and a phosphorus source, taking out and drying, and subjecting to a high-temperature calcination. The degradable magnesium-containing calcium phosphate-calcium sulfate porous composite biological scaffold has good three-dimensional interconnected mesh structure, osteoconductivity, degradability, good mechanical strength and biocompatibility, simultaneously. At the same time, calcium sulfate whiskers with larger length-diameter ratio grow in the mesh, thereby increasing the specific surface area of the material and possibly improve the adhesion of cells. The composite biological scaffold may have potential osteoinductivity due to the effective addition of the osteogenic active ionized magnesium and the calcium sulfate which can produce a local high-calcium environment when degraded.
US10828392B2	Method for preparing a three-dimensional polymer scaffold for tissue engineering A method for preparing a three-dimensional polymer scaffold (3D-PS) for use in tissue-engineering, the method including the subsequent steps of: providing a polymeric precursor scaffold (p-PS) having at least one biodegradable natural polymer (PA); treating the polymeric precursor scaffold (p-PS) with a cross-linking agent having glutaraldehyde to induce cross-linking of the natural polymer (PA), thereby forming a cross-linked polymer scaffold (x-PS) and subjecting the cross-linked polymer scaffold (x-PS) of step b) to low-pressure plasma treatment involving exposure of the polymer scaffold to an ionized oxygen-containing gas plasma at a pressure in the range of 10−3 to 10−6 bar and a temperature below 40° C.
US10828390B2	Biomimetic chitosan filler for preventing capsular contracture and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to the technical field of reconstructive plastic surgery and cosmetology, and particularly to a biomimetic chitosan filler for preventing capsular contracture and preparation method thereof. The biomimetic chitosan filler for preventing capsular contracture includes chitosan gel, cross-linked sodium hyaluronate, surfactant, isoosmotic regulator, autologous adipose-derived stem cells, pH adjusting agent and water. The amount of the pH adjusting agent is to adjust a pH value of the chitosan filler to be within a range of 6.5-7.5. The chitosan filler prepared according to the present invention can reduce the inflammation caused by post-operative silica gel exudation, and prevent the occurrence and development of capsular contracture.
US10828376B2	Liver-specific constructs and methods of use thereof Described herein are constructs used for liver-specific expression of a transgene.
US10828370B2	Selectin and ICAM/VCAM peptide ligand conjugates The invention relates to peptide conjugates that can bind to endothelial cells, and that are useful for reducing the incidence and severity of endothelial dysfunction in mammals.
US10828362B2	Preparation of live vaccines Described is a method for the generation of a live vaccine containing stable bacteria carrying at least three attenuating mutations and a vaccine containing bacteria obtained by said method.
US10828360B1	Methods for inhibiting biofilm formation Disclosed are methods and kits of parts useful in inhibiting biofilm formation in vivo in subjects at risk of developing biofilms. These methods include inhibiting biofilm formation where the extracellular matrix in the biofilm includes poly-β-(1→6)glucosamine structures.
US10828359B2	Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine using sendai virus as vector Provided in the present application are a recombinant sendai virus vector vaccine expressing immunodominant antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and can be used as therapeutic and preventive antituberculosis vaccine.
US10828357B2	A*03 restricted peptides for use in immunotherapy against cancers and related methods 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.
US10828353B2	Compositions and methods for T cell delivery of therapeutic molecules The present invention includes compositions and methods for modifying a T cell with a nucleic acid encoding a switch molecule comprising an extracellular domain comprising a membrane receptor or fragment thereof and an intracellular domain comprising a signaling receptor or fragment thereof. In one aspect, a method comprises introducing a nucleic acid encoding a switch molecule and a nucleic acid encoding a soluble fusion protein and/or a nucleic acid encoding a bispecific antibody into a population of cells comprising T cells, wherein the T cells transiently expresses the switch molecule and soluble fusion protein or bispecific antibody. In other aspect, compositions of T cells and methods of treating a disease or condition, such as cancer or an autoimmune disease, are also included.
US10828352B2	Compositions and methods for boosting the efficacy of adoptive cellular immunotherapy The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for boosting, augmenting or enhancing the efficacy of the adoptive cellular immunotherapy by using modified T cells expressing an antigen binding protein in conjunction with modified cells (such as hematopoietic progenitor cells, modified human immune system cells or a combination thereof) expressing the antigen specifically bound by the antigen binding protein of the modified T cells.
US10828348B2	Treatment of social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and panic disorder using botulinum toxin Methods are disclosed for treating social anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and/or panic disorder in a subject. The methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotoxin to a corrugator supercilii and/or a procerus muscle of the subject to cause paralysis of the corrugator supercilii and/or a procerus muscle in the subject, thereby treating PTSD. The neurotoxin can be Botulinum toxin A, such as at a dose of about 20 to about 50 units of Botulinum toxin A.
US10828346B2	Compositions and methods for modulating stem cells and uses thereof There are provided compositions and methods for modulating stem cell division decisions, in particular, division symmetry. It has been demonstrated that wnt7a acts through frizzled-7 receptor expressed on the surface of adult stem cells, e.g. satellite stem cells, to activate the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway, thereby promoting symmetrical expansion of stem cells. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful, for example, in modulating stem cell division symmetry in vitro and in vivo, in replenishing and expanding the stem cell pool, and in promoting the formation, maintenance, repair and regeneration of tissue.
US10828345B2	Use of a VEGF antagonist to treat angiogenic eye disorders The present invention provides methods for treating angiogenic eye disorders by sequentially administering multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist to a patient. The methods of the present invention include the administration of multiple doses of a VEGF antagonist to a patient at a frequency of once every 8 or more weeks. The methods of the present invention are useful for the treatment of angiogenic eye disorders such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, central retinal vein occlusion, branch retinal vein occlusion, and corneal neovascularization.
US10828341B2	Method for preparation of pharmacologically-relevant compounds from botanical sources In a multi-step process for selectively purifying various pharmacologically-relevant components of a source plant such as cannabis, an initial step of the process provides a low-temperature, robust essential oil/terpene capture that also dehydrates and decarboxylates the starting product—fresh raw cannabis—by means of a vacuum-assisted microwave distillation process. By doing the terpene capture under vacuum distillation temperature may be kept low. The low distillation temperature maximizes yields of thermally-sensitive components such as terpenes and cannabinoids. The process includes additional steps of: extract cannabinoids from the dehydrated cannabis to produce a crude extract via a supercritical CO2 extraction process; purify crude extract of fats, lipids, plant material; and distill relevant cannabinoids from the purified crude extract via a wiped-film process. Selected terpenes and cannabinoids are then recombined in predetermined proportions to achieve extracts of unusual purity and having targeted therapeutic profiles.
US10828335B2	Production of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and methods for the use thereof Methods are provided for efficient production of midbrain dopaminergic (DA) neurons. In some aspects, methods involve differentiation and selection of DA neurons for a transgenic pluripotent cell population (e.g., cells comprising a selectable marker gene). Cell populations produced by the instant methods and methods of their use are likewise provided.
US10828324B2	Production of water-soluble hydrolyzed clinoptilolite fragments Methods are provided to make clinoptilolite into a water-soluble hydrolyzed form suitable for various administration routes, including oral administration. Absorption of water-soluble hydrolyzed clinoptilolite fragments can aid in detoxification by binding heavy metals and environmental toxins, can reduce reactive oxygen species and inflammation related to heavy metals and other/environmental toxins, resulting in an increase in energy, and/or in an increase in one or more of focus, concentration, and memory. Water-soluble hydrolyzed clinoptilolite fragments can be combined with one or more dietary supplements, including various vitamins and sleep aids.
US10828318B2	Compositions and methods for treating malignant, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases A method of treating a malignant disease involving T cell exhaustion in a subject, with the proviso that said malignant disease is not a B cell malignancy, is disclosed. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of decreasing an activity or expression of CD84, thereby treating the malignant disease involving the T cell exhaustion. Also disclosed is a method of treating an autoimmune or inflammatory disease in a subject, the method comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of decreasing an activity or expression of CD84. A method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of decreasing an activity or expression of SLAMF1, with the proviso that said agent is not an agent capable of decreasing an activity or expression of CD84, is also disclosed.
US10828307B2	Salts and solid form of a BTK inhibitor Disclosed herein are processes for preparing 2-[(3R)-3-[4-amino-3-(2-fluoro-4-phenoxy-phenyl)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]piperidine-1-carbonyl]-4-methyl-4-[4-(oxetan-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl]pent-2-enenitrile free base (compound (I)), salts of compound (I) and solid state form of said salts. Also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such salts and solid state form thereof and methods of treating cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases using compound (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10828286B2	Niacin and berberine compositions and methods of use thereof In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to a composition including niacin up to about 1000 mg and berberine up to about 800 mg. In some embodiments, the niacin is in an amount of about 500 mg and the berberine is in an amount of about 100 mg. In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to a method that includes administering a composition to a subject in need thereof, where the composition includes niacin up to about 1000 mg and berberine up to about 800 mg. In some embodiments, the niacin is in an amount of about 500 mg and the berberine is in an amount of about 100 mg.
US10828283B2	Treatment of hepatitis delta virus infection Methods of reducing hepatitis delta virus (HDV) viral loads in a patient are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises treating the patient with lonafarnib-ritonavir co-therapy. In some embodiments, the method further comprises treating the patient with an interferon.
US10828265B2	Formulations of propranolol and analogs as an amorphous melt or ionic liquid for transdermal drug delivery Melts or ionic liquids containing amorphous propranolol, topical formulations and patches for transdermal drug delivery, and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The melts or ionic liquids may be in a topical drug delivery formulation or patch to be applied to the skin. The drug delivery formulation or patch contains a sufficient amount of the amorphous propranolol to deliver a therapeutically effective amount of the amorphous propranolol to the patient in need of treatment, such as for the treatment or amelioration of infantile hemangioma. The formulations have a low viscosity and reduced skin irritation compared to the crystalline propranolol free base (PFB). The melts or ionic liquids can be formed by a salt metathesis reaction.
US10828264B2	Adhesive skin patch A nonaqueous adhesive skin patch at least comprises a backing film and an adhesive layer placed thereabove, the adhesive layer containing a local anesthetic, wherein when the total mass of an adhesive is set to 100% by mass, the adhesive layer includes the following in the ratio of: 20 to 40% by mass of an elastomer; 20 to 35% by mass of a softener; 20 to 40% by mass of a resin; 3.0 to 7.0% by mass of the local anesthetic; and 0.3 to 4.0% by mass of organic acid, and wherein the adhesive layer has a mass per unit area of 100 to 200 g/m2.
US10828258B2	Directly compressible composition comprising microcrystalline cellulose The present invention relates to a directly compressible composition for the production of tablets which comprise fine-grained polyvinyl alcohols (PVAs) and fine-grained microcrystalline celluloses (MCCs) in a co-mixture. The present invention also relates to the use of this mixture and to a process for the preparation thereof.
US10828251B1	Homeopathic formulations Implementations of topical homeopathic compositions may include: an actives portion including a plurality of active ingredients and a base including a plurality of inactive ingredients, wherein the plurality of active ingredients include: one of tincture and homeopathic preparations of Antimonium crudum, Arnica montana, Arsenicum album, Atropa belladonna, Camphora officinalis, Carbolicum acidum, Cicuta virosa, Cimicifuga racemosa, Cina, Cinchona officinalis-China, Cocculus indicus, Codeinum, Colocynthis, Crocus sativus, Cuprum metallicum, Eupionum, Gelsemium sempervirens, Gnaphalium polycephalum, Hyoscyamus niger, Hypericum perforatum, Ignatia amara, Ipecacuanha, Jatropha curcas, Kali bromatum, Kali carbonicum, Kathyrus sativus, Lactuca virosa, Loleum temulentum, Lycopodium clavatum, Magnesium phosphoricum, Physostigma venenosum, Pinus sylvestris, Pulsatilla pratensis, Rhamnus californica, Ruta graveolens, Scutellaria lateriflora, Stramonim, Strychninum purum, Sulfonalum, Taraxacum officinale, Thuja occidentalis, Ustilago maydis, Valeriana officinalis, Veratrum album, Zincum metallicum, Zincum valerianicum, Zizia aurea, and any combination thereof.
US10828243B2	Methods for treating skin Provided are methods of treating skin with at least two alternating treatment modalities to improve the health and/or diminish signs of aging. Some methods according to the present invention may comprise topically applying at least two separate compositions, in a sequential, rotating, or alternating fashion to overcome adaptation, tolerance, or sensitization phenomena.
US10828242B2	Artificial sweat composition The present invention belongs to the area of body odour modelling. In particular, the developed synthetic compositions of the present invention reconstitute human body odours, especially those arising from axillary perspiration. The use of the compositions herein allows for the evaluation of malodour masking effects of fragrant compositions in the field of personal care or homecare products and cosmetic product development.
US10828234B2	Method for producing blister packs for medicinal products and blister pack The method for producing blister packs for medicinal products comprises the steps of forming blister pockets in a bottom film, wherein each blister pocket has an at least two-level shape with a first recess and a second, lower recess, filling the second recesses of the blister pockets with the medicinal products, placing a strip of active material in the first recess of each blister pocket above the medicinal product, wherein the strip of active material rests on at least one support surface of the first recess next to the second recess, sealing a lidding film to webs of the bottom film arranged around the blister pockets and simultaneously to the strips of active material, thus forming a sealed blister web, and stamping out individual blister packs from the blister web.
US10828216B2	Inflatable patient repositioning sheet Disclosed is an inflatable patient repositioning sheet that includes an inflatable body and a first air supply port and a second air supply port of the inflatable body. The sheet includes a first air delivery sock and a second air delivery sock in the inflatable body. Each air delivery sock has a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion of each air delivery sock is in communication with one of the air supply ports and the second end portion is opposite the first end portion. The sheet includes at least one anchor member resisting movement of the second end portion of each air delivery sock toward the first end portion of the air delivery sock in response to air being supplied into the other of the air delivery socks.
US10828214B2	Stand-up unit with hip flex for wheelchairs and other devices Disclosed herein is a stand-up unit having a parallelogram and a hinged lever that is coupled to the parallelogram and to the seat such that the seat is disposed at an angle in relation to the seat as the parallelogram moves toward the standing position. Disclosed also are wheelchairs, therapy chairs, and other devices or apparatuses that can incorporate the stand-in unit for purposes of assisting a user in moving from a sitting to a standing position.
US10828211B2	Wheel drive mechanism for patient handling equipment A hospital bed, trolley or lifter includes a steering wheel mounted on a wheel support arm extending from which is a ratchet mechanism which can co-operate with a tooth of an adjustment mechanism. When the tooth is engaged in the ratchet teeth of the ratchet mechanism the wheel can be raised and held in the raised position until the tooth is disengaged. The wheel adjustment mechanism also includes an eccentric wheel for raising the tooth in a periodic manner to cause periodic raising of the wheel. A damper is attached to the support arm for dampening the drop of the wheel when the tooth is disengaged. A mechanism provides a steering wheel which can be held at intermediate positions between its uppermost and lowermost positions and which can be held in an engaged position in a plurality of different positions relative to casters of the bed or trolley. The system can also make use of a small capacity drive motor whilst still retaining speed of operation.
US10828206B2	Absorbent articles having channel-forming areas and wetness indicator An absorbent article comprising an absorbent core having a longitudinally extending channel-forming area and a wetness indicator. The core wrap comprises a top side and a bottom side, which are attached to each other through areas substantially free of absorbent material, so that when the absorbent material swells upon absorption of a liquid a channel is formed along the area substantially free of absorbent material.
US10828205B2	Remote detection of wetness in diapers and bandages using reusable electronics A re-usable electronics device is detachably coupled with a harness physically connected with an article whose wetness condition is to be detected. The harness comprises a set of first conductors, and the re-usable electronics device comprises a set of second conductors on its outer surface such that when the re-usable electronics device is operatively coupled with the harness by insertion in a pouch of the harness, the set of first conductors make electrical contact with the set of second conductors enabling detection of change in voltage across at least one pair of the first conductor above a threshold value. The change in the voltage occurs due to change in resistance of resistance based wetness sensors configured with the harness and operatively coupled to the set of first conductors. Upon detection of the change, the device transmits a notification indicating wetness of the article.
US10828203B2	Wound pad and a self-adhesive member comprising a wound pad The present invention relates to a wound pad comprising fibers and being provided with at least a first and a second discrete group of incisions, wherein each one of said discrete groups of incisions comprises at least a first and a second incision, wherein said first and said second incision extend from a common starting point to a respective end point, wherein the end point of said first incision is spaced from the end point of said second incision, wherein the common starting point of said first group of incisions is provided on a first side of an imaginary line extending in the machine direction of said fibrous wound pad, and the common starting point of said second group of incisions is provided on a second side of said imaginary line, and wherein a first incision of said first group of incisions and a second incision of said second group of incisions each cross said imaginary line. The present invention also relates to a self-adhesive member for adhering to and cover a portion of a user's skin.
US10828201B2	Hearing protection device A hearing protection device for attaching to a wearable article. The device comprises a housing, a recoil assembly, a cord, and a pair of ear engaging components. The device further comprises a mounting component for attaching the device to the wearable article such as a baseball cap or a helmet. A user may extend the pair of ear engaging components out of or away from the housing for use, and retract the pair of ear engaging components back toward or into the housing when no longer needed. When not in use, the device remains attached to the wearable article so that it is convenient to access when needed.
US10828191B2	Microsurgical instrument tip An assembled blank may include a blank tip attached to a blank base, e.g., the blank tip may be welded to the blank base. The blank tip may be manufactured by modifying flat stock, e.g., tiers of blank tips may be manufactured by modifying tiers of flat stock. The blank tip may comprise a first forceps jaw, a second forceps jaw, and a blank tip aperture. The assembled blank may be disposed within a hypodermic tube and an actuation structure of a microsurgical instrument.
US10828189B2	Heat exchange system for patient temperature control with multiple coolant chambers for multiple heat exchange modalities Cold plates through which refrigerant flows define a slot between them that can receive a cassette through which sterile working fluid with a relatively low flow rate flows from an intravascular heat exchange catheter. The working fluid from the catheter is heated or cooled by heat exchange with the cold plates through the walls of the cassette to maintain the sterility of the working fluid. On the other hand, high flow rate working fluid chambers surround the cold plates and non-sterile working fluid from an external heat exchange pad flows through the high flow rate working fluid chambers to exchange heat through direct contact with the cold plates.
US10828187B2	Arm positioning device for supporting the arms of a patient in an arms-up position for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes An arm positioning device for supporting the arms of a patient in an arms-up position for some therapeutic or diagnostic procedure on the patient is disclosed. The device includes a base, a pair of wings or panels, and a pair of arm supports. The wings or panels extend upwardly and outwardly from the base and each mounts a respective one of the pair of arm supports thereon. The arm supports are configured to be slid along the wing or panel on which they are mounted to any one of plural working positions wherein they are located above the wing to hold the upper arm of a patient thereon. Each of the arm supports includes a cuff, which is pivotable to a retracted position located below the wing on which the arm support is mounted so as not to interfere with the placement of the patient on the arm positioning device.
US10828179B2	Adjustable seal system, seal component and method for using the same An adjustable seal system, seal component for use in the system, and method are provided for forming a sealing interface between a residual limb and a prosthetic socket. The seal component is selectively placed over the outer surface of a suspension liner including a plurality of seal bands, which the seal component may removably and securely engage.
US10828168B2	Patient specific composite knee replacement A prosthetic knee implant system includes a prosthetic femoral component and a prosthetic tibial component. The femoral component includes a lateral condyle, a medial condyle, a bone-contacting surface that may be formed of porous metal, and an articular surface that may be formed of PAEK/PEEK. The tibial component includes medial and lateral condylar portions, a bone-contacting surface that may be formed of porous metal, and a second surface opposite the bone-contacting surface. Recesses extend a depth into the second surfaces of the medial and lateral condylar portions. Medial and lateral bearing inserts with flat proximal faces are positioned with the recesses of the medial and lateral condylar portions. Flexible medial and lateral meniscal components are positioned to surround the medial and lateral inserts, respectively, and extend proximal to the second surface of the insert.
US10828165B2	Implant materials for TMJ repair, methods of making the implant materials for TMJ repair, and method of using implant materials for TMJ repair In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to TMJ implantation materials and implants (e.g., temporomandi bular joint (TMJ) methods of making TMJ implantation materials and implants, methods of forming a TMJ implantation material or an implant, and the like.
US10828163B2	Prosthesis system In the case of known prosthesis systems and socket supplies, the transmission of force is a critical issue. The inventive prosthesis system shall improve known prosthesis systems. According to the invention, a prosthesis system for human limbs is provided, which comprises an implant (101) having at least two joint parts which are movable relative to each other, wherein the first joint part (110) can be connected to a bone part (131, 132) and the second joint part (120) comprises a subcutaneously arrangeable end part (124) on the side being remote from the joint. The invention further relates to a prosthesis system comprising a subcutaneous implant and a socket (170).
US10828162B2	Core for a spacer Core for a spacer, including a main body that comprises a plurality of through openings, adapted to be secured in a corresponding residual bone bed of a previous implant; the main body being adapted to be covered with a layer (S) of a coating material or a material including acrylic bone cement added or that can be added with one or a plurality of pharmaceutical products or active and/or therapeutic substances.
US10828159B2	Method of repairing aortic valve A method of repairing an aortic valve includes, in a following order: an aortic wall incision step; an aortic valve forming step; and an aortic wall suturing step. In the aortic wall incision step, an aortic wall is cut so as to expose an aortic valve side in the inside of an aortic duct to an open atmosphere. In the aortic valve forming step, the aortic valve is formed by restricting a distance between commissures disposed adjacently to each other by placing a thread between the plurality of commissures disposed adjacently to each other. In the aortic wall suturing step, the aortic wall cut in the aortic wall incision step is sutured so as to close the aortic wall.
