US10182061B2
A method and computer executable program code are disclosed for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network.
US10182059B2
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process: the process comprising: performing a first utilization permission process for an authorized user; and performing a second utilization permission process for a guest user, the second utilization permission process comprising: acquiring user identification information input by the guest user; inquiring, of a directory service that retains information of a member of an organization, whether the user identification information acquired by the acquiring is registered; and permitting the guest user who inputs the user identification information to use the system within a range of a utilization authority, which is different between a case where a response indicating that the user identification information is registered is received and a case where a response indicating that the user identification information is not registered is received, in response to the inquiry.
US10182050B2
The present disclosure provides example methods and apparatuses of data processing based on a two-dimensional code. The two-dimensional code is generated upon receiving a data processing request from a user of a first communication device. Information relating to the data processing request obtained through scanning the two-dimensional code by a second communication device is received. A user interface for data processing is generated at the second communication device based on the information relating to the data processing request. The present techniques for data processing based on the two-dimensional code use the two-dimensional code to complete logging-in and avoid the tedious logging-in process, thereby conveniently, efficiently, and securely implements data output processing.
US10182043B2
Method for connecting multiple devices associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) network is provided. The method includes the steps of associating a first device identifier of a first device with a first account name and a second device identifier of at least a second device with a second account name, where each device is associated with at least one device identifier for each account name, authenticating each device with a server associated with the IoT network using the corresponding account name and the associated device identifier, determining whether the first account name and the second account name belong to the same group in response to authenticating the first device and the second device and connecting the first device and the second device for management and information exchange based on the determination whether the first and second account names belong to the same group.
US10182040B2
Described are systems, methods, and computer readable medium for authenticating user device interactions with external entities. A secure communication session is established between an external device or application and a trusted execution environment. An authentication request is received from the external application or device at the trusted execution environment. A secure communication channel is established between the trusted execution environment and an input/output interface of the user authentication device. Input is received from a user assurance action related to the authentication request over the secure communication channel. Data is encrypted at a secure element of the user authentication device, and a response is transmitted including the encrypted data and an indicator of the user assurance action to the external application or device from the trusted execution environment in response to the authentication request via the secure communication session.
US10182025B2
A search-based email client may incorporate a number of useful features. A search function can default to a search of all email contexts, thereby eliminating user cogitation over which context an email message may be stored in. Furthermore, the search function can automatically search for related personal content and/or related information on the internet or other computer network, and present this useful information to the user in addition to the returned emails. The search function can be integrated into a user interface to allow for one-click searches on any likely search field. The search function can search the body of email messages by default, thereby widening the scope of default searches and eliminating potentially missed information and user need to proactively widen their search. A search function can search attachments, which also provides a wider search scope.
US10182024B1
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for dividing and merging online content sharing environments such as, for example, online chat rooms. An online content sharing environment may have a group of user profiles associated therewith, some subgroup of which may be exchanging message content within the online content sharing environment at any given time. If an amount of message data traffic being exchanged and/or a number of user profiles exchanging messages exceeds a corresponding threshold value, the online content sharing environment may be divided into two or more sub-environments. Respective sub-groups of user profiles may then be identified based on association criteria and associated with the various sub-environments. Conversely, multiple online content sharing environments may be merged into a single content sharing environment if a combined amount of message content being exchanged and/or a combined number of user profiles exchanging messages meets or falls below a corresponding threshold value.
US10182008B2
Method and system for transferring a message, comprising routing information relating to the intended recipient of the message and content information, from a first node via a second node to a third node in a communications network. According to the invention, a repository is associated with the second node. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting the message from the first node to the second node; storing data representative of the content information in the repository of the second node; replacing, by the second node, in the message, the content information by a token; transmitting the message, comprising the routing information and the token, from the second node to the third node; retrieving, by the third node, the content information from the second node; and replacing by the third node, in the message, the token by the content information.
US10182001B2
In order to be able to maintain cross-traffic between slaves in a ring topology of an Ethernet-based data network even in the event of an error in the ring topology, which leads to the interruption of the ring topology, it is provided that in the event of the occurrence (rectification) of an error (F) in the annular data network (1), the ringmaster is configured to forward data packets or to block at least multicast data packets, and that the master prompts the slaves (S1, S2), communicating with one another via cross-traffic, to transmit configuration data packets (DPMC1, DPMC2) as multicast data packets to each of the other slaves (S1, . . . , Sn) of the annular data network in order to adjust address tables (AT1, AT2) in the slaves (S1, S2), communicating with one another via cross-traffic.
US10181997B2
A system for providing test receive port resiliency includes a network equipment test device including a port module for transmitting test packets to and receiving packets from a device under test (DUT). The system further includes a port central processing unit (CPU) associated with the port module for processing packets that the CPU receives from the DUT. The system further includes a configurable pre-filter associated with the port module for pre-filtering the packets to prevent at least some of the packets from being forwarded to the port CPU. The system further includes a pre-filter rules generator for analyzing the packets forwarded to the port CPU and for automatically generating a pre-filtering rule to be used by the pre-filter for filtering subsequent packets received from the DUT.
US10181992B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to provide host-independent resource monitoring for distributed networks. The method includes determining, from a set of jobs, one or more jobs to execute that monitor the status of resources within a distributed network. The method determines one or more environments in which to run the one or more jobs, and instantiates the one or more jobs with one or more environment variables for the determined one or more environments such that the one or more jobs are configured for operation in the determined one or more environments. The method accordingly displays, using a graphical user interface, a job environment matrix including a list of the set of jobs in conjunction with a running status of each of the jobs in each of one or more environments. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US10181991B1
A system includes a first processor and a second processor coupled to the first processor through a high speed connection and a low speed connection. The first processor and the second processor are disposed within a first device. The first processor and the second processor exchange heartbeat signals therebetween through the low speed connection. The first processor communicates a first reset signal through a reset line to the second processor when the first processor does not receive a first heartbeat signal of the heartbeat signals from the second processor. The second processor resets in response to the first reset signal.
US10181984B1
A post incident analysis system and method includes a system management module coupled to a communications link and digital data storage containing a database of multiple survey questions, each question associated with an application criteria statement and auto populate instructions. The module conducts post incident analysis responsive to a network incident. After the incident receives a given status, the module generates a post incident survey. Survey questions are identified by applying the application criteria statement associated with each question. The module pre-completes selected ones of the identified survey questions by executing the auto populate instructions associated with the selected survey question to identify and retrieve answers to the question from predefined data sources specified in the auto populate instructions. The post incident survey includes, at minimum, survey questions for which the pre-completion was not successful. The survey is transmitted to the participants via the link.
US10181980B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for controlling a hybrid node are disclosed. A network includes a plurality of first nodes, wherein sectors of the plurality of first nodes are configured to simultaneously transmit wireless signals or receive wireless signals, a plurality of second nodes, wherein sectors of the plurality of second nodes are configured to simultaneously transmit wireless signals when all of the one or more sectors of the plurality of first nodes are receiving wireless signals, or receive wireless signals when all of the one or more sectors of the plurality of first nodes are transmitting wireless signals, and a plurality of hybrid nodes, wherein at least a subset of sectors of the plurality of hybrid nodes are controllably selected to operate as one of the plurality of first nodes or to operate as one of the plurality of second nodes.
US10181974B2
A method for reserving agents for handling calls in a distributed contact center environment. A first module identifies, through interactions with other modules, an agent suitable for handling the call. A second module executes a hash function to identify a third module responsible for the agent, makes a request to the third module, to reserve the agent, and routes the call to the third module if the request is granted.
US10181961B2
A modem system may include modems that have multiple upstream transmitters for transmitting signals upstream in a communication network. In some embodiments herein, one or more of those upstream transmitters may be retasked to transmit downstream signals for reception at devices within a modem's premises. The downstream signal may be modulated differently from its original modulation as received by the modem, and may be modulated in a manner that can be received by legacy components on the premises, such as analog televisions.
US10181950B2
One of n≥2 servers, connectable via a network, implements a cryptographic protocol using a secret key K which is shared between the n servers, and includes first and second server compartments. The first is connectable to the network, adapted to implement the cryptographic protocol, and stores a current key share of the secret key K. The second is inaccessible from the network in the operation of the server, stores a set of master keys, and is adapted, for each of successive time periods, to unilaterally generate a new key share of the secret key K and to supply it to the first as the current key share for that time period. The new key share includes a random share of a predetermined value p which is shared between the n servers, and the random share includes a function of the set of master keys.
US10181947B2
An information processing apparatus is provided that performs information processing for encrypting data using AES, which includes performing a process of generating round key data on a one-byte-by-one-byte basis, performing a row shift transformation that is a process of performing row shifting for the data by use of a row shift table, performing a byte substitution transformation that is a process of performing byte substitution for the data having undergone the row shift transformation by use of a byte substitution table that is a one-dimensional array, performing a column mix transformation that is a process of performing column mixing for the data having undergone the byte substitution transformation based on equivalent expressions, performing a key add transformation that is a process of performing an exclusive-OR operation based on the round key data and the data having undergone the column mix transformation, wherein the row shift transformation, the byte substitution transformation, the column mix transformation, and the key add transformation are performed on a four-byte-by-four-byte basis.
US10181946B2
Technologies for cryptographic protection of I/O data include a computing device with one or more I/O controllers. Each I/O controller may generate a direct memory access (DMA) transaction that includes a channel identifier that is indicative of the I/O controller and that is indicative of an I/O device coupled to the I/O controller. The computing device intercepts the DMA transaction and determines whether to protect the DMA transaction as a function of the channel identifier. If so, the computing device performs a cryptographic operation using an encryption key associated with the channel identifier. The computing device may include a cryptographic engine that intercepts the DMA transaction and determines whether to protect the DMA transaction by determining whether the channel identifier matches an entry in a channel identifier table of the cryptographic engine. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10181945B2
A flexible aes instruction set for a general purpose processor is provided. The instruction set includes instructions to perform a “one round” pass for aes encryption or decryption and also includes instructions to perform key generation. An immediate may be used to indicate round number and key size for key generation for 128/192/256 bit keys. The flexible aes instruction set enables full use of pipelining capabilities because it does not require tracking of implicit registers.
US10181944B2
Minimizing information leakage during modular exponentiation and elliptic curve point multiplication
Minimizing information leakage during modular exponentiation using random masks is disclosed Minimizing information leakage during elliptic curve point multiplication is disclosed with windowing by using point randomization is disclosed. Elliptic curve point multiplication with windowing calculates and stores multiple points based on the point being multiplied and then processes multiple bits of the multiplier at a time is also disclosed.
US10181934B2
Non-orthogonal multiple access between a unicast signal and a single-cell point-to-multipoint signal
The present disclosure provides NOMA between a unicast PDSCH signal and a SC-PTM signal. The apparatus receives, at a first UE, a combined signal including a first data transmission and a second data transmission. The apparatus also determines at the first UE, a first set of symbols for the first data transmission intended for the first UE. The apparatus further determines at the first UE, a second set of symbols for the second data transmission intended for a second UE. In an aspect, the first data transmission and the second data transmission include at least one overlapping resource element. In another aspect, the first set of symbols and the second set of symbols differ by at least one symbol. The apparatus also decodes, at the first UE, the first data transmission, based at least in part on the determined first set of symbols and the determined second set of symbols.
US10181932B2
A method to coordinate ABS resource allocation to address inter-cell interference comprises sending a first message by a first eNB to a second eNB, the first message specifying an interference level and a target cell identifier of a target eNB; receiving, by the target eNB, a second message sent by the second eNB, the second message specifying a resource allocation and a target cell identifier of the target eNB; and the target eNB operating according to the resource allocation specified in the second message.
US10181931B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for PUCCH resource allocation for an uplink HARQ ACK/NACK feedback of a machine-type communication (MTC) terminal in a 3GPP LTE/LTE-Advanced system.
US10181923B2
A method and apparatus is for generating a modulation signal that comprises a resource block. A resource element sequence, Mnp, of M pilot symbols is determined that corresponds to an nth of N subcarriers. A pilot frequency domain sample sequence, rnp, corresponding to the resource element sequence Mnp comprises a quantity, RnNZ, of non-zero magnitude pilot frequency domain samples. RnNZ is determined based on M and an excess bandwidth, α, of an adjacent subcarrier filter. The resource element sequence Mnp, which has no inter-subcarrier interference, is multiplexed with N−1 resource element sequences to form the resource block. The modulation signal is generated by modulating each subcarrier of the N subcarriers with a corresponding resource element sequence of the N resource element sequences and filtering each of the modulated subcarriers using a subcarrier filter. The resource element sequence Mnp is used during receiving for efficiently determining a channel estimate.
US10181921B2
A framer in a transmission device that allocates time slots of an optical channel to a logical path, divides client signals received via the logical path to the time slots allocated to the logical path, and transmits the client signals by a plurality of optical subcarriers using optical wavelengths correlated with the time slots includes: a time slot allocating unit configured to perform a process of reducing a transmission band of the logical path when some of the optical wavelengths are unavailable and changing the time slots allocated to the logical path depending on the reduced transmission band to avoid using the time slots corresponding to the unavailable optical wavelengths.
