US10556701B2
An energy absorbing arrangement may comprise an inner barrel comprising a centerline axis, an outer barrel, a webbing extending between the outer barrel and the inner barrel and configured to be offset from a nose lip by a distance, the webbing being folded together to form a plurality of folds, the plurality of folds being stitched together via a plurality of stitches, wherein the webbing is configured to absorb energy from an object in response to the object passing through the nose lip and applying a force to the webbing.
US10556695B2
A rotor ice protection system (RIPS) apparatus for an aircraft to heat aircraft rotor blades is provided. The RIPS apparatus includes circuitry disposed to transmit electrical loads associated with RIPS operations, an indicator unit disposed to alert a pilot of the aircraft to a RIPS condition indicating an operating status of the RIPS operations, a controller configured to actuate the RIPS operations in accordance with current conditions and to issue a command to the indicator unit to alert the pilot to the RIPS operations according to the actuation and a sensor system disposed to sense whether the circuitry is transmitting the electrical loads and to provide a sensing result to the indicator unit. The indicator unit additionally alerts the pilot to the RIPS operations according to the sensing result.
US10556693B2
Disclosed is a method for ventilating a ram air channel for a vehicle—in particular an aircraft—including at least one heat exchanger. The ram air channel is provided with a jet pump including a plurality of compressed air inlets connected to a plurality of separate compressed air sources of the vehicle, and a plurality of compressed air outlet nozzles. At least two nozzles are independently connected to at least two separate compressed air sources of the vehicle.
US10556679B2
Airframes configured for stable in-flight transition between forward flight and vertical takeoff and landing are described herein. In one embodiment, an aircraft can include a fuselage, opposed wings extending from opposed sides of the fuselage, and a plurality of engines. At least one engine can be mounted to each of the opposed wings and at least a portion of each opposed wing including at least one of the plurality of engines can rotate relative to the fuselage around a rotation axis that is non-perpendicular and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. Rotating portions of the wings including at least one of the plurality of engines in the described manner can provide a stable and smooth transition between vertical and forward flight.
US10556678B2
A control system for controlling at least one rotor of a rotorcraft, the control system comprising at least one piloting member suitable for operating at least one control for controlling movements of the at least one rotor. Such a control system comprises: at least one memory enabling information representative of a predetermined control margin threshold to be stored; calculation means for calculating a current control margin, which margin is defined as being the difference between a current position and a limit of the control for controlling movements of the rotor(s); comparator means for comparing the current control margin with the predetermined control margin threshold; and a control unit for modifying an operating relationship of the control for controlling movements of the rotor(s) when the current control margin is less than or equal to the predetermined control margin.
US10556671B2
A tile assembly (22) which, in use, is fitted to a base structure to form at least part of a fluid washed surface. The tile assembly comprises a housing (42) with at least one plenum (45) being provided within the housing (42). A wall (44) of the housing (42) is provided with a plurality of flow passages (46) which extend from the plenum side of the wall (44) to an outer surface (48) of the wall. Flow passage closures (50) are provided which are operable to open and close at least some of the flow passages (46).
US10556665B2
A dry bay sealing assembly is provided that includes a first end plate and a second end plate that are configured to be disposed on respective opposite first and second sides of a structural member proximate to a joint defined between the structural member and a fitting. The first end plate and the second end plate are configured to define an interior volume therebetween containing at least a portion of a fastener joining the structural member and the fitting. The first end plate and the second end plate are configured to cooperate with the structural member to seal the interior volume from an exterior volume.
US10556663B2
Systems and methods are provided for insulation and moisture drainage. One exemplary embodiment is an apparatus comprising a bay blanket configured to insulate an aircraft. The bay blanket includes insulation, and a first waterproof lip that protrudes from the insulation in an outboard direction towards a frame of the aircraft and extends along a length of a leftward side of the bay blanket. The bay blanket also includes a second waterproof lip that protrudes from the insulation in an outboard direction towards the frame of the aircraft along a length of a rightward side of the bay blanket.
US10556657B1
A marine outboard engine comprises an internal combustion engine, a gearcase defining a gearcase chamber, a plurality of gears disposed in the gearcase chamber, a driveshaft operatively connecting the crankshaft to the plurality of gears, an output shaft disposed at least in part in the gearcase chamber and being operatively connected to the plurality of gears, a rotor connected to the output shaft for propelling the marine outboard engine, a lubricant reservoir for holding lubricant, a first lubricant conduit fluidly connecting the lubricant reservoir to the crankcase chamber for supplying lubricant from the lubricant reservoir to the crankcase chamber, and a second lubricant conduit fluidly connecting the lubricant reservoir to the gearcase chamber for supplying lubricant from the lubricant reservoir to the gearcase chamber.
US10556655B2
Driving device for a watercraft, which device comprises a water flow channel (10) which is connected to the watercraft, preferably to the bottom thereof, and which has an inlet (11) and an outlet (12), a drive shaft (13, 14) which extends into said channel (10), a bearing shaft (15) coaxially arranged with the drive shaft part (14) in said channel, a first rotating impeller (21) connected to the drive shaft (13) for rotation in said channel (10) for the movement of water in either direction between the inlet (11) and the outlet (12), a second impeller (22) which is contra-rotating to the first impeller (21) and connected to the bearing shaft (15) for rotation in said channel (10) for the movement of water in said direction between the inlet (11) and the outlet (12), and that the drive shaft (13, 14) and the bearing shaft (15) are connected to each other via a planetary-like gearing (30), wherein one of said impellers (21, 22) is formed with an impeller casing (31) which is provided with an outer surface (322) and inside which, said gearing (30) is situated.
US10556652B2
The invention relates to a hull of a vessel having characteristic surface properties, allowing an increase in surface runoff while benefiting from an inherent anti-fouling property and an original aesthetic appearance. Furthermore, the invention allows the incorporation of said outer composite envelope into the structure of the hull, thereby preventing delamination problems and inherently providing a vessel hull with the above-mentioned properties.
US10556650B2
A suspension system for a water craft, the water craft including a chassis which is at least partially suspended above or relative to at least a first hull and a second hull. The suspension system includes a first hull locating arrangement for at least partially constraining the first hull in a lateral, a yaw, a roll and a longitudinal direction relative to the chassis, the first hull locating arrangement comprising a first, a second, a third and a fourth link arranged to directly or indirectly connect between the hull and the chassis. The first, second and third links each extend in at least a lateral direction relative to the chassis and contribute to a lateral constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis. The second link is longitudinally spaced from the first link relative to the chassis to contribute to a hull yaw constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis. The third link is vertically spaced from the first and/or second link to contribute to a hull roll constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis. The fourth link extends in at least a longitudinal direction relative to the chassis to at least contribute to a longitudinal constraint on the first hull relative to the chassis and may be adjustable in length to vary the lateral spacing between the first and second hulls and thereby vary the overall width of the vessel.
US10556637B2
A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a hydraulic unit, an electrical switch, a wireless communicator, and a power supply. The base member includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis. At least part of the hydraulic unit is disposed closer to the second end than the first pivot axis when viewed from a first direction parallel to the first pivot axis. The power supply is electrically connected to the wireless communicator to supply electrical power to the wireless communicator. At least one of the wireless communicator and the power supply is at least partly disposed closer to the first end than the first pivot axis when viewed from the first direction.
US10556636B2
A self-balancing load-bearing device having a load platform or like structure that may move relative to the drive wheel or wheels under the force of gravity as the device operates. The load platform may be mounted with a pendulum based structure including curved support tracks or pendulum arms or a related structure. User input of control signals may be achieved with a joystick, foot pedal, remote control or other. Various embodiments and uses are disclosed.
US10556633B2
A seat and motorized stem fit device is designed for fitting a cyclist on a bicycle having a seat post and a seat, with the seat post being an original seat post provided by a seat post manufacturer. The motorized seat post fit device comprises a drive assembly and an adjustable seat assembly coupled to the drive assembly and providing an interface between the seat post and the seat. The drive assembly controls the adjustable seat assembly to provide at least one of a vertical displacement and a horizontal displacement of the seat relative to the seat post.
US10556630B1
An example implementation includes a robotic system including a first wheel and a second wheel configured to rotate about a first axis. Each wheel of the first wheel and the second wheel includes a contact surface and a motor coupled to a rotatable component. Each motor is configured to rotate the rotatable component about a respective second axis. The rotatable component is frictionally engaged with the contact surface such that a rotation of the rotatable component about the respective second axis is translated to a rotation of the wheel about the first axis. The robotic system further includes a controller configured to operate the motor of the first wheel and the motor of the second wheel in order to cause the robotic system to maintain its balance and navigate within an environment based on data received from one or more sensors.
US10556627B2
A shock tower assembly includes a shock tower body comprised of a polymer composite material, at least one reinforcement member integrated into the shock tower body, and a wheel cover comprised of the polymer composite material and integrated into the shock tower body to form a single-piece component.
US10556623B2
Cross-member for a motor-vehicle front suspension, comprising a first structure of metal, a second structure of composite material joined to the first structure and a plurality of mounting members connected to each other by the first structure to allow mounting of one or more components of the front suspension onto the cross-member, wherein the second structure comprises a base body wholly made of a composite material with a polymer matrix and at least one reinforcement element securely connected to the base body in predetermined areas thereof to contribute to the mechanical strength and stiffness of the whole cross-member whereby the second structure includes a main portion extending in a transverse direction, a pair of longitudinal appendages projecting rearwards from the opposite ends of the main portion, and a pair of struts extending upwards each from a respective longitudinal appendage.
US10556613B2
A steering wheel cover has an inner core and an outer casing. The inner core has a series of alternating ribs and openings that together form a spring-like structure that more easily fits over a steering wheel while retaining its initial shape once installed. The inner core requires significantly less material than conventional steering wheel cover cores.
US10556605B2
A guide system including a railway rail extending along an axis and including an upper element having a rolling face; a lower element having a bearing face; a connecting element between the lower and upper elements, at least one lateral recess being formed between the lower and upper elements; at least first and second attitude sensors fixed to the rail by glue at respective positions offset along the axis of the rail, the attitude sensors being housed at least partially in the lateral recess; a processing circuit configured to recover attitude measurements supplied by the first and second attitude sensors and configured to calculate a deformation of the railway rail relative to the axis as a function of the recovered attitude measurements.
US10556601B2
Aspects and embodiments of inductively heated tank cars are described. In one embodiment, an inductive heating system includes an inductive heating module with a radially-curved pancake coil. The heating module can be positioned by an actuator assembly to inductively heat the contents of a tank car. In one example, the actuator assembly includes an assembly base including at least one base pole, an extension channel, and an extension actuator. The actuator assembly also includes an extension arm to retract into and extend out from the extension channel based on the extension actuator, an inductive heating module pivotally secured about an end of the extension arm, and a heating module lift actuator to lift the inductive heating module about the pivot at the end of the extension arm. By lifting and/or pivoting the inductive heating module, it can be positioned proximate to the tank car for inductive heat transfer.
US10556600B2
Human driving performance can be assessed using an autonomous vehicle. An autonomous vehicle can have a manual operational mode and one or more autonomous operational modes. While the vehicle is operating in the manual operational mode, driving data relating to a manual driving maneuver can be acquired. The acquired driving data can be evaluated relative to a driving scene model to determine whether the manual driving maneuver is acceptable or unacceptable based on the acquired driving data. Responsive to determining that the manual driving maneuver is unacceptable, feedback can be provided to a user. In some instances, the feedback can be active feedback or passive feedback. In some instance, the user can be the human driver of the vehicle, or some other person related to the driver in some manner.
US10556599B2
Systems of an electric vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. Methods are provided that determine whether a vehicle power source is authorized to power a vehicle at a specific level, and if the power source is not authorized to power the vehicle, alter an ability of the power source.
US10556596B2
A method and apparatus may be used in a vehicle to generate a dynamic driver score. The method may include collecting data. The data may be collected at a predetermined interval. The data may include one or more frames. Each frame may correspond to the predetermined interval and may be divided into segments. Each frame may include a first acceleration data and a second acceleration data. The first acceleration data may be associated with an acceleration of a vehicle at a first segment of the frame, and the second acceleration data may be associated with an acceleration of the vehicle at a second segment of the frame. The frames may be grouped using machine learning methods to determine the driver score. The driver score may be used to modify driving behavior.
US10556591B2
While a vehicle is coasting with an engine being automatically stopped and a power transmission path between the engine and wheels being disengaged, when a deceleration request is made and the engine is restarted with the power transmission path being engaged, a deceleration level increases relative to the deceleration level required by a driver or the vehicle, thereby lowering drivability. A vehicle control apparatus includes a deceleration level control unit that controls the deceleration level of the vehicle such that, during travelling of the vehicle continuing to travel with a power transmission mechanism between the engine and the wheels being disengaged, when the deceleration request is made and the engine is started by an engagement of the power transmission mechanism, the deceleration level becomes a target deceleration level calculated from a first target deceleration level generated after the engagement of the power transmission mechanism is complete and a second target deceleration level generated in response to the deceleration request.
US10556589B2
One of objectives of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control system, a vehicle control method and a vehicle control program, which can properly perform control related to automatic driving based on the energy of the vehicle. The vehicle control system comprises: an automatic driving control part, executing automatic driving performing automatic driving of at least one of velocity control and steering control of an automatic vehicle, and a function limiting part, limiting functions related to automatic driving when the energy of the vehicle is insufficient due to automatic driving.
US10556586B2
A vehicle assistance system for a vehicle is provided. A corresponding computer implemented method and computer program product are also provided.
US10556584B2
A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to detect water on a ground surface, actuate a vehicle exterior light to illuminate a grid pattern on the ground surface, detect a depression at a location of the detected water based on received reflections of the grid pattern, and move a vehicle based on the detected depression.
US10556580B2
Signals including noise at a constant interval are processed by receiving a signal as a result of detection by a sensor and sampling the received signal at an interval shorter than the interval of the noise; extracting a plurality of the sampled signals at an interval that is half of the interval of the noise; calculating an arithmetic mean value on a group of the extracted signals; and outputting a new signal being generated with the arithmetic mean value.
US10556579B2
A drive apparatus in a self-propelled construction machine comprises a milling rotor and a main drive which can be coupled to the milling rotor via an engaging and disengaging clutch, and an auxiliary drive which can be coupled to the milling rotor alternatively to the main drive. The clutch is provided with a fixed side and an axially displaceable output side, which is displaceable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The axially displaceable side is simultaneously also the engaging and disengaging part of a shiftable transmission, the fixed part of which is driven by the auxiliary drive, with the transmission and the clutch being engaged and disengaged in a selective fashion via the axially displaceable side of the clutch.
US10556577B2
A control device for a brake system of a vehicle includes an electronic device configured to perform a method including determining, taking into account a specified braking of a driver of the vehicle or of an automatic control system of the vehicle, a first item of information regarding a current usability of a hydraulic device of the brake system and a second item of information regarding a current usability of a brake booster of the brake system, which first target portion of a brake pressure increase is to be provided by the hydraulic device, and which second target portion of the brake pressure increase is to be provided by the brake booster, and controlling the hydraulic device and/or the brake booster so that the first target portion of the brake pressure increase is provided by the hydraulic device and the second target portion is provided by the brake booster.
US10556572B2
A device and method used to raise or lower the landing gear of a semi-trailer. The device is coupled to the landing gear of the semi-trailer and actuates the landing gear according to user selection. The user may select to actuate the landing gear through a motorized gear assembly within the device, by optionally attaching a handle to the landing gear via the device, or by engaging a separate motorized hand tool to the landing gear via the device. To use the handle or the motorized hand tool, the user actuates a shift lever disposed on the device which disengages the related mechanical means for actuating the landing gear. The flexibility for actuating the landing gear allows a user to raise or lower the landing gear according to the surrounding circumstances or in case one of the means for actuating breaks or fails.
US10556562B2
An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes a seat, a three-point seatbelt device, and a belt airbag device. An occupant to board the vehicle is to sit on the seat. The three-point seatbelt device includes a seatbelt extendable across a front of an upper body of the occupant sitting on the seat. The belt airbag device includes a belt airbag that is provided at a shoulder belt section, which is extendable from a shoulder to a waist of the occupant, of the seatbelt, and that is configured to be deployed when a collision occurs. The belt airbag includes a belt-direction deployment section extendable and deployable along the shoulder belt section, and an intersecting-direction deployment section extendable and deployable in a direction intersecting the shoulder belt section. The sections are configured to form a single bag by being coupled to each other below a head of the occupant sitting on the seat.
US10556547B2
In order, in the case of a roof rail, which is to be fastened to a roof structure of a motor vehicle and which has a load-absorbing rail profile which is fastened to the motor vehicle via fastening means acting on a fastening leg, to make it possible, with a simultaneously simple manufacturing capability, to securely and permanently mount a decoration of very high-grade appearance, provision is made to connect a decorative profile to the rail profile via the fastening leg.
US10556543B2
Cross-view mirrors for buses and other vehicles which provide modified image sizes. The mirror assemblies have lens members created from the shape of a portion of an elliptical or circular toroid volumetric shape with an elliptical or circular cross-sectional shape. A first embodiment has an elliptical toroid volumetric shape with an elliptical cross-sectional shape. A second embodiment has an elliptical toroid volumetric shape with a circular cross-sectional shape. A third embodiment has a circular toroid volumetric shape with an elliptical cross-sectional shape.
US10556537B2
A vehicle messaging system for efficiently messaging other vehicle drivers. The vehicle messaging system generally includes a transparent member attached to a surface of a window of a motorized vehicle, a message attached to the transparent member, a light unit attached to the motorized vehicle and a control unit in communication with the light unit and a turn signal controller of the motorized vehicle. The control unit is programmed to automatically activate the light unit after the turn signal controller transitions from having a turn signal activated to having a turn signal deactivated. The light unit illuminates the message when the light unit is activated so that the message is viewable by a person outside of the motorized vehicle.
US10556536B2
A vehicle lighting system is provided primarily for use with emergency response vehicles. The vehicle lighting system includes at least one luminescent planar sheet affixed to a vehicle's mounting surface. The luminescent planar sheet includes a non-luminescent printed circuit board in the shape of a letter or number which has a top surface of a color which contrasts with the mounting surface's color. The luminescent planar sheet includes a plurality of light emitting LEDs which are surface mounted upon the printed circuit board so as to be arranged in the shape of the desired letter or number with the LEDs covering no more than 20% of the printed circuit board's top surface. Preferably, the LEDs cover no more than 7% the printed circuit board's top surface.
US10556532B2
A seating system includes a seat, individually selectable and controllable thermal units individually positioned at respective locations within the seat corresponding to anatomical locations of a person sitting in the seat, and a controller. The thermal units to generate heat when activated. The controller to individually activate a subset of the thermal units to deliver heat to the anatomical locations of the person sitting in the seat corresponding to the respective locations within the seat of the activated thermal units.
US10556513B2
A system for charging a battery within an at least partially electric vehicle. The system includes a charging device wherein the charging device configured to electrically connect to the at least partially electric vehicle and charge at least one battery by a predetermined amount. The system also includes a network configured to determine the location of the charging device.
US10556505B2
Methods and systems are provided for a fuel system including a fuel filler pipe, an anti-siphoning device, and a fuel tank. In one example, a manufacturing method may include internally welding an anti-siphon device to a fuel filler pipe, applying a metal coating to the welded device and pipe including the internal welds, and externally welding the coated pipe including the device to a fuel tank. The metal coating to the filler pipe, the device and the internal welds may be applied by an electroless plating process but the electroless plating may not be applied to the external welds.
US10556501B2
The present invention relates to a sealing device (1) for the front-end air intake of a motor vehicle, including: a supporting frame (5) comprising two longitudinal crossmembers (5a), parallel to one another, and two side posts (5b), perpendicular to said longitudinal crossmembers (5a) and connecting said longitudinal crossmembers (5a); at least one flap (3), pivotably mounted about an axis (A) for pivoting between a sealing position and an open position, said at least one flap (3) being installed within the supporting frame (5); at least one electric control element (13) that controls the positioning of the flap(s) (3) and is capable of being connected to the electric system of the motor vehicle by at least one electricity supply cable (20), the supporting frame (5) comprising at least one device (15) for snap-fit attachment of the electricity supply cable(s) (20), said snap-fit device (15) being integral with said supporting frame (5).
US10556500B2
A hydraulic excavator includes an engine hood covering an engine from above and a vent member disposed inside the engine hood. The engine hood includes a third side plate. The third side plate is provided with a lower side vent hole group, and simultaneously, a region located laterally to the lower side vent hole group is imperforate. The vent member covers the lower side vent hole group with a first opening from inside. A second opening of the vent member communicates with an interior of the engine hood. The vent member upwardly tilts toward the engine hood.
US10556497B2
A hybrid powertrain includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller is programmed to, responsive to a current vehicle speed exceeding a first threshold, reduce a parameter indicative of state of charge (SOC) of the battery by an offset amount that varies with an amount of predicted distance for which a predicted vehicle speed profile is less than a second threshold to prompt charging of the battery to increased SOC values.
US10556492B2
An operator cab mounted on a chassis of a mobile work vehicle. The cab comprised of a frame supporting a back panel, a pair of opposing side panels, and a roof panel, wherein the side panels and the roof panel each have a first edge proximate the back panel and a second edge opposite the first edge, the second edges defining a door opening. A door proximate the door opening, the door movable to a closed position or an open position and defining a front barrier when in the closed position. A roller assembly positioned proximate the roof panel and connected to the door, wherein the door is moved about the roller assembly to an open position from the closed position, allowing for an operator to ingress and egress through door opening.
US10556486B2
An air-handling system includes a housing having a passageway formed therethrough. A diverter is rotatably coupled to the housing, and includes a door disposed in the passageway for selectively opening and closing the passageway. A shaft of the door extends through a first opening of the housing, and extends outwardly therefrom, defining a first axis. A lever is coupled to the shaft of the diverter. A flexible tab is disposed axially outwardly of the lever and is positionable in a first position and a second position. In the first position, a distal end of the tab is positioned radially inwardly of an outer circumferential surface of the lever, and in the second position the distal end of the tab is positioned radially outwardly of the outer circumferential surface of the lever. The distal end is moveable about a second axis, parallel to the first axis.
US10556481B2
Systems and methods for providing heating and cooling to a cabin of an autonomous or semiautonomous electric vehicle. A system includes one or more autonomous or semiautonomous electric vehicle components generating thermal energy as a byproduct of operation, a radiator fluidly coupled to the one or more vehicle components and positioned downstream from the one or more vehicle components such that the radiator receives at least a portion of the thermal energy, a thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to and located downstream from the radiator, and one or more bypass valves that control fluid flow from the radiator such that fluid flows directly to a cabin of the vehicle or flows through the thermoelectric cooler before flowing into the cabin.
US10556480B2
A HVAC system that includes an air duct connected to an air handler and having a tubular housing with a first airflow path and a second airflow path therein separated from the first airflow path. One end of the tubular housing having a first air outlet in fluid communication with only the first airflow path and a second air outlet in fluid communication with only the second airflow path. The first air outlet and the second air outlet are adjacent to one another. A vent assembly having a housing surrounding first airflow directing members and second airflow directing members. The vent assembly is installed to the end of the tubular housing such that the first airflow directing members direct airflow from the first air outlet in a first direction. The second airflow directing members direct airflow from the second air outlet in a second direction.
US10556477B2
A vehicle damper is described. The vehicle damper includes: a cylinder; a piston within the cylinder; a working fluid within the cylinder; a reservoir in fluid communication with the cylinder via the working fluid, the reservoir operable to receive the working fluid from the cylinder in a compression stroke; a valve in a flow path between the cylinder and the reservoir; and a remotely-operable valve having a position allowing the working fluid to significantly by-pass the valve.
US10556473B2
A trailer (102) for connecting to a vehicle (101), comprising a trailer coupler (103), at least one means for support (104) of the trailer (102) when not connected to the vehicle (101), and at least one parking brake (105) further characterized in that a control center (106) is connected to a at least one motor (108) for automatically raising and lowering said at least one means for support (104), and the control center (106) automatically engages and disengages said at least one parking brake (105) via a control mechanism (107) when the trailer coupler (103) is connected to a tow bar (201).
US10556465B2
Constructive arrangement of a flexible wheel for wheelbarrow or manually tractioned industrial carts
A constructive arrangement of a flexible wheel for wheelbarrow or manually tractioned industrial carts is constituted by a single block that comprehends three parts: the outer ring (1), the center wall (2), and the inner ring (3); and the outer ring (1) has on its extremity a tread surface (15), and as tangents on each side it has side tread surfaces (12); and each side tread surface (12) has a plurality of radial cavities (11) spaced along the wheel; and the radial cavities (11) of a side tread surface (12) are not aligned in relation to the radial cavities (11a) of the opposite side tread surface (12a); and the center wall (2) is a flat, solid, ring-shaped wall contained in the central plane which contains the body of the wheel, and on each side of the flat wall there are a plurality of flexible structures (14) radially aligned to the radial cavities (11) contained in the outer ring (1).
US10556464B2
A wheel for a bicycle, or other human powerable vehicle, has a hub that includes: (a) an axle for attachment to a bicycle frame; (b) a set of bearings that connect the axle to a rotating sleeve; and (c) at least three connection points fixedly connected to the rotating sleeve. The connection points are used to detachably attach an annular module to the hub using attachment elements that each comprise conical frustum surfaces. The attachment elements are configured to axially press a portion of the hub to a portion of the annular module, as well as radially aligning the hub to the annular module. The annular module also has a set of spoke attachment points configured for tensioned spokes that connect the annular module to a wheel rim. The spoke attachment points are in a circular configuration on two parallel offset planes that are perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the rim.
US10556460B2
The writing instrument comprises a first barrel, a second barrel, and a self-blocking assembly system for assembling the first barrel with the second barrel. The self-blocking assembly system includes a blocking device for blocking the first barrel with respect to the second barrel in a longitudinal direction and a locking device for locking the blocking device. The locking device includes a slot formed in the first barrel and two ramps carried by the second barrel. The slot extends in the longitudinal direction and has two longitudinal edges. The two ramps are configured to part the two longitudinal edges of the slot progressively in a circumferential direction as the first and second barrels are assembled. A window extends in the longitudinal direction formed between the two ramps, and a lateral button is housed at least partially in the window that includes guide surfaces for guiding the lateral button.
US10556452B2
There is provided a printing apparatus that includes a print section configured to perform printing onto a medium, a support section configured to support the medium, a base section to which the support section is attached, and a contact section configured to be attached to the base section so as to be movable to come into contact with the support section and being configured such that a position of the contact section with respect to the base section is not changed when the support section is detached from the base section.
US10556451B2
A recording apparatus include a recording head that performs recording by ejecting ink onto paper from a plurality of nozzles, in which both a length of a first curved path in a first reverse path and a length of a second curved path in a second reverse path are longer than a distance of a head surface having a plurality of nozzles from a nip position in the pair of first feed rollers that transports paper toward the recording head to a position on the most downstream side in the medium transport direction. Further, a curvature of the second curved path is configured to be longer than a curvature of the first curved path.
US10556449B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a conveyor to repeat conveyance of a recording medium by a predetermined distance and stop of conveyance of the recording medium; a liquid discharge head to discharge a liquid onto the recording medium; an irradiation device disposed downstream from the liquid discharge head in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, to irradiate, with an electromagnetic wave, the recording medium onto which the liquid has been discharged by the liquid discharge head; and circuitry configured to control the irradiation device to irradiate the recording medium. The circuitry is configured to set a first irradiation amount during the stop of conveyance to a larger value than a value of a second irradiation amount during the conveyance of the recording medium.
US10556445B2
Examples of a printhead assembly comprising an Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EPROM) having a predefined number of banks, with EPROM cells arranged in rows and columns in each of the banks are described. In one example, the printhead assembly comprises a shift register to generate, in consecutive shift register cycles, a row select signal, column select signal, and bank select signal to select a row, column, and bank, respectively, corresponding to an EPROM cell. A row select signal bus, column select signal bus and bank select signal bus is included in the printhead assembly to provide the row select signal, column select signal, and bank select signal, respectively, to the EPROM cell during the respective shift register cycles.
US10556441B2
The liquid discharge device performs a series of process including: controlling a head to discharge ink in response to receiving discharge instruction; calculating a waiting time Tw based on ink discharge amount Dh after completing the discharge of the ink; executes counting process based on a signal received from a liquid level sensor after elapse of the waiting time T2 from the completion of discharging the ink from the head.
US10556433B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head including a discharge port configured to discharge liquid and a discharge port surface provided with the discharge port. A head cleaning member including a contact portion contacts the discharge port surface, and is configured to cause the contact portion to contact the discharge port surface and to move relative to the discharge port surface in order to clean adherents attached to the discharge port surface. The discharge port includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending toward a discharge port inner side. The contact portion includes a fiber, and the fiber in the contact portion includes a portion having a size greater than a minimum protrusion distance among protrusion distances between the protrusion portions.
US10556431B2
An electromechanical transducer element including a lower electrode, an electromechanical transducer film and an upper electrode formed on the electromechanical transducer film.
