US10044174B2
An electrode unit formed by mounting a discharge electrode in a first housing, and a power supply control unit formed by locating a high voltage generation circuit that outputs a pulsating high voltage to the electrode unit in a second housing are electrically connected via a shielded cable, and a capacitor is connected to a ground line electrically connecting between a shield layer of the shielded cable and the ground.
US10044170B1
In an example, the present invention provides a gallium and nitrogen containing multilayered structure, and related method. The structure has a plurality of gallium and nitrogen containing semiconductor substrates, each of the gallium and nitrogen containing semiconductor substrates (“substrates”) having a plurality of epitaxially grown layers overlaying a top-side of each of the substrates. The structure has an orientation of a reference crystal direction for each of the substrates. The structure has a first handle substrate coupled to each of the substrates such that each of the substrates is aligned to a spatial region configured in a selected direction of the first handle substrate, which has a larger spatial region than a sum of a total backside region of plurality of the substrates to be arranged in a tiled configuration overlying the first handle substrate. The reference crystal direction for each of the substrates is parallel to the spatial region in the selected direction within 10 degrees or less. The structure has a first bonding medium provided between the first handle substrate and each of the substrate while maintaining the alignment between reference crystal orientation and the selected direction of the first handle substrate; and a processed region formed overlying each of the substrates configured concurrently while being bonded to the first handle substrate. Depending upon the embodiment, the processed region can include any combination of the aforementioned processing steps and/or steps.
US10044159B1
A cable connector clocking assembly for clocking and torqueing a cable connector. In one example, the clocking assembly has a socket adapter sub-assembly configured to be mounted in an adapter holder sub-assembly. The socket adapter sub-assembly includes a socket portion and an adapter portion having a generally cylindrical body portion connected to the socket portion. The adapter portion also has at least one indicium configured to indicate a clock angle of a cable connector when the cable connector is connected to the socket portion. The clocking assembly also includes an adapter holder sub-assembly comprising a clamp portion and a face portion having a plurality of indicia representative of different clock angles. The clamp portion has an unclamped configuration, wherein the socket sub-assembly can be rotated to a desired clock angle, and a clamped configuration, wherein the socket sub-assembly is securely retained in the clamp portion at the desired clock angle.
US10044152B2
Coaxial connectors include: a generally cylindrical inner contact configured at one end to mate with a corresponding inner contact of a mating connector and at an opposite end to engage an inner conductor of a coaxial cable; a generally cylindrical outer conductor body spaced apart from and circumferentially surrounding the inner contact and configured at one end to mate with a corresponding outer conductor body contact of a mating connector and at an opposite end to electrically connect with an outer conductor of the coaxial cable; a first dielectric spacer interposed between the inner contact and the outer conductor body; and a second dielectric spacer interposed between the inner contact and the outer conductor body and including axially-extending fingers. The second dielectric spacer engages the outer conductor body so that the fingers exert radially-inwardly directed pressure on the inner conductor of the coaxial cable that engages the inner contact.
US10044149B2
A female connector includes a female terminal, an inner housing which holds the female terminal, an outer housing relatively movable to the inner housing, tubular first shield shell integrated with the inner housing, and an elastic member which generates a resilient force. The male connector includes a male terminal, a housing which holds the male terminal, and the tubular second shield shell integrated with the housing. First shield shell abuts against the second shield shell on the connector insertion direction side with insertion of the connectors and is pressed against the second shield shell by the resilient force of the elastic member.
US10044139B2
The disclosed display structures comprises an electrical connecter having a first modular subsystem and a second modular subsystem. The first and second modular subsystems may have complementary guides configured to rotationally fix the first and second modular subsystems to one of a predetermined number of relative rotational orientations where the first and second modular subsystems can create an electrical connection.
US10044133B2
An electrical plug type connector is disclosed. The electrical plug type connector has an electrically insulating housing, a plurality of first contact chambers disposed in the housing, a plurality of power contact elements which are each received in one of the plurality of first contact chambers, and a plurality of separate drainage channels integrally formed in the housing. Each drainage channel is fluidly connected to one of the plurality of first contact chambers.
US10044131B2
A socket has an end portion at a side of an insertion port. A lid member includes a fixed portion, a coupling portion, and a lid portion. The fixed portion is covered at the end portion at the insertion port side of the socket. The coupling portion is integrally formed with the fixed portion. The lid portion is integrally formed with the coupling portion to cover the insertion port of the socket. The coupling portion includes a supporting convex portion having a thickness such that the supporting convex portion can pass through a clearance. The supporting convex portion is configured to abut on the fixed portion when the lid portion is opened, to maintain an open state of the lid portion.
US10044127B2
A contact pin to electrically connect a first electrical component to a second electrical component and contact with the first and second electrical components at a sufficiently large contact pressure. The contact pin includes a first plunger with a first contact portion and a second plunger with a second contact portion. An expandable meander portion is formed on the second plunger. A contact piece to conduct electricity between the first and second plungers is provided to guide the expanding and shrinking operation of the meander portion. The first and second plungers are conducted via the contact piece when the first electrical component is electrically connected to the second electrical component, and the meander portion is shrunk to bring the first contact portion of the first plunger and the second contact portion of the second plunger into contact with the first and second electrical components at a sufficiently large contact pressure.
US10044126B2
A plug connector to connect two electrical assemblies is provided that establishes a releasable connection between the assemblies, such as cells of a battery. The plug connector includes two contact pins, each connected to an electrical assembly, and a parallel plug connector with a busbar that is firmly connected to two contact housings. The length and shape of the parallel plug connector are adapted to the spacing of the contact pins of adjacent electrical assemblies when in the installed position. In this installed position, the parallel plug can connect the electrical assemblies together. In this form, tolerances in the position of the electrical assemblies are compensated in the insertion direction. The contact housings have common insertion directions and the parallel plug is movable from the insertion direction onto the two contact pins simultaneously. In this form, the parallel plug can be inserted after installation of the electrical assemblies.
US10044116B2
An electrical terminal block may include an electrical terminal that may include a first portion configured for connection with a connector and a second portion that may be configured for connection with a circuit board. The terminal block may include a body that may be configured to support the electrical terminal. The terminal block may include a guiding formation that may extend from the body and may be disposed at least partially around the first portion of the electrical terminal.
US10044111B2
A wideband dual-polarized patch antenna includes a ground plane layer and a first dielectric substrate layer disposed on the ground plane layer. A first radiator patch is disposed on the first dielectric substrate layer and a second dielectric substrate layer is disposed on the first radiator patch. A second radiator patch is disposed on the second dielectric substrate layer and a third dielectric substrate layer is disposed on the second radiator patch. A third radiator patch is disposed on the third dielectric substrate layer. The patch antenna also includes first and second feed lines electrically connected to the radiator patches and to the ground plane. The first and second feed lines are configured to excite the antenna in two separate directions to cause orthogonal dual-polarization. The radiator patches and the ground plane are comprised of a conductive material.
US10044104B1
A test arrangement for wirelessly testing a device under test comprises a test antenna for receiving wireless signals from the device under test, a movable test antenna carrier that carries the test antenna and is movable to adjust the distance between the test antenna and the device under test, a transformation processor that is coupled to the test antenna and performs a near-field to far-field transformation based on the wireless signals received from the device under test and outputs respective transformed signals, and a signal processor that is coupled to the transformation processor and calculates a minimum far-field distance for the device under test based on the transformed signals, wherein the signal processor evaluates if the distance between the test antenna and the device under test is equal to or larger than the calculated minimum far-field distance.
US10044101B1
A printed circuit antenna has a feedline region and a radiating structure region. The feedline region is formed of conductors on an upper plane, the conductors including a feedline which is edge coupled to a left ground structure and a right ground structure, all of which are above a ground plane. Upper highband RF is coupled from the RF feedline to a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. For lowband RF frequencies, RF is coupled from the feedline to the first segment and stub, across a gap to a fourth segment, a fifth segment LB radiating structure, a fifth segment common radiating structure, and to a sixth segment common radiating structure which is grounded. For lower highband RF frequencies, RF is coupled from the feedline to the first segment and stub to a sixth segment common radiating structure, fifth segment, bridge, seventh segment, and eighth segment.
US10044100B2
In an on-vehicle radar device, a receiving antenna part includes a first antenna array with a plurality of receiving antennas arranged in a first direction perpendicular to a predetermined reference direction, and a second antenna array with three or more receiving antennas arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the reference direction and different from the first direction. A computing part computes the elevation angle of an object, using a first detection angle formed by the reference direction and a direction of the object acquired using the first antenna array in a plane parallel to the reference direction and the first direction, a second detection angle formed by the reference direction and a direction of the object acquired using the second antenna array in a plane parallel to the reference direction and the second direction, and a relative inclination angle formed by the first and second directions.
US10044094B2
A fill level measurement device for determining a topology of a surface of a filling material or of a bulk material is provided, including a rotatable antenna including an array of radiator elements configured to emit a measurement signal towards the surface and to receive a reflected measurement signal reflected from the surface, and a high-frequency signal processor configured to generate the measurement signal and to at least partially process the received reflected measurement signal; and a power supply and communications circuitry, coupled to the high-frequency signal processor by a sliding contact or a pair of coils, and configured to supply the high-frequency signal processor with electrical power for measurement operation.
US10044093B2
An antenna orientation adjustment device (200) include a camera (210), nut runners (220 and 230), and a motion controller (400). The nut runners (220 and 230) can be mounted on an azimuth adjustment bolt (160) and an elevation adjustment bolt (180), respectively. The nut runners (220 and 230) change the orientation of an antenna unit by applying motor power to the azimuth adjustment bolt (160) and the elevation adjustment bolt (180). The motion controller (400) calculates an angle position of the antenna unit (110) where a reception strength is maximum based on an image taken by the camera (210) and a reception strength of radio waves received by the antenna unit (110), and then adjusts the antenna unit (110) to the angle position where the reception strength is maximum by supplying a drive signal to the azimuth adjustment bolt (160) and the elevation adjustment bolt (180).
US10044077B2
A rechargeable battery comprises a plurality of individual sealed battery cells, and dielectric separators between the battery cells for creating thermal barriers between opposing surfaces of the battery cells. The dielectric separators are made of a fiber composite.
US10044073B2
An apparatus and a method for preventing battery swelling in an electronic device are provided. The operating method of an electronic device includes checking a temperature of the electronic device and state of charge (SoC) of a battery, determining whether to discharge the battery based on the temperature of the electronic device and the SoC of the battery, and discharging the battery in response to the battery discharge determination.
US10044067B2
A secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. The anode contains a carbon material and silicon oxide, and a weight ratio (%) of the silicon oxide with respect to a total of the carbon material and the silicon oxide is within a range of 0.01% to 20% both inclusive. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains an unsaturated cyclic carbonate ester.
US10044059B2
An electrolyte-circulating battery in which the electrolyte temperature is easily controlled is provided. An electrolyte-circulating battery includes a battery cell and a circulation channel that circulates an electrolyte to the battery cell. The electrolyte-circulating battery comprises a heat exchanger installed in the circulation channel and configured to cool the electrolyte; a bypass flow channel that connects an electrolyte inflow side and an electrolyte outflow side of the heat exchanger to each other so as to bypass the heat exchanger; and a flow rate variable mechanism capable of varying a flow rate of the electrolyte flowing through the heat exchanger and a flow rate of the electrolyte flowing through the bypass flow channel.
US10044057B2
A fuel cell anode comprises a porous ceramic molten metal composite of a metal or metal alloy, for example, tin or a tin alloy, infused in a ceramic where the metal is liquid at the temperatures of an operational solid oxide fuel cell, exhibiting high oxygen ion mobility. The anode can be employed in a SOFC with a thin electrolyte that can be a ceramic of the same or similar composition to that infused with the liquid metal of the porous ceramic molten metal composite anode. The thicknesses of the electrolyte can be reduced to a minimum that allows greater efficiencies of the SOFC thereby constructed.
US10044046B2
Apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on both side of a web while it passes a substantially vertical direction are provided. In particular embodiments, a web does not contact any hardware components during the deposition. A web may be supported before and after the deposition chamber but not inside the deposition chamber. At such support points, the web may be exposed to different conditions (e.g., temperature) than during the deposition.
US10044045B2
Provided is a process for producing a fuel cell electrode catalyst with high catalytic activity that is alternative to a noble metal catalyst, through a heat treatment at a relatively low temperature. A process for producing a fuel cell electrode catalyst includes a step (I) of obtaining a catalyst precursor, including a step (Ia) of mixing at least a metal compound (1), a nitrogen-containing organic compound (2), and a fluorine-containing compound (3), and a step (II) of heat-treating the catalyst precursor at a temperature of 500 to 1300° C. to obtain an electrode catalyst, a portion or the entirety of the metal compound (1) being a compound containing an atom of a metal element M1 selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, chromium, nickel, copper, zinc, titanium, niobium and zirconium, and at least one of the compounds (1), (2) and (3) containing an oxygen atom.
US10044043B2
A battery electrode with a pasting textile, fabric, or scrim made with an electrode grid (e.g., a stamped grid or expanded metal grid) coated in battery electrode and covered with pasting textile formed of a bonded, non-woven fiber web. The web is formed from one or more fibers with an average length greater than 20 μm. In various embodiments, the web is formed from one or more spun, continuous fibers. The battery electrode may be made in a continuous process where multiple grids are formed in a single sheet, coated with electrode active material and the scrim before being cut into individual electrodes.
US10044039B2
The invention is directed in a first aspect to electron-conducting porous compositions comprising an organic polymer matrix doped with nitrogen atoms and having elemental sulfur dispersed therein, particularly such compositions having an ordered framework structure. The invention is also directed to composites of such S/N-doped electron-conducting porous aromatic framework (PAF) compositions, or composites of an S/N-doped mesoporous carbon composition, which includes the S/N-doped composition in admixture with a binder, and optionally, conductive carbon. The invention is further directed to cathodes for a lithium-sulfur battery in which such composites are incorporated.
US10044033B2
A negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising silicon, copper and oxygen as major constitutional elements, the negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, containing fine particles of silicon having an average crystallite diameter (Dx) measured by an X-ray diffractometry of 50 nm or less, and having elemental ratios, expressed by molar ratios, Cu/(Si+Cu+O) and O/(Si+Cu+O) of from 0.02 to 0.30, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an intermetallic compound of silicon and copper.
US10044030B2
A composite positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material including: a first metal oxide having a layered structure; and a second metal oxide having a spinel structure, wherein second metal oxide is represented by Formula 1, and wherein the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide form a composite: Li2M1(1+a)Mn(3−a)O8 Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, −1
US10044022B2
A fuse assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a housing, a fuse received within a receptacle of the housing and a retention device configured to retain the fuse within the receptacle and cover a conductive surface of the fuse.
US10044020B2
A cell connector for connecting lithium-ion battery cells of a lithium ion battery includes a body and a fuse.
US10044018B2
A lid assembly for use in a battery module includes a lid with apertures extending through the lid in a vertical direction, where each of the apertures is configured to receive a terminal of a battery cell of the battery module. The lid assembly also includes one or more extensions extending away from the lid in the vertical direction. Each of the one or more extensions is configured to couple the lid to a printed circuit board assembly of the battery module. The lid assembly also includes walls extending away from the lid in the vertical direction. Each of the walls is configured to extend between a first terminal of a first battery cell and a second terminal of a second battery cell.
US10044016B2
A storage battery includes a negative electrode including, as an active material, at least one of a metal capable of forming a dendrite and a metal compound thereof, a positive electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte containing an additive. In the storage battery, a concentration of the additive in the electrolyte in a region on a side of the negative electrode defined by the separator is higher than a concentration of the additive in a region on a side of the positive electrode.
US10044008B2
According to aspects of embodiments of the present invention, a secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including: a first electrode plate; a second electrode plate; and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a can comprising an opening formed on an end of the can to accommodate the electrode assembly; and a cap plate configured to seal the opening of the can, the cap plate including: a first surface; a second surface parallel to the first surface; a third surface coupling the first and second surfaces and having a constant height; and a chamfer at a portion of the first surface which contacts the third surface, wherein the chamfer has a varying tilt.
US10044007B2
A crash elements structure in an electric vehicle for reducing the damage to a vehicle battery caused by a vehicle collision. The crash elements structure may be situated near a corner of the vehicle battery, and may channel energy received by the vehicle away from the vehicle battery. The crash elements structure includes an upper structure positioned above and laterally offset from a lower structure, and a “W” structure that interfaces between the vehicle battery and the upper and lower structures. The upper and lower structures include several shells coupled together to form hexagonal apertures. The specific arrangement of the shells and the upper and lower structures influences the transfer of energy through the crash elements structure in the event of a collision.
US10044006B2
A crash elements structure in an electric vehicle for reducing the damage to a vehicle battery caused by a vehicle collision. The crash elements structure may be situated near a corner of the vehicle battery, and may channel energy received by the vehicle away from the vehicle battery. The crash elements structure includes an upper structure positioned above and laterally offset from a lower structure, and a “W” structure that interfaces between the vehicle battery and the upper and lower structures. The upper and lower structures include several shells coupled together to form hexagonal apertures. The specific arrangement of the shells and the upper and lower structures influences the transfer of energy through the crash elements structure in the event of a collision.
US10044004B2
A method for manufacturing an organic light emitting diode display includes: forming a hole injection layer on a substrate formed with a pixel circuit; forming a first assistance layer and a second assistance layer on the hole injection layer, the first assistance layer and the second assistance layer being disposed on different positions of the hole injection layer; forming a first organic emission layer on the first assistance layer; and forming a first hole transporting layer on the second assistance layer.
US10044002B2
A display device includes a display panel and a camera module. The display panel displays an image on a first surface, and includes a first substrate, a sub-pixel structure, a reflection pattern, and a transflective reflection pattern. The first substrate included a plurality of pixel regions each having sub-pixel regions, a transparent region, and a reflection region surrounding the sub-pixel regions and the transparent region. The second substrate is disposed on the sub-pixel structure. The reflection pattern is disposed in the reflection region on the second substrate, and exposes the sub-pixel regions and the transparent region. The transflective reflection pattern is disposed on the second substrate, and has an opening exposing at least a portion of at least one transparent region among the transparent regions. The camera module is disposed in the second surface on the display panel, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface.
US10043998B2
A display apparatus and an apparatus for and method of manufacturing the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a substrate; a display unit formed on the substrate; and a thin film encapsulation layer formed on the display unit. The thin film encapsulation layer includes an inorganic layer, and the inorganic layer includes a first sub-inorganic layer including a compound oxide including at least two of aluminum (Al), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zn), and hafnium (Hf).
US10043975B2
[Problem] To provide a technology that allows a film or glass to be bonded to a transport substrate and to be easily separated during the manufacture of a substrate.[Solution] Provided is a method for manufacturing a substrate having an electronic device formed on a surface, the method comprising a formation step for forming an inorganic material layer on at least one of a bonding surface by which the substrate having an electronic device formed on a surface is to be bonded to a transport substrate, and a bonding surface on the transport substrate for transporting the substrate; a bonding step for pressing the substrate and the transport substrate against each other and bonding the substrate and the transport substrate by the inorganic material layer; and a separation step for separating the substrate and the transport substrate.
US10043973B2
Provided is a resistance random access memory device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a metallic oxide formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. Particularly, provided is a resistance random access memory device wherein the metallic oxide comprises a first crystal grain and a second crystal grain which differ from each other in crystallographic orientation and form a boundary area; wherein a surface is intervened between the first crystal grain and the second crystal grain in the boundary area, the surface having a surface index corresponding to a surface crystallographically consisting only of oxygen among the crystal faces of the metallic oxide; and wherein the boundary area is a surface in which an electrically conductive path is formed when voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US10043971B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods having a memory element included in a non-volatile memory cell, a transistor, an access line coupled to a gate to the transistor, a first conductive line, and a second conductive line. The memory element can include a conductive oxide material located over a substrate and between the first and second conductive lines. The memory element includes a portion coupled to a drain of the transistor and another portion coupled to the second conductive line. The first conductive line is coupled to a source of the transistor and can be located between the access line and the memory element. The access line has a length extending in a first direction and can be located between the substrate and the memory element. The first and second conductive lines have lengths extending in a second direction.
US10043966B2
A semiconductor device includes a lower insulating layer on a substrate, a lower wiring layer extending on the lower insulating layer, a lower surface of at least a part of the lower wiring layer being covered by the lower insulating layer, a plurality of via plugs extending in a first direction on the lower wiring layer, the plurality of via plugs including a real via plug and a first dummy via plug connected to the part of the lower wiring layer covered by the lower insulating layer, and an upper wiring layer overlapping the lower wiring layer and extending in a second direction different from the first direction on the real via plug, the upper wiring layer not overlapping the dummy via plug.
US10043965B2
An ultrasonic wave generating device includes: an ultrasonic transducer; and a variable pulse generating device which generates and outputs an electric pulse. The ultrasonic transducer comprises a piezoelectric element which receives electric pulse from the electric pulse generating device and vibrates, and a memory which stores characteristic information of the ultrasonic transducer. The electric pulse generating device includes a variable pulse generator which generates and outputs an electric pulse having at least one of a variable frequency, a variable voltage and a variable current, an information receiver which receives characteristic information of the ultrasonic transducer from the memory, and a controller controlling the variable pulse generator based on the characteristic information of the ultrasonic transducer received by the information receiver such that the variable pulse generator generates and outputs an electric pulse which has at least one of a variable frequency, a variable voltage and a variable current.
US10043962B2
Structures that include thermoelectric couples and methods for fabricating such structures. A device level and a back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnect structure are fabricated at a front side of a substrate. A thermoelectric couple is formed that is coupled with the substrate. The thermoelectric couple includes a first through-silicon via extending through the device level and the substrate to a back side of the substrate, a second through-silicon via extending through the device level and the substrate to the back side of the substrate, an n-type thermoelectric pillar coupled with the first through-silicon via, and a p-type thermoelectric pillar coupled with the second through-silicon via. The BEOL interconnect structure includes a wire that couples the first through-silicon via in series with the second through-silicon via.
US10043951B2
A light emitting device package includes a package body having a mounting region including a mounting surface for a light emitting device, a groove portion, and a bottom surface lower than the mounting surface, and a lead frame supported by the package body, a portion of the lead frame being disposed on the bottom surface and a portion of the lead frame being exposed by the groove portion. The light emitting device has a first plane on which an electrode pad is disposed, a second plane opposite the first plane, and a third plane disposed between the first plane and the second plane to connect the first plane to the second plane. The light emitting device is to be disposed in the mounting region such that the first plane is in contact with the mounting surface and the electrode pad is in the groove portion.
US10043948B2
Provided is a light emitting device capable of reducing light attenuation within the element and having high light extraction efficiency, and a method of manufacturing the light emitting device. The light emitting device has a light emitting element having a light transmissive member and semiconductor stacked layer portion, electrodes disposed on the semiconductor stacked layer portion in this order. The light emitting element has a first region and a second region from the light transmissive member side. The light transmissive member has a third region and a fourth region from the light emitting element side. The first region has an irregular atomic arrangement compared with the second region. The third region has an irregular atomic arrangement compared with the fourth region. The first region and the third region are directly bonded.
US10043944B2
A light-emitting diode (LED) epitaxial structure includes, from bottom to up, a substrate, a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a super lattice, a multi-quantum well layer with V pits, a hole injection layer and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. The hole injection layer appears in the shape of dual hexagonal pyramid, which fills up the V pits and embeds in the second conductive type semiconductor layer. Various embodiments of the present disclosures can effectively reduce point defect density and dislocation density of semiconductor material and effectively enlarge hole injection area and improves hole injection efficiency.
US10043940B2
An encapsulated integrated photodetector waveguide structures with alignment tolerance and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a waveguide structure bounded by one or more shallow trench isolation (STI) structure(s). The method further includes forming a photodetector fully landed on the waveguide structure.
US10043938B2
Methods and systems for reducing dark current in a photodiode include heating a photodiode above room temperature. A reverse bias voltage is applied to the heated photodiode to reduce a dark current generated by the photodiode.
US10043931B2
A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells 1 connected to each other in a way that bus bar electrode 21 formed on surfaces of adjacent solar cells 1 are connected to each other with wiring members 41,42. The bus bar electrode 21 is embedded in the wiring member 41, and the solar cell 1 and the wiring member 41 are bonded together with a resin.
US10043930B2
The invention relates to an acrylic sheet having a high Tg, and especially for the use of the high Tg acrylic sheet as a front sheet of a photovoltaic module. The high Tg acrylic polymer is a copolymer of polymethylmethacrylate and one or more higher Tg monomers.
US10043917B2
An oxide semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided in the present invention. The oxide semiconductor device includes a back gate, an oxide semiconductor film, a pair of source and drain electrodes, agate insulating film, a gate electrode on the oxide semiconductor film with the gate insulating film therebetween, an insulating layer covering only over the gate electrode and the pair of source and drain electrodes, and a top blocking film over the insulating layer.
US10043912B2
The present disclosure relates to an array substrate and the manufacturing method thereof. The array substrate includes a glass substrate. The shading metal layer and the buffering layer are formed on the glass substrate in sequence. The TFT layer is formed on the buffering layer, and the TFT is arranged above the shading metal layer. The insulation layer and the organic layer are formed on the TFT layer in sequence. In addition, the pixel electrode layer connects to the source/drain of the TFT via the first through hole. The touch electrode layer connects to the shading metal layer via the second through hole. The passivation layer is configured between the pixel electrode layer and the touch electrode layer. In this way, the manufacturing process is simplified, and the coupling capacitance between the touch electrode and the signal line may be effectively reduced.
US10043906B2
A semiconductor device includes a Fin FET device. The Fin FET device includes a first fin structure extending in a first direction and protruding from an isolation insulating layer, a first gate stack including a first gate electrode layer and a first gate dielectric layer, covering a portion of the first fin structure and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a first source and a first drain, each including a first stressor layer disposed over the first fin structure. The first fin structure and the isolation insulating layer are disposed over a substrate. A height Ha of an interface between the first fin structure and the first stressor layer measured from the substrate is greater than a height Hb of a lowest height of the isolation insulating layer measured from the substrate.
US10043904B2
A semiconductor device includes a gate arranged on a substrate; a source/drain formed on the substrate adjacent to the gate; a source/drain contact extending from the source/drain and through an interlayer dielectric (ILD) over the source/drain, a portion of the source/drain positioned adjacent to the source/drain contact; and a silicide positioned along a sidewall of the source/drain contact between the portion of the source/drain and the source/drain contact, and along an endwall of the source/drain contact between the source/drain contact and the substrate.
US10043898B2
A III-N enhancement-mode transistor includes a III-N structure including a conductive channel, source and drain contacts, and a gate electrode between the source and drain contacts. An insulator layer is over the III-N structure, with a recess formed through the insulator layer in a gate region of the transistor, with the gate electrode at least partially in the recess. The transistor further includes a field plate having a portion between the gate electrode and the drain contact, the field plate being electrically connected to the source contact. The gate electrode includes an extending portion that is outside the recess and extends towards the drain contact. The separation between the conductive channel and the extending portion of the gate electrode is greater than the separation between the conductive channel and the portion of the field plate that is between the gate electrode and the drain contact.
US10043886B2
A method includes forming a dummy gate stack over a semiconductor region, forming a dielectric layer at a same level as the dummy gate stack, removing the dummy gate stack to form an opening in the dielectric layer, filling a metal layer extending into the opening, and etching back the metal layer, with remaining portions of the metal layer having edges lower than a top surface of the dielectric layer. The opening is filled with a conductive material, and the conductive material is over the metal layer. The metal layer and the conductive material in combination form a replacement gate. A source region and a drain region are formed on opposite sides of the replacement gate.
US10043871B1
Structure or device comprises a AlxGa1-xN or InyGa1-yN layer or substrate, a rare earth nitride epitaxial layer, and an AlzGa1-zN epitaxial interlayer between the rare earth nitride epitaxial layer and the AlxGa1-xN or InyGa1-yN layer or substrate. The interlayer is in direct contact with the rare earth nitride epitaxial layer and the AlxGa1-xN or InyGa1-yN layer or substrate.
US10043863B2
An on-chip metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor with enhanced capacitance is provided by forming the MIM capacitor along sidewall surfaces and a bottom surface of each trench of a plurality of trenches formed in a back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) metallization stack to increase a surface area of the MIM capacitor.
US10043856B2
Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device. The organic light emitting display device includes an emission part which is disposed between an anode and a cathode and includes an emission layer. The emission part includes at least two emission layers emitting lights of different colors and a recombination zone movement prevention layer. The at least two emission layers each includes at least one host and at least one dopant, and the recombination zone movement prevention layer is disposed on a specific emission layer among the at least two emission layers.
US10043852B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive memory device includes first electrodes located in an interlayer insulating film, second electrodes located on the respective first electrodes within the interlayer insulating film, magnetoresistive effect elements on the respective second electrodes, and third electrodes on the respective magnetoresistive effect elements. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are displaced from each other.
US10043847B2
An image capturing module including a substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices, a sensor, and a transparent colloid curing layer is provided. The light emitting devices and the sensor are disposed on the substrate and are respectively electrically connected to the substrate. The transparent colloid curing layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the sensor and the light emitting devices. At least one trench is provided at a side of the transparent colloid curing layer opposite to the sensor. The at least one trench is located between the sensor and the light emitting devices, and a depth of the at least one trench is less than a thickness of the transparent colloid curing layer. An electrical apparatus is also provided.
US10043846B2
A radiographic detection substrate, a manufacture method thereof, and a radiographic detection device are provided. The radiographic detection substrate includes a substrate; and a thin film transistor and a signal storage unit which are formed on the substrate; the thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, an insulating layer, an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a passivation layer which are sequentially formed on the substrate; the signal storage unit includes a storage capacitor, the storage capacitor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode is formed on the insulating layer and lapped with the drain electrode, the second electrode is connected to a ground line; the passivation layer is formed on the source electrode, the drain electrode, the first electrode and the ground line. The present invention efficiently decreases the number of masking processes by at least one connection method selected from lapping the first electrode and the drain electrode, connecting the second electrode to the ground line through the first via hole, and connecting the third electrode to the first electrode via the second via hole, to simplify the manufacture process of the radiographic detection substrate and reduce the manufacture costs.
US10043833B2
A semiconductor device includes a first transistor which includes a first gate electrode below its oxide semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode above its oxide semiconductor layer, and a second transistor which includes a first gate electrode above its oxide semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode below its oxide semiconductor layer and is provided so as to at least partly overlap with the first transistor. In the semiconductor device, a conductive film serving as the second gate electrode of the first transistor and the second gate electrode of the second transistor is shared between the first transistor and the second transistor. Note that the second gate electrode not only controls the threshold voltages (Vth) of the first transistor and the second transistor but also has an effect of reducing interference of an electric field applied from respective first gate electrodes of the first transistor and the second transistor.
