US10134178B2
Embodiments include systems and methods for synthesizing, recording, performing and playing back visual music for virtual immersive video playback environments. Virtual music (VM) compositions can include 3D VM instruments, which can be controlled in a highly dynamic and expressive manner using human interface controllers. Some embodiments include novel techniques for controlling, synthesizing, and rendering VM instruments having complex particle system architectures. Some embodiments further provide VM compositional techniques built on four-dimensional modeling constructs that include path-adaptive coordinate systems that define a compositional space-time for modeling, and path-anchored object locators that place objects in the compositional space-time.
US10134176B2
A classification method includes: setting a position of a projective point based on information on a domain of definition of a feature value space, using a processor; and projecting a vector present in the feature value space to a sphere present in a space of dimensions higher by at least one dimension than a dimension of the feature value space by using the set position of the projective point, using the processor.
US10134173B2
A texture processing unit includes a controller configured to obtain a texture coordinate and spatial frequency information for each channel of a texture corresponding to the texture coordinate, and determine a filtering control signal for each channel of the texture based on the spatial frequency information for each channel, and a texture filter configured to perform filtering for each channel of the texture according to the filtering control signal for each corresponding channel.
US10134167B2
Using curves to emulate soft body deformation in a computer-generated character is disclosed. A method can include accessing a reference model mapped to one or more deformation curves for the character. The reference model can include a mesh of vertices representing a soft body layer of the character. The deformation curve can include multiple sample points selected for mapping. Each mesh vertex on the model can be mapped to each sample point on the curve to establish a relationship between them for deformation. The method can also include receiving a movement of one or more sample points on the curve to a desired deformation position. The method can further include calculating primary and secondary movements of the mesh vertices on the model based on the movements of sample points. The method can move the mesh vertices as calculated to a desired deformation position and output the reference model with the moved vertices for rendering to emulate the soft body deformation of the character.
US10134165B2
Image distractor detection and processing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a digital medium environment is configured for image distractor detection that includes detecting one or more locations within the image automatically and without user intervention by the one or more computing devices that include one or more distractors that are likely to be considered by a user as distracting from content within the image. The detection includes forming a plurality of segments from the image by the one or more computing devices and calculating a score for each of the plurality of segments that is indicative of a relative likelihood that a respective said segment is considered a distractor within the image. The calculation is performed using a distractor model trained using machine learning as applied to a plurality images having ground truth distractor locations.
US10134162B2
Particular embodiments of a computing device receive an indication of a character encoding system and a combining-character sequence. The character encoding system may comprise one or more ranges of character elements. The combining-character sequence may comprise two or more character elements. The two or more character elements may comprise at least one base letter and one or more combining marks. A mapping code may be determined for the combining-character sequence. If no mapping code exists, a next-available mapping code may be determined, and the combining-character sequence may be stored in association with the next-available mapping code in a data store on the computing device. A corresponding glyph may be determined based on the mapping code—if no glyph exists, the glyph may be generated or retrieved from a server and stored in association with the mapping code in the data store. Information may be provided to display the glyph.
US10134161B2
A method for applying a graphic effect in an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving an input of a filling line that indicates attribute information of a graphic effect to be applied to at least a partial area of an image displayed in a screen, identifying an attribute of the received filling line, and applying the graphic effect corresponding to the identified attribute of the filling line to at least the partial area of the image.
US10134160B2
Visibility may be analytically resolved rather than using point-sampling, thereby entirely avoiding geometric aliasing and the need to store multiple samples per pixel. By relying on existing techniques for shading, i.e., by shading once per fragment and focusing on visibility, visual results may be equivalent to multi-sampled anti-aliasing (MSAA) using an infinite sampling rate in some embodiments.
US10134157B2
[Problem] To further reduce artifacts of a reconstructed image. [Solution] Provided is an image generating apparatus which includes: a determining unit configured to determine projection data collected by scan of an imaging object using a radiation source and a detector; a first setting unit configured to set a plurality of first reconstruction planes corresponding to images to be supplied to an operator, in the body axis direction of the imaging object; a second setting unit configured to set one or more second reconstruction planes corresponding to one or more images not to be supplied to the operator and different from the first reconstruction planes, in the body axis direction; a reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct a plurality of images corresponding to the plural first reconstruction planes and images corresponding to the one or more second reconstruction planes, based on the projection data; and a processing unit configured to perform an artifact reduction process on an image corresponding to a given first reconstruction plane using a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of reconstruction planes including the plural first reconstruction planes and at least one of the one or more second reconstruction planes.
US10134151B2
A verification method for people counting includes steps of displaying a people counting video by a display device, wherein the people counting video shows an entry and exit boundary and an accumulated number of persons; when at least one person exists in the people counting video, displaying an initial position and a current position of each of the at least one person by the display device; determining whether each of the at least one person passes across the entry and exit boundary according to the initial position and the current position of each of the at least one person by a user, so as to determine whether the accumulated number of persons is incorrect; and when the user determines that the accumulated number of persons is incorrect, receiving a modified number of persons from the user by an input device.
US10134143B2
The present disclosure provides a method for acquiring a retina structure from an optical coherence tomographic image and a system thereof. The method comprises: calculating a region of interest (ROI) image of a source image; performing a Gaussian filtering of the ROI image; calculating a first estimated boundary position of a first layer boundary and a second estimated boundary position of a second layer boundary using a multi-resolution method; refining the first layer boundary and the second layer boundary respectively using a simplified active contour model according to the first estimated boundary position and the second estimated boundary position, to obtain a first initial boundary position of the first layer boundary and a second initial boundary position of the second layer boundary; smoothing the first initial boundary position and the second initial boundary position using a filtering method; acquiring segmentation positions of rest layer boundaries in the ROI image according to a segmented position of the first layer boundary and a segmented position of the second layer boundary. The present disclosure can improve the calculation speed and reduce the calculation complexity while maintaining high location accuracy.
US10134137B2
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for reducing storage using commonalities. One or more features that are common among each of a plurality of images is determined. One or more background images are generated based on the one or more common features. The one or more background images are used to recreate each of the plurality of images. One or more common features are modified in each image of the plurality of images prior to saving each image. Each of the plurality of images with the modified features is a foreground image.
US10134136B2
According to an embodiment of the present technology, there is provided an image processing apparatus including a parallax information generation unit. The parallax information generation unit generates parallax information based on a first phase difference distribution and a second phase difference distribution, the first phase difference distribution being generated on a pixel by pixel basis for the first parallax image and the second parallax image, the second phase difference distribution being generated on a sub-pixel by sub-pixel basis based on the first phase difference distribution.
US10134127B2
A method for generating fluid flow images of a region of interest is disclosed. The method includes: scanning the region of interest to acquire a set of 4D-Flow magnetic resonance images, wherein the set comprises an anatomical magnitude image, a first velocity component image, a second velocity component image, and a third velocity component image; isolating the anatomical magnitude image, the first velocity component image, the second velocity component image, and the third velocity component image from the set of 4D-Flow magnetic resonance images; converting the first, second, and third velocity component images into a velocity vector field; modeling a location of an anatomical wall within the region of interest; calculating at least one flow dynamics parameter for the region of interest; and generating a visual representation of the anatomical wall and the at least one flow dynamics parameter.
US10134124B2
A method for reference image contour generation includes generating a mask pattern based on design target information, generating a reference image based on a simulation of photolithographic effects on the mask pattern, generating a reference image contour pattern based on edge detection in the reference image, and generating a scanned image contour pattern as a function of the reference image contour pattern and a scanned image of an integrated circuit.
US10134119B2
An image generation device generates an output image based on an input image captured by a camera attached to a shovel. Further, the image generation device includes an output image generation unit that associates a value of an input pixel in the input image with a value of an output pixel in the output image to generate the output image. A value of an output pixel specified by an integer coordinate point on an output image plane is determined based on values of two input pixels specified by two integer coordinate points selected from four integer coordinate points in the vicinity of a real number coordinate point on an input image plane corresponding to the integer coordinate point on the output image plane.
US10134117B2
A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined. Using the reference, the row of blocks of the sub-image at least partially decoded, and a measure of focus for an area of the mapped portion coinciding with the decoded image blocks is computed to determine if at least that content of the sub-image should be displayed within a display image.
US10134110B1
A method includes receiving, at a processor, a frame of input image data, generating at least one motion vector field between a first frame of input image data and an adjacent frame of input image data, refining the at least one motion vector field to provide refined motion vectors, temporally filtering a frame of input image data to produce a temporally filtered frame of image data, and generating a frame of interpolated image data using the temporally filtered frame of image data and the refined motion vectors.
US10134106B2
A method of and device for providing image frames is provided. The method includes outputting portions of a first frame that have changed relative to the one or more other frames without outputting portions of the first frame that have not changed relative to the one or more other frames. Each of the portions are determined to be changed if a rendering engine has written to a frame buffer for a location within boundaries of the portion. This outputting is done in response to one or more portions of a first frame having changed relative to one or more other frames.
US10134100B2
One aspect of the present invention discloses a watermark embedding method. The method includes: inputting an original bitstream; determining a first frame for embedding a watermark in the input original bitstream; selecting one of frames after the first frame as a second frame; generating the first frame a bidirectional-coded frame (B frame) referring to the second frame; generating the second frame as a reference frame of the first frame; and embedding the watermark in the first frame generated as the B frame.
US10134099B2
Intelligent cold storage system for storing pharmaceutical product containers, such as vials, ampules, syringes, bottles, medication tubes, blister packs and cartons, at the point of dispensing. Embodiments of the invention use product identification technology, such as radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and barcode readers, to uniquely identify containers as they are added to or removed from the cold storage compartment, and automatically retrieve from a local or remote database a variety of details associated with the containers and their contents, such as manufacturing data, expiration dates, time out of refrigeration, inventory levels, safety information, usage statistics, known contraindications and warnings, etc. If the details indicate that there is a problem with a particular pharmaceutical (e.g., that it is counterfeit, expired, suspect, spoiled, recalled or almost depleted), then a message or warning is automatically delivered to a human operator via an attached output device, such as a display screen, speaker or printer. Embodiments of the invention may also be configured to monitor and report temperature faults, power failures and other anomalies associated with the cold storage system or cold storage compartment.
US10134098B2
Systems and methods described herein may include a memory and a computing a system in communication with said memory. The computing system may be configured to receive data from network management systems. In one embodiment, the network management system includes a network gateway. Users at venues may access external network resources using the network management system. Further, the network management systems may extract device identifiers from network packets sent from user devices to request access to external network resources. In some embodiments, the network management system may provide transmission control protocol handshake completion data to user devices. In some embodiments, the computing system also receives one or more attributes associated with the venue, user data associated with the user device, and connection data associated with communication between the user device and said external network resource.
US10134090B2
A method, and associated system and computer program product, for configuring a network of interconnected sources and users of a commodity, the method comprises: providing a partition of the users into a plurality of disjoints parts; initializing a grouping of the sources and parts into a plurality of disjoint groups each one comprising one or more interconnected sources and parts; repeating selecting an enlarging group among the groups being over-supplied, selecting an adding part among the parts adjacent to the enlarging group being under-supplied, merging the adding part and the possible group thereof into the enlarging group, and updating the supply balance of the merged enlarging group and the residual demand of the parts thereof according to the merging until all the parts belong to a single group; and determining an arrangement of intercepting/regulating elements according to the conditions of the inter-part connections.
US10134086B2
An environment is established in which a variety of participating entities, including but not limited to auction houses, manufacturers, third party product and service providers, individuals, etc., can interface and benefit from the vast amount of data that is naturally collected or assimilated in the process of evaluating products to be introduced to an auction line.
US10134081B2
A method and system for providing multiple authorization request messages for multiple products offered by respectively different merchants in a single order are disclosed. If one of the authorization request messages is declined, then an order interrupt message may be sent to the consumer. In order interrupt message may indicate that the single order is canceled, even though authorization request messages for the purchase of other products in the order are approved.
US10134080B2
A system and method for preparing and delivering product orders, such as consumer products, and is applicable in the field of “B-to-C” (“business-to-consumer”) marketing of such products (food—general merchandise—DIY, etc.), and more particularly according to a “Drive” marketing mode.The products are distributed into at least two different categories based on their nature.For each product category, an order preparation zone is provided, including: one or more storage and preparation zones for products to be withdrawn, one or more storage and reconciliation zones for storing containers containing the withdrawn products, including at least one device for supplying complete orders for that product category, a conveying system for conveying empty or full containers from the storage and preparation zone(s) for products to be withdrawn toward the storage and reconciliation zone(s), and vice versa.
US10134079B2
There is provided systems and method for offline ecommerce purchases using an item catalog for a user. A user may receive a catalog of items from a server, such as a merchant server and/or payment provider server, at a user device while the user device is connected to a network. The catalog of items may be transmitted to the user prior to the user entering an offline mode with the user device, where the user device is no longer connected to the network. While the user device operates in the offline mode, the user may browse the catalog and select items to purchase. On a future connection to the network, the user device may transmit a purchase request for the selected items to the merchant server and/or payment provider server.
US10134073B2
Users are enabled to select a category with more ease than in the past. An information processing device estimates, for a target category that is one of a plurality of categories which have a tree structure including a plurality of hierarchy levels and to each of which one or more objects belong, whether a user is knowledgeable about categories below the target category, based on an input from the user, and controls whether or not display means displays the categories below the target category, based on whether or not the user is estimated as being knowledgeable about the categories below the target category.
US10134071B2
Methods and apparatus for configuring a lighting fixture in a virtual environment. The methods and apparatus may enable a user to directly or indirectly manipulate a virtual lighting effect in a virtual environment and be presented with virtual representations of one or more lighting fixtures that correspond to producible lighting fixtures that are capable of producing the manipulated lighting effect.
US10134069B1
Methods, computer systems, and stored instructions are provided for improving opaque transactions where the identity of the seller is not revealed to the user until after the user purchases an item from the seller. In response to a conditional purchase offer received from the user, a subset of travel items are selected. An eligibility of the user for enhanced information such as a discounted price and/or an identity of at least one of the sellers of the subset of travel items is determined. Based on the eligibility of the user, the user is matched to one or more pieces of enhanced information. A user interface including an enhanced description of a travel item and a limited description of remaining travel items is provided. In response to a user selection of a travel item, a purchase transaction is completed between the user and the seller of the selected travel item.
US10134066B2
A personalized delivery estimate system is described. A commercial transaction is generated between a seller and a buyer for an item in an online marketplace. Historical transactions of buyers and sellers in the online marketplace are stored in a storage device. A personalized delivery time estimate is computed for the buyer of the commercial transaction using seller information, buyer information, and item information with the historical transactions of buyers and sellers in the online marketplace.
US10134061B2
Collage-based, integrated advertising systems and methods of advertising are disclosed.
US10134059B2
Described herein are techniques for streaming digital media content, such as music, video, or television content. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes support for providing music-styled advertisement or other sponsor-directed content. Metadata describes media content that can be streamed or otherwise provided to a user's media device. A media streaming logic and targeting service analyzes a playing media content, and selects advertisements for delivery in conjunction with that content. For example, the system can determine a genre, tempo, or mood of music being streamed during a session, and select advertisements targeted to a style of music. Information associated with the user, for example their location, can be used to predict their mood, and select appropriate advertisements. Advertisements can also be selected based on an analysis of, for example, a playlist description or a song lyrics.
US10134055B2
A system and method are disclosed for selecting advertisements based on local intent. Local intent may reflect whether a search query should receive results and advertisements that are geographically specific. The local intent may be determined using probabilistic models that analyze historical searches to determine which search terms tend to have local intent.
US10134050B1
Reduction in latency between question submissions and response submissions in a question and answer based customer support system is reduced by facilitating the use of mobile devices by customer support personnel to submit question responses. The answerability of a question from a mobile device is predicted by pre-submission parsing and analysis of the attributes of the question before the answer is generated. Questions being entered into the question and answer based customer support system that are conveniently answerable from a mobile device are routed to a mobile question and answer queue that enables mobile device users to review and respond to the mobile device answerable questions. The user interface for the mobile device is configured/customized based on the attributes/content/analysis of the question to enable customer support personnel to more quickly respond to question submissions.
US10134038B2
A key is securely injected into a POS PIN pad processor in its usual operating environment. In response to entry of a personal identification number (PIN) into a PIN pad, the processor puts the PIN into a PIN block; puts additional random data into the PIN block; and encrypts the entire PIN block using asymmetric cryptography with a public key derived from the injected key residing in the PIN pad processor. The corresponding private key may be held securely and secretly by an acquirer processor for decrypting the PIN block to retrieve the PIN. The encrypted random data defends the PIN against dictionary attacks. Time stamp data and constant data encrypted with the PIN block enables a defense of the PIN against replay attacks and tampering. The method may also include accepting the PIN from a mobile phone in communication with the processor.
US10134030B2
Embodiments are directed to token management. Embodiments initiate presentation of a digital wallet management interface including initiating presentation of a digital wallet; initiating presentation of an original token associated with the digital wallet; initiating presentation of a toggle switch comprising a first position and a second position and associated with the original token and configured for graphical manipulation by the user between the first position and the second position, wherein the first position corresponds to the original token being available for use as a payment credential; and where the second position corresponds to the original token being unavailable for use as a payment credential.
US10134029B1
A single swipe system is constructed that allows a person to use a single financial card to receive loyalty benefits (or conduct other non-payment operations) concurrently with a payment transaction. In one embodiment, the user simply swipes his/her financial card and the processing system then concurrently processes a non-payment transaction along with a payment transaction. In some situations, the non-payment transaction can be blended into the payment transaction to allow for discounts and other awards from one or more databases other than the payment processing database. In one embodiment, a single swipe of a financial card connects the consumer with one or more loyalty systems and the consumer can select from the ones desired during the course of payment processing. Discounts and other advantages can be applied to the payment transaction, all based upon a single entry of the consumer's ID.
US10134028B2
The present invention relates to methods and systems involving a gift card comprising a principal value and auxiliary value. The principal value may represent a monetary or pre-sale value, while the auxiliary value may represent a virtual good.
US10134024B2
A card actuated automated banking machine (152, 198, 200) includes a plurality of transaction function devices. The transaction function devices include a card reader (170), a printer (174), a bill dispenser (176), a display (182), a check imaging device (186), and at least one processor (190). The machine is operative, responsive to receiving a check and certification data, to dispense cash in exchange for the check. The person presenting the check to the machine need not provide user identifying inputs through input devices of the machine in order to receive cash for the check. Furthermore, prior to accepting the check as a payment, the person can communicate with at least one computer (204) through at least one consumer interface device (208) to verify that the check is payable for the check amount.
US10134020B2
A data signal enhancement device for adding supplemental location data to a data signal to enhance location determination is described. Additionally, a method and a computer-readable storage medium for adding supplemental location data to a data signal to enhance location determination is described.
US10134010B2
A method for providing user interface to manage a user's information is disclosed. The method includes steps of: providing a baseline including a meaning of time series; acquiring information on start points of time or end points of time regarding new personal histories or new personal goals if the new personal histories or the new personal goals are inputted by the user; displaying one or more main areas for indicating existence of main information to indicate that one or more contents related to the personal histories or the personal goals have been inputted at one or more positions on the baseline or around the one or more positions, wherein the one or more positions are determined to correspond to the acquired one or more pieces of information on the start points of time or the end points of time.
US10133984B2
Example methods and mechanisms are described herein for implementing and adiabatically operating a topological quantum computing (TQC) phase gate that complements the existing Clifford operations, and thereby allows universal quantum computation with Majorana systems. Further embodiments include a testing system for the phase gate that is feasible with Majorana zero modes and demonstrates violations of the CHSH-Bell inequality. Further, the design used for the testing of the inequality leads directly to a practical platforms for performing universal TQC with Majorana wires in which explicit braiding need never occur. Thus, certain embodiments of the disclosed technology involve three synergistically connected aspects of anyonic TQC the context of the currently active area of using MZMs for topological quantum computation): a practical phase gate for universal topological quantum computation using MZMs, a precise protocol (using CHSH inequality) for testing that the desired gate operation has been achieved, and bypassing the necessity of MZM braiding (and so avoiding, e.g., problems of nonadiabaticity in the braids).
US10133982B2
Disclosed is a method and system for matching a complex NFA state comprising a spinner followed by a character class sequence which may be represented by the general regular expression form [S] {N,M}[A0][A1] . . . [Ak−1]. An input transition activates the spinner and the spin count increments with successive matches of the spin class [S]. When the spin count is between N and M, sequence matching begins. Several base sequence CCLs are compared in parallel with a corresponding window of input symbols. If all match, a signal enters a delay line until the end of the base sequence. When the signal exits the delay line, extended sequence CCLs are accessed from a table sequentially and compared with successive input symbols. After the final extension CCL matches, an output transition is signaled. For short sequences, unused base sequence CCLs may be configured with look-ahead classes.
US10133980B2
Certain embodiments involve generating or optimizing a neural network for risk assessment. The neural network can be generated using a relationship between various predictor variables and an outcome (e.g., a condition's presence or absence). The neural network can be used to determine a relationship between each of the predictor variables and a risk indicator. The neural network can be optimized by iteratively adjusting the neural network such that a monotonic relationship exists between each of the predictor variables and the risk indicator. The optimized neural network can be used both for accurately determining risk indicators using predictor variables and determining adverse action codes for the predictor variables, which indicate an effect or an amount of impact that a given predictor variable has on the risk indicator. The neural network can be used to generate adverse action codes upon which consumer behavior can be modified to improve the risk indicator score.
US10133979B1
Techniques are described for powering a chip-enabled card using a wearable computing device. The chip-enabled card is paired with the wearable computing device and a specific signal is generated for the chip-enabled card. When the chip-enabled card is proximate to the wearable computing device, the wearable computing device transmits the specific signal associated with the chip-enabled card through a conducting element in contact with the user's body, through the user's body, and to a touch pad of the chip-enabled card that is also in contact with a portion of the user's body. According to the disclosed techniques, the chip of the chip-enabled card verifies that the received specific signal is associated with the chip-enabled card, and uses the verified specific signal to power subsequent transactions performed by the chip-enabled card. In this way, the chip-enabled card only emits a signal to perform transactions when the user is holding the card.
US10133978B2
A device such as a disposable cartridge has an RFID tag (30) having an antenna (10), and a fluidic element (20, 160), the antenna having a shape to at least partly enclose an area, at least a part of the fluidic element being located in this area. By having such a structure, the device can be made more compact or the antenna can be made larger, and hence the costs for a given performance can be reduced, or the storage space for a given number of devices can be reduced.
US10133973B2
Two dimensional barcode (4) for placement on a portion of a neck (3) of a bottle (1), comprising a top edge (10a), a bottom edge (10b), a left edge (10c) a right edge (10d), and code elements (8) arranged along horizontal lines extending between the left edge and the right edge, wherein the horizontal lines of code elements and the top and bottom edges are curved such that the top edge has a convex shape and the bottom edge a concave shape.
US10133972B2
An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores, for each one of a plurality of paper types, paper profile information that includes multiple paper attribute information each defining an attribute of paper and stores preferentially displayed paper attribute information in association with at least one configuration, the preferentially displayed paper attribute information indicating paper attribute information to be displayed preferentially compared to other paper attribute information of the multiple paper attribute information and circuitry that obtains preferentially displayed paper attribute information corresponding to paper to be printed in the at least one configuration, and control a display to display preferentially displayed paper attribute information.
US10133967B2
The present invention provides a card which may be issued smoothly. The member card 2 comprises the base material layer 21 having the light transmittable base material and the printing layer 22, and wherein the first information 2201 to be confirmed from the first surface 21a of the base material layer 21 and the second information 2202 to be confirmed from the second surface 21b of the base material layer 21 are only printed on one surface of the base material layer 21. In the base material layer 21, the region which is printed with the second information 2202 is light transmittable region, and the second information 2202 may be visually recognized from the second surface 21b of the base material layer 21.
US10133961B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for determining a first set of features in first images of first media content, generating a similarity score by processing the first set of features with a favorability model derived by identifying generative features and discriminative features of second media content that is favored by a viewer, and providing the similarity score to a network for predicting a response by the viewer to the first media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10133957B2
Aspects of the disclosure include a method for indicating a location of a first object by a wearable device. The method includes determining the first object; and, when a preset condition is satisfied, locating the first object and highlighting the first object on a display.
US10133956B2
The image signature extraction device includes an image signature generation unit and an encoding unit. The image signature generation unit extracts region features from respective sub-regions in an image in accordance with a plurality of pairs of sub-regions in the image, the pairs of sub-regions including at least one pair of sub-regions in which both a combination of shapes of two sub-regions of the pair and a relative position between the two sub-regions of the pair differ from those of at least one of other pairs of sub-regions, and based on the extracted region features of the respective sub-regions, generates an image signature to be used for identifying the image. The encoding unit encodes the image signature.
US10133952B2
A method for reconstructing a Computer Tomography (CT) image is disclosed. The method may comprise: obtaining a X-ray projection data frame and a dynamic sensor information data frame, wherein the X-ray projection data frame may include a first timestamp indicating acquisition time of X-ray projection data and the dynamic sensor information data frame may include a second timestamp indicating acquisition time of dynamic sensor information data; extracting the first timestamp from the X-ray projection data frame and extracting the second timestamp from the dynamic sensor information data frame; searching X-ray projection data and dynamic sensor information data which may be acquired in same sampling period according to a first timestamp and a second timestamp; and reconstructing a CT image according to the searched X-ray projection data and dynamic sensor information data which may be acquired in the same sampling period.
US10133948B2
A method of performing character isolation in an optical character recognition process, the method comprising receiving image data representing one or more character columns, determining a number of black pixels in each column of the image data, defining a vertical separation threshold which is a maximum number of black pixels in a column, dividing the columns into different pixel groups and groups of excluded columns by excluding any columns with a number of black pixels below the vertical separation threshold, identifying the pixel group representing the left most character column in the image data, determining whether there are one or two pixel groups representing character columns in the image data and, if it is determined that there are two pixel groups representing character columns, using a predetermined width value for a right most character column in order to identify a right hand boundary of the right most character column.
US10133939B2
Even if a problem has occurred with respect to a multimedia micro-computer that generates a composite image including guiding lines, while a gearshift of a vehicle is in reverse, a reset process is not performed for the multimedia micro-computer. The reset process is performed after the gearshift is determined to have moved from reverse.
US10133938B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for object recognition using an artificial neural network. An object recognition apparatus includes an adjacent pixel setter configured to set the neighboring pixel pairs in the image frame, each neighboring pixel pair including first pixel and one or more second pixels adjacent to the first pixel, a labeler configured to label the first pixel using deep neural network-based model based on probability density function value of the neighboring pixel pairs, and an object recognizer configured to recognize an object based on the labeled first pixel.
US10133935B2
Systems and methods for visitor detection using security and/or automation systems include detecting an event at a doorway, capturing an image at the doorway associated with the event, capturing a video at the doorway associated with the event, delivering the image with a notice of the event to a recipient for viewing, and automatically uploading the video for viewing upon capturing the video. The video is available for selective viewing by the recipient upon being uploaded.
US10133910B2
An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes: a housing including a first plate directed in a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member that encloses at least a portion of a space between the first plate and the second plate; a display disposed to be exposed through a first region of the first plate; a first opening formed in a second region of the first plate that is located adjacent to the display; a button structure disposed through the first opening, in which the button structure includes a cover layer exposed to an outside of the housing, an annular structure that encloses at least a portion of the cover layer when viewed from above the cover layer, and a fingerprint recognizing member enclosed by the annular structure and including a fingerprint recognizing pad including a plurality of conductive lines formed to recognize a fingerprint when a user's finger comes in contact with the cover layer, and a circuit region including conductive paths connected to at least some of the plurality of conductive lines; and a lower plate connected to the annular structure. The cover layer, the annular structure, and the lower plate are configured to substantially enclose the fingerprint recognizing member, and the lower plate includes a second opening that communicates with at least a portion of the circuit region.
US10133907B2
A fingerprint recognition chip packaging structure and a packaging method. The packaging structure includes: a substrate provided with a substrate surface; a sensor chip coupled on the surface of the substrate, where the sensor chip is provided with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface of the sensor chip is provided with a sensing area, and the second surface of the sensor chip is arranged on the surface of the substrate; a capping layer arranged on the surface of the sensing area of the sensor chip, where the material of the capping layer is a polymer; and, a lamination layer arranged on the surface of the substrate and that of the sensor chip, where the lamination layer exposes the capping layer. The packaging structure allows for reduced requirements on the sensitivity of the sensor chip, thus broadening applications.
US10133903B2
An operating method of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes searching at least one of the image display device and external devices, and acquiring device information on at least one of the searched image display device and external devices. The remote control device receives an input first fingerprint for a user preference setting operation of setting at least one of the image display device and external devices to a personalized setting of a user, and acquires user preference setting information including a setting value of the user preference setting operation on the basis of the acquired device information and a first fingerprint image corresponding to the input first fingerprint. The remote control device sets the image display device or external device corresponding to the acquired user preference setting information to the personalized setting of the user corresponding to the first fingerprint on the basis of the user preference setting information.
US10133900B2
A method for controlling the output of contextual information to assist a user to perform a sequence of activities using a computing device, the computing device comprising or coupled to at least one wearable sensor and at least one output device for providing contextual information, the method comprising: identifying, using sensor information from the at least one sensor, an activity being performed by the user; selecting and controlling the output of contextual information based on the activity being performed by the user, the contextual information being output from the at least one output device to a user to assist the user in performing the identified activity.
US10133898B2
A protection barrier including openings through which an irradiation target passes through the protection barrier, wherein the protection barrier is configured to surround a light path of laser light emitted from a laser device towards a recording medium disposed on the irradiation target, and surround the irradiation target, and wherein a light intensity of laser light leaked from the openings is 390 μW or less.
US10133889B2
A reader device for short-range wireless tags comprises a sensing module coupled to one or more RF antennas. The sensing module is arranged to selectively activate and deactivate individual RF antennas and to read data from a plurality of objects comprising short-range wireless tags which are proximate to an active RF antenna. A scheduler module within the reader device is arranged to obtain device characteristics for the plurality of objects based at least in part on data read by the sensing module and then to generate a powering schedule for the plurality of objects based on the device characteristics. The generated powering schedule is then implemented by the sensing module.
US10133882B2
Disclosed is an implementation method for driving of software and hardware supporting OpenSC. The method is implemented by middleware invoking an interface function, and comprises invocation of a function for initializing an interface, invocation of functions for establishing an encrypted communications environment, selecting a file interface, and selecting a file to operate, invocation of a function for setting a safe environment interface, and invocation of functions for building an APDU for setting a safe environment and setting a safe environment and a signature interface by sending the APDU, and building of a signed APDU and execution, by sending the APDU, of a signature operation on an original text to be signed.