US10828148B2	Breast implant system A breast implant system comprises at least one casing with a flexible outer shape for implantation in a patient's body so as to form part of a breast implant and further comprises at least one first element contained in the casing and optionally at least one second element also contained in the casing. The first and second elements are either displaceable within the casing and/or their volume can be changed in order to change the shape and/or size of the breast implant. A reservoir comprising a lubricating fluid is connected to the casing so as to allow lubricating fluid to be supplied to and removed from the casing in order to reduce surface friction between adjacent elements and/or between the casing and the elements before the shape of the breast implant is changed.
US10828124B2	Illumination systems An illumination system for a medical suite comprises a light assembly comprising at least one illumination source configured to selectively direct a light emission in a region of the surgical suite. The system further comprises an imager configured to capture image data in a field of view in the medical suite. A controller is in communication with the light assembly and the imager. The controller is configured to detect a location of the marker in the image data and control the light assembly to direct the light emission within the region based on the location of the marker.
US10828116B2	Surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system Described herein is a surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system, for example, during spinal surgery. In certain embodiments, the surgical instrument holder is an interface between the robotic arm and a surgical instrument used during surgery. This interface may hold the surgical instrument precisely, rigidly, and in a stable manner while permitting a surgeon to easily and quickly install or withdraw the instrument in case of emergency.
US10828113B2	System and method for performing and evaluating a procedure Disclosed is a method and system for performing a procedure. The system may include a navigation system to be used to at least assist in the procedure. The system may assist in delineating objects and/or determining physical characteristics of subject portions. The system may assist in performing and/or a workflow of the procedure.
US10828111B2	Implant placement planning A method of planning a procedure to fasten an implant to a bone includes displaying a model of the bone and a model of the implant on a display device. The model implant is positioned on the model bone in a desired implant position. A first boundary volume of a first fastener configured to fasten the prosthesis to the bone is also displayed on the display device. The first boundary volume represents a range of possible positions that the first fastener may have with respect to the prosthesis when fastened to the bone. The boundary volume may be used to determine a desired size, shape, and/or positioning of the fastener with respect to the bone.
US10828110B1	Method and system for pre-operative implant sizing A system for sizing an implant for a patient pre-operatively comprises a processor unit. A non-transitory computer-readable memory may be communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer-readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for obtaining at least one radiographic patient image of at least one patient bone with a scale marker relative to the bone, the scale marker having a known geometry, setting a scale of the at least one radiographic patient image using the known geometry of the scale marker, generating a three-dimensional bone model representative of the at least one patient bone using the at least one radiographic patient image and the scale, identifying an implant size and/or an implant model using implant models and dimensions of the three-dimensional bone model based on said scale, and outputting the implant size and/or the implant model for the patient.
US10828109B2	Treatment planning for a stenosis in a vascular segment based on virtual hemodynamic analysis A method for planning treatment of a stenosis in a vascular segment includes providing a geometric description of the vascular segment on a computer and determining a course of a hemodynamic parameter of the vascular segment along the vascular segment based on the geometric description provided by the computer. The computer calculates a mathematical derivative of the hemodynamic parameter over the length of the vascular segment along the vascular segment. At least one length section is specified for the vascular segment, and a value of the hemodynamic parameter in a distal end region of the vascular segment is simulated for a treatment device introduced virtually into the specified length section as a function of the mathematical derivative. The treatment of the stenosis including the introduction of the treatment device into the specified length section is planned as a function of the simulated value for the hemodynamic parameter.
US10828105B2	System and methods for ablation treatment planning and intraoperative position updates of ablation devices A system for assisting a surgeon in placing at least one ablation device into a treatment region of a patient, where the system includes at least one computer system having a display, a user interface and software, is described. The system uses patient image data of the treatment region to generate an image of the treatment region on the display and identifies the treatment region to ablate with a target. Tissue properties of the treatment region are identified and used to perform thermal modeling. Treatment parameters are generated and an ablation zone is calculated. A computer system display is generated showing (a) the number of ablation devices required to ablate the treatment region and the location and orientation of each ablation device in the treatment region and (b) the ablation zone.
US10828103B2	Dermatological treatment device The invention relates to a dermatological treatment device (1) including a laser head (2) capable of shooting a laser beam (3) towards a target region (4) of the skin (5) of a patient, a pyrometer (6) capable of measuring the temperature (T) of the skin (5) in said target region (4), a timer (7) capable of measuring the duration (D) of the laser shot, and a control means (8) capable of selectively activating or deactivating a laser shot, the control means (8) being configured to deactivate the laser shot when the duration (D) of the shot reaches a duration threshold in seconds (Sd) as determined by a linear function in the form Sd=(To−T)/C, where T is the measured temperature (T) of the skin, To is a target temperature, and C is an average heating coefficient of the skin.
US10828100B2	Microwave ablation with tissue temperature monitoring A microwave ablation system for treating tissue includes at least first and second antennas, a microwave output stage, and a sensor component. The at least first and second antennas are adapted for insertion into tissue. The microwave output stage is adapted to generate microwave energy and is operatively coupled to at least the first antenna to transmit the microwave energy into the tissue. The sensor component is operatively coupled to the first and second antennas and operatively monitors the microwave energy therebetween.
US10828099B2	Spring-loaded balloon Cardiac catheterization is conducted using a probe having a balloon assembly, in which a spring has a resting axially elongated configuration and a torsed, axially shortened configuration. A balloon is twisted about the spring and mechanically linked to the spring. A flexible sheath is disposed about the spring within the balloon, the sheath and the wall of the balloon defining a chamber to contain a fluid flowing therein and thereout of the balloon.
US10828094B2	Apparatus and method for intra-cardiac mapping and ablation An intra-cardiac mapping system is based on locating the ports through which blood flows in or out the heart chambers. For many procedures, such as ablation to cure atrial fibrillation, locating the pulmonary veins and the mitral valve accurately allows to perform a Maze procedure. The location of the ports and valves is based on using the convective cooling effect of the blood flow. The mapping can be performed by a catheter-deployed expandable net or a scanning catheter. The same net or catheter can also perform the ablation procedure.
US10828092B2	Cardiac ablation systems and methods Cardiac ablation systems and methods of their use and manufacture involve an ablation mechanism, a stabilizer mechanism, and a cinching mechanism that urges the ablation mechanism toward a patient tissue. Embodiments encompass methods for administering epicardial and endocardial lesions, including box lesions and connecting lesions, to patient tissue.
US10828083B2	Lactoferrin-conjugated nanoparticle complex and use thereof The present invention relates to a lactoferrin-conjugated nanoparticle complex and a novel use thereof. In the nanoparticle complex according to the present invention, lactoferrin or polyethylene glycol-lactoferrin is bound to metal nanoparticles, and according to this construction, it can be confirmed that the metal nanoparticles are not only efficiently targeted to the brain tumor tissues, but also the stability of the metal nanoparticles can be maintained even in the in vivo conditions, and thus it is expected in the treatment of brain tumors to be treatable to targets by approaching more fundamentally.
US10828075B2	Bone fixation devices having a locking feature Devices and methods for locking one or more bone screws to a fixation plate. A cam-style locking feature may be disposed in the fixation plate such that, when the locking feature is in a first position, the bone screw is able to traverse an opening in the fixation plate and engage adjacent bone; and when the locking feature is rotated into a second position, an interference between the locking feature and bone screw causes the bone screw to be firmly secured to the fixation plate.
US10828059B2	Ergonomic surgical instruments A handle assembly for a handheld surgical instrument is disclosed. The handle assembly may include a body portion extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, a fixed handle interfaced with the body portion and extending downwardly from the body portion and away from the longitudinal axis, and a detachable handle portion. The fixed handle may define a proximal contact surface. The detachable handle portion may define an internal surface configured to interface with the proximal contact surface of the fixed handle and comprise at least one attachment feature to removably couple the detachable handle portion to the fixed handle.
US10828057B2	Ultrasonic surgical instruments A surgical instrument comprising a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument further comprises an ultrasonic blade extending along the longitudinal axis. The ultrasonic blade is coupled to the transducer and comprises a body and a treatment region. The body comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a bottom surface. The distal end of the body is movable relative to the longitudinal axis by the vibrations produced by the transducer. The treatment region extends from the proximal end to the distal end. The surgical instrument further comprises a protective sheath disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the ultrasonic blade.
US10828051B2	Suction evacuation device A method for removing a stone from a patient comprising the steps of: providing a suction evacuation assembly which includes a sheath and one or more side arms; inserting and positioning a distal end of the sheath into a lumen or cavity of a patient's body containing a stones; connecting a tube to one of the side arms and to a collection bottle; connecting another tube to the collection bottle and a negative pressure system; visualizing the stone or foreign body using a scope inserted through the assembly; activating the negative pressure system in order to remove the stone from the cavity if the diameter of the stone is narrower than an inside diameter of the sheath and the side arm, or performing a lithotripsy on the stone to create fragments with a decreased diameter which allow the passage through the assembly; and collecting the stone in the collection bottle.
US10828050B2	Suction evacuation device A method for removing a stone from a patient comprising the steps of: providing a suction evacuation assembly which includes a sheath and one or more side arms; inserting and positioning a distal end of the sheath into a lumen or cavity of a patient's body containing a stones; connecting a tube to one of the side arms and to a collection bottle; connecting another tube to the collection bottle and a negative pressure system; visualizing the stone or foreign body using a scope inserted through the assembly; activating the negative pressure system in order to remove the stone from the cavity if the diameter of the stone is narrower than an inside diameter of the sheath and the side arm, or performing a lithotripsy on the stone to create fragments with a decreased diameter which allow the passage through the assembly; and collecting the stone in the collection bottle.
US10828034B2	Buttress attachment to the cartridge surface An end effector for use with a surgical apparatus. The end effector comprising a staple cartridge having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot and an anvil plate having a tissue contacting surface defining a central longitudinal slot. A surgical buttress releasably disposed on the tissue contacting surfaces of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate. An adhesive tape is disposed over the central longitudinal slot of each of the staple cartridge and anvil plate and configured retain the respective surgical buttress atop the respective tissue contacting surface.
US10828030B2	Cartridge status and presence detection Surgical systems and related methods verify the presence of an unfired surgical cartridge mounted to a surgical instrument. The cartridge includes an input that is actuated in a firing direction to operate the cartridge. An actuation input that is limited to less than or equal to a predetermined magnitude is generated. The actuation input includes at least one of a torque or a force. The actuation input is transferred to an output of a surgical instrument to attempt to actuate the output opposite to the firing direction by a predetermined amount. The output is drivingly coupled with the cartridge input when the cartridge is mounted to the surgical instrument. The resulting actuation of the output is measured and compared with a threshold actuation amount. A determination is made that the cartridge is present and unfired when the resulting actuation of the output is less than the threshold actuation amount.
US10828023B2	Method and apparatus for passing suture through tissue A suture passer comprising: a hollow tube, said hollow tube comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending from said distal end to said proximal end; and a suture manipulation rod slidably received in said lumen of said hollow tube and selectively projectable out said distal end of said hollow tube, said suture manipulation rod comprising a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said suture manipulation rod being bifurcated into a first arm and a second arm, wherein said first arm includes a hook comprising a proximally oriented hooking surface and a return extending proximally of said hooking surface; wherein said hollow tube and said suture manipulation rod are sized so that said suture manipulation rod may capture a suture disposed adjacent to said distal end of said hollow tube and draw the suture into said lumen of said hollow tube, and further wherein, after a suture has been drawn into said lumen of said hollow tube, distal movement of said suture manipulation rod causes the suture to be expelled from said hollow tube.
US10828021B2	Systems and methods for anchor placement Methods and systems disclosed herein provide systems and methods for anchor placement.
US10828017B2	Surgical instruments with multiple degrees of freedom and methods of using the same Surgical instruments are movable in several different dimensions and about several distinct axes. Surgical instruments include a head portion having a desired tool, a body portion freely moveable in several dimensions with respect to the head to which it connects via a connection or joint, which may be maneuverable and lockable in several head-body orientations. The connection may include one or more cooperative shafts, a rotator that angularly moves the head portion, a joint that translates the angular motion from rotator to the head in any relative orientation of the head portion, a crank that couples the shafts with the head portion, and a collar having an end slot to accommodate one or more of the shafts. In this way, as the shaft moves upward and downward, the head portion is transverse angularly displaced.
US10828016B2	Fluid delivery device According to an embodiment, the present subject matter describes a device for delivery of one or more fluids in to a target site. The fluid delivery device (100) includes a housing (105, 205), a shaft (110), which may 125 be disposed inside the housing (105, 205) to form at least one fluid chamber (115, 210) therebetween. Further, the fluid chamber (115, 210) is adapted to receive the one or more fluids. The fluid delivery device (100) further includes a plunger (120, 225) provided at a first end (125) of the housing (105, 205). The plunger (120, 225) may be coupled to the shaft (110) and may be adapted to move inside the housing (105, 205) to deliver the one or more fluids to the target site (405).
US10828015B2	Vaginal temperature sensing apparatus and methods Embodiments of a vaginal temperature sensing apparatus, a visually sense-able battery power-on indicator (16), manufacturing with cure temperatures that protect a battery, substantially error-free, user-initiated device activation componentry (30) to start battery power, and a timer to automatically terminate flow of battery power. Data can by an automatic data transform recalculator (138) with body temperature dips in transformed and recalculated diurnal high body temperatures predict an ovulation event and provide an indication through a zenith based ovulation indicator (106). Systems can include neural network based artificial intelligence to automatically self-improve by using historical or even other, multi user data and user input and improve its indication result.
US10828011B2	Devices and methods for determination of electrical dipole densities on a cardiac surface Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for determining the dipole densities on a cardiac surface using electrodes positioned on a torso of a patient. Electrodes are integrated into a piece of clothing worn by a patient. The clothing serves to fix the position of the electrodes adjacent a patient's torso. Ultrasonic transducers and sensors are used to determine a distance between the epicardial surface and the electrodes and are also used to detect epicardial surface motion as well as epicardial wall thickness.
US10828010B2	Image diagnosis apparatus and method for dynamically focusing tracked ultrasound probe with multimodal imaging system This invention provides a technique to dynamically set an imaging parameter appropriate for observing a region of interest on an object to generate a high-quality echogram while maintaining the operability to change the position and orientation of a probe. A region-of-interest acquisition unit acquires region information that defines the region of interest. A position and orientation acquisition unit acquires position and orientation information representing the position and orientation of a probe. A parameter deciding unit obtains an imaging parameter based on the positional relationship between an imaging range decided based on the position and orientation information and the region of interest defined by the region information, and outputs the obtained imaging parameter to an imaging unit.
US10828007B1	Acoustic sensor with attachment portion According to certain described aspects, an acoustic sensor is employed in a variety of beneficial ways to provide improved physiological monitoring, among other advantages. In various embodiments, the acoustic sensor may include an attachment sub-assembly including a deformable portion that enables improved coupling to a patient. Additionally, the acoustic sensor may include an adhesive layer that, in combination with the deformable portion, enables even, robust, and secure attachment of the sensor to the patient. In various embodiments, an acoustic coupler having a semi-spherical shape is provided to further improve coupling of acoustic signals from the patient to the sensor.
US10828005B2	Interaction of operating parameters in a medical system The object of the disclosure is to simplify and/or improve the operation of a medical system. To this end, a method for operating the medical system is proposed, in which a patient is moved relative to a component of the system, or the component is moved relative to the patient, according to a motion parameter. The motion parameter interacts automatically with another process parameter of the medical system so that a value of the process parameter changes dynamically with a value of the motion parameter.
US10827999B2	Dynamic analysis apparatus and system for measuring temporal changes in blood vessels A dynamic analysis apparatus includes: an index value meter that measures, in a plurality of areas in a dynamic image obtained by performing radiography on a region including a blood vessel with respect to a subject, a temporal change of an index value regarding a position and a shape of the blood vessel; an elongation rate calculator that calculates an elongation rate of the blood vessel in each area on the basis of the temporal change of the index value in each area measured by the index value meter; and an elongation rate display that displays a list of the elongation rate in each area calculated by the elongation rate calculator.
US10827996B2	Method for operating an X-ray device, X-ray device, computer program, and electronically readable data carrier An X-ray device has an X-ray detector allocated to an X-ray tube assembly and configured as a flat panel detector, in which charges, accumulated over an integration period, of individual detector pixels are read out in a readout period following on from the integration period. In order to acquire the X-ray images, a trigger signal is captured, and if a trigger condition evaluating the trigger signal is satisfied, the acquisition of one of the X-ray images takes place using an integration period with a predetermined default length that is the same for all X-ray images. During the acquisition of the time series, in addition to the trigger condition, a readout condition that describes the anticipated imminence of the satisfaction of the trigger condition within a default period that is greater than or equal to the predetermined default length and evaluates the trigger signal is also monitored.
US10827986B2	Computing and displaying a synthetic mammogram during scanning acquisition An image processing apparatus (IP) comprising an input port (IN) for receiving projection data through respective 3D locations in an imaging region, said projection date collected in a scan operation by an imaging apparatus (IM). An image segment generator (IGS) of said apparatus (IP) is configured to generate, based on said projection data, a first image segment for said 3D locations. A visualizer (VIZ) configured to effect displaying said first image segment on a display device before or whilst the image apparatus collects projection data for a different 3D location.
US10827983B2	System and method for personalized cardiac arrhythmia risk assessment by simulating arrhythmia inducibility A method of determining a likelihood of an occurrence of a cardiac arrhythmia in a patient includes receiving three-dimensional imaging data of said patient's heart, constructing a whole-heart model for simulating at least one of electrophysiological activity or electromechanical activity of the patient's heart using the three-dimensional imaging data, simulating a response of the patient's heart to each of a plurality of stimulations to a corresponding plurality of different locations within the patient's heart using the whole-heart model, classifying each simulation outcome for each stimulation as one of a normal heart rhythm or a cardiac arrhythmia, calculating a likelihood index based on results of the classifying, and determining the likelihood of the occurrence of the cardiac arrhythmia in the patient based on the likelihood index. Software and data processing systems that implement the above methods are also provided.
US10827981B2	System and method for evaluating a cognitive load on a user corresponding to a stimulus System and method for evaluating a cognitive load on a user, corresponding to a stimulus is disclosed. Electroencephalogram (EEG) data corresponding to the stimulus of a user is received. The stimulus corresponds to a mental task performed by the user. The EEG data is split into a plurality of slots. A slot of the plurality of slots comprises a subset of the EEG data. One or more EEG features are extracted from the subset of the EEG data. The one or more EEG features are represented in one of a frequency domain and a time domain. A plurality of data points present in the one or more EEG features is grouped into two or more clusters using an unsupervised learning technique. The two or more clusters comprise one or more data points of the plurality of data points. The one or more data points correspond to a level of the cognitive load.
US10827977B2	Systems and methods for activating transducers Transducer-based systems and methods may be configured to display a graphical representation of a transducer-based device, the graphical representation including graphical elements corresponding to transducers of the transducer-based device, and also including between graphical elements respectively associated with a set of the transducers and respectively associated with a region of space between the transducers of the transducer-based device. Selection of graphical elements and/or between graphical elements can cause activation of the set of transducers associated with the selected elements. Transducer activation characteristics, such as initiation time, activation duration, activation sequence, and energy delivery characteristics, can vary based on numerous factors. Visual characteristics of graphical elements and between graphical elements can change based on an activation-status of the corresponding transducers. Activation requests for a set of transducers can be denied if it is determined that a transducer in the set of transducers is unacceptable for activation.
US10827973B1	Machine-based infants pain assessment tool A system and method for measuring an infant's pain intensity is presented. The method for assessing an infant's pain intensity based on facial expressions is comprised of three main stages: detection of an infant's face in video sequence followed by preprocessing operations including face alignment; expression segmentation; and expression recognition or classification. Also presented is a multimodal system for assessing an infant's pain intensity using the following classifiers: facial expression classifier; vital sign classifier; crying recognition classifier; body motion classifier and state of arousal classifier. Each classifier generates an individual score, all of which are normalized and weighed to generate a total pain score that indicates pain intensity.
US10827972B1	Sleep staging using an in-ear photoplethysmography (PPG) Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for determining a subject's sleep stage based on a PPG signal measured using an in-ear earpiece. In aspects, one or more physiological signals are estimated based on the PPG. Based, at least in part, on the determined sleep stage, one or more outputs are provided. In an example, the outputs are provided to the subject, the subject's physician, the subject's clinician, the cloud, and/or a device external to the apparatus. The methods and apparatus of determining the subject's sleep state described herein are continuous and non-invasive and eliminate the need for a clinical setting.
US10827969B2	Breath test device and method There is provided a method of evaluating a liver condition of a subject, the method includes computing a fluctuation parameter from a liver breath test based on at least one of a percentage dose recovery (PDR) curve and a delta over baseline (DOB) curve of an isotope labeled methacetin, or a salt or a derivative thereof, and evaluating at least one liver condition of the subject, based at least on the fluctuation parameter. There is provided herein a method of evaluating a liver condition of a subject, the method includes computing a hepatic impairment score based at least on a breath test related parameter and on a demographic parameter.
US10827968B2	Event detection and notification system Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, and program product for event detection and/or notification of events occurring. A user monitoring system sends messages based on determinations of impacts associated with the user. The monitoring system receives data from at least one computing device affixed to a user. The data corresponds to a pattern of movement of the user. The monitoring system determines that the user is performing an activity that has an associated known pattern of impacts. The system generates a customized pattern of impacts for the activity by modifying the known pattern of impacts based on the pattern of movement of the user. The system generates a message based on a comparison of measured movement data of the user and the customized pattern of impacts.