US10556420B2
There is described a process of measuring print-to-print register of a multicolour print (A-D) provided in an effective printed area (EPA) of the surface of printed material, which multicolour print (A-D) is formed on the printed material by means of one or more printing presses and includes at least a first pattern (A) and a second pattern (B) distinguishable from the first pattern (A), the effective printed area (EPA) being provided with a matrix arrangement of individual imprints (P) which are each provided with the multicolour print (A-D) and are repeated over the surface of the effective printed area (EPA) along a pattern of rows and columns. Measurement of an actual print-to-print register between the first and second patterns (A, B), as reflected on the printed material, is derived from processing and finding a correspondence between (i) at least one sample image (SIA, SIB) of the printed material covering at least a portion of the first and second patterns (A, B), and (ii) at least one corresponding reference image (RIA, RIB) generated using prepress design data of the first and second patterns (A, B). Furthermore, the process is repeated for multiple ones of the individual imprints (P) so as to derive a set of multiple measurements of the actual print-to-print register between the first and second patterns (A, B) at various imprint locations over the effective printed area (EPA), which set of multiple measurements is mapped into a corresponding print-to-print register map (MB-A, MC-A, MD-A, . . . ) that is representative of print-to-print register deviations at the various imprint locations. Also described is a measuring device for carrying out this process and a process of measuring and correcting print-to-print register of a multicolour print.
US10556413B2
Systems and methods for pressing a door assembly involve one or more die sections installed in a press, wherein the die sections each have a raised section that contacts and supports a recessed panel portion of a door skin of the assembly during the pressing operation to facilitate crushing of portions of a core of the door assembly that underlie the recessed panel portion of the door skin. The die sections may be made of plastic and readily changed out for different sizes or styles of doors.
US10556397B2
An exterior panel includes: a metal sheet having a curved portion; a resin structure which includes a plurality of tubular bodies having the same length in a central axis direction, top surfaces covering respective one end portions of the tubular bodies, and base portions connecting respective the other end portions of the tubular bodies and is formed with the top surfaces being brought into close contact with and joined to the curved portion of the metal sheet; and a sheet member made of a resin or paper joined to the base portions of the resin structure, in which a relationship between a tensile elastic modulus E (N/mm2) and the thickness t (mm) of the sheet member satisfies Formula (1). 4.0 (N·mm)
US10556395B2
A deforming apparatus (10) for a steel wire (W) for a bead core (X) includes a deforming roller (12), a guide device (20), and a deforming amount changing device (30). The deforming roller (12) is arranged upstream of a molding drum (50), which molds the bead core (X) by winding the steel wire (W). The steel wire (W) is mounted on the deforming roller (12) in a curved manner such that the deforming roller (12) deforms the steel wire (W). The guide device (20) is arranged upstream of the deforming roller (12) and guides the steel wire (W) to the deforming roller (12). The deforming amount changing device (30) changes the amount by which the steel wire (W) is mounted on the deforming roller (12) in a curved manner by moving the guide device (20) with respect to the deforming roller (12).
US10556388B2
The present invention is generally directed to prepreg composites, typically in the form of unidirectional tapes, which contain at least one reinforcing fiber and a thermoplastic polyester matrix. The prepreg composites can be thermally bonded to a wood-containing material in order to improve the structural performance of the material without requiring adhesives. The prepreg composite of the present invention can be applied to a wide range of wood substrates, including various hardwoods, softwoods, and engineered wood composites.
US10556387B2
A method for joining two carpet segments, each carpet segment having an underside and at least one edge, comprises abutting one edge of one carpet segment with one edge of the other carpet segment, positioning a length of seam tape under the abutting edges, and activating the adhesive to secure the seam tape to the undersides of both carpet segments. The seam tape comprises an elongated base layer being resilient in a longitudinal direction, an intervening layer applied to the base layer, and an adhesive applied to the intervening layer.
US10556386B2
In one example, a method for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object is described. The method may include a processor depositing a layer of a sinterable material on a support member, and preheating the layer of the sinterable material using a moveable radiation source. The method may further include the processor depositing a fusing agent on an imaged area of the layer of the sinterable material and fusing the imaged area of the layer of the sinterable material using the moveable radiation source.
US10556382B2
The present invention relates to a system and a method for optimizing printing parameters, such as slicing parameters and tool path instructions, for additive manufacturing. The present invention comprises a property analysis module that predicts and analyses properties of a filament object model, representing a constructed 3D object. The filament object model is generated based on the tool path instructions and user specified object properties. Analysis includes comparing the predicted filament object model properties with the user specified property requirements; and further modifying the printing parameters in order to meet the user specified property requirements.
US10556379B2
A process for manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a powder by selective sintering the powder using electromagnetic radiation. The powder includes recycled PAEK. In one embodiment, the powder includes recycled PEKK. In one embodiment, the powder includes first recycle PEKK and second recycle PEKK. In one embodiment, the powder consists essentially of recycled PEKK. The process may include the step of maintaining a bed of a selective laser sintering machine at approximately 300 degrees Celsius and applying a layer of the powder to the bed. The average in-plane tensile strength of the three-dimensional object is greater than that of a three-dimension object manufactured by selective sintering using a powder including an unused PEKK powder.
US10556376B2
A process of constructing a forming screen through metal deposition in a nonconductive preform structure to achieve a desired aspect ratio of the forming screen thickness to open area.
US10556373B2
A container production method by liquid blow molding. The method includes a head space forming step of forming a head space in the upper portion of a container, in which, with the container disposed in a cavity, a bottom panel portion molded into an upward convex shape on a bottom of the container is inverted by pushing it down with a pushing rod and is plastically deformed into a downward convex shape.
US10556363B2
An electric stapler includes a base and a press portion articulated to the base. The press portion is provided with, from down to up, a staple channel assembly configured to receive a staple, a staple pressing plate assembly configured to press the staple and a drive assembly in sequence. The position of the drive assembly is fixed relative to the press portion. The staple channel assembly and the staple pressing plate assembly are rotatable relative to the press portion. The drive assembly includes a power unit and an execution component connected to the power unit to press or raise the staple pressing plate assembly. The above electric stapler addresses the technical issues that the staple channel cannot reset automatically after the staple is stuck and it is difficult to clear away a failed staple.
US10556361B2
A system for feeding a coating material from at least one movable modular unit to a coating device is provided, the at least one movable modular unit being provided for the storage and provision of roll-type or coil-type coating material units including edge strips for applying to a narrow side of panel-type workpieces. A feed section holds and transports the coating material. A cassette unit guides the coating material provided by the feed section. A coupling section couples the at least one movable modular unit to the feed section, the at least one movable modular unit holding coating material units.
US10556355B2
A mandoline has a food holder and a food pusher, the food holder being slidable along the body and the food pusher being rotatably mounted on the food holder, the food pusher having a first pusher wall and a second pusher wall, the second pusher wall being in the form of a substantially flat plate and the first pusher wall being arranged perpendicular to the second pusher wall and being jaw-shaped in nature.
US10556349B1
A robotic system is disclosed. The robotic system includes a robot with an arm. The arm is configured to be selectively extendable and retractable. An enclosure is coupled to a distal end of the arm. The enclosure includes a limited range network. The limited range network is configured to communicate with another computing device, when the arm is selectively extended.
US10556344B2
Systems and a method for determining a sequence of kinematic chains of a multiple robot along a sequence of locations. Inputs on the locations to be reached by a robot tool are received. Each chain is considered separately by setting one chain in use and determining, for each chain in use, available configurations for each location. The available configurations are represented as nodes of a graph representing available robotic paths for reaching with a tool the locations, while allowing the switching among different chains within the same robotic path. Valid connectors are determined by simulating collision free robot trajectories while taking into account working modality constraints of the locations. Weight factors are assigned to connectors to represent robot efforts in moving between subsequent configurations. The shortest robotic path among valid paths is determined by taking into account the weight factors. The sequence of chains is determined from the shortest path.
US10556338B1
Apparatuses including compliant tips and methods of manipulating items using the compliant tips are described herein. An example apparatus may include a robotic manipulator and a pair of end effectors. One end effector may include a pair of actuator-driven fingers that each include a compliant tip. The compliant tips may be used to scoop underneath items as part of item manipulation.
US10556328B2
The mechanical technology of converting oscillatory motion, into one direction of rotation, as described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,881,609, while being efficient, useful and having numerous applications, has its disadvantage of not being able to function unless user employs both hands; one hand to apply oscillatory motion to an input, while opposite hand immobilizes the axial rotation of the converting gear-train, in order for the conversion to be activated. Hence, the goal of this documentation, is to teach several different means, that maintain the immobility of axial rotation of the dual-drive gear train in order to activate the dual-drive feature, without the use of either of user's hands, thereby conveniently leaving one of user's hands available for holding a work piece.
US10556327B2
A hand tool assembly includes a body having a ratchet portion, a room and a window. A driving unit is rotatably received in the ratchet portion and the room of the body. The driving unit includes a driving head, a pawl, a spring and a rotary member. The rotary member is rotated via the window to control the operational directions of the driving unit. A seat is connected to the body, and the driving unit is connected between the body and the seat. The seat includes an insertion portion formed on one end thereof, and which is engaged with the room. The seat has an engaging portion formed on the other end thereof. The seat is replaceable to make the hand tool assembly have more functions.
US10556323B2
A nonwoven abrasive article includes a lofty open nonwoven fiber web comprising entangled fibers; and abrasive platelets secured to the entangled fibers by at least one binder material. A majority of the abrasive platelets are respectively bonded in an edge-wise manner to at least one of the entangled fibers. Methods of making the nonwoven abrasive article and converted forms, including a convolute abrasive wheel, are also disclosed.
US10556322B2
This invention relates to abrasive flap discs that include wearable backing plates and methods of making and using such abrasive flap discs and wearable backing plates. The claimed articles, processes, and systems related to the use and manufacturing of such abrasive articles are improved in performance and cost effectiveness.
US10556312B2
A method and apparatus for changing pallets delivered to a machining center. Different workpieces are connected or attached to different pallets. A first workpiece corresponding to a first pallet is delivered to or near an indexer or indexer assembly and the indexer is moved into an engaged position and performs a work operation on the first workpiece. The indexer is then moved to a disengaged position and the first pallet and the first workpiece are exchanged or switched out with a second pallet having a second workpiece. The indexer is then moved to an engaged position and works the second workpiece and when completed, the indexer moves to the disengaged position and the second workpiece is exchanged or switched out with a third pallet having a third workpiece. The indexer system of this invention can quickly and cost-effectively cycle through different pallets and thus different workpieces.
US10556308B2
A work apparatus includes a parallel link mechanism, a position control actuator, a linear motion mechanism, and a rotating mechanism. The parallel link mechanism includes three or more link mechanisms that couple a distal end side link hub to a proximal end side link hub such that a position of the distal end side link hub can be changed relative to the proximal end side link hub. The position control actuator operates the parallel link mechanism. The linear motion mechanism moves a working body in an axial direction orthogonal to a central axis of the proximal end side link hub. The rotating mechanism is mounted on the distal end side link hub and rotates a work object about a rotation center axis parallel to a movement direction of the linear motion mechanism when the central axis and a central axis are on the same line.
US10556304B2
The present invention involves a cover for a spraying device of a robot which is formed from a polymer with enhanced residue retention properties. The polymer may be processed to increase the surface energy of the polymer. For example, the polymer may be subjected to a corona treatment in order to increase its surface energy. The corona treatment process may be performed on the polymer as received, prior to cutting or otherwise manipulating the polymer. Also, the polymer may be embossed to provide the enhancement. To assemble the polymer into a robot cover, the polymer as received may be cut into individual sections for assembly. The sections may then be assembled to one another by heat sealing the sections together. The heat sealing provides a bond between the individual sections of polymer that secures the individual sections together to create the robot cover. The polymer may also be formed into tubular sections for securing to the spraying device.
US10556300B2
A plasma cutting apparatus includes a housing, a workpiece support, a movable plasma nozzle, and a nozzle drive arrangement. The housing includes a base, an upright pedestal extending upward from the base, and a stationary head cantilevered from the upright pedestal. The workpiece support extends from the upright pedestal and is located below the stationary head. The nozzle extends downward from an underside of the stationary head and is oriented for delivering a cutting plasma generally along one direction and toward a workpiece on the workpiece support. The nozzle drive arrangement is mounted to the stationary head and is connected for moving the plasma nozzle during a cutting operation.
US10556295B2
A laser machining device includes a contamination determining part that determines contamination of an external optical system before laser machining; the contamination determining part includes a lens contamination determining section that determines contamination of a lens in the external optical system on the basis of a comparison between a first measurement value, which is measured by an energy amount measuring part in a state where the external optical system is not heated, and a second measurement value, which is measured by the energy amount measuring part in a state where the external optical system is heated.
US10556288B2
The present invention provides a soldering iron with a tip having two separate halves that are electrically isolated from one another. When both halves of the tip are applied to an electrically conductive material, such as the material to be soldered, an electrical circuit between the tip halves and an electrical power source is completed. Therefore, the tip can reach operating temperatures quickly. When the tip is removed from the joint, the electrical circuit is broken and the tip material may quickly cool to a temperature safe for human contact. The tip material permits higher power outputs than other battery operated portable soldering irons and heat and cools faster the conventional soldering tips.
US10556287B2
A method of pretinning a guidewire core made of shape memory alloy and having an elongate axis, comprising: placing a ball of solder in a pocket in a soldering block; melting the ball of solder; holding a guidewire core over the ball of solder; lowering the guidewire core into the ball of solder; removing the guidewire from the ball of solder.
US10556285B2
A metal joined body in which a joint is formed from a first metal member and a second metal member. Brazed joint portions provided intermittently with a brazing material and solder joints filling the spaces between the brazed joint portions with a solder having a fusion point lower than the brazing material, are formed at a seam of the joint. The resulting metal joint has excellent sealing properties and little thermal strain.
US10556284B2
A method for interconnecting multiple components of a head-gimbal assembly with a solder joint, including the steps of positioning a first component adjacent to a second component to provide a connection area between the first and second components, dispensing a solder sphere to a capillary tube comprising tapered walls, wherein the capillary tube is positioned with an exit orifice above the connection area between the first and second components, pressurizing the capillary tube until a predetermined pressure is reached, applying a first laser pulse to the solder sphere to provide a level of thermal energy to liquefy the solder sphere, detecting the movement of the liquefied solder sphere after it has exited the exit orifice of the capillary tube, and applying a second laser pulse to reflow the solder sphere to create the solder joint between the first and second components.
US10556282B2
A deburring subassembly has a controller to generate an electrical current and move a deburring tool bit from a non-deburring position to a range of deburring positions. The electrical current permits deburring of the workpiece without damaging it. A workpiece securement subassembly secures the workpiece for formation on a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool and also holds the workpiece in place for deburring. The electrical current is provided to a deburring tool bit. The controller thereby controls movement of the deburring tool bit to the range of deburring positions and generates the electrical current to deburr the workpiece.
US10556278B2
A tool body (12) for a shell end mill (10) is described with at least one helical chip guiding groove (24) arranged at the circumference of the tool body (12) for chip dissipation and at least two receptacles (28) for indexable cutting inserts (26) arranged at the chip guiding groove (24). In this case, the receptacles (28) each include a base surface having a bore for receiving an indexable cutting insert fastening screw (34) and at least one first abutment surface adjacent to the base surface. The transition between the base surface and the first contact surface is a groove. In addition, a cutting tool is described with such a tool body, wherein a two-sided indexable cutting insert (26) is attached in each receptacle (28).
US10556277B2
The technical objective of the present invention is to provide a double-sided cutting insert having a high feed rate, which can increase the edge strength and reduce the cutting load, and thus can be suitable for high feed rate processing. To this end, a double-sided cutting insert having a high feed rate according to the present invention comprises: two main surfaces that face in opposite directions; two shorter side surfaces, which connect between the two main surfaces, and which face in opposite directions; two longer side surfaces, which connect between the two main surfaces and between the two shorter side surfaces, which face in opposite directions, and the width of which is larger than that of the shorter side surfaces; and a fastening hole that extends through the two longer side surfaces such that a cutting tool fastening bolt is inserted therein, wherein the double-sided cutting insert having a high feed rate comprises a shorter cutting edge provided on a boundary portion between each of the main surfaces and each of the shorter side surfaces, a longer cutting edge provided on a boundary portion between each of the main surfaces and each of the longer side surfaces, and a corner cutting edge that connects between the shorter cutting edge and the longer cutting edge, and the shorter cutting edge has a curved shape that is outwardly convex, when the same is viewed from a direction of the main surfaces.
US10556271B2
A jig and tool are provided for rotating the tool around a pipe or pipeline, for truing the pipe end. An operator can easily installation the jig into the pipe end, with or without the cutting tool installed thereto. The tool can be manually or motor driven for rotation about the jig and the pipe end. The attachment of the tool to the jig enables alignment of the tool's cutting face with the pipe end, with angular and axial adjustment available for obtaining a profile suitable for welding to like pipe ends. In an embodiment, the tool can track the pipe diameter to retain alignment despite out-of-round dimensional variation. The tool is operated and rotated about the pipe end to remove material and, as necessary, the tool is adjusted into the pipe end and the rotation about the pipe end is repeated for incremental removal of material therefrom.
US10556264B2
A device comprises a frame, a traversing unit with a first drive unit for moving the traversing unit with respect to the frame and a telescopic unit. The telescopic unit is equipped with a base movable along a first travel path with respect to the traversing unit, a support beam movable along a second travel path with respect to the base and a sliding carriage for transferring the component, the sliding carriage being movable along a third travel path with respect to the support beam, a second drive unit and a transmission. The transmission is at least formed to transmit a driving motion of the second drive unit to the base at a first transmission ratio, to support beam at a second transmission ratio and to the sliding carriage at a third transmission ratio.
US10556260B2
A liquid treatment system includes: a filter casing including a structural wall, a first screen formed though the structural wall, and a second screen formed though the structural wall; and a liquid treatment cartridge configured for placement in the filter casing between the first and second screens. The liquid treatment cartridge includes a cartridge casing having an upper end and a lower end, and an inflatable seal surrounding the cartridge casing at an intermediary position between the upper end and lower end. A method of servicing a groundwater treatment installation includes: vertically displacing a liquid treatment cartridge within a filter casing having a structural wall, a first screen formed though the structural wall, and a second screen formed though the structural wall.
US10556259B2
Devices and techniques related to landfill gas extraction are disclosed. A technique for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill through a gas extraction system is described. The method may include measuring a plurality of values indicating conditions associated with the landfill; computing, based at least in part on the plurality of values and on a model of the landfill, a predicted future state of the landfill; determining, based at least in part on the predicted future state of the landfill, one or more control parameters for one or more respective control devices configured to control operation of the gas extraction system; applying the one or more control parameters to the one or more respective control, and with the one or more control devices, controlling extraction of the landfill gas from the landfill based, at least in part, on the one or more respective control parameters.
US10556254B1
In some embodiments, the present invention provides an exemplary system that includes a mechanism configured to create by a digital mailing services provider, DMSP, a recipient-specific handling information indicia and provide said recipient-specific handling information indicia to a recipient; a mechanism configured to allow the recipient to provide said handling information indicia in delivery address C/O line, on a mail item, thereby indicating to said service provider their desired handling route for the mail item so that a paper mail recipient to receive improved transmission of correspondence from said service provider via both paper and electronic channels solely via including said handling information indicia contained in the delivery address C/O line of the recipient's delivery address on the mail item.
US10556252B2
An electronic device includes an enclosure, a display positioned with the enclosure and defining a front face of the electronic device, and a haptic actuator positioned within the enclosure. The haptic actuator includes a housing comprising a wall and a movable mass positioned within the housing and configured to move within the housing to cause the haptic actuator to produce a vibrational response. The vibrational response includes a first component within a frequency range and a second component outside of the frequency range and providing a haptic output portion of the vibrational response. The haptic actuator also includes a tuning feature incorporated with the wall and configured to reduce the first component of the vibrational response while substantially maintaining the haptic output portion of the vibrational response.
US10556250B2
An exemplary system for applying a water-repellent coating to the outside of a window of a vehicle includes at least one reservoir for a hydrophobic fluid, at least one wiper with a wiper blade, and a control device. A first line leads from the reservoir to the wiper. The first line extends at least over part of the length of the wiper and has, in the region of the wiper blade, at least one opening by way of which the hydrophobic fluid can be applied to the window. An exemplary method for applying a water-repellent coating to a window of a vehicle, includes, among other things, determining a status of the water-repellent properties of the window with reference to a threshold value of a quantity of water on the outer-facing surface of the window, transmitting a signal from the control device to initiate a communicating of a hydrophobic fluid from a reservoir to a wiper when the status indicates that the quantity of water on the window has reached the threshold value, communicating hydrophobic fluid from the reservoir to the wiper, distributing hydrophobic fluid on the window by means of a movement of the wiper.
US10556243B2
A sealing device for a system for applying a liquid coating product comprises an inner conduit suitable for sealably surrounding an actuating rod of the application system, a frame and a sealing gasket made from a synthetic material comprising an O-ring mounted around a lip of the gasket suitable for being pressed against the actuating rod, the frame and the gasket forming a single-piece assembly suitable for being mounted in a housing of the application system.
US10556242B2
An electric dust collector is disclosed. The electric dust collector includes a film for collecting electrified dust particles and a case for receiving the film. A conductor-receiving part defining an insertion space, into which a portion of the film is inserted, is provided in the case. The electric dust collector further includes an electrode connection part filling the insertion space in the state of being in contact with the film. The electrode connection part is electrically connected to a voltage source to apply voltage in order to the film.
US10556240B2
A system and method for physically destroying the data storage portion of electronic media electronic storage devices such as hard disk drives, solid state drives and hybrid hard drives that comprises a rotatable milling cutter and a cradle for locating the media electronic storage device in a positioned to engage the milling cutter. An integrated computer is included containing a data base of various parameters of different types of hard drives available. A scanning system determines information about the type of media electronic storage device being introduced in the system to be destroyed and conveys the such information to the computer whereby the data base may be used to provide information to properly locate the cradle and milling cutter to destroy the data storage portion and for printing out a certificate of destruction specifically identifying the hard drive that has had it data destroyed. A slug cutter is provided to retrieve slugs containing the rare earth metal after the data storage portion is destroyed.
US10556237B2
The invention regards to a device for comminuting ore and/or slag, which comprises an ore feed unit for feeding ore to be comminuted to a first comminuting means. The first comminuting means being composed of at least two comminuting elements that can be moved relative to each other, which elements form at least one comminuting space for the ore to be comminuted with each other such that, by a relative movement in the form of a rotation around the rotational axis of at least one of the two comminuting elements. The ore to be comminuted is pulverised in that one or more accelerating elements, in particular protrusions, are provided on at least one of the comminuting elements. The accelerating elements being arranged in particular on the end face of one of the two comminuting elements and accelerating and comminuting the ore to be comminuted by the rotation of one of the two comminuting elements. Between the two comminuting elements and/or in at least one of the two comminuting elements, an intermediate space is provided through which during the rotation the pulverised ore can be conveyed away outwards from the centre of the rotation and from the two comminuting elements. An outlet unit for outletting ore comminuted by the first comminuting means is provided which is connected to the intermediate space. The outlet unit is connected with a separating means, by means of which the comminuted ore is separated into two portions. A first portion of the comminuted ore comprises a particle size, which is essentially larger as a predefined particle size of a second portion of comminuted ore. The first portion of the comminuted ore is guided to the first comminuting means or to a second comminuting means and the second portion of the comminuted ore is guided to a floation means.
US10556231B2
A self-cleaning film system includes a substrate and a film. The film includes a monolayer formed from fluorinated material and a first plurality of regions disposed within the monolayer and spaced apart from one another such that each of the first plurality of regions abuts, is surrounded by, and is not covered by the fluorinated material. Each of the first regions includes a photocatalytic material. A method of forming a self-cleaning film system includes depositing a monolayer formed from fluorinated material onto a substrate. After depositing, the method includes ablating the monolayer to define a first plurality of cavities therein, wherein each of the first cavities is spaced apart from an adjacent one of the first cavities along the monolayer. After ablating, the method includes embedding a photocatalytic material into each of the first plurality of cavities to form a film on the substrate and thereby form the film system.
US10556221B2
A composite filter aid may include diatomaceous earth, natural glass, and a precipitated silica binder, wherein the filter aid has a permeability ranging from 3 to 20 darcys. A composite filter aid may include diatomaceous earth, perlite, and a precipitated silica binder, wherein the filter aid has an alpha density less than 15 lbs/ft3. A method for making a composite material may include blending diatomaceous earth and perlite, adding alkali silicate to the blended diatomaceous earth and perlite, and precipitating the alkali silicate as a binder to make the composite material. A method for filtering a beverage may include using a composite filter aid and/or composite material.
US10556220B2
Provided are media cartridges that have adjustable bypasses, and systems and methods that use them. Aspects include an adjustable bypass filter cartridge where a treated stream and an adjusted non-treated stream combine prior to post-filtration and the percentage or ratio of treated the and the non-treated water is adjustable at the time of installation from the outside of the filter cartridge with a known or predictable level of bypass. Media cartridges comprise: an inlet in fluid communication with a feed chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with a mixing compartment; a media compartment containing a media; a bypass port in fluid communication with the feed chamber and the mixing compartment. Such cartridges can be adjusted to meet the needs of a wide variety of end uses.
US10556217B2
A method of forming cured microparticles includes providing a poly(glycerol sebacate) resin in an uncured state. The method also includes forming the composition into a plurality of uncured microparticles and curing the uncured microparticles to form the plurality of cured microparticles. The uncured microparticles are free of a photo-induced crosslinker. A method of forming a scaffold includes providing microparticles including poly(glycerol sebacate) in a three-dimensional arrangement. The method also includes stimulating the microparticles in the three-dimensional arrangement to sinter the microparticles, thereby forming the scaffold having a plurality of pores. A scaffold is formed of a plurality of microparticles including a poly(glycerol sebacate) thermoset resin in a three-dimensional arrangement. The scaffold has a plurality of pores.
US10556214B2
This present disclosure relates to apparatuses for methylation of aromatics in an aromatics complex for producing a xylene isomer product. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to apparatuses for producing para-xylene by the selective methylation of toluene and/or benzene in an aromatics complex using processed toluene instead of crude toluene.
US10556209B2
Present invention creatively makes convenient for any person using beverage to blend powder with liquid uniformly without use of shaking motion or battery and thereby preventing from spilling and running out batteries. Invention of unique reverse planetary gears system and side arm stirrer with window paddle has made possible convert torque of finger to multiple rotation of stirrer in order achieve efficient uniform blending. Moreover, this invention takes full advantage of removable snap mechanism to assemble and disassemble protein blender cup which is very necessary for washing every single parts to achieve highest sanitization. In short, this invention helps consumer to have protein blender cup which doesn't require shaking or battery and can be completely sanitized without any struggle.
US10556208B2
A vacuum blender having the ability to reduce oxidation of ingredients for a more nutrient-rich product. The blender includes a container for holding ingredients to be blended, the container being open at a top end and having blender blades at a lower end, a lid for covering the open end of the container, and a base having a motor contained therein for driving the blender blades, an interface for coupling with the blender blades of the container, a vacuum system for effecting a vacuum to the container and electronic controls for operating the motor and vacuum system. The vacuum system is configured to couple with the lid to draw a vacuum from the top of the container when activated.
US10556207B2
Discharge device for liquid material containing solid particles, discharge method and coating device
A device and a method for accurately discharging a fixed amount of a liquid, the liquid containing solid particles, in a state that the solid particles are dispersed in the liquid material. The device includes a first reservoir, a first air pressure supply pipe, a metering portion having a metering hole, a plunger moving back and forth in the metering hole, a nozzle, a switching valve having a first position and a second position, a plunger driver, and a switching valve driver. The discharge device further includes a second reservoir, a second air pressure supply pipe, a branch portion provided in an upper portion of the metering hole and having a branch flow path, and an opening/closing mechanism that establishes or cuts off communication between the second reservoir and the metering hole. A discharge method is carried out using the discharge device.
US10556204B2
Integrated exhaust gas systems, methods, and processes are disclosed that includes pretreatment, treatment and post-treatment processes arranged in a variety of reaction environments to address varied application requirements and end product requirements is described in this disclosure. In addition, a contemplated ballast water treatment system—that can be used in combination with the integrated exhaust gas systems can treat seawater and return it to storage within the vessel or send treated water back to the sea. This system can be sized to treat the seawater as it is leaving the ship without prior treatment, while the seawater is aboard or treat the seawater that is within the ship and add any additional treatment to the water, as the seawater leaves the ship. This system is not involved with pumping the seawater into the ship or filtering the water prior to storage as ballast water.
US10556198B2
Filter systems and methods described herein include one or more spacer elements positioned in the dirty air chamber along with the filter elements attached to the spacer elements. The dirty air inlet delivers a dirty air stream into the dirty air chamber along a dirty air flow axis.
US10556186B2
An apparatus and method for creating enhanced articulation in a roller coaster car. The apparatus and method involve a single seat roller coaster car that has only back track wheel assemblies secured to its chassis. The front end of the chassis has a coupling arm fixedly secured at one arm end. The other arm end includes a rod end that is received within the chassis of a lead car, or another roller coaster car. This lead car, or this other roller “secondary” coaster car, has a receiver to which the rod end from the coupling arm of the roller coaster car is attached. This coupling configuration, in combination with the omission of any front track wheel assemblies on the roller coaster car, allows the roller coaster car to articulate through a solid angle in 360° in an x-y plane. The rod end/receiver coupling is located underneath the seat of either the lead car or another secondary roller coaster car, thereby forming a “coupling compartment”. Removing the seat cushion provides access to this coupling compartment.
US10556177B2
A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.
US10556173B2
A computer-implemented method and system are described for providing rewards, awards, and other incentives to players based on the activities of associated players is described. In some examples, the technology determines an activity level for players associated with a distinguished player, such as friends and other players within a social or game network, and rewards the distinguished player based on their activity levels.