US10133873B2
The present invention addresses the deficiencies of the art in respect to data security control and provides a method, system and computer program product for securing confidential data through transient on-demand data security control. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of securing confidential data can be provided. The method can include decrypting confidential data in a document, determining a subset of the confidential data specified by an author of the document, rendering a view of the confidential data including the subset, and, in response to detecting when an authorized viewer of the document no longer views the document, concealing the subset of the confidential data while maintaining a view of the confidential data not included in the subset.
US10133871B1
Vulnerable code allows outside actors to interfere with the normal operation of current systems. To help defend against these outside actors, it is desirable to identify vulnerabilities in existing systems, including systems where the original source code is not available for study. Described herein are methods for identifying functional attributes that change the intended operation of a compiled binary extracted from a target system.
US10133867B1
A trusted co-processor can provide a hardware-based observation point into the operation of a host machine owned by a resource provider or other such entity. The co-processor can be installed via a peripheral card on a fast bus, such as a PCI bus, on the host machine. The co-processor can execute malware detection software, and can use this software to analyze data and/or code obtained from the relevant resources of the host machine. The trusted co-processor can notify the customer or another appropriate entity of the results of the scan, such that an appropriate action can be taken if malware is detected. The results of the scan can be trusted, as malware will be unable to falsify such a notification or modify the operation of the trusted co-processor.
US10133864B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for implementing a secure application execution environment using Derived User Accounts (SAE DUA) for Internet content. Content is received and a determination is made if the received content is trusted or untrusted content. The content is accessed in a protected derived user account (DUA) such as a SAE DUA if the content is untrusted otherwise the content is accessed in a regular DUA if the content is trusted.
US10133863B2
A method for determining a zero-day attack by an electronic device is described. According to one embodiment, the method comprises instantiating, by the electronic device, at least one virtual machine, the at least one virtual machine being based on a fortified software profile. The method further comprises executing content capable of behaving as an exploit on the at least one virtual machine, and determining that the exploit is associated with zero-day exploit when the exploit, upon execution of the content on the at least one virtual machine, performs an undesired behavior.
US10133856B2
A method of managing a license for a software module of a vehicle having a plurality of operating states includes receiving, by a processor, license term data of the license. The license term data includes an expiration time limit of the license. The method also includes observing, by a sensor, a condition of the vehicle. Additionally, the method includes determining, by the processor, an operating state of the vehicle based on the condition observed by the sensor. Furthermore, the method includes determining, by the processor, whether to deny access to the software module according to the expiration time limit based on the determined operating state.
US10133850B2
A method for configuring and operating one or more fitness studios each comprising a plurality of exercise stations at which users perform associated exercise routines, each station having an associated display, the method comprising, for each fitness studio, periodically retrieving, by a server from a database, fitness information for the studio in question for a specified period, from a multi-period fitness library; communicating, by the server to a studio computer, the retrieved fitness information over a communications network; periodically receiving, by the studio computer, the retrieved fitness information; configuring the exercise stations dependent upon the received fitness information; and communicating, by the studio computer to the exercise station displays, dependent upon the received fitness information, station directions to users exercising at the stations for performing an exercise.
US10133849B2
A personal wellness system may facilitate merchandizing and/or socializing via personal wellness devices. The personal wellness devices may be portable, handheld devices configured to facilitate personal exercise as well as socializing and/or merchandizing using the devices. The personal wellness devices may be configured to facilitate electronic social networking interactions and/or gameplay with other users. This may enhance a user's personal wellness experience with a personal wellness device. The personal wellness devices may provide a portal to a virtual marketplace, where online services, virtual goods, third-party software, games, media, guru content, and/or other information may be obtained. Third-party content may be developed for the personal wellness devices, which may be obtained via the virtual marketplace. The personal wellness devices may be configured to present multimedia, present map information, and/or browse the Internet.
US10133836B1
A method for on-the-fly determination of leakage power and temperature of an electronic circuit design is provided. The method includes calculating a dynamic power of the electronic circuit design. The method also includes calculating a total power consumption of the electronic circuit design. The method further includes averaging the total power consumption to obtain an average total power, determining a temperature of the electronic circuit design based on the average total power, and determining a leakage power of the electronic circuit design based on the temperature. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
US10133831B2
Predicting future hydrocarbon production. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: reading data regarding hydrocarbon production from a hydrocarbon producing field; producing at least one value indicative of future hydrocarbon production based on a data model and the data regarding hydrocarbon production; displaying, on a display device of a computer system, an indication of historic data regarding hydrocarbon production; and displaying, on the display device, an indication of the at least one value indicative of future hydrocarbon production.
US10133829B2
A system for deploying solar panels may include a classification module configured to receive an image of a structure with a roof and to classify portions of the image that include portions of the roof as roof image segments. The system may also include an identification module configured to identify a property of the roof based at least in part on the roof image segments and a configuration module configured to determine a configuration of one or more solar panels for placement on the roof based on the identified property of the roof.
US10133814B2
Implementations are directed to providing an explanatory electronic document with actions including providing a target subject profile based on user input and one or more ontologies, the target subject profile including associations describing a subject at respective degrees of specificity, providing a set of peer user profiles using semantic user profile association between the user profile and each peer user profile in a superset of peer user profiles, retrieving one or more peer subject profiles, each peer subject profile being associated with a peer user profile in the set of peer user profiles, and including associations describing a past subject experienced by a peer user, filtering at least one association from a peer subject profile based on data provided in a knowledge graph, and providing at least one explanatory text string associated with the subject based on at least one remaining association in the peer subject profile.
US10133812B2
A personalized content delivery computer system is provided comprising: (a) one or more server computers; (b) a server computer program which when executed provides: a content interest profile builder; and a content matching utility; wherein the content interest profile builder and content matching utility are linked so as to enable users of the platform interested in targeting (“targeting users”) one or more other users (“consumer” or “consumers”), using content that is likely to be of interest to the consumer; wherein the content interest profile builder intelligently harvests interest parameters for consumers, and stores the interest parameters iteratively into a content interest profile maintained for each consumer; and wherein the content matching utility determines whether content is likely to be of significant interest to a consumer, using the content interest profile for the consumer. A related method is also provided.
US10133791B1
Systems, methods, and computer program methods for assessing a validity or invalidity of a patent are described. A plurality of legal documents associated with a plurality of legal cases can be received, where at least one of the plurality of legal cases can be associated with a legal proceeding. The legal proceeding can be associated with a determination of a validity or invalidity of a patent. The patent can include at least one claim. The plurality of legal documents can be stored in one or more databases. One or more predetermined patterns can be applied to the plurality of legal documents to identify reference data. The reference data can be analyzed to develop one or more analytical or statistical models. The validity or invalidity of the patent can be assessed based on the one or more analytical or statistical models.
US10133789B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for tracking trends at an online presence are described. In some embodiments, an interactivity data structure and a tenured interactivity data structure are utilized in determining trends quickly.
US10133787B2
Collecting contact information for a plurality of contact entities from various sources and ranking the contact information based at least on the sources. The ranking of the contact information is determined based on the reliability of the sources. The ranked contact information is shared with users subject to privacy settings. The privacy setting allows the users or the contact entity to share certain contact information with others while keeping certain contact information privately or sharing the contact information with a limited number of users. After a change in the contact information from a reliable source is detected, the change may be propagated to other sources or client devices of the users.
US10133785B2
A data storage device includes a first memory device configured to provide first read data in response to a first read command, a controller including a hardware filter configured to generate first hint information based on a result of comparison of the first read data with filtering condition data and a processor configured to determine whether the first read data is to be filtered based on the first hint information, selectively filter the first read data based on the filtering condition data based on the determination result, and generate first filtered data, and a second memory device configured to store the first filtered data. The controller communicates the first filtered data to a host.
US10133781B2
A method, user interface, and computer-readable medium to receive a representation of a first query item, the first query item belonging to a data set and having at least one attribute; receive a representation of a second query item, the second query item being defined as relating to at least one particular attribute of another query item; associate the second query item with the first query item; automatically retrieve, in response to the second query item being associated with the first query item, a value for the at least one particular attribute of the second query item from the first query item; and save a record of the retrieved value.
US10133780B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining availability of presentable content are disclosed. According to one aspect, an identification of first presentable content is received during presentation of the first presentable content in a first content format. Further, a request for second presentable content corresponding to the first presentable content is transmitted, the request including information identifying the first presentable content. Further, in response to the request, results from a search are received. The results including an identification of second presentable content available in a second content format, wherein the search is based on the information associated with the first presentable content included in the request. Further, an indication is presented that the second presentable content is available in the second content format.
US10133775B1
Techniques are described for modeling data query execution time based on a cost of data queries, where the cost provides a measure of the processing resources used by the data query while executing. Using regression analysis or other statistical methods, a model may be generated that enables the prediction of the query execution time based on the query cost. In some cases, the model may be generated based on a linear regression analysis of previously measured execution times and previously determined data query costs. The model may be stored and employed prior to, or during, the subsequent execution of a data query, to predict the execution time of the data query. Data queries that execute substantially longer than the predicted execution time may be terminated.
US10133769B2
An integration device and an integration method thereof are provided. The integration device executes an artifact integration procedure to integrate the artifacts in a first database and the artifacts in the second database. Based on the access authority of each process role in the first database and the access authority of each process role added from the second database into the first database, the integration device further modifies a plurality of application programming interfaces associated with the integrated artifacts and modifies a plurality of processes according to the modified application programming interfaces. In addition, the integration device further executes a process role integration procedure to integrate the process roles of the first database and the process roles added from the second database into the first database.
US10133768B2
The creation of transaction segment records that are each associated with transaction segments within a log that includes multiple tasks, each of at least some associated with a corresponding transaction. The transaction segment records each include a transaction identifier set that define which tasks are included within the transaction segment. The transaction identifier sets are non-overlapping such that the transaction segments may be processed substantially in parallel by dispatching the transaction segment records to different worker threads. The identity of a latest external dependee entity, if any, is included within the transaction segment record. Upon being assigned a transaction segment for processing, the module assigned the transaction segment awaits completion of processing of the latest external dependee entity prior to processing the transaction segment. Accordingly, transaction segments may be processed substantially in parallel, while in those cases in which there is a dependency, the dependency is honored.
US10133757B2
Methods and apparatuses for managing data using an in-memory database are provided. One of the methods comprises, determining whether a memory utilization rate is equal to or greater than a threshold value, reducing the value of replication factor of data stored in the memory, when the memory utilization rate is equal to or greater than the threshold value as a result of the determination, and deleting at least one data duplicated with the data, in accordance with the reducing the value of replication factor.
US10133753B2
In a data processing method of determining a class to which each of a plurality of input data items belongs, a distance between input data and each of a plurality of representative data items is calculated, a distance calculation method is selected based on the input data, and the input data is allocated to a class to which representative data, from which a shortest distance has been obtained out of the calculated distances using the selected distance calculation method, belongs.
US10133748B2
Various embodiments for processing data in a data deduplication system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for processing such data is disclosed. For data segments previously deduplicated by the data deduplication system, a supplemental hot-read link is established for those of the data segments determined to be read on at least one of a frequent and recently used basis. Other system and computer program product embodiments are disclosed and provide related advantages.
US10133747B2
Various embodiments for preserving data redundancy in a data deduplication system in a computing environment are provided. At least one virtual device out of a volume set is designated as not subject to a deduplication operation.
US10133743B2
A method may include establishing, by a MPIO driver of a host information handling system, an I/O path between the host information handling system and the source storage array as an active I/O path and a path between the host and the target storage array as a passive I/O path. The method may also include performing a snapshot-based iterative replication between the source storage array and the target storage array, wherein successive iterations of the snapshot-based iterative replication comprise I/O to the source storage array occurring during an immediately previous iteration of the snapshot-based iterative replication. The method may further include, upon completion of the snapshot-based iterative replication, establishing, by the MPIO, the I/O path between the host and the source storage array as a passive I/O path and the path between the host and the target storage array as the active I/O path.
US10133730B2
A method, computer program product, and computer system for identifying, by a computing device, content in a document, wherein the content includes a language expression. A context of the language expression is determined from a defined range of the content in the document. An action item associated with the language expression is generated based upon, at least in part, the context of the language expression.
US10133729B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing semantically-relevant discovery of solutions are described herein. In some examples, a computing device can receive an input, such as a query. The computing device can process each word of the input sequentially to determine a semantic representation of the input. Techniques and technologies described herein determine a response to the input, such as an answer, based on the semantic representation of the input matching a semantic representation of the response. An output including one or more relevant responses to the request can then be provided to the requestor. Example techniques described herein can apply machine learning to train a model with click-through data to provide semantically-relevant discovery of solutions. Example techniques described herein can apply recurrent neural networks (RNN) and/or long short term memory (LSTM) cells in the machine learning model.
US10133726B2
In a method for validating data, a text of a document is received. At least one fact is extracted from the text. At least one expert refinement is merged with the at least one fact to create at least one modified fact. The at least one modified fact is provided for a review. An expert refinement to the at least one modified fact is captured in response to the review. A superset document based on the at least one pre-existing refinement and the expert refinement is stored.
US10133725B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for a server learning new words generated by user client devices in a crowdsourced manner while maintaining local differential privacy of client devices. A client device can determine that a word typed on the client device is a new word that is not contained in a dictionary or asset catalog on the client device. New words can be grouped in classifications such as entertainment, health, finance, etc. A differential privacy system on the client device can comprise a privacy budget for each classification of new words. If there is privacy budget available for the classification, then one or more new terms in a classification can be sent to new term learning server, and the privacy budget for the classification reduced. The privacy budget can be periodically replenished.
US10133722B2
An application associated with a digital magazine server and executing on a client device uses one or more dynamic page templates specifying the layout and formatting of content from the digital magazine server to generate pages of content for presentation to a user. To modify presentation of pages of content, the application receives dynamic page templates from the digital magazine server that replace or modify dynamic page templates previously stored on the client device executing the application. The application may request dynamic page templates from the digital magazine server when certain conditions are satisfied in some embodiments. Alternatively, the digital magazine server determines when to communicate dynamic page templates to the client device executing the application.
US10133718B2
Systems and methods for locating, identifying, mapping and completing electronic form fields are provided herein. A mapping engine is configured to identify form fields using a variety of similar field names through one or more algorithms configured to identify and match similar field names and combinations of field names. A form field mapping and identification engine identifies a form category using a machine learning classification algorithm, then determines and maps form labels to form fields using seeded values and optical scanning in order to produce a human readable label for each form field. The field labels are used to generate a set of terms for each form field that are used to identify content to be filled in the form with a high degree of accuracy. Additional embodiments are directed toward locating form fields in an electronic form known as a formless form.
US10133712B2
To compress a document, a number of edges present in a selected portion of the document are counted to determine whether the number of edges exceeds a threshold. When the number of edges exceeds the threshold, a pixel is selected from the portion and a set of neighboring pixels is identified for the pixel. For each neighboring pixel in a subset of the neighboring pixels, a corresponding label of the neighboring pixel is identified. A mask layer contains labels of pixels in the portion where a label of the selected pixel is biased using labels of neighboring pixels in the subset of the neighboring pixels. The selected pixel is designated to a foreground or a background layer of the document according to the label of the selected pixel. A compressed document is constructed corresponding to the document using the mask layer, the foreground layer, and the background layer.
US10133709B2
A tag management system in a computer data network can be used to manage one or more tag configurations with templates. A template may enable efficient tag configuration by causing presentation of an improved user interface that facilitates user-specified mappings between a custom content site and predefined tag management attributes. By completing a template, which may depend on other templates or have templates that depend on it, the tag management system can automatically deploy complex tag management configurations to track end user interactions over a data network.
US10133707B2
A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
US10133705B1
Systems and methods for presenting content that depicts one or more stories are provided. Content that depicts one or more stories is received from a first client device. The content that depicts the one or more stories is grouped into an edition being used to represent the one or more stories. A discovery page that enables selection of the edition is generated. Presentation of the discovery page is caused on a second client device.
US10133703B2
A method providing an analytical technique introducing label information into an anomaly detection model. Effective utilization of label information is based on introducing the degree of similarity between samples. Assuming, for example, there is a degree of similarity between normally labeled samples and no similarity between normally labeled and abnormally labeled samples. Also each sensor value is generated by the linear sum of a latent variable and a coefficient vector specific to each sensor. However, the magnitude of observation noise is formulated to vary according to the label information for the sensor values, and set so that normal label≤unlabeled≤anomalously labeled. A graph Laplacian is created based on the degree of similarity between samples, and determines the optimal linear transformation matrix according to a gradient method. A optimal linear transformation matrix is used to calculate an anomaly score for each sensor in the test samples.
US10133699B2
A system and method for enabling hot-plugging of devices in virtualized systems. A hypervisor obtains respective values representing respective quantities of a resource for a plurality of virtual root buses of a virtual machine (VM). The hypervisor determines a first set of address ranges of the resource that are allocated for one or more virtual devices attached to at least one of the plurality of virtual root buses. The hypervisor determines, in view of the first set of allocated address ranges, a second set of address ranges of the resource available for attaching one or more additional virtual devices to at least one of the plurality of virtual root buses. The hypervisor assigns to the plurality of virtual root buses non-overlapping respective address ranges of the resource within the second set.
US10133697B2
Apparatus, systems, and/or methods may include a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) link to directly couple a slot with a network fabric. The slot may be defined by a surface and/or may accommodate a hardware module. A rack unit implementation may be utilized, such as a one rack unit (1U) implementation, a four rack unit (4U) implementation, and so on. The network fabric may be utilized when hardware modules communicate across the PCIe link, may be bypassed when hardware modules communicate across an additional PCIe link, and so on. The PCIe link may include a direct connect point-to-point PCIe link, a dual star PCIe link, and so on. In addition, the PCIe link may be utilized in a rack-scale architecture.
US10133693B2
A memory system includes a memory controller coupled to multiple memory devices. Each memory device includes an oscillator that generates an internal reference signal that oscillates at a frequency that is a function of physical device structures within the memory device. The frequencies of the internal reference signals are thus device specific. Each memory device develops a shared reference signal from its internal reference signal and communicates the shared reference signal to the common memory controller. The memory controller uses the shared reference signals to recover device-specific frequency information from each memory device, and then communicates with each memory device at a frequency compatible with the corresponding internal reference signal.
US10133692B2
A system including: a master device configured to generate a first signal having a periodic pulse, wherein the first signal includes data; and a slave device including a pin, a delay circuit, a buffer, and a processing circuit, wherein the slave device receives the first signal at the pin, delays the first signal with the delay circuit to generate a second signal having a first delay, delays the first signal with the buffer to generate a third signal having a second delay, and reads the data from the second signal using the third signal at the processing circuit.
US10133690B2
In a method of adaptive buffering in a mobile device having a host processor and a sensor processor coupled with the host processor, the sensor processor is used to buffer data received from a sensor that is operated by the sensor processor. The data is buffered by the sensor processor into a circular data buffer. Responsive to the sensor processor detecting triggering data within the received data: a first adaptive data buffering action is initiated with respect to the data received from the sensor operated by the sensor processor; a second adaptive data buffering action is initiated with respect to second data received from a second sensor of the mobile device; and a command is sent from the sensor processor to a second processor.
US10133685B2
A bus interface device for requesting and receiving data from a memory controller connected to a bus includes a request buffer and a request merger. The request buffer is configured to store a first data request signal for requesting first data and a second data request signal for requesting second data. The request merger is configured to determine whether to merge the first and second data request signals, and transmit a merged request signal for requesting the first data and the second data from the memory controller to the bus upon determining that the first and second data request signals are to be merged.
US10133666B2
A file storage method includes: splitting each of multiple files into one or more file block objects with different sizes; and writing the file block objects obtained from file splitting into corresponding large object storage files, wherein a preset number of large object storage files are pre-created in a storage apparatus, and storage spaces occupied by the preset number of large object storage files in the storage apparatus are continuous.
US10133655B1
An emulator handles problematic target code blocks by evaluating target system code for problematic target code blocks and bypassing translation of such blocks, in some cases selecting alternative host code for a problematic block. Non-problematic portions of the target system code are translated into corresponding portions of host system code, which are inserted into an execution stream. Alternative host system code may also be inserted into the execution stream.
US10133652B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, computer program product, and system for debugging optimized code. The system includes a FAT binary, wherein the FAT binary comprises a non-optimized native code and an internal representation of a program's source code. An optimus program is configured to transform the internal representation of the program's source code into a fully optimized native code. The system also includes an enhanced loader, wherein the enhanced loader is configured to communicate with a debugger to determine a type of code to load.
US10133649B2
Systems and methods for software verification. In some embodiments, an application architecture model is generated for a software application, wherein: the application architecture model is generated based on source code of the software application and a framework model representing a software framework using which the software application is developed; and the application architecture model comprises a plurality of component models. One or more component models may be selected, based on a property to be checked, from the plurality of component models. The one or more component models may be analyzed to determine if the property is satisfied.
US10133639B2
Backing up electronic data files excluding confidential data. An electronic trigger event for initiating a data backup operation is detected. Data files are identified for backup. One or more files, or parts of a file, are designated for exclusion from the backup process. The backup process initiates a backup operation of one or more files, excluding the designated files.
US10133635B2
A method includes storing a first set of data slices in a standard-width vault using a first group of DS units of a distributed storage network (DSN). The first set of data slices corresponds to a first representation of a data object, and includes a first write-threshold number of data slices encoded using a first set of dispersal parameters specifying first write and read widths associated with the standard-width vault. A second set of data slices, corresponding to a second representation of the data object, is stored in a low-width vault using a second group of DS units. The second set of data slices includes at least a second write-threshold number of data slices encoded using a second set of dispersal parameters specifying second write and read widths associated with the low-width vault. The low-width vault has a lower width read and/or write width than the standard-width vault.
US10133626B2
A method is proposed for storing bits in memory cells of a memory, wherein in two successive write operations first and second wits are written to identical memory cells at an identical address, without the memory cells being erased after the first write operation, wherein first check bits are stored in further first memory cells and second check bits are stored in further second memory cells. A corresponding device is furthermore specified.
US10133624B2
Disclosed are a fault-localization and error-correction method for a self-checking binary signed-digit adder and a digital logic circuit for performing the method. More specifically, a fault-localization and error-correction method for a self-checking binary signed-digit adder in which a stuck-at fault of the self-checking binary signed-digit adder may be detected at low cost and with low complexity and in which an error may be autonomously corrected using the self-dual concept, and a digital logic circuit for performing the method are disclosed.
US10133622B2
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and software for enhancing error detection in data synchronization operations. In an implementation, log data reported by a device is received and incorporated into an event database indicating interleaved events related to data synchronization threads on the device. The event database is queried to extract a listing of events in the event database, the listing of events comprising events potentially associated with at least one error condition in the data synchronization threads. The listing of events is processed to identify one or more patterns from among the interleaved events that indicate the at least one error condition in the data synchronization threads. Responsive to identifying the one or more patterns, an indication of the at least one error condition in the data synchronization threads is communicated.
US10133621B1
Disclosed are data gathering and analysis systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to facilitate an investigation process. The method includes accessing a data object representing an investigative issue. The method further includes causing presentation, on a display of a device, of a user interface configured to receive user search queries and present search results for each received search query. The method further includes tracking user activity including one or more user actions performed as part of an investigation of the investigatory issue, the one or more user actions including user interactions with the user interface. The method further includes creating a record of the user activity involving the investigatory issue, and linking the record of the user activity with the data object representing the investigative issue.
US10133609B2
A method includes creating a file directory entry in a directory file of a secure hierarchical file directory system for a file. The file directory entry includes a path name, an encryption access control list, and a source name. The file is encrypted with a key and the key is encrypted with each public key of user devices authorized to access the file. The encryption access control list includes identities of the set of user devices and the set of object content keys. The method further includes encrypting the directory file using a second key. The method further includes generating second object content keys based on the second key and public keys of second user devices authorized to access the directory file. The method further includes creating a next level directory file entry in a next higher directory file of the secure hierarchical file directory system for the directory file.
US10133603B2
A system for verifying resource transfers in real-time typically includes a classical computer apparatus and a quantum optimizer in communication with the classical computer apparatus. The quantum optimizer is configured to analyze resource transfer information related to previous resource transfers to generate a model for verifying resource transfers. Subsequently, when the classical computer apparatus receives a resource transfer request, the classical computer apparatus source transfer request information to the quantum optimizer. The quantum optimizer analyzes the resource transfer request information using the model to determine whether the resource transfer is verified. Based on receiving an indication from the quantum optimizer of whether the resource transfer is verified, the classical computer apparatus processes the resource transfer request. By employing a quantum optimizer, instead of a classical computer, to verify the resource transfer request, the system is able to verify the resource transfer request in real-time.
US10133596B2
A system and method can support application interoperation in a transactional middleware environment. A first transaction server operates to initiate a global transaction, wherein the first transaction server that is associated with a first format identifier (ID), and wherein the global transaction includes a plurality of branches and each said branch is associated with an individual branch qualifier. Furthermore, the first transaction server can direct at least one branch of the global transaction from the first transaction server to a second transactional server, wherein each said transactional server is associated with a second format identifier (ID), and configure a plurality of branches in the global transaction to share a common format identifier (ID).
US10133591B2
Approaches are described for collecting and/or utilizing network traffic information, such as network flow data, within a virtualized computing environment. The network traffic information can be collected on one or more host computing devices that host virtual machines. The collected network traffic information can include virtualized computing environment specific information, such as a user account identifier (ID), virtual machine identifier (ID), session termination information and the like. The collected network traffic information can also be presented to the user of the virtualized computing environment.
US10133589B2
A system for presenting help information relating to a user of a computer program based on context of the computer program is provided. The system receives an indication of a generic request and identifies the context of the computer program at the time of the request. The context may include information that is currently being displayed by the computer program and metadata relating to the user and the computer program. The system selects help information based on the context such that the selected help information varies based on information that is currently being displayed and the metadata. The system then presents the help information to the user.
US10133580B2
An apparatus including first and second reservation stations. The first reservation station dispatches a load micro instruction, and indicates on a hold bus if the load micro instruction is a specified load micro instruction directed to retrieve an operand from a prescribed resource other than on-core cache memory. The second reservation station is coupled to the hold bus, and dispatches one or more younger micro instructions therein that depend on the load micro instruction for execution after a number of clock cycles following dispatch of the first load micro instruction, and if it is indicated on the hold bus that the load micro instruction is the specified load micro instruction, the second reservation station is configured to stall dispatch of the one or more younger micro instructions until the load micro instruction has retrieved the operand. The plurality of prescribed resources includes system memory, coupled to the out-of-order processor via a memory bus, where the specified load micro instruction is known to resolve to write combining memory space in the system memory.
US10133577B2
A processor includes an instruction schedule and dispatch (schedule/dispatch) unit to receive a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instruction to perform an operation on multiple data elements stored in a storage location indicated by a first source operand. The instruction schedule/dispatch unit is to determine a first of the data elements that will not be operated to generate a result written to a destination operand based on a second source operand. The processor further includes multiple processing elements coupled to the instruction schedule/dispatch unit to process the data elements of the SIMD instruction in a vector manner, and a power management unit coupled to the instruction schedule/dispatch unit to reduce power consumption of a first of the processing elements configured to process the first data element.
US10133571B1
A load-store unit having one or more banked queues is disclosed. In one embodiment, a load-store unit includes at least one queue that is subdivided into multiple banks. Although divided into multiple banks, the queue logically appears to software as a single queue. A first bank of the queue includes a first plurality of entries, with the second bank of the queue having a second plurality of entries, wherein each of the entries is arranged to store memory instructions. Each of the banks is associated with corresponding logic circuitry that controls one or more pointers for that bank. The pointer information may be exchanged between the logic circuits associated with the banks. Based on the pointer information that is exchanged, each bank may output (e.g., for retirement) one entry per cycle.
US10133568B2
Techniques are provided for performing automated operations to support the identification of software documentation in need of updating. Application screen shots or other documentation anchors are generated having metadata regarding the application source code that is executing or recently executed. When the application software is updated, code path metadata is compared with source code changes to identify areas of documentation that may need updating.
US10133534B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for generating augmented reality. The method may include capturing a first image in a viewing range of a first augmented reality device in real time via a camera of the first augmented reality device, and synchronizing the first image to a second augmented reality device, the first augmented reality device being a device for providing an augmented reality image to a first user in the first display, and the second augmented reality device being a device for providing an augmented reality image to a second user in a second display. The method further includes receiving a second image from the second augmented reality device, the second image being an image returned in real time by the second augmented reality device after augmenting the first image by the second augmented reality device. The method further includes generating the augmented reality image to the first display at the first augmented reality device based on the first image and the second image, and displaying the augmented reality image in the first display at the first augmented reality device.
US10133532B2
In a display system, a projector detects an operation, generates guide information indicating the detected operation, and transmits the guide information to an HMD, and the HMD receives the guide information transmitted from the projector and displays an image corresponding to the operation of the projector and an image indicating a point of view or line-of-sight direction of an operator carrying out the operation, on the basis of the guide information.
US10133531B2
To provide a display device that is suitable for increasing in size. To provide a display device in which display unevenness is suppressed. To provide a display device that can display an image along a curved surface. The display device includes two display panels, two plates, two stages, two driver circuits, two adjusting units, and a frame. Each display panel includes a display portion, an operating circuit portion, a terminal, an external electrode, a transparent portion, and a first portion and has flexibility. Each transparent portion includes a region transmitting visible light. The display panels are fixed so that transparent portions and parts of the display portions extend beyond the plates. The display portion of one of the two display panels overlaps with the transparent portion of the other display panel.
US10133527B2
A wireless device that includes at least a wireless communication unit, which is compatible with at least a protocol within IEEE 802.11 standards, for establishing a wireless connection with a server over a network is herein disclosed and enabled. To connect the wireless device with the server, the wireless device may first establish short range wireless communication with a client device, such as a smart phone. The wireless device may exchange data or information with the client device via the short range wireless communication; and the wireless device may implement an authentication procedure for detecting authentication information. Thereafter, the wireless device connects to the server over the Internet for accessing a service provided by the server. The accessing of the service may require authentication information on the wireless device, and the accessing of the service is subsequent to the wireless device having implemented the authentication procedure at the wireless device.
US10133522B2
A method includes generating color correspondence information correlating L number of first reference color specification values in a first color space with L number of determined second color specification values in a second color space on a one-to-one basis. The L number of determined second color specification values includes (L−Q) number of unmodified second reference color specification values, (Q−N) number of modified second reference color specification values modified in a first modification process but not in the second modification process, and N number of remodified second reference color specification values which are modified in both the first modification process and the second modification process, where L is an integer greater than or equal to two, Q is an integer greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to L, and N is an integer greater than or equal to one and smaller than or equal to Q.