US10827966B2	Fluid collection device and related methods Articles and methods for collecting and/or facilitating transfer of fluids are generally provided. In some embodiments, an article comprises a fluid collection region for introducing a fluid, such as a sample (e.g., blood sample) or a reagent, into a fluidic system. The articles and methods described herein may be useful for facilitating the filling of relatively small channels with a fluid, such as channels of a microfluidic device. The articles and methods may, for example, interface with a patient sample (e.g., a droplet of blood), or with a macroscopic fluid source such as a pipette or syringe. In certain embodiments, articles and methods described herein may increase the ease of collecting a fluidic sample from a patient, prevent or reduce spillage of the fluidic sample, reduce contamination of a fluidic sample, and/or prevent or reduce air from entering a fluidic sample or device compared to certain existing fluid collection devices.
US10827960B2	Sensor set A sensor set is provided for sensing of a body characteristic, such as glucose. The sensor set includes a mounting base for the sensor including a shim adapted to prevent pull up of the sensor and a connector to connect to the mounting base and has an improved structure for connecting the mounting base to the connector. The connector may contain sensor electronics for wired or wireless communication to an external monitor or display. The mounting base includes latch arms and the connector adapted to fit and lock into latch recesses on the connector and includes anti-rotation arms adapted to fit into anti-rotation arm recesses on the connector.
US10827959B2	Sensor set A sensor set is provided for sensing of a body characteristic, such as glucose. The sensor set includes a mounting base for the sensor and a connector to connect to the mounting base and has an improved structure for connecting the mounting base to the connector. The connector may contain sensor electronics for wired or wireless communication to an external monitor or display. The mounting base includes latch arms and the connector adapted to fit and lock into latch recesses on the connector and includes anti-rotation arms adapted to fit into anti-rotation arm recesses on the connector.
US10827958B2	Sensor holder device for invasive biosensors In some examples, a sensor holder device is described. The sensor holder device may include a rigid body, a set legs attached to the rigid body, a sensor guiding structure, a sensor retaining structure, and an electrical trace. The sensor retaining structure may be sized to accommodate a sensor wire. The electrical trace may extend proximate the sensor retaining structure and along one of the legs.
US10827956B2	Analyte sensor The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.
US10827951B2	Fall detection using sensors in a smart monitoring safety system A smart monitoring system comprising a plurality of sensor devices coupled to appliances and fixtures within a dwelling environment, where at least one of the plurality of sensor devices comprises sensor elements including an accelerometer. The system further comprising a computing device operative to receive event signals from the plurality of sensor devices, identify a possible fall event from one or more of the plurality of sensor devices based on the event signals, sample sensor data from one or more of the plurality of sensor devices wherein the sensor data includes measurements of movement. The computer device is further operative to determine a fall has occurred based on the sampled sensor data, sample additional sensor data from the one or more of the plurality of sensor devices for additional motion at a period of time subsequent to the possible fall event, and determine a recovery from the fall based on the additional sensor data.
US10827941B2	System and methods for qualification of ECG data for remote analysis A method of obtaining and analyzing ECG data from a patient or group of patients is disclosed. The ECG data is obtained from the patient at an acquisition device. Once the ECG data is obtained, the ECG data is transmitted to an analysis server that is operated by an analysis provider and is located remote from the location of the acquisition device. Along with the ECG data, acquisition parameters are transmitted to the analysis server. At the analysis server, one of a plurality of algorithms is selected to analyze the ECG data. If an abnormality is detected, the patient information is directed to a healthcare provider who can then contact the patient to schedule an appointment. Based upon the referral, a referral fee can be transferred from the healthcare provider to the analysis provider. The patient can be prompted to provide additional information and selections that dictate the level of analysis generated.
US10827930B2	Privacy booth for breast cancer screening What is disclosed is an apparatus for enabling privacy for patients undergoing breast cancer screening in a non-clinical setting. One embodiment of the present apparatus comprises an enclosure in which a person can remove one or more garments to expose their breasts to a thermal camera for breast cancer screening. The enclosure is such that at least the breast area of that person is shielded from view by third parties. The apparatus also comprises a thermal camera for capturing thermal images of the exposed breast area. The thermal camera is connected to a robotic arm that changes the camera angle relative to real-world coordinates so that thermal images can be taken of the breast area from any angle between a frontal view and a left/right lateral view. A processor which executes a software interface tool for semi-automated or automated breast cancer screening based on the thermal images of the breast.
US10827925B2	Remote comprehensive eye examination system An ophthalmic technician is present with a patient in an exam room to operate eye examination equipment and transmit patient information to remote location. At that remote location, a skilled technician is present to provide the necessary optical care, and may operate the phoropter from the remote location. Using video and/or teleconferencing equipment and a phoropter located in the patient examination room along with management software, the system works to determine the final optical prescription for the patient. That information, coupled with findings from other devices which are integrated with the management software, and that the patient uses locally, are reviewed by a remote-based optometrist or ophthalmologist.
US10827924B2	Dynamic illumination during retinal burst imaging A technique for retinal images includes configuring a dynamic illuminator to illuminate the retina with an illumination pattern. An image frame of the retina is captured while illuminated with the illumination pattern. The configuring and the capturing are iterated to sequentially reconfigure the dynamic illuminator to illuminate the retina with a plurality of different illumination patterns and to capture a plurality of image frames each illuminated with one of the different illumination patterns. The image frames are combined into a composite retinal image.
US10827923B2	Ophthalmoscope using natural pupil dilation An ophthalmic device having a single or dual compartment configuration selectively emits infrared and visible light beams onto one or a pair of target eyes. The device performs eye fundus imaging and aids in the detection of ailments as indicated by anomalies in the pupillary reflex.
US10827919B2	Reconfigurable optical coherence tomography (OCT) system An optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus includes an optical source module comprising two or more selectable optical sources or an optical source configured to selectively operate in two or more source operating modes, or a combination of both, and further comprises an OCT engine coupled to the optical source module, the OCT engine comprising an OCT interferometer. The OCT apparatus still further includes a mode-switching optics module coupled to the OCT engine and comprising one or more swappable, selectable, or adjustable optical components, such that the mode-switching optics module is configured to selectively provide two or more optical configurations for the optical path between the OCT engine and an imaged object, according to two or more corresponding operating modes.
US10827916B2	LED illumination module A LED illumination module has at least one LED (6). At a proximal side there is a first electric connection contact (8) and at an axially oppositely directed distal side there is a second electrical connection contact (10) as well as a radiation region emitting radiation. The LED (6), at the second electrical connection contact (10), is contacted via an electrically conductive sleeve (14) which, distanced to the proximal end, is electrically conductively connected to the second connection contact (10) of the LED (6).
US10827908B2	Endoscope apparatus and endoscope having valve which is opened and closed based on operation of cauterizing device An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope including an insertion portion, a suction conduit, a by-pass conduit, a suction button, and a solenoid valve; a high-frequency knife; and a valve opening/closing portion.
US10827906B2	Endoscopic surgery image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program A medical image processing apparatus including a controller including circuitry configured to determine a position of a distal end of an important object within a medical image, estimate a region of interest within the medical image adjacent to a region including the important object based on the position of the distal end of the important object, and control display of the region of interest.
US10827901B2	System and method of monitoring consumable wear components of semi-autonomous floor care equipment In some embodiments, a method of monitoring, analyzing, and/or validating the lifecycle and maintenance schedule of consumable wear components used in or by a semi-autonomous cleaning device can include scanning a unique identifier associated with a consumable component and receiving, at the cleaning device, data associated with the unique identifier. A signal associated with the data is sent from the cleaning device to a host device. After scanning the unique identifier, the consumable component is installed in or on the cleaning device. During use of the cleaning device, a status of the consumable component is monitored and a signal is sent to the host device in response to one or more characteristics associated with the consumable component meeting a criterion.
US10827900B2	Extraction with temporary suction interrupt A method of cleaning a surface with an extractor having a fluid supply system and a fluid recovery system includes applying a cleaning fluid to a surface, applying suction to the surface to remove the applied cleaning fluid from the surface, and selectively interrupting the suction to the surface for a selected time to increase dwell time of the cleaning fluid on the surface.
US10827895B2	Autonomous cleaner A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separating part separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit to be respectively guided to lower and upper portions thereof.
US10827894B2	Carpet extractor A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a carpet extractor, includes a base and a fluid recovery system for drawing dirty cleaning fluid from a surface to be cleaned. The fluid recovery system includes a suction nozzle in fluid communication with a recovery chamber. The suction nozzle is mounted to the base for vertical movement with respect to the base and is biased into contact with the surface to be cleaned.
US10827893B2	Dust processing A method of dust processing comprises measuring (PC1) a first amount of particles of a first size (e.g. PM10), and measuring (PC2) a second amount of particles of a second size (e.g. PM2.5) smaller than the first size. In accordance with the invention, it is determined (Δ) whether the first amount exceeds the second amount by a predefined threshold. If so, a robotic vacuum cleaner (RVC) may be prompted to start cleaning a room.
US10827889B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus includes an air flow path, a filter housing, and a filter member in the filter housing. An air treatment member, a suction motor, and the filter housing are positioned in the air flow path. The filter member includes a plurality of individual filter elements arranged in parallel, each including porous filter material having at least one upstream face and at least one portion defining a porous filter media air outlet. The at least one upstream face has a larger surface area than the at least one portion. An outside gap is provided between at least some of the upstream faces and opposed facing walls of the filter housing, and an inside gap is provided between opposed upstream faces. A cross-sectional area of the outside gaps and the inside gaps is at least as large as a cross-sectional area of an air treatment member air inlet.
US10827882B2	Food product grasping apparatus A food product gripping mechanism is provided. The food product gripping mechanism includes a shaft connected to a hub. A release mechanism has a first passage in fluid communication with a second passage. The second passage is configured to allow the shaft to pass therethrough. A tension member is positioned partly within the first passage of the release mechanism. A guide spool is configured to receive a portion of the tension member and further configured to allow the shaft to pass therethrough and a plurality of tongs is connected to the hub. The plurality of tongs are configured for a contracted orientation and further configured for rotation to an expanded orientation. The plurality of tongs are further configured to grip a food product without piercing a skin of the food product.
US10827880B2	Food processor and modular lid assembly therefor A food processor includes a base, a motor disposed within the base, a drive shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending outwardly from the base, the output shaft being rotatable upon actuation of the motor, a bowl mounted on the base for containing food items, a modular lid for covering the bowl and having an opening therein, and a removable attachment receivable by the opening.
US10827874B2	Automatic beverage maker An automatic beverage system for producing a hot flavored beverage. The system includes a base unit having a water reservoir, a control system for heating liquid from the reservoir, a cartridge arm having a water injector and a cartridge holder, a pump and tubing system connecting the water reservoir to the cartridge holder and used to move water, the control system housed within the base unit and coupled to the heating element and pump to control temperature and movement of the liquid from the reservoir to the cartridge holder, and a container base positioned in an area adjacent the base unit and below the cartridge holder. The cartridge holder is adapted to receive interchangeable cartridges depending on the type and size of beverage desired. The interchangeable cartridges include a water cartridge, a pod cartridge, and a grounds cartridge.
US10827865B2	Modular floor mat This invention relates to a modular floor mat comprising a plurality of interconnected thermoplastic trays with textile substrate inserts. The textile substrate inserts contain visual images, such as printed logos or advertisements. The modular floor mat is advantageous for use by businesses in entryways and other locations where advertising or messaging is desirable.
US10827862B1	Jerky drinking straw A drinking straw and a method of manufacturing a drinking straw. The drinking straw is made from any type of protein. Meat slices are placed in a freezer and the slightly frozen and pressed meat slices are then rolled lengthwise onto greased rods. The meat covered rods are again rolled on a flat surface. The meat covered rods are spaced apart and placed in a marinade. After the meat covered rods soak in the marinate, the meat covered rods are removed and placed on a rack, where the rods are spaced apart. The rack is placed into a 350° F. oven to bring the meat temperature up to 350° F., then the oven temperature is reduced to 165° F. The meat covered rods on the rack is dehydrated for four to five hours. After the dehydrating time has elapsed, the meat drinking straws is removed from the rods.
US10827861B2	Disposable finger tongs for handling a food product A disposal food handling finger tongs or hand coverings for grasping food or other objects. The pockets or finger stalls are connected by at least one connecting tab. At least one functional finger/thumb accommodation area is presented and at least one finger/thumb stability is optionally provided. The disposable tongs or hand coverings provide protection to the user by providing freely extending, unbonded, soft irregular peripheral edges help prevent paper cuts. If both the front and back of pockets or hand coverings are messy, optionally the tongs or hand coverings can be torn, and folded over the back and/or front of the messy pockets, thereby keeping the hands, fingers and/or thumb of the user clean during disposal.
US10827855B2	Adjustable breath guard A breath guard for a food serving system includes first and second supports positioned laterally offset from one another, a guide rail coupled to the first support and extending in a substantially longitudinal direction, an adjustable panel extending between the first and second supports, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the adjustable panel and configured to selectively engage the guide rail in a series of locations. The adjustable panel is rotatably and translatably coupled to the guide rail and is rotatable relative to the guide rail about an axis of rotation that extends laterally. The adjustment mechanism prevents longitudinal movement of the adjustable panel in a first direction and allows movement in a second direction opposite the first direction when the adjustment mechanism engages the guide rail, such that the adjustable panel is selectively repositionable between a plurality of longitudinal positions.
US10827853B2	Locking devices for pegboard hooks, slatwall hooks, and crossbar hooks Locking devices for pegboard hooks, slatwall hooks, and crossbar hooks are provided. In one aspect, locking devices are provided for preventing a pegboard hook from being removed form a pegboard. In another aspect, locking devices are provided for preventing a slatwall hook from being removed form a slatwall. In another aspect, locking devices are provided for preventing a crossbar hook from being removed form a crossbar.
US10827840B2	Knock-down furniture, chairs and couches Knock-down furniture is relatively easy to assemble and disassemble for use, storage and transporting. A knock-down chair may be assembled from multiple panels removably connected together by releasable joints. The multiple panels may include a seat member, a back-support member, a side support member, and at least one other support member. Two similarly constructed knock-down chairs may be connected by a center connector to produce a knock-down couch.
US10827839B2	Method and device for manufacture of seat for vehicle Provided is a method for manufacture of a seat for a vehicle, comprising a step of setting a return spring in a clamp jig, a step of clamping and fixing the return spring in the clamp jig, a step of inserting the return spring which is clamped in the clamp jig in an attachment unit, and a step of removing the return spring from the clamp jig.
US10827838B2	Joining device, particularly for joining a shelf to a wall of a piece of furniture A joining device, particularly for joining a shelf to a wall of a piece of furniture, includes a cylindrical body that can be associated in a first hole adapted to be provided transversely in the shelf and provided with a first axial seat for the rotatable coupling of the first stem of a screw provided with a first crown-shaped head that can be arranged rotatably within a second seat that is adjacent to the first seat. The cylindrical body is provided with a third seat, which is perpendicular and connected to the second seat, for the temporary coupling of a pinion, which interacts with the first crown-shaped head, which protrudes externally to the cylindrical body and is accommodated within a second hole.
US10827836B2	Slide rail assembly A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a slide assisting device, an engaging member and a supporting structure. The slide assisting device is configured to assist in relative movement between the second rail and the first rail. The engaging member and the supporting structure are arranged on the first rail. The second rail is movable from a retraced position along a first direction to be detached from the first rail. When the second rail is moved along the first direction and detached from the first rail, the slide assisting device is moved to be adjacent to the engaging member. During a process of the second rail being moved from a passage entrance of the first rail toward the retracted position along a second direction, the supporting structure is configured to support the second rail, and is extended beyond the engaging member along the first direction.
US10827833B2	Cabinet with tiltable wire shelf and bin exchange system A cabinet assembly includes a cabinet body, a tiltable wire shelf, and a shelf mounting system. The cabinet body has a base, a top, and a pair of sides that extend between the base and the top to define an inner volume. The tiltable wire shelf is mounted in the inner volume of the cabinet body and includes a front bar, a rear bar, a pair of side bars, and a plurality of crossbars. The shelf mounting system supports the tiltable wire shelf on the cabinet body and comprises a pivot coupling between the cabinet body and the front or rear bar of the tiltable wire shelf, and a sliding coupling between the cabinet body and one of the side bars of the tiltable wire shelf. The couplings cooperate to provide tiltable adjustment of the tiltable wire shelf relative to the cabinet body over a range of angles.
US10827822B2	Cleaning devices having feedback between different cleaning states Cleaning devices are provided that have a surface with areas that provide different cleaning states. The areas of different cleaning states are connected to one another by a deflection member that provides tactile and/or audible feedback to the user when transitioning between the different cleaning states.
US10827820B2	Device for keeping eye glasses on person An eye glasses holding device includes a first portion adapted to attach to a garment and a second portion coupled to the first portion and adapted to hold eye glasses.
US10827818B2	Lipstick removal device A device for removing lipstick includes a shaft having a proximal end coupled to a base, wherein the shaft is configured to fit within a person's mouth, a détente that extends around an entire circumference of the shaft, a concave surface with rounded edges on a distal end of the shaft, wherein the concave surface is configured for blending lipstick, and a cap that is configured to fit securely around the shaft. A method for removing lipstick comprises includes inserting the shaft of the device into the mouth, closing the lips over the détente in the shaft, and then pulling the shaft out of the mouth, while the lips drag over the surface of the shaft.
US10827811B2	Portable universal flat multiple all-in-one tool and holder The present disclosure relates generally to utensil holders, and more particularly, the present disclosure relates to such holders that are flat card-like all-in-one tool and holder. The present disclosure provides a robust, durable, waterproof flat all-in-one tool and holder having not only compartments for a number of removable or deployable tools such as but not limited to a Phillips Power/Driving Bits, Hex Power/Driving Bits, Torx Power/Driving Bits, Slotted Power/Driving Bits, and Flathead Power/Driving Bits or the like, but also one or more edges is carved to have at least a box cutter, a string cutter, a bottle opener, a wingnut tool, a plurality of metric wrench set of different sizes, a paint can opener, a threaded locking screw, a wire striper, a plurality of Spoke wrenches (SW) of different sizes, and Swiss T-20 Torn nipple wrench and a Hex Bits socket, and at least a file tool.
US10827808B2	Tote bag A tote bag including an outer shell defining a sidewall, wherein the outer shell also includes multiple shoulder straps, wherein the shoulder straps also include hand straps, and wherein the shoulder straps are configured to remain above a plane of the base of the bag when the tote bag is carried by the hand straps is disclosed. An inner bottom liner and the outer shell form a storage compartment with an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment. Further, a semi-rigid base configured to keep the tote bag upright is disclosed.
US10827803B2	Footwear fastening system An article of footwear facilitates relatively easy donning and removal, and secure adjustment. The article of footwear comprises a sole structure, an upper secured to the sole structure, and a plurality of tensioning cables having proximal ends fixed to at least one of the upper or the sole structure and extending out of the upper. A strap has a proximal end connected to distal ends of the plurality of tensioning cables, and has a distal end releasably securable to the upper to tighten the tensioning cables. A webbed spacer is secured to the plurality of tensioning cables. The webbed spacer extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of tensioning cables, and the adjacent ones of the plurality of tensioning cables spaced apart from one another by the webbed spacer.
US10827797B2	Minimalist barefoot shoes for correcting flatfeet A pair of minimalist barefoot shoes has two shoe units. Each shoe unit has a shoe member, a medial arch pulling member, and a pressing member. The shoe member has a shoe body, a toe member, and a sole. The shoe body has a medial arch segment, an instep lateral segment, a receiving space, an opening, and an attachment layer. The medial arch pulling member is mounted on the shoe member and has a pulling segment and a connection layer. The pressing member is mounted on the shoe body and has a pressing segment and a combination layer. The pressing segment is attached securely to the shoe body, extends around an medial arch segment of the shoe body, and covers the first end of the medial arch pulling member.
US10827792B1	Wig foundation with a stitched bottom hem A wig foundation with a stitched support hem including an inverted bowl-shaped stretchable cap having a center portion and a pair of semicircular side panels. A pocketed band is attached to a bottom edge of the cap. A pair of openings of the pocketed band are medially disposed between a back end of each of a right seam and a left seam of a pair of seams. A single elasticized strap is threaded through both the pocketed band and a right opening and a left opening of the pair of openings so that a first end and a second end of the single elasticized strap are disposed outside of the cap. A tightening mechanism is attached to the single elasticized strap proximal the first and second ends thereof, and is configured to selectively tighten the cap around a head of a wearer by selectively tightening the single elasticized strap.
US10827787B2	Maintenance-free respirator that has concave portions on opposing sides of mask top section A maintenance-free respirator 10 that includes a mask harness and a mask body 11. The mask body 11 has at least one layer of filter media 56 and has a perimeter 32 that includes an upper segment 34. The upper segment 34 includes first and second concave segments 36, 38 that are located, respectively, on first and second sides of a central plane 40, when viewing the mask body from a top view. A maintenance-free respirator 10 of this configuration is comfortable to wear and can provide a snug fit to a wearer's face, particularly beneath each of the wearer's eyes, while at the same time having an ability to improve compatibility with various protective eyewear.
US10827773B2	Sweetened consumables comprising Siame Noside'i as sweetness enhancer and method of enhancing sweetness of consumables Disclosed are sweetened consumables and methods of forming said sweetened consumables that comprise certain sweeteners and at least one sweetness enhancer in a concentration near its sweetness detection threshold. The sweeteners include sucrose, fructose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol, inositol, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, neotame, sucralose, saccharine, or combinations thereof. The sweetness enhancer is selected from naringin dihydrochalcone, mogroside V, swingle extract, rubusoside, rubus extract, rebaudioside, and stevioside.