US10181919B2
The present document discloses a synchronization method, herein the method includes a controller determining synchronization link topology information according to physical link topology information of the synchronous network and synchronization information of a synchronous node in the synchronous network; the controller generating a synchronization rule of the synchronous node according to the synchronization link topology information; and the controller transmitting the synchronization rule and/or a request message to the synchronous node in the synchronous network according to the synchronization link topology information. The present document further discloses a controller, a synchronous node, a synchronous network, and a storage medium.
US10181915B1
A local oscillator signal is output from a local oscillator using a reference signal produced by a reference signal generator. Similarly, a test intermediate frequency signal is output from a source oscillator using the reference signal. The test intermediate frequency signal is converted to a test radio frequency signal, with an up-converter using the local oscillator signal. The test radio frequency signal is supplied to a device under test, and an output radio frequency signal is received back from the device under test. The output radio frequency signal is converted to an output intermediate frequency signal, with a down-converter using the local oscillator signal. The output intermediate frequency signal is converted to a digital output signal, with a synchronized digitizer using the reference signal. Different phase signals of the output intermediate frequency signal are captured using the synchronized digitizer as the device under test is operated during a testing cycle.
US10181911B2
Certain aspects are directed to a configuration sub-system for telecommunication systems. The configuration sub-system can include a test signal generator, a power measurement device, at least one additional power measurement device, and a controller. The test signal generator can be integrated into components of a telecommunication system. The test signal generator can provide a test signal to a signal path of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively be integrated into different components of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively measure the power of the test signal at different measurement points in the signal path. The controller can normalize signals transmitted via the telecommunication system by adjusting a path gain for the signal path based on measurements from the power measurement device and the additional power measurement device.
US10181907B2
Embodiments of this disclosure provide a method and apparatus for estimating polarization dependent loss (PDL) and a receiving device. The method includes: performing equalization processing on pre-processed dual-polarization state signals; performing correlation operations on the equalized dual-polarization state signals and unequalized dual-polarization state signals; constructing an estimation matrix based on a result of the correlation operations; and calculating a polarization dependent loss of the dual-polarization state signals by using one or more feature values of the estimation matrix. Hence, not only PDL in an optical fiber link may be accurately estimated, but also off-line digital signal processing may be performed at a receiver, without needing to incur extra hardware overhead.
US10181906B1
Gain level control circuit supporting dynamic gain control in a wireless communications system (WCS)
A gain level control circuit in a wireless distribution system (WDS) is provided. The digital level control circuit receives a number of first digital communications signals having a number of first digital amplitudes and generates a number of second digital communications signals having a number of second digital amplitudes. When a selected second digital amplitude approaches a full-scale digital amplitude represented by a predefined number of binary bits, the gain level control circuit determines a selected first digital communications signal having a selected first digital amplitude causing the selected second digital amplitude to exceed the full-scale digital amplitude and adjusts the selected first digital amplitude to reduce the selected second digital amplitude to lower than or equal to the full-scale digital amplitude. As such, it is possible to overcome digital amplitude clipping without increasing the predefined number of binary bits, thus achieving a calculated balance between performance, complexity, and cost.
US10181898B2
In example implementations, an optical gate is provided. The optical gate receives at least one optical signal via a waveguide of an optical memory gate. The optical gate compares a wavelength of the at least one optical signal to a resonant wavelength associated with a resonator. When the wavelength of the at least one optical signal matches the resonant wavelength, a value that is stored in the resonator is read out via the at least one optical signal. Then, the at least one optical signal with the value that is read out is transmitted out of the optical gate.
US10181885B2
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting, by a base station, a downlink signal using a plurality of transmission antennas comprises the steps of: applying a precoding matrix indicated by the PMI, received from a terminal, in a codebook to a plurality of layers, and transmitting the precoded signal to the terminal through a plurality of transmission antennas. Among precoding matrices included in the codebook, a precoding matrix for even number transmission layers can be a 2×2 matrix containing four matrices (W1s), the matrix (W1) having rows of a number of transmission antennas and columns of half the number of transmission layers, the first and second columns of the first row in the 2×2 matrix being multiplied by 1, the first column of the second row being multiplied by coefficient “a” of a phase, and the first column of the second row being multiplied by “−a”.
US10181880B1
Apparatuses, methods, and systems zone precoding are disclosed. One method includes training a transmission channel between a base station and each of a plurality of users and determining a precoding of transmission signals to each of the plurality of users from the base station. The training includes determining a transmission zone for each of the plurality of users, wherein the transmission zone includes an angle of direction of a directional beam to each user, and a deviation of the angle of direction. Determining a precoding of transmission signals to each of the plurality of users from the base station, includes determining an initial precoding for each of the users based on the transmission zone associated with the user, and constructing the precoding for each user by adjusting the initial precoding for each user based on the transmission zone determined for each of the other users.
US10181878B2
Driver circuit in which a capacitor (4), in a manner controlled by a switch control device (9) which is connected downstream of a current measuring device (8), is charged to a reference voltage (Ur) by means of a charging current (Ic2), and the charged capacitor is discharged in an oscillating manner via an inductor coil (1), wherein the discharging operation is terminated when the current (Ia) through the inductor coil has passed through an entire oscillation period or several oscillation periods, wherein a first controllable switch (5) is connected in series between a first non-reactive resistor (6) and the first capacitor (4) in one of two input paths. Furthermore, a second controllable switch (7) and a fourth controllable switch (14) are connected into two output paths, and a second non-reactive resistor (13) is connected between a second connection (X2) of the inductor coil (1) and a connection for a reference potential (Um). The current measuring device (8) is connected between the fourth controllable switch (14) and the first capacitor (4).
US10181866B2
An outphasing transmitter includes a combiner, a decomposition block, first and second power amplifiers, and antennas in a phased array antenna panel. The combiner combines a plurality of beamforming signals into a composite input signal. The decomposition block decomposes the composite input signal into first and second decomposed radio frequency (RF) signals coupled to the first and second power amplifiers. Non-overlapping sub-arrays of the antennas may be uniquely associated with the first and second power amplifiers. Alternatively, groups of interleaved antenna rows may be uniquely associated with the first and second power amplifiers. Alternatively, random pluralities of the antennas may be randomly hard-wired to the first and second power amplifiers. Alternatively, pluralities of the antennas may be dynamically and selectably assigned to the first and second power amplifiers. The phased array antenna panel forms a plurality of RF beams corresponding to the plurality of RF beamforming signals.
US10181865B2
A mobile radio apparatus for a motor vehicle has a first mobile radio module and a second mobile radio module. Furthermore, a first antenna and a second antenna are provided for transmitting mobile radio signals. To provide robust voice telephony for the motor vehicle that can be implemented with little circuit complexity, a switching device is connected to the antennas and to a respective signal connection of the mobile radio modules and that is designed to take a switching signal as a basis for changing over between a first switching state, in which the first signal connection is coupled to the first antenna and the second signal connection is coupled to the second antenna, and a second switching state, in which the first signal connection is coupled to the second antenna and the second signal connection is coupled to the first antenna.
US10181863B2
A semiconductor system may be provided. The semiconductor system may include a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device may be configured to perform an error correction operation. The second semiconductor device may be configured to perform an error correction operation. The semiconductor system may selectively operate the first or second semiconductor devices with regards to error correction operations based on a mode signal.
US10181857B1
An analog-to-digital converter includes an integrator, a single comparator, a successive approximation result register, and correction circuitry. The comparator is coupled to an output of the integrator. The successive approximation result register is coupled to an output of the comparator. The correction circuitry is configured to determine whether a sum of a reference voltage and an output voltage of the integrator changes an output of the comparator. The correction circuitry is also configured to, responsive to the sum of the reference voltage and the output of the integrator not changing the output of the comparator, add twice the reference voltage to the output of the integrator to produce a bit value at the output of the comparator, and select a bit value to be loaded into the successive approximation result register based on the bit value at the output of the comparator.
US10181843B2
Circuitry for controlling a non-overlap time for a first switch and a second switch is described. Within a first state, the first switch is closed and the second switch is open, and within a second state, the first switch is open and the second switch is closed. The control circuitry has a first auxiliary switch and a second auxiliary switch. The control circuitry determines whether during a transition from the first state to the second state a current has flown through the serial arrangement of the first and second auxiliary switches. The control means adapts a non-overlap time between the first and second control signals for controlling a following transition from the first state to the second state, dependent on whether during said transition between the first and second states a current has flown through the serial arrangement of the first and second auxiliary switches.
US10181839B2
A switch module includes a first terminal, first and second filters, and first and second switches. Impedance of the first filter for a signal in a stop band is capacitive. When the first switch is turned OFF, impedance of the first switch is capacitive, and impedance of the first filter seen from an end portion of the first switch connected to the first filter is not in a short state and impedance of the first filter seen from the first terminal is in an open state.
US10181838B2
An elastic wave apparatus includes a piezoelectric substrate including a main surface and a polarization axis direction having a tilt angle with respect to the main surface, an IDT electrode provided on the main surface, and at least one line on the main surface and between an end edge of the main surface and the IDT electrode. A relationship a≤316|cos(θ)|μm is satisfied where a denotes a distance from the end edge of the main surface to the IDT electrode and b≥28 μm where a dimension of the line along a direction connecting the end edge to the IDT electrode is defined as a width, b denotes the width of the line when one line is provided, and b denotes the sum of the widths of multiple lines when the multiple lines are provided.
US10181828B2
Embodiments of radio frequency (RF) systems include a plurality of power amplifiers having a primary winding and a secondary winding. Each of the power amplifiers may be configured to process signals of different frequency bands. The primary winding for one power amplifier can be detuned while another power amplifier is being used in a transmit mode. By detuning the power amplifier, power coupling from the transmitting power amplifier can be reduced or eliminated.
US10181823B1
A ultra-compact coupler designed to sample the actual output power of a power amplifier and which is “VSWR insensitive”, such that reflected power is essentially not coupled to a detector circuit and only forward power is detected and processed. In a first embodiment, a coupler is situated between the final amplifier stage of a power amplifier and an output impedance matching network, and is specially configured for operation in a low impedance environment in conjunction with a detector circuit, thereby substantially reducing the areal size of the coupler. In a second embodiment, a coupler is integrated within an output impedance matching network coupled to the final amplifier stage of a power amplifier so as to share an inductor between the coupler and the output impedance matching network, thereby further substantially reducing the areal size of the coupler.
US10181821B2
The present invention provides a frequency-compensated transconductance amplifier, includes an input stage consisting of NMOS transistors M1 and M2, a first-stage active load consisting of PMOS transistors M3 and M4, a first-stage tail current source consisting of a constant current source Iss, a second-stage input transistor consisting of a PMOS transistor M5, a second-stage constant current source consisting of an NMOS transistor M6, a load capacitor consisting of a capacitor CL, and a frequency compensation network formed by sequentially connecting a gain stage GAIN, a compensating resistor Rc and a compensating capacitor Cc in series.
US10181820B2
Disclosed herein are power amplification systems that are dynamically biased based on a signal indicative of an envelope of the signal being amplified. The power amplification systems include a power amplifier configured to amplify an input radio-frequency (RF) signal to generate an output RF signal when biased by a biasing signal. The power amplification systems also include a bias component configured to generate the biasing signal based on an envelope signal indicative of an envelope of the input RF signal. The biasing signal can improve or enhance the linearity of the power amplification systems.
US10181812B2
A modular power bay for an aircraft comprises a plurality of electric machines, a plurality of inverters, and a control member configured to assign to at least one machine one or more inverters, according to the operational requirements of the plurality of machines. The control member comprises: an observer, able to measure phase currents and phase-neutral voltages of an electrical power supply signal of the machine, an estimator, able to determine a rotor position, based on the measurements of at least one observer, means for communicating, to each of the inverters: a control instruction for each of the inverters for responding to the operational requirement of said machine, measurements of at least one observer, or of the estimated rotor position.
US10181803B2
An appliance includes a driver to drive a load, the load requiring AC power or DC power. A power supply receives one of external AC power, back-up AC power and back-up DC power and outputs at least one of AC power or DC power to the load. An operation mode of the home appliance is one of normal operation when receiving external AC power, normal operation when receiving one of back-up AC power and back-up DC power during a power interruption, and a power save mode when receiving one of back-up AC power and back-up DC power during the power interruption. The power supplies a first power level when there is no power interruption, a second power level when there is power interruption and a third power level when there is power interruption and the power save mode is selected, where the second power level is between the first power level and the third power level. The power save mode is automatically selected when the second power level falls below a reference power level.
US10181802B2
A converter configuration has at least one series circuit with at least two series-connected sub-modules which in each case have at least one switch and are installed in each case at a predefined electrical installation position the converter configuration. The converter configuration further has a central unit connected to the sub-modules to control the sub-modules. The sub-modules in each case have a memory in which an identifier, in particular a serial number, uniquely identifying the respective sub-module is stored. The sub-modules in each case have a control device which can forward the stored identifier to the central unit via a communication connection connecting the respective sub-module and the central unit.
US10181801B2
A switching power converter is provided that transitions between output voltage modes over a delay period using at least one of an adaptive resistor and an adaptive reference voltage circuit.