US10133521B2
A server device obtains printable data from a terminal device; generates intermediate data on a basis of the printable data; supplies the intermediate data to the plurality of image forming apparatuses recorded in the resolution table; obtains a plurality of rasterized data depending on the different resolutions, the plurality of rasterized data being generated on a basis of the intermediate data by the plurality of image forming apparatuses; accepts a pull-print request from a pull-print image forming apparatus and obtains a pull-print resolution, the pull-print image forming apparatus being an image forming apparatus that executes pull-print, the pull-print resolution being a resolution of the pull-print image forming apparatus; determines whether a resolution same as the pull-print resolution is recorded in the resolution table or not; and supplies rasterized data to the pull-print image forming apparatus, the rasterized data depending on the resolution the same as the pull-print resolution.
US10133518B2
Provided is an image forming apparatus that solves a problem of work related to copying becoming complicated when a test copy is performed. The image forming apparatus according to this disclosure includes a scanner unit, a printer-control unit, a storage device, a characteristic-extracting unit, and a system-control unit. The printer-control unit executes a printing process of image data. The storage device stores image data of a document having plural pages that is read by the scanner unit. The characteristic-extracting unit, based on an extraction instruction to extract characteristics of an object, extracts characteristics of the object by object recognition of image data for each of the pages. The system-control unit, based on a selection instruction to select characteristics of the object, instructs the characteristic-extracting unit to perform the extraction, and instructs the printer-control unit to print image data of a page having the object characteristics that are extracted by the characteristic-extracting unit.
US10133509B2
Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include identifying a set of storage services on multiple storage systems. A plurality of storage services are defined, each of the storage services comprising a subset of the storage resources, and a defined storage (SDS) system is configured comprising the defined storage services. Multiple sub consistency groups are configured, each of the sub consistency group comprising one or more logical volumes stored in a subset of the defined storage services on a given storage system, and a consistency group is configured comprising the multiple sub consistency groups. Upon detecting a snapshot condition, processing input/output operations to all the volumes in the sub consistency groups can be simultaneously suspended, a snapshot for each of the sub consistency groups is generated, and the processing of the input/output operations is resumed upon generating the respective snapshots.
US10133500B2
A system for managing storage of data units includes a data storage system configured to store multiple data blocks, at least some of the data blocks containing multiple data units, with at least a group of the data blocks being stored contiguously, thereby supporting a first read operation that retrieves data units from at least two adjacent data blocks in the group. The system is configured to perform two or more operations with respect to data units. The operations include: a second read operation, different from the first read operation, that retrieves a data unit to be read based at least in part on an address of a data block containing the data unit to be read, and a delete operation that replaces a first data block containing a data unit to be deleted with a second data block that does not contain the deleted data unit.
US10133499B2
Some embodiments provide a method for configuring unit memories to implement first and second sets of entries, the second set of which references the first set. The method configures a first pool of memories to implement the first set. Each first-set entry is located at a particular location in at least one of the first-pool memories. The method configures a second pool of memories to implement the second set of entries. Each second-set entry includes (i) a first set of bits for indicating a memory page that corresponds to one or more first-pool memories, (ii) a second set of bits for specifying a location in each of the one or more memories from which to retrieve data for the referenced first-set entry, and (iii) a third set of bits for specifying a sub-location within the retrieved data. The number of bits in the third set of bits is fixed for the second-set entries while a number of sub-locations varies for different locations specified by the second set of bits of different second-set entries.
US10133485B2
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for integrating storage resources from a storage area network in a machine provisioning platform. A provisioning platform can communicate generate and maintain a provisioning profile encoding the software, hardware, and/or other resources to be provisioned to a target physical and/or virtual machine. The provisioning profile can include a set of storage allocations for each target machine to be provisioned by the platform, indicating the high-level amounts, types, availability, so forth to be associated with each target. The provisioning profile can likewise include a set of storage specifications indicating specific disk types, manufacturers, and specific sources or pools in the set of storage resources available to the storage area network to transparently fulfill the storage allocations. The target(s) can be assigned an alias to identify them to the SAN, and the provisioning platform can mount the corresponding storage resources during the provisioning or updating process.
US10133466B2
A user interface element is displayed for in place editing of values within a document. For example, in response to selecting a value, a user interface is displayed near the value that receives a slide gesture for adjusting the value in place. The user interface may be configured to select one of the discrete parts of the value in response to changing a level of the slide gesture. For example, a user may move the swipe gesture from a level used for adjusting the day value to the level representing the year value. The user interface displayed and method(s) used to adjust the value may be based on the type of value and the structure and content of the document.
US10133462B2
An electronic device having a slot antenna is disclosed. The electronic device includes a main unit chassis and a display chassis. The main unit chassis includes a base cover formed of a conductor, and a keyboard and a keyboard cover formed of a dielectric. The base cover includes a slot. The display chassis is connected to the main unit chassis through a hinge. The upper surface of the display chassis is covered by a display rear cover formed of a conductor. The lower surface of the display chassis is covered by a display unit and a bezel formed of a dielectric. A slot antenna is formed in a bezel area of the display rear cover. The slot of the base cover is located at a position that opposes a slot of the slot antenna when the display rear cover of the display chassis is overlapping with the main unit chassis.
US10133460B2
Systems and methods for real-time collaborative computing and collective intelligence are disclosed. A collaborative application runs on a collaborative server connected to a plurality of computing devices. Collaborative sessions are run wherein a group of independent users, networked over the internet, collaboratively answer questions in real-time, thereby harnessing their collective intelligence. Methods for collaborative selection of a target point on an image displayed on the computing devices. Methods for collaborative zooming and panning of an image displayed on the computing devices.
US10133448B2
Disclosed is a system and method for providing poll-based reviews of various businesses and service providers. In particular, a reviewer provides a review by answering poll-based review questions and/or adding new poll-based review questions to provide the most relevant feedback. The review questions can be ranked in order of relevance and/or importance to each reviewer. The data from the review is summarized and presented so that information related to each reviewee is presented in order of preference to the reviewer. Additionally, the present invention gathers data from each reviewer by using polls to tailor suggestions for new reviewees to the reviewer.
US10133446B2
Providing context from a dynamic icon to an underlying application. A method includes displaying dynamically, at a dynamic icon, a plurality of context elements. Each of the context elements corresponds to an item available in an application underlying the dynamic icon. The method further includes receiving user input at the dynamic icon indicating a desire to open an application underlying the dynamic icon. The method further includes, providing to the application underlying the dynamic icon an indication of a context element that was being displayed at the dynamic icon when the user input was received.
US10133445B2
A method for rapidly searching information, a display control system and an input device, wherein the method comprises: receiving a first operating instruction (101) when an electronic device is in an operating state; displaying a first operating page on the electronic device according to the first operating instruction (102); receiving a second operating instruction, and opening an icon corresponding to a first parameter on the first operating page according to the second operating instruction to enter a first parameter selection page (103); and receiving a third operating instruction, and selecting an icon corresponding to a target parameter in first parameters on the first parameter selection page according to the third operating instruction (104). The method makes operations in the channel switching used in the existing electronics device simpler, brings convenience to the users, and improves the interaction capability between the users and the electronic device.
US10133443B2
A computing device is associated with one or more electronic devices in a smart home environment, the smart home environment having a plurality of environment statuses. A current environment status of the plurality of environment statuses is identified for the smart home environment. Based on the current environment status of the smart home environment, one of a plurality of different feature sets is determined for a smart home application executable on the computing device for interacting with the smart home environment. The determined feature set includes selectable commands for performing device functions associated with the current environment status. The determined feature set is provided to an instance of the smart home application, thereby enabling the instance to offer user interactions consistent with the selectable commands.
US10133434B2
A detection device includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface; a first electrode that extends in a first direction in a plane parallel to the first surface of the substrate, and that is supplied with a first drive signal for detecting an object in contact with or in proximity to the first surface side of the substrate; a plurality of wires that face the first electrode and are arranged in the first direction, and that is supplied with a direct-current voltage signal; and a conductor that is provided on the second surface side of the substrate, and that generates an electrostatic capacitor between the conductor and the first electrode.
US10133420B2
A capacitive sensor arrangement has at least one capacitive sensor and a coating applied to a front side of the at least one capacitive sensor. The coating includes a multiple layer structure, which is formed from capacitive layers, which are arranged in plies and electrically connected in series. A touch-sensitive screen can include at least one such capacitive sensor.
US10133399B2
A transparent conductive laminate including a first electrode layer including first electrodes connected with first wirings, and a second electrode layer including second electrodes connected with second wirings. One or more first wirings form a reference connection element, and one or more first wirings form a branch connection element adjacent to the reference connection element and has a path branching from that of the reference connection element. The first and/or second electrode layer includes a correction electrode which functions as a correction pattern structure that reduces a time constant difference between the reference connection element and the branch connection element. The correction electrode is positioned in the first and/or second electrode layer at a location which faces the reference connection element with a transparent dielectric layer interposed therebetween. The correction electrode has an electric potential different from that of the first or second wiring that faces the correction electrode.
US10133396B2
An example system for generating hardware device input includes a gesture detector to detect an input device trigger from one of two coupled touch-enabled displays. The example system also further includes a redirector to intercept touch data from a triggered touch-enabled display. The example system further includes an emulator to generate hardware input data based on the intercepted touch data and send the hardware input data to an operating system. The example system also includes a user interface to display a virtual input device on the triggered touch-enabled display and receive touch data via the virtual input device.
US10133391B2
A touch sensor includes first electrodes extending in a first direction, second electrodes spaced apart from the first electrodes and extending in a second direction to cross the first electrodes, at least one pressure sensor arranged at an intersection between at least one of the first electrodes and at least one of the second electrodes, and a sensor controller electrically connected to the first electrodes, the second electrodes, and the pressure sensor. The sensor controller is configured to detect a variation in capacitance between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to sense a touch position during a first period and detect a variation in capacitance between the at least one of the first electrodes or the at least one of the second electrodes and the pressure sensor to sense a touch pressure during a second period.
US10133389B2
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing a pressure measurement, the mobile terminal including a pressure sensor, a main body having an inner space to accommodate the pressure sensor therein, a cover configured to cover at least part of the main body, and a hole formed through the cover to allow an introduction of external air into the inner space, and located to face the pressure sensor.
US10133384B2
A display device includes a display panel, a source driving part, a gate driving part, a readout part and a pulse generating part. The display panel includes an array substrate on which a source line and a gate line are formed, and an opposite substrate on which a common electrode is formed. The readout part is electrically connected with at least one of the lines of the array substrate and the common electrode of the opposite substrate, and reads out a detection signal during an elimination period of a frame period. The pulse generating part outputs a control pulse for driving the readout part during the elimination period. Accordingly, a detection signal is read out through lines or a common electrode that are/is formed for displaying an image, so that an aperture ratio may be increased, and a manufacturing process thereof may be simplified.
US10133381B2
A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel; an image processing board configured to output a video signal to the display panel; and a support member provided between the display panel and the image processing board and configured to support the display panel, the support member including: at least two plates arranged along one side of the display panel; and at least one artificial muscle connecting the at least two plates and configured to be deformed to change a shape of the support member in accordance with a voltage applied thereto.
US10133376B2
A touch sensor integrated display device includes a plurality of common electrode blocks serving as touch-sensing regions and/or touch-driving regions. Conductive lines connected to the common electrode blocks are placed under the common electrode blocks and the pixel electrodes of the pixels, and they are routed across the active area, directly toward an inactive area where drive-integrated circuits are located. The conductive lines are positioned under one or more planarization layers, and are connected to the corresponding common electrode blocks via one or more contact holes.
US10133374B2
The objective is to provide a cover glass having edge surfaces and a through-hole, formed with high external dimensional precision. The cover glass has a unit substrate comprising glass, and a resinforced portion containing a resin material provided on the edge surfaces of the unit substrate.
US10133371B2
A panel includes a light-transmissive main body including an upper portion and a plurality of side portions contiguous with the upper portion, a recess being formed at a border between an inner surface of the upper portion and an inner surface of at least one of the plurality of side portions, and a light-blocking part formed in the recess and on an inner surface of the main body except a design part that transmits light, the light-blocking part being configured to block light.
US10133363B2
A portable object including a case in which at least one electronic module is placed, the at least one electronic module configured to execute plural functions and to provide information relating to the functions to a display, the electronic device further including a controller including at least one contact area allowing a user to act on the at least one electronic module, each function being associated with a predetermined time threshold.
US10133359B2
The invention relates to a 3D input device (1) for controlling the position of an object (8, 14) in space, comprising a manually operable 3D input element (3), at which input element control demands in three spatial coordinates can be input, and a control dial (4), which generates an output signal dependent on the rotational angle when rotated. According to the invention, the 3D input device (1) comprises a control unit (21) which moves the object (8, 14) in space depending on the rotary movement executed at the control dial (4).
US10133353B2
A three dimensional tactile feedback includes a two dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers and a control device configured to control the ultrasonic transducers. The ultrasonic transducers re configured to project discrete points of tactile feedback in three dimensional space. The tactile feedback system is configured to continuously switch the discrete points of tactile feedback at a frequency at which a human is capable of perceiving tactile stimulation in order to produce tactile stimulation of a three dimensional object in free space.
US10133351B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing haptic output for an electronic device. In certain embodiments, a type of haptic output is provided based on a determined orientation, position, and/or operating environment of the electronic device. Specifically, the electronic device may receive input from one or more sensors associated with electronic device. Once the input from the one or more sensors is received, an orientation, position and/or operating environment of the electronic device is determined. Based on the determined orientation of the electronic device, a type of haptic output is selected and provided.
US10133348B2
A region of interest segmentation system includes a display device, a gaze-tracking device, a gaze point collector, a boundary identifier, and a region identifier. The display device displays an image. The gaze-tracking device, generates gaze points relative to the displayed image. The gaze point collector selects gaze points from the generated gaze points corresponding to a region of interest of the displayed image. the boundary identifier estimates a boundary based on the selected gaze points. The region identifier segments the region of interest based on the estimated boundary.
US10133338B2
Embodiments generally relate to a memory device. In one embodiment, the memory device includes a clock receiver circuit that receives an external clock signal and provides an internal clock signal. The memory device also includes a delay-locked loop circuit (DLL) having an input, and a circuit that receives the internal clock signal. The circuit selects which pulses of the internal clock signal are applied to the input of the DLL, such that no more than two clock pulses selected from at least three consecutive pulses of the external clock signal are applied to the input of the DLL during a predetermined interval. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving an external clock signal at a clock receiver circuit, receiving an internal clock signal from the clock receiver circuit, and selecting which pulses of the internal clock signal are applied to an input of a DLL, where no more than two clock pulses selected from at least three consecutive pulses of the external clock signal are applied to the input of the DLL during a predetermined interval.
US10133335B2
In general, embodiments of the invention provide an approach to proactively adjust timeout settings on a display device based on user activity. Specifically, a system and method are presented to adaptively adjust the inactivity timeout settings on a display device based on the application being used, the content being displayed on the device, and an analysis of the user's history with the application. The present invention calculates an inactivity timeout modifier which is utilized to modify the default operating system timeout value.
US10133331B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to operation of a computing device powered with first and second sets of energy storage cells, the cells of the first set structurally optimized for higher density storage of electric power, and the cells of the second set structurally optimized for providing electric power at a high electric current level. A battery module includes a casing, a first cell disposed within the casing to store electric energy with a high density, and a second cell disposed within the casing to provide electric energy stored therein with a high current level. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein.
US10133323B2
A control system for use with a processor includes: (i) a controller configured to receive prediction information for a predicted temperature associated with the processor, and to determine a speed of operation for the processor based at least on a thermal model of the processor and the predicted temperature, where the speed supports an operational objective of the processor; and (ii) an error estimator that is separate from the controller, and that is configured to receive temperature information obtained from the processor operating at the speed, to determine updated prediction information based, at least in part, on the temperature information, and to output the updated prediction information to the controller.
US10133321B1
A computer device may include one or more electronic components located in a passive cooling zone. A wall divides the passive cooling zone from an active cooling zone and acoustically isolating the active cooling zone from the passive cooling zone. A heat sink attached to at least one of the one or more electronic may extend from the passive cooling zone to the active cooling zone through the wall. At least one noise emitting component may be located in the active zone. A method of controlling noise in the computer device may include determining, by a processor of the computer device located in the passive cooling zone, a noise frequency of a noise emitting component located within an active cooling zone of the computer device. The processor may control a speaker within the active cooling zone to emit anti-noise cancelling the noise frequency.
US10133320B2
An air directing device for thermal management in side breathing equipment includes at least three vertical panels disposed in generally parallel relationship and horizontally spaced a fixed distance from one another. Each panel defines a fin arranged orthogonally relative to an airflow path for deflection of cooling air into side breathing equipment. At least one of the panels is an inner panel that is wider than two outer panels. The air directing device further includes at least one connection member connecting the outer panels to one another.
US10133312B2
The present application describes various embodiments regarding systems and methods for providing a lightweight and durable portable computing device having a thin profile. The portable computing device can take the form of a laptop computer. The portable computing device can include a case snap system configured to movably attach two portions of a base of the computing device together. The portable computing device can include a lid portion with a support structure having a shaped profile configured to support a display. The portable computing device can include locating features disposed within the base portion configured to locate internal components.
US10133311B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a mounting surface configured to accept another electronic device, a holder recess provided in the mounting surface and configured to hold the other electronic device at certain angles, and a rotatable clip installed in the mounting surface, and configured to control at least one part of the other electronic device, wherein other electronic device is accommodated at one end by the holder recess, and is accommodated at another end by the rotatable clip, such that the other electronic device is combined with the electronic device.
US10133304B2
An electronic device includes a housing. One or more processors are operable with a plurality of proximity sensor components that can be disposed behind a grille defining a plurality of reception beams with at least a first reception beam oriented at least partially in a first direction and at least a second reception beam oriented at least partially in a second direction. The one or more processors can detect a person is within a thermal reception radius along the first direction, and can determine whether another person is within the thermal reception radius along the second direction. Where only the person is within the thermal reception radius, the electronic device can operate in a first mode of operation. When the person and another person are within the thermal reception radius, the electronic device can operate in a second mode of operation.
US10133302B2
Provided is a cable management device and a rack-mounted equipment system applying the cable management device. By putting the entire cable management device on a case instead of behind the case, the length of the entire case is reduced and an entire server or storage can be mounted in a shorter rack. In addition, the cable management device can simultaneously serve upper and lower servers or memories, can also solely serve a lower server or memory, and is flexible and efficient to use.
US10133300B2
Embodiments are disclosed for a method of executing instructions in a processing core of a microprocessor. In one embodiment, the method comprises, in a first clock domain, receiving an input from a second clock domain external to the first clock domain, the input comprising an indication from the second clock domain regarding whether to execute an instruction in the first clock domain. The method further comprises synchronizing the input from the second clock domain with the first clock domain, if the instruction is a predicatable instruction and the indication matches a predicate condition that indicates not to perform the instruction, then not performing the instruction, and otherwise performing the instruction.
US10133299B1
One embodiment includes a clock distribution system. The system includes at least one resonator spine that propagates a sinusoidal clock signal and at least one resonator rib conductively coupled to the at least one resonator spine and arranged as a standing wave resonator. The system also includes at least one transformer-coupling line. Each of the at least one transformer-coupling line is conductively coupled to an associated circuit and has a plurality of inductive couplings to the at least one resonator rib to inductively generate a clock current corresponding to the sinusoidal clock signal via each of the plurality of inductive couplings in an additive manner to provide functions for the associated circuit.
US10133290B2
A circuit for balancing a voltage across a semiconductor element series-connected with other semiconductor elements of the same type may include a comparator configured to compare data representative of a voltage across the semiconductor element with a reference voltage, and a resistive element of adjustable value and configured to be controlled by the comparator.
US10133285B2
A computer-readable storage medium for controlling voltage droop storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a device to perform operations including receiving a first voltage to a first input of a first component of a device. The first voltage corresponding to a first logical value causes a first internal power supply of the first component to be charged using an external power supply. The operations further include providing a second voltage to a second input of a second component of the device in response to a first voltage level of the first internal power supply satisfying a second voltage level. The second voltage corresponding to the first logical value causes a second internal power supply of the second component of the device to be charged using the external power supply.
US10133280B2
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device provided in a vehicle and a method of controlling the vehicle. A vehicle control device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a communicator, a sensor, and a processor configured to control the communicator to receive map information from an external server and location information of the another vehicle from the another vehicle, wherein the processor merges the acquired location information of the vehicle and the received location information of the another vehicle into the received map information to control the vehicle based on at least one of the merged map information and the information associated with the vehicle sensed through the sensor.
US10133278B2
Disclosed are an apparatus of controlling movement of a mobile robot mounted with a wide angle camera and a method thereof. An apparatus of recognizing a position of a mobile robot includes two wide angle cameras which obtain one pair of stereo images on a region of interest including a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in accordance with movement of a mobile robot; an inertial measurement unit (IMU) which obtains inertial information of a mobile robot; a position recognizing unit which predicts a movement point using one between first odometry information calculated based on at least one pair of stereo images and second odometry information calculated based on the inertial information and estimates a current position using the predicted movement point and a previously stored key frame, by a position recognizing unit; and a movement control unit which controls movement of the mobile robot based on the estimated position.
US10133275B1
Techniques for determining a trajectory for an autonomous vehicle are described herein. In general, determining a route can include utilizing a search algorithm such as Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) to search for possible trajectories, while using temporal logic formulas, such as Linear Temporal Logic (LTL), to validate or reject the possible trajectories. Trajectories can be selected based on various costs and constraints optimized for performance. Determining a trajectory can include determining a current state of the autonomous vehicle, which can include determining static and dynamic symbols in an environment. A context of an environment can be populated with the symbols, features, predicates, and LTL formula. Rabin automata can be based on the LTL formula, and the automata can be used to evaluate various candidate trajectories. Nodes of the MCTS can be generated and actions can be explored based on machine learning implemented as, for example, a deep neural network.
US10133274B2
Systems and methods are provided for interacting with a plurality of autonomous vehicles. In one implementation, a system may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to receive from each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles navigational situation information associated with an occurrence of an adjustment to a determined navigational maneuver, analyze the navigational situation information, determine, based on the analysis of the navigational situation information, whether the adjustment to the determined navigational maneuver was due to a transient condition, and update the predetermined model representative of the at least one road segment if the adjustment to the determined navigational maneuver was not due to a transient condition.
US10133271B2
Embodiments described herein relate to a controller for controlling various aspects of a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the controller including, but not limited to, a controller body having a first portion configured to secure to a user of the controller and a first controller configured for controlling at least flight of the UAV. The controller is portable via the first portion. The first controller is operable with a single hand of the user.
US10133270B2
An electronic control unit for a vehicle for switching vehicle control from an autonomous driving mode includes one or more processors, network interface hardware configured to communicate with a remote server over a network, and one or more memory modules that store logic. The electronic control unit executes logic to determine that the autonomous driving mode of the vehicle will terminate, determine that a driver is unavailable to take immediate control of the vehicle upon termination of the autonomous driving, transfer control of the vehicle to a remote operator over the network interface hardware for a first time period, generate an alert to the driver to take manual control of the vehicle, and transfer control of the vehicle to one of the driver and the autonomous driving mode after the first time period has elapsed.
US10133256B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores three-dimensional data describing a real device including an object, a source of an acting factor that acts on the object and causes a detectable change at the object, and a detector that detects the change in a specified detection range. The processor produces a virtual device that represents the real device in a virtual space, based on the three-dimensional data in the memory. With this virtual device, the processor simulates the change caused by the acting factor, and calculates a region of the object in which the simulated change satisfies a specified condition.
US10133251B2
The invention relates to a safety controller for an actuating drive (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) for controlling a gas flow or a liquid flow in an open-loop or closed-loop manner by means of a flap (3.1, 3.2, 3.3) or a valve, in particular in the field of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, fire-protection systems, and/or room protection systems. A safety circuit (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) is implemented to ensure the energy supply in a safety operating mode if an electricity supply circuit (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) drops off or is lost. A control value output circuit (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) detects status signals, in particular signals of a sensor (11.1, 11.2, 11.3), and/or status parameters of a system and/or a specifiable setting of an adjustment device that can be actuated manually. The safety control value is set to one of at least two different control values (SW1, SW2, . . . ) depending on the status signals so that the safety position of the flap is determined adaptively.
US10133247B2
A motion detection device for motion controlled switching of a peripheral device having a switching characteristic is suggested. The motion detection device comprises a motion detector for providing detection signals in response to detected motions and a memory for storing durations between the detection signals. The motion detection device further comprises a signal generator for outputting a switching signal to the peripheral device for switching the peripheral device from a first operation mode to a second operation mode for a activation period. A controller is further included for controlling the signal generator. Therein, the controller is configured to determine the activation period based on at least a selection of the durations between the detection signals stored in the memory and the switching characteristic of the peripheral device.
US10133245B2
A method for forecasting reduction in sunlight intensity due to cloud cover at a photovoltaic power plant is described. The method comprises determining characteristics of one or more clouds from sensors surrounding the photovoltaic power plant. The cloud characteristics are used to create a 3D map of the clouds. The 3D map in combination with information on the angle of the sun is used to create a 3D projection on the surface of the earth, resulting in a 2D surface irradiance map. The 2D surface irradiance map may be taken in successive projections or used in combination with wind speed data to forecast fluctuation in irradiance at the photovoltaic power plant. The forecasted reductions in power may be used to enact measures at the plant such as reducing the power output of inverters to prevent sudden fluctuations in the power output of the photovoltaic plant feeding the utility.
US10133238B2
Monolithic timepiece regulator made in a single plate, having an external rigid element, an internal rigid element, and elastic suspensions connecting the external rigid element to the internal rigid element and enabling oscillatory rotating movements between them. The internal rigid element has arms which are rigidly connected with one another, leaving between each other free angular spaces, and the elastic suspensions are located in these free angular spaces.
US10133236B2
The present image formation apparatus includes a sheet output tray and an apparatus body underlying the sheet output tray, a duct being formed inside the apparatus body, a filter member being attached inside the duct, the filter member having a portion exposed outside the apparatus body, the filter member's exposed portion also serving as a portion of the sheet output tray.
US10133235B2
There is provided an end member which is disposed in an end portion of a columnar rotating body mounted on an image forming apparatus main body, comprising: a tubular bearing member; and a shaft member held by the bearing member, in which the shaft member includes a rotating shaft which oscillates within a range of 18° or less with respect to a direction along an axis of the bearing member, a rotating force receiving member which is disposed in one end portion of the rotating shaft and is provided with an engaging member which is engaged with a driving shaft of the image forming apparatus main body, and a regulating member which is engaged with or disengaged from the rotating shaft or the rotating force receiving member by pressing, and switches a posture in which the engaging member is engaged with the driving shaft and a posture in which the engaging member is not engaged with the driving shaft.
US10133232B2
An image forming apparatus including a frame and a cartridge attachable thereto. The cartridge includes a casing, a storage medium including an electrical contact surface, and a holder positioned at one side of the casing in a first direction. The holder includes a first outer surface holding the electrical contact surface. The first outer surface is movable relative to the casing in a second direction. The frame includes first and second guide surfaces, an electrical contact configured to contact the electrical contact surface, and a support surface. A gap distance between the first and second guide surfaces in the second direction is reduced from a first distance to a second distance in an inserting direction. The electrical contact is positioned farther from an insertion opening of the frame than the first guide surface. A gap distance between the electrical contact and the support surface is greater than the second distance.
US10133229B2
An image forming apparatus includes a cyclone portion, a bin, a filter, a fan, a detector and a corrector. The cyclone portion separates toner from air containing dispersed toner by centrifugation. The bin stores the toner separated by the cyclone portion. The filter filters the air from which the toner has been separated by the cyclone portion. The fan generates an air flow for discharging the air which has passed through the filter. The detector detects the bin being full of the toner based on a change of a rotation speed of the fan. The corrector corrects the rotation speed of the fan based on a change of a physical property of the air which corresponds to a change of an environmental condition in image formation.
US10133228B2
A paper feed device includes a plurality of paper feed sections and a selection control section. Selection periods include a specific selection period during which at least two selection signals among a plurality of selection signals are not at a normal level. Non-selection periods include a first normal period, a second normal period, a preceding non-selection period, and a succeeding non-selection period. The preceding non-selection period is between the first normal period and the specific selection period. A specific selection signal among the at least two selection signals is switched from the normal level to a selection level during the preceding non-selection period. The succeeding non-selection period is between the specific selection period and the second normal period. The specific selection signal is switched from the selection level to the normal level during the succeeding non-selection period.
US10133225B2
An image forming apparatus includes a developing roller, a voltage applying part, a direct current correcting part and a correction switching part. The developing roller supplies a toner to an image carrier. The voltage applying part applies a superimposed voltage of an alternating current voltage and a direct current voltage to the developing roller. The direct current correcting part corrects the direct current voltage on the basis of variation of an alternating current flowing between the voltage applying part and the developing roller. The correction switching part switches the direct current voltage correcting part between an operating state and a non-operating state.
US10133220B2
A fixing apparatus for fixing an image onto recording material, includes a heating rotary member, film of a cylindrical shape, and pressure member configured to press the film from inside the film toward the heating rotary member to form a nip portion as an area where the heating rotary member and film contact. The pressure member includes a metallic member extending from an upstream side of a center in a recording material conveyance direction of the nip portion to a downstream side, wherein the recording material on which the image is formed is conveyed while being heated at the nip portion to fix the image onto the recording material. A center of gravity of the metallic member is on the upstream side of the center in the recording material conveyance direction of the nip portion in a cross-section perpendicular to a rotation axis direction of the heating rotary member.
US10133210B2
A nozzle receiver is to be arranged in a powder container used in an image forming apparatus. The nozzle receiver includes a nozzle receiving opening, in which a conveying nozzle for conveying powder supplied from the powder container is inserted in the image forming apparatus; an opening/closing member to open and to close the nozzle receiving opening; and a supporter to support the opening/closing member. The opening/closing member includes a sealing portion to seal the nozzle insertion opening. The supporter includes an end surface portion perpendicular to a moving direction of the opening/closing member. The projection area of the end surface portion in the moving direction of the opening/closing member is smaller than a projection area of the sealing portion in the moving direction of the opening/closing member.
US10133209B2
In a toner container, a powder container that includes a container body configured to store toner, and is rotated by input of rotational drive of a drive output section of an image forming device while being set in the image forming device, the toner container includes an incompatible hole group, as a container-side engagement portion, on a front end surface facing downstream in an insertion direction when inserted in a direction parallel to a rotational center line of the rotational drive and set in the image forming device, the incompatible hole group has a hole shape that is engaged with a body-side projection portion of the drive output section protruding upstream in the insertion direction, and the rotational drive is input by rotation of the drive output section with the incompatible hole group and the body-side projection portion engaged with each other.
