US10065629B2
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electrical storage device, a rotary electric machine, and a controller. The hybrid vehicle travels in a selected one of a charge sustaining mode and a charge depleting mode. Switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode is controlled such that a first state of charge is higher than a second state of charge. In the first state of charge, the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when operation characteristic of the intake valve is unchangeable to a desired operation characteristic. In the second state of charge there is switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is changeable to a desired operation characteristic.
US10065628B2
A method and a system augment or improve a distance until charge (DUC) estimation for a vehicle such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) by using location information. Such location information may be provided by a global positioning system (GPS) or the like associated with the vehicle. The method and the system generally estimate the DUC value as a function of past driving pattern historical data that is relevant to a current driving situation. To this end, the method and the system ignore past driving pattern historical data that is not relevant to the current driving situation when estimating the DUC value.
US10065623B2
A method and device for testing the output pressure of a compressed air unit is disclosed. A pressure verification device includes a first port configured for attachment to a compressed air unit. A first pressure relief valve is connected to a second port of the pressure verification device and is set to open at a first set pressure. A switching valve is connected to a third port. When the pressure is at least the first set pressure, a path to atmosphere is established from the first port through the first pressure relief valve when the switching valve is in the closed position. In addition, the first pressure relief valve comprises a means for at least one of an audible, a tactile and a visual indicator of the operation of the compressed air unit.
US10065619B2
A vehicle control device which is applicable to a vehicle brake device, controls the pressure increasing control valve and the pressure-decreasing control valve so that an actual servo pressure detected by the servo pressure sensor becomes a target servo pressure; and controls so as to increase the target servo pressure by a predetermined amount, while the brake actuator is executing the braking control which accompanies a brake fluid pumping back control wherein the brake fluid supplied to the wheel cylinder is pumped back to the master cylinder by the built-in pump.
US10065607B2
The invention relates to a connection device (7) suitable for connecting a wiper blade for a window of a vehicle to a wiper arm, including at least one means (19) for rigid connection onto the wiper blade and a means (25) for linking to the wiper arm, said connection device (7) including a circuit (11) capable of channeling a liquid, characterized in that the circuit (11) is defined by at least one tube (12) and in that the rigid connection means (19) and the linking means (25) are at least partially molded around the tube (12). The invention can be used for motor vehicles.
US10065604B2
A brushing system, including: a brush; and a hydraulic motor, for rotating the brush. The hydraulic motor is operable by pressurized water, and the pressurized water is administrable by outlets of the brush, thereby brushing of the brush is accompanied by the administrable water.
US10065602B2
A vehicle configured to automatically clear snow from windows of the vehicle includes: a prime mover, a first window with a first vibration sensor, processor(s) configured to: control speed or load of the prime mover to increase vibration detected by the first vibration sensor, control the speed or the load of the prime mover, within certain predetermined limits, to maximize vibration detected by the first vibration sensor; accept a user prioritization of the windows; control speed or load of the prime mover based on the user prioritization.
US10065601B2
The components of the alarm system are fully enclosed within a portable housing and require no external power or data signal connections. A mobile transmitter generates a proximity signal indicating a given range from the vehicle. An audible alarm signal and a GPS location signal are generated in response to the output of one or more sensors indicating a particular occurrence, if a transmitter is outside of the given range, indicating that the driver has left the vehicle unattended and vulnerable to attack. When the vehicle is driven by an authorized driver having the transmitter, the received proximity signal indicates that the driver is within the given range, preventing the generation of the audible alarm resulting from sensors being triggered by shifting cargo in the cargo compartment resulting from vehicle movement and irregular road surface conditions during transit.
US10065587B2
An energy absorber for a vehicle bumper assembly having a central portion that is a multi-layer structure having a unitary front member extending between two end portions, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer disposed between and interconnecting the first and second layers. The first layer has a first plurality of members forming a first latticework structure having a first network of open sections between the first plurality of members. The first layer extends between the two end portions and between a rear member of the first layer and the unitary front member. The second layer has a second plurality of members forming a second latticework structure having a second network of open sections between the second plurality of members. The second layer extends between the two end portions and between a rear member of the second layer and the unitary front member.
US10065586B2
A vehicle includes a frame, a wheel supported by the frame; and a device fixed to the frame. The device includes an inflator and an inflatable member in fluid communication with the inflator. The inflatable member is inflatable away from the frame and into contact with the wheel to push the wheel away from the frame during sensed impact of the vehicle.
US10065575B2
A vision system for a vehicle includes a windshield camera module having a camera and a circuit board, with the camera having a field of view through the windshield and forward of the vehicle. The camera is electrically connected to circuitry established at the circuit board via a flexible electrical connection, where the circuitry (i) provides power to the camera, (ii) controls the camera and (iii) receives image data from the camera. With the camera module at the windshield, at least a portion of the circuit board is further from the windshield than the lens of the camera. With the camera module at the windshield, at least a portion of the circuit board is disposed at the windshield higher up than the lens of the camera. An image processor processes captured image data and is part of a driver assistance system of the vehicle.
US10065574B2
A vehicular vision system includes an in-cabin camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a hand of a driver of the vehicle. A control includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the in-cabin camera. The control, responsive to image processing by the image processor of image data captured by the in-cabin camera, is operable to determine a movement of a hand of the vehicle driver. Responsive to determination of the movement of the driver's hand, the control is operable to determine if the movement is indicative of a gesture for controlling an accessory of the vehicle. Responsive to the determined gesture, the control may control pitch of another camera, yaw of another camera, roll of another camera, and/or a virtual viewing angle of a virtual camera of the bird's eye view system.
US10065573B2
A monitor stowage device for stowing a monitor into a stowage component, the monitor capable of being opened and closed. The monitor stowage device comprises a motor and an opening-closing mechanism. The motor supplies drive force to the opening-closing mechanism to open and close the monitor. The drive force from the motor is transmitted to the opening-closing mechanism, and the opening-closing mechanism changes the state of the monitor from a closed state to an open state, the closed state in which the monitor is stowed in a stowage space of the stowage component such that the long-side direction of the monitor is aligned with a direction substantially perpendicular to the width direction of the stowage section, and the open state being a state in which the monitor is deployed in such a manner that the long-side direction of the monitor is aligned with the lateral direction.
US10065572B2
The invention relates to a display device (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having a mirror apparatus (13) which has a display element (7) with a semi-transparent mirror surface, and having a drive apparatus (15) by means of which the mirror apparatus (13) can be moved between a storage position and a position of use, wherein the mirror apparatus (13) has a sensor apparatus (22) which is configured to detect, in the position of use of the mirror apparatus (13), a force applied to the display element (7).
US10065557B2
A rear-road surface illumination apparatus is provided which includes: an avoidance determiner 30 to determine whether to provide a display to induce a following vehicle to avoid a vehicle, on the basis of vehicle information; and a controller 9 to cause an illumination light 10 to illuminate a rear road surface with light having illumination information that induces the following vehicle to avoid the vehicle when the avoidance determiner 30 determines to provide a display to induce the following vehicle to avoid the vehicle. Therefore, the rear-road surface illumination apparatus can indicate the existence of the vehicle to the following vehicle, to give the existence of the vehicle prominence, and can also make it easy to notify the driver of the following vehicle about what the driver of the vehicle desires the driver of the following vehicle to do.
US10065552B2
The present system is directed in one embodiment to a vehicle with a cargo tank or reservoir and a pumping system, comprising a centralized controlled area network (CAN) in operative communication with a programmed computing device, e.g., a programmed logic controller (PLC) that may automate the pumping process output to automatically adjust based on demand and may further enable a pump flow rate that is infinitely adjustable to match output requirements. In other embodiments, the pump speed is no longer dependent upon engine speed or RPM. In other embodiments, the CAN may monitor for vapor at the pump inlet and automatically slow the pump speed until the vapor problem is resolved. Other embodiments may comprise the CAN integrating various vehicle and pumping systems to maximize safety and safety issue annunciations.
US10065551B1
A trailer comprising a frame, wheels rotatably attached to the frame, opposing side panels having a lower edge, opposing first and second vertical edges and a top edge. The trailer includes a front panel having a front panel upper edge, the front panel attached at opposite front panel vertical edges to the first edge of the side panels. The trailer includes a floor disposed on top of the trailer frame and a boat removably attached to the top edge of the opposing side panels. The trailer may include bunkers extending along the trailer length, the bunkers retractable from a position above the trailer floor to a position wherein the bunkers are disposed in or below the trailer floor. The trailer may include an upper frame pivotally attached to the front panel upper edge wherein the boat is removably attached to the upper frame.
US10065548B2
A seat control system is used with a seat of a vehicle and includes a housing, a first pulley rotatable between first, second, and third positions, and a second pulley rotatable between first and second positions. The seat control system includes a first input cable rotating a first pulley when tensioned, a first output cable tensioned by the first pulley, and a second output cable tensioned by the second pulley. A pawl is coupled to and movable with the first pulley between the first, second, and third positions and selectively rotatable relative to the first pulley. The pawl engages the second pulley to couple and rotate the first and second pulleys from the first positions to the second positions. The pawl disengages the second pulley as the first pulley rotates from the second position to the third position to permit rotation of the second pulley to the first position.
US10065544B2
A passenger restraint includes a vehicle seat and a foundation adapted to couple the seat to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle. The vehicle seat is adapted to support a passenger sitting thereon. The foundation couples the vehicle seat in spaced-apart relation to the vehicle frame to allow the vehicle seat to move back and forth relative to the vehicle frame.
US10065539B2
A seat dump assembly includes an actuator, a seat dump mechanism remote from the actuator, a mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device, a first cable connecting the actuator to the mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device and a second cable connecting the mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device to the seat dump mechanism.
US10065536B2
A vehicle seat includes a track latch assembly having a lower track configured to couple to a vehicle floor, an upper track coupled to a seat base, a recline handle rotatably coupled to a seat bottom, and a track release mechanism configured to move between a disengaged position that enables relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track, and an engaged position that facilitates preventing relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track. Rotation of the recline handle is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and movement of the seat bottom from a lowered position to a raised position is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position. A pivot latch assembly prevents movement of the seat bottom to and from the lowered and raised positions.
US10065524B2
A method and apparatus for controlling output of a fuel cell are provided. The apparatus includes a communicator that is configured to receive state information of a fuel cell and a controller that is configured to terminate charge of a battery by a power converting apparatus when a first voltage of the fuel cell is less than a preset second voltage as air supply of the fuel cell is stopped. Additionally, the controller is configured to activate a relay between the fuel cell and the battery to charge the battery when the first voltage is less than the second voltage.
US10065514B2
A power transfer system includes a power reception coil arranged on a bottom surface of a vehicle, a plurality of members arranged along the bottom surface, a plurality of temperature detectors arranged around the power reception coil, and a controller that causes the power to be transmitted from a power transmission coil to decrease when a detection temperature of any of the plurality of temperature detectors is equal to or higher than a prescribed threshold, the prescribed value being set lower for a temperature detector of the plurality of temperature detectors provided closer to a member having a lower heat resistance.
US10065507B1
The current subject matter describes a device and system including one or more movable arms containing one or more magnets that are caused to move relative to a non-ferrous material by motion of the device to generate eddy currents that cause a braking of the device. Devices of this disclosure may include a wheel with arms having magnets and that move from centrifugal force caused by rotation of the arms within a wheel. The applied braking force is controlled due, in part, to the configuration of the non-ferrous material in which eddy currents are generated. Devices may additionally or alternately include arms with magnets that move relative to a non-ferrous rail when the device moves to generate eddy currents that cause additional braking of the device.
US10065501B2
A method and a corresponding controller for the four-wheel drive of a motor vehicle are described, consisting of a clutch (AK) disposed in the drive train between a primary axle and a secondary axle (VA, HA) of the four-wheel drive, by means of which the drive torque of a primary axle (KHA, HA) driven by an engine (VKM, SG) can be distributed to a secondary axle (KVA, VA), wherein the controller (S) has a signal connection to the clutch (AK) and to sensors recording the revolution rates of at least one wheel of the primary axle (HA) and one wheel of the secondary axle (VA) and the clutch (AK) is controlled by means of the controller (S) below a specified torque such that a significantly reduced transfer of torque to the secondary axle (VA) is carried out.
US10065500B2
To provide a vehicle body structure for an autonomous traveling vehicle equipped with wheels arranged to a chassis thereof, including; side frames arranged on both sides in a width direction of the chassis and each extended in a longitudinal direction of the chassis; a first drive unit having a drive motor, a drive shaft, a first pulley and a first pulley box; a second drive unit having an axle for supporting the wheel and a second pulley and a second pulley box; and an endless belt. The first pulley box has a first opening formed on a side surface, with respect to an axial direction of the drive shaft while the second pulley box has a second opening formed on a side surface with respect to an axial direction of the axle. The vehicle body structure includes bearing covers for covering the first and second openings.
US10065499B2
One implementation of a vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) assembly—such as thatfor an automobile—includes an input shaft, a planetary gear set, an intermediate shaft, a ring gear, and an output gear. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear, multiple planet gears, and an annular gear. The sun gear is attached to a housing of the vehicle PTU and does not rotate in use. The planet gears are interconnected to the input shaft and are driven by the input shaft. The annular gear is in turn driven by the planet gears. The intermediate shaft is interconnected to and driven by the annular gear. The ring gear is interconnected to the intermediate shaft, and the output gear is driven by the ring gear.
US10065490B2
A structure for mounting an electric storage apparatus includes the electric storage apparatus outputting an energy for use in running of a vehicle, a vehicle body including a recessed portion housing the electric storage apparatus, a fastening member fixing the electric storage apparatus to the recessed portion, and a reinforce. The reinforce is disposed at a position surrounding the electric storage apparatus together with the recessed portion and is fixed to the vehicle body. The reinforce presses the electric storage apparatus against the recessed portion.
US10065484B2
A recess is formed at a door outer panel, and a reference pin provided at a rear spoiler abuts a front wall of the recess, thereby enabling the rear spoiler to be positioned with respect to a back door in a vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle vertical direction.
US10065479B1
A heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) unit may include a casing, an evaporator, a heater core, and a first damper. The casing may define a front airflow passageway, a rear airflow passageway having an inlet, and first and second outlets in fluid communication with the rear airflow passageway. The evaporator and the heater core may be disposed within the casing. The first damper may be disposed within the casing between the evaporator and the heater core and movable between a first position in which airflow is directed to the heater core and a second position in which airflow is directed away from the heater core. Airflow across the evaporator from the front airflow passageway to the rear airflow passageway is directed to the first and second outlets when the first damper is moved from the first position toward the second position.
US10065478B2
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a high-temperature side pump that draws and discharges a heat medium, a compressor that draws and discharges a refrigerant in a refrigeration cycle, a high-pressure side heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a high-pressure side refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle and the heat medium circulated by the high-temperature side pump, a heat medium-outside air heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium circulated by the high-temperature side pump and outside air, and a pump control unit that controls an operation of the high-temperature side pump such that the operation of the high-temperature side pump is continued even after the compressor is stopped. Thus, the cycle efficiency exhibited when restarting the compressor can be improved.
US10065474B2
A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a road wheel, and a suspension corner connecting the road wheel to the vehicle body. The suspension corner includes a suspension arm connected to the road wheel and to the vehicle body, and also includes a suspension force decoupling system disposed on an axis extending between the suspension arm and the vehicle body. The suspension force decoupling system includes an actuator having an actuator mass arranged on the axis that is configured to output an actuator force in opposite directions along the axis in response to an actuator control signal. The system also includes a compliant element connected along the axis to the actuator mass and one of the body and the suspension arm, and providing a predetermined level of mechanical compliance. A controller determines and generates the actuator force in response to a threshold acceleration of the vehicle body.
US10065466B2
A universal hitch system includes a vehicle that has a frame and the frame has a front end. A hitch is removably coupled to the frame and the hitch is positioned on the front end. The hitch may have an implement removably coupled thereto. Thus, the vehicle may tow the implement. The hitch comprises a central member and a pair of end members. The central member has an adjustable width such that the central member accommodates a variety of frame widths. Each of the end members is removably coupled to the central member. Each of the end members is removably coupled to the frame.
US10065463B2
An inflation work station for inflating a tire-wheel assembly including a tire mounted to a wheel is disclosed. The inflation work station includes at least one inflation probe including a female portion and a male portion. The male portion is arrangeable with respect to the female portion in one of a non-mated orientation such that the at least one inflation probe is arranged in an offline orientation and a mated orientation such that the at least one inflation probe is arranged in an online orientation. The inflation work station further includes a working device including a controller, at least one movement actuator connected to the controller and the at least one inflation probe. The at least one movement actuator imparts movement to the male portion to result in the online/offline orientation of the at least one inflation probe. The inflation work station includes at least one valve connected to the controller and the at least one inflation probe. The inflation workstation includes at least one pressurized fluid source connected to the at least one inflation probe by way of the at least one valve to permit or deny communication of a pressurized fluid of the at least one pressurized fluid source to a cavity formed by the tire-wheel assembly for inflating the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.
US10065461B2
A tire valve registration system including: a plurality of tire valves that are respectively installed on a plurality of tires and on a spare tire and that each transmit a radio signal that includes a valve ID and data on tire air pressure; and a receiver that is provided to a vehicle body and that is capable of receiving the radio signal from each of the plurality of tire valves. The system includes: a spare tire ID collecting unit that collects, as at least one spare tire candidate ID, the valve ID of at least one radio signal received by the receiver; and a spare tire ID confirming unit that confirms the ID of the spare tire.
US10065460B2
A method for monitoring an air pressure in at least one tire of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one air pressure in the tire is detected by at least one measuring electronics unit present in the tire and data is transmitted by the measuring electronics unit to a control unit. Depending on the data, the control unit activates components of the motor vehicle to generate optical and/or acoustic signals. The control unit is switched into an after-running mode for a defined period of time when an ignition of the motor vehicle is shut off, in which mode the control unit can continue to receive data from the measuring electronics unit and may activate components of the motor vehicle to generate optical and/or acoustic signals.
US10065459B2
Disclosed is a method for driving a processor of an electronic box mounted on a vehicle wheel, transmitting operating parameters of the wheel for implementation of a specific application by a central unit. This includes defining, for each specific application, the physical quantities liable to affect the relevance of the operating parameters, and ranges of measured values corresponding to conditions for obtaining relevant values of the operating parameters. Also included is a procedure for acquiring and transmitting the operating parameters consisting of a succession of transmission windows, during each of which the physical quantities selected for the application are measured, it is checked whether the conditions for obtaining relevant values of the operating parameters are met. If so, at least one value of each parameter is acquired and transmitted, while assigning to this value a datum attesting to the relevance of the latter, and then the transmission window is closed.
US10065456B2
Provided is a pneumatic tire. A profile line (PL1) of a center land portion (X) protrudes further outward in the tire radial direction than a standard profile line (PL0). Profile lines (PL2, PL3) of sub-center land portions (Y1, Y2) and shoulder land portions (Z1, Z2) defined outward of center main grooves (14a, 14b) in the tire width direction protrude outward in the tire radial direction further than the standard profile line (PL0). The shoulder land portions (Z1, Z2) are defined further outward than the sub-center land portions (Y1, Y2). Further, the profile lines (PL2, PL3) of the sub-center land portions (Y1, Y2) and the shoulder land portions (Z1, Z2) each include an outermost point (A2, A4) of the corresponding center main groove (14a, 14b) in the tire width direction and both end points (A5, A6, A7, A8) of the corresponding shoulder main groove (14c, 14d) in the tire width direction.
US10065453B2
A wheel securing structure for trucks is provided. The securing structure generally includes iron screwshaft liners installed in keyholes of mounting parts of aluminum wheels. The bolts of an assembling part correspondingly penetrate the holes of respective screwshaft liners. A first folded edge and a second folded edge are formed on two terminals of each screwshaft liner to respectively insert into conical pits formed on the mounting part of a wheel. The nuts screw onto the bolts of the assembling part to secure the wheel onto the assembling part. When the trucks pass bumpy roads, relative motion caused by vibrations occurs between the wheels and the assembling part, and friction is generated between various parts. The screwshaft liner protects the soft aluminum wheel from being directly rubbed by the bolts, nuts, and the assembling part. Accordingly, the aluminum wheel is made suitable for trucks and other heavy vehicles.
US10065448B2
The embodied invention is to add coatings to a base board that will create three dimensional liquid art when a suitable liquid (such as water) is added to the board surface. In a preferred embodiment, a super hydrophobic coating is applied to the base board and then a hydrophilic coating in the shape of art is applied. A liquid will naturally collect into the hydrophilic areas of the board to form defined artistic shapes and is repelled by super hydrophobic areas. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the board can be selected with a natural super hydrophobic surface or a natural hydrophilic surface, and then a hydrophilic coating or a super hydrophobic coating, respectively, is applied in an art shape.
US10065447B2
An erasable, polymeric paged writing book for small children, with textured, flexible, bordered pages and an internal spine to spread the book flat. The pages have rounded corners. The book closes by hook-and-loop tab. The pages have a smaller profile than the covers, for resistance to wear and distortion. A fold-away pocket holds chalk and grease pencils. Optionally, a pleated storage compartment is on one of the covers. The pages have a smaller profile than the covers, for resistance to wear and distortion.
US10065438B2
A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit configured to feed a printing sheet, a conveyance unit configured to convey the printing sheet fed by the feeding unit, a printing unit configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit, and a control unit configured to control conveyance of a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet fed after the preceding sheet. The control unit makes a leading edge of the succeeding sheet overlap the preceding sheet and the control unit decides an overlapping amount of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet such that the overlapping amount, in a case when an ink amount discharged on at least one of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet is greater than a threshold, is less than the overlapping amount in a case when the ink amount is less than the threshold.
US10065436B2
A printer includes a first controller to cause a primer discharge head to discharge, from its nozzle, primer onto a recording medium and then cause a first ultraviolet light applicator to apply ultraviolet light to the primer, thus forming a first primer layer on the recording medium; a second controller to cause the primer discharge head to discharge, from its nozzle, the primer onto the first primer layer and the recording medium and then cause a second ultraviolet light applicator to apply ultraviolet light to the primer, thus forming a second primer layer on the first primer layer and the recording medium; and a third controller to cause an ink discharge head to discharge, from its nozzle, image-forming ink onto the second primer layer and then cause the first ultraviolet light applicator to apply ultraviolet light to the image-forming ink, thus forming an ink layer on the second primer layer.
US10065431B2
A system for forming a structure on a print medium 1 includes: a print unit (print device) 10 for printing an electromagnetic wave-heat conversion layer for converting electromagnetic waves into heat, on a medium including an expansion layer that expands by heating; an expansion unit (expansion device) 20 aligned laterally with the print unit 10, for expanding the expansion layer by irradiating the medium with electromagnetic waves; and a top plate 30 covering the print unit 10 and the expansion unit 20 from above.
US10065430B2
A print unit prints by ejecting fluid droplets from a plurality of nozzles while moving in a primary scanning direction relative to a print medium. An ejection inspection unit inspects fluid droplet ejection by a group of target nozzles, which are part of an ejection nozzle subset obtained by dividing the nozzles according to the number of nozzles required to form the smallest printing width in the secondary scanning direction. A control unit controls the print unit and the ejection inspection unit, and selects the group of target nozzles in the ejection nozzle subset and performs the ejection inspection each time a specific amount of printing is completed.
US10065413B2
A liquid discharging device detects, among a plurality of nozzles of a liquid discharging head, a normal-discharging nozzle and a false-discharging nozzle, selects whether to recover discharging performance of the false-discharging nozzle by a cleaner or to compensate deterioration in an image caused by the false-discharging nozzle by a compensator using the normal-discharging nozzle according to the detected number of consecutive false-discharging nozzles, and performs operation according to the selection.
US10065408B2
A screen printing method for creating an image on a target support by providing a screen printing machine comprising a supporting structure a matrix mounted on the supporting structure, in which an image is defined, and a supporting surface, the matrix being faced to the supporting surface when the supporting structure is arranged in a lower position; placing the supporting structure in the lower position; applying ink on at least a portion of the matrix to enable the ink to move from the matrix to the supporting surface, such as to reproduce the image on at least a portion of the supporting surface; placing the supporting structure in an upper position; providing a transferring support to transfer the ink from the supporting surface to the target support, applying an adhesive portion of the transferring support to a region of the supporting surface on which the ink is placed; removing the transferring support from the supporting surface; and applying the adhesive portion to the target support, to allow the ink reproducing the image to move from the transferring support to the target support.
US10065407B2
In accordance with these and embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a circuit board, an information handling resource electrically coupled to the circuit board, and a mechanical mechanism configured to receive a user interaction at a mechanical mechanism, and, in response to the user interaction, separate a mechanical bond between the information handling resource and a component by applying a controlled force of the mechanical mechanism to the information handling resource at a controlled location of the information handling resource.
US10065406B2
A method of forming a flexible glass-polymer laminate structure includes heating a polymer layer to an elevated temperature of greater than 20° C. and below a working temperature of a flexible glass substrate adjacent the polymer layer. The flexible glass substrate has a thickness of no more than about 0.3 mm. The flexible glass substrate is shaped with the polymer layer at the elevated temperature. The polymer layer is cooled below the elevated temperature such that the flexible glass-polymer laminate structure maintains a non-planar formation.
US10065404B2
A process for in-line laminating a heavy-gauge transparent polymer sheet with a pre-pre-formed polymer film to produce a laminated polymer sheet. The pre-formed polymer film can impart one or more aesthetic or functional elements to the heavy-gauge polymer sheet. The resulting laminate can have equivalent, or enhanced, properties as compared to conventionally-prepared laminates and can be formed into a variety of articles with multiple end uses.
US10065402B2
A method of manufacturing a pellicle assembly, the method including attaching a carbon-containing thin film onto a transfer membrane in a wet atmosphere; attaching the carbon-containing thin film to a pellicle frame in a dry atmosphere while the carbon-containing thin film is attached onto the transfer membrane; and separating the transfer membrane from the carbon-containing thin film while the carbon-containing thin film is attached to the pellicle frame.
US10065400B2
A fuel hose excellent in calcium chloride resistance, can achieve both low fuel permeability and a pulsation-reducing property, and is excellent in interlayer adhesiveness as well. The fuel hose includes: an inner layer (1) formed of a specific resin, such as polyamide 9T; an intermediate layer (2) formed of the following component (B), which is arranged in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer (1); and an outer layer (3) formed of the following component (C), which is arranged in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate layer (2), in which the layers are bonded to each other: (B) a polyamide terpolymer having copolymerized therein the following components (b1), (b2), and (b3): (b1) polyamide 6; (b2) at least one selected from polyamide 66 and polyamide 610; and (b3) polyamide 12; (C) an aliphatic polyamide resin except for polyamide 6 and polyamide 66.
US10065394B2
A membrane composite comprising a polymeric membrane panel, an adhesive layer, and a release liner, where the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured, and includes at least two distinct regions with the at least two regions having distinct states of cure.
US10065386B2
A slide motion control apparatus for a mechanical press comprising: a slide which is disposed so as to be relatively vertically movable with respect to a driven body to which a drive force is transmitted through a con rod of the mechanical press; a relative position commander that outputs a relative position command indicating a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body; a relative position detector that detects a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body, and outputs a relative position detecting signal indicating the detected relative position; a servomotor; a drive mechanism that relatively moves the slide with respect to the driven body by a drive force of the servomotor; and a controller that controls the servomotor based on a relative position command signal output from the relative position commander, and the relative position detecting signal output from the relative position detector.
US10065380B2
There is provided a filler-filled film, a sheet film, a stacked film, a bonded body, and a method for producing a filler-filled film, the filler-filled film including: a film main body; a plurality of concavities formed on a surface of the film main body; and a filler put in each of the concavities. A diameter of an opening surface of the concavity is at least larger than a visible light wavelength, an arrangement pattern of the concavities has periodicity along a length direction of the film main body, and the difference between the rate of filling of the fillers in one end portion of the film main body and the rate of filling of the fillers in another portion of the film main body is less than 0.5%.
US10065379B2
A dispersible non-woven article, and methods of making the same. The dispersible non-woven article includes a web of fibers and a dried binder having a plurality of ultrasonic energy treated portions and a plurality of non-ultrasonic energy treated portions. The web of fibers has a basis weight of from about 10 gsm to about 150 gsm. The dried binder comprising a polymer having at least one functional group that is reactive with the fibers. The fibers have at least one functional group that is reactive with the polymer. The article has a cross direction wet tensile strength that is developed by the ultrasonic welding. The article is flushable.
US10065377B2
Methods of forming multi-component reinforced composites are described. The methods may include forming a particle-reinforced component and a polymer-containing component where the particle-reinforced component and the polymer-containing component are in contact with one another. The particle reinforced component may be formed by a process that includes providing reactive particles that have a reactive polymerization promoter chemically bonded or coated on the surface of the reactive particles and contacting the reactive particles with a resin solution that includes monomers of a polymer. The polymerization promoter chemically bonded or coated on the surface of the reactive particles may promote the polymerization of the monomers. The resin solution may subsequently be polymerized forming a polymer matrix around the reactive particles.
US10065363B2
A welding apparatus for making an automotive light including light guides having an inlet which receives the fibers the laser beam produced by the laser emitting device and an outlet which propagates/transmits the laser beam collimated by said guides. The light guide has respective free ends mechanically separated from each other, wherein the light guides are configured so as to direct collimated light beams on adjacent and locally continuous portions of welding interface so as to obtain a homogeneous and uniform distribution of the light beams along the welding interface.
US10065358B2
A machine to shape from a preform and fill with liquid successive containers in successive molds. The machine defines a first closed loop and includes a plurality of holding devices adapted to hold a neck of a preform or of a container. The holding devices are distributed along the first closed loop and the machine further includes a conveyor adapted to convey the holding device along the first closed loop. The first closed loop including a forming area along which each holing device is integrated in a forming station. The first closed loop also including one straight portion extending substantially rectilinearly.