US10556170B2
A clamp used to attach an accessory to a skateboard or longboard. The clamp, in its preferred embodiment, consists of a mounting plate, a clamp bottom, and a clamp top. The mounting plate is used to attach to the top deck of the skateboard or longboard using the existing truck hole mounting pattern. The clamp bottom will attach to the mounting plate and the clamp top will attach to the clamp bottom with an accessory secured between the clamp bottom and top. It is understood that the pieces of the clamp can be attached using various methods and construction methods can vary. The purpose of this clamp is to allow the rider of a skateboard or longboard ability to attach accessories to a board. With the attachment of an accessory, a rider has the flexibility to customize their board to meet their needs and create a hybrid modular board.
US10556163B2
A grip for a golf club includes a concave part in which thumbs of the user are placed or inserted when the user grips the grip, at least one guide member provided on an inner surface of the concave part to guide positions and a gripping order of the thumbs of the user, and at least one anti-slip element provided on the inner surface of the concave part to prevent the thumbs from slipping.
US10556162B2
A club 2 includes a head 4, a shaft 6 and a grip 8. A club length L1 is 45 inches or greater and 48 inches or less. A ratio (Wh/Wc) of a head weight Wh to a club weight Wc is equal to or greater than 0.71. A moment of inertia Ix about an axis of a swing is equal to or less than 6.90×103 (kg·cm2). However, when the club weight is defined as Wc (kg); an axial-directional distance between a grip end and a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm); and a moment of inertia about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm2), the moment of inertia Ix (kg·cm2) is calculated by the following formula (1). Ix=Wc×(Lc+60)2+Ic (1)
US10556160B2
A golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature, including an aperture, located at least partially on the sole of the club head. The location and size of the stress reducing feature and aperture, and their relationship to one another, play a significant role in selectively improving the performance of the golf club.
US10556159B2
Described herein are embodiments of golf club heads having a balance of the following parameters: a low and back club head center of gravity position, a high moment of inertia, and low aerodynamic drag. Methods of manufacturing the embodiments of golf club heads having a balance of club head center of gravity position, moment of inertia, and aerodynamic drag are also described herein.
US10556157B2
A golf club head is described having a club head portion, a shaft portion connected to the club head portion, and a grip portion connected to the shaft portion. The club head portion has a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a hosel portion, and a striking face. The striking face has a center face roll contour, a toe side roll contour, a heel side roll contour, a center face bulge contour, a crown side bulge contour, and a sole side bulge contour. The toe side roll contour is more lofted than the center face roll contour. The heel side roll contour is less lofted than the center face roll contour. The crown side bulge contour is more open than the center face bulge contour, and the sole side bulge contour is more closed than the center face bulge contour.
US10556155B2
Implementations of a tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag are provided. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag comprises one or more pieces of material attached together and forming an enclosed interior and a corresponding exterior. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag also comprises a first opening and a second opening into the enclosed interior. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag also comprises a first securing loop and a second securing loop. In some implementations, the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag also comprises a first securing strap, a second securing strap, and a third securing strap.In some implementations, a method for using the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag comprises coupling the tennis ball pickup tube to the tennis ball pickup tube attachment bag, attaching the first securing loop and the second securing loop respectively to the first retainer wing and the second retainer wing of the tennis ball pickup tube, attaching the first securing strap to the carry strap loop of the tennis ball pickup tube, and attaching the second securing strap and the third securing strap respectively across the length of the tennis ball pickup tube.
US10556153B2
The present invention is directed to a golf ball having a non-planar parting line on its spherical surface. The plurality of dimples located adjacent to the parting line consists of a first portion of dimples, each dimple of the first portion having a wave relief distance of from 0.001 inches and 0.005 inches, and a second portion of dimples, each dimple of the second portion having a wave relief distance of greater than 0.008 inches, where wave relief distance is measured as the shortest distance from the average dimple diameter of the dimple to the parting line.
US10556150B2
The present invention provides a group monitoring device for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the device including a display configured to display, during an athletic activity: a metric relating to each of a plurality of individuals engaged in the athletic activity, and a status of a system component used to monitor the athletic activity. The group monitoring device may also include an input configured to allow manipulation of the display.
US10556149B2
Methods, systems, and products monitor athletic performance. Location information is acquired that indicates a device is in movement. A level of difficulty associated with the location information is retrieved and associated to a distance traversed during the movement. The distance traversed and the level of difficulty are stored in a database.
US10556147B2
A jump rope handle configured to hold an end portion of a jump rope is provided in accordance with some embodiments. The jump rope handle includes a spindle assembly, a chuck assembly, a lumen through the spindle and chuck assemblies, and a chuck driving mechanism between the spindle and chuck assemblies. The spindle assembly includes a shaft coupled to one or more bearings. The chuck assembly is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the spindle assembly. The chuck driving mechanism is configured to open and close a set of jaws of the chuck assembly such as close the set of jaws around the end portion of the jump rope disposed in the lumen up to a proximal end portion of the spindle assembly. A jump rope system including a jump rope and a pair of such jump rope handles is also provided in accordance with some embodiments.
US10556138B2
A self-retracting lifeline assembly (10) includes a housing (12), a shaft (14) fixed to the housing (12) against rotation, a drum (18) mounted for rotation on the shaft (14) and including a compartment (20) within the drum (18), a lifeline (22) wound on the drum (18), a brake module (24) carried on the shaft (14) and mounted within the compartment (20), and a pawl mechanism (26) mounted on the drum (18) for rotation therewith. The pawl mechanism (26) is mounted within the compartment (20) and configured to selectively engage the brake module (24).
US10556133B2
A hair fiber strengthening composition includes an aqueous vehicle containing as a hair strengthening additive a source of metal cations having a valence of 2 or 3 and anions derived from an oxidized carbohydrate, an inorganic acid and/or an organic acid, the composition having a pH of from about 6 to about 11.
US10556131B2
A system update method for a particle beam therapy system, includes: a step of providing a new beam transport system in such a manner as to be branched off from an existing beam transport system of the particle beam therapy system; and a step of providing new installation connected to the new beam transport system, in which the branch is provided in a linear section of the existing beam transport system.
US10556124B2
A method and apparatus is presented for optimizing a treatment plan for irradiation therapy. The method includes defining a single objective function based on a plurality of objective functions that are each associated with a plurality of tissue types within a subject, upper and lower bounds for each objective function and a plurality of apertures. The method also includes determining a radiation dose delivered to voxels of each tissue type based on minimizing the single objective function based on the plurality of apertures with initial values at each angle. The method also includes delivering a beam of radiation with controlled intensity and beam cross-sectional shape at each angle based on the plurality of apertures.
US10556122B1
Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient.
US10556119B2
An implantable pulse generator includes a device housing containing pulse generator circuitry and a header connected to the device housing. The header includes a core assembly defining first and second lead bore cavities sized for receiving terminal pins of leads, first and second labels, and an outer layer. The first label is printed onto a surface of the core assembly proximate the first lead bore cavity and includes a first color. The second label is printed onto the surface of the core assembly proximate the second lead bore cavity and includes a second color different from the first color. The outer layer is overmolded over the core assembly so as to encapsulate the first and second labels and to allow access to the first and second lead bore cavities.
US10556117B2
An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted subcutaneously in a patient, a defibrillation lead having a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion having a defibrillation electrode configured to deliver a defibrillation or cardioversion shock to a heart of the patient, and a pacing lead that includes a distal portion having one or more electrodes and a proximal portion coupled to the ICD. The distal portion of the pacing lead is implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum of the patient within the anterior mediastinum. The ICD is configured to provide pacing pulses to the heart of the patient via the pacing lead and provide defibrillation shocks to the patient via the defibrillation lead. As such, the implantable cardiac system provides pacing from the substernal space for an extravascular ICD system.
US10556111B2
An implantable assembly is described for acquisition of neuronal electrical signals at a selected location which propagate along at least one nerve fiber contained in a nerve fiber bundle, as well as for selective electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve fiber, having: an implantable electrode assembly (E) which is disposed on a biocompatible support substrate which can be positioned around the nerve fiber bundle in a cuff, which has a cylindrical support substrate surface (i) which in the implanted condition is orientated facing the nerve fiber bundle, on which a first electrode assembly for locationally selective acquisition of the neuronal electrical signals and selective electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve fiber, and on which a second electrode assembly is disposed to record an ECG signal, and an analysis and control unit (A/S) which can be electrically conductively connected or is connected to the implantable electrode assembly (E), in which the locationally selective acquired neuronal electrical signals as well as the ECG signal can be analyzed in a time-resolved manner such that a neuronal time signal correlated with a physiological parameter, such as blood pressure, can be derived.
US10556099B2
A male luer (10) is surrounded by a hood (20). A lever (30) is connected to a base end portion (13) of the male luer via a base (15). The lever includes a locking portion (31) and an operating portion (35). A locking claw (32) protrudes from the locking portion toward the male luer. The locking portion is disposed in a cut-out (23) that is formed in the hood. The lever is elastically pivotable so that when an outer surface of the operating portion is pressed, the locking claw moves away from the male luer. When viewed along a central axis (3a), a connector main body (3) has a major axis (15a) in the direction in which the male luer opposes the lever.
US10556092B2
An instrument driver comprises opposing rotatable gripping pads. Each of the gripping pads includes an outer circular rim and a center hub. The pads are configured for applying a gripping force to an elongated member. The instrument driver further comprises shafts affixed to the center hubs, and a driver assembly configured for rotating at least one of the shafts, thereby causing the pads to rotate in opposite directions to linearly translate the gripped member. Each of the pads further includes a framework for partially collapsing in response to the gripping force, such that portions of the rims flatten to contact each other. Each rim has a concave gripping surface in order to facilitate vertical centering of the member between the pads. Each of the pads further includes a pair of upper and lower sprockets for interlacing with each other to prevent the elongated member from slipping out between the pads.
US10556089B2
A catheter or other elongated member can include an elongated inner portion, an elongated outer portion, a flex circuit ribbon comprising at least one conductor, and an electrical contact. The flex circuit ribbon can be situated between the inner portion and the outer portion. The inner portion and the outer portion can be (1) affixed together between portions of the flex circuit ribbon or (2) integrally formed such that masses of the inner and outer portions are joined together between portions of the flex circuit ribbon. The electrical contact can be configured to be exposed during use. The electrical contact can be situated at, or connected to, the at least one conductor of the flex circuit ribbon.
US10556085B2
A heat-moisture exchanger device for use with a patient ventilator circuit is provided. A rotatable central element is positioned in a housing, and a filter is coupled to the rotatable central element. A first conduit can allow fluid to enter or exit a chamber of the housing and a second conduit on an opposed surface can allow fluid to enter or exit the chamber. A third conduit on the rotatable central element can selectively place the first conduit in sealed fluid communication with the second conduit when the rotatable central element is in a first position. Alternatively, the rotatable central element can be rotated to a second position in which the third conduit does not place the first conduit in sealed fluid communication with the second conduit, and any fluid flowing through the chamber must pass through the filter.
US10556079B2
A user interface has a non-sealing nasal cannula and a mask arranged about the nasal cannula, the mask including a seal configured with a user's face to allow the interface to be pressurized, the cannula configured to deliver breathing gases to the nares of a user at a flow rate exceeding the intended user's peak inspiratory flow requirements so that the mask and the user's pharynx are flushed continuously with fresh breathing gases to reduce dead space.
US10556075B2
A method for al of a volatile anesthetic agent from a breathing gas in a respirating apparatus includes the steps of leading at least a portion of the breathing gas through a portion of a line system in which the portion of the line system has a filter therein, cooling the breathing gas to a temperature below a temperature of the boiling point of the anesthetic agent when the breathing gas passes through the filter so as to condense the anesthetic agent out of the breathing gas, warming the breathing gas after the anesthetic agent is condensed, and leading the warmed breathing gas out of the portion of the line system back into the line system. The filter has activated carbon therein.
US10556051B2
A medical device includes: at least one input device; at least one output device; at least one operating component; and a control unit. The control unit has data access to at least one file pertaining to the medical device, wherein text passages or graphics of the at least one file pertaining to an operating component are selectable. The control unit is configured to, after selection of a text passage or a graphic, cause at least one operating parameter of the operating component and/or at least one output variable that is created by the operating component to be read out as output, and/or facilitate input of an adjustable operating parameter for the operating component.
US10556042B2
A method of modifying the surface of a medical device to release a drug in a controlled way by providing a barrier layer on the surface of one or more drug coatings. The barrier layer consists of modified drug material converted to a barrier layer by irradiation by an accelerated neutral beam derived from an accelerated gas cluster ion beam. Also medical devices formed thereby.
US10556041B2
A coating agent that has enhanced durability and a medical instrument (for example, a needle) that has been coated with the coating agent, are provided. The coating agent includes a hydroxyl-group-containing polyorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (1), a polydiorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (2), and an amino-group-containing polyorganosiloxane represented by the following general formula (3). The polydiorganosiloxane (2) is contained in a proportion of a mass ratio to the amino-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (3) of from 0.7:1 to 3.0:1. The hydroxyl-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (1) is contained in a proportion of 2.4 to 5.5 mass %, based on the total mass of the hydroxyl-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (1), the polydiorganosiloxane (2) and the amino-group-containing polyorganosiloxane (3).
US10556040B2
Provided are surface-modified metals and methods for modifying a metal surface, which involve a lubricating surface layer chemically fixed to the metal surface to provide excellent lubricity and excellent lubricant durability, and further which have good productivity and good economic efficiency. Included is a surface-modified metal whose surface is at least partially provided with a treatment layer having a thickness of 50 to 800 nm, the treatment layer being formed by treating a surface of a metal with a silane coupling agent, followed by adsorbing a hydrogen abstraction type photopolymerization initiator onto the surface and then polymerizing a monomer.
US10556020B2
The instant disclosure provides RNA-modulating agents that function to recruit one or more small regulatory RNA molecules (e.g., miRNA molecules, Y RNAs, and siRNAs) to a target mRNA thereby modulating (e.g., inhibiting) the translation of the target mRNA or destabilizing the mRNA. Also provided are miRNA inhibitors and diagnostic agents that have improved binding affinity for their target miRNAs. Methods for using the RNA-modulating agents, miRNA inhibitors and diagnostic agents are also provided.
US10556018B2
This disclosure provides improved lipid-based compositions, including lipid nanoparticle compositions, and methods of use thereof for delivering agents in vivo including nucleic acids and proteins. These compositions are not subject to accelerated blood clearance and they have an improved toxicity profile in vivo.
US10556013B2
Compositions and methods for increasing efficiency of cardiac metabolism are provided.
US10556009B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations of a pharmaceutically active antigen binding protein, for example a monoclonal antibody. Such formulations comprise, in addition to the antigen binding protein, a buffering agent and a tonicity agent.
US10556008B2
Methods for treating pterygium recurrence following pterygiectomy, and for treating keloid recurrence, following surgical removal of the keloid, are disclosed. The methods include administering an anti-VEGF agent (e.g., antibody (e.g., bevacizumab) or small molecule inhibitor of VEGF signaling), or a combination therapy that includes co-administering an anti-VEGF agent, with an anti-inflammatory steroid and/or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to a subject.
US10556007B2
The invention provides an antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to human Lrg1.
US10555999B2
The present invention relates to monovalent influenza vaccine formulations and vaccination regimes for immunising against influenza disease, their use in medicine, in particular their use in augmenting immune responses to various antigens, and to methods of preparation. In particular, the invention relates to monovalent influenza immunogenic compositions comprising an influenza antigen or antigenic preparation thereof from an influenza virus strain being associated with a pandemic outbreak or having the potential to be associated with a pandemic outbreak, in combination with an oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant comprising a metabolisable oil, a sterol and/or a tocopherol such as alpha tocopherol, and an emulsifying agent.
US10555994B2
The present invention relates to an immunogen-carrier, wherein the immunogen-carrier is preferably a virus-like particle (VLP) composed of a plurality of a modified PCV2 ORF2 protein. In particular, the present invention belongs to the field of compliance markers and marker vaccines which allow for the differentiation between infected and vaccinated individuals. In particular, it relates to a compliance marker for vaccines including a subunit antigen, and a DIVA (Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Animals) system which makes it possible to differentiate between animals infected with a pathogen and animals treated with a subunit antigen derived from said pathogen.
US10555987B2
Disclosed herein are compositions of GHRH agonists and peptides, and methods to treat disorders, such as ischemia and reperfusion injury. In one embodiment, a method of treating a reperfusion injury in a subject in need may involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one GHRH agonist peptide to the subject. In additional embodiment, a method of promoting vasculogenesis in a mammal may involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one GHRH agonist peptide to the subject. In a further embodiment, a method of promoting differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into endothelial cells may involve contacting mesenchymal stem cells with at least one GHRH agonist peptide.
US10555984B2
A method for increasing the expression of PTPRD gene is provided, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a peanut skin extract. The method is effective in preventing or treating diseases related to PTPRD gene.
US10555983B2
Provided in the present specification is a composition for brain activation, comprising ginseng fruit extract as an active ingredient. The composition according to the present specification allows an increase in blood flow in the brain and thus has an effect of ameliorating chronic fatigue syndrome. In addition, the composition according to the present specification activates the brain, and as a result, strengthens connectivity strength between the frontal lobe and the occipital lobe and thus has an effect of improving problem-solving accuracy and reducing solving time in the area of cognitive ability. Therefore, the composition according to the present specification can be used as a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition for patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.
US10555974B1
A composition for treating erectile dysfunction is provided. The composition includes a human birth tissue material composition for topical application or introduction onto or into a penis affected by erectile dysfunction.
US10555972B2
A therapeutic effect of Nurr1 and Foxa2 in inflammatory neurologic disorders by M1-to-M2 polarization of glial cells is provided. Specifically, a method of converting glial cells from an M1 phenotype to an M2 phenotype, wherein Nurr1 and Foxa2 are introduced into the glial cells to be overexpressed in the glial cells and a method of preventing or treating an inflammatory neurologic disorder, which includes glial cells into which Nurr1 and Foxa2 are introduced, or a viral vector loaded with Nurr1 and Foxa2, are provided.
US10555970B2
The present invention provides compositions, systems, kits, and methods for preparation prior to a colonoscopy or other gastrointestinal procedure. In particular, the present invention provides a colon lavage system comprising an aqueous portion and a solid portion.
US10555966B2
Administration of low molecular weight (10,000-20,000 Daltons, or lower) pectins, particularly modified citrus pectins (MCP), like PectaSol-C reduces galectins-3 levels in vivo. Reduction of galectin-3 levels by MCP inhibits inflammation, inhibits fibrosis formation in organs and tissues, and inhibits cancer formation, progression, transformation and metastases. The reduction in circulating, serum and cellular galectin-3, inherently resulting from the administration of MCP, provides benefit over a spectrum of biological conditions, as evidenced by in vivo trials.
US10555957B2
Described herein are at least compounds and formulations that can be or contain a docosahexaenoic acid-lysophosphatidylcholine (DHA-LPC) and/or eicosapenteanoic acid-lysophosphatidylcholine (EPA-LPC). Also described herein are at least methods of making and using the compositions and formulations DHA-LPC and/or EPA-LPC.
US10555955B2
As disclosed herein, novel compositions including steroid hormones, such as trimegestone (TMG) and progesterone (P4), provide treatments for term and preterm labor with significant effects on the delay of delivery. Delay and block of delivery occurs when both P4 and TMG are administered late in gestation in pregnant rat and guinea pig animal models. TMG exhibits remarkable drug efficacy, achieving the same inhibition as P4, but at much lower doses. These hereto unknown effects of TMG on the processes of cervical ripening and uterine contraction provide a novel approach for extending pregnancy term, including reducing a likelihood of preterm and/or term labor, along with improved methods of administration. Other diseases and/or conditions may be treated with TMG, such as dysmenorrhea or luteal insufficiency for sustaining pregnancy.
US10555940B2
Methods and compositions are disclosed for the treatment of diseases or conditions produced by or associated with low cyclic nucleotide levels. The compositions comprise phosphodiesterase inhibitors and are formulated for intranasal and pulmonary administration.
US10555939B2
Pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosage forms of 4-amino-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidine-3-yl)isoindoline-1,3-dione, or a pharmaceutically acceptable stereoisomer, prodrug, salt, solvate, hydrate, or clathrate, are provided herein. Also provided are methods of treating, managing, or preventing various disorders, such as cancer or an inflammatory disease.
US10555937B2
The present invention relates to the field of methods for providing pharmaceutical compositions comprising poorly water-soluble drugs. In particular the present invention relates to compositions comprising stable, amorphous hybrid nanoparticles, comprising at least one protein kinase inhibitor and at least one polymeric stabilizing and matrix-forming component, useful in pharmaceutical compositions and in therapy.
US10555936B2
Disclosed are compound for targeting chemotherapeutic agents to mammalian mitochondria. Also disclosed are monoamine oxidase-specific compositions, and methods of using them for the selective therapy of mammalian cancers, and in particular, in the treatment of human gliomas. Also disclosed are methods employing the novel targeted chemotherapeutics with one or more conventional anti-cancer therapies, including, for example, radiotherapy, or multi-drug regimens.
US10555934B2
The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II) and an additional therapeutic agent Also provided is the HCI salt and crystalline form of the compound of formula (I). The compounds inhibit the prostaglandin F receptor (PGF2alpha) and thus useful in the treatment of disorders such as preterm labor at the early gestational stage.
US10555933B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, containing 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole, (S) 4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole or (S) [3-(1-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethyl)-2-methylphenyl] methanol, their use as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of retinal diseases, for retinal neuroprotection and vision enhancement.
US10555929B2
The present invention relates to methods for treating a disease associated with insulin resistance selected from a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its sequelae, a lipodystrophic syndrome or a combination thereof with the selective PPARγ agonist, INT131 and optionally vitamin E or compositions thereof. NAFLDs that may be treated with methods and compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, simple nonalcoholic fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Lipodystrophic syndromes that may be treated with the methods and compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, generalized lipodystrophy including congenital generalized lipodystrophy and acquired generalized lipodystrophy and/or partial lipodystrophy, including congenital partial lipodystrophy and acquired partial lipodystrophy, all of which may or may not include hyperlipidemia and/or hyperglycemia and may or may not include NAFLD.
US10555924B2
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
US10555921B1
A composition and a supplement formulation includes: at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of a nitrate salt; and at least one constituent amino acid selected from the group consisting of Arginine, Agmatine, Beta Alanine, Citrulline, Creatine, Glutamine, L-Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Norvaline, Ornithine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Cysteine, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Proline, Tyrosine, and Phenylalanine.
US10555919B2
Methods for treating, or reducing risk of developing, seasonal worsening of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject who has MS, comprising administering a melatonin agonist to a subject.
US10555910B2
Methods for inhibiting oligonucleotide activity in vitro or in vivo to a cell that are formulated with at least one oligonucleotide encapsulated in a lipid nanoparticle are disclosed.
US10555908B2
A comestible dosage form article for administration to a target subject, the dosage form comprising: an outer capsule comprising a first cap telescopically engageable with a first body; and an inner capsule, within the outer capsule, comprising a second cap telescopically engageable with a second body, wherein the inner capsule is inverted with respect to the outer capsule such that, in an assembled state, the second cap is proximal to the first body and distal to the first cap.
US10555904B2
The present invention relates to a pouch-like structure useful for mechanically preventing distension and/or resisting dilation of the heart and for supporting the hearts function by controllable and paracrine support of a failing heart in a mammal. The pouch-like structure is composed at least partly of engineered tissue comprising genetically engineered cells, such as genetically engineered cells other than cardiac myocytes whereby said genetically engineered cells contain a gene encoding a paracrine factor, said gene encoding the paracrine factor being under control of an inducible promoter system or a heterologous promoter system. Further, the present invention relates to a method for the preparation of the pouch-like structure for therapeutic, disease modelling, and drug development applications. In addition, the present invention relates to cells other than cardiac myocytes for use in the preparation of the pouch-like structure as described herein.
US10555890B2
The present invention relates to an aqueous cosmetic composition which is in the form of a flexible solid, comprising: from 25% to 70% by weight of one or more anionic surfactants and one or more types of non-hollow solid particles, said composition comprising at least one anionic surfactant chosen from acylisethionates, preferably having an acyl group containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Said composition is of preferential use as a composition for cleaning or washing keratin materials, in particular the hair.The invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment process, in particular for caring for, cleaning and/or conditioning keratin materials, using said composition.
US10555887B2
The subject matter of the present invention is a sterile liquid composition dedicated to administration into or through the skin and/or the lips, wherein said composition comprises, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one photo-crosslinkable compound, wherein said compound comprises at least one activated photo-dimerizable group having at least one activated double bond and selected from photo-dimerizable groups carrying a stilbazolium function of formula (Ia) or (Ib) and wherein the photo-dimerizable groups carry a styrylazolium function of formula (II), the photo-dimerizable group(s) being carried by a partially or totally hydrolysed poly(vinyl acetate) polymer, a polysaccharide or a polyvinyl alcohol.
US10555883B2
This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising a basic amino acid in free or salt from (e.g., free form arginine); zinc oxide and zinc citrate; and a fluoride source comprising stannous fluoride.
US10555854B2
A system for directing fluid flow in a mattress is disclosed. The mattress comprises a base support layer which is configured to spatially locate at least one insert support layer. The insert layer comprises a conduit to allow fluid flow.
US10555849B2
Disclosed is an omni-directional electric medical care bed chair, including mecanum wheels, rollover prevention wheels, a bottom support, motors, a controller, a push rod device, a bed chair device, a cervical traction device, a shoulder joint rehabilitation device and ankle joint rehabilitation devices, wherein the push rod device drives the bed chair device to move, and therefore mutual switching among states of sitting, lying and turning over of the bed chair device can be realized. In conjunction with a bed chair technology enabling lying and turning over, a mecanum wheel technology and medical care rehabilitation equipment, the medical care bed chair has functions of sitting, lying and turning over, also has an omni-directional movement ability, and can assist a patient in body rehabilitation training.
US10555848B2
A seating system for a chair in the form of a deflatable cushion. The two-inch-thick cushion, divided into nine rectangular sections, will have an open-end casing comprised of viscoelastic foam. The air compressor, connected to the battery power source, shoots pressurized gas into a check valve and then into branched rubber tubings. The sequence of deflation is as follows: pressurized gas passes through the air compressor's plastic compartment, which encases antibacterial liquid that the gas can pass through before entering the check valve. Having exited the air compressor and entered the check valve, the valve will regulate the flow of air to the cushion based on synchronization with the compressor and electronic feedback from the application or manual control. Having entered the check valve, the pressurized, sanitary gas enters the rubber tubings and the porous rubber tubes' eight subsections. This will cause deflation of the cushion. In addition, a heat sensor will be on the top-layer of the cushion and it can be linked to a computer for the user to monitor which areas of contact are too high in heat.
US10555847B2
A multi-function attachment to assist a user to perform one or more tasks, the attachment including an arm member having forward and back ends, one or more coupling members provided to the arm member and configured to detachable secure the arm member to a chair, and a support member configured to be detachably coupled to the second end of the arm member; wherein at least a portion of the support member is configured to extend laterally from a point proximate the front end of the arm member to provide support for a device forward and above a seat portion of the chair.
US10555839B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer, a cover layer comprising at least one orifice and a first liquid and gas permeable transmission layer underlying the absorbent layer. The transmission layer is in fluid communication with the filter layer.
US10555838B2
A treatment system including a tension relief layer having a central elastic region coupled between a pair of opposing wings; a porous region within the central elastic region that allows for the passage of material from an incision or wound to an upper surface of the tension relief layer; and a conformable sealing layer configured to be applied over the tension relief layer and adhered forming a sealed space around at least a portion of the wound. At least a portion of each of the opposing wings have adhesive lower surfaces. The opposing wings are configured to be stretched away from one another towards a first tensile configuration and while held in the first tensile configuration adhered to skin on opposing sides of the incision or wound. Related devices, systems and methods are also described.
US10555831B2
A method and system in accordance with particular embodiments includes applying a substance onto skin of a human subject. A method for treating a subject's skin includes applying a hydrogel to the skin which contains the substance. The hydrogel and the skin are cooled using a cooling applicator to treat tissue via the cooling treatment by either freezing or not freezing tissue.
US10555830B2
A fixture for immobilizing an arm of a patient for insertion of a catheter for coronary investigation and intervention has a fixture board for insertion under a mattress carrying a patient. The fixture board further has a link for attaching an arm holder to the fixture board. The arm holder is arranged adjacent an elbow of the patient and has an arm support and a belt for attaching the arm to the arm support. In addition, a wrist holder is attached to the arm holder for supporting the wrist. The wrist holder may be sterilized and disposable. An instrument table is connected to said fixture board via a link. The distance between the arm holder and the fixture board may be adjustable.
US10555829B2
An orthosis joint having a base body which comprises a receptacle for a proximal component, a bearing point for a distal component which is pivotally arranged on the base body, and for stops or spring elements which are acting on the distal component. The orthosis joint also includes at least one receiving element, releasably fastened to the base body and in or on which a functional element that interacts with the distal component is arranged.
US10555826B2
A hemostasis valve includes a longitudinal valve housing, a gasket, a grip assembly and an interference element. A x-valve includes a valve housing, at least one sealing component and a support layer. Stent graft delivery systems include a handle, an internal lead screw assembly, a lead screw nut, a support member fixed to the handle body, a sheath and a hemostasis valve.