US10133204B2
An electrophotographic imaging device includes a charging device, a cleaning device, and a fuser member that each include hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. The use of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes can increases the charging device's, the cleaning device's, and the fuser member's durability, conductivity, and contaminants deposition.
US10133203B2
A method for producing core shell toner for electrophotography according to one embodiment, includes surface treating the outer surface of a core shell toner particle with a alkoxysilane hydrocarbon or combination of different alkoxysilane hydrocarbons using a hydrolytic deposition process after the core shell toner particle is fully formed. This method results in the bonding of the alkoxysilane hydrocarbon or combination of different alkoxysilane hydrocarbons to the outer surface of the core shell toner particle. In an alternative method, the outer surface of the toner is surface treated with the alkoxysilane hydrocarbon solution and then fused to form toner particles. The alkoxysilane hydrocarbon surface treated core shell toner also can be mixed with magnetic carrier beads to form a developer mix to be used in a dual component development electrophotographic printer.
US10133202B2
A chemically prepared toner composition according to one example embodiment includes a core including a first polymer binder, a colorant and a release agent; a shell that is formed around the core that includes a second polymer binder; and a borax coupling agent between the core and the shell and an alkoxysilane hydrocarbon or combination of different alkoxysilane hydrocarbons that are bonded to the outer surface of the shell using a hydrolytic deposition process. This successful alkoxysilane hydrocarbon surface treatment on the outer surface of the toner particle results in attaining a desirable charge stability in hot and humid environments and ultimately improving the quality of the toner, especially by reducing toner dusting, toner fuming and ultra-fine particles generation.
US10133201B2
Provided is a toner including a toner particle containing an amorphous resin, a colorant, a release agent, and a crystalline resin, wherein, when η0.01 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.01 and η0.69 represents the extensional viscosity of the toner at a Hencky strain at 90° C. of 0.69, η0.01 and η0.69 satisfy the relationships of the following formulas (1) and (2): 3.0×104 Pa≤η0.01≤2.0×105 Pa formula (1) 2.0≤[η0.69/η0.01]. formula (2)
US10133199B2
A toner for developing an electrostatic image and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The toner may have a morphological surface characteristic that induces high thermal and physical characteristics. The toner may simultaneously improve gloss, charge stability, anti-cohesiveness, storage ability, and low temperature fixability.
US10133195B2
An exposure apparatus exposes a substrate with illumination light via a projection optical system, and includes a frame member, a mark detection system that detects a mark of the substrate, a mask stage system having a first movable body to hold a mask, a first encoder system having first heads that each irradiate a first measurement beam to a first grating section, a substrate stage system having a second movable body to hold the substrate, a second encoder system having second heads that each irradiate a second measurement beam to a second grating section, and a controller that controls driving of the first movable body and of the second movable body, based on measurement information of the first and second encoder systems. In each of an exposure operation and a detection operation, the positional information of the second movable body is measured by the second encoder system.
US10133192B2
A structure of interest (T) is irradiated with radiation for example in the x-ray or EUV waveband, and scattered radiation is detected by a detector (19, 274, 908, 1012). A processor (PU) calculates a property such as linewidth (CD) or overlay (OV), for example by simulating (S16) interaction of radiation with a structure and comparing (S17) the simulated interaction with the detected radiation. The method is modified (S14a, S15a, S19a) to take account of changes in the structure which are caused by the inspection radiation. These changes may be for example shrinkage of the material, or changes in its optical characteristics. The changes may be caused by inspection radiation in the current observation or in a previous observation.
US10133185B2
Provided is an illumination optical apparatus for illuminating a mask with light from a light source. The apparatus includes an optical integrator configured to cause a light intensity distribution to be uniform in an emission end surface by reflecting the light incident from an incident end surface in an inner surface a plurality of times, an image forming optical system configured to form an image of the emission end surface of the optical integrator on the mask, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust telecentricity of the light so that a principal ray incident on the mask and a normal line of the mask approach parallelism and configured to be disposed outside the image forming optical system.
US10133183B2
An optical component for a projection exposure apparatus includes a multiplicity of variably positionable beam-guiding elements which serve as pupil facets. The optical component can be arranged in the beam path of the projection optical unit.
US10133179B2
A pattern treatment method, comprising: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a patterned feature on a surface thereof; (b) applying a pattern treatment composition to the patterned feature, wherein the pattern treatment composition comprises: a block copolymer and an organic solvent, wherein the block copolymer comprises: (i) a first block comprising a first unit formed from 4-vinyl-pyridine, and (ii) a second block comprising a first unit formed from a vinyl aromatic monomer; and (c) removing residual pattern shrink composition from the substrate, leaving a coating of the block copolymer over the surface of the patterned feature, thereby providing a reduced pattern spacing as compared with a pattern spacing of the patterned feature prior to coating the pattern treatment composition. The methods find particular applicability in the manufacture of semiconductor devices for providing high resolution patterns.
US10133169B2
A light source optical system includes a micro lens array, a condenser lens unit, and a dichroic surface. In a direction orthogonal to an optical axis in a cross section parallel to a normal of the dichroic surface and the optical axis of the condenser lens unit, a width of the dichroic surface is narrower than a width of the condenser lens unit. A light source optical system satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.
US10133162B1
A projection display apparatus that tracks a user's eye with an eye tracker and displays a high-resolution image at a position of the user's eye. The projection display apparatus includes an eye tracker configured to track an eye of a user; a projector configured to project an image; and a controller configured to control the projector, based on a position of the eye of the user obtained from the eye tracker, to perform a first operation to project a first portion of the image at a first resolution onto a first region with respect to the position of the eye of the user, and to perform one of a second operation to project a second portion of the image at a second resolution lower than the first resolution onto a second region excluding the first region, and a third operation to refrain from projecting the image in the second region.
US10133160B2
A portable information device having a projector unit is disclosed. The projector unit includes a chassis, a connection terminal part and a projector part. The chassis includes an attachment part removably attached to an attachment target part disposed on a side surface of the portable information device. The connection terminal part is electrically connected to a terminal of the portable information device when the attachment part is attached to the attachment target part. The projector part is rotatably attached to the chassis so that a direction of projection from a projector lens can be changed.
US10133153B2
A self-damping shutter apparatus for use in an exposure system of a photolithography machine, comprising: at least two pieces of shutter blades (1) for cutting off light source to an exposure area when the shutter is closed; a shutter driving arm (2), for driving the shutter blades (1) to synchronically open or close; a magnetic damping brake motor (3), for driving or braking the shutter driving arm (2), and the magnetic damping brake motor (3) drives and brakes, via the shutter driving arm (2), the shutter blades (1). The self-damping shutter apparatus for use in the exposure system of the photolithography machine increases consistency of opening or closing the shutter blades, improves a light shading effect of the shutter apparatus in an exposure, and improves stability in the process of opening or closuring the shutter blades. When the shutter blades complete actions of opening or closing, current is not needed, the magnetic damping braking motor enables the shutter blades to maintain the state of opening or closing, shortens duration of control current, reduces heat dissipation, and saves energy.
US10133135B2
The present specification relates to a liquid crystal display device.
US10133119B2
An illuminating apparatus includes a support member comprising a light source support member having four corner areas; and a light emitter that is disposed on a surface of the light source support member, the light emitter including one or more light emitting modules, wherein each of the light emitting module comprises a strip-shaped printed circuit board (PCB) mounted on the light source support member and a plurality of light source packages that is mounted on the strip-shaped PCB and generates light; and four corner side extending portions that configure a portion of any one of one or more the light emitting modules and are extended toward the four corner areas of the light source support member.
US10133111B2
A protective panel for a display device includes a substrate and a light-blocking layer provided over the substrate. A display window is defined on a region of the substrate where the light-blocking layer is not provided. The light-blocking layer includes a first layer which comprises a first material having a first color. The protective panel further includes a hole formed through the light-blocking layer. The hole having an inner sidewall, which is clad with a cladding material having a color different from the first color.
US10133109B2
Provided is an LCD device having excellent high speed responsiveness. This LCD device contains a polymer or a copolymer in a liquid crystal composition sandwiched between two transparent substrates, at least one of which has an electrode, and the content of the polymer or the copolymer is 1% by mass or greater and less than 40% by mass of the total mass of the liquid crystal composition and the polymer or the copolymer. This LCD device can be applied to various operation modes such as TN, STN, ECB, VA, VA-TN, IPS, FFS, a π cell, OCB, and cholesteric liquid crystals.
US10133104B2
Disclosed herein are a display device which exhibits superior surface flatness of an upper electrode substrate and excellent sealing effects by performing sealing such that an end of a barrier formed in a front electrode is inserted into the upper electrode having a gel-state, and a method of producing the same. The display device includes a first electrode module comprising a first electrode, a second electrode module including a second electrode, the second electrode module facing the first electrode module, a plurality of barriers formed on the first electrode module, each barrier having an end inserted into the second electrode, a plurality of cavities formed by the first electrode module and the barriers, and an electric field-dependent layer formed in each of the cavities, the electric field-dependent layer having properties changed by an electric field applied between the first electrode module and the second electrode module.
US10133100B2
A curved display device includes a display panel which is curved with respect to a central axis of the curved display device to define a display surface which is curved with respect to the central axis of the curved display device; a first adhesion member attached to an edge area of a bottom surface of the display panel; a mold frame which is curved with respect to the central axis of the curved display device, the mold frame defining a stepped portion on which the display panel is seated; and a second adhesion member attached to a top surface of the stepped portion and to the first adhesion member which is attached to the edge area of the bottom surface of the display panel.
US10133091B2
A system includes glasses for executing a process to correct the alignment of an eye if a misalignment condition is detected. The glasses include lens that change opacity as instructed by a processor. The system determines that an eye is not aligned correctly based on data captured by one or more sensors in the glasses. Data is captured periodically and compared to a baseline set of data. If a deviation is detected, then the appropriate lens is turned “ON” to shade the aligned eye, thereby forcing the misaligned eye to properly align itself.
US10133090B2
Described is an electro-optical apparatus and method for correcting myopia that includes at least one adaptive lens, a power source, and an eye tracker. The eye tracker includes an image sensor and a processor operatively connected to the adaptive lens and the image sensor. The processor is configured to receive electrical signals from the image sensor and to control the correction power of the adaptive lens to correct myopia, with the correction power dependent on a user's gaze distance and myopia prescription strength. A lower-power-consumption method of eye glint tracking is further described.
US10133089B2
A system and a method of cast molding toric contact lenses permits aligning first and second mold sections at multiple rotational positions. Each mold section includes a set of alignment features that engage with complementary alignment features on the other mold section.
US10133078B2
An apparatus of structured light generation is equipped with a light source and a lens unit. The lens unit is installed in a compact housing of the apparatus of structured light generation. Moreover, the lens unit constructed two different optical path lengths within the housing. By the lens unit, light beams from the light source are collimated and converted into linear light beams. The linear light beams are locally overlapped or globally overlapped. Consequently, the light beam from the light source is shaped into a linear structured light or a linearly-overlapped structured light for detection.
US10133070B2
An optical aperture multiplier includes a first optical waveguide (10) having a rectangular cross-section and including partially reflecting surfaces (40) at an oblique angle to a direction of elongation of the waveguide. A second optical waveguide (20), also including partially reflecting surfaces (45) at an oblique angle, is optically coupled with the first optical waveguide (10). An image coupled into the first optical waveguide with an initial direction of propagation at an oblique coupling angle advances by four-fold internal reflection along the first optical waveguide, with a proportion of intensity of the image reflected at the partially reflecting surfaces so as to be coupled into the second optical waveguide, and then propagates through two-fold reflection within the second optical waveguide, with a proportion of intensity of the image reflected at the partially reflecting surfaces so as to be directed outwards from one of the parallel faces as a visible image.
US10133068B2
This invention relates to a cold mirror for a head-up display apparatus and provides a cold mirror that enables suppression of a phenomenon of change in color tone of an image depending on a position from which the image is viewed. This invention also provides a head-up display apparatus including the cold mirror. In a head-up display apparatus, display light of an image displayed on a display is reflected by a cold mirror and a reflected image of the image is viewed by a viewer. A relationship between an incident wavelength and a reflection phase difference in the cold mirror is set so that the reflection phase difference falls within a range of 180±60 degrees for an entire visible wavelength range of 420 to 680 nm.
US10133063B2
A microscope includes at least one correction unit arranged in a beam path for correcting a variable spherical aberration. The correction unit has at least one optical correction element that is arranged in a convergent or divergent area of the beam path such that the optical correction element is movable along an optical axis. The at least one optical correction element has at least one correction surface. A part of the at least one correction surface through which the convergent or divergent area of the beam path passes forms a correction-effective surface section whose radial extension crosswise to the optical axis is adjustable by moving the correction element along the optical axis.
US10133056B2
A flexible fluidic mirror system and a hybrid fluidic optical system is disclosed herein. The flexible fluidic mirror system generally includes a flexible fluidic mirror having an outer housing and a flexible membrane supported within the outer housing, and a fluid control system operatively coupled to the flexible fluidic mirror. A portion of the flexible membrane comprises a reflective coating or film or nanoparticles disposed thereon or sprayed on. The hybrid fluidic optical system generally includes a hybrid fluidic optical device (i.e., a lens or mirror) having an outer housing and a flexible membrane supported within the outer housing, and a fluid control system operatively coupled to the hybrid fluidic optical device. The hybrid fluidic optical device further includes a magnetically actuated subsystem configured to selectively deform the flexible membrane so as to increase or decrease the convexity of the flexible membrane of the hybrid fluidic optical device.
US10133054B2
A biological specimen observation apparatus whereby observation of a biological specimen can be performed accurately. In macro observation, a biological change region is extracted from a macro image, a micro observation point corresponding to an extracted biological change region is registered, and an object for tracking is identified. In micro observation, it is judged from the micro image whether or not biological change has continued in the biological change region at the micro observation point, and the registered micro observation point is updated on the basis of this judgment result. It is possible to carry out both macro observation for detecting a biological change region and micro observation for observing the progress of growth of a partial minute region where biological change has been exhibited, and to carry out accurate observation of a biological specimen.
US10133047B2
An image forming apparatus includes an imager that is electrically connected to an image sensor disposed at a position where light that has passed through a sample slice is incident on the image sensor, and an illumination system that emits illumination light successively in different illumination directions relative to a sample slice to illuminate the sample slice with the illumination light and that emits a first light having a peak in a first wavelength range and a second light having a peak in a second wavelength range. The image forming apparatus obtains a plurality of first-color images with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the first light serving as the illumination light successively in the different illumination directions. The image forming apparatus obtains at least one second-color image with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the second light in at least one of the different illumination directions. The image forming apparatus generates a high-resolution image on the basis of the plurality of first-color images and the at least one second-color image.
US10133042B2
A zoom lens has, in order from an object side to an image side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, a positive third lens unit, a positive fourth lens unit, and a fifth lens unit. In the zoom lens, the loci of the lens units moving for zooming are set appropriately, and a reflector for bending an optical path is placed at an appropriate position within the fifth lens unit.
US10133034B2
A projection lens assembly includes a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group and a fourth lens group, all of which are arranged in order from a projection side to an image source side along an optical axis. The first lens group is with negative refractive power. The second lens group is with positive refractive power and includes a projection side surface and an image source side surface, wherein both of the projection side surface and the image source side surface are convex surfaces. The third lens group includes a convex surface facing the projection side. The fourth lens group is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image source side. The projection lens assembly satisfies: 1.4
US10133030B2
A lens module includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, a fifth lens having positive or negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having negative refractive power. One or more inflection points may be formed on an image-side surface of the sixth lens.
US10133026B2
A handheld electronic device includes a first camera unit, a laser focusing module and a control module. The laser focusing module is configured for radiating a laser signal and receiving a feedback signal induced by a reflection of the laser signal when the first camera unit is activated. The control module is coupled with the camera unit and the laser focusing module. The control module is configured for monitoring a strength level of the feedback signal or a response time between the laser signal and the feedback signal, and selectively generating a command to trigger the first camera unit according to the strength level or the response time.
US10133016B2
An optical module for connecting a photoelectric conversion device on a substrate to a ferrule connected to an optical fiber includes a body configured to be mounted on the substrate, a first lens disposed on the body at a side thereof connectable to the ferrule, a second lens disposed on the body at a side thereof facing the substrate, and a core disposed in the body between the first lens and the second lens, wherein a refractive index of the core is higher than a refractive index of the body.
US10133009B1
A fiber optic adaptor includes two spaced apart engagement members protruding from a housing for connecting a ferrule member, and an auxiliary member disposed around the engagement members. The auxiliary member has a fixing portion and a moving portion. The moving portion is connected and movable relative to the fixing portion between pushing and non-pushing positions. When the moving portion is in the non-pushing position, the ferrule member is prevented from being detached from the engagement members. When the moving portion is in the pushing portion, the ferrule is allowed to be detached from the engagement members.
US10133000B2
An optical system having two or more different optical elements with a corresponding interface between the optical elements. At least one of the optical elements has an anti-reflective structure that is transferred to the interface between two optical elements, typically by embossing. Also disclosed is the related method for making the optical system.
US10132986B2
Illumination systems are described for illuminating a target area, e.g., a floor of a room, using active illumination devices in optical communication with passive illumination devices. The active and passive illumination devices of the illumination system are configured and arranged relative to each other in a variety of ways so a variety of intensity distributions can be provided by the illumination system. Such illumination system is implemented to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, garage lighting, or cabinet lighting.
US10132985B2
A reflection structure, a backlight module and a display device, the backlight module comprises a light source and a back plate and the light source is disposed on a side edge of the back plate, the reflection structure comprises: a first reflection plate disposed on the back plate, an end close to the light source of which can extend freely; and at least one second reflection plate disposed on an edge of the first reflection plate, wherein a first end of the second reflection plate overlaps the first reflection plate, a second end of the second reflection plate extends toward the side edge of the back plate, and at least one of the first end and the second end of the second reflection plate can extend freely.
US10132982B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light guide plate, a backlight module and a display apparatus. The light guide plate includes a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to the first surface. The second surface includes a network node region in which a plurality of network nodes are provided, so that light entering the light guide plate is capable of exiting from the first surface; and at least one protrusions, located at a region between an outer edge of the network node region of the second surface and an edge of the light guide plate, a height of the protrusion which projects from the second surface is larger than that of the network node which projects from the second surface.
US10132959B2
Apparatus, methods, and systems related to a thin-layer spectroelectrochemistry cell; electrically coupling a second end of a working electrical wire lead, a second end of a counter electrical wire lead, and a second end of a reference electrical wire lead to a potentiostat; introducing a conductive fluid into a cell body in the spectroelectrochemistry cell; introducing a detection species into the cell body; introducing a sample into the cell body; applying a voltage potential across the transparent sample window to drive an electrochemical reaction between the detection species and the sample in the transparent sample window fluid; transmitting electromagnetic radiation into an optical path through the transparent sample window, thereby optically interacting the electromagnetic radiation with the transparent sample window fluid to generate modified electromagnetic radiation; receiving the modified electromagnetic radiation with a detector; and generating an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the sample.
US10132956B2
Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to compensation of magnetic data, and, in particular, to a system and method for compensation of magnetic data as collected during autonomous underwater vehicle mapping surveys.
US10132954B2
According to aspects of the present disclosure, an example downhole tool may include tool body, a first pad radially extendable from the tool body, and a radial array of conformable sensors coupled to the first pad. At least one conformable sensor of the radial array of conformable sensors may include a first flexible material. A transmitter may be coupled to one of the tool body and the first flexible material, and a receiver may be coupled to one of the tool body and the first flexible material. At least one of the transmitter and the receiver may be coupled to the first flexible material.
US10132952B2
An electromagnetic sensing system operates either in land environments or in marine environments on the floor of a body of water to measure electromagnetic fields. The sensing system has electrodes that provide capacitive coupling to the local environment where measurements are being made. A new method of deployment in water provides considerable size and weight reductions. The size and weight reductions also facilitate deployment and rapid repositioning on land. The system is particularly beneficial for surveying sites adjacent to bodies of water.
US10132951B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for detecting buried assets includes a chassis, a global navigation receiver and processor, an electromagnetic locator device (ELD), and a processor for receiving a first data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at an above-surface location, wherein the buffer zone corresponds to a particular buried asset sought by the UAV, navigating towards the buffer zone and executing a detection process for storing a plurality of buried asset data points, and transmitting the buried asset data points.
US10132948B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for performing marine geophysical surveys that utilize a streamer having variable stiffness. An embodiment discloses a sensor streamer comprising: an outer surface; tension members within the outer surface extending along a length of the sensor streamer; spacers disposed within the outer surface along the length of the sensor streamer; a geophysical sensor disposed in an interior of one of the spacers; and an actuator assembly configured to apply tension to the tension members.
US10132944B2
A method for calibrating an ionizing radiation detector, with the aim of determining a correction factor in order to establish an amplitude-energy correspondence. The invention first relates to a method for calibrating a device for detecting ionizing radiation, the detector comprising a semiconductor or scintillator detection material capable of generating a signal S of amplitude A upon interaction between ionizing radiation and the detection material, the method including the determination of a weighting factor at the amplitude A.
US10132925B2
A measurement system and methods are disclosed. The system has intensity coding optics comprising a plurality of imaging channels with overlapping fields of view. The intensity coding optics are adapted to provide intensity coded information indicative of a position of one or more objects, wherein each of the imaging channels provides a difference in intensity verses an angular position of the one or more objects. The system also has an electromagnetic energy detector adapted to: (a) receive the intensity coded information, wherein the electromagnetic energy detector comprises a size larger than a spatial resolution of the intensity coding optics, and (b) output data from the electromagnetic energy detector; and a processing device adapted to receive the data and determine the position of the one or more objects.
US10132924B2
A survey system including a multibeam echo sounder having a single projector array and a single hydrophone array constructs a multi-signal message and deconstructs a corresponding multi-signal echo to substantially simultaneously perform multiple survey missions.
US10132918B2
According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes a plurality of amplifier circuits, a common drain control circuit, a gate control circuits, and an antenna controller. The common drain control circuit constitutes a control circuit common to the plurality of amplifier circuits, and controls a drain voltage of a field-effect transistor included in each of the amplifier circuits. The gate control circuits are provided for each amplifier circuit, and controls a gate voltage of the field-effect transistor. The antenna controller controls the common drain control circuit and the gate control circuits, and selectively operates the plurality of amplifier circuits by controlling an output of the gate voltage prior to the drain voltage.
US10132912B2
A method, apparatus and system for estimating reflectance parameters and a position of the light source(s) of specular reflections of a scene include RGB sequence analysis with measured geometry in order to estimate specular reflectance parameters of an observed 3D scene. Embodiments include pixel-based image registration from which profiles of 3D scene points image intensities over the sequence are estimated. A profile is attached to a 3D point and to the set of pixels that display its intensity in the registered sequence. Subsequently, distinction is made between variable profiles that reveal specular effects and constant profiles that show diffuse reflections only. Then, for each variable profile diffuse reflectance is estimated and subtracted from the intensity profile to deduce the specular profile and the specular parameters are estimated for each observed 3D point. Then, the location of at least one light source responsible for the specular effects is estimated. Optionally, the parameters can be iteratively refined to determine color information and specular reflectance parameters.
US10132907B2
A method for calibrating a current sensor which is configured to determine, in a vehicle's onboard power system, an electric operating current which flows through a measuring resistor, based on comparison of a voltage drop at the measuring resistor caused by the operating current and based on a rule which is dependent on the measuring resistor, including: determining an operating voltage drop brought about at the measuring resistor by the operating current; impressing a known electric calibration current into the measuring resistor, detecting an overall voltage drop brought about at the measuring resistor by the calibration current and the operating current, filtering the operating voltage drop from the overall voltage drop, such that a calibration voltage drop which is brought about by the calibration current remains, and calibrating the rule, dependent on the measuring resistor, based on the comparison of the calibration current and the calibration voltage drop.
US10132903B2
In one embodiment a magnetic resonance imaging method is disclosed. The method includes the steps of selecting a first RF pulse, selecting a second RF pulse, selecting one of the first RF pulse and the second RF pulse to be spatially selective, with the other being non-spatially selective, selecting a frequency of the first RF pulse to be the same or different than a frequency of the second RF pulse, applying the first RF pulse to excite a first portion of an object, applying the second RF pulse, forming at least one echo in the first portion of the object, obtaining signal data from the first portion of the object in response to the first RF pulse and the second RF pulse and reconstructing the obtained signal data from the first portion to form an image.
US10132888B2
Gradient coil assemblies for horizontal magnetic resonance imaging systems (MRIs) and methods of their manufacture. Some embodiments may be used with open MRIs and can be used with an instrument placed in the gap of the MRI. In general, concentrations of conductors or radially oriented conductors may be moved away from the gap of the MRI so as to reduce eddy currents that may be induced in any instrument placed within the gap. Systems for directly cooling primary gradient and shield coils may be utilized and various coil supporting structures may be used to assist in coil alignment or to facilitate use of an instrument in the MRI gap.
US10132886B2
An MR device includes at least one body coil for generating a B1 magnetic field and at least one radiofrequency line routed through the B1 magnetic field. The at least one radiofrequency line has at least one frequency filter for blocking a voltage induced by the B1 magnetic field. At least one section of the radiofrequency line routed through the B1 magnetic field is embodied in printed circuit board technology on at least one printed circuit board, and information-carrying signals may be transmitted over the at least one radiofrequency line on a different frequency than the frequency of the voltage induced by the B1 magnetic field.
US10132881B2
An MAS stator (7) for an NMR-MAS probe head (1) has a bottom bearing (8) with at least one nozzle and at least one radial bearing (9a, 9b), wherein one substantially circular cylindrical MAS rotor (21c) is provided for receiving a measurement substance. The MAS rotor can be supported by compressed gas in a measurement position within the MAS stator by means of a gas supply device and can be rotated about the cylinder axis of the MAS rotor by means of a pneumatic drive. A suction device (100) is provided in a space below the radial bearing for suctioning-off the gas introduced by the gas supply device, and generates an underpressure in the space below the radial bearing during measurement operation. This provides a stator for NMR-MAS spectroscopy in which the closure at the head end of the stator is omitted.
US10132878B2
An electromagnetic impedance sensing device includes a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a magneto-conductive wire and an encapsulation layer. The substrate has a surface and a trench extending into thereof. The first patterned conductive layer is formed on the surface, as well as a bottom and sidewalls of the trench. The magneto-conductive wire is disposed in the trench. The second patterned conductive layer extending across the trench and electrically in contact with the first patterned conductive layer is formed on the first patterned conductive layer to make the magneto-conductive wire sandwiched between the first and the second patterned conductive layers. The magneto-conductive wire is encapsulated by the encapsulation layer to make the magneto-conductive wire electrically isolated from the first and second patterned conductive layers. At least one coil circuit surrounding the magneto-conductive wire is formed by the first and second patterned conductive layers.
US10132876B2
An exemplary assembly for testing a wireless charge transmit system includes a portable tester that is configured to mimic a vehicle mounted charge receive system and to wirelessly interface with a wireless charge transmit system. An exemplary method of testing a wireless charge transmit station for an electrified vehicle includes positioning a portable tester relative to the wireless charge transmit station, and using the portable tester to mimic an electrified vehicle interfacing with the wireless charge transmit station.
US10132868B2
A battery management system is provided, which may include a power supply module, a measurement module, a switch module and a processing module. The power supply module may be electrically coupled to a load or a charging power source via the switch module. The measurement module may measure a plurality of operation signals from the power supply module. The processing module may determine the operation status of the power supply module by cross comparison between the operation signals, and activate a safety protection item according to the operations signals and the operation status; the processing module may determine to activate a global protection process to turn off the switch module or activate a local protection process to turn off the switch module after a buffer time according to the danger level of the safety protection item.
US10132862B1
Methods and systems for code coverage mapping are provided. In one aspect, a method for code coverage mapping includes generating, by a user application executable by a computing device, a source-code handle corresponding to a transaction code. The source-code handle is communicated through an interface to a server emulating a design-under-test (DUT). Writing a value of the source-code handle to a signal in the DUT is facilitated to mark start of execution, by the user application, of one or more sequences of one or more instructions of the transaction code.
US10132861B2
A transparent coversheet intervenes between a lens and a thinned die in a visible light fault analysis tool so that the thinned die is robust to fractures. In addition, the transparent coversheet has a greater thermal mass than the thinned die and thus acts as a heat sink to prevent active circuitry in the thinned die from overheating during the visible light fault analysis.
US10132858B2
A method of identifying a component by a response to a challenge is disclosed, the component comprising an array of bipolar transistors connectable in parallel so as to have a common collector contact, a common emitter contact and a common base contact, the challenge comprising a value representative of a total collector current value, the method comprising: receiving the challenge; supplying the total collector current to the common collector contact; detecting instability in each of a group of the transistors; and determining the response in dependence on the group. A circuit configured to operate such a method is also disclosed.
US10132856B2
Software code for operating a circuit interrupting device having an auto-monitoring circuit for automatically testing various functions and structures of the device. The auto-monitoring circuit initiates the software code which includes an auto-monitoring routine which, among other things, establishes a self-test fault during the positive or negative half-wave of an AC power cycle and determines whether the detection mechanisms within the device properly detect the self-test fault. An early detection signal indicates that the self-test fault was properly detected without interfering with the normal operation of the detection circuitry and without causing a false trip within the device. Additional functionality of the software code permits automatic verification that the device is properly wired, that is, not miswired, and determines whether the device has reached the end of its useful life.
US10132847B2
A tomography system for determining properties of flowing multiphase fluid, comprising a duct having a duct wall and interior space within the duct wall for carrying a flow of the multiphase fluid and a plurality of sensors, which are electrodes or coils, at positions distributed around the duct wall on a planar cross section through the duct, wherein the sensors (electrodes or coils) are used for making a plurality of measurements of electrical or magnetic properties through the duct wall and the multiphase fluid; and a processor is used to receive measurement data from the sensors and to compute from the measured properties to derive quantitative values of at least one property selected from permittivity, conductivity, magnetic permeability and complex-conductivity of the multiphase fluid independent of effects external to the fluid flow, such as effects of the duct walls and the geometry of the positioning of the sensors (electrodes or coils).
US10132841B2
A clamp meter is revealed. The clamp includes a pair of jaws disposed on a main body. The main body is arranged with a display panel and a plurality of buttons. The pair of jaws can be opened or closed by manual operation to get data of an object that users intend to measure. The data is transferred to the main body and shown on the display panel. Users can switch to the electrical parameter that they need by pressing the buttons. The clamp meter features on a plurality of indicator lights disposed on the pair of jaws. Users can obtain current data directly by observing the indicator lights.