US10043823B2
According to one embodiment, the semiconductor body of the first portion includes a first semiconductor part and a second semiconductor part. The first semiconductor part extends in the stacking direction. The second semiconductor part is provided between the first semiconductor part and the first electrode layer, and has an end located closer to the first electrode layer side than the first semiconductor part. The first insulating film of the second portion includes a first insulating part and a second insulating part. The first insulating part extends in the stacking direction. The second insulating part is provided between the first insulating part and the second electrode layer, and has an end located closer to the second electrode layer side than the first insulating part.
US10043809B1
A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a cell region and a peripheral region; forming a bit line structure on the cell region and a gate structure on the peripheral region; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer around the bit line structure and the gate structure; forming a conductive layer on the bit line structure; performing a first photo-etching process to remove part of the conductive layer for forming storage contacts adjacent two sides of the bit line structure and contact plugs adjacent to two sides of the gate structure; forming a first cap layer on the cell region and the peripheral region to cover the bit line structure and the gate structure; and performing a second photo-etching process to remove part of the first cap layer on the cell region.
US10043807B1
A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a plural fin structures, two gates, a protection layer and an interlayer dielectric layer. The fin structures are disposed on a substrate. The two gates are disposed on the substrate across the fin structures. The protection layer is disposed on the substrate, surrounded sidewalls of the two gates. The interlayer dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, covering the fin structures and the two gates.
US10043802B2
A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a gate structure formed over the substrate. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer formed over the substrate and a capping layer formed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate structure further includes a capping oxide layer formed over the capping layer and a work function metal layer formed over the capping oxide layer. The gate structure further includes a gate electrode layer formed over the work function metal layer.
US10043793B2
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first doping region, a second doping region, a third doping region, a first transient block unit and a second transient block unit. The first doping region is in the substrate. The second doping region is in the first doping region. The third doping region is in the first doping region. The first transient block unit is electrically connected to the second doping region. The second transient block unit is electrically connected between the third doping region and the first transient block unit.
US10043783B1
The present invention relates to a new method, system and apparatus for light emitting diode (LED) packages. An object of the present invention is to provide an LED package having reduced components, a superior heat dissipation property and a compact structure, does not largely restrict use of conventional equipment for its manufacture, and is compatible with implementation within present illumination devices packaging.
US10043780B2
A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first through-silicon via (TSV), a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip and including a second TSV, and a non-conductive film formed between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip. The non-conductive film includes two layers having different viscosities.
US10043769B2
A semiconductor device includes an interposer having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, at least one active chip mounted on the first side within a chip mounting area through a plurality of first bumps, at least one dummy chip mounted on the first side within a peripheral area being adjacent to the chip mounting area, a molding compound disposed on the first side. The molding compound covers the at least one active chip and the at least one dummy chip. A plurality of solder bumps is mounted on the second side.
US10043757B2
A semiconductor package structure and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a package body having opposing first and second surfaces; a plurality of first conductive pads and a plurality of second conductive pads formed on the first surface of the package body; a semiconductor component embedded in the package body and electrically connected to the first conductive pads; and a plurality of conductive elements embedded in the package body, each of the conductive elements having a first end electrically connected to a corresponding one of the second conductive pads and a second end opposing the first end and exposed from the second surface of the package body. Since the semiconductor component is embedded in the package body, the thickness of the semiconductor package structure is reduced.
US10043753B2
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to airgaps which isolate metal lines and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a plurality of metal lines formed on an insulator layer; and a dielectric material completely filling a space having a first dimension between metal lines of the plurality of metal lines and providing a uniform airgap with a space having a second dimension between metal lines of the plurality of metal lines. The first dimension is larger than the second dimension.
US10043746B1
A vertical fuse element, including, a conductive silicide base on a surface of a substrate, and a conductive silicide pillar extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, where the conductive silicide pillar is on the conductive silicide base, and wherein the conductive silicide pillar includes an upper portion having a width, W5, a base having a width, W6, and a neck region having a width, W7, where W7
US10043740B2
Semiconductor packages with interconnects having passivation thereon is disclosed. The passivation layer may be any suitable dielectric material that may overlie a build-up dielectric layer and metal traces of an interconnect layer in a semiconductor package. Via holes may be formed in the build-up dielectric and the passivation layer may be removed from the bottom of the via hole. By removing the passivation layer at the bottom of the via hole, any residual build-up dielectric may also be removed from the bottom of the via hole. Thus removal of the residual build-up dielectric may not require a desmear process that would otherwise roughen metal and/or dielectric surfaces. The resulting smoother metal and/or dielectric surfaces enabled by the use of the passivation layer may allow greater process latitude and/or flexibility to fabricate relatively smaller dimensional interconnect features and/or relatively improved signaling frequency and integrity.
US10043736B2
A hybrid packaging multi-chip semiconductor device comprises a lead frame unit, a first semiconductor chip, a second semiconductor chip, a first interconnecting structure and a second interconnecting structure, wherein the first semiconductor chip is attached on a first die paddle and the second semiconductor chip is flipped and attached on a third pin and a second die paddle, the first interconnecting structure electrically connecting a first electrode at a front surface of the first semiconductor chip and a third electrode at a back surface of the second semiconductor chip and a second electrode at the front surface of the first semiconductor chip is electrically connected by second interconnecting structure.
US10043722B2
A method is provided for testing a semiconductor wafer, including individual semiconductor devices located on the semiconductor wafer, using temporary counterpart sacrificial bond pads. The method includes arranging individual semiconductor devices on the semiconductor wafer in a configuration having horizontal rows of the individual semiconductor devices separated by functional horizontal scribe lanes, and having vertical columns of individual semiconductor devices separated by functional vertical scribe lanes. The method includes creating the temporary counterpart sacrificial bond pads, located in the functional horizontal scribe lanes and/or vertical scribe lanes, that are electrically connected to corresponding normal individual bond pads located on individual semiconductor devices. The method also includes electrically testing the individual semiconductor devices using the temporary counterpart sacrificial bond pads, and destroying the temporary counterpart sacrificial bond pads upon completion of the electrical testing when the individual semiconductor devices are cut from the semiconductor wafer.
US10043719B2
A semiconductor-wafer evaluation method includes: before the mirror-polishing step, measuring warp data of displacement of the surface of the semiconductor wafer with a capacitive shape measurement device; setting a prescribed width of an outer circumferential portion of the semiconductor wafer as a sampling range; performing fitting of the warp data within the sampling range with a fitting function in a predetermined fitting range; calculating a difference (Range) between a maximum and a minimum of the warp data after the fitting within the sampling range; and, after the mirror-polishing step, evaluating the nanotopography of the surface of the semiconductor wafer on the basis of the calculated difference (Range).
US10043716B2
Embodiments of N-well or P-well strap structures are disclosed with lower space requirements achieved by forming the strap on both sides of one or more floating polysilicon gate fingers.
US10043714B2
A process of forming an integrated circuit containing elongated contacts which connect to three active areas and/or MOS gates, and elongated contacts which connect to two active areas and/or MOS gates and directly connect to a first level interconnect, using a litho-freeze-litho-etch process for a contact etch mask. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing elongated contacts which connect to three active areas and/or MOS gates, and elongated contacts which connect to two active areas and/or MOS gates and directly connect to a first level interconnect, using a litho-freeze-litho-etch process for a first level interconnect trench etch mask. A process of forming the integrated circuit using a litho-freeze-litho-etch process for a contact etch mask and a litho-freeze-litho-etch process for a first level interconnect trench etch mask.
US10043708B2
A process for forming a conductive structure includes the formation of a self-aligned silicide cap over a cobalt-based contact. The silicide cap is formed in situ by the deposition of a thin silicon layer over exposed portions of a cobalt contact, followed by heat treatment to react the deposited silicon with the cobalt and form cobalt silicide, which is an effective barrier to cobalt migration and oxidation.
US10043703B2
A semiconductor cell includes a dielectric layer. An array of at least four parallel metal lines is disposed within the dielectric layer, the metal lines having line widths that are substantially equal to or greater than a predetermined minimum line width. Line spacers are disposed between the metal lines, the line spacers having line spacer widths that are substantially equal to or greater than a predetermined minimum line spacer width. An overall cell height of the cell is substantially equal to an integer multiple of a plurality of cell tracks, each cell track being a minimum pitch of the cell. The minimum pitch being defined by the minimum line width plus the minimum line spacer width. The minimum pitch is equal to or less than 36 nm. Not all of the line widths are substantially equal and every other line spacer width is substantially equal.
US10043701B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided where a parting agent is applied to at least one portion of a substrate. The at least one portion of the substrate is removed from a carrier.
US10043695B1
Apparatus for carrying and shielding wafers includes a wafer container, a plurality of wafer cassettes disposed in the wafer container, and an engaging lock that prevents the wafer cassettes from shifting, the engaging lock being in direct contact with walls of the wafer cassettes.
US10043690B2
A method includes providing radio frequency (RF) power from an RF power supply to a showerhead of a plasma processing system running a process operation on a substrate disposed in the plasma processing system. The method senses a voltage the showerhead using a voltage probe that is connected in-line between the RF power supply and the showerhead. The sensing of the voltage produces voltage values during the running of the process operation. The method includes comparing the voltage values against a voltage check band that is predefined for the process operation being run. The comparing is configured to detect when the voltage values are outside of the voltage check band. The method generates an alert when the comparing detects that the voltage values are outside of the voltage check band. The alert identifies a type of fault based on the voltage check band that was predefined for the process operation.
US10043683B2
A chuck, a system including a chuck and a method for making a semiconductor device are disclosed. In one embodiment the chuck includes a first conductive region configured to be capacitively coupled to a first RF power generator, a second conductive region configured to be capacitively coupled to a second RF power generator and an insulation region that electrically insulates the first conductive region from the second conductive region.
US10043675B2
A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate; forming a fin-shaped structure on the substrate; performing a first etching process to remove part of the fin-shaped structure for forming a trench; and performing a second etching process to extend the depth of the trench and divide the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion.
US10043674B1
Exemplary methods for etching a germanium-containing material may include forming a plasma of a fluorine-containing precursor in a remote plasma region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include flowing effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor through apertures defined in a chamber component. The apertures may be coated with a catalytic material. The methods may include reducing a concentration of fluorine radicals in the plasma effluents with the catalytic material. The methods may also include delivering the plasma effluents to a processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate having an exposed region of a germanium-containing material may be housed within the processing region. The methods may further include etching the germanium-containing material.
US10043667B2
Implementations disclosed herein relate to methods for controlling substrate outgassing. In one implementation, the method includes removing oxides from an exposed surface of a substrate in an inductively coupled plasma chamber, forming an epitaxial layer on the exposed surface of the substrate in an epitaxial deposition chamber, and performing an outgassing control of the substrate by subjecting the substrate to a first plasma formed from a first etch precursor in the inductively coupled plasma chamber at a first chamber pressure, wherein the first etch precursor comprises a hydrogen-containing precursor, a chlorine-containing precursor, and an inert gas, and subjecting the substrate to a second plasma formed from a second etch precursor in the inductively coupled plasma chamber at a second chamber pressure that is higher than the first chamber pressure, wherein the second etch precursor comprises a hydrogen-containing precursor and an inert gas.
US10043663B2
A heteroepitaxially grown structure includes a substrate and a mask including a high aspect ratio trench formed on the substrate. A cavity is formed in the substrate having a shape with one or more surfaces and including a resistive neck region at an opening to the trench. A heteroepitaxially grown material is formed on the substrate and includes a first region in or near the cavity and a second region outside the first region wherein the second region contains fewer defects than the first region.
US10043653B2
A method of cleaning and drying a semiconductor wafer including inserting a semiconductor wafer into a chamber of a cleaning tool, spinning the semiconductor wafer in a range of about 300 revolutions per minute to about 1600 revolutions per minute, and simultaneously spraying the semiconductor wafer with de-ionized water and a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and nitrogen.
US10043652B2
A method for cleaning a substrate, includes supplying to a substrate having a hydrophilic surface a film-forming processing liquid which includes a volatile component and forms a film on the substrate, vaporizing the volatile component in the film-forming processing liquid such that the film-forming processing liquid solidifies or cures on the substrate and forms a processing film on the hydrophilic surface of the substrate, and supplying to the substrate having the processing film a strip-processing liquid for stripping the processing film from the substrate.
US10043641B2
Embodiments provide systems, methods and apparatus for detecting a cleaning endpoint of a cleaning process performed within a processing chamber. Embodiments include a spectrometer adapted to measure a spectrum response over time of a cleaning reaction within a processing chamber during a cleaning process; and a lens system coupled to the spectrometer and disposed to focus on a selected area within the processing chamber via a viewport and to amplify intensity of radiation from the selected area during the cleaning process. The selected area is chosen based on being the expected location of the last cleaning reaction during the cleaning process within the processing chamber (e.g., a corner in a rectangular chamber). Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10043638B2
Compact configurable modular radio frequency matching network assembly for plasma processing systems
A compact configurable radio frequency (RF) matching network for matching RF energy output from an RF generator to a variable impedance load is disclosed. The matching network includes an input connector; an output connector; and a component assembly array including one or more tune and load electrical components. At least one of the electrical components is coupled to the input connector, at least one of the electrical components is coupled to the output connector, the component assembly array is adapted to be arranged in a selected topology, and the selected topology is adapted to reduce RF energy reflected from the variable impedance load. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10043637B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes: a process chamber configured to accommodate a substrate such that a plasma process is performed in the process chamber; a pedestal on which the substrate is disposed; an opposite electrode opposite to the pedestal; a first radio-frequency power source configured to supply a first radio-frequency power for generating plasma on one of the pedestal and the opposite electrode; a second radio-frequency power source configured to supply a second radio-frequency power for generating a bias voltage on the pedestal, the second radio-frequency power being lower in frequency than the first radio-frequency power; a direct-current power source configured to supply a direct-current voltage to the opposite electrode; and a controller configured to control the first radio-frequency power source, the second radio-frequency power source, and the direct-current power source.
US10043629B2
The present invention relates to a cut-off member intended to be electrically series-connected to an electric circuit comprising a device for protecting an electric installation against lightning, the cut-off member (1) comprising: a first conducting armature (7) electrically connected to a first coupling terminal (3) to the electric circuit and a second conducting armature (9) electrically connected to a second coupling terminal (5) for coupling to the electric circuit; at least one fuse element (11) disposed between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) and electrically connected to the first conducting armature (7) and to the second conducting armature (9), the at least one fuse element (11) being arranged to melt when it is crossed by a current of a threshold intensity over a threshold period of time; a device for increasing a peak arc voltage (15) between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) in the case of melting of the at least one fuse element (11).
US10043628B2
A switching device having a damping element for a contact system during abrupt switching on, wherein the contact system has a contact slide and a switching piece movably guided therein, and the movable switching piece is mounted opposite a fixed switching piece, where the contact slide has at least one projection that is operatively connected to the damping element when the switching device is switched on abruptly.
US10043623B2
A device is disclosed for transmission of forces on a moving contact connecting bolt of a contact system including a switching unit with a moving contact and a further contact. The device includes an at least partially flexible conductor element for electrical connection of the moving contact connecting bolt to a connection of the switching unit and at least one first branch and a second branch. The branches are arranged for reciprocal current flow to generate an electromagnetic force. The invention the second branch is guided along and retained on a support plate firmly connected to the moving contact connecting bolt such that an electromagnetic force occurring in a short-circuit is introduceable between the first branch and the second branch for increasing a contact pressure exerted by a contact pressure spring in the moving contact connecting bolt, the support plate being slidably movable in the housing of the switching unit.
US10043616B2
A hand held switch having a depressible button linked to an electromechanical two-stage switch transmits first and second type electric signals in response to a depth of the button press. A pivoting lever links the button to the switch and is designed to move the switch in response to a button press for improved tactile control.
US10043607B2
Present disclosure relates to magnetic materials, chips having magnetic materials, and methods of forming magnetic materials. In certain embodiments, magnetic materials may include a seed layer, and a cobalt-based alloy formed on seed layer. The seed layer may include copper, cobalt, nickel, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, iron, nickel alloy, cobalt-iron-boron alloy, nickel-iron alloy, and any combination of these materials. In certain embodiments, the chip may include one or more on-chip magnetic structures. Each on-chip magnetic structure may include a seed layer, and a cobalt-based alloy formed on seed layer. In certain embodiments, method may include: placing a seed layer in an aqueous electroless plating bath to form a cobalt-based alloy on seed layer. In certain embodiments, the aqueous electroless plating bath may include sodium tetraborate, an alkali metal tartrate, ammonium sulfate, cobalt sulfate, ferric ammonium sulfate and sodium borohydride and has a pH between about 9 to about 13.
US10043603B2
A surge arrester has a resistance column which is pressed together by one or more clamping devices. The clamping devices are each fixed at both ends of the resistance column to an end fitting by way of a fixing device. An electrically insulating housing encloses the fixing device. Each end fitting has a first contour, on which the fixing devices are arranged and which is enclosed by the housing. The end fitting also has a second contour with a smaller diameter than the first contour.
US10043602B2
To provide a chip resistor in which a resistive element can be surely protected from an external environment and which is also excellent in corrosion resistance, a chip resistor 1 is configured to include an insulating substrate 2, a pair of front electrode 3 provided on opposite end portions of a front surface of the insulating substrate 2, a pair of back electrodes 7 provided on opposite end portions of a back surface of the insulating substrate 2, a resistive element 4 provided to extend onto the two front electrodes 3, a first insulating layer 5 covering the resistive element 4, a second insulating layer 6 made of a resin material to cover the first insulating layer 5, end surface electrodes 8 establishing electrical continuity between the front electrodes 3 and the back electrodes 7, plating layers 9 covering the end surface electrodes 8, etc. Rough surface portions 6a made rougher in surface roughness than any other portion of the second insulating layer 6 are formed at opposite end portions of the second insulating layer 6. End portions of the end surface electrodes 8 and the plating layers 9 are brought into tight contact with the rough surface portions 6a respectively.
US10043601B2
A sheathed elongated profile, that is, shaped product, is disclosed. The elongated profile may include a main profile body that is at least partially sheathed in a first synthetics component. The elongated profile may also include at least one disposal, that is, protrusion, on the main profile body that is not completely sheathed in the first synthetics component and at least partially sheathed in a second synthetics component. Methods and devices for producing the elongated profile are also disclosed.
US10043599B2
A multi-core cable includes at least two coaxial wire pairs, each of the coaxial wire pairs including two coaxial wires being arranged side by side in contact with each other, each of the coaxial wires including a center conductor, an insulator, an outer conductor and a jacket, the outer conductor including an inner layer portion formed by thin metal wires being helically wrapped, and an outer layer portion formed by a metal resin tape being helically wrapped around the inner layer portion. A wrapping direction of the thin metal wires of the inner layer portion is opposite to a wrapping direction of the metal resin tape of the outer layer portion. An angle in the wrapping direction of the metal resin tape with respect to the wrapping direction of the thin metal wires is in a range of 30° or more but 90° or less. A cross-talk between the coaxial wire pairs is equal to or less than −40 dB.
US10043595B2
A uranium dioxide nuclear fuel pellet has about 50 to about 400 μM (with respect to a 3-dimentional size) microcells formed of a ceramic material having a chemical attraction with fission products generated in the nuclear fuel pellet to absorb and trap the fission products, such that the extraction of the fission product may be retrained in a normal operation condition and that the performance of the nuclear fuel may be enhanced by mitigating PCI. In addition, highly radioactive fission products including Cs and I having a large generation amount or a long half-life enough to affect the environments can be trapped in the pellet in an accident condition, without being released outside.
US10043591B1
A system includes a data collection engine, a plurality of items including radio-frequency identification chips, a plurality of third party data and insight sources, a plurality of interfaces, client devices, a server and method thereof for preventing suicide. The server includes trained machine learning models, business logic and attributes of a plurality of patient events. The data collection engine sends attributes of new patient events to the server. The server can predict a suicide risk of the new patient events based upon the attributes of the new patient events utilizing the trained machine learning models. Using business logic, data visualization and the trained machine learning models, the server can also make recommendations to reduce the risk of suicides.
US10043588B2
A memory device includes a normal cell array, a parity cell array, and a plurality of normal write drivers suitable for writing normal write data in the normal cell array. The memory device also includes a plurality of parity write drivers suitable for writing parity write data corresponding to the normal write data, in the parity cell array, and an error injection circuit suitable for injecting error write data to at least one among the plurality of the normal write drivers and the plurality of the parity write drivers to exactly analyze an error of the memory device.
US10043566B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for memory array bit inversion are described. A memory cell (e.g., a ferroelectric memory cell) may be written with a charge associated with a logic state that may be the inverse of the intended logic state of the cell. That is, the actual logic state of one or more memory cells may be inverted, but the intended logic state of the memory cells may remain unchanged. Different sets of transistors may be configured around a sense component of a cell to enable reading and writing of intended and inverted logic states from or to the cell. For instance, a first set of transistors may be used to read the logic state currently stored at a memory cell, while a second set of transistors may be used to read a logic state inverted from the currently stored logic state.
US10043561B2
A semiconductor system may include a controller and a semiconductor memory device. The controller may provide an external command, an external address and a first external clock. The controller may be configured to transmit a second external clock and receive a third external clock for receiving/transmitting external data. The semiconductor memory device may be configured to synchronize and receive the external address and the external command with the first external clock. The semiconductor memory device may be configured to synchronize and receive the external data with the second external clock. The semiconductor memory device may be configured to transmit the external data and the third external clock to the controller.
US10043550B2
A system and method of incorporating additional video objects into source video data to produce output video data. A method includes identifying segments of the source video data, selecting identified segments for the inclusion of additional video objects, creating an intermediate working version of the source video data including video material corresponding to the selected segments, creating metadata which identifies at least one frame within the source video data which corresponds to the selected segments, transmitting the intermediate working version to a remote system for the creation of additional video data including additional video objects to be included in the output video data, receiving video file data associated with the additional video data, obtaining the additional video data based on the video file data, retrieving metadata and incorporating the additional video data with the source video data on the basis of the retrieved metadata to produce the output video data.
US10043538B2
Technologies are described for identifying familiar or interesting parts of music content by analyzing changes in vocal power using frequency spectrums. For example, a frequency spectrum can be generated from digitized audio. Using the frequency spectrum, the harmonic content and percussive content can be separated. The vocal content can then be separated from the harmonic and/or percussive content. The vocal content can then be processed to identify surge points in the digitized audio. In some implementations, the vocal content is included in the harmonic content during the separation procedure and is then separated from the harmonic content.
US10043526B2
The present invention relates to transposing signals in time and/or frequency and in particular to coding of audio signals. More particular, the present invention relates to high frequency reconstruction (HFR) methods including a frequency domain harmonic transposer. A method and system for generating a transposed output signal from an input signal using a transposition factor T is described. The system comprises an analysis window of length La, extracting a frame of the input signal, and an analysis transformation unit of order M transforming the samples into M complex coefficients. M is a function of the transposition factor T. The system further comprises a nonlinear processing unit altering the phase of the complex coefficients by using the transposition factor T, a synthesis transformation unit of order M transforming the altered coefficients into M altered samples, and a synthesis window of length Ls, generating a frame of the output signal.
US10043512B2
A system can be configured to perform tasks such as converting recorded speech to a sequence of phonemes that represent the speech, converting an input sequence of graphemes into a target sequence of phonemes, translating an input sequence of words in one language into a corresponding sequence of words in another language, or predicting a target sequence of words that follow an input sequence of words in a language (e.g., a language model). In a speech recognizer, the RNN system may be used to convert speech to a target sequence of phonemes in real-time so that a transcription of the speech can be generated and presented to a user, even before the user has completed uttering the entire speech input.
US10043509B2
A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.
US10043496B2
The present invention is directed to a guitar pick or plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument and which is constructed with generally two or three veneers which are adhered to each other such that each veneer is cross grain to each adjacently adhered veneer. In other embodiments, the tip portion of the plectrum has a gauge less than the grip portion of the plectrum.
US10043492B2
Provided are a display driver, a display device, and a display system. The display driver includes: an interface configured to receive a control signal and image data from a host, a sum of a number of columns and rows of the image data being less than a sum of a number of columns and rows of the display panel; an image splitter configured to split, based on the control signal, the image data into a plurality of image data respectively corresponding to a plurality of partial regions of the display panel, the plurality of partial regions being separate from each other; a storage configured to store the plurality of image data in a plurality of storage areas respectively corresponding to the plurality of partial regions; and a source driver configured to drive the display panel based on the plurality of image data output from the storage during one frame period.
US10043491B2
The present invention is to provide a semiconductor device that can correctly switch endians on the outside even if the endian of a parallel interface is not recognized on the outside. The semiconductor device includes a switching circuit and a first register. The switching circuit switches between whether a parallel interface with the outside is to be used as a big endian or a little endian. A first register holds control data of the switching circuit. The switching circuit regards the parallel interface as the little endian when first predetermined control information, that is unchanged in the values of specific bit positions even if its high-order and low-order bit positions are transposed, is supplied to the first register, and regards the parallel interface as the big endian when second predetermined control information, that is unchanged in the values of specific bit positions even if its high-order and low-order bit positions are transposed, is supplied to the first register. Whatever the endian setting status, the control information can be correctly inputted without being influenced by the endian setting status.
US10043489B2
Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques support the use of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, use of surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and use of occlusion management techniques.
US10043476B2
The present application discloses a display panel and an angle-cutting circuit. The angle-cutting circuit includes the angle-cutting chip, the comparison module and the adjustment module, the adjustment module is coupled to the angle-cutting chip and the comparison module; the output terminal of the angle-cutting chip is used to output the angle-cutting voltage, the first input terminal of the comparison module is coupled to the output terminal of the angle-cutting chip to obtain the first voltage; the first voltage is compared to the preset threshold voltage in the comparison module, when the first voltage is less than the threshold voltage, a control signal is generated from the comparison module, and the lower limit value of the angle-cutting voltage is raised by the adjustment module according to the control signal. By the technology described above, the accuracy of angle-cutting voltage of the present application is increased, and improve product performance.
US10043475B2
The present invention provides a shift register and a driving method thereof, a driving circuit, and a display device, the shift register includes an input unit, an output unit and a reset unit, the input unit controls potential of a first node according to input signals of an input terminal and a first voltage terminal, the output unit controls an output signal of an output terminal according to input signals of the input terminal and a clock signal terminal under the control of the potential of the first node, and the reset unit controls potential of a second node according to input signals of a reset terminal and a second voltage terminal.
US10043467B2
The control circuit includes a PCB and a timing control board having a first connection terminal, a switch, and an operation circuit. The first connection terminal is connected to a control terminal of the switch turning on and off the switch. An input terminal of the switch has a first voltage and an output terminal is connected to the operation circuit. The PCB includes sequentially positioned second, third, and fourth connection terminals. The third connection terminal has a voltage different from those on the second and fourth terminals. When the first connection terminal is connected to the third connection terminal, the switch is turned on, the output terminal has the first voltage, and the operation circuit is powered to function. When the first connection terminal is connected to the other connection terminals, the switch is turned off, the output terminal has zero voltage, and the operation circuit stops to function.
US10043466B2
A plurality of source signal lines extend parallel to each other. Gate signal lines extend parallel to each other while crossing the plurality of source signal lines. A pixel switching element is provided at an intersection of each of the source signal lines and each of the gate signal lines. Driving terminals receive signals to be input to the plurality of source signal lines. Leading lines connect the plurality of driving terminals and the plurality of source signal lines in one to one relationship. A repairing line has a conductive part extending parallel to the plurality of leading lines. An end part of one leading line or each of more leading lines near the source signal line and the driving terminal corresponding to this one or each of these leading lines can become connected through this conductive part.
US10043461B2
The present invention provides a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The shift register unit comprises a pull-up module, an output module and a pull-down module. The output module comprises a plurality of output lines, and a driving transistor is arranged on each output line. A switching device is arranged on at least one output line and used for turning on or turning off the output line.
US10043458B2
A display apparatus and a control method which displays an image based on an image signal transmitted from the outside are provided. The display apparatus includes a display which generates light in a plurality of colors and displays an image; a signal receiver which receives an image signal; a signal processor which processes the received image signal in order to display an image based on the image signal; and a controller which analyzes the image signal received by the signal receiver and obtains color reproduction feature information of the image signal, and changes each color distribution of light generated by the display to display an image in a color which corresponds to the color reproduction feature information obtained, based on the image signal.
US10043453B2
A display panel including a substrate that includes a display region and a non-display region, the display region including a first and second display region spaced apart from each other, and the non-display region including an edge non-display region that surrounds the display region and an intermediate non-display region between the first and second display region; a plurality of first pixels arranged on the first display region; a plurality of second pixels arranged on the second display region; a first and second voltage wiring on the non-display region to transmit a first and second driving voltage to the first and second pixel; and an auxiliary wiring extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, on the intermediate non-display region, the auxiliary wiring crossing between the first and second display region, and being connected to one of the first and second voltage wiring.
US10043449B2
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a plurality of pixels and a data line formed adjacent to the pixels and configured to transfer a data voltage. The display also includes a driving voltage line formed substantially parallel to the data line and configured to transfer a driving voltage, and an initialization voltage line formed substantially parallel to the data line and configured transfer an initialization voltage. At least one of the pixels includes a driving transistor including a driving gate electrode and configured to receive the initialization voltage from the initialization voltage line. A driving connector is spaced apart from the data line and electrically connected to the driving gate electrode. An OLED is electrically connected to the driving transistor, at least one of the initialization voltage line and the driving voltage line interposed between the driving connector and the data line.
US10043447B2
An organic light emitting diode display includes a plurality of pixels configured to store a first data signal received through a corresponding data line during a scan period and to emit light according to a second data signal during a light emitting period of a frame, wherein the first data signal corresponds to the frame and the second data signal corresponds to a previous frame, and the scan period overlaps the light emitting period.
US10043441B2
A pixel including: an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor configured to control an amount of current that passes through the organic light emitting diode to flow to a second power from a first power that is connected to a first electrode of the first transistor corresponding to a voltage of a first node; a second transistor between a data line and the first node; a third transistor between the first node and a reference power; a fourth transistor between a second node and an initialization power, the second node being connected to an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode; a first capacitor; and a second capacitor connected in series to the first capacitor, the first and second capacitors being between the first node and the first power.
US10043439B2
A display device includes a display area including a plurality of pixels located in a matrix. The plurality of pixels include first sub pixels and second sub pixels, the second sub pixels being adjacent to the first sub pixels. The display device further comprises a plurality of assisting lines formed between the first sub pixels and the second sub pixels, the areas not overlapping the openings of the banks as seen in a plan view. As seen in a cross-sectional view, regarding each of the first sub pixels and the second sub pixel adjacent thereto, a distance between an edge of the opening of the bank demarcating the first sub pixel and a corresponding assisting line, among the assisting lines, is longer than a distance between an edge of the opening of the bank demarcating the second sub pixel and the corresponding assisting line.