US10181799B2
Disclosed in the present invention is a hybrid back-to-back direct current transmission system. The system includes an LCC converter and a VSC converter in a back-to-back connection, and a first changeover switch, a second changeover switch, a third changeover switch and a fourth changeover switch. The first changeover switch is connected to a first alternating current system and the LCC converter; the second changeover switch is connected to the first alternating current system and the VSC converter; the third changeover switch is connected to a second alternating current system and the VSC converter; and the fourth changeover switch is connected to the second alternating current system and the LCC converter. In forward power delivery, the first changeover switch and the third changeover switch are closed; and in reverse power delivery, the second changeover switch and the fourth changeover switch are closed. Thereby, it is ensured that the VSC converter always performs inversion operation in any power direction, so as to avoid the problem of potential commutation failure for the LCC converter when being in inversion operation. Also provided is a fast power flow reversal control method of the hybrid back-to-back direct current transmission system.
US10181798B2
A step-up DC-DC power converter comprises a primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit coupled through a galvanic isolation barrier. The primary side circuit comprises a positive and a negative input terminal for receipt of an input voltage and an input capacitor coupled between the positive and negative input terminals and the secondary side circuit comprises an output capacitor chargeable to a converter output voltage between a first positive electrode and a second negative electrode. The galvanic isolation barrier comprises a first capacitor coupled in series with the positive input terminal of the primary side circuit and the first positive electrode of the output capacitor; and a second capacitor coupled in series with the negative input terminal of the primary side circuit and the second negative electrode of the output capacitor.
US10181796B2
The present disclosure is directed to a high power factor quasi resonant converter. The converter converts an AC power line input to a DC output to power a load, generally a string of LEDs. The power input is fed into a transformer being controlled by a power switch. The power switch is driven by a controller having a shaping circuit. The shaping circuit uses a current generator, switched resistor and capacitor to produce a sinusoidal reference voltage signal. The controller drives the power switch based on the voltage reference signal, resulting in a sinusoidal input current in a primary winding of the transformer, resulting in high power factor and low total harmonic distortion for the converter.
US10181794B1
A two-stage multi-phase switching power converter operates its first stage during nominal operation responsive to a nominal clocking frequency and operates its second stage during the nominal operation responsive to a second-stage clocking frequency that is greater than the nominal clocking frequency. In response to an application of a load, the first stage temporarily increases its clocking frequency from the nominal clocking frequency and implements a fixed duty cycle.
US10181791B2
A control circuit for a voltage regulator includes a digital compensator having adaptive compensation to permit operation over different operating conditions. The digital compensator includes a gain parameter that is inversely proportional to the input voltage and is independent of the switching frequency. In embodiments, the voltage regulator has a crossover frequency established by at least one pole and at least one zero and the corner frequency of the converter output filter has a first fixed, predetermined relationship with respect to the switching frequency, a second fixed, predetermined relationship with respect to the crossover frequency, and a third fixed, predetermined relationship with respect to the at least one pole and at least one zero.
US10181780B2
A stator device for a linear motor comprises an electrically energizable magnetic field generator for forming a magnetic field, the magnetic field generator comprising a stator tooth and a coil wound around the stator tooth and a holding module for holding the magnetic field generator, the holding module having a first and a second holding device, wherein the magnetic field generator is arranged between the two holding devices in that a first end of the stator tooth is fixed to the first holding device and a second end of the stator tooth is fixed to the second holding device.
US10181776B2
There is provided a winding to be wound at a stator of a rotary electric machine. The winding is produced from a flat wire having a rectangular cross section along a plane perpendicular to a length-wise direction. The flat wire is coated with an electric insulating layer and is bent to have curves at given portions of the flat wire in the length-wise direction. The curves are located on an axial outer side of the stator. The cross section of the flat wire has four corners, among which mutually-adjacent two corners are lager in curvatures than remaining mutually-adjacent two corners. The mutually-adjacent two corners whose curvatures are smaller are positioned on a circumferential outer side of each of the curves and the mutually-adjacent two corners whose curvatures are larger are positioned on a circumferential inner side of each of the curves.
US10181775B2
A rotor of an asynchronous machine with a cage rotor includes a laminated core formed from a plurality of partial laminated cores. The laminated core has substantially axially extending conductors arranged in slots in the laminated core. The conductors include at least two materials of different electrical conductivities, such that a material with a higher electrical conductivity surrounds a material with a lower electrical conductivity by at least 65% in a circumferential direction.
US10181773B1
A detection device and a detection method of a rotor position of three-phase motor are disclosed which measure induced voltages under different voltage vectors and calculate an induced voltage relationship among the different induced voltages. Then the detection device and the detection method find out the rotor position suitable for the induced voltage relationship according to a rotor position table. Therefore, the detection device and the detection method can accurately detect the rotor position in a standstill state to prevent the three-phase motor from operating abnormally and burning out.
US10181769B2
A reciprocating piston engine is disclosed having a first inner magnetic field unit, arranged on a first crank web of a crankshaft, and a stationary first outer magnetic field unit, wherein the first inner magnetic field unit and the first outer magnetic field unit together form a first electromagnetic converter, in particular an electric motor or an electric generator. The first crank web has a first compensating weight on a side that is opposite a first connecting rod bearing and that faces radially outwards in relation to a crankshaft axis, wherein the first compensating weight is made of a non-magnetizable material. The first inner magnetic field unit is arranged on a side of the first compensating weight that faces outwards in relation to the crankshaft axis. The invention also relates to a system comprising the reciprocating piston engine, an energy store, an electric control unit and a crankshaft sensor.
US10181735B2
A portable electrical power unit includes a housing defining an interior region that receives a power source, such as a rechargeable battery or capacitor, and one or more electrical connectors that are accessible at or through outer surfaces of the housing. The housing includes a substantially flat base for resting atop generally horizontal surface, and may include a power switch for selectively energizing the outlets. Optionally, a charging indicator provides a visual indication of the current capacity or charge level of the onboard power source. The power unit may receive or convey electrical power via direct-contact electrical terminals or via inductive power transmission, and may include additional features such as a location-detecting circuit operable to detect and generate a signal in the event that the power unit is moved out of a predefined area.
US10181733B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of balancing voltages between battery racks, and the apparatus includes: a voltage measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of a plurality of battery racks; a collecting unit configured to collect the measured voltage of the plurality of battery racks; and a control unit configured to control voltage balancing to be performed between two battery racks among the plurality of battery racks based on the collected voltage of the plurality of battery racks, and control the voltage balancing to be repeatedly performed between the battery racks, on which the voltage balancing is performed, and the battery rack, on which the voltage balancing is not performed.
US10181724B2
A power conversion system (PCS) seamlessly transitions between different control modes. A digital signal processor (DSP) may operate in a first control mode where a first setpoint for operating the inverter is associated with a first one of the AC power, DC voltage, or DC current. The DSP then seamlessly transitions into a second control mode where a second setpoint used for operating the inverter is associated with second one of the AC power, DC voltage, and DC current. The DSP also may seamlessly transition from the first or second control mode to an off-grid mode by operating the inverter based on an AC voltage setpoint generated by the inverter. The seamless control mode transitions allow the PCS to more effectively control the inverter output using feedback parameters other than just the output power.
US10181717B2
A surge suppression system provides surge protection both locally within the radio station building were the power plant and telecommunication equipment are located and remotely next to the radios and antennas located outside of the building on the communication tower. An external surge suppression unit provides a waterproof enclosure for both surge suppression devices and fiber optic connectors. A rack mountable surge suppression unit provides local in-line surge suppression protection for the electrical equipment located in the communication station. A unique surge suppression tray is hot swappable so that multiple surge suppression devices can be replaced at the same time without disrupting radio operation. Pluggable surge suppression modules can be used in both the external surge suppression unit and the rack mountable surge suppression unit.
US10181712B2
A device is provided for supporting a permanent cable splice during installation of one or more connected electrical transmission cables. The device includes one or more liners adapted to be affixable over at least portion of the permanent cable splice including the ends of the splice and one or more sleeves mountable over at least a portion of each of the one or more liners. A method is further provided for installing electrical transmission cable including connecting the second end of a first cable to the first end of a second cable using a permanent splice, affixing one or more liners over at least a portion including the ends of the permanent cable splice, assembling one or more sleeves over at least a portion of each of the one or more liners, pulling the first cable, permanent splice and second cable over one or more sheaves along the installation travel path.
US10181704B2
Examples described herein relate to power distribution units (PDUs) with receptacles on one surface and branch rated circuit protection devices on an opposite surface. For example, a PDU includes a first surface including a plurality of receptacles to couple a plurality of electronic devices to the PDU. The PDU also includes a second surface, opposite the first surface, including a plurality of branch rated circuit protection devices associated with the plurality of receptacles.
US10181701B2
The invention describes a laser device (100) comprising between two and six mesas (120) provided on one semiconductor chip (110), wherein the mesas (120) are electrically connected in parallel. The laser device (100) is adapted such that degradation of at least one mesa (120) results in a decreased laser power emitted by the laser device (100) in a defined solid angle when driven at the defined electrical input power. The laser device (100) is adapted such that eye safety of the laser device (100) is guaranteed during life time of the laser device (100). Eye safety may be guaranteed by designing the semiconductor structure or more general layer structure of mesas (120) of the laser device (100) in a way that degradation of one or more layers of the layer structure results in a reduction of the maximum optical power emitted in a defined solid angle. Alternatively or in addition, the electrical input power supplied to the laser device (100) may be controlled and adapted depending on the emitted optical power such that safety limits are not exceeded. The invention further relates to a laser module and an optical sensor (300) comprising such a laser device (100) and mobile communication device (400) comprising such an optical sensor (300). The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a laser device (100).
US10181700B2
A semiconductor laser includes a main body and a ridge structure arranged on the main body, the ridge structure being oriented along a longitudinal axis above an active zone, wherein the ridge structure has a first width, the ridge structure has two opposite end faces along the longitudinal axis, adjacent to at least one end face, the ridge structure has an end section arranged on one side with respect to a center axis of the ridge structure such that the ridge structure is widened on one side adjacent to the end face, and on an opposite side of the ridge structure relative to the end section a fracture trench is arranged adjacent to the end face and at a distance from the ridge structure in a surface of the main body.
US10181691B2
A production method for a terminal-equipped electrical wire in which a terminal including a bottom plate portion and a pair of wire barrels extending sideward from the bottom plate portion is crimped to a core wire exposed at an end of an electrical wire, includes: a step of placing the core wire on the bottom plate portion; and a step of allowing the wire barrels to surround the core wire and be crimped to the core wire using a crimp tool, wherein the crimp tool includes a first tool having a placement face on which the bottom plate portion and the core wire are placed, and a second tool having a curved face for holding and curving the wire barrels between the curved face and the placement face, and a surface roughness Ra2 of the curved face is larger than a surface roughness Ra1 of the placement face (Ra2>Ra1).
US10181680B1
A power adapter with a cord-fastening, and one or more fastening tabs for semi-permanently securing the power adapter to a wall socket. Female receptacles within the device can be designed to accept standard corded connections widely accepted in use with electronic devices (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, and other personal electronic devices) such as male ends of various USB (Universal Serial Bus) standards or other well-known connector types. Male prongs can be designed to fit into a standard wall outlet, and optionally can be designed to fold into the adapter body when not in use.
US10181679B1
An electrical connector includes a first housing with a plurality of first terminal slots. Each first terminal slot includes a first terminal lock. Each first terminal slot also includes a first end stop. The first end stops are part of the first housing. Each first terminal slot is configured to retain a first electrical terminal between the first terminal lock and the first end stop. The electrical connector also includes a first terminal position assurance. The first terminal position assurance includes a first terminal position assurance body. A plurality of first lock retainers extend from the first terminal position assurance body. The first lock retainers prevent the first terminal locks from moving to a release position. The first terminal position assurance body is located in the same plane as the first end stops.
US10181678B2
A preferred embodiment of a plug connection apparatus includes a first plug connector, a second plug connector and a connection installation element mounted on a housing of the first plug connector by way of a guide. The connection installation element has a first gate part and a housing of the second plug connector has a second gate part. The gate parts assume a first mutually relative position when the plug connectors are plugged to one another in a preliminary latching position. The plug connectors are mechanically coupled by way of the guide and the gate parts such that the plug connectors are plugged to one another in a terminal position when the two gate parts are in a second mutually relative position. The connection is displaceable from an unlocking position to a locking position to displace the gate parts to the second position.
US10181677B2
Subsea high voltage connection assembly (10) comprising a first section (100) having a first section body (104) to which a set of first connector(s) (111) is arranged and a second section (200) having second section body (204) to which a set of second connector(s) (211) is arranged. The assembly (10) further has a section body movement arrangement (103, 400, 9, 123) adapted to move one of the section bodies (104, 204) towards and away from the other section body, between a disengaged position and an engaged position. Further, the assembly (10) has a connector movement arrangement (105, 400). Also disclosed are a method and a subsea high voltage wet mate connector assembly.
US10181675B1
Electrical outlet plug strips are positioned at the underside of a kitchen cabinet or cabinets. The plug strips include covers which are designed to shield or cover the gaps between adjacent plug strips and to shield or cover support members positioned at the bottoms of adjacent cabinets.
US10181671B2
A foldable plug device includes a pin module having at least one fixed pin. A first articulating shaft is disposed in a bottom of the pin module, and a first casing and a second casing are disposed at two sides of the pin module. A slot is disposed in a middle portion of the first casing. A movable pin corresponding to the fixed pin is disposed at the second casing, and the movable pin is configured such that the movable pin is located in the slot when the two casings are folded, and the movable pin is turned out of the slot when the two casings are unfolded, to form a plug cooperating with the fixed pins.