US10132832B2
A method for manufacturing a microcantilever having a cantilever and a functional probe provided on the cantilever may include steps of: providing a probe mold which accommodates a liquid probe solution in which quantum dots for the functional probe are mixed, and has a groove corresponding to the shape of the functional probe; bringing a cantilever into contact with the probe mold on which the groove is formed to correspond to the location of the functional probe; forming the functional probe on the cantilever by curing the probe solution accommodated in the groove in a state where the cantilever contacts the probe mold; and separating the cantilever from the probe mold.
US10132830B2
Measuring a topographic profile and/or a topographic image of a surface of a sample includes positioning an indenter out of contact with a sample and in a constant position with respect to a headstock; positioning a topographic tip to detect a surface of the sample and positioning a reference structure at a predetermined distance from said surface; measuring the relative position of the indenter with respect to the reference structure by a relative position sensor; translating said sample perpendicular to said longitudinal axis while maintaining the reference structure at said predetermined distance from the surface of the sample by the feedback control system and the second actuator while measuring the relative position of the indenter with respect to the reference structure by the relative position sensor; and generating a topographic profile and/or a topographic image based on measurements of the relative position.
US10132823B2
A method and system are described for the continuous remote monitoring of the position and advance speed of a pig device inside a pipeline suitable for transporting a pressurized fluid, wherein the pipeline consists of a plurality of pipe sections joined to each other by welding. The method comprising the following steps: continuous acquisition and registration, by a plurality of measurement stations equipped with vibroacoustic sensors discretely located along the pipeline, of vibroacoustic signals due to hydraulic pressure transients, and/or to the vibrations generated by the pig device in movement in the contact/friction phases on the welding seams, and/or to other physical variations of the pipeline; analysis and processing, by a centralized control unit, of the vibroacoustic signals registered by the measurement stations to reveal, identify and reference the hydraulic/acoustic transients produced by the pig device during contact/friction with the weldings and/or with other variations in the internal section of the pipeline; continuous calculation of the linear position and advance speed of the pig device in relation to the time lapse between the vibroacoustic signals registered by at least two measurement stations installed along the pipeline.
US10132820B2
The present invention generally relates to the determination of an analyte concentration (quantitative determination) or whether an analyte threshold level has been passed (qualitative determination) in a biological sample through employment of a disposable analytical microprocessor device. The device can include a batch-specific, self-executable algorithm for the calculation of the analyte concentration.
US10132817B2
The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for the detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnostic biomarkers, for the diagnosis of AD, for the identification of a subject at risk for developing AD, and for the generation of patient-specific AD diagnostic biomarker profiles.
US10132813B2
The present invention provides methods of diagnosing and monitoring systemic lupus erythematosus.
US10132807B2
Provided are methods for aiding in diagnosing autoimmune diseases in a mammal, comprising contacting a biological sample that is not a tear sample from the mammal with an antibody that specifically binds to a first polypeptide selected from the group Ctss, Ctsh, Ctsr, Ctsw, Ctsz, Ifng, IL-6ra, IL-10, IL-10ra, IL-15, Tnfa, Apo-F, or Lcn-2 or a second polypeptide selected from the group lactoperoxidase, lactoferrin or lysozyme under conditions favoring the formation of an antibody-polypeptide complex, and determining the amount of complex formed, wherein an increased formation of antibody-first-polypeptide complex or a decreased formation of antibody-second-polypeptide complex as compared to a suitable control, indicates a likely positive diagnosis of an autoimmune disease for the mammal, thereby aiding in the diagnosis. Methods of treating the autoimmune diseases are also provided.
US10132800B2
A method of measuring an analyte amount in a whole blood sample, including: measuring the haematocrit level of the whole blood sample; measuring an analyte amount directly in the whole blood sample; and calculating a corrected analyte amount according to relation: DP=Pa(DST, DH) where DP is the corrected analyte amount, DST is the measured analyte amount, DH is the measured haematocrit level, and Pa is a non-constant polynomial of a degree greater than or equal to 1 having as indeterminate values the measured analyte amount, DST, and the measured haematocrit level, DH, and having its polynomial coefficients depending on the analyte.
US10132799B2
Provided is a method for the functionalization of immunoglobulins through the use of transglutaminase, including methods for screening functionalized antibodies for characteristics of interest, antibody compositions comprising a plurality of functionalized antibodies, and functionalized antibodies with rodent constant regions.
US10132788B2
Various methods for separating a metal from its metal oxide for analysis are provided. For example, exemplary methods include approaches for providing a process for separating a metal from its water-soluble metal oxide in a pyrotechnic composition. Exemplary embodiments include a method of separation that allows for analysis of both metal and metal oxide using an elemental analysis technique, (e.g., inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)) and determination of the relative amount of elemental metal and its oxide known as speciation.
US10132786B2
A method for testing a gas sensor (30) and a gas-measuring device with a testing device for testing the gas sensor (30) make possible an improved analysis and evaluation of states of gas sensors (30). Due to the testing of a gas admission element (8) by monitoring measured signals (35, 38) in a time course (400) and a comparison with threshold values (350, 351) at predefined times (403, 404), (403″, 404″) in conjunction with the dispensing (91) of a quantity of test substance (5, 6), it is possible to test whether a gas supply (7) to the gas sensor (30, 309) is possible and given.
US10132780B2
Device and method for detecting a defect in a workpiece with a broadband transducer (10), a driving circuit connected to the transducer to operate the transducer in a actuator mode, a signal output circuit connectable to operate in a sensor mode, a control for selectively connecting the transducer to the driving circuit or signal output circuit wherein the driving circuit includes at least a pair of oscillators for generating signals of at least frequencies F1 and F2 and a summer for summing the signals to provide a driving circuit for the transducer.
US10132763B2
An inspection method determines values of profile parameters of substrate patterns. A baseline substrate with a baseline pattern target (BP) is produced that has a profile described by profile parameters, for example CD (median critical dimension), SWA (side wall angle) and RH (resist height). Scatterometry is used to obtain first and second signals from first and second targets. Values of differential pattern profile parameters are calculated using a Bayesian differential cost function based on a difference between the baseline pupil and the perturbed pupil and dependence of the pupil on pattern profile parameters. For example, the difference is measured between a baseline process and a perturbed process for stability control of a lithographic process. Fed-forward differential stack parameters are also calculated from observations of stack targets on the same substrates as the pattern targets.
US10132760B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for optimizing a mode of an inspection tool. A first image or signal for each of a plurality of first apertures of the inspection tool is obtained, and each first image or signal pertains to a defect area. For each of a plurality of combinations of the first apertures and their first images or signals, a composite image or signal is obtained. Each composite image or signal is analyzed to determine an optimum one of the combinations of the first apertures based on a defect detection characteristic of each composite image. In one aspect, determining an optimum one of the combinations of the first apertures includes selecting a set of one or more individual apertures that result in the highest signal to noise ratio for the defect area, and the method includes setting the optimum combination of the first apertures on the inspection tool and inspecting a sample using such optimum combination of the first apertures.
US10132759B2
The invention relates to fissure-detection agents for fault detection according to the penetration method of metallic and/or non-metallic components, which are a microemulsion comprising at least 10 wt. % of water A), at least 0.1 wt. % of at least one dye B), at least 5 wt. % of at least one substantially water-insoluble liquid phase C) and at least 2 wt. % of at least one surfactant D) selected from non-ionic, anionic and/or amphoteric surfactants, the sum of all constituents being 100 wt. %, wherein the fissure-detection agent has a mean particle size in the range of 1 to 250 nm and a transparency of at least 70% at 600 nm. The invention also relates to the production of said fissure-detection agents, to a process for their preparation or/and disposal, and their use.
US10132754B2
A device (10) for illuminating a sample (40) is described, having: at least one pulsed laser light source (12) for repeated emission of a first laser pulse along a first light path (14) and of a second laser pulse along a second light path (16) physically separated from the first light path; a superimposition element (32) for collinear superimposition of the two laser pulses in a shared light path (34); a delay stage (26) arranged in the first or the second light path (14, 16), for delaying one of the two laser pulses relative to the other laser pulse in such a way that the two laser pulses sent along the shared light path (34) onto the sample (40) exhibit a temporal superimposition; a shared chirp unit (36) arranged in the shared light path (34), for frequency-modifying influencing both of the first laser pulse and of the second laser pulse; and at least one separate chirp unit (18) arranged in the first light path (14), for frequency-modifying influencing only of the first laser pulse. The shared chirp unit (36) and the separate chirp unit (18) are coordinated with one another in order to achieve a target state. The separate chirp unit (18) is coupled to a control system (20) by which the separate chirp unit (18) is controllable with a control parameter dependent on the wavelength of the first laser pulse in order to establish the target state.
US10132753B2
The invention provides a method of determining a measure of a density of markers in a sample, and an apparatus arranged for performing said method. In particular said method comprising the steps of: irradiating an illumination region of the sample with light, wherein the markers present in the illumination region of the sample emit fluorescence light in response to the irradiation with light, detecting an intensity of the fluorescence light from a detection region of the sample, comprising at least a part of said the illumination region, irradiating an area within said detection region of the sample with a focused charged particle beam to deposit a dose of charged particles in said area, and determining a measure of the density of markers in said area using a change of the detected intensity of the fluorescence light as a function of the deposited dose of charged particles in said area.
US10132738B2
Platelets or blood cells are detected in a fluid sample by adjusting a focal depth of a microscope through a range of values, the microscope having a mounted sample and an objective lens adapted with one or both of (a) a spherical aberration correction unmatched to a utilized cover plate for the sample, or (2) a numerical aperture unmatched to a utilized illumination source for the sample. Images are recorded at different specific focal depths and in multiple z planes of a fluid bearing the platelets, where the position of platelets may overlap on different of the multiple z planes that are recorded, the images recorded through the cover plate, thus causing the generation of a specific light-dark pattern indicative of platelets at particular positions and at multiple depths in the fluid media. The images are analyzed for the specific light-dark pattern.
US10132731B2
A load testing system comprising a load frame device adapted to load test one or more test specimens and to generate load test measurements; one or more environment controlling chambers adapted to be positioned within the load testing frame for subjecting the one or more test specimens to desired environmental conditions; one or more environment condition regulators adapted to be connected to the one or more environment controlling chambers for regulating the desired environmental conditions; a data acquisition device for receiving sustain load measurements of the one or more test specimens and environmental condition measurements to which the one or more test specimens are subjected during the load test; and a load monitoring device adapted to be connected to the data acquisition device for receiving and monitoring the sustain load measurements and the corresponding environmental condition measurements as a function of time.
US10132729B1
A solid composition comprising a homogenous cell block able to be used as a positive control for biomarkers in immunohistochemistry experiments, such as slide scanning and image analysis. The homogenous cell block is produced using a three layered vertical apparatus to create an evenly distributed suspension of FFPE cells, wherein the cells are mixed with 3% agarose while still rotating within the apparatus's middle layer. The injection of the cell mixture into a mold creates a homogeneous cell block where each cell, or ratio of different types of cells, is evenly distributed. The cell mixture within the cell block may further comprise: a mixture of the same type of cell with different genetic modifications; a mixture of the same type of cell with different protein or nucleic acids expression; and a mixture of different types of cells with different genetic backgrounds, and/or different expression level of genes and/or proteins.
US10132723B2
A system for automatic real-time diagnostics for equipment that generates vibration and static equipment with a plurality of sensors installed on or mounted proximate to the equipment that generates vibration and static equipment, at least one peripheral intellectual measurement equipment (PIM) for collecting sensor data and removing signal noise or averaging collected sensor data from a sensor over time, a plurality of diagnostic stations receiving assembled data from the PIM comparing to threshold values for diagnostic features and generating diagnostic information and calculating technical states generate diagnostic prescriptions for each diagnostic feature, and generating simultaneously a Monitor, Trend, Analysis, Report, System and Oscilloscope Executive Dashboards.
US10132721B2
A rigidity measurement device of a tread ring comprises a support jig for detachably holding a tread ring unit. The support jig has an open part for deformably exposing a measurement area, which is one portion of the tread ring, to the exterior, and a restraining part for essentially non-deformably restraining a non-measurement area, which is an area other than the measurement area of the tread ring. The restraining part inhibits deformation of the non-measurement area, whereby stress is no longer generated in the non-measurement area and the rigidity of the measurement area alone can be measured.
US10132719B2
A method and system for evaluating the reliability of data supplied by multi-function WFC sensors of tires of wheels of a vehicle for targeted applications, on the basis of the irregularities of the road, which use displacement data sent from the road handling adaptation equipment of the vehicle, enabling the variations in the road condition to be reflected. The system includes equipment for monitoring the wheel displacement data for adapting it to the variations of profile of the road on which it is traveling, in order to maintain a stable body position. The monitoring equipment is linked to the WFC sensors via a central processing unit which is capable of correlating data supplied by the WFC sensors and values of wheel displacement data supplied by the monitoring equipment for the purpose of weighting the values of at least one parameter obtained from the data delivered by the WFC sensors.
US10132718B2
A motor vehicle computer includes an input port connected to a crankshaft sensor and a module for processing signals received from the crankshaft sensor. The computer includes: a first adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a first type, conform to an input predefined format of the processing module; a second adapting module, suited to making the signals, provided by a crankshaft sensor of a second type, conform to the input format of the processing module; a routing unit suited to connecting the input port to the first or to the second adapting module; a unit for detecting the type of the crankshaft sensor connected to the input port; and a unit for commanding the routing unit according to the type of crankshaft sensor detected.
US10132708B2
What is shown and described is a clamping device (1) with hub centering for attachment of an automobile wheel to the shaft of a balancing machine, with a contact flange (2) with several centering elements (3) guided in a radially moveable manner on the contact flange (2) for centering engagement in a centering hole of the rim, and with a clamping sleeve (4) guided in a moveable manner axially to the contact flange (2), wherein the clamping sleeve (4) and the centering elements (3) are kinematically coupled such that an axial movement of the clamping sleeve (4) leads to a radial movement of the centering elements (3). According to the invention, a provision is made that at least one tension lever (16) connected in an articulated manner to the clamping sleeve (4) and a centering element (3) is provided for the kinematic coupling of clamping sleeve (4) and centering element (3).
US10132707B2
Devices and corresponding methods can be provided to test an ionization gauge, such as a hot cathode ionization gauge, for leakage currents and to respond to the leakage currents to improve pressure measurement accuracy. Responding to the leakage current can include applying a correction to a pressure measurement signal generated by the gauge based on the leakage current. Responding to the leakage current can also include removing contamination causing the leakage current, where the contamination is on electrical feedthrough insulators or other gauge surfaces. Testing and correcting for leakage currents and removing contamination can be completed with the ionization pressure gauge in situ in its environment of use, and while the gauge remains under vacuum.
US10132705B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for a pressure sensor device. The pressure sensor device includes a header that defines an interior cavity including one or more tether connecting regions. The header further defines an outer portion in communication with the interior cavity; the outer portion includes a plurality of through bores in communication with an exterior portion of the header for insertion of header pins through the header. The pressure sensor device includes a pressure sensor chip disposed within the interior cavity of the header. One or more anchoring tethers are attached to the corresponding one or more tether connecting regions. The pressure sensor chip is free to move within the interior cavity of the header, and the one or more anchoring tethers are in communication with the pressure sensor chip and are configured to limit movement of the pressure sensor chip within the header.
US10132700B2
An FBG strain sensor for measuring strains to curved surfaces, includes a fiber which is fixed between two securing elements whose undersides are designed as adhesive surfaces, the optical fiber and these securing elements being embedded in a protective compound which consists of a soft silicone rubber or a plastic that has comparable mechanical properties, and the fiber being embedded between an upper and a lower thin sliding film or a sliding tube that consists of Teflon or of a plastic which has a low friction coefficient comparable to Teflon, the underside of the lower sliding film or the lower external surface-line of the sliding tube lying in a plane with the adhesive surfaces of the securing elements.
US10132697B2
The present invention provides a method of using a current transformer for a temperature sensing device. The method determines the temperature of the current transformer's secondary winding by injecting a DC current into the secondary winding, measuring a voltage across the secondary winding, calculating the resistance of the secondary winding from the voltage induced into the secondary winding by the injected DC current and determining the secondary winding temperature by calculations or a comparison with verified resistance/temperature combinations.
US10132690B2
The present invention provides a temperature sensing system integrated in a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display panel. The temperature sensing system includes a sensing unit (11), located in a display region (1) of the liquid crystal display panel, and a calculation and control unit (12), located outside the display region (1); the sensing unit (11) includes a first metal conductor (A) and a second metal conductor (B) located in the display region (1), and as a short circuit point exists between the two, a voltage difference generates between the two, and the voltage difference is converted into a digital signal with an analog to digital converter (122) after it is amplified by an operational amplifier (121), and finally, the micro controller unit (123) processes the digital signal to obtain a temperature in the liquid crystal display panel and to determine whether the protect temperature is reached.
US10132687B2
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for attaching a sensor system to luminaires of a variety of shapes and sizes. Specifically, a 3D sensor clip is disclosed with adjustable components configured to attached the 3D sensor clip to a luminaire such as to adjust the position of a color sensor in the 3D sensor clip relative to a luminaire. Devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed for using visual light communication (VLC)/dark light communication (DLC) for communications in a lighting system, including automated identification of luminaires.
US10132686B1
A spectroscopic device is disclosed. The spectroscopic device can include a beam collimation structure with a white light source. The beam collimation structure can also include a lens configured to generate a collimated light beam. The spectroscopic device can also include a polarization modulation structure. The polarization modulation structure can convert the collimated light beam into a common path light beam. The common path light beam can include a delayed component and a polarized component. The spectroscopic device can include a dual spectrum sensing structure. The dual spectrum sensing structure can sense a normalized spectral Stokes vector in real time speed.
US10132677B2
The present disclosure relates to an optical sensing accessory, an optical sensing device, and an optical sensing system. An optical sensing accessory, an optical sensing device, or an optical sensing system comprises a plurality of optical sensor modules and other electronic modules to achieve multi-site measurement. An optical sensor module comprises a light source, a photodetector, and a substrate. The light source is configured to convert electric power into radiant energy and emit light to an object surface. The photodetector is configured to receive the light from an object surface and convert radiant energy into electrical current or voltage. An optical sensing accessory, an optical sensing device, or an optical sensing system and comprise the optical sensor module and other electronic modules to have further applications.
US10132675B2
Provided is a combination weighing device whereby a physical quantity for assessing the quantity of articles loaded on a conveyance path for conveying articles to a weighing part can be accurately sensed in non-contact manner in order to appropriately control the supplying of articles to the weighing part, without the sensing being affected by a structure above the combination weighing device and/or side walls provided to sides of the conveyance path. A combination weighing device (10) is provided with cameras (60) and a plurality of radial feeders (30) for conveying articles to weighing hoppers (50). The radial feeders (30) have side walls (31a) for surrounding sides of an article conveyance path. The side walls (31a) extend upward and along a conveyance direction of the articles. The cameras (60) sense, in non-contact manner, a physical quantity for assessing a quantity of articles loaded on the radial feeders (30). The cameras (60) sense the physical quantity from above the radial feeders (30), and in an obliquely downward direction from an upstream side to a downstream side in the conveyance direction of the articles.
US10132674B2
A loading weight detection device applicable to various mobile bodies can accurately detect loading weight with minimized number of input variables. It includes a touch panel 33 receiving input of vehicle body weight ma and initial setting cargo weight mb0; an oscillation detection part 20 detecting cargo vehicle oscillation; an arithmetic part 31 functioning as natural vibration identifying means for identifying natural vibration in self-weight direction as vertical oscillation center-of-gravity-specific natural vibration value, based on oscillation data detected by an oscillation detection part 20; a storage part 32 storing vertical oscillation center-of-gravity-specific natural vibration value identified by an arithmetic part 31 with cargo having initial setting cargo weight of mb0 loaded on cargo vehicle, vehicle body weight ma, and initial setting cargo weight mb0 as initial setting data, arithmetic part 31 calculating total weight M, being based on vertical oscillation center-of-gravity-specific natural vibration value identified and initial setting data.
US10132672B2
A force exerted by a load is determined in a force-measuring device (1) operating under electromagnetic force compensation. The device includes a measurement transducer (18, 118) with a coil (20, 120) movably immersed in a magnet system (19, 119) and a force-transmitting mechanical connection between a load-receiving part (12, 112) and the coil or magnet system. A position sensor (21, 28), also part of the device, determines a displacement of the coil from its settling position relative to the magnet system (19, 119) which occurs when the load is placed on the load-receiving part. An electrical current (24) flowing through the coil generates an electromagnetic force between the coil and the magnet system whereby the coil and the load-receiving part are returned to, and/or held at, the settling position. The magnitude of current and the amount of displacement are used to determine the weight force exerted by the load.
US10132655B2
An apparatus, a system and a method for detecting position of a movable object in a device and using the same for controlling the device. A distance and/or an intensity of emitted light may be measured by using a sensor to emit light and detect light to determine the location of the movable object. The movable element absorbs emitted light from the sensor. The sensor determines and/or measures an intensity of the emitted light from the sensor which is not absorbed by the movable object. The intensity of emitted light is related to the position of the movable object in the device. A microprocessor may determine the position of the movable object based on the intensity of emitted light detected by the sensor. The position of a rotating object on a crankshaft in an engine may be detected.
US10132652B2
An electrostatic sensor includes: a decoration portion formed of a metal-based material, which is provided in an attachment target member; and a plurality of electrodes that are arranged in a back portion of the decoration portion and that individually detect a detection target which comes into contact with or approaches the decoration portion, wherein the decoration portion is configured of a plurality of decoration pieces divided according to arrangement of the plurality of electrodes.
US10132650B2
A wireless power transmitter may include a transmit coil configured to generate a wireless power signal for wireless power transfer, at least one secondary sensing coil configured to generate a signal responsive to a magnetic flux field generated during the wireless power transfer, and control logic configured to detect at least one condition of a wireless power transfer system responsive to detecting distortion in the magnetic flux field from the at least one signal received from the secondary sensing coil. A related method may include generating with a wireless power transmitter a wireless power signal, generating with a plurality of secondary sensing coils one or more signals responsive to a magnetic flux field generated during the wireless power transfer, and detecting at least one condition of a wireless power transfer system responsive to the one or more signals generated by the plurality of secondary sensing coils.
US10132646B1
Disclosed is a measuring device for ambulation data including a bending sensor installed in a bottom of a shoe to sense a bending signal transmitted by bending of the bottom of the shoe and generate a voltage signal while a user is walking, a control unit electrically connected to the bending sensor to derive an ambulation parameter by processing the outputted voltage signal, and a terminal to output the ambulation parameter transmitted from the control unit, wherein the bending sensor is placed between a part that touches a forefoot and a part that touches a heel in the bottom of the shoe.
US10132643B2
A method and apparatus for providing navigation services including illumination data. A request for a route is received with one or more preferences related to illumination for the route. One or more road segments that have illumination road attributes that correspond to the one or more preferences are selected. The illumination road attributes are calculated as a function of high beam frequency for the one or more road segments. The route is generated including the one or more road segments. The route is provided with the illumination road attributes.
US10132637B2
A vehicular information provision system for providing information to at least one of the inside and outside of a traveling vehicle includes a server configured to associate output data outputted from the vehicle with event identification information for identifying a predetermined event depending on a position on a map and hold the associated output data and event identification information, an on-board unit which is to be mounted on the vehicle and configured to specify a vehicle position based on positioning information acquired by a satellite-positioning system and pre-acquired map information and output the event identification information correlating with the specified vehicle position, and an information provision apparatus which is to be mounted on the vehicle and configured to acquire the output data correlating with the event identification information acquired from the on-board unit from the server and cause the output data to be outputted from an output unit.
US10132634B2
The invention relates to an improved Inertial Navigation System (INS), which comprises: (a) an INS unit which comprises (a.1) an IMU which in turn comprises a set of at least three gyros and at least three accelerometers, all mounted on a rotatable stage; and (a.2) an INS algorithm for measuring the behavior of said gyros and said accelerometers during a mission, and calculating a navigation solution based on said measurements; and (b) a north finding determination unit, which comprises: (b.1) one or more from said IMU gyros and one or more from said IMU accelerometers; and (b.2) a north finding algorithm which utilizes measurements from said one or more north finding gyros and one or more north finding accelerometers during an initial conditions stationary state in which the stage is positioned in at least two separate stationary orientations, said north finding algorithm determines a north finding solution which is provided to the INS unit for initializing its said INS algorithm.
US10132631B2
An angular velocity sensor includes a first substrate having first and second surfaces, a vibrating member disposed on the first substrate and including a drive piece capable of vibrating along the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first surface side, a first drive piece control electrode, a first drive piece auxiliary electrode, and a first drive piece control circuit applying a voltage to the first drive piece auxiliary electrode. The first drive piece control circuit adjusts, based on the capacitance generated between the first drive piece control electrode and the first drive piece auxiliary electrode, the voltage to be applied to the first drive piece auxiliary electrode to maintain a constant distance between the first drive piece control electrode and the first drive piece auxiliary electrode.
US10132630B2
A multi-axis integrated MEMS inertial sensor device. The device can include an integrated 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer on a single chip, creating a 6-axis inertial sensor device. The structure is spatially configured with efficient use of the design area of the chip by adding the accelerometer device to the center of the gyroscope device. The design architecture can be a rectangular or square shape in geometry, which makes use of the whole chip area and maximizes the sensor size in a defined area. The MEMS is centered in the package, which is beneficial to the sensor's temperature performance. Furthermore, the electrical bonding pads of the integrated multi-axis inertial sensor device can be configured in the four corners of the rectangular chip layout. This configuration guarantees design symmetry and efficient use of the chip area.
US10132628B2
An aerial refueling boom elevation estimation (“ARBEE”) system for estimating an elevation angle of an aerial refueling boom on an aerial refueling aircraft is described. The ARBEE system may include a data collector, storage unit, optimizer, and comparator.
US10132627B2
An electronic device has a storage unit that stores unit information relating to movement with respect to each of an elevating state and a horizontal movement state and an altitude measurement unit that measures a series of altitudes. An altitude change determination unit determines whether the movement is the elevating state or not using a first determination section having a first altitude range based on a first set of altitudes within the measured series of altitudes, and determines whether the movement is the horizontal movement state or not using a second determination section having a second altitude range smaller than the first altitude range and based on a second set of altitudes within the measured series of altitudes. A movement distance calculator reads from the storage unit the unit information corresponding to the state determined by the determination unit and calculates a movement distance based on the read unit information.
US10132616B2
Using the same image sensor to capture both a two-dimensional (2D) image of a three-dimensional (3D) object and 3D depth measurements for the object. A laser point-scans the surface of the object with light spots, which are detected by a pixel array in the image sensor to generate the 3D depth profile of the object using triangulation. Each row of pixels in the pixel array forms an epipolar line of the corresponding laser scan line. Timestamping provides a correspondence between the pixel location of a captured light spot and the respective scan angle of the laser to remove any ambiguity in triangulation. An Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) in the image sensor generates a multi-bit output in the 2D mode and a binary output in the 3D mode to generate timestamps. Strong ambient light is rejected by switching the image sensor to a 3D logarithmic mode from a 3D linear mode.
US10132609B2
A system and methods for quantitative optical phase imaging of a sample. First second replica field of an image field are generated, characterized by a respective optical phase, cross-polarized and shifted in a shift direction transverse to a normal to the surface of the sample. The replica fields are Fourier transformed, the second replica field is retarded by four successive phase shifts, and, after inverse Fourier transforming, the first and second replica fields pass through an analyzer polarizer and superposing the first and second replica fields on a detector array to create four successive detector signals. The four successive detector signals are solved to derive a gradient of the optical phase of the image field, which may be integrated to obtain a quantitative phase image.
US10132603B2
A projectile device is disclosed for firing at a target. The projectile device includes a shroud, the shroud having a forward end and a rearward end. The shroud defines a channel which extends through the shroud between the forward end and the rearward end of the shroud. An insert is releasably secured to the shroud such that after the forward end of the shroud strikes the target, the insert is released from the shroud for increasing penetration of the shroud through the target.
US10132597B2
The present invention provides structural insulated panels which may afford protection from blast and ballistics events. The inventive structural insulated panel comprises a metal sheet, a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam and a polycarbonate sheet, film or laminate. Due to the materials of their construction, the inventive panels are light weight and a plurality of such panels may be quickly and easily assembled into sturdy, insulated, temporary or permanent shelters for protection in a variety of situations and environments.
US10132590B2
Systems described here include assemblies used for damping vibration. Some embodiments include an exo-skeleton with two openings, two inner cores mounted inside the exo-skeleton, two independent fasteners, each with an attachment end and a flange end. In some embodiments, the two independent fastener flange ends are mounted inside the exo-skeleton, each in one of the inner cores, and the two independent fastener attachment ends extending out of their respective opening of the exo-skeleton.
US10132589B1
An ambidextrous compact firearm is disclosed. The firearm provides for ambidextrous use by providing two interchangeable receiving wells that are arranged and configured to interchangeably receive a releasably attachable magazine and a releasably attachable fire control group.
US10132588B2
An attachment system for attaching an accessory to the muzzle end of a firearm includes an accessory such as a silencer or sound suppressor, a muzzle adapter, and a multi-functional assembly, disassembly and locking device that locks the muzzle adapter onto the body of the suppressor. An end of the device is also configured to mate with the muzzle adapter to provide torque to selectively assemble or disassemble the muzzle adapter to the suppressor.
US10132578B2
A baffled ram accelerator system includes a ram accelerator tube with an inner surface and an outer surface and a plurality of baffles disposed on the inner surface. The plurality of baffles forms a sequential series of propellant chambers along the longitudinal axis of the ram accelerator tube. An accelerator gun is also disposed on an input end of the ram accelerator tube, and the accelerator gun is positioned to fire a projectile into the ram accelerator tube.
US10132574B2
Systems and methods described herein are directed to rotary heat exchangers configured to transfer heat to a heat transfer medium flowing in substantially axial direction within the heat exchangers. Exemplary heat exchangers include a heat conducting structure which is configured to be in thermal contact with a thermal load or a thermal sink, and a heat transfer structure rotatably coupled to the heat conducting structure to form a gap region between the heat conducting structure and the heat transfer structure, the heat transfer structure being configured to rotate during operation of the device and flow a heat transfer medium in a substantially axial direction through the heat transfer structure. In example devices heat may be transferred across the gap region from a heated axial flow of the heat transfer medium to a cool stationary heat conducting structure, or from a heated stationary conducting structure to a cool axial flow of the heat transfer medium.
US10132569B2
A hybrid fluid cooler or tower that provides enhanced cooler performance by improving air and water distribution to the indirect heat exchange section by utilizing extended flow nozzles.