US10043430B1
An apparatus for aligning an eyecup to an electronic display panel of a head-mounted display is presented in this disclosure. The eyecup is coupled to the electronic display panel forming an eyecup assembly. An imaging device captures one or more images of image light projected by the electronic display panel through the eyecup. A calibration controller, interfaced with the electronic display panel and the imaging device, determines physical locations of pixels of the electronic display panel on a sensor of the imaging device based on the captured one or more images. The calibration controller also determines a preferred alignment for presenting images by the electronic display panel based on the determined physical locations of the pixels and a projected location of the eyecup.
US10043428B2
A temperature of a display is evaluated from the image displayed. The device may be tested with various images or with various test patterns in order to obtain the heat generation response related to the image. For example, a bright image may generate more heat than a dark image. The heat generation response behavior is stored into a device memory. A heat radiation response behavior is also obtained with various test patterns. The display temperature is estimated using an image to be displayed with the predetermined heat generation and heat radiation responses. The ambient temperature may be used to improve the estimation.
US10043418B2
A game card incorporates a marking system having one or more layers of varnish or rubber-based material that is removable when applied to a substrate and one or more overlying screens having a pattern of opaque ink elements printed on the removable layer or layers such that the ink elements are blended into smooth tones when viewed by the human eye. An optional underlying screen provides another pattern of opaque ink elements underneath the removable layer. The marking system and method of the present invention permit a wide range of combinations of designs and security measures, while ensuring that indicia printed on the game card are visible so that players can scratch or otherwise remove the removable layer and at least a portion of the overlying screen as a way of marking the underlying indicia. Whether the underlying screen is employed or not, once the removable layer is removed, the underlying indicia on the game card is surrounded by a background that is visibly distinct from the color viewed when the removable layer is in place and has not been removed.
US10043414B2
Systems and computer-implemented methods for microscope-based learning including providing a first menu on a GUI to allow a user to identify or view a cell category of interest on a digital slide image that is simultaneously displayed with the first menu on the GUI. The systems and methods further include providing a navigation system on the GUI to allow the user to navigate the digital slide image and select proportional x and y coordinates on the digital slide image. A second menu is also provided on the GUI to allow the user to identify a cell type for the selected proportional x and y coordinates. The systems and methods are capable of automatically determining if the cell type identified by the user matches a predetermined cell type within the x and y coordinates from a database. The systems and methods further indicate whether the identified cell type matches the predetermined cell type on the GUI and display a summary of the total matches on the GUI.
US10043413B2
The present disclosure provides a method and system for using oral sensory stimulation with models for educating visually impaired students. The oral senses through the mouth using a three-dimensional model of a structure offer an improved approach to educating such students. A student can insert a 3-D model in the mouth and use oral senses to feel the model and learn the shape that a non-visually impaired student can see on a computer. The model can have a reference guide for orientation that can also be used to hold the model. Further, model indicia, such as Braille, can be printed on the reference guide or model to help guide the student. The student can use other senses, such as tactile or hearing senses, to understand supplemental educational information related to the model using the oral senses to feel the model and relate such feel to the educational information.
US10043412B2
There is a system and method for promoting travel education including a toy having a particular geographic association represented visually on the toy. The toy includes a unique identifier observable on the toy and associated with the particular geographic association. The system includes a management module configured to interact with the toy and thereby promote travel education. The management module includes a user account management module associated with the unique identifier of the toy and configured to manage a user account associated therewith and to receive location information in regards to the toy. The management module includes a geographic rules module in communication with the user account management module and configured to store, provide and enforce a set of rules on the user account based on the particular geographic location of the toy associated with the user account.
US10043411B2
A system for filtering results from tests that include reaction time as part of the test results includes an input device that receives respondent input in response to queries. A task engine is associated with the input device and the task engine presents the queries and receives the respondent's input to the queries, and associates a reaction input time for each of the respondent's inputs. A results database receives the respondent's input and the associated reaction input time. At least one filter is associated with the task engine which compensates for artifacts that adversely affect the associated reaction input time.
US10043408B2
A digital podium apparatus includes: a frame; an extended handle disposed on the digital podium frame with which change of direction of movement is actuated, wherein a user can change direction by rotating the handle; a plurality of computer tablets disposed on the digital podium frame in a multi-tablet podium top; a five-wheel base configured to move the digital podium; a framework having four pedals, wherein the two front pedals are configured to move the podium forward and the two back pedals are configured to move the podium backward; and a divider to prevent the pressure of the standing person, so that to move forward a user uses toes simultaneously by standing on the divider; and wherein the digital podium is configured to project and relay teaching material through a multi-tablet podium into classroom projectors or mini laser projector, and into a dual tablet notebook of each child in classroom.
US10043402B1
A system includes a communications system and at least one processor coupled with the communications system and with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code. The communications system is configured to receive measured air data from an air sensor system and receive flight data from a flight monitoring system. The air data is indicative of at least one air characteristic of an environment surrounding an aircraft. The flight data is indicative of at least one flight characteristic of the aircraft. The processor-executable code causes the at least one processor to detect a failed state of the air sensor system based on the measure air data and the flight data, estimate air data in response to detecting the failed state of the air sensor system, and provide the estimated air data to at least one of a display device and an automated flight control system.
US10043396B2
A passenger pickup system and method is provided herein. A mobile electronic device is used by an intended passenger to input a pickup request. A vehicle is dispatched to a pickup location and is configured to detect a location of the passenger based on a signal exchange between the vehicle and the electronic device, display a vehicle identifier notifying the passenger of the vehicle's arrival, and deny the passenger from entering the vehicle until a security code is received from the electronic device.
US10043395B2
A method for projecting at least one image, by a projection system of a motor vehicle comprising a device for detecting an event, an estimation device capable of estimating the time taken to reach the event, a processing unit capable of generating a control signal, a projection device capable of receiving the control signal and projecting digital images, and a storage unit storing at least one image representative of a pictogram. The method includes detecting an event, estimating the time taken to reach the event, selecting at least one image representing a pictogram characteristic of the detected event, and establishing a sequence of images representing an animation of the pictogram. The sequence of images is paced depending on the time estimated in estimation, and projecting the sequence of images onto the roadway.
US10043391B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving, by a first communications interface of a mobile device associated with a first vehicle, location information from a peer device associated with a second vehicle, determining, by the mobile device, an estimated location of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle based on the location information received from the peer device, and determining, by the mobile device, that the first vehicle is located in a first lane of a road based on the estimated location of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle.
US10043389B2
Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle.
US10043383B2
An infrared (IR) emission and reception circuit, which is composed of three parts, an IR transceiver circuit, a carrier-smoothed circuit, and a signal recognition circuit. The IR transceiver circuit receives an outside IR signal, converts it to an electrical signal, and then amplifies and shapes the electrical signal to form a carrier frequency read signal; the IR transceiver circuit also emits an IR signal outward. The carrier-smoothed circuit receives the carrier frequency read signal, filters out the carrier to form a carrier-smoothed signal, and outputs it to the signal recognition circuit. The signal recognition circuit receives the carrier-smoothed signal, and converts it to an IR recognition signal to output to the electronic-device processor. The electronic-device processor receives the carrier frequency read signal to recognize the carrier frequency of the outside IR signal, and also receives the IR recognition signal to learn IR control codes of the outside IR signal.
US10043382B2
A display apparatus and a method of displaying a message are disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display; a communicator configured to communicate with at least one home appliance; a storage configured to store a user setting message; and a controller configured to control the communicator to communicate with a home appliance selected by a user, and to display the user setting message on the display according to a preset condition satisfaction signal in response to the preset condition satisfaction signal being received from the home appliance.
US10043381B2
A control apparatus and method and an electronic device. The apparatus includes: a communicating unit configured to establish communication connection with a controlled object; an image acquiring unit configured to obtain a preview image containing the controlled object; and a controlling unit configured to receive a control instruction inputted according to the preview image, and control the controlled object according to the control instruction. Controlling the controlled object according to the preview image containing the controlled object may realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenient manner, thereby improving user experiences.
US10043379B2
A method for verifying authenticity of a monitoring signal includes employing a multitude of actuators to impact a physical environment with individual signals, wherein the individual signals originate from the actuators and are directed to the physical environment; observing, via at least one sensor device, the physical environment so as to record the monitoring signal, wherein the monitoring signal represents a combined impact of the individual signals on the physical environment; and comparing the monitoring signal with an expected signal to determine a degree of similarity between the monitoring signal and the expected signal, wherein the expected signal is computed on the basis of one or more predetermined template.
US10043378B2
An apparatus is provided that includes a control panel of a security system that protects a secured geographic area, a plurality of sensors, a plurality of annunciators, a processor that wirelessly exchanges information with the sensors and the annunciators based upon a timing table defining a repeating superframe having a plurality of non-overlapping time periods including at least one response period, at least one request period, and at least one silent period, a processor of the control panel that transmits an activation message to one of the plurality of annunciators within the response period of a first of the plurality of non-overlapping time periods, and a processor of the one of the plurality of annunciators that processes the activation message and directly synchronizes an audio or visible output of the one of the plurality of annunciators to a subsequent one of the plurality of non-overlapping time periods.
US10043374B2
One embodiment provides a method, including obtaining an environmental parameter, wherein the environmental parameter indicates a state parameter of targeted monitoring space; processing the environmental parameter to obtain a processing result; selecting, on the basis of the processing result, a target monitoring policy corresponding to the environmental parameter from at least a first monitoring policy and a second monitoring policy, wherein a first monitoring mode of the first monitoring policy is different from a second monitoring mode of the second monitoring policy; and processing input from the targeted monitoring space according to the target monitoring policy. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10043368B1
A fall detection system includes at least one sensor configured to detect acceleration and orientation of a host, at least one indicator device having an alarm mode, and a controller operatively connected to the at least one sensor and the at least one indicator device. The controller is programmed to receive data generated by the at least one sensor, compare at least a portion of the received data with at least one specified parameter indicative of a fall event, and, based on the comparison, activating the at least one indicator device to enter the alarm mode. The at least one specified parameter includes at least one of the following: an acceleration exceeding a predetermined threshold, a change between a starting and a final orientation of the host before and after an acceleration event, a lack of movement of the host for a predetermined time after the acceleration event, or any combination thereof.
US10043365B2
The present invention discloses a position information prompting method, device, and system. A designated server receives from a portable locator multiple position point information obtained according to pre-set time and positioning time corresponding to each position point information, generates a movement track of the portable locator, and records the movement track; then, when the designated server receives the current position point information transmitted by the portable locator, according to the current position point information, an alert signal is generated if the current position point corresponding to the current position point information is not on the recorded movement track. A guardian holding a monitoring terminal can be ensured to know at any time whether the person being monitored and holding the portable locator is on a strange road, and thereby the safety information of the monitored person is mastered, and the user experience is enhanced.
US10043358B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to recoilers, merchandise security systems, and methods for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise from theft. In one example, the merchandise security system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a base for removably supporting the sensor and the item of merchandise thereon. The system also includes a recoiler operably coupled to the sensor. The recoiler includes a rotatable member defining a helical recess. The system further includes a cable configured to connect to the sensor and to be unwound from and wound on the rotatable member as the cable is extended and retracted. The cable is configured to be extended from the recoiler in response to the sensor being lifted off of the base, and the cable is configured to be retracted into the recoiler in response to the sensor being moved to a seated position on the base. The helical recess is configured to at least partially receive the cable therein as the cable is wound on the rotatable member.
US10043354B2
Wearable devices are described herein including a housing and a mount configured to mount the housing to an external surface of a wearer. The wearable devices further include first and second electrical contacts protruding from the housing and configured such that the electrical contacts can be used to measure a Galvanic skin resistance of skin proximate to the electrical contacts when the wearable device is mounted to the external surface of the wearer. The electrical contacts are additionally configured to deliver an electro-haptic stimulus to skin proximate to the electrical contacts when the wearable device is mounted to the external surface of the wearer. Electro-haptic stimulus could be delivered to a wearer to indicate information to the wearer, including information about a health or activity state of the wearer, about communications received by the wearable device, and about alerts generated by the wearable device.
US10043343B1
An gaming apparatus, systems and methods with a remote redemption option including a payment acceptance device for accepting payment from a player; at least one display screen that displays symbols, a player's balance and game status information; at least one electronic game module for storing gaming information, operating a game and/or determining a redemption amount to a player; a control electronics in communication with the at least one electronic game module for processing the redemption amount to the player; and a payout dispenser for dispensing a redemption voucher to the player. The disclosure also includes an exchange center having an exchange point of sale within a store having at least one gaming device, wherein the exchange center accepts the redemption voucher as payment for an item of value.
US10043342B2
A method of administering a wagering game includes accepting an ante wager to participate in a commission-free pai gow poker game and accepting an optional side wager from at least one player. Randomized physical cards from a set of cards comprising at least one 52-card deck of standard playing cards are dealt to provide a seven-card hand to the at least one player and a seven-card hand to a dealer. The ante wager is resolved by comparing two-card and five-card pai gow player hands formed from the at least one player's seven-card hand with two-card and five-card pai gow dealer hands formed from the dealer's seven-card hand. A payout is paid to the at least one player based on the optional side wager when the dealer's seven-card hand contains a winning hand of a set of predetermined winning hands. Methods also relate to administering wagering games over networks.
US10043337B2
An upper parking meter outer housing component that includes a parking meter cap is provided. The parking meter cap includes an outer surface, an inner surface defining an interior cavity, and a lower edge portion defining an opening into the interior cavity. The lower edge portion is configured to be coupled to a lower housing component of single space meter such that a meter mechanism may be enclosed within the interior cavity of the upper meter dome. The meter cap includes a vehicle sensor coupled to the inner surface of the upper meter dome. The meter cap includes a solar panel coupled to the inner surface of the upper meter dome and configured to supply power to the vehicle sensor.
US10043332B2
Delivery parcel detection systems can include a remote computing device and a doorbell configured to detect a delivery parcel. Methods of enabling a door to be unlocked to allow access to a delivery person may include sending a digital key to a remote computing device. Methods may include ways to ensure security of the building.
US10043331B1
In some implementations, a system can trigger an action to be performed at a property based on satisfaction of criteria related to location information and a connection status of a mobile computing device. Location information of the mobile computing device relative of a pre-defined geographic region including at least a portion of the property is initially obtained. A connection status of the mobile computing device for a short range wireless connection with a communication-enabled device within the property is then obtained. Criteria for an action at the property is then determined to be satisfied by the location information and the connection status of the mobile computing device. The action is finally triggered to be performed at the property in response to determining that criteria for the action is satisfied.
US10043324B1
The present invention provides a system wherein an essential inspection of components of a machine or vehicle is performed and wherein the inspected components do no need to be brought into close proximity to the mechanism or device that activates the starting element of the machine. Moreover, the system of the present invention allows extending the essential safety inspection to those machine components that cannot be removed or are no practical to remove in order to be inspected. Still, the present invention provides a system that forces the safety essential inspection of machine components to be performed by not allowing the electrical feeding of the ignition mechanism that start the operation of the machine unless the essential inspection system is activated by completing a predetermined protocol or sequence of inspection steps.
US10043322B1
Computing systems for vehicle diagnostics are provided. In accordance with some aspects, a computing system may receive, from a vehicle (e.g., from a computing device installed in and/or at the vehicle), a diagnostic code generated by an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system of the vehicle. The computing system may determine an issue with the vehicle based on the diagnostic code and may determine, based on the issue, a remedial action for addressing the issue and a timeframe for performing the remedial action. The computing system may store data identifying the issue, the remedial action, and the timeframe in a record associated with the vehicle.
US10043316B2
A virtual reality system provides autonomous vehicle (AV) sensor data to applications such as games and augmented reality overlays to enhance experiences for riders in the autonomous vehicle. Virtual reality headsets offer users unique and interesting experiences, but when used in a changing environment such as a moving vehicle, external stimuli can impair the virtual reality experience. AV sensors can predict these stimuli so that applications can take measures to reduce their impacts on virtual reality experiences. In addition, sensors can include cameras that send live video feeds to virtual reality devices to render improved views of the environment around the AV and of landmarks in a city. Furthermore, virtual reality devices can take advantage of the AV's computing resources in order to offer better performance and more features to applications.
US10043314B2
A display control method is executed by a computer. The display control method includes acquiring an image captured by a camera; displaying first object data corresponding to a reference object on a screen, when an image of the reference object is detected as being included in a first range in the captured image; and transitioning to a mode of continuously displaying the first object data corresponding to the reference object, when the image of the reference object is continuously detected as being included in a second range in the captured image for a predetermined time, even after the image of the reference object is no longer detected as being included in the first range in the captured image.
US10043307B2
A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for monitoring parking rule violations is presented. The method may include accessing a set of pixel coordinates defining a location of a vehicle within an image. The method may further include determining occupancy of a parking space depicted in the image based on the set of pixel coordinates, and determining a violation of a parking rule based on the occupancy of the parking space by the vehicle. The method may further include generating presentation data corresponding to a user interface that includes a geospatial map of an area that includes the parking space, and a visual indicator of the violation on the geospatial map at a location of the parking space. The method may further include causing presentation of the user interface on a client device communicatively coupled to the system.
US10043301B2
A vector data processor includes a thinning part, a central line acquiring part, and a superimposing part. A target figure includes a linear figure. The thinning part processes target vector data to acquire thinned data by thinning the target figure indicated by the target vector data. The central line acquiring part processes the target vector data to acquire central line data that indicates a central line of the target figure. The superimposing part generates data that includes an instruction to record a combined figure obtained by superimposing the thinned figure and the central line one above the other. Superimposing the thinned figure and the central line enables the target figure to be thinned without line becoming broken. The shape of a rasterized figure can be approximated to the shape of a figure indicated by original data.
US10043294B2
An image processing device that includes: an acquiring section that acquires a plurality of projection images in which a subject between a radiation detector and a radiation applying unit has, as a result of the radiation applying unit being moved to thereby change an angle of incidence, with respect to the subject, of radiation applied from the radiation applying unit, been imaged at each different angle of incidence; a processing section that performs frequency processing that attenuates, relative to a high-frequency component, a low-frequency component of projection images in which the angle of incidence is equal to or greater than a first threshold; and a tomographic image generating section that generates tomographic images of the subject by image reconstruction from projection images in which the angle of incidence is less than the first threshold and from the frequency-processed projection images.
US10043292B2
A computer-controlled system determines attributes of a frexel, which is an area of human skin, and applies a reflectance modifying agent (RMA) at the pixel level to automatically change the appearance of human features based on one or more digital images. The change may be based on a digital image of the same frexel, for as seen in a prior digital photograph captured previously by the computer-controlled system. The system scans the frexel and uses feature recognition software to compare the person's current features in the frexel with that person's features in the digital image. It then calculates enhancements to the make the current features appear more like the features in the digital image, and it applies the RMA to the frexel to accomplish the enhancements. Or the change may be based on a digital image of another person, through the application of RMAs.
US10043282B2
Systems and methods for machine vision are presented. Such machine vision includes ego-motion, as well as the segmentation and/or classification of image data of one or more targets of interest. The projection and detection of scanning light beams that generate a pattern are employed. Real-time continuous and accurate spatial-temporal 3D sensing is achieved. The relative motion between an observer and a projection surface is determined. A combination of visible and non-visible patterns, as well as a combination of visible and non-visible sensor arrays is employed to sense 3D coordinates of target features, as well as acquire color image data to generate 3D color images of targets. Stereoscopic pairs of cameras are employed to generate 3D image data. Such cameras are dynamically aligned and calibrated. Information may be encoded in the transmitted patterns. The information is decoded upon detection of the pattern and employed to determine features of the reflecting surface.
US10043274B2
A method for processing image data of a sample is disclosed. The method comprises registering a first and a second images of at least partially overlapping spatial regions of the sample and processing data from the registered images to obtain integrated image data comprising information about the sample, said information being additional to that available from said first and second images.
US10043270B2
An image processing apparatus (16) is disclosed for segmenting a region of interest (15) in a multi-dimensional image data of an object (12). The image processing apparatus comprises an interface for receiving an image data of the object including the region of interest to be segmented. A selection unit selects a deformable model 30 of an anatomical structure corresponding to the object in the image data. A processing unit segments the region of interest by adapting the deformable model on the basis of the image data (xt) and additional information of the object.
US10043268B2
According to an embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes a storage, processing circuitry and a display. The storage stores a first image obtained by capturing a target region of a subject and a second image obtained by capturing the target region. The circuitry is configured to modify a first parameter of each of pixels of the first image based on a second parameter of each corresponding pixel of the second image and a function of the second parameter to generate a third parameter. The display displays a display image based on the third parameter which the processing circuitry determines for each of the pixels.
US10043267B2
A method and apparatus is provided for medical image processing. The processing of the medical image extracting a living valve image by analyzing a 3D image of an anatomical organ of a subject, specifying a distribution of an amount of calcium in the living valve image from CT pixel values in the living valve image, and specifying a distribution of difficulty levels of implanting an artificial valve to the anatomical organ based on a comparison between the amount of calcium and a predetermined value.
US10043265B2
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying fabricated component defects using a local adaptive threshold. In use, images are received for target and reference components of a fabricated device. Additionally, a difference image is generated from the target and reference component images, and defect candidates for the target component are identified from the difference image. Further, for each of the identified defect candidates at a location in the difference image: a threshold is determined based on a local area surrounding the location of the defect candidate, and a signal at the location of the defect candidate is compared to the threshold to determine whether the defect candidate is a defect.
US10043259B2
A method for facilitating detection of at least one anomaly in a representation of a product having a pattern is provided. The method involves causing at least one processor to receive image data representing the product during processing, identify from the image data generally similar images representing respective instances of a repeated aspect of the pattern, each of the images including image element values, generate a set of corresponding image element values including an image element value from each image, identify at least one image element value from the set of corresponding image element values to be excluded from a subset of the set of corresponding image element values, generate at least one criterion based on the subset, and cause the at least one criterion to be used to facilitate identification of the at least one anomaly. Other methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable media are also provided.
US10043254B2
In an example embodiment, an image transformation is automatically performed on a digital image to improve perceived professionalism of a subject of the image. A machine learning algorithm is utilized to generate a professionalism score for the digital image, the utilizing a machine learning algorithm comprising: a training mode where a plurality of sample images with labeled professionalism scores are used to train a classification function in a model that produces as professionalism score as output; an analysis mode where the model is used to generate a professionalism score for the digital image. Then the professionalism score is used as an input to a continuous variable optimization algorithm to determine an optimum version of the digital image from a plurality of possible versions of the digital image on which one or more image transformations have been performed, using the classification function.
US10043248B2
One or more embodiments provide a system and circuit for image distortion correction. The system includes neurosynaptic core circuits that: receive a set of inputs comprising image dimensions and pixel distortion coefficients for at least one image frame via at least one input core circuit, map each distorted pixel to zero or more undistorted pixels by processing the set of inputs corresponding to each pixel of the at least one image frame by the at least one input core circuit, and route corresponding pixel intensity values of each distorted pixel to output undistorted pixels for each image frame via at least one output core circuit.
US10043247B2
An image processing apparatus configured to generate a corrected image in which a deterioration caused by an aberration of an image capturing system is restrained, using a plurality of parallax images mutually having parallaxes generated by the image capturing system. The image processing apparatus includes at least one processor operatively coupled to a memory, serving a: a weight generator configured to generate a plurality of weights as weighting data, each of which corresponds to one of the parallax images, based on one of pixel values and pixel value gradients of pixels at a same position in the plurality of parallax images, and an image generator configured to generate the corrected image by summing up the pixel values at the same position in the plurality of parallax images using the plurality of weights, each of which corresponds to one of the parallax images.
US10043246B2
An image processing apparatus including an image transmission map estimator, a transmission map optimizer, and an image rebuilder is provided. The image transmission map estimator receives an input image and estimates transmission rate of the input image to generate an estimated transmission map. The transmission map optimizer receives the estimated transmission map and operates smooth operations with different strength on the estimated transmission map to respectively generate a plurality of smoothed transmission maps. The transmission map optimizer generates an optimized transmission map according to the estimated and smoothed transmission maps. The image rebuilder receives the optimized transmission map and generates an output image by rebuilding the input image according to the optimized transmission map.
US10043245B2
An image processing apparatus includes at least one processor operatively coupled to a memory. A first anti-shake unit executes an anti-shake process on image data relating to a captured image, and to record image data after the anti-shake process on a recording unit. A second anti-shake unit executes a re-anti-shake process while performing a control process of removing influence of the anti-shake process, which adversely affects the re-anti-shake process executed by the second anti-shake unit, executed by the first anti-shake unit on the image data, after the anti-shake process recorded on the recording unit, based on auxiliary information regarding the anti-shake process output by the first anti-shake unit.
US10043243B2
A computer-implemented method for denoising image data includes a computer system receiving an input image comprising noisy image data and denoising the input image using a deep multi-scale network comprising a plurality of multi-scale networks sequentially connected. Each respective multi-scale network performs a denoising process which includes dividing the input image into a plurality of image patches and denoising those image patches over multiple levels of decomposition using a threshold-based denoising process. The threshold-based denoising process denoises each respective image patch using a threshold which is scaled according to an estimation of noise present in the respective image patch. The noising process further comprises the assembly of a denoised image by averaging over the image patches.
US10043241B2
One or more embodiments provide a neurosynaptic circuit that includes multiple neurosynaptic core circuits that: perform image sharpening by converting a source image to a sharpened destination image by: taking as input a sequence of image frames of a video with one or more channels per frame, and representing the intensity of each pixel of each channel of each frame as neural spikes, and processing neural spike representations of the sharpened destination image for outputting a spike representation of the sharpened destination image.
US10043240B2
In an example embodiment, an optimal cropping of a digital image is determined. A machine learning algorithm is used to generate a professionalism score for the digital image, the utilizing a machine learning algorithm comprising a training mode where a plurality of sample images with labeled professionalism scores are used to train a classification function in a model that produces as professionalism score as output; and an analysis mode where the model is used to generate a professionalism score for the digital image. Then, the professionalism score is used as an input to a discrete variable optimization algorithm to determine an optimum cropped version of the digital image from a plurality of possible cropped versions of the digital image using the classification function.
US10043237B2
Hyper-hemispherical images may be combined to generate a rectangular projection of a spherical image having an equatorial stitch line along of a line of lowest distortion in the two images. First and second circular images are received representing respective hyper-hemispherical fields of view. A video processing device may project each circular image to a respective rectangular image by mapping an outer edge of the circular image to a first edge of the rectangular image and mapping a center point of the circular image to a second edge of the first rectangular image. The rectangular images may be stitched together along the edges corresponding to the outer edge of the original circular image.
US10043233B1
Techniques for processing vector objects of vector artwork in a digital media environment are described in which the number of vector objects are adaptively reduced at low zoom levels. In an example, a central processing unit (CPU) of a computing device accesses a set of vector objects that are smaller than the size of a pixel in a vector artwork to be rendered by a GPU of the computing device. The CPU selects a subset of the set of vector objects from within the area of the pixel, such as based on locations of the vector objects within the pixel. The CPU generates an additional vector object based on colors of the subset of vector objects. The CPU then outputs the additional vector object in the vector artwork to the GPU, and the GPU renders the additional vector object in the vector artwork.
US10043232B1
One embodiment provides for a general-purpose graphics processing unit comprising a compute cluster including multiple compute units, a stall notification module to detect that one or more compute units in the compute cluster are stalled and send stall notification, and a rebalance module to receive the stall notification, the rebalance module to migrate a first workload from one or more stalled compute units in response to the stall notification.
US10043226B2
A system and method for facilitating the ordering and generation of a beverage. The system and method are configured to receive an electrical signal in response to the activation by a second user of an electronic link corresponding to a recipe for the beverage shared by a first user. The system and method are further configured to generate a user interface having a user-selectable or user-inputtable order field for allowing the second user to order the beverage. The system and method are still further configured to receive an order for the beverage responsive to a user input made via the order field, and The system and method are yet still further configured to command the generation of the beverage responsive to the receipt of the order, and to effect the presentation of the beverage to the second user at a specified pickup location following the generation of the beverage.
US10043225B2
A method for processing services can include receiving a request for a service; sending the result of the service in which at least one data item is tagged; in response to a selection of the tagged data item, determining other services associated with the service based on a service template of the service; and providing the other services associated with the service as options, wherein the other services take the at least one data item as inputs to provide outputs thereof.
US10043220B2
A method, device and terminal for data processing are described. The method includes receiving a data exchange request, acquiring a responding user data queue corresponding to a requesting user according to a user correlation relationship, sorting and marking the responding user data queue with responding user information; converting the responding user data queue into a requesting user data queue, sorting and marking the requesting user data queue with requesting user information; and transmitting the requesting user data queue to a user terminal.
US10043216B2
Data visualization processes are provided for expressing diversification of an investment based on each underlying holding weight in the investment relative to each holding's market capitalization weight in the investment and each holding's market capitalization weight in the broad market or by its absolute holding percentage. Visualizations can be depicted in both 2-D and 3-D formats, with area fill, volume fill, color, and/or opacity depicting percentage of coverage. Visualization can show diversification down to the individual holding level and in aggregate levels, such as mega-cap, mid-cap and small-cap.
US10043214B1
Systems and methods are provided for credit dispute processing, resolution, and reporting. Credit dispute resolution requests may be received, processed, and sent to a credit bureau for submission to creditors. Status of credit dispute resolutions may be reported to consumers. If a creditor's response time is longer than its average response time or if a creditor does not respond to a credit dispute resolution request within a regulatory response period, alerts and reports may be sent to consumers to provide consumers with further options.
US10043207B2
A selling server stores prescription data of a customer transmitted from an optometrist terminal of an optometrist who performs optometry for a glasses prescription through a communication line in association with customer identification information, transmits image data of a frame candidate group of glasses to a customer terminal, transmits image data of a lens candidate group of the glasses to the customer terminal, receives information relating to a frame and a lens purchased by the customer and determined on the basis of a combined image of a frame image selected by the customer, a lens image selected by the customer, and a face image of the customer, and transmits prescription data of the customer to a lens company terminal of a lens company which processes the lens purchased by the customer.
US10043204B2
A System with mechanisms that allows for creating, storing and resuming a session without being bound by time is proposed here. In a system that allows for communication between parties when one side of the party has an account with the system whereas others who are trying to reach this party do not, creating a session and allowing for the same users to come back to resume the session is proposed. Resuming the Session by any of the associated users to the session is supported. This session can be operated through various applications such as voice, video and chat and be accessed in various networks such as the internet and telephone network as well as across devices such as web browser, smart device apps and mobile phones with SMS capability. The system proposed supports porting and reusability of the session across networks, applications and devices.
US10043202B2
A system, method and devices are provided for conducting retail transactions, and more particularly for transacting business with customers and clients where the point of transaction occurs at a retail facility, such as a retail banking or drug store facility. The present system, method and devices are implemented to manage logistics in retail facilities, such as retail banking and drug store establishments, that have drive-up service, and to survey and report transactional data.