US10065355B2
A method and an apparatus for operating a screening wheel filter for high-viscosity melts with pressures of >10 bar and temperatures of >90° C., wherein a screening wheel (1) is rotationally driven step by step, and screening inserts (2) arranged in the screening wheel (1) are successively subjected to a stream of cleaning agent produced by a cleaning agent drive (9) in a backflushing cleaning station, are to be optimized in such a way that less cleaning agent is used, better cleaning of the screening inserts takes place and a saving of energy is ensured. For this purpose it is proposed that the cleaning backflushing in the backflushing cleaning station takes place during the rotation of the screening wheel (1), wherein an open-loop or closed-loop control device (7) assigned to the cleaning agent drive (9) is used to set the amount of cleaning agent and/or the pressure of the cleaning agent and/or the flow rate of the cleaning agent in dependence on the rotational speed of the screening wheel (1) and/or in dependence on a differential pressure prevailing at the screening inserts (2) located in the melt channel (4) and the effective opening of the slot die normal to the radial is less than the distance covered by the screening wheel (1) during a driving step.
US10065352B2
A system for electrospinning a fiber matrix on a tubular member includes at least one nozzle, a tubular member in a spaced relationship to the at least one nozzle, and a fluid source for pressurizing a lumen of the tubular member. An electrical potential is applied between the at least one nozzle and either the tubular member or fluid from the fluid source. The electrical potential draws at least one fiber from the at least one nozzle to the tubular member.
US10065344B2
A method of making personal protective equipment, such as a push-in earplug, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of covering a substrate with an outer layer that includes an unactivated foaming agent, positioning at least a portion of the outer layer in a mold, and activating the foaming agent such that a portion of the outer layer expands.
US10065337B1
Disclosed is a self-powered timber slasher. The self-powered timber slasher includes a trailer and a powered circle saw mounted on a first end of the trailer, wherein the powered circle saw is configured to cut timber. Further, the self-powered timber slasher an engine mounted on a second end of the trailer, wherein the engine is configured to generate power for operating the powered circle saw. Yet further, the self-powered timber slasher a wireless controller electrically coupled to the powered circle saw. The wireless controller is configured to control operation of the powered circle saw based on a command received over a wireless communication channel.
US10065329B2
A cutting tool is provided. The cutting tool includes a first member and a second member that are configured to be disposed on opposite sides of the free end of the cable tie. At least one of the first and second members is articulable toward the other. The first member includes a curved blade that is curved along at least a portion of the curved blade along a transverse direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the free end of the cable tie. The second member has an opposed surface. Urging the curved blade toward and into contact with the opposed surface removes an end portion of the free end of the cable tie, with a remaining portion of the free end of the cable tie curved along at least a portion of the remaining portion of the free end along the transverse direction.
US10065322B2
A microarchitectured material having a plurality of interconnected unit cells in 2D or 3D configurations. The permanent interconnections to adjacent unit cells include mechanical output structures driven by mechanical actuators. One or more sensors are preferably utilized, such as utilizing a sensing mode of the actuator, for detecting forces and or displacements applied to the unit cell. The unit cells are each controlled by a control circuit for generating drive signals to the actuators in the unit cell so that desired mechanical properties and/or shapes are exhibited by the microarchitectured material.
US10065321B2
A robot service cooperation system (10) includes a server (12), a mobile terminal (14) and various robots (16a-16c) respectively connected to a network (100). Each of applications (A1, A2, A3, - - - ) on the network is written with cooperation information indicating that which other application can be cooperated with. A CPU (20) of the server specifies (S3) at least based on the cooperation information a plurality of cooperable services that can be provided to a user of the mobile terminal, presents (S7) the specified plurality of services to the user and makes (S13) the user select an arbitrary combination, and makes (S17, S19) a plurality of services constituting the selected combination cooperate mutually by registering at least a start condition of each service into an event queue in association with at least an end event of another service.
US10065311B1
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for avoiding and/or operating robots through singularities. In various implementations, a Cartesian input velocity to be attained by a robot end effector may be received as user input. An attainable velocity of the end effector may be determined that excludes at least one directional component deemed unattainable by the end effector based on physical attribute(s) of the robot. Joint velocities to be attained by joints of the robot in joint space to move the end effector pursuant to the attainable velocity in configuration space may be calculated and scaled to account for a joint velocity limit associated with at least one joint. Actuator trajectories may be calculated for the joints of the robot based at least in part on the scaled joint velocities. The joints of the robot may then be operated in accordance with the calculated joint trajectories.
US10065306B2
A traveling robot includes a mobile unit, an arm and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to set a target position to which the traveling robot intends to travel. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a center of gravity of the traveling robot. The electronic control unit is configured to plan a motion of a movable part of the mobile unit and/or arm to the set target position. The electronic control unit is configured to, in the case where the traveling robot is close to the set target position, plan the motion of the movable part of the mobile unit and/or arm such that a limitation on a range of the center of gravity is relaxed as compared to a limitation on the range of the center of gravity in the case where the traveling robot is far from the set target position.
US10065305B2
Improvements in a transfer tool for cabinet holes to transfer a plurality of different size and shape holes from one surface to another. The openings for a sink cabinet typically has a hot and a cold water supply line in addition to a drain pipe with an outlet for a garbage disposal and the location of all the holes and sizes must be identified, and transferred to a cabinet. The transfer tool accommodates a starting corner from a variety of different sizes and shapes cabinets and surfaces. The transfer tool has locators for both the size and the center position of round, square and other style openings. The transfer tool has indicia that identifies the size and center position to allow an installer to simply re-mark the location. The transfer tool has versatility to operate around obstructions and other hole opening locations.
US10065299B2
A plumbing tool that mounts an adapter of a garbage disposal to a sink, wherein the adapter of the garbage disposal includes an upper mounting ring with a trio of screws, a backup flange, a fiber gasket, a sink flange, and a snap ring. The plumbing tool includes a lower portion, an upper portion, and an apparatus. The apparatus selectively draws the lower portion to the upper portion to capture the adapter of the garbage disposal therebetween and thereby mount the adapter of the garbage disposal to the sink.
US10065297B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a hand-held machine tool with a tangential impact mechanism which can be driven by means of a drive shaft and an electric motor, according to which method an actual torque provided by the drive shaft is adjusted to a required torque depending on a measured motor current, wherein the required torque is less than a triggering torque of the tangential impact mechanism.
US10065296B2
A torque socket having a torque adjusting function comprises: a shaft rod having two ends axially extended with an insertion tenon and a core shaft having a shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof radially formed with a first friction surface; an adjustment member disposed in the shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof formed with a top connection head and a connecting segment; and a shaft cylinder having two axial ends formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot, wherein the interior of the shaft slot is radially formed with a second friction surface being in contact with the first friction surface; when rotating the adjustment member, the outer dimension of the core shaft and the contact area of the first friction surface and the second friction surface can be altered for adjusting the torque.
US10065294B2
A tool bit includes a hexagonal drive portion, a working end, and a shank interconnecting the drive portion and the working end. The shank includes an outer peripheral surface having a curvature in a plane including a central axis of the tool bit. The outer peripheral surface having the curvature includes a length in the direction of the central axis. A ratio of the length of the outer peripheral surface having the curvature to the length of the tool bit is between about 0.15:1 and about 0.35:1. The curvature is defined by a radius, and wherein a ratio of the radius of the curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the shank to the length of the tool bit is between about 0.08:1 and about 0.75:1.
US10065283B2
A method is disclosed for maintaining a hard surface, the method comprising treating the surface with a flexible pad (1), in the presence of abrasive particles, bonded to the pad, on a contact surface between the pad (1) and the hard surface. The abrasive particles comprise diamond particles, and the treating is performed in the absence of an effective amount of crystallization agent on the contact surface.A tool for use in the method is also provided, as well as a floor surfacing machine comprising such a tool and a method for manufacturing such a tool.
US10065270B2
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The disclosure delineates real time manipulation of three-dimensional printing to reduce deformation. The present disclosure further provides 3D object formed using the methods, apparatuses, and systems.
US10065268B2
A laser processing system able to realize both reduction of the power consumption and shortening of the cycle time. The laser processing system is provided with a laser oscillator, a laser processing machine which has a movement mechanism which makes the irradiation position of the laser light on the workpiece move, a mode switching part which switches an operation mode of the laser oscillator between a standard-standby mode and an energy saving mode, a movement controller controlling the movement mechanism so as to place the irradiation position at a process start point placed at a non-product region of the workpiece, and a switching controller controlling the mode switching part to switch the operation mode from the energy saving mode to the standard-standby mode when placing the irradiation position at the process start point.
US10065266B2
The invention concerns a method for forming by welding along a flat surface an article. The method according to the invention is particularly useful to improve strength and elongation of welded joints obtained by linear friction welding. Structural articles of aircrafts obtained with the method of the invention are advantageous, in particular aircraft structural members.
US10065256B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for applying brazing material to substrates. The disclosed systems and methods suitably include applying brazing material to a substrate, collecting one or more images of the brazing material, and manipulating the substrate in response to the one or more images.
US10065251B2
A cutting tool is shown for cutting, handling and then ejecting disks of material cut from a sheet or like material, the tool comprising: a body having a proximal end adapted to be rotatably driven about an axis, and having a distal end including a generally cylindrical cutting portion rotatable about said axis for cutting and receiving said disks; an ejector slideable parallel with the axis and within said cylindrical cutting portion for ejecting the received cut disks; and a grip rotatably mounted to the body such that the grip can be held without substantial rotation while the body is rotated said grip being operable to cause said sliding of the ejector and for ejecting the disks.
US10065250B2
A drill includes a shank and a body having an outer peripheral surface with a certain outer diameter and a distal end tapered surface of a certain distal end angle. The drill includes a pilot shaft portion projecting from the distal end tapered surface of the body and having a diameter smaller than the body and having an outer peripheral surface of a certain outer diameter. The drill further includes an odd number of twisted grooves extending from the outer peripheral surface of the body to the outer peripheral surface of the pilot shaft portion at a certain twisted angle, an odd number of main cutting edges formed on the distal end tapered surface of the body by forming of the twisted grooves, and an odd number of auxiliary cutting edges formed on the distal end tapered surface of the pilot shaft portion by forming of the twisted grooves.
US10065241B2
The present application provides a combined additive manufacturing and machining system. The combined additive manufacturing and machining system may include an outer chamber, an additive manufacturing tool positioned within the outer chamber, a machining tool positioned within the outer chamber, and a cryogenic fluid source in communication with the machining tool.
US10065237B2
A nozzle for casting steel contains an inlet portion, an elongated portion extending along a first longitudinal axis, an outlet portion and a pouring bore having a front port inlet. A planar cut of the nozzle outlet portion normal to the first longitudinal axis passing through the front port inlet contains the outline of the bore, the outline of the outer peripheral wall of the outlet portion of the nozzle, and a first transverse axis. In the planar cut, the bore centroid and wall centroid are distinct and separated by a distance, d≠0; and the segment extending along the first transverse axis, from the bore centroid, to the wall perimeter is longer than the segment extending from the wall centroid to the intersecting point between the first transverse axis and the wall perimeter.
US10065228B2
An exemplary die assembly includes a die member, a blankholder, and a collapsible spacer moveable back-and-forth between an extended position and a collapsed position. The collapsible spacer establishing a first gap between the die member and the blankholder in the extended position. The collapsible spacer establishing a second, smaller gap between the die member and blankholder in the collapsed position. An exemplary forming method includes maintaining a distance between a die member and a blankholder with a collapsible spacer when forming a workpiece into a desired shape, and collapsing the collapsible spacer to permit the die member and the blankholder to move closer together.
US10065225B2
Control of third octave vibrations in a mill stand can be achieved using a high-speed piezoelectric assist coupled to a hydraulic gap cylinder to increase the damping of the roll stack. Vertical movements of the roll stack (e.g., the top work roll) can be determined through observation (e.g., measurement) of hydraulic fluid pressure of the hydraulic cylinder or entry tension of the metal strip. After determining vertical movements of the roll stack, a desired change in hydraulic pressure can be determined to overcome, reduce, or prevent third octave vibration. This desired change in hydraulic pressure can be effectuated at high speeds (e.g., at or above approximately 90 hertz) using the piezoelectric assist.
US10065220B2
A method and a cleaning device for removing deposits in interiors of tanks and systems by explosion technology. The cleaning device, an explosive, gaseous mixture is provided and caused to explode in order to clean the interior. The explosion pressure wave is conducted into the interior via an outlet opening in the cleaning device. The explosive mixture or gaseous components thereof are introduced into an accommodating chamber of the cleaning device from pressure vessels at high velocity.
US10065215B2
A sorting device for articles has at least two main conveyor lines, each conveying consecutively arranged articles, at least two feeder devices, which respectively feed the articles to one of the main conveyor lines, at least two recognition devices for detecting a sorting destination for each article, a plurality of sorting outlets arranged at the end of each main conveyor line, each assigned to sorting destinations, and to which the articles are transported. The sorting device further has at least two connecting conveyor lines, each branching off the main conveyor lines at branch points, by way of which the articles can be conveyed from one main conveyor line to another main conveyor line. The articles can be temporarily stored in a storage device, which feeds temporarily stored articles to one of the main conveyor lines in the direction of conveyance before at least one of the branch points.
US10065214B2
An apparatus, a system and a method for reinforcing a screen has a screen rod assembly extending from a first end to a second end. The screen rod assembly encloses an interior. A spring-loaded plunger is located in the interior and adjusts the length of the screen rod assembly. A ball joint is on the screen rod and defines sections of the screen rod assembly that bend around the ball joint to reduce the length of the screen rod. A sleeve extends from a screen with segments separated by a fold line extending along a width of the screen. The sleeve receives the screen rod assembly to reinforce the screen. In an embodiment, a screen pinch assembly is defined where the sleeve engages a retention clasp of a screen tensioning system that receives the screen. The screen pinch assembly holds the screen in place.
US10065212B2
An ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic transmitter includes a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a piezoelectric transducer, a first piston, and a second piston. The first enclosure has an opening for directing an output of the ultrasonic transmitter in a first direction and a wall opposite the opening. The second enclosure has a first opening aligned in the first direction and a second opening opposite the first opening. The second enclosure is positioned in the first enclosure with the second opening directed toward the wall. The piezoelectric transducer is positioned in the second enclosure and movable relative to the first enclosure. When an ultrasonic electric signal is applied to the piezoelectric transducer, the piezoelectric transducer expands and contracts pulsing the first and second pistons to produce ultrasonic sound waves from the first and second openings which combine and our output by the ultrasonic transmitter.
US10065209B2
A method is provided for fabricating a construction (10) having a functional side (12). The method includes the steps of: supplying a flexible substrate (20); attaching one or more structures (30) to the substrate (20) on a surface or side thereof facing the functional side (12) of the construction (10); and forming one or more features, for example, such as fibrils (39), on at least one of the structures (30), wherein the features have at least one dimension which is at least one of micro-sized or nano-sized.
US10065208B2
Whether or not a liquid is discharged from a nozzle is determined from an image. An index value larger in a discharge state than in a non-discharge state is calculated from an evaluation area including a path of the liquid. The discharge state or the non-discharge state is determined according to a relationship between the index value and a reference value. The reference value is determined according to a histogram of index values obtained from a plurality of images collected in advance. When an evaluation value indicating a peak position or the sharpness of a peak is smaller than a predetermined threshold value in the histogram, the collected images are assumed to show the non-discharge state. When the evaluation value is larger than the threshold value, the collected images are assumed to show the discharge state. Thus, the reference value is set for the discharge state and the non-discharge state.
US10065201B2
A branch location is arranged close to a nozzle, and the channel lengths are the same. A processing nozzle that includes a beam path for passing light from a light source and ejects a fluid containing a processing material from an ejection port includes a supply pipe that is arranged outside the beam path through which the light passes, and supplies the fluid, and a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe that supply the fluid from the supply pipe to the ejection port, and have the same total length. The first branch pipe includes a first bent portion having a first shape on an upstream side of the fluid, and a second bent portion having a second shape on a downstream side of the fluid, and the second branch pipe includes a third bent portion having the first shape on the upstream side of the fluid, and a fourth bent portion having the second shape on the downstream side of the fluid.
US10065200B2
A static spray mixer is proposed for the mixing and spraying of at least two flowable components, having a tubular, one-piece mixer housing (2) which extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis (A) up to a distal end (21) which has an outlet opening (22) for the components, having at least one mixing element (3) arranged in the mixer housing (2) for the mixing of the components as well as having an atomization sleeve (4) which has an inner surface which surrounds the mixer housing (2) in its end region, wherein the atomization sleeve (4) has an inlet (41) for a pressurized atomization medium. A plurality of grooves are provided in the outer surface of the mixer housing (2) or in the inner surface of the atomization sleeve (4) which respectively extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) and through which the atomization medium can flow from the inlet (41) of the atomization sleeve (4) to the distal end (21) of the mixer housing (2).
US10065197B2
A hydraulic particle separator is described. The particle separator comprises a main body having a top, a bottom, and a wall enclosing an interior cavity. At least one feed port is disposed on the top of the main body to introduce crude particle mixtures. A partition disposed within the cavity separates the cavity into a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The partition has at least one orifice for fluidic communication between the upper chamber and lower chamber. One or more grooves extend vertically along the interior surface of the wall. At least one tangential flow inlet port is disposed along the wall of the upper chamber above the partition.
US10065194B2
A useable particulate nepheline syenite having a grain size to provide an Einlehner Abrasive Value of less than about 100 is described. The particulate nepheline syenite is generally free from agglomeration and moisture free. At least 99% of the nepheline syenite particles have a size less than 10 microns.
US10065189B2
An interface is provided for storing microfluidic samples in a nanoliter sample chip. A fluid access structure provides a fluid access region to a selected subset of sample wells from an array of sample wells. A fluid introduction mechanism introduces a sample fluid to the fluid access region so that the sample wells in the selected subset are populated with the sample fluid without the unselected sample wells being populated with the sample fluid.
US10065183B2
A process for preparing a catalyst provided in the form of a metal oxide catalyst having at least one element selected from Mo, Te, Nb, V, Cr, Dy, Ga, Sb, Ni, Co, Pt and Ce. The catalyst is subjected to an aftertreatment to increase the proportion of the M1 phase, by contacting the catalyst with steam at a pressure below 100 bar or by contacting the catalyst with oxygen to obtain an aftertreated catalyst. The aftertreated catalyst may be used for oxidative dehydrogenation processes.
US10065178B2
A method for preparing a silica-modified catalyst support is described including: (i) applying an alkyl silicate to the surface of a porous support material in an amount to produce a silica content of the silica-modified catalyst support, expressed as Si, in the range 0.25 to 15% by weight, (ii) optionally drying the resulting silicate-modified support, (iii) treating the support with water, (iv) drying the resulting water-treated support, and (v) calcining the dried material to form the silica-modified catalyst support.
US10065177B2
A catalyst support material and a catalyst system incorporating said support material along with a method of making the same is provided for use in applications in which the support material is exposed to sulfur-containing impurities. The catalyst support material generally comprises an inorganic oxide base material having a surface and pores of predetermined size; and a zirconium layer adapted to interact with the surface and sized to be received by the pores of the base material. The catalyst support material being prepared by applying a layer of a zirconium compound to the surface and pores of an inorganic oxide base material followed by calcination in order to convert the zirconium compound to a metal, a metal oxide, or a mixture thereof.
US10065175B2
Provided are a superabsorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof. In the superabsorbent polymer according to the present invention, a low-temperature foaming agent are used together with a high-temperature foaming agent to control the size and distribution of internal pores of the superabsorbent polymer, thereby increasing absorption rate under load without reduction in gel strength.
US10065169B2
An apparatus and method for treating liquid hydrocarbon fuel for increasing the gaseous content of the fuel includes a treatment unit for increasing the gaseous content of the fuel, the treatment unit including an inlet for receiving hydrocarbon fuel and an outlet for discharging a treated hydrocarbon fuel, and a plurality of concentric, spaced apart circular tubes of substantially equal lengths and of a non-magnetic material, the tubes defining a plurality of intermediary spaces, defining flow paths for the hydrocarbon fuel between the inlet to the outlet, and an innermost tube and an outermost tube are electrically connected to opposite poles of an electrical current generator configured for supplying a fluctuating current to thereby increase the gaseous content of the hydrocarbon fuel flowing through the intermediate tank.
US10065167B2
A method and device for processing a liquid with cavitation uses a channel element with passageways having local constrictions and a moving rotor surrounding the channel element. The rotor contains a plurality of rotor channels that are moved during rotation to periodically line up with the passageways in the channel element. To operate the device, liquid is passed through the local constriction in the passageway into an outlet channel at a velocity of at least 1.4 m/s at the exit of the outlet channel to form cavitation bubbles. Cavitation bubbles in the liquid in the outlet channel are collapsed by subjecting the cavitation bubbles to a water hammer hydraulic pulse pressure resulting from periodically rapidly closing of the outlet channel by rotation of the rotor.
US10065155B2
A method for preparing a polygraphene membrane includes adding graphite and sodium nitrate into sulfuric acid to form a first mixture; adding potassium permanganate solution into the first mixture to form a second mixture; adding hydrogen peroxide solution to the second mixture to form a mixture including soluble manganese ions; filtering the mixture including soluble manganese ions to form an aqueous suspension; centrifuging the aqueous suspension; performing ultrasonication of the suspension to obtain graphene oxide sheets; acylating the graphene oxide sheets to prepare an acylated graphene oxide sheet; and polymerizing the acylated graphene oxide sheets to prepare polygraphene.
US10065153B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a water treatment system in which explosions can be prevented even when filtering water to be treated that is able to generate flammable gas. A water treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a water-to-be-treated tank which stores water to be treated, a crossflow-type filtration membrane module which filters the water to be treated, a supply passage through which the water to be treated is supplied to the filtration membrane module from the water-to-be-treated tank by using a supply pump, and a recirculation passage through which the water to be treated is recirculated from the filtration membrane module to the water-to-be-treated tank. The supply passage is provided with an aspirator which mixes a gas with the supplied water to be treated, the gas being recirculated through the recirculation passage to the water-to-be-treated tank together with the water to be treated. The water-to-be-treated tank has an upper space provided above the liquid surface of the stored water to be treated, the upper space being hermetically filled with an inert gas. The water-to-be-treated tank is further provided with a gas transport passage through which the inert gas is supplied from the upper space to the aspirator.
US10065152B2
An energy recovery apparatus used in the seawater desalination system includes a cylindrical chamber (CH) having a space for containing concentrated seawater and seawater therein and being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port (P1) provided at the lower part of the chamber (CH) for supplying and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port (P2) provided at the upper part of the chamber (CH) for supplying and discharging the seawater, a flow resistor (23) provided at a concentrated seawater port side in the chamber, and a flow resistor (23) provided at a seawater port side in the chamber. A circular plate (30) having a hole at the center thereof is provided between the concentrated seawater port (P1) and the flow resistor (23), or between the seawater port (P2) and the flow resistor (23).
US10065149B2
A gas-liquid contactor is obtained by including a header pipe for supplying washing water, in a direction perpendicular to a vertical axis direction, the header pipe being disposed above a packed bed contacting section through which exhaust gas moves upward and passes; and spray nozzles for discharging spray water, the nozzles being disposed, in an upward orientation, with predetermined intervals on the header pipe. The spray water that has been discharged from the spray nozzles is supplied at a low liquid flow rate. The discharged spray water becomes a liquid film and falls downward along the surface of the header pipe, and then falls and spreads in the packed bed contacting section, so that the washing water is made to contact the exhaust gas moving upward through the packed bed contacting section. Accordingly, the washing water is used to clear and remove water-soluble substances contained in the exhaust gas.
US10065147B2
Techniques for purifying gases, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes an absorption vessel that can separate impurities from an input gas, a regeneration vessel that can release the impurities from the solvent, a rich solvent storage vessel, and a lean solvent storage vessel. The system can include a solar concentrator array and a thermal storage unit for storing the thermal energy generated by the solar concentrator array.
US10065145B2
An air cleaner arrangement is shown. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. A preferred filter cartridge positionable within an air cleaner arrangement, is depicted.
US10065144B2
According to the invention, the filter plant comprises a gas feed (compressed air feed system) which supplies the filter plant with a cleaning medium at a feed pressure pN. The filter plant also comprises a cleaning tank which is fed by the gas feed and in which the cleaning medium is stored at a cleaning pressure pT. Furthermore, the filter plant also comprises a pressure filter with a filter pressure pF. The pressure filter is cleaned cyclically in pre-determined time intervals or in a manner dependent on differential pressure by the cleaning medium from the cleaning tank.
US10065135B2
Methods of sequestering toxin particulates are described herein. In a primary processing chamber, a carbon source of toxin particulates may be combined with plasma from three plasma torches to form a first fluid mixture and vitrified toxin residue. Each torch may have a working gas including oxygen gas, water vapor, and carbon dioxide gas. The vitrified toxin residue is removed. The first fluid mixture may be cooled in a first heat exchange device to form a second fluid mixture. The second fluid mixture may contact a wet scrubber. The final product from the wet scrubber may be used as a fuel product.
US10065134B2
A blood filter device comprising: a housing comprising an outer wall and a first inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; a membrane which is capable of separating plasma from the blood, wherein the membrane forms an inner chamber; a leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media disposed wherein the inner chamber, the leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media is capable of depleting leukocytes and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide from the blood; an outer chamber disposed between the outer wall and the membrane, wherein the plasma which permeates through the membrane enters the outer chamber and exits the filter device via the first outlet; whereby the blood which has been depleted of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide, leukocytes and plasma exists and filter device via the second outlet.
US10065131B2
An exchange device includes a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of openings extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The top surface receives a liquid which flows in a flow direction over the top surface. A plurality of valves is disposed over the openings. Each valve includes a round lid coupled to the first, second, and third legs. The first leg is upstream of the second and third legs relative to the flow direction. The first leg has a width that is greater than the width of the second and third legs. In particular, a ratio of the width of the first leg to the width of the second leg is in a range of 1.6:1 to 2.6:1.
US10065128B2
A toy building set comprising a first and a second building element, wherein the first building element is provided with a first type of hinge part, and the second building element is provided with a second type of hinge part, wherein the first and second types of hinge parts are configured complementarily in such a way that the hinge parts on the first and second elements can be releasably interconnected to the effect that they form a hinged joint between the building elements, whereby the building elements can be mutually rotated about the common hinge axis defined at the hinged joint, wherein the toy building set further comprises at least one third building element comprising a third type of hinge part which is complementarily configured in such a way that the hinge parts on the first and third elements can be interconnected, whereby both the second type and the third type of hinge parts are provided with a toothing.
US10065127B1
A special effects device for providing an energy sword effect. The device includes two long plastic semi-cylinders, and these two blade body members are rolled perpendicular to their length, which creates compact cylinders of material of small volume that can be provided on a pair of spools in a hilt. To extend the blade, a motor provided in the hilt unrolls the blade body members from the spools. Each blade body member passes through a blade forming guideway that nests the semi-cylindrical blade body members together as they leave the hilt. To retract the blade, the process is reversed. The lighting of the blade is achieved with a flexible strip of light sources. The light source strip is attached to a blade end cap and positioned in the center of the two blade body members such that it is pulled up along with the blade body members during their extension.
US10065123B2
An amusement ride (1) and a method for its operation are disclosed. The amusement ride comprises a track (10) along which at least one vehicle (50) is movable, and at least one station (2) for the embarkation and/or disembarkation of passengers. The station comprises at least one platform (3) arranged above a portion of said track (10) in correspondence of the station (2), and the platform comprises an opening (S) for the transit of the vehicle (50) in the station. At least one floor element (20a, 20b, 20c) is arranged in at least one first position in which said floor element closes the opening (S) and is movable from the at least one first position to at least one second position to allow the transit of said vehicle (50) in the station (2). Returning means (25) are configured to move the at least one floor element (20a, 20b, 20c) from the at least one second position back to the at least one first position in which said floor element closes the opening (S).
US10065121B2
Methods and apparatus for recording data of a network interaction protocol are provided. In an exemplary method, protocol data sent from a server are received and then recorded, when the protocol data are recordable protocol data. The recorded protocol data are encoded into a video file. The video file is sent to the server and stored on the server. A video player can be used to play the video file. The apparatus can include a receiving and sending module, a recording module, and/or an encoding module.
US10065117B2
Story panels are generated. A story panel forms a portion of a computer game that includes multimedia content corresponding to a dramatic story and one or more game challenges. The story panels are combined into one or more episodes of the dramatic story, wherein a transition from a first story panel to a second story panel is effected conditioned on fulfilling requirements of a game challenge included in the first story panel. Input options are included in each story panel that enable a user to interact with the story panel when playing the computer game. The story panels are configured to be displayed in one of several different gaming modes. One or more story panels associated with an episode are streamed to electronic devices over network connections for presentation on displays coupled to the electronic devices.
US10065108B2
A motion of a first unit is detected based on an output from a first acceleration sensor provided in a first unit of a controller, and a motion of a second unit is detected based on an output from a second acceleration sensor provided in a second unit separate from the first unit. A game control is performed using the detected motions. Thus, with a game apparatus using a plurality of acceleration sensors or a plurality of sensors capable of detecting a motion a dynamic play is made possible with a high degree of freedom of motion and an intuitive motion input is realized.
US10065106B2
A wheel game apparatus comprising an inner ring mounted for rotational motion about a central shaft having a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, a central cone mounted for rotational motion about the shaft in an axial adjacent position to the upper side of the inner ring and including a plurality of markers thereon, and aligning and engagement features whereby the cone can be rotated relative to the inner ring such that each of the markers will align with a slot and the cone will remain engaged while the inner ring is rotated.
US10065087B2
A set of ball striking devices, such as a set golf clubs, having similar characteristics between clubs within the set of clubs such as length, weight, and lie angle. Characteristics can include lengths and lie angle.
US10065084B2
A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass.
US10065081B1
A system and device system for controlling a height of a levitated object based on a height selection made by a user. The system includes a user input device configured to receive the height selection made by the user, a base in communication with the user input device, and a power source. The base includes a magnet array having a central electromagnet configured to exert an adjustable magnetic force in a first direction, a plurality of peripheral electromagnets each being configured to exert an adjustable magnetic force in the first direction, and a permanent magnet being configured to exert a non-adjustable magnet force in a second direction at least substantially opposite the first direction. The power source is configured to deliver an adjustable current to the magnet array, such that adjustment of the current controls the levitation height of the object.