US10827772B2	Compounds that modulate fatty acid receptor activity and pet food products containing the same A flavor composition comprising at least one compound that modulates, increases and/or enhances the activity of a GPR120 fatty acid receptor that can be used to enhance the fatty acid taste and/or palatability of pet food products is described herein. Also disclosed herein are methods for identifying said compounds.
US10827761B1	Collapsible fish filleting station systems A collapsible fish filleting station system that relates generally to the field of work-tables and more specifically relates to fish-holding and auxiliary devices in connection with work-tables. The collapsible fish filleting station includes a cutting board comprising a rigid, substantially rectangular, panel and a support assembly configured to support the cutting board in a stable working position over the gunwale of a boat.
US10827759B2	Rat repellent system and method The rat repellent system includes a structural member saturated with a menthol solution. The structural member is a fibrous member, such that saturation may be accomplished by submerging the structural member into the menthol solution to allow the structural member to absorb the menthol solution. To maximize saturation, the submerged structural member may be pressurized. The structural member is configured to releasably couple to a substrate, such as a wall stud, a floor joist, a structural beam, or a shipping pallet. The structural member couples to the substrate using a fastener, such as a nail, a screw, or a bolt that passes through an aperture in the structural member and into the substrate. The structural member may also be coupled to a substrate using a clamp.
US10827755B2	Insecticidal compositions and methods Substituted imidazole and substituted pyrazole compounds and compositions derived therefrom can be useful in controlling insect pests. Suitable imidazole compounds can be analogues of 2,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole, wherein the C-2 phenyl group bears at least one substitution, the C-4 and C-5 phenyl groups are optionally substituted, and N-1 is unsubstituted. Suitable pyrazole compounds can bear a 1,3,4-substitution pattern, with an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted alkyl group being present at N-1, an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl group being present at C-3, and a secondary amide group being present at C-4. These compounds and compositions derived therefrom can be administered to a plant, seed, soil or insect to control a variety of insect pests.
US10827746B2	Efficacy-enhancing agent composition for amino acid-based agrochemicals The present invention is an efficacy-enhancing agent composition for amino acid-based agrochemicals, containing, in a specific ratio, specific three quaternary ammonium salts having an ester group, and a specific fatty acid.
US10827743B2	Mosquito breeding prevention device and system A device for insertion into an open end of a length of pipe to prevent mosquitoes from entering the pipe is provided. The device includes a piece of flexible foam material having a front face, a rear face and one or more edges joining the front face to the rear face. A plurality of indentions, preferably three, are formed in the front face of the piece of flexible foam material to allow a user to quickly and easily grip the device to insert or remove it from the pipe. The piece of flexible foam material preferably comprises open cell foam sized to permit water to flow through while preventing insects from passing through. The device may be used in connection with a system to prevent mosquitoes from entering into a rain gutter drain extension or a rain barrel system.
US10827738B2	Insect trap using UV LEDS The present invention relates to an insect trap and, more specifically, to an insect trap which uses UV LEDs as light sources for luring insects and is capable of efficiently radiating luring light. The insect trap according to the present invention comprises a UV LED installation part having a plurality of UV LED light sources installed at intervals on the edge of the outer side surface thereof, and a trap part disposed adjacent to the UV LED installation part. The center lines of the ultraviolet light radiation areas of the UV LED light sources installed on the UV LED installation part are arranged substantially radially, extending outward from the center of the insect trap.
US10827733B2	Apparatus and methods for a fishing roller guide system A three-piece flexible roller guide system that includes an integrated frame and a pair of feet having a unique combination of bushings and a through bolt system of connection mechanism. The roller guide system mounts to a fishing rod and assists in easy adaptation to stress related conditions during the fishing process, mainly brought about by the flexible connection mechanism between the frame and the pair of feet.
US10827724B1	Dog walking and watering device The dog walking and watering device enables the user to provide his or her dog with water while away from their usual drinking receptacle. Fluid is stored in a fluid source or reservoir and then delivered to a drinking receptacle. A dispensing actuator controls the valves and positions the drinking receptacle of the device. The dispensing actuator adjusts between a transport position and a use position. In the transport position, the drinking receptacle is adjusted inward toward the body of the device and the dispensing valve closes to limit fluid delivered to the drinking receptacle. In the use position, the drinking receptacle is adjusted outward away from the body and the dispensing valve is open are arranged such that fluid flows to the drinking receptacle from the fluid source or reservoir.
US10827720B2	Method for operating a milking plant In order to avoid negative changes in the teat ends of a cow, in particular to avoid hyperkeratoses, the invention proposes a method for operating a milking system in which at least one of the parameters from total pressure per cycle, minimum total pressure per cycle or the ratio of total suction to total pressure is determined for at least one animal of a herd during at least one part of a milking process, and is compared with at least one reference value.
US10827707B1	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH100348 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH100348. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH100348, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH100348 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH100348.
US10827705B1	Maize inbred PH47WH A novel maize variety designated PH47WH and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH47WH with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH47WH through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH47WH or a locus conversion of PH47WH with another maize variety.
US10827702B2	Wheat lines, plants, and grain with increased beta-glucan content The present disclosure relates to wheat plants having grain with high β-glucan content, methods for constructing said wheat plants, grain therefrom and uses thereof. Wheat lines homozygous for the HvCslF6 gene from barley having five times the fiber content and an increased β-glucan content of TA5790, TA5792, and TA5795 are disclosed.
US10827700B1	Maize hybrid X05N280 A novel maize variety designated X05N280 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X05N280 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05N280 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X05N280, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05N280 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05N280 and methods of using maize variety X05N280 are disclosed.
US10827687B2	Bale drop mechanism A bale drop detection mechanism for use with a baler having a rear aperture. The bale drop detection mechanism including a bale chute coupled to the rear aperture of the baler, where the bale chute includes an upper surface configured to support a bale ejected from the rear aperture thereon. The bale drop detection mechanism also including a bracket coupled to the rear aperture of the baler, a support member extending between and coupled to both the bale chute and the bracket, and a controller in operable communication with the bale chute and configured to detect a bale drop event based at least in part on the level of force being applied to the upper surface of the bale chute.
US10827686B2	Agricultural system with a square baler controlled via a continuously variable transmission An agricultural system includes a baler with a plunger and a sensor for sensing a plunger-related value; a vehicle including a power source operable to convey power to the plunger; and a CVT arranged to drive the plunger. In order to balance a fluctuating load of the plunger over the working cycle, an electronic control unit (ECU) is coupled to the sensor and to the CVT and is configured to receive the signal from the sensor and to cause the CVT to modify a gear ratio of the CVT based on the signal from the sensor and on a mathematical model defining a CVT gear ratio variation profile derived from an expected load applied by crop on the plunger over its operating cycle.
US10827672B2	Field monitoring, analysis, and treatment system Devices, such as mobile sensors and static sensors, monitor field health. A comparison to a baseline may facilitate detection of a field health issue. When an issue with field health is determined, a remedy may be deployed. Deploying a remedy may use an unmanned vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, or a liquid distribution manifold.
US10827671B2	Depth adjustment system for seed planting units of an agricultural implement and related assemblies A seed planting unit of an agricultural implement may include a depth adjustment assembly having a cam member and a depth adjustment gear rotatably coupled to the cam member. The cam member may be configured to be rotated to adjust a vertical position of a wheel of the unit relative to a ground engaging tool of the unit. The seed planting unit may also include an actuating member configured to rotationally drive the depth adjustment gear. The depth adjustment gear and the actuating member include interlocking engagement elements, such that when the actuating member is rotated, the cam member is rotated relative to the support structure to vary the penetration depth setting for the ground engaging tool.
US10827667B2	Yield monitor for windrow-collected material Disclosed are methods and systems for determining the amount of material contained in a windrow. In particular embodiments, the methods and systems are applicable to agricultural applications, and in particular to hay yield monitoring. Systems include a remote sensing technology to determine windrow height. Remote sensing methods can include ultrasonic sensors, optical sensors, and the like. Systems can provide real time yield data.
US10834861B2	Component determination device and component determination method A component determination device and a component determination method for an electronic component, the component including a reference section formed as a different member to the multiple electrodes. The component determination device includes: a measuring device configured to measure positions of multiple reference points set on the reference section and a position of a measurement point set on each of the multiple electrodes; a plane calculating section configured to calculate a reference plane representing a position of the upper surface of the circuit board with respect to the component main body when the electronic component is mounted on the circuit board based on the positions of the multiple reference points; and a suitability determining section configured to determine whether the electronic component is suitable based on a distance between the reference plane and the multiple measurement points.
US10834855B2	Integrated make-up air system in 100% air recirculation system Systems and methods for controlling conditions in an enclosed space can include an integral make-up air system that can be arranged in the interior of the housing for an air conditioning system that uses scavenger air in an air-to-air heat exchanger (AAHX) to condition process air from an enclosed space. The make-up air system can take replenishment air from outside the air conditioning system and deliver it into the process air stream. The make-up air system can include at least one heating or cooling device to condition the replenishment air before the replenishment air mixes with the process air. In an example, the make-up air system can include a DX coil to selectively cool and dehumidify the replenishment air. The make-up air system can include a humidifier arranged in the flow path of process air between the process air inlet and the AAHX to selectively add humidity to the process air.
US10834853B2	Electronic device with a card-level thermal regulator mechanism and associated systems, devices, and methods A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a first functional circuit attached to the substrate; a first thermal circuit attached to the substrate, configured to utilize cryogenic liquid to cool the first functional circuit; a second functional circuit attached to the substrate; and a second thermal circuit attached to the substrate, configured to cool the second functional circuit without using the cryogenic liquid.
US10834852B2	Cooling methods for electronic components A method and apparatus for conveying heat away from an electronic component. The apparatus may include, a conformable thermal interface sleeve adapted to embrace the electronic component. The apparatus may further include, a heat conducting wedge adapted to contact the conformable thermal interface sleeve and a thermal channel adapted to contact the heat conducting wedge. The apparatus may also include a manifold adapted to contact the thermal channel.
US10834848B2	Cold plate device for a two-phase cooling system Techniques that facilitate two-phase liquid cooling of an electronic device are provided. In one example, an apparatus, such as a cold plate device, comprises a first stackable layer and a second stackable layer. The first stackable layer comprises a first channel formed within the first stackable layer. The first channel comprises a first channel width and the first channel receives a coolant fluid via an inlet port of the apparatus. The second stackable layer comprises a second channel that provides a path for the coolant fluid to flow between the first channel and an outlet port of the apparatus. A width of the second channel increases along a flow direction of the coolant fluid that flows between the inlet port and the outlet port.
US10834841B2	Uniform equipment mounting system A universal mounting system is provided for use in connection with substantially any type of electronic equipment so was to reduce or substantially avoid the need for rail kids or other mounting assemblies that are its equipment specific for mounting equipment to racks. In one implementation, a uniform mounting system (101) includes a number of rail and slider assemblies (112). Each of the rail and slider assemblies includes a slider that is slightly mounted on a support rail. Each of the slider is includes mounting flange is and brackets for mounting the slider to a piece of equipment. The mounting flanges 116 that's collectively define a segmented vertical rail. A safety stop mechanism can be used to define very a offset figurations of the equipment with respect to a front end of the rack.
US10834838B1	Collapsible and expandable data center infrastructure modules A data center infrastructure module enables multiple data center infrastructure systems to be simultaneously installed in a data center (as opposed to sequentially installing the respective data center infrastructure systems). The data center infrastructure module includes a collapsible frame and one or more data center infrastructure system components coupled to the collapsible frame. The data center infrastructure module may be pre-assembled remotely from a data center location and may be transported to the data center location in a collapsed state. At the data center location, the pre-assembled data center infrastructure module may be expanded and installed between self-standing frames.
US10834837B2	Systems and methods for monitor attachment An attachment system for use in mounting a monitor to a fixture. The system includes a monitor housing that houses a monitor and a fixture housing that attaches to a fixture, where the monitor housing mounts to a recess within the fixture housing. The fixture housing has a hinged tongue-groove joint that allows the monitor housing to engage and disengage with the hinged joint at an installation angle, but does not allow the monitor housing to disengage from the fixture housing at an installed angle. In the engaged position, the monitor housing can rotate relative to the fixture housing via the hinged tongue-groove joint, and can be locked in position to prevent rotation using a locking mechanism. The hinged tongue-groove joint can be tapered to improve self-alignment during installation, and can be configured to elastically compress in the installed angle to minimize movement when installed.
US10834831B2	Component carrier with alternatingly vertically stacked layer structures of different electric density A component carrier includes a plurality of low density layer structures, and a plurality of high density layer structures having a higher density of electrically conductive structures than the plurality of low density layer structures, where the low density layer structures and the high density layer structures are alternatingly vertically stacked.
US10834821B2	Electronic circuit module An electronic circuit module includes a circuit board, electronic components, a burying layer, and a conductive film. The circuit board includes a first principal surface on which first electrodes are provided, a second principal surface on which second electrodes including grounding electrodes are provided, and a side surface connecting the first principal surface and the second principal surface. The electronic components are connected to the first electrodes. The burying layer is provided on the first principal surface of the circuit board with the electronic components buried therein. The conductive film is connected to the grounding electrodes. The outer surface of the burying layer includes markings with protruding shapes with respect to the outer surface of the burying layer. The conductive film covers the outer surface of the burying layer.
US10834814B2	Foldable electronic device and control method thereof Provided are foldable electronic device and a control method of the foldable electronic device. For example, disclosed are a foldable electronic device including a support sheet that supports a display in a common curved region and a control method of the foldable electronic device. According to disclosed embodiments, provided are a foldable electronic device including a support sheet that supports a display under the display folded in a common curved region of the folded electronic device, and a control method of the foldable electronic device.
US10834813B2	Flexible electrical circuit having connection between electrically conductive structure elements A flexible electrical circuit having connection between electrically conductive structure elements includes at least one lacquer layer, at least one electrical conductor track, which is disposed above the at least one lacquer layer, and at least one electrically conductive contact layer for contacting at least one electrical component. Furthermore, the flexible electrical circuit includes a conductive cement layer and a layer of a primer. The layer of the primer is disposed on the at least one lacquer layer. The conductive cement layer is disposed underneath the at least one electrically conductive contact layer and above the layer of the primer.
US10834812B2	Wiring board A wiring board includes: a ceramic board including a ceramic insulator layer composed mainly of ceramic, and a wiring disposed at the ceramic insulator layer; a first resin board and a second resin board each of which includes a resin insulator layer composed mainly of resin, and a wiring disposed at the resin insulator layer; and a metal member mounted to the second resin board. The first resin board is superposed to a first surface of the ceramic board. The second resin board is superposed to a second surface of the ceramic board opposite to the first surface of the ceramic board. The second resin board includes a joint pad at its first surface opposite to its second surface facing the ceramic board, the joint pad made of metal. The metal member is joined to the joint pad by brazing or soldering.
US10834809B2	Optoelectronic assembly, and method for producing an optoelectronic assembly An optoelectronic assembly is provided in different embodiments. The optoelectronic assembly has the following; a printed circuit board; at least one optoelectronic first component which is arranged on a first face of the printed circuit board; a heat sink which has a first surface that is arranged on a second printed circuit board face facing away from the first component, wherein a boundary surface extends between the second face and the first surface; and at least one first welding connection, by means of which the heat sink is directly connected to the printed circuit board in a bonded manner and which together with the boundary surface forms a first cut surface, the first component at least partly overlapping the cut surface.
US10834807B1	ICP torch assembly with retractable injector A plasma torch assembly (e.g., for an ICP-MS or ICP-AES instrument) with a retractable injector is disclosed. In implementations, the torch assembly includes an injector that can be extended or retracted relative to an auxiliary gas tube of the torch assembly. The injector can be slidably coupled to a torch body that supports the auxiliary gas tube, such that the injector can be moved forward and backward through a passage of the torch body, causing it to extend/retract relative to the auxiliary gas tube.
US10834801B2	Method and apparatus for a display module control system A method and apparatus for operating a display module includes a backlight illuminator, an ambient light sensor configured to generate an output signal, and a backlight controller module operably coupled with the backlight illuminator, the ambient light sensor, and configured to determine the operational status signal of the ambient light sensor based on the output signal and operate backlight illuminator in accordance with the operational status signal.
US10834792B2	AC-driven light-emitting diode systems AC-driven light-emitting diode systems and methods are provided for driving LED devices (e.g., LED lighting) using AC power. For example, an integrated circuit includes a first power line and a second power line configured for connection to AC power, and a plurality of LED stages, wherein each LED stage comprises multiple serially-connected LED devices, switches connected to inputs and outputs of the LED stages. The integrated circuit further includes switch control circuitry configured to control the switches to selectively connect one or more of the LED stages to the first and second power lines to empower the LED stages with the AC power.
US10834785B2	Radio terminal and base station for controlling direct communication between radio terminals A radio terminal according to an embodiment is configured to perform direct communication with another radio terminal. The radio terminal comprises a controller configured to receive first data addressed to said another radio terminal from a base station. When the controller receives the first data from the base station, the controller is configured to also receive information indicating a first radio resource used for transferring the first data to said another radio terminal by the direct communication.
US10834775B2	Network access method, access device, and terminal device This application provides a network access method, an access device, and a terminal device. The access device is connected to at least two different types of core networks. When the terminal device is to connect to a core network, the terminal device sends, to the access device, a first message used to indicate a type of the terminal device. The access device determines the type of the terminal device based on the first message, and determines, based on the type of the terminal device, a target core network to be connected by the terminal device, so that the access device accurately connects the terminal device to the target core network.
US10834770B2	Method and apparatus for establishing secondary connection Provided are a method and an apparatus for establishing a secondary connection. The method includes: acquiring secondary network access capability information of a terminal device, where the secondary network access capability information is used to indicate a capability for the terminal device to access a secondary access network device; sending a secondary connection addition request message to a first secondary access network device, where the secondary connection addition request message is used to request addition of the first secondary access network device as a network device for transmitting data, and includes the secondary network access capability information; and receiving a confirmation message of the secondary connection addition request message sent by the first secondary access network device, where the confirmation message of the secondary connection addition request message includes first configuration information used to establish the secondary connection between the first secondary access network device and the terminal device.
US10834757B2	Methods and apparatus for channel reservation Aspects of the disclosure relate to reserving resources in wireless communication systems, such as those employing listen before talk (LBT). The disclosed methods and apparatus employ a channel reservation preamble used in a sequence of burst or data packet transmissions. The preamble including a channel reservation indication is included in a first data packet transmitted from a first network node. The channel reservation indication is configured to indicate a transmission time reservation of channel resources covering the data packet containing the preamble, a second data packet to be received from a second network node responsive to the first data packet, and at least a portion of a third data packet transmitted from the first network node subsequent to the transmission of the second data packet. In this manner, over-reservation of channel resources is mitigated. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US10834756B2	Method for adjusting contention window size in wireless communication system supporting unlicensed band and device for supporting same Disclosed in the present invention are: a method for controlling a contention window size (CWS) for uplink listen-before-talk (LBT) in a wireless communication system supporting an unlicensed band; and a device for supporting the same. More particularly, disclosed are a base station centric CWS controlling method, a terminal centric CWS controlling method, and devices for supporting the same.
US10834755B2	Physical layer short feedback Apparatuses, computer readable media, and methods for physical layer short feedback. An apparatus of a high efficiency (HE) station is disclosed. The apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: decode a trigger frame for short feedback, the trigger frame comprising an indication of a resource unit (RU) to respond to a short feedback request, where the RU comprises one or more tones and one or more symbols. The circuitry may be further configured to encode a short feedback response to the short feedback request on the RU, where each of the one or more tones of the RU is to be encoded with one or more of: a positive signal, a negative signal, and no signal. The circuitry may be further configured to configure the HE station to transmit the short feedback response to an access point in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) using resources of the RU.
US10834753B2	Method, apparatus, device and network system for adding secondary serving cell The present invention provides a method for adding a secondary serving cell, an apparatus, a device, and a network system. The method includes: communicating, with each other to acquire a unified serial number of a random access preamble code, a unified serial number of a PRACH mask code, and a unified cell radio network temporary identifier of a terminal; scrambling the serial number of the random access preamble code and the serial number of the PRACH mask code, and then sending the serial number of the random access preamble code and the serial number of the PRACH mask code to the terminal; and determining, a time advance command TAC according to a random access request message that carries the random access preamble code, and sending the TAC to the terminal.
US10834741B2	Uplink resources for ultra-reliable and low latency communication To efficiently use uplink resources while fulfilling latency requirements of low latency services, an access node, a resource pool allocated for contention based transmissions of low latency communication services may be used for transmissions of data services, since an access node providing the resource pool, is caused to send, in response to not being able to decode terminal device identification information from a sensed scheduling request, a stop instruction to terminal devices that are using the resource pool to transmissions of the data services. Further, the terminal device that sent the scheduling request is caused to use the resource pool for transmissions of the low latency service if a response is not received within predetermined time.
US10834739B2	Wireless communication method and associated electronic device A wireless communication method includes: generating a first communication information according to a second communication information, wherein the first communication information is arranged to indicate a transmission capable period and a reception capable period of the device arranged to communicate with a peer in a first communication network, and the second communication information is arranged to indicate a transmission period and a reception period of the device for communicating in a second communication network which is different from the first communication network; and transmitting a first frame comprising the first communication information to the peer in the first communication network to initiate a first communication phase with the peer.
US10834734B2	Terminal apparatus and integrated circuit A wireless communication system in which a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus communicate with a terminal apparatus. The first base station apparatus transmits, to the terminal apparatus, data control information related to data transmission and reception of the terminal apparatus and preferential base station apparatus information indicating a priority of data transmission to the base station apparatus, and the terminal apparatus determines any base station apparatus of the first base station apparatus and the second base station apparatus, as a data transmission destination base station apparatus, for data to which bearer split is configured by the data control information, based on at least one of the preferential base station apparatus information and terminal information of the terminal apparatus.