US10043201B2
Enhanced systems and methods for processing invoices, payments, and money transfers are described. One aspect of the invention is a computer-implemented method (and corresponding system and computer program product) for inviting an entity to open an account at a billing and payment system, the method comprising: issuing a check payable to the entity, wherein a checkbox for opening an account at the billing and payment system is printed on an endorsement section of the check along with a reference to additional information regarding additional information related to the account opening; receiving an image of the endorsement section of the check after the check is cleared; determining whether the checkbox is checked in the image; and responsive to a determination that the checkbox is checked, opening an account for the entity at the billing and payment system.
US10043191B2
The present invention provides a method and system for assembling feedback of at least one product of at least one client. The method aggregates feedback of at least one product from at least one commentary site and categorizes the aggregated feedback into one or more categories. Further, the method processes the categorized feedback and stores the processed feedback and at least one commentary site in a headline database. In an embodiment, headlines are provided that link to positive feedback. Thereafter, the headline links are published as an advertisement on at least one online source.
US10043188B2
A web based software system generally designed for processing pre-employment background investigations is described. The software system allows an organization the ability to create and customize electronic documents to be sent to their applicants to complete via the web based software system, and returned in the same fashion. The subject matter turns much of a common pre-employment background investigation electronic, so that fewer hardcopy documents are necessary, thus creating more efficient management of individual background investigations.
US10043186B2
Methods and systems pertaining secure transaction systems are disclosed. In one implementation, a computer with a verification token associated with a computer can send user authentication data as well as a secure datum to a control server. The verification token may obtain the secure datum from a validation entity. The control server can validate the secure datum and authentication data and can generate a payer authentication response.
US10043180B2
A system and method for conducting money transfer transactions using mobile devices includes a money transfer host computer that facilitates the collection of fingerprint data for the mobile devices and personal data for users of the mobile devices. The personal data can include a user photo. In order to enable the mobile devices, both the fingerprint data and the personal data are collected, and at least the personal data is verified. To authorize transactions at an enabled mobile device, the fingerprint data and personal data are compared to reference data, and based on the comparison and on a threshold established for the comparison, a transaction is authorized or rejected.
US10043177B2
Methods, devices, and systems are described for sending and receiving messages between a terminal reader and a payment device, such as a credit card. A dynamic signature is calculated on the payment device from an application transaction counter, a terminal unpredictable number, and a transaction amount, and it is sent with an application the locator (AFL) to the reader. The reader then sends a read record command to the payment device to get records associated with the AFL, among other normal processing. While the normal processing is occurring for the transaction, the dynamic signature can be recalculated and compared with that from the payment device in order to assure that nothing has surreptitiously changed the values in the messages.
US10043172B2
When a user taps and holds a selection on a touchscreen display, such as a “buy” button, an action occurs. Subsequently, when the user releases the button (or performs some other action), another action initiates or occurs. The other action may depend on when the user releases the button, where the user moves a finger to on the display, information about the user, and/or the display or information on the device when the button is released. After the button is released, other selections or actions may be presented on the touchscreen sequentially such that the user can release the hold to choose the selection or on one screen such that the user can move to the desired selection for review and/or editing.
US10043169B2
A device control system has a terminal 3 with an application 31, and a printer 5 that controls a scanner, or other device. The terminal 3 sends a request written in XML generated by the application 31. The printer 5 receives the XML request, and the terminal 3 receives an XML response. If the terminal 3 requested control of the scanner in the XML request, the terminal controls the scanner.
US10043168B1
A checkout system includes a checkout station having a housing, a customer interface and a customer unloading station. A point-of-sale system has a microprocessor and memory operatively associated with one another to identify products being purchased, payments tendered therefor and to store transaction information locally at the checkout station or remotely from the checkout station. The microprocessor has programming configured to allow an item to be scanned by a product identification scanner, and an attendant command module.
US10043161B2
An object is to provide a mechanism for giving an instruction to transfer value by an operation which is close to exchange of cash in terms of sense. A portable terminal incorporates a general-purpose IC chip storing a terminal-side value balance and can connect to an electronic money server via the Internet. In the electronic money server, a server-side value balance corresponding to the portable terminal is stored. The electronic money server and the portable terminal operate in cooperation with each other, and value can be transferred between the terminal-side value balance and the server-side value balance. The portable terminal displays a value transfer screen by a user interface and can accept the amount of value to be transferred and the direction of transfer from the value transfer screen by a user's touch operation.
US10043160B2
An apparatus for forming an auth-process determination for a point of sale (“POS”)-purchase executed using a balance-verified automated clearing house (“ACH”) identifier is provided. The ACH identifier may include identifier information configured as a pointer to a DDA account. A receiver may be configured to receive the balance-verified ACH identifier information and purchase information. The apparatus may retrieve DDA account information using previously-entered DDA account access information. The apparatus may calculate an auth-process determination based on the DDA account information and the purchase information. The apparatus may store, in real time, an auth-process determination indicator in the memory at the POS. The auth-process determination indicator corresponding to the auth-process determination. The apparatus may also cause to display the auth-process determination indicator on a POS screen. The apparatus may mirror the display of the auth-process determination indicator on a screen associated with the balance-verified ACH identifier.
US10043154B2
Embodiments include a system configured to process location information for objects in a site comprising an imaging device configured to take a picture of an object, the picture containing a unique identifier of the object; a global positioning system (GPS) component associated with the imaging device and configured to tag the image of the object with GPS location information of the object to generate a tagged image; a communications interface configured to transmit the tagged image to a server computer remote from the imaging device over an Internet Protocol (IP) network; and a processor of the server configured to perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on the picture and to create an indicator code corresponding to the identifier of the object, wherein the processor is further configured to create a processed result containing the indicator code and the location to locate the object within the site.
US10043150B2
A method, system, and computer program product for shipping management. The computer implemented method commences upon identifying a set of orders to be shipped from a source region to a destination region using a transportation network, and determining candidate options for performing stops over possible routes between the source region and the destination region. A clustering analysis process is performed over the candidate options such that the clustering analysis considers many order consolidation possibilities while observing timing constraints. Low-cost options from among the candidate options are considered to identify one or more low-cost options, and a multi-stop route plan is generated to correspond to a selected low-cost option. The orders are shipped in accordance with the multi-stop route plan, and in accordance with the corresponding consolidation of the set of orders.
US10043148B1
A method is disclosed for optimizing an order for a product for delivery. The method includes receiving an order for a product from a first requestor, the order identifying a delivery timeframe. The method also includes identifying an undelivered shipment of the product associated with an existing order of a second party. The method further includes transmitting a request to reroute the undelivered shipment of the product to the first requestor within the delivery timeframe. The method still further includes processing the order for the product. The processing includes arranging delivery of the product to the second party. Systems and apparatus are also disclosed to implement the disclosed methods.
US10043139B2
Aspects relate to a computer implemented method for resolving abnormal contention on a computer system. The method includes detecting, using a processor, abnormal contention of a serially reusable resource caused by a first process, wherein the abnormal contention includes the first process blocking the serially reusable resource from a second process that is waiting to use the serially reusable resource. The method includes collecting, in a computer storage medium, resource data in a serialized resource history database and analyzing the resource data associated with the serially reusable resource and adjusting, using the processor, resource allocation for the first process of the serially reusable resource based on the resource data. The method also includes processing, using the processor and the serially reusable resource, the first process based on the resource allocation and releasing, using the processor, the serially reusable resource by the first process in response to the first process completing.
US10043134B2
System, apparatus and method may permit users to collaboratively engage in inference on a computer and visualize structure of that inference, and provide a formal verification system for informal argumentation and inference. The system and method may generate and allow for modification of graphical structures that represent sequences of structured rational argumentation; and automatically monitor, compute and represent ratings or scores of nodes within the structure; indicate whether a node is supported by a chain of argumentation that has not been validly rebutted. The graphical structures may be displayed to bring into focus contentious and significant underlying points within an argument, and simulate the effects of alternative resolutions of these contentious points. The graphical displays may provide a transparent verification to other users of the state of what can be demonstrated and refuted, allow discovery of weak or missing points in a logical argument, and allow rational inference by users.
US10043130B2
A method and an apparatus for carrying out the method, for ascertaining at least one exit probability from a land area identifiable in a digital map as open terrain, wherein the exit probability is ascertained starting from a position within the land area. The method includes a step of subdividing the land area into a plurality of cells, with an initial transition probability being assigned to at least one transition from one cell to an adjacent cell. The method further includes a step of adapting the initial transition probability of the transition in response to a presence of at least one item of information from the digital map, to obtain an adapted transition probability for the transition, the item of information being associated with the cell or with the adjacent cell. The method also includes ascertaining the exit probability at least using the adapted transition probability of the transition.
US10043120B2
A method of generating a semi transparent QR code in which a QR code image and an ordinary color background image are synthesized, and a QR code detection method of separating a QR code and a normal color image from an image obtained by capturing a semi transparent QR code are disclosed.
US10043102B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, techniques, methods, and computer-readable mediums for one or more database systems configured to perform image identification of an image captured using a remote mobile device, and display of identity information associated with the captured image on the remote mobile device, in communication with the database system(s). A system obtains an image captured using a camera on a remote mobile device and performs image analysis to identify the captured image using reference images in one or more databases. The system can present the results for display an interactive user interface on the remote mobile device.
US10043101B2
Techniques are disclosed for image feature representation. The techniques exhibit discriminative power that can be used in any number of classification tasks, and are particularly effective with respect to fine-grained image classification tasks. In an embodiment, a given image to be classified is divided into image patches. A vector is generated for each image patch. Each image patch vector is compared to the Gaussian mixture components (each mixture component is also a vector) of a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM). Each such comparison generates a similarity score for each image patch vector. For each Gaussian mixture component, the image patch vectors associated with a similarity score that is too low are eliminated. The selectively pooled vectors from all the Gaussian mixture components are then concatenated to form the final image feature vector, which can be provided to a classifier so the given input image can be properly categorized.
US10043098B2
A system for detecting a light emitting apparatus, the system including a light emitting apparatus for emitting a color, a camera configured to obtain a source image that includes a target object having the color, a memory apparatus storing software configured to detect the target object by generating a noise image by adding an additive color to the source image, detecting objects in a YCbCgCr image and an HSV image with respect to the noise image by using respective threshold values of the YCbCgCr image and the HSV image, and combining the YCbCgCr image and the HSV image in which the objects have been detected, and a control circuit configured to detect the target object in the source image by using the software.
US10043097B2
An image abstraction engine is provided to characterize scenes like typically found in an urban setting. Specifically buildings and manmade structures have certain characteristic properties that may be abstracted and compressed in a manner that takes advantage of those characteristic properties. This allows for a more compact and computationally efficient abstraction and recognition.
US10043084B2
In an example embodiment, a computer-implemented method receives image data from one or more sensors of a moving platform and detecting one or more objects from the image data. The one or more objects potentially represent extremities of a user associated with the moving platform. The method processes the one or more objects using two or more context processors and context data retrieved from a context database. The processing produces at least two confidence values for each of the one or more objects. The method filters at least one of the one or more objects from consideration based on the confidence value of each of the one or more objects.
US10043083B2
Described herein is a rear view mirror system that is configured to adjust to a user's position without direct user interaction. In some embodiments, a camera may be included in the rear view mirror system so that its line of sight is perpendicular to a reflective surface. The camera may capture a digital image of the user. Eye patterns may be identified from the image information to determine an appropriate position for the mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror may be repositioned so that the camera's line of sight is directed halfway between the identified eye information and the center of a rear window. In some embodiments, the mirror may be re-adjusted periodically.
US10043082B2
An obstacle detection method includes acquiring a series of image frames captured by a vehicle camera while the vehicle is in motion. First and second feature points are selected from a first detected object and are spaced apart in a first image frame and tracked over at least a second image frame, and movement of those feature points is determined. Third and fourth feature points are selected from a second detected object and are spaced apart in a first image frame and tracked over at least a second image frame, and movement of the third and fourth feature points is determined. The movements of the first and second feature points are compared to the movements of the third and fourth feature points to distinguish the first detected object as a three dimensional object and the second detected object as a two dimensional object.
US10043078B2
Embodiments include a system and method for activity monitoring using video data from multiple dissimilar sources. The video data is processed to remove any dependency of the system on types of video input data. The video data is processed to yield useful human readable information regarding events in real time, such as how many people move through a line in a period of time.
US10043075B2
An image of an eye is obtained via a camera. A multi-step filter is applied to the image for multiple iterations. Applying the multi-step filter includes, for each iteration, performing one or more pixel merge operations on the image. The pixel merge operations are controlled based on one or more input parameters to control whether or not the iteration classifies pixels of the image as corresponding to a feature of the eye. The one or more input parameters vary from at least one iteration to another. The iterations each output a provisional output, in which some pixels of the image are deemed as corresponding to the feature of the eye. The provisional outputs provide diverse definitions of the eye feature, and may be combined in various ways to yield a refined output, in which some pixels of the image are deemed as corresponding to the feature of the eye.
US10043068B1
Methods and systems for generating a size measurement of a body part of person for fitting a garment include providing photographic data that includes images of the body part and using feature extraction techniques to create a computer model of the body part.
US10043066B2
Various systems and methods for processing video data, including gesture masking in a video feed, are provided herein. The system can include a camera system interface to receive video data from a camera system; a gesture detection unit to determine a gesture within the video data, the gesture being performed by a user; a permission module to determine a masking permission associated with the gesture; and a video processor. The video processor can modify a portion of the video data associated with the gesture in accordance with the masking permission, and cause the portion of the video data to be displayed. The camera system includes a depth camera or an infrared camera. The gesture detection unit determines the gesture based on machine learning.
US10043064B2
A method and apparatus for detecting an object using an event-based sensor is provided. An object detection method includes determining a feature vector based on target pixels and neighbor pixels included in an event image, and determining a target object corresponding to the target pixels based on the feature vector.
US10043063B1
A computer-implemented method assesses emotional responses of a panel of individuals to a user-defined event in a presentation. The method records video recordings of a presentation and a panel observing the presentation so that the video recordings may be synchronized with one another. The panel recording is processed to obtain emotional expression data for each face, in each frame, for the duration of the recording. A user may define the beginning and ending of an event in the presentation. The user may selected individuals of interest from the panel, as well as metrics regarding the emotional expressions. The method extracts emotional expression data meeting the requirements of user and displays the data.
US10043037B1
Methods and systems for scrubbing confidential insurance account information are provided. According to embodiments, a scrubbing server can receive a request to scrub confidential insurance data that includes the contents of an insurance account information database and an indication of the category of confidential data stored in the database. The scrubbing server can scrub the valid data contained in the received database, replacing confidential information with “scrambled” data that is not confidential. The scrubbing server can transmit the contents of the scrubbed database back to the requesting party.
US10043032B2
The present disclosure relates to transmitting a request for a set of data records, the request indicating encrypted data items associated with first and second interval boundaries, and selectively traversing a partially ordered set to determine an encrypted data item of the partially ordered set that is associated with an interval boundary of the first and second interval boundaries, based on no cache entries being associated with any encrypted data item associated with the interval boundary. The selectively traversing may include decrypting one or more portions of the partially ordered set, determining the encrypted data item of the partially ordered set, and transmitting a request to retrieve a data element of a linear order annotated to the encrypted data item of the partially ordered set associated with the interval boundary, to cause generation of a new cache entry including the encrypted data item and the data element.
US10043024B2
Method to perform an operation comprising receiving, from a set of input devices, data of an environment surrounding a computing device, determining a current context of a discussion based on the data and a timing schedule specifying a list of planned contexts, receiving a request to perform an operation on the computing device, determining a context of the requested operation, determining a measure of relatedness between the contexts, and upon determining the measure of relatedness does not exceed a predefined threshold, restricting execution of the operation.
US10043021B2
A method, system and computer-readable storage medium for controlling access to application data associated with an application configured on a computing device. The method comprises: storing data comprising, for each of a plurality of access levels associated with the application, first data indicative of a combination of one or more credentials associated with the respective access level and an access level key corresponding to the respective access level, the access level key being encrypted by the combination of one or more credentials associated with the respective access level; determining, based on the first data, an access level in the plurality of access levels corresponding to a combination of one or more credentials available to the application; decrypting the access level key in the stored data corresponding to the determined access level using the combination of one or more credentials available to the application; and providing access to encrypted application data associated with the application and corresponding to the determined access level using, at least in part, the decrypted access level key corresponding to the determined access level.
US10043020B2
Method for transferring files to a destination folder on a computer. At least one rule to a transfer of files to a destination folder on a destination computer system are received. A filter file is generated, wherein the filter file includes the least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder. During transfer of files to the destination folder on the destination computer, attributes of each file are compared to the at least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder. Upon attributes of a compared file violating a rule of the at least one rule specific to the transfer of files to the destination folder, transfer of the violating file to the destination folder is prevented.
US10043012B2
A method of correlating a static application security testing (SAST) finding and a dynamic application security testing (DAST) finding for an application having a file system with code files containing at least one artifact, which application has an application framework that may be classified as having either a direct framework or an indirect framework.
US10042999B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to manage password security. An example apparatus includes a password field identifier to: monitor a computing device to detect entry of password information for web services, the password field identifier to identify when the password information for a first one of the web services is new or is changing. When the password information is new or is changing, capture the entered password associated with the first one of the web services. The example apparatus further includes a password linkage monitor to store a hash value of the captured password in a password vault and associate the stored hash value of the captured password with the first one of the web services.
US10042991B2
A method and apparatus for easily restricting a use right and improving use convenience in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a profile list for selecting a set operation mode of the mobile terminal from the displayed profile list; setting an operation mode of the mobile terminal as the selected operation mode, when the set operation mode is selected from the displayed profile list; and displaying a screen associated with the selected operation mode, wherein the set operation mode includes an open mode to use all functions of the mobile terminal and a limited mode to use only set functions.
US10042988B2
A method for viewing a plurality of encrypted code displayed within an integrated development environment with a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses. A plurality of user login credentials submitted by a user utilizing the pair of AR glasses to access a plurality of encrypted code. The method may determine the user is authorized to access a portion of the plurality of encrypted code based on the received plurality of user login credentials. The method may further decrypt the portion based on determining the user is authorized to access the portion. The method may further include displaying the decrypted portion on a lens within the pair of AR glasses.
US10042961B2
Techniques for providing a people recommendation system for predicting and recommending relevant people (or other entities) to include in a conversation. In an exemplary embodiment, a plurality of conversation boxes associated with communications between a user and target recipients, or between other users and recipients, are collected and stored as user history. During a training phase, the user history is used to train encoder and decoder blocks in a de-noising auto-encoder model. During a prediction phase, the trained encoder and decoder are used to predict one or more recipients for a current conversation box composed by the user, based on contextual and other signals extracted from the current conversation box. The predicted recipients are ranked using a scoring function, and the top-ranked individuals or entities may be recommended to the user.
US10042957B2
Systems, devices, and methods for executing workflow instances of management of continuously changing data and queries. In one embodiment, a computing device may be configured to determine a set of related structured data comprising a key and associated value, where an associated ID and name for each related structured data of the set of related structured data may be determined. Additionally, a unique ID may be determined based on the determined associated ID and name. A match may then be determined for the set of core data elements based on a received message and an ordered list of results retrieved based on at least one of: the matched ID, the matched name, and the matched ID and name.
US10042941B2
A system and method of sensing and responding to service discoveries on a consumer's machine and, more particularly, to a system and method of sensing (discovering) service needs on a consumer's machine using a resident Daemon, and responding to the service discoveries using an extension of UDDI. The method comprises receiving a keyword from a local machine, locating a service associated with the keyword, and notifying the local machine about the service that matches the keyword.
US10042924B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for adaptively generating a summary of web-based content based on an attribute of a mobile communication device having transmitted a request for the web-based content. By adaptively generating the summary based on an attribute of the mobile communication device such as an amount of visual space available or a number of characters permitted in the interface, a display of the web-based content may be controlled on the mobile communication device in a way that was not previously available. This enables control of displaying web-based content that has been adaptively generated to be displayed on limited display screens based on a learned attribute of the mobile communication device requesting the web-based content.
US10042917B2
In a method for classifying a data segment with regard to its further processing in a data transport unit, which data segment includes a header information of a data packet of an encapsulated network protocol, a parameter for the further processing of the data segment is ascertained as a function of a table entry in a lookup table that corresponds to an ascertained key for the lookup table.
US10042910B2
Partitioning of source partitions of a table of a database to target partitions is initiated. Thereafter, a transition partition specification is specified that identifies the source partitions and the target partitions. Data is then moved (e.g., asynchronously moved, etc.) from the source partitions to the target partitions. Concurrently with the moving of the data, operates are handled using the transition partition specification. Subsequently, the source partitions are dropped when all of the data has been moved to the target partitions and there are no open transactions accessing the source partitions. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US10042909B2
An electronic exchange computing system is provided that includes a computer storage system, at least one transceiver, and a processing system. The storage system stores an electronic order book. The transceiver receives data transaction requests and transmits messages of an electronic data feed. The processing system determines that a first order has priority and generates a new order ID for the first order. The first order is maintained in the electronic order book (e.g., with a quantity of 0). Additional order instructions are received from a client computer system and are associated with the first order. A match is found based on the additional order instructions. A data feed update message is generated and transmitted as part of a real-time data feed and includes the newly generated order ID for the first order.
US10042906B2
Provided herein is an apparatus for data processing, the apparatus including a receiving module configured to receive first data; a data processing module configured to process the first data received from the receiving module, to generate second data including meta data of the first data, and third data including the first data with its data type changed to an array type; and a mapping module configured to change a system of the first data and second data received from the data processing module to generate fourth data and fifth data, and to generate sixth data including mapping data of between the first data and fourth data and between the second data and fifth data.
US10042890B2
Techniques for managing parameterized continuous query templates are provided. In some examples, a continuous query may be generated based at least in part on one or more selections of one or more business logic templates and business event parameters associated with a user. The continuous query may also be configured to retrieve business event data of the user. In some examples, a service provider may receive selection of one or more business logic templates. The service provider may also receive the business event parameters associated with the user. The business event parameters may be received via the selected template. The continuous query may then be generated using the information received via the template.
US10042885B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose optimizing resources of distributed database replicas in which one or more processors receive resource information associated with a plurality of database replicas hosted on a plurality of servers, the resource information includes identification of indexes of database tables of each database replica. The instances of indexes residing in memory of the plurality of servers is determined, based on the state of each index, which indicates whether the index resides in memory. The instances of indexes that reside in memory and are redundant among the plurality of database replicas are determined, and in response to receiving a query directed to a database replica, if an index of a database table having the query-requested data resides in memory, the query is routed to the database replica on which the index resides in memory.
US10042884B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing algebraic data types in database query languages. One of the methods includes receiving an expression in a database query language, the expression having a programming language construct representing an algebraic data type, wherein the expression specifies two or more alternative subtypes. Respective domain relations are generated using definitions of each of the alternative subtypes within the expression. Unique domain identifiers are assigned among domain tuples belonging to each alternative subtype. A union relation is generated for the algebraic data type. Unique union identifiers are assigned for union tuples belonging to the union relation. Respective injector relations are generated for each of the alternative subtypes.
US10042881B1
The present technology proposes techniques for ensuring globally consistent transactions. This technology may allow distributed systems to ensure the causal order of read and write transactions across different partitions of a distributed database. By assigning causally generated timestamps to the transactions based on one or more globally coherent time services, the timestamps can be used to preserve and represent the causal order of the transactions in the distributed system. In this regard, certain transactions may wait for a period of time after choosing a timestamp in order to delay the start of any second transaction that might depend on it. The wait may ensure that the effects of the first transaction are not made visible until its timestamp is guaranteed to be in the past. This may ensure that a consistent snapshot of the distributed database can be determined for any past timestamp.
US10042877B2
Information is aggregated and made available to users. A system monitors over the internet a first set of external information sources for a first user based on instructions from a first user profile that specifies information to aggregate for the first user. The system detects, based on the monitoring, new data at one of the first set of information sources. The system obtains the new data at the one of the first set of information sources, independent of preferences of the one of the first set of information sources. The system updates aggregated information for the first user with the new data from the one of the first set of information sources. The updated aggregated information for the first user is made available to the first user.
US10042870B2
Methods and a system are provided. A method includes maintaining an in-page log for records in each of a plurality of data pages of a multi-version database. The method further includes adding record update information to the in-page log when a corresponding one of the records is deleted or updated. The method also includes consulting the in-page log for a recently updated one of the records or a recently deleted one of the records to determine a record status thereof. The method additionally includes spilling, by a processor-based overflow manager, to overflow pages when the in-page log is full. The data pages include any of row-oriented data pages and column-oriented data pages.
US10042869B1
A data migrating system and method are provided in which a Burst Buffer Network Aggregator (BBNA) process is configured either on the File Servers or on the File System's dedicated I/O nodes to coalesce data fragments stored in participating Burst Buffer nodes under the direction of a primary BB node appointed by a data generating entity prior to transfer of the full data stripe into the File System. The “write” request in the form of a full data stripe is distributed into a plurality of data fragments among participating BB nodes along with corresponding metadata. The primary BB node gathers the metadata from the participating BB nodes, sends the metadata list to the BBNA unit, responsive to which the BBNA unit allocates a buffer sufficient to store the full data stripe, and transfers data fragments from participating BB nodes into the full data stripe buffer, thereby coalescing the data fragments into the full data stripe, which is subsequently transferred from the buffer in the BBNA unit into the File System.
US10042868B2
Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for discontinuing the following of records in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more records are identified according to one or more designated criteria. The records are stored in a database. The records are being followed by one or more users in an on-demand database service environment such that updates to the records are capable of being stored as feed items in one or more feed tables in the database. The feed items are capable of being published in an information feed displayed on one or more devices associated with the one or more users. The following of the identified one or more records by the one or more users is discontinued.
US10042864B2
A mapping module is configured to create a preview layer that depicts attributes of real-world objects located within the boundaries of a map. The mapping module uses search criteria to highlight multiple attributes without separately creating a filtered data set for each attribute. The mapping module may change the boundaries of the map in response to changed search criteria. The mapping module may also change the displayed attributes in response to changed map boundaries. By highlighting the selected attributes, the mapping module helps to visually identify relationships between complex real-world objects.
US10042853B2
A flash-optimized, log-structured layer of a file system of a storage input/output (I/O) stack executes on one or more nodes of a cluster. The log-structured layer of the file system provides sequential storage of data and metadata (i.e., a log-structured layout) on solid state drives (SSDs) of storage arrays in the cluster to reduce write amplification, while leveraging variable compression and variable length data features of the storage I/O stack. The data may be organized as an arbitrary number of variable-length extents of one or more host-visible logical units (LUNs) served by the nodes. The metadata may include mappings from host-visible logical block address ranges (i.e., offset ranges) of a LUN to extent keys, as well as mappings of the extent keys to SSD storage locations of the extents. The storage location of an extent on SSD is effectively “virtualized” by its mapped extent key (i.e., extent store layer mappings) such that relocation of the extent on SSD does require update to volume layer metadata (i.e., the extent key sufficiently identifies the extent).
US10042849B2
An aspect of the present disclosure facilitates transferring data from multiple data sources to desired data targets. In one embodiment, meta-data specifying multiple use cases is maintained, with each use case indicating an import procedure and a corresponding condition to be satisfied by a set of import parameters such that the import procedure is executed for importing of data upon satisfaction of the corresponding condition. In response to receiving an import connector requesting transfer of data from data sources to data targets, a use case is selected having the condition which is satisfied by the respective values for the corresponding import parameters received in the import connector. The execution of the import procedure indicated by the selected use case is then initiated to import data from the data sources to the data targets.
US10042837B2
A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for identifying unchecked criteria within a form. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is applied to unstructured data within a target form to identify elements of a form structure. Analytic analysis is then applied to the resulting form structure elements to identify a hierarchical structure and associated element placement. Implicit selections within the form are then identified by applying rules based upon other selections and their orientation to anchor terms to determine the completeness of the form, based upon aggregation of form elements. The form structure elements and the hierarchy metadata are then processed logically reassemble the form's hierarchy in flattened forms for multi-layer, sub-element anaphora resolution.
US10042834B2
A log analytics graphical user interface enables a user to dynamically extract and define a field from unstructured log data. The log analytics module automatically determines a definition for a field based on log text selected by the user. A portion of each log message is highlighted to reflect what the extracted field may be to assist users with understanding if input parameters are selected the intended log data. Changes to the definition of the field, by the user, may cause further highlighting that to indicate an incomplete or erroneous field definition.
US10042833B2
A processor receives a command to optimize the placement of a plurality of annotations along a polyline displayed on a graphical user interface. The plurality of annotations has a plurality of font sizes and each font size has a height. A plurality of annotation slot size candidates is selected for logical annotation slots along the polyline. An annotation slot size is selected from among the plurality of annotation slot size candidates, wherein the chosen annotation slot size is smaller than largest of the font sizes. The polyline is divided into logical annotation slots having the chosen annotation slot size. The plurality of annotations is distributed among the logical annotation slots. The polyline and the distributed plurality of annotations is displayed on the graphical user interface.
US10042829B2
Systems and methods of measuring the visibility of overlay content in a display of a computing device are provided. A page renderer can identify a position of a video block with respect to a web page rendered on the client device, identify a portion of the web page visible in a viewport of the client device, identify a portion of the video block visible in the viewport, and pass data identifying the portion of the video block visible in the viewport to an element renderer. The element renderer can receive the data, identify a position of overlay content with respect to the video block, compare the position of the overlay content to the portion of the video block visible in the viewport to determine visibility of the overlay content in the viewport, determine whether the visibility meets a visibility threshold, and provide visibility data to a records server.
US10042813B2
Methods and apparatus relating to improved SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) K-nearest-neighbors implementations are described. An embodiment provides a technique for improving SIMD implementations of the multidimensional K-Nearest-Neighbors (KNN) techniques. One embodiment replaces the non-SIMD friendly part of the KNN algorithm with a sequence of SIMD operations. For example, in order to avoid branches in the algorithm hotspot (e.g., the inner loop), SIMD operations may be used to update the list of nearest distances (and neighbors) after each iteration. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US10042809B2
In a method for communication between hosts using a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) dedicated communication module, a PCIe dedicated communication module of a first host generates a first connection buffer for receiving a connection command from a second host, stands by a connection request from the second host, determines whether the first host is connectable to the second host in response to the connection request received from the second host, and, if it is determined that the first host is connectable to the second host, generates a first connection socket connected to the second host for the purpose of data communication. The PCIe dedicated communication module generates a first communication buffer to store data received from the second host, assigns the first communication buffer to the first connection socket, permits the connection between the first and second hosts, and stands by data communication with the second host.