US10065076B2
A more efficient exercise system can be facilitated by interactive components. A system can comprise receiving distance data, from a wireless network device, associated with a selection of a weight of an exercise machine. Based on the distance data, the system can generate resistance data representative of a resistance associated with the exercise machine. Additionally, in response to the generating the resistance data, the system can assign the resistance data to a user identity associated with a mobile device.
US10065069B1
An exercise machine ergonomic handle system for providing hand-holds for the performance of exercises with reduced flexion and/or extension of the hand and wrist and reduced ulnar and/or radial deviation so as to reduce injury and allow application of full strength to the exercise machine. The exercise machine ergonomic handle system generally includes a longitudinally extending frame, a carriage that moves upon a first longitudinal portion of the frame, and at least one pair of ergonomic handles positioned on a second longitudinal portion of the frame. The ergonomic handles rotate about an axis to prevent flexion and/or extension, and can be positioned at a width and/or angle that reduces ulnar and/or radial deviation.
US10065059B2
An autonomous firefighting tower is a structure that is deployed into a firefighting zone for extinguishing a fire as well as for protecting firefighting personnel on the ground. The structure is able to self-level when being deployed on uneven terrain and requires minimal setup aside from connection to an external water source. A plurality of tower supports is hingedly connected to a base platform and may be adjusted to the terrain. Additional adjustability is provided through a plurality of self-leveling legs. A plurality of stabilizing members provides structural support and stability to the structure during self-leveling and when deployed. A fluid dispenser is connected to the base platform. Water is provided to the fluid dispenser from an external source through a fluid conduit. A control unit and at least one camera allow a remote operator to operate the structure during a firefighting operation.
US10065048B2
Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices to treat disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects.
US10065045B2
A method and medical device for detecting a cardiac event that includes sensing cardiac signals from a plurality of electrodes, sensing a plurality of beats in response to the sensed cardiac signals, identifying each beat of the plurality of beats as one of a normal beat and a not normal beat, determining at least one of whether a number of beats identified as a normal beat is greater than a normal beat threshold, whether an RR interval associated with the beats identified as being a normal beat is less than a threshold interval, and whether RR intervals associated with the beats identified as being normal beats are within an RR interval range, and identifying the cardiac event as being one of shockable and not shockable in response to the determining.
US10065040B2
A method to provide electrical stimulation therapy to stabilize ventricular rate of a heart during episodes of atrial fibrillation. The stimulation therapy may be a plurality of stimulation pulses delivered to the AV node during the AV node refractory period following the sensing of an atrial event.
US10065033B2
A system and method for regulating water metabolism of cells, which comprises an energy wave generator has an energy wave's frequency control mode. The energy wave's frequency control mode includes multiple controls for acting the energy wave generator to generate and emit energy waves each with a corresponding energy density. The energy density is calculated by a corresponding base frequency, a sweep bandwidth of the corresponding base frequency, an emission rate and a total time of emission in a duty cycle, so that the energy waves with the corresponding energy densities effecting on the body of animals or human to regulate water metabolism of cells of animals or human.
US10065030B2
A device for reducing agent penetration at an insertion site is provided that has a porous inner sleeve fluidly connected to a conduit. A vacuum or hydrodynamic source is fluidly connected to the conduit. The device is stabilized by fibroblast in-growth and inhibits bacterial colonization. A device is also provided that has a conduit having a bore and an outer conduit surface. The outer conduit surface is optionally nanotextured to promote fibroblast adhesion and limit bacterial residency. A sleeve is provided in fluid communication with the bore of the conduit, and is formed from materials characterized by a pore matrix through which vacuum or hydrodynamic draw is achieved in a process to promote stabilization and reducing bacterial colonization by draw fluid from an area around the surrounding the site of the device. The sleeve optionally has a distal nanotextured surface.
US10065024B2
Described herein is an assembly having a guide-wire having distally a flexible tip, and a guide-wire kit having comprising an introduction element of the guide-wire, a torque body, proximal to the introduction element, which includes blocking element of the guide-wire to the body, and a slide control which defines a support surface for the guide-wire, manually accessible to control (roto-)translations of the guide-wire, thereby orientations and/or sliding of the flexible tip, when the blocking element is in a release configuration. The torque body, the introduction element and the slide control are each disengageable, independently of the others, from the guide-wire in a radial direction.
US10065021B2
A catheter for delivering an agent to targeted tissue of a mammalian body including a first elongate tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal end wall. A second elongate tubular member having a portion extends through first elongate tubular member and has a distal end extending beyond the end wall. The first and second tubular members form an annular cavity within the first tubular member. A stiffening member has at least a portion disposed within the annular cavity for facilitating accurate placement of the distal end relative to the targeted tissue in the mammalian body and is removeable from the annular cavity after such placement without removal of the second elongate tubular member from the mammalian body. A method is provided.
US10065015B2
Catheters, sheaths, or other tubular devices are provided that include a proximal end, a distal end sized for introduction into a patient's body, and a steerable distal portion. The tubular device includes a primary lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends; an auxiliary lumen adjacent the primary lumen; and one or more reinforcement members including windings extending helically along at least the distal portion, at least some of the windings passing between the primary and steering element lumens and at least some of the windings surrounding both the primary and steering element lumens. In one embodiment, a steering element is slidably disposed within the auxiliary lumen. Apparatus and methods for making such tubular devices are also provided.
US10065014B2
A packaged catheter includes a cover attachable to a container, an intermittent urinary catheter, and a urine collection bag. The container has a closed bottom and an opening formed in a proximal end of the container and communicating with a container cavity. The intermittent urinary catheter has a proximal portion insertable into a bladder and a handle portion connected to the proximal portion; and a urine collection bag connected to the handle portion of the intermittent urinary catheter. The handle portion of the intermittent urinary catheter is inserted into the opening formed in the proximal end of the container to provide a sealing structure between the handle portion and the opening in the container.
US10065008B2
A device provides respiratory treatment such as for sleep disordered breathing and other respiratory conditions in a discreet configuration to provide a minimally invasive system. The system may include a flow pressurizer apparatus configured to generate a pressurized flow of air through a small bore delivery conduit toward a patient interface. The system may further include a treatment compensator coupled with the fine bore delivery conduit. The treatment compensator may be configured at the patient interface to reduce pressure for patient inspiration. A processor may control adjustments to the pressure generated by the flow pressurizer apparatus.
US10065006B2
Dispenser for the discharge of pharmaceutical media having a liquid storage, a base body, an actuating handle that is manually displaced with respect to the base body for causing a discharge process of media from the liquid storage into an environment, and an electronic detection system for detecting discharge processes. A sensor is provided, which, subject to the displacement of a reference component mechanically coupled to the actuating handle such that during a discharge process the reference component is displaced with respect to the base body, generates an output signal. The sensor is configured for generating output signals of two distinguishable types as a function of the extent of the displacement, and is provided with an electronic calibration memory in which calibration data regarding discharge behavior of the dispenser are stored.
US10064987B2
This disclosure relates to preventing over-delivery of a drug and related systems and methods. The method includes receiving, from a drug delivery device, information pertaining to a desired amount of fluid to be delivered by the drug delivery device and receiving information pertaining to a delivered amount of a fluid that has been delivered by the drug delivery device. The method also includes determining that the delivered amount satisfies a predetermined threshold amount and in response to the determination, detecting whether an initial amount of fluid provided to the drug delivery device corresponds to the desired amount of fluid to be delivered.
US10064983B2
Techniques, mixtures and improved porous materials (interconnected porous constructs) that are capable of maintaining a sufficient porosity while conferring improved mechanical and physical strength to the final construct. A sacrificial construct (for example, a sacrificial material such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)) is used to obtain an inverse porosity of the construct it was molded into. The process provides a less porous end material that may be used as an arthroplasty device or surgical implant (for example, an interference screw of suture anchor) among many other applications. The process employs a sacrificial material to reduce the porosity of the final construct to about 35%.
US10064979B2
A method for producing a bone regeneration material containing an octacalcium phosphate-gelatin complex, the method including: co-precipitating octacalcium phosphate with gelatin to produce an octacalcium phosphate-gelatin co-precipitate; washing the co-precipitate with a washing liquid to remove gelatin from the co-precipitate, thereby obtaining an octacalcium phosphate slurry; dispersing the octacalcium phosphate slurry or dry granules formed using the slurry in an aqueous gelatin solution; and drying the dispersion of octacalcium phosphate dispersed in the aqueous gelatin solution to produce an octacalcium phosphate-gelatin complex.
US10064975B2
The present invention relates to a biological film-forming agent which is for facilitating wound healing and coating and protecting biological organs, and for coating and protecting damaged cells, wound surfaces, organs and damaged sites of organs, and wound surfaces reaching soft tissues such as muscle and facia, periosteum or bone cortex. Provided is a biological film-forming agent for suppressing exudation of intracellular fluid from damaged cells, suppressing expansion of inflammation reactions and secondary inflammation reactions resulting from production of fibrin and eliminating adverse effects caused by formation of stabilised fibrin on healing. Various problems can be solved by using the agent containing aluminium chloride, cyclodextrin and water as base components.
US10064973B2
There is provided a tissue adhesive to be applied to a tissue by mixing an adhesive component including an aqueous solution of a fish-derived gelatin with a curative component including an aqueous solution of a water-soluble crosslinking reagent, wherein the water-soluble crosslinking reagent has an amide linkage or an ethylene glycol unit or a sugar chain in the molecular main chain thereof and has two or more of an active ester group or an acid anhydride or an aldehyde group.
US10064966B2
The shoe sole sanitizer provides a UV radiation emitting system that kills microbial pathogens deposited on shoe sole surfaces. The system includes a housing containing at least one UV radiation source. Bottom and side portions of the housing are opaque to provide a UV shield while directing the UV upward towards a top housing portion. The top housing portion has a plurality of holes forming an approximate shape of two shoe sole bottoms. The holes allow the UV radiation to escape the housing and target sole surfaces disposed on and over the exterior of the housing top. Each shoe sole approximation area has a pivotal tang that extends therefrom. Shutters attached internally to the tangs extend or limit UV exposure from the top surface depending on the size of the sole disposed on the top. The system is powered by standard AC electrical power or battery sources.
US10064963B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of treating, ameliorating or preventing a disorder by blocking the signaling pathway of c-Met, wherein said method comprises the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition to a subject in need thereof, which composition contains a lipocalin mutein or a fragment or a variant thereof. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a diagnostic composition suitable for use in, e.g., an immuno-imaging technique to detect the presence of c-Met as well as the uses thereof.
US10064962B2
The invention pertains to a method of monitoring the membrane permeabilization of a liposome and the incidental release of a compound of interest. The method utilizes liposomes comprising a thermosensitive lipidic membrane encapsulating the product of interest and superparamagnetic nanoparticles having the electrostatic surface charge below −20 mV or above +20 mV when measured in an aqueous medium at physiological pH. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: a) measuring relaxation time (T2*); b) heating the liposome at Tm or above Tm; c) measuring T2* after step b); d) obtaining the transverse relaxivity (r2*) values from the T2* values obtained from step a) and step c); and e) determining the ratio of r2* before and after the heating step b). A ratio above 1.5 indicates the liposome membrane permeabilization and the incidental release of the product of interest.
US10064961B2
A method for producing a liquid pharmaceutical preparation which contains a complex consisting of DOTA and gadolinium and a base such as L-lysine or meglumine, includes the following steps: a) An aqueous solution containing free DOTA, free gadolinium and a base such as L-lysine or meglumine is produced. b) The yield of free DOTA and free gadolinium is determined in the solution obtained according to step a). c) Free gadolinium and/or free DOTA is added in order to adjust a stoichiometric excess of free DOTA in the solution. d) The complexation is executed at an increased temperature. e) Additional base such as L-lysine or meglumine is added in order to adjust the pH value. f) The final volume of the preparation is adjusted.
US10064951B2
The present invention relates to a liquid formulation of highly concentrated long-acting human growth hormone conjugate, comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of the long-acting human growth hormone conjugate in which human growth hormone (hGH) is linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region, and an albumin-free stabilizer, said stabilizer comprising a buffer, a non-ionic surfactant, a sugar alcohol, and sodium chloride as an isotonic agent, and a method for preparing the same.
US10064950B2
A method for treating cancer is disclosed by boiling blended cannabis material with oil and collecting oil infused with cannabis; targeting cancerous cells in a body; and injecting the oil infused with cannabis into the body portion with cancerous cells.
US10064949B2
The present embodiments may relate to topically delivered compounded medications for the treatment of scar tissue, skin disorders, and/or other ailments. In one aspect, a transdermal cream or gel may provide for the effective administration of multiple medications simultaneously. Preferably, a silicone-based gel may be provided as a base composition and may have a non-zero percentage of silicone or silicone variant. The silicone-based gel may comprise cyclopentasiloxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, and C30-45 alkyl cetearyl dimethicone crosspolymer, and include several active ingredients, such as glucocorticoids, antihistamines, and nerve depressants. The silicone-based gel may include a combination of fluticasone, loratadine, and gabapentin. The concentrations of fluticasone and loratadine may be relatively low, while that of gabapentin moderately high. The silicone-based gel may also have one or more local anesthetics, such as prilocaine and/or lidocaine. The silicone-based gel may include additional active ingredients, such as NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and/or other active ingredients.
US10064939B2
Combination therapy using c-Met inhibitor and IGF-1R inhibitor for c-Met inhibitor resistant cancers
A method of preventing and/or treating a cancer, the method including co-administering a dual inhibitor of c-Met (hereinafter, ‘c-Met inhibitor’) and an IGF-1R inhibitor to a subject in need thereof and a use of IGF-1R as a marker for resistance to a c-Met inhibitor.
US10064937B2
The present invention relates to RSPO and LGR antagonists, and methods of using the RSPO and LGR antagonists for treating or preventing fibrotic diseases.
US10064931B2
Nucleic acid molecules which encode an MRSA PBP2a protein or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 245 amino acid are disclosed. Compositions comprising the nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. Novel proteins which comprise a MRSA PBP2a protein or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 245 amino acid are disclosed are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response against MRSA PBP2a are disclosed, as are methods of treating an individual who has been diagnosed with MRSA and methods of preventing MRSA infection in an individual.
US10064918B2
The present invention provides for methods and compositions for treating or preventing arthritis and joint injury.
US10064917B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with pathological calcification or pathological ossification. In certain embodiments, the diseases or disorders are selected from the group consisting of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI), Idiopathic Infantile Arterial Calcification (IIAC), Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL), hypophosphatemic rickets, osteoarthritis, calcification of atherosclerotic plaques, PXE, hereditary and non-hereditary forms of osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hardening of the arteries occurring with aging, calciphylaxis resulting from end stage renal disease and progeria.
US10064888B2
This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
US10064886B2
Disclosed are compositions comprising synergic combinations of xyloglucans and plant or animal proteins, which are useful in the treatment of intestinal disorders.
US10064885B2
A novel pathway in cancer cell metabolism is identified. Targeting of any gene, protein, or enzyme that modulates activity or flux through this pathway, including, but not limited to IDH1, isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), aconitase 1 (ACO1), aconitase 2 (ACO2), glutaminase (GLS), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and transaminase, provides effective means of inhibiting tumor growth.
US10064879B2
A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
US10064878B2
The invention relates to tablet comprising granules dispersed in at least one hydrophilic compound or matrix. The granules contain an active agent, at least one amphiphilic compound and at least one lipophilic compound. The tablet may include a gastro-resistant film coating.
US10064871B2
A method of treating a skin disorder (e.g., an inflammatory or neoplastic skin disorder) in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering (e.g., topically administering) the subject an active agent in a treatment effective amount. The active agent may be a compound of Formula I: wherein: each R is independently selected substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; each A is an independently selected hydrogen, an electron-withdrawing group, or electron donating group; M is a metal; and Z− is a counterion; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10064858B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing bacterial infections, where a pharmaceutically acceptable iron chelator that reduces biological availability of iron for one or more strains of bacteria, such as VK28 or an analog or derivative thereof is administered to a patient in need of treatment. The method also provides methods and compositions where an iron chelator and an antibiotic are administered to a patient in need of treatment for a bacterial infection.
US10064854B2
This invention relates to the use of cyclopropylamine derivatives for the modulation, notably the inhibition of the activity of Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1). Suitably, the present invention relates to the use of cyclopropylamines in the treatment of cancer.
US10064851B2
Method for the treatment of neurological disorders by enhancing the activity of β-glucocerebrosidase
Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type β-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of β-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for β-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding β-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are β-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of β-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
US10064848B2
Compounds for the preparation of pyridone derivatives are provided. In particular, compounds of formula (IA) are provided, wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (IA) can be used as intermediates in the preparation of pyridone derivatives useful as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors and therapeutic agents for treating cancer.
US10064839B2
The invention provides tricyclic compounds and their use in treating liver disorders, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and related disorders (e.g., fibrosis). The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
US10064834B2
The present invention includes a method of inhibiting or reducing mTOR signaling or inhibition of indoleamine dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) in a subject with a proliferative disease, which comprises administering to the subject having or suspected to have the proliferative disease, a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
US10064831B2
Licochalcone A and/or plant extracts or microbiologically obtained extracts with an active content of Licochalcone A or cosmetic or dermatological preparations containing Licochalcone A and/or plant extracts or microbiologically obtained extracts with an active content of Licochalcone A for the care of the skin of patients of diabetes mellitus.
US10064822B2
The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide based block copolymer having biodegradability due to peptidase, and a process for the preparation thereof, and polymer micelles using the same. The block copolymer according to the present disclosure is a block copolymer of a polyethylene glycol-based compound having properties such that the solubility for water is different depending on the pH, but cannot form micelles due to a self-assembly phenomenon; and a polyglutamic acid-based compound formed using an aminolysis reaction of glutamic acid and tertiary amine in which the end of one alkyl group is substituted with NH2, or using an aminolysis reaction of glutamic acid and triamine. The block copolymer of the present disclosure has advantages in that the block polymer has both pH sensitivity and biodegradability due to peptidase in the body, and thereby a degradation rate related to a drug release cycle is controlled. Therefore, the block copolymer according to the present disclosure is effective in that the block copolymer can be used as a target-oriented drug delivery agent depending on the pH changes in the body, and as a drug delivery agent that can control the rate of degradation.
US10064818B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia. In a preferred embodiment correction of presbyopia occurs without reduction in distance vision acuity. The compositions of the invention preferably contain pilocarpine and tropicamide.
US10064813B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that can be used in cosmetic applications. The composition can include an effective amount of a Centella asiatica stem cells to reduce the activity of hyaluronidase in skin, an effective amount of tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylamino butyric urea trifluoroacetate or Alpinia galanga leaf extract to promote the production of hyaluronic acid in skin, an effective amount of tripeptide-1 to promote the production of fibronectin and laminin in skin, and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
US10064811B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of retarding hair loss or facilitating hair growth and/or regrowth. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of using the disclosed compositions to increase the rate of terminal hair growth and/or regrowth in a mammal.
US10064809B2
A viscosity building composition is described. The viscosity building composition comprises a fatty alcohol in combination with one or more polyglyceryl esters. In one embodiment, the composition contains a fatty alcohol in combination with a polyglyceryl monoester. In an alternative embodiment, the composition contains a fatty alcohol combined with a polyglyceryl polyester, such as a polyglyceryl diester or a polyglyceryl triester. In still another embodiment, the composition comprises a fatty alcohol mixed with a blend of polyglyceryl esters. The blend may include at least one polyglyceryl monoester in combination with at least one polyglyceryl polyester, such as a diester, triester, tetraester or decaester. The polyglyceryl polyester is present generally in an amount greater than the monoester. In an alternative embodiment, the blend may include two or more polyglyceryl polyesters. The blend of polyglyceryl esters has been found to dramatically enhance the ability of the fatty alcohol to increase viscosity and build body in personal care products.
US10064808B2
Cationically-charged particulates and compositions containing the cationically-charged particulates for application to keratinous materials are provided. Methods of preparing the cationically-charged particulates are also disclosed.
US10064797B2
Novel compounds having a two-armed cyclic structure are described. These novel compounds absorb both ultraviolet (UV)-A and UV-B radiation and are formulated with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients to generate a topical composition which is photoprotective when applied to the skin of a subject. Methods for measuring the photoprotective properties of the novel compounds are described as are methods of protecting against sunburn or sun damage through the application of the topical compositions formulated as described.
US10064793B2
Disclosed herein is a method of making silver nanoparticles using an ascorbic acid derivative or an alpha-hydroxyl carboxylic acid derivative as a reducing agent. The silver nanoparticles may be coated onto micro particles, embedded in hydrogel particles or coated with polysaccharide. The silver nanoparticles may be used in a wound dressing, a bandage, a fungal treatment product, a deodorant, a floss product, a toothpick, a dietary supplement, dental X-ray, a mouthwash, a toothpaste, acne or wound treatment product, skin scrub, and skin defoliate agent.
US10064792B2
A hybrid coating material and process for pigments and other powders, for example cosmetic powders employs an organometallate, for example a titanate, and a functionalized silicon compound, for example a trialkoxysilane or a functionalized polysiloxane, which covalently bond to each other and to the substrate powder. The coated powders can exhibit excellent hydrophobicity coupled with lipophilicity. Employment of fluorinated silicon compounds may provide hydrophobicity and lipophobicity. Examples show good dispersibility of coated pigments in aqueous, oil and silicone fluids.
US10064791B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition, in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, characterized in that it comprises a 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid polymer, a copolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and of an alcohol(meth)acrylate, and a hydrophobic-modified inulin-based amphiphilic polymer, the globules of the said emulsion having a mean size ranging from 15 to 500 microns and the oily phase being present in an amount of less than 35% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin materials.
US10064787B2
Disclosed is a supporting structure for concurrently supporting a plurality of containers for substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, comprising a flat, rectangular-shaped carrier having a plurality of apertures or receptacles and at least one supporting member, which is releasably coupled to the carrier, wherein the respective supporting member is configured to support a plurality of containers to said carrier by a positive-fit.According to the invention the positive-fit is formed by coupling the respective supporting member with the carrier such that the containers supported on the container extend into the apertures or receptacles of the carrier.By means of the supporting members tolerances, in particular with respect to the outer radius or the outer contour of the containers and to their length, can be compensated for in a simple manner. Because the containers extend through the apertures of the carrier, the bottoms of the containers are freely accessible from the underside of the carrier even if these are supported on the carrier. This offers significant advantages when processing or further processing the containers. Since the supporting means are clipped into the carrier, these are retained to the carrier in axial direction and thus are supported very reliably on the carrier.
US10064784B2
The present disclosure concerns an adjustable bed facility including a system for executing a computer-based safety-action during a motor-actuated adjustable bed position adjustment, comprising an adjustable bed facility comprising a computer-based controller, an actuator, and a sensor, the computer-based controller providing control of adjustable bed position adjustments, the actuator configured to adjust a height of the adjustable bed facility upon receiving a height-adjustment command from the computer-based controller, and the sensor for determining an actuator action parameter measured value of the actuator, the computer-based controller in communicative connection with the sensor to monitor and compare the motor action parameter measured value to an actuator action parameter normal operation value range, and when the controller determines the monitored motor action parameter measured value is outside the range of the actuator action parameter normal operation value range the controller sends a safety-action command to the actuator.
US10064782B1
Wheeled walker with an integrated safety system includes a frame, wheels on the frame to enable the frame to be manually moved along a surface, and a belt/tether apparatus including a belt adapted to be attached to a person using the walker and at least one tether connected at a first end region to the frame and at a second end region to the belt. The tether may include an elastic portion that provides a proportional tension as distance beyond a slack distance of the elastic portion increases. This limits separation of the walker from the person attached to the belt.
US10064780B2
A multi-functional activity management system for elderly utilizes prior art walking sticks to manage big data related to activity of elderly persons. In addition, new improvements have been made upon prior art walking sticks. By incorporating umbrella function into the walking stick, the stem portion becomes narrower and shorter, thereby making it easy to be inserted into the thin walking stick. New functions have been developed from the prior art walking sticks for better use by the elderly persons.
US10064768B2
A Y-type gauze positioning rod is adapted to be disposed in a Y-type gauze so as to position the Y-type gauze to an affected region. The Y-type gauze positioning rod includes a Y-type flexible body having a holder and two supporting branches. The two supporting branches are connected to the holder and separated from each other. A Y-type gauze positioning assembly is further provided.
US10064766B2
Nonwoven materials having discrete three-dimensional deformations therein forming protrusions that extend outward from the first surface of the nonwoven material and wide base openings adjacent to the second surface of the nonwoven material are disclosed. At least some of the three-dimensional deformations are configured to collapse in a controlled manner when compressive forces are applied on the nonwoven material.
US10064761B2
A method of delivering a discrete cord to a transfer member, wherein the method includes providing a supply path fluidly connected to a metered cord supply. The supply path comprises a fluid flow, a transfer member, and a cutting apparatus. The transfer member comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of orifices on the first surface. The method also comprises moving a deployed cord supply towards the transfer member through the supply path by the fluid flow. The method further comprises moving a portion of the deployed cord supply into an orifice of the transfer member and cutting the deployed cord supply to create a discrete cord comprising a first end and a second end; wherein a portion of the discrete cord is in the orifice to the transfer member.
US10064755B2
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness, a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the housing tube, and a cable disposed within the housing tube and the actuation control. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually curve the housing tube and the optic fiber. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually straighten the housing tube and the optic fiber.
US10064753B2
A device and a method for irradiating the cornea of an eye, wherein the device includes at least the following elements: a ring body, which has a bearing surface embodied concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the device for the purpose of fastening the device on the eye, an irradiation channel for irradiating the cornea, which is located inside the ring body, a light source, which, in the operationally-ready state of the device, is attached inside the ring body for emitting light in the irradiation channel, wherein the bearing surface for fastening the device is arranged outside the irradiation channel, which has the result that the irradiated area itself is not additionally loaded by bearing surfaces of the device.
US10064750B2
An apparatus for assisting in copulation and preventing discomfort due to testicular retraction or displacement (e.g., retractile testicle) during copulation and other activities is disclosed. The apparatus substantially encompasses, circumferentially, the upper portion of the shaft of a penis without constricting the urethra area at the base of the shaft of the penis. The apparatus further conforms to the torso behind the scrotal sack (i.e., between scrotum and torso) to prevent undesired movement of testicles into the abdomen area. The apparatus has a substantial U-shape, the legs curving inwardly toward respective anchoring nodes. Anchoring nodes may be included at the end of each leg of the apparatus to assist in minimizing movement of the apparatus while in use. The apparatus may rigid or may be slightly flexible and, when in use as a copulation aid, provides pressure to restrict outflow of blood from corpora cavernosa thus assisting to maintain erection.
US10064745B2
A stent or scaffold has a tapered end or ends. The scaffold is made using an additive manufacturing technique such as stereolithography (SLA). The scaffold may take the shape of a frustum, or a scaffold having one or both of its ends flared. The scaffold has varying mechanical properties over its length, such as a varying ring stiffness, porosity or elasticity modulus. In one embodiment the strut and link widths change linearly from the distal to proximal ends.
US10064744B2
This disclosure includes bubble actuator arrays and methods for making and using the same. Some bubble actuator arrays include a first flexible layer having a substantially flat first portion and a plurality of second portions that protrude away from the first portion to define chambers, a flexible second layer sealed to the first layer to define a plurality of cells in the chambers and between the layers, and where the array can be coupled to a fluid source such that the internal pressures of the cells can be varied. Some of the present methods include adjusting with a processor and fluid source the pressure in the cells of an array. Others of the present methods include placing sacrificial material into chambers of a molded first layer such that a plurality of cells is formed when a second layer is molded coincident to the first and the sacrificial material is removed.
US10064739B2
The present invention provides artificial disc prostheses, methods and instrumentation for implantation and revision thereof. Each prosthesis may comprise superior and inferior end plates and a nucleus positioned between articular surfaces of the end plates. The end plates may have planar bone engagement surfaces with a plurality of self-cutting teeth. The articular surfaces of the end plates may be planar or include a flattened portion. The nucleus includes superior and inferior articular surfaces which may comprise flattened portions such that when the articular surfaces of the nucleus and the end plates are placed in cooperation in a preferred orientation, the flattened and/or planar portions are aligned. Each prosthesis may provide flexion/extension, anterior/posterior translation, lateral bending, and/or axial rotation degrees of freedom. One embodiment comprises a prosthesis with a first joint providing flexion/extension and anterior/posterior translation, and a second joint providing lateral bending and axial rotation.
US10064730B2
A joint replacement device is provided that includes an inner surface configured to accommodate at least one of a portion of an outer surface of a femoral head of a femur and a prosthetic secured to the femoral head, an outer surface configured to accommodate at least one of a portion of an outer surface of an acetabulum socket and a prosthetic secured to a pelvis, wherein the inner surface and outer surface each have a circular curvilinear shape and together include an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, and wherein the inner perimeter is joined to the outer perimeter to form a posterior limb and an anterior limb, and further including, a posterior portion, an anterior portion, and a superior portion formed from the inner surface and the outer surface; wherein the superior portion further includes a posterior superior portion and an anterior superior portion.
US10064718B2
In one representative embodiment, a prosthetic valve assembly comprises a valve component comprising a radially compressible and expandable frame and a valve structure supported inside of the frame. The valve structure is configured to allow blood to flow through the valve component in one direction and block the flow of blood in the opposite direction. The assembly further comprises a radially compressible and expandable anchor comprising an annular base and a plurality of cantilevered fixation members extending from the base. The fixation members are configured to pivot inwardly toward the valve component when the valve component is radially expanded within the anchor.
US10064714B2
An implant configured to treat prolapse of a pelvic organ includes a support member and an extension portion projecting from the support member. The extension portion has a barbed fixation means provided thereon for anchoring the extension portion into pelvic paravaginal tissue. The barbed fixation means allow bi-directional adjustment of the barbed fixation means relative to the tissue, and when suitably located, the barbed fixation means engage the tissue. The support member comprises a mesh material having a mass density of less than 50 g/m2.
