US10002398B1
The present disclosure relates to a system that facilitates real estate transactions by preventing listing agents from eliminating standing offers. In one embodiment, the system comprises a non-transitory computer-readable storage device including instructions, which when executed by a processor of the computing device, cause the computing device to receive selling information of a real estate from a seller or the seller's agent from a website or a mobile application, display the selling information to the plurality of users who enter search information that matches the real estate via the website or the mobile application, receive an offer from a buyer or the buyer's agent via the website or the mobile application, send a notification to the seller and seller's agent instantly and simultaneously about the offer through the website or the mobile application or both, and receive acceptance for the offer or a counteroffer from the seller or seller's agent or buyer and buyer's agent.
US10002386B2
A method for automatically positioning information related to a commodity on a graphical user interface. Market information is displayed on the graphical user interface. The market information may be presented as a number of indicators, corresponding to particular items of interest, that are associated with a static scale. The scale may, for example, represent price. Upon detecting a predetermined condition, the location of the market information is automatically repositioned.
US10002384B1
A system, method, and card are disclosed for operating in conjunction with a financial account in order to automatically convey information to an account holder by directing the information to the card associated with the financial account. The card may include a display. The system may include an event detection module for detecting an event related to the financial account, a message selection component for selecting an account-related message corresponding to the event detected by the detection module, and a message generation module for generating the account-related message and transmitting the account-related message to the card associated with the financial account. The card conveys the account-related message on the display and may prompt the user to contact a card issuer.
US10002376B2
A computer-based system and method of universal sizing and selling of apparel is provided. A central computer has a database of universal size indicators for articles of apparel, each corresponding to a range of physical measurements. The central computer receives from at least one remote computer at least one physical measurement corresponding to a consumer and provides to the consumer at least one of the universal size indicators corresponding to the received physical measurement. At least one consumer profile includes the universal size indicators corresponding to the physical measurements of the consumer. The consumer profile is shareable with others. Software is loadable onto the remote computer and is adapted to measure a person's foot placed upon a touch screen of the remote computer. The universal size indicators do not vary amongst different brands of the articles of apparel and include at least one of a character or a shape.
US10002371B1
A system, method, and computer program product for researching online reviews to assess the performance and functionality of digital media consumer products bought online or not (e.g. eBooks, movies, TV shows, music, DVD's, etc.). The system extracts reviews from multiple online sources, including online “stores”, professional articles, blogs, online magazines, websites, etc.; and, utilizes sentiment analysis algorithms and supervised machine learning analysis to present more informative summaries for each product's reviews, wherein each summary includes a sentence that encapsulates a sentiment held by many users; the most positive and negative comments; and a list of features with average scores (e.g. performance, price, etc.). Additionally, the user may view a separate review detail page per product that provides further summaries, such as a short list of other products that the same reviewer gave a very positive review for the features. The user is then able to purchase the product via a link.
US10002368B1
A method and system for recommending advertisement placements based on scoring is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a real-time bidding (RTB) request for placing an online advertisement campaign. For each of a plurality of advertisement placements, a performance score is determined based on an estimated feedback parameter. The estimated feedback parameter is calculated from observed performance of the online advertisement campaign and similarity measures of other online advertisement campaigns. A first advertisement placement having a higher performance score is given more weight than a second advertisement placement having a lower performance score. A set of advertisement placements having their performance scores equal to or greater than the target rating is selected from the plurality of advertisement placements and provided for advertisement placements.
US10002350B2
The present invention relates to a method for a secure transaction utilizing a portable radio communication device (10), wherein both parts in the secure transaction are protected against fraudulent actions, among other things by use of a common transaction identity on a predefined transaction server.
US10002348B1
A payment routing and processing platform is configured to collect various attributes for use in identifying an optimal payment processor for a particular payment transaction message. For example, the payment routing and processing platform might identify business attributes, endpoint attributes, customer and transaction attributes, payment method attributes, system attributes, and/or other types of attributes. The payment routing and processing platform might then utilize some or all of the identified attributes to select an endpoint for processing a payment transaction message. The payment routing and processing platform might also utilize some or all of the identified attributes to identify and perform other types of processing of financial transactions. Machine learning techniques might also be utilized to improve the performance of the payment routing and processing platform.
US10002347B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for design and use of web-based applications for account management. Some aspects relate to design tools that enable the use of a virtual agent or avatar as part of an account collection or management web application. Some aspects relate to applications, utilities and tools for node-based web resource design.
US10002344B2
A system to detect and maintain retail store promotional price tags (PPTs) includes a heuristic PPT description extractor module, a heuristic rule deriver module, a store shelf image acquisition system, a barcode locator and recognizer module, and a heuristic PPT classifier module. The heuristic PPT description extractor module extracts heuristic descriptions of PPTs. The heuristic rule deriver module derives a set of heuristic parameters for the PPTs. The barcode locator and recognizer module analyzes images acquired by the store shelf image acquisition system to localize and recognize barcodes. The heuristic PPT description classifier module extracts heuristic attributes from the images acquired by the store shelf image acquisition system using the set of PPT parameters supplied by the heuristic rule deriver module.
US10002343B2
Various embodiments of system and method for catalog image generation include a method. The method comprises, while a first person is using a mobile device to scan an item in a store, capturing one or more first images of the item from the mobile device and selecting one of the one or more first images. In the method can further comprise uploading the one of the one or more first images to an online catalog for the store and providing instructions to display the one of the one or more first images to a second person. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.
US10002342B1
This disclosure describes a system and method for utilizing an automated aerial vehicle for determining the content of items included in bins within a materials handling facility. In some implementations, the automated aerial vehicle may fly along a flight path past one or more bins and capture images of those bins. The images may be processed to determine the content of the bins, and other images of areas outside of the bins may also be processed (e.g., for detecting items on floors, security issues, etc.). The flight path for the automated aerial vehicle may be determined and/or modified based on various parameters (e.g., to most efficiently capture the images of the bins, to temporarily avoid areas with obstacles, etc.).
US10002340B2
Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided. In one embodiment, a connection between an electronic door hanger and a customer computing entity can be established at a customer's location. With a connection established, information about an attempted (e.g., successful/unsuccessful) pick-up or delivery can be automatically provided to the customer computing entity.
US10002333B2
Computationally implemented methods and systems that are designed for receiving one or more first directives that direct a transportation vehicle unit to transport a first end user; receiving, while the transportation vehicle unit is en route to or is transporting the first end user, one or more second directives that direct the transportation vehicle unit to transport a second end user while transporting the first end user, the transportation vehicle unit having been determined to be able to accommodate transport of the second end user while transporting the first end user; and verifying that compliance with the one or more second directives will not conflict with one or more obligations to transport the first end user by the transportation vehicle unit. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
US10002330B2
Systems and methods progressively or heuristically associate themes amongst plural objects in a computer setting. Objects, including files, modules, programs, data, and the like can be arranged in a population by their association with a particular theme and user-input context. Based on input search parameters and associations, the objects can be progressively matched with appropriate context and returned in more relevant searches. Themes and context for individual objects can be individually determined based on semantic input and well as meta data associated with the objects. Objects can be returned based on search criteria in rank order according to their association. Systems and methods are useable or organization of objects in Internet searches, document searches and collation, document and content visual representation, database management, polling systems, and document management systems.
US10002328B1
A silicon metal-oxide semiconductor device transports a spin-polarized single electron. An array of silicon quantum dot electrodes is arranged atop a silicon dioxide layer of a silicon metal-oxide semiconductor. The array comprises at least a first electrode and a second electrode adjacent to the first electrode. A transport control logic for individually controls a voltage applied to the electrodes. The transport control logic is configured to gradually decrease a voltage at the first electrode while gradually increasing a voltage at the second electrode. Localization of the single electron is adiabatically transferred from the first electrode to the second electrode while maintaining a desired energy gap between a ground state and a first excited state of the single electron.
US10002325B2
Techniques for analyzing and synthesizing complex knowledge representations (KRs) may utilize an atomic knowledge representation model including both an elemental data structure and knowledge processing rules stored as machine-readable data and/or programming instructions. One or more of the knowledge processing rules may be applied to analyze an input complex KR to deconstruct its complex concepts and/or concept relationships to elemental concepts and/or concept relationships to be included in the elemental data structure. One or more of the knowledge processing rules may be applied to synthesize an output complex KR from the stored elemental data structure in accordance with context information. Methods of populating an elemental data structure and methods of synthesizing complex KRs from the elemental data structure may rely on linguistic inference rules and/or elemental inference rules.
US10002320B1
A transaction card may include a first card component having a first interior surface, a first exterior surface, and a first structural feature. The transaction card may also include a second card component separate from the first card component, and including a second interior surface, a second exterior surface, and a second structural feature. The first and second structural features may be configured to interconnect. One of the first and second card components may include a locating feature configured to accommodate the transaction component, and the other of the first and second card components may be configured to provide access to a transaction component. The first structural feature may include a plurality of ribs separated by gaps, and the second structural feature may include a plurality of recesses separated by gaps. The first and second structural features may form a snap fit, an interference fit, or a sliding fit connection.
US10002318B1
A transaction card construction and a method for making a transaction card are described. The transaction card construction comprises an inlay component and a housing component. The inlay component may comprise a light-penetrable layer and a backer layer. A light source may be disposed on or in the housing component, and the housing component and the inlay component may be joined such that light emitted by the light source passes through the inlay component.
US10002307B2
The disclosure includes a system and method for classifying conditions of a data stream of object information. An image recognition receives an image and identifies a plurality of objects from the image. The image recognition application generates a data stream including information about the plurality of objects. The image recognition application generates a score based on the information about the plurality of products, determines a condition from the data stream based on the score, and generates a suggestion based on the condition. The image recognition application further provides the suggestion to a user.
US10002303B2
A method and system are disclosed for identifying in real time duplicate financial documents processed by a financial institution or check clearinghouse. A collection of hash values representative of previously processed financial documents are maintained in a memory, such as a GPU memory. When a new financial document enters the financial institution or check clearinghouse for processing, one or more features of the financial document are captured. A hash value is generated from the one or more features of the financial document. A search is performed in the collection of hash values for a matching hash value. If a match is found, a potential fraudulent event or operational error may be indicated. If a match is not found, the hash value representative of the new financial document is added to the collection of hash values.
US10002297B2
In vision-based authentication platforms for secure resources such as computer systems, false positives and/or false negatives in the detection of walk-away events are reduced or eliminated by incorporating depth information into tracking authenticated system operators.
US10002284B2
An iterative matching method for partial fingerprint verification includes providing database features and input features; initially comparing the input features with the database features using one of the database features as a first reference point, resulting in initial matched feature pairs between initial matched database features and corresponding initial matched input features; and progressively comparing the input features with the database features using a gravity center of the initial matched database features as a second reference point, resulting in progressive matched feature pairs between progressive matched database features and corresponding progressive matched input features.
US10002279B2
The present disclosure provides a detection method and apparatus for fingerprint detection. The method comprises: S1. detecting a capacitance on a detection electrode which a fingerprint detection apparatus comprises; S2: when the capacitance exceeds a predetermined capacitance threshold, enabling a part of detection units of a fingerprint detection array to perform fingerprint pre-detection, and acquiring data information of the fingerprint pre-detection; and S3: when the data information exceeds a first predetermined threshold, enabling all the detection units of the fingerprint detection array to perform fingerprint scanning. With the method for fingerprint detection to according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the fingerprint detection array is initiated for full-array scanning upon reliable and effective identification that a finger touches a fingerprint detection apparatus, which greatly reduces the power consumption of the fingerprint detection.
US10002277B1
The present invention relates to the field of anti-counterfeit protection of products. Specifically, the invention is directed to a method of reading with a reader device a marking comprising a physical unclonable function, PUF, and a corresponding reader device. In particular, such reader device marking can be used in connection with or can form a component of a multi-component security system, in particular of an anti-counterfeit protection system, which is also disclosed herein as part of an overall security solution for anti-counterfeit protection. The method comprises a stimulation step, wherein a physical challenge according to a predetermined challenge-response authentication scheme corresponding to the PUF is created and applied to a PUF; a detection step, wherein a response generated by the PUF in accordance with the challenge-response authentication scheme in reaction to the challenge is detected and a digital signal representing the response is generated; a processing step, wherein the digital signal is processed in order to generate a hash value of the response by application of a predetermined cryptographic hash function to the digital signal; and an output step, wherein data representing the generated hash value as a first reading result is output.
US10002273B1
Described herein are various technologies pertaining to mobile computing devices that are communicatively coupled to barcode scanners. A mobile computing device is configured to provide feedback (visual and/or audible) pertaining to a scan of a barcode performed by a barcode scanner that is communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.
US10002260B2
A method performed in relation to a private conversation conducted over a network between a selected group of two or more users, each of the group of users participating in the conversation from a respective instance of a communication client application run on a respective user device. The private conversation comprises one or more content items, each of these content items being shared by a respective source user of the group with one or more other users of the group internally within the private conversation. The method comprises associating a respective permissions model with each respective one of the content items, the permission model being configured to act on the client application to control permission for the one or more other users to use the respective content item outside of said conversation.
US10002258B2
Security system for protecting a vehicle electronic system by selectively intervening in the communications path in order to prevent the arrival of malicious messages at ECUs, in particular at the safety critical ECUs. The security system includes a filter which prevents illegal messages sent by any system or device communicating over a vehicle communications bus from reaching their destination. The filter may, at its discretion according to preconfigured rules, send messages as is, block messages, change the content of the messages, request authentication or limit the rate such messages can be delivered, by buffering the messages and sending them only in preconfigured intervals.
US10002256B2
A two-stage, very fast symbol string matching mechanism measures the similarity of content between data sources, allowing for efficient detection and evaluation of exact as well as inexact matches. The disclosed approach pairs complementary encoding technique comprising a first fast lookup that identifies regions of possible similarity, and a second, more computationally intensive analysis that evaluates metrics of similarity and delimits copy boundaries. The original content remains private (encrypted) during processing.
US10002243B1
This disclosure relates generally to electronic devices, and more particularly to system and method for powering ON electronic devices. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a movement pattern provided by a user using the electronic device during a switched OFF state of the electronic device, recording a mechanical movement of a spring-loaded pendulum in response to the movement pattern, validating the mechanical movement against one or more pre-stored patterns, and powering ON the electronic device from the switched OFF state based on a validation. The spring-loaded pendulum is housed within the electronic device.
US10002234B2
A method for packaging a medication including receiving a prescription for a patient including a name of the medication for the patient and a name of the patient, wherein the patient is one of a plurality of family members. The method further comprises receiving a family member listing from the patient identifying one or more other ones of the plurality of family members, assigning a color to the patient that differs from any of one or more colors assigned to any of the other ones of the plurality of family members identified in the family member listing, and packaging the medication for delivery to the patient including securing a color-coded member to the container for the medication. The color-coded member is the color assigned to the patient.
US10002232B2
Disclosed are a biological sample analysis system and method for determining whether or not each of a plurality of biological samples has a test-target property using the plurality of biological samples and a plurality of pools generated by pooling samples. The system includes a determiner configured to determine whether or not there is a possibility of a determination of a false positive according to test values for the test-target property of the plurality of pools, an additional sample selector configured to select a minimum number of additional test-target samples on which an individual test of whether or not a sample has the test-target property will be carried out from among the plurality of samples when it is determined that there is the possibility of a determination of a false positive, and a test result determiner configured to determine whether or not each of the plurality of samples has the test-target property according to test results of the additional test-target samples.
US10002229B2
The invention discloses a system and methods for quantitating the presence of nucleic acid sequences by evaluation of amplification data generated using real-time PCR. In one aspect, the methods may be adapted to identify a threshold and threshold cycle for one or more reactions based upon evaluation of exponential and baseline regions for each amplification reaction. The methodology used in the analysis may be readily automated such that subjective user interpretation of the data is substantially reduced or eliminated.
US10002225B2
A method for performing static timing analysis of an integrated circuit design, wherein at least two timing paths share a shared node comprises propagating along the at least two timing paths a plurality of timing signals characterized by a set of timing parameters and determining respective values of the timing parameters at the shared node. Subsets of timing signals are defined based on relations between the determined parameter values of different timing signals. For each of the subsets representative parameter values are identified and a merged timing signal is propagated from the shared node at least partially along the at least two timing paths. Therein the merged timing signal has at the shared node the representative parameter values of the subset. The method also comprises generating timing data based on the merged timing signals and storing the timing data.
US10002218B2
A system includes a formal verification engine running on a host and a protocol checking engine. The formal verification engine automatically generates and formally verifies a reference specification that includes a plurality of extended state tables for an integrated circuit (IC) design protocol of a chip at architectural level. The formal verification engine is further configured to automatically generate a plurality of self-contained services from the plurality of extended state tables. A self-contained service of the plurality of self-contained services is randomly and atomically executable. The self-contained service of the plurality of self-contained services changes responsive to the IC design protocol changing. The protocol checking engine checks and validates completeness and correctness of the self-contained service of the reference specification.
US10002217B2
Methods and systems are disclosed related to region based device bypass in circuit simulation. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method of performing region based device bypass in circuit simulation includes receiving a subcircuit for simulation, where the subcircuit includes a plurality of devices, and determining node tolerance of the plurality of devices. The computer implemented method further comprises for each device in the plurality of devices, determining whether the device has entered into a bypass region using the node tolerance of the plurality of devices, performing model evaluation in response to the device has not entered the bypass region, and skipping model evaluation in response to the device has entered the bypass region.
US10002214B2
Compound libraries, systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, are described for implementing techniques for processing data from a combinatorial inquiry to determine materials of use in various photoelectronic devices, e.g., organic light emitting diodes. The libraries include a collection of putative compounds of use as components of OLED devices, which are cross-referenced with one or more electronic property relevant to the efficacy of the compounds in an OLED device. The techniques broadly include receiving data from a chemical experiment on a library of materials having a plurality of members and generating a queriable representation of the chemical experiment. The chemical experiment is optionally an in silico experiment.
US10002211B2
Method for reducing artifacts in a subsurface physical properties model (120) inferred by iterative inversion (140) of geophysical data (130), wherein the artifacts are associated with some approximation (110) made during the iterative inversion. In the method, some aspect of the approximation is changed (160) as the inversion is iterated such that the artifacts do not increase by coherent addition.
US10002206B2
An information processing device for obtaining contents distributed from a server, includes an answer generating section configured to generate user side answer information as information indicating an answer of a user to a question about a preference of the user so as to correspond to question information as information indicating the question, the question information being transmitted from the server. The device further includes a matching section configured to obtain the contents distributed from the server by performing matching between the user side answer information and provider side answer information as information indicating an answer set to the question by a provider providing the contents, the provider side answer information being transmitted from the server. The matching section is provided as a Web application, and performs the matching between the user side answer information and the provider side answer information by calling a plurality of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
US10002204B2
A system includes reception of time-series tuples of a first portion of business data, automatic generation of a weighted graph describing relationships between the time-series tuples, automatic generation of one or more causal loop diagrams based on the relationships and on one or more knowledge models associated with the business data, automatic transformation of each of the one or more causal loop diagrams into a respective state flow diagram, automatic annotation of each of the one or more state flow diagrams with parameters and equations, generation of a simulated system based on the one or more annotated state flow diagrams, and evaluation of the simulated system based on a second portion of the business data.
US10002195B2
System and method for providing time-based content. In one embodiment, time-based offers are presented to viewers of broadcast content, and may be presented on the same display device being used to display broadcast programming. In another embodiment, time-based offers are commercial offers inviting the viewer to purchase goods or services at a special rate for a limited time. Time-based offers may also be customized based on programming content being viewed and/or viewer profile data. Responses to presented time-based offers may be used to update viewer profile data and/or merchant conversion profile data, which is a measure of how effective the particular offer is.
US10002182B2
System and method for computerized identification and presentation of semantic themes occurring in a set of electronic documents, comprising performing topic modeling on the set of documents thereby to yield a set of topics and for each topic, a topic-modeling output list of words; and using a processor performing a matching algorithm to match only a subset of each topic-modeling output list of words, to the output list's corresponding topic, such that each word appears in no more than a predetermined number of subsets from among said subsets.
US10002160B2
Statistics for a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) set of tables are normalized and a grid computed. A particular grid cell having above threshold number of entries from the tables is determined and an R-Tree is dynamically constructed for that grid cell for use when performing a geospatial join operation against the tables.
US10002159B2
The embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method and system for translating user keywords into semantic queries based on domain vocabulary. The system receives the user keywords and search for the concepts. The concepts are transformed into a connected graph. The user keywords are translated into precise access paths based on the information relationship described in conceptual entity relationship models and then converts these paths into logic based queries. It bridges the semantic gap between user keywords and logic based structured queries. It enables users to interact with the semantic system by articulating the information in a structured query language. It improves the relevance of search results by incorporating semantic technology to drive the mechanics of the search solution.
US10002151B2
The invention relates to a client computer for updating a first relation in a database stored on a server via a network with an update first data item, the server being coupled to the client computer via the network, wherein the first data items are encrypted with a first cryptographic key in the first relation, wherein the first data items form a partially ordered set in the first relation, the partial order being formed with respect to the first data items in non-encrypted form, wherein the client computer has installed thereon an application program, the application program being operational to perform the steps of sequentially requesting and decrypting encrypted first data items and providing a storage request to the data base in case a position for storing the update first data item is determined.
US10002139B2
A work package management system and method for servicing equipment assets for a plurality of clients. The work package management system and method can include one or more work packages that can be accessed by a service agent through an associated data device. The work package management system can be configured to provide work packages that are applicable to the individual service agent. The work package management system can be configured to provide work packages that are based on the location of the data device.
US10002136B2
A method of labeling media files includes connecting to at least one device on an ad hoc network and indexing media and corresponding labels in the ad hoc network. The method also includes comparing a computed feature representation of a seed media file with feature representations of other media files in the ad hoc network to create an ordered list. The method further includes determining whether a label corresponding to a media file on the ordered list matches the label of the seed media file and increasing a label frequency when the label corresponding to the media file on the ordered list matches the label of the seed media file.
US10002133B2
A first selectable slide presentation priority level assigned to a slide presentation is determined responsive to detecting an indication from a user using an input device to start the slide presentation. Individual slides of the slide presentation determined to include an assigned individual slide priority level equal to or higher than the assigned first selectable slide presentation priority level are selectively presented. For each presented slide, the slide presentation is dynamically reprioritized to present any additional content-dependent slides determined to include a user-assigned inter-slide content dependency upon content of the presented slide. On any presented slide and any presented additional content-dependent slide that includes multi-priority content, any content item assigned with the first selectable slide presentation priority level is highlighted if any other content item on the respective slide includes a different assigned priority level.
US10002128B2
A computerized system for transforming an input string includes a dictionary with tokens and associated scores. A chart parser generates a chart parse of the input string by, for each position within the input string, (i) identifying a string of at least one consecutive character in the input string that begins at that position and matches one of the tokens and (ii) unless the identified string is a single character matching the start character for another entry in the chart parse, creating an entry corresponding to the identified string. A partition selection module determines a selected partition of the input string. The selected partition includes an array of tokens selected from the chart parse such that their concatenation matches the input string. The selected partition is a minimum score partition, where the score is based on a sum of the tokens' associated scores from the dictionary.
US10002105B2
A display device is provided, which includes a display panel, a controlling unit, a first universal serial bus (USB) interface, a signal configuration unit, and a second universal serial bus interface. The controlling unit controls the display panel to display an image frame according to display data. When the first USB interface is connected to an external device, the signal configuration unit receives the display data and USB data via the first USB interface, and transmits the display data to the controlling unit. The second USB interface receives the display data from the controlling unit and receives the USB data from the signal configuration unit, so as to transmit the display data and the USB data to another display device via an USB cable.
US10002099B2
An arbiter circuit manages and enforces arbitration and quality of service (QOS) among multiple devices accessing a resource, such as a memory. The arbiter circuit receives requests from a number of devices to use resources of a bridge connecting to a memory, and maintains a count of bridge resources available on a per-device and per-bus basis. The arbiter circuit operates to select a next one of the requests to grant a bridge resource based on the device originating the request, a count of the per-device resources available, and a count of the resources available to the bus connecting the device to the bridge.
US10002096B1
The flow of data in an integrated circuit is controlled. The integrated circuit comprising a plurality of tiles, each tile comprising a processor, a switch including switching circuitry to forward data over data paths from other tiles to the processor and to switches of other tiles, and a receive buffer to store data from the switch. At a first tile, a count is maintained of data that has been sent to a second tile without receiving an acknowledgement up to a credit limit. At the second tile, data that arrives from the first tile when the receive buffer is full is sent to a memory outside of the tile.
US10002095B2
A set of training sequences is generated, each training sequence to include a respective training sequence header, and the training sequence header is to be DC-balanced over the set of training sequences. The set of training sequences can be combined with electric ordered sets to form supersequences for use in such tasks as link adaptation, link state transitions, byte lock, deskew, and other tasks.
US10002090B2
A slave device for exchanging data with a master device over a serial interface sends data to the master device upon receipt of a command from the master device. A controller responsive to a command byte in a receive register commences transmission of data in the transmit register under the control of a clock signal prior to reception of a complete command.
US10002084B1
An example method of memory management in a virtualized computing system includes: generating a page table hierarchy that includes address translations to first pages of memory that store kernel software and second pages of the memory that store user software; configuring a processor to: 1) implement a first address translation scheme, which uses a first virtual address width, for a hypervisor privilege level; 2) implement a second address translation scheme, which uses a second virtual address width, for supervisor and user privilege levels, where the first virtual address width is larger than the second virtual address width; and 3) use the page table hierarchy for each of the first and second address translation schemes; and executing the kernel software at the hypervisor privilege level and the user software at the user privilege level.
US10002081B2
A processor includes a memory hierarchy, buffer, and a decompressor. The decompressor includes circuitry to read elements to be decompressed according to a compression scheme, parse the elements to identify literals and matches, and, with the literals and matches, generate an intermediate token stream formatted for software-based copying of the literals and matches to produce decompressed data. The intermediate token stream is to include a format for multiple tokens that are to be written in parallel with each other, and another format for tokens that include a data dependency upon themselves.
US10002076B2
A method includes generating least-recently-used location information for a shared set-associative multi-access cache and next-to least-recently-used location information for the shared set-associative multi-access cache. The method includes concurrently accessing a shared set-associative multi-access cache in response to a first memory request from a first memory requestor and a second memory request from a second memory requestor based on the least-recently-used location information and the next-to least-recently-used location information. The method may include updating the least-recently-used location information and the next-to least-recently-used location information in response to concurrent access to the shared set-associative multi-access cache according to the first memory request and the second memory request. The method may include independently handling the first and second memory accesses concurrently in response to first and second set fields being different and cooperatively handling the first and second memory access concurrently in response to first and second set fields identifying a target set.