US10042805B2
A tunable bus-mediated coupling system is provided that includes a first input port coupled to a first end of a variable inductance coupling element through a first resonator and a second input port coupled to a second end of the variable inductance coupling element through a second resonator. The first input port is configured to be coupled to a first qubit, and the second output port is configured to be coupled to a second qubit. A controller is configured to control the inductance of the variable inductance coupling element between a low inductance state to provide strong coupling between the first qubit and the second qubit and a high inductance state to provide isolation between the first qubit and the second qubit.
US10042798B2
A system is described that comprises: a master device and a slave device. The slave device comprises: a first die comprising an interface comprising a decoder configured to support a MIPI™ RFFE slave protocol; at least one second die comprising a simplified address decoder, operably coupled to the first die; and a shared control bus that is configured to support at least a clock signal and a data signal shared between the master device and the at least one second die on the slave device. The interface of the first die is configured to generate at least one circuit enable signal, routed to the at least one second die. The simplified address decoder is configured to process the clock signal and the data signal in response to the at least one circuit enable signal. In this manner, by partitioning the protocol handling to a protocol decoder in a first die, and one or more second die that support a simplified address decoder, the first die is able to individually select the die to receive a data frame by generating and routing the enable signal.
US10042796B2
An audio system comprises a master device; a slave device; and a wired connection, suitable for connecting the master device and the slave device, and having at least two wires. In order to compensate for a round-trip transmission delay, a method comprises: transmitting a master clock signal on a first wire of the two wires, from said master device to said slave device; transmitting a synchronisation data pattern on a second wire of the two wires, from said slave device to said master device, wherein said synchronisation data pattern comprises signal level transitions at timings that are set based on a delay value stored in said slave device; in said master device, determining timings of said signal level transitions as received at said master device; transmitting, on the second wire, from said master device to said slave device, timing delay control data based on said determination; and in said slave device, receiving said timing delay control data; and updating said stored delay value based on said timing delay control data.
US10042785B1
A data storage device includes first and second controllers that independently and simultaneously process data from a recording medium. The first and second controllers each have respective first and second buffer managers coupled to respective first and second buffer memories. The first and second buffer managers are coupled to each other via an inter-controller data bus. The first controller is configured to receive a contiguous memory request for a block data transfer client of the first controller. A first part of the request is fulfilled from the first buffer memory via the first buffer manager, and a second part of the request is fulfilled from the second buffer memory via the second buffer manager communicating with the first buffer manager via the inter-controller data bus.
US10042777B2
Hardware-based translation lookaside buffer (TLB) invalidation techniques are disclosed. A host system is configured to exchange data with a peripheral component interconnect express PCIE) endpoint (EP). A memory management unit (MMU), which is a hardware element, is included in the host system to provide address translation according to at least one TLB. In one aspect, the MMU is configured to invalidate the at least one TLB in response to receiving at least one TLB invalidation command from the PCIE EP. In another aspect, the PCIE EP is configured to determine that the at least one TLB needs to be invalidated and provide the TLB invalidation command to invalidate the at least one TLB. By implementing hardware-based TLB invalidation in the host system, it is possible to reduce TLB invalidation delay, thus leading to increased data throughput, reduced power consumption, and improved user experience.
US10042771B2
Providing memory bandwidth compression using multiple last-level cache (LLC) lines in a central processing unit (CPU)-based system is disclosed. In some aspects, a compressed memory controller (CMC) provides an LLC comprising multiple LLC lines, each providing a plurality of sub-lines the same size as a system cache line. The contents of the system cache line(s) stored within a single LLC line are compressed and stored in system memory within the memory sub-line region corresponding to the LLC line. A master table stores information indicating how the compressed data for an LLC line is stored in system memory by storing an offset value and a length value for each sub-line within each LLC line. By compressing multiple system cache lines together and storing compressed data in a space normally allocated to multiple uncompressed system lines, the CMC enables compression sizes to be smaller than the memory read/write granularity of the system memory.
US10042770B2
Operation of a multi-slice processor that includes a plurality of execution slices, a plurality of load/store slices, and one or more instruction sequencing units, where operation includes: receiving, at a load/store slice from an instruction sequencing unit, a instruction to be issued; determining, at the load/store slice, a rejection condition for the instruction; and responsive to determining the rejection condition for the instruction, maintaining state information for the instruction in the load/store slice instead of notifying the instruction sequencing unit of a rejection of the instruction.
US10042766B1
A home node of a data processing apparatus that includes a number of devices coupled via an interconnect system is configured to provide efficient transfer of data to a first device from a second device. The home node is configured dependent upon data bus widths of the first and second devices and the data bus width of the interconnect system. Data is transferred as a cache line serialized into a number of data beats. The home node may be configured to minimize the number of data transfers on the third data bus or to minimize latency in the transfer of the critical beat of the cache line.
US10042762B2
A data processing system includes a plurality of processors, local memories associated with a corresponding processor, and at least one inter-processor link. In response to a first processor performing a load or store operation on an address of a corresponding local memory that is not currently in the local cache, a local cache allocates a first cache line and encodes a local state with the first cache line. In response to a load operation from an address of a remote memory that is not currently in the local cache, the local cache allocates a second cache line and encodes a remote state with the second cache line. The first processor performs subsequent loads and stores on the first cache line in the local cache in response to the local state, and subsequent loads from the second cache line in the local cache in response to the remote state.
US10042758B2
A high-availability storage system includes a first storage system and a second storage system. The first storage system includes a first Central Processing Unit (CPU), a first physically-addressed solid state disk (SSD) and a first non-volatile memory module that is coupled to the first CPU. Similarly, the second storage system includes a second CPU and a second SSD. Upon failure of one of the first or second CPUs, or the storage system with the non-failing CPU continues to be operational and the storage system with the failed CPU is deemed inoperational and the first and second SSDs remain accessible.
US10042755B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses, and methods of forming and operating the apparatuses. Some of the apparatuses include a pillar including a length, a memory cell string and control lines located along a first segment of the pillar, and select lines located along a second segment of the pillar. The control lines include at least a first control line and a second control line. The first control line is adjacent the second control line. The first control line is separated from the second control line by a first distance in a direction of the length of the pillar. The select lines include at least a first select line and a second select line. The first select line is separated from the second select line by a second distance in the direction of the length of the pillar. The second distance is less than the first distance.
US10042753B2
A data storage device includes a memory including a plurality of memory blocks each of which includes a plurality of pages suitable for storing data transmitted from a host, and a controller suitable for storing data storage information on the data stored in the memory, wherein the data storage information is updated based on valid pages where the data are stored among the plurality of the pages.
US10042750B2
Apparatuses and methods for adaptive control of memory are disclosed. One example apparatus includes a processing unit configured to run an operating system, and a memory coupled to the processing unit. The memory configured to communicate with the processing unit via a memory bus. The example apparatus may further include an adaptive memory controller configured to receive monitored statistical data from the memory and from the processing unit. The adaptive memory controller is configured to manage the memory based on the monitored statistical data.
US10042749B2
Prevention of a prefetch memory operation from causing a transaction to abort. A local processor receives a prefetch request from a remote processor. A processor determines whether the prefetch request conflicts with a transaction of the local processor. A processor responds to at least one of i) a determination that the local processor has no transaction, and ii) a determination that the prefetch request does not conflict with a transaction by providing a requested prefetch data by providing a requested prefetch data. A processor responds to a determination that the prefetch request conflicts with a transaction by suppressing a processing of the prefetch request.
US10042737B2
Recording a replay-able trace of execution of a multi-threaded process includes identifying a trace memory model that defines one or more orderable events that are to be ordered across a plurality of threads of the multi-threaded process. The plurality of threads are executed concurrently across one or more processing units of one or more processors. During execution of the plurality of threads, a separate replay-able trace is recorded for each thread independently. Recording includes, for each thread, recording initial state for the thread, recording at least one memory read performed by at least one processor instruction executed by the thread that takes memory as input, and recording a least one orderable event performed by the thread with a monotonically increasing number that orders the event among other orderable events across the plurality of threads.
US10042731B2
A system-on-chip includes a symmetric multi-processor including a plurality of cores, each configured to operate in a high performance operating mode and a low performance operating mode. The system-on-chip further includes a clock management unit configured to provide an operating clock signal to the symmetric multi-processor, a state management unit configured to monitor operating states of the cores, a temperature management unit configured to monitor a temperature of the symmetric multi-processor, and a symmetric multi-processor control unit configured to determine the operating clock signal and the operating states of the cores based on a workload of the symmetric multi-processor. The symmetric multi-processor control unit is further configured to differentially determine a maximum operating clock frequency for the cores based on the temperature and the operating states of the cores, which indicate a quantity of cores that are currently in operation.
US10042730B2
A mass storage chassis assembly configured to accommodate a predetermined number of storage drive failures is provided. The mass storage chassis assembly in one example includes a chamber, a plurality of working storage drives in the chamber, and an outside deck including one or more empty storage drive receptacles outside the chamber.
US10042725B2
A memory control circuit has an error determination circuitry to determine whether an error-bit number is larger than a predetermined threshold value set based on a maximum number of error bits correctable by the error correction circuitry, when it is detected by the error detector that an error is contained in data read for verification of data written to the first memory or in data read from the first memory, and an access controller to control access to a second memory having an access priority lower than the first memory when it is determined that the error-bit number is larger than the threshold value, and to control access to the first memory without accessing the second memory when it is determined that the error-bit number is equal to or less than the threshold value.
US10042722B1
In some examples, techniques are directed to applying one or more corrective actions that cause the network device to bypass the failed service node of the service chain. In some examples, method includes determining that a failure has occurred at a service node included in a plurality of service nodes, the plurality of service nodes configured to apply one or more stateful services of a primary service chain to packet flows from a plurality of subscriber devices; in response to determining that the failure has occurred, configuring forwarding state of the network device to process the packet flows from the plurality of subscriber devices based on a corrective action that bypasses the service node of the primary service chain; and in response to receiving a subscriber packet in the packet flows, processing the packet flows from the plurality of subscriber devices based on the corrective action.
US10042720B2
Live partition mobility in a computing environment that includes a source system and a target system may be carried out by: pausing a logical partition on the source system, wherein the logical partition is mapped to an I/O adapter of the source system; copying, to the target system, configuration information describing the mapping of the logical partition to the I/O adapter; copying, to the target system, the logical partition of the source system; placing an I/O adapter of the target system into an error state; mapping, in dependence upon the configuration information, the logical partition of the target system to the I/O adapter of the target system; placing the I/O adapter of the target system into an error recovery state; and resuming the logical partition on the target system.
US10042713B2
A system, method and computer program product for adaptive incremental checkpointing an operator state in a streaming application. The system and method enable reduced costs of checkpointing an operator state in a streaming application, by i) logging updates to operator state and checkpointing operator state in either base (full state) or delta (logged updates) form, ii) dynamically and adaptively adjusting checkpointing options, and iii) maintaining dependencies between checkpoints to allow automatic restoration and checkpoint recycling.
US10042704B2
An encoded data slice is received for storage by a dispersed storage and task (DST) execution unit. A plurality of initial integrity values are generated by executing a plurality of integrity check algorithms on the encoded data slice. The encoded data slice and the plurality of initial integrity values are stored in a memory of the DST execution unit. A subset of the plurality of integrity check algorithms are selected in response to a request to retrieve the encoded data slice. At least one final integrity value is generated by executing the subset of the plurality of integrity check algorithms on the encoded data slice stored in memory. An integrity status is generated by comparing the at least one final integrity value to the corresponding subset of the plurality of initial integrity values.
US10042703B2
A method includes generating a data matrix from the data, wherein the data matrix includes a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. The method further includes generating a chunkset data matrix from one or more rows of the data matrix. The method further includes matrix multiplying the chunkset data matrix by an encoding matrix to produce a chunkset slice matrix, wherein a row of the chunkset slice matrix corresponds to an encoded data slice and wherein the plurality of rows of the chunkset slice matrix corresponds to a set of encoded data slices, wherein a decode threshold number of encoded data slices of the set of encoded data slices is needed to recover the data grouping associated with the one or more rows of the data matrix.
US10042702B2
A semiconductor package includes: memory devices that are stacked one on another; and an inter-layer channel for communication between the memory devices, wherein each memory device includes: a data pad; a memory core; a data input/output circuit that inputs/outputs data through the data pad; an inter-layer channel transfer circuit that transfers a read data transferred from the memory core to the inter-layer channel or transfers a data inputted through the data input/output circuit to the inter-layer channel; an inter-layer channel reception circuit receiving the data of the inter-layer channel; a read error correction circuit correcting an error of the data transferred from the inter-layer channel reception circuit to produce an error-corrected data and transfers the error-corrected data to the data input/output circuit; and a write error correction circuit generating a parity data to be stored in the memory core based on the data transferred from the inter-layer channel reception circuit.
US10042701B2
In one embodiment, a system includes a memory that includes a live section and a spares section. The live section may be mapped to the address space of the system, and may be accessed in response to memory operations. Once an entry in the live section has been detected as failed, an entry is in the spares section may be allocated to replace the failed entry. During subsequent accesses to the failed entry, the allocated entry may be used instead. In an embodiment, the failed entry may be coded with an indication of the allocated entry, to redirect to the allocated entry. In one implementation, for example, the failed entry may be coded with N copies of a pointer to the allocated entry, each copy protected by corresponding ECC.
US10042694B2
A method for validating control blocks in memory includes monitoring for operations configured to obtain storage space in memory. The method examines the storage space that has been obtained to identify control blocks stored in the storage space. These control blocks are then analyzed to determine whether the control blocks are valid. In certain embodiments, this may be accomplished by comparing the content of the control blocks to information in a validation table that indicates possible values and ranges of values for fields in the control blocks. If a control block is valid, the method records a date and time when the control block was validated. If a control block is not valid, the method generates a message indicating that the control block is not valid. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US10042693B2
Fault detection devices, systems and methods are provided which implement identical processors. A first processor is configured to receive a first measurement, execute a first firmware based on the first measurement, and output a first result of the executed first firmware. A second processor, identical to the first processor, is configured to receive a second measurement, execute a second firmware based on the second measurement, and output a second result of the executed second firmware. The first firmware and the second firmware provide a same nominal function in a diverse manner for calculating the first result and the second result, respectively, such that the first result and the second result are expected to be within a predetermined margin. Thus, a fault can be detected by comparing the first and the second results.
US10042681B2
Systems and methods are provided for managing navigation among applications installed on an electronic device. According to certain aspects, an electronic device receives (1502) a selection of a graphical item displayed by a source application and an instruction to copy the graphical item. The electronic device stores (1514) an identification of the source application in a data record and navigates (1522) to a destination application. Further, the electronic device receives (1538) a command to paste the graphical item within the destination application and return to the source application, examines (1560) the data record to identify the source application, and automatically navigates (1570) to the source application.
US10042670B2
A method, system and computer program product for handling a unit of work in a transaction processing system, in which the system comprises one or more production regions operating minimal or no diagnostic functions and one or more diagnostic regions operating maximal or full diagnostic functions. A unit of work is received, which is routed to a production region. After receiving a notification that the work has failed, the work is routed to a diagnostic region.
US10042660B2
A system for monitoring incoming code execution requests and scheduling the corresponding code executions is provided. The system may be configured to maintain a plurality of virtual machine instances. The system may be further configured to determine whether at least some of the incoming code execution requests exhibit periodicity, and cause a reduced amount of idle compute capacity to be maintained on the virtual compute system. The system may be further configured to cause additional compute capacity to be added shortly before code execution requests are expected to be received.
US10042658B1
A system and method for automatically analyzing virtual machine bytecode of a software application and adding additional bytecode operable to determine information regarding network communication performed by the software application are described. According to one embodiment of the method, program code of a software application may be received, wherein the program code includes bytecode for a virtual machine. The bytecode may be automatically analyzed to detect network communication functionality. The method may operate to automatically add additional bytecode to the bytecode of the software application, where the added bytecode is operable to determine information regarding the network communication.
US10042645B2
A method of compiling a first program to output a second program, the method includes: determining a number of arithmetic units to be operated during execution of the second program for each of a plurality of sections in the first program; and creating the second program by adding an instruction to specify the number of arithmetic units to be operated to each of the plurality of sections based on the determining.
US10042641B2
An asynchronous processing system comprising an asynchronous scalar processor and an asynchronous vector processor coupled to the scalar processor. The asynchronous scalar processor is configured to perform processing functions on input data and to output instructions. The asynchronous vector processor is configured to perform processing functions in response to a very long instruction word (VLIW) received from the scalar processor. The VLIW comprises a first portion and a second portion, at least the first portion comprising a vector instruction.
US10042631B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for migrating application and packages configured for a first version of a configuration manager to a second version of the configuration manager. The method prepares the packages and applications for migration from the first version of the configuration manager to the second version of the configuration manager using a Migration Preparation Engine. The package comprises at least one program. The application comprises at least one deployment type record. The method migrates the package and associated at least one program as well as the application and associated at least one deployment type record from the first version of the configuration manager to the second version of the configuration manager using the using the Migration Execution Engine. The method stores a migration record in a computer memory to record the migration of the package and application.
US10042623B2
Technology is disclosed herein for a cloud based file system that can surpass physical storage limit. According to at least one embodiment, a computing device includes a file system having multiple storage objects. The metadata of the storage objects are stored in local storage of the computing device. A remote storage server is responsible for storing the content data of the storage objects. The computing device presents the storage objects via an output device as if the content data are stored locally in the computing device. The computing device identifies some of the storage objects that have a high possibility to be read by computer applications of the computing device, and caches the content data of these storage objects locally.
US10042621B2
In one example embodiment, live migration in a datacenter may include JIT compiling a process that is configured to be executed on both a source instruction set architecture and a destination instruction set architecture, mapping variables and address stacks of the process on both the source instruction set architecture and the destination instruction set architecture into a labeled form thereof, and mapping the labeled form of the variables and address stacks onto the destination instruction set architecture.
US10042620B1
Systems and methods are provided for obtaining one or more source code files that correspond to a software program. At least one first software package that is separately executable from the software program is obtained, the first software package including one or more source code files. At least one first callable library for the first software package and at least one first invocation mechanism for calling the first callable library are generated. A composite software program that is capable of invoking at least the software program and the first callable library for the first software package using the first invocation mechanism is generated.
US10042615B2
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to method and process management, and provide a data processing system, method, and computer program product for process contributions in a method architecture. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a data processing system configured for process contributions can include a method management tool configured for composing a process utilizing the method architecture. The system further can include one or more source method elements combinable to define an activity for the process. Finally, the system can include one or more process contributions defining variations in the activities of the process.
US10042609B2
A random signal can be obtained from a random tunnelling of charges from one conductor to another conductor across a quantum tunnelling barrier. The random signal can be amplified and associated to a random number. The association can be performed repetitively to generate a sequence of random numbers.
US10042600B2
An electronic device and a method for controlling the display of an electronic device are provided. The method includes dividing the display into a first area and a second area in response to detecting that the display is bent, displaying a surface of an application on the first area of the display, and displaying a control menu of the application on the second area of the display.
US10042594B2
An image processing apparatus includes a reservation setting unit, an operation unit, and a setting controller. The reservation setting unit receives a process request reservation through a communication line from a terminal used by a first user, and sets a reserved state. The operation unit receives an operation input from a second user different from the first user. The setting controller applies control to allow the second user to perform, with the operation unit, an input operation of a setting item regarding a process request and a setting value of the setting item in the reserved state.
US10042593B2
A method for facilitating the configuration, resource installation, and direct printing of print jobs to a printer device from a host system that may not require installation of drivers or host software is described. The printer device is coupled to a host system via a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The printer device presents to the host system a USB mass storage profile that includes one or more smart folders. The printer device receives from the host system a data file and stores the data file in one of the one or more smart folders causing a corresponding action event to automatically be triggered in the printer device. The corresponding action events may include setting-up a printer configuration, printing a print file or image file, installing a font file or an image file, and installing a firmware upgrade.
US10042588B2
Disclosed is an operating method of an electronic device which includes a semiconductor memory having a plurality of resistive storage cells. The operating method may include: writing data to the resistive storage cells using a write current of a set condition; determining whether the writing of data to the resistive storage cells is successful, wherein the writing of data is determined to be failed when the number of resistive storage cells with failed writing of data exceeds a reference value, and successful when the number of resistive storage cells with failed writing of data is equal to or less than the reference value; strengthening the set condition when the writing of data is determined to be failed; and easing the set condition when the writing of data is determined to be successful.
US10042578B2
Migrating data in a tiered storage system. The tiered storage system includes an upper tier with at least one storage device and a lower tier with at least one storage device. Data on a storage device includes one or more extents, and each extent contains one or more grains. I/O activity of grains is recorded during a predefined time interval. For each extent, a mean heat value over grains in the extent during the predefined time interval is calculated from the recorded I/O activity, where a heat value is a numerical indication of frequency of access of a grain, and a spike heat indicator, which measures non-uniformity of heat values of grains in the extent is calculated. Two extents with mean heat values that differ at most by a predefined threshold are identified, and the extent with a greater spike heat indicator is migrated to an upper tier.
US10042577B2
A method for execution by one or more processing modules of one or more computing devices of a dispersed storage network (DSN), the method begins by identifying a data object to access within a DSN. The method continues by identifying a vault ID based on the data object. The method continues by obtaining an object ID based on the data object. The method continues by selecting at least one generation ID based on generation status. The method continues, for each generation ID, by generating at least one set of slice names using the vault ID, the generation ID, and the object ID. The method continues, for each set of slice names, by generating a set of slice access requests that includes the set of slice names and accessing the DSN utilizing the set of slice access requests.
US10042570B2
Data is relocated, based on an intelligent data placement algorithm, from a first storage location to a second storage location in a disk storage system. A data placement record is generated including a virtual disk location associated with the data, the second storage location, and a first sequence value. The first sequence value indicates relative sequence when compared to other sequence values. The data placement record is written to a first record location on a first tape cartridge loaded in a tape drive. The data placement records are used with data records to restore data to disk storage from tape backup.
US10042562B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for a non-power-of-2 size cache in a first level memory device to cache data present in a second level memory device having a 2n cache size. A request is to a target address having n bits directed to the second level memory device. A determination is made whether a target index, comprising m bits of the n bits of the target address, is within an index set of the first level memory device. A determination is made of a modified target index in the index set of the first level memory device having at least one index bit that differs from a corresponding at least one index bit in the target index. The request is processed with respect to data in a cache line at the modified target index in the first level memory device.
US10042555B2
Mechanisms are provided for automatically expanding a virtual storage of a virtual machine. The virtual machine monitors a usage of the virtual storage of the virtual machine. The virtual machine determines, based on the monitoring of the usage of the virtual storage, whether to expand the virtual storage of the virtual machine. In response to the virtual machine determining to expand the virtual storage of the virtual machine, a virtual machine manager executes one or more operations to expand the virtual storage. The monitoring and determining may be performed by a virtual storage management agent executing within the virtual machine and which may send an expansion request to an authorization engine to request expansion of the virtual storage.
US10042554B2
A method, computer program product, and system for maintaining a proper ordering of a data steam that includes two or more sequentially ordered stores, the data stream being moved to a destination memory device, the two or more sequentially ordered stores including at least a first store and a second store, wherein the first store is rejected by the destination memory device. A computer-implemented method includes sending the first store to the destination memory device. A conditional request is sent to the destination memory device for approval to send the second store to the destination memory device, the conditional request dependent upon successful completion of the first store. The second store is cancelled responsive to receiving a reject response corresponding to the first store.
US10042550B2
An approach is provided for receiving, from a user of the mobile device, a directional gesture entered on a touch-enabled display screen. The directional gesture was entered using an input instrument, such as a finger or thumb, operated by the user. In response to receiving the directional gesture various actions are performed. A desired element that is currently displayed on the touch-enabled display screen is predicted based on the direction of the directional gesture. The current application display is cloned to create a cloned copy that is provided to the user in a virtual target window in a position that makes the desired element accessible to the user's input instrument.
US10042548B2
A client device displays a content item and a first facial expression superimposed on the content item. Concurrently with and separately from displaying the first facial expression, a range of emotion indicators is displayed, each emotion indicator of the range of emotion indicators corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions. A first user input is detected at a display location corresponding to a respective emotion indicator of the range of emotion indicators. In response to detecting the first user input, the first facial expression is updated to match the respective emotion indicator.
US10042547B2
An example method is provided for a computing device to perform user interface control based on a pinch gesture. The computing device includes a touch-sensitive display. The method may comprise: displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a user interface that includes a user interface element, which occupies part of the user interface and is selectable for resizing, and detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, a pinch gesture for resizing the user interface element within the user interface. The method may further comprise: determining a direction of the pinch gesture; and based on the direction of the pinch gesture, resizing the user interface element horizontally, vertically or diagonally within the user interface.
US10042546B2
A method of presenting multiple frames on a touch screen is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes detecting multiple touch locations on a touch screen of an electronic device for at least an activation time. The method also includes splitting a display area of the touch screen into a first frame and a second frame based on the multiple touch locations.
US10042537B2
Video frame loupes are presented that provide a frame-by-frame video navigation tool. A video frame loupe is a graphical user interface (UI) element that may be displayed over a portion of a display screen, and which may be used by a user to navigate frames of a video clip. For example, a user may provider a user input to activate the video frame loupe to be displayed as a preview window that presents a continuum of frames available at the time corresponding to a point at which the video frame loupe UI was invoked. The user may then navigate forward/backward with frame-level accuracy.
US10042533B2
A method generates a graphical representation of a data source using a graphical user interface. The user interface includes a schema information region and a data visualization region. The schema information region includes field names associated with data fields. The data visualization region includes shelf regions that determine characteristics of a visual graphic. Each shelf region is configured to receive user placement of field names. The user selects field names and places each field name in a respective shelf region. The user edits a first shelf region, creating a first calculated element in the first shelf region. The first calculated element does not match any of the field names in the schema information region. The method generates a visual graphic based on the content of the shelf regions, including the user-selected field names and the first calculated element, and displays the visual graphic in the data visualization region.
US10042526B2
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for displaying a thumbnail image. A plurality of thumbnail images that corresponds to a plurality of files stored in a storage unit is displayed. The plurality of files comprises at least one of a video file or an image file. A thumbnail image is selected from the plurality of thumbnail images. A selected effect is applied to the selected thumbnail image to generate a modified thumbnail image. The modified thumbnail image to which the selected effect has been applied is displayed.
US10042521B1
A user device that presents a static non-interactive graphical representation of a content page received from an intermediary system may emulate controls or interactive elements included in the content page based on control metadata received from the intermediary system. The emulated controls enable the user device to restore the interactivity that is lost by generating the graphical representation of the content page. Further, the emulated controls may be included as part of an overlay layer positioned above the graphical representation of the content page. Information or control metadata for each control included in the content page may be provided to the user device with the graphical representation of the content page. The user device may use the control metadata to identify types of controls to emulate and where to position the emulated control with respect to the graphical representation of the content page.
US10042520B2
A computer-storage media having computer executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed on a computing device perform a method for providing an interactive electronic book, the method including providing a user interface for the interactive electronic book, the user interface including representations of pages to display on a display associated with the computing device, providing on one of the representations of the pages of the user interface a watermark icon of an interactive element to display on the display associated with the computing device, associating the watermark icon of interactive content with interactive content, the watermark icon being indicative of presence of the interactive content and a content type for the interactive content, and wherein the user interface further provides for accessing the interactive content by selecting the watermark icon of the interactive content and without navigating away from the pages on which the watermark icon is present.
US10042513B2
In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a touch screen display and a plurality of applications concurrently displays a first plurality of application launch icons in a first area of the touch screen display, detects a first input by a user, and in response to detecting the first input by the user, displays a search input area on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the device receives search input from the user, performs a search using the search input, and displays a plurality of search results from the search. In some embodiments, the device detects user selection of a first search result in the plurality of search results, and displays information corresponding to the first search result in the corresponding first application. In some embodiments, in response input from the user, the device returns to the search results and repeats this process for one or more applications.
US10042509B2
A hover section is displayed upon a GUI following the lapse of a hover grace period interval that is dynamically adjusted. A default hover grace period interval is set and increasing if a hover display module determines manipulations of the GUI indicate the hover section was displayed in error and is decreased if the hover display module receives a decrease hover grace period interval event. By dynamically adjusting the grace period interval, future hover sections may be displayed to better reflect the GUI user's intent.
US10042499B2
A touch-sensitive module is provided. The touch-sensitive module includes at least one first sub-unit. The first sub-unit includes a first sensor pad, a second sensor pad and a wrapper. The second sensor pad has a first portion and a second portion separated from each other. The first sensor pad passes through a gap between the first portion and the second portion of the second sensor pad. Two ends of a wire are electrically connected to the first portion and the second portion of the second sensor pad, respectively. The wrapper covers the first sensor pad and the second sensor pad. A first lead and a second lead connected to the first sensor pad protrude from the wrapper. A third lead and a fourth lead connected to the second sensor pad protrude from the wrapper.
US10042498B2
A method of producing a touchscreen 12 includes a pattern forming process, a cutting process, and a three-dimensional forming process. The pattern forming process is for forming a touchscreen pattern 12P including at least electrode portions 17 and line portions on a plate surface of a base that has a sheet shape with flexibility. The cutting process is for cutting a use portion 16U out of the base 16 on which the touchscreen pattern 12 is formed. The three-dimensional shape forming process is for forming the use portion 16U out of the base 16 into a three-dimensional shape.
US10042494B2
The present disclosure provides an array substrate, which includes: a substrate including a display region and a non-display region. The display region includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of touch leads. The display region also includes a plurality of touch electrodes insulated from each other and electrically connected to the touch leads. The non-display region includes a first polar plate of a first capacitor and a second polar plate of the first capacitor, which are formed by overlapping the first polar plate of the first capacitor with the second polar plate of the first capacitor in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The non-display region includes a first signal bus, which is partially overlapped with the first polar plate of the first capacitor and the second polar plate of the first capacitor in the direction perpendicular to the substrate.
US10042491B2
The present invention relates to a device for a portable user apparatus, including a portion which can be folded over the user apparatus, said foldable portion including at least two detection layers, each kept at a guard potential and including at least one capacitive detection electrode: a first of said layers being arranged to carry out a function of capacitive detection of at least one control object located on one side of said foldable portion; a second of said layers being arranged so as to carry out a function of capacitive detection of at least one control object located on the other side of said foldable portion, with a view to triggering a function in the user apparatus. The invention also relates to an apparatus provided with such an accessory device.
US10042486B1
A touch controller on a touch sensitive device configured to generate a dynamic demodulation waveform so as to minimize the effects on a signal to noise ratio caused by a tonal noise is disclosed. The demodulation waveform can be turned off for finite durations so as to minimize the probability that a transitional voltage of the tonal noise source is included in the demodulation result.