US10181648B2
An electronic device disclosed herein includes an antenna that self-tunes frequency responsive to changes to a physical configuration of the electronic device to negate a shift in the resonant frequency attributable to the change in physical configuration.
US10181643B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus for calibration for an offset antenna are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves calculating an estimated gimbal angle between the offset antenna and at least one target. Also, the method involves transmitting, by at least one target, at least one signal; and receiving, by the offset antenna, at least one signal. The method further involves pointing the offset antenna to an optimum gimbal angle to maximize received signal power. Additionally, the method involves comparing the optimum gimbal angle with the estimated gimbal angle to determine a difference in the gimbal angles. Also, the method involves calculating a bus, reflector, and/or feed error estimate by using the difference in the gimbal angles. Further, the method involves determining an azimuth and/or elevation correction for bus, reflector, and/or feed errors by using the bus, reflector, and/or feed error estimate.
US10181632B2
Disclosed are single-piece magnetically tunable ferrite rods that can be used for radio-frequency (RF) applications, and methods of manufacturing the resonators using synthetic garnets. In some embodiments, a separate tuner need not be used in the resonator during magnetic tuning. Examples of fabrication methods and RF-related properties are also disclosed.
US10181628B2
Embodiments herein describe a high-speed communication channel in a PCB that includes a dielectric waveguide sandwiched between two ground layers. The dielectric waveguide includes a core and a cladding where the material of the core has a higher dielectric constant than the material of the cladding. Thus, electromagnetic signals propagating in the core are internally reflected at the interface between the core and cladding such that the electromagnetic signals are primary contained in the core.
US10181626B2
A filter including a resonator formed of metal and including a first through hole in one direction, and a transmission line penetrating through the first through hole, wherein the transmission line is spaced apart from the first through hole.
US10181623B2
Disclosed is a battery module having a new voltage detection structure with respect to a plurality of secondary batteries included in a cell assembly. The battery module includes a cell assembly in which a plurality of secondary batteries, each having a plate-shaped electrode lead protruding in a horizontally laid state, are stacked in a vertical direction; and a sensing assembly for sensing voltages of the secondary batteries, the sensing assembly including a plurality of sensing plates made of an electrical conductive material with a horizontally laid plate shape and having one end welded in face-to-face contact with the electrode lead, and a connector electrically connected to the other end of the sensing plates to transmit a sensed voltage.
US10181620B2
A power source unit includes a battery main body including at least one battery cell, an electric device located on the battery main body, and a wall located along a lateral side of parts included in the electric device. The wall is taller than a height of the parts.
US10181611B2
A method of operating a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell assembly configured to generate electrical power from a fuel flow and an oxidant flow, the method comprising a first phase and a subsequent second phase, the first phase comprising; operating the fuel cell assembly with a first stoichiometric ratio of oxidant flow to fuel flow to generate electrical power; providing said generated electrical power to a heater element for heating a coolant for supply to said fuel cell assembly; the second phase comprising; delivering coolant heated in the first phase to the fuel cell assembly; operating the fuel cell assembly with a second stoichiometric ratio of oxidant flow to fuel flow to generate electrical power, the second stoichiometric ratio lower than the first ratio.
US10181608B2
A fuel cell stack according to one aspect of the present invention has a plurality of fuel cells stacked together and a plurality of manifolds passing through the fuel cells in a stacking direction thereof so as to allow at least one of the fuel gas and the oxidant gas to flow therethrough. The manifolds include cold gas manifolds adapted to introduce the fuel gas or oxidant gas from the outside into the fuel cell stack, hot gas manifolds adapted to discharge the fuel gas or oxidant gas from the fuel cells, and a heat-exchanged gas manifold adapted to feed the fuel gas or oxidant gas that has been heat-exchanged in a heat exchange part. Every one of the cold gas manifolds is adjacent to any of the hot gas manifolds. One of the hot gas manifolds is non-adjacent to any other one of the hot gas manifolds.
US10181606B2
A fuel cell system includes a compressor configured to adjust a flow rate of cathode gas to be supplied to a fuel cell and a pressure regulating valve configured to adjust a pressure of the supplied cathode gas. The fuel cell system further includes a controller programmed to calculate a target pressure of the supplied cathode gas while taking into consideration a load of the fuel cell and a heat protecting requirement of the fuel cell system, calculate a target flow rate of the supplied cathode gas in accordance with the load of the fuel cell and the target pressure of the cathode gas, and control the compressor and the pressure regulating valve in accordance with the target pressure and the target flow rate. The controller is further programmed to increase the target flow rate of the cathode gas as the target pressure of the cathode gas becomes lower.
US10181604B2
A bipolar fluid flow plate for an electrochemical assembly comprises a plurality of first fluid flow channels extending across a face of the flow plate to define a first fluid flow field of the fluid flow plate and a plurality of second fluid flow channels extending across a face of the flow plate to define a second fluid flow field of the fluid flow plate. The pluralities of first fluid flow channels and second fluid flow channels both occupying a common channel plane. An array of first fluid transfer points is disposed along an edge of the first fluid flow field for communicating fluid into or out of the first fluid flow channels. An array of second fluid transfer points is disposed along an edge of the second fluid flow field for communicating fluid into or out of the second fluid flow channels. A first fluid gallery has a first peripheral edge portion bounded by the array of first fluid transfer points and has a second peripheral edge portion forming a first fluid communication edge of the fluid flow plate. A second fluid gallery has a first peripheral edge portion bounded by the array of second fluid transfer points and has a second peripheral edge portion forming a second fluid communication edge of the fluid flow plate. The first fluid gallery occupies a first gallery plane and the second fluid gallery occupies a second gallery plane different from the first gallery plane. Both the first gallery plane and the second gallery plane are disposed within the channel plane. This structure enables the feeding of multiple different fluids into coplanar channels across the full width of a flow field.
US10181602B2
Provided is a redox catalyst wherein a catalytically active component is supported on carbon nanotubes whose average diameter (Av) and standard deviation (σ) of diameters satisfy the condition 0.60>3σ/Av>0.20, and at least a part of a surface of the carbon nanotubes, including a part on which the catalytically active component is supported, is covered with porous inorganic material.
US10181596B2
A positive electrode sheet is electrically connected to a positive terminal with a positive electrode current collector, a deformable plate, and a conductive member interposed therebetween. When the pressure inside a battery is higher than or equal to a predetermined value, the deformable plate is deformed toward a sealing plate and an annular groove formed on a base portion of the positive electrode current collector is broken due to deformation of the deformable plate so that a conductive path between the positive electrode sheet and the positive terminal is disconnected. A first insulating member disposed between the deformable plate and the base portion of the positive electrode current collector includes a first rotation preventing protrusion on a surface thereof on a wound electrode body side and outside an outer circumferential edge of the base portion of the positive electrode current collector.
US10181592B2
An electricity storage module includes a power storage element group obtained by stacking a plurality of power storage elements each having a lead terminal, a connection member that is electrically connected to the lead terminal, a connector for electrically connecting the connection member to an external device, and a terminal member for electrically connecting the connection member to the connector. The connection member has a connection portion that is disposed in parallel with a direction in which the power storage elements are stacked, and that is connected to the terminal member, and the terminal member is connected to the connection portion in a state in which the terminal member is movable in the direction in which the power storage elements are stacked.
US10181590B2
A battery system for use with outdoor power equipment includes a base including a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a battery receptacle electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal, wherein the positive terminal and the negative terminal are spaced apart by a distance substantially the same as a standard distance between terminals of a standard lead-acid battery, and a lithium-ion battery removably attached to the battery receptacle, wherein when attached, the lithium-ion battery is electrically coupled to the positive terminal and the negative terminal via the battery receptacle.
US10181589B2
A secondary battery packing case structure is provided, where a first joint portion that protrudes outward and a first embedded block are formed on a side surface of the case, a second joint portion that protrudes outward and a second embedded block are formed on another side surface opposite to the foregoing surface, and the first joint portion and second joint portion of the case are in a diagonally symmetric state, the first embedded block and the second embedded block are in a diagonally symmetric state, and the second connector group of the case may be correspondingly connected to a first connector group of another same case in an inserted manner; and connector groups on two joint portions of the case are respectively electrically connected to two electrodes of an internal battery pack. In this way, a single packing case can completely isolate an anode and a cathode of a battery pack in the packing case, and when multiple cases are connected in series, in a status that no short-circuit component is installed, a battery in the case cannot discharge electricity, which can completely avoid a situation that an accident short circuit or activation occurs in the battery and ensure security of the battery in a series connection and a transportation process.
US10181588B2
A battery is provided with a lid member that closes a case, a collector terminal member having an insert-through part, an insulator that electrically insulates the lid member and the collector terminal member, and a gasket that provides a seal between the lid member and the collector terminal member. The lid member has a protrusion protruding downward in the vertical direction from the bottom. A gasket is in the same position as the protruding section in an inside-outside direction, which is perpendicular to the vertical direction, and has a sealing part pressed by the protruding section. At least one gap exists in the vicinity of the seal section in a different position to the seal section in the inside-outside direction, and at least portions of the gaps are enclosed by the gasket and the collector terminal member.
US10181585B2
A display device includes a substrate, a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer, a second electrode, a phase matching layer, and at least one light-absorbing layer. The substrate includes a plurality of pixel regions and a non-pixel region. The non-pixel region is arranged between adjacent pixel regions. The first electrode is arranged in each pixel region. The organic light-emitting layer is arranged on the first electrode. The second electrode is arranged on the organic light-emitting layer. The phase matching layer is arranged on the second electrode. The at least one light-absorbing layer is arranged on the phase matching layer. A thickness of the second electrode in the non-pixel region is different than a thickness of the second electrode in the pixel regions.
US10181583B2
An organic light emitting device includes: a substrate (200), and a first electrode layer (201), a second electrode layer (202), a color conversion layer (206), a first light emitting layer (203), and a second light emitting layer (204) that are stacked on the substrate (200), wherein the first light emitting layer (203) is disposed between the first electrode layer (201) and the second electrode layer (202), the first light emitting layer (203) emits the first emission light under electric excitation; the first electrode layer (201) is a transparent electrode layer, the first color conversion layer (206) is disposed at one side of the first electrode layer (201) away from the second electrode layer (202); the second light emitting layer (204) is disposed between the first light emitting layer (203) and the second electrode layer (202), the second light emitting layer (204) emits the second emission light under electric excitation; and a peak wavelength of the first emission light is larger than a peak wavelength of the first emission light in the blue light region.
US10181582B2
An organic EL element including an anode; a light-emitting layer above the anode; a first interlayer on the light-emitting layer, the first interlayer including a fluoride of a first metal that is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal; a second interlayer on the first interlayer, the second interlayer including a second metal that has a property of cleaving a bond between the first metal and fluorine in the fluoride; a cathode on the second interlayer; and a sorption layer above the cathode, the sorption layer including a third metal that has a property of taking up and holding at least one of moisture and oxygen. A thickness D1 of the first interlayer and a thickness D2 of the second interlayer satisfy 5%≤D2/D1≤25%.
US10181578B2
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The OLED device includes: a first substrate; an OLED disposed on the first substrate; at least one encapsulation layer disposed on the OLED; a bonding layer disposed on the at least one encapsulation layer; and a second substrate disposed on the bonding layer. A concave-convex structure is provided on at least one surface of the at least one encapsulation layer. The OLED display device can reduce the damage of moisture and oxygen on the OLED device and improve the moisture and oxygen resistance of the OLED device.
US10181575B2
Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a back cover disposed on a rear side of the display panel, the back cover having a curved shape of which both ends protrude forward, and a fixing part fixing the back cover to maintain the curved shape of the back cover. The display panel is curved in a shape corresponding to that of the back cover.
US10181574B2
An exemplary embodiment may provide an organic light emitting diode that includes a first electrode including a concave part or a convex part, an organic light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting layer. Further, the exemplary embodiment may provide an organic light emitting device including the organic light emitting diode.
US10181569B2
An improved switching material for forming a composite article over a substrate is disclosed. A first volume of nanotubes is combined with a second volume of nanoscopic particles in a predefined ration relative to the first volume of nanotubes to form a mixture. This mixture can then be deposited over a substrate as a relatively thick composite article via a spin coating process. The composite article may possess improved switching properties over that of a nanotube-only switching article. A method for forming substantially uniform nanoscopic particles of carbon, which contains one or more allotropes of carbon, is also disclosed.
US10181568B2
A flexible display panel and a display device are provided. The flexible display panel includes: a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, and an inorganic layer located between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate; where there are a plurality of grooves and/or through-holes in the inorganic layer; and the first flexible substrate contacts the second flexible substrate through the grooves and/or the through-holes. In this way, the grooves and/or the through-holes are arranged in the inorganic layer so that the first flexible substrate can contact with the second flexible substrate through the grooves and/or the through-holes to thereby increase the contact area between the second flexible substrate and the inorganic layer so as to alleviate the risk of the organic layer being stripped off the inorganic layer in the flexible display panel being bent and deformed.