US10002069B2
A computer-implemented test method which includes obtaining, using a processor system, key words relating to a first application program interface developed utilizing a first programming language and constructing, using a processor system, a testing protocol utilizing the keywords. The testing protocol is applied to the first application program interface to create a first application program interface testing result. The testing protocol is also applied to a second application program interface developed utilizing a second programming language to create a second application program interface testing result. The first application program interface testing results are compared with the second application program interface testing results to determine if the second application program interface provided an accurate output.
US10002068B2
A method and a system of test case reduction in application binary interface (ABI) compatibility testing are provided. The computer-implemented method includes generating test cases consisting of called functions with random numbers and types of arguments, validating that the arguments are correctly passed to the called functions, and, where it is found that arguments are not correctly passed, iteratively narrowing down the set of arguments required to find the minimal number and types of arguments to demonstrate an error in the ABI implementation.
US10002057B2
A processing system comprising a first processing domain and a second processing domain. Each of the first processing domain and the second processing domain comprises a multi-threaded processor core arranged to output a set of internal state signals representative of current states of internal components of the respective processor core. The processing system further comprises a supervisor component arranged to receive the sets of internal state signals output by the processor cores of the first and second processing domains, compare internal state signals output by the processor core of the first processing domain to corresponding internal state signals output by the processor core of the second processing domain, and upon detection of a mismatch between compared internal state signals to initiate a reset of a thread under the execution of which the detected mismatch of internal state signals occurred.
US10002054B2
A method for performing automatic system recovery is implemented by a server including a control chipset and a baseboard management controller (BMC). In the method, when a current image file is corrupted, a recovery engine generates an indicator of a version of the current image file and transmits the indicator to the BMC. The BMC then transmits a request for a backup image file to an external electronic device. After the BMC receives file link information of a disk image file from the electronic device, the BMC accesses the electronic device to download the disk image file, and mounts the disk image file as a virtual disk on the BMC. Afterward, the recovery engine replaces the current image file with the disk image file from the virtual disk.
US10002047B2
A method for a dispersed storage network begins by receiving one of at least a threshold number of DSTN concurrency requests that includes a header section and a payload section. The method continues by determining, in response to the one of at least the threshold number of DSTN concurrency requests, a most recent slice revision number based on a slice name contained in the slice name section. The method continues by determining whether the last known revision number is less than the most recent revision number. The method continues by generating a DSTN concurrency response to return at least one slice of a greater revision number than the last known revision number of the request. The method continues by determining whether an error condition exists and generating an DSTN concurrency response to indicate that an unfavorable revision mismatch does not exist.
US10002044B2
A memory module includes a module error interface, a module data interface, and a plurality of memory device. The module error interface communicates error information a system control path. The module data interface communicates data to and from a main memory path that is separate from the system control path. Each memory device includes a device controller, a device error interface and a device data interface in which the error data interface is separate from the device data interface. Each device controller includes an ECC engine and an ECC controller. The ECC engine corrects an error in data that is read from the corresponding memory device to generate corrected data, generate error information, communicate the error information through the device error interface to the module error interface, and communicate the corrected data through the device data interface to the module data interface. The ECC controller records the error information.
US10002032B2
Methods for facilitating the creation of templates used to convert service data from a non-displayable format to alternate formats which are suited to be displayed on various client devices. In a preferred embodiment, the data corresponding to a selected service is examined to identify name-value pairs. A user is queried for a label corresponding to each pair. Formatting information for a plurality of client devices is contained in a master template. This information is used to generate a plurality of templates which are specific to the service data and the client devices and which are configured to convert the name-value pairs into formats adapted to be displayed on the corresponding devices.
US10002031B2
A first thread is placed into a blocked state by causing the thread to perform a blocking pop operation on a hardware-accelerated, single-entry queue. When a synchronization event completes, a second thread may release the first thread from the blocked state pushing a data value onto the hardware accelerated, single-entry queue. The push operation satisfies the blocking pop operation, and the first thread is released.
US10002027B2
Technologies and implementations for reducing congestion in a network are generally disclosed.
US10002026B1
A system for providing low-latency computational capacity from a virtual compute fleet is provided. The system may be configured to maintain a plurality of virtual machine instances on one or more physical computing devices, wherein the plurality of virtual machine instances comprises a first pool comprising a first sub-pool of virtual machine instances and a second sub-pool of virtual machine instances, and a second pool comprising virtual machine instances used for executing one or more program codes thereon. The first sub-pool and/or the second sub-pool may be associated with one or more users of the system. The system may be further configured to process code execution requests and execute program codes on the virtual machine instances of the first or second sub-pool.
US10002024B2
Dynamic pool reallocation performed by the following steps: (i) defining a plurality of resource pools including a first pool and a second pool, where each resource pool has a plurality of assigned resources; (ii) receiving a plurality of jobs to be executed; (iii) for each job of the plurality of jobs, assigning a respective resource pool, of the plurality of resource pools, to be used in completing the job; (iv) determining a preliminary schedule for executing the jobs on their respective resource pools; (v) determining whether the preliminary schedule will cause any jobs to miss service level agreement (SLA) deadlines corresponding to the job; (vi) executing the plurality of jobs on their respectively assigned resource pools; and (vii) re-assigning first resource from the second pool to the first pool during at least some of the time of the execution of the first job by the first resource pool.
US10002015B2
The invention addresses these and other problems associated with the prior art by providing an apparatus and program product that manage virtual machines in a virtualized computing environment based at least in part on limitations associated with storage fabrics through which virtual machines may access one or more storage systems in such an environment. The storage fabric limitations, referred to herein as fabric limits, may be used, for example, in connection with placing virtual machines on hosts in a virtualized computing environment. As another example, fabric limits may be used in connection with deploying virtual machines into a virtualized computing environment to reduce the likelihood of boot errors. As still another example, fabric limits may be used in connection with load balancing across multiple fabrics in a virtualized computing environment.
US10002009B2
An electronic device configured to perform forensic analysis on a target device includes a data extractor, an emulator, and a user data converter. The data extractor obtains, from the target device, a source file of at least one of applications installed on the target device. The data extractor obtains, from the target device, user data generated according to the least one of the applications being executed in the target device. The emulator emulates an execution of a target application installed based on the obtained source file. The user data converter converts the obtained user data having a data structure according to a database scheme of the target device into converted user data having a data structure according to a database scheme of the emulator. The emulator emulates the execution of the target application such that the target application operates using the converted user data.
US10002001B1
The embodiments herein allow importation of a disk image (real or virtual) into a compute service environment. Any imported disk image can be reconfigured into a geometry compatible with the compute service environment into which it is imported. The reconfiguration can be accomplished through modifying the C, H, and S address values in the master boot record in order to match the virtualized disk environment.
US10001991B2
A data processing device has an instruction decoder, a control logic unit, and ALU. The instruction decoder decodes instruction codes of an arithmetic instruction. The control logic unit detects the effective data width of operation data to be processed according to the decode result from the instruction decoder and determines the number of cycles for the instruction execution corresponding to the effective, data width. The ALU executes the instruction with the number of cycles of the instruction execution determined by the control logic unit.
US10001981B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for preparing servers for service over a network, where the servers include out of band management cards. The system may include a processor, a database of server configuration information, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include establishing a secure hypertext transport protocol session over the network with the out of band management card for the server to mount and execute a preinstall image that performs an installation, without any specific network configuration, and where the installation is performed without deploying an agent. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10001975B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for developing a software application through requirements specification, design, effort estimation, assigning and tracking work items, development, testing, collaboration and project management. The system is structured as an integrated software development system allowing for structured, systematic and user friendly set up of requirements specification (including workflow, user interface, business rules and integrations), technical design for UI features and integrations using design patterns, automated effort estimation, automated story card and task creation. The system also provides a novel, audio-video playback capability for workflow visualization. Further, the system provides visual depiction of defects and changed items side-by-side with requirements, as well as predictive modeling of defects that allows for forecasting of defect completion rate. In the preferred embodiment, the system is delivered as a multi-tenant Software as a Service.
US10001972B2
Provided is an Internet protocol (IP) generation method. The method is performed by an IP generation apparatus and includes: forming a plurality of initialized partial numbers by dividing a decimal number indicating a count of IP addresses that can be generated; changing the partial numbers according to a predetermined rule; generating an IP decimal number by connecting the changed partial numbers; generating a random IP address from the IP decimal number; and generating a plurality of different random IP addresses by sequentially repeating the changing of the partial numbers, the generating of the IP decimal number and the generating of the random IP address.
US10001971B2
An electronic apparatus may be provided that includes a processor to perform operations, and a memory subsystem including a plurality of parallel memory banks to store a two-dimensional (2D) array of data using a shifted scheme. Each memory bank may include at least two elements per bank word.
US10001966B1
An audio sequencing device includes an input circuit, a prioritizing circuit, a playback circuit, and an output circuit. The input circuit is receives a first audio signal from a first audio source and a second audio signal from a second audio source. The prioritizing circuit assigns a first priority to the first audio signal and a second priority to the second audio signal. The playback circuit sequences at least one of the audio signals based on at least one of an order of receiving the audio signals and the assigned priorities. The output circuit transmits the audio signals to a user device one at a time based on the sequence and the assigned priorities of the audio signals.
US10001960B2
Improved image quality is achieved with a display device.A display panel includes a panel substrate and a film. In the display panel, multiple light emitting elements are provided on the panel substrate. In the display panel, the film is a film made of a material having a predetermined refractive index, and a thickness depending on a viewing angle and the refractive index, the viewing angle being an angle of a field of view where a substrate end distance from a light emitting element that is closest to an end of the panel substrate among the light emitting elements to the end and brightness of the light satisfy predetermined criteria.
US10001950B2
A method begins by a processing module of a dispersed storage network (DSN), in response to issuing a write slice request for a send threshold number of encoded data slices (EDSs) to a set of storage units, receiving access responses from the set of storage units. The method continues with the processing module receiving less than a send threshold number of access responses within a first predetermined amount of time and issuing one or more additional write slice requests to one or more storage units of the set of storage units. When a send threshold number of EDSs have been stored in storage units of the set of storage units the method continues by determining a preservation threshold number of EDSs, where the preservation threshold number of EDSs is a number of EDSs of the set of EDSs that will be stored for at least a second predetermined amount of time, and the preservation threshold number of EDSs is less than the send threshold number of EDSs.
US10001949B2
Techniques for improved transactional memory management are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor element, an execution component for execution by the processor element to concurrently execute a software transaction and a hardware transaction according to a transactional memory process, a tracking component for execution by the processor element to activate a global lock to indicate that the software transaction is undergoing execution, and a finalization component for execution by the processor element to commit the software transaction and deactivate the global lock when execution of the software transaction completes, the finalization component to abort the hardware transaction when the global lock is active when execution of the hardware transaction completes. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10001941B2
A tile-based graphics processing pipeline includes rendering circuitry for rendering graphics fragments to generate rendered fragment data. Each graphics fragment has associated with it a set of sampling positions to be rendered. The pipeline also includes a tile buffer configured to store rendered fragment data for sampling positions prior to the rendered fragment data being written out to memory, write out circuitry configured to write a compressed representation of the rendered fragment data for a tile in the tile buffer to memory, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry identities, based on the writing of rendered fragment data to the tile buffer, any blocks comprising sampling positions within a tile having the same data value associated with each sampling position in the block, and to, when such a block of sampling positions is identified, trigger the write out circuitry to write a compressed representation of the block to the memory.
US10001940B2
Techniques are disclosed for memory management in a streams processing environment. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method generally including monitoring, via a streams manager for a distributed application, an amount of memory used by a group of executing processes, and for each group, comparing the amount of memory used by the group against a memory threshold, and determining whether the memory used by the group exceeds a first threshold, and reducing memory usage by the group when the memory used by the group exceeds the first threshold.
US10001936B2
A semiconductor device includes a connector connectable to a host, a power supply circuit which includes an input portion that receives first power from the host via the connector, an output portion, and a switch that is connected to the input portion and the output portion and controls whether to supply the first power to the output portion, the power supply circuit generating second power and third power from the first power, a semiconductor memory which receives the second power from the output portion, and a controller which receives the third power from the output portion and controls the semiconductor memory. The power supply circuit turns off the switch and stops supply of power to the semiconductor memory and the controller when the second power exceeds a first value or when the third power exceeds a second value.
US10001935B2
According to certain aspects, an information management cell can include at least one secondary storage computing device configured to conduct primary data generated by at least one client computing device to a secondary storage device(s) as part of secondary copy operations, wherein the secondary storage computing device normally operates to conduct primary data to the secondary storage device(s) for storage as a secondary copy in a first secondary copy file format, at the direction of a main storage manager; and can include a failover storage manager configured to activate in response to loss of connectivity between the cell and the main storage manager, and instruct a secondary copy application to perform a secondary copy operation in which the primary data generated by the at least one client computing device is stored as a secondary copy in a second secondary copy file format different than the first secondary copy file format.
US10001933B1
A host device can offload certain copy operations to an I/O adapter device coupled to the host device. The I/O adapter device can perform a copy operation to copy data from a source storage volume to a destination storage volume. The source storage volume and the destination storage volume can be local or remote to the I/O adapter device. The copy operations can be performed for replica creation, online migration or for copy-on-write snapshots.
US10001926B2
A storage controller maintains an allocation space for extent space efficient storage volumes, in response to a request from a host application for storage space, wherein an extent pool is configured to allocate available extents to the host application. In response to a request from the host application to delete data stored in selected extents that are already allocated to the host application, the storage controller deletes the data but continues to maintain the selected extents as being allocated to the host application. In response to a request to write new data, the storage controller writes the new data to the selected extents that are already allocated.
US10001919B2
An electronic device is provided which includes an input/output interface configured to provide a plurality of number keys and function keys, a buffer configured to store a value of a key selected through the input/output interface, and a controller configured to determine, when a specific condition occurs through the input/output interface, whether the specific condition is associated with a calculation function or a telephone function and perform a telephone function or a calculation function using the stored key value based on a result of the determination. Furthermore, a delete key of the plurality of number keys and the function keys is applied in common to the calculation function and the telephone function.
US10001918B2
A system and method for controlling a standalone computer through a separate touch screen input device.
US10001912B2
In a robot operation apparatus, a motion command generator selects one of combinations of driving axes as an operation object from among preset combinations of the driving axes including at least one of: a driving axis associated with drag operation in a first direction for a touch panel; or a driving axis associated with drag operation in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. If touch operation detected by a touch operation detector is the drag operation, the motion command generator determines whether drag operation is in the first direction or the second direction. The motion command generator generates a motion command to drive the driving axis associated with drag operation in the first direction, if drag operation is in the first direction, and generates a motion command to drive the driving axis associated with drag operation in the second direction, if drag operation is in the second direction.
US10001908B2
A computing device can automatically generate a flow diagram showing statuses that objects in a system can possess, and the possible transitions between these statuses. Using snapshots of database data, the device can determine how the statuses of these objects have changed over time. The device can analyze the data to suggest which database fields likely represent object status. The device can render the flow diagram to illustrate system states at different selected times. Each rendered flow diagram can indicate, for the selected time point, the quantity of objects that possessed each status at that time, and, for a selected time interval, the quantity of objects that changed from each status to each other status during that time interval. The statuses can be represented in the flow diagram as status bubbles having sizes that are based on the quantities of objects having those bubble's statuses at the selected time point.
US10001907B2
A computing device can automatically generate a flow diagram showing statuses that objects in a system can possess, and the possible transitions between these statuses. Using snapshots of database data, the device can determine how the statuses of these objects have changed over time. The device can analyze the data to suggest which database fields likely represent object status. The device can render the flow diagram to illustrate system states at different selected times. Each rendered flow diagram can indicate, for the selected time point, the quantity of objects that possessed each status at that time, and, for a selected time interval, the quantity of objects that changed from each status to each other status during that time interval. The statuses can be represented in the flow diagram as status bubbles having sizes that are based on the quantities of objects having those bubble's statuses at the selected time point.
US10001903B2
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to: display a list of previously executed applications as thumbnail images on the touch screen, display first and second slot indicators respectively indicating positions of first and second execution areas, receive a selection input of a first previously executed application from the displayed list, and display an execution screen of the selected first previously executed application on the first execution area.
US10001901B2
A system includes hardware processors and a texturing module configured to display a texturing tray within a virtual reality environment or a mixed reality environment, the texturing tray including a first plurality of texturing mode objects, detect that a user has grabbed a first texturing mode object of the first plurality of texturing mode objects from the texturing tray with a virtual hand of the user, based on motion of the virtual hand after the grabbing, moving the first texturing mode object into a position adjacent to a surface of a target object, detect that the user has applied a texturing agent toward the first texturing mode object, and apply a texture effect to the surface of the target object based on a virtual interaction between the texturing agent and the first texturing mode object, the texture effect altering the appearance of the surface of the target object.
US10001899B2
Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) support the collaborative generation of life stories by helping the user view the development of the life stories of other users and facilitating interaction with them through these GUIs. A GUI according to a first type helps the user keep track of recent life stories and comments posted by other users of the collaborative system, and a GUI according to a second type helps the user view life stories of any user in a chronological manner.
US10001883B2
A location of contact with a touch sensitive device is determined. Output signals associated with a plurality of electrodes such as formed on a single layer of the touch sensitive device are measured to identify a first electrode positioned at an approximate location of contact with the touch sensor. An output signal associated with a different electrode that is separated from the first electrode is measured to determine an undesired signal amount, such as due to deflection. An undesired single amount associated with the first electrode may be estimated based on the undesired signal amount measured at the other electrode. The signal amount measured at the first electrode is then compensated by the estimated undesired signal amount. The location of contact with the touch sensor is then determined based on the compensated signal amount.
US10001875B2
A touch panel and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The touch panel may include: a substrate; first sensing electrodes disposed on a first surface and arranged along a first direction and second sensing electrodes arranged along a second direction; at least one first connector connecting the first sensing electrodes in the first direction; a first insulating layer pattern disposed on the first connector; at least one second connector disposed on the first insulating layer pattern, intersecting the first connector, and connecting the second sensing electrodes in the second direction; and wires disposed on the first surface of the substrate in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes. The first connector includes a first light-transmitting conductive pattern disposed on the first surface of the substrate and a first light-blocking conductive pattern disposed on the first light-transmitting conductive pattern.
US10001863B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a pressure sensing structure, a pressure sensing panel and a pressure sensing display device. The pressure sensing structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a common electrode, a capacitance detection unit and a pressure grade identification unit; a first insulating layer is provided between the first and second electrodes, a second insulating layer is provided between the second electrode and the common electrode; the first and/or the second electrodes include a plurality of sub-electrodes which are separated from each other; a plurality of through holes are provided in the first insulating layer, a conductive sliding cylinder is provided in each of the through holes, the sliding cylinder is connected to the first electrode and spaced apart from the second electrode by a gap in an initial unstressed state, the sliding cylinder slides to the second electrode along the through hole when being subjected to a pressure, which results in a change in capacitance value between the first and second electrodes and in turn a change in a capacitance value between the first electrode and the common electrode, wherein the gap value between the slide cylinders in the plurality of through holes and the second electrodes are classified into a plurality of grades; the capacitance detection unit is connected with the first electrode and the common electrode respectively so as to detect the capacitance value between the first electrode and the common electrode; the pressure grade identification unit determines the grade of user's pressure according to the detected capacitance value.
US10001861B2
An elevator includes a drive unit and an elevator car movable in an elevator shaft to a plurality of floors between a shaft ceiling and a shaft floor by the drive unit. The elevator car has a car floor which can be opened at least partially by at least one floor element to expose an opening. The elevator further includes a locking unit, with which the at least one floor element can be locked. The elevator also has an unlocking unit, by which the locking unit can be unlocked or released for unlocking only if the elevator car has reached an end position in the region of the lowermost floor.
US10001859B2
A touch-integrated display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first and second pixels, a touch electrode, and a shield electrode. The substrate has an active area and a non-active area outside of the active area. The plurality of first pixels are disposed in the active area, and the plurality of second pixels are disposed in the non-active area. The touch electrode is formed by electrically connecting the common voltage electrodes of a group of first pixels among the plurality of first pixels. The shield electrode is formed by electrically connecting the common voltage electrodes of the plurality of second pixels. The shield electrode is disposed to surround the active area.
US10001854B2
An object of the present invention is to quickly and surely acquire icon information without passing through a plurality of hierarchies.A mobile terminal 110 according to the present invention includes a display unit 214, a touch detection unit 218 that receives a user input onto a surface of the display unit, an operation unit 216 including a plurality of movable operation keys, and a guidance display unit that enters a guidance display mode upon detection of a depression of a predetermined movable operation key of the operation unit 216, and in the guidance display mode, upon detection of a user input onto an icon displayed on the display unit by the touch detection unit 218, displays on the display unit a predetermined guidance screen related to the icon.
US10001853B2
A touch grating cell and a touch stereoscopic display device are provided. The touch grating cell comprises: a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (20) arranged opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer (30) arranged between the first substrate (10) and the second substrate (20); a first transparent electrode structure (40), arranged on the first substrate (10); and a second transparent electrode structure (50), arranged on the second substrate (20), wherein each of the first transparent electrode structure (40) and the second transparent electrode structure (50) includes a plurality of multiplex electrodes (41, 51); in a touch period, the multiplex electrode (41) in the first transparent electrode structure (40) and the multiplex electrode (51) in the second transparent electrode structure (50) are used as a touch driving electrode and a touch sensing electrode, respectively, and are perpendicular to each other in extending directions; and in a display period, the multiplex electrode (41) in the first transparent electrode structure (40) and the multiplex electrode (51) in the second transparent electrode structure (50) are used as a common electrode and a grating electrode, respectively. Because a touch function is integrated in the grating cell, the grating electrode and the common electrode are shared with the touch driving electrode and the touch sensing electrode, respectively, so that a production process is reduced, cost is saved, and a purpose of thinning is achieved.
US10001851B2
In order to enable easier magnification and reduction of a displayed image, an electronic device 1 includes a display unit 30, a pressure detection unit 60 and a control unit 10, such that the display unit 30 displays an image, the pressure detection unit 60 detects a pressure, and the control unit 10, based on the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit 60, controls magnification or reduction of the image.
US10001850B2
A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes at least two types of signal lines, at least two types of connection lines and a driver chip. At least two types of signal terminals are provided on the drive chip. The at least two types of signal terminals are electrically connected to the at least two types of signal lines through corresponding types of the connection lines, respectively. In the at least two types of signal terminals, at least a part of a first type of signal terminals and at least a part of a second type of signal terminals are alternately and separately arranged. The display panel and the display device have a frame with reduced size.
US10001845B2
A 3D silhouette sensing system is described which comprises a stereo camera and a light source. In an embodiment, a 3D sensing module triggers the capture of pairs of images by the stereo camera at the same time that the light source illuminates the scene. A series of pairs of images may be captured at a predefined frame rate. Each pair of images is then analyzed to track both a retroreflector in the scene, which can be moved relative to the stereo camera, and an object which is between the retroreflector and the stereo camera and therefore partially occludes the retroreflector. In processing the image pairs, silhouettes are extracted for each of the retroreflector and the object and these are used to generate a 3D contour for each of the retroreflector and object.
US10001843B2
A modular sensing device can include an inertial measurement unit to generate sensor data corresponding to user gestures performed by a user, a mode selector enabling the user to select a mode of the modular sensing device out of a plurality of modes, and one or more output devices to generate output based on the user gestures and the selected mode. The modular sensing device can further include a controller to implement a plurality of state machines. Each state machine can be associated with a corresponding user gesture by a sensor data signature. The state machine can execute a state transition when the sensor data matches the sensor data signature. The executed state transition can cause the controller to generate a corresponding output via the one or more output devices specific to the selected mode and based on the corresponding user gesture.
US10001832B2
An augmented reality home console is provided. Users can wear head-mounted displays with transparent screens and can control video game indicia that are perceived as being augmented over a user's environment by displaying video game indicia onto the transparent displays. As such, for example, two users can play an airplane dog fighting game where each user controls a plane in their living room. A device that can determine surfaces of objects (e.g., walls) can be utilized such that when the airplane is flown into a wall, the airplane explodes.
US10001826B2
A method, system, and computer program product for facilitating power instability in a central electronics complex (CEC) of data storage computing environment in advance of a potential power failure is provided. Upon receipt of a first early power off warning (EPOW) signal indicating power instability, a first priority of execution of a first data storage task to be performed pursuant to a new data storage request is decreased, while a second priority of execution of a second data storage task to destage data in nonvolatile storage (NVS) to disk is increased. Upon receipt of a second EPOW signal indicating power failure, a system shutdown procedure is executed.
US10001821B2
A system and method for managing power in virtualized computer systems are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a request to instantiate a virtual machine is received. A processor determines that a power state is to be altered to instantiate the virtual machine on a computing system, and in response to the determination, alters the power state.
US10001797B2
Regulator circuitry may include a plurality of output circuits to generate a plurality of regulated output voltages. The regulator circuitry may include a single operational amplifier and a single feedback loop for regulation, which may reduce space and power consumed by the regulator circuitry. A transconductor and current mirror circuitry may be included to generate the plurality of regulated output voltages based a single operational amplifier output voltage generated with the single operational amplifier and feedback loop.
US10001795B2
A linear regulator is presented. It comprises a first amplifier stage, one of the inputs being coupled with the output of the linear regulator. It has an intermediate amplifier stage. The input of the intermediate amplifier stage is coupled to the output of the first amplifier stage. It has a driver stage having a pass device driven by the output of the driver stage. The output of the pass device provides the output of the linear regulator. The regulator has a voltage-to-current feedback circuit coupled with the driver stage and the output of the first amplifier stage for regulating the output resistance of the first amplifier stage depending on load conditions of the linear regulator. The voltage-to-current feedback circuit has a transistor and a current limitation circuit to limit the regulation of the output resistance of the first amplifier stage to low load conditions of the linear regulator.