US10834719B2	Base station, terminal apparatus, first terminal apparatus, method, program, recording medium and system In order for a first terminal apparatus to transmit a physical uplink control channel to a base station without retuning regardless of a bandwidth part used by the first terminal apparatus, a base station 100 according to the present disclosure includes a communication processing unit 141 configured to communicate with the first terminal apparatus (terminal apparatus 200A) within a bandwidth part of an uplink system band, the bandwidth part being used by the first terminal apparatus (terminal apparatus 200A), wherein the bandwidth part includes a physical uplink control channel region used by the first terminal apparatus (terminal apparatus 200A).
US10834716B2	Method for receiving reference signal in wireless communication system and device therefor A method for receiving a Reference Signal (RS) performed by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include receiving a first RS through a first antenna port; and receiving a second RS through a second antenna port which is Quasi Co-Located (QCL)-assumed with the first antenna port, the first and second antenna ports may be QCL-assumed for at least one QCL parameter, and the at least one QCL parameter may include a reception beam related parameter.
US10834715B2	Performing selective scheduling on uplink frequencies using sounding reference signals (SRS) A data transmission method applied to a base station and user equipment (UE). The base station determines configuration information of a PUCCH and configuration information of an SRS, and sends the configuration information of the PUCCH and the configuration information of the SRS to the UE in a cell. The UE determines, according to the configuration information of the PUCCH, a frequency-domain resource for transmitting the PUCCH, and determines, according to the configuration information of the SRS, a frequency-domain resource for transmitting the SRS. The base station receives, according to the configuration information of the PUCCH, a subcarrier that carries the PUCCH sent by the UE, and demodulates the subcarrier to obtain the PUCCH. The base station receives, according to the configuration information of the SRS, a subcarrier that carries the SRS sent by the UE, and demodulates the subcarrier to obtain the SRS.
US10834704B2	Method and apparatus for resource selection in sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device for performing sidelink transmission to a second device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device being configured with a first resource pool for sidelink transmission. The method includes the first device being configured with only a first number of consecutive symbols in each slot for sidelink such that each slot in the first resource pool comprises only one subset of consecutive symbols for sidelink and the subset of each slot comprises the same first number of consecutive symbols, wherein the first number of consecutive symbols in each slot for sidelink is less than all OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols in each slot. The method further includes the first device performing resource selection among a plurality of slots in the first resource pool. In addition, the method includes the first device selecting a first resource in a first slot and a second resource in a third slot. Furthermore, the method includes the first device performing sidelink transmission of a TB (Transport Block) on the first resource and performs sidelink transmission of the TB on the second resource.
US10834702B2	Determining broadcast multicast service configuration parameters in a wireless network A first base station receives configuration parameters employed by a second base station for at least one broadcast multicast service. The configuration parameters comprise: a first scheduling period start offset; and first single cell multicast traffic channel (SC-MTCH) scheduling parameters comprising an on-duration timer single cell point to multipoint (SCPTM). A determination is made, by the first base station and based on the configuration parameters, of a second scheduling period start offset and second SC-MTCH scheduling parameters. The first base station transmits to at least one wireless device, first transport blocks for the at least one broadcast multicast service based on the second scheduling period start offset and the second SC-MTCH scheduling parameters.
US10834694B2	Flexible selection of timing advance control method for supplementary uplink connections Exemplary embodiments include methods for adjusting transmission timing of a wireless communication device (UE) operating in a network including first and second base stations (BS). The methods include determining a first allowable timing adjustment range corresponding to an uplink (UL) connection between the UE and the first BS, and determining a second allowable timing adjustment range corresponding to a supplementary uplink (SUL) connection between the UE and the second BS. The SUL connection is not associated with a DL connection between the UE and the second BS. The methods include determining if a single timing advance (TA) value can be used to adjust the UE's transmission timing to satisfy both the first and second ranges, and performing a corrective action if it is determined that a single TA value cannot be used. Embodiments also include first and second BS, and UEs, configured to perform the exemplary methods.
US10834692B2	Devices, systems and methods for synchronizing event windows in wireless network A method can include receiving a timing signal that is part of a first communication protocol; by operation of a master device operating according to a second communication protocol, determining event timing windows for a plurality of slave devices of the master device; and by operation of the master device, transmitting control packets to the slave devices, adjusting clock values in the slave devices to sequentially order the event timing windows within an event group window; wherein the event window is timed according to the timing signal. Related devices and systems are also disclosed.
US10834676B2	Wireless device and a method therein for performing one or more operations based on available energy A wireless device and a method therein for performing one or more operations based on available energy. The wireless device is configured to operate in a wireless communications network. Based on an amount of energy available for operation and based on control information, the wireless device determines an allocation of the amount of available energy between at least a first energy part and a second energy part. The first energy part is to be used in a sensing operation using a sensing operation configuration and the second energy part is to be used in a communicating operation using a communicating operation configuration. The wireless device performs based on the determined allocation, one or more operations out of: the sensing operation using the first energy part and the sensing operation configuration, and the communicating operation using the second energy part and the communicating operation configuration.
US10834651B2	Techniques for managing handovers in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band Techniques for managing handovers in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may provide that a serving base station may receive one or more base station measurement reports and one or more UE measurement reports. The base station measurement reports may include information associated with one or more devices that may transmit signals using an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The UE measurement reports may include information associated with one or more devices that may generate interfering signals at the UE, which may include interfering signals from one or more devices that are not detected by the serving base station. The serving base station may, in some examples, determine whether to handover the UE to a second base station based at least in part on the base station measurement report and the UE measurement report.
US10834645B2	Active coordination set for mobility management This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for an active coordination set for mobility management. A user equipment (110) evaluates a link quality measurement for one or more base stations (120) and determines to include at least a first base station of the base stations (120) in an Active Coordination Set (ACS). The user equipment (110) sends a message, including an indication to add the at least first base station (120) to the ACS, to an ACS Server (520) that causes the ACS Server (520) to store the ACS for the user equipment (110) and send a copy of the stored ACS to a master base station (121). The user equipment (110) communicates via one or more of the base stations (120) included in the ACS. The user equipment (110) can transmit an uplink ACS sounding signal to evaluate base stations (120) to include in the ACS.
US10834643B2	Per packet flow V2X service in a wireless network A first base station receives a handover request. The handover request indicates for each packet flow of packet flows of a wireless device: whether the packet flow is for at least one V2X service; and a quality-of-service indicator of the packet flow. A determination is made whether to accept each packet flow of the packet flows based on whether the packet flow is for the at least one V2X service. The first base station sends an indication of an acceptance or rejection of each packet flow of the packet flows.
US10834635B2	Information transmission method and apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide an information transmission method and apparatus, to flexibly set a quantity of subframes in subframe aggregation and a redundancy version based on a channel condition. The method includes: sending, by a first device, downlink control information to a second device, where the downlink control information includes subframe aggregation information, and the subframe aggregation information is used by the first device to indicate, to the second device, a quantity of subframes used in subframe aggregation and/or a redundancy version corresponding to at least one of subframes used in subframe aggregation; and receiving, by the first device, uplink information sent by the second device according to the downlink control information. The embodiments of the present disclosure are used for subframe aggregation.
US10834623B2	Methods for reference determination in inter-RAT TDOA A wireless device adapted for operation according to two or more radio access technologies, RATs, obtains positioning reference signal configuration information by sending (602), to a location server, a request for assistance, the request for assistance comprising information about a cell serving the wireless device according to a first RAT. The wireless device receives (604), in response to the request for assistance, positioning reference signal configuration information, the positioning reference signal configuration information identifying one or more signals transmitted according to a second RAT, for measurement by the wireless device. The wireless device measures (606) at least one of the identified one or more signals and may report the measurements and/or estimate a location for the wireless device based on the measurements.
US10834622B2	Method by which terminal reports channel state information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor A method by which a terminal reports CSI in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: calculating CSI for at least one interference measurement resource selected from among a plurality of interference measurement resources respectively having unique indices in a specific subframe; and reporting the CSI to a base station, wherein the CSI can be reported with a subframe index of the specific subframe and the unique index of the at least one interference measurement resource.
US10834615B2	Beam selection in millimeter wave systems A beam selection method and apparatus suitable for millimeter wave (mmW) communication systems is disclosed. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) may perform a beam sweep procedure to identify suitable downlink beams candidates from one or more gNBs. The UE may generate a beam list by selecting some of the downlink beams for active tracking. When beams on the beam list become unavailable, the UE may compare the number of available beams on the beam list with a threshold value. If the number of available beams falls below the threshold, the UE may perform another beam sweep procedure.
US10834606B2	Radio terminal, radio station, and method thereof A radio terminal (3) operates to perform a predetermined process regarding a first cell (Cell #2) on an unlicensed frequency (F2) based on a predetermined relationship between a frame timing of a first serving cell (Cell #1) using a licensed frequency (F1) and a frame timing of the first cell (Cell #2) using the unlicensed frequency (F2). This contributes, for example, to enabling a radio terminal to differentiate among two or more cells when these cells use the same cell identifier.
US10834605B2	Detecting subframe timing in an OFDM licensed-assisted access signal Determining timing of an OFDM signal comprises performing (610) an auto-correlation with a received signal, using a delay chosen to correspond to the duration of an OFDM symbol excluding the cyclic prefix, with the number of terms used in the summation in the correlation is at least as large as the smallest number of samples in any cyclic prefix of a subframe. Based on the auto-correlation, first and second correlation peaks meeting one or more predetermined detection criteria are detected (620), and evaluated to determine (630) that they are separated in time by an interval corresponding to an OFDM symbol interval. The method further comprises identifying (640), based on the two correlation peaks, one of the correlation peaks as corresponding to an OFDM symbol having a larger cyclic prefix than an adjacent OFDM symbol, and determining (650) a subframe and/or slot timing for the received signal, based on said identifying.
US10834597B2	Adaptive pairing of a radio access network slice to a core network slice based on device information or service information Pairing of a radio access network (RAN) slice to a core network (CN) slice is disclosed. The pairing can be based on RAN slice information, CN slice information, and device information. The device information can enable access to corresponding information from a data store, such as historical pairing correlated to a device, device type, etc. Moreover, other supplemental information, such as service information, can also be employed in determining the pairing. In an aspect, the other supplemental information can enable access to corresponding information form a data store, such as other CN slices comprising an identified virtual network function, historical performance of previously determined pairing(s), etc. A determined pairing can be modified before provisioning or after provisioning based on the RAN slice information, CN slice information, supplemental information, or corresponding information. Further, pairing information can be employed to directly initiate pairing or to cause another device to initiate pairing.
US10834590B2	Method, device, and system of differentiating between a cyber-attacker and a legitimate user Devices, systems, and methods of detecting user identity, differentiating between users of a computerized service, and detecting a cyber-attacker. A user utilizes a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a tablet, or other electronic device, to interact with a banking website or application, a retailer website or application, or other computerized service. Input-unit interactions are monitored, logged, and analyzed. Based on several types of analysis of the input-unit interactions, a score is generated to reflect fraud-relatedness or attack-relatedness of the input-unit interactions. Based on the score, the system estimates or determines whether the user is an attacker, and initiates attach-mitigation operations or fraud-mitigation operations.
US10834582B2	System, method, and apparatus for secure telematics communication A method includes receiving registration information regarding a telematics unit and a control system for each equipment piece in a plurality of equipment pieces; receiving a seed from a control system via a telematics unit for a particular equipment piece in the plurality of equipment pieces responsive to reception of a telematics session request by the control system for the particular equipment piece of the plurality of equipment pieces; authenticating the telematics unit and the control system for the particular equipment piece based on information included with the seed and the registration information; generating an encrypted key responsive to the authentication; and providing the encrypted key to the control system via the telematics unit to establish a proprietary data communication channel from the control system to the processing circuit via the telematics unit for the particular equipment piece.
US10834578B2	Bulk data processing system The system allows real time collection and processing of massive data from many network elements. It has an elastic architecture that scales horizontally to support different network sizes. The system in a uniform data format for downstream consumption. It employs a pub/sub data distribution mechanism that supports multiple concurrent downstream subscribers efficiently in real-time.
US10834577B2	Service offer set publishing to device agent with on-device service selection Disclosed herein are various embodiments for publishing a service offer set to a device agent on an end-user device and for on-device selection of a service. In some embodiments, a network system publishes a service offer set to an end-user device over a wireless access network, receives an offer set user selection from the end-user device, and provisions one or more network functions based on the offer set user selection.
US10834566B2	Providing multimedia wireless emergency alerts Example embodiments relate to a user equipment that can receive a cellular broadcast message comprising a data element identifying the cellular broadcast message as a wireless emergency alert. The network address information (e.g., URL) can identify a network location associated with multimedia content to be transmitted to the user equipment, the multimedia content stored at a repository associated with a server device. The user equipment can, in response to detecting that the cellular broadcast message comprises the data element, send a content request to the server device associated with the network location identified by the network address information, and subsequently it can receive the multimedia content from the server device and provide the multimedia content via a graphical user interface displayed on a screen of the user equipment.
US10834565B2	Methods and systems for provisioning emergency numbers There is provided a method and device for provisioning emergency number information on a user equipment. When a dialed number matches an emergency number from the provisioned emergency number information, the user equipment selects either the circuit switched domain or the packet switched domain and executes a call setup procedure for that domain.
US10834549B2	Internet of things for healthcare monitoring applications based on RFID clustering scheme A system and method for a sensor-based monitoring that includes a computer system, smart nodes, and an RFID reader device. The system collects data to measure health condition of a plurality of people at an event. The computer system determines candidate cluster heads with above average battery level. The smart nodes determine a subset of the candidate cluster heads that are within communication range, retrieve battery level of the determined subset of cluster heads, and select a cluster head having the highest battery level. The selected cluster head announces selection as the selected cluster head, receives requests to join a cluster, reads sensor data of the body sensor in each joined smart sensor as collective sensor data for the cluster, and sends the collective sensor data to the computer system via the RFID reader. Information is collected from smart nodes in an efficient manner for large-scale monitoring systems.
US10834542B2	Method and system for inter-group communication in a wireless P2P network A method includes the steps of: disconnecting a first device included in a first P2P group from the first P2P group so that the first device joins to a second P2P group; and in synchronization with the first device switching to the second P2P group, disconnecting a second device included in the second P2P group from the second P2P group so that the second device joins to the first P2P group.
US10834535B2	Method for monitoring activity of subject and monitoring device therefor Disclosed is a method for monitoring activity of a subject and a monitoring device therefor. The method comprises, detecting the direction of the monitoring device with respect to a hand of a subject by measuring a signal of y-axis for a time ty and averaging the signal measured. The method further comprises, detecting the hand on which the subject carries the monitoring device by measuring a signal of the x-axis for a time tx and averaging the signal measured. The method also comprises, using the obtained information to optimise the activity monitoring, and further to determine a main axis of motion of the monitoring device and direction of the main axis of motion in order to improve recognition of the activity of the subject.
US10834521B1	System and method of using spatial and temporal signals to identify and prevent attacks Systems and methods according to aspects of the invention verify requests for information over a network. Computing devices communicating over a network transmit numerous signals with various types of information including spatial information, temporal information, device-specific information, and transmission specific information. This information may be used to generate statistical records of valid request for information. Various combinations of these signals may be used to determine whether a request for information is a valid request based on the statistical records associated with the signals. Where a request for information has been verified, the system and method may provide the information. Where the request for information has not been verified, the system and method may deny the request for information. Thus the system and method may be used to prevent and block scraping and spamming attacks.
US10834520B2	Switching binaural sound from head movements A method or apparatus switches between binaural sound and stereo sound in response to head movements of a listener. An electronic device provides the listener with binaural sound at a sound localization point (SLP) in a field-of-view of the listener. Binaural sound at the SLP switches to one of mono or stereo sound when head movements of the listener cause the SLP to move outside the field-of-view.
US10834516B2	Smartphone processes a voice in a telephone call to a familiar location A smartphone analyzes prior telephone calls and determines a familiar sound localization point (SLP). The smartphone processes a voice in a telephone call so the voice externally localizes to a user of the smartphone as binaural sound from the familiar SLP.
US10834514B2	Representation of contextual information by projecting different participants' audio from different positions in a 3D soundscape An overlay network platform facilitates a multi-party conference. End users participate in the conference using client-based web browser software. According to this disclosure, an enhanced “audio” experience for a user participating in the conference is provided by rendering different participants' audio in the conference at different positions in a three-dimensional (3D) space. In operation, and given a set of audio streams that comprise the conference and that are being received, a three-dimensional (3D) position for each audio stream in a 3D soundscape is computed. In one embodiment, the 3D position for each audio stream is computed by identifying a target area region of space, and then determining the 3D position for each stream in the target area region of space. The relative 3D positions may be determined based on contextual information related to the content of an audio stream, as well as a computed “relevance” of one stream versus another. The streams are then rendered to the listener based on the computed 3D positions.
US10834513B1	Method for use of a calibration system for calibration of a speakerphone system utilizing a separate calibration device A method for calibrating a speakerphone system under test is provided herein, comprising: connecting a calibration unit to the speakerphone system under test (SSUT) via a communications interface, and wherein the SSUT further comprises a loudspeaker, microphone (mic), and mechanical vibration sensor (MVS); generating a first test signal by the calibration unit and transmitting the same to the SSUT; generating a first set of mechanical vibrations in response to the first test signal in the SSUT; and determining a calibration factor in regard to the first test signal and first set of mechanical vibrations by the calibration unit.
US10834504B2	Temperature detecting and controlling integration device and the temperature controlling method applied for micro speaker A temperature detecting and controlling integration device for the micro speaker is provided. After the filter receives an input signal, the power amplifier adjusts the power amplification, and the multi-frequency detection signal is generated with the waveform generator. The extracted signal is generated to drive the micro speaker to emit a sound signal. Afterwards, the voltage signals are extracted at two ends of the coil and the temperature signal is obtained by converting, capturing, and integrating to pass the temperature value to the external device, and the temperature value of the non-linear temperature-controlling unit is analyzed to adjust the compensation gain in real time. The smoothly control of speaker temperature and stable playback of the sound signals is played that can be achieved.
US10834502B2	Method and device for mixing N information signals Mixing N information-time signals. The time signals are each converted into the frequency domain, into one of N complex information signals where N is an integer greater than 1. Spectral values of the N complex information signals which match in a frequency are each converted into a first and a second component. The N first components of the N frequency-matching spectral values are combined into a first combination component. The N second components of the N frequency-matching spectral values are combined into a second combination component. The first and second combination components are combined into a result spectral value. The above steps are also performed for other frequency-matching spectral values of the N complex information signals for generating other result spectral values. The result spectral values thus obtained are combined into a complex output information signal.
US10834498B2	Using image data to adjust a microphone setting For using image data to adjust a microphone setting, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a camera that captures image data, a directional microphone that captures audio signals, a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor determines a location of a user relative to the apparatus using the image data and adjusts microphone settings for direction-of-amplification based on the location of the user.
US10834497B2	User interface cooling using audio component This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.
US10834490B2	Microphone module, electronic device The present disclosure provides a microphone module, an electronic device, and relates to the field of electronic device technology. The microphone module includes a housing, a circuit board, a signal converter, and an adhesive member. The housing is formed with a cavity and an acoustic receiving hole which are connected with each other; the circuit board is connected to the housing to seal a bottom of the cavity; the adhesive member is provided in the cavity; the signal converter for converting an acoustic signal into an electrical signal is electrically connected to the circuit board and provided in the cavity.
US10834487B1	Wall art music speaker system An apparatus comprising a frame, a flexible material, a speaker, and a controller. The frame may be configured to provide a rigid edge about a generally rectangular shape. The flexible material may cover a front of the frame and secured to a back of said frame such that (i) a the rigid edge supports the canvas and (ii) a middle portion of the flexible material is not supported by the frame. The speaker may be connected directly to the middle portion of the flexible material. The controller may be (i) electrically connected to the speakers and (ii) configured to provide a music signal capable of driving the speaker to produce audible music. The flexible material supports the speaker.
US10834483B2	Wearable biometric monitoring devices and methods for determining if wearable biometric monitoring devices are being worn A biometric monitoring device configured to be worn by a subject includes a physiological sensor configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, and a processor configured to analyze signals from the physiological sensor to detect a signature unique to the subject wearing the biometric monitoring device, and determine if the detected signature is a first signature associated with the biometric monitoring device being worn or a second signature associated with the biometric monitoring device not being worn. The first and second signatures are generated by the processor prompting the subject to indicate at prior times when the biometric monitoring device is being worn and is not being worn.
US10834481B2	Audio rack/chassis and patchbay device Disclosed is an audio processing system that includes various audio signal inputs and outputs for producing distributed audio signals for use in audio processing and related applications. The digital and/or analog audio signal processing system includes a rack/chassis containing a central routing card, a plurality of slots for receiving modules and a plurality of inputs and outputs for receiving and producing various processed audio signal inputs and outputs.
US10834480B2	Content enhancer A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to enhance linear video content. Linear video content is received. A request to enhance the linear video content is received. Based on the request, a toolbar with options for enhanced content is rendered. One or more of the options are selected. Based on the selection, the enhanced content is invoked simultaneously with a rendering of the linear video content.
US10834478B2	Methods and systems for an augmented film crew using purpose Systems and processes associated with an augmented film crew. For example, a computer-implemented method may include receiving, at a display of a user media device, an indication that a user of the user media device intends to generate a user video in an environment; receiving, at the display, an input indicating a user preference associated with the user video; generating, by the user media device, data associated with the environment using a sensor of the user media device; determining, by the user media device, a purpose for the user video using the user preference and the data associated with the environment, wherein the purpose is chosen from a predetermined set of purposes; detecting an additional media device that is located in the environment, wherein the additional media device is associated with the user or the user media device; determining pre-production assignments for the user video using the purpose and the additional media device, wherein the pre-production assignments indicate one or more characteristics of the scene for the user video in the environment; generating, using the user media device, a first video stream of the scene in the environment using the pre-production assignments; receiving, from the additional media device, a second video stream of the scene; and generating, by the user media device, the user video using the first video stream or the second video streams. The above steps may be implemented as instructions stored in a computer-readable medium, computer program product, or device such as a television receiver, or in other types of embodiments.