US10181563B2
A novel substance with which an increase in life and emission efficiency of a light-emitting element can be achieved is provided. A carbazole compound having a structure represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. Note that a substituent which makes the HOMO level and the LUMO level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen deep and shallow, respectively is used as each of substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and α3). Further, a substituent which makes the band gap (Bg) and the T1 level of a compound in which a bond of the substituent is substituted with hydrogen wide and high is used as each of the substituents in General Formula (G1) (R1, R2, Ar3, and α3).
US10181562B2
An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer including a compound represented by Formula 1: An organic light-emitting device using the compound of Formula 1 may have high efficiency, low voltage, high luminance, and long lifespan.
US10181560B2
A conductive-bridging random access memory and a method for fabricating a conductive-bridging random access memory are provided. The conductive-bridging random access memory includes a bottom electrode layer on a semiconductor substrate, an electrical resistance switching layer on the bottom electrode layer, an electron-capturing layer on the electrical resistance switching layer, a barrier layer on the electron-capturing layer, an ion source layer on the barrier layer, and a top electrode layer on the ion source layer. The electron-capturing layer includes electron-capturing material, and the electron affinity of the electron-capturing material is at least 60 KJ/mole.
US10181557B2
A manufacturing method of an epitaxial thin film piezoelectric element includes: providing a substrate; forming a bottom electrode layer on the substrate by epitaxial growth process; forming a first piezoelectric layer that has c-axis orientation on the bottom electrode layer by epitaxial growth process; forming a second piezoelectric layer that has c-axis orientation and different phase structure from the first piezoelectric layer on the first piezoelectric layer by epitaxial growth process; and forming a top electrode layer on the second piezoelectric layer. The thin film piezoelectric element has good thermal stability, low temperature coefficient and high piezoelectric constant.
US10181556B2
A piezoelectric/electrostrictive material is composed of Mn and a compound of Pb(Zn, Nb)O3—Pb(Ni, Nb)O3—Pb(Zr, Ti)O3. A ratio of a molar amount of Mn relative to a sum of respective molar amounts of Ni, Zn, Ti, Zr, Nb and Mn is at least 0.001 to no more than 0.015. A ratio of a molar amount of Nb relative to a sum of respective molar amounts of Ni and Zn is at least 2.007 to no more than 2.125.
US10181549B2
A light-emitting device comprises a substrate having a top surface and a plurality of patterned units protruding from the top surface; and a light-emitting stack formed on the substrate and having an active layer with a first surface substantially parallel to the top surface, wherein one of the plurality of patterned units comprises a plurality of connecting sides constituting a first polygon shape in a top view of the light-emitting device, wherein the one of the plurality of patterned units comprises a vertex and a plurality of inclined surfaces respectively extending from the plurality of connecting sides, the plurality of inclined surfaces commonly joining at the vertex in a cross-sectional view of the light-emitting device, the vertex being between the top surface of the substrate and the first surface of the active layer, and the plurality of inclined surfaces comprises a second polygon shape in the cross-sectional view of the light-emitting device.
US10181528B2
The invention relates to a thin-film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the thin-film transistor includes the following steps: an insulating layer is formed to cover a gate on a substrate; a semiconductor pattern having a first region and a second region is formed on the insulating layer; a plurality of island patterns is formed, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of island patterns is disposed on the semiconductor pattern, and the plurality of island patterns is separated from one another by a gap; and a source and a drain are formed to cover a portion of the plurality of island patterns and fill the gaps to respectively be electrically connected to the first region and the second region of the semiconductor pattern.
US10181524B1
A vertical transistor device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The vertical transistor device includes a semiconductor substrate, first sources/drains and second sources/drains. The semiconductor substrate includes a bottom portion and fin portions located on the bottom portion. Each of the fin portions includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is located between the bottom portion of the semiconductor substrate and the upper portion, in which the lower portion includes recesses. The first sources/drains are disposed on terminals of the upper portions of the fin portions. The second sources/drains are disposed on the recesses of the lower portions of the fin portions, in which the sources/drains are not merged with each other. In the method for fabricating the vertical transistor device, the lower portions of the fin portions are patterned to form the recesses on the lower portions of the fin portions.
US10181520B2
A NVM cell structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, a first well region having a second conductivity type, a floating gate transistor and an erase gate region. The first well region is disposed on a first OD region of the semiconductor substrate. The erase gate region disposed on a second OD region of the semiconductor substrate includes a first doped region and at least one second doped region having the second conductivity type. The first doped region is disposed in semiconductor substrate and covers the second OD region, and the second doped region is disposed in the first doped region. The first doped region encompasses the second doped region, and a doping concentration of the second doped region is larger than a doping concentration of the first doped region.
US10181518B2
A first III-V material based buffer layer is deposited on a silicon substrate. A second III-V material based buffer layer is deposited onto the first III-V material based buffer layer. A III-V material based device channel layer is deposited on the second III-V material based buffer layer.
US10181516B2
A method for forming a graphene FET includes providing a graphene layer having a surface. A first metal layer having a work function <4.3 eV is deposited on the graphene surface. The first metal layer is oxidized to form a first metal oxide layer. The first metal oxide layer is etched to provide open surface contact regions including a first and a second region of the graphene layer for providing a graphene surface source and drain contact. A second metal layer is deposited including a second metal layer portion providing a source with a source contact over the graphene surface source contact and a second metal layer portion providing a drain with a drain contact over the graphene surface drain contact. A grown-in graphitic interface layer is formed at an interface between the source contact and graphene surface source contact and the drain contact and graphene surface drain contact.
US10181510B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. A stacked structure including one or more sacrificial layers and one or more semiconductor layers are stacked on a substrate is formed. A dummy gate structure including a dummy gate and a dummy spacer on the stacked structure is formed. The stacked structure is etched using the dummy gate structure to form a first recess. The one or more sacrificial layers are etched. The dummy spacer is removed. A spacer film is formed on the dummy gate, the one or more semiconductor layer and the one or more sacrificial layers. The semiconductor layer and spacer film are etched to form a second recess using the dummy gate and spacer film. An external spacer formed on the dummy gate and an internal spacer formed on the one or more sacrificial layers are formed. A source/drain region is formed in the second recess.
US10181509B2
A high power vertical insulated-gate switch is described that includes an active region, containing a cell array, and a surrounding termination region. The termination region is for at least the purpose of controlling a breakdown voltage and does not contain any switching cells. Assuming the anode is the silicon substrate (p-type), it is desirable to have good hole injection efficiency from the substrate in the active region in the device's on-state. Therefore, the substrate should be highly doped (p++) in the active region. It is desirable to have poor hole injection efficiency in the termination region so that there is a minimum concentration of holes in the termination region when the switch is turned off. Various doping techniques are disclosed that cause the substrate to efficiency inject holes into the active region but inefficiently inject holes into the termination region during the on-state.
US10181506B2
An object is to provide a display device with a high aperture ratio or a semiconductor device in which the area of an element is large. A channel formation region of a TFT with a multi-gate structure is provided under a wiring that is provided between adjacent pixel electrodes (or electrodes of an element). In addition, a channel width direction of each of a plurality of channel formation regions is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the pixel electrode. In addition, when a channel width is longer than a channel length, the area of the channel formation region can be increased.
US10181504B2
A display may have an array of organic light-emitting diodes that form an active area on a flexible substrate. Metal traces may extend between the active area and an inactive area of the flexible substrate. Display driver circuitry such as a display driver integrated circuit may be coupled to the inactive area. The metal traces may extend across a bent region in the flexible substrate. A coating layer in the bent region may serve as a neutral stress plane adjustment layer. Metal traces may have meandering shapes such as zigzag shapes to reduce stress when bending. Adjacent traces may be shorted together to provide redundancy. Multiple layers of traces may be provided. Inorganic passivation layer coatings on the metal traces may help protect the metal traces.
US10181492B2
A CMOS image sensor includes a substrate and at least one device isolation region in the substrate and defining first and second pixel regions and first and second active portions in each of the first and second pixel regions. A reset and select transistor gates are disposed in the first pixel region, while a source follower transistor gate is disposed in the second pixel region, such that pixels in the first and second pixel regions share the reset, select and source follower transistors. A length of the source follower transistor gate may be greater than lengths of the reset and selection transistor gates.
US10181489B2
An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes formed in a substrate; nano void regions formed in the substrate adjacent to sides of each photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes; and a plurality of nano voids formed in each nano void region of the nano void regions.
US10181487B2
Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: a substrate coupled to one or more die and to one or more connectors, a glass lid coupled over one or more die by an adhesive and a housing comprising one or more sides and a bottom opening and a top opening. The substrate may be coupled to the housing at the bottom opening and the glass lid may be coupled under the housing at the top opening.
US10181485B2
The present disclosure relates to a solid-state image sensor, an electronic apparatus and an imaging method by which specific processing other than normal processing can be sped up with reduced power consumption. The solid-state image sensor includes a pixel outputting a pixel signal used to construct an image and a logic circuit driving the pixel, and is configured of a stacked structure in which a first semiconductor substrate including a plurality of the pixels and a second semiconductor substrate including the logic circuit are joined together. In addition, among the plurality of pixels, a specific pixel is connected to the logic circuit independently of a normal pixel, the specific pixel being the pixel that outputs the pixel signal used in the specific processing other than imaging processing in which the image is imaged. The present technology can be applied to a stacked solid-state image sensor, for example.
US10181484B2
The invention provides a TFT substrate manufacturing method and TFT substrate. The TFT substrate manufacturing method first etches the gate insulation layer to form two first through-holes and forming two bridging metal blocks inside the two first through holes; then etches the interlayer dielectric layer to form two second through-holes connecting respectively the two first through-holes, the source and drain connecting the two bridging metal blocks respectively through the two second through-holes. By changing a conventional etching process into two etching process to form the through-hole structure on the gate insulation layer and interlayer dielectric layer, able to improve uniformity of the active layer, reduce process difficulty, avoid the problem of etching stopped due to higher etching thickness, and improve the product quality.
US10181475B2
A three-dimensional non-volatile memory including a substrate, a stacked structure and a channel layer. The stacked structure is disposed on the substrate and includes first dielectric layers, gates and charge storage structures. The first dielectric layers and the gates are alternately stacked. The charge storage structures are disposed at one side of the gates. Two adjacent charge storage structures are isolated by the first dielectric layer therebetween. Each of the charge storage structures includes a first oxide layer, a nitride layer and a second oxide layer sequentially disposed at one side of each of the gates. The channel layer is disposed on a sidewall of the stacked structure adjacent to the charge storage structures.
US10181461B1
A capacitor includes a body including a substrate having first and second capacitor regions, and first to third terminal electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body. The first capacitor region includes a plurality of first trenches, and a first capacitor layer disposed on one surface of the substrate and in the first trenches in the first capacitor region and including at least one first dielectric layer and first and second electrodes disposed with the at least one first dielectric layer interposed therebetween. The second capacitor region includes a plurality of second trenches, and a second capacitor layer disposed on one surface of the substrate and the second trenches in the second capacitor region and including at least one second dielectric layer and third and fourth electrodes disposed with the at least one second dielectric layer interposed therebetween. The second capacitor layer has a specific surface area greater than that of the first capacitor layer.
US10181449B1
A semiconductor structure including an insulating encapsulant, a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die and a redistribution circuit layer is provided. The first and the second semiconductor dies embedded in the insulating encapsulant and separated from one another. The first semiconductor die includes a first active surface accessibly exposed and a first conductive terminal distributed at the first active surface. The second semiconductor die includes a second active surface accessibly exposed and a second conductive terminal distributed at the second active surface. The redistribution circuit layer including a conductive trace is disposed on the first and the second active surfaces and the insulating encapsulant. The conductive trace is electrically connected from the first semiconductor die and meanderingly extends to the second semiconductor die, and a ratio of a total length of the conductive trace to the top width of the insulating encapsulant ranges from about 3 to about 10.
US10181447B2
A method of making a microelectronic package includes bonding a conductive structure to a carrier so that the conductive structure overlies a rear surface of a microelectronic element disposed on the carrier and an exposed top surface of the carrier. The conductive structure may be a monolithic structure having a base and a plurality of interconnections extending continuously away from the base toward the carrier. The plurality of interconnections may have free ends that overlie the carrier. The microelectronic element may be positioned between at least two adjacent interconnections of the plurality of interconnections. The plurality of interconnections and the microelectronic element may be encapsulated with an encapsulant. The carrier may be removed to expose the free ends of the interconnections and bond pads of the microelectronic element. The free ends of the interconnections and the bond pads of the microelectronic element may be conductively connected with the terminals of the microelectronic package. The conductive structure may be patterned to form external contacts. At least some of the external contacts may overlie the microelectronic element.
US10181446B2
The present technology relates to a camera module capable of reducing the number of steps in the manufacturing process and reducing a black spot failure, a method for manufacturing the camera module, an imaging apparatus, and an electronic instrument. A frame and the rigid flexible substrate are adhered to each other by adhesive formed of thermosetting resin applied on an abutment surface excluding a portion of a range including a bonding section with the FPC drawer unit, thereby forming a vent hole in a site where adhesive has not been applied. At this time, the air of the space between the frame and the rigid flexible substrate is expanded by the heat and discharged from the vent hole. Subsequently, after adhesion is performed with thermosetting resin, reinforcement resin that reinforces the bonding section between the rigid flexible substrate and the FPC drawer unit or that reinforces the bonding section between the rigid flexible substrate and the frame is applied so as to close a portion of the range on which the adhesive has not been applied. This enables omitting the process of closing the vent hole. The present technology can be applied to a camera module.