US10001794B2
A voltage regulator is provided comprising: a pass transistor that includes a first node coupled to receive an input voltage and a second node coupled to provide a regulated voltage and a control node; an amplifier circuit coupled to produce a control voltage on a control line that is coupled to control a voltage at the control node of the pass transistor, based at least in part upon a reference voltage and the regulated voltage; a switch configured to transition between a first switch state in which the switch couples the control line to a turn-off voltage having a value to turn off the pass transistor and a second switch state in which the switch decouples the control line from the turn-off voltage; and a switch control circuit configured to maintain the switch in the first switch state during a first time interval while the input voltage ramps up and to transition the switch to the second switch state after the first time interval.
US10001788B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a relief valve body arranged for connecting to a pressure vessel. The relief valve body includes an inlet configured to connect to a pressure vessel and an integrated nozzle downstream from the inlet and extending along an axis. The integrated nozzle includes a nozzle exterior surface, a nozzle bulb, and a valve seat and defines a nozzle expansion region. The relief valve body further includes a redirecting pallet, a valve interior surface having at least one ramped portion downstream from the integrated nozzle and redirecting pallet, and an outlet downstream from the at least one ramped portion.
US10001787B2
A controller for a vacuum sewage system includes a housing having multiple chambers. Certain chambers are maintained under atmospheric pressure or vacuum prior to activation of the controller. Ports, valves, orifices and air flow paths located in the housing control the rate of air flow between groups of the chambers during activation of the controller.
US10001779B1
An automatic guided vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a swerving portion, a controlling portion and a driving portion. The vehicle body comprises two front wheels, a front wheel shaft connecting between the two front wheels, two back wheels and a back wheel shaft connecting between the two back wheels. The swerving portion comprises a front swerving shaft, a front gear, a back swerving shaft, a first back gear, a swerving driver and a conveying belt. The controlling portion drives the swerving driver to rotate. The driving portion is installed to the back wheel shaft and driving the back wheel shaft to rotate.
US10001774B2
There is provided a manufacturing supporting system for an electronic device including an inspection-data acquiring unit, a fluctuation-by-classification calculating unit, a data-by-factor acquiring unit, and a fluctuation-by-factor calculating unit is provided. The inspection-data acquiring unit acquires an inspection data of a target electronic device. The fluctuation-by-classification calculating unit is configured to calculate, on the basis of the inspection data, by classification including at least any one of positions among lots, among substrates, and in a substrate plane of the electronic device, fluctuation in dimensions of the target electronic device. The data-by-factor acquiring unit acquires an improvement history data of the target electronic device. The fluctuation-by-factor calculating unit is configured to determine a plurality of fluctuation factors of the target electronic device on the basis of information concerning the plurality of fluctuation factors included in the improvement history data of the target electronic device, and calculate fluctuation in dimensions by the determined plurality of fluctuation factors. Thereby, there is provided a manufacturing supporting system, a manufacturing supporting method, and a manufacturing supporting program for an electronic device that support determination of an improvement measure for manufacturing conditions.
US10001756B2
A watch including a dial pad, a circular movement disposed adjacent to the dial pad, a circular printed circuit board (PCB) having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the PCB including a hole defined as the inner diameter and a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) disposed in a region between the inner diameter and the outer diameter, in which the movement having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter is shaped and sized to fit into the hole, a first battery disposed adjacent to the PCB and supplies a first operating voltage only to the PCB, and a case dimensioned and shaped to receive the dial pad, the movement, the PCB, and the first battery.
US10001753B2
A device regulating motion of a mechanical horological movement includes: a frame; a resonator attached to the frame and including a first annular magnetic structure including N1 magnets arranged regularly in a circle and a resilient structure; a second annular magnetic structure including N2 magnets defining a central axis about which the structure rotates, N2 being different than N1. The resonator is configured so that a resonant mode in which the first magnetic structure is subject to curvilinear, or substantially circular, translation about the central axis may be excited by rotation of the second magnetic structure. The two magnetic structures define a magnetic cycloid gear such that the regulating device incorporates a reducer of frequency between the resonance frequency and the rotational frequency of the second magnetic structure which is rigidly connected to an escapement wheel.
US10001752B1
A method and apparatus to provide an extended band is described. The method comprises pairing a watch and a host device. The method further comprises monitoring a user's status with a plurality of sensors on the host device and/or the watch, and using the extended band to do one or more of: provide alerts to the user, based on the sensor data, control the extended band from one of the devices, and share data with third parties using the extended band.
US10001751B2
Various example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device including: a housing including a substantially circular opening and a first surface facing in a first direction; a wearing structure configured to enable the electronic device to be removably worn on a part of a human body and connected to the housing; a display disposed in the opening; an annulus installed on the first surface and configured to be rotatable along a periphery of the opining, the annulus including a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction; at least one spacer interposed between a part of the first surface and the second surface of the annulus; and a circuit configured to detect a rotation of the annular member and to change the display at least in part based on the rotation.
US10001749B2
A compensating balance spring for a thermally compensated sprung balance resonator including a core formed from at least one non-metallic material. The core is entirely coated with a layer which is moisture proof to render the balance spring less sensitive to climatic variations. The compensating balance spring can be applied to timepieces.
US10001743B2
A powder collection device includes a transport pipe, a powder collection container supported turnably on a pivot center provided in an attachment part of an apparatus body and removably attached to a position to cover an attachment part of the apparatus body, a pipe-side opening/closing mechanism that opens a discharging port by moving an opening/closing lid in cooperation with an operating member of the powder collection container when the powder collection container is turned to the position to cover the attachment part, and a container-side opening/closing mechanism that opens a collection port by moving a container opening/closing lid in cooperation with an operating member of the transport pipe when the powder collection container is turned to the position to cover the attachment part. The discharging port is disposed on a side of a vertical line including the pivot center different from the apparatus body.
US10001733B2
A fixing device includes a belt, and a belt guide configured to guide movement of the belt. The belt guide includes a base part and a first protrusion protruding from a surface of the base part toward a surface of the belt. The first protrusion has a distal end surface and a side surface, the surface of the belt being configured to contact the distal end surface, the distal end surface having a distal surface roughness, the side surface connecting the distal end surface and the surface of the base part. At least one of the side surface and the surface of the base part includes a rough region having a surface roughness higher than the distal surface roughness.
US10001729B2
A developing section for a digital printing press includes a controller to control a development unit such that a configuration of the development unit is to be in a first state or a second state based on a determination by the controller comparing a location of a portion of the surface of a photo imaging member presented to the development unit with a location of a transition between an image portion and a portion of the surface of the photo imaging member not in the image portion.
US10001724B2
A toner case includes a case main body, a transmission member, and a cover. The case main body contains a toner and rotates around a rotation axis line. The transmission member is attached to an outer circumferential face of the case main body and configured to transmit rotation driving force to the case main body. The cover is configured to cover an opening part arranged at the case main body. The case main body includes a rotation restricting part and a movement restricting part. The rotation restricting part is configured to restrict a rotation of the transmission member with respect to the case main body. The movement restricting part is configured to restrict a movement in a direction of the rotation axis line of the transmission member with respect to the case main body. The transmission member is positioned between the cover and the movement restricting part.
US10001720B2
An exposure unit includes a light-emitting element array and a lens array. The light-emitting element array includes a plurality of light-emitting elements that are disposed in a first direction and each emit a light beam. The lens array faces the light-emitting element array in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, and focuses the light beams emitted from the respective light-emitting elements. The following expression [3] is satisfied. A symmetric property, determined from the following expression [1], of a light amount distribution in the first direction of at least one of the light beams focused by the lens array satisfies the following expression [2]. S=|(HL−HR)/(XE/2)| [1] 0≤S≤0.65 [2] Lo≠LB [3]
US10001719B2
An image forming apparatus includes: an acquisition portion that acquires, based on a current value detected by a detection unit, a discharge start voltage value between a photosensitive body and a charging member, in a voltage value of a voltage applied to the charging member, the discharge start voltage value being acquired from at least one of a plurality of measurement regions set by dividing an image forming region of the photosensitive body, in which an electrostatic image is formed, into a plurality of regions in a longitudinal direction orthogonal to a recording material conveyance direction; and a control portion that performs unevenness suppression control to reduce unevenness, in the longitudinal direction, of density of a developer image transferred onto the recording material based on the discharge start voltage value.
US10001718B2
A developing device includes a housing, a developing roller, a developer conveyance path, a partition plate, a developer supply port and a developer conveying member. The developer conveying member rotates such that an outer peripheral part thereof moves from top to bottom in a first area between a second shaft portion and the partition plate and moves from bottom to top in a second area between the second shaft portion and the side wall. The developer supply port is obliquely open above the second area. The housing includes a first space formed above the second area of the first conveyance path and a second space formed up to a position higher than the partition plate above the first area of the first conveyance path. The ceiling plate includes a ceiling portion. The ceiling portion restricts a movement of replenishing developer in the first direction.
US10001713B2
A support such as a clamp (310) is configured to releasably hold a patterning device such as a reticle (300) to secure it and prevent heat-induced deformation of it. For example, an electrostatic clamp includes a first substrate (312) having opposing first (313) and second (315) surfaces, a plurality of burls (316) located on the first surface and configured to contact the reticle, a second substrate (314) having opposing first (317) and second (319) surfaces. The first surface of the second substrate is coupled to the second surface of the first substrate. A plurality of cooling elements (318) are located between the first surface of the second substrate and the second surface of the first substrate. The cooling elements are configured to cause electrons to travel from the second surface of the first substrate to the first surface of the second substrate. Each cooling element is substantially aligned with a respective burl.
US10001712B2
An immersion lithographic apparatus includes a projection system. The projection system is configured to project a patterned radiation beam through an immersion liquid onto a target portion of a substrate. An external surface of the projection system includes a first surface. The first surface has a non-planar shape. An element is attached to the first surface and positioned so that at least a portion of the element contacts the immersion liquid in use. The element includes a closed loop of continuously integral material in a preformed state and conforms to the non-planar shape of the first surface.
US10001709B2
A lithographic apparatus for patterning a beam of radiation and projecting it onto a substrate, comprising at least two spectral purity filters configured to reduce the intensity of radiation in the beam of radiation in at least one undesirable range of radiation wavelength, wherein the two spectral purity filters are provided with different radiation filtering structures from each other.
US10001706B2
An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus may include a chamber, a target supply device configured to successively supply targets into the chamber, and an extreme ultraviolet light collector mirror including a reflective surface having a through-hole at the center thereof. The reflective surface may reflect and collect extreme ultraviolet light generated at a predetermined emission cycle because of irradiation of the successively supplied targets with a laser beam. A gas ejection device may be disposed in the through-hole to jut out from the reflective surface and have a gas ejection opening to eject etching gas for debris onto the reflective surface. The gas ejection device may be configured so that the etching gas takes a longer time than the predetermined emission cycle to reach the through-hole-side end of effective reflective area of the reflective surface after being ejected from the gas ejection opening.
US10001704B2
A photosensitive resin composition can achieve both resolution of a fine pattern and conductivity after a heat treatment. The photosensitive resin composition includes: (A) conductive fine particles whose surfaces are coated with an elemental carbon and/or a carbon compound, and (B) an alkali-soluble resin having an acid dissociating group.
US10001702B2
An imprinting apparatus that imprints a pattern on a resin on a substrate using a mold, includes a detector configured to detect a mold mark and a substrate mark, a driving unit configured to change relative positions of the mold and substrate, a curing unit configured to cure the resin, and a controller configured to control the detector, the driving unit, and the curing unit. The controller performs an alignment step of controlling the driving unit in accordance with the detected mold and substrate marks to perform alignment, a curing step of causing the curing unit to cure the resin in contact with the mold after the alignment step, and a detection step of causing the detector to detect the mold and substrate marks after the curing step to determine an amount of relative misalignment between the mold and the substrate after the resin has been cured.
US10001693B2
A light communication device further includes a rigid substrate, a package, and a flexible substrate. The rigid substrate includes a first terminal arranged on a surface thereof and a second terminal having a first hole opened at the surface. The package includes a third terminal and a fourth terminal being provided on a side wall thereof and being electrically coupled to a signal electrode and a ground electrode of the signal processor, respectively. The flexible substrate includes a fifth terminal and a sixth terminal being electrically coupled to the third terminal and the fourth terminal, respectively. The fifth terminal is electrically coupled to the first terminal on the surface, and the sixth terminal, with being placed into the first hole, is electrically coupled to the second terminal.
US10001690B2
The invention relates to a colloidal electrolyte composition comprising a polyelectrolyte selected from one or more cationic polymers, a particulate phase forming a colloidal dispersion, and a binder system able to form a cross-linked network upon curing the electrolyte composition. Also, the invention relates to a method of preparation the colloidal electrolyte composition, to an electrochemical cell and to a method of preparation the electrochemical cell.
US10001689B2
A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate and a first electrically conductive layer on a surface thereof, the first electrically conductive layer having a sheet resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first electrically conductive layer that varies as a function of position.
US10001687B2
In a high-resolution liquid crystal display device, measures against display unevenness caused by generation of a region where no alignment film is applied are provided. A liquid crystal display device includes a pixel formed between a scanning line and a video signal line. The pixel includes a TFT, a pixel electrode, and a contact hole connecting the TFT and the pixel electrode. The contact hole is formed in an insulation film formed between the pixel electrode and the TFT. Assuming that a horizontal pitch of the video signal line is ph and a horizontal diameter of the contact hole is dh, ph is 26 μm or less and s/ph is 0.73 or more where s=ph−dh. A tapered angle of a sidewall of the contact hole is 53 degrees or less. A thickness of an alignment film over the pixel electrode is 110 nm or more.
US10001678B2
By increasing an interval between electrodes which drives liquid crystals, a gradient of an electric field applied between the electrodes can be controlled and an optimal electric field can be applied between the electrodes. The invention includes a first electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating film formed over the substrate and the first electrode, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor film in which a source, a channel region, and a drain are formed over the insulating film, a second electrode located over the semiconductor film and the first electrode and including first opening patterns, and liquid crystals provided over the second electrode.
US10001677B2
A touch display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The touch display panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, a common electrode layer, a touch electrode layer and a touch electrode wire layer. The common electrode layer is an entire piece of electrode; thus, respective display units may be ensured to have the same common voltage during a display driving, thereby solving the conventional problem of image flicker and non-uniform display of the display panel due to different common voltages in the respective display units caused by different resistances of the block-shaped electrodes in the common electrode layer. Moreover, the touch electrodes in the touch electrode layer are metal grid electrodes. Hence, the resistances of the touch electrodes are reduced and a touch sensitivity of the touch display panel is improved, while a high light transmittance of the touch display panel is ensured.
US10001673B2
An optical sheet member includes a polarizing plate including a polarizer, a brightness enhancement film including a reflection polarizer, and a λ/4 plate, in which the reflection polarizer includes a first light reflecting layer which has a reflection center wavelength range of 430 nm to 480 nm, and is formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase emitting circular polarization light, a second light reflecting layer which has a reflection center wavelength range of 500 nm to 600 nm, and a third light reflecting layer which has a reflection center wavelength range of 600 nm to 650 nm, and both formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase emitting circular polarization light, and the brightness enhancement film includes the λ/4 plate satisfying 550 nm/4−25 nm
US10001669B2
There is provided an optical member that suppresses the occurrence of moire, and can realize a liquid crystal display apparatus that is excellent in mechanical strength and has high brightness. An optical member according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polarizing plate, a light diffusion layer, a reflective polarizer, and a prism sheet in the stated order.
US10001667B2
Disclosed is a display apparatus a display of which includes a liquid crystal panel; a light source configured to emit light toward the liquid crystal panel; a first polarization layer disposed on a first surface of the liquid crystal panel and configured to transmit a first polarized component of the light emitted from the light source; a second polarization layer disposed on a second surface of the liquid crystal panel opposed to the first surface and configured to transmit a second polarized component of light emitted from the liquid crystal panel; and a color filter disposed on a surface of the second polarization layer from which the second polarized component exits, the color filter comprising a quantum dot layer configured to filter light having preset colors out of the second polarized component exiting the second polarization layer.
US10001665B2
A display device includes a display panel; a middle cabinet including a first support surrounding sides of the display panel and a second support extending inward from inner surfaces of the first support with the display panel seated on the second support; and a sealing-bonding member disposed on the second support abutting the first support to couple the display panel with the middle cabinet and to seal the display panel and the middle cabinet together.
US10001662B2
A method and apparatus for aiding the vision and motor function of an individual with autism and other complex developmental delays due to the inability to sustain convergence in addition to ocular motor deficiencies. The method allows improved direct midline gaze increasing selective attention with less averted gaze. The method is practiced by the steps of mounting one or more prisms with bases most often nasally of one or both lenses of a pair of glasses. An individual wearing these glasses even while sleeping will awaken to a more normalized and less confusing visual spatial world.
US10001661B1
A method for preparing a body-mountable device is described. The method involves: forming a first polymer layer, the first polymer layer comprising a first liquid crystal elastomer; positioning a structure on the first polymer layer; and forming a second polymer layer over the first polymer layer and the structure, the second polymer layer comprises a second liquid crystal elastomer, wherein the first polymer layer defines a first side of a body-mountable device and the second polymer layer defines a second side of the body-mountable device opposite the first side, and wherein the application of an electric field across the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer causes the body-mountable device to polarize or depolarize in response to the electric field.
US10001659B2
Disclosed is an eyeglass retention apparatus including a first retention band having disposed at each of a first and second ends a retention device configured to be affixed to an eyeglass temple, and a second retention band having disposed at each of a first and second ends a retention device configured to be affixed to an eyeglass temple. The first and second retention bands are interconnected and the retention devices are together configured to secure a first and second pair of eyeglasses to a user's body.
US10001655B2
An image display device includes: a video light generation unit that generates video light modulated based on a video signal; a light diffraction unit (first diffraction optical element) that diffracts the video light emitted from the video light generation unit; a light scanning unit (light scanner) that spatially scans the video light; and a reflection unit that includes a light diffraction unit (second diffraction optical element) that diffracts video light scanned by the light scanning unit. A light reflection unit included in the light scanning unit is configured by the light diffraction unit. In the light diffraction unit, an interference fringe pitch is preferably constant. The light diffraction unit has portions in which interference fringe pitches are mutually different.
US10001653B2
A spatial image display apparatus includes a display element including a plurality of pixels which are two-dimensionally arranged, and an imaging device that has a substrate including a plurality of dihedral corner reflectors arranged, the display element is disposed in a first space on one main surface of the substrate, and the imaging device forms a real image of a display image by the display element, in a second space on the other main surface of the substrate. The plurality of pixels are arranged in a period corresponding to a frequency that is equal to or less than a minimum spatial frequency at which an MTF value relative to a spatial frequency of the imaging device is minimized.
US10001652B2
A virtual image display apparatus includes a case member that stores a image element and is provided with a first end connected to other members, an optical component holding member with which an optical component guiding image light from the image element is assembled and that is provided with a second end connected to the first end, three or more protruding portions that are provided at one of the first end and the second end, have protrusion shapes, and extend toward the other end, three or more grooves that are provided at the other end, have depression shapes corresponding to the three or more protruding portions, and extend, and adhesive portions that fix the three or more protruding portions to the three or more grooves in a state in which the case member is aligned with the optical component holding member.
US10001646B2
A head-up display includes a concave mirror actuator that changes, based on external instructions, a reflection angle by which a concave mirror reflects display light. A drawing unit includes a beam generator, a scanner, an optical actuator, and a controller, The beam generator emits a beam, and the scanner scans the beam in two dimensions by moving a reflection surface to draw an image. The optical actuator changes an angle of incidence of when the beam is emitted to the scanner. The controller drives the optical actuator to change the angle of incidence such that display light distortions generated at the concave mirror are offset by display light distortions generated at the scanner.
US10001644B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics.
US10001642B2
In an electro-optical device, a torsion hinge and a mirror support post are formed as one piece together with a conductive member, and in the mirror support post, a first end portion on a substrate side is an open end which is opened toward the substrate. In the mirror support post, a second end portion on a mirror side is a flat plate which closes an opening of the mirror support post, and the mirror is in contact with a surface of the flat plate at a side opposite to the substrate. The first sacrificial layer which is used for manufacturing the electro-optical device is formed by exposure, development, and etching in a state in which a hard mask is formed, with respect to the photosensitive resin layer.
US10001637B2
An electrowetting display device and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method comprises forming pixel electrodes on a substrate, forming an insulation layer on the pixel electrodes, applying light through a mask to expose portions of the insulation layer, developing the insulation layer to at least partially remove the exposed portions of the insulation layer, wherein the developing forms a water repellent layer on the pixel electrodes and partitioning walls on the water repellent layer, and forming an oil layer between the partitioning walls and on the water repellent layer. The water repellent layer and the sides of the partitioning walls are hydrophobic. Upper surfaces of the partitioning walls are hydrophilic. The partition walls are thicker than the water repellent layer.
US10001632B2
A laser microscope apparatus including: a scanning unit that scans laser light on a sample; an objective lens that collects observation light from the sample; a photo-detection unit that has a light-receiving surface formed of an array of a plurality of detecting elements capable of detecting a single photon, that receives the observation light incident on the light-receiving surface, and that outputs intensity signals having intensities corresponding to the amounts of the received observation light; an image generating unit that generates an image on the basis of the intensities of the intensity signals and scanning positions of the laser light; a processor for notifying a user when the intensity signals used to generate the image include intensity signals having intensities equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold that is set according to the beam diameter of the observation light incident on the light-receiving surface.
US10001617B2
Fiber management assembly comprises an optical fiber splitter, a splice holding section having a fiber splice device mounted therein, and a slack storage system. The optical fiber splitter, splice holding section and slack storage system are disposed on one of a tray and an interior surface of an enclosure body. In addition, patch panel tray having a patch panel comprising a plurality of adapters mounted thereon is provided, wherein a bare end of a splitter input fiber is routed via the slack storage system to a first end of the splice device, and wherein pre-connectorized splitter output fibers are routed to different adapters of the plurality of adapters.
US10001615B2
A connector part of a connector unit having a connecting structure and a guiding assembly, wherein the connecting structure is moveable between at least two positions at least one of the at least two positions being a connection position and wherein the guiding assembly determines a movement of the connecting structure in the connection position. The guiding assembly has a first keyway, at least a second keyway and at least one key being engaged in the first keyway and the at least second keyway to bring the connecting structure in the connection position due to a movement of the key in the first keyway and the at least second keyway.
US10001611B2
An optical transceiver by hybrid multichip integration. The optical transceiver includes a PCB with a plurality of prefabricated surface bonding sites. A first chip includes a FOWLP package of multiple electronics devices embedded in a dielectric molding layer overlying a dielectric redistribution layer is disposed on the PCB by respectively bonding a plurality of conductor balls between the dielectric redistribution layer and the plurality of prefabricated surface bonding sites while exposing soldering material filled in multiple through-mold vias (TMVs) in the dielectric molding layer. The optical transceiver further includes a second chip configured as a Sipho die comprising photonics devices embedded in a SOI wafer substantially free from any electronics device process. The second chip is stacked over the first chip with multiple conductor bumps being bonded respectively to the soldering material in the multiple TMVs.
US10001610B2
A plurality of leads include a pair of differential signal leads for inputting differential signals, and a power supply lead for supplying power. A wiring pattern includes a pair of differential transmission lines connected to the pair of differential signal leads, and a power supply wiring connected to the power supply lead. A wiring board includes a first region overlapping an optical subassembly, and a second region extending from the first region so as to protrude from the optical subassembly. The pair of differential signal leads are farther away from the second region than the power supply lead. The pair of differential transmission lines are close together so as to be electromagnetically coupled to each other. The optical subassembly does not include a lead penetrating the wiring board in a region between the pair of differential transmission lines.
US10001601B2
An integrated optical coupler device comprising, on a substrate surface: an integrated optical coupling grating extending in lateral directions parallel to the substrate surface and which, by diffraction at its grating structures, either converts electromagnetic waves, guided parallel to the substrate surface, of at least two waveguide modes of integrated optical waveguides into fiber modes propagating perpendicularly to the substrate surface, or converts electromagnetic waves, propagating perpendicularly to the substrate surface, of a fiber mode into electromagnetic waves, propagating parallel to the substrate surface, of at least two waveguide modes, and a first conductor pair, connected to the coupling grating and formed by a first and a second integrated optical waveguide, through which, in mutually opposite first and second directions parallel to the substrate surface, electromagnetic waves of at least two waveguide modes can be conducted to the coupling grating or can be conducted away from the coupling grating.
US10001592B2
Disclosed herein is a backlight unit including a flat substrate, a light emitting device mounted on the flat substrate, a light guide plate disposed on the flat substrate, and a reflector being inserted to be disposed in a through-hole and having a contacted reflection portion contacted to the light emitting device and a spaced reflection portion spaced from the light emitting device. The light guide plate may include an inner wall surface defining the through-hole which accommodates the light emitting device. The contacted reflection portion and the spaced reflection portion are configured to reflect light generated in the light emitting device to penetrate into the light guide plate through the inner wall surface.
US10001576B2
System and method for calculating a pre-plot for a marine seismic acquisition system. The method includes receiving as input a first number of streamer vessels and a second number of source vessels; receiving a geometry of an area to be surveyed; receiving a set of naturally different regions and/or humanly set targets for the area to be surveyed; calculating a first sailing path for a streamer vessel of the first number of streamer vessels; calculating a second sailing path for a source vessel of the second number of source vessels, based on the set of naturally different regions and/or humanly set targets; and entering the pre-plot into a navigation system of the streamer vessel and the source vessel so that the streamer and source vessels dynamically change an offset distance between them, while sailing during a seismic survey, based on the naturally different regions and/or humanly set targets.
US10001574B2
An improved hydrophone is presented that has extremely low acceleration sensitivity, hermetic sealing, and is self-shielded. The hydrophone can also contain an integral amplifier and pressure/depth limiting switch. The hydrophone is also designed such that it can use a single standard piezoelectric sensing element in many hydrophone designs that have different acoustic pressure sensitivities but the same capacitance. Lastly, the sensor is also designed to be low cost in high volumes using standard accelerometer manufacturing techniques. A hydrophone is also designed such that it can use a single standard piezoelectric sensing element that can be incorporated into several hydrophone configurations with varying acoustic pressure sensitivities. The sensor is also designed to be low cost in high volumes.
US10001570B1
An apparatus for high resolution positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The apparatus includes at least a first detector and a second detector arranged to detect gamma rays traveling from a target area, the first detector and the second detector being a detector pair. There is at least one collimator for filtering gamma rays reaching the first and second detectors. The collimator defines respective passages filtering gamma rays reaching the respective first and second detectors, the passages being defined to filter for only gamma ray pairs traveling from the target area at a predetermined range of angles with respect to each other, the predetermined range of angles being in the range of 180°-θE, where θE is less than 1° and greater than 0°.