US10555825B2
A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold crimped to a balloon catheter. The scaffold has a network of rings formed by struts connected at crowns and links connecting adjacent rings. The scaffold has a polymer coating and is crimped to the balloon. The scaffold is rotated, or allowed to rotate during crimping to improve results from crimping, such as reduced damage to the coating.
US10555818B2
Intervertebral spinal fusion implants for interbody fusion of the anterior column of the spine are described. The implants have a substantially bi-convex or a substantially offset bi-convex shape. The implants are placed through a transforaminal or posterior approach at an oblique insertion angle. The implants have an outermost point on the superior convex surface and an outermost point on the inferior convex surface and four edges of differing heights. The outermost superior and inferior points of the implants are connected with the four edges with convex surfaces of different curvatures. The curvatures of the convex surfaces of the implants are designed to match the curvatures of concave vertebral surfaces when the implants are inserted at an oblique insertion angle.
US10555810B2
A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable coupling stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the coupling stent attached thereto. The coupling stent may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes a hollow two-piece handle through which a balloon catheter passes. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps.
US10555802B1
Urologic stents that are adapted for temporary use to provide relief following treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia and other disorders of the prostate, urethra and ureters.
US10555801B2
A gastrointestinal-tract constricting method includes, while observing the gastrointestinal tract by inserting an endoscope into the gastrointestinal tract, forming a spreading block that blocks infiltration of a substance, which damages a mucosa basal layer of the gastrointestinal tract, into the muscular layer underlying the mucosa basal layer, the spreading block being formed along a circumferential direction of the gastrointestinal tract and between the mucosa basal layer and the muscular layer; and supplying the substance along the circumferential direction of the gastrointestinal tract and to a surface of the mucosa that lies within a region that overlaps an inner side of the gastrointestinal tract with respect to the spreading block out of the entire circumference of the gastrointestinal tract in a transverse section of the gastrointestinal tract.
US10555785B2
Example embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly may include upper arm segment and shoulder coupling joint assembly. Upper arm segment includes a motor. Shoulder coupling joint assembly connects upper arm segment to shoulder segment. Shoulder coupling joint assembly includes distal and proximal shoulder joint subassemblies. Distal shoulder joint subassembly is connected to the upper arm segment. Distal shoulder joint subassembly includes gear train system having gear stages including first distal elbow gear stage and second distal elbow gear stage. First distal elbow gear stage includes bevel gears. Second distal elbow gear stage includes a planetary gear assembly. Proximal shoulder joint subassembly connects the shoulder segment to the distal shoulder joint subassembly.
US10555782B2
Described herein are systems, apparatus, and methods for precise placement and guidance of tools during surgery, particularly spinal surgery, using minimally invasive surgical techniques. Several minimally invasive approaches to spinal surgeries were conceived, percutaneous technique being one of them. This procedures looks to establish a skin opening as small as possible by accessing inner organs via needle-puncture of the skin. The percutaneous technique is used in conjunction with a robotic surgical system to further enhance advantages of manual percutaneous techniques by improving precision, usability and/or shortening surgery time by removal of redundant steps.
US10555776B2
Thermography of an ablation site is carried out by navigating a probe into contact with target tissue in the heart, obtaining a first position of a position sensor in the probe and acquiring a first magnetic resonance thermometry image of the target tissue. The method is further carried out during ablation by iteratively reading the position sensor to obtain second positions, and acquiring a new magnetic resonance thermometry image of the target tissue when the distance between the first position and one of the second positions is less than a predetermined distance. The images are analyzed to determine the temperature of the target tissue.
US10555771B2
The present invention relates generally to surgical lasers and more specifically to a laser beam control and delivery system that accurately and efficiently directs a laser beam into an optical fiber. The laser beam control and delivery system also provides additional functions, including a connection for a fiber tip temperature control system and a tissue temperature sensing system. The present invention also relates to a surgical laser system that has a high efficiency thermoelectric cooling system.
US10555770B2
Electrosurgical tubular shaft, surgical instrument grip and electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument
An electrosurgical tubular shaft for use with a surgical instrument grip for formation of an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument is provided. The tubular shaft comprises a tube, an electrosurgical tool arranged at the distal end on the tubular shaft, at least one electric connection line electrically connected to the tool and extending in the tube, and at least one coupling element arranged at the proximal end on the tubular shaft for interacting with at least one corresponding coupling element of the instrument grip for releasably coupling the instrument grip to the tubular shaft. The tube comprises an outlet opening which is arranged distally of the at least one coupling element and through which the at least one connection line issues from the tube. The tubular shaft comprises an electric connection element for an electric energy supply. A surgical instrument grip and an electrosurgical tubular shaft instrument are also provided.
US10555768B2
Systems and methods to confirm safe delivery of treatment energy to a patient by identifying a presence of a fault in an energy delivery pathway and identifying a location of the fault within the device. The system includes a processing unit configured to calculate blood impedances external to the device based on known impedance characteristics of the device, and then to calculate impedances within the device during energy delivery based on the calculated blood impedances. The processing unit prevents the delivery of energy in an energy delivery pathway that is determined to be compromised. The processing unit is also configured to compare times for two different frequencies to travel a predetermined distance, the difference in the times corresponding to a location of a fault within the energy delivery pathway.
US10555767B2
Devices, systems, and methods for valve removal. In an embodiment of an umbrella device for removing a valve of the present disclosure, the umbrella device comprises an elongated shaft having a distal end, a first umbrella comprising a first mesh, the first umbrella coupled to the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft, a second umbrella comprising a second mesh, the second umbrella coupled to the shaft proximal to the first umbrella, and a mechanical drill rotatably coupled to the shaft and positioned between the first umbrella and the second umbrella.
US10555766B2
Systems and methods of manufacture for bone and joint stabilization devices are described for such devices that are tensioned after anchoring during a medical procedure and remain active in maintaining axial tension for continued compression of the subject anatomy.
US10555764B2
An interbody spinal fusion implant includes a body and a faceplate secured to the body. A recess is formed on a front face of the faceplate and is at least partially bounded by an interior surface. A first screw hole and a spaced apart first locking hole pass through the faceplate from interior surface of the recess. A first locking screw has a shaft threaded into the first locking hole. The first locking screw blocks removal of a bone screw from within the first screw hole when the locking screw is in a retracted position.
US10555754B2
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatuses, and devices for treating skin, such as skin tightening or for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions that would benefit from tissue area or volume reduction, skin restoration, skin tightening, skin lifting, or skin repositioning. Such methods and devices include an ablative apparatus, a removal apparatus, and/or a positioning apparatus.
US10555749B2
A probe unit includes, a probe configured to treat a bone by ultrasonic vibration, a hollow sheath which surrounds the probe and which has a first portion at a small distance from a central axis, and a second portion at a greater distance from the central axis than the first portion, and a knob configured to rotate the sheath relative to the probe between a first position for insertion between the bone and a living tissue facing the bone so that the first portion is located between the bone and the living tissue and a second position for insertion between the bone and the living tissue so that the second portion is located between the bone and the living tissue.
US10555739B2
A surgical clip includes a first clamping leg and a second clamping leg, the two clamping legs, when in use, being movable towards each other such that they squeeze a blood vessel shut and are linked to each other via a connecting piece which applies a closing force forcing the two clamping jaws towards each other, with two additional springs being provided in addition to the connecting piece which functions as the main spring and amplifying the closing force, the additional springs being arranged in parallel to the main spring and acting in opposite directions.
US10555735B2
Devices are used to modify a metabolic pathway of a digestive system by creating a pathway within the intestinal tract through an anastomosis between a proximal location within the intestinal tract and a distal location within the intestinal tract. A magnetic anastomosis compression device includes a first arm, a second arm, a resilient member, and a pair of magnets. The magnetic anastomosis compression device further includes a degradable retaining element. The retaining element temporarily holds the first arm and second arm in a wide configuration in opposition to the bias exerted by the resilient member. Upon the degradation of the retaining element, the resilient member causes the first arm and second arm to transition to a narrow configuration. The magnetic anastomosis compression device is configured to magnetically couple with another magnetic anastomosis compression device positioned within a different location within the intestinal tract.
US10555731B2
A surgical suturing device having an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end is operable to move a suture through body tissue. An actuating rod extends between the handle assembly and the shaft. A needle assembly at the distal end of the actuating rod is movable with the actuating rod between an extended state and a retracted state. Bifurcated portions of the needle assembly define a suture slot, the bifurcated portions have a proximate relationship when the needle assembly is in the retracted state and having a separated relationship when the needle assembly is in the extended state. The needle assembly is biased to the retracted state and the bifurcated portions are biased to the separated relationship. A handle assembly is configured to releasably receive the needle assembly and is operable to move the needle assembly between a free suture state and a captured suture state.
US10555721B2
Nonlinear ultrasound imaging systems and methods are disclose. In one aspect, a nonlinear ultrasound imaging system includes a first transducer configured to transmit a first ultrasound signal along a scan line, a second transducer configured to sweep a second ultrasound signal along the scan line such that the first and second ultrasound signals intersect at a plurality of voxels, and a third transducer configured to receive echoes associated with interactions of the first and second ultrasound signals at the plurality of voxels. The nonlinear ultrasound imaging system further includes a processor configured to generate an ultrasound image based on the echoes.
US10555718B2
Apparatus and methods are described herein for use in the alignment and deployment of a prosthetic heart valve, such as a mitral valve. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a tube assembly and a needle assembly configured to be received through a lumen of an outer tube member of the tube assembly. The needle assembly includes an elongate needle having a distal tip configured to be inserted through the epicardial surface of a heart. An imaging probe is coupled to a coupling member and includes an imaging element. The imaging probe is configured to provide image data associated with a location of a commissural-commissural (C-C) plane and a location of the anterior-posterior (A-P) plane of the mitral valve and the annular region of the heart such that a prosthetic mitral valve can be positioned within the heart based at least in part on the C-C plane and the A-P plane.
US10555702B1
Described here are methods, devices and systems for characterizing a physiological signal such as an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. Generally, the method includes receiving the ECG signal generated by an ECG device coupled to a patient. ECG signal quality for a plurality of consecutive beats may be determined based on a dispersion coefficient and a deviation from an average of each of a plurality of ECG parameters. Indexing information may be generated for set of sequences from the plurality of consecutive cardiac beats. Each of the sequences may comprise a first predetermined number of consecutive cardiac beats. The set of the sequences may be ordered based upon the ECG signal quality.
US10555700B2
A system includes at least one earpiece, wherein each earpiece comprises an earpiece housing, an optical source operatively connected to the earpiece housing, wherein the optical source is configured to emit light toward an ear surface, an optical sensor operatively connected to the earpiece housing, wherein the optical sensor is configured to receive reflected light from the ear surface, and at least one processor disposed within at least one earpiece and operatively connected to the optical source and the optical sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to separate the pulse oximetry signals from the audio signals in the reflected light detected by the optical sensor.
US10555696B2
A device to maintain a user's vein in position includes at least two branches separated by a gap of width greater than the size of the vein. A positioner to position the branches around the vein. The device can additionally includes a heater to heat at least one branch and a controller to control the heater. The device can further include a cooler to cool at least one branch and the controller is configured to activate the cooler.
US10555684B2
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) performs a method that includes determining whether first criteria for detecting a ventricular tachyarrhythmia are met by a cardiac electrical signal. The ICD determines features from cardiac signal segment of a group of cardiac signal segments and determines whether a first portion of the features satisfy monomorphic waveform criteria and determines whether a second portion of the features satisfy supraventricular beat criteria. The ICD determines whether second criteria for detecting the ventricular tachyarrhythmia are met and withholds detecting of the ventricular tachyarrhythmia in response to the monomorphic waveform criteria and the supraventricular beat criteria being met.
US10555681B2
A muscle massaging device and an operating method thereof are provided. The muscle massaging device, comprising includes: a detector, configured to detect a real-time myoelectric value and a real-time muscle tension value of a target muscle; a comparator, configured to compare the real-time myoelectric value and a prestored myoelectric value, and compare the real-time muscle tension value and a prestored muscle tension value; and a massager, configured to massage a first region corresponding to the target muscle.
US10555678B2
A blood pressure measurement system is provided that includes an inflatable cuff, a valve assembly and chamber assembly. The chamber assembly can house a gas canister for providing gas to the inflatable cuff. The valve assembly can include a valve having a high pressure cavity, a low pressure cavity, and a channel providing a gas pathway between the high pressure cavity and the low pressure cavity. The valve assembly can further include a channel cover and spring in the high pressure cavity. The spring can exert a force on the channel cover to create a seal between the high pressure cavity and the channel. The valve assembly can further include a rod extending through the channel and exerting a force on the channel cover to create a gas pathway between the high pressure cavity and the channel.
US10555674B2
A confocal microscope having a scanning head in the form of a hand piece (102) which may be placed at selected locations on the body of a patient. A laser beam is scanned in orthogonal (horizontal and vertical) directions by scanners (128, 130) which drive scan mirrors (128a, 130a), which are closely adjacent to each other. The optics include an objective lens (138) and a single telescope lens (132, 134). The telescope provides sufficient magnification to overfill the entrance pupil of the objective lens (138) over the entire scan angle produced by the scan mirrors (128a, 130a). The telescope images the entrance pupil of the objective in the beam path between the mirrors of the scanners. Scanner (128) represents a pulse driven resonant scanner (7). The pulse duration is controlled to vary the scan angle and obtain dynamic, electronic image zooming without changing the positional relationship of the telescope lenses.
US10555669B2
An optical coherence tomography (OCT) interferometer includes at least a first optical fiber of a first type having a first length, in series with a second optical fiber of a second type which is different than the first type and having a second length, in at least one of the sample path and/or the reference path of the OCT interferometer. The dispersion characteristics of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber are significantly different than each other. As a result, the total group delay dispersion of a first portion of the laser light passing through the sample path and the total group delay dispersion of the second portion of the laser light passing through the reference path may offset each other at the detector.
US10555666B2
A cannula system and method for accessing a blood mass in the brain. The system comprises a cannula with a camera mounted on the proximal end of the cannula with a view into the cannula lumen and the surgical field below the lumen. A prism, reflector or other suitable optical element is oriented between the camera and the lumen of the cannula to afford the camera a view into the cannula while minimizing obstruction of the lumen. The system may also include an obturator with a small diameter shaft and a large diameter tip which is optically transmissive, so that a surgeon inserting or manipulating the assembly can easily see that the obturator tip is near brain tissue (which is white) or blood (which is red).
US10555664B2
An endoscope has an imaging unit at a distal end portion of an insert section, and a relay board including an imaging signal converter that converts imaging signals output from the imaging unit is provided inside the insert section. Here, a data transmission method of an imaging signal transmitted at least in a section from the imaging unit to the relay board is a low-amplitude differential transmission method.
US10555662B2
An arrangement of an image recording apparatus 1 with a storage device (9) on a side of an interface (8) with a camera control unit (2) that faces the camera head (3) and for implementing in the camera control unit (2) a configuration unit (10) with which camera-head-specific information is readable from the storage device (9) and transmittable to an image signal pre-processing unit (4) of the camera head (3) for configuration.
US10555659B2
The present invention relates to a conveyor dishwasher—with at least one final rinse zone with at least one final rinse nozzle for spraying final rinse liquid onto washware, and wherein a metering device associated with the final rinse zone is provided for adding a disinfectant to the final rinse liquid in a metered manner. A sensor device is configured to detect the concentration of disinfectant in the final rinse liquid which is sprayed in the final rinse zone. Furthermore, a control device is configured to compare the value of the concentration of disinfectant which is detected by the sensor device with predefinable concentration values and, in the event of excessively high deviations of the concentration of disinfectant from the predefinable concentration values, to interrupt the dishwashing process or to output a warning signal to an operator.
US10555657B2
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for cleaning or otherwise treating a floored surface that includes a platform adapted to support the weight of an operator. In addition, one embodiment of the present invention is capable of generally performing 360 degree turns to facilitate the treatment of difficult to access portions of the floored surface.
US10555653B2
A cyclonic vacuum cleaner including a suction inlet fluidly connected in series to a vac-motor for drawing a dirty airflow in through the suction inlet. The suction inlet is fluidly connected downstream to both a first cyclonic separator and to a flow device via a flow junction, the flow junction configured for dividing the dirty airflow into two separate airflows, a first airflow passing through the first cyclonic separator and a second airflow passing through the flow device, thus stepping down the dirty airflow through the first separator compared to the dirty airflow through the suction inlet. The flow device is either a second cyclonic separator, an air filter or an air turbine. A screening member is upstream of the flow device for screening out dirt particles from the second airflow so that the dirt particles are retained in the first airflow, thus “concentrating” dust loading in the first airflow.
US10555651B2
An apparatus for separating particles from an airflow, the apparatus comprising a housing comprising an inner wall, and a body positioned within the housing and separated therefrom so as to define a substantially annular flow path between the body and the inner wall. The housing is rotationally stationary, and the body is rotatable relative to the housing about a rotational axis, the body comprising an impeller section having a first set of blades extending from the body into the annular flow path towards the inner wall of the housing, the impeller being rotatable for generating airflow through the apparatus and for generating swirl within the airflow, and a turbine section located downstream of the impeller section, the turbine section having a second set of blades for recapturing rotational energy from the airflow.
US10555644B2
A shower liner stay for holding a shower liner away from the showering area while a person is taking a shower. The shower liner stay includes one or more pensile wands to dangle on the dry ingress outside of a shower liner and adjacent the shower liner while dangling from existing hook(s) or curtain rod. Strategically affixed to a pensile wand are one or more graspers for grasping the delicate impermeable flexible surface of a shower liner for keeping the shower liner in place regardless of strong aerodynamic conditions during a shower. Customary and normal operation of the shower liner remains.
US10555639B2
A chafing dish and frame assembly including a lower frame section for supporting a disposable food tray for holding food, an upper frame section pivotally attached to the lower frame section; a disposable food cover supported by the upper frame section; and a pivot hinge that pivotally connects the upper frame section to the lower frame section. The pivot hinge allows the disposable food cover to be pivoted up to ninety degrees relative to the disposable food tray from a closed position, wherein the disposable food cover rests on top of the disposable food tray, to an open position wherein the disposable food cover is pivoted upwardly so that the food in the disposable food tray may be accessed.
US10555636B2
A beverage preparation system is provided comprising a beverage preparation machine, a cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients, and a coded insert. The beverage preparation machine comprises a brew head for receiving the cartridge. The cartridge comprises a primary code configured to provide operating instructions to the beverage preparation machine for delivering a beverage from the cartridge. The coded insert is separate from the cartridge and insertable along with the cartridge into the brew head. The coded insert comprises a secondary code configured to provide alternative operating instructions to the beverage preparation machine for delivering a modified beverage from the cartridge.
US10555632B1
A house number illumination device for lighting a house number on a mailbox includes a housing that defines an interior space. A power module is coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space. Each of a plurality of fixtures is operationally coupled to the power module by a respective wire that extends from the housing. Each fixture is configured to couple to a surface proximate to a respective digit of a house number. Each fixture comprises a bulb so that the plurality of fixtures is configured to illuminate the house number.
US10555628B2
Multi-climate sleeping bags and methods of making the same are described. One sleeping bag may comprise a bottom panel comprising a head end and a foot end, wherein the bottom panel is formed from an inner shell, an outer shell, and an insulating material disposed between the inner shell and the outer shell, a first top panel comprising an inner shell, an outer shell, and an insulating material disposed between the inner shell and the outer shell, a first fastening mechanism configured to detachably couple an edge of the first top panel to an edge of the bottom panel, a second top panel comprising an inner shell, an outer shell, and an insulating material disposed between the inner shell and the outer shell, and a second fastening mechanism configured to detachably couple an edge of the second top panel to the edge of the bottom panel.
US10555627B1
An inflatable picture frame shaped to have the appearance of a conventional picture frame. In an inflated position, the inflatable picture frame will have the contours of a conventional picture frame and a bottom member angled to a front position for front support, and legs that fasten in a rear position to form a linked rear support. A flat and rigid transparent central portion contains a sleeve in which to place a picture or card. A system for attaching an inflatable picture frame to a wall comprising an adhesive folding box attached to a recess in a back portion of the inflatable picture frame which may then be attached to a support structure.
US10555623B2
A tray for dispensing product containers, particularly yogurt containers, which vary widely in size and shape and frequently are stacked several high. The tray is of adjustable width and of extruded construction. The tray comprises two main components, one forming a bottom part and a high wall, the other forming a bottom part and a low wall. The high wall has a flanged track running lengthwise and the low wall has a T-shaped rail for reception in the flanged track of an adjacent tray. An array of trays are thus connected such that the high wall of one tray serves as a second high wall for an adjacent connected tray while allowing a tray to be pulled forward, supported by its neighbors, for restocking. A pusher and pull strip are provided in which an L-shaped pusher can be reversely oriented and thereby optimized for round or rectangular containers.
US10555617B2
An air mattress includes an air pocket unit including an air pocket module, a body portion into which the air pocket unit is inserted and fixed, a controller mounted at the body portion and controlling the air pocket unit, and a pressure sensor unit measuring pressure of the air pocket unit. The air pocket module includes multiple air pockets each having a hollow portion formed therein and configured to inflate due to air inflow or to deflate due to air outflow, and a bottom plate coupled to lower sides of the air pockets and configured to block the hollow portion of each of the air pockets.
US10555611B2
Structures of seating systems for human users are disclosed. In one embodiment, the structure comprises: a frame; a seat structure supported by the frame; and a back rest structure supported by the frame. The seat structure comprises a thigh support region and a pelvic support region where the pelvic support region defines a pelvic well for receiving an ischial tuberosity of the user and also provides a fulcrum to assist in rotating the pelvis of the user. The back rest structure comprises a gluteal panel for supporting a gluteal mass of the user and a posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) panel disposed above the gluteal panel. The PSIS panel is adjustable to cause movement of a PSIS of the user and cooperate with the pelvic well to cause rotation of the pelvis of the user about the fulcrum provided by the pelvic well.
US10555604B2
A cantilever shelving system is disclosed and can include a frame structure, a cantilever shelf support structure, and a plurality of load-bearing shelves that can be supported by the cantilever shelf support structure and the frame structure. The shelves can be positioned laterally adjacent to cantilever support arms of the cantilever shelf support structure, and the shelf support surfaces can be coplanar with upper walls of the cantilever support arms. Ends of laterally adjacent shelves do not overlap with a front side of a vertical support member to which the cantilever support arm is mounted. The cantilever shelving system can include a low-profile base support and can accommodate various user requirements and can be operably integrated with standard commercial and/or industrial equipment or machinery.
US10555597B2
A holder accessory for a portable electronic device including a base portion configured for attachment to the portable electronic device, and a gripping component coupled to the base portion. The gripping portion can define an opening configured to receive a finger of a user to hold the electronic device. The gripping portion is movably coupled to the base portion. The gripping portion is pivotally and/or rotationally movable relative to the base.
US10555594B2
A backpack that includes a backpack body and an air moving device. The backpack body has at least one air duct formed therein. The air moving device provides an airflow to the at least one air duct. The at least one air duct is configured to deliver the airflow to a back of a wearer, which dissipates heat along the back of the wearer.
US10555591B2
There is provided an epilation device for removing body hair with at least one epilation unit. In particular, an epilation barrel, having a plurality of pairs of tweezers for pinching and pulling out hairs from the skin. The epilation device further has a drive unit for driving the at least one epilation barrel and a control unit. The control unit is able to analyze the force with which the user presses the epilation unit to the skin resulting in contact pressure and compares the contact pressure applied to at least one threshold contact pressure. Optionally, the epilation device further has a feedback unit which signals to the user, whether the contact pressure applied is smaller than, equal to, or larger than the at least one threshold contact pressure.
US10555584B2
A button cover for use in covering a button to reduce or eliminate damaging of adjacent clothing such as pants, shorts, etc. Some embodiments provide a relatively thin disk shaped cover having a resilient wire button clip extending from the back side of the disk shaped cover. The button clip provides a button mounting channel formed by two opposed resilient arms in the clip, with the two opposed arms interconnected by an intermediate section of wire secured to, or formed within, the body of the disk-shaped cover. The cross-section of the button clip from its intermediate, interconnecting section through to its opposed resilient arms can be U-shaped or otherwise shaped to orient the coplanar opposed arms with the backside of the body of the disk-shaped cover.
US10555581B2
An article of footwear is formed from multiple braided components. The braided components may be braided strands formed from different tensile elements. The tensile elements may have different cross-sections. The tensile elements may be from different materials. Different braided strands may then be over-braided over a last to form a braided upper for the article of footwear.
US10555572B2
An athletic garment comprising an envelope pocket positioned along an upper portion of the garment and configured to secure objects is disclosed. The envelope pocket may be comprised of a compression material that may secure stored objects in place. In one embodiment, an envelope pocket may be opened from the bottom and disposed along the rear, upper portion of the garment. The pocket opening may be positioned such that an athlete may reach around his or her back and quickly and ergonomically insert and retrieve balls from the pocket. The envelope pocket may be constructed such that the stored objects and balls do not impede an athlete's movement during athletic activity.
US10555570B2
A neckwear includes a neckband and a neckband module and may further include one or more fastener members and one or more display segments for coins, medals or bars. The neckband is connected to said neckband module, and said one or more fastener members pivotably connects said neckband module and said one or more display segments. Also provided for a neckwear are a hermetically sealed neckband module or display segment, a display segment configured to be intra-changeable, display inserts for a neckband module or display segments, torso segments, and a neckband module with a member of a fastener to accommodate interchangeable display segments.
US10555565B2
Reflective articles of wear are disclosed. The reflective articles of wear can include an elastomeric material and reflective components coupled to the elastomeric material. The elastomeric material forms a plurality of apertures.
US10555558B2
The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, an aerosol delivery device that includes the cartridge, and an aerosol device operation method. In various implementations the cartridge comprises a reservoir tank configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition, a masking disc proximate the aerosol precursor composition, and a flavor disc proximate the masking disc. At least one of the masking disc or the flavor disc is configured to be rotated relative to the other to align an opening of the masking disc with a selected section of the flavor disc so as to allow the aerosol precursor composition to flow from the reservoir tank through the opening of the masking disc and the selected section of the flavor disc, such that, when the flavor section is selected, the flavorant is imparted to the aerosol precursor composition.
US10555556B2
A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.
US10555552B2
An electrically heated aerosol-generating device includes a main housing having a cavity, a closure body engageable with the main housing to enclose a cartridge in the cavity, and a heater assembly. The heater assembly includes an elongate piercing assembly configured to extend into the open-ended passage of the cartridge and one or more electric heaters. The piercing assembly has a first hollow shaft portion connected to the main housing and a second hollow shaft portion connected to the closure body. The first and second hollow shaft portions have first and second piercing surfaces configured to breakthrough first and second frangible seals when the cartridge is enclosed in the cavity.
US10555551B2
Some embodiments of a tobacco article may include tobacco disposed in a porous matrix. The tobacco article may provide tobacco, tobacco constituents, or both tobacco and tobacco constituents to the consumer's mouth in the form of particles, liquid, or vapor so as to provide tobacco satisfaction to the consumer. In some circumstances, the tobacco may be integrally molded with a plastic material so that at least a portion of the tobacco is disposed in pores of the matrix.
US10555550B2
A method of applying to the surface of a comestible product a solid flavouring, comprising dispersion of the solid flavouring in a non-aqueous continuous medium in the presence of oleic acid and sodium oleate and its topical application to the product, the oleic acid and sodium oleate being present in the relative weight proportions of from 80:20-54:46. The method results in a very even flavouring distribution over the surface of the product.
US10555546B2
The disclosure extends and relates to devices, systems and methods for shaving ice with an improved blade to produce a powdery snow-like textured confection.
US10555533B2
The invention relates to a biological product for increasing the yield of crop plants. The invention can be used in agriculture, horticulture and plant protection. The product for stimulating the growth of crop plants is characterized by containing a cold-tolerant Bacillus strain.
US10555532B2
The present invention generally relates to bacteriologically pure bacterial cultures of novel strains of plant growth-promoting bacteria, and inoculums comprising the same. The invention is also directed to plant seeds coated with the inoculums, kits comprising the inoculums and methods for stimulating plant growth by applying the biologically pure bacterial culture or the inoculum to a plant, plant seed, or plant growth medium.
US10555525B2
The present invention relates to a method of controlling abiotic stress on turfgrass using an effective non-phytotoxic amount of acibenzolar-s-methyl.
US10555523B2
Self-indicating chemistries are provided for visual detection by a user of efficacious levels of peroxycarboxylic acid concentrations in a solution produced in situ. The self-indicating chemistries include a combination of dyes providing a visual color indication, such as a tri-color indicator system, such as a yellow, green, and red color system indicating in situ threshold levels of peroxycarboxylic acid concentrations in a solution employing the self-indicating chemistry. Systems, kits and compositions for a quantitative assessment of an in situ perhydrolysis reaction to generate peroxycarboxylic acids are provided. Methods of use are further provided.
US10555521B2
A disposable, single-use wipe 100 that can be used deodorize, disinfect, and/or sterilize an object. The wipe typically creates and applies one or more treatment agent at the time and location of use on the object. A wipe 100 includes a flexible membrane or cloth-like element 106 that typically carries at least one element of a chemically reactive couple. A wipe 100 may be activated in various ways to produce a treatment agent, such as Hydroxyl radicals or alcohol, and subsequently used to physically spread the treatment agent onto the object. One or more additional treatment agent (e.g., Triclosan, Chlorine dioxide, Hydroxyl radicals, etc.), may be included in association with a wipe 100 to enhance biocidal activity. The wipe 100 may be used alone, or in combination with a holder 120. A holder 120 may operate to activate a wipe 100, and/or apply one or more treatment agent onto the object.