US10181441B2
A through via structure includes a conductive wiring, at least one dielectric layer over the conductive wiring, a via hole in the at least one dielectric layer and exposing the conductive wiring, and a conductive via in the via hole. The conductive via includes a conductive barrier layer in a bottom portion of the via hole, and a conductive layer in a top portion of the via hole.
US10181438B2
A semiconductor substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a dielectric layer, a circuit layer, a first protection layer and a plurality of conductive posts. The dielectric layer has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. The circuit layer is embedded in the dielectric layer and is exposed from the first surface. The first protection layer covers a portion of the first circuit layer and defines a plurality of holes that expose a remaining portion of the first circuit layer. The conductive posts are formed in the holes.
US10181426B1
A method of forming first and second fin field effect transistors (finFETs) on a substrate includes forming first and second fin structures of the first and second finFETs, respectively, on the substrate and forming first and second oxide regions having first and second thicknesses on top surfaces of the first and second fin structures, respectively. The method further includes forming third and fourth oxide regions having third and fourth thicknesses on sidewalls on the first and second fin structures, respectively. The first and second thicknesses are greater than the third and fourth thicknesses, respectively. The method further includes forming a first polysilicon structure on the first and third oxide regions and forming a second polysilicon structure on the second and fourth oxide regions. The method also includes forming first and second source/drain regions on first and second recessed portions of the first and second fin structures, respectively and replacing the first and second polysilicon structures with first and second gate structures, respectively.
US10181412B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer programs for semiconductor processing in a capacitively-coupled plasma chamber are provided. A chamber includes a bottom radio frequency (RF) signal generator, a top RF signal generator, and an RF phase controller. The bottom RF signal generator is coupled to the bottom electrode in the chamber, and the top RF signal generator is coupled to the top electrode. Further, the bottom RF signal is set at a first phase, and the top RF signal is set at a second phase. The RF phase controller is operable to receive the bottom RF signal and operable to set the value of the second phase. Additionally, the RF phase controller is operable to track the first phase and the second phase to maintain a time difference between the maximum of the top RF signal and the minimum of the bottom RF signal at approximately a predetermined constant value, resulting in an increase of the negative ion flux to the surface of the wafer.
US10181410B2
Many aspects of an improved IC package are disclosed herein. The improved IC package exhibits low-impedance and high power and signal integrity. The improved IC package comprises an IC die mounted on a multilayer coreless substrate. The thicknesses of prepreg layers of the coreless substrate are specific chosen to minimize warpage and to provide good mechanical performance. Each of the prepreg layers may have different coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and/or thickness to enable better control of the coreless substrate mechanical properties. The improved IC package also includes a vertically mounted die side capacitor and a conductive layer formed on the solder resist layer of the substrate. The conductive layer is formed such that it also encapsulates the vertically mounted capacitor while being electrically coupled to one of the capacitor's electrode.
US10181399B2
A method for manufacturing a semi-conducting material including a layer of nitride of a group 13 element comprising active areas for manufacturing electronic components, and inactive areas, the active and inactive areas extending on a front face of the layer of nitride, the method comprising steps consisting of: using a mask comprising a plurality of apertures each defining an active area pattern on the initial substrate, growing the layer of nitride, receiving a theoretical pattern pitch corresponding to a desired distance between two adjacent active area patterns on the front face of the layer of nitride, calculating at least one mask pitch different from the theoretical pattern pitch for compensating shifts in the active area patterns, the mask pitch corresponding to a distance between two adjacent apertures of the protective mask.
US10181395B2
A mass calibration kit and a calibration method for a low-mass area of a high-resolution mass spectrometer in negative ion mode. The mass calibration kit comprises semiconductor nanometer material suspension, a free fatty acid standard solution and a MALDI sample target cleaning liquid. The mass calibration method comprises: adjusting a voltage difference between a sample target of the mass spectrometer and a slit to be 20 V; dripping the semiconductor nanometer material suspension on the surface of the sample target till a solvent is completely volatilized and dried; dripping the free fatty acid standard solution on the surface of a semiconductor nanometer material till the solvent is completely volatilized and dried; and putting the sample target in the mass spectrometer for mass calibration, wherein calibration coefficients obtained after the instrument calibration can be used for correcting a sample mass spectrometric detection result. The calibration kit can effectively correct a low-mass area of a MALDI mass spectrometer in negative ion mode; mass spectrum signals are free of background interference; accurate measurement of the mass of a small molecule compound can be realized; and a relative error is less than 6 ppm.
US10181387B2
An electromagnetic repulsion actuator for a circuit breaker is provided. The actuator can include a housing; a first fixed electrode having therein an operating space open at both sides; a pair of movable electrodes capable of reciprocally moving and being electrically connected to the first fixed electrode; second fixed electrodes selectively contacting the pair of movable electrodes to be electrically connected thereto, thereby transferring power supplied from a first side to a second side; and actuating coils selectively moving the movable electrodes in a direction of being separated from the second fixed electrodes by generating electromagnetic force from induced current. In the present invention as above, the structure of a circuit breaker is simplified and moving speeds of the movable electrodes are increased since the movable electrodes move by using induced current generated by a close coil and open coils to perform an open operation.
US10181384B2
A housing assembly for a network transformer primary disconnect assembly is provided. The housing assembly includes a visible break assembly and a number of sidewalls defining an enclosed space. The visible break assembly includes a number of viewing windows in at least one sidewall. The viewing windows are aligned with one of a contact assembly interface or a movable contact assembly distal end in the open, first position.
US10181383B2
An actuator system for operating a switch is described herein. The actuator system can include a shaft of a handle assembly. The shaft couples to a handle and a male coupling element and has a number of positions. Further, a coupling body of a switch assembly can be positioned in the number of positions. The coupling body engages the switch and has a female coupling element, which has a slotted portion that receives the male coupling element and an angled terminus that aligns the shaft to a first position as the shaft couples to the coupling body. The slotted portion receives and engages the male coupling element when the shaft is coupled to the coupling body. The slotted portion prevents the male coupling element from disengaging when the coupling body is in a second position, and disengages the male coupling element when the coupling body is in the first position.
US10181382B2
A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and a plated layer. The capacitor element has a predetermined surface and outer peripheral surface other than the predetermined surface. The capacitor element includes an anode body, an anode lead wire and a cathode layer. The predetermined surface is perpendicular to a predetermined direction. The anode lead wire extends from the anode body along the predetermined direction through the predetermined surface. The cathode layer includes a solid electrolyte layer and forms the outer peripheral surface and a part of the predetermined surface. The plated layer completely covers the outer peripheral surface and the part of the predetermined surface.
US10181379B2
A composite sheet includes a ceramic green sheet having a lengthwise direction and a conductor film printed on the ceramic green sheet. The conductor film has a shape that has a longitudinal dimension extending in the lengthwise direction and a lateral dimension perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The conductor film includes a plurality of thickness-varied regions arranged in a row or a plurality of rows extending in the lengthwise direction while being dispersed in the lengthwise direction. The thickness-varied regions have a thickness that is different from a thickness of a portion of the conductor film excluding the thickness-varied regions.
US10181371B1
An apparatus for a magnetostrictive sensor for guided-wave-based inspection includes a flexible body with a conductor arranged to receive an alternating current for generating a magnetic field. During operation, the flexible body is arranged to be attached to an object to be inspected in such a way that a first part of the conductor arranged to generate a magnetic field parallel to a longitudinal direction of the object is arranged to surround the object and a second part of the conductor arranged to generate a magnetic field perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the object is disposed away from the object.
US10181359B2
The shift register includes first to fourth flip-flops. A first clock signal which is in a first voltage state in a first period and in a second voltage state in second to fourth periods is input to the first flip-flop. A second clock signal which is in the first voltage state in the second period and in the second voltage state in the third period and the fourth period is input to the second flip-flop. A third clock signal which is in the second voltage state in the first, second, and fourth periods and in the first voltage state in the third period is input to the third flip-flop. A fourth clock signal which is in the second voltage state in the first and second periods and in the first voltage state in the fourth period is input to the fourth flip-flop.
US10181352B2
According to one embodiment, when a garbage collection end request is received from a host during the execution of garbage collection, a controller calculates a first, time that is a time until a second processing being executed is completed. In a case where the calculated first time does not exceed the first threshold, the controller completes the second processing being executed, and stops the first processing.
US10181345B2
The load on an arbiter that conducts arbitration among host devices is reduced in an information processing system that includes the host devices and a storage device. A memory management device includes detecting units and a command generating unit. Each of the detecting units detects a timing to execute a predetermined process for the storage device. The command generating unit generates a command common to the predetermined processes subjected to the detection in the detecting units, and a sideband signal unique to each of the predetermined signals having the execution timings detected.
US10181344B1
Devices and methods include, for a memory device, generating a main input-output line signal on a main input-output line using driving circuitry. The main input-output line is coupled to multiple sensing amplifiers. Each of the sensing amplifiers each locally generate a local data line from the main data line. Each of the sensing amplifiers also includes multiple local sensing amplifiers that are selectively coupled to the generated local data line for overwriting data in the respective local sensing amplifiers.
US10181340B2
An electronic device includes a storage device and a plurality of instruction units. The plurality of instruction units respectively instruct to turn off a power supply of the storage device. At least one instruction unit among the plurality of instruction units instructs to turn off power supply to the storage device in accordance with a total of the number of power supply off operations for the storage device respectively instructed by the plurality of instruction units.
US10181339B2
Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.
US10181333B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: obtaining speech based message data and biometric data of a speaker user of a messaging system, the speech based message data being input into a computer device by the speaker user and the biometric data indicating one or more aspect of a physical condition of the speaker user during the input of the speech based message data into the computer device; processing data to determine a truthfulness parameter of the speech based message data, the processing data to determine a truthfulness parameter including processing the biometric data; and associating the truthfulness parameter to the speech based message data, wherein the associating includes tagging the speech based message data with the truthfulness parameter.
US10181331B2
A method for transforming input information into outputs, preferably including: receiving input information; transforming the input information into a set of intermediary components; implementing a transformation model with the set of intermediary components, the transformation model operable to encode the set of intermediary components across a set of output parameters in a device domain associated with a device; and executing control signals operable to deliver outputs, based on the set of output parameters, to a user of the device.
US10181319B1
An apparatus and method apparatus and/or computer software to automate testing of a voice self service platform. In its software embodiment, the present invention comprises software that runs on the windows platform to simulate all the components of an Interactive Voice Recognition Unit (VRU). In addition this embodiment can also be used as a helper unit to test individual components of an interactive voice recognition (IVR).
US10181318B2
A device is provided which adds a desired delay (echo) effect while suppressing increase in the cost with a simple structure. A CPU of an audio device activates a plurality of media players A, B, C, . . . for reproducing an audio file. The audio file is reproduced as an original sound by one of the plurality of media players, and a delay sound with respect to the original sound of the audio file is reproduced by another media player, and is added to the original sound.
US10181316B2
A maximum noise suppression level (Gmin) is not a single constant value for an entire frequency range, but is allowed to vary across frequencies. The amount of variation is dynamically computed based on the input noise characteristics. For example, if there is excess noise in the lower frequency region, the maximum noise suppression level in that region will increase to suppress the noise in that frequency region. This feature can be enabled all the time, and will be active when the input conditions warrant extra noise suppression in a particular frequency region. Thus, the effort involved in manually tuning an audio system (e.g., hands-free telephony, voice-controlled automotive head unit, etc.) can be significantly reduced or eliminated.
US10181310B2
A method for synchronizing a mouse report rate with a screen refresh rate of a computer includes: utilizing the computer to inform the mouse of a time period of each screen refresh; and adjusting the mouse report rate in accordance with the time period so that an equal integer number of frames will be reported in each screen refresh. Another method includes: determining a screen refresh rate of the computer; setting a target number of frames to be reported to the computer in each screen refresh period; scaling a motion report count of the mouse to generate a post-processed motion report count which corresponds to the target number of frames; and utilizing the post-processed motion report count to add or subtract frames to the number of frames reported during the mouse report period.
US10181308B2
The invention relates to a system for controlling the luminosity of a head-up display (36) of a vehicle, said display (36) being configured to display an image, said system comprising means (32) for assessing luminosity connected to means (34) for determining a luminosity instruction for the display (36). The system is characterized in that said means (32) for assessing luminosity are capable of assessing the external luminosity towards the front of the vehicle and beyond the image displayed on said display (36), and in that said determination means (34) are capable of determining the luminosity instruction in accordance with the external luminosity assessed and of transmitting same to the display (36).
US10181307B2
A display system comprises a display unit including a display screen, and a display control unit, wherein the display control unit sets at least one of luminance and a color map of the display screen based on wearing information indicating a wearing state of an eyewear.