US10064707B2
A bone implant includes a head and a core body extending from the head to a tip. An osteotomy blade extends outwardly from at least a portion of the core body to form a spiral thread. Channels form bone cutting edges of the implant. The implant, and particularly the osteotomy blade, is configured to self-osteotomize and direct cut bone into the channels to facilitate bone growth and grafting and integration of the implant to the bone.
US10064705B2
Appliances and related methods use a resilient retention member that is retained in a recess within a body that is optionally made from a suitably translucent ceramic material. The retention member, optionally in combination with one or more side walls of the recess, provides two or more regions for accommodating a protrusion. The protrusion, in turn, is part of a sliding door which can be opened or closed depending on the equilibrium position of the protrusion with respect to the two or more regions. Based on the engagement between the protrusion and the retention member, these appliances can provide discrete opened and closed door positions to facilitate archwire ligation.
US10064691B2
A surgical controlling system comprising: at least one location estimating means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool; at least one movement detection means in communication with a movement database and with the location estimating means; and a controller, which controls the position of at least one surgical tool, in communication with a movement database, a control database and the movement detection means. The movement database stores the 3D spatial position of each surgical tool at the present time and at at least one previous time; a tool has moved if its present position is different from its previous position. The control database stores rules to identify a movement of a tool as either an ALLOWED movement or a RESTRICTED movement.
US10064689B2
A system and method of aligning with a reference target includes a computer-assisted medical device. The computer-assisted medical device includes an orientation platform, one or more first joints proximal to the orientation platform, one or more second joints distal to the orientation platform, one or more links distal to the orientation platform, a reference instrument coupled to the orientation platform by the second joints and the links; and a control unit coupled to the first joints and the second joints. The control unit determines a pose of the reference instrument. The pose includes a reference point and a reference orientation. The control unit further positions the orientation platform over the reference point using the first joints, rotates the orientation platform to align the orientation platform with the reference orientation using the first joints, and maintains the pose of the reference instrument using the second joints.
US10064687B2
A data processing method for generating a compensation information for hacking or for determining the position and/or orientation of an object in space, the method comprising the following steps performed by a computer: a) acquiring a predetermined constraint information defining one or more relative or absolute positions and/or orientations of the object in space; b) acquiring position and/or orientation data of the object while the object is positioned or moved while fulfilling the predetermined constraint; and c) determining the compensation information based on the predetermined constraint information and the acquired position and/or orientation data of the object.
US10064683B2
An endoscopic system may include a catheter or tubing and at least one optical sensor disposed along the catheter or tubing and configured to capture image information from a body lumen when disposed within the body lumen and activated. The system may further include an untethered module operatively arranged with the at least one optical sensor and configured to store or transmit image information captured by the at least one optical sensor. The catheter or tubing, at least one optical sensor and module may be portable during use.
US10064681B2
A system for planning and performing a guided and free-handed transperineal prostate biopsy includes a transrectal ultrasound probe, an access needle configured to perforate a perineal access site of a patient, a biopsy gun, and a guide. The guide includes a sliding platform, stabilization bars, upper and lower mounts, and fasteners. The system and guide apparatus is used for locating a target area using the ultrasound probe, positioning the ultrasound and the access needle at respective designated points, precisely measuring the distance to a designated point, and obtaining specimens from a precise point in the prostate, wherein the method is performed free-handed, and multiple tissue or cell specimens may be obtained from the prostate through an initial access needle.
US10064677B2
Methods and devices are provided for retracting a cutting assembly in the event of a failure on a motorized electrosurgical device. As an example, a surgical device is provided that includes a handle portion with an elongate shaft extending distally that has first and second jaws configured to engage tissue therebetween. A cutting assembly cuts tissue engaged between the first and second jaws. A drive shaft extends from the handle through the elongate shaft and moves the cutting assembly. A motorized gear assembly moves the drive shaft. The drive shaft is movable between a first position in which the drive shaft is engaged with the motorized gear assembly such that actuation of the motorized gear assembly drives the drive shaft, and a second position in which the drive shaft is disengaged from the motorized gear assembly such that the drive shaft can move independent of the gear assembly.
US10064668B2
A bone plate locking cannula and drill guide assembly having a locking cannula detachably mountable onto screw-receiving apertures of a bone plate and a drill guide received within the locking cannula such that pilot holes are drilled through the apertures into bone at the proper angle to receive bone screws. The screw receiving apertures have a proximal bore of greater diameter than a distal bore, and the proximal bore is provided with internal threading to mate with external threading located on the distal end of the locking cannula. The bone screws are inserted through the locking cannula after removal of the drill guide and fastened into the bone to secure the bone plate in position without having to remove the locking cannulas from the bone plate, the internal diameter of the locking cannula bore being greater than the maximum diameter of the screw heads. The locking cannula is detached from the bone plate after the bone plate has been secured in place on the bone.
US10064661B2
An articulated fixation device is provided having a high degree of adjustability for securing a plate member thereof to a skull and at least one spinal rod thereof to a vertebral bone. In one form, an adjustable bridge member is provided that is adjustably connected to both the plate member and the spinal rod. The adjustable connections can include an upper and rearward pivot connection between the plate member and the bridge member and a lower and forward pivot connection between the spinal rod and the bridge member.
US10064660B2
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper portion, a receiver member or head, a retaining and articulating structure, and a pressure insert disposed between the shank upper portion and a rod. The receiver has a U-shaped cradle defining a channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod and a receiver cavity. The retaining and articulating structure attaches to the shank and rotates with the shank in the cavity during positioning. The pressure insert presses upon the shank upper portion and not the retaining and articulating structure.
US10064658B2
A polyaxial bone anchor with a receiver, a shank, a pressure insert, a retainer for holding the shank in the receiver, and a closure. The receiver having at least one vertically aligned guide on a surface of an interior shank and insert receiving chamber. The insert having at least one shoulder that aligns with the guide and both properly positions the insert relative to the receiver during assembly and prevents the insert from axially rotating relative to the receiver.
US10064653B2
A medical device and method for detection, retrieval or elimination of disease-associated toxins and biomarkers is provided. A plurality of magnets is arranged within a flexible sheath forming a flexible wire. The magnets are magnetically attached to each other, end-to-end, and arranged with their magnetic polarities alternating in direction. The magnetization direction of each of the magnets is orthogonal to the length axis of the flexible wire. The medical device is completely self-contained and does not require a bulky external field source able to maintain strong magnetic field gradients (100-10,000 T/m) along the wire, and at a radial distance (˜1 mm) to attract magnetic particles throughout the entire vein diameter at a range of physiologic velocities (1-10 cm/sec). This technology is a major step forward for the clinical relevance of CTC analysis to personalized medicine and introduces a powerful generalizable strategy for enrichment of other rare blood biomarkers.
US10064650B2
A surgical device, an outer tube, an endoscope and a treatment tool that have a simple configuration and excellent operability are provided. The outer tube includes a slider in an outer tube body. When the endoscope and the treatment tool are inserted into the outer tube, the endoscope and treatment tool are held by an endoscope holding part and a treatment tool holding part each being provided in the slider, and are combined into a single unit. Consequently, when the treatment tool is moved in the axial direction, the endoscope is moved in the axial direction in interlock with the movement. The outer tube is configured such that the inner diameter of the opening type hermetic valve part for the endoscope that is provided at a valve member is smaller than the inner diameter of the elastic member that is provided for causing the endoscope holding part to hold the endoscope.
US10064649B2
A surgical access assembly for a surgical instrument and/or a surgeon's hand, the assembly including a housing, such as a wound retractor, and a seal body mounted to the housing. The seal body may have a pleated configuration when viewed in cross-section. The seal body may have a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a plurality of radially-extending first channels and the second surface having a plurality of radially-extending second channels, the plurality of first channels being offset from the plurality of second channels. The seal body may define a substantially centrally disposed opening for reception of a hand/arm or instrument. In addition, the seal body may define one or more additional openings for simultaneous reception of an instrument and a hand.
US10064647B2
A blade disarmer is provided herein. The blade disarmer includes a base member having an elongated portion, a bottom portion, and first and second walls extending from the elongated portion. A cover member is removably attached to the base member forming a cavity therebetween. The cover member includes a hinge separating a body portion and a tab. A pair of dome-shaped portions is disposed on the tab configured to assist a pair of side surfaces of the tab proximate each respective dome-shaped portion to flex laterally. A closure mechanism is disposed on the first and second walls and configured to maintain the tab in a plurality of positions. First and second protrusions extend into the cavity.
US10064637B2
As may be implemented with various aspects of the present disclosure, a mesh structure is coupled to inner and outer frames that operate with struts to apply pressure to the mesh. Such an approach may involve sealing the mesh around an opening, such as around one or more artery openings along an interior wall of vascular tissue (e.g., in an aortic arch). Accordingly, blood flow can be filtered in a manner that is useful for capturing particulates such as those resulting from surgical operations. In various implementations, the mesh, struts and frames are deployed using a catheter and shaft coupled to the frames. Such an approach can be implemented to apply a spring force from the shaft and through the frames for sealing the mesh.
US10064636B2
A method involves introducing a gathering part into a lumen in an ureteral access sheath in which is located calculus, wherein at least a part of the ureteral access sheath is located in an ureter in a living body. The gathering part is moved along the lumen in the ureteral access sheath in a forward direction toward the calculus, and then movement of the gathering part in the forward direction is stopped to position the gathering part adjacent the calculus so that the calculus is positioned between the distal end of the ureteral access sheath and the gathering part. The gathering part is expanded while the gathering part is positioned adjacent the calculus, and the calculus is then introduced into the gathering part.
US10064635B2
The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
US10064621B2
A surgical instrument for treating tissue comprising a shaft, an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft, and a firing member configured to be moved relative to the end effector is disclosed. The surgical instrument further comprises an articulation member operably coupled with the end effector, wherein the articulation member is selectively engageable with the firing member such that the articulation member is operably engaged with the firing member in an engaged configuration and such that the articulation member is operably disengaged from the firing member in a disengaged configuration, and wherein the firing member is configured to move the articulation member relative to the end effector to articulate the end effector when the articulation member and the firing member are in the engaged configuration.
US10064616B2
A suture bridge to accommodate many common types of sutures, including a first leg and a second leg, where first leg and second leg include a patient contacting surface configured to contact a patient's skin. A first support connects to the first leg and second support connects to the second leg. A traversing member connects to the first support and the second support, and the first support and the second support elevate the traversing member away from the patient contacting surfaces of the first leg and the second leg creating a wound eversion void below the traversing member. This forms a wound eversion void which is a void configured to accept an everting wound. In some examples, the suture bridge includes notches on the first leg and the second leg to accommodate more types of sutures.
US10064597B2
The present invention relates to a head and neck simulation phantom device for simulating the head and neck of a body, the phantom device including: a flat type first plate having a first insertion groove formed on one surface thereof; a flat type second plate disposed to come into contact with the other surface of the first plate and having a second insertion groove formed on the contacted surface with the other surface of the first plate in such a manner as to correspond to the first insertion groove; and a plurality of teeth simulants inserted into the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove and for simulating the teeth of the body.
US10064596B2
A method for controlling an X-ray dose of a CT scan includes: setting an initial X-ray dose; performing a first CT scan with the initial X-ray dose to obtain an initial scan image; setting a region of interest (ROI) in the initial scan image; calculating a subsequent X-Ray dose with image values of the ROI in the initial scan image; perform an additional CT scan with the calculated subsequent X-Ray dose to obtain an average image; before receiving an end instruction, repeating the following operations: recalculating a subsequent X-Ray dose with image values of the ROI in the average image and performing an additional CT scan with the calculated subsequent X-Ray dose to obtain a new average image; and saving the average image when receiving the end instruction.
US10064594B2
Methods, apparatus, and other embodiments associated with classifying a region of tissue using quantified vessel tortuosity are described. One example apparatus includes an image acquisition logic that acquires an image of a region of tissue demonstrating cancerous pathology, a delineation logic that distinguishes nodule tissue within the image from the background of the image, a perinodular zone logic that defines a perinodular zone based on the nodule, a feature extraction logic that extracts a set of features from the image including a set of tortuosity features, a probability logic that computes a probability that the nodule is benign, and a classification logic that classifies the nodule tissue based, at least in part, on the set of features or the probability. A prognosis or treatment plan may be provided based on the classification of the image.
US10064587B2
Methods, systems, and machine-readable storage mediums for determining response lines for reconstructing images are provided. An example imaging method includes: receiving single event signals in a detector module and associated with a single event, determining a crystal in the detector module and corresponding to a maximum single event signal of the single event signals, determining an actual energy weighting factor of the crystal, determining an actual depth position corresponding to the actual energy weighting factor of the crystal according to associations between depth positions of the crystal and respective reference energy weighting factors for the crystal, as an acting position in the detector module for the single event, determining a response line of a coincidence event according to respective acting positions in the detector module for two single events constituting the coincidence event, the two single events including the single event, and reconstructing an image according to the response line.
US10064585B2
According to an embodiment, a photon detecting element includes one or more avalanche photodiodes and a circuit. The circuit is connected between cathodes of the one or more avalanche photodiodes and an external power source. The circuit is configured in which a first temperature coefficient representing variation of a setting potential with respect to temperature variation when constant-current driving is performed so that electrical potential of the cathodes becomes equal to the setting potential is substantially the same as a second temperature coefficient representing variation of breakdown voltage of the one or more avalanche photodiodes with respect to temperature variation.
US10064579B2
A system and method of managing therapy provided to patients in an institution. The system monitors all aspects of the medication delivery to a patient, as well as other information related to the patient, such as values of vital signs, laboratory results and patient factors such as history, diagnosis, allergies and the like. The system includes one or more databases of information, including institutionally developed rules, guidelines and protocol representing the best medical practices of the institution. The system provides alerts and/or recommendations based on the application of the rules to the information being monitored, and alerts care givers accordingly, providing for dynamic adjustment of the patient's therapy. The system also monitors the status of the alerts, and if no action is taken in a selected period of time, may escalate the priority of the alert and/or halt the delivery of medication to the patient until the alert is resolved.
US10064576B2
An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body.
US10064567B2
Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces are described herein for identification of optimal electrical vectors for use in assisting a user in implantation of implantable electrodes to be used in cardiac therapy. Cardiac improvement information may be generated for each pacing configuration, and one or more pacing configuration may be selected based on the cardiac improvement information. Optimal electrical vectors using the selected pacing configurations may be identified using longevity information generated for each electrical vector. Electrodes may then be implanted for use in cardiac therapy to form the optimal electrical vector.
US10064555B2
A guide member system includes a guide member, a light source, and a detector. The guide member comprises at least one illumination fiber. The at least one illumination fiber distally transmits the light projected by the light source from the proximal end of the guide member to the distal end of the guide member. The distal end of the guide member is projects the distally transmitted light. The distal end of the guide member receives light projected from the distal end of the guide member and reflected back toward the distal end of the guide member. The at least one illumination fiber proximally transmits the reflected light from the distal end of the guide member to the proximal end of the guide member. The proximal end of the guide member projects the proximally transmitted light toward the detector. The detector detects the proximally transmitted light.
US10064554B2
Disclosed are fiber optic devices and related methods that allow for measurement of blood flow and oxygenation in real time. These devices have particular application to the spinal cord. Such devices have applicability in, for example, the care of military members sustaining combatant and noncombatant spinal injuries, as well as to civilians. The devices also have utility in the acute and subacute management of spine trauma, enhancing the efficacy of interventions aimed at the prevention of secondary ischemic injury, and ultimately improving neurologic outcome.
US10064548B2
A method for assessing the function of at least one sensory field of a subject, and apparatus and systems for carrying out the method, the method comprising: using a display, presenting stimuli to selected locations of the sensory field, the selected locations being centered at points on a sampling grid spanning a portion of the sensory field, wherein the individual stimuli if presented simultaneously at the sampling grid points would overlap in the space defined by the sensory dimensions of the field; using a sensor, detecting responses in the subject's sensory field evoked by the stimuli; and processing the detected responses to relate them to the function of the subject's sensory field at the selected locations.
US10064539B2
An inspection positioning prostatic capsule expansion catheter includes a catheter main body. The catheter main body is internally provided with a catheterization cavity, a rinse cavity, a front bag cavity, and a rear bag cavity. The four cavities are each provided with a front-end opening. At the rear of the front-end openings of the catheterization cavity and the rinse cavity is the front bag cavity. At the rear of the front bag cavity is the rear bag cavity arranged in parallel. The catheter main body at the tail of the rear bag cavity is provided with a miniature visual probe. The miniature visual probe is mounted on a semi-circular protrusion at the tail of the rear bag cavity.
US10064533B2
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.
US10064523B2
Shower caddies with a tilt-resisting locking mechanism that resists rotation of the caddies when supporting an uneven load. The shower caddies may also include vertically and horizontally movable baskets that are independently adjustable by a mechanism, which allows the user to adjust both the vertical and horizontal position of the basket.
US10064521B1
The present invention is incorporated in an automated multi-dish cooking machine that is internet enabled and can be programmed to cook multiple dishes at any given time. The cooking machine can also store various recipes and food can be cooked in different portion sizes from different parts of the world at the same time. Based on the selected recipe, various items can be dispensed in measured quantities to the cooking vessel. The cooking machine also includes stirring assembly that can mix and stir food ingredients at programmed time intervals as per the details of selected recipe. This cooking machine can be operated from a remote location and may be programmed to start cooking different meals within each cooking vessels at different times since all the recipes do not call for same time for the entire cooking process.
US10064520B2
A blender system includes a container having a rotatable blade assembly therein, a lid covering an open end of the container, and a base with a motorized unit. When the container is coupled with the base, the motorized unit is adapted to drive rotation of the rotatable blade assembly. The lid includes a hinged actuator lever adapted to actuate the motorized unit. A detent extends from the hinged actuator lever and passes through a series of apertures and presses against a slidable actuator shaft disposed in the container and maintained in its position by a spring force, thereby depressing a switch for the motorized unit. A rotatable blade system includes cutting blade(s) and crushing blade(s). The crushing blade extends longitudinally outwardly from a hub. When the hub rotates in a first direction or second direction opposite the first direction, a face of the crushing blade is leading or trailing, respectively.
US10064508B2
A container and a method of manufacturing a container having a base portion and a sidewall which together form a partially enclosed space for holding a fluid; and a cooling element fixedly connected to the base portion, the cooling element comprising a cavity and a cooling material sealed within the cavity.
US10064496B2
There is provided a head rest device 10 that does not impair safety of a seated person even when a secondary battery 35 is accommodated therein.An accommodation space 28 partitioned by a partitioning plate part 25 is provided inside a cushioning core material 12 of a head rest main body, and a secondary battery 35 is accommodated inside the accommodation space 28.
US10064492B2
The present invention includes a removable recliner seat cushion as well as a method for attaching the removable recliner seat cushion to reclining furniture. The removable recliner seat cushion comprises a seat cushion and at least two attaching flaps. The present invention also includes a method for attaching a removable seat recliner set cushion to reclining furniture.
US10064489B2
A flat panel mounting system includes a TV bracket and a wall bracket. The TV bracket is adapted to be mounted to a flat display. The TV bracket includes a flange extending from an elongate panel thereof and a lip extending from the flange. The wall bracket is adapted to be mounted to a wall and includes a flange extending from an elongate panel thereof. The flange and elongate panel of the wall bracket define a laterally extending channel. The wall bracket also includes a flapper moveable within the channel between forward and rearward positions. When the TV bracket is placed on the wall bracket in an assembled position, the flange and lip of the TV bracket is received within the channel and is prohibited from being removed from the channel by the flapper via coaction between the lip and the flapper while the flapper is in the forward position.
US10064488B2
A simple bracket system for hanging tools, garden equipment, shelves, or other items. The system consists of two primary elements, a horizontal board mounted to the wall or structure, and F-shaped brackets which mount to the board in a unique fashion while maintaining a degree of horizontal adjustability. Additional elements such as spacers and strengtheners can be added depending on usage needs. The design allows for a low-cost storage system to be quickly installed for basic storage needs.
US10064485B2
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and at least one supporting member. The first rail has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The second rail has a recessed part. The at least one supporting member is movably mounted between the first rail and the second rail. A portion of the at least one supporting member is accommodated in the recessed part. The at least one supporting member is configured to support the second rail. Wherein, when the at least one supporting member is moved from a first position to a second position, the portion of the at least one supporting member is extended beyond the first end of the first rail.
US10064481B2
A cleaning element to be fastened on a cylindrical basic body has a longitudinal axis and is designed as a cylindrical hollow element and comprises a skeleton and a spiked lattice stretched on the skeleton. The skeleton is connected to the spiked lattice by means of a rubber sealing compound, and an inner surface of the cleaning element facing the longitudinal axis is formed by the skeleton or the rubber sealing compound. The skeleton is formed by support rings which are arranged at certain intervals concentric with the longitudinal axis and which are held by means of one or more webs extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
US10064478B2
A feeder stand including a rotary ground auger and base holds a feeder above the ground. An upright elongated rod defines a stand supported by an auger having helical coils removably screwed into the ground. A platform such as a round disc, or wire mesh platform is supported on the top distal end of the rod. At least two opposing legs extend perpendicular to the vertical elongated rod and auger forming a base. The distal end of selected opposing legs are bent or angled upward perpendicular from the ground forming handles for rotating the auger into the ground. The portion of the legs extending outward normal to the elongated support pole provides a base bearing against the ground for increased lateral support.
US10064475B2
A cosmetic applicator having a core that supports the application elements in the form of bristles and/or comb tines; the core has a central body that is itself equipped with a plurality of bristles and/or comb tines protruding out directly from it; the core is also composed of at least one arm that protrudes out from the central body and is itself equipped with a plurality of bristles and/or comb tines and is mobile relative to the central body.
US10064470B2
A hair care appliance including a motor for generating an airflow through the appliance, the motor comprising: a frame for supporting a rotor assembly, the frame including an outer wall; and a rotor assembly including a shaft and an impeller, the impeller including a plurality of blades. An impeller housing portion of the outer wall surrounds the impeller. An inner surface of the impeller housing portion includes at least one groove extending in an axial direction and positioned such that the at least one groove extends along at least the axial extent of the blades of the impeller.
US10064459B1
Portable decorative element comprising a rigid structure (10) having decorative piercings (11), receiving on its rear face (12), in position of use, a lining (20) forming a plate visible through these piercings, capable of being bent in an elastic manner, characterized in that the rear face (12) of the rigid structure comprises at least two shoulders (14, 16) opposite to each other and against which, in position of use, the edges (21) of the lining (20) are pressed in an elastic and reversible manner in order to apply a tightening of this lining resulting in its pinning against the rear face of the structure.
US10064452B1
A seatbelt tongue includes a webbing-receiving portion, a tongue portion, and a connecting portion connecting the webbing-receiving portion and the tongue portion. The connecting portion includes a lattice structure plastically deformable relative to the webbing-receiving portion and the tongue portion.
US10064450B1
A retrofit shoe heel system for stiletto-heeled shoes has a heel outsole piece, a heel midsection piece, and a heel top piece. The heel outsole piece has a column extending therefrom with an open-end, hollow shaft running longitudinally therethrough which is sized and shaped to receive the stiletto heel of a shoe, and a ground contact surface area extending outwardly about the column which increases the shoe's heel ground contact area. The heel midsection piece has an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of the outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround the column of the outsole piece. The heel top piece has a skirt portion with an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of the outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround the column when stacked on top of the outsole piece.
US10064440B2
A gown with an opening to allow passage the user's head allowing the gown to rest on the user's shoulders and an opening in the back with one cord attached to the inside of each side of the opening in the back of the gown and each cord then extends toward the shoulder area where each cord is temporarily attached and the cord further extends toward a hole in the opposite side of the opening in the back where it passes through a hole to the outer portion of the gown.
US10064436B2
A garment portion comprises a flexible resilient belly panel portion adapted to substantially conform to and cover a wearer's belly. The belly panel portion extends from an upper edge portion below the wearer's breast area and over the wearer's abdomen to a lower edge portion below the wearer's waist. A waistband is selectively connected with the lower edge portion of the belly panel. The belly panel portion is removably attached to the waistband.
US10064435B2
An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets. The electronic cigarette can also include an air flow diverter which directs incoming air away from a heating zone of the heater.
US10064431B2
An exemplary atomizer includes a housing and a mouthpiece assembly. The housing defines a liquid chamber for storing tobacco liquid. The mouthpiece assembly is arranged at a first end of the housing. The mouthpiece assembly defines an air passage and a backflow chamber. The backflow chamber includes a closed bottom end away from the housing, and an open near end adjacent to the housing. The open end is in communication with the air passage.
US10064429B2
A system configured to produce smokable products including filter elements formed from multiple fibers is provided. The system includes a texturing apparatus configured to combine the fibers such that the fibers are at least partially entangled with each other and form a mixed fiber product. The entangled fibers may be sufficiently separated from one another such that plasticizer may be applied to the mixed fiber product without necessarily performing tow opening, crimp removal, or blooming operations. The fibers combined to form the mixed fiber product may define characteristics that differ or which are the same. Accordingly, filter elements may be produced that include different fibers that have respective desirable properties associated therewith. Related methods, apparatuses and mixed fiber products are also provided by the disclosure.
US10064419B2
A method of forming flavor particles comprising spraying an emulsion of a flavor material in an aqueous coating material with a core material in a heated environment at a drying temperature, the core material being a finely-divided native starch having a gelatinization temperature higher than that of the drying temperature. The process allows much quicker and more efficient processing.
US10064408B2
A concentrated treatment composition includes a bird repelling composition, a glycol, and a fragrance-containing/odor control composition. The concentrated treatment composition provides a stable product that is miscible with water. Methods for applying to the treatment compositions are also provided.
US10064404B2
Provided herein are formulations and methods for the stabilization of one or more thrombocytes at ambient temperatures. Also provided are formulations and methods for the stabilization of one or more thrombocytes in an inactivated state in a blood sample at ambient temperatures. Further provided are articles of manufacture and kits and methods for substantially stable storage of one or more thrombocyte at ambient temperatures.
US10064401B1
A packaging system for fishing hooks and other items having an eye, such as a needle. A backing member has a flexible and transparent cover hingedly attached to the backing member along an edge of each item. A flexible and resilient line passes through one or two openings on the backing member such that a bulbous loop is formed on one side of the backing member. The held items are fed onto the line via the each item's eye and the items held between the bulbous loop and the backing member such that the bulbous loop prevents the items' discharge from the line. When the bulbous loop is squeezed, it becomes flattened allowing the items to slide off of the line in orderly fashion. When the bulbous loop is no longer squeezed, it resiliently returns back to its bulbous state.
US10064400B2
A fishing rod comprises a hollow tubular rod blank having a plurality of prepreg layers, where each prepreg layer includes a graphene-resin mixture comprising a resin and a graphene preparation evenly disposed throughout the resin. The rod blank further includes a fiber cloth impregnated with the graphene-resin mixture. The plurality of prepreg layers are applied and pressed together in alternate layers of graphene-resin mixture and fiber cloth to form the rod blank.
US10064398B2
The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human-non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanized antibodies; compositions comprising said antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in said methods.
US10064387B2
A one handed squeezable water bottle for pets with an attached water bowl on top. The invention can be used for one hand dispensing of water for a pet. The bowl is adapted to contain a remaining volume of water for the pet to drink when the user releases pressure from the reservoir carrying the water.
US10064386B2
A feed chute for dispensing to a first kind of animal but rejecting a larger muzzle and tongue of a second kind of animal. A gate is hinged to a first shorter side wall such that the gate forms one side of a dispenser end of the chute when the gate is fully-open, sufficiently large to accommodate a muzzle of the first kind of animal. The gate detente determines a closed position of the dispenser end. When the second kind of animal attempts to access the feed, its wider muzzle urges the gate towards the fully-closed position, which is sufficiently small to prevent entry of the second kind's muzzle and tongue.
US10064380B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063585. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063585. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063585 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063585 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10064376B1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1564482 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1564482 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1564482 in a breeding program.
US10064375B1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1360998 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1360998 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1360998 in a breeding program.
US10064368B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068133. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068133. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068133 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068133 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10064366B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH572523. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH572523, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH572523 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 CH572523.
US10064347B2
A plant cultivation system 100 includes a plurality of plant cultivation units 20, and a management apparatus 30 that manages each plant cultivation unit 20. Each plant cultivation unit 20 includes a greenhouse 1 that serves as a space for plant cultivation, an environment control unit 12 that controls an environment in the greenhouse 1, a storage unit 9 that stores setting values that are control targets for the environment control unit 12 for every number of elapsed days since the cultivation initiating day, and an environment setting instructing unit 10 that sets the setting values stored in the storage unit 9 in the environment control unit 12 in accordance with the number of elapsed days since a cultivation initiating day. The management apparatus 30 sends the setting values for every number of elapsed days since the cultivation initiating day to each of the plant cultivation units 20, causes the storage unit 9 of each of the plant cultivation unit 20 to store the setting values, and gives an instruction for initiating plant cultivation.
US10064339B2
A system and method for producing a bale having a target weight set by a user. A processor compares stored actual weights to the target weight, and, based on a difference, adjusts the bale-forming process. The processor may calculate a load value for a connecting rod, measure an actual load value for the rod, and, based on a difference, set a new pressure value for the process, and then repeat these steps until the bale is fully formed. The processor may determine a first line relating a calculated load on the connecting rod to a current pressure, determine a second line relating a measured load on the rod to the current pressure, identify a pressure value at the intersection of the first and the second lines, and make this the new pressure value for the process, and then repeat these steps until the bale is fully formed.
US10064331B2
The present invention relates to a mechanical weed seed management system and device for use on a harvester. The device comprises a plate to separate straw waste from chaff waste after their discharge from the harvester; a chute to catch, direct, and deposit the straw waste to the ground; and an annular trough comprising a means for transporting material through its length, for catching, transporting, and depositing the chaff waste on top of the straw waste on the ground, wherein the trough is of a depth greater than 150 mm, and wherein the plate directs the straw waste from the harvester to the chute. The system for the management of weeds in farmable land comprises the device.