US10555519B2
An larvicide comprising an essential oil encapsulated within a non-viable yeast cell. The larvicide is particularly effective against mosquito larvae, non-toxic to humans and other non-target species, inexpensive to make, and non-toxic during manufacture, transport, and storage.
US10555518B2
A decoy tethering device for deploying and retrieving a decoy assembly includes a housing. A line is selectively extensible from and retractable into the housing. A fastener is selectively couplable to the line. A coupler that is coupled to the housing is configured to couple to a keel of a decoy. A connector that is coupled to a second end of the line is configured to couple to a weight. The fastener is positioned to decouple from the line to both extend and retract the line from the housing, and to couple to the line to retain the line in an extended configuration. The coupler is configured to couple the housing to the keel of the decoy. The connector is configured to couple to the weight to position the weight to retain the decoy in place on a surface of a body of water in which the weight is positioned.
US10555505B2
Monitoring system, device and method for detecting chemicals in an insect environment, such as a beehive or colony. The method can include monitoring the insect environment for the presence of at least one chemical or environmental factor using at least one sensor located within the insect environment, the at least one sensor operative to generate data in response to the presence of at least one chemical or factor in the environment and communicate the data to an associated data processing device, monitoring a population of insects in the insect environment to detect a change in the population or health of insects that make up the population, and generating a correlation between a detected change in the population or health of insects in the insect environment with an increase or decrease of the at least one chemical outside the insect environment.
US10555499B2
Vehicle-mountable animal feed spreader device for spreading feed for livestock, game animals, or other animals. The device is configured to mount to a vehicle. The device is also configured so that it can be activated while driving to spread feed. The animal feed spreader includes a hopper that funnels animal feed towards a spinning plate that is driven by a motor to spin. Animal feed falling through the hopper strikes the spinning plate as it spins, which spreads the animal feed away from the spinning plate as the vehicle moves or is stationary. A protective cage surrounds the spinning plate and may also operate as a pedestal or other base. The motor and spinning plate are attached to a removable floor of the hopper.
US10555491B1
A soybean cultivar designated 83072718 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 83072718, to the plants of soybean cultivar 83072718, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 83072718, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 83072718. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83072718. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83072718, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 83072718 with another soybean cultivar.
US10555488B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01067714. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01067714. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01067714 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01067714 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555486B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068910. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068910. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068910 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068910 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555485B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073532. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073532. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073532 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073532 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555484B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068903. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068903. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068903 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068903 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555481B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068364. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068364. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068364 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068364 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10555466B2
A growth system for growing vegetation is provided, and includes a plurality of modular growing units defining a vegetative zone; a plurality of lighting units including a lighting node for selectively emitting first and/or second wavelengths of light in the vegetative zone; an unpressurized reservoir for housing a fluid containing one or more nutrients; a nutrient feeding system for fluidly connecting each of the modular units to the reservoir in parallel; and a pump in fluid communication between the reservoir and the modular units. When a modular unit is connected to the respective quick connect valve, the nutrient feeding system directs the fluid to the modular unit, and when the modular unit is disconnected from the valve, the valve is configured for preventing the fluid from flowing from the reservoir through the valve, and the other modular units connected to the nutrient feeding system remain fluidly connected to the reservoir.
US10555458B2
The modular leaf shredder includes a housing having a plurality of interlocking housing subsections. The modular leaf shredder further includes a trimmer connector adapted to form a physical connection with a cooperating member of a trimmer in order to physically join the housing to the trimmer. The head of the trimmer includes a rotating head having at least three sets of cutting wires, at least two sets of cutting wires being substantially perpendicular to each other. A modular leaf shredder is provided. The modular leaf shredder includes a housing having a plurality of interlocking housing subsections. The modular leaf shredder further includes a trimmer connector adapted to form a physical connection with a cooperating member of a trimmer in order to physically join the housing to the trimmer. The head of the trimmer includes a rotating head having at least three sets of cutting wires, at least two sets of cutting wires being substantially perpendicular to each other.
US10555456B2
A robotic mowing system that includes a station and a robotic mower. The robotic mower has a controller and a memorizer, the memorizer stores a working procedure, and after receiving a start command input by a user, the controller executes the working procedure, so as to control the robotic mower to automatically and repeatedly mow and return to the station to be charged until the controller receives a stop command. In this way, the user does not need to input working parameters, and costs are relatively low.
US10555455B2
A work vehicle with a metering system, airflow system, and a covering structure moveable between various positions for user access includes features that facilitate assembly and/or disassembly of the metering system. The work vehicle has a venturi structure with a plurality of venturi tubes that are disposed in a compact arrangement.
US10561034B2
A locating device includes a guiding member, a sliding assembly and a pulling assembly. The guiding member includes a guiding space, and the sliding assembly includes a shaft part. The pulling assembly includes a pulling member, and the pulling member includes a sliding member inserted into the guiding space. An axis coupling part is disposed between the sliding member and the pulling member and pivotally connected to the shaft part. When the pulling member of the pulling assembly is operated to open or close, the sliding member is longitudinally moved in the guiding space to make the sliding assembly simultaneously move laterally, so as to form an open state or a closed state. As a result, a complicated assembly operation using screw for locking can be omitted, and the effect of decreasing whole operational difficulty and improving whole assembling speed can be achieved.
US10561033B2
A method of manufacturing a housing of an electronic device includes determining a sintering profile configured to produce a selected color at a selected depth within a wall of the housing, sintering a ceramic housing precursor in accordance with the determined sintering profile, thereby forming the housing, and removing material from the housing up to the selected depth.
US10561030B2
Radio frequency subscriber drop units include a housing having an input port and an output port and a printed circuit board mounted in an interior of the housing. The printed circuit board includes a dielectric layer, a wiring layer that includes conductive wirings that comprise at least part of a communications path between the input port and the output port that is on a first face of the dielectric layer, and a ground plane layer that includes a conductive ground plane that is on a second face of the dielectric layer.
US10561028B2
A flexible display is disclosed. The flexible display includes: a roller, an external wall of the roller is provided with an opening; a first rotating shaft rotatably connected with the roller; and a flexible display screen configured to protrude from the roller or withdraw into the roller through the opening, the flexible display screen has a movable first end and a second end fixed at the first rotating shaft, the first end and the second end are opposite to each other.
US10561024B2
A flexible printed circuit board is proposed. The flexible printed circuit board includes at least one soldering element possessing a soldering face, accessible from a first face of the flexible printed circuit board, and a heating face, accessible from a second face of the flexible printed circuit board. Such a flexible printed circuit board includes a main part including the soldering element, and at least one foldable part, extending from the main part and being configured to pass: from a non-folded state, in which the at least one foldable part does not cover the heating face of the at least one soldering element; to a folded state in which the at least one foldable part covers the heating face of the at least one soldering element.
US10561015B2
A flexible circuit board having enhanced bending durability and a method for preparing same are provided. The method comprises: forming a signal line and a first ground layer on a first dielectric body and forming a second ground layer on a bottom side of the first dielectric body; preparing a second dielectric body; preparing a first bonding sheet and a first protective sheet which is connected to one end of the first bonding sheet or of which one or more parts are overlapped on one end of the first bonding sheet; bonding the second dielectric body onto the first dielectric body by means of the first bonding sheet; forming a via hole such that the first ground layer and the second ground layer are conducted; and cutting in a width direction the second dielectric body placed on the first protective sheet.
US10561014B2
According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a flexible printed-wiring board which includes a first face and a second face, and is supported by the support member. One or more electronic components are mounted on the first face. The electronic device is fixed onto the second face. The flexible printed-wiring board includes a plurality of first regions, on which the one or more electronic components are mounted or to which a member secured on the support member is fixed. When viewed from a direction orthogonal to the first face, the plate is provided with an opening between two first regions of the plurality of first regions.
US10561013B2
A coupled via structure includes a plate via penetrating through an board body and having first and second plates spaced apart from each other by a first gap distance, a contact pad connected to the plate via on a surface of the board body and having first and second contacts connected to the first and second plates, respectively, and a connection line connected to the contact pad on the surface of the board body and having first and second lines connected to the first and second contacts, respectively, and spaced apart from the first line by a second gap distance. Accordingly, the deviation of the characteristic impedance is reduced (or, alternatively, minimized) between the coupled via structure and the coupled signal line.
US10561011B1
A heat transfer system includes a first component formed of a thermally conductive material and a second component including a surface adapted to capture stray photons to provide heat to the electronic device. The first component is secured and thermally coupled with an electronic device. In particular, the first component includes first and second layers. The first component is in superposed relation with the second component.
US10560999B2
A data generation method is for generating video data that covers a second luminance dynamic range wider than a first luminance dynamic range and has reproduction compatibility with a first device that does not support reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range and supports reproduction of video having the first luminance dynamic range, and includes: generating a video signal to be included in the video data using a second OETF; storing, into VUI in the video data, first transfer function information for identifying a first OETF to be referred to by the first device when the first device decodes the video data; and storing, into SEI in the video data, second transfer function information for identifying a second OETF to be referred to by a second device supporting reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range when the second device decodes the video data.
US10560994B2
A lighting control apparatus for producing control signals or cues for controlling operating parameter of one or more controlled lighting devices, including a learning machine configured for performing: a supervised learning phase, wherein, as a function of a first set of audio and/or video files coupled with a first set of control signals, the machine produces mapping rules between the audio and/or video files and the control signals of these first sets; an unsupervised learning phase wherein the machine receives a second set of audio and/or video files and produces, from the second set of audio and/or video files, a second set of control signals as a function of the mapping rules. The learning machine may be configured to carry out a reinforced learning phase with the production of an evaluation ranking of the mapping rules and the possible elimination of mapping rules.
US10560990B1
This disclosure is directed to a light emitting diode (LED) circuit for driving two or more different LED strings, which may be controlled in a complimentary fashion. The LED circuit includes current monitoring capabilities that are configured to monitor current through the two or more different LED strings. The circuit is designed in a way that can reduce or eliminate excessive sensing pins that are otherwise needed for the current monitoring. According to this disclosure, for example, very accurate current monitoring can be achieved by using two or more sensing resistors while only using two sensing pins for the current monitoring through two or more different LED strings.
US10560989B2
An LED tube lamp includes a tube having two ends, two end caps respectively at the ends of the tube, a power supply in one or both of the end caps, an LED light strip in the tube; and a plurality of LED light sources on the LED light strip. Each of the end caps comprises a lateral wall substantially coaxial with the tube, an end wall substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the lateral wall, and at least one opening penetrating through the end wall. An axial direction of the at least one opening is substantially parallel with an axial direction of the lateral wall. The LED light sources electrically connected to the power supply via the LED light strip.
US10560988B2
The present disclosure provides a display module and a method for coating the same, which can prevent and/or reduce the occurrence of black seam between display modules that are arranged adjacent to each other. According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, a display module includes a printed circuit board; a plurality of luminous elements arranged at predetermined intervals on the printed circuit board; and a coating layer comprising a coating disposed between the respective luminous elements, disposed around side surfaces of the respective luminous elements positioned at an outermost, and formed to have a height that is substantially equal to a height of the side surfaces of the luminous elements, the coating being configured to block side light of the respective luminous elements.
US10560986B2
A method of popping popcorn in a microwave having a cooking chamber, an energy source which provides energy to the cooking chamber, a humidity sensor, and a microphone sensor, includes the steps of placing a plurality of popcorn kernels in the cooking chamber. The energy source is operated during a popcorn popping cycle. Popping sounds generated when the popcorn kernels are popped are detected, as is the humidity level in the cooking chamber. The energy source is directed to stop operating when the popping sound and the humidity level satisfy one or more end status indicators. The current disclosure also includes a microwave for carrying out the above described process.
US10560978B2
There is provided mechanisms for assigning control plane connectivity for a wireless device in a dual connectivity supported communications network. The communications network comprises a first network node supporting a group of low frequency bands and a second network node supporting a group of high frequency bands. A method is performed by a control node. The method comprises acquiring an uplink load level for the group of low frequency bands. The method comprises acquiring a first pathloss level between the wireless device and the first network node and a second pathloss level between the wireless device and the second network node. The method comprises selecting, from the acquired uplink load level, the first pathloss level, and the second pathloss level, which one of the first network node and the second network node to provide control plane connectivity for the wireless device.
US10560977B2
A method is described for performing an interaction between a first communication device configured to establish a first wireless communication channel and one or more second devices configured to operate on the first wireless communication channel. The wireless communication channel is suitable to allow the execution of discovery operations, or discovery, to search for devices that are visible, or discoverable, on the wireless communication channel within a radius of operation of the first wireless communication channel.
US10560973B2
A terminal device is activated by causing an electric storage part to store power from a power generator, causing a voltage converter to convert a first voltage from the electric storage part into a second voltage, and supplying the second voltage to a control circuit. The terminal device includes a timer. The terminal device determines, according to registration data, which one of a normal mode signal and a pairing mode signal is transmitted by radio. The registration data is determined based on a time measured by the timer.
US10560971B2
The present invention may include an electronic device comprising: a communication module for supporting first short-range wireless communication and second short-range wireless communication; and a processor which is functionally connected to the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to: establish a connection to a first external device over at least one channel in a band through the communication module, using the first short-range wireless communication; while the connection to the first external device is established, identify a request for performing the second short-range wireless communication with a second external device; and connect the second external device to the first external device or an external communication server over the at least one channel in the band, using the second short-range wireless communication, in response to the request. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may include other embodiments.
US10560962B2
In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for indicating, by an access point (AP) associated with a first basic service set (BSS), spatial reuse (SR) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system includes transmitting a trigger frame which requests uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission of a plurality of stations (STAs) and receiving an UL MU physical protocol data unit (PPDU) generated based on the trigger frame from the plurality of STAs. The trigger frame may include SR indication information for indicating the SR of an overlapping BSS (OBSS) STA. The first high efficiency (HE)-signal (SIG) A field of the UL MU PPDU may include SR support information generated based on the SR indication information.
US10560959B2
A network device (e.g., an evolved Node B (eNB), user equipment (UE) or the like) can operate to enable scheduling of transmissions within physical resource blocks (PRBs) as a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) zone and as an orthogonal multiple access (OMA) zone to enable multiplexing UEs over a long term evolution (LTE) or next generation (NextGen) 5G based network for uplink transmissions. A first UE of the UEs can be scheduled to generate uplink transmissions from PRBs within the NOMA zone without an explicit grant message based on predefined threshold of a first transmission packet size or a first transmission rate. Another UE can also be scheduled to utilize resources of the NOMA zone or the OMA zone based on the predefined threshold.
US10560955B2
A system for multicarrier cellular communication in a cellular network including a multiplicity of nodes, the system comprising, at an individual moving relay from among the multiplicity of nodes, an rBS having downlink communication, according to a protocol, with UEs served thereby; and a co-located rRM (relay Resource Manager) having a controller; wherein the controller is operative to induce the rBS to generate a selective minimally interfered region in a domain and/or to coordinate between schedulers in the relay to ensure that each user has its own time and/or frequency such that channels do not overlap because time and/or frequency are shifted to prevent the overlap.
US10560951B2
A method for carrier frequency assignment to users includes receiving, by a service provider scheduler, a service request from a user. The method further includes receiving, by the service provider scheduler, satellite beams information of a satellite. A user location corresponding to the user is determined. A service beam to service the user and a distance from a center of the service beam to the user location are determined based on the satellite beams information. The service beam is a satellite beam of a plurality of satellite beams provided by the satellite, and the satellite is in communication with the user via the service beam. Carrier frequency assignment to users is made to mitigate adjacent channel interference.
US10560950B2
Embodiments provide a method for sending a signal by user equipment and user equipment. The method includes: within an obtained channel detection cycle, detecting a first interference strength within system bandwidth and a second interference strength on each sub-band within the system bandwidth; comparing the first interference strength with a first interference threshold; if the first interference strength is less than the first interference threshold, selecting, from the system bandwidth according to the second interference strength on each sub-band within the system bandwidth, N first sub-bands that receive relatively small interference; and sending a signal on the N first sub-bands. In consideration of interference within the entire bandwidth and interference to each sub-band, when interference to the entire system is relatively small, a transmission collision is avoided. In addition, selecting sub-bands that receive small interference for signal transmission further reduces transmission interference, thereby effectively improving data transmission reliability.
US10560948B2
A method for supporting a vehicle communication (connected car or vehicle to everything (V2X)) service in a wireless communication system and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes receiving threshold information for reporting a channel busy ratio (CBR), measuring the CBR for a resource pool, identifying whether a reporting condition is satisfied by comparing the measured CBR with the threshold information, and reporting the measured CBR if the reporting condition is satisfied. The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology, and may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology.
US10560945B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. More particularly, aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for providing an indication of an operating mode involving an enhanced modulation scheme.
US10560944B2
A method of managing carrier aggregation for a multi-radio access technology (RAT) wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method may include: receiving, by the WRTU over a primary channel associated with a RAT of a first type, provisioning information for provisioning a supplementary channel associated with a RAT of a second type; establishing the supplementary channel associated with the RAT of the second type based on the received provisioning information; and wirelessly exchanging, by the WRTU, first data associated with a communication over the primary channel via the RAT of the first type, while wireless exchanging second data associated with the communication over the supplementary channel via the RAT of the second type.
US10560942B2
A reference signal may provide for enhanced bandwidth utilization to enable highly accurate position determination with relatively low bandwidth. For a given allocated bandwidth, a reference signal may use of only a portion of the allocated bandwidth by using plurality of sub-bands. In some cases, the sub-bands may be near the edges of the allocated band to maximize Gabor bandwidth.
US10560931B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for enhanced control channel-based operation. A method for a base station for transmitting a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining one antenna port to be used for the downlink control channel; mapping the downlink control channel to a resource element on the basis of a reference signal for the one antenna port; and transmitting the mapped downlink control channel to a terminal, wherein an index for the one antenna port can be determined on the basis of a control channel element (CCE) index of the downlink control channel derived from the terminal identifier.
US10560930B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for transmitting and receiving control information in the common search space on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). According to some embodiments, a cellular base station may allocate some resource blocks of a subframe as the EPDCCH. The cellular base station may provide control information on a common search space in the EPDCCH for wireless user equipment (UE) devices in the cell provided by the cellular base station during a subframe. A UE device may monitor the EPDCCH to determine whether any indication on the common search space decodable by the UE device is contained in the EPDCCH, and may decode such information if present.
US10560928B2
The present invention is designed so that adequate communication is allowed even when system information is changed. The present invention provides a receiving section that receives a DL signal, which includes information that orders a modification of system information, and a control section that controls the modification of the system information based on the DL signal, and, when information related to content of the modification of the system information is included in the information ordering the modification, the control section changes a part or all of the system information based on the information related to the content of the modification. Also, in the modification order information, information to indicate that the system information is not changed and information to indicate the content of the modification when the system information is changed are defined as different pieces of bit information in the same bit field.
US10560917B2
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may include a processing system configured to generate a frame including a data field and a plurality of training subfields. The data field may include information indicating a different direction for transmitting each of the training subfields. The apparatus may include an interface configured to output the frame for transmission with the data field in a first direction and the training subfields in their respective directions.
US10560915B2
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for performing location registration by a remote user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a direct communication request message to a relay UE; receiving, from the relay UE, a direct communication response message including location registration period information and location registration performing time information, in response to the direct communication request message; and when the location registration performing time information expires, transmitting a first TAU request message to an MME, wherein the location registration period information is applied after the application of the location registration performing time information.
US10560913B2
Disclosed are a method, a device, and a system for the acquisition of control node information. In embodiments of the present invention, on the basis of information transmitted by a base station, a relay node acquires control node information on user terminal access attached in the information acquired, thereby allowing a relay node in a system placed after the introducing relay node to be informed of the control node information on user terminal access.
US10560902B2
The present disclosure provides a method, a device and an apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving, by a UE, configuration information, and determining a PC parameter corresponding to a TTI length of a first type and a PC parameter corresponding to a TTI length of a second type in accordance with the configuration information; and determining, by the UE, transmission power of a channel which is transmitted using the TTI length of the first type in accordance with the PC parameter corresponding to the TTI length of the first type, and transmission power of a channel which is transmitted using the TTI length of the second type in accordance with the PC parameter corresponding to the TTI length of the second type.
US10560898B1
Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.
US10560889B2
A user terminal that communicates with a plurality of cell groups (CG), each group being formed with one or more cells to use different frequency bands, and a control section that selects at least one cell, from the cells where uplink control signals can be allocated, which are configured in each CG, and controls the cell to transmit the uplink control signals. When information to indicate cross-carrier scheduling (CCS) is included in a downlink control signal, the control section decides whether or not the cell having received the downlink control signal and the cell that is designated by the information to indicate CCS belong to the same CG, and selects the cell based on this decision. Thus, the decrease of overall system performance can be reduced even when CCS and uplink control signal transmission in secondary cells are employed at the same time.
US10560874B2
Disclosed methods include a resource manager in a multiple node network receiving a demand for additional bandwidth, from a terminal, and the resource manager having updated information on the state of the mobile node network and, using that the state information, performing test allocation of the requested bandwidth to the requesting terminal. Disclosed methods include determining whether previous commitments of service can be met with the test allocation in place. Associated with a positive result, an allocation is sent to the terminal.
US10560873B2
The present specification provides a reception method of a machine type communication (MTC) device. The reception method can comprise the steps of: receiving a control channel through the entire system bandwidth on first and second orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a subframe; and determining whether to receive a data channel only in a reduced bandwidth compared with the system bandwidth from the third symbol of the subframe. At this point, when the control channel does not continue up until a third symbol of the subframe, the data channel can be received in a reduced bandwidth compared with the system bandwidth from the third symbol of the subframe.
US10560865B2
A system comprising: a plurality of network modems configured to communicate wirelessly with a base station; and a plurality of subsystems corresponding respectively to the plurality of network modems, each subsystem in the plurality of subsystems being configured to provide data packets to the corresponding network modem to be transmitted wirelessly to the base station, the subsystem comprising at least one video encoder configured to receive at least one input video signal and provide at least some of the data packets based on the at least one input video signal; and at least one controller configured to assign respective bit rates to at least some subsystems in the plurality of subsystems.
US10560863B1
A process in which the acquisition of parameters of a mobile radio system, in particular a cellular mobile radio network, is carried out in particular according to GSM, UMTS, E-UTRAN/LTE or WiMAX standards. Parameters of the mobile radio system, in particular the cellular mobile radio network, are acquired by the mobile radio terminals, in particular by serial subscriber terminals of users of this network, without additional external devices for determination of position, such as in particular external GPS receivers or a storage and processing module, and are forwarded to a centralized or decentralized/distributed acquisition, analysis and processing unit in the network.
US10560862B1
Methods and systems are disclosed and include receiving a first reporting signal from a vehicle-to-everything communication system. The first reporting signal includes data indicating (i) a noise measurement of a communication channel and (ii) a location associated with the noise measurement. The method includes determining the location is associated with a noisy region in response to a value of the noise measurement exceeding a first threshold value. The method includes generating an entry based on the first reporting signal in response to the value of the noise measurement exceeding the first threshold value. The method includes storing the entry in a database that includes a plurality of additional entries. The method includes generating an alert based on at least one of the entry and the plurality of additional entries. The alert is configured to indicate a presence of noise at a location associated with one of the entries.
US10560860B2
A method for reporting channel condition includes receiving an initial configuration identifying a group of assessment devices, and determining a channel condition for each communications channel between one of the assessment devices and the transmission point. The method also includes comparing each of the channel conditions with a first threshold, and transmitting a report to a network entity if at least one of the channel conditions meets the first threshold.
US10560859B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a channel state information measurement method, including: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), resource indication information for a CSI measurement; performing, by the UE, the CSI measurement according to the resource indication information, and transmitting a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) report to a control node. According to the present disclosure, users may be scheduled by the base station more effectively and the efficiency of the whole network may be increased.
US10560858B2
A method and apparatus for configuring measurements in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a reference signal (RS) indicator from a network, and evaluates whether a measurement report triggering event is satisfied by only using a measurement result based on a RS indicated by the RS indicator. The RS indicator may indicate which RS is used for reporting the measurement result. The RS indicator may indicate a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or a discovery reference signal (DRS).
US10560852B2
A method and apparatus of performing discontinuous reception (DRX) and downlink inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements in CELL_FACH state are disclosed. While in DRX mode, a wireless transmit/receive unite (WTRU) may perform inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements in a measurement occasion that fall into a DRX period. The WTRU may take the measurements on first predetermined number of frame in which a DRX frame would coincide after a last reception frame if DRX operation was ongoing. The WTRU may periodically wake up for downlink reception in CELL_FACH state in accordance with common DRX pattern that is common to all WTRUs in a cell or may wake up from DRX upon reception of the order and receiving a common traffic.
US10560842B2
A monitoring system monitors authentication sessions both on the air interface between the terminals and the network, and on at least one wired network-side interface between network-side elements of the network. The monitoring system constructs a database of sets of network-side authentication parameters using network-side monitoring. Each set of network-side authentication parameters originates from a respective authentication session and is associated with the International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) of the terminal involved in the session. In order to start decrypting the traffic of a given terminal, the system obtains the off-air authentication parameters of that terminal using off-air monitoring, and finds an entry in the database that matches the air-interface authentication parameters. From the combination of correlated network-side and off-air authentication parameters, the processor is able to extract the parameters needed for decryption.
US10560834B2
A system and method of operating a device in a wireless communication network including a plurality of user equipment UEs and a BS, including a first device generating a signaling message defining resource elements (REs) as an encoded time slot (TS) and subcarrier pairing. A subset of the REs is encoded, such as to create a discovery signal configured to enable discovery of the first UE by a second UE or the BS. The UE is configured to engage in device-to-device communications, including device centric UEs operable in 5G networks.
US10560829B2
In one aspect, a method of wireless communication by a wireless device includes generating, by the wireless device, a protocol data unit (PDU) header and a corresponding PDU payload of an angle of arrival (AoA) packet. The generating of the PDU payload includes inserting a supplemental field and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field into the PDU payload. The supplemental field is configured to enable another wireless device to determine an angle of arrival of the AoA packet and the CRC field corresponds to a CRC of at least the supplemental field. The method also includes transmitting the AoA packet with a single antenna of the wireless device.
US10560828B2
A method for transferring data using optimized short message transport includes receiving at a first network node an attach request message. The attach request message includes short-message data. The first network node receives from a second network node a short-message data response message. The short-message data response message includes at least one of an address for a short message service center, an indication that indicates no mobile-terminated message is pending for the UE, or a short-message entity destination address.
US10560823B1
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention can proactively determine if an individual is likely in need of roadside assistance. Information can be collected from the individual's phone, including the person's location, the type of road, and/or ambient noise. If it is determined that the individual likely needs roadside assistance, the system can proactively contact the individual to see if roadside assistance is desired, and if so, initiates roadside assistance. The system also can provide helpful information, such as safety information, and/or automatically contact other individuals to alert them of the roadside event and the location of the individual.
US10560818B2
The present invention relates to a method, packet data network gateway (PGW), and server in a mobile communication system and device for controlling charging in a mobile communication system. The method by a PGW in a mobile communication system includes identifying data usage information associated with a specific service for a terminal, determining whether the data usage information satisfies a predetermined condition, and transmitting a notification message including the data usage information if the data usage information satisfies the predetermined condition, to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) entity. The data usage information is used to display a message in the terminal.
US10560807B2
The present disclosure is directed to providing smart signaling of location updates. A method includes receiving a first location update from a tracking device; determining a remaining time for the tracking device to reach a destination location; determining whether the remaining time is within a threshold time of a timing of an arrival alert to be sent to a device associated with the destination location; based on whether the remaining time is within the threshold time or not, configuring the tracking device to send location updates to a server in one of a continuous reporting mode or a significant reporting mode, wherein the tracking device is configured to send the location updates to the server less frequently in the significant reporting mode compared to the continuous reporting mode; and determining when to send the arrival alert based on the location updates received from the tracking device.
US10560806B2
A method includes moving an interrogation device through multiple geographical positions. At each geographical position of the interrogation device, a wireless communication terminal is solicited to establish temporary communication with the interrogation device, and a distance value indicative of a distance between the wireless communication terminal and the interrogation device as well as a velocity of the interrogation device is estimated using the temporary communication. A geographical location of the wireless communication terminal is calculated based on multiple estimated distance values and velocities of the interrogation device corresponding to the respective multiple geographical positions of the interrogation device.
US10560801B2
Beacon applications for content discovery and interaction include triggering features in applications, application discovery, embedding beacon information in streaming media, synchronizing the presentation of content on mobile devices and automatic configuration of mobile devices.
US10560797B2
To propose an information processing device and method capable of planning an effective scheme, such as distributing information appropriate to a user. Time-series positional data composed of time-series positional information of a mobile communication body are collected, and a regular behavior of a user of the mobile communication body is estimated on the basis of the collected time-series positional data of the mobile communication body.
US10560780B2
Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure assist in phase alignment for systems having multiple audio sources. For example, in a system having plural microphones, phase alignment may also be assisted by sampling the microphones at the appropriate time relative to when the samples are placed on the audio bus. Further, phase shifts between audio samples are reduced or eliminated by keeping a sample delay constant for samples from the same microphone. Such manipulation of the audio samples reduces phase shifts which reduces the likelihood of an audio artifact capable of being detected by the human ear and thus improves consumer experience.