US10001563B2
Methods and systems for reconstructing a player's activity are provided. A method can include retrieving data related to a player, obtained during an activity, calculating estimates of features of the activity based on the data, receiving user input related to the features of the activity responsive to at least one of the estimates of features of the activity based on the data, and reconstructing at least a part of the activity based on the estimates of features of the activity based on the data and the user input. The player's activity can be a ball game, such as a game of golf.
US10001562B2
A light receiver has a shield wall disposed facing a part of a near-side light-receiving face of a light receiving element from an end opposite from a far-side light-receiving face. The shield wall blocks a portion of reflection light from a detection object located at a distance at which the detection object reflects reflection light that causes an amount of light received by the light receiving element to be larger than or equal to a predetermined value.
US10001559B2
Disclosed are passive millimeter wave detection devices that in some embodiments are useful for detecting objects such as weapons obscured underneath clothing. Also disclosed are methods for detecting objects using millimeter waves, in some embodiments, objects such as weapons, obscured underneath clothing.
US10001557B2
Provided is a state recognizing device including: a first filter unit performing a filtering process on a time-series signal obtained by performing remote measuring on a space, in accordance with a first cutoff frequency to allow a signal component deriving from movement of a biological organism to pass through; a second filter unit performing a filtering process on the time-series signal in accordance with a second cutoff frequency to allow a signal component based on biological information to pass through; an amplitude-component extracting unit extracting a first feature quantity related to an amplitude component from a signal passed through the first and/or second filter units; a frequency-component extracting unit extracting a second feature quantity related to a frequency component from a signal passed through the first and/or second filter units; and a recognizing unit recognizing a state of the space by using the first and second feature quantities.
US10001541B2
A wheeled object (e.g., a human-propelled cart such as a shopping cart) can include a navigation system that uses dead reckoning to determine the position of the wheeled object. The navigation system can include a magnetometer and an accelerometer and may be disposed on a handle of the wheeled object. Examples of a system for calibrating the magnetometer and accelerometer during manufacture as well as during installation on the wheeled object are disclosed. The calibration includes calibrating for the soft iron distortion induced at the navigation system by the ferromagnetic shopping cart handle (or other ferromagnetic portions of the cart such as the frame) and hard iron distortions induced by nearby magnetic sources (e.g., a permanent magnet in an audio speaker). The calibration system can include a plurality of Helmholtz or Maxwell coils.
US10001536B2
Systems and methods for indicating pH in a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system are provided. The method includes selecting a contrast agent, generating a chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) pulse sequence, performing the pulse sequence with the saturating pulse at a first power level, and performing the pulse sequence again with the saturating pulse at a power level different from the first power level. The method also includes generating values indicating pH of the subject, and generating a report indicating the pH using those values.
US10001502B2
A fastening device for an electronic component, in particular an acceleration sensor for airbag systems, in which the electronic component is fixable in a motor vehicle with the aid of fastening elements, a first connection pair being present both on the motor vehicle and on the housing of the electronic component, which interlocks in a form-locked and/or force-fit manner for a pre-mounting of the electronic component and a second connection pair is present on the housing of the electronic component and on the motor vehicle, with the aid of which the electronic component may be fastened and positioned on the vehicle. The second connection pair is made up of a clip connection.
US10001490B2
Provided is a method of bioassay for the quantification of peptide fragments elevated in lung diseases such as COPD, SCC, or IPF. The peptide fragments comprise a neo-epitope formed at a cleavage site by cleavage in vivo of elastin by a proteinase. In the method a sample is contacted with an antibody having specific binding affinity for the neo-epitope amino acid sequence and determining the level of binding is determined where the antibody binds one of the following terminal sequences: . . . FGPGVV, . . . VPGLGV or IKAPKL . . . . Also provided are antibodies and immunoassay kits for use in such methods.
US10001488B2
Isotopically-labelled glycans and their synthesis and use as internal standards in the analysis by mass spectrometry of glycan mixtures is described. The methods of synthesis described herein may be used conveniently to prepare libraries of heavy glycans for use in the qualitative and quantitative identification of glycans in natural samples.
US10001486B2
A method to calibrate measurements of a test analyte in a test sample including measuring at least one test-light level responsive to reactions of at least one reagent group and at least one reactive test analyte in the test sample and measuring at least one control-light level responsive to reactions of at least one reagent group and at least one control analyte in a control sample. Each control analyte is a known amount of at least one reactive test analyte. The method further includes determining a presence of the reactive test analyte in the test sample based on the measured test-light levels and control-light levels. The reagent group and the reactive test analyte react by attaching to each other.
US10001484B2
The present invention provides compositions including reagents for detecting human autoantibodies against at least two proteins selected from the group consisting of ANGTPL4, DKK1, EPHA2, LAMC2, SPON2, SSR2, GAL1, GFRA1, LRRC15, CD147, CD320, CDH3, LRP10, SPINT2, SUSD2, and CST2, and their use in detecting breast cancer or disease recurrence.
US10001483B2
Provided herein are uses of gene and protein biomarkers as a predictor of clinical sensitivity of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induced lymphoma and patient response to treatment with an immunomodulatory compound. Further provided herein are methods for the treatment or management of Kaposi's sarcoma or KSHV-induced lymphoma with an immunomodulatory compound, alone or in combination with doxorubicin.
US10001476B2
The invention, depending on aspect and embodiment, relates to capture probe controls, and capture and signal probe configurations and combinations of configurations that can facilitate accurate and efficient multiplex analyte detection, especially in electrochemical detection schemes.
US10001474B2
Fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystals and compositions thereof are provided herein, including kits, assay systems and methods for their preparation and use.
US10001461B2
A crystal self-test circuit is used to self-test either an acoustic emission crystal or a vibration crystal installed onto one of a bearing, a bearing housing, and a machine. A crystal self-test circuit includes a multiplexer IC, which toggles between a pulse injection configuration and a signal collection configuration. In the pulse injection configuration, the multiplexer IC provides signal communication between a crystal self-test input and the sensing emission crystal. In the signal collection configuration, the multiplexer IC provides signal communication between the sensing emission crystal and a signal analyzer. In operation, the multiplexer IC applies a waveform (preferably a square wave) to the sensing emission crystal over a predetermined time period. The multiplexer IC then toggles to collect the output waveform from the sensing emission crystal and forwards the output waveform to the signal analyzer. The output signal can be amplified by a signal amplifier.
US10001460B2
A phasing adder and an ultrasound probe are disclosed. According to one implementation, the phasing adder includes a delay charge transferring unit and a delay adding unit. The delay charge transferring unit obtains signal charge in an amount obtained without amplifying according to charge generated in each of a plurality of piezoelectric elements. Each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements includes a piezoelectric body to generate charge according to sound pressure of input ultrasound. The delay charge transferring unit holds the signal charge for a predetermined amount of time. The delay adding unit executes phasing adding of an amount of the signal charge held for the predetermined amount of time in the delay charge transferring unit.
US10001459B2
A system includes an ultrasound measurement probe. The ultrasound measurement probe includes a lower portion. The lower portion includes a delay block, an array of ultrasound transducers coupled to the delay block, and a first circuit board. The first circuit board further includes a first plurality of pins coupled to the array of ultrasound transducers. The ultrasound measurement probe also includes an upper portion removably coupled to the lower portion. The upper portion includes a second circuit board. The second circuit board further includes a second plurality of pins configured to couple with the first plurality of pins when the upper portion is removably coupled to the lower portion.
US10001456B2
Methods and systems for separating and/or quantifying peptides using differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) are provided herein. In accordance with various aspects of the applicant's teachings, the methods and systems can provide for the separation of one or more peptides, for example, peptides that may be difficult to separate with conventional techniques, such as mass spectrometry (MS), by complexing the peptides with a metal cation (e.g., Ca2+) prior to DMS. In some aspects, the present teachings can prevent proton stripping from ionized peptides that can occur in DMS to prevent unintended and/or undesirable alterations to the peptide's charge state distribution.
US10001451B2
Provided is a cell determination device including a classification unit configured to classify individual cells based on one of a relaxation strength, a relaxation frequency, and low-frequency conductance obtained from a complex dielectric constant spectrum of the cells.
US10001445B2
Provided is a vision system for detecting a defect, including a conveyer belt configured to move at least one bottle through the vision system; a light emitting diode (LED) backlight configured to silhouette any dark contamination on a surface or inside the at least one bottle; a robot with a bottle gripper tooling, the robot configured to pick up the at least one bottle and rotate the at least one bottle; at least one camera configured to take pictures of the at least one bottle while the at least one bottle is being rotated; and a flipper arm configured to stop or allow the at least one bottle to move to a position where the robot picks up the at least one bottle.
US10001444B2
A surface inspecting method includes: irradiating an incident light beam of a first polarized state on a target object, the incident light beam comprising parallel light and having a cross-sectional area: measuring a second polarized state of a reflected light beam reflected from the target object; and performing inspection on an entire area of the target object on which the incident light beam is irradiated, based on a variation between the first polarized state and the second polarized state.
US10001424B2
A physical quantity detector includes: a bridge circuit portion that includes a bridge circuit including a first, second, third, and fourth strain gauges each having a resistance value that changes in response to an application of a physical quantity and to temperature, the bridge circuit portion outputting, as a first detection signal, a first voltage, and outputting, as a second detection signal, a second voltage; a temperature characteristic adjustment portion that is connected in parallel to the bridge circuit portion, and outputs, as a third detection signal, a third voltage corresponding to the input voltage; a first signal processing circuit portion that receives the first and second detection signals, and outputs a first differential voltage; and a second signal processing circuit portion that receives the second and third detection signals, and outputs a second differential voltage.
US10001417B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for providing flexible and repairable testing capabilities for systems that generate or absorb heat such as energy storage systems. One embodiment can include a temperature bath structure adapted to contain and maintain a fluid bath at a predetermined temperature, an outer containment structure adapted to insert into the temperature bath structure, heat sinks, thermal sensor assemblies, and an internal containment structure where the thermal sensor assemblies and heat sinks removably attach to different sections of the inner containment structure so as to measure heat flow into or out of the inner containment structure's different sections. Embodiments of the invention enable rapid insertion/removal of samples as well as replacement of sections of the system including embodiments or parts of thermal sensor assemblies as well as enabling separate thermal measurements associated with different sections of a sample under test within the inner containment structure.
US10001416B2
A temperature sensor having calibration function according to temperature, a method of operating the same, and a device including the same are provided. The temperature sensor includes a reference circuit configured to generate at least one temperature information signal that varies according to a temperature, and generate at least one reference signal that is substantially constant relative to the temperature; and a digital temperature generator configured to receive the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal generated by the reference circuit, and generate a digital temperature information signal indicative of the temperature based on the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal, wherein one of the reference circuit and the digital temperature generator is configured to receive a calibration signal and adjust the at least one reference signal based on the calibration signal.
US10001410B2
The current invention considers the spectrum as a multimodal distribution over a list of structures containing the wavelength as the main entry and the other information mentioned above in the list as additional entries. Each line is then given a probability of contributing to the spectral line. In the case of multiple spectral lines, inference between spectral lines and their respective levels of confidence will provide a complete picture of the list of probable emitters with a probability factor for each line in order to provide a quantitative assignment of the spectral lines and profiling for a given spectrum.
US10001409B2
A layered infrared emitter structure includes only semi-transparent metal layers, preferably one semi-transparent metal layer, and one or more dielectric layers on both sides of the semi-transparent metal layer. Further, an electric heating wiring is arranged in or between any of the dielectric layers to heat the semi-transparent metal layer up to a required infrared emission temperature, preferably to a temperature within a range from 400° C. to 1000° C.
US10001402B1
Inventory locations such as shelves in a materials handling facility may be used to store items of various shapes and sizes. Described is a modular item stowage system with hardware that incorporates several components that may be readily reconfigured to accommodate changes in store layout, product presentation, and so forth. The components may include one or more of an instrumented auto-facing unit, divider, spacer, and so forth. The hardware may also support onboard electronics such as sensors to acquire sensor data and computing devices to process the sensor data.
US10001401B2
A method of configuring an electronic level gauge (ELG) includes with an ELG configuration tool including a GUI having a user interface. A processor implements an enhancement algorithm and a simulator. A tank library includes a plurality of tank shapes. The user interface receives application configuration information including a selection of a tank shape, a mounting location for positioning the ELG, and at least one process detail. The simulator generates a calculated strength of a measurement signal reflected from a surface of material in the tank for at least one level. If the calculated strength is ≥ a predetermined strength, proper performance of the ELG is indicated, and if the calculated strength < the predetermined strength, the ELG configuration tool prompts a change in at least one application of the configuration information to be entered on the user interface, and the simulator then recalculates the calculated strength.
US10001392B2
A magneto-inductive flow measuring device including a coil arrangement and a circuit for controlling a supply voltage of the coil arrangement. The circuit is designed to provide the supply voltage of the coil arrangement with a voltage curve sequenced as follows: A) the voltage rises from a starting voltage I up to an overvoltage II; B) in given cases, the voltage is held at the overvoltage II; C) the voltage falls from the overvoltage II down to a holding voltage V. The circuit controls the fall of the voltage from the overvoltage down to the holding voltage by tuning the voltage to at least two or more predetermined, intermediate, desired values III, IV.
US10001383B2
Some embodiments provide a device that automatically orients and displays a map of a region according to the natural viewing orientation of the map. In some embodiments, the device examines data associated with the map to determine whether it can identify a natural viewing orientation of the map that differs from the geographic orientation of the map. When the device is able to identify such a natural viewing orientation, it displays the map according to this natural viewing orientation instead of the geographic orientation of the map. On the other hand, when the device is not able to identify a natural viewing orientation that differs from the geographic orientation, the device displays the map according to its geographic orientation. In some embodiments, the geographic orientation of the map is north-up orientation (where north is up (e.g., top center of the page), south is down, west is left, and east is right). In other embodiments, the geographic orientation of the map can be another orientation that is set by one of the geographic directions, such as south-up map orientation, where south is up, north is down, east is left and west is right.
US10001381B2
The present invention aims to create an information presentation plan suitable for characteristics of output devices in view of driver's driving leeway. A presentation plan creation apparatus of the present invention includes: a driving behavior proportion prediction unit that predicts a driving behavior proportion, for each divided path; a device leeway acquisition unit that acquires device leeway data; a presentation item extraction unit that acquires presentation item data; and a presentation plan creation unit that creates a presentation plan in line with a selection condition. The selection condition is that a time of performing, on the selected path, any of the driving behaviors that allows the leeway of the selected device to be equal to or greater than the required leeway required to present the presentation item is equal to or longer than the required viewing time required to view the presentation item.
US10001377B2
A system is provided that manages a geographic space including a route on which a moving object moves, including a plurality of subsystems operable to respectively manage maps of a plurality of regions obtained by dividing the geographic space, and a region manager operable to adjust loads of the subsystems by dynamically changing a boundary of at least one region among the plurality of regions. Also provided is a method and computer program product.
US10001376B1
An apparatus monitors position for an aircraft. The aircraft includes a display, a position system, a vision system and a database comprising terrain data associated with an environment at a location of the aircraft. The apparatus includes a monitoring processor configured to perform character recognition or structure recognition on the image data to identify a structure or a character in the image data, correlate a position of the structure or character in the environment using a position from the position system and the terrain data, and cause the display to provide a confirmation in response to the position of the structure or character in the terrain data matches the position of the structure or character in the image data.
US10001366B2
A coating thickness inspection device (20) is provided with: a displacement gauge (25); a position calculation unit (28a); and a determination unit (28b). The displacement gauge (25) measures the external shape of a rectangular wire (30) across the lengthwise direction thereof (external shape measurement step). The position calculation unit (28a) determines the position of a rectangular conductor (31) within the rectangular wire (30) across the lengthwise direction of the rectangular wire (30) (position calculation step). The determination unit (28b) determines whether the thickness across the peripheral direction of a coating section (32) as calculated on the basis of the results obtained by the displacement gauge (25) and the position calculation unit (28a) satisfies a standard thickness across the lengthwise direction of the rectangular wire (30) (determination step).
US10001361B2
A real acceleration computing unit 3 calculates the real acceleration Gw in the direction of travel of a vehicle by acquiring the velocity V a wheel speed sensor 12 installed in the vehicle detects. A road surface gradient computing unit 5 calculates the inclination of a road surface (road surface gradient θ1) from the real acceleration Gw and the accelerations Gx and Gz in the back and forth and up and down directions of the vehicle an acceleration sensor 11 installed in the vehicle detects. A pitching angle computing unit 6 calculates the inclination of the vehicle with respect to the road surface (pitching angle θ2) from the real acceleration Gw and the accelerations Gx and Gz.
US10001360B2
A shape measurement device and a shape measurement method according to the present invention measure, for first and second distance measurement units which are disposed so as to be opposed to each other with a measurement object to be measured interposed therebetween and each measure a distance to the measurement object, first and second displacements of the first and second distance measurement units in an opposition direction, and obtain, as a shape of the measurement object, a thickness of the measurement object in the opposition direction, the thickness being corrected with the measured first and second displacements, based on first and second distance measurement results measured by the first and second distance measurement units, respectively.
US10001354B2
Described herein is a munition to be exploded in the air at a position above an intended target. The munition includes an explosive, a matrix of fragmentation material, a body part with a convex shaped support element and a detonator. The layered structure of the munition is such that when detonated, a directional explosion code of fragmentation material is formed in a delimited distribution pattern. The munition can be arranged within a takeoff canister with a takeoff charge.
US10001351B2
The present invention relates to a device forming an infrared decoy comprising a pyrotechnic priming part (150), a composition (121) suited to emitting radiation in the infrared domain, and a protective casing (130) for protecting the composition (121) and formed of a plastic sleeve, characterized in that at least one out of a body (150) of the initiation pyrotechnic part and/or of a plug (140) that blanks off the sleeve (130) has an annular groove (152, 142) that opens onto its external periphery and communicates with at least one longitudinal duct (154, 156; 144, 146) which opens onto an end of the body (150) or of the plug (140) in order to accept a polymerizable adhesive tape that bonds the body (150) and/or the plug (140) to the sleeve (130).
US10001347B2
A window insert assembly providing ballistic protection for a window of a vehicle side door. The window insert assembly includes a window insert formed from a ballistic-resistant material and a wedge assembly to wedge the window insert within a window frame of the vehicle door. A method of providing ballistic protection for the window and a method of manufacturing the window insert assembly.
US10001334B1
This invention provides a discharge preventer assembly for a firearm that is a supplemental safety attachment for a firearm. The discharge preventer assembly can be made of a left body portion and a right body portion which can be adapted to connect to each other in a protective condition to collectively receive and enclose a trigger bow and a trigger; and at least one of the left body portion and the right body portion having a bolt block element protruding upward and adapted to be received in the bolt passage when the left body portion and the right body portion are in the protective condition. The discharge preventer assembly can also include one or more rigid plates configured to be positioned adjacent the right body portion or the left body portion.
US10001333B1
A safety pin locks a barrel latch while the firearm discharges a round of ammunition. The barrel latch safety locking mechanism is incorporated into the frame and is actuated by the trigger assembly. The barrel latch safety locking mechanism engages the barrel latch to prevent movement during firing keeping the barrel latch engaged with the barrel. The firearm is further comprised of a slide switch that is connected to the barrel latch that allows a user to disengage the barrel latch for loading.
US10001327B2
A heat storing system includes: a heat source that emits heat to a first thermal medium; and a heat storing unit. The heat storing unit includes a heat storing body container housing a heat storing body, and a thermal medium container housing a liquid phase thermal medium. The heat storing body stores or emits heat in accordance with phase change of the heat storing body. The heat storing unit is configured to conduct a cold heat emission mode in which the liquid phase thermal medium and a cooling medium exchange heat in the thermal medium container to evaporate the thermal medium such that cold heat is emitted to the cooling medium.
US10001315B2
A refrigerator (1) includes a storage chamber (12) for produce storage and a produce ripening control system (10). The produce ripening control system (10) includes an ethylene absorber (18) adapted to operate in absorption mode in a first status and in desorption mode in a second status. A recirculation circuit (20) is configured to fluidly connect the absorber (18) with the storage chamber (12) and to draw air from the storage chamber (12), to flow the drawn air through the absorber (18) and to return it into the storage chamber (12). A control unit (30) configured to selectively operate the absorber either in the absorption mode for ethylene absorption or in the desorption mode for ethylene desorption.
US10001311B2
A simple inverter-controlled refrigerator includes temperature detector (17), constant speed main body control unit (12) whose power is turned on/off by temperature detector (17), and that can drive a constant speed compressor, inverter control unit (14) that is connected to constant speed main body control unit (12), and that is operated, based on a power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12). And variable speed compressor (8) that is connected to inverter control unit (14), and that is controlled, based on an output from inverter control unit (14). Inverter control unit (14) has rotation speed setting unit (23) which is operated, based on the power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12), and which is configured to set a rotation speed of variable speed compressor (8), and inverter drive circuit unit (24) which drives variable speed compressor (8) at the rotation speed set by rotation speed setting unit (23).
US10001300B2
A coaxial borehole heat exchanger includes an innermost pipe and an intermediate pipe arranged coaxially outside the innermost pipe. The intermediate pipe has an inner surface provided with a plurality of axial grooves, and the inner diameter of the intermediate pipe corresponds to the outer diameter of the innermost pipe. The coaxial borehole heat exchanger further includes an outermost pipe arranged coaxially outside the intermediate pipe, wherein the outermost pipe has an inner surface provided with a plurality of axial grooves, and wherein the inner diameter of the outermost pipe corresponds to the outer diameter of the intermediate pipe, wherein the innermost pipe and the plurality of axial grooves of the outermost pipe define liquid flow channels, and wherein the axial grooves of the intermediate pipe define a thermal insulation layer between the axial grooves of the outermost pipe and the innermost pipe. A method of producing a coaxial borehole heat exchanger is also presented herein.
US10001294B2
An air-conditioning apparatus prevents a compressor from not starting for a long time when an actual air conditioning load is low or when exhaust heat from heat-generating devices in an air-conditioned indoor space is not returned to an indoor unit, and reduces the number of times the compressor is started and stopped. The air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit sequentially annularly connecting the compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and a use-side heat exchanger, a blowing temperature sensor detecting a blowing temperature of air brown into the air-conditioned indoor space after passing through the use-side heat exchanger in the indoor unit including the use-side heat exchanger, and a compressor control unit performing thermo-on and thermo-off controls to start and stop the compressor, to approximate the blowing temperature detected by the blowing temperature sensor to a preset temperature. A time for which the next thermo-on control is prohibited is set based on an air-conditioning operation state immediately preceding the thermo-off control or during thermo-off time.
US10001293B2
For controlling the flow of air into the zones (Z1, Z2, Z3, Zi) of a variable air volume HVAC system (1) having actuator driven dampers (D1, D2, D3, Di), which operate in a range from a minimum damper position to a maximum damper position for adjusting the flow of air into a zone (Z1, Z2, Z3, Zi), flow measurement values and current damper positions are transmitted via a telecommunications network (2) to a cloud-based HVAC control center (3). Using the flow measurement values and calibration values, which indicate HVAC system parameters at a defined calibration pressure in the HVAC system (1) and at different damper positions, the cloud-based HVAC control center (3) calculates the minimum damper position for the actuators (A1, A2, A3, Ai), such that the pressure in the HVAC system (1) does not exceed a defined maximum pressure threshold, and transmits the minimum damper position to the actuators.
US10001289B2
An apparatus and method for measuring or controlling the Outdoor Air Fraction (OAF) ratio through economizer or outdoor air dampers and cabinet to total system airflow and mixed-air humidity ratio and wetbulb temperature for HVAC equipment. An OAF exceeding the minimum regulatory requirements wastes energy and contributes to global warming. OAF is used to optimize economizer damper position either manually or automatically using an economizer Fault Detection Diagnostic controller and actuator to meet minimum outdoor airflow requirements. After the outdoor air damper position is optimized, the mixed-air humidity ratio and mixed-air wetbulb temperature are determined and used with the measured mixed-air drybulb and supply-air drybulb temperatures to evaluate evaporator airflow, cooling capacity, and heating capacity, and, if necessary, provide a visual or electronically-transmitted error code signal indicating maintenance requirements to check or correct economizer damper position, cabinet leakage, airflow, cooling or heating capacity, and/or other faults for the HVAC system.
US10001287B2
The piping stick can define a sealable volume including a plurality of piping sections and a plurality of control sections. The non-connected end of the piping sections of the piping stick can be capped. The piping stick can be assembled by assembling the plurality of control sections and the plurality of piping sections, pressurizing the piping stick at a first time and determining the integrity of the piping stick by evaluating the pressure in the piping stick at a second time.
US10001285B2
According to one embodiment, an object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner which is basically composed of small-size component parts and can have a large air-conditioning capacity by stacking the small-size component parts in a vertical direction in accordance with a required air-conditioning capacity. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes an outdoor heat exchanger, an air-blower assembly including an air exchanger, and a housing accommodating the outdoor heat exchanger and the air-blower assembly. The outdoor heat exchanger, the air-blower assembly and the housing, and another outdoor heat exchanger, another air-blower assembly and another housing are configured to be stackable on each other in a vertical direction.
US10001275B2
A well test burner system has a plurality of burner nozzles supported by a support structure. Each burner nozzle has an air inlet, a well product inlet and an air/well product mixture outlet. At least one of the burner nozzles is supported to pivot relative to the support structure while the burner nozzle is operating to expel air/well product mixture.
US10001269B2
A light source module includes at least one light source emitting light, and a body supporting the light source, wherein the body includes a heat sink absorbing heat from the light source and dissipating the heat to the outside, an insulating layer having electrical insulating properties, the insulating layer being provided on at least one surface of the heat sink, and a conductive layer contacted with the insulating layer, the conductive layer being at least provided in a path region in which electric current is applied to the light source, the conductive layer being contacted with the light source. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain effects such as rapid fabrication processes, inexpensive fabrication cost, facilitation of mass production, improvement of product yield, and promotion of heat dissipation. Furthermore, it is possible to obtain various effects that can be understood through configurations described in embodiments.
US10001265B1
A luminaire comprises a light fixture that includes a housing. The housing includes a light emitting diode (LED) light source and a back wall that has a first surface shape. The luminaire further comprises a mounting system that includes a tie rod that has a first end that includes a plurality of teeth. The mounting system also includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled to the tie rod. The mounting plate is coupled to the back wall of the housing. The mounting plate has a second surface shape, where the first surface shape and the second surface shape are substantially the same.