US10181294B2
This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for controlling liquid crystal display brightness, and a liquid crystal display device, and relates to the field of liquid crystal display technologies, where the method includes: determining grayscale values of all pixels in a zone image data block under a predetermined rule according to a received image signal, and pre-obtaining a zone backlight value corresponding to the zone image data block according to the grayscale values; multiplying the pre-obtained zone backlight value with a backlight value gain coefficient to obtain a backlight value of a backlight zone corresponding to the zone image data block to which a gain is applied, wherein the backlight value gain coefficient is more than 1; and outputting the backlight value of the backlight zone to a driver circuit of backlight source in the backlight zone to control the brightness of the backlight source in the backlight zone as a result of driving, thus improving the effect of contrast quality of pictures displayed by the liquid crystal display device.
US10181283B2
An electronic circuit for driving an electronic component is disclosed. The electronic circuit includes a drive subcircuit, a first subcircuit, a second subcircuit, a third subcircuit, a fourth subcircuit, and a fifth subcircuit. Under control of a data signal terminal, a scan signal terminal, a first control signal terminal, a second control signal terminal, a first power supply terminal, and a second power supply terminal, the drive subcircuit is configured to have a diode connection or a source-follow connection so as to maintain a substantially stable working current running through the electronic component. The electronic circuit can be a pixel circuit, and the electronic component can be a light-emitting component comprising an organic light-emitting diode (OLED). A display panel and a display apparatus containing the electronic circuit, as well as a method for driving the electronic circuit are also disclosed.
US10181277B2
An electronic device and a method of reducing power consumption in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display device configured to display a color screen, a battery, at least one processor electrically connected to the display device and the battery, and a memory electrically connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions to allow the at least one processor to monitor a charging level of the battery, to convert at least some areas of the color screen to be displayed on the display device to black and white in response to one of a monitored battery charging level and a user input and to reverse at least a part of the areas converted to black and white when the instructions are executed.
US10181272B2
A label for a medication container that is in multiple parts or can be divided into multiple parts has a first label section, to be attached to a first container part, and a second label section, to be attached to a second container part. The first label part serves for being wrapped completely around the first container part, more than once, and is disposed within a first basic surface area region of the basic surface area of the label, intended to be wrapped around the first container part. The second label section includes a spare label having a first sub-section and a second sub-section. The first sub-section is disposed in the first basic surface area region, and the second sub-section is disposed in a second basic surface area region, which is intended for being attached to a second container part. The label is configured in such a manner that when the first and the second label section are pulled apart to open a container around which the label is adhesively applied, the first and the second label section tear apart from one another, and the first sub-section of the spare label forms a grip tab for pulling the spare label off a remainder of the second label section and/or off the second container part.
US10181266B2
Various aspects of a system and method to provide driving assistance are disclosed herein. The system comprises one or more circuits in an electronic control unit used in a vehicle configured to detect one or more actions associated with the vehicle based on one or more signals generated by one or more sensors embedded in the vehicle. The electronic control unit may be further configured to control the activation of an imaging device located on the vehicle at an opposite side of a driver of the vehicle, based on the detected one or more actions. The imaging device is operable to capture one or more images in a forward-facing direction of the vehicle.
US10181257B2
An incident command system (ICS) of the present disclosure may include an ICS application running on a network that includes multiple mobile digital devices and one or more servers. Each of the mobile digital devices may be used by a respective agent of a venue to report an incident and to carry out one or more procedures associated with the incident response. One such procedure is a child release process, in which a plurality of children may be efficiently and systematically reunited with adult guardians.
US10181254B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for monitoring on route transportations. The method includes obtaining a driving route of a target vehicle; obtaining a reference position on the driving route away from a first current position of the target vehicle; determining a second current position of the target vehicle after a reference time; determining a distance between the second current position and the reference position is greater than a preset distance; and sending a signal to a target terminal indicating that the target vehicle is off-route.
US10181253B2
Embodiments for a system and method for emergency situation broadcasting and location detection are provided. The system includes a computing environment, a network, a user computing device with a user interface, a rescue program, an emergency services server and database, an emergency service computing device, and a transponder. A process for emergency situation broadcasting and location detection is also provided that includes activating a rescue program, determining whether an alert state or rescue is requested, activating an alarm state, alerting emergency services, relaying relevant important information, determining if the rescue program is to be deactivated, alerting emergency services, and closing the rescue program.
US10181252B2
In a Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) service, activation of a wearable call device (10) by a PERS client causes a speakerphone console (12) to connect with a PERS call center (18) to enable the PERS client to converse with a call center operator while a PERS client profile is retrieved from a PERS database (52) and displayed on a display component (44) at the PERS call center. From the profile, values of a set of features are generated for the PERS client. An emergency dispatch risk prediction or other risk prediction is computed over a future time horizon for the PERS client based on the generated values of the set of features, and is displayed on the display component. The risk prediction may be wirelessly sent to a mobile device (80) for display on the mobile device.
US10181249B2
A method for detecting a presence of an object in an image comprising a pool region includes receiving an infrared image from an image sensor; identifying an area of substantially homogeneous temperature and having an outer perimeter; defining the pool region in the infrared image in response to the identified area of substantially homogeneous temperature and having an outer perimeter; identifying an object in the infrared image; and triggering an alarm in response to a predefined change in position of the object with respect to the pool region.
US10181242B1
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for generating and transmitting a Personalized Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP). The computer receives an emergency condition real-time data from a plurality of building sensors, a tracking data of at least one user from a plurality of tracking sensors, a facility structural data from a facility database, and a stored user data from a user database for the at least one user. The computer generates a personalized emergency evacuation plan (PEEP) for the at least one user, wherein is a set of recommendations to put the user in the safest position, based on at least the emergency condition real-time data and the received stored user data. The computer transmits the PEEP to a user mobile device, wherein the user mobile device presents the PEEP to the at least one user.
US10181236B2
Disclosed are a gaming terminal, a gaming cabinet and a gaming machine that include a housing having gaming components therein. The housing includes a door opening for accessing gaming components inside the housing and a door assembly having an open position that exposes the door opening, and a closed position that covers the door opening. At least one pair of externally mounted swing arms connect the door assembly to a biasing lift assembly within the housing. When the door assembly is in the closed position and a latching assembly is released, the biasing lift assembly urges the door assembly toward the open position.
US10181234B2
According to some embodiments, a coin processing system for processing a plurality of coins, comprises a rotatable disc having a resilient pad coupled thereto for imparting motion to the plurality of coins, the resilient pad being generally circular and having an outer periphery edge. The system further comprises a stationary sorting head having a lower surface generally parallel to and spaced slightly away from the resilient pad, the lower surface forming a coin path for directing the movement of each of the coins and a coin reject region for discharging coins. The reject region comprises a diverter pin. A coin to be rejected coin travels toward the diverter pin in a radial outward downward tilted manner.
US10181228B2
Systems and methods for determining the authenticity of vehicle operational data provided by telematics or other devices are provided. Vehicle performance and/or operational data may be collected and the authenticity of the data stream may be determined based on the whether the data stream includes a watermark in a predetermined location of the data stream or whether the data stream includes a data key comprising a predetermined false vehicle performance data reading. A second data recording device may also record vehicle performance and/or operational data. Both the first and second data recording devices may provide the respective vehicle performance data to a computing device. The computing device may compare the vehicle performance data from the first and second data recording devices to determine authenticity of the vehicle measurement data.
US10181225B2
A vehicle diagnostic tool that is configured to perform one or more diagnostic tests on one or more systems of a vehicle. Once the test has been performed and data collected, the data may be forwarded to a location outside of the diagnostic tool through a mobile broadband connection device that is inserted into the diagnostic tool through a designated port. Also, a method of performing a vehicle diagnostic test utilizing such a diagnostic tool.
US10181217B2
A data processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives first data that defines a shape of and a color of a surface of a three-dimensional object on each specific surface region of the three-dimensional object, and a generating unit that generates color voxel data from the first data. The generating unit assigns plural color components to plural surface voxels in accordance with color information on the color of the surface in the first data, starting with surface voxels, in a priority order of the color components from one having a lower lightness value to another having a higher lightness value, and does not assign an achromatic color component to a surface voxel if a density of the color of the surface in the first data is less than 100 percent.
US10181214B2
Systems and methods for rendering vector data in conjunction with a three-dimensional model are provided. In particular, a smooth transparent draping layer can be generated and rendered overlaying the three-dimensional model. The vector data can be texture mapped to the smooth transparent draping layer such that the vector data appears to be located along a surface in the three-dimensional model. The three-dimensional model can be a model of a geographic area and can include terrain geometry that models the terrain of the geographic area and building geometry that models buildings, bridges, and other objects in the geographic area. The smooth transparent draping layer can conform to the surfaces defined by the terrain geometry. The vector data can be texture mapped to the smooth transparent draping layer such that the vector data appears to be located along the surface of the terrain geometry but can be occluded by the building geometry.
US10181211B2
Method and apparatus of prompting a position of an aerial vehicle are provided. The method may include: obtaining first position information of the aerial vehicle and second position information of a ground end; and presenting a relative position relationship between the aerial vehicle and the ground end on a preset map according to the first position information and the second position information. Flight status including flight position and other suitable information of an aerial vehicle may therefore be directly provided.
US10181209B2
A display system is a display system which is installed in a vehicle and includes a liquid crystal display unit which outputs information representing a deviation amount of the current running speed of the vehicle from a speed limit set for an area where the vehicle is currently running.
US10181207B2
Methods, devices, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium for reconstructing an image are provided. An example method includes: acquiring Computed Tomography (CT) projection data of a subject, determining an image cutoff frequency Fimg according to a CT image matrix size for reconstructing a CT image and an imaging field of view size, obtaining a convolution kernel and a cutoff frequency Fker of the convolution kernel, using the convolution kernel as a reconstruction convolution kernel when Fker
US10181203B2
An image processing method that processes an image photographed by an electronic device is provided. The method includes obtaining a plurality of original images from the image photographed, analyzing the plurality of original images, and providing information for recommending an image processing mode based on at least a part of an analyzed result.
US10181194B2
The invention discloses a pixel acquisition circuit, an optical flow sensor, and an image acquisition system. Therein, the optical flow sensor comprises a pixel acquisition circuit array, a waveform generator, a global control unit, and a readout unit. The pixel acquisition circuit array comprises the pixel acquisition circuits in accordance with the invention. The waveform generator is operative to output a periodic signal waveform to the time signal line coupled with each of the pixel acquisition circuits in the array. The global control unit is operative to output said global activation signal to each pixel acquisition circuit through the global trigger signal line, and output a reset signal to each pixel acquisition circuit through said reset signal line. The readout unit is operative to read the signals output by at least a part of the pixel acquisition circuits in that array.
US10181193B2
Various methods and systems for reducing the effects of latency in a camera-projection system are described herein. A method includes recording, via a camera, a plurality of frames of one or more moving objects, wherein at least one of the moving objects is a target object to have an image projected thereupon. The method can include analyzing the recorded frames of the one or more moving objects to determine a predicted path of the target object. Additionally, the method can include projecting, via a projection device, an image onto the target object using the predicted path of the target object to compensate for a predetermined system latency. The method can include recording a plurality of frames of the target object and the image. The method can include adjusting the predicted path of the target object until an offset between the target object and the image is below a predetermined threshold.
US10181187B2
An information processing apparatus includes a report acquisition unit adapted to acquire report information including a region of interest in a medical image and comment information associated with the region of interest, a related region acquisition unit adapted to acquire a region related to the region of interest in the medical image, a determination unit adapted to determine a display position of a display region of the comment information so as not to make the display region of the comment information overlap the related region, and a display control unit adapted to display the medical image including the comment information so that the comment information is displayed at the determined display position of the display region on a display unit.
US10181184B2
A method is provided for identifying an image type. The method includes acquiring a histogram of a channel in a preset color space of an image to be identified, calculating a ratio between a quantity of pixels of a gray-scale value and a quantity of pixels of an adjacent gray-scale value in the channel according to the histogram, and determining a type of the image according to the ratio.
US10181181B2
A method of mitigating noise in source image data representing pixels of a 3-D image. The “3-D image” may be any type of 3-D image, regardless of whether the third dimension is spatial, temporal, or some other parameter. The 3-D image is divided into three-dimensional chunks of pixels. These chunks are apodized and a three-dimensional Fourier transform is performed on each chunk, thereby producing a three-dimensional spectrum of each chunk. The transformed chunks are processed to estimate a noise floor based on spectral values of the pixels within each chunk. A noise threshold is then determined, and the spectrum of each chunk is filtered with a denoising filter based on the noise threshold. The chunks are then inverse transformed, and recombined into a denoised 3-D image.
US10181174B2
An electronic apparatus includes a locking unit to selectively lock a physical connection with an external apparatus and a control unit to control an operation mode of the electronic apparatus, according to a connection state with the external apparatus, in which the control unit controls the locking unit to lock the connection with the external apparatus, when the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode of using a graphic processing unit of the external apparatus.
US10181162B2
Automated provisioning, according to one example embodiment, enables a mutual customer to establish an intelligent and automated connection between an accounting software system and their financial institution. For example, this might be achieved by allowing a financial institution customer to make feeds from their bank accounts available to the accounting software system within financial internet software (e.g., hosted and operated by the customer's financial institution). Once a customer selects the bank account(s) they want to share with the accounting software system, they are passed along to the accounting software system to link the selected bank account with an account they have set up in the accounting software system.