US10834462B2	System and method for context detection of objectionable speech in video Embodiments provide a system and method for filtering speech in a video. Speech in video may contain objectionable words that need to be filtered. To ascertain whether a word or phrase is objectionable, the contextual information from surrounding words and the contextual information from detected objects and scenes in the video are used. Unwanted words may be filtered or collected and presented to the user.
US10834460B2	Invertible metering apparatus and related methods Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing. A housing orientation sensor provides a first signal representative of an orientation of the housing. A stencil orientation sensor provides a second signal representative of an orientation of a stencil. A plurality of lights are carried by the housing. A display output controller controls operation of the lights based on at least one of the orientation of the housing or the orientation of the stencil.
US10834459B2	Information processing terminal and system An information processor includes: a user information acquiring unit acquiring user information for identifying a user; a display; a viewing time measuring unit measuring a viewing time during which a previously-registered user views contents information on the display; and a controller. The controller determines whether the user is the registered user, based on the user information and registered user information for identifying the registered user. When the user is the registered user, the controller causes the display to display the contents information, causes the viewing time measuring unit to measure the viewing time, compares a cumulative viewing time that is a total of the viewing times cumulated within a period of time with a viewing limit time that is a previously-set upper limit of the cumulative viewing time, and gives the registered user a warning when the cumulative viewing time is equal to or longer than the viewing limit time.
US10834458B2	Automated video detection and correction A method and system for improving automated video detection and correction is provided. The method includes retrieving a portion of a video stream and dividing the portion into video frames and an audio file. The video frames and audio file are analyzed, and a speech polarity of the audio file is detected. Likewise, a visual action epicenter of the portion of the video stream is detected and a fade portion of the portion of the video stream is removed. An edited fade portion associated with the fade portion is generated and patched into the video stream. The edited fade portion patched into the video stream is presented via a display device.
US10834445B2	Annotating extended reality presentations Extended reality presentations (e.g., augmented reality, augmented virtuality, and virtual reality) are often presented as multimodal experiences involving a combination of visual, audio, and haptic input and output channels. Users who have a deficit in one modality may consume other channels of the extended reality presentation, but the absence of the deficit modality may render the extended reality presentation incomplete or incomprehensible. Instead, for users with a deficit in a source modality, a modality may be identified as an annotation modality in which the user does not have a deficit. An annotation set of annotations in the annotation modality may be generated that respectively describe an event arising in a source channel in the source modality. The annotation set may be presented to the user (either supplementing the source channel or in lieu of the source channel), thereby adapting the extended reality presentation to the physiological capabilities of the user.
US10834427B2	Deblocking filtering A method of reducing blocking artifacts associated with pixels of a block boundary of an image. Pixel values of pixels from a first block and a neighboring block, being located on opposite sides of a block boundary, are evaluated. A first offset for the two pixels of each block located next to the block boundary is calculated, after which the first offset is compared to a first threshold value. If abs[first offset]=first threshold, the pixel values of consecutive pixels from the first block and the pixel values of consecutive pixels from the second block are modified by applying weak filtering or no filtering at all on the respective pixels.
US10834425B2	Image compression/decompression method and device, and image processing system There are disclosed an image compression method, device, and compression/decompression system, the image compression method including: receiving an input image; encoding the input image by utilizing n stages of encoding unit connected in cascades to produce an output image, where n is an integer greater than 1, wherein an input of an i-th stage of encoding unit is an i-th stage of encoding input image and includes mi−1 image components, an output of the i-th stage of encoding unit is an i-th stage of encoding output image and includes mi image components, and the output of the i-th stage of encoding unit is an input of a (i+1)-th stage of encoding unit, where 1≤i
US10834424B2	Method and device for compressing image, and electronic device The present disclosure provides a method and a device for compressing an image, and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring a resolution of the display screen and a resolution of an image to be compressed; detecting whether the resolution of the image to be compressed is greater than the resolution of the display screen; and when the resolution of the image to be compressed is greater than the resolution of the display screen, compressing the resolution of the image to be compressed to a target resolution according to the resolution of the display screen, a difference between the target resolution and the resolution of the display screen being within a preset resolution range.
US10834422B1	Moving picture coding device, moving picture coding method and moving picture coding program, and moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method and moving picture decoding program A temporal merging motion information candidate generation unit derives, when information indicating whether or not to derive a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all prediction blocks in a coding block is information indicating the derivation of a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block, a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block from a prediction block of a coded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to coding. A merging motion information candidate list construction unit generates a plurality of merging motion information candidates including a temporal merging motion information candidate.
US10834417B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video decoding. In a method, a first indicator that indicates an affine motion compensation type when affine motion compensation is used for inter prediction in a video coding sequence is received. The affine motion compensation type is determined to be one of a plurality of affine motion compensation types based on the received first indicator. The plurality of affine motion compensation types includes a 4-parameter affine motion compensation model and a combination of a 4-parameter affine motion compensation model and 6-parameter affine motion compensation model. Furthermore, one of the 4-parameter affine model and the 6-parameter affine motion compensation model is determined to be used to generate prediction samples for a coding unit based on a received second indicator. At least a sample of a current block is reconstructed based on the second indicator.
US10834409B2	System and method of implementing multiple prediction models for local illumination compensation A method is provided for inter-coding video in which coding units can be encoded using multiple local illumination compensation (LIC) values to more accurately and efficiently transmit and render video. In the method, two or more LIC values can be established for a single coding unit (CU) such that the CU can be coded using multiple LIC values instead of a single LIC value as employed in present systems.
US10834408B2	Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus using intra-screen prediction Disclosed is a decoding method which uses an intra-screen prediction. A decoding method which uses an intra prediction performed in a decoding apparatus comprises the steps of: receiving a bit stream; obtaining decoding information from the received bit stream; generating a prediction block for a current block to be decoded using the obtained decoding information; and restoring the current block by adding a residual block obtained from the bit stream and the prediction block. Accordingly, a compression ratio of an image can be improved.
US10834406B2	Device-consistent techniques for predicting absolute perceptual video quality In various embodiments, a perceptual quality application determines an absolute quality score for encoded video content viewed on a target viewing device. In operation, the perceptual quality application determines a baseline absolute quality score for the encoded video content viewed on a baseline viewing device. Subsequently, the perceptual quality application determines that a target value for a type of the target viewing device does not match a base value for the type of the baseline viewing device. The perceptual quality application computes an absolute quality score for the encoded video content viewed on the target viewing device based on the baseline absolute quality score and the target value. Because the absolute quality score is independent of the viewing device, the absolute quality score accurately reflects the perceived quality of a wide range of encoded video content when decoded and viewed on a viewing device.
US10834404B2	Image encoding/decoding method and recording medium for same The present invention relates to a method of performing motion compensation by using motion vector prediction. To this end, a method of decoding an image may include: generating multiple motion vector candidate lists according to an inter-prediction direction of a current block; deriving multiple motion vectors for the current block by using the multiple motion vector candidate lists; determining multiple prediction blocks for the current block by using the multiple motion vectors; and obtaining a final prediction block for the current block based on the multiple prediction blocks.
US10834398B2	Method for dividing prediction block, encoding device, and decoding device A method for dividing a prediction block, an encoding device, and a decoding device, where the method includes acquiring a manner of division into the prediction block, where the manner of division into the prediction block is a horizontal division manner, a vertical division manner, or a square division manner, determining a horizontal division size and a vertical division size according to the manner of division into the prediction block, and dividing the prediction block into at least one prediction subblock according to the horizontal division size and the vertical division size.
US10834397B2	Image coding method and image decoding method An image coding method for coding an input image per block to generate a coded image signal includes: predicting for each prediction unit which is an area obtained by partitioning a target block to generate a prediction image of the target block; comparing a transform unit which is an area obtained by partitioning the target block and is a processing unit for frequency transform with the prediction unit, to detect part of a boundary of the prediction unit, the boundary being located within the transform unit; performing boundary filtering on the detected part of the boundary in the generated prediction image; calculating a difference between a filtered prediction image and the input image to generate a difference image of the target block; and performing frequency transform on the difference image for each transform unit.
US10834393B2	Intra interpolation filter for multi-line intra prediction A method and apparatus for selecting an intra interpolation filter for multi-line intra prediction based on a reference line index for decoding a video sequence includes identifying a set of reference lines associated with a coding unit. A first type of interpolation filter is applied to reference samples included in a first reference line, of the set of reference lines, that is adjacent to the coding unit to generate a first set of prediction samples based on the first reference line being associated with a first reference line index. A second type of interpolation filter is applied to reference samples included in a second reference line, of the set of reference lines, that is non-adjacent to the coding unit to generate a second set of prediction samples based on the second reference line being associated with a second reference line index.
US10834385B1	Systems and methods for encoding videos using reference objects A computer-implemented method for encoding videos using reference objects may include identifying, by a computing device, a video to be encoded. The method may also include identifying, by the computing device, a set of objects that appear in the video as reference images for video encoding. In addition, the method may include training a machine learning algorithm to detect an object from the set of objects. Furthermore, the method may include encoding each frame of the video using the trained machine learning algorithm. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10834380B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus including: an image acquisition unit acquiring a first real image captured by a first image capturing device from a first viewpoint and a second real image captured by a second image capturing device from a second viewpoint; and an output unit outputting, to a first display unit for presenting an image to the user's left eye and to a second display unit for presenting an image to the user's right eye, a synthesized image in which the first real image and a virtual image are synthesized if a first mode is set, outputting, to the first display unit, a synthesized image in which the first real image and a virtual image are synthesized if a second mode is set, and outputting, to the second display unit, a synthesized image in which the second real image and virtual image are synthesized.
US10834371B2	Generation apparatus of virtual viewpoint image, control method of apparatus, and storage medium A generation apparatus that generates a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras and virtual viewpoint information, and includes: a generation unit configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image by a generation method determined from a plurality of generation methods for generating a virtual viewpoint image: a changing unit configured to change the generation method for generating a virtual viewpoint image from a first generation method to a second generation method; and a control unit configured to perform control to restrain a change of the generation method by the changing unit.
US10834353B2	Image sensor and control method therefor, and image capturing apparatus An image sensor comprising: a generator that generates a plurality of reference signals having different slopes of potential change; a selector that selects one of the reference signals; and an analog/digital converter that converts an analog signal output from a pixel unit by first or second driving using the selected reference signal into a digital signal. In the first driving, a noise signal is converted into a plurality of first digital signals using the reference signals and a photoelectric conversion signal is converted into a second digital signal using one of the reference signals. In the second driving, the noise signal is converted into the first digital signal using a predetermined one of the reference signals and the photoelectric conversion signal is converted into the second digital signal using one of the reference signals. The first driving is performed intermittently.
US10834351B2	Bitline settling speed enhancement An image sensor includes pixel circuitry with a photodiode to receive light and output a pixel signal. The image sensor also includes readout circuitry with a first sample and hold transistor coupled to the pixel circuitry, and a first capacitor coupled to the first sample and hold transistor to receive the pixel signal. A second sample and hold transistor is coupled to the pixel circuitry, and a second capacitor is coupled to the second sample and hold transistor to receive the pixel signal. A first output switch is coupled to output the pixel signal from the first capacitor, and a second output switch is coupled to output the pixel signal from the second capacitor. A boost transistor is coupled to connect the first output switch and the second output switch when the boost transistor is turned on.
US10834340B1	Bolometer pixel readout integrated circuit including trigger sense circuit A thermal imaging system includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixel groups. Each pixel group including a plurality of pixel rows and a trigger sense circuit including a pixel group input line in signal communication with the plurality of bolometer pixels pixel row containing a plurality of bolometer pixels. The pixel group further includes a selector switch that selectively establishes an electrical connection between the pixel group and the trigger sense circuit. The selector switch operates in a first state to disconnect the pixel group from the pixel group input line while connecting the pixel group to the integration unit such that the integration unit generates the image, and a second state to disconnect the pixel group from the integration unit while connecting the pixel group to the pixel group input line such that the trigger sense circuit monitors the pixel group for a high temperature bolometer.
US10834337B2	Dynamic frame rate controlled thermal imaging systems and methods A thermal imaging apparatus and a method of improving image quality in a thermal image video sequence imaging a scene, determining one or more of an image detail level, a degree of image motion and/or an image signal level of one or more captured thermal images; determining, based on one or more of the image detail level, the degree of image motion and/or the image signal level, an adapted frame rate for the capturing of one or more subsequent thermal images for the video sequence; capturing one or more subsequent thermal images at the adapted frame rate to improve the image quality in the video sequence.
US10834331B2	Blurring a digital image A method is disclosed for processing at least a portion of an input digital image comprising rows of pixels extending in two mutually perpendicular directions over a 2D field. The method comprises defining a kernel for processing an image, the kernel comprising at least one row of contiguous elements of the same non-zero value (such rows being referred to herein as equal-valued kernel regions), the equal-valued kernel regions, if more than one, extending parallel to one another. For each pixel in at least selected parallel rows of pixels within the image portion, the cumulative sum of the pixel is calculated by adding a value of the pixel to the sum of all preceding pixel values in the same row of the image portion. The kernel is convolved with the image portion at successive kernel positions relative to the image portion such that each pixel in each selected row is a target pixel for a respective kernel position. For each kernel position, the convolving is performed, for each equal-valued kernel region, by calculating the difference between the cumulative sum of the pixel corresponding to the last element in the equal-valued kernel region and the cumulative sum of the pixel corresponding to the element immediately preceding the first element in the region, and summing the differences for all equal-valued kernel regions. The differences sum is scaled to provide a processed target pixel value.
US10834330B2	Video processor, display apparatus, and video processing method A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.
US10834325B2	Recording apparatus, method for controlling the same, and recording medium A recording apparatus (100) which records content in a recording medium (113 and 114) includes an obtaining unit which obtains information on a temperature of the recording medium (S311) and a display controller which performs control such that display associated with the temperature of the recording medium is performed based on the temperature information obtained by the obtaining unit (S314).
US10834317B2	Connecting and using building data acquired from mobile devices Techniques are described for automated operations involving acquiring and analyzing information from an interior of a house, building or other structure, for use in generating and providing a representation of that interior. Such techniques may include using a user's mobile device to capture video data from multiple viewing locations (e.g., 360° video at each viewing location) within multiple rooms, and capturing data linking the multiple viewing locations (e.g., by recording video, acceleration and/or other data from the mobile device as the user moves between the two viewing locations), creating a panorama image for each viewing location, analyzing the linking information to model the user's travel path and determine relative positions/directions between at least some viewing locations, creating inter-panorama links in the panoramas to each of one or more other panoramas based on such determined positions/directions, and providing information to display multiple linked panorama images to represent the interior.
US10834315B2	Image transfer apparatus and moving image generating system for transferring moving image data An imaging apparatus having no synchronization support function by a time code and to cut down a system cost, in synchronizing respective moving images in the case of outputting and displaying moving images input from a plurality of imaging apparatuses through network transmission. A vertical synchronization signal input from a particular imaging apparatus among a plurality of imaging apparatuses is used as a reference to select frame image data items from moving image data input from the plurality of imaging apparatuses, and the selected frame image data items are integrated into a single stream and sent. Even in a case where the plurality of imaging apparatuses captures videos asynchronously, it becomes possible to select, from the respective moving images, frame images with a small imaging timing difference on the basis of the vertical synchronization signal of the particular imaging apparatus.
US10834311B2	Electronic device capable of assigning functions to directional operating portions and control method therefor An electronic device according to the present invention includes: an assigning unit capable of assigning respectively different functions to a plurality of operating portions of an operating member, the plurality of operating portions indicating respectively different directions; and a control unit configured to, in response to a predetermined function indicating a corresponding direction being assigned to any one of the plurality of operating portions from a state where the predetermined function is not assigned to any of the plurality of operating portions, perform control for also assigning the predetermined function indicating a corresponding direction to the other operating portion of the plurality of operating portions.
US10834302B2	Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling same, and storage medium An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a first imaging section having a plurality of imaging sections arranged so that parts of their image capturing ranges overlap; a second imaging section configured to generate a detailed image by capturing a part of an image capturing range of the first imaging section; a combining section configured to generate a wide-angle image by combining images captured by the plurality of imaging sections; a transfer section configured to transfer the wide-angle image; and a control section configured to control a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the plurality of imaging sections in the first imaging section to be greater than a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the second imaging section.
US10834294B2	Imaging device, imaging element, and method of controlling imaging device To facilitate conversion of a frame rate of moving image data in an imaging element that images the moving image data. A pixel array unit is divided into a plurality of divided regions each including a plurality of partial regions. A scanning circuit sequentially performs control of exposing a predetermined number of regions of the plurality of partial regions as first partial regions to output first pixel data in each of the plurality of divided regions, and control of exposing a region different from the first partial regions of the plurality of partial regions as a second partial region to output second pixel data in each of the plurality of divided regions. An image processing unit sequentially performs processing of arraying the first pixel data to generate a first frame and processing of arraying the second pixel data to generate a second frame.
US10834290B2	Methods, systems, and devices for delivering image data from captured images to devices Computationally implemented methods and systems include acquiring a device-based encrypted image that is an image that has previously been encrypted through use of a particular device code associated with an image capture device configured to capture the image, wherein the image includes a representation of a feature of an entity, decrypting the device-based encrypted image in response to an indication that the image has been approved for decryption, and creating a client-based encrypted image through encryption of the decrypted image through use of a particular client code that is associated with a client that is linked to the image capture device configured to capture the image. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US10834286B1	System and method for determining recipient information from a document A system and method for determining where to send a document from information printed on the document includes a scanner configured to scan a document, and a processor configured to use optical character recognition on the scanned document to determine recipient contact information. The processor generates a user-selectable list of one or more of the determined recipients and receives a user selection of one or more recipients to receive the document. The processor then transmits the document to the selected recipients using a modality suitable to the recipient's contact information, which includes faxing the document to the recipient when the recipient's contact information is a fax number, emailing the document to the recipient when the recipient's contact information is an email address, and transmitting the document when the recipient is a network file server.
US10834285B2	Printing apparatus adjusting phase differences of received signals A printing apparatus comprises a plurality of sending units that respectively send signals; a plurality of receiving units provided on a printhead and respectively corresponding to the plurality of sending units, the plurality of receiving units receiving signals via a signal line; and a phase adjustment unit that, based on a phase difference of a plurality of signals respectively received by the plurality of receiving units, controls and outputs a delay of the plurality of signals. Each of the plurality of sending units sends a phase adjustment signal for phase adjustment to be performed by the phase adjustment unit, and a phase adjustment signal sent by a first sending unit includes a signal having a coordinate phase and an opposite phase with respect to a phase adjustment signal sent by a second sending unit.
US10834281B2	Document size detecting by matching between image of entire document and read size image A document size detecting apparatus includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a detector. The first acquisition unit acquires a first image that is an image of an entire document as a reading target. The second acquisition unit acquires a second image that is an image of a part of the document read by a first reading apparatus. The detector detects a size of the document using a result of a matching process between the first image and the second image and a read size that is a size of the second image read by the first reading apparatus.
US10834278B2	Image forming apparatus performing notification by voice, storage medium storing control program, and control method An image forming apparatus includes a CPU and a speaker, and the CPU selects a voice message for output, which corresponds to information to be notified to a person who uses the image forming apparatus, in accordance with a situation of the image forming apparatus, sets, as an output volume value, a normal volume value allocated to the message for output, and when determining that a person exists around the image forming apparatus in accordance with an output of a person detection sensor, determines whether to change the output volume value, and when determining that the output volume value is to be changed, changes the output volume value in accordance with a content of the voice message for output. Then, the voice message for output is output from the speaker with a volume according to the output volume value.
US10834277B2	Image forming apparatus including job end notification function and control method thereof An image forming apparatus including: an image processor that executes a job; a setting receiver that receives a setting relating to the job; a job controller that receives an execution request relating to a job predetermined for execution of a job relating to one function and causes the image processor to execute the job relating to the one function; a notifier that notifies a user of an end of each of the plurality of jobs; and a notification controller that determines whether to cause the notifier to notify the end of each of the plurality of jobs on the basis of at least one of a setting relating to each of the plurality of jobs and an attribute of an image to be processed.
US10834267B2	Time-based nano-transaction system for reducing unsolicited communications A telecommunications system for selectively connecting originator nodes to recipient nodes includes an account database with one or more accounts each associated with corresponding ones of the originator nodes and the recipient nodes. There is a contacts database with recipient contact lists each associated with a specific one of the accounts of the recipient nodes. A transaction processor is receptive to an incoming telecommunications initiation request, which includes a recipient node identifier and a nano-transaction payment submission defined at least by a payment amount. The transaction processor responsively directs the establishment of the telecommunications link between the one of the originator nodes and the one of the recipient nodes upon receipt of the telecommunications initiation request. The nano-transaction payment submission is settled based at least in part upon an active duration of the telecommunications link.
US10834259B2	Techniques for benchmarking performance in a contact center system Techniques for benchmarking performance in a contact center system are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for benchmarking contact center system performance comprising cycling, by at least one computer processor configured to perform contact center operations, between a first contact-agent pairing strategy and a second contact-agent pairing strategy for pairing contacts with agents in the contact center system; determining an agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy comprising a difference between a first agent utilization of the first contact-agent pairing strategy and a balanced agent utilization; and determining a relative performance of the second contact-agent pairing strategy compared to the first contact-agent pairing strategy based on the agent-utilization bias in the first contact-agent pairing strategy.