US10001259B2
In accordance with certain embodiments, a substrate having first and second groups of light-emitting elements having different distributions in one or more optical characteristics thereon is deformed such that the first and second groups of light-emitting elements are not simultaneously observable.
US10001257B2
Gradient optics for even light distribution of LED light sources. In an aspect, an apparatus is provided for uniform distribution of light emitted from a light source. The apparatus includes a panel coupled to receive the light emitted from the light source, and gradient optics disposed on the panel, the gradient optics providing a matching transparency gradient that is aligned with the light source to evenly distribute the emitted light. In another aspect, an apparatus includes means for receiving the light emitted from the light source, and means for providing a matching transparency gradient that is aligned with the light source to evenly distribute the emitted light.
US10001254B2
In an illuminating device (A), in particular for a motor vehicle, light emitted by an area light source (K) is projected as distributed light by an optical arrangement (E). The optical arrangement (E) comprises at least a first and a second optical component (L1, L2) axially one after the other, as seen along a longitudinal axis (x). In order to adjust the position thereof in the axial direction, an adjusting device (C) is provided for the optical components (L1, L2), said device having a first adjusting ring (G1), which can be rotated about the longitudinal axis (x) and is connected to an extension piece (J1) via a transmission connection, which converts rotation of the first adjusting ring (G1) in relation to the extension piece (J1) into axial displacement. A holder (H1) of the first optical component (L1), with the aid of a spring arrangement (I1), is retained axially in relation to the first adjusting ring (G1) and can be adjusted axially in relation to the extension piece (J1), whereas the second optical component (L2) is retained in a holder (H2) which is secured axially to the extension piece (J1), for example is integral therewith.
US10001250B2
A lighting device includes a heat sink including a first heat radiation part and a second heat radiation part, a light source module including a substrate disposed on the first heat radiation part of the heat sink, and a light emitting device disposed on the substrate; and a power supply unit which is disposed within the second heat radiation part of the heat sink and supplies power to the light source module.
US10001247B2
A vacuum heat-insulating material includes: an outer cover material; and a core material which is sealed in a tightly closed and decompressed state on the inside of the outer cover material. Outer cover material has gas barrier properties and satisfies at least one of a condition that a linear expansion coefficient is 80×10−5/° C. or lower when a static load is 0.05 N within a temperature range of −130° C. to 80° C., inclusive, a condition that an average value of a linear expansion coefficient is 65×10−5/° C. or higher when a static load is 0.4 N within a temperature range of −140° C. to −130° C., inclusive, a condition that an average value of a linear expansion coefficient is 20×10−5/° C. or higher when a static load is 0.4 N within a temperature range of −140° C. to −110° C., inclusive, and a condition that an average value of a linear expansion coefficient is 13×10−5/° C. or higher when a static load is 0.4 N within a temperature range of +50° C. to +65° C., inclusive.
US10001246B2
A body support device is usable to alleviate stress and strain from the weight of the upper torso on the lower back, spine, knees, and muscles. The body support device includes a chest plate, a body strap configured to couple the chest plate to a user, and a leg having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is configured for releasably coupling with the chest plate and wherein the distal end is configured to extend outwardly from the chest plate and the body of the user.
US10001236B2
A releasable connection assembly for connecting tubing sections is disclosed. The assembly includes a male bayonet connector including a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, and a female latch connector. The female latch connector includes a proximal end, a sealing member and a distal end. A kit is also disclosed. The kit includes a male bayonet connector, a blood pressure cuff, and a first medical tubing section configured to engage the proximal end of the shaft and to engage the blood pressure cuff. A method of using a releasable connection assembly for connecting tubing sections is also disclosed.
US10001227B2
The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a body (2), a water tank (5) that is disposed on the body (2) or inside the body (2) and used for purposes like regeneration or storing water, two or more hoses (4) that enable water to be transferred from the water tank (5) to the outside and to be delivered into the water tank (5), two or more housings (3) that are disposed on the water tank (5) and that enable the hoses (4) to be connected to the water tank (5), and two or more circular connection regions (12) wherein the hoses (4) are mounted to the housings (3).
US10001212B2
A control system of a machine tool with a rotary type spindle and a feed axis which generates feed motion of the spindle, comprising a current detecting part which detects a current through a spindle motor for driving the spindle, a temperature detecting part which detects a motor temperature, a remaining time estimating part which uses a predetermined maximum allowable temperature and a detected temperature value by the temperature detecting part as the basis to estimate a remaining time until the motor temperature would reach the maximum allowable temperature on the assumption that the detected current value by the current detecting part at the time of the detected temperature value would continue to flow through the spindle motor, and a feed speed changing part which changes speed of the feed motion in accordance with the estimated value of the remaining time.
US10001184B2
A hydraulic anti-lock brake wheel cylinder includes a cylinder body with a first cavity having an end cover, a first oil chamber interface, a second oil chamber interface and an oil return interface. A first piston is arranged within the first cavity, a first spring between the first piston and the end cover, a first oil chamber between the first piston and a bottom of the first cavity, the first oil chamber communicating with the first oil chamber interface; the first piston having a second cavity, a second piston arranged within the second cavity; a second spring between the second piston and a bottom of the second cavity, a second oil chamber between the second piston and a top of the second cavity; a core tube within the cylinder body, and one end of the core tube communicating with the second oil chamber, the other end communicating with the second oil chamber interface; the oil return interface communicating with the first oil chamber when the first piston moves outwards to a set position.
US10001181B2
The disclosure relates to a brake disk and a method for producing a brake disk. The method may include roughening at least some area(s) of a surface of the main body, forming a metal coating on at least some area(s) of the roughened region of the surface of the main body, applying an enamel slip to at least some area(s) of the surface of the main body, drying the applied enamel slip, and heating the main body to form the enamel coating and to join the metal coating metallurgically to the main body. The brake disk may include a main body having an enamel coating arranged at least in some area(s). A metal coating may additionally be formed on the surface of the main body, at least in some area(s), wherein the metal coating is joined metallurgically to the main body.
US10001180B2
A brake rotor assembly having a brake rotor and a brake rotor weight. The brake rotor weight may be received between vanes of the brake rotor. The brake rotor weight may include a hook arm, a guide arm, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion may bias the hook arm in the guide arm against the vanes.
US10001177B2
This irreversible mechanism (1) includes a rotatable input shaft (3), an output shaft (4) that rotates according to the input shaft, a conversion mechanism (5) that converts back drive torque from an output shaft side to an axial force, a brake portion (6) that includes a first brake surface (61), and a second brake surface (56) provided to rotate integrally with the output shaft and pressed against the first brake surface according to the axial force of the conversion mechanism. The first brake surface and the second brake surface include taper surfaces tapered in the action direction of the axial force of the conversion mechanism.
US10001176B2
An apparatus for adjusting a clearance of a clutch cable for a vehicle is arranged to rotate a clutch pedal forward using an elastic force of a reverse return spring to allow a back surface of the clutch pedal be spaced apart from a pedal member, control a length of the clutch cable using a mechanical clearance adjusting mechanism, and secure a uniform gap between the pedal member and a back surface of the clutch pedal by adjusting the length of the clutch cable.
US10001167B2
A ball bearing includes an inner ring having an outer periphery in which an inner raceway groove is formed, an outer ring having an inner periphery in which an outer raceway groove is formed, a plurality of balls interposed between the inner raceway groove and the outer raceway groove, and an annular cage that holds the balls. The cage includes an annular portion positioned on one side in an axial direction with respect to the balls and a plurality of cage bar portions that extend from the annular portion toward the other side in the axial direction. Each cage bar portion has a guide portion that positions the cage by coming into contact with the inner raceway groove in a non-contact area other than an area in which the corresponding ball is in contact with the inner raceway groove.
US10001164B2
A double-row spherical roller bearing, comprising an outer ring including at least one spherical inner raceway on a radially inner peripheral surface, an inner ring including a first and second axial end and at least one outer raceway on a radially outer peripheral surface. Spherical roller elements are located in first and second roller rows interposed in-between the inner and outer raceways. A first flange is located at the first axial end, extending in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. The inner ring is subjected to an axial load in a first axial direction wherein the first flange approaches the first roller row. An axial extension of the first flange extends without contacting any first roller row roller elements during bearing operation, when an axial load is acting on the inner ring in the first axial direction. The bearing can be integrated into a wind turbine.
US10001162B2
A laborsaving rotation shaft device comprises a base; a first rotation unit; a pair of second rotation units, a first rotation guiding structure is disposed between the second rotation unit and the base, and a second rotation guiding structure is disposed between the second rotation unit and the first rotation unit; a torsion unit, having a connection rod, a friction torsion mechanism is disposed between the connection rod and the first rotation unit; a slide mechanism, including a slide block pivoted to the connection rod and radially formed with at least one slide hole allowing a slide rod to be received, and a spring sleeved on the slide rod; with an energy releasing or energy storing effect provided by the spring, the slide block is able to provide a torsion, which has effects of automatically unfolding and folding assistance, to the first rotation unit.
US10001157B2
The invention relates to an expansible fixing plug (1) which consists of at least two different plastics materials, having a main body (2) made of the first plastics material, which is at least partly encased by a casing (3) made of the second plastics material. The main body (2) has an expansion region (5), which extends along a longitudinal axis (L) and has at least two expansion tongues (11, 12) which are separated from one another by a first slot (13), and a sleeve (6) arranged at the front of the expansible fixing plug (1) in the direction of introduction (E). The sleeve (6) is connected to the expansion region (5) and is at least partly encased by a casing body (18) formed by the casing (3). In order to obtain an expansible fixing plug (1) having improved expansion behavior, it is proposed that on the casing body (18) there be arranged at least one wing element (22) which, starting from the casing body (18), extends cantilever-like in a direction opposite to the direction of introduction (E) and substantially in the longitudinal direction (L).
US10001146B2
A flow control device for a construction machine including a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder connected to a hydraulic pump, which is connected to an engine. A first control valve and a second control valve are also included. A regeneration flow path is configured to supplement and reuse hydraulic fluid that returns to a hydraulic tank during a retractable drive of the first hydraulic cylinder. A regeneration valve is installed in the regeneration flow path. A pressure compensation type flow control valve is installed in a meter-in flow path of a spool of the first control valve, and is configured to limit the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid supplied from the hydraulic pump to the first hydraulic cylinder during a combined operation of the first and second hydraulic cylinders.
US10001145B2
A balance beam electro-pneumatic converter (100, 400) adapted to couple to a conduit with a fluid is provided. The balance beam electro-pneumatic converter (100, 400) includes a nozzle (184) adapted to fluidly couple to the conduit, and a flapper (130) rotatably coupled to the nozzle (184) via a pivot (140) wherein the flapper (130) is adapted to regulate a pressure of the fluid and balance about the pivot (140).
US10001130B2
A vacuum pump configured to exhaust gas includes an inductance gap sensor positioned oppositely near an end face of a rotational axis of a rotational body including a rotor; a plurality of individually formed recesses disposed at the end face facing the gap sensor at respectively different angular positions; and at least one ferromagnetic body disposed in at least one of the recesses. The ferromagnetic body has a Curie temperature approximately equal to an allowable temperature of the rotor. The gap sensor senses inductance changes associated with changes in magnetic permeability of the ferromagnetic body to detect a temperature of the rotor. One of the recesses where the ferromagnetic body is not disposed is a rotational number sensor target. Thus, a rotational number of the rotor is detected based on a change in inductance when the rotational number sensor target passes opposite the inductance sensor.
US10001123B2
Pressure changing devices and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. One pressure changing device includes an elliptic cylinder and a piston that has an external surface with a trochoid cross-section. Another pressure changing device includes a piston and a rotating cylinder that has an internal surface with a trochoid cross-section. Another pressure changing device includes two fixed axes, one for rotation of one component and another for orbiting or oscillation of the other component. The devices and methods include stacked pressure changing devices with one or more common shafts. The pressure changing device may be easier and less expensive to manufacture and repair than prior pressure changing devices of the same or similar functionality, and can provide efficient gap sealing in a high pressure expansion part of a compression or expansion cycle.
US10001111B2
A transition body may be disposed between upper and lower tower sections of a tower for a wind power station. Some example transition bodies may include a substantially annular upper connection flange for connection to the upper tower section, and at least three substantially annular lower connection flanges, each of which may connect to a corner leg of the lower tower section. The transition body may have several segments disposed about a central tower axis, with the number of segments corresponding to the number of corner legs. Upper peripheral sections of the segments may form an annular circumferential connection envelope that supports the upper connection flange. Lower sections of the segments may form annular circumferential segment envelopes that support the lower connection flanges. The segments may be disposed at acute angles and converge into one another at or near the upper connection flange.
US10001093B2
A method and system to restrict the flow of accumulated liquid water from the intake manifold into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine by reducing the velocity of contained liquid water as it moves through the containment feature during vehicle maneuvering are disclosed. The body of the intake manifold includes a water containment feature having a water containment reservoir having an open upper portion and water-restricting interior walls. A water passageway is provided in each interior wall. The water passageway may be of any of several shapes, including a V-shape notch extending from the top of the wall. The interior wall is a central interior wall and the containment reservoir further includes an intermediate interior wall between the side walls that intersects the central interior wall. The water passageway is formed in at least one of the interior walls and may be formed in all of the walls.
US10001088B2
Methods and systems are provided for conducting an engine off natural vacuum test in a vehicle in order to indicate the presence or absence of undesired evaporative emissions. In one example, a vehicle fuel system and evaporative emissions system are sealed from atmosphere, and responsive to a pressure increase below an expected threshold, the fuel system and evaporative emissions system are actively pressurized via circulating hot engine coolant to a heater core and blowing hot air through the vehicle cabin to the fuel system via a three way ventilation valve in the rear of the vehicle. In this way, false failures of EONV test procedures due to environmental factors and vehicle operator drive habits may be reduced, and unnecessary engine service may be avoided.
US10001085B2
A thrust-vectoring rocket motor nozzle includes a forward assembly having a forward shell with a flange configured for connection to a motor and a throat portion opposite the flange. A ball joint sleeve may be disposed proximate the throat portion, and an exit cone assembly may include a ball joint socket configured to mate with the ball joint sleeve to allow movement of the exit cone assembly about one or more axes relative to the forward assembly. A thermal barrier may be disposed in a gap between the forward assembly and the exit cone assembly. The forward assembly may include a throat insulator mechanically locked within the forward shell. Related methods include forming thrust-vectorable rocket motor nozzles. Rocket motors may include such nozzles.
US10001084B2
A gas turbine engine system is disclosed which includes a core passage and a bypass passage which can be configured as a fan bypass duct or a third stream bypass duct. The core passage and bypass passage are routed to flow through a nozzle before exiting overboard an aircraft. The nozzle includes moveable members capable of changing a configuration of the nozzle. In one form the moveable members are capable of changing throat area for portions of the nozzle that receive working fluid from the core passage and the bypass passage. The bypass passage can include a branch. In one form the branch can include a heat exchanger. The bypass passage can also provide cooling to one or more portions of the nozzle, such as cooling to a deck of the nozzle.
US10001083B2
A turbofan aircraft engine having a primary duct (C), including a combustion chamber (BK), a first turbine (HT) disposed downstream of the combustion chamber, a compressor (HC) disposed upstream of the combustion chamber and coupled (W1) to the first turbine, and a second turbine (L) disposed downstream of the first turbine and coupled (W2) via a speed reduction mechanism (G) to a fan (F) for feeding a secondary duct (B) of the turbofan aircraft engine. A square of a ratio of a maximum blade diameter (DF) of the fan to a maximum blade diameter (DL) of the second turbine is at least 3.5, in particular at least 4.
US10001082B2
An assembly for a turbojet engine includes a pylon, a nacelle supported by the pylon, and a locking device interposed between the pylon and a cowl of the nacelle. The cowl slides between operating and maintenance positions. The locking device is movable between active and inhibited positions, and the device allows an operation mode in the active position and a maintenance mode in the inhibited position. In particular, the locking device comprises a rocker to maintain the cowl to the pylon, and the rocker includes an inhibiting lever and an activation lever. The inhibiting and activation levers are mounted on a switching shaft of the locking device. The inhibiting lever is set in rotation through an actuator, providing direct access from a bypass flow duct in the active position while the activation lever is set in rotation from the bypass duct in the inhibited position.
US10001080B2
A thrust reverse variable area nozzle system for a nacelle of an aircraft engine system may include a reverse thrust opening disposed in the nacelle, and a thrust reverser door pivotally movable relative to the nacelle for selectively covering the reverse thrust opening, wherein the thrust reverser door is pivotally movable between a first position for completely covering the reverse thrust opening, a second position for partially uncovering a forward portion of the reverse thrust opening and discharging a bypass airflow through the forward portion of the reverse thrust opening in a forward direction, and a third position for partially uncovering an aft portion of the reverse thrust opening and discharging the bypass airflow through the aft portion of the reverse thrust opening in an aft direction.
US10001077B2
A method or system to determine peak firing pressure of a cylinder of an engine having a crank shaft. The method includes accessing a knock signal received from a knock sensor of the cylinder. The method includes determining a location of peak firing pressure based at least in part on the knock signal. The location of peak firing pressure is associated with combustion of the engine and corresponds to a time or a crank angle of the crankshaft. The method includes generating an indication of the location of peak firing pressure.
US10001073B2
A catalyst control system includes a stop and start module that, during a period that the vehicle is ON between (i) a first time when the vehicle is turned ON and (i) a second time when the vehicle is next turned OFF, selectively shuts down and starts a spark ignition engine of the vehicle. A catalyst light off (CLO) control module initiates a first CLO event for a first engine startup during the period and, when a temperature of a catalyst that receives exhaust output by the engine is less than a predetermined temperature, selectively initiates a second CLO event for a second engine startup during the period. A fuel control module richens fueling of the engine during the first and second CLO events of the period. A spark control module retards spark timing of the engine during the first and second CLO events of the period.
US10001065B2
An improved closed loop Brayton cycle for a power plant is provided that includes a heater, at least one turbine, a recuperator, at least one cooler, at least one compressor, a bypass line and a flap valve arrangement in a closed circuit in which working fluid is circulated to produce electricity via a generator. Depending upon the requirement, such as, in case of gird load disconnection, speed of a shaft-line to which the turbine, the compressor and the generator are configured is also required to be reduced without any impact on the pressure drop in the cycle. For that the non-tight flap valve arrangement is configured on each conduit between the heater and the at least one turbine in a closest possible proximity to each turbine inlet.
US10001061B2
A cooling system for gas turbine engines includes a turbine rotor compartment defining a cooling air plenum. A plurality of turbine discs are rotatably housed within the rotor compartment. A cooling air inlet is in fluid communication with the plenum. Each turbine disc includes a cooling outlet in fluid communication with the plenum for cooling the rotor compartment.
US10001054B2
A method and a device for orienting an actuator of an exhaust-gas turbocharger which has an actuator that is equipped with an actuator housing and is connected to a control rod. First, an actuator holder is fastened to the compressor housing of the exhaust-gas turbocharger. Then the actuator is inserted into the actuator holder. Then the actuator is positioned within the actuator holder. Then a compensating material is introduced through an injection opening into a compensating-material receiving space which is provided in the actuator holder. Finally, the compensating material is hardened.
US10001050B2
Pistons for opposed-piston engines include an interior annular cooling gallery. The gallery is provided with inlet and drain passageways constructed to shield a jet of liquid coolant entering the gallery, thereby reducing interference between the incoming jet and liquid coolant circulating in the gallery.
US10001040B2
A separator has a first inlet arranged to receive a fluid stream, and first and second separation stages coupled together in series; A pump coupled to the second separation stage generates an area of reduced pressure to draw the fluid stream through the first and second separation stages. One of the stages includes a variable impactor separator comprising a first chamber arranged to receive the fluid stream, and a second chamber coupled to the first chamber through an aperture to accelerate the first fluid stream. The stream is incident upon an impaction surface to separate contaminants from the fluid stream. An actuator adjusts the open area of the aperture according to a pressure differential between fluid pressure in the first chamber and a reference fluid pressure in a third chamber. The other of the separation stages is a second variable impactor separator or a filter media.
US10001038B2
The invention relates to a thermally insulated Lubrication system (100) for the lubrication of rotating or oscillating components with at least one oil suction pipe (3) arranged in an oil reservoir (1), an oil pump (4) connected to the oil suction pipe (3), and a heat source (7) connected to the oil pump (4) and downstream from this, further connecting lines (10) for feeding oil to lubrication points (11) that are structurally integrated into a metal structural environment (63) of a metal housing, after which oil is returned to the oil reservoir (1).It is proposed that at least one connecting line (10) between the heat source (7) and the lubrication point (11) downstream from the heat source has internal insulation (13) on its inside walls, wherein the thermal conductivity of the internal insulation (13) is 5% or less than the thermal conductivity of the connecting lines or of the rest of the structural environment (63), and that the heat source (7) is switched off, or at least its heat output is reduced, when a first upper oil limit temperature is reached.By improved insulation, fast heating and hence a lowering of fuel consumption in the cold starting phase is achieved.
US10001028B2
A bearing support housing for a gas turbine engine includes: an annular mounting flange; a first bearing cage including: an annular first bearing support ring; and an annular array of axially-extending first spring arms interconnecting the first bearing support ring and the mounting flange; and a second bearing cage including: an annular second bearing support ring; and an annular array of axially-extending second spring arms interconnecting the second bearing support ring and the mounting flange, the second spring arms defining spaces therebetween. The first spring arms are received between the second spring arms, and the bearing cages are sized so as to permit independent flexing motion of the first and second spring arms.
US10001014B2
Various embodiments of the invention include turbine buckets and systems employing such buckets. Various particular embodiments include a turbine bucket having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge, the base including a non-axisymmetric contour proximate a junction between the base and the airfoil.
US10001004B2
A closed loop method for using model predictive control (MPC) to control direction drilling attitude includes receiving a demand attitude and a measured attitude. The received attitudes are processed using a closed loop MPC scheme to obtain an attitude error that may be further processed to obtain a corrective setting for a directional drilling tool. The corrective setting is then applied to alter the direction of drilling. The process of measuring the attitude, processing via the model predictive control scheme, and applying a corrective setting may be repeated continuously while drilling. The disclosed methodology is intended to provide for superior directional control during closed loop directional drilling operations.
US10001000B2
In some aspects, techniques and systems for modeling fluid flow are described. Pressure gradient values for respective nodes of a one-dimensional flow model are computed. The nodes represent locations of fluid flow along a flow path, and the pressure gradient values are computed based on an approximation of the flow velocity at a point on the flow path. A pressure drop between two opposite ends of the flow path is calculated based on the pressure gradient values. An improved approximation of the flow velocity for the point on the flow path is calculated based on a difference between the calculated pressure drop and a pressure drop boundary condition.
US10000999B2
An apparatus for the inductive heating of oil sand and heavy oil deposits by way of current-carrying conductors is provided. The conductors include individual conductor groups, wherein the conductor groups are designed in periodically repeating sections of defined length defining a resonance length, and wherein two or more of the conductor groups are capacitively coupled. In this way, each conductor can be insulated and can include a single wire.
US10000989B2
A new resin blend is disclosed, which may be referred to as a hybrid resin. The resin blend includes an effective amount of benzoxazine resin or benzoxazine derivative mixed with at least one of epoxy resin, phenolic resins and other thermosetting polymers at varying ratios.
US10000987B2
A blowout prevent unit and methods for monitoring a blowout preventer at a wellsite are provided. The blowout preventer is activatable to form a seal to prevent leakage of the fluid produced from subsurface formations. The blowout preventer unit includes wellsite databases, at least one control unit, and blowout preventer outputs. The wellsite databases are operatively connectable to the wellsite to receive wellsite data therefrom and have communication links therebetween. The control unit is operatively connectable to the wellsite databases to selectively divert the wellsite data therebetween via the communication links. The at least one control unit includes a processor to determine blowout preventer parameters from the diverted wellsite data. The blowout preventer outputs are operatively coupled to the wellsite databases, and are accessible by users. The blowout preventer outputs include blowout preventer dashboards to selectively display the blowout preventer parameters whereby blowout preventer conditions are viewable by the users.
US10000981B2
A back pressure control system adapted to be at least partially integrated with a drill rig.
US10000980B2
A conveyor apparatus (2), so-called injector head, to enable feeding of e.g. continuous tubing (7) or coiled tubing through the conveyor apparatus (2) to or from a wellhead and a well below and related to use of well tools. There is provided an apparatus frame (21) within an apparatus cage (5), and a pair of oppositely located, cooperatively movable, segmented continuous belts (28; 29) installed in the frame, each belt (28; 29) comprising a plurality of interconnected) gripper shoe carriers (30) carried and movable by means of a pair of continuous belt drive chains (31; 32), and a gripper shoe (38; 52) cooperative with each carrier (30) to positively engage the tubing. The frame (21) at its lower end (21′) is tiltably connected to the cage (5) so as to cause said cage (5) and frame (21) to be mutually tiltable in a tilting plane about a single tilting axis (58) which passes through a stuffing box (22′) located at a lower region of the cage (5). The frame (21) has at a top region thereof a pair of rollers (24′) between which the tubing (7) passes, a force imposed on one or the other of the rollers (24′) causing tilting of the frame (21) relative to the cage (5).
US10000970B2
A drilling assembly assembly includes a hammer motor, a shaft, a driver, and a hammer (218). The shaft is operatively connectable to the hammer motor and rotated thereby. The driver is operatively connectable to the shaft, and includes a cam (such as guide channel 232) rotatable with the shaft and a fixed guide (such as guide pins 230) having a guide surface thereon. The cam is engageable with the guide surface and axially movable thereabout during rotation thereof. The hammer is operatively connectable to the driver and axially movable therewith, axially movable within the housing (215) independently from axial movement of the housing, and engageable with the bit to impart an impact thereto whereby the bit is hammered.
US10000956B2
A hinge assembly includes first and second portions. One of the first and second portions includes first and second receptacles and the other one of the first and second portions includes first and second cylindrical members extending in opposite directions along a hinge axis and a thickened portion having a contoured outer surface disposed adjacent the cylindrical members. The second portion is moveable from: a first state wherein the first and second cylindrical members are disposed in the first and second receptacles such that the second portion is coupled to the first portion and generally free to rotate about the hinge axis through at least a predetermined degree range, and a second state in which the second portion is decoupled from the first portion responsive to the second portion being rotated beyond the predetermined degree range and the contoured outer surface interacting with a portion of the first portion.