US10064329B1
A grass and weed trimmer head is provided having a trimmer head body wherein the outside surface has a dome-like contour with the drive shaft of the trimmer centrally fixed to the top of the dome. The bottom of the body is a circular opening having an inside diameter large enough to accommodate the outside diameter of a rotatable bottom plate so as to allow sufficient clearance to permit free rotation of the bottom plate while providing insufficient clearance for debris to enter the clearance. The rotatable bottom plate is disposed in a manner so as to redirect cutting debris away from the crevasses in the trimmer. The dome-like contour encourages the redirection of the cutting debris outwards and away from the central shaft thereby significantly reducing the propensity of wrapping and clumping around the central shaft. Easy removal of the cutting strings aids disentanglement of cuttings from the trimmer.
US10064327B2
A method and apparatus for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering an agricultural product into a furrow during planting. In one embodiment, a spray nozzle is mounted on a planter row unit so as to dispense a carrier containing an agricultural product along a dispensing pattern in alignment with the pattern width of the spray nozzle, in the direction of the furrow. In one embodiment a seed cover assembly is operatively connected to a seed tube assembly. A seed cover application tube is mounted to the seed cover assembly. A seed cover brush is mounted to the outlet end of the seed cover application tube configured to contact the carrier containing the product during the dispensing thereof and brush the carrier containing the agricultural product onto the seed being dispensed from the seed tube assembly. In another embodiment, a seed firmer application tube assembly is utilized.
US10070564B2
An electric power converter performing power conversion includes a plurality of semiconductor modules with built-in semiconductor elements, a plurality of cooling tubes stacked together with the plurality of semiconductor modules, and a pressure member made of metal. The pressure member has a pressing surface for pressing an outer cooling tube in order to press-contact the plurality of cooling tubes and the plurality of semiconductor modules in a stacking direction, and a heat receiving surface that receives heat generated from a capacitor that is an electronic component which is different from the plurality of semiconductor modules, by thermal conduction.
US10070553B2
A connector replacement method in a network element chassis includes obtaining physical access to a backplane in the network element chassis, while the network element chassis is deployed; powering down backplane connectors for replacement while other backplane connectors remained powered; removing the powered down backplane connectors with a connector removal tool; inserting a new set of backplane connectors in place of the removed, powered down backplane connectors with a connector insertion tool; and powering up the new set of backplane connectors.
US10070552B2
An electronic device and a component module thereof are provided, wherein the electronic device includes a housing, a component and a flexible substrate. The housing has a mounting region, and the component is disposed in the mounting region. The flexible substrate includes a bonding portion and an extending portion, wherein the bonding portion is disposed between the component and a carrying surface of the mounting region. The mounting portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface is bonded to the component, and the second surface is bonded to the carrying surface. The extending portion is connected to the bonding portion and extended to the outside of the mounting region.
US10070545B2
The invention relates to an electrical device (1) having a housing (2) and at least one receiving shaft (3), which is accessible from an outer side of the housing (2), for an electronic data storage means (4) which can be inserted into the receiving shaft (3) and, as a result, can make contact with electrical components arranged in the electrical device (1) and optionally can be removed again from the receiving shaft (3), wherein the receiving shaft (3) is surrounded at least partially by a recessed grip (5) on the outer side of the housing (2), which recessed grip is designed as a depression with respect to the outer contour of the housing (2), wherein at least one light exit opening (9) for light output by at least one electric light source (10) of the electrical device (1) is arranged within the recessed grip (5).
US10070543B2
A power adapter including a first substrate, a second substrate, a transformer and an insulating frame is provided. The first substrate includes a first terminal set. The second substrate includes a second terminal set. The transformer includes a primary side connection terminal and a secondary side connection terminal, wherein the primary side connection terminal is connected to the first terminal set and the secondary side connection terminal is connected to the second terminal set. The insulating frame is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the transformer leans against the insulating frame.
US10070538B2
A display device may include a display module and a back cover positioned in a rear of the display module. The display module may include a display panel that includes a front substrate and a back substrate positioned opposite the front substrate, a film attached to a front surface of the front substrate, and a frame positioned in the rear of the back substrate. The film may include a first part that covers the front surface of the front substrate and a second part that extends from the first part and covers the side of the display module. At least a portion of each of the first part and the second part of the film is exposed.
US10070535B2
A waterproof structure for an implanted electronic device is capable of preventing the liquid or moist from entering and damaging the circuit board of the electronic device. The waterproof structure includes a shell, a first material layer, a second material layer, and a third material layer. The first material layer covers at least a part of the implanted electronic device. The second material layer covers the first material layer. The internal space of the shell is configured for accommodating the implanted electronic device. The shell is made of PEEK (polyether ether ketone). The third material layer is disposed between the second material layer and the shell.
US10070533B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods of creating electrical isolation and ground plane structures, around electronic devices (inductors, antenna, resistors, capacitors, transmission lines and transformers) in photo definable glass ceramic substrates in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
US10070530B2
An electronic component includes a substrate including a first principal surface, a second principal surface positioned on a side opposite to the first principal surface, a first side surface that connects the first principal surface and the second principal surface and that extends along a first direction, a second side surface that connects the first principal surface and the second principal surface and that extends along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a corner portion that connects the first side surface and the second side surface and that has a curved surface curved outwardly, and a chip arranged at the first principal surface of the substrate.
US10070529B2
A surface-mount component (10A) having a pair of connection terminals (12a, 12b) with an inter-terminal pitch L2 therebetween is mounted on a circuit substrate (20A) having a pair of electrode pads (22a, 22b) with an inter-electrode pitch L1 therebetween (L2>L1). Standard position indication marks (23) are formed on the circuit substrate (20A). When heating is performed under a state in which solder non-wetting of the left electrode pad (22a) occurs, the solder applied to the right electrode pad (22b) solder connects the right electrode pad (22b) and the connection terminal (12b), and the surface-mount component (10A) is attracted to the left and is offset or displaced from the standard position indication marks (23) by an offset dimension δ7. If the solder is applied to the left and right electrode pads (22a, 22b), there is no offset dimension.
US10070522B2
An electrical conductor includes a substrate; and a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of metal oxide nanosheets, wherein adjacent metal oxide nanosheets of the plurality of metal oxide nanosheets contact to provide an electrically conductive path between the contacting metal oxide nanosheets, wherein the plurality of metal oxide nanosheets include an oxide of Re, V, Os, Ru, Ta, Ir, Nb, W, Ga, Mo, In, Cr, Rh, Mn, Co, Fe, or a combination thereof, and wherein the metal oxide nanosheets of the plurality of metal oxide nanosheets have an average lateral dimension of greater than or equal to about 1.1 micrometers.
US10070513B2
A high-frequency module includes: a power receiving terminal; an LNA, a reception switch that switches among a plurality of signals in different bands and outputs the signals to the LNA; a first conduction path spanning from the power receiving terminal to a power source terminal of the reception switch; a second conduction path spanning from a branching point in the first conduction path to a power source terminal of the LNA; a third conduction path branching from at least one of the first conduction path and the second conduction path and spanning to a ground; and a capacitor inserted into the third conduction path. A second inductance of the second conduction path is greater than a first inductance of a part spanning from the branching point in the first conduction path to the power source terminal.
US10070506B2
The invention describes an ignitor arrangement (1) for a high-intensity discharge lamp (2), which ignitor arrangement (1) comprises a first pair of input terminals (101, 102) for applying an ignition voltage to the ignitor arrangement (1); a second pair of input terminals (101, 103) for applying an input drive voltage to the ignitor arrangement (1); and a discharge resistor (10) arranged in the interior (100) of the ignitor arrangement (1) and connected across the first input terminal pair (101, 102), which discharge resistor (10) is realized as a temperature-dependent resistor (10). The invention also describes a lamp driver (3) realized to drive a high-intensity discharge lamp (2); a lighting arrangement (4); and a method of driving a high-intensity discharge lamp (2).
US10070498B2
An LED tube lamp is disclosed. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, a first external connection terminal and a second external connection terminal coupled to the lamp tube and for receiving an external driving signal, a rectifying circuit coupled to the first external connection terminal and the second external connection terminal and configured to rectify the external driving signal to produce a rectified signal, a filtering circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit and configured to filter the rectified signal to produce a filtered signal, an LED module coupled to the filtering circuit and configured to receive the filtered signal for emitting light; and a conduction-delaying circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit and comprising a conduction-delaying device, wherein the conduction-delaying circuit is configured such that when the external driving signal is initially input to the LED tube lamp, the conduction-delaying device is in an open-circuit state, and then the conduction-delaying device will enter a conducting state when voltage across the conduction-delaying device exceeds the conduction-delaying device's trigger voltage value, wherein the conducting state of the conduction-delaying device causes the LED module to conduct current for emitting light.
US10070492B2
The dimming device includes a pair of input terminals, a bidirectional switch, an inputter, a power supply, a controller, and a current limiter. The power supply is electrically connected between the pair of input terminals and is supplied with electric power from an AC power supply to generate control electric power. The controller is supplied with the control electric power from the power supply to operate. The controller is configured to control the bidirectional switch in accordance with a dimming level. The current limiter stops generation of the control electric power by the power supply when a current larger than or equal to a specified value flows from the AC power supply through the power supply.
US10070489B1
An example method for preventing overcurrent in light-emitting diode (LED) chains comprises deactivating a current regulation control loop connected to a plurality of LED chains; regulating, via a voltage regulation control loop, a forward voltage of the plurality of LED chains; upon determining that a forward voltage of the plurality of LED chains is equal to a target operating voltage for a subset of the plurality of LED chains, bypassing at least one of the plurality of LED chains such that only the subset of the plurality of LED chains is connected to the current regulation control loop; and upon determining that an output current of the subset of the plurality of LED chains is equal to a target operating current for the subset of the plurality of LED chains: deactivating the voltage regulation control loop; and activating the current regulation control loop.
US10070487B2
The invention describes a linear post-regulator (1) realized for use in an LED lighting arrangement (2), which linear post-regulator (1) comprises a control loop cascade (L1, L2, L3) realized for connection between a terminal of an LED lighting load (20) and a power converter (21) of the LED lighting arrangement (2); a transistor (Q) realized to regulate an LED current (ILED) through the LED lighting load (20); a first input (11) for connection to a reference current input (Iref); a second input (12) for connection to a performance parameter input (Vref, Δlref); and an output for connecting a power control output (Pctr) of the linear post-regulator (1) to the power converter (21); wherein the control loop cascade (L1, L2, L3) comprises at least two interconnected control loops (L1, L2, L3) to regulate the LED current (ILED) on the basis of the reference current input (Iref) and to regulate a further performance parameter of the LED lighting arrangement (2) on the basis of the performance parameter input (Vref, Δlref). The invention also describes an LED lighting arrangement (2), and a method of post-regulating the current of an LED lighting load (20) of an LED lighting arrangement (2).
US10070484B2
A heating appliance includes a heating structure having a lower surface and a flat upper surface for supporting and imparting heat into an object, such a pot or pan used to cook food. The heating structure includes an array of heating elements arranged on the lower surface of the heating structure in an m×n array having m columns and n rows. Each element is thermally coupled to a region of the structure for heating its respective region of the structure independently of other regions of the structure associated with the other heating elements.
US10070480B1
Disclosed herein is a system and method for tearing down a radio link based on keepalive message activity. An example method involves a radio access network (RAN) establishing a radio link with a wireless communication device (WCD); the RAN detecting that the RAN received periodic keepalive messages from the WCD via the radio link; and responsive to the RAN detecting that the RAN received periodic keepalive messages via the radio link, the RAN tearing down the radio link.
US10070475B2
The disclosure provides a method (100) for providing an answer to a first User Equipment, UE, (210, 310) of a calling user in an emergency event taking place in an environment where a second UE (220, 320) of a called user resides. The method comprises: obtaining (S110) activity data in relation to the second UE (220, 320) from one or more network nodes associated with the emergency event; receiving (S120) a failure notification indicating that a call originated from the first UE (210, 310) towards the second UE (220, 320) has failed; evaluating (S130) a status of the called user based on the activity data; generating (S140) a message based on the evaluated status of the called user; and transmitting (S150) the message to the first UE (210, 310).
US10070471B2
A system and method (600) of securely and accurately connecting mobile devices (110) to wireless networks in vehicles (210) by using encrypted wireless network configurations based on vehicle specific data is disclosed herein. The system comprises a vehicle (210) comprising an on-board computer (232) with a memory (231) having a vehicle identification number (233), a connector plug (235), and an motorized engine (234), a connected vehicle device (130) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle (210), and a mobile device (110) comprising a graphical user interface (335), a processor (310), a WiFi radio (307), a BLUETOOTH radio (306), and a cellular network interface (308).
US10070467B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio bearer establishment method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: determining, by an MME, according to a pairing identifier of a UE or user information of a UE or received synthetic communication UE information, an RB of a benefited user equipment UE that performs synthetic communication and a corresponding support UE; and sending synthetic communication indication information to a base station, where the synthetic communication indication information includes information about the RB of the benefited UE that performs the synthetic communication and about the corresponding support UE, so that the base station separately sends corresponding synthetic RB configuration information to the benefited UE and the support UE according to the synthetic communication indication information, and the benefited UE and the support UE establish a corresponding synthetic RB.
US10070465B2
An apparatus for reception and detection of RACH data in an LTE input signal includes a hardware accelerator that has a decimator that filters and down-samples the input signal, a first Fourier transform circuit that transforms the decimated signal from the time domain to the frequency domain, and a second transform circuit that multiplies the resulting signal by a complex Z-C sequence and performs an inverse Fourier transform (iFT) operation to transform the multiplied signal from the frequency domain to the time domain. A DSP performs a delay profile analysis operation on the signal resulting from the iFT operation.
US10070457B2
This disclosure provides a Scheduling Request transmission method (10) for decoupled downlink-uplink in heterogeneous network, where the heterogeneous network comprises at least two cells in charge of downlink and uplink transmission separately and connected with any backhaul, the method comprising: determining (11) a positive Data Scheduling Request, D-SR, is to be transmitted in a current D-SR's subframe together with HARQ-ACK/NACK on PUCCH using PUCCH format 1a/1b/3; transmitting (12) a HARQ-ACK/NACK in the current D-SR's subframe on PUCCH together with a negative D-SR using PUCCH format 1/1a/1b or format 3 while transmitting a Scheduling Request, SR, in a next SR's subframe subsequent to the current D-SR's subframe. In this method, the Scheduling Request (SR) of the UEs can be correctly detected in the Pico base station to trigger UL transmission in decoupled UL/DL scenario in various case and any kinds of backhaul can be supported.
US10070451B2
A communication control apparatus includes a communication control unit executing a requested communication service via a wireless unit selected from a plurality of wireless units. The communication services are assigned with different priorities; the wireless units are assigned with different priorities. Suppose that a communication service, which is newly requested, has a priority higher than that on a communication service that is being executed. The communication control unit executes the newly requested communication service via a wireless unit having the highest priority among all of usable wireless units.
US10070442B2
The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system and to a method for connecting RRC for controlling overloads in the wireless communication system. The method includes the steps of: a mobile signal processing unit transferring an overload control message including preference priority information for overload control to a base station; the base station storing the preference priority information and receiving an RRC connection request message including service information for performing a service from a UE; the base station determining whether the service information is included in the preference priority information when receiving the RRC connection request message; and the base station transmitting an RRC connection allowance message to the UE when the service information is included in the preference priority information. Accordingly, the base station can efficiently control the overload for each service performed in the UE.
US10070440B2
The present disclosure provides a mobile communications system and method for communicating data to and/or from mobile communications devices. The method includes receiving, by a mobile terminal, a signal on a downlink from a base station, detecting a virtual carrier on the downlink, and receiving downlink communications via the virtual carrier, wherein the virtual carrier is configured to provide a first set of resource elements within first frequency resources that are within and smaller than second frequency resources that are used by a host carrier to provide a second set of resource elements, wherein the virtual carrier is provided in the first frequency resources in a first sub-frame, wherein the virtual carrier is provided in third frequency resources in a second sub-frame after the first sub-frame, and wherein the third frequency resources are within and smaller than the first frequency resources.
US10070426B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In detail, the invention relates to a method for a terminal to transmit a UCI in a carrier aggregation-based wireless communication system, and to an apparatus therefor, wherein the method involves the steps of: forming a first cell group having a PCell; forming a second cell group having one or more SCells; receiving one or more data in the second cell group; and transmitting HARQ-ACK information on the one or more data through a PUCCH, wherein, when the first and second cell groups are managed by an identical base station, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the PCell, and, when the first and second cell groups are managed by different base stations, the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted in the second cell group.
US10070423B2
A wireless RF data transmission system has at least one base station transmitting control information on a control channel and high speed data on at least one data channel. At least one subscriber station receives the control information and data channels, adjusting a modulation and/or coding of reception of the data in response to the control information. Preferably, the control information is transmitted using a more robust modulation, such as QPSK, than used to transmit the data, which is preferably transmitted using either 16, 64 or 256 QAM. Additionally, timing or header information for the date may be included on the control channel.
US10070418B2
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to wireless devices. A described technique includes determining wireless resource allocations (e.g., spatial wireless channel allocations, downlink slot assignments, uplink slot assignments, and frequency sub-band assignments that correspond respectively to frequency sub-bands of a frequency band) in a time domain, a spatial wireless channel domain, and a frequency domain to coordinate communications with wireless devices. The technique further includes generating and transmitting information in one or more frames that directs wireless communications based on the wireless resource allocations. The information can be configured to cause the devices to receive respective data in downlink slots via spatial wireless channels in accordance with the wireless resource allocations, and to cause the devices to transmit, concurrently, respective acknowledgement indications, in response to the respective data, in uplink slots in accordance with the wireless resource allocations. The acknowledgement indications can be assigned to different frequency sub-bands.
US10070413B2
A base station of a mobile communication network supports continuity of a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, MBMS, for a terminal. The base station receives, from the terminal, an information element informing the base station of a combination of bands, which the terminal supports for carrier aggregation. The terminal supports MBMS reception on any carrier configurable as a serving cell for the terminal according to the information element. The base station derives, from the received information element, MBMS reception capabilities of the terminal. The base station determines a number of carriers, which are configurable by the base station as serving cell of the terminal, such that the terminal is enabled to receive at least one MBMS.
US10070412B1
In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for paging a user endpoint device based on the mobility patterns of the individual user associated with the user endpoint device. For instance, in one example, a method includes determining a paging zone for a user endpoint device. The paging zone includes a first base station to page the user endpoint device, where the first base station is included in the paging zone based at least in part on a historical mobility pattern of the user endpoint device and on present network conditions around the user endpoint device. An instruction is sent to the first base station. The instruction instructs the first base station to send a paging request message to the user endpoint device.
US10070405B2
A terminal apparatus and a method for time synchronization are provided. The method includes setting a reference time for a time synchronization with another terminal apparatus, transmitting a sync signal comprising the set reference time to the other terminal apparatus, and if a response signal to the sync signal is received from the other terminal apparatus, performing the time synchronization with the other terminal apparatus based on a transmission time of the sync signal and a reception time of the response signal. Therefore, a terminal apparatus further simply and rapidly performs a time synchronization with another terminal apparatus.
US10070400B2
Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication, said method, performed by a terminal, comprising the steps of: transmitting a cellular signal on a first subframe of a first component carrier; transmitting a D2D signal on a second subframe of a second component carrier; and when overlapping occurs between the first subframe and the second subframe, dropping the transmission of the D2D signal or reducing transmit power of the D2D signal in a specific interval.
US10070395B2
The present invention provides a novel adaptive power configuration method and corresponding base stations in a Het Net. According to the present invention, some specific subframes of a serving base station are scheduled to serve victim UEs, while the corresponding subframes of an aggressor base station can be scheduled to serve its UEs with adaptively adjusting the transmit power instead of thoroughly muting. This adaptive power configuration scheme can efficiently reduce the interference in Het Nets to guarantee the workability of victim UEs, meanwhile more capacity performance gain can be achieved with backward compatibility to legacy UEs.
US10070392B1
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for intelligent device connection management. In use, an instruction is received from a first device to turn on at least one first transceiver associated with a second device, the at least one first transceiver associated with the second device being operable for accessing at least one first communication network for communicating with the first device. Additionally, a communication is sent to the second device requesting that the second device turn on the at least one first transceiver such that the second device is operable for accessing the at least one first communication network for communicating with the first device, the communication being sent over at least one second communication network associated with at least one second transceiver corresponding to the second device.
US10070358B2
A method for performing load balancing of data flows from a user equipment (UE) between a first radio access network and a second radio access network, wherein the UE is attached to the said first radio access network, the method comprising providing preference data from the first radio access network to the UE representing radio related parameters, determining the presence of an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) of the UE, evaluating, at the UE, including using ANDSF if present, the preference data to determine if a data flow can be offloaded to the second radio access network, and on the basis of the evaluation, offloading a data flow of the UE from the first radio access network.
US10070351B1
A method and system to assign a contention-free access resource is disclosed. A first network may be configured to serve user equipment devices (UEs) according to a first protocol and a second network may be configured to serve UEs according to a second protocol. The method involves the first network detecting an attempt to set up a circuit-switched-fallback (CSFB) call between (i) a UE served by the first network and (ii) a remote party, where the CSFB call is to be served by the second network to which the UE would transition to be served with the CSFB call. The method further involves, in response to detecting the attempt to set up the CSFB call, the first network assigning a contention-free access resource to the UE, so as to allow a contention-free access request by the UE to the first network.
US10070350B2
A method including receiving a message at a first cell including at least one of: state information for the first cell; and state information for any neighbouring cells of the first cell; and determining a neighbouring relationship between the first cell and any neighbouring cells.
US10070349B2
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to store packet data network (PDN) connection data pertaining to a user equipment connected to a network; store locale-to-packet data network gateway (PGW) data, wherein the locale-to-PGW data includes mappings between locales and PGWs to be used when the user equipment is located in the locales; receive a locale update pertaining to the user equipment; query the locale-to-PGW data in response to the locale update; determine, based on a result of the query, whether the user equipment is to be re-anchored to a different PGW than a PGW to which the user equipment is currently anchored; invoke a re-anchoring procedure, in response to a determination that the user equipment is to be re-anchored to the different PGW; and omit to invoke the re-anchoring procedure, in response to a determination that the user equipment is not to be re-anchored.
US10070335B2
It is provided an apparatus, comprising selecting means adapted to select one set of parameters/values out of a first set of parameters/values and a second set of parameters/values received in an activation message related to a trace session of a subscriber or a terminal, wherein the selected set of parameters/values corresponds to the trace session in a first domain of the apparatus and the other set of parameters/values corresponds to the trace session in a second domain different from the first domain; providing means adapted to provide the selected set of parameters/values and an identifier to a tracing device for performing the trace session in the first domain, wherein the identifier is received in the activation message and related to the trace session.
US10070330B2
A method is provided for performing a measurement. The method may be performed by a user equipment (UE) that selects at least one or more subframes to perform the measurement, and performs the measurement for a discovery signal of a neighbor cell on the selected one or more subframes. For the measurement on the selected one or more subframes, both of a measurement subframe pattern for the neighbor cell and a measurement timing configuration for the discovery signal are applied.
US10070329B2
[Object] To make it possible to suppress a decrease in occasions on which a frequency band shared between a cellular system and a wireless LAN can be used in the wireless LAN.[Solution] There is provided a device including an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement information of a frequency band shared between a cellular system and a wireless local area network (LAN), the measurement information being provided by an access point of the wireless LAN, and a control unit configured to decide a time for which the frequency band is occupied for the cellular system based on the measurement information.
US10070325B2
An antenna apparatus for use in a wireless network and method of operating such an antenna apparatus are provided. The antenna apparatus has omnidirectional antenna elements and RF chains, where there are fewer RF chains than omnidirectional antenna elements. A subset of the omnidirectional antenna elements are coupled to the RF chains and sampling circuitry coupled to the RF chains samples the signals received by the subset of the omnidirectional antenna elements. This forms part of a signal detection process in which different subsets of the omnidirectional antenna elements are iteratively coupled to the RF chains. A signal sample spatial covariance matrix for the omnidirectional antenna elements is constructed from the signals sampled by the sampling circuitry at each iteration and a beamforming algorithm applied to the signal sample spatial covariance matrix parameterizes the signals received by the omnidirectional antenna elements.
US10070323B2
A method and apparatus for managing a nap mode on an electronic device includes an electronic device configured to monitor sleeping for a user of the electronic device during a sleep-monitoring time interval and determine a sleep quality score for the user based on the monitoring. When the sleep quality score is less than a threshold sleep quality score, the electronic device is configured to monitor for the user to be napping during a nap-monitoring time interval that is nonconcurrent with the sleep-monitoring time interval. The electronic device is further configured to detect during the nap-monitoring time interval that the user is napping and to initiate the nap mode on the electronic device in response to detecting the user is napping, wherein the nap mode includes disabling an audible alert on the electronic device.
US10070318B2
The embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method, apparatus and system, and a storage medium for re-establishing radio resource(s). The method may include: when a terminal triggers re-establishing of the radio resource(s), a request indication message is sent by the terminal; the terminal receives a response message sent by a target evolved Node B; the terminal compares a second Packet Data Unit (PDU) number which is locally maintained with a first PDU number to acquire a difference value between the second PDU number and the first PDU number; and when the difference value does not exceed a preset threshold value, the terminal determines that the target evolved Node B is a legal evolved Node B, and the terminal implements re-establishing of the radio resource(s) between the terminal and the target evolved Node B.
US10070315B2
A method for managing security levels on a mobile device includes receiving a capsule including first data; assigning a first data tag to the capsule, the first data tag identifying a security level for the first data; storing the capsule on the mobile device; executing a process on the mobile device, the process associated with an application tag; allowing the process to access the first data when the application tag matches the first data tag, the process for generating second data in response to the first data.
US10070313B2
A first computing device is detected as substantially collocated with a wireless token device, using a short-range wireless communication network, and a connection is established between the first computing device and the wireless token device over the short-range wireless network. Authentication data stored in memory of the wireless token device is sent from the wireless token device to the first computing device over the short-range wireless network. The first computing device is authenticated to a particular computing session based on the authentication data and authenticating the first computing device permits the first computing device to participate in the particular computing session.
US10070312B2
Configuration and credential data associated with a wireless network can be stored by the wireless network or by a gateway device associated with the wireless network. The configuration and credential data can be accessed via a user profile and pushed to unauthenticated wireless devices to authenticate the unauthenticated wireless devices for the wireless network. The configuration and credential data can be backed up via a manual, automatic, or semi-automatic back-up process.
US10070311B2
Disclosed herein is a method for collecting, by a vehicle information collection apparatus, vehicle accident information. The method includes receiving vehicle accident information including impact detection time information and location information from a plurality of vehicle communication terminals, determining whether a vehicle accident has occurred based on the received vehicle accident information, requesting a vehicle communication terminal which belongs to the plurality of vehicle communication terminals and which is related to the vehicle accident to send accident information based on a result of the determination, receiving encrypted image data related to the vehicle accident from the vehicle communication terminal related to the vehicle accident in response to the request, and decoding the received image data and storing the decoded image data along with the vehicle accident information.
US10070302B2
A network device receives signaling associated with a wireless device of a subscriber to a delay-tolerant wireless network service, and downloads a service profile of the subscriber from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) associated with a wireless network. The network device retrieves, from the downloaded service profile, a signaling priority value associated with the subscriber or with the wireless device, and identifies whether the signaling priority value indicates a low priority value. The network device prioritizes the processing of signaling associated with a plurality of wireless devices based on whether the signaling priority value indicates the low priority value, wherein the plurality of wireless devices includes the wireless device.
US10070299B2
Some embodiments includes a method of forming a local area mesh network at a computing device. The method can include: receiving a connection request from a first neighbor device utilizing a Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) discovery protocol; forming a first peer-to-peer (P2P) connection with the first neighbor device utilizing WFD, wherein the computing device is set as a group owner of the first P2P connection; generating a notice of absence schedule to send to the first neighbor device indicating suspension intervals of the first P2P connection during which the computing device is suspended from being the group owner of the first P2P connection; forming a second P2P connection with a second neighbor device utilizing WFD, wherein the second neighbor device is set as a group owner of the second P2P connection, wherein the first P2P connection and the second P2P connection constitute part of a mesh communication network.
US10070298B2
Systems and methods are provided for reliable, wireless group messaging or alerting in a system having a database, switch, wireless network, and a plurality of intelligent mobile receivers. A message is broadcast to and received by a selected group of the mobile receivers. The network replies to the sender with detailed information about the individual members in the group. Each of the mobile receivers in the group can acknowledge the group message back to the system such as when the message is received, when the message is read, and a response when sent. The system employs centralized management to provide the sender with response information of the mobile receivers.
US10070286B2
A electronics control unit is in contemporaneous wireless power communication and wireless data communication with a network of sealed, sensors over a shared bidirectional power antenna. Sensors and sensor networks described below enable the development of networks that are secure and robust, and yet are lighter-weight and lower-cost than, for example, conventional automotive sensor networks.
US10070280B2
The present invention includes a system for providing a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform configured to provide an intuitive and semi-automated means of collecting and managing user-driven data by leveraging text messages. The crowdsourcing platform is configured to leverage a Short Message Service (SMS) communication system for generating and transmitting command text messages to mobile devices of users of the service. The command text messages essentially elicit or otherwise train/educate the user's mobile device to automatically transmit requested data back to the crowdsourcing platform, the requested data including the location or position of the user within a given environment.
US10070275B1
A device and method for deploying a plurality of mobile devices is provided. The device comprises: a communication interface configured to communicate with mobile devices; and a controller having access to a memory storing: respective facial images of users, and relationships between the users. The controller: receives, via the communication interface, a digital image including faces; identifies the users in the digital image, based on: the faces in the digital image, and the respective facial images of the users stored in the memory; determines relationships between the users identified in the digital image using the relationships between the users stored in the memory; assigns the mobile devices to the users in the digital image; and distributes, using the communication interface, respective resources to the mobile devices based on a respective assigned user and the relationships between the users identified in the digital image.
US10070266B2
Methods and systems of indoor positioning of a user and delivery of information thereto are described. A system may include a communication device and a plurality of networked devices. The communication device may receive incoming information which is intended for receipt by a user, and transmit a request signal responsive to the receiving of the incoming information. Each of the networked devices may receive the request signal, and determine which one of the networked devices is situated to notify the user of the incoming information. The networked device situated to notify the user may proceed to notify the user of the incoming information.