US10132566B2
Disclosed herein is a roof for an electric furnace. The roof includes: a small-ceiling seating port (120) which has a small-ceiling seating surface (122) and a small-ceiling support surface (124) that extends from the small-ceiling seating surface inwards and downwards; and a large ceiling (130) which has an upper roof panel (132) that radially extends from the small-ceiling seating port at a downward inclination angle, a lower roof panel (134) disposed below the upper roof panel at a position spaced apart from the upper roof panel, and a side roof panel (136) connected to the upper roof panel and the lower roof panel. The upper roof panel is connected to the outer circumferential surface of the small-ceiling seating port, and the lower roof panel is connected to a lower end of the small-ceiling support surface so that the inclination angle of the lower roof panel can be increased.
US10132564B1
A plant dryer with improved convection flow is provided. The plant dryer has minimal corners in the drying vessel to promote efficient distribution of heated air through the device and to eliminate dead spots within the unit. The plant dryer has additional safety features where, unlike a conventional oven configuration, the unit may not be operated without the drying bowl properly placed within the unit.
US10132558B2
A bottom mount refrigerator is provided with a pantry compartment that is accessible from outside the refrigerator by pulling open an easy access pantry drawer without the need to first open the fresh food compartment or the freezer compartment. A divider between the pantry compartment and the fresh food compartment is formed by a secondary mullion and a transparent shelf. The secondary mullion is provided with a light source for illuminating the contents of the pantry drawer. A light source at the rear of the pantry compartment shines generally forwardly and upwardly to illuminate the fresh food compartment.
US10132555B2
Provided herein is a door opening and closing apparatus capable of reducing torque of a motor required for removing an adhesive force between a door and a housing. The door opening and closing apparatus includes a motor configured to output power for opening and closing a door, a power transmission apparatus configured to transmit the power of the motor to a hinge by rotation of a plurality of driving gears, and an auxiliary apparatus configured to generate an auxiliary force for moving the door at a closing position toward an opening position, where the auxiliary force is generated at the auxiliary apparatus by the power of the motor before the power of the motor is transmitted to the hinge through the power transmission apparatus.
US10132549B2
A cold storage heat exchanger includes multiple refrigerant tubes arranged to provide a clearance therebetween, multiple cold storage containers each of which is interposed between adjacent refrigerant tubes, bonded to the adjacent refrigerant tubes and defining a compartment receiving a cold storage material. A surface of each cold storage container has multiple protrusion portions, and each protrusion portion protrudes outward and is in contact with the adjacent refrigerant tubes. The multiple protrusion portions are arranged in a zigzag manner or extend continuously in an air flow direction.
US10132542B2
A system includes a condenser and an evaporator. The condenser is configured to condense a working fluid, and the evaporator is configured to evaporate the working fluid. The system also includes piping that is configured to circulate the working fluid between the condenser and the evaporator. In addition, the system includes a low point configured to collect condensed working fluid. A controller is configured to selectively enable heating of the condensed working fluid collected within the low point based on a working fluid pressure of the low point.
US10132539B2
A refrigerating apparatus includes a high-temperature side circuit and a low-temperature side circuit connected to each other via a cascade condenser, a low-temperature side second flow control valve that turns a refrigerant, passing through a liquid pipe connecting between a cooling unit and other circuit parts in a low-temperature side circuit b, into a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant, and an expansion tank connected to the suction side of a low-temperature circuit compressor via a tank electromagnetic valve.
US10132536B2
The invention relates to a condenser receiver adapted to receive and house a fluid used in a cold loop of an air-conditioning circuit. The condenser receiver comprises an outer wall and an inner wall which define an intermediate space, said inner wall defining an inner space for housing the fluid. The intermediate space comprises a static component adapted to store and release a given quantity of heat in order to allow a heat exchange between the static component and the fluid contained in the inner space.
US10132534B2
The present invention relates to an electrothermal converter, which has at least one cold side and one warm side. Provision is made that all the components of the converter cope with the thermal loads appearing when the converter is operated and/or in particular maintains its mechanical stability.
US10132531B2
The present invention is directed to a method of operating an adsorption compressor system, which system comprises a hot source and a cold source and at least a first and a second adsorption bed, wherein the first bed has an initial temperature that is lower than the initial temperature of said second bed, in which system heat is circulated using a heat transfer fluid (HTF), the method comprising the following phases: phase A) comprising the steps of: heating the first adsorption bed by feeding HTF to it, coming from said second bed, optionally via said hot source, while maintaining a thermal wave in said first bed; and cooling the second adsorption bed by feeding HTF to it, coming from said first bed, optionally via said cold source, while maintaining a thermal wave in said second bed; wherein phase A) is maintained until the exit temperature of said first bed and said second bed are essentially the same and phase B) comprising the steps of: feeding the HTF effluent of said first bed to said hot source and from said hot source back into said first bed; and feeding the HTF effluent of said second bed to said cold source and from said cold source back into said second bed; wherein phase B) is maintained until the temperature in said first bed is essentially homogeneous and the temperature in said second bed is also essentially homogeneous and lower than the temperature of said first bed, wherein the flow rates of said HTF through said first and second bed may be higher than in phase A).
US10132527B2
An electrohydrodynamic (EHD) pump increases refrigerant flow rate and the resulting pressure in a vapor compression based cooling system for permitting reduced compressor sizes and power demands. The EHD pump disposes electrodes in a liquid path of the refrigerant flow, and increases fluid flow and resulting pressure by an induced liquid flow between a pair of asymmetric electrodes. Voltage applied to these electrodes results in a conduction pumping mechanism associated with heterocharge layers in the vicinity of the electrodes based on disassociation of a neutral electrolyte species in the refrigerant fluid and recombination of the generated ions. The induced flow draws the liquid due to a net fluid flow toward one of the electrodes based on the asymmetry of the electrode pair. Electrodes are disposed on an inner surface of a refrigerant vessel, in communication with an annular liquid film that forms around the inner circumference in two-phase fluid systems.
US10132526B2
In an ejector refrigeration cycle, an inlet of a nozzle portion of an ejector is connected to a refrigerant outlet side of a high-stage side evaporator, a refrigerant suction port of the ejector is connected to a refrigerant outlet side of a low-stage side evaporator, and an internal heat exchanger is provided for exchanging heat between a high-pressure refrigerant flowing into a low-stage side throttle device for decompressing the refrigerant flowing into the low-stage side evaporator, and a low-stage side low-pressure refrigerant flowing out of the low-stage side evaporator. Because a difference in enthalpy between the inlet and outlet of the low-stage side evaporator can be enlarged, the cooling capacities exhibited by the respective evaporators can be adjusted to be closer to each other even if the flow-rate ratio Ge/Gn of the suction refrigerant flow rate Ge to the injection refrigerant flow rate Gn is set to a relatively small value so as to make it possible to improve the COP of the cycle.
US10132525B2
A flow-through fluid heater comprises: a high thermal conductivity conduit-defining body shaped to provide a conduit that extends between an inlet port and an outlet port; one or more heating elements connected to the body for providing heat to the body, thereby permitting the body to provide heat to fluid flowing through the conduit; a temperature sensor connected to sense a measured temperature indicative of a temperature of the fluid in a vicinity of the temperature sensor; one or more flow rate sensors for sensing a measured flow rate of the fluid through the conduit; and a controller connected to receive signals from the temperature sensor and the flow rate sensors, the controller configured to control an amount of heat energy imparted to the fluid during a period that the fluid is resident in the conduit between the inlet port and the outlet port based at least in part on the measured temperature and the measured flow rate.
US10132509B2
A valve has a housing with inlet and outlet ports for a liquid, a connector fitting between the ports, a controller in the connector fitting, and first and second flow regulators in the connector fitting. Connection formations on the connector are engaged by an adjuster acting on the first flow regulator while an actuator acts on the manually operable second flow regulator. The controller maintains a differential pressure constant via the first and second flow regulators. The first flow regulator is downstream of the inlet port in a flow direction, followed by the second flow regulator, the controller, and the outlet port. A spindle axially displaceable in the connector fitting has an actuating part that projects out of the connector fitting and a choke element fastened to the spindle and forming part of the first flow regulator. This spindle extends axially through the controller and the second flow regulator.
US10132502B2
An apparatus usable in a kettle- or kamado-style grill instead of a conventional cooking grate. The apparatus includes a cooking surface support configured for support in a base of the grill in lieu of the conventional grate, and a complementary cooking surface supportable on the cooking surface support. The cooking surface support defines open fuel ports providing access to the fuel chamber. The apparatus may include a secondary fuel basket positionable within an open fuel port. An alternative apparatus comprises a unitary body adapted to be supported in the bottom portion of the cooking grill. The unitary body comprises a structural support portion configured to abut a bottom portion of the grill, and a cooking support portion spanning more than 50% of the area of the unitary body. The unitary body defines at least one open fuel port permit admission of additional fuel to the bottom of the grill.
US10132483B1
A wireless headlight assembly for attachment to an eyewear frame is disclosed. The wireless headlight assembly comprises a battery pod containing a battery connected to a lower housing element, which controls the application of power from the battery to an attached headlight assembly containing a headlight.
US10132478B2
A flexible illumination panel having a layered sheet-form configuration and including a bottom flexible sheet of a rigid material, a top flexible sheet formed by an optically transmissive, elastic material, and a two-dimensional array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the bottom flexible sheet and encapsulated between the top and bottom flexible sheets. The LEDs may further include rigid substrates (submounts) attached to the bottom flexible sheet.
US10132477B1
A mounting assembly includes a mounting plate that has a central aperture and a plurality of elongated slots disposed on opposite sides of the central aperture. The plurality of elongated slots are configured to flexibly mount a light fixture to junction boxes or recessed cans of different sizes. Further, the mounting assembly includes one or more torsion spring brackets to mount the light fixture in recessed cans. The one or more torsion spring brackets are configured to toollessly couple with the mounting plate via one or more of the plurality of elongated slots. Once the light fixture is mounted to a junction box or a recessed can, the mounting plate allows the light fixture to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise along one or more of the plurality of elongated slots. Furthermore, the mounting assembly includes spring clip brackets and mousetrap like spring clips to surface mount the light fixture.
US10132473B2
The present invention relates to a light fixture comprising at least one light source generating light; a light collector configured to collect at least a part of the light and to convert the light into a light beam propagating a long an optical axis, where the light beam is concentrated at an optical gate arranged along the optical axis and an optical assembly comprising at least one optical front lens. The optical assembly is configured to project at least a part of said light beam along said optical axis and the light fixture comprises a prism effect system. The prism effects system comprises a first prism comprising an entrance surface and a multi-faceted exit surface and a second prism comprising a multi-faceted entrance surface and an exit surface, where the first and second prism comprises an identical number of inverted facets.
US10132462B2
The invention relates to an optical structure (100) for a motor vehicle headlight lighting device (1) that is set up to emit light forming a specified light pattern (LP1), wherein the optical structure (100) of the lighting device (1) is associated with the lighting device (1), or is part of it in such a way, that the optical structure (100) is transilluminated by essentially the entire luminous flux of the lighting device (1), and wherein the optical structure (100) consists of a number of optical structural elements (110) that have a light-scattering effect and that are designed in such a way that the unmodified light pattern (LP1) produced by the lighting device (1) is modified by the optical structure (100) into a specifiable modified light pattern (LP2), and wherein the optical structural elements (110) have a quadrilateral base area (202), i.e., the area (202) between the vertices (201) of a quadrilateral grid (200) is completely covered by the base area of exactly one optical structural element (110).
US10132461B2
A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements; and a flexible printed circuit board to which the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements are connected, the flexible printed circuit board having lines through which each of the organic electroluminescence elements is supplied with electric power independently.
US10132459B2
A lamp includes a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements arrayed linearly, an aluminum substrate on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted, and a linear light wavelength conversion member disposed separated from light-emitting surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements. The aluminum substrate includes a circuit formed such as to be able to switch on/off the plurality of light-emitting elements, as grouped into a plurality of sets, on a per-set basis in which the sets are composed of either one or a plurality of the light-emitting elements.
US10132452B2
Suspended and planar electrode systems and methods are disclosed for applications such as lighting. Some embodiments incorporate removable twist-on elements providing uniform spacing between cable rod or strip electrodes extending through space. Multiple electrodes may be attached simultaneously. Twist-on elements may contain light emitting elements electrically attached to parallel electrodes. Embodiments may include mounting features for fixing electrodes above a mounting surface. Some embodiments include electrically insulated electrodes and modules with insulation displacement contact elements and environmental sealing. Some embodiments include polymeric insulation on both the module and electrodes providing environmental sealing when modules are disconnected from electrodes. Electrodes in sealed systems may be suspended with spacers or built into planar arrays in walls, ceiling or furniture. Some embodiments include folded electrode gyrating tracks having mounting positions providing different axial and radial pointing directions. Modules may be attached to electrodes by mechanical or magnetic forces.
US10132450B2
A light source that is adapted to replace existing fluorescent tubes in an existing fluorescent light fixture is disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of LEDs mounted on a heat-dissipating structure, first and second plug adapters that mate with the florescent tube connectors of the fluorescent tube the light source is to replace, and a power adapter that converts power from a fluorescent tube ballast presented on the first and second plug adapters to DC power that powers the LEDs. The light source is powered from the output of the existing fluorescent ballast. The light source can utilize the existing metallic enclosure as a heat-radiating surface and/or direct air heat transfer from the surface of the heat-dissipating structure.
US10132440B2
A launch system for a pressurized pipeline includes a housing attachable to the pipeline such that an inside of the housing is open to an interior of the pipeline and an outside of the housing is exposed to an ambient environment outside the pipeline. A first actuator arrangement is disposed on the outside of the housing, and a second actuator arrangement is disposed on the inside of the housing. A seal arrangement is disposed in the housing between the first actuator arrangement and the second actuator arrangement. Each of the first and second actuator arrangements is configured to receive a cable having a portion extending outside the housing, a portion extending through the seal arrangement, and a portion extending inside the housing. The actuator arrangements are independently operable to pull the cable relative to the seal arrangement for moving the cable into and out of the pipeline.
US10132437B2
A fluid connector comprising a base having a first through-hole concentrically positioned therein, the base comprising a first inner surface and a first outer surface, the base comprising at least one annular groove extending radially outwardly from the first inner surface, at least one ring-shaped seal, each seal located within the at least one annular groove, a washer positioned within the first through-hole, the washer having an inwardly facing partially spherical surface, and, a body having a second through-hole positioned therein, the body comprising a second inner surface and a second outer surface, wherein the second outer surface is partially spherical in shape, wherein the second outer surface of the body engages the at least one seal and the inwardly facing partially spherical surface of the washer, wherein the body is arranged to swivel within the second through-hole, and to pass fluid through the second through-hole.
US10132436B2
A quick connect/disconnect (QCD) system includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first body defining a first fluid channel extending between a first end portion and a second end portion and defining a longitudinal axis, a first QCD coupling portion located at the first end portion, a first adaptor coupling portion located at the second end portion, and a first mating portion of a mating assembly operably connected to the first body. The second component includes a second body defining a second fluid channel extending between a third end portion and a fourth end portion, a first threaded coupling portion located at the third end portion, a second adaptor coupling portion between the third end portion and the fourth end portion, and a second mating portion of the mating assembly operably connected to the second body.
US10132430B1
A coupling clamp includes a pair of holding members for holding a pair of tubular members to be arranged parallel to each other. The pair of holding members includes a first holding member having an engaging portion extending vertically from one side surface of the first holding member, and a second holding member having an engaged portion extending vertically from one side surface of the second holding member facing the one side surface of the first holding member. The engaging portion and the engaged portion are engaged in a vertical direction relative to a length direction of the pair of holding members such that the first holding member relatively slides to the second holding member and the first holding member is arranged adjacent to the second holding member.
US10132423B1
A handheld shower unit with the water outlet state switched through a key, comprises a water outlet assembly mounted at one end of a housing and provided with water outlet channels, a water inlet pipe communicates with the water outlet channels through a switching valve which comprises a valve body, the key, a transmission swing rod, a sliding rod, a reset spring, a driving disc, a driving shaft, a ratchet wheel, a pawl, and a water distribution pan which is provided with water distribution holes corresponding to different water inlets; the key is pressed which rotates the transmission swing rod, which pushes the sliding rod, which rotates the driving disc so that the pawl hinged to the driving disc can drive the ratchet wheel to rotate, which then drives the driving shaft and the water distribution pan to rotate. Single-hand operation, high switching speed and high reliability can be achieved.
US10132414B2
A vacuum valve improving product performance of a packing ring to extend a replacement period of the packing ring is disclosed. As an opening and closing driving guide groove including a protruding groove section and first and second inclined groove sections is defined in each of both side surfaces of a driving block, and an L-motion roller inserted into and moving along the opening and closing driving guide groove is provided on an L-motion block, when the L-motion roller is disposed at an end of the first inclined groove section, one side surface of a valve blade closes an inlet, and when the L-motion roller is disposed at an end of the second inclined groove section, one side surface of the valve blade closely contacts an inner surface of the housing. The packing ring provided on a closing surface of the valve blade is blocked from contacting air or fluid.
US10132407B2
A vehicle includes a gear shifter operable to shift a manual transmission. An actuator is connected to the shifter and actuatable to bias the shifter to at least a first or second neutral position. The vehicle further includes a controller configured to bias the shifter, via the actuator, to one of the neutral positions based on a speed of the vehicle.
US10132406B2
When an inertia phase has started while torque phase control is being executed, the torque phase control is ended, a target torque capacity of an engaging element in inertia phase control is corrected on the basis of a difference between the target torque capacity of the engaging element at the time when the inertia phase has started and the target torque capacity of the engaging element at the time when the torque phase control has completed (or a difference between the target torque capacity of the engaging element at the time when the inertia phase has started and the target torque capacity of the engaging element, which is set at the time when the inertia phase control has started), and the inertia phase control is started.
US10132397B2
A drive device having a main drive device, a gearing, a switchable clutch, at least one hydraulic pump, and a gearing output shaft is started with low wear by providing an auxiliary drive to drive the gearing output shaft independently of the main drive device. A work machine device includes the drive device and a work machine which can be started accordingly in a low-wear manner and which enables longer-term operation in the reverse direction of rotation. Corresponding methods which are also provided in connection with the drive device and the work machine device, enable low-wear starting and the elimination of undesired operating states.
US10132392B2
A speed change device comprising an inner race having an outer surface, an outer race having an inner surface, and set of orbital rollers including inner rollers in rolling contact with the outer surface of the inner race and outer rollers in rolling contact with the inner surface of the outer race.
US10132389B2
A method and system are provided for shifting a vehicle transmission having several members. Each member is a first, second, or third node of a planetary gear set (of multiple planetary gear sets), or an input, output, or stationary member. A first torque transmitting mechanism is applied to transfer torque between first and second members in a low gear state. In some versions, a second torque transmitting mechanism is applied in the low gear state without substantially transferring torque between third and fourth members, and then the second torque transmitting mechanism is disengaged. A third torque transmitting mechanism is then applied without substantially transferring torque between the third and fourth members in the low gear state. The transmission is upshifted by disengaging the first torque transmitting mechanism, keeping the third torque transmitting mechanism applied, and applying the second torque transmitting mechanism to transfer torque between the third and fourth members.
US10132382B2
Provided is a vibration damper for a high load, including: a vibration body support portion having first shaft support portions; rotation shafts that are rotatably installed at the first shaft support portions, have eccentric portions eccentric with respect to rotation centers of the rotation shafts and are spaced a predetermined gap from each other; a support portion having second shaft support portions on which the eccentric portions are rotatably supported; an elastic member that is installed between the vibration body support portion and the support portion or between the vibration body support portion and the second shaft support portions and that elastically supports the support portion with respect to the vibration body support portion in an upward direction; and a rotation synchronization unit that is installed at the rotation shafts so as to synchronize rotation directions of the rotation shafts according to vibration. The vibration damper for a high load can be applied to various construction machines, and excavators and can prevent vibration generated from various attachments from being transferred to a boom or car body of an excavator or a construction machine.
US10132379B2
In one embodiment, a gas spring having a travel control includes positive and negative chambers and a valve mechanism that controls the fluid communication between the chambers. The valve mechanism includes a valve bore that while only moving a small amount, allows for large changes in gas spring travel length.
US10132378B2
A damping valve includes a valve seat member provided with a port, a valve body that opens or closes the port, a tubular spool that abuts on a side of the valve body opposite to the valve seat member, a spool holding member that has an outer circumference where the spool is mounted movably along an axial direction, a ring mounted to the outer circumference of the spool holding member, the ring contacting slidably with an inner circumference of the spool, and a back-pressure chamber partitioned by the spool and the spool holding member, the back-pressure chamber being configured to bias the spool such that the valve body is pressed toward the valve seat member using an internal pressure, wherein the internal pressure of the back-pressure chamber is applied to an inner circumferential side of the ring.
US10132369B2
An automatic disconnect coupling includes a retainer and a biasing member. The biasing member is coupled to the retainer and is arranged to communicate excitation from a generator input member to the retainer. The retainer and the biasing member have a fundamental frequency tuned to the rotational speed of the generator input member to automatically disconnect the input member from a drive member when rotating unbalance of the input member exceeds a predetermined level.
US10132362B2
A power generation device includes: a one-way clutch which is provided between an output shaft of a speed increaser and a drive shaft of a power generator, and which restricts relative rotation of the output shaft and the drive shaft in one direction and permits relative rotation thereof in another direction; and a plurality of elastic coupling members which are provided between the output shaft and the drive shaft, which are spaced in an axial direction, and which absorb misalignment between the output shaft and the drive shaft. The one-way clutch is disposed in a position axially outside an area between the plurality of elastic coupling members.
US10132359B2
A bearing unit having a bearing centered on a central axis and including a rotating inner ring, a non-rotating outer ring, and at least one row of rolling elements arranged between the rings. The bearing unit further includes an impulse ring including a target holder that radially extends from the rotating inner ring and radially beyond the outer ring, a target that is fixed to an outer periphery of the target holder beyond the outer ring and that is adapted to cooperate with a detection device for tracking the rotation of the impulse ring around the central axis, and a fixing sleeve.
US10132356B2
There is described herein an apparatus comprising a shoulder washer that comprises a shank, a shoulder coupled with the shank, a bore passing through the shank and the shoulder, and a step. The step is coupled with the shoulder and at least partially encircles the shank where the shank meets the shoulder. In other embodiments, the apparatus is employed with a bearing, where the step is selected to provide a gap that allows the bearing to freely rotate while engaged with the aforementioned apparatus. In yet other embodiments, flat washers may have employed shoulder bearings that do not have steps for engaging a bearing and providing a gap that is allows the bearing to freely rotate while engaged with the shoulder washers.
US10132351B2
A squeeze film damper bearing device includes an annular space that is defined between an outer periphery of an outer race, an inner periphery of a bearing retaining member, and a pair of seal rings and forms a squeeze film, and an annular adjustment groove that is formed in the inner periphery of the bearing retaining member that is sandwiched by the pair of seal rings. A depth in a radial direction of the adjustment groove gradually decreases down to zero from a middle side in an axial direction of the adjustment groove in going toward at least one end side in the axial direction.
US10132339B2
The invention relates to an ionizing pump stage, in particular for a vacuum pump, comprising an inlet for gas entering into the pump stage; an ionizing section communicating with the inlet in a gas-conductive manner and an ionizing device for ionizing the gas entered into the ionizing section; an acceleration device for accelerating the ionized gas present in the ionizing section in the conveying direction; and a neutralizing section following the ionizing section in the conveying direction and communicating with the ionizing section in a gas-conductive manner and a neutralizing device for the electrical neutralizing of the ionized gas entering into the neutralizing section.
US10132335B2
Industrial machines and methods of operating the same. One industrial machine includes at least one controller that is configured to (1) detect an occurrence of a regenerative work cycle segment within a repetitive work cycle performed by the industrial machine and including a plurality of work cycle segments and (2) modify operation of at least one power source included in the industrial machine for the regenerative work cycle segment (i.e., prior to and/or during the regenerative work cycle segment).
US10132332B2
Disclosed is a blower unit of an air conditioner for a vehicle which is freely changed in design of an intake unit of a blower case, increases dust collection efficiency of an air filter, and improves continuity of filtration-to-area efficiency so as to increase an exchange cycle of the air filter. The blower unit includes a blower case having an inside air inlet for introducing inside air and an outside air inlet for introducing outside air, a blower wheel disposed inside the blower case and rotated by a blower motor, and an air filter disposed at the upstream side of the blower wheel in an air flow direction to filter impurities. The air filter includes: a main filter part corresponding to an air intake area; and auxiliary filter parts which are formed in the outside direction of the air intake area.
US10132331B2
In a radial compressor stage for a radial compressor having a rotor side, the radial compressor stage includes a stator; and an impeller configured to rotate relative to the stator. The impeller has multiple impeller blades on the rotor side. Each of the multiple impeller blades has: a flow inlet edge, a flow outlet edge, a suction side extending between the flow inlet edge and the flow outlet edge, a pressure side, and an outer surface facing the stator. At least one groove is arranged in the outer surface of at least one of the multiple impeller blades, the at least one groove being bounded by a longitudinal web both on the suction side and on the pressure side. Each of the longitudinal webs forms a sealing tip of the respective impeller blade towards the stator.
US10132325B2
A sealing mechanism (40) includes: a ring-shaped sealing body (41) which surrounds a rotating shaft (24) when viewed from an axial direction; a sealing-body support part (42) which supports the sealing body (41) so as to be movable in a radial direction of the rotating shaft (24); and an elastic member (44) which is interposed between the sealing body (41) and the sealing-body support part (42).
US10132323B2
A compressor is provided including a casing, a hub, a flowpath, a plurality of blades defining a plurality of axially extending compressor stages and an endwall treatment formed in the casing on at least two downstream most stages of the plurality of compressor stages. The remaining stages of the plurality of compressor stages located upstream of the at least two downstream most stage are devoid of any endwall treatment. Each of the endwall treatments faces a tip of each blade in the at least two downstream most stages. The tip of each blade and the endwall treatment are configured to move relative to each other. The endwall treatment formed in the casing on at least two downstream most stages of the plurality of compressor stages is configured to extend a stall margin to delay stall due to ice ingestion. A method and engine application are disclosed.
US10132321B2
A fan system, including at least: an axial flow blade, a support including a clamping element and multiple installation pins, and an external rotor motor including an external rotor. The installation pins are extended from the outside of the clamping element. The axial flow blade is disposed on the installation pins. The clamping element is fit on the external rotor of the external rotor motor. The fan system features simple and convenient assembling, reliable connection, high production efficiency, low requirement for workers, and low production cost.
US10132314B2
A scroll compressor is provided that may include a first compression chamber, a second compression chamber separated from the first compression chamber, and having a greater compression ratio than the first compression chamber, a first discharge port that communicates with the first compression chamber and provided with a first discharge inlet and a first discharge outlet, and a second discharge port separated from the first discharge port, communicating with the second compression chamber, and provided with a second discharge inlet and a second discharge outlet, the second discharge inlet having a larger sectional area than the first discharge inlet. This configuration may prevent a discharge delay in advance in each compression chamber, and thus, preventing a compression loss.
US10132310B2
An improved motor includes a cylinder defining multiple exit holes of different diameters, which are respectively controlled by a resilient sheet having multiple branches to communicate with an air storage container. In operation, when a piston body conducts reciprocating motion in the cylinder, the compressed air produced in the cylinder can quickly enter the air storage container. The branches of the resilient sheet are subjected to different back force resulting from the compressed air in the air storage container, wherein the smallest branch of the resilient sheet is subjected to a smallest back force, so that the compressed air produced in the cylinder can enter the air storage container more easily through the smallest exit hole, so that the piston body can conduct reciprocating motion more smoothly and thus the performance of the air compressor can be increased.
US10132309B2
A precision pump system having a motor driver for accurately and repeatedly delivering process fluid, (e.g., photo chemicals) using a pumping fluid with minimal process fluid loss to a fabrication process and whereby the motor driver can be easily and quickly replaced without interrupting the fluid flow path. This is accomplished with the use of a process fluid reservoir and a pumping fluid reservoir that are associated with the pump, either integrated with the pump or closely adjacent. In addition, this precision pump system can be remotely monitored, viewed and controlled over the Internet. In addition, trapped process fluid within a downstream filtering block can be recirculated to the process fluid reservoir when trapped gas in the filter is removed. Furthermore, a nitrogen gas source is connected to the process fluid reservoir via a valve in case a need to insert a gas is required.
US10132301B2
A compressor may include a shell, a crankshaft, a piston and a connecting rod. The shell may define a cylinder. The crankshaft is supported for rotation relative to the shell. The piston reciprocates within the cylinder in response to rotation of the crankshaft. The piston and the cylinder define a compression chamber therebetween. The connecting rod includes a first bushing rotatably coupled to the piston and a second bushing rotatably coupled to the crankshaft. The second bushing may include a driving surface contacting the crankshaft and having a recess formed therein. The recess receives an insert.
US10132299B2
This invention consists mainly of a long sloped tunnel, a deep hydroelectric/geothermal power plant and hot rocks transforming water into steam. Advanced tunnelling machines are able to reach lengths and depths never possible before with the old drilling method.The drop height of the water for the hydroelectric power plan is for instance over 10 km and the gained water pressure over 1000 bar feeding special high pressure water turbines or big hydraulic water motors driving again generators. After passing the water turbines the water is pressed with a rest pressure of about 250 bar into hot rocks generating high pressure overheated steam for steam turbines in a range of gig watts. Then the steam rises up in the sloped tunnel as in a chimney, cools down, condensate to water and starts the entire process again.
US10132296B2
A wind turbine tower that may be assembled fast, including a nacelle and a rotor, the tower comprising at least two stackable annular sections made of concrete connected through a main connecting arrangement adapted to withstand loads induced by the wind turbine rotor, and an auxiliary connector.
US10132295B2
The present disclosure is directed to a digital system for managing a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines electrically coupled to a power grid. The system includes a farm-based first communication network having one or more individual wind turbine control systems communicatively coupled to the one or more wind turbines and an overall wind farm control system. The system also includes a cloud-based second communication network communicatively coupled to the first communication network via an industrial gateway. The second communication network includes a digital infrastructure having a plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines, wherein the plurality of digital models of the one or more wind turbines are continuously updated during operation of the wind farm via data supplied by the farm-based first communication network.
US10132291B2
A wind turbine blade having a circular root portion and provided with root bushings for mounting the blade to a wind turbine hub, and the root bushings comprise an elongated cross-sectional profile with a first dimension oriented along a radius of the circular root portion being larger than a second dimension oriented along a circumferential direction of the circular root section.
US10132290B2
A deployable aerodynamic component configured to be mounted to a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes at least one rotor blade. The deployable aerodynamic component configured to be positioned in front of an inner portion of the at least one rotor blade, and is structurally configured to cover a substantial portion of the inner portion of the at least one rotor blade in a wind direction during deployment of the deployable aerodynamic component and to allow the passage therethrough of an incoming wind when non-deployed. Further described is a wind turbine including the above-described deployable aerodynamic component and method for aerodynamic performance enhancement of an existing wind turbine, wherein the method includes mounting the above-described deployable aerodynamic component to a wind turbine.