US10000952B2
A hinge is provided that includes a first hinge plate, a second hinge plate, and a pin. The first hinge plate includes a first knuckle having an appearance of a plurality of discrete knuckle portions that are directly adjacent to one another and intermesh with one another. The second hinge plate includes a second knuckle. The pin is configured to connect the first knuckle and the second knuckle to one another.
US10000948B2
A locking device is provided for a door of a motor vehicle. That locking device includes a pin having a first end fixed to the door and a second end including an enlarged head. The locking device also includes a receiver on a rocker panel of the motor vehicle. When the door is subjected to a side impact the pin extends into the receiver and is captured to lock the door closed. A related method is also disclosed.
US10000947B2
A lateral impact retention system for a vehicle door includes a door window frame retainer configured for mounting to the vehicle body and a pivoting catch configured for mounting to a window frame of the door. The pivoting catch engages the retainer when the door is subjected to a door-displacing lateral impact, but is not connected to any door-operating mechanism of the door. During normal operation of the door between the fully closed and open configurations, the pivoting catch automatically inserts into and displaces from the retainer.
US10000946B2
An arresting element for a blocking element of a locking device of a vehicle door, with a fixing area for fixing the arresting element at the locking device, a sensor area for detecting a deformation of a door panel of the vehicle, particularly an inner door panel, which is directed towards the interior of the vehicle, and an arresting area for arresting the blocking element.
US10000937B2
An inflatable connector comprising a bladder having at least two pipe securing areas formed as at least two separate cylindrical voids, respectively, in said bladder, wherein said at least two separate cylindrical voids are completely separated by a portion of said bladder and are configured to at least partially encompass at least two pipe portions, respectively, wherein said bladder is configured, when deflated, to enable insertion of said at least two pipe portions into said at least two pipe securing areas, respectively, and wherein said bladder is configured, when inflated, to secure said at least two pipe portions in said at least two pipe securing areas, respectively.
US10000932B2
The invention relates to a device for fixing a gutter to a building construction, and a building construction with such a device, the device comprising: —a fixing member for arranging fixedly on the building construction; —a support member releasably connectable to the fixing member for supporting the gutter, the support member comprising two connecting elements extending at an angle to each other, wherein: —a first connecting element of the two connecting elements is configured to be connected releasably to the fixing member and extends substantially parallel to the building construction, and—the second connecting element is configured to be connected to the gutter and extends substantially vertically. The invention further relates to a building construction with a number of such devices, and to such a fixing member and support member.
US10000929B2
A roofing shingle includes an asphalt-coated sheet and a reinforcement member. The asphalt-coated sheet includes a shingle mat and an asphalt coating applied to the shingle mat. The asphalt-coated sheet has a lower tab portion normally exposed on a roof and an upper headlap portion normally covered-up on a roof. At least a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet is coated with granules. The reinforcement member is adhered to the asphalt-coated sheet along an upper edge of the headlap portion, with the reinforcement member and the headlap portion together providing a nail pull-through value that is greater than an otherwise identical shingle having no such reinforcement material.
US10000927B1
A modular construction block comprises a masonry block shell including first and second opposing side walls, and an intermediate cross-web formed between the side walls. Each of the first and second side walls comprises first and second opposing end edges, a relatively thin wall section extending from the cross-web to the first end edge, and a relatively thick wall section extending from the cross-web to the second end edge. The relatively thick wall section of each side wall tapers from the cross-web toward the second end edge of the side wall.
US10000922B1
A construction board comprising (a) a foam core having a first planar surface and a second planar surface; (b) a facer, having first and second planar surfaces, including an inorganic fabric and a coating; and (c) an interfacial region between the foam core and said facer.
US10000919B2
A pair of outer diaphragms (3a), (3b) is connected to a column (5). The outer diaphragms (3a) and (3b) include female screws (15) formed in a direction so as to be put between an end plate (13a) and the column (5). The end plate (13a) is connected by welding to the end faces of an upper flange part (11a), a lower flange part (11b), and the web of a beam (9a). On upper and lower projecting parts of the end plate (13a), bolt holes 17 are formed at the positions that correspond to the female screws (15) of the outer diaphragms (3a) and (3b). The bolts (7), which are in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the beam (9a), connect the end plate (13a) to the outer diaphragms (3a) and (3b).
US10000918B2
A toilet system for a lavatory of a vehicle comprises a toilet bowl, a cladding assembly for cladding the toilet bowl, forming a hollow space between the toilet bowl and cladding assembly, and a ventilation device with at least one suction line for extracting air. The cladding assembly extends from an exterior side of the toilet bowl over an edge of the toilet bowl, and thereby partially encases the edge. At least one of the at least one suction lines is fluidically connected with the hollow space.
US10000917B2
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which comprises a turbine wheel assembly. The turbine wheel assembly comprises a turbine wheel compartment. The turbine wheel compartment is constructed to be coupled to a fan. The fan can be coupled to a cartridge. The turbine wheel compartment is coupleable to a toilet fill valve assembly such that the turbine wheel assembly is housed within a toilet tank. The turbine wheel assembly comprises a turbine wheel.
US10000912B2
A freeze prediction system for components such as one or more water pipes situated in a building. The building may have a heating system, a mechanism with a temperature setting connected to the heating system, and an indoor temperature indicator connected to the thermostat. A call may be made for heat if thermostat setting is greater than an indoor temperature. A check may be made as to whether a call for heat may be answered. Outdoor conditions may be read and accounted for in the system. An expected time may be calculated of a freeze danger. One may determine whether the freeze danger is significant according to the expected time of freeze danger compared to a predetermined time. If the freeze danger is not significant, a regular equipment failed alert may be sent out. If the freeze danger is significant, a pipe freeze warning alert may be sent out.
US10000911B2
An abnormality diagnostic system for a work system of construction machinery includes an input portion configured to receive state information of an engine, a hydraulic pump and a work apparatus, a controller configured to calculate and mutually compare horsepower information of the engine, the hydraulic pump and the work apparatus from the received state information, and if the horsepower information are different from each other by a preset range or more, determine whether or not abnormality occurs in any one of the engine, the hydraulic pump and the work apparatus, and an output portion configured to output the determination result of abnormality.Accordingly, an abnormal situation of the construction machinery may be precisely diagnosed and notified immediately so as to make a quick response, and further, a manufacturer of the construction machinery may collect the abnormality situation data to database to reflect in a product design.
US10000904B2
A securing system for a portable basketball pole assembly is disclosed. The securing system includes ground screws which secure in the ground on either side of a base of the portable basketball pole assembly. A strap is extended from one ground member to the other over the base to hold the base securely to the ground and prevent tipping. Additional straps may be used to extend from the ground members to the pole to further secure the pole. In certain preferred embodiments, separate straps extend from the ground members to the pole. In other embodiments, a single strap is used. The straps are attached to the pole via a pole attachment member. The pole attachment member may conveniently be an after-market part which fits around an existing pole and provides a receiving element to receive the strap or straps. Buckles may be included to allow the straps to be tightened or loosened.
US10000897B2
The present invention relates to a device in a self-propelled construction machine with a first driving unit, which provides for a first speed of rotation (n1). By means of a planetary gear the first speed of rotation (n1) is translated into a different speed of rotation (n3) at which a working device of the construction machine, in particular a milling rotor for processing ground surfaces, can be operated.
US10000883B1
The improved overflow pan for an appliance comprises a pan place under an appliance to collect water that may leak from the appliance, from water supply lines connected to the appliance, from condensation created by operation of the appliance, or from failure of the drainage system. The improved overflow pan for an appliance comprises a drain to allow the collected water to flow away from the area of the appliance. The improved overflow pan for an appliance undergoes a thermochromatic color change of the pan that is triggered by water collecting in the pan. The thermochromatic color change provides a distinct visual cue that water may not be draining from the pan properly.
US10000879B2
A laundry treating apparatus includes a body provided with a laundry inlet; and a door configured to open and close the laundry inlet, wherein the door includes a door frame having a first opening portion facing the laundry inlet and a second opening portion corresponding to a display module mounted at an inside in a state that the door is closed; and a door cover coupled to the door frame to form an appearance of the door, the door cover includes a non-light-transmitting region, and a first light transmitting region corresponding to the first opening portion and a second light transmitting region corresponding to the second opening portion within the non-light-transmitting region, and a sealant filling groove configured to fill sealant for adhesion to the door cover is formed at a portion overlapping with the non-light-transmitting region on the door frame.
US10000869B2
An industrial two-layered fabric comprising an upper surface side fabric having an upper surface side warp and at least an upper surface side weft, and a lower surface side fabric comprising at least a lower surface side warp and at least a lower surface side weft bound by at least an upper surface side biding yarn and at least a lower surface side binding yarn, said industrial two-layered fabric is constituted by at least first pair of warps in which the upper surface side warp and the lower surface side warp are vertically arranged, at least second pair of warps in which the upper surface side binding yarn functioning as a binding yarn and the lower surface side binding yarn functioning as a binding yarn are vertically arranged, and at least third pair of warps where two upper surface side warps are adjacently arranged, said industrial two-layered fabric further comprises at least an auxiliary weft which isn't exposed to a surface of the fabric without being woven with any warp.
US10000868B2
Provided are a reinforcing cord using a reinforcing fiber treating agent for improving the performance, particularly oil resistance, of rubber products, and a highly oil-resistant rubber product. By using a reinforcing fiber treating agent that has an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit content of 30-55 wt %, an acid group-containing α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer unit content of 3-20 wt %, an iodine value of 120 or less and a tetrahydrofuran insoluble fraction of 30 wt % or more, the oil resistance of the reinforcing cord and thus the oil resistance of rubber products using the reinforcing cord are improved.
US10000866B2
A drafting device for spinning-knitting machines includes a drafting arrangement with which at least two roving yarns can be drawn parallel to form fiber strands and at an outlet of which a nozzle unit with twist nozzles arranged parallel to one another for each of the drawn fiber strands is arranged. Between the inlets of the twist nozzles, the nozzle unit is provided with a respective plate-shaped separator projection that extends up to a withdrawal roller pair of the drafting arrangement.
US10000860B1
A method of electroplating on a workpiece having at least one sub-30 nm feature includes applying a first electrolyte chemistry to the workpiece, the chemistry including a metal cation solute species having a concentration in the range of about 50 mM to about 250 mM and a suppressor resulting in polarization greater than 0.75 V and reaching 0.75 V of polarization at a rate greater than 0.25 V/s, and applying an electric waveform, wherein the electric waveform includes a period of ramping up of current followed by a period of partial ramping down of current.
US10000857B2
An assembly for use in refining metals includes two adjacent capping board segments defining a joint interface there-between, a contact bar that may be a contact bar segment and is sized and configured to lay on the two capping boards and to span across the joint interface, and two engagement mechanisms provided on respective sides of the joint interface, to hold the capping board segments together. Each engagement mechanism may include a projecting anchor element and a retaining cavity sized and configured to receive a corresponding projecting anchor element. The contact bar may include the projecting anchor elements and the capping board segments may include the retaining cavities. Methods and uses of such contact bars and capping board segments are also provided for hydrometallurgical refining operations.
US10000835B2
A method includes product side showering of showering a first surface (the surface of a product (11) opposite to a feeder head (12)) of an Al alloy casting (10) including the product (11) and the feeder head (12) with mist of cooling liquid, and feeder head side showering of showering a second surface (the surface of the feeder head (12) opposite to the product (11)) of the Al alloy casting (10) with the mist of the cooling liquid. The feeder head side showering starts showering the second surface of the Al alloy casting (10) after a start and before an end of the product side showering to quench and cool the Al alloy casting (10) together with the product side showering.
US10000829B2
A hot-rolled steel sheet includes a specified chemical composition and includes a steel structure represented by an area ratio of ferrite being 5% to 50%, an area ratio of bainite composed of an aggregate of bainitic ferrite whose grain average misorientation is 0.4° to 3° being 50% to 90%, and a total area ratio of martensite, pearlite, and retained austenite being 5% or less.
US10000825B2
The present invention relates to a process, method and plant for recovering scandium and ions containing scandium using an ion exchange resin from a feed stream. The feed stream may be, but is by no means limited to, a leach liquor or leach pulp.
US10000816B2
The present invention is directed to methods of identifying SNP markers associated with skin cancers, and use of these markers to explain individual susceptibility to skin cancer development. In addition, described SNPs have been identified as potentially crucial for proper GRHL3 protein function.
US10000810B2
The present invention provides novel methods for diagnosing diseases based on the determination of specific miRNAs that have altered expression levels in disease states compared to healthy controls.
US10000803B2
The present invention provides methods of obtaining structural information about a biopolymer sample. The methods include labeling portions of a biopolymer, such as DNA or RNA, linearizing the biopolymer in some cases, and determining the distance between the labels. The user can then compare different samples' between-label distances to qualitatively compare different samples and to assay a given sample for additions or deletions of nucleotides in the regions flanked by the labels. The methods also permit sequencing of biopolymers.
US10000797B2
Methods, devices and systems for performing digital measurements are provided.
US10000796B2
A method for analyzing planar sample is provided. In some cases the method comprises: (a) incubating the planar sample with a capture agent that is linked to an oligonucleotide, wherein the capture agent specifically binds to complementary sites in the planar sample; (b) reading a fluorescent signal caused by extension of a primer that is hybridized to the oligonucleotide, using fluorescence microscopy. Several implementations of the method, and multiplexed versions of the same, are also provided.
US10000790B2
The subject invention provides materials and methods for detecting the presence of an electron donor. In a specific embodiment, the device detects the presence of dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) via a colorimetric change output by the sensing device. In another specific embodiment, the presence of an enzyme capable of catalyzing, or an agent capable of inhibiting, the production of NADH can also be detected by a colorimetric readout using the same device. In some embodiments, dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) can also be detected using the device provided herein. Advantageously, preferred embodiments of the subject invention provide a low-cost, sensitive device for monitoring the presence of critical biological analytes in a variety of applications.
US10000786B2
By using the method and equipment according to this invention it is possible to analyze rapidly a large number of microbiological culture samples, or alternatively of liquid phase samples, based on the gases or gaseous compounds released by them. This invention exploits generally a sample line, along which the samples move, and it can be used for the microbial control tasks in hospitals, industry, hygiene and environmental fields. In this system gas is led into the culture vessels during the growth of the microbe, and gases released by the culture or liquids derived from them are collected into the chambers, capsules or equivalents.
US10000777B2
Ear corn is picked from corn fields by ear corn harvesters and transported to a central shelling station associated with an ethanol manufacturing facility. Shelled corn from the central shelling station is processed into ethanol at the ethanol manufacturing facility, and corn cobs from the central shelling station are burned to provide process heat for the ethanol manufacturing process. Energy is conserved and costs are reduced during the picking and shelling of the ear corn and by the burning of cobs for process heat.
US10000775B2
The present disclosure relates to the biosynthesis of 1-undecene and related terminal olefins. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of using proteins to produce 1-undecene and related terminal olefins.
US10000765B2
To identify a cytochrome P450 involved in the detoxification and metabolism of a specific growth inhibitor.Provided is a gene encoding a cytochrome P450 classified into Indica rice-derived CYP72A31, comprising a polynucleotide encoding a protein comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US10000761B2
A DNA molecule comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, a recombinant Pichia plasmid into which the DNA molecule is inserted, and a recombinant Pichia strain obtained by the transformation of the recombinant Pichia plasmid into a competent Pichia cell and efficiently expressing the PprI protein of Deinococcus radiodurans.
US10000744B2
The disclosure provides engineered enzymes that are capable of mediating the conversion of acetoacetyl-CoA to acetoacetate that do not react with the same order of magnitude with acetyl-CoA as they do with acetoacetyl-CoA (e.g., the engineered enzymes have a specific acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase activity at least 10× higher than its acetyl-CoA hydrolase activity). Additionally, the disclosure provides modified microorganisms that comprise the engineered enzymes disclosed herein and methods of using same.
US10000740B2
This invention relates to the differentiation of pluripotent cells (PSCs) into foregut stem cells (FSCs) using a definitive endoderm induction medium comprising a TGFfi ligand, fibroblast growth factor (FGF), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and a PI3K inhibitor to differentiate the pluripotent cells into definitive endoderm cells and a foregut induction medium comprising a TGFβ ligand to differentiate the definitive endoderm cells into foregut stem cells (FSCs). Methods of differentiation, populations of foregut stem cells, culture media and kits are provided.
US10000739B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and a culture medium which are capable of efficiently inducing the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells such as ES cells and iPS cells into desired cells by a simple means. The differentiation of pluripotent stem cells can be induced by culturing mammal-derived pluripotent stem cells in a differentiation culture medium that does not contain at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of methionine, leucine, cysteine, tyrosine and arginine. Also provided is a differentiation-inducing culture medium which does not contain at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of methionine, leucine, cysteine, tyrosine and arginine.
US10000729B1
Arrays of closely-spaced holes or cross-grain grooves are formed on the inside surfaces of the staves of a barrel, and/or on an elongated wooden member to greatly increase the amount of end grain wood exposed to the liquid and thereby increase the rate of aging the liquid. The holes and grooves in the staves extend only part-way through the wood in order to maintain the structural integrity of the staves.
US10000727B2
A packaged composition including a plurality of particles in a package, wherein the particles include: more than about 40% by weight of the particles of polyethylene glycol, wherein the polyethylene glycol has a weight average molecular weight from about 5000 to about 11000; and from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of the particles of perfume; wherein substantially all of the particles in the package have a substantially flat base and a height measured orthogonal to the base and together the particles have a distribution of heights, wherein the distribution of heights has a mean height between about 1 mm and about 5 mm and a height standard deviation less than about 0.3.
US10000717B2
A method for improving wear control in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition including a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and encapsulated microscale particles, as a minor component. The minor component contains no sulfur or phosphorus. The encapsulated microscale particles include an encapsulating material and a core material encapsulated by the encapsulating material. The core material includes at least one metal salt selected from a metal oxide, metal hydroxide, metal carbonate, or mixtures thereof. The encapsulating material is derived from a carboxylic acid selected from an aliphatic carboxylic acid, a cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and mixtures thereof. The lubricating oils are useful in internal combustion engines.
US10000711B2
A method for obtaining crude oil products is proposed in which a gaseous stream (d) is formed from a first crude oil stream (b) and the gaseous stream (d) is at least partially subjected to a steam cracking process (1) in which a cracked gas stream (e) is produced which is at least partially quenched with a liquid hydrocarbon stream (f), thereby forming a quenching effluent (g). It is provided that at least part of the quenching effluent (g) is used to form a separation feed and that the separation feed is separated by distillation (5, 8) together with a second crude oil stream (c), forming distillation effluents (h, i, k, p, r). The separation feed is formed so that it contains hydrocarbons having one, two, three, four or more carbon atoms contained in the quenching effluent (g) and/or hydrocarbons formed from such hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to an apparatus (100) configured to carry out the method.
US10000709B2
A hydrocarbon resource processing device may include a radio frequency (RF) source and an RF applicator coupled to the RF source. The RF applicator may include a base member being electrically conductive, and first and second elongate members being electrically conductive and having proximal ends coupled to the base member and extending outwardly therefrom in a generally parallel spaced apart relation. The first and second elongate members may have distal ends configured to receive the hydrocarbon resource therebetween. In another embodiment, the RF applicator may include an enclosure being electrically conductive and having a passageway therethrough to accommodate a flow of the hydrocarbon resource and a divider being electrically conductive and positioned within the enclosure.
US10000707B2
In an embodiment of the invention, furnace tubes for cracking hydrocarbons having a longitudinal array of pins having i) a maximum height from 0.5-1.3 cm; ii) a contact surface with the tube, having an area from 0.1%-10% of the tube external surface area iii) a uniform cross section along the length of the pin. (i.e. they are not tapered); and iv) a length to diameter ratio from 1.5:1 to 0.5:1 have an improved heat transfer over bare fins and reduced stress relative to a fined tube.
US10000703B2
The present invention provides an improved catalytic fast pyrolysis process for increased yield of useful and desirable products, while greatly reducing or eliminating fouling of various critical process lines which are likely to transfer heavy hydrocarbons, aromatics and oxygenates. The process comprises steps including feeding a fluid solvent stream having a Snyder Polarity Index of at least 2.4 to one or more of i) the raw fluid product stream from a catalytic fast pyrolysis process fluidized bed reactor to a first separation system, ii) the fluid product stream from the first separation system to a quench vapor/liquid separation system, iii) the vapor phase stream from the quench vapor/liquid separation system to a product recovery system, and, optionally, to the spent catalyst steam stripping system upstream of the catalyst regeneration system.
US10000701B2
There is provided a cured-film formation composition for providing an orientation material that has high photoreaction efficiency and excellent solvent resistance with adhesion durability, and that enables a polymerizable liquid crystal to be aligned even on a resin film in a highly sensitive manner. A cured-film formation composition including: (A) an acrylic polymer having a photo-aligning group; (B) a polymer having any one of a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, and an amino group on at least two terminals of a group bonded to a main chain; and (C) a cross-linking agent. An orientation material and a retardation material are obtained with the cured-film formation composition.
US10000698B2
In one embodiment, a method includes forming a powder having a composition with the formula: AhBiCjO12, where h is 3±10%, i is 2±10%, j is 3±10%, A includes one or more rare earth elements, B includes aluminum and/or gallium, and C includes aluminum and/or gallium. The method additionally includes consolidating the powder to form an optically transparent ceramic, and applying at least one thermodynamic process condition during the consolidating to reduce oxygen and/or thermodynamically reversible defects in the ceramic. In another embodiment, a scintillator includes (Gd3-a-cYa)x(Ga5-bAlb)yO12Dc, where a is from about 0.05-2, b is from about 1-3, x is from about 2.8-3.2, y is from about 4.8-5.2, c is from about 0.003-0.3, and D is a dopant, and where the scintillator is an optically transparent ceramic scintillator having physical characteristics of being formed from a ceramic powder consolidated in oxidizing atmospheres.
US10000697B2
The invention relates to co-activated magnesium alumosilicate based phosphors, to a process of its preparation, the use of these phosphors in electronic and electro optical devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar cells and especially to illumination units comprising said magnesium alumosilicate-based phosphors.
US10000693B2
Methods and compositions comprising an emulsion or a microemulsion for use in various aspects of the life cycle of an oil and/or gas well are provided. In some embodiments, the emulsion or the microemulsion comprises water, a solvent, and a surfactant, and optionally, one or more additives.
US10000684B2
The present invention relates to the well drilling field in petroleum industry, in particular to a drilling fluid additive composition that contains a lubricant, an emulsifier, and a rheological modifier, wherein, the lubricant contains: graphite oxide and a biquaternary ammonium salt compound in which the cation part is represented by formula (1); the emulsifier is one or more of compounds represented by formula (I); the rheological modifier is a dimer acid-organic amine copolymer comprising structural units from dimer acid, structural units from alkylamine and structural units from arylamine. The present invention further provides an oil-based drilling fluid containing the composition and a use thereof. The oil-based drilling fluid containing the composition provided in the present invention obtains a lower lubrication coefficient, and favorable rheological property and thermostability, and is suitable for use in operation at a high temperature
US10000683B2
Crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymers may be stable in high density, monovalent brines, which may render such polymers particularly useful in drilling fluids in general and, especially, in the subclass of drilling fluids known as drill-in fluids. For example, a drilling fluid may include a crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer dispersed in a monovalent brine having a density of about 8 lb/gal to about 20 lb/gal, wherein the crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer comprises: reactants of a first repeating unit and a crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked sulfonate-containing polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99.99% by weight of the reactants, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds.
US10000681B2
The present invention relates to hollow hydrogel capsules. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation with a hollow hydrogel capsule including a hydrogel shell including a hydrolyzed and crosslinked polymerized composition. The hollow hydrogel capsule also includes a hollow interior including at least one component of a downhole composition for subterranean petroleum or water well drilling, stimulation, clean-up, production, completion, abandonment, or a combination thereof. In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions comprising the hollow hydrogel capsules and methods of making the hollow hydrogel capsules.
US10000678B2
Ice-resistant paint comprising an ice-resistant base component that in turn comprises a main component entailing a high solid paint with a synthetic polyurethane-based binding component dissolved in a main organic solvent, and a hydrophobe component consisting of hydrophobic ice-resistant functional nanoparticles selected from among nanoparticles functionalized with a polymer and nanoparticles functionalized in sol-gel, where the ice-resistant paint comprises a mixture of the main component with a dispersion of functional nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersing composition constituting the main solvent and a dispersant, and forms a base matrix, where the dispersing composition and functional nanoparticles form a dispersion of nanoparticles in which the functional nanoparticles are in the base matrix, and the dispersion of dispersing nanoparticles mixed with the main component to form an ice-resistant base component of the ice-resistant paint.
US10000676B2
A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle includes applying a mixture into a shaping assembly within an application zone and directing an ejection material at the mixture in the shaping assembly under a predetermined force, removing the mixture from the shaping assembly and forming a precursor shaped abrasive particle.
US10000675B2
Compositions and methods are described for a temporary adhesive with adjustable adhesion force to affix a thin solid material onto a carrier whereby the force of adhesion is defined by choosing and adjusting the polymeric resin components to provide sufficient adhesion to support a manufacturing process, and upon completion, the thin solid material is removed by an external applied force of a given value that overcomes the adhesive force without harm to the thin solid material. The temporary adhesive provides a tunable adhesion force that is lower than the tensile strength of the thin solid material, preferably less than 50%, more preferably less than 25%, and most preferably less than 10% of the tensile strength of the thin solid material. The temporary adhesive may be applied and cured in a variety of ways that meet the needs of the form of the thin solid material and objectives of the manufacturing process. The invention provides benefits of flexibility and reduced cost when establishing practices to handle difficult thin solid materials in the manufacture of semiconductors and flat panel displays.
US10000665B2
A hybrid material for light emitting diodes, comprising a) an organopolysilazane material, comprising repeating units of formulae (I) and (II) [—SiR1R2—NR3—]x (I) [—SiHR4—NR5—]y (II) wherein the symbols and indices have the following meanings: R1 is C2-C6-alkenyl or C4-C6-alkadienyl; R2 is H or an organic group; R3 is H or an organic group; R4 is H or an organic group; R5 is H or an organic group; x is 0.001 to 0.2; and y is 2x to (1−x), with the proviso that x+y≤1 and that y can be 0 if R2 is H, and b) inorganic nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range of from 1 to 30 nm, which are surface modified with a capping agent comprising a C1-C18-alkyl and/or C1-C18-alkenyl group, is useful as encapsulation material for LEDs.