US10042477B2
A combination touch and transducer input system is provided, which facilitates user input into an electronic system with a finger and/or a transducer (e.g., a stylus). The system includes a transducer configured to generate an electric field, and a sensor including an array of electrodes and a controller. The transducer is configured to transmit digital data, such as pen pressure data and switch status data, to the sensor. For example, the transducer comprises electronic circuitry configured to encode the digital data in a signal for transmission to the sensor. The sensor controller is configured to operate both in a touch sensing mode and in a transducer sensing mode. During the touch sensing mode, the controller determines a position of a proximate object (e.g., a finger) by capacitively sensing the object with the array of electrodes. During the transducer sensing mode, the controller determines a position of the transducer based on a signal received by the array of electrodes from the transducer, and also receives and decodes the digital data encoded in the received signal. Digital data can be encoded in a signal using any suitable digital modulation techniques, such as a Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) technique.
US10042470B2
A touch sensing method, a touch sensing circuit, and a touch display device perform multifrequency touch driving by varying the frequencies of touch driving signals when sensing a touch or a touched position by outputting pulse-type touch driving by which one or more touch electrodes among a number of touch electrodes disposed on a display panel are driven sequentially. Undesired parasitic capacitance that would otherwise be caused by touch driving signals is prevented from occurring, and EMI influence is reduced.
US10042467B2
An input device includes a first sensor array having a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a sensing area, wherein the first sensor array has a first pixel density, and a second sensor array having a second plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in the sensing area, wherein the second sensor array has a second pixel density different from the first pixel density. The input device also includes a processing system coupled to the second plurality of sensor electrodes and configured to electrically float a sensor electrode in the second plurality of sensor electrodes during a sensing period of the first sensor array.
US10042458B2
The present invention relates to a method comprising providing one or more information carrier(s) with a dielectric and/or conductive pattern and a detection device having a capacitive touch screen and inducing an interaction between the information carrier and the touch screen, wherein the interaction is based on a difference in the dielectric coefficient and/or the conductivity of the pattern and generates a touch signal and wherein the interaction is induced by relative motion between the information carrier and the touch screen. The invention further relates to a system comprising an information carrier comprising a dielectric and/or conductive pattern which encodes information and a detection device having a touch screen; the detection device is able to decode the information upon interaction between the information carrier and the touch screen, wherein the interaction is caused by a difference in the dielectric coefficient and/or the conductivity of the pattern.
US10042457B2
A watch-type terminal including a touch screen configured to display screen information; a bezel portion surrounding a periphery of the touch screen and configured to receive a touch input; and a controller configured to display an image object indicating a status associated with the displayed screen information in one region of the touch screen in response to a first touch input received at a first part of the bezel portion, apply a first function to the screen information in response to a second touch input received at a second part of the bezel portion while the first touch input is maintained at the first part of the bezel portion, and apply a second function different from the first function to the screen information in response to a touch area corresponding to the first touch input being changed.
US10042456B2
Systems and methods are described for controlling an aircraft. The systems and methods utilize a touch screen instrument panel to display information to pilots or other users, and to receive input from the user for controlling the aircraft and its components. The systems and methods include synoptic user interface panels that provide graphical or symbolic representations of the aircraft, its components, and subsystems, and display information regarding their configuration, condition, and status. The users may interact with the synoptic user interface panels through the touch screen instrument panel to control the various components of the aircraft.
US10042455B2
A detecting sensor is disclosed that includes position detection electrodes provided on a surface of a board which has flexibility, and are provided at a distance in a planar direction. Furthermore, the detecting sensor includes an insulator film provided on the surface of the board that covers the electrodes; pressing force detection electrodes provided on a back surface of the board; and a pressing force detection electrode provided to oppose to the electrodes with a gap therebetween. Consequently, it is possible to provide the detecting sensor that can reliably receive a user's input operation and precisely detect a pressing position and a pressing force.
US10042442B2
The present disclosure relates to an accessory detachably coupled to an electronic device, the electronic device, and a method of processing an input in the electronic device. The accessory includes a body part located on at least one surface of the electronic device when the accessory is attached to the electronic device, an opening into which a part of a pen is inserted, a depression into which a pen point of the pen is inserted, and a pen accommodation part that comprises a lateral portion located between the opening and the depression and a cavity located below the lateral portion to allow the pen to move when inserted, where the body part is formed of a magnetic material so as to be attached to and detached from the electronic device, and where the cavity contains a conductive material through which a signal generated from the pen when inserted into the depression is transferred to a touch panel of the electronic device.
US10042441B2
In certain embodiments, an input device includes a chassis and a depressible actuator disposed on the chassis that, when depressed, generates and sends a control signal to a processor, where the actuator is coupleable to a removable button cover that provides user-access to activate the actuator, and a removable blank cover to prevent user access to activate the actuator. The button cover and blank cover can be separate from the chassis and may directly attach to the actuator. The input device can further include a second depressible actuator disposed on the chassis that, when depressed, generates and sends a second control signal to the processor, where the second actuator is coupleable to the button cover and the blank cover.
US10042432B2
A vehicle may include a first seat configured to accommodate an occupant and an onboard interface device adjacent to the first seat. The onboard interface device may include a housing configured to accommodate a palm of the occupant, a first groove positioned in the housing and configured to accommodate a first finger of the occupant, and a first input device positioned in the first groove and configured to be actuated by the first finger and generate a first signal for controlling a first operation of the vehicle.
US10042429B2
A method in an electronic device, the method includes projecting infrared (“IR”) light from a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) disposed proximate to the perimeter of the electronic device, detecting, by a sensor, IR light originating from at least two of the plurality of LEDs reflected from off of a person, and carrying out a function based on the relative strength of the detected IR light from the LEDs.
US10042428B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a non-touch control apparatus, including: a main control integrated circuit, an ultrasonic generating circuit, a first transducer device and a second transducer device, wherein the main control integrated circuit is configured to, in response to a condition that the device is in a non-touch control mode, switch on the ultrasonic generating circuit so as to control the second transducer device to send out a first acoustic wave signal, the first transducer device is configured to be capable of receiving a second acoustic wave signal including the first acoustic wave signal, converting the second acoustic wave signal into a first electric signal, and outputting the first electric signal, wherein, the main control integrated circuit is configured to be capable of receiving a second electric signal derived from the first electric signal.
US10042419B2
A method of providing additional information of content, a mobile terminal and a content control server are provided. A method of providing additional information of content, performed by a mobile terminal, may include acquiring a captured image of a digital signage terminal that is displaying content and transferring the captured image to a content control server, receiving additional information of the content for each of content areas of the mobile terminal, the content areas being mapped by an information providing server based on screen information of the digital signage terminal, and rendering the received additional information.
US10042410B2
One or more processors determine an energy consumption need of a computing network. One or more processors lower an energy consumption level of one or more nodes in the computing network based, at least in part, on the energy consumption need. One or more processors raise the energy consumption level of at least one of the one or more nodes in the computing network in a dynamic response to a service request.
US10042406B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a bus, a control circuit connected to the bus, a first circuit connected to the bus and configured to operate under control of the control circuit, a power source, a switch element connected between the first circuit and the power source, and a second circuit connected between the bus and the first circuit, the second circuit configured to cause the switch element to enter an on-state in response to a first signal transmitted from the control circuit to the first circuit through the bus.
US10042404B2
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to automatically and/or dynamically generating one or more power management sequences for SoC and NoC architectures from a given input specification having one or a combination of NoC design specification, traffic specification, traffic profile, power profile information, initiator-consumer relationship, interdependency between components, retention information, external factors, among other allied configurations/information to enable efficient switching of one or more hardware elements from one power profile to another.
US10042402B2
Systems and methods for thermal management of a mobile electronic device. During operation of a modular mobile electronic device that is coupled to one or more modules via respective module interfaces of the electronic device, a thermal controller of the electronic device is used to update at least one system thermal goal based on a change for a module thermal model for at least one module coupled to the electronic device. A determination is made as to whether the updated at least one system thermal goal is satisfied based on thermal data provided by a plurality of thermal sensors arranged at locations associated with the electronic device. Responsive to a determination that the updated at least one system thermal goal is not satisfied, the thermal controller controls heat transfer to satisfy the updated at least one thermal goal.
US10042396B1
In one embodiment, and apparatus includes a frame comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, and sides defining an opening for receiving a plurality of removable electronic modules, and at least two slidably removable guides extending generally parallel with the sides of the frame, two of the guides each comprising a first edge for slidable engagement with the top wall or the bottom wall and a second edge for slidable engagement with another of the at least two guides. The guides partition the opening for receiving the plurality of removable electronic modules when the guides are inserted into the frame. One or more of the guides may be removed from the frame for receiving a larger width electronic module in the frame.
US10042392B2
A flexible device that includes a flexible display panel bent to have a curved surface and a supporting member provided at one end of the flexible display panel. The flexible display panel makes contact with a portion of the supporting member and surrounds the supporting member while being bent.
US10042386B2
[Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus.[Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand. When the apparatus is operated with both hands, a difference due to fingers used for the operation hardly occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger. An operation state of the apparatus can be determined based on the difference between the moving directions.
US10042384B2
A clock synchronization system and methods including an algorithm, or protocol, that synchronizes to any source of time without the need of estimating frequency errors and only performing frequency adaptions. Specifically, a clock synchronization protocol synchronizes networked nodes without explicit estimation of the clock skews and steep corrections on the time. The algorithm is guaranteed to converge even in the presence of timing loops which allow different clients to share timing information and even collectively outperform individual clients when the time source has large jitter.
US10042380B1
A current flattening circuit, a current compensation circuit and associated control method are provided. The current flattening circuit is electrically connected to a core node, and includes a reference voltage regulator and the current compensation circuit. The reference voltage regulator generates a reference voltage, wherein the reference voltage is constant. The current compensation circuit is electrically connected to the core node and the reference voltage regulator. The current compensation circuit generates a compensation current according to a potential difference between the reference voltage and a core voltage corresponding to the core node.
US10042375B2
A system for providing one or more voltages at predetermined magnitudes. The system may be supplied with power having a range of voltage magnitudes without affecting the predetermined magnitudes of the one or more voltages provided by the system and without a need to change circuitry of the system. The system may be connected, for example, from 28 VDC to 250 VAC without affecting the predetermined magnitudes of the output voltage or voltages. This system is protected from a mistaken power hook-up thought to be for 28 VDC but actually being connected to 250 VAC, which could be a disaster for a system not having the present circuitry. The system may be used for supplying power for opto-couplers in relay detection and other applications. The system may incorporate lightning and reverse polarity protection, reference and regulated voltages, an output driver, and input isolation circuitry.
US10042374B2
Method and apparatus are provided for determining a grid condition, such as a weakened grid condition, and controlling a power plant, such as a wind or solar power plant, in a manner which is appropriate to the grid condition. The method includes measuring (14) output parameters of a generator, such as a wind turbine or PV generator. The measured output parameters include reactive power and voltage. The method further includes determining (16) a relationship between the measured output parameters of the generator. The relationship between the measured output parameters of the generator is indicative of a condition of a power grid to which the plant supplies power. The method allows controlling (18) the plant responsive to the relationship between the measured output parameters of the generator to avoid onset of oscillatory behavior, which could otherwise occur in the power plant in the presence of a weakened grid condition.
US10042368B2
A flow rate measuring unit, comprising a housing, which is composed of at least two housing parts that can be connected to one another and in which a flow passage extends, which branches off into a measuring channel branch and at least one bypass channel branch, wherein a substrate comprising a sensor system is disposed in the measuring channel branch. According to the invention, the flow passage includes a channel widening chamber in which an insert plate stack composed of at least two insert plates is disposed, which each include at least one plate-longitudinal recess extending in the longitudinal direction as the measuring channel branch and/or as the bypass channel branch. The insert plates are provided as insert parts for the channel widening chamber.
US10042360B2
An aircraft including a wing system, a plurality of control surfaces, a camera mounted on a camera pod, and a control system. The camera pod is configured to vary the orientation of the camera field of view only in yaw, relative to the aircraft, between a directly forward-looking orientation and a side-looking orientation. The control system controls the control surfaces such that they induce a significant aircraft yaw causing an identified target to be within the field of view of the camera with the camera in the directly forward-looking orientation.
US10042359B1
Methods and systems for autonomous vehicle recharging or refueling are disclosed. Autonomous vehicles may be automatically refueled by routing the vehicles to available fueling stations when not in operation, according to methods described herein. A fuel level within a tank of an autonomous vehicle may be monitored until it reaches a refueling threshold, at which point an on-board computer may generate a predicted use profile for the vehicle. Based upon the predicted use profile, a time and location for the vehicle to refuel the vehicle may be determined. In some embodiments, the vehicle may be controlled to automatically travel to a fueling station, refill a fuel tank, and return to its starting location in order to refuel when not in use.
US10042343B2
This application discloses a control device for controlling a motor configured to drive an oscillatory cyclo-speed reducer including an oscillatory gear portion formed with at least one hole at an eccentric position. The control device includes an angle acquirer for acquiring input information about an input rotational angle indicating a rotational angle of the motor, an estimator for estimating an angular error between the input rotational angle and an output rotational angle indicating a rotational angle of the oscillatory cyclo-speed reducer based on a quantity of the hole(s) and a corrector for determining a compensation current value in correspondence to the angular error and setting a magnitude of a current to be supplied to the motor by correcting a command current value using the compensation current value.
US10042337B2
An electrical circuit is provided in a casing. The electrical circuit includes a capacitor having a particular function needed for realizing the electrical circuit. The electrical circuit includes an electrical component configured to generate heat due to energization. A flow creator creates, in the casing, an air flow that flows in a direction from the electrical component to the capacitor such that air heated by heat generation of the electrical component flows to the capacitor. A controller controls the flow creator. The capacitor has a characteristic that capacitance monotonically decreases or monotonically increases as temperature rises, in a part of a temperature range in which the electrical circuit operates. The controller detects a capacitance change due to a temperature change of the capacitor caused by the air heated by the heat generation, and controls the flow creator based on a detection result of the capacitance change.
US10042332B2
Electric/thermal energy storage schedule optimizing device, optimizing method and optimizing program
An electric/thermal energy storage schedule optimizing device is provided. The electric/thermal energy storage schedule optimizing device includes a predicting unit setting predicted values of a consumed energy or a supplying energy of a plurality of control-target devices. The electric/thermal energy storage schedule optimizing device also includes a start-stop optimizing unit creating start-stop schedules of the plurality of control-target devices based on the predicted values set by the predicting unit.
US10042323B1
A developing device includes a developing unit; an airflow generator that generates an airflow in a space accommodating the developing unit; a partitioning member that has at least two openings located upstream of the developing unit in a direction of the airflow and that divides a region in which the developing unit is present from a region in which the developing unit is not present, the two openings being located at an upstream position and a downstream position in the direction of the airflow, at least the opening at the upstream position being provided with an opening-closing mechanism; and an element that performs at least an exothermic process in the space accommodating the developing unit.
US10042320B2
A process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developer bearing roller, and a developer regulating member, the developer regulating member and the developer bearing roller constituting a contact region, the contact region having a width larger than the width of the developing region in the direction of the axis of the developer bearing roller and extending in the circumferential direction of the developer bearing roller, the developer regulating member having a protruding portion that protrudes over the entire width of the contact region from the end portion on the upstream side of the contact region toward the upstream side in the rotational direction of the roller, and the length of the protruding portion in a region corresponding to the developing region being substantially constant and larger than the length of the protruding portion at the location corresponding to the end portion in the width direction of the contact region.
US10042317B2
A photoconductor unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing and a photoconductive drum rotatably mounted on the housing. The photoconductive drum has an outer surface. A cap is detachably mounted on the housing. A lubricant supply is positioned to provide a lubricant material to the outer surface of the photoconductive drum. The lubricant supply is mounted on the cap such that detachment of the cap from the housing separates the lubricant supply from the housing permitting replacement of the lubricant supply independent of the photoconductive drum.
US10042311B2
A drive transmission device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a drive transmission device including first and second rotary bodies, first and second grooves, a link device linking the first and second rotary bodies, a stopper, a guide groove, and a communication portion. The link device includes first and second inserting bodies and a link body linking the first and second inserting bodies. The stopper stops the first projection from being detached from the first groove. The guide groove guides the first projection into the first hollow body. The communication portion causes the guide groove and the first groove to communicate with each other. The first hollow body relieves the second projection closer to the first rotary body than the stopper in the axial direction of the first rotary body and in the direction of rotation of the first rotary body in assembly.
US10042308B2
Herein is disclosed a method of electrostatic printing and foiling comprising: forming a colored toner image on a print substrate by electrostatically printing an electrostatic ink comprising a first resin component comprising an ethylene acrylic acid resin, an ethylene methacrylic acid resin or combinations thereof; forming an adhesive toner image disposed on the colored toner image on the print substrate by electrostatically printing a liquid electro photographic (LEP) printing composition comprising a first resin component comprising an ethylene acrylic acid resin, an ethylene methacrylic acid resin or combinations thereof, and a second resin component present in an amount of about 20% to about 80% by weight of total solids content of the LEP printing composition, the second resin component having a melting point of from about 50° C. to about 75° C., which is below the melting point of the first resin component; and forming a foiled image disposed on the adhesive toner image by heating the print substrate to at least partially melt the adhesive toner image and applying a foiling material to the print substrate such that the foiling material adheres to the at least partially molten adhesive toner image.
US10042304B2
A sheet conveyance apparatus according to an embodiment includes a conveyance roller and a register roller arranged downstream of the conveyance roller along a sheet conveyance path. A sensor unit detects a first deflection amount of the sheet and a second deflection amount of the sheet when the sheet is pressed against the register roller. A movable section is connected to at least one end of the conveyance roller. A control section determines a tilt of a rotation axis of the conveyance roller relative to a rotation axis of the register roller based on a difference in the first and second deflection amounts detected by the sensor unit. The control section controls the movable section to move the conveyance roller so that the rotational axis of the conveyance roller is positioned relative to a rotational axis of the register roller in accordance with the determined tilt.
US10042299B2
An image heating apparatus includes first and second rotatable members configured to form a nip for heating a toner image on a sheet, a compressor, an air nozzle configured to blow air, generated by the compressor, on the first rotatable member, and a supplying mechanism configured to supply the air from the compressor to the air nozzle, the supplying mechanism including a plurality of air tubes and a plurality of clamps for clamping the air tubes at a plurality of different clamping positions. The plurality of clamping portions includes a predetermined clamping portion capable of being unclamped by a predetermined internal pressure lower by 20% or more than an internal pressure by which any other clamping portion, of the plurality of clamping portions, is unclamped.
US10042294B2
A separation device includes a separator that separates a recording medium from a rotator and a plurality of recesses disposed on a conveyance path side face of the separator over which the recording medium is conveyed in a recess span in a recording medium conveyance direction and at least in a conveyance span where the recording medium is conveyed. The plurality of recesses includes a first recess extending in a first extension line that is oblique relative to the recording medium conveyance direction and a second recess being adjacent to the first recess in a direction perpendicular to the recording medium conveyance direction. The second recess extends in a second extension line that is oblique relative to the recording medium conveyance direction and overlaps the first extension line of the first recess in the direction perpendicular to the recording medium conveyance direction to define an overlap span.
US10042289B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member configured to carry a toner image; a cleaning member contacted to the image bearing member to clean a surface of the image bearing member by movement of the surface of the image bearing member: a supporting member configured to support the cleaning member; a case provided with a space configured to hold the supporting member therein; a viscoelasticity member; and a vibration controlling member configured to suppress vibration of the cleaning member, wherein the vibration controlling member is mounted on an outer surface of the case by the viscoelasticity member.
US10042288B2
An image forming apparatus, a process cartridge, and a developing unit includes a developer carrying member to carry developer, first and second rotary members arranged in parallel to each other and configured to rotate to agitate and convey the developer, and an enclosure having an inside space to contain the developer, the inside space being divided by a partition with communication openings formed therein at opposite ends thereof into a first chamber configured to maintain the developer above a first level and to hold the first rotary member therein which supplies the developer to the developer carrying member while agitating and conveying the developer, and a second chamber configured to communicate with the first chamber through the communication openings, to maintain the developer at a second level lower than the first level, and to hold the second rotary member therein which circulates the developer with the first chamber through the communication openings.
US10042285B2
Provided is a developing system including a developing device that includes a replenishing unit that replenishes toner into an accommodating portion of a developer including toner and a carrier, via a replenishing port, a receiving unit that includes a transport member that transports received toner to a discharge port, a connecting member that has an internal space that is formed with an inlet connected with the discharge port and an outlet connected with the replenishing port, and a rotating member that is rotated in the internal space, and includes a blocking surface portion that closes the inlet and the outlet while passing over the inlet and the outlet, and a transport surface portion that receives or discharges the toner while passing over the inlet and the outlet.
US10042283B2
A developing device includes a developing roller, a toner supply roller, a regulating blade, a casing, and a cleaning member. The developing roller supplies a toner to the image carrier in a region opposed to an image carrier. The toner supply roller is located opposed to the developing roller. The toner supply roller forms a magnetic brush made of a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier and a toner on an outer peripheral surface to supply a toner to the developing roller in a region opposed to the developing roller. The regulating blade is located opposed to the toner supply roller at a predetermined interval. The casing houses the developing roller, the toner supply roller, and the regulating blade. The cleaning member reciprocates along a longitudinal direction of the regulating blade so as to remove a toner accumulated on a top surface of the regulating blade.
US10042279B2
Provided in one example herein is a liquid electrophotographic ink composition, comprising: a carrier fluid comprising a polymer; ink particles comprising pigment particles and a polymeric resin, the pigment particles comprising titanium dioxide and being distributed in the polymeric resin; and a charge director, wherein the ink particles have an average diameter of between about 10 μm and 50 μm; and the pigment particles are between about 10 wt % and about 50 wt % of the ink particles. Methods of making and using the ink composition are also provided.
US10042275B2
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a white pigment, wherein, in a particle size distribution of a maximum Feret diameter of particles of the white pigment present in the toner particle, a ratio of particles of the white pigment having a maximum Feret diameter of 200 nm or more and less than 400 nm is 50% by number or more with respect to the entire particles of the white pigment, and a maximum value of a frequency with respect to particles of the white pigment having a maximum Feret diameter of 650 nm or more and less than 1,000 nm is larger than a minimum value of a frequency with respect to particles of the white pigment having a maximum Feret diameter of 500 nm or more and less than 650 nm.
US10042274B2
A method for determining coat weight of a transparent primer coating for liquid electrophotographic printing processes is described, in which an optical brightening agent is added to an aqueous transparent primer composition in an amount of less than 0.1 wt. % based on the total solids content of the primer composition to produce a test composition, the test composition is applied onto a test substrate to produce a transparent primer coating, the fluorescence of the transparent primer coating is measured, and the coat weight of the transparent primer coating based on the fluorescence of the transparent primer coating is determined.
US10042273B2
In the electrophotographic photosensitive member of the present invention, a plurality of convex portions having a longest diameter L1 in the generatrix direction of the electrophotographic photosensitive member of 30 μm or more arid a height H1 of 1 μm or more are formed on the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member, a plurality of convex portions corresponding to the convex portions formed on the surface of the surface layer are formed at the interface between the surface layer and a layer immediately below the surface layer, and the rate of fitting of the convex portions formed on the surface of the surface layer to the convex portions formed at the interface between the surface layer and the layer immediately below the surface layer is 20% or more and 200% or less.
US10042272B2
To provide an electrophotographic photosensitive member being excellent in abrasion resistance and having good electrical characteristics. The surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a copolymerized product of a hole transporting compound having a specified structure and a compound having a specified structure.
US10042271B2
A projection exposure system (10) for microlithography which includes: a mask holding device (14) holding a mask (18) with mask structures (20) disposed on the mask, a substrate holding device (36) holding a substrate (30), projection optics (26) imaging the mask structures (20) onto the substrate (30) during an exposure process, and a measurement structure (48) disposed in a defined position with respect to a reference element (16) of the projection exposure system (10), which defined position is mechanically uncoupled from the position of the mask holding to device (14). The projection exposure system (10) also includes a detector (52) arranged to record an image of the measurement structure (48) imaged by the projection optics (26). The projection exposure system (10) is configured such that during operation of the projection exposure system (10) the imaging of the mask structures (20) and the imaging of the measurement structure (48) take place at the same time by the projection optics (26. An evaluation device (54) is configured to establish a lateral position of the image of the measurement structure (48) in the area of the detector (52) during the exposure process.
US10042269B2
The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for overlay measurement. An exemplary overlay measurement apparatus includes an illuminating unit, configured to generate light to illuminate a first overlay marker having a first sub-overlay marker along a first direction and a second overlay marker along a second direction; a first measuring unit, configured to receive light reflected from the first overlay marker to cause the reflected light to laterally shift and shear to generate interference light, to receive the interference light to form a first image and to determine existence of overlay offsets along the first direction and the second direction and values of the overlay offset; and a first drive unit connected to the first measuring unit, and configured to drive the first measuring unit to rotate from a first position to a second position to measure the first sub-overlay marker and the second sub-overlay marker, respectively.
US10042266B2
The present invention provides a determination method of determining a first prediction formula for predicting a fluctuation in optical characteristics of a projection optical system while a substrate is exposed on a first exposure condition, the method comprising obtaining a correlation coefficient between the first exposure condition and a second exposure condition corresponding to a second prediction formula for predicting the fluctuation in the optical characteristics, determining, when the correlation coefficient falls within an allowable range, the first prediction formula based on the second prediction formula without actually measuring the fluctuation in the optical characteristics, and determining, when the correlation coefficient falls outside the allowable range, the first prediction formula based on a result of actually measuring the fluctuation in the optical characteristics.
US10042257B2
A resin laminate having a structure in which a support, an intermediate layer and an image-forming resin layer are laminated in the order mentioned, the resin laminate including (A) a cationic polymer in the image-forming resin layer, and (B) an anionic polymer in the intermediate layer in contact with image-forming resin layer, wherein the (B) anionic polymer is a modified and partially saponified polyvinyl acetate in which a carboxyl group is introduced to a polymer side chain using a hydroxyl group of a partially saponified polyvinyl acetate as an origin of introduction.
US10042254B2
In the method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention, a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer having a carboxyl group and an acid value of 30 to 120 mgKOH/g, a photopolymerizable compound having at least three ethylenic unsaturated groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, is formed on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays and then the sections other than the prescribed sections are removed, to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive resin composition covering all or a portion of the electrode.
US10042252B2
The present disclosure provides a method for lithography patterning in accordance with some embodiments. The method includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate, wherein the photoresist layer includes a polymer, a sensitizer, and a photo-acid generator (PAG), wherein the PAG includes a first phenyl ring and a second phenyl ring both chemically bonded to a sulfur, the first and second phenyl rings being further chemically bonded with enhanced sensitivity; performing an exposing process to the photoresist layer; and developing the photoresist layer, thereby forming a patterned photoresist layer.
US10042249B2
This disclosure provides an imprint apparatus configured to form a pattern with an imprint material by bringing the imprint material on a substrate and a pattern of the mold into contact with each other including a drive unit to bring part of the pattern of the mold into contact with the imprint material, and bring the pattern into contact with the imprint material so a contact surface area between the pattern of the mold and the imprint material increases, an interference fringe detecting unit to detect an interference fringe generated by reflected light from the pattern of the mold and reflected light from the substrate, and a state detecting unit to detect a contact state between the pattern of the mold and the imprint material on the basis of the interference fringe.
US10042243B1
A digital firearm sight comprising a housing and a plurality of cameras, motion sensors, lights, and laser sights. The digital firearm sight further comprises a removable secondary device having its own independent laser sight and light and motion sensor. The housing further comprises a touch-screen display so that the user can see what any of the cameras are capturing. The housing preferably has beveled edges and is 1.5 to 3.5 inches tall or long.
US10042241B1
A method for projection includes: emitting an input beam to a diffractive optical element (DOE); and diffracting the input beam via the DOE with a specific fan-out angle θ and a number of fan-out points N on a surface, wherein the specific fan-out angle θ and the number of fan-out points N fit the following equation: sin ( θ 2 ) = ( N - 1 ) 2 · λ K Δ , where λ is a wavelength of the input beam, Δ is a pixel size of the DOE, and K is an integer not smaller than N.
US10042238B1
A projector has a body, a rotating device, a projection device, and a supporting device. The body has a lower housing, an upper housing, and an operation chamber. The rotating device is mounted in the operation chamber, is located in the upper housing, and has a driving device, a rotating axle, a power supply circuit board, and a film base. The projection device is mounted in the operation chamber of the body and has a light unit, a Fresnel lens, a film holder, and a lens assembly. The supporting device is mounted on a bottom of the lower housing.
US10042237B1
A projector has a body, a control device, a driving assembly, and a light device. The control device is mounted in the body. The driving assembly is mounted in the body and has a holding frame, a driving unit, and a transmitting unit. The holding frame has a central tube. The driving unit is electrically connected with the control device, and has a casing, a driving device, a rotating axle, a gear assembly, two limiting switches and an eccentric wheel. The light device is mounted on the holding frame, is electrically connected with the control device, and has a main light unit, a pattern film, and multiple auxiliary light units.
US10042226B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes first and second source lines arranged along a first direction, a gate line including first and second portions arranged along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a connection portion which connects the first portion and the second portion to each other and a semiconductor layer which intersects at least one of the first portion and the connection portion, and each of the first portion and the second portion intersects the first and second source lines and the connection portion is located between the first source line and the second source line.
US10042225B2
An LCD device includes first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the substrates. A gate transmitting member is disposed on the first substrate. The gate transmitting member includes a gate line and a gate electrode. A data transmitting member is disposed on the first substrate. The data transmitting member includes a data line, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. A pixel electrode is disposed in a pixel area. The pixel electrode is connected to the source electrode. A first gate insulating layer is disposed on the gate transmitting member. The first gate insulating layer has substantially a same shape as the gate transmitting member and has a greater size than a size of the gate transmitting member. A semiconductor layer is disposed on the first gate insulating layer. The semiconductor layer overlaps the gate electrode, the source electrode, and the drain electrode.
US10042218B2
A liquid-crystal display device, including: a first data line and a second data line each lengthwise extended in a first direction and spaced apart from each other, a gate line lengthwise extended in a second direction different from the first direction, the gate line defining: a first region thereof overlapping the first data line, a second region thereof overlapping the second data line and a third region thereof extended between the first region and the second region, and a pixel including a switching element, a first electrode of the switching element being connected to the first data line and a second electrode of the switching element overlapping each of the first to third regions. In the first direction, a width of the third region is smaller than a width of each of the first and second regions.
US10042216B2
An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an array substrate, including a base substrate, a drain electrode of a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode corresponding to the drain electrode arranged on the base substrate, wherein the pixel electrode and the drain electrode are attached to each other.
US10042213B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a sealant and liquid crystal sealed between a first substrate and a second substrate, and the display device includes a first projection formed either the first substrate or the second substrate and a first counterpart formed on the other substrate, wherein the sealant includes an alignment film, the first projection extends in the direction of extension of the sealant, the first projection and the first counterpart are opposed to each other, a gap is formed between the first projection and the first counterpart to locate the sealant, the first projection has a vertical dimension greater than that of the gap, and the first projection contacts the liquid crystal and overlaps an inner edge of the sealant in a plan view.