US10560775B2
This disclosure describes a multi-position strap anchor that is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the strap anchor may be less accessible to attach to a strap, and in the second position, the strap anchor may be more accessible to attach to a strap.
US10560774B2
An audio headset that provides a “chat” mode to temporarily adjusts audio to preset levels to emphasize ambient sound, and includes a beamformer to provide directional speech isolation. The headset may include active noise cancellation and/or passive noise isolation. When entering chat mode, three or more relative audio levels are individually adjusted to presets, allowing the wearer to hear ambient noise and their own isolated voice, while attenuating other audio sources. This user-configurable combination of levels temporarily adjust the mix of signals that will be output to a wearer via the stereo headphone speakers.
US10560773B1
An audio accessory may include an earphone, a wire extending from the earphone; an input device in communication with an electronic device; and one or more processors. The input device may include an outer housing a button, and a position sensor. The outer housing may have an outer surface and a channel. The button may be disposed within the channel and configured to move within the channel between a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel. A position sensor may be configured to send a signal when the button moves from the first end of the channel to the second end of the channel. The one or more processors may be configured to receive the signal from the position sensor; and terminate an action being performed by the electronic device when the button moves to the second end of the channel.
US10560762B2
A sensing system includes: a wireless sensor terminal that includes a sensor, a processor, and a memory; and a concentrator that includes a processor and a memory and is connected to the wireless sensor terminal. In the sensing system, the wireless sensor terminal includes a first signal processing unit that processes sensor data measured by the sensor, and a first wireless communication unit that transmits the data output by the first signal processing unit. The concentrator includes a second wireless communication unit that communicates with the first wireless communication unit, and a second signal processing unit that calculates a feature quantity based on the data received from the wireless sensor terminal, determines a principal component according to the feature quantity by a principal component analysis, and generates a principal component list corresponding to the principal component.
US10560749B2
A video playing method, a video playing device, a video playing system, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The video playing method includes dividing a video to be played into a plurality of video segments and labelling, respectively, the plurality of video segments with emotion categories of a user as labels according to a pre-stored correspondence between the emotion categories of the user and video contents, and determining whether each video segment is to be played according to the label of the video segment.
US10560741B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to count people in an audience are disclosed. An example system includes means for transmitting a control signal to a portable device a threshold period of time after a person logs into a people meter separate from the portable device. The control signal causes the portable device to begin collecting location information and proximity information. The system also includes means for analyzing the location information to determine a location result indicative of a location of the portable device. The system further includes means for analyzing the proximity information to determine a proximity result indicative of whether the person is near the portable device. The location result and the proximity result collectively define first presence information. The first presence information indicative of whether the person is present in a media exposure environment associated with a media presentation device.
US10560730B2
An electronic apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry; a display; a memory configured to store one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic apparatus to: transmit, to an external server, information for recognition of content displayed on the display, receive, from the external server, address information of replacement content to be displayed in a replacement slot including a section between the content and next content displayed next to the content in response to the transmission of the information, increase a display time of one or more frames included in the replacement content when length of the replacement content is less than length of the replacement slot, and remove one or more frames included in the replacement content when the length of the replacement content is greater than the length of the replacement slot.
US10560718B2
A method of decoding video data includes constructing a motion vector candidate list of merge candidates for the current block of video data based on motion information from a number of neighboring blocks relative to the current block, wherein the number of neighboring blocks considered for the motion vector candidate list is based on the size of the current block, and wherein the number of neighboring blocks is greater than 5. In some examples, the method includes deriving a histogram of motion vector information for the neighboring blocks, and constructing the motion vector candidate list based on the derived histogram.
US10560717B2
According to one embodiment, an image encoding method includes selecting a motion reference block from an already-encoded pixel block. The method includes selecting an available block including different motion information from the motion reference block, and selecting a selection block from the available block. The method includes generating a predicted image of the encoding target block using motion information of the selection block. The method includes encoding a prediction error between the predicted image and an original image. The method includes encoding selection information identifying the selection block by referring to a code table decided according to a number of the available block.
US10560710B2
Methods for coding recovery point supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages and region refresh SEI messages in multi-layer coding are disclosed. In one aspect, the method may include determining at least one picture among a plurality of pictures included within an access unit with which to associate at least one recovery point SEI message, the access unit being included within the multi-layer bitstream. The method may further include associating the at least one recovery point SEI message with the determined at least one picture. The method may also include coding the video information based at least in part on the association of the at least one recovery point SEI message with the determined at least one picture.
US10560694B2
At least one mode signaling syntax element is provided based on an encoded representation of a picture in a video sequence. The at least one mode signaling syntax element is employed to determine whether at least one final reference picture list is the same for all slices of a same slice type in the picture. The at least one mode signaling syntax element thereby signals to a decoder that it does not necessarily have to repeat computationally complex reference picture list construction functions for each slice in the picture.
US10560690B2
A method for dynamically calibrating an image capture device comprises: a) determining a distance (DCRT, DEST) to an object within a scene; b) determining a first lens actuator setting (DACINIT) for the determined distance; c) determining a second lens actuator setting (DACFOCUS) providing maximum sharpness for the object in a captured image of the scene; and d) storing the determined distance (DCRT, DEST) and the first and second lens actuator settings. These steps are repeated at a second determined distance separated from the first determined distance. A calibration correction (ERRNEARPLP, ERRFARPLP) for stored calibrated lens actuator settings (DACNEARPLP, DACFARPLP) is determined as a function of at least: respective differences between the second lens actuator setting (DACFOCUS) and the first lens actuator setting (DACINIT) for each of the first and second determined distances; and the stored calibrated lens actuator settings are adjusted according to the determined calibration corrections.
US10560689B2
A method of displaying a light field to at least one viewer of a light field display device, the light field based on a 3D model, the light field display device comprising a plurality of spatially distributed display elements, the method including the steps of: (a) determining the viewpoints of the eyes of the at least one viewer relative to the display device; (b) for each eye viewpoint and each of a plurality of the display elements, rendering a partial view image representing a view of the 3D model from the eye viewpoint through the display element; and (c) displaying, via each display element, the set of partial view images rendered for that display element.
US10560685B2
An advanced communication system is provided. The advanced communication system comprises generating a first signal with a polyphase coding based on a DFT spread OFDM with at least one CAZAC sequence in accordance with a configuration condition, applying a digital transmit beamforming to the generated first signal, converting the first signal to analog from digital, modulating the converted first signal with an energy source, emitting, using at least one energy emit element, the modulated first signal, detecting a second signal comprising at least a portion of the emitted first signal that is reflected from at least one object in a scene in a field-of-view, demodulating the detected second signal, converting the second signal to digital from analog, converting the converted second signal to a computational image, and generating a 3D image by applying coherent detection to the computational image. The first signal comprises a polyphase sequence.
US10560684B2
Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera are disclosed. Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera in accordance with embodiments of this invention include the capturing of an image of a test pattern with the array camera such that each imaging component in the array camera captures an image of the test pattern. The image of the test pattern captured by a reference imaging component is then used to derive calibration information for the reference component. A corrected image of the test pattern for the reference component is then generated from the calibration information and the image of the test pattern captured by the reference imaging component. The corrected image is then used with the images captured by each of the associate imaging components associated with the reference component to generate calibration information for the associate imaging components.
US10560681B2
A method for inserting a logo into a stereo video image to generate an overlaid stereo image, the method comprising: detecting presence of stereo pictures in the video image and, when stereo pictures are detected, determining the 3D format of said stereo pictures, said 3D format being a stereo spatially multiplexed format; generating a stereo logo comprising stereo spatially multiplexed logo pictures including a representation of the logo, said stereo spatitally multiplexed logo pictures being arranged in said 3D format; and combining the stereo logo and the video image to generate the overlaid stereo image in said 3D format.
US10560677B2
A three-dimensional image processing apparatus and a method of controlling power of same are provided. The three-dimensional image processing apparatus may include a display, a three-dimensional image filter disposed a prescribed distance from the display to adjust optical paths of the displayed view images, a camera configured to capture an image of a user, an ambient light sensor, and a controller configured to control the view images, the three-dimensional image filter, or the camera. The controller may determine a position of the user based on the captured image and adjust a perceived three-dimensional view of the view images based on the determined position of the user. Moreover, the controller may control an operational state of the camera and the at least one process based on the determined position of the user or a detected amount of ambient light.
US10560672B2
An electronic device and an object reproduce method are provided. In the photographing mode, the camera module is used to capture and store at least one background image within the photographing range and sense whether an external object appears within the photographing range. When the external object is sensed within the photographing range a processor is used to reproduce the external object as a virtual object image. Then, in the projection mode, an image projection module is used to project the virtual object image onto a work plane, and the user is allowed to interact with the virtual object image on the work plane.
US10560668B2
A recording system for an emergency response unit includes a first data collection device configured to record a first video, audio or data segment with an incident identifier and transmit a message including the incident identifier. A second data collection device may receive the message and, as appropriate, record at least a second video, audio or data segment with the incident identifier, allowing the first segment and the second segment to be associated using the incident identifier. In other embodiments, a first recording device may begin recording video, audio or legal evidence data with an incident identifier, and a control system may receive a message including the incident identifier from the first recording device, identify one or more additional recording devices located within a certain distance of the first recording device, and obtain recordings from the one or more additional recording devices.
US10560664B2
The invention is a digital doorman-like and communication system comprising a small-footprint, software-driven, controller device that is intuitively operable and which also communicates with wireless tenants' mobile devices, and based thereon, controls access to the building entranceway area, distributes information to management and to tenants and communicates flexibly including via voice, video, messaging and the like.
US10560659B2
Provided is an application stored in a computer-readable storage medium to perform a method of providing a video call service using icon information corresponding to a facial expression of a user.
US10560658B2
An imaging module includes: an image-sensing device; a first substrate including a first insulating substrate main body that includes a plurality of surfaces, an electrode terminal, a first cable terminal disposed on only one of the plurality of surfaces of the first insulating substrate main body; a second substrate including a second insulating substrate main body and a second cable terminal; and a signal cable disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, that electrically connects the first cable terminal to the second cable terminal. The one of the plurality of surfaces of the first insulating substrate main body where the first cable terminal is connected to the signal cable and a surface of the second insulating substrate main body where the second cable terminal is connected to the signal cable are disposed on a same plane.
US10560653B2
An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel unit; a generator that generates and outputs a plurality of reference signals having different slopes from each other that increase in proportion to elapsation of time; a selector that selects one of the plurality of reference signals; and an analog-to-digital converter that converts an analog signal outputted from the pixel unit of an image sensor to a digital signal using the reference signal selected by the selector, wherein the generator generates the plurality of reference signals in parallel, and in a case where an analog signal of a reset level is outputted from the pixel unit, the selector changes the reference signal selected from the plurality of reference signals each time the selected reference signal exceeds the analog signal.
US10560646B2
A pixel comprising a pinned photodiode (PPD) which generates a photocurrent Iph, a transfer gate connected in series between the PPD and a first node, a low-gain select transistor connected between the first node and a second node, a reset transistor connected between the second node and a reset voltage, a capacitance connected between the second node and a first constant potential, and a source-follower transistor whose source, gate and drain are connected to an output node, the first node and a second constant potential, respectively. When properly arranged, a vertically integrated (3D) global-shutter pinned PPD pixel is provided, which uses an overflow integration capacitor and subthreshold conduction of the reset transistor for increased dynamic range. Global shutter operation is achieved by storing the pixel output on sampling capacitors in another semiconductor layer at the end of integration.
US10560640B2
To enable to easily check a predetermined signal level region of an HDR video signal on an SDR screen displayed on an SDR-compliant display device.Processing at least including gradation compression processing for SDR is performed on the HDR video signal to obtain a standard dynamic range video signal. A predetermined signal level region is detected from the HDR video signal. An SDR video signal for display is obtained by combining a display signal for displaying the predetermined signal level region with an SDR video signal on the basis of a signal indicating the predetermined signal level region.
US10560638B2
The present technology relates to an imaging apparatus, an imaging method, and a program capable of obtaining a color image even in a case where photographing is performed in a dark place. The apparatus includes: an infrared light emission unit that emits infrared light; a sensor array in which a plurality of pixels is arranged, the plurality of pixels including a first pixel that includes a period during which the infrared light is emitted by the infrared light emission unit as an exposure duration, a second pixel that does not include a period during which the infrared light is emitted as the exposure duration, and an infrared light pixel that receives infrared light contained in ambient light; an acquisition unit that obtains an infrared light image captured by the first pixel, a visible image captured by the second pixel, and an ambient infrared light image captured by the infrared light pixel; and an image generation unit that generates an image as a result of removing the infrared light contained in the ambient light from the infrared light image and the visible image using the ambient infrared light image. The present technology is applicable to a surveillance camera, for example.
US10560636B1
Crop synchronized auto focus and exposure may be provided. First, a command corresponding to a new crop region of a sensor of a camera may be received. Then new capture settings corresponding to the new crop region may be obtained. Next, a frame may be captured from the sensor of the camera according to the obtained new capture settings. The captured frame may then be cropped according to the new crop region.
US10560634B2
An image inspection apparatus includes an imaging section including a light-condensing optical system configured to condense reflected light of illumination light and a line camera for receiving the reflected light, an imaging inclination sensor capable of outputting, a direction orthogonal to a Z axis and parallel to an arranging direction of imaging elements is represented as an X axis, and a direction orthogonal to the X axis and the Z axis is represented as a Y axis, values indicating inclinations of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis of the imaging section with respect to a horizontal direction or a gravity direction, and a display control section for causing a display section to display figures or values indicating degrees of at least any two inclinations among the inclinations of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis of the imaging section.
US10560633B2
Images may be obtained using a moving camera comprised of two or more rigidly mounted image sensors. Camera motion may change camera orientation when different portions of an image are captured. Pixel acquisition time may be determined based on image exposure duration and position of the pixel in the image array (pixel row index). Orientation of the sensor may at the pixel acquisition time instance may be determined. Image transformation may be performed wherein a given portion of the image may be associated with a respective transformation characterized by the corrected sensor orientation. In some implementations of panoramic image acquisition, multiple source images may be transformed to, e.g., equirectangular plane, using sensor orientation that is corrected for the time of pixel acquisition. Use of orientation correction may improve quality of stitching by, e.g., reducing contrast of border areas between portions of the transformed image obtained by different image sensors.
US10560631B2
By using various information such as GPS information, cartographic information, and atmospheric pressure acquired by a sensor, a CPU of an imaging device calculates a motion vector in a limited MV calculation area acquired by excluding from images an area where radial motion vectors occur which highly possibly give an adverse effect to motion vector calculation, in accordance with the gravity direction with respect to the imaging device, the orientation of the imaging device, and the slope angle of the road where the imaging device is moving forward. After calculating the motion vector, the CPU estimates a blur amount between frames from the calculated motion vector and, based on this blur amount, performs the alignment of a feature point between the frames by image deformation processing.
US10560629B2
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for implementing high dynamic range and automatic exposure functions in a video system. In one aspect, a method is performed at a video camera device and includes, while operating in an HDR mode: (1) capturing video data of a scene, including: (a) capturing a first subset of the video data with a first exposure time; and (b) capturing a second subset of the video data with a second exposure time, lower than the first exposure time; (2) combining video data of the first subset with video data of the second subset to generate an HDR frame; and (3) adjusting a duration of at least one of the first exposure time and the second exposure time based on one or more parameters of the captured video data, thereby altering a ratio of the first exposure time to the second exposure time.
US10560626B2
A contextual zoom control method, system, and computer program product, includes detecting faces in an area of interest when a user is performing an image capturing action, extracting a facial image for each of a set of key individuals attending an event where the user is performing the image capturing action, creating a ranked list of the set of key individuals according to a predetermined parameter of each key individual, pairing each detected face with a matching extracted facial image to label an identity of each key individual in the area of interest, and in a single individual capturing mode, performing a camera function to assist the user in performing the image capturing action on the identity that is paired with a highest ranked individual on the ranked list within the area of interest.
US10560625B2
A shooting apparatus includes a touch panel on a display and performs self-timer shooting. The shooting apparatus includes a CPU configured to detect a dragging manipulation status from a touch start point on a fixed or an arbitrary point on the touch panel to an end of the touch, update one condition selected out of a self-timer time and a continuous shooting number as a first shooting condition, perform a control of updating and displaying the updated first shooting condition on at least one position selected out of a point on the display corresponding to the touch start point, the fixed point on the display, and a point on the display along with the dragging manipulation status whenever the first shooting condition is updated, and set the updated first shooting condition as a shooting condition for performing a shooting.
US10560622B2
Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.
US10560613B2
A camera assembly for a vehicular vision system includes a housing that accommodates a lens and a circuit board. An imager is disposed at the circuit board and optically aligned with the lens, and circuitry is disposed at the circuit board and electrically connected with the imager. The housing includes a rear housing portion that has an aperture therethrough, with the aperture aligned with an electrical connecting element of the circuit board. A bracket includes a mounting portion configured to attach at the vehicle and at the rear housing portion. With an electrical connector electrically connected to the electrical connecting element of the circuit board, the bracket is attached at the rear housing portion, and a structural element of the electrical connector is clamped between the bracket and the rear housing portion to maintain electrical connection of the electrical connector with the electrical connecting element of the circuit board.
US10560609B2
A system includes at least two capture devices, each switchable from a respective idle mode to a respective recording mode upon receipt of a trigger signal from a trigger via a network. A controller saves data packets generated by the capture devices during the respective idle modes to a short-term memory, and saves data packets generated during the respective recording modes to a long-term memory such that the data packets form respective saved data streams. The synchronizer sends a sync signal to the capture devices via the network. The compensator determines respective delay periods between sending of the sync signal by the synchronizer and receipt of the sync signal by each of the capture devices, and transfers from the short-term memory to the long-term memory any data packets generated during the respective delay period.
US10560605B2
Color correction methods relate device dependent sensor responses (RGB) to device independent color values (XYZ). The present invention discloses a new approach to Hue Plane Preserving Color Correction (HPPCC) using weighted constrained 3×3 matrices. Accordingly, the methods of the present invention employ hue angle specific weighted matrixing. Given a device RGB from which a device hue angle is derived, a corresponding transformation matrix is found as the normalized weighted sum of all pre-calculated constrained white point and training color preserving matrices. Each weight is calculated as a power function of the minimum difference between the device and the training color hue angle. The weighting function provides local influence to the matrices that are in close hue angle proximity to the device color. The power of the function can be further optimized for global accuracy. The methods of the present invention are termed HPPCC-WCM for Hue Plane Preserving Color Correction Weighted Constrained Methods. Experiments performed using different input spectra demonstrate that the claimed methods consistently improve the stability and accuracy of state-of-the-art methods for color correction.
US10560600B2
An encoding apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to read predetermined unit image data that is a predetermined plurality of pixel units of image data; generate pixel unit code data obtained by encoding the read predetermined unit image data on a pixel basis; generate predetermined unit code data obtained by encoding the read predetermined unit image data on a predetermined unit basis; compare a code length that is a data amount of the pixel unit code data with a data amount of the predetermined unit image data to make determination; and output the predetermined unit code data in a case where the code length is greater than the data amount of the predetermined unit image data and output the pixel unit code data in a case where the code length is not greater than the data amount, on basis of a result of the determination.
US10560597B2
There is disclosed a system and method for uploading an image file to an image repository from a mobile handheld communications device having an integrated camera. In an embodiment, the method comprises: upon determining capture of an image using the integrated camera, automatically initiating an image upload module; configuring the image upload module to display an image upload user interface having user selectable image upload settings; and upon receiving user instructions, uploading the image file to the image repository with the selected image upload settings. The upload settings may be preselected and the device may be preauthorized to access an account on the image repository.
US10560595B2
A device and a method for deflecting a beam of light. The device is developed together with: an adjustable deflection device; a closed-loop control unit, which is designed to generate an actuating signal by which the deflection device is controlled in a periodic movement for scanning a solid angle region with the aid of a beam of light deflected by the deflection device; and a detector device, which is designed to detect an impingement or a missing impingement of the scanning beam of light on the detector device, and to generate a measuring signal based thereon; the closed-loop control unit furthermore being designed to adapt the actuating signal based on at least the measuring signal.
US10560587B2
A portable security device may enable a security guard to quietly and unobtrusively solicit assistance, or transmit information, when desired. A portable security device may include a user interface, a LiFi source and a controller that is operatively coupled to the user interface and to the LiFi source. In some cases, the controller may be configured to present two or more alert options to the security guard via the user interface and to receive a selection of one of the alert options by the security guard. In response to the selection of an alert option by the security guard, the controller may be configured to transmit a LiFi message that corresponds to the selected alert option via the LiFi source.
US10560584B2
In an example, a print system include a component device that is operation in a number of state, a density engine, and a component engine. An example density engine identifies a plane region of a plane where print fluid is to be printed based on data of a print job and determines a density classifier for the plane based on a location of the plane region on the plane. An example component engine causes an adjustment of a component attribute of the component device based on the density classifier.
US10560580B1
Processing of communications routed by an IPBX server are disclosed. At least one processing circuit is communicatively coupled to an Internet-Protocol Private Branch Exchange (IPBX) server that is configured and arranged to route calls for a plurality of agents in a communications/call center. The processing circuit is configured to receive communications event messages from the IPBX server for communications routed by the IPBX server, generate, during a communication to a first agent of the plurality of agents, a set of data metrics including communications summary metrics based on the communications event messages; and redirect, during the communication to the first agent, the communication to a second agent of the plurality of agents in response to the set of data metrics satisfying a set of criteria indicated in a policy.
US10560578B2
An image processing system including at least one processor configured to receive image data captured by a mobile device image sensor. The image data includes images of an inoperative appliance. The processor is further configured to perform image recognition on the image data to identify the inoperative appliance and determine a likely cause of inoperability; retrieve a plurality of sequential instructions for enabling a user to remedy the inoperability; cause the mobile device to sequentially display the plurality of sequential instructions; detect that the inoperative appliance is outside a field of view of the image sensor, based on the image data; suspend display of additional sequential instructions when the inoperative appliance is outside of the field of view; detect when the inoperative appliance returns to the field of view; and resume display of the additional sequential instructions after the inoperative appliance returns to the field of view.
US10560576B1
An electronic device includes: a microphone; a speaker; a touchscreen display; a communication circuit; at least one processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: receive a first user input; identify a service provider and a detailed service; select a first menu corresponding to the detailed service from menu information; attempt to connect a call to the service provider; when the call to the service provider is connected, transmit one or more responses until reaching a step corresponding to the first menu; in response to reaching the first menu, determine whether an attendant is connected; in response to completion of connection to the attendant, output a notification indicating that the connection to the attendant has been completed; and in response to reception of a second user input for the output notification, display a screen for a call with the service provider.
US10560575B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, relating to synthetic call initiations and bailouts. In some implementations, a method includes analyzing, by a call initiating system, a real-time conversation between a first human and the bot during a phone call between the first human on a first end of the phone call and the bot on a second end of the phone call. The call initiating system can determine, based on the analysis of the real-time conversation, whether the phone call should be transitioned from the bot to a second human on the second end of the phone call. In response to determining that the phone call should be transitioned to a second human on the second end of the phone call, the call initiating system transitions the phone call from the bot to the second human.
US10560569B2
Disclosed are various embodiments related to user interface controls for capturing communications data with a remote device. In one embodiment, a system includes a transceiver, a computing device, and an application executable in the computing device. The application can detect an incoming call signal of a phone call and render an incoming call user interface on a display. The incoming call user interface includes a call tracking component that is configured to initiate a call tracking action. The application also can initiate the phone call in response to receiving a user manipulation of the call tracking user interface component. Then, the application can execute the call tracking action, which can involve generating call data associated with the phone call. The application also cause the computing device to render a call tracking user interface that displays the call data.
US10560566B2
Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor.
US10560562B1
Smartphones with multi-mode functionality allowing the given smartphone to connect to and utilize technologically diverse and different networks (e.g., terrestrial based cellular and/or Wi-Fi networks and/or satellite based networks), as well as different networks being operated by different service providers are described. Such smartphones may have at least three different antenna and radio communications integrated circuits, one for cellular and/or Wi-Fi communications, one for satellite communications, and one for communications across the internet. For example, if a cellular and/or Wi-Fi network may not be available, then the smartphone may connect to a satellite network. The dedicated antenna for satellite communications may be extendable and retractable. Such smartphones may have a LED lighting system (Lumminax System) for indicating incoming communications. Such smartphones may also be charged by solar energy due to integrated solar panel(s). Such smartphones may also have integrated proprietary “apps” for managing various devices connected to the internet.
US10560560B2
An application for storing on a server for download to a client device for executing on the client device. The client device comprising a processor executing steps for performing various functionalities including: •sharing entered contact information of a user with the client device of another person using the same or similar application when the respective client devices are in a prescribed proximity to each other, and that other person being able to reciprocate sharing of their entered contact information into their client device with the client device of the user; •viewing, optionally joining, and/or creating a meeting where contact information between the participants is shared by the client devices of users joining or engaged in the meeting; •a user accessing, viewing and/or searching a list of contact information objects captured by the client device of the user; •entering of profile data details associated with a user and storing these in the client device for the purposes of constituting contact information for sharing with the client device of another user operating the application.
US10560558B1
A smartphone case for holding and protecting a smartphone, while also having various features for controlling an app, such as a video game running on the smartphone. The smartphone case includes a case body having a case back, and a case side wall that extends circumferentially around the case back, including four corners. The case side wall also extends above and below a smartphone held by the case, thereby forming a front rim and a back rim. The case side wall also includes corner connectors configured to connect with a swappable input control module. The case back also includes dedicated controls, and at least one recess for storing a swappable control module while not in use. A long side of the case side wall includes a left bumper and a right bumper. An app provides a GUI for assigning the dedicated and swappable controls for an app to be controlled.
US10560555B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing continuous or periodic link training. Existing link training protocols generally perform link training only once during startup or initialization of a link and, as a result, are limited in their applications. After link training is performed and Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) data link layer and other high-layer data is transmitted across the link, no further link training is performed using these existing link training protocols. However, parameters of the link may change over time after link training is performed, such as temperature of the link and voltage levels of signals transmitted over the link by the transmitter of the transmitter-receiver pair.
US10560552B2
Systems and methods for performing genomic information compression, transmission, and decompression are provided. A system for compression, transmission, and decompression of genomic information includes a first computer associated with a first index and a second computer associated with a second index, each index containing reference permutations of nucleic acid sequence portions, each permutation associated with a reference number. The first computer uses input genomic information and the first index to produce a compressed representation of the genomic information, and transmits the compressed representation to the second computer. The second computer uses the compressed representation and the second index to assemble a data representation of the genomic information. The compressed representation comprises references to permutations, indications of locations of each permutation in the input information, indications of variations to permutations, and/or indications of sequence length.
US10560546B2
The subject matter of this specification generally relates to pre-caching data for a predicted future action. In some implementations, a client device includes a data storage device having a cache that stores data received for one or more mobile applications and a data processing apparatus that communicates with the data storage device and a display. A user interface context can be determined for a given user interface being presented for a given application. A predicted next action that a user of the client device will perform at the given user interface can be determined based on the user interface context. Prior to detecting the predicted next action, a request for next action data that will be presented in response to the user performing the predicted next action can be transmitted over a network. The next action data can be received and stored in the cache.
US10560545B1
A client updates a display of a user interface associated with a state-based client-server application in accordance with a client-side cache. The server supplies data for a new state and additional data for one or more subsequent states that possibly follow the new state if appropriate one or more operations are performed. When a client request is generated that indicates an operation that causes the application to transition to the new state, the client updates the display in accordance with the data that corresponds to the new state from the client-side cache, if available from the client-side cache. The new state data is available since the server has previously supplied the new state data.
US10560541B2
A broker consumer gateway may interface with a service consumer of a computing device consuming at least one service of at least one service provider, including receiving requests for forms, providing the forms, and receiving submitted forms. A service delivery manager may deliver the at least one service. The service delivery manager may include a consumer session manager that creates at least one consumer session to execute at least a portion of the at least one service, a consumer instance manager that creates at least one instance of the at least one service, and a service coordinator configured to coordinate the delivery of the at least one service, based on a coordination model characterizing the at least one service in which the forms are associated with service states of the at least one service and in which transitions between the service states are executed based on the submitted forms.
US10560540B2
A system and method of reducing network bandwidth for application development are provided. The method comprises receiving from a developer platform (i) core application software and (ii) dependency software associated with the core application software. The compiled dependency software is transmitted to a first server associated with cloud storage. The compiled core application software is transmitted to a second server associated with the cloud storage. An application based on the compiled core application software and the compiled dependency software may be executed.
US10560538B2
User interface integration across multiple clouds is achieved by hosting UI extensions for different services in the same browser window. The UI extensions are initialized by a shell with any necessary security context for the corresponding cloud. The shell provides versioning so that the newest version of the UI is presented to users for all versions of a service. A connector in a local cloud provides translation between APIs across different clouds.
US10560537B2
Technologies are disclosed for local and distributed function based dynamic traffic management for network services. A service host executes a network service and provides a service framework that includes one or more handlers. When a request is received for the service, one of the handlers assigns a classification to the request. The handler then provides the classification to a dynamic function based traffic controller. The controller determines whether the network service is to process the request based on the classification of the request, metrics associated with the network service, and a local traffic management policy. If the controller determines that the network service is not to process the request, the request is rejected. Otherwise, the request is passed to the network service for processing. Metrics can also be provided from the service host to a distributed performance monitoring system for use in managing network traffic at a fleet level.