US10132289B2
This invention relates to a surface level follow-up arrangement for a wave energy recovery unit where the wave energy recovery unit comprises at least a panel element hinged at its lower edge onto the base at the bottom of the sea with the help of one or more support structures and one or more support shafts to make a reciprocating motion in response to kinetic energy of waves or tidal currents. The arrangement comprises at least a surface level follow-up means capable to change the vertical position of the upper edge of the reciprocating panel element along with the change of the vertical position of the surface level caused by a tidal fluctuation.
US10132283B2
An engine starting apparatus including a starter including a motor configured to generate a rotational force, and a pinion configured to transfer the rotational force of the motor to a ring gear. The starter is configured to crank an engine at a specific revolution-speed increase rate to increase a revolution speed of the engine to a predetermined revolution speed equal to or greater than 450 rpm. The apparatus further includes an ignition-timing setter configured to set an ignition timing at which fuel in a combustion chamber of the engine is ignited while the revolution speed of the engine is increased during cranking of the engine by the starter or during coasting of the engine after termination of cranking of the engine by the starter, and an engine-speed predictor configured to predict a revolution speed of the engine at the ignition timing based on the specific revolution-speed increase rate.
US10132274B2
An internal EGR amount calculation device for an internal combustion engine, which, even when a timing position relationship between a valve overlap period and an exhaust top dead center has changed, can properly calculate an internal EGR amount according to the change and can improve a calculation accuracy of the internal EGR amount. The internal EGR amount calculation device for an internal combustion engine includes an ECU. The ECU calculates a basic blow back gas amount, calculates a crank angle position in the center between the starting point and the ending point of the valve overlap period as an overlap center position, calculates a blow back gas amount by correcting the basic blow back gas amount according to the overlap center position, and calculates the internal EGR amount, using the calculated blow back gas amount.
US10132273B2
A control system of an engine including a cylinder, an intake passage, and an exhaust passage is provided, that includes a fuel injector for injecting fuel into the cylinder, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage communicating the intake passage with the exhaust passage and for recirculating, as EGR gas, a portion of exhaust gas in the exhaust passage back to the cylinder, an EGR valve capable of controlling an EGR ratio by changing an EGR gas amount recirculated to the cylinder, a water injector for injecting water into the cylinder, and a controller. The controller controls the EGR valve to set a target EGR ratio according to an engine operating state so as to bring an actual EGR ratio to the target EGR ratio, and when the target EGR ratio is increased, the controller controls the water injector to increase an amount of the water injected into the cylinder.
US10132271B2
The invention provides systems and methods for a network of cogenerations systems. In some cases, each system includes at least one cogeneration plant and at least one host facility, where the systems in the network are under the control of a common control system that optimizes a result for the network as a whole. In some cases, each cogeneration system in the network has an individual profile that is used by the control system for controlling that individual cogeneration system. In some cases, one or more of the cogeneration plants is assembled from a set of at least two modular transportable units where the modular units contain sensors that are configured to be ready for transmission of inputs to the common control system with little or no modification when the units are assembled into the final cogeneration plant and actuators or actuator systems that are configured to be ready for reception of outputs from the common control system with little or no modification when the units are assembled into the cogeneration plant.
US10132270B2
Vehicle assemblies, such as engine assemblies, including an integrated cylinder head and plurality of liners as well as a polymeric composite housing are provided. Methods of making such vehicle assemblies are also provided.
US10132267B2
Engine blocks and methods of forming engine blocks are disclosed. The engine block may include a cast aluminum body and a plurality of cast-in liners. Each cast-in liner may include (a) an outer layer of 2xxx-series aluminum molecularly bonded to the cast aluminum body and (b) an inner layer directly contacting the outer layer and forming at least a portion of an engine bore. The inner layer may be a wear-resistant coating, such as a steel coating. The method may include extruding an elongated 2xxx-series aluminum extrusion having an inner cavity bounded by an inner surface and applying a wear-resistant coating to the inner surface. The extrusion may be sectioned into a plurality of cylinder liners and the cylinder liners may be into an aluminum engine block such that each cast-in liner forms at least a portion of an inner surface of an engine bore in the engine block.
US10132263B2
A fuel injection control device learns a port injection learning value and a direct injection learning value separately for each of learning regions that are divided according to the engine operating state. It is assumed that a port injection learning condition and a direct injection learning condition are both satisfied in a learning region in which neither the learning of the port injection learning value nor the learning of the direct injection learning value has been completed. In such a situation, the fuel injection control device executes the port injection learning process if the ratio of the port injection amount is less than the ratio of the direct injection amount, and executes the direct injection learning process if the ratio of the direct injection amount is less than the ratio of the port injection amount.
US10132257B2
An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust purification catalyst. A control system includes an air-fuel ratio sensor downstream of the exhaust purification catalyst, and an air-fuel ratio control device which controls the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas. The target air-fuel ratio is set to a lean air-fuel ratio when output air-fuel ratio of the sensor becomes a rich judged air-fuel ratio or less and is set to a rich air-fuel ratio when output air-fuel ratio becomes a lean judged air-fuel ratio or more. When the engine operating state is a steady operation state and is a low load operation state, at least one of an average lean degree of the target air-fuel ratio while the target air-fuel ratio is set to a lean air-fuel ratio and an average rich degree of the target air-fuel ratio while the target air-fuel ratio is set to a rich air-fuel ratio is increased.
US10132255B2
A method and system for controlling vehicle engine speed during a garage shift includes determining a K-factor of a torque converter based upon a speed ratio of the torque converter, normalizing the K-factor, and controlling an engine speed based upon the normalized K-factor.
US10132249B2
The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling valve timing of a continuous variable valve duration engine, including: classifying a plurality of control regions based on engine load and speed; applying a maximum duration to an intake valve and a long duration to an exhaust valve in a first control region; maintaining a maximum valve overlap in a second control region; advancing intake valve closing (IVC) timing and exhaust valve closing (EVC) timing in a third control region; applying a short duration to the exhaust valve and controlling the IVC timing to bottom dead center in a fourth control region; controlling a throttle valve to be fully opened, and controlling the IVC timing to an angle after BDC in a fifth control region; and applying the long duration to the exhaust valve, and controlling the IVC timing to prevent knocking in a sixth control region.
US10132238B2
Motion control of a hydraulic free-piston engine is achieved in order to enable advanced combustions such as low temperature combustion. To accomplish this, an active controller acts as a virtual crankshaft, which causes a piston to follow a reference trajectory using energy from a storage element. Given the periodic nature of free-piston engine motion, an advanced controller of the present invention is preferably of robust repetitive type that is capable of tracking periodic reference signals.
US10132236B2
A vehicle supercharger assembly (110) comprises a dual generator comprising first and second co-axial relatively rotatable armatures (14a, 14b), and a first disengageable clutch (32) between the armatures (14a, 14), said first armature (14a) being adapted for permanent drive from a source of motive power, and said second armature (14b) being driven by said first armature (14a) on engagement of said first clutch (32); a supercharcharger impeller (24), the second armature (14b) driving the impeller (24) mechanically via a gear train; an electric motor coupled to the gear train and operable to adjust the rotational speed of the impeller (24); wherein, in use, the electric motor is electrically driven on demand from a generator comprising the second armature (14b).
US10132233B2
An engine system and method utilizing a compressor map to control compressor speed of a driven turbocharger in the engine system is provided. A desired compressor speed is determined that corresponds to a boost pressure and to a mass flow rate of intake from the compressor map. The transmission of the driven turbocharger is shifted to a ratio that drives the compressor to a desired speed to provide the desired boost pressure and air flow to the engine system.
US10132230B2
A method of controlling exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in a turbocharged compression-ignition engine system including an engine, an induction subsystem in upstream communication with the engine, an exhaust subsystem in downstream communication with the engine, a high pressure EGR path between the exhaust and induction subsystems upstream of a turbocharger turbine and downstream of a turbocharger compressor, and a low pressure EGR path between the exhaust and induction subsystems downstream of the turbocharger turbine and upstream of the turbocharger compressor. A target total EGR fraction for compliance with exhaust emissions criteria is determined, then a target HP/LP EGR ratio is determined to optimize other engine system criteria within the constraints of the determined target total EGR fraction.
US10132226B2
An exhaust gas treatment device (1), for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, includes a tubular housing (2) and an insert (5) arranged replaceably in the housing (2). The insert (5) has an exhaust gas treatment element (7) fixed in a tubular jacket (6) and is able to be pushed into the housing (2) in a pushing-in direction (9), which extends parallel to a central longitudinal axis (10) of the housing (2). The jacket (6) has, on an outer side (15), an axial stop (14), axially in contact with an axial counterstop (18) in the pushing-in direction (9) and is formed on the housing (2) on an inner side (17). A locking element (19) is axially supported on a support contour (20), is formed on the jacket (6) in the pushing-in direction (9), and is provided on the inner side (17) of the housing.
US10132222B2
A component of the exhaust aftertreatment system includes a metallic body having a tapered portion. The component of the exhaust aftertreatment system further includes a curved plate arranged within the tapered portion of the metallic body. The curved plate has a plurality of perforations disposed on the curved plate to facilitate distribution of an exhaust mixture flowing through the curved plate across a surface of a substrate.
US10132216B2
A housing of a compressor for an internal combustion engine is provided. The housing includes a first air inlet portion. Further, housing includes a tubular wall defining an annular chamber along a circumference of the first air inlet portion. Tubular wall comprising a second air inlet portion. Housing further includes an opening formed in a wall of first air inlet portion, contiguously extending along the circumference of the first air inlet portion, to fluidly couple the annular chamber with the first air inlet portion. The opening being formed at an offset from the second air inlet portion. The opening defines a first edge and a second edge in the wall of the first air inlet portion. The first edge and the second edge are radially offset from each other with respect to a central axis of the first air inlet portion.
US10132215B2
There is provided an engine lubricating device with which passage resistance of an oil strainer can be reduced and a support stay for an oil filter is unnecessary. An oil strainer includes an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder respectively have straight central axes and form inner and outer double cylinders, the outer cylinder has a strainer inlet at a lower end, the inner cylinder has a peripheral wall formed as a filter portion, the oil strainer is led out in an orientation inclined downward from the cylinder block toward an inner bottom portion of an oil pan, an upper end portion of the outer cylinder is fixed to a cylinder block, and an upper end opening portion of the inner cylinder communicates with an oil passage inlet of the cylinder block.
US10132214B2
A valve device for an internal combustion engine (1) includes a camshaft (16), a cam (17), a control shaft (15), an input arm (14), a first rocker arm (13a), a second rocker arm (13b), a first valve (603a), a second valve (603b), and a slider (18). The input arm (14) is configured such that a cam torque of the cam (17) is transmitted thereto. The slider (18) is configured to allow the input arm (14) to be supported by the control shaft (15). The slider (18) is configured to support the first rocker arm (13a) in a power transmittable manner such that the cam torque transmitted to the input arm (14) is transmitted to the first rocker arm (13a). The slider (18) includes a torsion portion (23) configured to connect the first rocker arm (13a) with the second rocker arm (13b) such that the cam torque transmitted to the first rocker arm (13a) is transmitted to the second rocker arm (13b) via the torsion portion (23).
US10132205B2
An adjusting device for adjusting valve clearance of a charge-cycle valve of an internal combustion machine is provided. The adjusting device includes a pivoted rocker lever, at one end of which an actuation element is positioned configured to transfer a force to the charge-cycle valve. A transmission element is attached to the actuation element at an opposite end to the charge-cycle valve of which a sleeve area is positioned, which is used to support the transmission element regarding the actuation element. A method for adjusting valve clearance of a charge-cycle valve of an internal combustion machine using an adjusting device is also provided.
US10132201B2
A thermodynamic system and method for performing work includes a working fluid and a fluid pump for pumping the working fluid through a cycle. A thermal input supplies heat to the working fluid. An expansion device downstream of the thermal input converts at least the heat of the working fluid to useful work. A heat exchanger downstream of the expansion device has a first portion to transfer heat from downstream said expansion device to a second portion at or upstream of said thermal input. A conversion device expands the working fluid with constant enthalpy from a higher to a lower pressure.
US10132198B2
A support apparatus for disassembling and assembling a gas turbine engine includes an exhaust nozzle attaching and detaching device for guiding movement of an exhaust nozzle in an axis direction and including: a first guide jig detachably fixed to a casing; and a first holding tool detachably supporting the nozzle and engaged with the first guide jig, thereby enabling attaching and detaching the nozzle easily and securely while leaving the engine in a horizontal attitude. The apparatus also includes a low-pressure turbine attaching and detaching device guiding movement of a low-pressure turbine in the axis direction and including: a second guide jig detachably fixed to the casing; and a second holding tool detachably supporting the turbine and engaged with the second guide jig, thereby enabling attaching and detaching the turbine easily and securely while leaving the engine in the horizontal attitude.
US10132197B2
Shrouds and shroud assemblies for gas turbine engines are provided. A shroud includes a shroud body. The shroud body includes a forward surface, a rear surface axially spaced from the forward surface, an inner surface extending between the forward surface and the rear surface, and an outer surface extending between the forward surface and the rear surface and radially spaced from the inner surface. The shroud further includes a flange extending from the shroud body, and a bore hole defined in the flange. The bore hole extends generally circumferentially through the flange between a first opening and a second opening.
US10132191B2
A variable area turbine arrangement according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a variable vane assembly and a secondary flow system associated with the variable vane assembly. Flow modulation of a cooling fluid through the secondary flow system is changed simultaneously with actuation of the variable vane assembly.
US10132189B2
A variable vane control system for controlling the angle of rotation of a circumferential row of variable vanes of a gas turbine engine. The control system includes a mechanical linkage operable to rotate the variable vanes, one or more actuators for operating the linkage and one or more position sensors for detecting the respective actuation positions of the one or more actuators. The control system further includes a linkage position signalling switch for signalling that the mechanical linkage is at a calibration position corresponding to a predetermined rotation angle of the vanes. The control system further includes a controller for controlling the one or more actuators and thereby controlling the angle of rotation of the vanes, based on the detected actuation positions which the controller correlates with vane rotation angle. The controller further corrects the correlation between the detected actuation positions and vane rotation angle on receipt of a signal from the linkage position signalling switch indicating that the mechanical linkage is at the calibration positionvanes.
US10132179B2
An alignment tool for use in a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a clamp portion, a component engagement portion and an arm portion that extends between the clamp portion and the component engagement portion. The clamp portion establishes a fixed datum surface for positioning a component within the gas turbine engine.
US10132178B2
To provide a steam turbine stationary blade adapted to remove a liquid film effectively. A steam turbine stationary blade with a hollow region therein, the steam turbine stationary blade includes a plurality of slots and arranged in lines in a direction of a chord length, the plurality of slots communicate with a working fluid flow passageway and with the hollow region, and extends in a direction of a blade length, and at least one connecting portion disposed so that for each of the most downstream slot of the plurality of slots and, a surface directed toward the working fluid flow passageway is positioned closer to the hollow region than to a surface of the steam turbine stationary blade, and so that the connecting portion connects both sidewall surfaces of each of the most downstream slots, in the direction of the chord length.
US10132175B2
An arrangement (10) for delivering gases from combustors (15) to a first row of blades. The arrangement (10) includes at least an upstream flow path (60) including an aft first side wall (64) and a downstream flow path (62) including a forward second side wall (66). A convergence junction trailing edge (40) is defined at a downstream terminal edge (41) of the first side wall (64), and the second side wall (66) converges toward the first side wall (64) in the direction of the convergence junction trailing edge (40). An impingement sheet structure (78) is located between and provides impingement cooling air to the first and second side walls (64, 66). Openings (88) provide a cooling air passage between the first and second side walls (64, 66) and provide a flow of post impingement air into the gas path at the convergence junction trailing edge (40).
US10132171B2
A rotor disk blade for a turbine engine, the blade being made of composite material including fiber reinforcement obtained by multilayer weaving of yarns and densified by a matrix. The blade has a portion constituting an airfoil and a blade root forming a single piece, the blade root having two substantially plane opposite lateral flanks that are formed respectively extending the pressure side surface and the suction side surface of the airfoil. The blade root is clamped between two metal plates fastened against the lateral flanks of the blade root by a bolt and a nut passing through the plates and the blade root. The bolt has a head bearing against one of the two plates. The nut has a head bearing against the other plate.
US10132167B2
A method for finishing a film cooled article includes providing a film cooled article including at least one inner cooling plenum and at least one opening connecting the inner cooling plenum to an exterior surface of the film cooled article, positioning a machining element in contact with the exterior surface of the film cooled article, automatically moving the machining element along the exterior surface while maintaining contact between the machining tool and the surface, identifying an actual position of at least one film opening based on sensory feedback from the machining element using a controller, removing material from the exterior surface at the at least one film opening using the machining element, thereby creating a depression at the at least one film opening.
US10132163B2
Assorted apparatus and methods optimize the detection of gas entrapped in drilling fluid. A mudlogging injection system can have a processor that autonomously injects sample gas into a gas chromatograph with near atmospheric pressures to optimize sample gas testing time and accuracy. The processor can autonomously detect errors, such as gas chromatograph detector drift, and conduct chromatograph adjustments to ensure accurate detection of different constituent gases entrapped in the drilling fluid.
US10132160B2
A communication system that is positionable in a wellbore can include a first transceiver for coupling externally to a casing string. The first transceiver can be for wirelessly transmitting data by generating and modulating a surface wave that propagates along an interface surface. The surface wave can include an electromagnetic wave that has a magnetic field or an electric field that is at an acute angle to a direction of propagation of the surface wave. The communication system can also include a second transceiver for coupling to the casing string and for wirelessly receiving the surface wave and detecting the data.
US10132151B2
A downhole apparatus comprising a body configured to be coupled to a production tubular and an upper opening and a lower opening. First and second flow paths are provided between the upper opening and the lower opening in the body, and a flow diverter is arranged to direct downward flow through the body towards the second flow path and away from the first flow path. A filter device in the second flow path filters or collects solid particles in the second flow path from passing out of the lower opening of the apparatus. The apparatus has particular application to artificial lift hydrocarbon production systems, and may be installed above a downhole pump in a production tubing to prevent solids from settling on the pump during pump shutdown. Embodiments for use with ESPs and PCPs are described.
US10132145B2
Produced water, for example from a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) or cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) heavy oil recovery operation, is treated to recover water that is re-used to create steam. The produced water is treated in one or more thermal treatment devices such as an evaporator and a crystallizer. The thermal treatment produces a slurry comprising dispersed or dissolved salts and organic compounds. A water-miscible solvent for one or more of the organic compounds, for example methanol, is added to the slurry. The solids precipitate and are separated from the slurry. The solvent may be recovered for re-use in treating more slurry.
US10132141B2
An apparatus, method, and system for repairing wellbore casing. In one embodiment, an expandable casing patch system for a wellbore includes a casing patch deployment apparatus. The casing patch deployment apparatus includes a shaft having a frontward end and a rearward end as well as a thruster and a main expansion swage disposed on the shaft. The casing patch deployment apparatus also includes an anchor disposed on the shaft. The anchor is disposed frontward of the main expansion swage. In addition, the casing patch deployment apparatus includes a front expansion swage disposed frontward of the anchor and attached to the shaft. The front expansion swage has a diameter less than a diameter of the main expansion swage. The expandable casing patch system also includes an expandable casing patch.
US10132136B2
A fluid flow control system includes a flow control assembly having a fluid flow path for a flowing fluid. First and second flow control components are disposed in parallel in the fluid flow path, the first having a positive flowrate response to decreasing fluid viscosity and the second having a negative flowrate response to decreasing fluid viscosity. A valve is disposed in the fluid flow path in downstream series with the first and second flow control components. The valve has first and second inlet paths for fluid from the first and second flow control components, respectively, such that decreasing the fluid viscosity of the flowing fluid increases a ratio of the flowrate through the first control component to the flowrate through the second flow control component and such that when the ratio reaches a predetermined level, the valve autonomously shifts from an open position to a closed position.
US10132135B2
A subsea drilling system that includes a blowout preventer (BOP) stack with accumulators. The drilling system also includes an intensifier that is cyclable to communicate an increased pressure to the accumulators than that provided by surface equipment so as to charge the accumulators with the increased pressure. The subsea drilling system also includes a control system locatable subsea that operates the intensifier to pump fluid into the accumulators.
US10132129B2
A method for maintaining pressure in a wellbore drilled from a drilling platform floating on a body of water includes the steps of pumping fluid at a determined flow rate into a drill string disposed in a wellbore and measuring fluid pressure within a fluid discharge line of fluid returning from the wellbore. The fluid discharge line has a variable length corresponding to an elevation of the floating platform above the bottom of the body of water. The wellbore pressure is determined at a selected depth in the wellbore or at a selected position along a drilling riser or variable length portion of the fluid discharge line using known parameters/methods. The determined wellbore pressure is adjusted for changes in length of the fluid discharge line corresponding to changes in the elevation of the floating platform relative to the bottom of the body of water. A backpressure system may be operated to maintain the adjusted determined wellbore pressure at a selected (or set point) value by applying backpressure to the wellbore.
US10132121B2
A method for making a polycrystalline diamond construction is disclosed, which includes the steps of treating a polycrystalline diamond body having a plurality of bonded together diamond crystals and a solvent catalyst material to remove the solvent catalyst material therefrom, wherein the solvent catalyst material is disposed within interstitial regions between the bonded together diamond crystals, replacing the removed solvent catalyst material with a replacement material, and treating the body having the replacement material to remove substantially all of the replacement material from a first region of the body extending a depth from a body surface, and allowing the remaining amount of the replacement material to reside in a second region of the body that is remote from the surface.
US10132109B2
The invention relates to a lock for a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch (4), a first-position pawl (13), a primary-position pawl (6), a blocking lever for blocking the primary-position pawl, and a driver for the first-position pawl, wherein the driver is a lateral contour area of the first-position pawl (13) and functions to rotate the primary-position pawl out of its notched position.
US10132105B1
The invention provides a unique security box secured to a fixed object for securing phone and tablet charging cords as well as electrical cords, thereby preventing theft of said cords. The security box includes a first groove formed in the interior surface parallel to one edge running the length of the lid and a second groove formed in the interior surface near the opposite edge, the two grooves aligned with identical grooves in a bottom portion of the box when the lid is closed. One annular hollow feature is centered within a groove in the bottom portion, a second and third annular hollow features securely positioned in the second groove spaced apart from each other at a distance equal to the length of the first annular hollow feature; the annular features forming an enclosed tube accepting a locking threaded through holding the box securely closed with the locking cable.
US10132104B2
An apparatus and method is disclosed for electronic locks with a selectable power off function. The electronic lock includes an electronic controller disposed within a lock housing and operable to control a state of the lock between locked and unlocked positions. An electronic actuator electrically coupled to the controller is movable between first and second positions corresponding to a locked position and an unlocked position of the lock, respectively. The electronic lock further includes at least one electrical energy storage device and a selector switch coupled to the controller to define a desired state of the lock between one of an electrically locked (EL) and an electrically unlocked (EU) state in an electric power off condition.
US10132100B1
An inflatable air mattress for preventing snow accumulation is provided. The mattress comprises an inflatable portion comprising a textile material, and an outside air intake. A fan draws outside air into the inflatable portion through the air intake, and circulates the air when inflated. An air divider alternates between an inflating position and a circulating position that determines which air the fan blows. An air heater heats the air that passes through the fan. A controller activates the fan and air heater based on a signal from a snow sensor; controls the divider based on a signal from a pressure sensor; and controls the heater based on a signal from a heat sensor.
US10132096B2
The present invention relates to apparatuses for improving pool skimmers. In some embodiments, the apparatus is a pool skimmer basket system that includes a skimmer basket, a first tube that is attached to the skimmer basket, and a second tube that is adjacent to and rotatable relative to the first tube. The first tube includes a longitudinal slot that feeds water into the skimmer basket. Without being bound by any particular theory, it is believed that the slot increases the velocity of water flowing into the basket and that the system increases the debris-holding capacity and allows one to avoid having to reach through dirty water to remove the skimmer basket.
US10132095B2
A pool apparatus configured to carry liquids has a side wall and a bottom surface. The side wall has a plurality of structure drawstrings, an outer side wall, and an inner side wall. Two sides of the structure drawstrings draw respectively the outer side wall and the inner side wall, so as to maintain a predetermined shape of the pool apparatus. The structure drawstrings include a main drawstring portions and at least two branch drawstring portions. The main drawstring portions have a first main string side configured to connect a first branch drawstring side of the at least two branch drawstrings. A second branch string side of the at least two branch drawstrings connects respectively to different positions of the outer side wall and the inner side wall.
US10132092B1
A recess insert for a lift anchor assembly in a precast Portland cement concrete shape. The lift anchor assembly has a bilaterally symmetrical lift anchor comprising a lifting end, and an anchor leg end. The lifting end comprises an opening therethrough. The recess insert comprises a semicircular shaped shell that defines an opening, a top cap shaped to cover the opening, at least one anchoring clip on the top cap, adapted to engage the opening of a lift anchor when the recess insert is cast with a lift anchor assembly in a precast Portland cement concrete shape for securing the top cap to the semicircular shaped shell. The top cap also has a disengagement plane or one or more apertures providing access to the at least one anchoring clip for disengaging the top cap from the lift anchor.
US10132077B2
Described embodiments include a method, including arranging one or more frames (22) and one or more boards (24), such that the frames, together with the boards, enclose a space (26). The method further includes pouring first concrete (28) into the space, and, after the first concrete solidifies, within the space, into a structure (42), removing the boards from the structure. The method further includes pouring second concrete (70) over the frames, such that the second concrete solidifies, over the frames, into respective walls that are adjacent to the structure. Other embodiments are also described.
US10132072B2
The invention relates to a structure comprising inner and outer skeletons, each defining a cage-like structure consisting of metal structural elements, where the inner skeleton is housed within the inner space defined by the outer skeleton, and where the inner and outer skeleton are connected at one or more locations.
US10132069B2
There is provided a plastic infiltration unit comprising: a top deck which extends in a plane, at least one pillar extending from the top deck for supporting the top deck, wherein the top deck is provided with at least one integrated connector arranged to connect the plastic infiltration unit with another at least one integrated connector, of another plastic infiltration unit in a side by side arrangement.
US10132060B2
A system for monitoring an implement of a work machine is provided. The system may include one or more image sensors mounted on the work machine configured to capture one or more images of a field of view associated with the implement, and an implement controller in electrical communication with the image sensors. The implement controller may be configured to receive the images from the image sensors, identify one or more interactive targets within the images, select one of the interactive targets based on proximity, and align the implement to the selected interactive target.
US10132059B2
A fluid pressure control device includes a load holding mechanism that is configured to hold the load pressure of the load side pressure chamber. The load holding mechanism includes a switching valve having a communication passage configured to be blocked from the third pressure chamber by the second land section in a case where the spool is closed, and providing communicate between the second supply port and the discharge port in accordance with the movement of the spool in the valve opening direction. In a case where the spool is moved in the valve opening direction, at the same time when or after the second supply port communicates with the discharge port via the communication passage, the first land section is brought into sliding contact with the annular projecting section and the first supply port and the discharge port are blocked from each other.
US10132044B2
Rail clip assembly (1), comprising superposable first (10) and second bodies (11) arranged for being removably fastened to a rail support by a connector (9). The first body (10) comprises an abutment surface (121) adapted for abutment with a lateral face of a foot of a rail. The first and second bodies comprise corresponding apertures (122, 112) for receiving the connector (9), one (122) of the apertures being oblong with a longer axis (150) extending in a direction oblique to the abutment surface, to enable the first body to assume different positions relative to the second body. The first and second bodies comprise first corresponding surfaces (123, 111) configured for providing force transmitting contact between the first and second bodies when assembled. The rail clip assembly is characterized in that the first and second bodies comprise second corresponding surfaces (124, 114) configured to enter into force transmitting engagement with each other upon fastening the assembly, which have an inclination at an angle between 20° and 85° relative to the horizontal, such that the engagement of the second surfaces with each other produces a net resulting force on the first body oriented towards the rail and resisting backing movement of the first body away from the lateral face of the rail foot upon fastening the connector.
US10132043B2
There is provided a multilayered paper material for use in a valve sack for a hydraulic binder, comprising a paper layer, such as a Kraft paper layer, provided on at least one side with a pre-coating layer and a moisture barrier coating layer, wherein the pre-coating layer comprises inorganic filler and binder in a dry weight ratio of between 4:1 and 20:1.
US10132042B2
A fibrous structure is disclosed. The fibrous structure exhibits a plurality of discrete knuckles arranged in a pattern of repeat units. The repeat units can include a plurality of rows arranged orthogonally in an X-Y plane, each row having a portion of the discrete knuckles, and each discrete knuckle separated from adjacent discrete knuckles in a row by a distance. Each of the discrete knuckles within the repeat unit can have substantially the same shape and size; and wherein the distance between at least two adjacent discrete knuckles in each row are non-uniform such that the repeat unit exhibits varying pillow width distances along the rows in both the X and Y axes.
US10132040B2
Methods and compositions for improving the characteristics of paper substrates are disclosed. The methods involve adding to a paper substrate an NCC-polymer. NCC-polymers have unique chemical properties which result in improvements in wet strength, dry strength and drainage retention properties of the paper substrates.
US10132037B2
The present invention relates to sizing agent formulations, especially to stabilizing a sizing formulation by a modified non-food polysaccharide. The method for preparation of the modified non-food polysaccharide is further provided.
US10132028B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing a fabric having excellent stain resistance and flame retardancy. The method of manufacturing a fabric of the present invention includes the steps of (a) immersing a polyester fabric in a treatment liquid containing a first fluorine-based water-and-oil repellent agent to incorporate the treatment liquid thereinto, followed by drying the fabric; (b) coating one surface of the fabric with a coating composition containing a second fluorine-based water-and-oil repellent agent and a flame retardant; and (c) cleaning the fabric having the coating layer formed thereon with hot water of 65° C. to 90° C.
US10132025B2
The present application relates to a steamer which has a steam generator (11) with a steam outlet (33). A steam path extends from the steam outlet to convey steam, and a filter unit (7) is positioned in the steam path. The filter unit has a filter cartridge (24) removably mounted along the steam path having a cartridge housing, a filter medium received in the cartridge housing. The filter unit also has a cartridge inlet and a cartridge outlet which are at or towards a first end (32) of the cartridge housing (34), and a barrier (20) configured to guide the steam to flow in the cartridge housing to a second end (17). The filter unit is spaced from the steam outlet (33), to filter impurities from steam passing along the steam path. The present application also relates to a filter cartridge for a steamer.