US10042207B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device having excellent display quality, with reduced string-like defects that occur in display pixels. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention includes multiple spacers between a pair of substrates, wherein the spacers are arranged such that an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a longitudinal direction is different from an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a transverse direction, and an angle formed between a line connecting the spacers with a shorter inter-spacer distance and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a voltage lower than a threshold voltage in the liquid crystal layer is 20° or smaller.
US10042205B2
A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a plurality of light transmission elements and a light source. The light guide plate has at least one light incident surface, and the light transmission elements are disposed near the light incident surface and aligned to from at least one light transmission element row. The light source is disposed near one end of the light transmission element row and capable of emitting a light beam to the light transmission element row. Each of the light transmission elements reflects a part of the light beam to the light guide plate to form multiple independent light reflection paths, and the light transmission elements successively transmits a part of the light beam to form a light transmission path in the light transmission element row.
US10042200B2
Security of communications between users involving mobile devices has to date focused to ensuring message integrity, preventing attacks as well as verification/authentication of the user to access the message. At the same time manufacturers of LCD displays for use within electronic devices, particularly mobile devices have focused to extending the viewing angle of these displays, their brightness and contrast. As a result, content that has been securely encrypted, delivered, and decrypted is visible to malevolent individuals or organizations around the user when accessing this content. As such secure information, credentials, etc may be divulged without the user being aware. Accordingly, the invention acts to limit the external viewing angle of LCD displays allowing reduced breaches of confidential information. Embodiments of the invention can be integrated with the LCD displays during manufacturing, added to the mobile device in assembly or form part of an after-sales option.
US10042191B2
An optical transmitter includes an optical modulator configured to modulate input light and output a light signal, a drive unit configured to output a modulation data signal to the optical modulator, and a bias controller configured to perform feedback control of bias voltage applied to the optical modulator. During a modulation OFF operation of the optical modulator, the bias controller switches a control target point from a first control target point to a second control target point and executes the feedback control.
US10042184B2
Active vision system comprising: first and second customizable ophthalmic lenses (22) having an electrically variable occultation between substantially transparent and substantially obscured states; identification device (32) adapted for identifying whether the wearer's viewing state is in a near vision viewing state when wearing the customizable ophthalmic lenses; and processor (40) configured to: switch the electrically variable occultation of one of the customizable ophthalmic lenses (22) from the first to the second light occultation states when a near vision viewing state (NVVS) is identified by the identification device while at the same time the other lens is in the transparent state; and control the electrically variable occultation of the customizable ophthalmic lenses (22) such that they are in the first light occultation state when the wearer's viewing state is identified as being different from a near vision viewing state (NVVS) by identification device (32).
US10042176B2
This invention provides a polarization conversion element that is highly resistant to the heat and light that result from increased brightness levels. In said polarization conversion element, inorganic half-wave plates provided selectively on the output surface of a polarizing beam-splitter array have obliquely deposited layers comprising a dielectric material and the side surfaces of said obliquely deposited layers are covered by protective films.
US10042175B2
A three dimension apparatus is provided and includes a backlight source, a display panel and a fly-eye lens array. The backlight source is used for providing an emitted light, the display panel is used for displaying an image based on data signals, scan signals, and the emitted light from the backlight source. The backlight source includes a plurality of sub-pixel units. The fly-eye lens array includes a plurality of lens units for performing a convergence operation on the emitted light for the backlight source to achieve a three dimensional displaying for naked eyes. The shape of each of the lens units is a square.
US10042174B2
A display device has an NTSC ratio of higher than or equal to 80% and a contrast ratio of higher than or equal to 500 and includes a display portion. In the display portion, a pixel is provided at a resolution of greater than or equal to 80 ppi, and the pixel includes a light-emitting module capable of emitting light with a spectral line half-width of less than or equal to 60 nm. Further, the light emission of the light-emitting module is raised to a desired luminance with a gradient of greater than or equal to 0 in response to an input signal within a response time of longer than or equal to 1 μs and shorter than 1 ms.
US10042169B2
The present disclosure discloses a miniature projection device comprising a housing and a display module having a lens module inside it, wherein the lens module comprises a lens barrel and a lens inside it. A front dustproof cushion is sandwiched between the lens barrel front opening edge and the display module display region frame and a rear dustproof cushion is sandwiched between the lens barrel rear opening edge and the housing window such that the lens is packaged in a sealed space enclosed by the lens barrel. The window, the display module and a display region of the display module are located in the sealed space. The dustproof structure of the miniature projection device has a high dustproof level without being affected by various openings on the housing.
US10042163B2
An onboard image display device for a vehicle includes a projector that projects an image including information conveyed to a passenger, the information including a state of a vehicle and a warning, the projected image being displayed on a window glass of the vehicle. The projector is provided in a space which is formed by a plate-shaped member in the vehicle. For example, the projector is mounted in an inner panel reinforcement of an inner panel of a side door. That is, the projector is mounted within a space which is originally provided by the inner panel reinforcement to ensure reinforcement function. Image light from the projector is projected on the window glass of the side door.
US10042159B2
Disclosed herein is a scanning ladar transmitter that employs an optical field splitter/inverter to improve the gaze characteristics of the ladar transmitter on desirable portions of a scan area. Also disclosed is the use of scan patterns such as Lissajous scan patterns for a scanning ladar transmitter where a phase drift is induced into the scanning to improve the gaze characteristics of the ladar transmitter on desirable portions of the scan area. Also disclosed is a compact beam scanner assembly that includes an ellipsoidal reimaging mirror.
US10042158B2
A lens module including a base, a lens, a front cover, at least a shielding plate and a gasket is provided. The lens is disposed within the base. The front cover is disposed over the base and the lens, and the base and the front cover may rotate relatively. The shielding plate is pivoted on the base and has a first guide portion. The gasket is fixed on the front cover, the shielding plate is located between the gasket and the base. The gasket has a through hole corresponding to the lens and a second guide portion coupled to the first guide portion. When the base and the front cover rotate relatively, the first guide portion is guided by the second guide portion, the shielding plate can limitedly swing to move to the through hole to cover the lens or move away from the through hole to expose the lens.
US10042151B2
An interference objective lens includes: an objective lens configured to converge a light to be emitted from a light source toward a measurement target; a reference surface unit having a reference surface; and a beam splitter configured to split the light having passed through the objective lens into a reference optical path facing toward the reference surface and a measurement optical path facing toward the measurement target, to synthesize a reflected light from the reference surface and a reflected light from the measurement target, and to output the same as an interference light, wherein the reference surface unit is configured to be replaceable.
US10042149B2
A multi-focal selective illumination microscopy (SIM) system for generating multi-focal patterns of a sample is disclosed. The multi-focal SIM system performs a focusing, scaling and summing operation on each multi-focal pattern in a sequence of multi-focal patterns that completely scan the sample to produce a high resolution composite image.
US10042141B2
A photographing optical lens assembly includes five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface and an image-side surface both being aspheric. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one inflection point, both the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric.
US10042137B2
A device for rearranging optical fibers has a proximal and distal ends. The ends have openings therein to allow optical fibers to pass therethrough. The openings in the distal end have a width that is less than twice the optical fiber's diameter. Dividers separate the distal end openings and have a projection that narrows the distal openings to prevent the optical fibers from accidentally moving out of the openings. A lid is also provided to assist with organization and compression of the optical fibers.
US10042133B2
A first conductive layer includes a first signal wiring including, at a position except for an end portion, a wide portion having a width wider than that of the other portion. A second conductive layer includes a signal electrode electrically continuous with the end portion of the first signal wiring, a first ground plane overlapping the wide portion, and a ground terminal. A third conductive layer includes a second signal wiring including an end portion overlapping and bonded to the signal electrode, and a ground electrode overlapping and bonded to the ground terminal. A fourth conductive layer includes a second ground plane. The second ground plane includes a through hole overlapping the end portion of the second signal wiring. A fifth conductive layer includes a third groundplane. The third groundplane overlaps the end portion of the second signal wiring inside the through hole.
US10042126B2
In a duplex optical connector plug 10A, when one of first and second optical connector assemblies 11a, 11b is rotated around its axis in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction, a rotational force of one of first and second gears is transmitted to the other of the gears by an intermediate gear. Thereby, interlockingly with the one of the optical connector assemblies 11a, 11b, the other of the optical connector assemblies 11a, 11b is rotated around its axis in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction which is the same direction as the optical connector assemblies 11a, 11b.
US10042122B2
This invention discloses patch-panel systems for organized configuration management of large numbers of fiber optic interconnection strands, wherein each strand transmits high bandwidth signals between devices. In particular, a system for the programmable interconnection of large numbers of optical fiber strands is provided, whereby strands connecting a two-dimensional array of connectors are mapped in an ordered and rule based fashion into a one-dimensional array with substantially straight lines strands there between. The braid of fiber optic strands is partitioned into multiple independent, non-interfering zones or subbraids. The separation into subbraids provides spatial clearance for one or more robotic grippers to enter the free volume substantially adjacent to the two-dimensional array of connectors and to mechanically reconfigure one or more optical fiber strands without interrupting or entangling other fiber optic strands.
US10042113B2
Embodiments described herein are directed to a lighting fixture including a lightguide that distributes light from a major surface, a light assembly including light sources arranged linearly, and a frame including a means for providing a force that urges the light assembly against an edge of the lightguide. A standoff or spacer can provide an air gap between a light source of the light assembly and the waveguide edge. In various embodiments, the lighting fixture may incorporate a spring, a spring finger, a spring clip, a screw, or other means for securing the light assembly against the edge of the lightguide. In this manner, substantially all light provided by the light assembly is emitted into the edge of the lightguide. The fixture is formed to accommodate tolerances among elements of the lighting fixture, while maintaining the light assembly securely against the edge of the lightguide.
US10042111B2
A light guiding unit, light guiding device, and lighting and/or signal indicating device comprising a light entry side, for receiving incident light; a light exit side, opposite the light entry side, for emitting emergent light; and a first reflecting side, on which is disposed a reflecting face for reflecting, towards the light exit side, at least a portion of light that has entered through the light entry side, wherein the first and second entry faces have curved shapes and are disposed on the light entry side, the first and second entry faces receiving a first incident and a second incident light portion respectively, and collimating the first incident and second incident light portion respectively in a plane lying along a first direction, wherein one of the first and second entry faces guides the first or second incident light portion corresponding thereto towards the reflecting face on the first reflecting side.
US10042108B2
A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a quantum dot enhancement film. The light guide plate has a light-incident side that faces toward the light source, a surrounding side that is connected to the light-incident side to constitute an outer periphery of the light guide plate, and a microstructure unit that is disposed adjacent to the surrounding side of the light guide plate. The quantum dot enhancement film is stacked on the light guide plate.
US10042107B2
An illumination structure for decoration includes a light-guiding member and a decorative member on a surface of the light-guiding member. The decorative member has a plurality of lighting parts configured to light in a dot form. A lens layer is between the light-guiding member and the decorative member and includes a plurality of convex lens parts, each of the convex lens parts facing at least one of the lighting parts. Each of the convex lens parts has a convex lens surface on a surface facing the light-guiding member, the convex lens surface being configured to curve and protrude toward the light-guiding member and focus light adjacent to the lighting parts.
US10042106B2
A luminaire with a plurality of optical waveguides disposed in side-by-side relationship, together at least partially defining a closed path, and a plurality of optical coupling portions disposed adjacent to the optical waveguides. Further, each optical coupling portion is associated with one of the optical waveguides, and each coupling portion includes a refractive portion and a pair of reflective portions disposed on opposite sides of the refractive portion. Additionally, at least one LED is associated with each optical coupling portion and disposed at a first end of the associated optical coupling portion.
US10042105B2
A lighting assembly includes a light guide and solid-state light emitters to edge-light the light guide, the light emitters arrayed along a transverse direction. The light guide includes two or more sets of optical elements of well-defined shape. Light output from the lighting assembly by the first and second set of optical elements have a first and a second light ray angle distribution, respectively. The optical elements are configured such that when measured in a plane perpendicular to the light guide and the transverse direction: 1) the first and second light ray angle distributions are significantly narrower than an omnidirectional output distribution; and 2) the peak of the second light ray angle distribution is displaced from the peak of the first light ray angle distribution.
US10042104B2
A curved display device includes a display panel having a curved shape and including a display area having a curved surface and a backlight assembly providing a light to the display panel. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of light sources, a printed circuit board on which the light sources are mounted, and a light guiding plate. The light guiding plate has a curved shape and guides the light provided from the light sources to the display panel. The light sources are sequentially arranged along the curved direction of the light guiding plate, and a longitudinal direction of at least one of the light sources is different from a longitudinal direction of the other light sources.
US10042098B2
A polarizer, a method for manufacturing a polarizer, a display panel including a polarizer, and a display device are provided. The polarizer includes: a first transparent layer; a second transparent layer; a polarizing layer, disposed between the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer; and a first organic layer disposed between the first transparent layer and the polarizing layer, where a direction of a shrinkage stress of the first organic layer is perpendicular to a direction of a shrinkage stress of the polarizing layer.
US10042089B2
A coated glass article includes a glass substrate and a pyrolytic coating deposited over the glass substrate. The coating includes a first inorganic metal oxide layer deposited over a major surface of the glass substrate. The first inorganic metal oxide layer includes titanium dioxide or tin oxide, has a refractive index of 1.8 or more, and is deposited at a thickness of 40 nm or less. A second inorganic metal oxide layer is deposited directly on the first inorganic metal oxide layer. The second inorganic metal oxide layer includes silicon dioxide and has a refractive index of 1.6 or less. A third inorganic metal oxide layer is deposited directly on the major surface of the glass substrate. The third inorganic metal oxide layer comprises silicon dioxide. The first inorganic metal oxide layer is deposited directly on the third inorganic metal oxide layer. The coated glass article exhibits a total visible light reflectance of 6.5% or less.
US10042084B2
A reflective type passive infrared motion detection system includes a housing, a sensor element and a reflecting element. The sensor element is disposed on the housing. The reflecting element is disposed on the housing and has a plurality of reflecting tiers. Each reflecting tier has a plurality of reflecting curved surfaces, the reflecting curved surfaces are arranged along a first axial direction in sequence, and the reflecting tiers are arranged along a second axial direction in sequence. The reflecting curved surfaces respectively have different azimuth angles. An aperture width of each reflecting curved surface along a direction perpendicular to the second axial direction is positively correlated with a reciprocal of a cosine value of the corresponding azimuth angle. An aperture length of the reflecting curved surfaces of each tier along a direction of the second axial direction is positively correlated with square of a distance of the corresponding infrared source.
US10042082B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to detect gamma radiation as detected gamma radiation, and to determine a relative level of potassium decay energy within a selected band of energy levels, with respect to a combination of at least two of potassium, uranium, or thorium. Further operations may include adjusting at least one of a detector supply voltage or an analyzer gain to place the potassium decay energy at a selected energy level location when the relative level of potassium decay energy exceeds a predetermined threshold, the threshold based on an energy level of a combination of detected gamma radiation within the selected band of energy levels. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10042071B2
The present invention provides a proximity switch, which can detect whether a detected object containing multiple metals exists in a specific range. The induction type proximity switch includes: an oscillation switch of which the amplitude is attenuated due to the proximity of the detected object containing metal, so as to detect the excessive proximity of the detected object; a detection circuit for detecting the amplitude of a high frequency generated by the oscillation of the oscillation circuit; an operation and comparison part for comparing the detected amplitude of the high frequency with the threshold set for the amplitude, i.e., a boundary as the excessive proximity, and outputting a detection signal of the excessive proximity when the detected amplitude is under the threshold; and a threshold setting part, for selecting a threshold corresponding to a designated metal type according to the designation on the metal type from the outside.
US10042070B2
A method for locating utensils involves (step a) measuring, by magnetometers, of the amplitude of the magnetic field, and (step b) estimating, with the magnetometer measurements the positions, orientations and amplitudes of the magnetic moments of the objects of the utensils. The method also includes (step c) detecting each immobile utensil and, in response, adding the immobile utensil to a list, and (step d) establishing measurements from the magnetometers when they are exclusively in the presence of a reference magnetic field generated only by magnetic objects of all the immobile utensils in the list of immobile utensils. The method further includes (step e) calculating the amplitude of a disturbance on the basis of the differences between the measurements performed in step a) and the measurements established in step d). If the amplitude of the disturbance crosses a predetermined threshold, step b) is executed, otherwise the method returns to step a).
US10042068B2
A system to deploy seismic sensors in a marine environment is provided. The system includes a seismic sensor transfer device to house and transport a plurality of seismic sensors. The seismic sensor transfer device is deployed from a vessel. The system includes a propulsion system of the seismic sensor transfer device to receive an instruction and move, responsive to the instruction, the seismic sensor transfer device. The system includes an underwater vehicle that transfers at least one of the plurality of seismic sensors from the seismic sensor transfer device to the underwater vehicle. The underwater vehicle operates at a second speed different from a first speed at which the vessel operates. The underwater vehicle places the at least one seismic sensor on a seabed.
US10042056B2
A signal processing method for ultra-fast acquisition and tracking of severely attenuated spread spectrum signals with Doppler frequency and apparatus thereof are disclosed herein. The signal processing method may include a step of searching for at least one receiving signal from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning signals or Spread Spectrum signals in a signal processing device, wherein the step of searching for at least one received signal includes a sparse Doppler frequency search (SDFS) step performing signal search for respective sparse Doppler frequencies being spaced apart from one another by a first interval, and a synthesized Doppler frequency testing (SDFT) step performing signal search for respective synthesized Doppler frequencies being spaced apart from one another by a second interval between the sparse Doppler frequencies, the second interval being shorter than the first interval.
US10042051B2
Systems and techniques are described for tsunami detection and warning using coastal radar systems designed primarily for the real-time mapping of ocean surface currents. These radar systems are configured to detect an approaching tsunami in the system's “near field,” i.e., the near-shore region over which the radar system observes the sea surface.
US10042044B2
An ultrasonic device includes a base in which a base layer of a vibrating film is formed in every opening that is disposed in an array; an interconnect layer, which is a conductor, formed on the base layer; an insulating film that is formed on the interconnect layer, and forms a laminated structure with respect to the base layer; a plurality of piezoelectric elements that are separated from the interconnect layer by the insulating film, the piezoelectric elements each including a first electrode and a second electrode that sandwich a piezoelectric film on the insulating film; and a through conductor that passes through the insulating film, and connects at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode to the conductor constituting the interconnect layer.
US10042043B2
Various embodiments are disclosed for improved scanning ladar transmission, including but not limited to an example embodiment where a dynamic scan pattern for a scanning ladar transmission system includes a macro pattern having a base pattern embedded therein.
US10042033B2
Described is an apparatus for calibrating a position finding device, having a comparer for comparing a received radio signal pattern to a multitude of reference radio signal patterns, a determiner for determining a signal strength difference, and a determiner for determining a calibration value. The comparer for comparing is configured to select a selection subset from the multitude of reference radio signal patterns by means of a measure of matching between the received radio signal pattern and one reference radio signal pattern, respectively. Determination of the calibration value is based on the signal strength difference, and the determiner for determining the calibration value is further configured to provide the calibration value to the position finding device. Also described are a position finding device for radio-based localization, having such an apparatus for calibrating, a method of calibrating a position finding device based on radio-based localization, and a computer program for performing the method are described.
US10042032B2
Various embodiments of a system and method for generating recommendations based on similarities between location information of multiple users are described. Various embodiments may include a location-based recommendation system configured to, for each given user of a group of users, determine the given user has traveled to one or more respective locations and determine one or more characteristics of the given user. The system may also determine that a particular user has traveled to or will travel to each of one or more particular locations. The system may further determine a similarity between the one or more particular locations and one or more locations to which specific ones of the group of users have traveled. The system may generate a recommendation for the particular user based on at least some of the determined characteristics of the specific ones of the group of users for which the similarity was determined.
US10042031B2
A mobile electronic device processes a sequence of images to identify and re-identify an object of interest in the sequence. An image sensor of the device, receives a sequence of images. The device detects an object in a first image as well as positional parameters of the device that correspond to the object in the first image. The device determines a range of positional parameters within which the object may appear in a field of view of the device. When the device detects that the object of interest exited the field of view it subsequently uses motion sensor data to determine that the object of interest has likely re-entered the field of view, it will analyze the current frame to confirm that the object of interest has re-entered the field of view.
US10042028B2
A medical imaging apparatus includes: an output unit configured to display a magnetic resonance (MR) image matrix in which MR images, obtained by performing magnetic resonance imaging on a heart, are arranged in columns and rows; and an image processor configured to display at least one first indicator which indicates a column of the MR image matrix corresponding to at least one of end diastole and end systole and display at least one second indicator which indicates a row of the MR image matrix corresponding to at least one of an apex and a base of the heart, wherein the columns of the MR image matrix are arranged according to time when MR images included in the columns are captured, and the rows of the MR image matrix are arranged according to a position on a longitudinal axis of the heart corresponding to MR images included in the rows.
US10042027B2
A control device of a magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging apparatus includes a condition setting unit and a judging unit. The condition setting unit sets an imaging sequence to be performed by the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus based on set conditions of the set imaging sequence. The judging unit then (a) calculates a value of electric current supplied to a gradient magnetic field coil of the MRI apparatus to perform that set imaging sequence based on the set conditions of the set imaging sequence, (b) calculates a value of voltage that would need to be applied to the gradient magnetic field coil based on a mutual inductance of the gradient magnetic field to cause electric current flowing to the gradient magnetic field coil to become equal to the value of the calculated electric current, and (c) judges whether the set imaging sequence is practicable or not based on the calculated value of voltage.
US10042026B2
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to determine properties of a structure using data measurements on the structure. These measurements can be subjected to an inversion process that uses an optimization procedure conducted in a continuous function space. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10042013B2
An active position marker system comprising at least one active position marker (10) and a remote transceiver unit (20) for communicating with the position marker is disclosed. Basically, the position marker (10) comprises a local RF receive coil (11) for receiving MR signals which are excited in a local volume, and a parametric amplifier (14) for amplifying and upconverting the frequency of the received MR signal into at least one microwave sideband frequency signal. This microwave signal is transmitted wirelessly or wire-bound to the transceiver unit for downconverting the same and supplying it to an image processing unit of an MR imaging apparatus.
US10042012B2
The MRI apparatus includes a housing that includes a bore; a table which is configured to be moved into the bore; and a beam projector that is configured to be disposed on the table, and to project an image into the bore. The beam projector includes a coil which is configured to be disposed so that a central axis of the coil is parallel to a center axis of the bore.
US10042011B2
A method to detect a decrease of the demagnetization of permanent magnets of the generator of a wind turbine, wherein a frequency converter is able to adapt to the variable frequency of the generator output voltage to the frequency of a power grid, wherein the AC/DC converter or the DC/AC converter of the frequency converter is been disabled, the electrical connections between the generator and the frequency converter are switched on via circuit breakers, the generator speed is determined; the generator output voltage is determined by a voltage sensor which is part of the frequency converter,the magnetic flux density of the generator is calculated depending on the generator speed and the generator output voltage, a demagnetization event is determined by comparing the resulting flux density value with a predetermined flux density value is provided.
US10042008B2
A power supply detection system and method for determining the AC mains voltage range when a device (e.g., LED based bulbs) is indirectly connected to the AC mains and the device does not receive the complete sinusoidal AC mains signal. The power supply detection system and method receive an input signal having a first portion that is a sinusoidal signal that generally corresponds to a first portion of the voltage source signal and a second portion that is not a sinusoidal signal that generally corresponds to a second portion of the voltage source signal. A selected reference signal is received, wherein the selected reference signal is synchronized with the input signal. The first portion of the input signal is compared with a corresponding portion of the selected reference signal, and the voltage range of the voltage source is determined based on the comparison.
US10042007B2
A method is provided for detecting a failure of a rectifier or a rectifier source in context of an uninterruptible power supply. The method includes: measuring an input current into the rectifier from a primary power source; determining a rate of change in the measured current; determining a current difference between a reference current and the measured current; measuring voltage output by the rectifier; determining a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the measured voltage; and detecting a failure condition of the rectifier as a function of the measured input current, the rate of change in the measured current, the current difference, the measured voltage and the voltage difference. More specifically, a failure condition of the rectifier is identified when the input current is decreasing and the rate of change in the measured current is decreasing and the current difference is increasing and the voltage difference is increasing.
US10042006B2
A number of illustrative variations may include a method of estimating battery health including using a charging resistance equivalent.
US10042003B2
Systems and methods for detecting circuit conditions are provided. A method for detecting a condition of a circuit may comprise: applying electrical energy to at least a circuit element in the circuit, a level of the electrical energy being insufficient to fully actuate the circuit element. The method may further comprise verifying integrity of the circuit.
US10041975B2
A test system can include a probe suitable to be coupled between a test measurement device and a device under test (DUT). The probe can include a signal input to receive an active signal from the DUT and a signal output to provide the active signal to the test measurement device. The probe can also include an input ground to connect to the DUT ground and an output ground to connect to the test measurement device ground. A probe ground connection checking device can automatically determine whether the probe ground connections to the DUT ground and test measurement device ground are solid.
US10041971B2
A sensing probe may be formed of a diamond material comprising one or more spin defects that are configured to emit fluorescent light and are located no more than 50 nm from a sensing surface of the sensing probe. The sensing probe may include an optical outcoupling structure formed by the diamond material and configured to optically guide the fluorescent light toward an output end of the optical outcoupling structure. An optical detector may detect the fluorescent light that is emitted from the spin defects and that exits through the output end of the optical outcoupling structure after being optically guided therethrough. A mounting system may hold the sensing probe and control a distance between the sensing surface of the sensing probe and a surface of a sample while permitting relative motion between the sensing surface and the sample surface.
US10041964B2
In the field of automatic analyzers, as items to be analyzed are increase, various reagents differing in such properties as liquid viscosity and contact angle are being used more frequently, and this trend is expected to continue. Also, reagents now take various forms (e.g., a concentrated reagent to be diluted by the water of an automatic analyzer), and so does dilution water. Such being the case, the invention provides an automatic analyzer capable of sufficient stirring regardless of items to be analyzed. To sufficiently stir a substance to which a reagent has been added, the automatic analyzer is designed to alter stirring conditions after a given amount of time has passed since the addition of that reagent.
US10041962B1
A sensing paper suitable for sensing a target substance is provided. The sensing paper includes a filter paper, a wax, and a plurality of fluorescent materials. The wax is printed on the filter paper, wherein the sensing paper has a plurality of opening patterns, and each of the opening patterns respectively exposes a portion of the filter paper. The plurality of fluorescent materials is attached to the portion of the filter paper that is exposed by each of the opening patterns. Each of the fluorescent materials emits fluorescence, and after the fluorescent materials react with the target substance, an intensity of the fluorescence emitted by the fluorescent materials is quenched.
US10041956B2
Methods for predicting a response to an erythropoietic agent in a subject include providing a biological sample from the subject, and determining an amount in the sample of at least one peptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-17. If there is a measurable difference in the amount of the at least one peptide in the sample, when compared to a control level of the same peptide, the subject is then predicted to have a good response or a poor response to the erythropoietic agent.
US10041954B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders, in particular, a biomarker for diagnosing psychiatric and neurological disorders; and a test kit and test method for psychiatric and neurological disorders. The inventors discovered that there is a significant increase in the concentration of free κ immunoglobulin chains and free λ immunoglobulin chains in the blood samples from patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders. Consequently, the present invention provides a biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders that includes at least one selected from the group consisting of free κ immunoglobulin chains, free λ immunoglobulin chains, and fragments thereof. Using this biomarker for psychiatric and neurological disorders enables the psychiatric and neurological disorders to be easily tested and diagnosed with the blood samples from the subjects. The biomarker enables more effective tests and diagnoses to be conducted combining inflammatory cytokines in the blood of patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders.
US10041952B2
Provided is a composition for detecting a protein, containing a tyrosine oxide-coupled biomaterial. Various diseases may be easily and rapidly diagnosed by easily detecting the composition containing a tyrosine oxide-coupled biomaterial according to the present invention, by identifying a color of the protein bound with a tyrosine oxide-coupled biomaterial prepared by binding tyrosine oxide, which is a natural pigment present in a living body, with the biomaterial. Accordingly, the composition of the present invention may be used to easily and rapidly diagnose various diseases in real time in an operating room, and may usefully replace conventional histological analysis without a secondary antibody reaction and a final operation of color expression.
US10041949B2
A method of generating a high resolution two-dimensional image of a sample comprising cells and extracellular structures is provided. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: labeling a sample with at least one mass tag, thereby producing a labeled sample; scanning the sample with a secondary ion mass spectrometer (SIMS) ion beam to generate a data set that comprises spatially-addressable measurements of the abundance of the mass tag across an area of the sample; and outputting the data set. In many embodiments, the data set contains the identity and abundance of the mass tag. A system for performing the method is also provided.
US10041948B2
This document relates to materials and methods involved in assessing inflammatory bowel disease patients at risk for developing cancer. For example, materials and methods for monitoring colorectal cancer risk in ulcerative colitis patients are provided.
US10041946B2
The present invention is directed to combination immunoassays, reagents and kits for simultaneous detection of HCV antigens and anti-HCV antibodies in a sample. The combination immunoassays of the present invention employ a non-ionic detergent that effectively exposes or releases the HCV core antigen from virions in a sample without interfering with the performance of other reagents such as the capture of anti-HCV antibodies by recombinant HCV antigens.
US10041944B2
There is provided methods of determining tuberculosis (TB) infection status in an individual comprising: (i) providing a sample comprising T-cells; (ii) exposing the sample of (i) to one or more TB antigens; (iii) identifying T-cells in the sample that are CD4 positive and (a) secrete TNF-α without secreting IFN-γ; or (b) secrete IFN-γ without secreting TNF-α; (iv) identifying those cells of (iii) which are also CCR7 and, CD127 negative; and optionally (v) calculating the cells identified in (iv) as a percentage of those identified in (iii); wherein the identification of cells in (iv) and/or the percentage of T-cells calculated in (v) correlates to TB infection status of the individual, and wherein steps (iii) and (iv) can be carried out either sequentially or simultaneously. There are also provided compositions and kits for use in such methods.
US10041939B2
The present invention relates to a cartridge (1) for the detection of an analyte (2) in a binding assay with magnetic labels (3), the cartridge comprising at least one capture binding agent (4) against a binding site on the analyte and comprising at least two magnetically labelled tracer binding agents (51 and 52) against further different binding sites on the analyte, characterized in that the cartridge comprises at least two regions (61 and 62) wherein a first region (61) comprises the at least one capture binding agent (4) and a first magnetically labelled tracer binding agent (51) and wherein a second region (62) comprises at least one capture binding agent (4) and a second magnetically labelled tracer binding agent (52). Herein the first region (61) does not comprise a magnetically labelled tracer binding agent other than the first magnetically labelled tracer bind agent (51) and wherein the second region (62) does not comprise a magnetically labelled tracer binding agent other than the second magnetically labelled tracer binding agent (52).