US10560530B2
Internet of Things (IoT) devices (101A) continuously capture raw data over a regular interval of time. The captured raw data is transmitted to gateway devices (101B) deployed in an environment, for example, a warehouse. Continuous transmission of such data leads to data redundancy, continuous channel utilization and bandwidth usage, etc. To overcome this problem, present disclosure implements a Compressive Sensing based Data Prediction (CS-DP) model that predicts data at the gateway devices by learning the data pattern received from IoT devices, estimates and computes, using a Compressive Sensing based Data Estimation (CS-DE) model, optimal data instead of considering the overall data captured at the gateway devices and reconstructs, using a Compressive Sensing based Data Reconstruction (CS-DR) model, missing data and/or corrupted data using the partial information received at the gateway devices.
US10560529B2
A vehicle information and environmental monitoring compound vehicle system is provided, including a sensor device used as a mobile sensor for collecting sensory data of roads, and the sensor device integrates various sensor modules and the second-generation on board computer diagnostic system serial port. The sensor device also integrates a long-distance low-power Internet of Things (LoRa) communication protocol, which can transmit data through the long-distance low-power Internet of Things gateway, and upload data to the cloud platform based on algorithm. The results of the analysis can establish a wide range of traffic congestion model through the detection information of traffic flow, and traffic density. The use of pixel-based measurement methods can quantify the urban road temperature, establish the urban heat island effect model, analyze the influence of temperature and humidity on the disease spread, establish the disease diffusion model, and display the sensor data in the graphical user interface.
US10560517B1
Managing a storage array includes: receiving, by a client-side array services module from a cloud-based security module through data communications on a wide area network, a token representing authentication of user credentials; and managing, by the client-side array services module, a storage array only through data communications on a local area network, including sending, to the storage array, the token with a management instruction.
US10560514B2
An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving information related to multimedia data in a hybrid network and a structure thereof are provided. The transmission method includes generating transmission characteristic information about the media data, and transmitting the transmission characteristic information. The transmission characteristic information includes valid range information about the transmission characteristic information.
US10560513B2
Disclosed herein is a technique for managing storage space in a user device by efficiently downloading files from a cloud-based storage system and evicting files from the user device. According to some embodiments, files are continuously downloaded in a download mode until a particular threshold is satisfied. When the threshold is satisfied, the files can be downloaded in an on-demand mode as needed by the user, where the user device operates in the on-demand mode until a sufficient amount of storage space is freed by evicting files from the user device. Thereafter, the user device can switch back to the download mode.
US10560512B2
File management in an electronic device is provided. A method for operating an electronic device for file management includes transmitting a file comprising media data to an external storage, wherein the file include a part of the file and a rest of the file, deleting the rest of the file in a local storage of the electronic device, playing the media data using the stored part of the file in the local storage, and playing the media data using the rest of the file received from the external storage.
US10560506B2
A sequence analyzer compares different episodes of an episodic serial to identify portions of a current episode of the serial that have already been played back to a user. Those portions may include introductory material such as credits, or a recap section that includes content from previous episodes. The sequence analyzer parses previous episodes of the serial and selects a representative frame for each shot sequence. The sequence analyzer then generates a fingerprint for each shot sequence based on the associated representative frame. The sequence analyzer compares fingerprints associated with a current episode of the serial to fingerprints associated with one or more previous episodes of the serial to identify shot sequences that have already been played. The user may then skip those repeated sequences via a playback interface.
US10560503B2
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for distributing communication of a data stream among multiple devices are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include receiving a request from a first one of a plurality of devices to establish a shared connection to distribute communication of a first data stream among the plurality of devices. Such example methods also include establishing, in response to the request, respective data connections with the plurality of devices based on device capability information obtained from a system providing service for the plurality of devices. Such example methods further include splitting the first data stream into a plurality of partial data streams to be communicated to the plurality of devices via the respective data connections, the partial data streams, when aggregated, forming the first data stream.
US10560502B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to computer systems and methods of re-synchronizing playback of a live media stream with execution of a stream of out-of-band commands, where the commands and media stream are transmitted through different network pathways. The systems and methods, at a multimedia player, retrieve a command manifest file from a publishing server or CDN and parse the location of the media stream from the file. The systems and methods load and buffer the media stream from the parsed location and start playback of the media stream. The systems and methods monitor current playback time of the live media stream. The systems and methods also poll the user-initiated commands appended to the command manifest file. The systems and methods determine whether to execute a user-initiated command of the polled user-initiated commands in a user interface of the multimedia player based on the monitored current playback time.
US10560501B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for providing a cloud streaming service. A cloud streaming server efficiently manages server resources and supports a number of terminals which is greater than a number of browsers to be concurrently executed by assigning a browser only when an input is received from a terminal and streaming an execution result corresponding to the input to the terminal and storing an execution result according to the same input in the cloud streaming server, rather than by assigning browsers to terminals connected to the cloud streaming server.
US10560499B2
Systems and methods of content sharing on a display are provided by establishing connections between a receiver, moderator client device and a plurality of member client devices via a local network that includes at most one node in the communication pathway between any two endpoints in the network, such as a display and one of the plurality of member client devices. The moderator client device transmits a request to promote a first one of the plurality of member client devices to the receiver, which then receives and transmits to the display content from the first one of the plurality of member client devices. The moderator client device also may monitor the screen displays of the plurality of member client devices; enable the receiver to simultaneously show on the display content from two or more of the plurality of member client devices; request transfer of data from the plurality of member client devices to the moderator client device; or delegate moderator authority or control to a subset of the member client devices.
US10560471B2
A method includes receiving, at an input port of a computer, indication of HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) traffic and clustering, using a processor on the computer, the HTTP traffic according to a client IP (Internet Protocol) into a web session tree. A client tree structure of the web session tree is generated and the client tree structure is compared with tree structures of exploit kit samples.
US10560468B2
A security platform employs a variety techniques and mechanisms to detect security related anomalies and threats in a computer network environment. The security platform is “big data” driven and employs machine learning to perform security analytics. The security platform performs user/entity behavioral analytics (UEBA) to detect the security related anomalies and threats, regardless of whether such anomalies/threats were previously known. The security platform can include both real-time and batch paths/modes for detecting anomalies and threats. By visually presenting analytical results scored with risk ratings and supporting evidence, the security platform enables network security administrators to respond to a detected anomaly or threat, and to take action promptly.
US10560464B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for use in identifying and/or detecting electronic message containing malicious content. One exemplary method includes receiving multiple electronic tags. Each of the multiple electronic tags corresponds to an electronic message and a use, and the user caused the electronic tag to be associated with the electronic message based on a perception that the electronic message included malicious content. The exemplary method further includes assigning, for each electronic tag, point(s) to the corresponding user when the corresponding electronic message includes malicious content, totaling, for each user, the point(s) assigned during a predefined interval, and identifying one of the user(s) with a highest total point(s), for the defined interval, as a winner, thereby incentivizing users to associate electronic tags with electronic message perceived to include malicious content.
US10560460B2
Methods and devices for management of group user data and/or maintenance of instant messaging groups. The methods may include receiving, by a computing device, a request for searching data of a first group user. For example, the request is initialized by a second group user via an instant messaging application. The computing device may determine a data search permission of the second group user on the data of the first group user, select a data item of the first group user in accordance with the data search permission, and return the data item to the second group user. Using techniques described herein, the implementations may enable users to view group contacts and perform access control to improve security of the group data and to avoid leakage of communication information of group users.
US10560459B2
Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.
US10560454B2
An authentication system for authenticating the identity of a requester of access by an unauthorized service client to a secured resource. The system has a messaging gateway having a first set of instructions operable to receive from a requester purporting to be an authorized user of a secured resource a request for limited access to the secured resource by an unauthorized service client for a particular transaction; a server having a second set of instructions operable to determine a key string known to both the secured resource and the authorized user the requestor purports to be, the key string being adapted to provide a basis for authenticating the identity of the requester as the authorized account holder; and a service user interface having a third set of instructions embodied in a computer readable medium operable to receive transaction specific information input into the request by the unauthorized service client.
US10560452B2
An apparatus controls transfer apparatuses that transfer a packet transmitted and received by terminals in a network. Upon receiving detection information notified from a server that detects unauthorized communication of a terminal by using the packet, the apparatus identifies the terminal and a type of the unauthorized communication, based on the detection information. The apparatus determines a transfer apparatus to be controlled, by referencing first information that stores information identifying the transfer apparatus in association with the terminal, and determines a control to be performed on the transfer apparatus by referencing second information that stores information on the control in association with the type of the unauthorized communication. The apparatus reads a control command corresponding to the control from third information that stores the control command in association with a type of the transfer apparatus, and transmits a control packet including the control command to the transfer apparatus.
US10560451B2
A tokenization system tokenizes sensitive data to prevent unauthorized entities from accessing the sensitive data. The tokenization system accesses sensitive data, and retrieves an initialization vector (IV) from an IV table using a first portion of the sensitive data. A second portion of the sensitive data is modified using the accessed initialization vector. A token table is selected from a set of token tables using a third portion of the sensitive data. The modified second portion of data is used to query the selected token table, and a token associated with the value of the modified second portion of data is accessed. The second portion of the sensitive data is replaced with the accessed token to form tokenized data.
US10560447B2
Provided is an authentication system that achieves simple single sign-on used by an MFP. A management application includes a first authentication-request unit that transmits an authentication request to a management server and delivers a token to an execution platform. The other application includes a second authentication-request unit that sends an authentication request together with the token to another server. The application-execution platform includes a token-delivery unit that delivers the token to the other application. The management server includes a first authentication unit that returns a token to the first authentication-request unit, a token-creation unit, and a second authentication unit that performs authentication for an inquiry from the other server that uses a token. The other server includes a third authentication-request unit that transfers an authentication request, and transfers an authentication OK message to the second authentication-request unit.
US10560436B2
A pseudonymous proximity location device and methods of operating and/or interacting with the same are provided. The pseudonymous proximity location device is configured to provide meaningful information to authorized reading devices but useless information to non-authorized reading devices, thereby prohibiting the use of the pseudonymous proximity location device by unauthorized reading devices.
US10560435B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for management of third-party accounts for users in an organization. A request is received from a client corresponding to a user in an organization to access a third-party network site under management by the organization. The third-party network site is operated by a third party that does not correspond to the organization. It is determined whether network traffic between the client and the third-party network site is routed via a proxy server operated by the organization. Access of the client to a managed account with the third-party network site is denied in response to determining that the network traffic between the client and the third-party network site is not routed via the proxy server.
US10560423B1
The methodology for detecting spammer domains includes storing a plurality of DNS requests, wherein each DNS request comprises a combination of a higher level domain name and a lower level domain name, and wherein the higher level domain name corresponds to a blacklist server and the lower level domain name is a domain name that is to be used as a query directed towards the blacklist server, filtering the DNS requests to obtain a plurality of lower level domains, calculating a popularity score for each unique lower level domain name of the plurality of lower level domain names, determining whether a given unique lower level domain name is suspicious based on the popularity score, and when the given unique lower level domain name is determined to be suspicious based on the popularity score, adding the given unique lower level domain name to a blocklist.
US10560420B2
A computer-implemented method of posting content to a social medium comprises receiving content posted by a user along with an associated posting time which indicates when the user selected an option to post the content to the social medium; determining that publication of the content posted by the user is dependent on a trigger; and in response to determining that publication of the content is dependent on the trigger, storing the content with the associated posting time and suspending publication of the content until the trigger is satisfied such that the posting time published with the content indicates a time prior to transmission of the content from an electronic device to a server for publishing.
US10560412B2
Recipient verification converses computation resources, reduces network bandwidth and reduces the amount of user input required for generating email messages that include personal salutations that are matched to the recipient's proper title, style, or honorific. The email addresses are associated with a number of recipients, gender-specific markers in names within a salutation, internal and external data sources using the email addresses (e.g., an enterprise contact server, a social network), and historical salutations to determine whether the salutation in an email message is correct for a given recipient or group of recipients. In response to detecting that the sender has not used an appropriate salutation, recipient verification is operable to suggest an appropriate salutation to a user for approval, or to automatically substitute an appropriate salutation for an inappropriate salutation in various aspects.
US10560410B2
A method, system, and software for communicating between a sender and a recipient via a personalized message. The communication can be in the form of a customized audio, video, or multimedia content. The content may be found in a database or uploaded by a user. Further, the content may be edited or customized in a variety of manners. The communications can take place between two users or among a number of users.
US10560407B2
Various examples are directed to methods and systems for describing message payload data in computer messaging. A messaging client may receive a first message that comprises first payload data. The messaging client may identify from the first message a first metadata identifier data and send a metadata request to a metadata source indicated by the first metadata identifier data. The messaging client may receive from the metadata source first payload metadata describing the first payload data. The messaging client may identify a first payload record from the first payload data based at least in party on the first payload metadata.
US10560406B2
Disclosed are systems and method for providing message compression instructions by communicating with a plurality of sender machines and a plurality of receiver machines and monitoring one or more messages from the plurality of sender machines. The disclosed systems and methods may also identify a part of the one or more messages that is frequently included in a plurality of the messages sent by the plurality of sender machines, dynamically determine compression instructions to compress this part of the message, and provide the compression instructions to at least one of the plurality of sender machines, such that the compression instructions reduce size of the messages having the part of the message associated with the compression instructions.
US10560389B2
Methods and apparatuses for controlling transmission control protocol (TCP) send buffers in communication systems are provided. The method includes identifying a current round-trip time (RTT) value and a minimum RTT value in the TCP and adjusting a size of the send buffer based on at least one of a current operation, the current RTT value, and the minimum RTT value in a congestion control scheme according to the TCP.
US10560386B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying PPP-based network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions, and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met, a PPP-based network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a PPP-based router that provides the PPP-based network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the PPP-based router for analysis or processing.
US10560384B2
A system for providing content delivery network selection is disclosed. In particular, the system may include receiving a request for content from a user device and determining a location of the user device based on the request for the content. Based on the location of the user device and based on one or more desired parameters, the system may include selecting a suitable content delivery network from a plurality of content delivery networks to service the request for the content. Once the suitable content delivery network is selected, the system may include providing the content to the user device by using the suitable content delivery network that was selected by the system.
US10560376B2
A device may receive a set of border gateway protocol labels via a set of corresponding border gateway protocol messages. A border gateway protocol label, of the set of border gateway protocol labels, may be associated with a label descriptor attribute. The label descriptor attribute being associated with providing information regarding a forwarding semantic associated with the border gateway protocol label. The device may select the border gateway protocol label for routing network traffic toward a network device associated with the border gateway protocol label based on the label descriptor attribute. The device may route the network traffic toward the network device based on the border gateway protocol label and after selecting the border gateway protocol label.
US10560375B2
Example methods are provided for a first host to perform packet flow information invalidation in a software-defined networking (SDN) environment. One example method may comprise learning packet flow information based on one or more packets from a second host, the packet flow information being stored in association with a packet flow information identifier assigned to the second host. The method may further comprise: in response to detecting, from a third host or management entity, a notification indicating a network topology change that involves the second host, determining the packet flow information identifier assigned to the second host based on the notification; and invalidating the packet flow information stored in association with the packet flow information identifier.
US10560363B1
A system and apparatus for monitoring networks and quality-of-service elements within networks. Probes placed at strategic locations throughout the network activate at predetermined intervals or upon predetermined events, conduct tests emulating actual user experience, and report the results of the tests to a controller. The data collected by the controller is used to maintain the integrity of the network and to evaluate the user experience within the network.
US10560361B2
A technique for an access node to synchronize the accessibility of a plurality of access nodes within a network is described. The technique receives an accessibility update and/or device update from a remote node. For the accessibility update, the access node compares entries in the accessibility update to the local accessibility table. If entries in the accessibility update are more up-to-date than the local accessibility table, the access node adjusts the local accessibility table to reflect the updates. The local access node compares the node identifier, heartbeat, and timestamp to determine whether and entry in the local accessibility table is up-to-date. For the device update, the access node compares entries in the device update to the local device table. If entries in the device update are more up-to-date than the local device table, the access node adjusts the local device table to reflect the updates.
US10560360B2
A method, system, and computer program product for a diagnostic heartbeat throttling are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A component, executing using a processor and a memory in a data processing system, sends diagnostic heartbeat packets over a communication link at a first rate, wherein a diagnostic heartbeat packet is a packet comprises a header, a set of heartbeat parameters, and a set of diagnostic attributes. The component detects a change in data traffic over the communication link. The component changes a rate of sending diagnostic heartbeat packets from the first rate to a second rate responsive to the change in the data traffic over the communication link.
US10560358B2
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing UL packet delay measurement in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: checking whether a value of queuing delay of a PDCP SDU is above a threshold, and generating and transmitting a PDCP PDU including the PDCP SDU and a time stamp for the PDCP SDU, if the value of the queuing delay is above the threshold, wherein a value of the time stamp for the PDCP SDU is set to a time when the PDCP SDU is received from the upper layer.
US10560344B1
A method for optimizing resource prefetch criteria may include identifying a prefetch criteria for a selectable item, the first prefetch criteria being associated with the selectable item. The first prefetch criteria may be modified to a second prefetch criteria different from the first prefetch criteria, where the modification includes a change of shape of a prefetch area from a first shape to a second shape different from the first shape. The first prefetch criteria may be replaced with the second prefetch criteria.
US10560321B2
The present embodiments relate to an information processing method, a network node, an authentication method, and a server. In the information processing method provided in the embodiments, a central node determines that a first access node goes online, a virtual access node on the central node obtains configuration information related to the first access node, and after the first access node goes online, the virtual access node sends the configuration information related to the first access node to the first access node.
US10560320B2
Some embodiments provide a method for managing a set of forwarding elements. The method receives configuration information for a set of gateways specifying (i) multiple gateways for implementing logical router ports and (ii) a ranking order of the gateways in the set. The method configures a first gateway in the ranking order as a master gateway for the set of gateways. Upon receiving a first notification that the first gateway is not operational, the method configures a second gateway in the ranking order as the master gateway for the set of gateways. Upon receiving a second, subsequent notification that the first gateway has resumed operation, the method maintains the second gateway in the ranking order as the master gateway for the set of gateways and configures the first gateway in the ranking order as a first standby gateway.
US10560318B2
System and method for correlating fabric-level group membership with subnet-level partition membership in a high performance computing environment. An exemplary embodiment can provide an admin partition in a subnet of a network environment, associated with a resource domain at the fabric level of the network environment. The admin partition can be defined by a P_Key that is stored in a fabric-level database. Each fabric resource is identified by an identifier that is stored in the fabric-level database. When fabric resources are added as members to the resource domain, a relationship is created between the P_Key and the identifier of the fabric resource, where the relationship defines the resource as a member of the admin partition. Access rights can be granted based on the relationship.
US10560317B2
Examples herein disclose a processor to receive a list of switching events. The list of switching events is internal to a networking device and capable of detection by a programmable engine. The processor subscribes to a subset of the switching events based on a selection from the list of switching events.
US10560316B2
An embodiment provides a system for cloud-based service outage detection and verification, including: a network link that receives, over a data communications network, cloud service provider outage information indicating a possible cloud outage at a cloud service provider, wherein the information comprises new content on a website associated with the cloud service provider; a processor that generates outage data comprising a third party cloud service provider identification and an outage characteristic, wherein the outage characteristic is identified from the new content and identifies an outage type; the processor identifying at least one entity implicated in the possible cloud outage, wherein the identifying comprises identifying an entity that subscribes to cloud services provided by the cloud service provider by querying a database that stores information related to the cloud service provider; and the processor providing information to the at least one entity confirming the possible cloud outage, wherein the confirming is based at least in part on the new content.
US10560313B2
A pipeline system for time-series data forecasting using a distributed computing environment is disclosed herein. In one example, a pipeline for forecasting time series is generated. The pipeline represents a sequence of operations for processing the time series to produce forecasts. The sequence of operations include model strategy operations for applying various model strategies to the time series to determine error distributions corresponding to the model strategies. The sequence of operations further include a model-strategy comparison operation for determining which of the model strategies is a champion model strategy for the plurality of time series based on the error distributions of the model strategies. The pipeline is executed to determine the champion model strategy for the time series.
US10560308B2
Systems are provided for logging transactions in heterogeneous networks that include a combination of one or more instrumented components and one or more non-instrumented components. The instrumented components are configured to generate impersonated log records for the non-instrumented components involved in the transaction processing hand-offs with the instrumented components. The impersonated log records are persisted with other log records that are generated by the instrumented components in a transaction log that is maintained by a central logging system to reflect a complete flow of the transaction processing performed on the object, including the flow through the non-instrumented component(s).
US10560307B2
A method for managing OpenFlow communications between an OpenFlow Agent and an OpenFlow Controller is disclosed. The method involves extending the command line interface (CLI) based on distributed management task force (DTMF) server management command line protocol (SM CLP) exposed by an integrated Lights Out Management (LOM) software preexisting in enterprise class network equipment to support a plurality of OpenFlow targets, a plurality of verbs, and a plurality of properties, adding a managed element configured to provide handlers for each of the plurality of OpenFlow targets, registering the managed element for the plurality of OpenFlow targets with a manageability access point (MAP) entity, and configuring at least one of the plurality of properties to facilitate communication between an OpenFlow Agent and an OpenFlow Controller within the enterprise class network equipment using the plurality of OpenFlow targets, the plurality of verbs, and the plurality of properties.
US10560305B1
Approaches for compensating for RF imperfections in a system that comprises two or more independent modules. The two or more independent modules may be comprised within a remote PHY node (RPN). RF calibration data is stored in one or more non-volatile mediums for two or more independent modules. Each of the two or more independent modules are electronically coupled in a sequence via a transmission medium. A first independent module digital compensates a RF signal for a set of two or more modules that are coupled together in sequence via the transmission medium. The first independent module may correspond to a remote PHY device (RPD).
US10560302B2
In distributed communication networks, the signal received at the destination is characterized by unknown multiple carrier frequency offsets (MCFOs) and improper channel state information (CSI). The knowledge of offsets and channel gains are required for coherent deployment of distributed systems. Hence, joint training sequence (TS) design method is proposed for joint estimation of MCFOs and channel estimation over spatially correlated channel. Thus, the present invention provides a method of providing joint estimation for distributed communication systems with multiple antennas at the nodes over spatial correlated channels. The designed optimal training sequences are short length and spectrally efficient. The designed training sequence produces zero cross-correlation, facilitating channel estimation without matrix inversion, significantly lowers the complexity of the estimation algorithm.
US10560290B2
An information handling system communicates information across a physical link with high and low signal values sent at a unit interval. Feed forward equalization improves signal transfer with pre-emphasis of low-to-high signals and de-emphasis of high-to-low signals lasting for a fraction of the unit interval, such as one-half or one-quarter of the unit interval. Fractional unit interval pre-emphasis and de-emphasis reduce inter symbol interference to improve frequency domain eye structure at the physical link receiver.
US10560289B1
One example includes an equalizer system. The system includes a filter system configured to receive digital sample blocks associated with an input signal and to provide equalized digital sample blocks associated with the respective digital sample blocks based on adaptive tap weights. Each of the digital sample blocks includes samples and each of the equalized digital sample blocks includes equalized samples. The system also includes a sample set selector to select a subset of equalized samples from each of the equalized digital sample blocks at the output of the filter and an error estimator configured to implement an error estimation algorithm on the subset of the equalized samples to determine a residual error associated with the equalized samples. The system further includes a tap weight generator configured to generate the adaptive tap weights in response to the residual error and to provide the adaptive tap weights to the filter.
US10560288B2
Method of non-iterative singular-value decomposition (SVD). The method includes receiving, by receiver, a signal; determining, by a channel matrix generator connected to the receiver, a channel matrix for the received signal; reducing, by a singular-value decomposer connected to the channel matrix generator, the dimension of the channel matrix; performing, by the singular-value decomposer, an SVD on the dimension-reduced channel matrix to determine singular vectors and corresponding coefficients that maximize singular values of the singular vectors; and outputting a result of the SVD based on at least one of when the dimension of the dimension-reduced channel matrix is less than or equal to 2 and when two greatest singular values of corresponding singular vectors are determined.
US10560287B2
There is provided mechanisms for relative uplink channel estimation. A method is performed by a terminal device. The method comprises transmitting reference signals from at least two antennas on respective uplink channels towards a network node. The method comprises receiving a forwarded representation of each of the reference signals from the network node. The method comprises estimating a relation between the uplink channels towards the network node for the at least two antennas using the reference signals and the received forwarded representations of the reference signals, thereby estimating the relative uplink channel, towards the network node, between the at least two antennas.
US10560286B2
A gateway device that relays a message between two or more domains receives a first message including a first message authentication code corresponding to a first domain among the two or more domains and first data from the first domain and transmits a second message including a second message authentication code corresponding to a second domain among the two or more domains and the first data to the second domain.
US10560282B2
Two CAN bus transceivers utilized in a single integrated circuit package with the CAN bus connections between the two transceivers being inverted. Thus, one transceiver is connected to the CAN bus high and low lines while the other transceiver is connected to the CAN bus low and high lines. Both transceivers power up in a standby condition and each transceiver is monitoring for wake up signals on the CAN bus. The transceiver that is correctly connected to the CAN bus detects wake up signals. When the wake up signals are detected at that transceiver, that transceiver is brought to full operating state and the other transceiver is placed in a full standby condition. Additional input resistance is provided with each transceiver to maintain the proper input resistance for the integrated circuit.
US10560258B2
A flexible aes instruction for a general purpose processor is provided that performs aes encryption or decryption using n rounds, where n includes the standard aes set of rounds {10, 12, 14}. A parameter is provided to allow the type of aes round to be selected, that is, whether it is a “last round”. In addition to standard aes, the flexible aes instruction allows an AES-like cipher with 20 rounds to be specified or a “one round” pass.
US10560257B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices storing instructions for homomorphic encryption via finite ring isomorphisms are provided. An example method includes selecting a polynomial f(x) of exact degree n with small coefficients in a ring Fq[x] and selecting a polynomial h(y) of exact degree n in a ring Fq[y]. The method includes constructing an isomorphism from the ring Fq[x]/(f(x)) to the ring Fq[y]/(h(y)) and constructing an inverse isomorphism from the ring Fq[y]/(h(y)) to the ring Fq[x]/(f(x)). The method includes encrypting a message using said isomorphism from the ring Fq[x]/(f(x)) to the ring Fq[y]/(h(y)) and transmitting the encrypted message to a remote computer. The method also includes receiving one or more encrypted response messages from the remote computer based at least in part on the transmitted message and decrypting the one or more encrypted response messages.
US10560253B2
A communication system controller having an input for receiving output signals of a sending device. The communication system controller further has a clock signal. The communication system controller further has an output for transmitting input signals to a target device. The communication system controller further has a signal processing element capable of determining if the received output signals of the sending device are synchronous with the clock signal. The signal processing element is further capable of determining if the received output signals of the sending device are asynchronous with the clock signal. The communication system controller is capable of transmitting the received output signals of the sending device as input signals to the target device if the received output signals of the sending device are determined to be synchronous with the clock signal.
US10560248B2
A method and device for transmitting a service are disclosed. A terminal device receives position information of specific radio frames in a time unit, and position information of a specific subframe in each of the specific radio frames in the time unit from a base station. Every 2m radio frames in the time unit include one specific radio frame, the position information of the specific radio frames in the time unit comprises a value of a period of the specific radio frames in the time unit, and a length of the period is 2m radio frames, where m is a nonnegative integer. The terminal device receives the service carried in the specific subframe in one or more of the specific radio frames from the base station in accordance with the position information of the specific radio frames and the position information of the specific subframe.
US10560246B2
To solve the above-mentioned problem, the method for transmitting and receiving a signal by user equipment (UE) through one or more cells, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a first message indicating whether one or more cells usable by the UE are enabled; determining which cells to enable or disable on the basis of the first message; and enabling or disabling the selected cells. According to the embodiment of the present specification, by aggregating carriers amongst different base stations, a possibility for the UE to transmit and receive high-speed data through carrier aggregation can increase.
US10560245B2
Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving data by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting low latency includes receiving downlink (DL) control information including a transmission time interval (TTI) indication field indicating a short TTI in which low latency data is scheduled, from an eNB through a DL physical channel, and receiving the low latency data from the eNB through a scheduled short TTI on the basis of the received TTI indication field.
US10560227B2
A downlink transmission method and a corresponding base station and terminal are provided. In some feasible implementations, a base station sends downlink control information to a terminal in a subframe n+k, where the downlink control information includes indication information and a HARQ process identification, the indication information is used to indicate a location of at least one OFDM symbol in data that is sent by the base station to the terminal in a subframe n, the HARQ process identification in the downlink control information is the same as a HARQ process identification in the subframe n, and both n and k are natural numbers; and the base station transmits, in the subframe n+k, at least data that is sent to the terminal and that is on the at least one OFDM symbol that is in the subframe n and that is indicated by the indication information.
US10560224B2
Provided is a transmission method executed by a transmitting apparatus to transmit a content to a plurality of terminals. The content having transmission count information indicating a number of times the content is to be transmitted by the transmitting apparatus. The transmission method including a first transmission step of generating and transmitting a first transmission signal which transfers at least a first portion of a plurality of data packets including a plurality of content packets, storing data of the content therein, and a plurality of parity packets, generated from the content packets, and a second transmission step of, when the transmission count information of the content indicates a plurality of times, generating a second transmission signal including at least a second portion of the plurality of data packets, and transmitting the second transmission signal during a period which differs from a period during which the first transmission signal is transmitted.