US10834258B2	Communications network for screening and selectively blocking private calls Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for screening and selectively blocking private calls. A processor executing instructions associated with a private call blocking service can detect a call from a calling device directed to a called device. The processor can determine that the call has a caller identification blocking marker indicating that a fixed label should be provided to the called device to prevent the called device from presenting caller identification data associated with the calling device. In response to determining that the call has the caller identification blocking marker, the processor can obtain a custom private caller identification mask instead of the fixed label. The processor can provide the custom private caller identification mask to the called device for the call, where the custom private caller identification mask can be presented to a called party associated with the called device without revealing the caller identification data.
US10834255B1	Target injection safe method for inlining large call tables A method redirecting an indirect call in a call table to direct call includes the steps of: recording frequencies of calls in a frequency table; updating a search trampoline to cache, as direct calls, calls of the call table that are most frequently made according to the recorded calls in the frequency table; receiving a request to perform one of the calls in the call table; performing a search of the search trampoline to determine whether or not the requested call is cached in the search trampoline; if the requested call is cached in the search trampoline, performing the requested call that is cached in the search trampoline; and if the requested call is not cached in the search trampoline, performing the requested call by accessing the call via the call table.
US10834254B2	System and method for utilizing customer data in a communication system Systems and methods for utilizing customer data in a communication system are provided. In exemplary embodiments, customer records at a customer data warehousing system are accessed. Customer data from the customer records are extracted and associated with a customer identifier. The customer data is then stored to an indexed database, the extracted customer data being indexed according to the identifier. When an incoming communication is received, the communication system will determine a communication identifier of the incoming communication. A lookup and matching process is then performed using the communication identifier in the indexed customer information database. If a matching customer identifier is found, associated customer data may be retrieved and used to provide enhanced communication system services including communication routing and customer data alerts.
US10834245B2	Receiver and camera assembly The present disclosure provides a receiver and camera assembly configured to be mounted in a mobile terminal, comprising a receiver, a camera, and a sensor assembly, the receiver having a light signal passage, the camera being aligned with the light signal passage, the camera comprising a base and a camera lens, the base having a mounting surface facing the light signal passage, and the camera lens and the sensor assembly being mounted to the mounting surface.
US10834241B1	Streaming editor circuit for implementing a packet deparsing process Apparatus and associated methods relating to data packet deparsing include an editing circuit configured to perform one or more predetermined editing operations on headers of an incoming data packet step by step without extracting all headers from the incoming data packet. In an illustrative example, an editor circuit may include an updating circuit configured to receive the data packet and update a header in the data packet. The editor circuit may also include a removal circuit configured to remove a header from the data packet. The editor circuit may also include an insertion circuit configured to insert one or more consecutive headers to the data packet. A state machine may be configured to enable or disable the updating circuit, the removal circuit, and/or the insertion circuit based on the predetermined editing operations. By using the editing circuit, packet deparsing may be performed with less hardware resources and low latency.
US10834233B2	Automatic mobile application redirection Automatic application redirection is provided. Upon receiving a request for a first content object, a determination may be made as to whether the request is associated with a mobile device. In response to determining that the request is associated with the mobile device, the request may be redirected to a second content object.
US10834232B2	Connection management service Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a connection management service. A connection management service can receive a connection request that requests a connection between a requestor and a distributed network. The connection management service can identify a connector to provide the connection between the requestor and the distributed network. The connection management service can provide, to the requestor, an object corresponding to the connector. The requestor can invoke the object to connect to the distributed network.
US10834226B2	Live migration of containers based on geo-location Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for container communication. In an embodiment, it is determined whether a message is going to a container on a same machine or to a container on a machine at a geographically different location. If it is determined that the message is going to a container on a machine at a geographically different location, then it is determined whether a predetermined threshold has been reached. If it is determined that the predetermined threshold has been reached, then the container from a first machine is migrated to the container on the container on the machine at the geographically different location. A data tracking structure is used to visually represent the migration of containers to other machines.
US10834224B2	Transaction log acceleration Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for transaction log acceleration. A log module is configured to determine transaction log records indicating a sequence of operations performed on data. A commit module is configured to send transaction log records to one or more volatile memory pages accessible over a network. Volatile memory pages are configured to ensure persistence of transaction log records. A storage module is configured to send transaction log records to a non-volatile storage device in response to an acknowledgment that one or more volatile memory pages store the transaction log records.
US10834219B1	Intelligent distribution of push notifications Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for providing push notifications to an active device of a user. The method includes one or more processors identifying a push notification for distribution to at least a first user, wherein the first user is associated with at least two computing devices. The method further includes retrieving historical push notification interaction information that includes data of the first user dismissing push notifications on the at least two computing devices and the first user opening push notifications on the at least two computing devices. The method further includes determining a prediction of an active computing device, of the at least two computing devices, for the first user based on the retrieved historical push notification interaction information. The method further includes the push notification to the predicted active computing device of the first user.
US10834214B2	Separating intended and non-intended browsing traffic in browsing history Facilitating separation of intended and non-intended browsing traffic in browsing history advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise determining respective contradiction values for second-level domains of a group of second-level domains in observed browsing history traffic. The operations can also comprise separating intended network traffic from non-intended network traffic based on the respective contradiction values. The respective contradiction values can indicate levels of inconsistency between the observed browsing history traffic and a determined popularity ranking.
US10834189B1	System and method for managing workload in a pooled environment An orchestrator for assigning clients to storage gateway pools includes a persistent storage and a processor. The persistent storage includes workload to pool mappings. The processor obtains a data storage request for data from a client of the clients; identifies a workload type associated with the data; selects a storage gateway pool of the storage gateway pools using the identified workload type and the workload to pool mappings; and assigns the selected storage gateway pool to service the data storage request.
US10834186B2	Disaster recovery switchover method and system, and node A disaster recovery switchover system, the disaster recovery switchover system includes a production node, a redundancy node, and a recording node, the production node currently runs a first production service, and the method includes: receiving, by the recording node, first restoration information sent by the production node, where the first restoration information is information required for restoring the first production service to a latest running status of the first production service; and sending, by the recording node when determining that the first production service needs to be restored on the redundancy node, second restoration information to the redundancy node, where the second restoration information is information that is obtained according to the first restoration information and that is required to restore the first production service on the redundancy node, so that the redundancy node switches the first production service to the redundancy node according to the second restoration information.
US10834184B2	Sending a sensor node a request for sensor data that identifies another node to process the data In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and computer program code, configured to cause the apparatus to at least transmit to a sensor node a request for processed sensor data, the request comprising an identity of a second node capable of processing sensor data, and receive a message enabling access to the processed sensor data, wherein the second node is comprised in the same peer network as the apparatus. The apparatus may also be configured to receive from the second node an indication that the second node has data processing capability it is willing to provide.
US10834174B2	Systems and methods for displaying ads on a mobile device outside of a mobile app Systems and methods for displaying mobile ads on a mobile device of a user are disclosed. In various embodiments, a mobile application (app) is provided to the mobile device for installation, where the mobile app is configured to display mobile ads to a device screen of the mobile device. A server communicatively coupled to the mobile device tracks a reward associated with the user where the reward is based on enabling the mobile device to receive mobile ads. The server transmits one or more mobile ads to the mobile device, which, upon receipt at the mobile device, causes the mobile app to display the one or more mobile ads outside of the mobile app.
US10834173B2	On-premises and off-premises communication Proposed are concepts for managing communication between off-premises and on-premises servers. A file system event request from an application of a first server (such as an off-premises server or an on-premises server) is received and a requested file system is determined based on the received file system event request. Stored file system path data associated with the requested file system can then be identified. The file system event request is then communicated to a second server (such as an on-premises server or off-premises server) based on the identified file system path data.
US10834158B1	Encoding identifiers into customized manifest data Techniques are described for encoding information in manifest data in a way that enables identification of a version of media content. Such a capability may be used to identify dynamic content inserted into the media content for the purpose of tracking the effect of the dynamic content on user generated feedback. This capability might also be used to identify a user or device associated with a particular copy of the media content for anti-piracy purposes.
US10834155B2	Indirect control of content consumption Aspects of the disclosure relate to control of consumption of content in an appliance. The content can include linear programming and non-linear assets. Such control can permit (i) changing a channel in the appliance (e.g., a CPE without upstream functionality) and thus selecting a linear-programming asset, a non-linear asset, and so forth, and (ii) controlling consumption of such assets. In one aspect, a device with upstream network connectivity can control the consumption of media in the appliance. The device can leverage data management and control functionality of a service provider network to acquire information related to assets available for consumption and to transmit asset requests to the service provider network, which can transmit content and signaling to the appliance in accordance at least in part with the asset request, thus controlling media consumption in the appliance.
US10834153B2	System level signaling of SEI tracks for media data streaming In one example, a device for retrieving media data includes one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to parse system level information of a media bitstream encapsulating a video elementary stream, the system level information indicating that the video elementary stream includes one or more supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages and payload types for each of the SEI messages, extract the one or more SEI messages and the payload types from the system level information, and send the one or more SEI messages and the payload types to one or more other processing units of the device.
US10834143B2	Telephony signalling element A telephony signalling element and method with a signalling processing function and a session datastore function. The signalling processing function has associated functions that are provided by one or more instantiations, and the session datastore function has associated functions that are provided by one or more instantiations. The instantiations allow for independent scalability of the functions in the telephony signalling element.
US10834141B1	Service-level authorization policy management Systems and methods are described to identify and correct inaccurate or non-compliant access policies for an authorization service that uses such policies to control access to instances of one or more network-accessible services. Each service can implement one or more instances on behalf of individual service users, which users can author an access policy to control whether requests to access the instances are allowed or disallowed at the authorization service. The access policies can be authored according to policy guidelines established by the service. If the policy guidelines of a service change (e.g., are updated to a new version), the authorization service can detect policies non-compliant with the changed guidelines, and notify service users of the non-compliant policies. The authorization service may further notify users of modifications or transformations to bring access policies into compliances with changed policy guidelines.
US10834139B2	Flexibly configurable data modification services Techniques for processing data according to customer-defined rules are disclosed. In particular, methods and systems for implementing a data alteration service using one or resources of a distributed computing system are described. The data alteration service is flexibly configurable by entities using the distributed computing system, and may be used to augment, compress, filter or otherwise modify data crossing a customer boundary.
US10834137B2	Rest-based declarative policy management One embodiment performs policy evaluation in a multi-tenant cloud-based identity and access management (“IAM”) system. The embodiment receives a request for an IAM service for a tenant of the multi-tenant cloud-based IAM system, and determines an applicable policy associated with the IAM service. The embodiment determines a policy expression of the applicable policy, where the policy expression includes a reference to an attribute value, and where the reference either includes a function or includes an application programming interface (“API”) of an attribute retriever class. The embodiment obtains the attribute value by invoking the function or by invoking the API of the attribute retriever class. The embodiment evaluates the applicable policy at run-time using at least the obtained attribute value, and performs the IAM service based on the result of the evaluating of the policy.
US10834133B2	Mobile device security policy based on authorized scopes A technique to enforce mobile device security policy is based on a “risk profile” of the individual device, where the risk profile is fine-grained and based on the types of applications installed on the device, the services they are accessing, and the operation(s) the user granted the device authorization to perform. Thus, the approach takes into account not only the actual applications installed on the device (and those actively in use), but also the services those applications are accessing, and the scope of operations the user has granted the device authorization to perform. By combining this information to create the risk profile, a suitable security policy, including one that does not unnecessarily degrade device usability, may then be applied.
US10834128B1	System and method for identifying phishing cyber-attacks through deep machine learning via a convolutional neural network (CNN) engine The presently disclosed subject matter includes a system for the detection of phishing cyber-attacks based on an application of deep machine learning techniques including the implementation of a deep convolutional neural network to determine whether a web element associated with a uniform resource locator is part of a phishing cyber-attack. The system produces a notification indicative of the phishing cyber-attack when a positive match between the uniform resource locator and the phishing cyber-attack is determined. The convolutional neural network is retrained at periodic time intervals with new datasets retrieved by an automated dataset collector and thus, improves the detection of zero-days cyber-attacks.
US10834127B1	Detection of business email compromise attacks An email attempting to perpetrate a business email compromise (BEC) attack is detected based on similarity of the email to a known BEC email and on similarity of the email to a user email that would have been sent by the purported sender of the email. Metadata of the email is extracted and input to a BEC machine learning model to find the known BEC email among BEC email samples. The extracted metadata are also input to a personal user machine learning model of the purported sender to generate the user email.
US10834126B2	Method and system for processing forged TCP packet A method for processing forged TCP packets is provided. The method utilizes a window size field in a header of a to-be-processed TCP packet and a window scaling factor to calculate a receive window value of the TCP packet for comparison with an actual receive window value. Further, based on a degree of deviation between the comparison result and a threshold, whether the to-be-processed TCP packet is forged is determined, such that the probability of finding and discarding the forged TCP packet is improved.
US10834119B1	Dynamic risk engine Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to identity authentication and/or recognition. Some embodiments provide a method for determining when a user may engage in a restricted activity, including engaging in an initial contact with a user via a medium for exchange, receiving a request to engage in an activity, determining an activity trust threshold required for the activity, determining an initial identity trust score for the user, and comparing the initial identity trust score with the activity trust threshold. Based on the comparison, the user is either allowed to engage in the activity, rejected from engaging in the activity, or additional identifying information is collected.
US10834113B2	Compact logging of network traffic events The technology disclosed works in real time, as base and subordinate HTTP URL requests are received, to attribute subordinate HTTP URL requests to base web pages. The main case uses the “referer” or “referrer” HTTP header field for attribution, directly and through a referer hierarchy to the base web page. A second case, which minimizes false generation of base web page log entries, involves small files, such as cascading style sheets (CSS) files, that often have a blank or no referer field. The technology disclosed applies equivalently to hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) data (e.g., HTTPS transactions, requests, and/or events).
US10834110B1	Methods for preventing DDoS attack based on adaptive self learning of session and transport layers and devices thereof A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and device includes monitoring a session layer and transport layer network traffic data received from a plurality of client computing devices and plurality of servers. A plurality of network traffic anomaly threshold values and a plurality of server health anomaly threshold values for the monitored session layer and the transport layer network traffic data are estimated. Whether a plurality of current network traffic anomaly values and a plurality of current server health anomaly values for the monitored network traffic data exceeds each of the corresponding estimated plurality of network traffic anomaly threshold values and the estimated plurality of server health anomaly threshold values, and whether the current plurality of network traffic anomaly values and the current plurality of server health anomaly values are not a false anomaly is determined. A mitigation action is initiated based on the determination.
US10834109B2	Determining a reputation for a process Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to identify a process running on the electronic device, assign a reputation to the process if the process has a known reputation, determine if the process includes executable code, determine a reputation for the executable code, and combine the reputation for the executable code with the reputation assigned to the process to create a new reputation for the process.
US10834102B2	Client-side attack detection in web applications A client comprising a web browser is provided. The client is configured to: run an application in the web browser, the application comprising a sensor including sensor JavaScript code, wherein running the application comprises executing the sensor JavaScript code as the first JavaScript code in the web browser to activate the sensor; and wherein the sensor is configured to: gather data with respect to the application at runtime; and check predetermined application-specific rules against the gathered data for detecting client-side attacks at runtime.
US10834099B2	Identifying a file using metadata and determining a security classification of the file before completing receipt of the file A security platform may determine, during receipt of a file, metadata associated with the file. The file may be intended for a client device. The security platform may compute, based on the metadata and during the receipt of the file, a hash associated with the file. The security platform may identify, during the receipt of the file, a stored hash that matches the hash associated with the file. The security platform may determine a security classification of the file based on information associated with a security classification corresponding to the stored hash. The security classification of the file may be determined before the receipt of the file is complete. The security platform may selectively permit, based on the security classification of the file, the client device to complete a receipt of the file.
US10834092B2	Enabling access to restricted data using geofences Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for enabling access to restricted data using geofences. A system can identify a device associated with restricted data that includes network data that law prohibits the use of for commercial purposes without authorization. The system can determine use parameters associated with the device, each of the use parameters including a device identifier, a geofence, time limits, and an indication of purposes. The system can determine if the device is at a geographic location that satisfies the location that is defined by the geofence, if the time limits associated with the geofence are satisfied, and if a purpose for which the restricted data will be used matches a one of the purposes. If the system determines that the location, time limits, and purposes are satisfied, the system can use the restricted data for the purpose.
US10834090B2	System, device, and method for detection of proxy server Devices, systems, and methods of detecting whether an electronic device or computerized device or computer, is communicating with a computerized service or a trusted server directly and without an intermediary web-proxy, or indirectly by utilizing a proxy server or web-proxy. The system searches for particular characteristics or attributes, that characterize a proxy-based communication session or channel and that do not characterize a direct non-proxy-based communication session or channel; or conversely, the system searches for particular characteristics or attributes, that characterize a direct non-proxy-based communication session or channel and that do not characterize a proxy-based communication session or channel; and based on these characteristics, determines whether or not a proxy server exists and operates.
US10834087B1	Data security systems and methods A system for data security includes a processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: (i) logging a plurality of data access events initiated by a user; (ii) analyzing the plurality of data access events; (iii) generating, based upon the analyzing, a user profile, the user profile including at least one historical data access pattern associated with the user; (iv) comparing a data access event initiated by the user to the user profile; and (v) determining, based upon to the comparing, whether the data access event initiated by the user corresponds to the at least one historical data access pattern included in the user profile.
US10834081B2	Secure access management for tools within a secure environment A method, system and computer program product for secure access management for tools within a secure environment. A virtual file system for a user in memory on a server side in the secure environment is accessed as part of an authenticated user session including a user command instigated by a user. At the virtual file system, an encrypted file stored in the secure environment is obtained, where the file is encrypted using a public key of a user. A read operation at the virtual file system of the encrypted file is intercepted and the encrypted file is sent to a client at a user system external to the secure environment over a secure connection for decryption by a remote cryptography device of the user system using the user's private key. The decrypted file is then received at the virtual file system enabling the user to run the required user command.
US10834079B2	Negotiative conversation chat bot Aspects of the present invention provide a negotiative chat bot that executes a back-end security process to resolve a status of a suspicious input as safe or unsafe; creates conversational chat bot messages that request content subject matter in response that are different from content of the suspicious request or chat bot message responses from the identified user; and generate and present conversational chat bot messages that present created conversational chat bot message content in a style that matches a preferred conversational style of the identified user. Aspects iteratively repeating presenting conversational chat bot messages requesting subject matter content different from subsequent conversational chat bot message responses in the style that matches the preferred conversational style, until determining that the suspicious input status is resolved.
US10834065B1	Methods for SSL protected NTLM re-authentication and devices thereof A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and device that assists with SSL protected NTLM reauthentication includes receiving a connection reset message from a web application server. The received connection reset message is forwarded to the client computing device. A recent request including connection data to access a web application is received on a new connection as a response to the forwarded connection reset message from the client computing device. Next, it is determined whether the received recent request to access the web application including the connection data is identical to a stored connection data. The client computing device is re-authenticated and granted access to the requested web application to when the connection data is determined to be identical to the stored connection data.
US10834063B2	Facilitating provisioning of an out-of-band pseudonym over a secure communication channel Facilitation of out-of-band pseudonym provisioning for a subscriber of a device is provided herein. In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, by a device comprising a processor, one way authentication data from a secure server; transmitting, by the device, to the secure server, via a secure communication channel, an identifier for a subscriber of the device, wherein the transmitting is performed based on the receiving the one way authentication data from the secure server; and receiving, by the device from the secure server, a pseudonym, wherein the pseudonym enables access by the device to an authentication device at a first time.
US10834056B2	Dynamically controlling firewall ports based on server transactions to reduce risks Methods and devices for opening a firewall port for a specified time period are provided. A data packet having a source address and a destination address beyond a firewall transmitted from a process source is intercepted by an interceptor. Responsive to determining, based on the source address, that a firewall port is not open, buffering the data packet. A request comprising an identifier, a protocol identifier, and a time period the firewall port is to be open is transmitted to a firewall controller. The firewall controller authenticates the request based on the identifier and opens a firewall port determined based on the protocol identifier. The interceptor receives an open firewall port notification indicating that the firewall port has been opened and transmits the data packet through the firewall port to the destination address. The firewall controller closes the firewall port when the time period has expired.
US10834054B2	Systems and methods for API routing and security The invention provides methods, computer program products, proxies and proxy clusters configured for forwarding, routing and/or load balancing of client requests or messages between multiple different APIs and/or multiple instances of an API. The invention further provides for efficient session information based routing of client requests for a target API, wherein multiple instances of the target API are simultaneously implemented across one or more API servers. The invention additionally enables separation of a control plane (i.e. control logic) and run time execution logic within a data plane within proxies in a proxy cluster, and also enables implementation of a plurality of data planes within each proxy—thereby ensuring security, high availability and scalability. An invention embodiment additionally implements two-stage rate limiting protection for API servers combining rate limiting between client and each proxy, and rate limiting between a proxy cluster and a server backend.
US10834052B2	Monitoring device and method implemented by an access point for a telecommunications network A monitoring method implemented by an access point for a network that can maintain an address association table is described. The method can include selecting at least two entries in the address association table, storing at least one predetermined characteristic obtained over a predefined period of time for each inflow and each outflow associated with the selected entries, and comparing, for at least one pair of selected entries, at least one stored characteristic for an inflow associated with one of the entries of the pair with the at least one corresponding stored characteristic for an outflow associated with the other entry of the pair. If, for at least one pair of entries, the comparison step indicates that an inflow associated with one of the entries of the pair transports an application content of the same nature as an outflow associated with the other entry of the pair, a risk of fraud can be detected.