US10132022B2
A washing machine appliance has a dispensing assembly with a supply conduit, a unitary manifold body and a water valve. The unitary manifold body defines a Venturi pump. The supply conduit extends between a reservoir and the Venturi pump such that the Venturi pump draws fluid additive from the reservoir to the Venturi pump when the water valve is open and motive liquid flows through the Venturi pump. The Venturi pump is disposed between an inlet and an outlet of the unitary manifold body within the unitary manifold body.
US10132020B2
An apparatus for a thermal treatment of a textile web includes at least one drum with a perforated casing surface around which a material web can be at least partially wrapped, at least one connecting element, and a patterning shell with a plurality of openings separated by ridges fitted onto the casing of the drum. The patterning shell includes at least two segments detachably connected with aid of the at least one connecting element. The at least one connecting element is arranged on or integrated into a ridge.
US10132017B1
The fish hook tying tool provides a rotating fish hook holder for a fish hook, and an adjacently mounted cutter for a fishing line, thus providing a combined tool for assisting a fisherman in tying fishing line to a fish hook and the trimming the knot after tying the fishing line. The fish hook tying tool includes a hollow housing having opposed front and rear walls, the front wall having an arcuate slot defined therein. In use, the user slides a lug along a path defined by the arcuate slot to drive rotation of a drive gear mounted within the hollow housing. Manual rotation of the drive gear drives a pinion to rotate, which, in turn, selectively drives a coaxially mounted fish hook holder to rotate with the shank and eye of the fish hook extending away from the tool. An attached clamp secures the tool to a support.
US10132013B2
A conductive textile is provided, including warp and weft, and the warp and the weft are interwoven. The warp includes a signal-transmitting unit, an electrical connecting unit, and at least a first warp conductive fiber. The signal-transmitting unit consists of a first signal-transmitting cable and a second signal-transmitting cable, which are intertwined. Each of the first signal-transmitting cable and the second signal-transmitting cable includes a central conductive fiber and an outer insulating layer. The electrical connecting unit consists of a first power cable and a second power cable. The first warp conductive fiber is disposed between the signal-transmitting unit and the electrical connecting unit. The weft includes a weft conductive fiber.
US10132012B2
A woven sleeve, sleeve assembly and methods of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve has a flexible, abrasion resistant, circumferentially closed and continuous elongate wall extending lengthwise along a central axis between opposite ends. The wall is woven with warp yarns extending generally parallel to the central axis and at least one heat-shrinkable weft yarn extending generally transversely to the warp yarns. The warp yarns provide the sleeve with coverage, abrasion resistance and flexibility and the weft yarn provides the ability to shrink the wall about an elongate member being protected within a cavity of the sleeve, as well as providing enhanced crush strength and abrasion resistance. At least one of the warp yarns and/or weft yarn includes at least one low melt, heat-fusible yarn served therewith to enhance resistance to end-fray during a cutting operation.
US10132011B2
A rotatably mounted suction drum (14) of a device (VM) for compacting a fiber material (V) on a spinning machine having an annular drive element (20) which, in the operating position, rests via a portion of its inner surface (IF) on a portion of a circular peripheral surface (AU) of a projection (13) that extends coaxial to an axis of rotation (A1) of the suction drum (14) and is mounted on an end face (35) of the suction drum (14). In order to prevent fibers detached from the fiber material (V) from settling between the inner surface (IF) of the drive element (20) and the peripheral surface (AU) of the projection (13), the suction drum (14), on the end face (35) having the projection (13), has a peripheral elevation (36) and the drive element (20) on the side (46) directed toward the end face (35) of the suction drum (14) has a peripheral recess (37), wherein the elevation (36) protrudes into the recess (37) a labyrinth seal.
US10132008B2
A horizontal heat treatment device continuously subjects an untreated continuous flat object to heat treatment while horizontally transferring the untreated object within a heat treatment chamber. Seal chambers are interconnected to the untreated-object loading opening and treated-object unloading opening of the heat treatment chamber. A passage is connected to an opening of each of the seal chambers, the opening located on the side opposite the heat treatment chamber. The untreated-object passage loading opening interconnected to the untreated-object seal chamber loading opening and the treated-object passage unloading opening interconnected to the treated-object seal chamber unloading opening are the untreated-object loading opening and treated-object unloading opening of the heat treatment device. A pair of gas ejection nozzles are provided at upper and lower positions of the passages. The nozzles eject gas in specific directions, and the nozzle openings have a specific shape, a direction, and a length.
US10132004B2
Provided is a waterproof sound-permitting sheet, including: a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous nanoweb, which is stacked on the porous substrate, has a plurality of pores, and is formed by electrospinning a polymer material to which a black or a different color pigment is added, thereby improving waterproofing performance and sound penetration performance by forming on a porous substrate, such as non-woven fabric, the porous web having the black or the different color by using the electrospinning method, and can shorten a production process by eliminating a pigment coating step by means of adding the pigment to the polymer material when manufacturing the porous nanoweb according to the electrospinning method.
US10131993B2
A process for the large-scale manufacturing vertically standing hybrid nanometer scale structures of different geometries including fractal architecture of nanostructure within a nano/micro structures made of flexible materials, on a flexible substrate including textiles is disclosed. The structures increase the surface area of the substrate. The structures maybe coated with materials that are sensitive to various physical parameters or chemicals such as but not limited to humidity, pressure, atmospheric pressure, and electromagnetic signals originating from biological or non-biological sources, volatile gases and pH. The increased surface area achieved through the disclosed process is intended to improve the sensitivity of the sensors formed by coating of the structure and substrate with a material which can be used to sense physical parameters and chemicals as listed previously. An embodiment with the structures on a textile substrate coated with a conductive, malleable and bio-compatible sensing material for use as a biopotential measurement electrode is provided.
US10131985B2
A system and method for enhancing a diffusion limited CVI/CVD process is provided. The system may densify a porous structure by flowing a reactant gas around the porous structure. A mass flow controller may be configured to pulse the flow rate of the reactant gas around the porous structure. The mass flow controller may pulse the flow rate from a nominal flow rate to a first flow rate. The mass flow controller may pulse the first flow rate back to the nominal flow rate or to a second flow rate. The mass flow controller may pulse the flow rate between the nominal flow rate, the first flow rate, and the second flow rate, as desired.
US10131981B2
The present invention provides a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet that is excellent in plating wettability and plating adhesiveness even when a base steel sheet contains Si and Mn, and a manufacturing method of the same. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to the present invention includes a base steel sheet containing Si, Mn, and other predetermined components, and a hot-dip galvanizing layer formed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet. In the base steel sheet, a value of HA representing average hardness in a surface layer ranging from an interface between the base steel sheet and the hot-dip galvanizing layer to 50 μm in depth and a value of HB representing average hardness in a deep portion ranging from the interface to greater than 50 μm in depth satisfy all the following three relational expressions. 50≤HA≤500 (1) 50≤HB≤500 (2) 0.5≤HA/HB≤0.9 (3)
US10131978B2
One embodiment provides a composition, comprising: a powder composition comprising alloy that is at least partially amorphous, the alloy comprising chromium, molybdenum, carbon, boron, and iron. One embodiment provides a method of forming a coating, comprising: providing a substrate; and disposing onto the substrate a coating, comprising: powder composition comprising an alloy that is at least partially amorphous, the alloy comprising chromium, molybdenum, carbon, boron, and iron.
US10131969B2
Method for forming an oxide dispersion strengthened alloy. An alloy material (24) is melted with an energy beam (28) to form a melt pool (30) in the presence of a flux material (26), and particles (36) of a metal oxide are directed into the melt pool such that the particles are dispersed within the melt pool. Upon solidification, an oxide dispersion strengthened alloy (44) is formed as a layer bonded to an underlying substrate (20) or as an object contained on a removable support.
US10131968B2
A process is disclosed for recovering lithium from a lithium-containing silicate mineral. The process comprises mixing the silicate mineral with nitric acid. The process also comprises subjecting the mixture to a leaching process having conditions such that lithium values in the silicate mineral are leached into an aqueous phase as lithium nitrate. The leaching process conditions may be controlled such that non-lithium values in the silicate mineral tend not to be leached into the aqueous phase.
US10131967B1
A scrap submergence device having an open top chamber including walls constructed of a heat resistant material is provided. The chamber includes an inlet in the side wall of the chamber for receiving molten metal, an outlet in the side wall of said chamber, and an interior wall extending from the base wall. The interior wall has a height lower than a height of the at least one side wall. The inlet is disposed on a first side of the interior wall and the outlet is disposed on a second side of the interior wall.
US10131964B2
An austenitic steel sheet excellent in resistance to delayed cracking is provided. The composition of said steel comprises in weight: 0.35%≤C≤1.05% 15%≤Mn≤26% Si≤3% Al≤0.050% S≤0.030% P≤0.080% N≤0.1%, at least one metallic element X chosen among vanadium, titanium, niobium, molybdenum, chromium 0.050%≤V≤0.50%, 0.040%≤Ti≤0.50% 0.070%≤Nb≤0.50% 0.14%≤Mo≤2% 0.070%≤Cr≤2%. The composition may optionally include B, Ni and/or Cu. The remainder of the composition includes iron and unavoidable impurities inherent to fabrication, including hydrogen. The quantity Xp of the at least one metallic element under the form of carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides is, in weight: 0.030%≤Vp≤0.40% 0.030%≤Tip≤0.50% 0.040%≤Nbp≤0.40% 0.14%≤Mop≤0.44% 0.070%≤Crp≤0.6%. The hydrogen content Hmax designating the maximal hydrogen content that can be measured from a series of at least five specimens, and the quantity Xp, in weight, is such that: 1000 H max X P ≤ 3.3 .
US10131958B1
The disclosure provides for methods, compositions, and kits for multiplex nucleic acid analysis of single cells. The methods, compositions and systems may be used for massively parallel single cell sequencing. The methods, compositions and systems may be used to analyze thousands of cells concurrently. The thousands of cells may comprise a mixed population of cells (e.g., cells of different types or subtypes, different sizes).
US10131957B2
The present invention provides breast cancer markers based on RECQL mutations, and related methods, uses, agents, and kits. The invention includes methods for determining the susceptibility of a subject to developing breast cancer, and methods for detecting, diagnosing, treating, and predicting responses to treatment for breast cancer.
US10131951B2
The present invention provides assay systems and methods for detection of copy number variation at one or more loci and polymorphism detection at one or more loci in a mixed sample from an individual.
US10131945B2
The present disclosure provides methods for determining the ploidy status of a chromosome in a gestating fetus from genotypic data measured from a mixed sample of DNA comprising DNA from both the mother of the fetus and from the fetus, and optionally from genotypic data from the mother and father. The ploidy state is determined by using a joint distribution model to create a plurality of expected allele distributions for different possible fetal ploidy states given the parental genotypic data, and comparing the expected allelic distributions to the pattern of measured allelic distributions measured in the mixed sample, and choosing the ploidy state whose expected allelic distribution pattern most closely matches the observed allelic distribution pattern. The mixed sample of DNA may be preferentially enriched at a plurality of polymorphic loci in a way that minimizes the allelic bias, for example using massively multiplexed targeted PCR.
US10131940B2
Described is a method for quantifying nucleic acid in a nucleic acid amplification reaction, in which an asymmetric nucleic acid amplification reaction is performed on a sample such that double stranded nucleic acid product is generated in an initial stage of the reaction, and single stranded nucleic acid product is generated in a subsequent stage of the reaction once a limiting primer is exhausted. Relative amounts of double stranded nucleic acid product and single stranded nucleic acid product produced are then detected by means of a melt curve analysis. The ratio of double stranded product peak height to single stranded product peak height may then be used to quantify the amount of starting template based on the ratio of double stranded product peak height to single stranded product peak height.
US10131910B2
The invention relates to the fields of medicine and immunology. In particular, it relates to novel antisense oligonucleotides that may be used in the treatment, prevention and/or delay of Usher syndrome type 2A and/or USH2A-associated non syndromic retina degeneration.
US10131896B2
The present invention is directed to compounds useful in stabilizing thrombin activity, thrombin compositions comprising the compounds, methods of using the compounds and methods of identifying compounds capable of stabilizing thrombin activity. The compounds are preferably isolated peptides comprising or interacting with the gamma loop of thrombin.
US10131895B2
The present disclosure provides for a polynucleotide sequences encoding a xylanase. More specifically, the present disclosure provides for polynucleotide sequences with codon mutations encoding a xylanase.
US10131892B2
A thermostable cellobiohydrolase, having a cellobiohydrolase catalytic domain including: (A) a polypeptide including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, (B) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid has been deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5, or (C) a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence having 75% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, and having hydrolysis activity against a substrate of phosphoric acid swollen Avicel at least under conditions of 75° C. and pH 5.5.
US10131890B2
Provided are a mismatch-specific cleavage reaction using a novel heat-resistant mismatch nuclease, a method for removing errors in a nucleic acid amplification reaction using the mismatch nuclease, a method for inhibiting the amplification of a nucleic acid having a specific base sequence during a nucleic acid amplification reaction, and a method for detecting a nucleic acid having a single-base polymorphic mutation using this inhibition method.
US10131888B2
A secretion signal peptide sequence (SP) in combination with a cleavage inhibition sequence (CIS) fused to a structural gene sequence in a recombinant expression system can be used to express a full length protein with an SP in a cell. Such a fusion protein may be purified to homogeneity from a membrane fraction of the cell. The SP in combination with the CIS is a protein transduction domain that exhibits superior intracellular protein transduction efficiency when the SP precedes the CIS in a N to C-terminus direction.
US10131884B2
The invention provides a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium that consumes a substrate comprising CH4 and converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product. In particular, the bacterium of may comprise one or more of exogenous methane monooxygenase (MMO), exogenous nitrite reductase (NIR), and exogenous nitric oxide dismutase (NOD). The invention further provides a method for producing a product comprising providing a substrate comprising CH4 to a culture comprising a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium, whereby the bacterium converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product.
US10131875B2
The present invention relates to a distinct B cell subset, B10 cells, that regulate T cell mediated inflammatory responses through the secretion of interleukin-10 (IL-10). The invention also relates to the use of B10 cells in the manipulation of immune and inflammatory responses, and in the treatment of disease. Therapeutic approaches involving adoptive transfer of B10 cells, or expansion of their endogenous levels for controlling autoimmune or inflammatory diseases and conditions are described. Ablation of B10 cells, or inhibition of their IL-10 production can be used to upregulate immunodeficient conditions, ameliorate infectious diseases and/or to treat tumors/cancer. Diagnostic applications are also encompassed.
US10131872B2
A process is provided for fermenting CO-containing gaseous substrates. Bacteria are sporulated and then germinated in the presence of a CO-containing gaseous substrate to provide an inoculum. The resulting inoculum is effective for providing a fermentation with an ethanol productivity having a specific STY of 1 or greater.
US10131869B2
The object of the invention is to provide a method for developing a novel species by means of interspecific crossbreeding among P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel., P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel. var. elaeoselini, P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel. var. tuoliensis C. J. Mou and P. nebrodensis (DC.:Fr.) Quel., which are not native in Japan, and P. ostreatus (Jacq.: Fr.) Kummer, which is native in Japan and the novel species obtained by the method and is also to provide a novel species of Pleurotus spp. carrying both a P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel. gene and a P. ostreatus (Jacq.: Fr.) Kummer gene by crossbreeding P. ostreatus (Jacq.: Fr.) Kummer with P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel. var. tuoliensis C. J. Mou, P. nebrodensis (DC.:Fr.) Quel. or P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel. var. ferulae Lanzi, thereby obtaining a strain capable of further crossbreeding with P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel., P. eryngii (DC.:Fr.) Quel. var. elaeoselini or the like.
US10131859B2
This invention relates to corrosion inhibitor additive combinations giving long acting performance in oxygenated gasoline blends comprising either low carbon number (<3) or high carbon number (greater than or equal to 4) alcohols or mixtures thereof and adapted for use in fuel delivery systems and internal combustion engines. The invention also is concerned with a process for conferring anti-corrosion properties to oxygenates in gasoline fuel mixtures wherein the oxygenate comprises biologically-derived butanol.
US10131852B1
The present disclosure provides a method for removing sulfur compounds from a fuel containing sulfur compounds. The method includes contacting the fuel with an adsorbent that comprises a carbonaceous material doped with nanoparticles of aluminum oxide to reduce the concentrations of the sulfur compounds. The carbonaceous material is at least one selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, and graphene oxide, and the adsorbent has a weight ratio of C to Al in the range from 3:1 to 30:1, and a weight ratio of C to O in the range from 1:1 to 10:1.
US10131848B2
A composition, including 40-50 wt-% C14 paraffins, based on the total weight of the composition, and 35-45 wt-% C15 paraffins, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the C14 and C15 paraffins are produced from a biological raw material.
US10131841B2
The invention relates to the compounds of the formula I and to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds which contains at least one compound of the formula I in which R1, ring A1, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, Z1 and m have the meanings indicated in claim 1 and to the use of the LC mixtures in electro-optical displays, especially for the self-aligning VA mode.
US10131837B2
A method for producing a fluorescent material can be provided. The method includes preparing fluorescent material particles that contain a fluoride having a composition including Mn, at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and NH4+, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 14 elements; causing at least one cation selected from rare-earth elements and a phosphate ion to come into contact with each other in a liquid medium containing the fluorescent material particles to obtain rare-earth phosphate-adhered fluorescent material particles including the fluorescent material particles to which the rare-earth phosphate is adhered; and separating the rare-earth phosphate-adhered fluorescent material particles from the liquid medium.
US10131832B2
Self-suspending proppants including proppant particles coated with a CO2-philic coating are provided. The CO2-philic coating may be lightly crosslinked and may have a physical structure that constrains CO2 molecules. Methods of making self-suspending proppants may include coating a proppant particle with a polymerizable precursor material of a CO2-philic material and polymerizing the polymerizable precursor material to form a self-suspending proppant are also provided. Additionally, hydraulic fracturing fluids that may include a CO2-based fluid and the self-suspending proppants and methods of treating subterranean formations by contacting a subterranean formation with hydraulic fracturing fluid and propagating at least one subterranean fracture are provided.
US10131831B2
Method of increasing the permeability in subterranean formations comprising rock that is soluble by acid, in particular carbonatic formations, using a formulation comprising at least an acid and a retarding surfactant which is an amphoteric surfactant. Preferably, the acid comprises methanesulfonic acid.
US10131826B2
An adhesive film for a semiconductor chip with a through electrode, which is used for stacking multiple semiconductor chips each with a through electrode on a semiconductor wafer, which can favorably connect the through electrodes while suppressing formation of voids, and which can reduce the length of burrs protruding around the semiconductor chips. An adhesive film for a semiconductor chip with a through electrode, to be used for stacking multiple semiconductor chips each with a through electrode on a semiconductor wafer, the adhesive film having a minimum melt viscosity of 50 to 2500 Pa·s and a thixotropic index at 140° C. of 8 or lower.
US10131822B2
The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising at least one natural latex and at least one polymeric composition having a glass transition temperature ranging from −50° C. to 0° C. The invention also relates to a membrane obtained after drying the adhesive composition according to the invention, to a combination of a flexible surface coating with an adhesive composition according to the invention, to a method for applying a flexible surface coating onto a substrate as well as a substrate coated with a peelable adhesive membrane according to the invention.
US10131821B2
One or more cuts is provided in a label liner sheet near the area of a cutout within the label, such as the center hole in a CD label, in order to facilitate reliable separation of the cutout from the label and retention of the cutout on the liner sheet as the label is peeled from the liner. The majority of the cut runs generally parallel to the cutout boundary underneath the cutout, and the ends of the cut cross the boundary at two separate boundary crossing points on either side of the portion of the cut running parallel to the boundary. The cut first causes a flap to be created in the liner sheet and partially lifted as the label is beginning to be peeled away. Thereafter, as the peel line passes the flap area, the cutout experiences the full retentive strength of the label's pressure sensitive adhesive primarily at the two boundary crossings, and the cutout is pulled from the label and retained on the liner sheet as the adhesive force overcomes the cohesive force.
US10131819B2
A polishing liquid comprising abrasive grains, an additive, and water, wherein the abrasive grains include a hydroxide of a tetravalent metal element, produce absorbance of 1.00 or more for light having a wavelength of 400 nm in a first aqueous dispersion having a content of the abrasive grains adjusted to 1.0 mass %, and produce light transmittance of 50%/cm or more for light having a wavelength of 500 nm in the first aqueous dispersion, and a NO3− concentration of a second aqueous dispersion obtained by retaining the first aqueous dispersion at 60° C. for 72 hours is 200 ppm or less.
US10131818B2
Provided herein is a silicon based coating formed from a mixture of constituents. The mixture comprises from about 5% (w/w of the mixture) to about 80% (w/w of the mixture) polysilazane, from about 0% (w/w of the mixture) to about 60% (w/w of the mixture) polysiloxane, and from about 8% (w/w of the mixture) to about 80% (w/w of the mixture) polysilane of a formula (R1R2Si)n, wherein n is greater than 1, and wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are chosen from alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, alkylamino, aryl, aralkyl, or alkylsilyl. The coating has a thickness ranging between about 0.1 mil and about 1.5 mil, a hardness ranging between about 2H and about 9H in accordance with ASTM 3363 for film hardness by pencil test, and a kinetic coefficient of friction between about 0.03 and about 0.04.
US10131817B2
A photoinitiator composition is described that includes a specific iodonium salt combined with a hydrogen donor that is a Guerbet alcohol that can also act as a solvent. This initiator system can solve problems concerning odor, in particular after the polymerization/cross-linking of conventional iodonium salts.
US10131815B2
The invention is related to a hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens having a layered structural configuration: a lower water content silicone hydrogel core (or bulk material) completely covered with a layer of a higher water content hydrogel totally or substantially free of silicone. A hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens of the invention possesses high oxygen permeability for maintaining the corneal health and a soft, water-rich, lubricious surface for wearing comfort.
US10131803B2
Disclosed herein are a preparation method of graphene, capable of easily preparing a graphene flake having a smaller thickness and a large area, and a dispersed composition of graphene obtained using the same. The preparation method of graphene includes applying a physical force to dispersion of a carbon-based material including graphite or a derivative thereof, and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant includes a mixture of plural kinds of polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides, containing the polyaromatic hydrocarbon oxides having a molecular weight of 300 to 1000 in a content of 60% by weight or more, and the graphite or the derivative thereof is formed into a graphene flake having a thickness in nanoscale under application of a physical force.
US10131799B2
The invention pertains to an antifouling coating composition comprising a copper acrylate polymer, 2-(p-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-4-bromo-5-trifluoromethyl pyrrole (tralopyril), and solvent, with the coating composition being substantially free of further biocidal compounds, wherein the copper acrylate polymer is present in an amount of 60-99 wt. % and the tralopyril is present in an amount of 0.1-30 wt. %, the weight percentages for copper acrylate polymer and tralopyril being calculated on the dry weight of the coating composition. In one embodiment, the coating composition comprises 30-70 wt % of solvent, the weight percentage of solvent being calculated on the wet weight of the coating composition. It has been found that the coating composition according to the invention combines a good antifouling performance against both weed and shell fouling, for at least 12 months, i.e. a yacht season, with a high gloss finish, and, when a suitable application method is used, a smooth and level surface.
US10131796B2
A coating composition comprising a blend of one or more polyester resins having a lower average molecular weight and higher melt flow index, where the coating composition is in the form of a powder having particles with a fine particle size distribution, and where the coating composition is configured to form a thin coating (34) that is substantially free of pores.
US10131794B2
The present invention provides for a household, agricultural, coating or personal care product composition containing the crosslinked reaction product of a network composition the reaction product of: (i) at least one anionic polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer (I) selected from the group consisting of [CH2═C(R3)C(O)OXa(C2H4O)b(C3H6O)c(C4H8O)d]pP(O)(OY)q(OZ)r and CH2═C(R3)C(O)OXa′(C2H4O)b′(C3H6O)c′(C4H8O)d′—SO3—Y) where R3=H or alkyl of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; X=alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl diradical connecting group of 0 to about 9 carbon atoms; a, a′, b, b′, c, c′, d and d′ are 0 to about 100; q is 0 to about 2; r is 0 to about 2; p is 1 to about 3 subject to the limitation that p+q+r=3; and Y and Z is H, or metal ion; and (ii) one or more additional monomers (II) selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid/acrylate, methacrylic acid/methacrylate, acrylamides, vinyl acetate and styrene, which are copolymerizable with (I); and (iii) a cross-linking agent (III), capable of copolymerizing with (I) and (II).
US10131791B2
The present invention relates to the domain of mineral filler treatment processes. The process for the preparation of a treated mineral filler product comprises the following steps: (a) treating at least one dry mineral filler with at least one Group II or Group III salt of a C8 to C24 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid to produce an intermediate mineral filler product; followed by (b) treating the intermediate mineral filler product of step (a) with at least one C8 to C24 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid to produce a treated mineral filler product. Applications in particular to prepare treated mineral filler products (such as Ca carbonate) to be used in plastic applications such as in polypropylene (PP)- or polyethylene (PE)-based breathable or extrusion coating film applications.
US10131790B2
To provide an infrared-reflective pigment and infrared-reflective coating composition provided with both high infrared-light reflecting properties and high visible-light transparency. Provided is a flake-shaped infrared-reflective pigment, the infrared-reflective pigment 1 characterized by being provided with a layered body 13 having at least one metal thin-film layer 11 and at least two transparent dielectric layers 12, the film thickness of the dielectric layer 12 being (an integer multiple of λ/4n)±10 nm, where λ is the wavelength of incident light in a visible-light peripheral region and n is the refractive index of the dielectric layer 12. Also provided is an infrared-reflective coating composition containing the infrared-reflective pigment 1.
US10131777B2
A method produces a composite of a polymer and tungstic acid and/or molybdic acid; and the composite obtained by the method has high transparency and a desired refractive index. This composite contains tungstic acid and/or molybdic acid and a polymer that has a number average molecular weight of 1,000-10,000,000 and an ether bond and/or an ester bond. The content of tungstic acid and/or molybdic acid in the composite is 0.01-95% by weight.
US10131776B2
The present invention describes a composition comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate polymer having a number average molecular weight Mn of from 1000 to 10000 g/mol and a polydispersity Mw/Mn of from 1 to 8 and at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer comprising units being derived from at least one alkyl (meth)acrylate having 1 to 30 carbon atoms in the alkyl residue. The composition is useful as cold flow improver in fossil fuel oil and or biodiesel fuel oil.
US10131767B2
The polymerizable composition for an optical material of the present invention contains (A) at least one kind of isocyanate having two or more isocyanato groups, which contains aromatic isocyanate, (B) at least one kind of alcohol having two or more hydroxyl groups, (C) an acidic phosphoric acid ester represented by the following Formula (1), and (D) a benzotriazole-based compound, in which a ratio of secondary hydroxyl groups to the total molar number of primary and secondary hydroxyl groups contained in the alcohol (B) is equal to or greater than 50%, and the benzotriazole-based compound (D) is contained in an amount of 1 part by weight to 11 parts by weight with respect to a total of 100 parts by weight of the isocyanate (A) and the alcohol (B).
US10131765B2
The present invention relates to a composite (13), characterized in that it comprises: at least one ferroelectric organic polymer with relaxation properties, and at least one phthalate-based plasticizer.
US10131764B2
This disclosure relates to aromatic ester plasticizers, including methyl biphenyl carboxylic acid esters of alcohols having an average carbon number ranging from 9.0 to 9.4 and a degree of branching of 3.0 or less, preferably 2.2 or less, to mixtures of such plasticizers, to compositions comprising the plasticizers and to thermoplastic polymer, such as polyvinylchloride, that contains the plasticizers.
US10131762B2
To solve the problem of providing a black iron oxide that can yield sufficient blackness, opacifying effect and covering ability even if it is only added in a small amount for use with cosmetic materials, the invention provides a black iron oxide with a high tinting strength having an octahedral shape, a specific surface in a range of 8.0 to 20.0 m2/g, and a particle surface coated with a layer containing one type or two or more types of inorganic compounds, wherein an L*value of a color on reduction is 31.0 or lower and a b*value of a color on reduction is 1.5 or lower, a production method thereof, and cosmetic materials that incorporate the same.
US10131760B2
A method of devulcanizing crosslinked rubber uses a planetary roller extruder with a central spindle, planetary spindles, a housing, and a feed part. The method includes feeding vulcanized rubber through the feed part into the housing, rotating the central spindle about its rotational axis and thereby causing the planetary spindles to rotate about their rotational axes and revolve about the central spindle. This generates mechanical and thermal stress on the vulcanized rubber by kneading and/or crushing of the vulcanized rubber, breaking or destroying the molecular chains or bonds of the vulcanized rubber. The method further includes at least one of (A) adding particles of the vulcanized rubber eccentrically to the center of the planetary roller extruder module between the planetary spindles and (B) mechanically pressing particles of the vulcanized rubber between the planetary spindles with a crammer feeder.
US10131757B2
The invention concerns methods and compositions for modifying a surface of a material by anchoring a surface modifying additive to a polymer matrix using an anchor molecule, wherein the surface modifying additive and the anchor molecule are both added to a melt phase of the polymer matrix.
US10131754B2
A method of making large ultrathin free-standing polymer films without use of a sacrificial layer includes the steps of providing a substrate, applying a polyelectrolyte material to said substrate, applying a polymer material onto said substrate and onto said polyelectrolyte material, and directly delaminating said polymer material from said substrate and said polyelectrolyte to produce the ultrathin free-standing polymer film.
US10131746B2
A process to prepare polycarbamate comprising adding urea to a polyol in the presence of at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of compounds having the following formula MmZn; wherein M is a tetravalent metal, and Z is an anionic functionality or a functionality capable of forming a covalent bond with M and wherein n times a valence number of Z equals X and m times four equals Y wherein the absolute value of X equals the absolute value of Y is provided. Also provided are a polycarbamate produced according to the process and a coating composition comprising the polycarbamate.
US10131744B2
The present invention relates to veterinary compositions and methods of treating and/or preventing mastitis in non-human mammals. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of mastitis in cows. The veterinary composition comprises a water soluble, locally-acting, antimicrobial amine functional polyamide polymer.
US10131743B2
This invention relates to a process for preparing polyols which contain oxyalkylene units. This process comprises neutralizing a crude polyol by addition of an acid, optionally removing water, and removing the salts formed by neutralization. The crude polyol is contacted with the acid for at least 5 minutes.
US10131730B2
A resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units of lactone and a PAG is provided. The resist composition has a high dissolution contrast during organic solvent development, and improved resist properties including MEF and CDU and forms a fine hole pattern with improved roundness and size control.