US10070261B2
This disclosure describes embodiments for harvesting and serving labels for locations. In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, by one or more server computers, location data including wireless access point data and location labels associated with significant locations, the location data being harvested from a plurality of devices operating at a plurality of geographic locations; and updating, by the one or more server computers, a plurality of fingerprints representing the plurality of geographic locations, the updating including associating at least one of the received location labels with at least one of the plurality of fingerprints.
US10070251B1
A method for validating UE location includes receiving, at a network gateway, a signaling message for updating a location of a UE with a mobile communications network. A first indication of user equipment location is extracted from the signaling message. One of: a cloud-based UE location database containing UE location information obtained from a UE location reporting application resident on the UE, a cloud-based loyalty card transaction database containing loyalty card transaction records indexed by UE identifiers, and a mobile location center (MLC) that obtains UE location information by requesting or receiving the UE location information from a mobility management entity (MME) is queried to obtain a second indication of location of the UE. It is determined from a relationship between the first and second indications of location of the UE that the signaling message is suspicious. In response to determining that the signaling message is suspicious, a policy rule is applied to processing of the signaling message.
US10070248B2
A motion sensing device includes an attachment mechanism configured to quickly and easily attach to an object, a motion detector configured to detect motion of the object, a short-range wireless communication component configured to communicate motion information related to the detected motion, and an indicator.
US10070243B2
Audio content coded for a reference speaker configuration is downmixed to downmix audio content coded for a specific speaker configuration. One or more gain adjustments are performed on individual portions of the downmix audio content coded for the specific speaker configuration. Loudness measurements are then performed on the individual portions of the downmix audio content. An audio signal that comprises the audio content coded for the reference speaker configuration and downmix loudness metadata is generated. The downmix loudness metadata is created based at least in part on the loudness measurements on the individual portions of the downmix audio content.
US10070231B2
The present disclosure regards a hearing device comprising a power source, electric circuitry, a loudspeaker, at least one microphone for sound from an acoustic environment, and at least one wireless receiver for wirelessly received sound signals. The microphone is configured to generate an environment sound signal. The wireless receiver is configured generate a source sound signal. The electric circuitry is configured to estimate at least one parameter of an impulse response from the location of the origin of the wirelessly received signal to the location of a user of the hearing device in dependence on the source sound signal and the environment sound signal. The electric circuitry is further configured to process the environment sound signal in dependence on the estimated at least one impulse-response parameter, thereby generating an output sound signal. The output sound signal is processed into sound by the loudspeaker.
US10070229B2
An exciter (1) includes a vibrator (2) including a yoke and a magnet, a frame (3) incorporating the vibrator (2) with a damper (4) therebetween, and a voice coil bobbin (5) disposed inside the frame (3) and having another end (5b) that extends to near the vibrator (2) and is provided with a voice coil (11). The frame (3) has an opening (3b), and the voice coil bobbin (5) is mounted on the edge of the opening (3b). One end (5a) of the voice coil bobbin (5) is opened to the outside of the frame (3). The voice coil bobbin (5) is provided with a vibrating member (10) that covers the opened portion.
US10070227B2
The present invention provides a diaphragm structure of a sounding apparatus comprising: a thin-film layer; a first circuit thin-film layer fixed on a first side of the thin-film layer by means of a first electrolytic bonding layer; a second circuit thin-film layer fixed on a second side of the thin-film layer by means of a second electrolytic bonding layer; multiple holes passing through the first circuit thin-film layer, the thin-film layer and the second circuit thin-film layer; and multiple conductive layers disposed on inner circumferential walls of the holes and in contact with the first circuit thin-film layer and the second circuit thin-film layer. In the diaphragm structure provided by the present invention, instead of using back adhesives, electrolytic bonding is used to fix the circuit thin-film layers on two sides of a thin-film layer, thereby greatly reducing the thickness of the diaphragm structure.
US10070226B2
Provided is a speaker device including a cabinet whose direction is changed in accordance with an installation state, and capable of detecting the direction of the device based on received optical signals. The speaker device can be installed in a state in which the speaker device is placed on a rack such that a receiving unit faces a listening position, and a state in which the speaker device is hung on a wall such that a receiving unit faces the listening position. Voltage converting units are configured to convert photocurrents output by light receiving elements according to received light amounts of an infrared ray from an infrared remote controller to voltage signals to output the signals to a controller. The controller compares amplitudes of the voltage signals to each other, thereby detecting a state (direction) of the speaker device.
US10070223B2
This application relates to circuitry for processing sense signals generated by MEMS capacitive transducers for compensating for distortion in such sense signals. The circuitry has a signal path between an input (204) for receiving the sense signal and an output (205) for outputting an output signal based on said sense signal. Compensation circuitry (206, 207) is configured to monitor the signal at a first point along the signal path and generate a correction signal (Scorr); and modify the signal at at least a second point along said signal path based on said correction signal. The correction signal is generated as a function of the value of the signal at the first point along the signal path so as to introduce compensation components into the output signal that compensate for distortion components in the sense signal. The first point in the signal path may be before or after the second point in the signal path. The monitoring may be performed in an analogue or a digital part of the signal path and in either case the modification may be applied in an analogue or a digital part of the signal path.
US10070221B1
A signal processing system and a method thereof are disclosed, using a differential amplifier to extract sensed signals associated with headphone wear status generated by the diaphragm of a headphone and transmitted to a sense ADC for digitization. To exclude residual music signal in the extracted sensed signals for subsequent processing, a temporary memory is provided to match and synchronize a round-trip delay in the signal processing system. The round-trip delay is computed to adjust the depth and clock speed of a buffer/FIFO of the temporary memory to eliminate residual music signal in order to separate the sensed signal of the headphone unit diaphragm displacement and use the extracted sensed signal as a reference source for subsequent analysis and auto-control and/or signal compensation.
US10070220B2
The proposed invention implements real-time sensitivity estimation, using a microphone path, and variable gain. When a multi-microphone system is configured to perform in its target use case, and the microphone gain is estimated, and the system output is corrected for performance degradation, sensitivity compensation is performed. A classification system is implemented to enable or disable subsequent gain estimation, and hence power consumption required when enabled or disabled, on a frame-by-frame basis. An acoustic environment is used to trigger a classification system, with electrical power consumption analysis performed to detect audio segments. The approach to the microphone sensitivity mismatch problem is to estimate the mismatch at runtime and provide gain compensation, and provide runtime compensation for the difference in sensitivity to sound pressure level between transducer elements in an array of 2 or more microphones.
US10070210B2
A speaker assembly and integrated light, comprising: a speaker having at least one sound emitting element; and, at least one array of LEDs mounted on the speaker. In some arrangements, the speaker may be wirelessly connected to an audio source. The invention has many potential applications and is particularly suitable for recreational vehicles (sometimes referred to as RVs) and/or outdoor use.
US10070194B1
Techniques are provided herein for generating and providing micro-previews of edited content (e.g., a movie trailer) associated with media content (e.g., a motion picture). In accordance with at least one embodiment, a movie trailer may be obtained. A micro-preview may be played from the movie trailer by modifying the start time and playback duration of the movie trailer. In some embodiments, the start time and duration may be customized based on information associated with the user. While viewing the micro-preview, the user can be provided options to select an attribute associated with the movie trailer (e.g., director, actor, etc.) and selection options may be provided corresponding to motion pictures that share the attribute. A new movie may be selected from the selection options and a new micro-preview may begin to play based on customizing a corresponding movie trailer.
US10070193B2
The systems described herein include a universal browse and watch list that can provide a centralized user interface for presenting recently watched, recommended, and continue watching content items provided by different content providers. For example, a media device can include multiple content provider applications for viewing media items on the media device. When a content provider application presents a media item, the content provider application can send playback status data to a content aggregator application on the media device. The content aggregator application can provide the playback status data to a content aggregator server. The content aggregator application can interact with a content aggregator server to determine which content providers can provide the played media item or related media items. The content aggregator application can provide a centralized user interface that allows the user to initiate playback of media items provided by the various content providers.
US10070185B1
Method and system to automatically select data network videos as television shows based on a persona
A system includes a television set for displaying a video for a viewer. The television set connects to a persona television system over a data network and sends a request for a television show for a persona to the persona television system. A “persona” includes a character representation of a person other than the viewer, an event, or a group. The persona television system selects a television show based on the persona. The persona television system sends to the television set a show description of the television show. The show description includes video source information about video source such that the television set can obtain television show from video source. In this manner, a data network video is automatically selected as a television show based on a persona and provided to the television set, increasing the ease with which the viewer can identify video choices of interest.
US10070183B2
Techniques are disclosed that generally relate to content delivery techniques in audio-visual systems. In an audio-visual system, a method of using sensors to incrementally present content elements on a display includes presenting a first content element on the display, receiving first data from a sensor, the first data associated with a first distance. An increment coefficient is identified, and a portion size is determined by reducing the first distance by the increment coefficient. Finally, an unseen portion of a second content element is incrementally added to the display, and a presented portion of the first content element is incrementally removed from the display, the size of the portions added and removed being equal to the determined portion size.
US10070179B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for monitoring content viewership using short-range wireless communication by transmitting a short-range wireless signal, detecting a user device that responds to the transmitting, detecting content being presented by a media device, storing monitoring data that includes an indication of the user device and an indication of the content being presented, and transmitting the monitoring data to a server. Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are also provided for receiving monitoring data from multiple monitoring devices, determining users associated with user devices that were detected, identifying content based on indications of content detected by the monitoring devices, matching the users to the content using the monitoring data, and generating a report of content viewership based on the matching.
US10070169B2
A method and system of providing access to television programs without requiring a user to operate an electronic programming guide or to independently determine information required to access the television program. Optionally, access to the television program may be facilitated by scheduling a recording of the televisions program or providing instructions to facilitate accessing an on-demand showing of the television program.
US10070168B2
An apparatus, method, and system are provided for binding application data associated with an application with content asset data associated with a content asset. In some embodiments, capacity or bandwidth for each of the application data and the content asset data may be allocated in accordance with one or more profiles. The one or more profiles may include horizontal aspects, vertical aspects, linear and non-linear aspects, and the like. In some embodiments, the binding may take place at a content provider location in accordance with early binding practices, at a central location in accordance with late binding practices, and/or at a user equipment device in accordance with user binding practices.
US10070164B2
Disclosed are techniques for dynamic allocation of multimedia server resources among multimedia transmission services of a service provider based on predicted resource usage by each multimedia transmission service. A predictive usage model of the utilization of server resources by one or more multimedia transmission services is generated for various combinations of operating characteristics, such as time of day, day of week, programming event or content, network status, and the like. The predictive usage model can be generated using past resource utilization characteristics of the multimedia transmission services from prior time periods having the same or similar characteristics. The service provider then can use the predictive usage model to more efficiently allocate multimedia server resources among the multimedia transmission services for upcoming time periods, which may be of fixed or variable duration.
US10070158B2
Digital files are compressed using a process including Schmidt decompositions of matrices using an algorithm, termed ‘BSD’ herein, which is based on an algebraic method generalizing QR decomposition. Software analyzes an input file and initially identifies a matrix M, with entries within a predefined set of integers, within the file. Next, essential entries are defined, extracted from M, that contain sufficient information to recover M using BSD. The compressed file includes the essential entries and their positions within M. To achieve an encryption process, software encrypts the pattern matrix that includes the positions of the essential entries of M. To achieve a lossy compression, software identifies essential entries that contain sufficient information to recover an approximation to M for which the quality is determined by an error threshold. For a more efficient lossy compression, software uses singular value decomposition, BSD, and other signal processing of M.
US10070153B2
An aircraft communications system includes a satellite video receiver, a ground video receiver, wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry to provide a WLAN within the aircraft, a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to supply video content from the satellite video receiver to the PEDs via the WLAN circuitry, store video content from the ground video receiver in the memory based upon a popularity rating of the video content, and supply stored video content to personal electronic devices (PEDs) within the aircraft via the WLAN.
US10070149B2
The use of the three-dimensional DCT as a key compression technology requires development of an entirely new quantizing mechanism. The embodiment described herein uses a Human Visual Model to develop quantizers based on a combination of descriptive characteristics of the video source, enabling independent derivation of said quantizers in both encoder and decoder sides of the compression and playback process.
US10070145B2
A method of dictionary coding using coding unit (CU) based processing or using string length coding by taking into account of color component aligned matched sample-strings are disclosed. In the dictionary coding using CU based processing, the pixels in each CU is converted to one-dimensional (1-D) pixel data according to an intra-block scanning pattern. A string search is then performed to determine a match condition regarding whether a current sample-string starting at a current position of the current 1-D packed pixel data matches a previously coded sample-string in the reference 1-D packed pixel data. For string length coding by taking into account of color component aligned matched sample-strings, a flag is signaled to indicate whether the string length of one previously coded sample-string is in a length group corresponding to color-component-aligned previously coded sample-strings.
US10070136B2
A method of statistical multiplexing digital video is provided enabling use of an encoder pool. The method includes loading a mapping curve into memory at a statistical multiplexor controller (SMC) for each of a plurality of encoders in a heterogeneous encoder pool, each mapping curve being specific to a type and/or configuration of encoder and associating target bitrates with need parameter values, receiving a need parameter value at the SMC from each encoder in the heterogeneous encoder pool, determining a target bitrate associated with each need parameter value received at the SMC, by looking up target bitrates for each need parameter on mapping curves specific to each encoder in the heterogeneous encoder pool, and sending the target bitrate from the SMC to each encoder in the heterogeneous encoder pool in a bitrate assignment.
US10070131B2
There is provided an image processing device including a decoding section that decodes an encoded stream and generates quantized transform coefficient data, and an inverse quantization section that, taking transform coefficient data as transform units to be used during inverse orthogonal transform, inversely quantizes the quantized transform coefficient data decoded by the decoding section, such that in a case where a non-square transform unit is selected, the inverse quantization section uses a non-square quantization matrix, corresponding to a non-square transform unit, that is generated from a square quantization matrix corresponding to a square transform unit.
US10070128B2
A hardware processor has a per block size intra mode processor to perform intra mode searches for best intra modes for different block sizes. A cost processor computes cost values for the different block sizes, where the cost values are based upon at least one of a simplified distortion estimate or a simplified bit rate estimate. A selective block merger processor establishes a final partition of blocks.
US10070124B2
Embodiments disclose systems and methods for testing and determining outages of communication systems. A server can receive signal-reception-related information from set-top boxes (STBs) in a particular geographical region, where a STB: receives signals having a predefined pattern, generates a comparison of the predefined pattern to reference patterns stored on the STB, generates the signal-reception-related information based on the comparison, and sends the signal-reception-related information. The server can determine an outage status for the particular geographical region based on the signal-reception-related information. The server can generate an output based on the outage status. The output is configured to provide information related to the outage status of the particular geographical region and information for possible responses related to the outage status. The server can send the output.
US10070113B2
An image processing method and device are provided. The image processing device includes an image sensor module including a lens and an image sensor; and a processor configured to obtain, using the image sensor module, a first image having first color information, the first image corresponding to an external object, by; move at least one of the lens and the image sensor based on a designated pixel unit; obtain, using the image sensor module with the moved at least one of the lens and the image sensor, a second image having second color information, the second image corresponding to the external object; and generate a third image having third color information based on the first color information and the second color information, the third image corresponding to the external object.
US10070108B2
A video processing system includes a video encoder that encodes a video stream into an independent video layer stream and a first dependent video layer stream based on a motion vector data or grayscale and color data.
US10070107B2
An image pickup unit includes: a main body including a lens and an image pickup device; and a grip mounted on the main body and including a projector.
US10070104B2
An image sensor may have an array of image sensor pixels arranged in color filter unit cells each having one red image pixel that generates red image signals, one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, and two clear image sensor pixels that generate white image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs filtering operations on the red, blue, and white image signals to increase noise correlations in the image signals that reduce noise amplification when applying a color correction matrix to the image signals. The processing circuitry may extract a green image signal from the white image signal. The processing circuitry may compute a scaling value that includes a linear combination of the red, blue, white and green image signals. The scaling value may be applied to the red, blue, and green image signals to produce corrected image signals having improved image quality.
US10070102B2
A method for processing video can include storing input video frame data at a video data buffer and outputting the stored video frame data from the video data buffer at an output video frame rate based on at least an amount of video frame data stored at the video data buffer.
US10070100B2
A system and methods to provide imaging service using outdoor lighting networks. The system uses outdoor lighting networks to manage/control video/image sensors connected to the network, e.g. hosted at lighting units, and coordinates the capture of useful video/image data associated with events. The system also provides an information search platform for users to retrieve only the relevant video/image data associated with events of interest. Furthermore, the system controls when and how to retrieve video/image data at lighting units across the whole network according to user requests, the priority of the events, and available bandwidth.
US10070088B2
An image sensor, comprising a pixel region in which a plurality of pixel units are arranged, each pixel unit having first and second photoelectric conversion portions, a first output portion that outputs, outside of the image sensor, a first signal based on a signal from the first photoelectric conversion portion of the pixel units, and a second output portion that outputs a second signal based on a signal from the first photoelectric conversion portion and a signal from the second photoelectric conversion portion of the pixel units, wherein output of the first signal from the first output portion and output of the second signal from the second output portion are performed in parallel.
US10070081B2
A pixel cell has a photodiode, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, a dynamic range enhancement capacitor, a capacitor control transistor, an amplifier transistor in a source follower configuration and a rolling shutter row select transistor and a readout circuit block. The photodiode, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, dynamic range enhancement capacitor, capacitor control transistor, amplifier transistor and rolling shutter row select transistor are disposed within a first substrate of a first semiconductor chip for accumulating an image charge in response to light incident upon the photodiode. The readout circuit block may be partially disposed within a second substrate of a second semiconductor chip and partially disposed within the first substrate wherein the readout circuit block comprises optionally selectable rolling shutter and global shutter readout modes through the use of computer programmable digital register settings. The global shutter readout mode provides in-pixel correlated double sampling.
US10070077B2
A system and method for automated operation of a camera system is disclosed. A positioning system moves the camera system to a field of view to search for objects or events of interest to track. If objects or events of interest are detected prior to the expiration of a dwell timer, the dwell timer is interrupted and tracking of the objects or events of interest is initiated. To prevent the security camera from being distracted indefinitely by unimportant objects, the positioning system changes the field of view of the security system upon expiration of a track timer. Alternatively, if the security camera does not identify an object to track prior to expiration of a dwell timer, then the positioning system changes the field of view of the camera system to search for other objects or events of interest.
US10070073B2
A camera (10) that includes: a sensor module (1) which measures radiation data; heat radiation parts (14-1, 14-2) which radiate heat generated as the sensor module (1) is cooled; an electrical apparatus (20); and fans (15-1, 15-2) which generate a flow of a first fluid for cooling the heat radiation parts (14-1, 14-2). The camera further has a first passage (41) through which the first fluid flows, a second passage (43) through which a second fluid for cooling the electrical apparatus (20) flows, and a merging part (44) which suctions the second fluid from the second passage (43) into the first passage (41) by means of the flow of the first fluid. Such a camera (10) can be made more compact than other cameras which further include a fan for circulating the second fluid through the second passage (43).
US10070070B2
One exemplary video processing apparatus includes a control circuit and a size selection circuit. The control circuit determines picture boundary information. The size selection circuit refers to at least the picture boundary information to select a size for a block associated with encoding of a picture, wherein selection of the size is constrained by the picture boundary information to ensure that the block with the selected size is not across a picture boundary of the picture.
US10070066B2
A coordinate calculator includes: an image processing unit configured to calculate a coordinate of an attention point from each of a plurality of images captured by a plurality of imaging units; a transmitter configured to transmit the calculated coordinate to a connected separate information processing device using a built-in function included in an operating system of the information processing device; a receiver configured to receive calibration information of the imaging unit, the calibration information being calculated by the information processing device based on the transmitted coordinate and transmitted by the information processing device using a built-in function included in the operating system of the information processing device; and a storage unit configured to store therein the received calibration information.
US10070061B2
A range of movement of a correction unit is set based on an object distance value. According to various embodiments, the range of movement of the correction unit is set to be larger as the object distance increases. According to one embodiment, a setting unit sets the range of movement of the correction unit to be larger as the object distance increases in a range where an object distance is larger than a first threshold and is equal to or smaller than a second threshold, and the setting unit fixes the range of movement of the correction unit to be a first range of movement where the object distance is equal to or smaller than the first threshold, and to be a second range of movement where the object distance is larger than the second threshold.
US10070050B2
An image capture device includes a camera lens capturing image data, a microphone receiving a voice command from a user, a network interface, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor configured to execute the computer program. The computer program is configured to identify a target subject and an image capture function based on the voice command and user preference data. The computer program is configured to search a first database for the target subject and search a second database for the target subject, extract a visual representation of the target subject, detect the target subject in an environment viewed through camera lens, and apply the image capture function to the target subject detected in the environment. It is determined if image data is captured by the user and the user preference data is updated based on whether the image data is captured or not.
US10070044B2
An electronic apparatus includes a first operation unit and second operation unit, and performs the first function in accordance with an operation to the first operation unit and an operation to the second operation unit. When an instruction to perform the first function is accepted from an operation to the first operation unit, the electronic apparatus displays first operational display items for accepting, from an operation to the first operation unit, an instruction to perform the second function different from the first function. When an instruction to perform the first function is accepted from an operation to the second operation unit, the electronic apparatus displays second operational display items for accepting, from an operation to the second operation unit, an instruction to perform the second function.
US10070036B2
A communication apparatus includes a first wireless communication unit, a second wireless communication unit, a control unit that remotely controls an imaging apparatus in a mode selected from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the first wireless communication unit and a second mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the second wireless communication unit, a display unit, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image, wherein, in the first mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item in a first size, and wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item in a second size that is larger than the first size.
US10070031B2
A method for identifying an object in a search image, in which the object and surroundings around the object are recorded by an optics unit of a camera. The optics unit is swivelled in the surroundings during the integration of a recorded image and an image processing unit back calculates the search image from the recorded image using the point spread function and the swivelling movement of the optics unit. Then the search image is searched and the object is identified in the search image.
US10070020B2
An electronic apparatus or an imaging apparatus includes a body, and a displayer provided with a display screen, the displayer being supported by the body to be movable relative to the body. The displayer is configured to be selectively set at different positions including a stand-by position and a plurality of tilt positions, at which the display screen tilts in different directions relative to an orientation of the displayer set at the stand-by position. The displayer is configured to be selectively moved directly to the plurality of tilt positions rather than via the stand-by position. A support mechanism including a movable member is also disclosed.
US10070019B2
A method of reducing moire includes generating a moire corrected image by performing moire correction on an input image; setting a moire correction weight for each pixel of the input image based on global luminance of the input image and local luminance of an area including the pixel; and correcting the moire corrected image by synthesizing the input image and the moire corrected image based on the moire correction weight.
US10070018B2
A display driver for a display device including a sync extraction circuit configured to generate a vertical sync source signal in response to a vertical sync period start instruction indicating a start of a vertical sync period, a timing generator configured to generate an internal vertical sync signal in response to the vertical sync source signal; and a drive circuit configured to drive the display panel in synchronization with the internal vertical sync signal.
US10070017B2
The present technique relates to an information processing apparatus, a method, and a program allowing for easily controlling video synchronization in image data transmission. The information processing apparatus according to the present technique includes a synchronization cancellation unit configured to cancel synchronization between synchronization timing of a network to which image data are transmitted and synchronization timing of the image data, on the basis of a delay time of image data transmission, an adjusting unit configured to adjust synchronization timing of the image data of which synchronization with the synchronization timing of the network is cancelled by the synchronization cancellation unit, and a synchronization connection unit configured to synchronize the synchronization timing of the image data, which is adjusted by the adjusting unit, with the synchronization timing of the network. The present technique can be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus.
US10070009B2
An example embodiment may involve obtaining a digital image containing a pixel block. An AM halftone may be configured to be applied to the digital image by default. The example embodiment may also involve deriving, from the pixel block, a bitmap defining foreground and non-foreground pixels of the pixel block. The example embodiment may also involve sequentially scanning horizontal lines of the bitmap to identify clusters of foreground pixels. Each pixel in a particular cluster of the clusters of foreground pixels may be either (i) the only pixel in the particular cluster, or (ii) vertically or horizontally adjacent to another pixel in the particular cluster. The example embodiment may also involve, possibly based on the clusters of foreground pixels identified in the bitmap, applying an FM halftone to the digital image, and causing the digital image to be printed with the applied FM halftone.
US10070004B2
A communication apparatus capable of wireless communication with an external apparatus includes at least one processor, and at least one memory storing a program which is executed by the at least one processor to cause the communication apparatus to broadcast an advertisement signal prior to establishing a connection by wireless communication with the external apparatus, set an output radio wave intensity for which an advertisement signal is broadcast for a type of error which occurs in the communication apparatus, and determine a type of error that occurred in the communication apparatus. When an error occurs in the communication apparatus, the type of error that occurred is determined and an advertisement signal that includes information indicating that the error occurred is broadcasted at an output radio wave intensity set for the type of error.
US10069991B2
This display device includes a display control portion, a first power supply, a second power supply, and a connection control portion. The display control portion is capable of controlling display of a display panel and is configured to execute a predetermined control finish process before display control for the display panel is finished. The first power supply is configured to supply power supplied from an external power supply, to the display control portion. The second power supply is capable of storing power and is configured to supply power to a clock portion. The connection control portion is configured to connect the display control portion with the first power supply if disconnection of connection between the external power supply and the first power supply is not detected, and connect the display control portion with the second power supply if disconnection of the connection is detected.
US10069990B2
An image processing apparatus includes a main processor configured to process packets received by a wired LAN module and a wireless LAN module in a normal state and a sub processor configured to process packets received by the wired LAN module and the wireless LAN module in place of the main processor in a first power saving state in which supply of electric power to the main processor is stopped. In the first power saving state, the sub processor is configured to process a packet received by the wired LAN module by using a first combination of a MAC address and an IP address and to process a packet received by the wireless LAN module by using a second combination of a MAC address and an IP address.
US10069988B2
An image forming apparatus capable of ensuring a log when a malfunction has occurred in an operation panel, without affecting working performance of the image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a volatile memory, an operation device, and a processor. The volatile memory accumulates a log of actions of each function and has a volatile property. The operation device receives user operations performed by a user. The processor is configured to determine whether a user operation pattern based on a series of the user operations within a certain period of time received by the operation device satisfies a predetermined condition or not. Then, when the user operation pattern satisfies the predetermined condition, the processor is configured to store the log accumulated in the volatile memory into a nonvolatile memory having a nonvolatile property.
US10069986B2
A printer includes an interface selector to generate a signal that indicates whether a stylus has been installed with a printer. An interface controller monitors the signal from the interface selector to detect if the stylus has been installed with the printer and generates a first printer interface if the stylus has been detected and generates a second printer interface if the stylus has not been detected.
US10069983B2
Systems and methods of using the system for obtaining an image of a user and survey data from the user are disclosed. The system comprises a processor, a digital imaging device in communication with the processor, at least one input device in communication with the processor, at least one output device in communication with the processor, and software executing on the processor. The software prompts the user to enter an answer to at least one survey question through the input device, directs the digital imaging device to obtain at least one image of the user upon receiving the answer and outputs the at least one image to the output device.
US10069980B2
An all-encompassing fully integrated communication Access Node for call stations and other security and communications equipment includes a modular housing within which is mounted wire and wireless communication systems and power systems. The housing has a chassis for mounting the electronics and battery modules and a backbox and panel for staged installations, managing cables and providing heat dissipation. A door to the chassis is secured using latch hooks with roller bearings. Optical cable termination is provided as a two sided patch panel. Dual power supplies provide power to internal components and to external components via a distribution module. Backup power is provided by a custom battery backup with a charging controller. Cooling is controlled by dual fans and a fan controller moving air through the housing using openings and baffles. Freestanding pedestal mounting of the Access Node and various other mounts for column, wall, or ceiling to any substrate or condition is an option. Venting through a plug prevents pressure build up.
US10069977B2
A method and device for controlling call forwarding are provided. In the method for controlling call forwarding, a call request is received, where the call request is sent when a second terminal takes a first terminal as a call forwarding destination; whether the first terminal permits reception of the call request forwarded from the second terminal or not is judged; and under a condition that a judgment result is that the first terminal does not permit the reception of the call request forwarded from the second terminal, the call request is denied.
US10069970B1
Keyword based phone dialing may provide additional convenience to users that are subscribers of the wireless carrier network. A user input of a string of one or more values is received by a communication application. The string is checked as an alias number query against alias numbers in an alias number data store in response to a determination that a numerical format of the string fails to match a telephone number numerical format. One or more alias numbers from the alias number data store that match or partially match the alias number query are then presented by the communication application. Each of the alias numbers is associated with a different telephone number of a corresponding product or service provider. In response to the communication application receiving a selection of a corresponding alias number, a telephone call is routed to a product or service provider using a corresponding telephone number.
US10069957B1
A mobile communication device. The device comprises a processor, a mobile application that requests content to be rendered, and a content presentation mediation application comprising logic provided by a primary software development kit (SDK) and logic provided by a secondary SDK embedded in the primary SDK. The content presentation mediation application receives a request by the primary SDK from the mobile application for content to be rendered, transmits a request by the primary SKD for content to a content bidding exchange, receives a winning content bid that comprises a content token by the primary SDK from the content bidding exchange, transmits a request by the secondary SDK for content comprising the content token to a content server, receives content by the secondary SDK from the content server, and renders the content received from the content server by the secondary SKD according to rendering logic provided by the secondary SDK.
US10069951B2
A mobile phone case. A charging cable or an audio cable, or a combination thereof, can be stored within the mobile phone case and deployed outward as desired. Alternatively, the cable can provide the added utility of mounting, hanging, and tying capabilities for attachment of the mobile phone case onto certain physical objects or the human body. Furthermore, the mobile phone case may provide multiple anchor points to create a rigging system with the cable that forms various suspension configurations for a desired location.