US10834051B2	Proxy server-based malware detection Disclosed are various embodiments for malware detection by way of proxy servers. In one embodiment, a proxied request for a network resource from a network site is received from a client device by a proxy server application. The proxied request is analyzed to determine whether the proxied request includes protected information transmitted in an unsecured manner. It is then determined whether the network resource comprises malware based at least in part on an execution of the network resource or whether the proxied request includes the protected information transmitted in the unsecured manner. The proxy server application refrains from sending data generated by the network resource to the client device in response to the proxied request when the network resource is determined to comprise the malware.
US10834049B2	Systems and methods for dynamically registering endpoints in a network Various systems and methods for dynamically registering a communication device with a network are disclosed. As one example, a system is disclosed that includes a home feature server, a central feature server, and a floating feature server. The floating feature server is communicably coupled to at least the home and central feature servers, and the home feature server is communicably coupled to at least the central feature server. The home feature server is associated with a communication device. The floating feature server is communicably coupled to a computer readable medium that includes instructions executable by the floating feature server to: receive an access request from the communication device; issue a services request to the home feature server; and service the access request. Various other embodiments and/or features are also disclosed.
US10834048B1	Determining and utilizing one or more attributes of IP addresses Methods related to determining and utilizing one or more attributes to associate with an IP addresses. Attributes are determined based on request data provided with requests from an IP address and one or more available secondary information sources. Attributes may include physical locations and/or category designations for the IP address. One or more attributes may be assigned a likelihood value indicative of likelihood that the attribute is associated with the IP address. Some implementations are directed to utilizing the attributes and likelihood values to identify likely fraudulent information provided with requests. Some implementations are directed to utilizing the attributes and likelihood values to provide advertisements in response to requests from IP addresses.
US10834047B2	Address management in an overlay network environment Embodiments of the invention relate to overlay network address management. One embodiment includes an overlay gateway including an overlay network manager associated with a physical network. The overlay network manager prevents duplicate address assignment for overlay domains having a first sharing status and performs address translation for overlay domains having a second sharing status. Address translation is avoided for overlay domains having the first sharing status.
US10834046B2	Information processing apparatus with communication lines, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor An information processing apparatus that is capable of setting suitable IP addresses to a plurality of communication lines. A setting unit sets up IP addresses of the plurality of communication lines. A detection unit detects a use situation of an allocation function of the setting unit that allocates an IP address consisting of a predetermined network address. A decision unit decides whether the allocation function is used for setting an IP address of a communication line other than a predetermined communication line according to the use situation of the allocation function for setting an IP address of the predetermined communication line that is detected by the detection unit.
US10834042B2	Inference of location where each textual message was posted A method for inferring a location where each textual message was posted by a test user method includes partitioning an area into a plurality of sub-areas, associating textual messages posted by training users with respective sub-areas where each textual message was posted, extracting a keyword characterizing each sub-area among one or more keywords obtained from each textual message posted by the training users associated with each sub-area, constructing a feature vector of the given sub-area based on each extracted keyword, computing a transition probability for the given sub-area by time-series of location information associated with the textual messages posted by the training user, computing a plurality of scores of each location, using the feature vector, where each textual message was posted by the test user, and computing, based on the plural scores and the transition probability, time-series of locations where each textual message was posted by the test user.
US10834041B2	Blockmail transfer protocol An example operation may include one or more of receiving an electronic message from a sender that is intended for a recipient, breaking-up the electronic message into a plurality of message components and storing each message component in a respective block from among a plurality of blocks, linking the plurality of blocks of the broken-up electronic message together in a chain such that each successive block in the chain includes a hash of content included in a previous block of the chain, and transmitting the hash-linked chain of blocks of the broken-up electronic message via a network to the recipient.
US10834040B2	Generating interactive messages with asynchronous media content Systems and methods are provided for sending serialized data for an interactive message comprising a first session data item to a second computing device to render the interactive message using the first session data item and display the rendered interactive message comprising a first media content item associated with a first interactive object and receiving, from the second computing device, a second media content item associated with a second interactive object of the interactive message. The systems and methods further provided for generating a second session data item for the second interactive object of the interactive message, adding the second session data item to the serialized data, and sending the serialized data to a third computing device to render the interactive message using the serialized data and display the rendered interactive message comprising the first media content item and the second media content item.
US10834038B2	Real-time communication system and dynamic expression rendering device A real-time communication system includes a cloud server, multiple user devices having respective real-time communication software for communicating with the cloud server, and multiple dynamic expression rendering devices one-to-one communicating with the user devices respectively. A transmitting user device encodes and transmits a transmitter data, a receiver data and a dynamic expression ID of a selected dynamic expression. The cloud server decodes and transmits the transmitter data, the receiver data and the dynamic expression ID of the selected dynamic expression to a receiver user device. Based on the received dynamic expression ID, the real-time communication software of the receiver user device finds the dynamic expression. The real-time communication software of the receiver user device transmits an audio file and/or a dynamic expression action command of the dynamic expression to a dynamic expression rendering device which renders the audio file and/or the dynamic expression action of the dynamic expression.
US10834034B2	Cognitively generating user group using optimal messaging queue lengths for collaborative messaging platforms Determining a group of participants for a collaborative messaging session includes receiving a user message containing a request for information, determining one or more keywords associated with the user message, and determining a group for the collaborative messaging session. A queue length for the group is determined, and one or more candidates is determined based on the one or more candidates being associated with the one or more keywords in which a number of the one or more candidates based upon the queue length. An invitation is transmitted to each candidate to join the collaborative messaging session.
US10834029B2	Automatic modification of message signatures using contextual data In automatically modifying message signatures, a system extract message content from the message text from a sender to a recipient. Using at least the message content, the system determines: a relationship context capturing a nature of the relationship between the sender and the recipient, a temporal context capturing temporal features of the message content, a historical context capturing a nature of electronic interactions between the sender and the recipient over time, and a tone category capturing a primary tone and strength of the primary tone of the message content. The system selects a signature template associated with contextual data that includes the relationship, temporal, and historical contexts and the tone category. The signature template includes a set of sections where a signature is modified by inserting section values associated with the contextual data into the set of sections. The modified signature is inserted into the message text.
US10834028B2	Delayed condition-based email delivery Methods, systems and computer program products for providing delayed condition-based email delivery are provided. Aspects include receiving a delayed delivery email including a delivery condition profile, the delayed delivery email being withheld from transmission to a recipient until the satisfaction of one or more conditions of the delivery condition profile. Aspects also include receiving one or more indications of a triggering activity. Responsive to determining that the one or more indications of triggering activity satisfy the one or more conditions of the delivery condition profile, aspects include transmitting the delayed delivery email to a recipient device associated with the recipient.
US10834027B2	Protection of sensitive chat data Particular embodiments described herein provide for a system that can be configured to communicate chat session data during a chat session to a first display of a first electronic device, communicate the chat session data during the chat session to a second display of a second electronic device, receive sensitive data during the chat session from the first electronic device, and protect the sensitive data from being displayed on the second display during the chat session without breaking continuity of the chat session.
US10834025B2	Multi-functional integrated communications system application Disclosed herein is an integrated communications system application (ICSA) employed in conjunction with a suitable chat application (executed by a bot) for delivering an automated customer service support for businesses. ICSA herein may include an information storage system, a communication platform, and a facility system mutually sharing information and registering said information in web servers. A bot, connected to ICSA via web servers, may interact with a user employing channels such as chat applications, and may connect to said user via a bot connector. A user may not need to download any additional application to interact with bot herein and receive an automated customer service for different types of businesses.
US10834024B2	Selective multicast delivery on a bus-based interconnect According to one embodiment, a computer program product for performing selective multicast delivery includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, and where the program instructions are executable by a selector of an intelligent processing unit (IPU) to cause the selector to perform a method comprising identifying, by the selector, an address header appended to an instance of data, comparing, by the selector, address data in the address header to identifier data stored at the selector, and conditionally delivering, by the selector, the instance of data, based on the comparing.
US10834012B2	Device and method supporting virtual resource combination decisions Supporting combination decisions of virtual resources to be located in a single physical resource includes acquiring change status information indicating a change in each of a plurality of virtual resources designated as virtual resource candidates to be located in a single physical resource and determining, using a processor, whether a high correlation exists between changes in the loads of each of the plurality of virtual resources indicated in the change status information by performing statistical processing on the change status information. A suitability of locating the plurality of virtual resources in a single physical resource is determined according to the determination of whether a high correlation exists.
US10834010B2	Mitigating priority flow control deadlock in stretch topologies Embodiments provide for mitigating priority flow control deadlock in stretch topologies by initializing a plurality of queues in a buffer of a leaf switch at a local cluster of a site having a plurality of clusters, wherein each queue of the plurality of queues corresponds to a respective one cluster of the plurality of clusters; receiving a pause command for no-drop traffic on the leaf switch, the pause command including an internal Class-of-Service (iCoS) identifier associated with a particular cluster of the plurality of cluster and a corresponding queue in the plurality of queues; and in response to determining, based on the iCoS identifier, that the pause command was received from a remote spine switch associated with a different cluster than the local cluster: forwarding the pause command to a local spine switch in the local cluster; and implementing the pause command on the corresponding queue in the buffer.
US10834009B2	Systems and methods for predictive scheduling and rate limiting Systems and methods are disclosed for enhancing network performance by using modified traffic control (e.g., rate limiting and/or scheduling) techniques to control a rate of packet (e.g., data packet) traffic to a queue scheduled by a Quality of Service (QoS) engine for reading and transmission. In particular, the QoS engine schedules packets using estimated packet sizes before an actual packet size is known by a direct memory access (DMA) engine coupled to the QoS engine. The QoS engine subsequently compensates for discrepancies between the estimated packet sizes and actual packet sizes (e.g., when the DMA engine has received an actual packet size of the scheduled packet). Using these modified traffic control techniques that leverage estimating packet sizes may reduce and/or eliminate latency introduced due to determining actual packet sizes.
US10834008B2	Arbitration of multiple-thousands of flows for convergence enhanced ethernet In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of flows, each flow comprising packets of data and assigning a service credit to each of the plurality of flows. In addition, the method includes assigning a weight parameter to each of the plurality of flows, and selecting a flow from a head of a first control queue unless the first control queue is empty or there is indication that the first control queue should be avoided. A flow is selected from a head of a second control queue in response to a determination that the first control queue is empty or there is indication that the first control queue should be avoided. Additionally, the method includes providing a number of units of service to the selected flow. Moreover, the method includes decreasing the selected flow's service credit by an amount corresponding to the number of units of service provided thereto.
US10834006B2	Network traffic disruptions A method including providing a network switch, including switching circuitry, packet drop decision circuitry, packet duplication circuitry, and packet exporting circuitry, and performing the following in the network switch: switching packets in the switching circuitry, identifying a packet that is to be dropped in the packet drop decision circuitry, duplicating the packet that is to be dropped in the packet duplication circuitry, producing a first packet and a second packet, exporting the first packet to a tail-drop packet buffer in the packet exporting circuitry, and exporting the second packet to a cyclic packet buffer in the packet exporting circuitry. Related apparatus and methods are also provided. The abstract is not intended to be limiting.
US10834005B2	Buffer shortage management system A buffer shortage management system includes a first networking device with ports included in a buffer pool. A second networking device forwards a first data flow to the first networking device through LAG port(s) in the buffer pool. The first networking device determines that a total buffer pool utilization has reached a threshold that effects a first data flow received through a non-LAG port on the first networking device. The first networking device then identifies that the first data flow and third data flow(s) are received through the LAG port(s), determines that the first data flow has a higher utilization of the buffer pool than the third data flow(s) and, in response, transmits a first buffer shortage notification to the second networking device that causes the second networking device to modify its forwarding parameters to redirect the first data flow from the first networking device to a third networking device.
US10833998B2	Method and apparatus for flow control Aspects of the disclosure provide a network device that includes interface circuitry and packet processing circuitry. The interface circuitry is configured to receive incoming packets from a network and transmit outgoing packets to the network via interfaces. The packet processing circuitry is configured to detect a congestion associated with a packet that is sent from a source device to a destination device in the network and generate a notification packet that is destined to the source device. The notification packet is indicative of a packet flow that the packet belongs to and the presence of the congestion. The packet processing circuitry is configured to send the packet to the destination device via a first interface and send the notification packet to the source device via a second interface.
US10833991B2	Partial source routing for cross-network routing Source routing techniques include sending data across several networks, while limiting source routing overhead. For example, the source routing techniques may use a first address format to route data to nodes along a routing path that are within a first network where a source node is located, and use a second address format to route the data to a node along the routing path that is within a second, different network. The node in the second network may similarly route the data through the second network using the first address format for nodes within the second network and, if needed, route the data to a node within a third network using the second address format. This may be repeated for any number of networks to reach a destination.
US10833971B1	Systems and methods for providing clustered health checks Systems and methods for providing clustered health checks are described herein. The systems and methods enable a user to select one or more selectable links to group together. The selectable links are associated with computing resources used by an application. Once selected, a parallel executor server receives the links and issues a health check command code to the computing resources associated with the group. The computing resources can be grouped together based on various reasons. The selectable links can be rendered in a graphical user interface of a health check application or an Internet browser.
US10833964B2	Visual analytical method and system for network system structure and network communication mode The present disclosure provides a visual analytical method for a network system structure and a network communication mode including following steps: pre-processing network traffic flow log data; dividing and analyzing network nodes by utilizing a visualization technology according to the pre-processed data, and combining a user interaction to determine server nodes and client nodes in the network nodes; performing a visual analysis on traffic flow and an access situation of the server nodes to determine a server function category according to the determined server nodes; and presenting and analyzing the network communication mode through the visualization technology according to the determined server nodes, the client nodes and the server function category. The present disclosure further provides a visual analytical system for the network system structure and the network communication mode.
US10833963B2	Adding a recommended participant to a communication system conversation Examples of techniques for adding a recommended participant to a communication system conversation are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes monitoring, by a processing device, a conversation between participants that are using a communication system. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a knowledge gap in the conversation between participants based at least in part on analyzing content of the conversation. The method further includes selecting, by the processing device, a recommended participant to add to the conversation, the recommended participant being selected based at least in part on the knowledge gap. The method further includes establishing, by the processing device, a connection between the communication system and a user device associated with the recommended participant to add the recommended participant to the conversation.
US10833962B2	Orchestration engine blueprint aspects for hybrid cloud composition Techniques that facilitate orchestration engine blueprint aspects for hybrid cloud composition are provided. In one example, a system includes a learning component and a hybrid cloud composition component. The learning component learns one or more blueprint-level aspects associated with information for one or more computing resources of a cloud-based computing platform based on historical data associated with the cloud-based computing platform. The hybrid cloud composition component generates a set of resource definitions for the cloud-based computing platform based on the one or more blueprint-level aspects. The hybrid cloud composition component also modifies a blueprint associated with the cloud-based computing platform based on the set of resource definitions.
US10833950B2	System and method for analysis of information technology production service support metrics The disclosure relates generally to information technology (IT) production service support metrics and, more particularly, to analysis of the IT production service support metrics. The method includes receiving a plurality of metrics of an IT service management system and obtaining a causal loop diagram for the IT service management system. Subsequently, determining one or more deviant metrics from the plurality of metrics and obtaining associated CLD variable. Further, determining first set of metrics that affect the deviant metric and second set of metrics that may get affected. Subsequently, iteratively performing factor analysis on first set of metrics and second set of metrics to determine cogent factor for the deviation in the deviant metrics.
US10833942B2	Behavioral based device clustering system and method One or more embodiments are directed behavioral based device clustering. A network traffic log of devices in the network is received. Features of devices are extracted from the network traffic log and aggregated into an aggregated feature matrix on a per device basis. By applying a topic modeling algorithm to the aggregated feature matrix, the devices are clustered into device groups according to behavior groups. A device is assigned to the device group to create an assignment.
US10833941B2	Controlling network traffic using acceleration policies Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for controlling network traffic using acceleration policies. According to various embodiments of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an acceleration application can be executed by a device for analyzing data requests, determining if the data communications requested by way of the request can be delayed, accelerated, or otherwise modified (“shifted”) based upon policies and/or network operating conditions. In some embodiments, the acceleration application can be configured to access acceleration policies that can define how certain traffic is to be shifted. The acceleration application also can be configured to obtain and analyze network data to determine network operating conditions and determine, based upon the determined conditions, if traffic is to be shifted based upon the network operating conditions.
US10833935B2	Synchronizing network configuration in a multi-tenant network A method of synchronizing network configuration in a multi-tenant network includes receiving a request to change a status of the multi-tenant network to a desired network configuration, validating the desired network configuration against a first network configuration, determining one or more configuration managers the first request to change impacts, attaching a tenant identifier to the first request to change, storing the first requested change in a data repository, sending a notification to each of the one or more configuration managers the first request to change impacts, querying the data repository for all requested changes stored in the data repository having a configuration manager identifier that corresponds to the first of the one or more configuration managers the requested change impacts, de-multiplexing all the requested changes by tenant identifier, and applying the desired configuration to at least one network device.
US10833926B2	Touchless secure bootstrapping of IoT devices Systems and methods for automatically and securely connecting internet of things (IoT) devices to one or more networks. The system can include a bootstrap server and a configuration database to enable configuration settings for a plurality of IoT devices to be stored and accessed. The bootstrap server can configure an appropriate digital security certificate for an IoT device requesting access to the network. The bootstrap server can then provide a bootstrapping message to the IoT device including the digital certificate and other data. A device management server can then provide a device management message to the IoT device to provide one or more of a final configuration, applications, and software or firmware updates. The system replaces the current system, which is substantially manual, with an essentially “touchless” system that requires little or no input from the user or service provider technicians.
US10833918B2	Automatic rule based grouping of compute nodes for a globally optimal cluster Techniques for automatic rule based grouping of compute nodes for a global optimal cluster are disclosed. In one embodiment, a virtual infrastructure management (VIM) server may obtain a list of operating, provisioned and/or about to be provisioned compute nodes in a cluster. The VIM server may then obtain user configured and run-time network parameters of a network interface card (NIC) of each compute node in the list. Further, the VIM server may then measure round-trip times (RTTs), using a ping, between each compute node and each of remaining compute nodes in the list. Furthermore, the VIM server may then group the compute nodes in the list based on the obtained user configured and run-time network parameters and/or the measured RTTs. In addition, the VIM server may perform a high availability (HA) operation in the cluster using the grouped compute nodes.
US10833911B2	Modulation systems and methods in optical transceivers Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) techniques for use in optical systems are described. An optical transceiver may include a modulator configured to modulate data according to a scaled set-partitioning QAM (SP-QAM) scheme. The modulator may be configured to receive a plurality of bits, associate the plurality of bits with a plurality of symbols according to the scaled (SP-QAM) scheme; and transmit the plurality of symbols over an optical channel. A demodulator in an optical receiver may receive the plurality of symbols transmitted over the optical channel and associate the received symbols with a plurality of bits according to the scaled (SP-QAM) scheme; and provide the plurality of bits to a forward error correction decoder.
US10833909B2	Optimized preamble and method for interference robust packet detection for telemetry applications Embodiments provide a receiver having a receiving unit and a synchronization unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a data packet having a pilot sequence. The synchronization unit is configured to separately correlate the pilot sequence with at least two partial reference sequences corresponding to a reference sequence for the pilot sequence of the data packet, in order to obtain a partial correlation result for each of the at least two partial reference sequences, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to non-coherently add the partial correlation results in order to obtain a coarse correlation result for the data packet.
US10833904B2	Distributed and scalable physical layer and medium access design for uplink multiuser multiple-input, multiple-output (MU-MIMO) in wireless local area network (WLAN) systems A client device includes a processor and an antenna. The client device obtains an announcement that specifies a winning client of a channel contention competition; identifies a group association of the client device using an identity of the winning client; transmits a preamble modulated by an entry of a preamble interference nullification matrix, the entry is based on the group association; and transmits, after transmitting the preamble, a data transmission. The preamble is transmitted at the same time as a second preamble is transmitted by a second client device.
US10833897B2	Employing modulation layer mapping to improve performance of MIMO communication systems The disclosed subject matter relates to employing modulation layer mapping to improve the performance of multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, by a device comprising a processor, codeword information in association with establishment of a wireless communication link with a network device of a wireless communication network, wherein the device and the network device are configured to communicate via the communication link using a MIMO communication scheme. The determining the codeword information comprises determining a code rate and determining a number of modulation indexes for the code rate based on signal-to-noise ratios respectively associated with channel layers included in the MIMO communication scheme. The method further comprises sending, by the device, the codeword information to the network device via a control channel of the wireless communication link.
US10833872B2	Industrial control system redundant communication/control modules authentication A set of redundant industrial control system communications/control modules includes at least a first communications/control module and a second communications/control module. The first and second communications/control modules are configured to perform an authentication sequence including: transmitting a request datagram from the first communications/control module to the second communications/control module, the request datagram including a first nonce, a first device authentication key certificate, and a first identity attribute certificate; transmitting a response datagram from the second communications/control module to the first communications/control module, the response datagram including a second nonce, a first signature associated with the first and second nonces, a second device authentication key certificate, and a second identity attribute certificate; and transmitting an authentication datagram from the first communications/control module to the second communications/control module when the response datagram is valid, the authentication datagram including a second signature associated with the first and second nonces.
US10833871B2	System and method for deterministic signing of a message using a multi-party computation (MPC) process A method for signing a message, comprising performing a first Multi-Party Computation (MPC) process by multiple parties to compute a pseudorandom function, an input of the first MPC process comprises shares of a private signing key, each share is held by each party, the message is an input value to the pseudorandom function. The output of the first MPC process comprises multiple pairs of shares, each party holding a pair of shares, wherein each pair comprises a first value used for the MPC signing process and a second verifying value used for verifying correctness of the values provided by the multiple parties for the MPC signing process, and computing the signature on the message by performing an MPC signing protocol on the message, the MPC signing protocol receives as input shares of the output of the pseudorandom function from the multiple parties, and the message to be signed.

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