US10041928B2
A sensor measures slump and rheological characteristics of the concrete and is connected to a system that adjusts the slump by monitoring the sensor within the interior surface of a concrete mixer and controlling liquid additions. Data is analyzed by a computer processing unit to determine the slump and rheological characteristics of the concrete, liquid required to meet the slump requirements. The measurement done by the sensor is more accurate then the existing methods because it brings into consideration the effect of the helix inside the mixer on the movement of the concrete mixture inside the mixer. Furthermore, this method also allows the operation of the sensor in “real” life situations where the rotation speed of the mixer can't be maintained at a fixed value. The fact that the sensor rotates with the drum and that the concrete mixture is pushed to the bottom of the mixing drum guaranties that all the concrete is “sampled” by comparing results collected from each revolution of the mixing drum.
US10041927B2
An optical sensor including an abutment part configured to abut one edge of an object to be measured, a wall extending along a side of the object to be measured and having a first opening to pass light emitted to the object to be measured, and a first concave portion formed between the first opening and the abutment part on a side of the wall to position the object to be measured. A paper-type discrimination device including the optical sensor, and a controller configured to discriminate a paper type of the object using the reflection light from the object measured by the optical sensor. An image forming apparatus including the optical sensor or the paper-type discrimination device.
US10041923B1
A system for measuring water quality parameters, such as pH, CO2, alkalinity, and so forth, includes sensors or other measuring components integrated onto a circuit board. The circuit board may be contained within a submersible, watertight housing. A spectrophotometer may be located on the circuit board to measure the wavelength and intensity of light transmitted through the water being tested. Sensors for measuring salinity, pressure, temperature, or other properties may also be included on or near the circuit board. A microcontroller for processing these measurements is located on the circuit board. System components used to direct and filter the water, such as certain pumps, filters, and so forth, may be included in the housing off of the circuit board. Integrating the sensors and other measuring components onto a circuit board allows for a compact, low-cost water-quality-measuring system that is capable of making very accurate and precise measurements.
US10041916B2
A method and a device for monitoring gas sensors in an internal combustion engine, in which in a steady-state operation of the internal combustion engine, the output signal of the gas sensor is filtered by a high-pass filter and higher-frequency signal components are analyzed by a comparison with an appropriately processed model value. When using the method and the device for executing the method, electrically oscillating gas sensors or the incoupling of interference variables or faults in the evaluation circuit, especially in the case of exhaust gas sensors in an exhaust-gas purification and reducing system, are able to be detected, which minimizes faulty interpretations in a dynamic diagnosis. This monitoring function is advantageously combinable with dynamic diagnosis functions that likewise analyze higher-frequency signal components by a comparison with appropriately processed model values. This increases the operational reliability of the exhaust-gas purification or reducing system.
US10041901B2
A biosensor including a capillary chamber having an inner boundary, a working electrode including an effective working electrode portion positioned within the capillary chamber, and a counter electrode including an effective counter electrode portion positioned within the capillary chamber, and with the working and counter electrodes each having a neck that constitutes the sole portion of the electrodes that extends across the inner boundary and out of the capillary chamber. In one embodiment, the effective working electrode portion defines an average working electrode width, and the working electrode neck defines a working electrode neck width that is reduced relative to the average working electrode width. In another embodiment, a ratio between the area of the effective working electrode portion exposed to the capillary chamber and the area of the effective counter electrode portion exposed to the capillary chamber is substantially constant as a position of the inner boundary of the capillary chamber is varied along a length of the working and counter electrode necks.
US10041899B2
An Electrical Capacitive Tomography (ECT) sensor system for imaging heterogeneous dielectric material includes multiple ECT sensor heads, a portable, wireless ECT reader that interfaces with the ECT sensor heads. The ECT reader includes an efficient low computational cost fuzzy logic dielectric ECT image synthesizer. The fuzzy logic dielectric ECT image synthesizer can an independent processing chain for each pixel. Due to the low computation cost the fuzzy logic image synthesizer is able to produce video imagery of dynamic flows or reactions.
US10041895B2
A sensor system comprises a marginal oscillator. A tank circuit comprises inductive and capacitive elements including a probe arranged to generate an electromagnetic field in a sensing region. A non-linear drive circuit drives oscillation of the tank circuit by supplying a differential signal pair of complementary signals across the tank circuit, sustaining the oscillation on the basis of at least one of the complementary signals. A detection circuit detects a characteristic of the oscillation of the tank circuit that is dependent on the electromagnetic properties of the contents of the sensing region and to derive a signal representing the at least one characteristic. The differential signaling provides numerous advantages, including improved accuracy and signal-to-noise.
US10041893B2
Methods are provided for identifying one or more transition characteristics in a hydrocarbon fluid such as asphaltene onset pressure (AOP), bubble point or dew point. A transition characteristic is determined by subjecting the fluid to different pressures or temperatures, conducting NMR tests at the different pressures or temperatures to obtain signals, processing the signals to obtain values of a function of an NMR parameter as a function of pressure or temperature, and analyzing the values to find a discontinuity that identifies the transition characteristic. In embodiments, the NMR parameters may include at least one of a relaxation parameter such as T2 or a T1-T2 ratio, a diffusion parameter and an initial magnetization parameter. In embodiments, dual linear fitting, Bayesian change point detection algorithms, and instantaneous slope analysis may be utilized to analyze the values in order to find a discontinuity.
US10041888B2
A surface defect inspecting device for hot-dip coated steel sheets comprising: an illuminating unit for illuminating an imaging target portion on a hot-dip coated steel sheet; a specular reflection light imaging unit for imaging specular reflection light from the imaging target portion; a diffuse reflection light imaging unit for imaging diffuse reflection light from the imaging target portion; and an image signal processing unit for processing specular reflection image and diffuse reflection image signals, the specular and diffuse reflection light imaging units simultaneously imaging light reflected from the imaging target region, the image signal processing unit extracting a portion having brightness level lower than a predetermined threshold, as a defect portion, from the specular reflection image signal, and threshold processing the diffuse reflection image signal, with respect to a portion corresponding to an extracted defect portion, to determine a defect type by classifying the extracted defect portion.
US10041881B2
A glucose sensor measures glucose molecules in vivo through use of NDIR in which scattering noise is reduced and Absorption Interference Noise (AIN) is suppressed with a reflection technique. Electronics are used to provide an output of glucose concentration glucose in a liquid sampling matrix after it has been determined that a calibration curve is valid after signal processing is used to obtain average ratio values for reflected signal/reference channels and interference/reference channel obtained after a pulsed beam from signal, interference and reference sources is directed at an inclined angle to a normal of a spot of the liquid sampling matrix. The signal, interference and reference sources are each pulsed at a preselected frequency of at least N Hz which is sufficiently fast so that a given molecule of glucose or interfering molecule will not pass in and out of the liquid sampling matrix within the preselected frequency.
US10041879B2
A method can include emitting, from a light source, directional light through fuel contained in a fuel tank, and determining a refraction angle of the directional light after the directional light passes through an interface with the fuel. The method can further include determining, by a processing device, an index of refraction of the fuel based on the determined refraction angle, and determining, by the processing device, a density of the fuel based on the determined index of refraction of the fuel.
US10041875B2
The present disclosure concerns an apparatus (10) and method for reading out an optical chip (20). A light source (13) is arranged for emitting single mode source light (S1) from its emitter surface (A1) towards an optical input (21) of the optical chip (20). A light detector (14) is arranged for receiving measurement light (S2) impinging onto its receiver surface (A2) from an optical output (22) of the optical chip (20), and measuring said received measurement light (S2). The emitted source light (S1) is aligned to enter the optical input (21) of the optical chip (20) and the measurement light (S2) is aligned back onto the receiver surface (A2). The receiver surface (A2) is larger than the emitter surface (A1) for facilitating the overall alignment.
US10041873B2
Methods and systems for performing optical measurements of the porosity of geometric structures filled with a fill material by a capillary condensation process are presented herein. Measurements are performed while the structure under measurement is treated with a flow of purge gas that includes a controlled amount of vaporized fill material. A portion of the fill material condenses and fills openings in the structural features such as pores of a planar film, spaces between structural features, small volumes such as notches, trenches, slits, contact holes, etc. In one aspect, the desired degree of saturation of vaporized material in the gaseous flow is determined based on the maximum feature size to be filled. In another aspect, measurement data is collected when a structure is unfilled and when the structure is filled. The collected data is combined in a multi-target model based measurement to estimate values of porosity and critical dimensions.
US10041870B2
A sensor for measuring a density of a fluid is provided. The sensor (200) includes a flow tube (104) for receiving the fluid and a vibration driver (102) coupled to the flow tube, the vibration driver configured to drive the flow tube to vibrate. The sensor also includes a vibration detector (106) coupled to the flow tube, the vibration detector detecting characteristics related to the vibrating flow tube, and a distributed temperature sensor (202) coupled to the flow tube, the distributed temperature sensor measuring a temperature of the flow tube as the flow tube vibrates. The sensor further includes measurement circuitry (110) coupled to the vibration detector and the distributed temperature sensor, the measurement circuitry determining a density of the fluid from the detected characteristics related to the vibrating flow tube and the measured temperature of the flow tube.
US10041869B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to wear measurement. A system according to one embodiment includes a transport mechanism for running a tape across a wear structure and a measuring device for optically measuring an extent of wear of the wear structure by directly optically detecting a back of the tape. A method according to one embodiment includes positioning a tape across a wear structure and optically determining a first position of a back of the tape by directly optically detecting the back of the tape. The tape is rim across the wear structure for a period of time, and a second position of the back of the tape is optically determined by directly optically detecting the back of the tape after the period of time. A difference between the first and second positions is determined.
US10041858B2
To provide a dynamometer control device whereby excitation control can be performed so that a resonance phenomenon does not occur even when the moment of inertia of an engine is unknown. A dynamometer control device 6 is provided with an excitation signal generating unit 61 for generating a randomly or periodically fluctuating excitation signal, a speed controller 62 for generating an input signal to a dynamometer whereby a dynamo rotation speed matches a predetermined dynamo command rotation speed, a shaft torque compensator 64 for generating an input signal to the dynamometer whereby vibration of a shaft for connecting an engine and the dynamometer is suppressed using the detection value of a shaft torque sensor, and an adder 65 for generating a torque electric current command signal by adding the input signals generated by the speed controller 62 and the shaft torque compensator 64 to the excitation signal.
US10041855B2
A system includes a substrate having a surface and a circuit with a plurality of conductive paths disposed adjacent (e.g., directly on or separated by a thin layer). The circuit is configured to detect an interruption or alteration of conduction of one or more of the plurality of conductive paths due to a flaw in the substrate. The circuit is further configured to identify the interrupted or altered one or more of the plurality of conductive paths based on one or more electrical characteristics of the circuit.
US10041853B2
A leak detection method tests a tubing collar of wellbore tubing. The leak detection method can include the steps of introducing tracer gas under pressure to a tubing collar, introducing water to the tubing collar, detecting the tracer gas from a sample obtained outside the tubing collar, controlling a water system, a gas system, and the gas analysis system, flowing the tracer gas under pressure to the tubing collar and then the water to the tubing collar sequentially and allow the sample to flow to a gas analyzer, initially pressurizing the tubing collar with the tracer gas to a first pressure, pressurized the tracer gas to a second pressure, obtaining the sample from outside the tubing collar, and analyzing the sample for the tracer gas by the gas analyzer, and providing an alert that indicates a leak is present in the tubing collar.
US10041850B2
System method and computer operable application for estimating pneumatic pressure in tires of vehicles, using a handheld device having at least one camera installed therein that allow acquiring an image of a wheel of a vehicle, using the camera of the handheld device, analyzing the acquired image for estimating value of at least one parameter of the tire of the wheel in the image, where the parameter is related to pneumatic pressure of the tire, estimating pneumatic pressure state of the respective tire by using the parameter and presenting an indication of the estimated pneumatic pressure state.
US10041849B2
A system to detect a pressure difference between the interior of a cabin of an aircraft and the exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a window arrangement having a first windowpane with a first surface and an opposite second surface and is adapted to be mounted in an aircraft such that the first surface of the first windowpane faces the exterior of the aircraft and is subjected to ambient outside atmospheric pressure and the second surface faces the cabin interior, and a pressure sensor including a first pressure port. The first windowpane includes a first air passage opening extending between the first and second surfaces of the first windowpane, and the pressure sensor is sealingly connected to the first air passage opening such that the first pressure port of the pressure sensor is subjected to pressure acting on the first surface of the first windowpane.
US10041847B2
Sensor packages and manners of formation are described. In an embodiment, a sensor package includes a supporting die characterized by a recess area and a support anchor protruding above the recess area. A sensor die is bonded to the support anchor such that an air gap exists between the sensor die and the recess area. The sensor die includes a sensor positioned directly above the air gap.
US10041844B1
Embodiments for assessing energy in a fluid transfer pump system in a cloud computing environment by a processor. A fluid flow rate may be cognitively determined according to a tracer stimulus, injected into the fluid transfer pump system, and adequately detected by one or more Internet of Things (IoT) sensors located at one or more selected positions of a piping network in the fluid transfer pump system.
US10041839B2
The present disclosure proposes the placing of temperature sensors embedded in the power semiconductor device. In this, at least one of the embedded temperature sensors is placed within or close to the heat source, active areas or channels of the power semiconductor circuit, and at least one of the embedded temperature sensors is placed more apart from the heat source, active areas or channels of the power semiconductor circuit. Furthermore, a new the temperature measurement method is provided, with timing of the temperature measurement and adjusting measurement parameters to appropriate threshold values.
US10041837B2
The present invention relates to a radiation imaging sensor with at least one detection element, which is implemented on a substrate as a micromechanical resonator and which absorbs the radiation to be detected. The resonator is set into a resonant oscillation with an excitation device and a shift in the resonance frequency of the detection element under exposure to radiation is detected with a detection device. The radiation sensor is characterized by the fact that it comprises a scanning device with a single-axis or multi-axis tiltable scanning element. The facility to tilt the device means that the detection element can be used to detect radiation from different directions. The imaging sensor can be realized in a compact manner and be economically produced.
US10041834B2
A color measurement device includes a light source for illuminating an object with light; a dispersing portion for spectrally dispersing light emitted and reflected by the object; a light receptor for receiving the light dispersed by the dispersing portion; and a controller for effecting color measurement based on a result of light reception of the light receptor from the object which is an image formed on a recording material; wherein the emitted light has a first intensity of light in a first wavelength range and a second intensity lower than the first intensity in a second wavelength range, and wherein the controller deduces a value relating to color measurement for the second wavelength range on the basis of a result of light reception of the light receptor for the first wavelength range.
US10041832B2
A super continuum light source includes an input light source having semiconductor diodes generating an input beam having a wavelength shorter than 2.5 microns. Optical amplifiers receive the input beam and form an amplified optical beam having a spectral width. The optical amplifiers may include a cladding-pumped fiber amplifier doped with rare-earth materials. A nonlinear element may include mid-infrared fibers to receive the amplified optical beam and to broaden the spectral width of the received amplified optical beam to 100 nm or more through a nonlinear effect forming an output beam, wherein the output beam is pulsed. At least a portion of the output beam is in a mid-infrared wavelength range between 2 microns and 5 microns and at least a portion of the one or more mid-infrared fibers comprises a ZBLAN fluoride fiber coupled to a chalcogenide fiber.
US10041828B2
A method for inspecting an object by ultrasound transmission, including sweeping an ultrasound beam over a reference part that has the same geometry as the object to be inspected, and measuring the amplitude transmitted through the part to obtain a mapping thereof. The ultrasound beam is amplified with a reference gain. The method further includes determining gain corrections to be added to the reference gain at certain points during the sweeping of the reference part to obtain an ultrasound beam amplitude transmitted through the part which is constant at each point of the mapping, and sweeping an ultrasound beam over the object to be inspected and measuring the transmitted amplitude. The gain applied to the various points during the sweeping corresponds to the reference gain corrected on the basis of said corrections.
US10041826B2
A force sensor device (200) for detecting a weight of a vehicle. The force sensor device (200) includes an elongated sensor mount (2) with a plurality of hollow sections (3) arranged at least partially overlappingly in the elongated sensor mount (2). A force strip sensor (1) is arranged in each hollow section (3).
US10041821B2
In an indicating-needle type meter device, when starting excitation of a stepping motor, a controller sets the phase of an excitation signal to a predetermined excitation start position and returns the phase of the excitation signal by a predetermined reversal angle such that an indicating-needle rotates in the backward direction, thereby positioning the indicating-needle at a stopper position. Subsequently, the controller advances the phase of the excitation signal by an origin return angle to rotate the indicating-needle in the forward direction to an origin position apart from the stopper position by a predetermined angle, thereby positioning the indicating-needle at the origin position. Here, the origin return angle is an angle obtained by adding a backlash angle, a predetermined positive pre-offset angle, and a positive placing error correction angle set based on a placing error of the indicating-needle with respect to the stopper.
US10041820B2
An integration element including a shaft and a housing, wherein the housing includes a passage for the shaft and the shaft includes connecting elements on the shaft ends which are accessible from outside the housing, these elements providing a rotationally-fixed connection to connecting shafts. The housing has at least one connection for fastening to a connection structure and the shaft together with the housing delimits a measuring equipment space for receiving measuring equipment. The housing is formed by at least two housing parts detachably connected to each other, said housing parts being designed to be separated around the full extent of their circumference surrounding the shaft to allow access to the measuring equipment space. The housing has bearing seats for shaft bearings and these shaft bearings support the shaft in a rotatable manner with respect to the housing.
US10041806B2
A computer program product and a computer system for providing road guidance on a navigation system. The navigation system determines a moving direction of a cursor on a map of the navigation system, wherein the cursor is movable by a user. The navigation system obtains a road near the cursor. The navigation system determines whether one or more attributes of the road coincide with predetermined attribute settings. The navigation system determines whether a direction of the road coincides with the moving direction of the cursor, in response to determining that the one or more attributes of the road coincide with the predetermined attribute settings. The navigation system determines to provide guidance, in response to determining that the direction of the road coincides with the moving direction of the cursor.
US10041794B1
A site positioning system for an underground machine includes a first prism coupled with the underground machine, a second prism operatively coupled with the underground machine, a primary total station, and a reference prism may be in communication with the primary total station. A positioning controller is configured to control, responsive to receiving a High Accuracy Machine Position mode, the primary total station to monitor the first prism and the second prism and transmit a first prism position and a second prism position, respectively, to the positioning controller; control, responsive to receiving a Low Accuracy Machine Position mode, the primary total station to monitor the first prism and transmit the first prism position to the positioning controller; determine, responsive to receiving a Reference Prism Measurement mode, whether a reference prism measurement has been completed, and present positioning information for the machine based on one or more of the prism positions.
US10041787B2
An object detection device includes a light source, an irradiation optical system that converts emitted light from the light source to measurement light having a predetermined pattern and emits the measurement light to a reference surface, and a light reception element that images the reference surface, and includes an imaging member that reads an image captured by the light reception element for each of a plurality of lines extending in a horizontal direction and arranged at predetermined intervals, and a detection unit that detects an object to be measured entering between a pattern forming unit and the reference surface based on image data from the imaging element, in which the pattern includes a plurality of division patterns arranged in the horizontal direction to correspond to the lines in the reference surface.
US10041779B2
There are provided a surface shape measuring method and a surface shape measuring device which can measure the diameter of a workpiece to be measured with high precision and high reproducibility and have excellent versatility. These method include: acquiring first shape data indicating a surface shape of the workpiece with a detector being disposed on one side across a workpiece while rotating the workpiece relatively to the detector around a rotational center; acquiring second shape data indicating the surface shape of the workpiece with the detector being disposed on the other side across the workpiece while rotating the workpiece relatively to the detector around the rotational center; and calculating a shape parameter defining the surface shape of the workpiece by collating the first shape data and second shape data. In calculating the shape parameter, a deviation of the detector from the reference line is calculated based on the collation result.
US10041771B1
The present invention provides polymeric ammunition comprising: a three piece primer insert; a substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body extending about the three piece primer insert, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body comprises: a substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end coupling element at a first end of the substantially cylindrical polymeric middle body opposite a substantially cylindrical polymeric coupling end connected by a powder chamber, wherein the substantially cylindrical polymeric coupling end extends over the substantially cylindrical coupling element and covers an circumferential surface of the primer flash hole aperture; and a substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end upper portion comprising a bullet-end coupling element connected to the substantially cylindrical polymeric bullet-end coupling element opposite a projectile aperture adapted to engage a bullet.
US10041758B2
The invention relates to an assembly (1) which includes a sealing-diffusing gasket (2) provided with a diffusion opening, intended for being clamped resiliently around the neck (5) of the bottle (3) and for sealing the mouth (7) of the bottle. The assembly also includes a fast portion (8) forming a hand grip, secured to the sealing-diffusing gasket (2), and including first hand-gripping means of the bottle (6) and first nesting means (8). The assembly also comprises a second portion (12) forming a hand grip and provided with second nesting means (12) suitable for nesting with the first nesting means (8) and second hand-gripping means (16) secured to the second nesting means (12). The assembly makes it possible to produce a jet of effervescent liquid of a selected size, duration and distance, by a user agitating the first and/or second hand grip portions (6 and 16) thus nested inside one another.
US10041755B1
A safety device for a crossbow includes a wrist strap with a crank aperture in a palm portion thereof, and is secured around a user's wrist with the crank aperture over the palm of the user's hand. The crank aperture allows passage therethrough of a shaft of a crossbow crank, but prevents passage of a handle; wearing the wrist strap, the user can grasp the handle with the shaft extending through the crank aperture away from the palm of the user's hand. The wrist strap can be divided at its dorsal-wrist portion and include a closure to allow the wrist strap to be secured around or removed from the user's wrist as desired. Restraint of the crank handle by the crank aperture prevents uncontrolled spinning of the crossbow crank.
US10041753B2
One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a crush washer for a firearm that comprises a ring of material about a center axis having an inner surface towards the center axis and an outer surface away from the center axis, and at least one groove in the inner surface or outer surface. The groove forms: a first flange having an inner surface and an outer surface with a thickness therebetween; a second flange having an inner surface and an outer surface with a thickness therebetween; and a bridge connecting the first flange and the second flange, the bridge having an inner surface and an outer surface with a thickness therebetween. In an undeformed state, the inner surface of the first flange is adjacent to, but spaced apart from, the inner surface of the second flange. In a deformed state, the inner surface of the first flange is closer to the inner surface of the second flange compared to the undeformed state. The thickness of the bridge is less than the thickness of the first flange and less than the thickness of the second flange.
US10041748B2
An article includes a substrate having a first major surface and optionally a second major surface. A layering arrangement is disposed on either or both of the first major surface and the second major surface. The layering arrangement includes a carbon layer and a conducting polymer layer.
US10041744B2
Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger for the recovery of waste heat. The heat exchanger includes: a bottom plate configured such that an exhaust gas inlet is formed therethrough; a top plate configured such that an exhaust gas outlet is formed therethrough at a location opposite that of the exhaust gas inlet; a first side plate configured such that a plurality first side through holes is formed therethrough; a second side plate configured such that a plurality of second side through holes is formed therethrough at locations opposite those of the first side through holes; a third side plate and a fourth side plate configured to connect the first side plate and the second side plate; and a plurality of heat exchange tubes formed as titanium material tubes, and configured to connect parallel between the first side through holes and the second side through holes.
US10041741B2
A heat exchanger defines an annulus divided by a plurality of radial plates extending longitudinal along the annulus, into a plurality of channels. A first group of the channels form an oil passage and a second group of channels form a fuel passage. The channels in the respective first and second groups are circumferentially alternately positioned one to another, and heat transfer from the oil passage to the fuel passage takes place through the radial plates.
US10041734B2
A dental furnace (10), with a furnace head (including firing space 16) and a firing space bottom (12) is provided which is suited to accommodate a dental restoration part (40). At least one optical sensor (22) is positioned at the dental furnace (10) or in its vicinity, which sensor comprises an output port (26) which is connected to an evaluation device for evaluating the dental restoration part (40) and/or a muffle (14) and/or a press plunger (52) and/or a firing-charge carrier as far as its dimensions and/or its shape and/or its position are concerned.
US10041731B1
A grain dryer includes a housing having a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of walls that define an interior space. A grain funnel is positioned along the top end of the main housing, and a grain discharge member is positioned along the bottom end of the housing. One or more HVAC units are provided. Each of the HVAC units including an electrically powered compressor, a fan, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator that are each connected by a set of refrigerant pipes that are filled with a refrigerant material. Hot air generated by the HVAC units is supplied to a plurality of supply vents positioned along the main housing, and cold air generated by the HVAC units is supplied to a plurality of return vents positioned along the main body at a location adjacent to the discharge member.
US10041729B2
A method for the cryogenic fractionation of air, in which a liquid volume present in a vaporization chamber in a distillation column system of an air fractionation plant is fed by means of a cryogenic liquid and in which a proportion of the liquid volume is continuously transferred into the gas phase by vaporization, wherein, in addition to oxygen, the cryogenic liquid contains components, including xenon, which are higher-boiling than oxygen. The content of xenon in the cryogenic liquid is determined and used as a measure of any enrichment of the components which are higher-boiling than oxygen in the cryogenic liquid. A corresponding air fractionation plant is also described.
US10041728B2
A refrigerator in which a storage box can be sufficiently drawn by placing a sliding shelf at the bottom of the storage box, and the storage box is easily inserted when it is inserted into inside the storage chamber, and less noise is generated, is provided. The refrigerator includes a storage box received in a storage chamber and inserted and drawn by sliding, a sliding shelf combined with a lower portion of the storage box and configured to guide the storage box to be inserted and drawn, and a combining unit provided at both sidewalls of the storage chamber to be combined with the sliding shelf, and the sliding shelf includes a sliding part combined with the lower portion of the storage box, a cover rail combined with the combining unit and guiding the storage box to be inserted and drawn by sliding, a slide rail provided at the sliding part to slide along the cover rail, and a self-closing unit combined with the sliding part, configured to accumulate an elastic force when the storage box is drawn and transfer the elastic force in a direction in which the storage box is inserted into the storage chamber when the storage box is inserted, and provided with an oil damper which absorbs a shock, which is generated by the elastic force when the storage box is inserted, is provided.
US10041727B2
There is provided a refrigerator having a locking device for an ice bucket and a method for installing a locking device for an ice bucket. A refrigerator having a locking device for an ice bucket, comprising: a main body; a storage space within the main body; an ice space configured to be disposed inside the main body, and partitioned from the storage space, and having a front opening; an ice bucket comprising an ice storage portion which stores ice generated within the ice space; and a cover member which is disposed in front of the ice storage portion to cover a front of the ice space and configured to be slidably installed in the ice space; and a locking device configured to lock the ice bucket within the ice space to prevent the ice bucket from being drawn out of the ice space by itself.
US10041725B2
A mobile cabinet may include a cabinet body, a door, a heating or refrigeration module, and at least one attachable insulation panel. The insulation panel may be a single panel, or a plurality of panels, to provide insulation for the cabinet. The insulation panel may include a hinge to couple multiple wall sections that can be attached to different walls of the cabinet and integral hand holds.
US10041722B2
An air conditioner includes a housing including a front panel provided with at least one opening, and a rear lower panel disposed at a rear side of the front panel, at least one discharge outlet exposed to a front of the front panel through the opening, at least one suction inlet formed in the housing, at least one heat exchanger to exchange heat with external air through the suction inlet, at least mixed-flow fan rotatably disposed between the heat exchanger and the discharge outlet to suction the air having exchanged heat with the heat exchanger and discharge the air through the discharge outlet, and a drain panel disposed at a lower portion of the heat exchanger to collect condensate produced during heat exchange, and integrated with the rear panel through injection molding.
US10041715B2
A refrigerator having an ice making device, comprises: a case having an opening at one side thereof; a tray accommodation portion having opened upper and lower surfaces, and configured to be inserted into or withdrawn from the case through the opening; an ice tray accommodated in the tray accommodation portion, and containing water to be frozen to ice cubes; and an accommodation portion coupling unit for coupling the tray accommodation portion to the case. Water is poured onto the ice tray in a state that the ice tray has been accommodated in the tray accommodation portion, and then the ice tray is carried to be mounted to the case. This may solve the conventional problem that each ice tray has to be carried. Furthermore, since an external force such as hand trembling is transmitted to the ice tray via the tray accommodation portion, overflow of water is minimized.
US10041713B1
An apparatus for optimizing an efficiency of a refrigeration system, comprising means for measuring a refrigeration efficiency of an operating refrigeration system; means for altering a process variable of the refrigeration system during efficiency measurement; and a processor for calculating a process variable level which achieves an optimum efficiency. The process variables may include refrigerant charge and refrigerant oil concentration in evaporator.
US10041712B2
A refrigerant distributor includes an inlet pipe, a header pipe to which the inlet pipe has been connected and a plurality of refrigerant pipes connected to one end side of the header pipe which is opposite to the side that the inlet pipe is connected, below the inlet pipe in a vertical direction, and is configured such that a refrigerant which has flown into the header pipe through the inlet pipe is distributed into the plurality of refrigerant pipes. The header pipe is arranged such that a vertical upper side of the header pipe is inclined toward the one end side that the refrigerant pipes are connected. Thereby, it is possible to stably distribute the refrigerant to each refrigerant pipe while suppressing an increase in cost under flow rate conditions ranging from a rated operation condition to a low rotating speed operation condition.
US10041700B1
A solar power plant includes central receiver modules arranged in a regular pattern. Each central receiver module includes a tower, a central receiver mounted on the tower, and a heliostat array bounded by a polygon. The heliostat array includes heliostats with mirrors for reflecting sunlight to the central receiver. The heliostats are grouped in linear rows and each of the rows is parallel to another row. The locations of the heliostats are staggered between adjacent rows. The power plant also includes a power block for aggregating power from the central receivers and power conduits for transferring power from the central receivers to the power block.
US10041699B2
A forced flue heater draws out combustion gas using a burner fan installed downstream from a heat exchanger to prevent a burner fan motor from being heated to high temperature. The forced flue heater blows air to an air channel using a blower fan, and warms the air using the heat exchanger contained in the air channel. The pressure upstream from the heat exchanger is higher by a value corresponding to the resistance of the heat exchanger. The blower fan contained in an outer case draws in the surrounding air to lower the pressure inside the outer case. A partition separating between the inside and the outside of the air channel has an air outlet located upstream from the heat exchanger. This allows the cool air upstream from the heat exchanger to flow outside the partition. The air is then used as cooling air for cooling the burner fan motor. This structure prevents the burner fan motor from being heated to high temperature when the burner fan is heated to high temperature.