US10069937B2
A system includes a server and a controller embedded in a device. Both the server and the embedded controller are capable of communicating over a computer network. The embedded controller sends a command to the server over the computer network that identifies an instance of the device. In response, the server identifies the instance of the device based on the command, retrieves data that is specific to the instance of the device, and sends the data to the embedded controller over the computer network.
US10069935B1
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for satellite platforms. In one example, a satellite platform includes a plurality of satellite devices, with one or more of the satellite devices comprising specialized roles defined by at least one among software elements and hardware elements targeted to the specialized roles. Individual ones of the satellite devices are configured to identify tasks to be serviced using one or more of the specialized roles, determine one or more target satellite devices among the plurality of satellite devices to handle the tasks based at least in part on attributes of the target satellite devices, and transfer at least task instructions for delivery to the target satellite devices for performing the tasks.
US10069933B2
A network-configuring system creates stable virtual interfaces for groups of neighboring network nodes. During operation, the system can obtain network-neighborhood information from one or more network neighbors. This network-neighborhood information includes duplex-neighborhood information that indicates at least a set of neighboring devices to the network neighbor, and a set of remote network nodes which are accessible via a respective neighbor. The system can use the network-neighborhood information to determine one or more groups of network neighbors with common network characteristics, such that a respective group includes one or more mutually-connected network peers. The system can then define a virtual interface for a respective group of stable network neighbors, such that the virtual interface's member nodes include the local network node and the respective group's mutually-connected network peers.
US10069914B1
A distributed storage system for the long-term storage of data objects that is implemented utilizing one or more distinct storage sites that may be comprised of system controllers and object storage systems that act in concert to embody a single distributed storage system. A system may include a one or more types and/or instances of object storage systems in which replicas of objects are stored in at least two of the said object storage systems. A system may further include system controllers associated with logical and/or physical sites that coordinate object, user, device, and system management functionally.
US10069907B2
A computing system implemented method, in one embodiment, can include a cloud control module receiving a constraint for cloud architecture. In addition, the method can include the cloud control module receiving a plurality of cloud service provider capabilities. Furthermore, the method can include the cloud control module filtering the plurality of cloud service provider capabilities to identify a cloud service provider capable of satisfying the constraint. Moreover, the method can include the cloud control module outputting an instruction for a resource from the cloud service provider.
US10069906B2
A management computer comprises: a memory configured to store server information identifying functionalities which can be executed by each of a plurality of servers and applications running on each of the servers, and storage system information identifying functionalities which can be executed by each of a plurality of storage systems and application data stored in each of the storage systems; and a processor configured to: select a server, in which an application is to be deployed, from the plurality of servers, and a storage system, on which a volume either contains data to be used to deploy the application or maps to another volume that contains the data to be used to deploy the application, from the plurality of storage systems, based on the server information and the storage system information, and request to deploy the application on the selected server and create the volume on the selected storage system.
US10069899B2
A method is provided for sharing a file. A first mobile device can generate a link and the link can enable a second mobile device to send a request to a permission server to access a file from a remote server. The permission server can determine a unique identifier of the second mobile device is associated with sufficient file sharing privileges to receive the file from the remote server. Additionally, the permission server can enable the second mobile device to download the file from the remote server, upon determining that the unique identifier is associated with sufficient file sharing privileges. Once the second mobile device with sufficient file sharing privileges downloads the file from the remote server, the first mobile device can receive a confirmation.
US10069897B2
A device may receive an indication to establish a communication session between a first device and a second device for a file transfer. The device may receive, from the second device, metadata. The metadata may be used to identify files of a set of files. The device may identify the files for transfer from the second device to the first device based on the metadata. The device may cause multiple communication sessions to be established between the first device and the second device. The multiple connections may be used to transfer the files from the second device to the first device. The device may receive, from the second device, the files. The files may be received via the multiple communication sessions.
US10069895B2
A battery-powered wireless content loader for an entertainment system of a vehicle includes a multi-mode wireless data communications module with at least a first communications mode and a second communications mode. A controller establishes a data link to a remote content server with the multi-mode wireless data communications module to retrieve multimedia content from the remote content server. The controller selects either one or both of the communications modes based at least in part upon an evaluation of availability of an access point for the first communications mode within range. A data storage device stores the retrieved multimedia content. An electrical power storage supplies power in response to the vehicle being powered down. The controller copies the multimedia content stored on the data storage device to a content server of the entertainment system following the electrical system of the vehicle being powered up.
US10069894B2
The present invention discloses an electronic device, a storage medium and a method for transferring a file. The method for transferring the file includes: submitting a file segment to be transferred to a target device to a transferring queue in a main process; waiting for an interrupt signal; monitoring whether the main process produces upload traffic during a preset time period, and if the main process does not produce the upload traffic during the preset time period, sending out an interrupt request which comprises information that the main process does not produce the upload traffic during the preset time period; stopping waiting for the interrupt signal when a response from the target device or the interrupt request are received.
US10069891B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for creating channel accessible single function micro services used for light analytics. The micro services are built as small transferable modules to be a single function high efficiency small module. The micro services are generated for a specific single function, then deployed at an interface lever and stored to an associate device at any communication channel associated with an entity. The micro services require specific programming and are generated for a specific data collection process light analytics function. The micro services translate the extracted data into a readable format and transmit, via secure communication network, the translated data to a custom build database for subsequent light analytics framework implementation.
US10069887B2
The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for sending live streams to regular HTTP clients. An incoming live media stream is segmented into segment files. A segment list is used to maintain the logical representation of the segment segment files so that they look like one continuous file. Each segment file is sent to the client through regular HTTP protocol once it is available. Old segment files can be deleted to save storage space and reduce management overhead.
US10069883B2
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating in a multicast group. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) device to process reception of a message including a scheduling attribute from a coordinator of a multicast group, the scheduling attribute comprising a service identifier (ID) corresponding to a service, scheduling information to indicate one or more timeblocks, a list of NAN devices belonging to the multicast group, and a scheduling rank of the coordinator; and based on the scheduling attribute, to connect with one or more NAN devices of the multicast group during at least one of the timeblocks to communicate traffic of the service.
US10069875B1
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining from a transport protocol message, capability information associated with user equipment associated with a call session, determining a first codec to provide a first media service to the user equipment associated with the call session according to the capability information, and responsive to determining the first codec, searching a codec table to obtain a first resource identifier associated with a first media resource function to provide the first media service according to the first codec. If the first resource identifier associated with the first codec is not available at the codec table, accessing the first resource identifier associated with the first media resource function from a domain name server and, in turn, transmitting a first request to the first media resource function to provide the first media service to the user equipment associated with the call session. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10069872B2
Peer-to-peer connection methods and systems are provided. A first client device receives a request to initiate a peer-to-peer connection with a second client device. Responsive to the request, the first client device presents an offer message that includes first address information associated with the first client device. A first mobile device captures the presented offer message and sends the captured offer message to the second client device via a wireless communication network. The first client device receives, via the first mobile device, a response message over the wireless communication network from the second client device. The response message includes second address information associated with the second client device. The first client device initiates the peer-to-peer connection with the second client device, responsive to the second address information in the received response message.
US10069869B2
In response to receipt of a notification from a third service, a scaling policy specified by a customer of a computing resource service provider to be associated with the notification is obtained, with the scaling policy including a set of parameters that includes an identity of a resource of a second service of the computing resource service provider. As a result of processing the scaling policy in accordance with the set of parameters, a request is submitted to a second service to scale the resource, and output is provided that indicates whether the scaling request has been fulfilled.
US10069865B2
Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
US10069864B2
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for using an anti-phishing image. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide for using a non-static, location-based anti-phishing image that can, in some cases, include authentication information. According to one embodiment, a user with a trusted mobile device can go to a particular location during enrollment with an online service or application. This location can be detected by the mobile device, e.g., through a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and/or other location detection techniques. Once detected, this location can be provided by the mobile device to the service or application with which the user is registering and saved by the service or application as a “secret location.” Also during enrollment, the user can select an anti-phishing image. Once saved, the location information can be used for anti-phishing as well as authentication purposes.
US10069853B2
A mechanism is provided for reparsing unsuccessfully parsed event data. Responsive to determining that one or more unsuccessfully parsed event data items exist for a log source, each unsuccessfully parsed event data item of the one or more unsuccessfully parsed event data items is reparsing using an updated device support module associated with the log source. Responsive to the device support module successfully reparsing the unsuccessfully parsed event data item thereby forming a successfully parsed event data item, the successfully parsed event data item is added to a historical record of events associated with the log source. Responsive to the device support module failing to successfully reparse the unsuccessfully parsed event data item, the unsuccessfully parsed event data item is retained in an unsuccessfully parsed event data item data structure.
US10069848B2
A method for data security is provided. The method may include obtaining a first object which is set as a sensitive object. The method may also include obtaining a second object, whereby there is a first relationship between the second object and the first object. The method may further include setting the second object as a sensitive object, in response to determining that the first relationship represents that there is strict correlation between the second object and the first object.
US10069845B2
A device may receive an encrypted short message service (SMS) message en route from an originating device to a recipient device, the encrypted SMS message to be encrypted by the originating device using a key. The device may identify a flag associated with the encrypted SMS message. The device may determine, based on the flag, that the SMS message is encrypted. The device may provide the encrypted SMS message to the recipient device.
US10069841B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for sharing data of an online social network. In some implementations, a selection of data of an information feed is received. The information feed includes a plurality of feed items configured to be stored on one or more storage mediums and capable of being displayed in a presentation on a display device. The selected data includes at least a portion of one or more of the feed items. A first network communication including the selected data is generated. The generated first network communication is sent to a designated network address via a network.
US10069834B2
A mobile device may include first and second communication interfaces. The mobile device may receive, from another device, a dispatch message to receive data from an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The mobile device may send, to the other device and based on the dispatch message, a device key. The mobile device may receive, from the other device, a session ticket generated by the other device. The IoT device may have previously received a copy of the session ticket. The mobile device may send the session ticket to the IoT device. The mobile device may receive data, from the IoT device and via the first communication interface, based on the session ticket matching the copy of the session ticket. The mobile device may format the data for transmission via the second communication interface. The mobile device may send, via the second communication interface, the data to a network device.
US10069829B1
In authentication in global attestation, a server receives a request for access to a location based service. The server establishes a connection with a first device and with a second device, wherein the devices are connected by a location bounded network. The server sends a key order information to the first device and a first plurality of keys to the second device. The server receives a second plurality of keys from the first device, wherein the second plurality of keys is an ordered set of keys compiled using the key order information and the first plurality of keys. The server determines that the second plurality of keys received from the first device matches an expected plurality of keys. The server outputs, to the location based service, a notification indicating a result of the determining that the second plurality of keys matches the expected plurality of keys.
US10069828B2
Systems, methods, and media for authentication are provided. In accordance with some implementations, the system comprises: a hardware processor that is programmed to: receive, from a device, a message relating to an authentication status of a user account associated with the device; transmit an authentication request to the device that is transmitted to an authentication server; receive, from the device, a response to the authentication request that includes authentication data relating to a session corresponding to the user account on the authentication server; cause an interface to be presented that requests authorization to authenticate the device with the authentication server using the user account; and transmit the authentication data to the device that causes the device to retrieve a corresponding authentication token from the authentication server, wherein the corresponding authentication token authenticates the user account on the device.
US10069815B2
There is a server apparatus in which: an issuing unit issues data to devices; a distribution manager distributes the data to devices; a data manager manages data set as issued; a revocation manager detects, from the data set, data that satisfies a condition, and invalidates the detected data; and a filter manager updates and distribute to devices a filter having a predetermined bit length each time data is invalidated, by setting one of a first value and a second value to each of bits in the filter when a revoked data set is projected onto the filter; the data manager identifies data other than the invalidated data, having projection onto at least one of bits whose value has changed between before and after the update, and having the first value for all of bits projected onto the updated filter and reissues data to the device having the identified data.
US10069812B1
A computer-implemented method for facilitating an auto login from a browser to a website is provided. During operation, the browser sends a first request on behalf of a user for a secure page to the server for the website. The server then returns a response to the first request which includes HTML and one or more meta tags comprising a URL for a login page. Additionally, the meta tags specify the parameters the login page requires and the type of HTTP method it requires. After confirming that a credential for the user is stored in the browser, the browser issues a second request to the server with the credential (e.g., username and password) and the URL for the login page from the meta tag. Next, the server returns a response to the second request which includes a cookie. After receiving the cookie, the browser saves the cookie and then reloads the secure page using the saved cookie without requiring a manual login operation.
US10069811B2
A registry apparatus is provided for maintaining a device registry of agent devices for communicating with application providing apparatus. The registry comprises authentication information for uniquely authenticating at least one trusted agent device. In response to an authentication request from an agent device, the authentication information for that device is obtained from the registry, and authentication of the agent device is performed. If the authentication is successful, then application key information is transmitted to at least one of the agent device and the application providing apparatus.
US10069804B2
Structured data, such as email addresses, social security numbers, and the like is accessed for encoding. A set of encoding rules including one or more encoding actions and/or encoding components corresponding to each of one or more structured data components is accessed. The set of encoding rules can include one or more encoding actions and/or one or more encoding components corresponding to each of one or more structured data components. Encoding actions can include tokenization, encryption, data masking, data modification, and the like. The one or more components of the structured data are encoded based on the accessed set of encoding rules. The encoded structured data is stored, processed, or outputted to an external entity.
US10069800B2
An intermediary network device participates in a secure communication session between a server and a client through a proxy client and a proxy server. The proxy client receives a first session ticket from the server that enables the proxy client to resume communications with the server in the secure communication session. The intermediary network device determines a session state of the proxy client and the proxy server. The intermediary network device encapsulates the session state of the proxy client, the session state of the proxy server, and the first session ticket as part of a second session ticket. The second session ticket enables the client to resume communications with the proxy server in the secure communication session. The intermediary network device sends the second session ticket to the client and deletes the first session ticket.
US10069799B2
Methods and apparatus to configure virtual private mobile networks are disclosed. Example methods include provisioning a virtual private mobile network within a wireless network, and, after provisioning the virtual private mobile network, determining whether a first communication from a user equipment matches a security event profile. When the first communication matches the profile, the example methods include transmitting, from the wireless network via a first base transceiver station, an instruction to cause the user equipment to be communicatively coupled to the virtual private mobile network. The example methods further include instructing the user equipment to transmit a second communication through a second base transceiver station that is physically separate from the first base transceiver station and through the virtual private mobile network. In the example methods, the virtual private mobile network is isolated in a wireless spectrum from other portions of the network.
US10069797B2
This application discloses a network monitoring method and apparatus. The network monitoring method includes: receiving a packet transmitted on a network, where the packet has flow information that indicates a network flow for transmission of the packet; acquiring the flow information of the packet; detecting whether a metadatabase includes the flow information corresponding the packet, where the metadatabase is used to store metadata and flow information associated with the metadata; generating, according to a detection result about the flow information, metadata related to the transmission of the packet, and associating the metadata with the corresponding flow information; and storing the generated metadata and the flow information associated with the generated metadata into the metadatabase.
US10069793B2
An identity verification method, an IoT gateway device, and a verification gateway device using the same are provided. According to the provided method, the IoT gateway device firstly establishes a look-up table including a valid MAC address list and a valid RSSI range of at least one valid client device. When the IoT gateway device receives the connection request sent from the client device, the IoT gateway device may obtain the MAC address and a RSSI value of the client device according to the connection request and compare the received MAC address and the received RSSI value with the valid MAC address list and the valid RSSI range, so as to determine whether the client device is the valid client device.
US10069788B1
A method for providing high availability computing service. The method comprises monitoring a high availability computing service by monitoring applications, each monitoring application executing on a different computer system, one of the monitoring applications executing in a primary role, and the remaining monitoring applications executing in a secondary role. The method further comprises writing a last touched time value into a DNS resource record of a domain name system (DNS) server by the monitoring application executing in the primary role, reading the last touched time value in the DNS resource record of the DNS server by each of the monitoring applications executing in the secondary role. The method comprises determining by one of the monitoring applications executing in the secondary role to assume the primary role based on determining that the last touched time value in the DNS resource record of the DNS server exceeds a predetermined age threshold.
US10069787B2
A method and apparatus for managing CNAME records such that CNAME records at the root domain are supported while complying with the RFC specification (an IP address is returned for any Address query for the root record). The authoritative DNS infrastructure acts as a DNS resolver where if there is a CNAME at the root record, rather than returning that record directly, a recursive lookup is used to follow the CNAME chain until an A record is located. The address associated with the A record is then returned. This effectively “flattens” the CNAME chain. This complies with the requirements of the DNS specification and is invisible to any service that interacts with the DNS server.
US10069783B2
In some examples, a method includes receiving, first notification data from a first application and second notification data from a second application. The method may include generating, based at least in part on comparing the first notification data to the second notification data, an affinity score that indicates whether content from the first notification data has a relationship to at least a portion of content from the second notification data. The method may include, generating a bundle notification graphical element that includes at least a portion of the content from the first notification data and a graphical indicator that indicates the content from the first and second notification data are related. The method may include outputting a set of notification graphical elements comprising the bundle notification graphical element accompanied by the graphical indicator.
US10069782B2
A method is disclosed for facilitating electronic communication between an external contact and an internal point person and between the internal point person and one or more internal team members. An internal collaboration network is created based on a first e-mail received from or sent to the external contact. The membership of the internal collaboration network is based on recipient information from the first e-mail and includes the internal point person but excludes the external contact. A message from the internal point person is automatically sent to the members of the internal collaboration network for display in a private collaboration view of an app on a computing device. Later-sent e-mails from the external contact that have subjects matching the subject of the first e-mail are automatically sent to the membership for display in a customer view of the app.
US10069780B2
Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for structuring information of email messages. An exemplary method comprises receiving an incoming email message. An automatic response is sent to a sender of the incoming email message with a request for information. The requested information is received from the sender and associated with a bin. The bin is structured according to a data model associated with the bin.
US10069779B2
A method of communicating data between at least two coprocessors in a single computing environment wherein one of the coprocessors is a transmitting processor and the other of the coprocessors is a receiving processor and the single computing environment includes a memory accessible by the coprocessors includes, among other things, determining in the transmitting processor the size of data to be communicated, attaching the data to a message and transmitting the message to the receiving processor if the size of the data is below or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and transmitting to the receiving processor a pointer that points to a location of the data in the memory if the size of the data is above the predetermined threshold value.
US10069778B2
An exemplary group selection screen shows groups in which users share a message, so that any of the groups is selectable. In an avatar display area (Ar12) for each group, avatars (Av1) of not more than five users belonging to a group, who have recently posted a message, are displayed. An arrangement of the avatars (Av1) is determined based on a posting time and date of a latest message posted by each user represented by an avatar (Av1). In an avatar display area (Ar12), a message included in a balloon is displayed, which message has been posted by a user represented by a displayed avatar (Av1).
US10069777B2
Determining a visibility of an online conversation for a new participant includes presenting a user interface (UI) to a group of users to allow each of the users in the group of users to specify tags, the tags defining relationships between each of the users, determining initial participants from the group of users for an online conversation on a social network, identifying, based on the tags, a subject for the online conversation with respect to each of the initial participants of the online conversation, and determining, based on the subject, a visibility of the online conversation for a new participant from the group of users.
US10069766B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for accelerating network data transfer are provided. In one aspect, a plurality of data streams are received at a local host, combined into a single stream and divided into fragments including one or more segments. The fragments are each stored in buffers and processed in parallel by a plurality of worker threads. Each fragment is encoded and packetized into a data packet. The data packets are transmitted over a network to a remote host as a plurality of parallel data streams over at least one data link. As buffer locations become available, additional fragments are stored in the buffer and processed on a substantially ongoing basis for transmission over the network.
US10069764B2
Using a hash function, an L2/L3 switch can produce an FID for a data packet. The L2/L3 switch can select, from among potentially several stored VLAN flooding tables, a particular VLAN flooding table that is associated with a particular VLAN on which the data packet is to be carried. The rows of the particular VLAN flooding table can specify different combinations of the particular VLAN's egress ports. The L2/L3 switch can locate, in the particular VLAN flooding table, a particular row that specifies the FID. The L2/L3 switch can read, from the particular row, a specified subset of the egress ports that are associated with the particular VLAN. The L2/L3 switch can transmit copies of the data packet out each of the egress ports specified in the subset, toward analytic servers connected to those egress ports.
US10069763B2
A method for establishing a communications path is provided. A routing path between a source port on a source switch and a destination port on a destination switch through intermediate switches is identified. A first message is sent to the source switch, the destination switch and the intermediate switches instructing the recipient switches to prepare for establishing a connection. In response to receiving a first set of acknowledgment messages from the recipient switches, a second message is sent to the destination switch and the intermediate switches instructing these switches to establish a connection to the destination port along the identified routing path. In response to receiving a second set of acknowledgment messages from the destination switch and each of the intermediate switches, a third message is sent to the source switch instructing it to establish a connection between the source port and the established connection to the destination port.
US10069761B2
A method of selectively allocating a plurality of deployment units among a plurality of clouds. The method can include identifying a first context of a first deployment unit of a workload and identifying a second context of a second deployment unit of the workload. Based on the first context, a first of the plurality of clouds that satisfies at least one requirement indicated by the first context can be identified and the first deployment unit can be automatically allocated to the first cloud. Based on the second context, a second of the plurality of clouds that satisfies at least one requirement indicated by the second context can be identified, wherein the first cloud does not satisfy the requirement indicated by the second context, and the second deployment unit can be automatically allocated to the second cloud.
US10069759B1
A method and system for allocation of resources is disclosed. Authenticated and unauthenticated data sources are mined to determine event vectors from a large number of cases that follow a branched processing model. A current event vector is compared to the mined event vectors with machine learning to predict future nodes for the current event vector. Historical resource allocations for the mined event vectors are used to determine resource allocation for the current event vector over time.
US10069744B2
A manner of managing congestion in a data-traffic network. In one embodiment a network node such as a bridge, switch, or router includes an AQM having a PI controller configured to calculate p′ using the difference between Q and a Target Q, wherein p′ is p0.5 and p is the probability that a received packet will be dropped or marked, and some drop decision functions are configured to indicate that the node should drop a received packet by comparing p′ to two random values. A marking decision function may also be present and configured to indicate that the node should mark a received packet by comparing p′ to one random value. A congestion control classifier, which is in some embodiments an ECN classifier, is also present to classify a received packet and facilitate making the proper dropping or marking decision.
US10069738B2
A single cellular radio is enabled to support multiple phone lines and data service. The system can be split into two parts: a telephone adapter that receives input from one or more phone lines, and a wireless hot spot communicably coupled to one or more telephone adapters that transmits communications associated with the phone lines and data service to the mobile network. The telephone adapter can include phone jacks, WiFi, and LAN connections and also some traffic management functionality that routes voice traffic to higher class of services than non-voice data. The wireless hotspot can then map communications with higher classes of service to dedicated bearers with guaranteed bitrates, and the lower classes of service to dedicated bearers with non-guaranteed bitrates or even default bearers.
US10069727B2
Systems and methods for performing retransmission of data packets over a network. A node receives a data packet with a source and a destination address. The data packet is sent along a network path to the destination address, and information associated with the data packet is sent to a controller node that is independent of the network path. A controller receives information associated with a data packet from any forwarder node within a plurality of forwarder nodes each monitoring communications along separate communications paths. An indication of a receipt acknowledgement for the data packet is received from a second forwarder node that is separate from the first forwarder node and the controller node. The receipt acknowledgement is correlated with the data packet and based on the correlating, data associated with retransmission processing of the data packet is deleted.
US10069717B2
This disclosure generally discloses a path search mechanism for determining mutually compatible paths within a network includes nodes and links. The path search mechanism for determining mutually compatible paths may be configured to determine a set of mutually compatible paths for a set of demands where the demands may include requests for paths between pairs of nodes of the network. The path search mechanism for determining mutually compatible paths may be configured to determine a set of mutually compatible paths for a set of demands where compatibility may be based on edge disjointness, node disjointness, or the like, as well as various combinations thereof. The path search mechanism for determining mutually compatible paths may be configured to determine a set of mutually compatible paths for a set of demands subject to an objective.
US10069716B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reflect routes from a virtual route reflector are disclosed. An example method includes requesting, at a virtual route reflector remote from an autonomous system, topology information and external route information from the autonomous system. The external route information identifies a plurality of border routers through which a remote destination can be reached. The example method also includes selecting, using the topology information, a first path from among a plurality of paths emanating from a selected node in the autonomous system, the plurality of paths exiting the autonomous system at respective border routers of the plurality of border routers. The example method further includes advertising, from the virtual route reflector to a client router in the autonomous system, a route to the remote destination, the route including a first border router at which the first path exits the autonomous system.
US10069714B2
A method is disclosed for optimizing packet transmission paths in a mobile communication network (400) in which packets are transmitted and received between mobile stations (10-14) or between a mobile station and a fixed network (120) by way of a plurality of packet transmission device (60-64, 70-72, 80, and 81) and radio base stations (50-57). When a mobile station uses a service that is provided by a fixed network (300), imposed are applied on the packet transmission path such that packets pass by way of specific packet transmission devices (80 and 81) depending on the fixed network (external network) 300. When the mobile station uses a service that is provided by the mobile communication network (400), on the other hand, no restrictions are imposed on the packet transmission path, and the packet transmission path is thus set such that the link costs are a minimum.
US10069713B2
Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for determining if a master schedule will allow information to be recorded and downloaded from a node. A method can include receiving a plurality of schedules including a first schedule, a second schedule, and a list, determining, at the scheduler circuitry and based on the first schedule and the list, whether there is a threshold latency between mission data collection and downlink, determining, at the scheduler circuitry and based on the first schedule, the second schedule, and the list, whether any mission data will be overwritten in performing operations of the master schedule, and providing, by a display communicatively coupled to the scheduler circuitry, a first warning in response to determining that there is a threshold latency between mission data collection and downlink and a second warning in response to determining that mission data will be overwritten.
US10069712B2
To process received wireless signals received in a receiver, a noise and interference estimate is generated by subtracting the component from the received OFDM signal, a normalized noise signal by whitening the noise and interference estimate is produced, interference estimation information is computed from the normalized noise signal, a non-linear frequency domain filtering operation is performed on an output of the interference estimation to generate a frequency domain filtered signal, and a non-linear time domain filtering operation is performed on the frequency domain filtered signal to generate an estimate of an unwanted component of the received OFDM signal. The non-linear filtering may be performed using a median filter or an adaptive median filter or an adaptive hybrid median filter.
US10069702B2
A monitoring system is arranged for automatically and dynamically discovering local applications running on servers in an enterprise-scale service environment as well as discovering external resources (both partitioned and non-partitioned resources) that the local applications use. The discovered objects and their dependencies are instantiated into a health map and the map is dynamically updated as applications and resources are added to and deleted from the enterprise-scale service environment. Health indicators such as events, performance counters, synthetic transactions, and SysLog and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) service events for the mapped objects are monitored. The monitored health indicators are attributed to either the health of a local application or that of an external resource. Upon detection of a fault, the health map enables performance of root cause analyses and determination of the impact of the fault on the objects in the environment so that appropriate alerts can be raised.
US10069701B2
Communication apparatus includes multiple ports configured to serve as ingress ports and egress ports for connection to a packet data network. A single memory array is coupled to the ports and configured to contain both a respective headroom allocation for each ingress port and a shared buffer holding data packets for transmission in multiple queues via the egress ports. Control logic is configured to adjustably allocate to each ingress port a respective volume of memory within the single memory array to serve as the respective headroom allocation, and to queue the data packets in the multiple queues in the single memory array for transmission through the egress ports.
US10069700B2
A system and method are presented for on premise and offline survivability of an interactive voice response system in a cloud telephony system. Voice interaction control may be divided from the media resources. Survivability is invoked when the communication technology between the Cloud and the voice interaction's resource provider is degraded or disrupted. The system is capable of recovering after a disruption event such that a seamless transition between failure and non-failure states is provided for a limited impact to a user's experience. When communication paths or Cloud control is reestablished, the user resumes normal processing and full functionality as if the failure had not occurred.
US10069698B2
A fault-tolerant monitoring apparatus is arranged to monitor physical performance properties of a plurality of networked computing elements, each element including a processing unit and individual memory. The monitoring apparatus comprises a plurality of measurer apparatuses, each arranged to measure the physical performance properties of a single computing element, the physical performance properties being stored as local information in the individual memory of the computing element in which the measurement is made; and one or more collector apparatuses arranged to control collection of remote information representing physical performance properties from individual memory in a plurality of the computing elements; and storage of the remote physical performance information as replicate information in the individual memory of another computing element; wherein the remote physical performance information is collected using third party access.
US10069686B2
The present invention discloses methods and systems for managing a power over Ethernet (PoE) capable device through a manual information input module. Information is obtained through the manual information input module, and a current power mode is determined. Based on the information, a power mode is reset or applied. If it is determined to apply a power mode, internal switches are opened or closed and the device supplies or receives power over Ethernet according to the power mode.
US10069685B2
Embodiments are directed towards employing a configuration management system to report one or more assumptions based on whether or not prerequisites for a resource are satisfied. The configuration management system may determine at least one prerequisite that corresponds to a provided resource. The prerequisites may indicate what the resource requires in order to put the system into the target state. If the prerequisites are unsatisfied, then assumptions regarding the system may be determined and reported to a user of the system. The assumptions may include at least a state transition that upon occurrence puts the system into the target state. If the system is in a non-operational mode, such that state actions and state transitions are simulated, rather than being executed, the system may be enabled to perform other actions as if the prerequisites were satisfied and the state transition occurred, even if it is not.
US10069682B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a plurality of information handling resources a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of information handling resources, and a software-based controller. The controller may be configured to monitor for environmental factors associated with the plurality of information handling resources, calculate a health ranking of the plurality of information handling resources based on the environmental factors, and communicate the health ranking to a software-based controller for managing communication to the information handling resources. The software-based controller may include executable instructions configured to, when read and executed by a processor, redirect communication associated with the plurality of information handling resources based on the health ranking.
US10069678B2
There is provided configuration of wireless terminals. A request is transmitted to wireless terminals to detect other wireless terminals within short-range communications range of the wireless terminals. Responses to the request are received, where the responses comprise information of detected other wireless terminals. Clustering of the wireless terminals and the other wireless terminals is determined based on the responses. At least one of the wireless terminals is configured according to the determined clustering.