US10000660B2
The invention relates to a thiol-functional organic compound having on average at least 3.1 thiol groups per molecule, and having carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, and sulfur atoms, and optionally further heteroatoms, and wherein the ratio of the number of carbon atoms (C) to the sum of the number of heteroatoms (HA), (C/HA) is at least 2.0, and wherein the thiol groups are derived from 2-mercapto acetic acid, 2-mercapto propionic acid, or 3-mercapto propionic acid, or esters thereof; and to a liquid coating composition comprising the thiol-functional compound and a thiol-reactive crosslinker.
US10000656B2
An ink includes a pigment a quinacridone compound represented by Chemical formula 1, and a copolymer including the structure unit represented by Chemical formula 2 or Chemical formula 3. In Chemical formula 1, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, or alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, R5, R6, and R7 each, independently represent alkyl groups having 1-4 carbon atoms or alkylene groups having 1-4 carbon atoms, and m represents 1 or 2, In Chemical formula 2, R8 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and L1 represents an alkylene group having 2-16 carbon atoms, In Chemical formula 3, R9 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L2 represents a single bond or —(CH2)n—O— and n represents an integer of 2-16.
US10000645B2
A method of forming a fired multilayer stack are described. The method involves the steps of a) applying a wet metal particle layer on at least a portion of a surface of a substrate, b) drying the wet metal particle layer to form a dried metal particle layer, c) applying a wet intercalation layer directly on at least a portion of the dried metal particle layer to form a multilayer stack, d) drying the multilayer stack, and e) co-firing the multilayer stack to form the fired multilayer stack. The intercalating layer may include one or more of low temperature base metal particles, crystalline metal oxide particles, and glass frit particles. The wet metal particle layer may include aluminum, copper, iron, nickel, molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, titanium, steel or combinations thereof.
US10000642B2
Systems and method for forming a nanocomposite material. One example of a nanocomposite material includes a first sulfur-based nanoparticle material defining a first nanophase and a second sulfur-based nanoparticle material defining a second nanophase, wherein the nanocomposite material is at least partially long-wave infrared (LWIR) transmitting, and the first nanophase and the second nanophase are co-dispersed to form interpenetrating networks with one another and each has a grain structure that is distinct from one another.
US10000639B2
In a stack of composite wood boards, the wood boards comprise wood particles and an organic binder.
US10000623B2
The invention provides a composition comprising a mixture or reaction mixture of a carbodithioic acid of formula: (I) or its internal salt; and at least one compound independently selected from a natural or synthetic rubber curing or vulcanization accelerator, activator or retarding agent. wherein R′ and R″ are independently selected from a C2-C18 aliphatic moiety; aromatic moiety; alicyclic moiety; aromatic heterocyclic moiety; and aliphatic heterocyclic moiety or R′ and R″ may together form part of an aromatic heterocyclic ring moiety or aliphatic heterocyclic ring moiety.
US10000621B2
An object is to provide a polyurethane transmission belt offering excellent durability, as well as a belt-molding material for manufacturing such transmission belt. As a solution, a polyurethane transmission belt is provided that contains 1,2-cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester expressed by Chemical Formula (1) below.
US10000609B2
Provided are a self-crosslinking polysiloxane-modified polyhydroxy polyurethane resin derived from a reaction of a 5-membered cyclic carbonate polysiloxane compound represented by the following formula (1) and an amine compound and having polysiloxane segments and masked isocyanate groups in its structure: wherein A means and its production process. The present invention can provide a polyhydroxy polyurethane resin, the development of applications of which has not moved ahead in the prior art, as a novel self-crosslinking polyhydroxy polyurethane resin that enables to provide products excellent in lubricity, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, non-tackiness, heat resistance and the like, is useful from the viewpoint of the reduction of warming gas, and is responsive to the environment.
US10000602B2
The present invention relates generally to accelerators for the curing of thermosetting resins in the presence of metal compounds, quaternary ammonium and/or phosphonium salts, tertiary amines and/or phosphines and peroxide initiators, and methods of curing thermosetting resins using these accelerators.
US10000595B1
Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing low valence, bimetallic titanium compounds from half-metallocene titanium compounds and alkylaluminum compounds. The bimetallic titanium compounds can be used as components in catalyst systems for the polymerization of olefins.
US10000587B2
The present invention relates to a polymer fiber, in particular a polyethylene polymer fiber obtainable by melt-spinning of a polyethylene polymer, the use of the fiber and a process for the manufacture of the fiber. Further, the present invention relates to a heat sealable filter paper comprising said polymer fiber.
US10000583B2
The present invention relates to diene-based hydrogenated polymer latex particles having a particle size measured as d90 value of less than 60 nm and a method for their production and their use. The nanosized hydrogenated diene-based polymers obtained show improved properties, especially with respect to resistance to degradation by heat, oxygen and ozone.
US10000582B2
The present disclosure provides methods for sulfonation of hyaluronic acid. The present disclosure provides sulfonated hyaluronic acid, and compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the sulfonated hyaluronic acid. The present disclosure provides implantable materials and drug delivery compositions comprising a subject sulfonated hyaluronic acid.
US10000578B2
Methods for isolating cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from the plant Miscanthus Giganteus (MxG). Impressive yields are obtained through a combination of processing steps including base hydrolysis, bleaching and acid hydrolysis. MxG-CNCs are produced having high aspect ratios, are biorenewable and can be used for a wide range of applications such as nanofillers in composites. MxG-CNC-containing composites are also disclosed.
US10000572B2
The present invention relates to an antibody binding to the transmembrane protein ‘glycoprotein A repetitions predominant’ (GARP) in the presence of TGF-β and uses thereof.
US10000570B2
The present invention relates to positions in the constant region of antibodies, in particular the CH3 region of IgG4, which affect the strength of CH3-CH3 interactions. Mutations that either stabilize or destabilize this interaction are disclosed.
US10000561B2
The invention provides molecules, e.g., antibodies or antibody fragments, that specifically bind thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), compositions comprising these molecules, and methods of using and producing these molecules.
US10000559B2
The present invention relates to anti-PHF-tau antibodies and methods of making and using them.
US10000555B2
Auristatin peptide analogs of MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Phe (MMAF) are provided having C-terminal phenylalanine residue side chain replacements or modifications which are provided alone or attached to ligands through various linkers. The related conjugates can target specific cell types to provide therapeutic benefit.
US10000549B2
Use of a chimeric protein selected from the group consisting of CTLA4-FasL and CD40-FasL proteins for treatment of lymphoma and/or a multiple myeloma and/or a leukemia as described herein, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment thereof.
US10000543B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising glucose regulating peptides linked to extended recombinant polypeptide (XTEN), isolated nucleic acids encoding the compositions and vectors and host cells containing the same, and methods of making and using such compositions in treatment of glucose regulating peptide-related diseases, disorders, and conditions.
US10000541B2
A TRAIL cell-penetrating peptide (CPPs)-like mutant MuR6 and a preparation method and the application thereof. The amino acid sequence of the mutant is SEQ ID NO: 2. The mutant selectively transforms the amino acid coding sequence of No. 114-119 of the outer fragment of the TRAIL wild-type protein cell membrane from VRERGP to RRRRRR, i.e., mutates valine into arginine on the 114th coding sequence, glutamic acid into arginine on the 116th coding sequence, glycine into arginine on the 118th coding sequence and proline into arginine on the 119th coding sequence, turning the coding sequence of N-terminal of the mutant protein into that of six arginines and making it a protein containing CPPs-like structure. Having a superior therapeutic effect on different types of tumor, the TRAIL mutant is a new generation of high-efficient drug for inducing tumor apoptosis of much potential.
US10000539B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10000535B2
Template-fixed β-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula wherein Z is a template-fixed chain of 4 α-amino acid residues which, depending on their positions in the chain (counted starting from the N-terminal amino acid) are Gly, or of certain types which, as the remaining symbols in the above formula, are defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have the property to agonize or to antagonize GPCR receptors such as CXCR3, urotensin and CCR10. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent diseases such as cardiovascular disorders, dermatological disorders, endocrine system and hormone disorders, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, haematological diseases and cancer. These β-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
US10000527B2
The present invention discloses a novel bile acid derivatives having substituted nitrogen functionality at C-11 and process for synthesis thereof. These C-11 substituted bile acid derivatives shows anticancer and antimycobacterial activity.
US10000521B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted gemcitabine aryl amide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds; synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating viral disorders and disorders of uncontrolled cellular proliferation using the compounds and compositions. In certain aspects, the compounds have the following structure:
US10000511B2
This invention relates to compounds which selectively bind to the survival protein MCL-1 with high affinity and selectivity, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of those compounds or compositions for modulating MCL-1 activity and for treating hyperproliferative disorders, angiogenesis disorders, cell cycle regulation disorders, autophagy regulation disorders, inflammatory disorders, and/or infectious disorders and/or for enhancing cellular engraftment and/or wound repair, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US10000504B2
New pseudopolymorphic forms of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro [2,3-b] furan-3-yl (1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl) sulfonyl] (isobutyl) amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate and processes for producing them are disclosed.
US10000495B2
The invention relates to inhibitors of USP7 inhibitors useful in the treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological disorders, inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic diseases, viral infections and diseases, and bacterial infections and diseases, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R5′, R6, X1, X2, m, and n are described herein.
US10000490B2
Described herein are inhibitors of FGFR-4, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions to inhibit the activity of FGFR-4.
US10000484B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) (Formula (I)) including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
US10000483B2
The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the compounds of Formula (I) or (II), or compositions thereof, for treating or preventing a wide range of diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, angiogenesis, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes (e.g., type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes)) in a subject. Treatment of a subject with a disease using a compound of Formula (I) or (II), or compositions thereof, may downregulate the expression and/or inhibit the activity of a kinase (e.g., a tyrosine kinase, such as a Tec kinase, in particular, bone marrow on X chromosome kinase (BMX)), and therefore, suppress tyrosine kinase singling in the subject.
US10000480B2
Compounds having the following formula I: or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, are useful in the modulation of IL-12, IL-23 and/or IFNα, by acting on Tyk-2 to cause signal transduction inhibition.
US10000469B2
Inducible HSP70 is overexpressed in a wide spectrum of human tumors and its expression correlates with metastasis and poor outcomes to radiation and chemotherapy in patients. Identification of small molecule inhibitors of HSP70 pose a new therapy to cancer treatment. HS72, a benzimidazole piperidinyl carboxamide has been identified as an allosteric inhibitor for HSP70 and has demonstrated good tumor growth inhibition in vivo.
US10000461B2
Polycyclocarbonate compounds and upgraded molecular weight polymers made from such compounds are provided. The polymers have particular utility in coating compositions, especially for use on food and beverage contact substrates that are formed into or will be formed into containers or container components.
US10000458B2
A method for producing a 1,2,4-triazole compound involves reacting an amide compound represented by formula (2) with a hydrazide compound represented by formula (3) in a solvent in the presence of a Lewis acid and a Lewis base, thereby obtaining a 1,2,4-triazole compound represented by formula (1): R1 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a substituted amino group, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a substituted amino group, and Ring A and Ring B each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring.
US10000451B2
The invention provides mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP4K4) inhibitors, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrides and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition, and detecting a resultant diminution of tumor cell growth, cancer or metastasis.
US10000450B2
The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
US10000440B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing an ester mixture, in which an n-butene-containing feed mixture having a composition which changes over time is first oligomerized and then converted by hydroformylation, hydrogenation and esterification to an ester mixture. In this process, an approximation of the actual viscosity of the ester mixture is determined. The problem that it addresses is that of specifying a comparatively simple process which enables conversion of an n-butene with a variable composition over time to an ester mixture having a viscosity which can be kept very substantially constant over a long period even when an inconstant C4 source which delivers fluctuating qualities over this period is utilized. This is achieved through controlled use of a second raw material, namely ethene. It has been found that the viscosity of n-butene-based ester mixtures can be influenced by controlled use of ethene in the preparation of the ester precursors. Specifically, the invention proposes two measures by which the ethene can be used: either directly as C2 olefin or as C8 olefin after prior separate oligomerization.
US10000429B2
A method and apparatus for operating a composter device includes a compost container, a condensate reservoir, a first fluid pathway fluidly coupling the composting chamber and the condensate reservoir, and a fan moving air from the composting chamber to the condensate reservoir along the first fluid pathway to define a first airflow.
US10000425B2
A method of treating a carbon structure is provided. The method may include infiltrating the carbon structure with a silicon compound preparation, heat treating the carbon structure to form a plurality of silicon carbide whiskers in the carbon structure, and/or densifying the carbon structure.
US10000419B1
Compositions and methods associated with intercalating and exfoliating a sample are described herein. For example, of a method may include mixing the sample with intercalation materials. The intercalation materials are then intercalated into the sample to obtain a sample intercalated with the intercalation materials. The intercalated sample can then be exfoliated to produce an exfoliated sample.
US10000413B1
A clinker for use in cement manufacturing includes a cement clinker mixture having crystals of an element that is less electronegative than carbon and carbon bonded to at least a portion of the crystals.
US10000412B2
A method of manufacturing a coated glass pane comprising the following steps in sequence a) providing a glass substrate, b) depositing by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) at least one CVD coating on a surface of the glass substrate using titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) as a precursor, and c) depositing by physical vapour deposition (PVD) at least one PVD coating on said at least one CVD coating.
US10000403B2
An organic-waste-processing apparatus reducing a moisture of, and conducting a thermal operation process to, an organic waste, includes: a moisture-reducing unit; a combustion unit; a combustion-energy-supply unit; an energy-supply-operation controller; an organic-waste-energy-estimating unit; a total-energy-consumption measuring unit; a relation-maintaining unit; a quantitative-relationship-grasping unit; and a moisture reduction controller. The moisture reduction controller controls an operation of the moisture-reducing unit so that the estimated value of the organic waste energy to be estimated by the organic-waste-energy-estimating unit is directed in a direction reducing a quantitative difference from the optimum value of the organic waste energy based on the quantitative relationship grasped by the quantitative-relationship-grasping unit between the optimum value of the organic waste energy and the latest estimated value of the organic waste energy.
US10000396B1
An ozone dissolution chamber utilizes the principle of laminar stratification of gas in a turbulent dissolution chamber. The dissolution chamber is much shorter in height than the conventional tower dissolution chamber, and ensures a high degree of dissolution of ozone in water and, consequently, a high degree of oxidation of organic and metal impurities to a final oxidation state.
US10000394B2
A composition for in situ remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with hydrocarbons. The composition includes an adsorbent, such as activated carbon, capable of adsorbing the hydrocarbons. The composition also includes a sulfate-containing compound that releases sulfate over a period of time, e.g., a time-release compound that may include calcium sulfate. The composition includes a nutrient system for promoting growth of facultative anaerobes, in the soil or provided in the composition itself. In some embodiments, the nutrient system includes a sulfide scavenging agent such as iron sulfate. In the same or other embodiments, the nutrient system includes at least one of a nitrogen source and a phosphorous source.
US10000393B2
Dewatering agents and methods of dewatering wastewater slurries are provided. Also disclosed are methods for improving the separation of solids from water. The water may be produced water, raw water, or wastewater, for example. The dewatering agents can be in solutions and the dewatering agent solutions may include various components in addition to soy protein, soy flour or a combination of soy flour and soy protein.
US10000389B2
A method of controlling frothing during atmospheric or substantially atmospheric leaching of a metal sulfide is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method may comprise the steps of (a) producing a metal sulfide concentrate via flotation; (b) producing a tailings stream via flotation; and, (c) diverting a portion or all of said produced tailings stream to an atmospheric or substantially atmospheric sulfide leach circuit. A metal recovery flowsheet is also disclosed. In some embodiments, the metal recovery flowsheet may comprise a unit operation comprising: (a) a sulfide concentrator comprising a flotation circuit, the flotation circuit producing a metal sulfide concentrate stream, and a tailings stream; and, (b) an atmospheric or substantially atmospheric metal sulfide leach circuit. The sulfide concentrator may be operatively connected to the atmospheric or substantially atmospheric metal sulfide leach circuit via both of said metal sulfide concentrate stream, and said tailings stream.
US10000385B2
The present description relates to activated carbon and methods of making and using the same. The activated carbon is produced from textile and plastic waste materials. The activated carbon may further include graphitic fibers, carbon fibers, CNTs, metals and metal oxides dispersed in the activated carbon matrix. The activated carbon can be in the form of granular manufactures, powder manufactures, nanoparticles, sheets and any other form.
US10000377B1
Nanostructured metal amides and nitrides are incorporated into nanoporous templates, such as carbon, using liquid ammonia as a solvent/reagent. This leads to unexpected improvements in metal amide nanoconfined hydrogen storage materials. The resulting nanostructured materials may reversibly absorb and desorb large capacities of hydrogen under conditions that are much milder compared to what has been achieved with bulk materials. In addition, the nanoconfined materials may reduce the amounts of ammonia released upon dehydriding, which may make the released hydrogen gas purer and may limit the capacity loss. In addition, nanoconfinement may simplify the reaction mechanism, eliminating undesired metal imide intermediates and promote hydrogen cycling under mild conditions. The liquid ammonia method also allows the simultaneous introduction of catalytic additives along with the parent hydrogen storage material.
US10000376B2
A component is produced by creating a first layer composite that includes a first electrically conductive substrate and having a trench filled with an insulating material by creating a second layer composite that includes the first layer composite and a structure layer. The structure layer includes an active structure and is electrically conductive at least in a first region that adjoins a first surface of the first substrate and includes in the first region of the first substrate a first electrically conductive contact face on a second surface of the first substrate, which is located opposite the first surface. The first region of the first substrate is electrically insulated laterally from other regions of the first substrate by the trench.
US10000374B2
A layer material which is particularly suitable for the realization of self-supporting structural elements having an electrode in the layer structure of a MEMS component. The self-supporting structural element is at least partially made up of a silicon carbonitride (Si1-x-yCxNy)-based layer.
US10000366B2
An exemplary brake device includes a brake element configured to apply a braking force to resist rotation of an associated component. A mounting member is configured to mount the brake device to a stationary surface. The mounting member is at least partially moveable relative to the stationary surface responsive to a torque on the brake device. A sensor provides an indication of a force associated with any movement of the mounting member relative to the stationary surface responsive to the torque.
US10000362B2
An elevator controller includes a microphone that receives voice of a passenger in a car, a memory that, for a destination floor specifying operation for the passenger to specify a destination floor by voice, stores a first keyword defined beforehand to signify an operation start and second keywords defined beforehand to signify a destination floor, a voice recognition unit that compares a voice inputted from the microphone with the stored first and second keywords, and a controller that, when the door of the car is fully open or fully close, the voice recognition unit recognizes the first keyword and thereafter recognizes a second keyword, registers a destination floor corresponding to the second keyword. The controller outputs a command to suspend an operation to open or close the door of the car until the destination floor specifying operation is ended after the voice recognition unit recognizes the first keyword.
US10000360B2
A resizable cord holder for storing and unwinding cord bundles has two elongated C-channel arms connected adjacent to each other to form a supporting base. The arms are connected to each other by a handle, which is installed into corresponding handle holes in the two arms. The total length of the supporting base can be adjusted by reselecting which holes the handle is installed into. The supporting base can rotate relative to the handle for unwinding an installed cord bundle. Cord bundles are held in place by two retainer mounts at opposite ends of the supporting base. A separation member of the retainer mounts traverses through the arms, connecting a locking member and a retainer member on opposite sides of the arms, with the locking members within the C-channels. Coil springs around the separation members apply retaining tension to the locking members against the inner surface of the C-channels.
US10000358B2
A method of and apparatus for the rapid deployment of a fracturing water transferring system, along with the rapid picking up and storage of such system after use. In different embodiments the method in includes the use of a tensioning system to retrieve one or more segments of lay flat hose.
US10000357B2
A passive tensioning system is disclosed for composite material that is dispensed by a composite placement machine. A spool is mounted on a spool shaft and material on the spool is pulled from the spool and applied to a surface. The tensioning system has a drag brake on the spool shaft and a drag brake control for the drag brake. A dancer roll is mounted on a linear slide having a spring force and a slide control is provided for the linear slide. A control system continually varies the drag brake control and the slide control to control the tension of the composite material based on the instantaneous operating characteristics of the composite placement machine.
US10000354B2
There is provided a conveyance apparatus including a main body, a feed tray, and a discharge tray. The discharge tray includes a first projecting portion, and the main body includes a supporting portion, first and second contacting portions. With the installed discharge tray rotating by a first amount or more about a fulcrum in a direction for such a part of the discharge tray as positioned on one side in a second direction from the fulcrum to move away from the first contacting portion, the first projecting portion is positioned below the second contacting portion. The part of the installed discharge tray as positioned on the one side in the second direction from the fulcrum is lighter in weight than the part of the installed discharge tray as positioned on the other side in the second direction. The conveyance apparatus includes a regulating portion.
US10000350B2
A conveyor comprises a first conveyor roller unit and a side position adjustment mechanism. The side position adjustment mechanism includes a guide member and a position adjustment roller unit. The position adjustment roller unit includes a first position adjustment roller and a second position adjustment roller which holds a sheet-shaped medium with the first position adjustment roller. An angle between a rotational axial line of the first position adjustment roller and a part of a guide face of the guide member which part is on the downstream of an intersection between the rotational axial line of the first position adjustment roller and the guide face is an acute angle. The conveyor further comprises a first support member which supports a first driven roller of the first conveyor roller unit to allow a rotational axial line of the first driven roller to be swingable.
US10000349B2
A rotary arm restricts the rotation of a first sun gear or a second sun gear according to forward/reverse rotation drive of sheet discharge rollers. As a result, a rotating direction of a transmission gear coupled to the sheet discharge rollers is switched. If θ1A denotes a pressure angle of gear teeth of a gear portion of the first sun gear and θ2A denotes a pressure angle of gear teeth of a first planetary gear, a relationship of θ2A+0.5°≤θ1A≤θ2A+1.5° is satisfied.
US10000347B2
There is herein described an adjustable multi-hole orifice plate in a pneumatic conveying apparatus. More particularly, there is described an adjustable multi-hole orifice plate which can be used in a pneumatic conveying apparatus to assist in the discharge of material.
US10000343B2
A vibratory conveying apparatus (10) comprises a trough (20) for conveying articles from an upstream side to a downstream side, a vibrator (30) for vibrating the trough (20), and an attachment/detachment mechanism (40) for attaching and detaching the trough (20) and the vibrator (30). The attachment/detachment mechanism (40) has a trough-side attachment/detachment member (50), a vibrator-side attachment/detachment member (70), and a lever (65). The trough-side attachment/detachment member (50), which is secured to a trough bottom plate (21), has a protruding part (55) disposed on the upstream side and an eccentric cam (66) disposed on the downstream side. The vibrator-side attachment/detachment member (70), which is secured to the vibrator (30), has a protruding part (72) disposed on the upstream side and a bent part (73) disposed on the downstream side. The lever (65) is configured to be moved up and down to switch between a fixed state in which the trough-side attachment/detachment member (50) and the vibrator-side attachment/detachment member (70) are fixed to each other, and a separated state in which the two members are separated from each other.
US10000340B2
A vented bucket for use in an endless conveyor system, such as the conveyor belt of a grain elevator or feed elevator, includes two oppositely disposed side panels joined by a rear panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel. At least one vent tube extends along or within one of the rear panel, side panels or front panel in a substantially vertical orientation.
US10000335B2
A capsule (1) for preparing beverages, in particular coffee, is described, comprising a containing body (3) having a first portion (5), the containing body (3) defining an internal volume adapted to contain a substance to be infused, the first portion (5) being composed of: a first perimeter edge (13); a first central portion (17) onto which at least one external pressing force is applied; a first crown portion (19) collapsible towards inside the containing body (3) under the action of the pressing force exerted at least on the first central portion (17) and/or on the first crown portion (19), the first crown portion (19) being interposed between the first perimeter edge (13) and the first central portion (17), the first crown portion (19) being connected on its perimeter to the first perimeter edge (13) by interposing a first bending line (21) and being connected to the first central portion (17) by interposing a second bending line (23).
US10000332B2
A package for eggs having a bottom part, a cover part and upwardly extending retainment projections cooperating with apertures in the cover part. A pillow post may be formed between neighboring egg receiving compartments of the package. The retainment projections and corresponding apertures may be constructed so as to not be aligned after a molding process but then aligned after a subsequent drying process. The retainment projections may cooperate with apertures in the cover part including engaging a tongue located at the bottom of the apertures.
US10000327B2
Provided is a tip indicator that enables reduced manufacturing costs with a simple configuration, can be made lighter in weight, and is capable of detecting tipping over of a packaging box and the like. This tip indicator is fixed to a packaging box and is equipped with a main body that has a passage section and a moving object. The passage section has a first holding part and a second holding part. The moving object is held by the first holding part when the main body is in an initial position, and the moving object moves through the passage section and is held by the second holding part when the main body has returned to the initial position after having been turned by 90 degrees in a first direction and then by 90 degrees in a second direction, that is, a direction opposite to the first direction.
US10000322B2
A hang tag includes a main body and a retaining portion. The main body includes a ridge that extends in a direction from a top of the main body to a bottom of the main body. The ridge divides the main body into a first region at a first side of the ridge and a second region at a second side of the ridge. The retaining portion includes (a) prongs configured to, when the portion of the object is inserted in the retaining portion, engage with side grooves in opposite sides of the object to prevent the object from rotating, and (b) ribs configured to support the prongs when the prongs are forced towards the ribs.
US10000318B2
A safety apparatus is for containers loaded by gas pressure, in particular the gas side (13) of hydropneumatic devices such as hydraulic accumulators (1). The safety apparatus has a connection device (19) that can be attached to the pressure chamber of the container to form a passage (25) between the gas side (13) of the container and the outside. A structure (27) normally blocks the passage (25) and under the influence of temperature can be transferred into a state that allows a flow path through the passage (25) to be cleared.
US10000316B2
A collapsible container is provided with a one-way valve. The valve comprises a cupola shaped slitted membrane forming a closure head to allow dispensing a liquid contained in the container by opening the membrane under liquid pressure. When pressure is reduced the membrane will close and prevent the entrance of air into the container. To avoid a deformation of the membrane in counter dispensing direction a supporting column is arranged within the valve ending in a distance from the lower side of the membrane. This column will prevent an opening of the membrane closure head towards the container storage room when air pressure in direction into the container is too high to be borne by the membrane closure head alone.