US10560210B2
A wavelength control system, method, and apparatus are described in the present disclosure. An example method include: adjusting powers of subcarriers on a super channel to a same power, where the subcarriers of the super channel includes consecutive subcarriers, a subcarrier i−1, a subcarrier i, and a subcarrier i+1; obtaining Q values of the subcarrier i−1 and the subcarrier i+1, where the Q values indicate performance of the subcarriers; calculating a Q value difference between the Q value of the subcarrier i+1 and the Q value of the subcarrier i−1, and calculating a difference between the Q value difference and a pre-obtained reference value of the subcarrier i; determining whether the absolute value of the difference is not less than the pre-obtained allowable frequency offset value, and adjusting a center wavelength of the subcarrier i according to the difference.
US10560204B1
A fixed wireless access device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to activate a Fifth Generation (5G) scanning mode and scan for 5G wireless signals associated with a provider that is also associated with the fixed wireless access device. The processor may be further configured to detect a 5G wireless signal associated with the provider; determine a signal strength for the detected 5G wireless signal; and generate an indication of the determined signal strength to be displayed in a user interface associated with the fixed wireless access device.
US10560203B2
A measurement system is provided. The measurement system includes a device under test (DUT), an antenna, and a measuring device connected to the antenna. The measuring device is configured to scan for spurious emissions of the DUT for at least one frequency. The measuring device is further configured to determine at least one spurious frequency. The measuring device is further configured to perform a measurement at each of the at least one spurious frequency.
US10560199B2
A signal processing circuit includes: a processor configured to adjust phases of reception samples which is supplied at a supply interval, according to a phase adjustment amount; and a processing circuit including a finite impulse response (FIR) filter with taps and configured to process, by the FIR filter, each of the reception samples and output output symbols at an output interval different from the supply interval, the processor is configured to: derive initial values of tap coefficients for the respective taps; and derive the phase adjustment amount such that a center of centroids of the tap coefficients at respective output time points of the output symbols coincides with a center of a number of taps of the FIR filter, the tap coefficients at respective output time points of the output symbols being set according to a deviation between the supply interval and the output interval and the initial values.
US10560191B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a node device includes an interface configured to receive first signals. A plurality of coupling devices are configured to launch the first signals on a transmission medium as a plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves at corresponding plurality of non-optical carrier frequencies, wherein the plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves are bound to a physical structure of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560186B2
The present invention discloses an optical power equilibrium method and apparatus. The method includes: configuring a liquid crystal on silicon LCOS as a blazed grating pattern whose phase periodically changes, where each period includes three grating segments, a pixel quantity in each period does not change, and a second grating segment is located between a first grating segment and a third grating segment; monitoring power of wavelength signals in a WDM signal, where the WDM signal includes a first wavelength signal; and reducing a phase modulation depth and a pixel quantity of the second grating segment in each period at a first location if power of the first wavelength signal is greater than preset target power, so that the power of the first wavelength signal is the same as the target power, where the first location is a location at which the first wavelength signal is incident to the LCOS.
US10560181B2
The invention provides a system and method of providing service coverage for the provision of data services to a target aircraft comprising the step of configuring one or more other aircraft in an area at a specific time such that the data services can be provided via a radio or communication link to the target aircraft via the one or more other aircraft; and predicting a data services requirement in an area and configuring a pattern of communication links with the one or more other aircraft and the target aircraft to maintain the predicted data services.
US10560179B2
An active repeater device includes a primary sector and at least a secondary sector communicatively coupled to the primary sector receives or transmits a first beam of input RF signals having a first beam pattern from or to a base station, respectively. The primary sector includes an baseband signal processor and a first radio head (RH) unit. The secondary sector comprises a second RH unit. The first beam pattern covers a first geographical area. Beamforming coefficients are generated to convert the first beam pattern of the first beam of input RF signals to a second beam pattern. A second beam of output RF signals in the second beam pattern is transmitted from or received by, respectively, the secondary sector to or from, respectively, a plurality of user equipment (UEs) based on the generated beamforming coefficients and the received first beam of input RF signals.
US10560178B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for wireless millimeter-wave communications are disclosed. An apparatus is configured to rotate about an axis so as to improve transfer of wireless signals. The apparatus includes a support having a first side and a second side. A first phased array antenna is mounted to the support facing away from the first side. A second phased array antenna mounted to the support facing away from the second side. The apparatus further includes a means for rotating the support, such as a hinge or a pivot. By rotating the support in the field, the coverage of the wireless signals to/from at least one of the phased array antennas may be improved.
US10560173B2
A method for a terminal, in a wireless communication system, receiving a downlink signal from a cell in which a plurality of beams are multiplexed according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a quasi-orthogonal scrambling sequence that is used for scrambling the downlink signal; and receiving the downlink signal through one or more beams of the plurality of multiplexed beams using the generated quasi-orthogonal scrambling sequence, wherein the terminal can initialise the quasi-orthogonal scrambling sequence using a beam-specific parameter corresponding to one or more beams for transmitting the downlink signal when generating the quasi-orthogonal scrambling sequence.
US10560171B2
Disclosed are a method for a terminal to report channel state information (CSI) to a base station, and an apparatus for supporting the same. More specifically, disclosed are a method for a terminal to report CSI in a wireless communication system supporting an unlicensed band by transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) which only includes the CSI without an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH), and apparatuses for supporting the same.
US10560169B2
A user equipment (UE) utilizes a first group of antenna ports at the UE for transmitting and receiving while utilizing a second group of antenna ports for receiving but not transmitting. The UE transmits to a base station (BS) a sounding reference signal (SRS) via the first group of antenna ports through a first channel of a communication link between the UE and the BS. The UE receives from the BS a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) via the first and second groups of antenna ports through the first channel and a second channel of the communication link. The UE determines an estimated channel response and a matrix such that a product of the matrix and a channel response of the first channel approximates a channel response of the second channel. The UE transmits to the BS a CSI feedback indicating at least the matrix.
US10560146B2
Methods and systems are described for receiving, over a plurality of consecutive signaling intervals, a plurality of codewords, each codeword received as a plurality of symbols via wires of a multi-wire bus, the plurality of symbols received at a plurality of multi-input comparators (MICs), wherein each symbol is received by at least two MICs, generating, for each codeword, a corresponding linear combination of the received symbols, generating a plurality of composite skew measurement signals over the plurality of consecutive signaling intervals, each composite skew measurement signal based on samples of one or more linear combinations, and updating wire-specific skew values of the wires of the multi-wire bus, wherein one or more wire-specific skew values are updated according to composite skew measurement signals associated with linear combinations formed by at least two different MICs.
US10560145B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system detecting a degradation of an electromagnetic wave propagating along a transmission medium. The waveguide system launches a modified electromagnetic wave including a hybrid wave mode according to the degradation that is detected. The modified electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10560139B2
Apparatus and methods for dynamic control of single switched uplink versus multi uplink are provided. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a front end system including a first transmit chain and a second transmit chain. The mobile device further includes a transceiver that transmits a first type of RF signal and a second type of RF signal by way of the front end system. The transceiver is operable in a first mode in which transmissions of the first type of RF signal and the second type of RF signal are staggered, and a second mode in which transmissions of the first type of RF signal and the second type of RF signal at least partially overlap in time. The transceiver includes a transmit control circuit that operates the transceiver in the first mode or the second mode based on comparing a transmit parameter to a threshold.
US10560138B2
A transceiver circuit and related radio frequency (RF) circuit are provided. An RF circuit is coupled to a transceiver circuit configured to generate an envelope tracking (ET) target voltage. The RF circuit includes a tracker circuit and a power amplifier circuit(s). The tracker circuit may have inherent frequency-dependent impedance that can interact with a load current of the amplifier circuit(s) to cause degradation in an ET modulated voltage, which can lead to spectral distortions in an RF offset spectrum. As such, a voltage compensation circuit is provided in the transceiver circuit and configured to add a voltage compensation term in the ET target voltage. By adding the voltage compensation term into the ET target voltage, it is possible to compensate for the degradation in the ET modulated voltage, thus helping to reduce the spectral distortions in the RF offset spectrum and improve linearity and efficiency of the amplifier circuit(s).
US10560132B2
The present application discloses a reconfigurable transmitter and receiver, and methods for reconfiguring the same. A system adaptive control circuit generates a control signal according to frequency band information of an input signal; a system clock circuit generates a system clock; a preprocessing circuit preprocesses a received baseband signal according to the system clock and the control signal, to generate a frequency band signal; a digital intermediate frequency processing circuit processes the frequency band signal according to the system clock and the control signal, to generate a digital intermediate frequency signal; a digital-to-analog conversion circuit processes the digital intermediate frequency signal according to the system clock and the control signal, to generate an analog signal; and an analog transmitting circuit transmits the analog signal.
US10560131B2
A front-end module includes a substrate, and a receiving circuit that is provided in or on the substrate and in which CA is executed. The receiving circuit includes a first filter, a first inductor, and a first LNA disposed on a first path, and a second filter, a second inductor, and a second LNA disposed on a second path. A coil axis of the first inductor and a coil axis of the second inductor are different from each other.
US10560126B2
A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a set of input ports to receive baseband samples of a signal to be transmitted on a set of disjoint frequency bands, a set of filter banks, there is one filter bank for each input port, each filter bank includes a plurality of digital polyphase interpolation filters to sample a shifted phase of the corresponding sequence of baseband samples and to interpolate the sampled phases to produce a plurality of sequences of interpolated baseband phased samples with the shifted phase, and a set of oscillators banks, each oscillator bank includes a plurality of polyphase Digital Direct Synthesizer (DDS) corresponding to the plurality of digital polyphase interpolation filters to generate a plurality of sequences of samples of digital waveform. The RF transmitter includes a set of mixer banks to mix corresponding sequences of samples of digital waveform and interpolated baseband phased samples to up convert each sequence of interpolated baseband phased samples to the effective frequency, a parallel digital combiner to combine in-phase sequences of interpolated baseband phased samples of different frequency bands to produce a plurality of sequences of multiband upconverted samples, and a pulse encoder to modulate and encode the plurality of sequences of multiband upconverted samples to produce a plurality of encoded multi-band signals. The RF transmitter converts the plurality of encoded multi-band signals into a RF bitstream and radiate the RF bitstream as an analog signal.
US10560117B2
Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and method for encoding and decoding information on a data bearing medium. A message comprising a bit string is read. A plurality of substrings in the message may be associated with a phase invariant codeword.
US10560114B2
Embodiments of the invention include an oversampling Analog to Digital Converter that uses uneven non-overlapping clock phases to reduce switched capacitor circuit power consumption. A return-to-zero sub phase of one of the clock phases may also be used for feedback reference capacitors. A delay lock loop may be combined with the non-overlapping clock phase generator to control accurate timing.
US10560113B2
A 3D input system and an angle encoder are disclosed. The 3D input system comprises a computing device and one or more position sensing gloves. The position sensing glove comprises a plurality of angle encoders each installed thereon at a location about a finger joint. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is installed on the glove. A firmware uses data from the angle encoders and IMU to calculate fingertip positions in a 3D space. The firmware generates keystrokes on a virtual keyboard based on the fingertip positions. The angle encoder comprises a first and a second components rotatable with respect to each other, and an encoder pattern comprising codewords for indicating the angle between the first and second components. The encoder pattern comprises a set of base encoder channels coded with a conventional Gray code, and a set of Booster channels for improving the resolution of angle measurement.
US10560110B1
An example frequency converter includes a drift canceling loop with a balanced delay and a linear signal path (e.g., linear with respect to frequency scaling, amplitude modulation, and/or phase modulation). One side of the drift canceling loop includes a fixed delay, and the opposite side includes an adjustable, complementary delay. The adjustable, complementary delay facilitates precision matching of the signal delays on each side of the loop over a range of frequencies, which results in a significant improvement in noise cancelation, particularly at large offsets to the carrier, while permitting the use of a higher noise, but very fast tuning course scale oscillator. The linear signal path from the signal generator to an RF output facilitates modulation of the signal by the signal generator. A modular format is an advantageous embodiment of the invention that includes the removal of the frequency synthesizer's low phase noise reference into a separate module.
US10560107B1
Power supply topologies can leverage relatively smaller component sizes while meeting the power requirements of loads. In a first stage, a determination is made as to whether a high current limit is exceeded for a first duration, or whether an average current provided exceeds an average current limit, such that a power supply component (e.g., inductor) is thermally stressed. In either event, a clock frequency is reduced by a first factor. In a second stage, a determination is made as to whether an output voltage drops below a voltage threshold. If so, the clock frequency may be further reduced by a second factor.
US10560101B2
A count value generation circuit includes a first counter that counts edges of a reference signal to generate a first count value in synchronization with an input signal, a time digital value generator that generates a time digital value corresponding to a phase difference between the reference signal and the input signal, a count integrated value combiner that outputs a difference between an integer multiple of the first count value and the time digital value, and a count value generator that generates a count value based on a difference between a first output value and a second output value output from the count integrated value combiner.
US10560098B2
A mechanical resonator-based cascadable logic device includes which includes a resonator having a beam with a first fixed end, a second fixed end, and a length between the first and second fixed ends. A first electrode and a second electrode are aligned along a first side of the beam. A third electrode and a fourth electrode are aligned along a second side of the beam and opposite the first and second electrodes. A DC voltage source is coupled to one of the first and second fixed ends of the beam. At least one of the first, second, third, and fourth electrodes is coupled to a first AC voltage source so that a logic operation is performed by activating a second resonant mode of the resonator.
US10560082B2
In an embodiment, a PWM modulation circuit includes a first circuit block configured to receive a square wave input signal and produce from the square wave input signal a triangular wave signal, a second circuit block configured to receive a modulating signal and produce a PWM signal by comparing the modulating signal with a carrier signal, a switching circuit block coupled between the first circuit block and the second circuit block and sensitive to reference signals having upper and lower reference values and selectively switchable between a carrier transfer setting in which the switching circuit block couples the first circuit block to the second circuit block to transfer the triangular wave signal as the carrier signal, and one or more carrier forcing settings for optimizing or inhibiting pulse skipping in the PWM signal, wherein the switching circuit block forces the carrier signal to the upper and lower reference values, respectively.
US10560081B2
In an example, a system and method for centering in a high-performance interconnect (HPI) are disclosed. When an interconnect is powered up from a dormant state, it may be necessary to “center” the clock signal to ensure that data are read at the correct time. A multi-phase method may be used, in which a first phase comprises a reference voltage sweep to identify an optimal reference voltage. A second phase comprises a phase sweep to identify an optimal phase. A third sweep comprises a two-dimensional “eye” phase, in which a plurality of values within a two-dimensional eye derived from the first two sweeps are tested. In each case, the optimal value is the value that results in the fewest bit error across multiple lanes. In one example, the second and third phases are performed in software, and may include testing a “victim” lane, with adjacent “aggressor” lanes having a complementary bit pattern.
US10560072B2
In examples, systems and methods for increasing the performance of electrically-small antennas are described. An example system comprises an electrically-small antenna having an antenna feed. The electrically-small antenna is configured to receive a signal. The system also comprises a non-foster circuit having a negative capacitance coupled to the antenna feed in a shunt position. The non-foster circuit is configured to resonate the electrically-small antenna and provide a voltage increase to the received signal. The system also comprises a buffer circuit configured to provide an impedance conversion of the voltage-increased received signal between the antenna feed and an output of the buffer circuit. The buffer circuit includes a field-effect transistor.
US10560068B2
A multiplexer includes: first and second substrate respectively having first and second surfaces facing each other across an air gap; a first filter including first resonators located on the first surface and connected between a common terminal and a first terminal; a second filter including second resonators located on the second surface and connected between the common terminal and a second terminal, a first resonator connected in series between the common terminal and the first terminal and closest to the common terminal overlapping with a second resonator connected in series between the common terminal and the second terminal and closest to the common terminal, first resonators other than the first resonator closest to the common terminal not overlapping with the second resonators, second resonators other than the second resonator closest to the common terminal not overlapping with the first resonators.
US10560052B2
Disclosed is a photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic module includes a solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, and an inverter unit to receive a direct current (DC) voltage from the solar cell module and convert the DC voltage received from the solar cell module into an alternating current (AC) voltage without converting a level of the DC voltage received from the solar cell module.
US10560050B2
Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for solar awnings or canopies that include rigid solar modules, for example photovoltaic cells or panels. The awnings have solar modules or panels stacked together substantially vertically (e.g., each module is oriented vertically with respect to the next module). The solar modules in the stack are interconnected to each other, such that each solar module is connected electrically and mechanically to adjacent solar modules. The first solar module in the stack of modules is fixed to one end of the base of the awning. The base of the awning is typically mounted to a building, vehicle, mobile home, or other appropriate structure. The last solar module in the stack is attached to a lead arm of the awning. The lead arm moves back and forth (e.g., away and toward) from the base of the awning to enable the expansion or retraction of the awning.
US10560042B2
A turbocompressor apparatus includes a turbocompressor including a compressor motor, a lubrication pump including a pump motor, a converter that performs electric power conversion between a voltage of a power source and a direct-current voltage of a direct-current voltage unit in a case where electric power is being supplied from the power source to the turbocompressor apparatus; a first inverter that performs electric power conversion between the direct-current voltage and a first alternating-current voltage vector of the compressor motor; and a second inverter that performs electric power conversion between the direct-current voltage and a second alternating-current voltage vector of the pump motor. The compressor motor generates regenerative electric power by regenerative driving and the pump motor is driven by the regenerative electric power in a case where supply of electric power from the power source to the converter is being cut off.
US10560039B2
The bluff body attaches to an elastic mount and is capable of generate vortex shedding when the elastic mount orients the bluff body in a flow-line traverse to a fluid flow and vibrates in response to the vortex shedding. A harvester is located within the bluff body and is capable of generating power above a specified threshold in response to the vibration.
US10560034B2
An improved AC-to-DC charge pump for use, for example, in voltage generation circuits. In one embodiment, two 2-diode charge pumps are coupled in back-to-back configuration, and adapted to develop a substantially stable voltage on a mid-level rail. In one other embodiment, two 3-diode charge pumps are coupled in back-to-back configuration, and adapted also to develop a substantially stable voltage on a mid-level rail. In one preferred embodiment, all diodes are implemented as current-source-biased MOSFETs.
US10560024B2
In one embodiment, a bidirectional DC/DC converter includes a DC/AC inverter having active switches (e.g., MOSFETs), and an AC/DC rectifier having a capacitor that performs DC-bias current blocking and active switches (e.g., MOSFETs) arranged in a bridge configuration. A microcontroller is coupled to the active switches of the DC/AC inverter and AC/DC rectifier and configured to provide control signals thereto according to a control algorithm that, when power is to flow in a forward direction, sends control signals to operate the active switches of the DC/AC inverter at a duty cycle and to disable the active switches of the AC/DC rectifier, and when power is to flow in a reverse direction, sends control signals to operate the active switches of the DC/AC inverter to disable the active switches of the DC/AC inverter and operates the active switches of the AC/DC rectifier at a duty cycle.
US10560022B2
An apparatus includes an integrated circuit chip with a set of circuits having two or more subsets of circuits; an external voltage regulator separate from the integrated circuit chip; two or more integrated voltage regulators on the integrated circuit chip that each provide an input voltage to a respective subset of the circuits; and a controller. The controller determines, using an integrated voltage regulator power loss model, an electrical power loss for the integrated voltage regulators for a first combination of operating points for the subsets of the circuits. The controller then determines, based on the electrical power loss, a second combination of operating points for the subsets of the circuits that includes an adjustment to an operating point for at least one of the subsets of the circuits that compensates for an electrical power loss of the corresponding integrated voltage regulator. The controller sets an operating point of each of the subsets of the circuits based on the second combination of operating points.
US10560019B2
An aircraft bipolar high-voltage network includes a DC voltage converter comprising two unipolar input connections, two bipolar output connections and a reference potential connection, and at least one unipolar device having two electrical connections which are each coupled to one of the two unipolar input connections. The DC voltage converter has a first DC voltage converter module coupled to a first of the unipolar input connections via a module input connection, to the reference potential connection via a module reference potential connection and to a first of the bipolar output connections via a module output connection, and a second DC voltage converter module coupled to a second of the unipolar input connections via a module input connection, to the reference potential connection via a module reference potential connection and to a second of the bipolar output connections via a module output connection.
US10560017B2
Provided is a charge pump including a flying capacitor, an output capacitor, a switch group arranged to switch connection states of the capacitors so as to generate an output voltage from an input voltage, and a feedback control unit arranged to adjust an interterminal voltage of the flying capacitor to a predetermined target value when charging the same. On the basis of a first node voltage applied to a first terminal of the flying capacitor, the feedback control unit adjusts a second node voltage at a second terminal of the flying capacitor. The feedback control unit includes a voltage detection unit arranged to detect the interterminal voltage of the flying capacitor, and a voltage adjustment unit arranged to adjust the second node voltage according to a result of detection by the voltage detection unit.
US10560013B2
An apparatus and method for reducing an output voltage ripple of a converter are provided. The apparatus may include a controller for controlling a converter, wherein the controller may include a clock generating circuit that generates a periodic clock signal containing periodic clock pulses, and a control circuit that causes the clock generating circuit to asynchronously initiate a clock pulse based on a difference between a feedback voltage of the converter and a reference voltage. The apparatus may also include an on-time modulation circuit which modulates the on-time based on the difference between the reference voltage and the sampled output voltage.
US10560008B2
A brushless direct current electric motor includes a first sub-motor and a second sub-motor. The first sub-motor and the second sub-motor share a common rotor, and each comprises an independent stator. The stators of each sub-motor comprises a plurality of teeth and a plurality of windings. The teeth of the first sub-motor and the teeth of the second sub-motor are interleavingly arranged in a circumferential direction or arranged side by side in an axial direction. The first sub-motor and the second sub-motor are configured to cooperatively work as a single electric motor to output a normal power. When one of the sub-motors breaks down, the other sub-motor can be operated independently to enhance reliability and safety of the brushless direct current electric motor.
US10559996B2
A brush system of an electric motor, having a commutator, at least one brush that is guided within a brush duct and is provided with a connection line, and a spring element that exerts a spring force on the brush when the spring element is effectively connected thereto, such that the brush rests against the commutator; the brush duct includes a longitudinal duct slot inside which the connection line extends and which has a constriction that the connection line penetrates when the effective connection between the spring element and the brush is established.
US10559994B2
A linear vibration motor for fixing a ring-shaped coil provided within the linear vibration motor using a simpler structure. A linear vibration motor in which an upper casing and a bracket are configured to have an integrated shape and fixed to the inside or upper side of the coil to form magnetism, thereby facilitating fabrication due to a simple structure, preventing a reduction of a vibration power through a small space, and minimizing a rise of a material cost. Accordingly, the coil within the internal space of the casing is stably fixed by providing a structure for fixing the coil through the simple process of the bracket itself. Furthermore, since parts forming the vibration motor and the linear vibration motor are integrated, an assembly process is simplified, performance is satisfied by realizing a reduced production cost, and a working process and price competitiveness is secured.
US10559992B2
Provided is a stator provided with a high withstand voltage insulating system operable at a high drive voltage without increasing the thickness of a slot insulating paper, and a rotary electric machine incorporating the stator. A stator of a rotary electric machine according to the present invention includes a stator core in which a plurality of slots is formed, a stator coil to be inserted into the slot, and an insulating paper to be inserted into the slot, and insulating the stator coil and the stator core, wherein the insulating paper includes a first insulating paper portion arranged adjacent to the stator core at an outside of an end surface in an axial direction of the slot and at least a second insulating paper portion arranged between the first insulating paper portion and the stator coil, and the insulating paper forms a resin reservoir portion in which an insulating resin is arranged, between the first insulating paper portion and the second insulating paper portion.
US10559990B2
A motor comprises a stator comprising at least one core; a coil wound on the at least one core of the stator; a rotor having a rotor pole and being rotatably mounted relative to the stator; and at least one magnet disposed between the rotor and the stator. The at least one core comprises a composite material defined by iron-containing particles having an alumina layer disposed thereon.
US10559984B2
In a power transfer system, a power transmitting apparatus includes: power transmission means for wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus disposed within a predetermined power transmission range; transmission means for transmitting a power transmitting apparatus identifier unique to the power transmitting apparatus using a power transmission pulse performed by the power transmission means; and power transmitting apparatus communication means for communicating wirelessly with the power receiving apparatus, and a power receiving apparatus includes: power receiving means for receiving power wirelessly from the power transmitting apparatus; extracting means for extracting the power transmitting apparatus identifier from the power transmission pulse received by the power receiving means; and power receiving apparatus communication means for communicating wirelessly with a power transmitting apparatus that transmits a communication packet containing the power transmitting apparatus identifier extracted by the extracting means.
US10559981B2
Among other things, in general, methods of increasing transfer efficiency in a power link are described, as well as power links implementing such methods. Methods of dynamic charging are also described. Applications of such methods and power links include the charging of portable electronic devices as well as implantable medical devices.
US10559973B2
An electronic device and a power supply method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a control circuit, a detachable power supply device, and an auxiliary power supply device. The control circuit is coupled to a power supply terminal coupled to a system load. When the detachable power supply device is assembled to the electronic device, the detachable power supply device is coupled to the control circuit and supplies power to the system load. The auxiliary power supply device is coupled to the control circuit. When the electronic device is not turned on and the detachable power supply is removed from the electronic device, the electronic device is not turned on by the auxiliary power supply device. When the electronic device is turned on and the detachable power supply is removed from the electronic device, power is continuously supplied to the system load by the auxiliary power supply device.
US10559963B2
A balance correction apparatus is stopped at an appropriate timing. Provided are an inductor; a first switching device electrically connected between another end of the inductor and another end of the first electric storage cell; a second switching device electrically connected between another end of the inductor and another end of the second electric storage cell; and a control section supplying a control signal to control ON/OFF operations of the first switching device and the second switching device, to the first switching device and the second switching device, where the control section obtains information representing a voltage difference between the first electric storage cell and the second electric storage cell, and the control section supplies the control signal to cause both of the first switching device and the second switching device to operate to be OFF, when the voltage difference is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.
US10559962B2
A power-outputting management method includes following steps. When a plurality of power-supplying apparatuses are in a working interval, if an output power ratio of the power-supplying apparatus in a working status is less than an output power ratio standard, at least one of the power-supplying apparatuses in the working status is turned off, so that the output power ratio of the power-supplying apparatus in the working status increases and meets the output power ratio standard. When the power-supplying apparatuses are in the working interval, if the output power ratio of the power-supplying apparatus in the working status meets the output power ratio standard, a power capping of the power-supplying apparatuses is set based on an actual power consumption of an electronic apparatus.
US10559958B2
A method of controlling a plurality of power units in a power distribution network (PDN), comprising: a) receiving one or more requests to increase or decrease the power drawn from, or the power supplied to, the PDN; b) determining, based on aggregated power and/or energy data regarding the plurality of power units, and the one or more requests, one or more parameters defining properties of power units to be controlled in response to the one or more requests; c) receiving status updates from the plurality of power units; d) for each status update, determining whether the properties of the power unit fulfils the determined parameters; and e) if the properties of the power unit fulfils the determined parameters, controlling the power unit to change the amount of power drawn from or supplied to the PDN.
US10559957B2
A method for operating a microgrid electric power generation system includes delivering energy to an electric power bus at least partially from one or more kinetic generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus, controlling the one or more kinetic generators in response to a change in a load such that a magnitude of a voltage on the electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, and controlling one or more combustion generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus based at least in part on an operating state of the one or more kinetic generators. The one or more kinetic generators are capable of (a) delivering energy stored therein to the electric power bus, and (b) storing energy in kinetic form.
US10559954B2
A calibration circuit may comprise a negative pack terminal, an intermediate node, and a first protection IC coupled to a first transistor. The first transistor may be coupled between the negative pack terminal and the intermediate node. The calibration circuit may comprise a second protection IC coupled in parallel with the first protection IC and further coupled to a second transistor. A power source may be coupled in parallel with the first and second protection ICs, and a current source may be coupled between the negative pack terminal and the intermediate node, wherein the intermediate node is positioned between the first transistor and the second transistor, and the power source is configured to provide a current to the first protection IC through a first current loop.
US10559950B2
Crossover-bridge cable routers for routing cables through intersections and/or around corners of cable trays are described herein. The crossover-bridge cable router may include a floor, at least a portion of which is substantially horizontal, and at least two ramps, wherein each ramp extends downward from a side of the floor and is positioned either parallel or perpendicular to the other (i.e., opposing or adjacent) ramp.
US10559949B2
A watertight electrical compartment for use in an irrigation device can include a compartment body having a chamber and a sealing section configured to mate with one or more sealing rings. A sealing cap can mate with the sealing section and/or the sealing rings to seal the chamber. A cap retainer can be advanced over at least a portion of the sealing cap. One of the compartment body and cap retainer can have internal threads to be screwed onto external threads of the other one of the compartment body and cap retainer. The cap retainer can also have a stopping feature to keep the sealing cap in its sealed position. The watertight electrical compartment can be used in a wireless flow sensor assembly, a battery operated irrigation controller, and/or a battery-operated central controller device, to provide irrigation control, and/or sensor information, without the need for AC power.