US10069666B2
Systems and methods relating to a transceiver architecture that maintains legacy timing by inserting and removing a cyclic prefix at a legacy sampling rate are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system for a receiver comprises an upsampling subsystem, a cyclic prefix removal unit, and a downsampling subsystem. The upsampling subsystem is operable to process a first baseband receive signal that is at a first sampling rate to generate an upsampled baseband receive signal at a second sampling rate that is greater than the first sampling rate. The cyclic prefix removal unit is operable to remove a cyclic prefix from the upsampled baseband receive signal to provide a second baseband receive signal at the second sampling rate. The downsampling subsystem is operable to process the second baseband receive signal to generate a downsampled baseband receive signal at the first sampling rate. In this manner, complexity and power consumption are reduced.
US10069663B1
A characterization system includes a signal detector. The signal detector includes a first conversion unit configured to receive, from a first device, a first device output signal including N possible discrete pulse amplitudes and generate a plurality of detected signals based on a plurality of threshold amplitudes respectively. The signal detector further includes a second conversion unit configured to generate a first conversion output signal and a second conversion output signal based on logic values included in the plurality of detected signals and provide first and second conversion output signals to an analysis unit for generating one or more measurements of the first device. The first and second conversion output signals include M1 and M2 possible discrete pulse amplitudes respectively. M1 and M2 are integers less than N.
US10069661B2
Embodiments of the present application disclose a communication method and a communication node for device-to-device (D2D) direct communication, and relate to the field of D2D technologies. The method comprises: receiving, by a first node, an interference signal from an interference node; and sending, by the first node, the interference signal and a to-be-sent signal in a manner in which the interference signal and the to-be-sent signal can be received by at least one second node. The communication method and the communication node in the embodiments of the present application can effectively reduce interference of a cellular network on D2D communication. By using the communication method and the communication node in the embodiments of the present application, a base station resource does not need to be consumed, and signaling interactions are fewer, which help to improve the resource utilization.
US10069659B2
Embodiments of a noise-shaping crest factor reduction method for a carrier signal (and a device that performs the method) include (a) clipping the carrier signal by selecting at least one carrier signal peak that has a magnitude exceeding a predetermined crest factor reduction threshold, (b) subtracting the resulting clipped signal from the carrier signal, (c) confining, by a noise shaping filter, the resulting clipping noise signal in a frequency band corresponding to that of the carrier signal, and (d) subtracting the resulting spectrally shaped clipping noise signal from a delayed version of the carrier signal. The confining process includes selecting first sub-areas of the noise shaping filter response at one or more guard bands, selecting at least one second sub-area of the noise shaping filter response elsewhere in the frequency band, and setting the first sub-areas to a first predetermined magnitude higher than the magnitude of the second sub-area.
US10069653B1
An equalizer and an equalization method. The method includes receiving a data signal over a channel. The method further includes equalizing the data signal, by a blind partial response equalizer circuit, to provide an equalized output of the data signal. An estimation of partial response equalizer taps employed to determine the equalized output, by the blind partial response equalizer circuit, is carried out independently of true channel input symbols and detected symbols corresponding to the data signal.
US10069649B2
The disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for performing service tag switching. A device intermediary to a client and a server receives a packet including a virtual network device identifier tag that identifies a list of functions to be performed on the packet. The device tags the packet with a first service tag identifying a first functional entity of the device to which to route the packet. The device routes the packet to the first functional entity to perform a first function. Responsive to the first function being performed, the device selects a subsequent service tag identifying a subsequent functional entity to route the packet. The device tags the packet with the subsequent service tag and routes the packet to the subsequent functional entity. Once the list of functions to be performed on the packet have been performed, the device forwards the packet to its destination.
US10069648B2
A communication system comprises: a plurality of switches divided into a plurality of domains; a plurality of first control apparatuses that control a switch included in a corresponding domain; and a second control apparatus that controls the plurality of first control apparatuses. One first control apparatus corresponding to one domain out of the plurality of domains determines processing content on a packet of first communication between terminals accommodated by different switches included in the one domain based on a first database held by the one first control apparatus. The second control apparatus determines processing content on a packet of second communication between terminals accommodated by switches included in different domains out of the plurality of domains based on a second database held by the second control apparatus.
US10069638B2
A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate in a first direction and including a plurality of sensor parts and connection parts connecting the sensor parts with each other; and a second electrode formed in a second direction crossing the first direction while being insulated from the first electrode and including a plurality of sensor parts and connection parts connecting the sensor parts with each other. The sensor parts and the connection parts include transparent conductive materials, and the connection parts have resistance lower than resistance of the sensor parts in at least one of the first and second electrodes.
US10069636B2
The invention relates a system for controlling distribution of power to load elements via network connections (e.g. LAN). Low cost luminaires or other load elements can be powered via LAN connections (e.g. by power over Ethernet (PoE)) without featuring an Internet Protocol (IP) node. This is attractive because with such a system the installation cost down benefits of PoE can be applied also to installations that do not require advanced controls. This means that to switch them on or off, the power supply on the LAN port of the switch must be enabled or disabled. When load elements and load controllers (e.g. lighting controllers or light switches) are connected to the same switch, they are automatically paired to each other. This can be achieved through use of a network management protocol capability that some network switches have. This allows for easy installation and automatic intuitive commissioning.
US10069625B2
Embodiments generally relate to data security in a computing system. The present technology discloses techniques that can enable an automatic generation of encryption keys using a service controller in communication with a key management server. By enabling an automatic mechanism for encryption key generation, the present technology can achieve data encryption efficiency for a large number of servers.
US10069618B2
RF circuitry, which includes RF RX circuitry, an RF PA, RF TDD switching circuitry, and RF TX switching circuitry, is disclosed. The RF TX switching circuitry is coupled between the RF PA and the RF TDD switching circuitry. The RF PA receives and amplifies an RF input signal to provide an RF TX signal. During a first CA FDD-TDD operating mode, the RF TX signal has a first FDD TX carrier frequency, the RF TDD switching circuitry forwards a first filtered RF TDD RX signal to the RF RX circuitry, and the RF TX switching circuitry provides isolation between the RF PA and the RF TDD switching circuitry. During a first TDD TX operating mode, the RF TX signal has a first TDD TX carrier frequency and the RF TX switching circuitry forwards the RF TX signal to the RF TDD switching circuitry.
US10069617B2
Apparatus for communicating data between a transmitter device 16 and a first 51 and a second 52 receiver device, the receiver devices being connected, in use, to the transmitter device via a first 21 and a second 22 pair of wires respectively. Each receiver device is operable to receive signals detected as a change over time in the potential difference across the local ends of each respective pair of wires extending between the respective receiver device and the transmitter device, and the transmitter device is operable to transmit signals onto the wires at the transmitter ends thereof in order to transmit signals via a direct differential mode to each respective receiver via its respective pair of wires. The transmitter device is additionally operable to transmit signals to both receivers via a single common indirect channel and comprises: a channel estimator 1670, 1680, 1690 for estimating the extent of coupling between the common indirect channel and each of the receiver devices based on readings received by the transmitter device from the receiver devices; and a processor 1690 for determining a plurality of weighting values in dependence upon the estimated extents of the couplings; the transmitter 16 being operable to transmit a first signal via the direct differential mode over the first pair 21, to transmit a second signal via the direct differential mode over the second pair 22 and to transmit a combined signal onto the indirect channel, wherein the combined signal comprises a weighted sum of the first and second signals, the weighting being done in accordance with the determined weighting values; and wherein the transmitter further comprises a precoder 1640 for precoding the first, second and combined signals to pre-compensate them for the expected effects of cross-talk from the other ones of these signals, wherein the pre-coding of each signal, including the first and the second signals, is performed in dependence upon the determined weighting values.
US10069611B2
Disclosed is a method for communication of a terminal in a communication system, including receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a second cell, transmitting uplink data corresponding to the DCI on a first subframe of the second cell, and receiving feedback information for the uplink data on a second subframe identified based on a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration of a first cell, if the first cell and the second cell are configured for the terminal, and the TDD UL/DL configuration of the first cell and a TDD UL/DL configuration of the second cell are different, and the DCI for scheduling the second cell is received on the first cell.
US10069610B2
A method and a user equipment (UE) for generating a reference signal sequence in a wireless communication system are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes receiving a cell-specific sequence hopping parameter from a base station. The cell-specific sequence hopping parameter is used to enable a sequence hopping for a plurality of UEs in a cell if a cell-specific group hopping parameter is used to disable a group hopping for the plurality of UEs in the cell. The method includes receiving a UE-specific sequence group hopping (SGH) parameter, specified to the UE, from the base station. The UE-specific SGH parameter is used to disable the sequence hopping, enabled by the cell-specific sequence hopping parameter. The method includes generating the reference signal sequence based on a base sequence number within a base sequence group. The base sequence number within the base sequence group is determined by the UE-specific SGH parameter.
US10069606B2
One embodiment provides an apparatus. The example apparatus includes a root mean square (RMS) distortion determination module configured to determine an RMS distortion error and a signal to noise and distortion ratio (SNDR), the RMS distortion error determined based, at least in part, on a portion of a transmitted pulse centered at or near a transmitted pulse maximum amplitude and the SNDR determined based, at least in part, on the RMS distortion error.
US10069604B2
A data transmission method and apparatus, where the method comprises checking full-bandwidth transmission paths of a bus, and When a fault occurs in the full-bandwidth transmission paths and a quantity of faulty full-bandwidth transmission paths is less than or equal to M, selecting N full-bandwidth transmission paths from full-bandwidth transmission paths that are not faulty to transmit a data unit, and when a fault occurs in the full-bandwidth transmission paths and a quantity of faulty full-bandwidth transmission paths is greater than M, reconfiguring a size of a data unit according to a quantity of full-bandwidth transmission paths that are not faulty and a target burst quantity.
US10069597B2
A memory control circuit includes a metadata aggregate buffer configured to store a first plurality of consecutive metadata packets. The memory control circuit also includes control circuitry configured to send aggregated metadata to a memory via a first packet. The aggregated metadata includes at least two metadata packets of the first plurality of consecutive metadata packets.
US10069584B2
A frequency calibration apparatus and method are provided. An oscillator of the frequency calibration apparatus has an operation frequency. The frequency calibration apparatus receives a plurality of time packets from an NTP server at a plurality of first time points. Each of the time packets records a second time point that the NTP server transmits the time packet. The frequency calibration apparatus calculates an offset for each of the time packets in a subset of all the time packets, calculates a clock skew according to the first time points and the offsets of the time packets in the subset, calculates a difference between the clock skew and a standard frequency value, determines that an absolute value of the difference is greater than a threshold, and adjusts the operation frequency to an initial frequency after determining that the absolute value of the difference is greater than the threshold.
US10069583B2
A method and system are provided for synchronizing local clocks more quickly in a telecommunication network using IEEE 1588. A network element that receives timing signals from one or more possible parent clocks considers a measure of the reliability of the timing signals contained in Announce messages from the parent clock or clocks. The clock uses this reliability information in selecting one of the possible parent clock or clocks to use as the actual parent clock. Once the selection is made, the clock adjusts the filtering characteristics applied to timing signals received from the selected parent clock. The adjustments reflect how confident the parent clock is as to how stable the timing information it provides has become. If the indication of reliability contained in Announce messages received from the parent clock indicates that the timing information is not very reliable, then a high filter bandwidth is used in filtering the timing signals. If the indication of reliability contained in Announce messages indicates that the timing information is reliable, such as by crossing a threshold, then the clock shifts to a normal low bandwidth filtering. By using reliability information in the Announce messages, clocks can better make selections as to which parent clock to use, and can use the reliability information to more quickly synchronize themselves with a grandmaster clock.
US10069577B1
An I/Q imbalance calibration method includes sequentially inputting a first in-phase and quadrature signals calibration signal to a front-end circuit of the transmitter system to acquire and estimate a first and second calibration signal strengths sequentially, wherein a delta estimation is adopted; calculating an I/Q gain imbalance according to estimated first and second calibration signal strengths; sequentially inputting a second in-phase calibration signal and both of the second in-phase and quadrature calibration signal to the front-end circuit of the transmitter system to acquire and estimate a third and fourth calibration signal strengths sequentially, wherein an I/Q gain imbalance compensation is formed on the first in-phase and quadrature calibration signals to generate the second in-phase and quadrature calibration signals; and calculating an I/Q phase imbalance according to estimated third and fourth calibration signal strengths.
US10069572B1
Methods and systems are described for sampling an LCom message and accurately decoding the entire LCom message using a light receiver (e.g., digital camera) of a typical mobile computing device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile computing device. In one embodiment, a curvature method is disclosed to determine LCom signal bit values from a curvature value of a running average calculation of light sensor data. In another embodiment, a signal reconstruction method is disclosed to determine LCom signal bit values from a comparison of modeled data buffers to light sensor data.
US10069561B2
A method of reducing data transfer while increasing image information over an 802.15.4 network includes obtaining an image with a sensor, modulating a representation of the image using a first 802.15.4 modem, sending the representation of the image to a coordinator, demodulating the representation of the image using a second 802.15.4 modem, and digitally enhancing at least one of the representation of the image and the image. A system for communication over an 802.15.4 network includes a sensor for obtaining data, the size of the data being at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of an 802.15.4 packet, a first 802.15.4 modem coupled to the sensor, a buffer for temporarily storing the data to allow transmission of portions of the data; the buffer being coupled to the sensor, a coordinator coupled to the sensor, the coordinator being capable of communicating with a computer, and a second 802.15.4 modem coupled to the coordinator.
US10069558B2
In some embodiments, a disclosed method involves receiving, by a source gateway, a call request from a source user terminal for establishing a call with a destination user terminal. The method further involves determining, by a source client proxy of the source gateway, a capability related to a parameter(s) of the source user terminal and a capability related to a parameter(s) of the destination user terminal. Also, the method involves sending, by the source client proxy, a call capability offer to a destination gateway based on the determined capabilities. Additionally, the method involves determining, by a destination client proxy of the destination gateway, whether the destination user terminal can support the call capability offer. Also, the method involves sending, by the destination client proxy, a call initiation message to the destination user terminal, when the destination client proxy determines that the destination user terminal can support the call capability offer.
US10069548B2
A system, method, and computer program product is provided to select at least one channel based on one or more channel characteristics and initiate a first transmission to a first multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)-capable portable wireless device, and further initiate a second transmission to a second multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)-capable portable wireless device, such that at least a portion of the first transmission occurs simultaneously with at least a portion of the second transmission and both occur via a first wireless protocol; and is further configured to initiate a third transmission to a third multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO)-capable portable wireless device via a second wireless protocol including a 802.11n protocol, where the first wireless protocol includes another 802.11 protocol other than the 802.11n protocol.
US10069541B2
According to an example, a distributed antenna system includes a central processing apparatus and a plurality of antenna apparatuses connected to the central processing apparatus via Ethernet cables through an Ethernet switch. The plurality of antenna apparatuses are spatially distributed with respect to each other and the central processing apparatus is to communicate Ethernet packets to the plurality of antenna apparatuses. In addition, the plurality of antenna apparatuses are to wirelessly transmit signals corresponding to data contained in the Ethernet packets in a substantially coordinated and synchronized manner with respect to each other.
US10069537B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a receiving portion that receives a radio frequency signal conveying data from a transmitting device. A magnetic coupler magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound by an outer surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10069524B2
The wireless communication method used for transmitting interfering resource allocation information (IRAI) comprises a step of transmitting the IRAI through L1 signaling from the serving eNB to the victim UE, wherein the IRAI indicates only interfering resource block (RB) allocation within the bandwidth of RBs allocated to the victim UE at least in the case that the resource allocation type of the interfering UE is type 0, type 1, or type 2-L. The resource allocation type of the interfering UE can be signaled from the serving eNB to the victim UE within the downlink control information (DCI) of the victim UE for allocating resource. The indication mode of the IRAI for at least one interfering UE among the multiple interfering UEs that belong to a same interfering cell can be dependent on those interfering UEs whose IRAI has been indicated among the multiple interfering UEs.
US10069519B1
A communication system includes a data source to receive a block of bits, a memory to store a set of distribution matchers. Each distribution matcher is associated with a probability mass function (PMF) to match equally likely input bits to a fixed number of output bits with values distributed according to the PMF of the distribution matcher. Each distribution matcher is associated with a selection probability, such that a sum of joint probabilities of all distribution matchers equals a target PMF. A joint probability of a distribution matcher is a product of PMF of the distribution matcher with the selection probability of the distribution matcher. The communication system also includes a shaping mapper to select the distribution matcher from the set of distribution matchers with the selection probability and to map the block of bits to a block of shaped bits with a non-uniform distribution using the selected distribution matcher and a transmitter front end to transmit the block of shaped bits over a communication channel, such that bits in a sequence of the blocks of shaped bits are distributed according to the target PMF.
US10069507B1
A switched-capacitor gain stage circuit and method include an amplifier connected to an input sampling circuit with sampling switched capacitors for coupling an input voltage and a first or second reference voltage to one or more central nodes during a sampling phase and for coupling the one or more central nodes to an amplifier input during a gain phase, wherein a common-mode reference voltage generation circuit uses one or more additional sampling switched capacitors to selectively couple the first and second reference voltages to the amplifier input during the gain phase when the input voltage is between the high and low threshold voltages using a switching configuration of switches that are controllable to connect the sampling switched capacitors to the one or more central nodes in the sampling phase, and to connect the amplifier output in feedback to the input sampling circuit in the gain phase while simultaneously connecting the one or more central nodes to the first amplifier input.
US10069506B2
A calibration method for a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is disclosed. The DAC is applied to a successive approximation analog-to-digital converter (SA ADC) and includes a first capacitor, multiple second capacitors and a bridge capacitor. The method includes the steps of: (a) controlling voltages at two input terminals of a comparator of the SA ADC to be equal; (b) changing a voltage at a first terminal of the first capacitor; (b) obtaining a first output of the SA ADC; (d) after obtaining the first output, controlling voltages at the two input terminals of the comparator to be equal; (e) changing voltages at multiple first terminals of the second capacitors; (f) obtaining a second output of the SA ADC; and (g) calibrating the DAC according to the first output and the second output.
US10069496B1
A system-on-chip (SOC) includes a compensation circuit that compensates for PVT variations of the SoC and an external memory connected to the SOC. The compensation circuit includes first through third delay calculators, first through third delay circuits, first through third latches, first and second comparators, and a delay control circuit. The delay calculators generate first through third delay count data. The delay circuits use three delay counts to generate first through third clock signals. The latches receive data stored in the external memory, and output start-point, mid-point, and end-point data, respectively. The first and second comparators generate increment or decrement signals based on the start-point, mid-point and end-point data comparisons. The delay control circuit generates modified first delay count data, which along with the first through third delay count data, compensate for the PVT variations of the SoC and the external memory.
US10069477B2
A surface acoustic wave device includes: comb-shaped electrodes each including electrode fingers and dummy electrode fingers; and additional films located to cover gaps between tips of the electrode fingers of one of the comb-shaped electrodes and tips of the dummy electrode fingers of the other, wherein each of the additional films overlap with at least one of the electrode fingers and the dummy electrode fingers located lateral to the corresponding gap in a first direction in which the electrode fingers extend or in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a distance G of the gap is 0
US10069476B2
A multiplexer includes: one or more transmit filters that are connected between an antenna terminal and one or more transmit terminals; one or more receive filters that are connected between the antenna terminal and one or more receive terminals; and a circuit that includes a longitudinally coupled acoustic wave filter and is connected in parallel to one or more series resonators of a first filter that is one of the one or more transmit filters and the one or more receive filters and includes the one or more series resonators and one or more parallel resonators each formed of a piezoelectric thin film resonator, wherein the longitudinally coupled acoustic wave filter is formed of IDTs formed on a chip of a second filter that is another one of the one or more transmit filters and the one or more receive filters and formed of a surface acoustic wave resonator.
US10069474B2
A device includes an acoustic resonator embedded within an encapsulating structure that at least partially encapsulates the acoustic resonator. The device includes an inductor electrically connected to the acoustic resonator. At least a portion of the inductor is embedded in the encapsulating structure.
US10069472B2
A bulk acoustic wave resonator including a substrate; an air cavity formed on the substrate; and a resonating part formed on the air cavity and comprising a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode which are sequentially laminated, wherein a cross section of the air cavity has a short side, a long side opposing the short side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side connecting the short side and the long side to each other, the first and second lateral sides are inclined, and a surface roughness of the first electrode, the piezoelectric layer, the second electrode, or any combination thereof is between 1 nm and 100 nm.
US10069447B2
A method and arrangement for reducing the torque ripple of a brushless DC motor having a stator, a rotor, and a motor control unit, via which motor control unit the motor is controlled in a polyphase manner, having a data memory for storing rotational angle-dependent correction data of the control current of the motor, which are impressed on the instantaneous values for controlling the motor. In a first step, for each position of the rotor, the phase currents holding the rotor in this position are determined and are used to derive reference current data, which is stored in a table of the data memory together with the respective position data of the rotor, determined by the position sensor. In a second step, during continuous operation of the motor, the position-dependent reference current data stored in the data memory is combined with the control current of the motor.
US10069442B2
A heat dissipation device applied to a heat source includes a heat conduction unit and a power generation unit. A fluid chamber and a rotor chamber are configured inside the heat conduction unit. The fluid chamber and the rotor chamber are communicated with each other. A working fluid is configured in the fluid chamber. The power generation unit has a rotor and a power generation module. The rotor is connected to the power generation module and is configured in the rotor chamber. The rotor is driven by the working fluid so as to enable the power generation unit to output electrical energy. An electronic system with the heat dissipation device is also disclosed.
US10069441B2
An electric energy scavenger device has a housing forming an internal chamber with an internal wall, and a movable element contained within the internal chamber. The movable element is freely movable and unconnected to any other movable element within the internal chamber. Within the internal chamber, the device also has a plurality of piezoelectric charge conversion elements positioned along the internal wall. The plurality of piezoelectric charge conversion elements are positioned side-by-side to contact the movable element when the movable element moves within the internal chamber. In addition, the movable element is configured to simultaneously contact at least two of the plurality of side-by-side piezoelectric charge conversion elements. During use, the movable element is freely movable within the internal chamber in response to movement of the entire housing.
US10069439B2
A power conversion system has a first coupling circuit including a wire between a controller and a high-side circuit and a second coupling circuit including a wire between the controller and a low-side circuit. The first coupling circuit has a diode having an anode coupled to a wire from the controller and a cathode coupled to a wire from the high-side circuit.
US10069425B2
A power supply device having a transformer and a control circuit for controlling a power input to the transformer in accordance with a set value of an output voltage is provided. The power supply device includes an auxiliary winding provided in the transformer and a control power supply circuit configured to rectify AC power produced in the auxiliary winding to output a control voltage for operating the control circuit. The control power supply circuit includes a smoothing capacitor which is connected between output terminals for the control voltage and is to be charged with power obtained by rectifying the AC power, and a charge thinning circuit configured to intermittently charge the smoothing capacitor so that a voltage value between both ends of the smoothing capacitor reaches a set value of the control voltage.
US10069422B2
A synchronous switching converter has an integrated semiconductor device. The integrated semiconductor device has a first semiconductor component and a second semiconductor component coupled in parallel. The first semiconductor component has MOSFET cells with body diodes, and the second semiconductor component has diode cells or MOSFET cells with a low forward voltage. Cells of the second semiconductor component distribute among the first semiconductor component unevenly according to a distribution of a current flowing through the integrated semiconductor device.
US10069407B1
An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a converter to convert an input voltage to an output voltage. The converter includes an input connector that occupies greater than one third of a frontal area of the converter.
US10069400B1
A residual current (e.g. common-mode current) may be present in an isolated subsystem. The isolated subsystem may include the secondary winding of a transformer while a first subsystem may include the primary winding of the transformer. The first subsystem may also include a compensation circuit. A driver circuit may generate drive signals provided to the primary winding of the transformer and also to the compensation circuit. The compensation circuit may include a variable capacitor network (e.g. a variable capacitor diode network) that receives the drive signals and also receives a bias voltage, and generates a cancellation signal according to the drive signals and the bias voltage. The compensation circuit may provide the cancellation signal to the ground plane of the isolated subsystem through a capacitor that couples the variable capacitor diode network to the ground plane, in order to reduce or cancel the residual current present in the isolation subsystem.
US10069394B2
A vibration motor includes a housing having an accommodation space, a cover plate by which the housing is connected in the covered way, a first vibration system and a second vibration system supported in the accommodation space elastically and arranged oppositely with interval, wherein the first vibration system includes at least one permanent magnet, and the second vibration system comprises at least one coil. The housing has a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall, further the housing includes a platform extending from the second side wall to outside of the housing. The vibration motor further includes a flexible circuit board for connecting with the coil electrically. The flexible circuit board includes a conductive terminal adhered to the bottom wall, a welding part adhered to the platform and a connecting part connecting the conductive terminal with the welding part.
US10069390B2
A synchronous reluctance rotating electric machine of an embodiment has a rotor iron core provided with a plurality of air gap layers, and a stator. The rotor iron core has a plurality of band-shaped magnetic path layers, and at least one or more bridges that bridge across each of the air gaps adjacent to each other among the plurality of air gap layers. The bridges of the air gaps adjacent to each other are disposed on different straight lines.
US10069381B2
An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a motor housing with an open end and an end cover mounted to the open end. The rotor includes a rotor shaft that extends through the end cover. The end cover includes a bearing that supports the rotor shaft. The rotor shaft and motor housing are made of an electrically conductive material and are electrically connected with each other. The motor housing, end cover, bearing and rotor shaft cooperatively form an electromagnetic shield suppressing electromagnetic interference generated by the motor. Optionally, the rotor shaft drives a coaxial worm shaft of a gearbox by an insulating member, which further suppresses electromagnetic interference.
US10069380B2
A system is provided for liquid cooling of an electric motor generator unit. The electric motor generator unit includes a magnetic air gap running between a stator and a rotor, wherein for the cooling of the electric motor generator unit, the air gap is acted on with cooling liquid supplied from the outside. A control device adapts the pressure or the volume flow of the supplied cooling liquid as a function of a determined actual value of an operating temperature variable of the electric motor generator unit.
US10069367B2
An assembly for use in a rotor of a turbine generator is provided that includes at least one creepage disposed on an upper load surface of copper windings. At least one slot spring is disposed on the creepage, and at least one amortisseur is disposed on the slot spring. A plurality of hollow locking members are disposed within apertures of the creepage, the slot spring, and the amortisseur. At least one slot wedge is disposed on the slot spring and the plurality of hollow locking members. At least one field retaining ring is disposed against one of the end portions of the rotor body and against the slot wedge.
US10069365B2
A three-phase electromagnetic motor includes: a stator that is formed by winding a winding around a magnetic pole formed between slots of a stator core; and a rotor that is disposed inside the stator and has a permanent magnet. The three-phase electromagnetic motor is formed of 8n poles and 6n slots (n is a natural number). 3n windings are wound around every other magnetic pole among a plurality of magnetic poles of the stator core.
US10069351B2
There is provided an armature including: an armature core that includes plural tooth portions extending in a radial direction and disposed in a row around a circumferential direction; an insulator including plural insulation portions integrated with the armature core; plural windings each including plural wound portions wound on the tooth portions with the insulation portions interposed between the wound portions and the tooth portions, and a crossing wire connecting the plural wound portions together; wherein at a tooth portion, a terminal portion of a wound portion and a terminal portion of a crossing wire are positioned at side portions of the tooth portion on the same side as each other in the circumferential direction; and the insulator is provided with a retaining section that retains the terminal portion of the wound portion and guides the terminal portion of the crossing wire.
US10069349B2
A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to perform power supply, a communication unit configured to perform communication, and a control unit configured to control, based on data received by the communication unit, a power supply for an electronic device.
US10069338B2
A control circuit is provided for a power receiver apparatus. A target voltage range setting unit sets an upper limit voltage VH and a lower limit voltage VL that define a target voltage range REF to be set for a rectified voltage VRECT that develops across a smoothing capacitor. An electric power control unit compares the rectified voltage VRECT with each of the upper limit voltage VH and the lower limit voltage VL, and generates a power control signal DPC based on the comparison result. A modulator modulates the power control signal DPC, and transmits the modulated signal to a wireless power transmitter apparatus via a reception coil. Upon detection of an oscillation state in the rectified voltage VRECT, the target voltage range setting unit expands the target voltage range REF.
US10069333B2
A highly efficient, utility scale energy storage system employs large masses transported uphill to store energy and downhill to release energy. An electric powered cable winch or chain drive shuttles the masses between two storage yards of different elevations separated by a steep incline on rail vehicles supported by track and operated by an automated control system.
US10069331B2
A load shed module configured to be connected in series between a power supply and a load is disclosed. A separate load shed module is connected in series between each load and the power supply. The load shed module determines the frequency of the voltage supplied from the power supply. Based on the frequency, the load shed module determines if utility power is connected or if a generator is connected. If the generator is connected and the frequency of the voltage goes outside of a desired operating range for a preset time, the load shed module disconnects the load from the power supply. Each load shed module includes a priority setting and reconnects its corresponding load after a predetermined time corresponding to the priority setting.
US10069319B2
Systems and methods for power management are disclosed herein. In one disclosed embodiment, a battery charging system includes a battery charger for simultaneously charging a battery (and/or providing power to a system load) with multiple power sources, using a closed-loop charging servo target based on measurements taken by one or more gauges. In some embodiments, the multiple power sources may be utilized simultaneously according to a charging profile that specifies, e.g., one or more battery charging parameters, as well as according to determined priority levels for one or more of the multiple power sources coupled to the battery. In some embodiments, the priority level of a given power source is not fixed; rather, the priority level for the given power source may change based upon the characteristics of the given power source. In some embodiments, the priority levels for the multiple power sources are implemented using cascaded voltage target values.
US10069318B2
Flashlights include an elongated housing, a power source, a switch, and a LED light source disposed in a forward portion of the housing to project light through an opening in a forward surface of the housing, and a cooling fin structure extending rearwardly from the forward surface to effectively dissipate generated heat.