US10000313B2
The present invention comprises a frame structure supporting stand with swing joint elements and a bottle with necks for pouring out the contents and tubes for overflow of the contents. The bottle is attached to a frame consisting of vertical rods mounted between two support platforms within which the bottle is placed. The bottle is attached to the frame through the support platforms. The frame is positioned on the holder axes with the possibility of rotation about the holder due to the swing joint. Additional external elements are provided on the support platforms, and they allow opening/closing of the bottle neck. The holder has a mounting stand. The swing joints of the holder and the frame are configured to fix the frame with the bottle in the desired position relative to the axis of the holder.
US10000310B2
A pull-tab sealing member for a container containing an upper laminate defining a circular segment and forming a pull-tab bonded to a lower laminate capable of being heat sealed to a container's mouth or opening. The upper laminate defines the pull tab wholly within a perimeter or circumference of the seal, but the upper laminate does not extend the full width of the sealing member in order to define the gripping tab.
US10000281B2
Control method for controlling a buoyancy system for an aircraft, a buoyancy system, and an aircraft
The present invention relates to a control method for inflating at least one float of a buoyancy system. During a mode (MOD1) of automatic inflation in flight, calculation means determine whether a predetermined ditching condition is true during a step (STP1) of predicting a forthcoming impact. During a step (STP2) of characterizing said impact, at least one predicted component of a ditching speed is determined. During an automatic inflation step (STP3), each float is automatically inflated in flight when at least said ditching condition is true and when each determined predicted component is less than a corresponding speed threshold.
US10000278B2
The invention relates to a landing gear (1) of an aircraft (5), comprising: a strut assembly (10) including a first end (10a) designed to be mounted on the aircraft (5) and a second end (10b) opposite the first end (10a); a rod (14) slidably mounted on the second end (10b) of the strut assembly (10), said rod (14) being translationally movable in relation to the strut assembly (10); and at least one obstacle detector (2) secured to the landing gear (1), the landing gear (1) being characterized in that the obstacle detector (2) is secured in a zone adjacent to the second end (10b) of the strut assembly (10).
US10000275B2
An aircraft hybrid flight control system comprising a manual control element, a mechanical transmission interposed between the manual control element and a control surface, an electromechanical actuator and a coupling unit configured to connect selectively the control surface to the mechanical transmission in a manual control mode and to the electromechanical actuator in a fly-by-wire control mode; the coupling unit is configured to maintain the mechanical transmission in a condition of substantial continuity with said control surface even in fly-by-wire mode, but for a freedom of relative motion of pre-set amplitude.
US10000259B2
A suction anchor for a remotely operated vehicle comprising a frame attachable to a remotely operated vehicle, anchor cans beneath the frame beneath and connectable to a pump. In particular the anchor can be deployed as part of a method for sampling or measuring the seabed comprising the steps of attaching a frame to the remotely operated vehicle, the frame having one or more downwardly mounted anchor cans and a mast to which sampling and/or measuring equipment is attached, placing the anchor cans on an underwater floor, and, at least in partially, evacuating the cans of water embedding them in part into the underwater floor, sampling and/or measuring the underwater floor using the sampling and/or measuring equipment. It can be used to mount other sensor equipment requiring a stable platform.
US10000257B2
A watercraft with a rigid outer hull having a substantially circular shape in plan view and a rounded bottom surface for contacting a body of liquid, and a rigid top surface disposed opposite said bottom surface and integrally formed with the outer hull, the top surface having an annular stability portion with convex walls in cross-section and a recessed flat-bottomed deck portion adapted to receive a person, and an edge of the recessed deck portion being disposed inwardly from an outermost edge of the top portion by a distance, and a method for using same.
US10000248B1
Example embodiments relate to a robotic device with at least two legs. Each leg includes a foot including a first sole and a second sole perpendicular to the first sole. Each leg additionally includes an ankle joint configured to rotate the foot from a first position in which the first sole is contacting a ground surface to a second position in which the second sole is contacting the ground surface. The robotic device includes a control system. When the foot of a given leg of the at least two legs is in the first position, the control system may determine to cause the foot of the given leg to switch from the first position to the second position, and may cause the ankle joint of the given leg to rotate the foot of the given leg from the first position to the second position.
US10000245B2
The panel housing for an aerodynamic fairing assembly using inflatable panels that deploy from the panel housing where the panel housing uses “shaft-less” spring hinges to pivotally connect a pair of gates that partially enclose the deflated panels within the panel housing. The spring hinges are constructed from a wire rod of spring steel bent to a pair of axially aligned spring coils, a central U-shaped neck that bolts to the gate and a pair of end arms that bolt to the end plate of the panel housing. The spring hinges functions as both a hinge mechanism and a torsion spring to normally bias the gate towards its closed orientation.
US10000241B2
A bracket for a rocker panel assembly includes a first flange and a second flange. The second flange is at an end of a body opposite the first flange and extends parallel to the first flange. The first and second flanges each define a plurality of apertures being dimensioned and configured to control flow of an E-coat fluid injected therein to provide a seal between the first and second flanges to inhibit oxidation in an absence of a seal around a periphery of the first and second flanges.
US10000233B2
Technical solutions are described for mitigating braking torque in a motor of a steering system caused by a FET short. For example, an example mitigation system includes a mitigation module that adjusts a motor torque in response to a FET short. The mitigation system further includes a mitigation-enable module that selectively enables and disables the mitigation module based on a handwheel torque signal. Further, the mitigation system includes a damping module that reduces the motor torque based on a motor velocity signal for the motor.
US10000231B2
An apparatus for applying an auxiliary force in a motor vehicle steering unit may include a driving worm that is connectable to an electric motor and applies an auxiliary force on the motor vehicle steering unit through a worm wheel. The driving worm may be housed in a roller bearing. The roller bearing can be pivoted about a pivoting axis defined by a pivot element outside the roller bearing.
US10000229B2
A steering column device includes: a steering column; and a the telescopic guide mechanism including a second telescopic elongated hole formed in one of the lower wall portion of the tilt bracket and the bottom wall portion of the steering column, and a sliding guide member which is provided to the other of the lower wall portion of the tilt bracket and the bottom wall portion of the steering column which does not include the second telescopic elongated hole, whose a portion confronts the second telescopic elongated hole, and which elastically sandwiches an edge portion of the second telescopic elongated hole in the upward and downward directions.
US10000223B2
A rail gauge measurement tool includes a frame mounting the tool to a rail vehicle, and an engagement unit that moves relative to the frame. The engagement unit has a first contacting element that maintains contact with a rail as the vehicle moves along a rail track, and a pair of parallel connecting shafts. The tool also includes an air cylinder exerting a biasing force so that the engagement unit maintains contact with the rail as the vehicle travels along the rail track. The tool also includes a linear sensor, separate from the air cylinder, that measures movement of the first rail engagement unit relative to the frame. The linear sensor and the air cylinder are parallel, but in a different plane from the parallel connecting shafts to lend structural support to the tool.
US10000222B2
Methods and systems that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) tags mounted at trackside points of interest (POI) together with an RFID tag reader mounted on an end of train (EOT) car. The RFID tag reader and the RFID tags work together to provide information that can be used in a number of ways including, but not limited to, determining train integrity, determining a geographical location of the EOT car, and determine that the EOT car has cleared the trackside POI along the track.
US10000221B2
Disclosed is a pit cover and method of installing the same. The pit cover includes a plate having a hole defining an area. A block having a threaded hole may be affixed to a bottom surface of the plate such that the threaded hole aligns with the area. A support is associated with the foundation and a groove is defined by one of the pit cover or the support. A protrusion is defined by the other one of the pit cover or the support. The groove narrows from a first width towards a second width. The first width is disposed relative to the second width such that insertion of the protrusion into the groove causes an end of the protrusion to pass the first width prior to passing the second width. The protrusion interacts with the groove to align the pit cover at a predetermined position relative to the foundation.
US10000216B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate switching between autonomous and manual driving modes. In order to do so, the vehicle's computer may conduct a series of environmental, system, and driver checks to identify certain conditions. The computer may correct some of these conditions and also provide a driver with a checklist of tasks for completion. Once the tasks have been completed and the conditions are changed, the computer may allow the driver to switch from the manual to the autonomous driving mode. The computer may also make a determination, under certain conditions, that it would be detrimental to the driver's safety or comfort to make a switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.
US10000213B2
A pressure of a spare tire of a vehicle is determined. Whether the spare tire is installed is determined based at least in part on the pressure. A vehicle subsystem is actuated based at least in part on whether the spare tire is installed.
US10000202B2
A method and device for controlling a running mode of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method includes monitoring power consumption of a battery when the hybrid vehicle is driven in an electric vehicle (EV) mode and calculating a threshold value for starting an engine. Then, whether to change the running mode of the hybrid vehicle is determined using the power consumption of the battery and the threshold value for starting the engine.
US10000201B2
A driving mode control method and apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The driving mode control method includes decreasing a torque of an engine when a first driving mode in which both the engine and a first motor are driven is switched to a second driving mode driven by the first motor and applying a torque of a second motor. A clutch is then opened when a difference between the engine torque and the second motor torque is less than a first threshold torque.
US10000195B2
A bicycle control apparatus is basically provided for controlling a bicycle having a drive assistance electric motor. The bicycle control apparatus includes a manual drive force detector, a state detector and a controller. The manual drive force detector is configured to detect a manual drive force. The state detector is configured to detect a state of the bicycle. The controller is programmed to execute calibration of the manual drive force detector upon the controller determining that a prescribed bicycle state condition exists after power of the bicycle control apparatus is turned on.
US10000191B2
A brake system for a vehicle having a master brake cylinder, which provides a pressure signal, having a brake-medium reservoir connected to the master brake cylinder, and a first brake circuit, which is coupled by a first input to the master brake cylinder and by a second input to the brake-medium reservoir, and having at least one first wheel-brake cylinder, which is mounted at a first wheel, in order to exert a force corresponding to the pressure signal onto the first wheel, and having a separator valve, which is configured between the first input and the first wheel-brake cylinder, to prevent further transmission of the pressure signal upon receipt of a supplied closing signal; and having a control valve, which is configured between the first input and the first wheel-brake cylinder; in order to control an inflow of a brake medium from brake-medium reservoir to the first wheel-brake cylinder. In addition, a method for controlling a corresponding brake system is also described.
US10000186B2
A plus-two-point belt system is disclosed. The plus-two-point belt system includes a longitudinal webbing anchored at a first end to a seat and fixed at a second end to a retractor. The webbing is extendable from the retractor to allow an occupant to slip their arm under the webbing to provide a supplemental restraint. The webbing includes first and second portions where the second portion is retractably coiled on the retractor and the second portion has at least one conductive marker. A sensor is provided to sense the marker and a processor is provided to set an alarm when the marker is not detected.
US10000182B2
In a buckle device, displacement of a buckle cover in a width direction with respect to a buckle guide is restricted by restricting grooves of the buckle cover and restricting ribs of the buckle guide that enter the restricting grooves. This enables a space to be secured between a wall portion on one side in a width direction of the buckle cover and a wall portion on one side in a width direction of the buckle guide.
US10000180B2
A pedestrian protection airbag device includes an airbag case, a pair of inflators and an airbag. The airbag case is disposed at a lower face side of a hood rear end portion with a length direction thereof extending along a vehicle width direction. A vehicle width direction middle region of the airbag case, when viewed in a vertical cross-section extending in a vehicle front-and-rear direction, has a cross-sectional height in a vehicle up-and-down direction smaller than a cross-sectional height in the vehicle up-and-down direction of a general portion of the airbag case located at outer ends in the vehicle width direction of the middle region. The inflators are accommodated at both of vehicle width direction ends of the middle region. The airbag in the airbag case inflates from pressure of gas generated by the inflators, and deploys rearward through a gap between the hood rear end portion and a windshield.
US10000171B2
An energy-absorbing device includes a beam having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of lobes attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam. The lobes are spaced from each other, deformable relative to the beam, and configured to contact adjacent lobes when deformed. The size and spacing of the lobes is such that if a single lobe is deformed, the lobe will not contact adjacent lobes, but if adjacent lobes are deformed, the lobes will contact each other.
US10000170B2
A bumper beam is comprised of a hat-shaped profile (11) with a cover (12). The cover faces outward from the vehicle and has vertical depressions (21) at the locations of the fastening portions (18, 19) of the bumper beam, as well as horizontal depressions between said fastening portions. The sides (14, 15) of the hat-shaped profile have depressions directed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
US10000164B2
A vehicle camera peripheral. It has a frame having a surface for supporting a license plate, at least one compartment for containing a battery and a circuit board having a wireless transmitter and video transmission circuitry, the compartment provided in the frame and positioned behind the license plate supporting surface, a camera mounted to the frame and connected to the circuit board, and a mounting for connecting the frame to existing license plate fastening devices of a vehicle.
US10000157B2
A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a first indicator light associated with a first function or a first state of the vehicle (e.g., a brake light), and circuitry coupled to the first indicator light. The circuitry is configured to cause the first indicator light to emit light when the vehicle is performing the first function or is operating in the first state, and detect an amount of light incident on the first indicator light. Thus, the indicator light can be used to detect incoming light to perform various vehicle functions (e.g., automatically dimming mirrors based on the incoming light) without the need for a dedicated light sensor.
US10000155B2
A method and a device are for detecting and reproducing a lateral and/or rear surrounding area of a vehicle with a trailer, so that the driver can monitor the surrounding area. The surrounding area is detected by at least one image capturing device which produces image data of the surrounding area. The image data is reproduced by at least one image reproducing device arranged in a field of vision of the vehicle driver. A characteristic of the reproduced image section is adapted dependent on an alignment of the trailer relative to the vehicle.
US10000140B2
A method for controlling an air blower of a fuel cell vehicle includes operating the air blower with a low limit revolutions per minute (RPM), which is calculated based on a vehicle hill-climbing gradient during hill-climbing, without regenerative braking. Accordingly, when reacceleration and additional acceleration are required during hill climbing of the fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell vehicle ensures high responsibility and launching characteristics.
US10000132B2
A present location of a host vehicle is determined. A processor detects that the host vehicle is connected to a charging station. A predetermined setting associated with the present location is accessed. A charging indicator light that indicates that the vehicle is connected to a charging station in accordance with the predetermined setting is actuated.
US10000127B2
A parallel charging and power supply system for a battery electric vehicle comprises a battery unit, a battery management system, a vehicle control unit, a motor controller and a motor, wherein a corresponding signal output end and a signal input end of the battery management system are respectively connected with a corresponding signal input end and a signal output end of the battery unit; the motor controller is respectively connected with a power output end of the battery unit, a power input end of the motor and a signal output end of the motor; a signal input end of the vehicle control unit is respectively connected with the corresponding signal output ends of the battery management system and the motor controller.
US10000125B2
Provided are a power supply apparatus and method for a hybrid vehicle. The power supply apparatus is integrated with a power conversion device and an energy storage device in order to reduce a size and production cost of the power supply apparatus and includes a battery unit including a plurality of battery cells configured to store different levels of power and a power control unit configured to control the battery unit to integrally or selectively output the power of the plurality of battery cells based on whether an engine of the hybrid vehicle generates power.
US10000122B2
In a method for supplying an electrical load of a vehicle with electrical energy by auxiliary converters connected in parallel on the alternating-voltage side, a current flow between the auxiliary converters and a grounded N conductor of an energy supply network is interrupted in the presence a ground fault. The auxiliary converters connected in parallel on the alternating-voltage side are operated with fundamental-wave and pulse synchronicity. An energy supply system of a vehicle, in particular of a rail vehicle, performs this method, with the energy supply system including at least two auxiliary converters arranged in parallel, an energy supply network for supplying electrical loads, at least one switch for interrupting a current flow between the auxiliary converters and the energy supply network.
US10000116B2
Disclosed is an opening and closing device including a closing member which is turned to an opening position by inserting a fuel-filling nozzle to open a fuel-filling aperture. The closing member includes a pair of flap bodies and a biasing device which positions each of the flap bodies in a closing position by a biasing force. The pair of flap bodies each includes a turning assembly portion as the center of the turning and an abutment portion with respect to the other flap body and is each configured to press its front surface portion against a hole edge portion of a passage hole of the fuel-filling nozzle by the biasing force and presses the abutment portion against the abutment portion of the other flap body.
US10000107B2
A heat pump device 20 is operated so as to make a switch between multiple operation modes including a first dehumidification and heating operation mode in which a refrigerant discharged from a compressor is circulated through a downstream interior heat exchanger 31, a first pressure reducing valve 52, an upstream interior heat exchanger 32, and an exterior heat exchanger 33 in this order so that the heat exchanger 31 functions as a radiator and the heat exchanger 32 functions as a heat absorber, and a second dehumidification and heating operation mode in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is circulated through the downstream interior heat exchanger 31, a second pressure reducing valve 53, the exterior heat exchanger 33, and the upstream interior heat exchanger 32 in this order so that the heat exchanger 31 functions as a radiator and the heat exchanger 32 functions as a heat absorber.
US10000096B2
A pneumatic tire includes a plate-like member which is attached to a tread portion inner surface by at least two attaching portions arranged with a space in a tire circumferential direction, and has a space with respect to the tread portion inner surface between the two adjacent attaching portions, wherein a through hole penetrating toward the space is formed in the plate-like member, and wherein a support member capable of supporting the plate-like member is arranged in the space.
US10000094B2
A heavy duty pneumatic tire includes a tread surface having, on at least a section thereof, a plurality of circumferential-direction grooves extending along a tread circumferential line and land portions defined either by the circumferential-direction grooves or by the circumferential-direction grooves and tread ground contact edges. The land portions include at least one partitioned land portion in which a plurality of narrow width-direction grooves extending in a tread width direction are provided. A prescribed internal pressure is at least 750 kPa. A depth of the circumferential-direction grooves, represented by H, satisfies a relationship 7 mm≤H≤13 mm. A tread circumferential-direction spacing of the narrow width-direction grooves, represented by W, satisfies a relationship 5 mm≤W≤20 mm.
US10000090B2
The present invention provides a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle, having: a cross sectional width SW and an outer diameter OD controlled under an appropriate SW-OD relationship; and an optimized configuration of a crown portion thereof.
US10000087B2
The invention relates to a magnetic poster holder unit, where a v- or u-shaped magnet clip in the bottom is provided with a magnet. According to the invention, the magnet clip is in the top, on the outer side, designed with notches, whereby the magnet clip can be clicked into a hanging profile, which has an inner shape, which corresponds to the outer shape of the magnet clip, such that the magnet clip's notch by insertion in the hanging profile can provide a mechanical locking and thereby fixation between the magnet clip and the hanging profile. The invention also relates to a method for detachable hanging of poster of flat, flexible length material along a poster edge, where the poster edge includes magnetic items and where the poster edge's magnetic items are brought to contact against a magnet clip containing corresponding magnetic items.
US10000076B2
A drying device includes a drying section to dry a recording medium; a cooling section to cool the recording medium conveyed from the drying section; and a duct to expel air inside the drying section to outside the drying device. The duct includes a joint section where the air from the drying section meets air from the cooling section meet. The air from the drying section containing moisture and solvent medium is cooled in the duct.
US10000075B2
Various embodiments concern inkjet printing systems designed for multilayer imaging with a high-gloss clear ink layer. More specifically, the inkjet printing systems are designed so that clear, curable inks are provided additional time to level out before being cured. The settling process enables the inkjet printing systems to produce multilayer images having high gloss values. For example, a bracket could be attached to a curing assembly that prevents radiation from striking a certain portion of the substrate onto which clear ink has recently been deposited. As another example, an inactive array of light-emitting diodes may be disposed in line with the print head(s) responsible for depositing clear ink. Moreover, various embodiments also allow for true multilayer printing of a color coat and a high-gloss clear coat in a single step (e.g., by arranging print heads into rows within a printer carriage).
US10000069B2
A method for operating a thermal transfer printer includes providing a ribbon, providing at least one spool configured to take up the ribbon, and providing a printhead. The substrate is moved relative to the printhead at a speed. The ribbon is moved relative to the printhead at a speed that is less than the speed of the substrate while using the printhead to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to the substrate to print an image on the substrate. Data is captured from the ribbon after ink has been transferred to the substrate. The data is processed to control at least one property of the printer.
US10000067B2
Ink includes water, an organic solvent, a surfactant including a silicon-based surfactant, and a resin including a polyester-based urethane resin having a polyolefin portion.
US10000063B2
A liquid containing member that can supply a liquid having a uniform concentration of a precipitating component to a liquid ejecting portion is provided. A liquid containing member includes: a liquid containing portion that can contain ink; a liquid supply port for supplying the ink contained in the liquid containing portion to a liquid ejection head; and a communication channel that is in communication with the liquid containing portion and the liquid supply port. The communication channel has a first end that is positioned at a lower end on the gravity direction side in the liquid containing portion and can suck the ink, and a second end that is positioned closer to the anti-gravity direction side than the first end is, and can suck the ink, in an in-use state in which the ink is supplied from the liquid supply port to the liquid ejection head.
US10000061B2
A piezoelectric device includes a supporting body, a supporting layer that is stacked on the supporting body, a first electrode that is formed on a side opposite to the supporting body side of the supporting layer, a piezoelectric body that is formed on a side opposite to the supporting layer side of the first electrode, and a second electrode that is formed on a side opposite to the first electrode side of the piezoelectric body, in which the piezoelectric body is formed throughout an area covering the first electrode, the second electrode is formed throughout an area covering the piezoelectric body, and a recess portion which is recessed toward the supporting body is formed outside an area overlapping with the first electrode in the supporting layer.
US10000045B2
A multilayered tube for transporting fuel including an innermost layer (A), an outermost layer (B) and an intermediate layer (C), characterized by that: the innermost layer (A) and the outermost layer (B) include a resin composition including 40 mass % or more of semi-aromatic polyamide; a flexural modulus of a material constituting the intermediate layer (C) measured according to ISO 178 is 800 MPa or less; and it is used in an environment in which both the innermost layer (A) and the outermost layer (B) are contacted with biodiesel fuel. In addition, a fuel pump module including the multilayered tube for transporting fuel and a method for using them.
US10000044B2
Panel, particularly a panel used for making furnishings such as doors, boards, tables, furniture or the like, which panel on at least one face thereof has at least a three-dimensional structure and which panel is composed of a mechanically rigid base or supporting sheet and a coating sheet for giving the aesthetic appearance to said panel, said coating sheet being superposed on at least one face of the base sheet, wherein the compound of said coating sheet is composed of thermoplastic polymers mixed with a vegetable and/or mineral filler, which compound gives such flexibility properties to the coating sheet that said coating sheet can be wound on itself.
US10000039B2
A multilayer interlayer structure having a low Mw/high Tg layer and a high Mw layer, the interlayer having a high E′ modulus and a higher Tg. The high Tg layer has a Tg of at least 50° C. and a weight average molecular weight of not more than 160,000. The high Mw layer has a molecular weight greater than 160,000. The interlayer structure has increased stiffness without having to increase its thickness, and has an increased Tg to enable the structure to be used in applications that require good modulus at outdoor temperatures.
US10000033B2
Disclosed are embodiments of a versatile storage bag and methods of making same. The versatile storage bag may have first and second sidewalls, a double-locking closure mechanism with a first closure element extending along the first sidewall and a second closure element extending along the second sidewall, each closure element having a channel and an elongated member configured for interlocking with one another. A double-seal along three sides of the first sidewall and the second sidewall form a gusset between two seals, leaving an opening through the double-locking closure mechanism. Corner seals may be formed at the corners of the first and second sidewalls, further reinforcing the double-locking closure mechanism for an airtight and hence waterproof seal. The versatile storage bag may be made of a food-grade polyethylene vinyl acetate blend, approximately 90% or less ethylene vinyl acetate and approximately 10% or less polyethylene.
US10000029B2
A method of manufacturing a power transmission belt includes: molding and vulcanizing an endless tension member layer in which a cord extending in a belt length direction is embedded; molding and vulcanizing a rubber member for a compressed rubber layer; and bonding together the tension member layer that has been vulcanized and the rubber member, that has been vulcanized, for the compressed rubber layer.
US10000022B2
A process for manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a powder by selective sintering the powder using electromagnetic radiation. The powder comprises recycled PAEK. In one embodiment, the powder comprises recycled PEKK. In one embodiment, the powder comprises 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 comprising an unused PEKK powder.
US10000020B2
A three-dimensional object printer enables forming portions of an object with a material having a higher melting temperature and a lower coefficient of friction. The printer includes a member, a printhead, and an applicator. A controller operates the printhead to eject a first material having a first coefficient of friction toward the member and operates the applicator to eject a second material having a second coefficient of friction toward the member. The second material has a higher melting temperature and a lower coefficient of friction than the first material. The printer further includes a curing device. The controller operates the curing device to direct radiation toward the member to cure the first material. The second material is cured into the first material.
US10000018B2
A stretch release adhesive is disclosed. The stretch release adhesive can be used for extracting an electrical component from an interior surface of a housing of a mobile computing device. The stretch release adhesive can have a double-sided adhesive body configured to adhere the component to the interior surface of the housing. A portion of the double-sided adhesive body is configured to extend out from between the electrical component and the interior surface of the housing to provide a graspable portion. When the stretch release adhesive is adhered between the electrical component and the internal surface of the housing, the stretch release adhesive can receive a pulling force at the graspable portion. If pulled with enough force, the stretch release adhesive will extend outwardly from between the electrical component and the internal surface of the mobile computing device, then completely release the electrical component from the mobile computing device.
US10000004B2
The present invention relates to provides a double-oriented film, co-extrude, and of low thickness, with a layered composition that gives the property of being of high barrier to gases and manufactured by the process of co-extrusion of 3 bubbles, which gives the property of when being thermoformed, ensure the distribution of uniform thickness in the walls, base, folds, and corners of the formed tray saving a minimum of 50% of plastic without diminishing its gas barrier and its resistance to puncture.
US10000002B2
The present invention relates to: a method for manufacturing a polymer film, the method including a base film forming step for co-extruding a first resin containing a polyamide-based resin and a second resin containing a copolymer including polyamide-based segments and polyether-based segments; a co-extruded film including a base film including a first resin layer containing a polyamide-based resin, and a second resin layer containing a copolymer having polyamide-based segments and polyether-based segments; to a co-extruded film including a base film including a first resin layer and a second resin layer, which have different melting points; and to a method for manufacturing a polymer film, the method including a base film forming step including a step of co-extruding a first resin and a second resin, which have different melting points.