US10181160B1
Methods and systems for assigning damage to a property to causes of loss are provided. A smart home controller and/or an insurance provider remote processor (or server) may generate a time sequence of events for damage associated with an insure-related event. The time-sequence of events may be analyzed to identify causes of loss associated with damage to the property. The smart home controller or insurance provider remote processor may further analyze the time-sequence of event to determine a portion of the overall damage associated with each cause of loss. Subsequently, according to certain aspects, the smart home controller or insurance provider remote processor may automatically generate a prepopulated insurance claim for damage associated with the insurance-related event, and/or transmit the automatically prepared insurance claim to an insured for their review, approval, and/or modification, such as via wireless communication to a mobile device associated with the insured.
US10181155B2
An evaluation device according to the present application includes an acquisition unit and an evaluation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to an enterprise among information which is based on user behavior on a communication network. The evaluation unit evaluates credit of the enterprise based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. For example, the acquisition unit acquires, as the information which is based on user behavior on the communication network, information transmitted from a user in utilization of a service which is provided by various websites and which is related to the enterprise.
US10181150B2
An apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a process including: acquiring purchase propriety information and purchase condition information of software by unit of an account or a device before receiving a purchase request of the software, determining propriety of the purchase request based on the acquired purchase propriety information and purchase condition information when the purchase request of the software is received, and transmitting the purchase request when the purchase request is determined to be valid.
US10181147B2
In some embodiments of methods and systems of purchasing products via a subscription mechanism, a method comprises, presenting a subscription mechanism corresponding to a first user, wherein the subscription mechanism is associated with a set of products. In many embodiments, the method further comprises receiving a notification from a second user selecting the subscription mechanism corresponding to the first user, determining that one or more conditions are satisfied, and causing at least a portion of the set of products associated with the subscription mechanism to be purchased by the second user. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
US10181146B1
This disclosure describes various processes for collecting information about users from sources other than catalog activity data. This information can be used to generate recommendations for users with activity data deficiencies. Some example sources for this supplemental data include collaborative content sites, such as social networking sites. Social networking sites typically allow users to engage in conversations with other users through text, audio, and/or video. Conversation data collected from these sites or from other sources can be analyzed to infer user interests. A recommendation process (or other application) can use the inferred interests to supplement or take the place of catalog activity data.
US10181144B2
A method and system for interrupting interconnected processes are described. An interconnected process is a process that cannot progress unless another process is complete. A Supplier Information Management (SIM) computer is logically positioned between an accounts receivable computer and an accounts payable computer. The accounts receivable computer can use the SIM computer to perform business tasks that are processes interconnected with a profile management process. The profile management process ensures that the SIM computer has complete and up to date information about an entity using the accounts receivable computer. If the SIM computer does not have complete and up to date information, the processes corresponding to business processes are interrupted until such information is provided by the accounts receivable computer. Because business tasks cannot be completed without complete and up to date profile information, the accounts payable computer no longer receives incomplete documents like invoices for the accounts receivable computer.
US10181140B2
Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include communication using a payment processing device. Various other embodiments are described.
US10181136B2
Systems and methods for targeted advertising to specific consumers are disclosed. A system may include a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instruction to: receive, over a network, client-provided data from a client device; identify at least one consumer by comparing the client-provided data against consumer data recorded in an electronic consumer database; obtain at least one unique consumer identifier for the identified at least one consumer, the at least one unique consumer identifier not including personal identifiable information; generate a target audience pool based on the at least one unique consumer identifier; and deliver, over a network, the target audience pool to the client device to facilitate targeted advertising to specific consumers.
US10181132B1
A media player is provided. The media player comprises a communications interface, a memory store containing a plurality of personalized advertisements, and a media playback component. The targeted advertisements are refreshed by receiving updates from the communications interface during some of the intervals when the media player is connected to a network. The targeted advertisements are indexed by a plurality of characteristics, the first characteristic being a creation date of the targeted advertisements. The media playback component is configured to play a media content, wherein the media content is stored separately from the targeted advertisements, and to play one of the targeted advertisements in the memory store selected based on the characteristics of the one of the targeted advertisements.
US10181131B2
Systems and methods for determining a billing level for an advertisement provided to a user based on monitored user interaction with the advertisement are provided. A streaming component streams a media advertisement to a device in a format that allows user interaction with the media advertisement. A monitoring component monitors duration of user interaction with the advertisement, and an analysis component determines level of billing associated with the advertisement based at least in part on the monitored duration of user interaction with the advertisement. In an aspect, the analysis component determines a cumulative playing period of the advertisement based on the monitored user interaction and determines the level of billing based in part on the cumulative playing period.
US10181128B2
An advertisement, including a description of a promotion and a link, are included in a shipment of a sales item to a buyer from an online shopping site. The promotion is crafted to entice the buyer to respond to the link and trigger a further shopping opportunity based on the initial purchase. Upon responding to the link, the buyer is presented with a further promotion that includes the most recent consideration of buying incentives which are based on knowledge of selling considerations such as inventory and the marketplace that a seller may use to generate enticing content in the promotion. The seller may also take advantage of knowledge about the shopping and purchasing history of the buyer at the online shopping site in tailoring the promotion.
US10181127B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating revenue in an online game are presented. One method includes an operation for creating, in the online game, a first virtual currency and a game score, where the amount of the first virtual currency can be increased in exchange for real currency. The first virtual currency can be traded for advancement in the online game. Further, a game module, that is an autonomous game within the online game, is started, and a second virtual currency and a module score are created in the game module. The amount of the second virtual currency can be increased in exchange for real currency, where the second virtual currency can be traded for advancement in the game module and cannot be traded for advancement in the online game outside of the game module. Advancement in the game module increases the module score and does not increase the game score. In addition, at least one form of advancement in the game module can be obtained with the second virtual currency and cannot be obtained with the first virtual currency.
US10181126B2
The systems and methods may be used to recommend an item to a consumer. The methods may comprise determining, based on a collaborative filtering algorithm, a consumer relevance value associated with an item, and transmitting, based on the consumer relevance value, information associated with the item to a consumer. The method may further comprise generating a ranked list of items based upon a plurality of consumer relevance values, transmitting a ranked list of items to a consumer, and/or re-ranking a ranked list of items based upon a merchant goal.
US10181109B2
An apparatus, including a shipment conveyance device, wherein the shipment conveyance device is a shipping container, pallet, or piece of luggage; a receiver; a global positioning device which is located in, on, or at, the shipment conveyance device and which determines a position or location of the shipment conveyance device; a processor which generates a message in response to an occurrence of an event or in response to a request for information regarding the shipment conveyance device, wherein the request for information is automatically received by the receiver, wherein the message contains information regarding a position or location of the shipment conveyance device; and a transmitter which is located in, on, or at, the shipment conveyance device and which transmits the message to a communication device associated with an owner of the shipment conveyance device or an individual authorized to receive the message.
US10181106B2
System and methods are disclosed associated with processing information and/or initiating workflow in a CRM, Sales Force Automation, time and expense reporting system or professional services provider management system, including aggregating, analyzing and/or otherwise processing data related to real world events. According to some embodiments, event data is classified and event data requiring user input is determined, notifications to provide user input for the event data may be transmitted, and/or various features of follow-on workflow or launching follow-on workflow may be initiated, facilitated or provided. Various implementations also relate to classification, splitting events, merging events, time extensions/exceptions for processing events, processing of corollary events and the provision of chronologically organized historical records of interactions between groups of users and individuals or companies.
US10181105B2
A computer system comprises a display system and a workflow adapter in communication with the display system. The workflow adapter identifies an object within a network. The workflow adapter then received a selection of the object. In response to receiving the selection of the object, the workflow adapter creates a custom group that includes the object. The custom group is a loose association of objects within the network and does not exist as a separate object within the network. The workflow adapter then performs an operation on the group.
US10181103B2
A method for managing inbound user traffic to a reservation system. The method includes receiving messages from one or more users and determining, by one or more computer processors, at least one of the one or more users is not a preferred user, based on the messages received. The method further includes sending the messages from the at least one user to a limiting component, wherein the limiting component slows the messages from the at least one of the one or more users to the reservation system.
US10181095B2
An image forming apparatus performs a first preparation operation in a full color mode when power is supplied. The apparatus performs, when an image formation request is inputted after the first preparation operation completes, a second preparation operation in a designated color mode in accordance with the image formation request. When an image formation request is inputted during the first preparation operation, the apparatus skips the second preparation operation and performs image formation after the first preparation operation completes.
US10181093B2
A scanning device includes a base, an upper cover pivotally covered to the base, a motor mounted to the base, two roller assemblies, a sensor mounted in the first channel, and a card supporting mechanism. A first channel, a scanning channel and a second channel are formed between the upper cover and the base. The scanning channel has a scanning read line. The first channel, the scanning channel and the second channel are communicated with one another. The two roller assemblies are connected with and driven by the motor. The card supporting mechanism is mounted to the base. The card supporting mechanism includes a blocking board movably disposed behind the second channel along the longitudinal direction, and a front surface of the blocking board is parallel to the scanning read line and orthogonal to the second channel.
US10181081B2
A computerized system, comprising: a computer system having an input unit, a display unit, one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable medium, the one or more processors executing image display and analysis software to cause the one or more processors to: receive an identification of a structure from the input device, the structure having multiple sides, an outline, and a height; obtain characteristics of a camera mounted onto an unmanned aircraft; generate unmanned aircraft information including: flight path information configured to direct the unmanned aircraft to fly a flight path around the structure that is laterally and vertically offset from the structure, the lateral and vertical offset being dependent upon the height of the structure, an orientation of the camera relative to the unmanned aircraft, and the characteristics of the camera; and, store the unmanned aircraft information on the one or more non-transitory computer readable medium.
US10181070B2
An optical fingerprint sensor includes: cover glass for receiving a finger; a transparent electrode layer below a bottom surface of the cover glass; an organic light emitting diode layer (OLED) below the transparent electrode layer; and a metal electrode layer below the OLED layer. Multiple openings extend through each of the transparent electrode layer, OLED layer, and metal electrode layer, and transmit reflected light reflected from a top surface of the cover glass when a finger is positioned over the top surface of the cover glass. A collimator or pinhole filter is below the metal electrode layer, and includes multiple apertures for transmitting the reflected light after the reflected light is transmitted through the multiple openings. An imager is below the bottom surface of the collimator or pinhole filter, and includes an array of pixels that detects the reflected light after the reflected light is transmitted through the multiple apertures.
US10181057B2
In particular embodiments, a method may include automatically determining that a mobile computing device is unlocked and away from a pre-determined trusted user associated with the mobile computing device, where the determining that the mobile computing device is away from the pre-determined trusted user is based on communication between the mobile computing device and an identification device carried by the trusted user, and by the mobile computing device, automatically erasing all software and data on the mobile computing device. The identification device may include a BLUETOOTH fob, a Near-Field Communication (NFC) tag, or a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The method may include communicating with the identification device to verify that the identification device is in a vicinity of the mobile computing device. The communication may be via a communication protocol such as BLUETOOTH, a Near-Field Communication (NFC), or Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID).
US10181054B1
A system and method is provided for secure file and document management and editing by local client devices. An exemplary method includes receiving by a server, an identifier of a data block and a portion of the data block from a client device, encrypting the first portion of the data block, and generating an encryption key based on the identifier of the data block. The method further includes transmitting, by the server, the encrypted first portion of the data block to the client device to be stored locally in memory of the client device, and causing a second portion of the data block to be encrypted by the client device using the encryption key. A as result, the encrypted second portion of the data block can be stored in the memory of the client device in connection with the encrypted first portion of the data block.
US10181051B2
In particular embodiments, a data processing data inventory generation system is configured to: (1) generate a data model (e.g., a data inventory) for one or more data assets utilized by a particular organization; (2) generate a respective data inventory for each of the one or more data assets; and (3) map one or more relationships between one or more aspects of the data inventory, the one or more data assets, etc. within the data model. In particular embodiments, a data asset (e.g., data system, software application, etc.) may include any entity that collects, processes, contains, and/or transfers personal data (e.g., a software application, database, website, server, etc.). A data asset may include any software or device (e.g., server or servers) utilized by a particular entity for such data collection, processing, transfer, storage, etc. The system may then utilize the generated model to fulfill a data subject access request.
US10181043B1
Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for correlating privacy-related portions of a data stream with information indicative of a privacy policy. The method includes receiving privacy-related portions of a data stream transmitted from a source intended for a destination and receiving information indicative of a privacy policy associated with the destination. The privacy-related portions of the data stream then may be correlated with the information indicative of the privacy policy. According to this correlation, the privacy-related portions of the data stream may be forwarded to the destination.
US10181039B1
The disclosed computer-implemented method for providing computing security by classifying organizations may include (1) identifying a request to classify an organization, (2) generating a web page dynamically in response to the request, the web page including content that describes the organization, (3) locating, within the web page, an advertisement that is dynamically generated by an advertisement network based at least in part on the content of the web page, (4) analyzing the advertisement to determine an organizational classification associated with the advertisement, and (5) imputing the organizational classification to the organization based at least in part on the advertisement having been dynamically generated by the advertisement network based at least in part on the content of the web page. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10181038B2
This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for deployment assurance checks for monitoring industrial control systems and other systems. A method includes identifying, by a risk manager system, a plurality of connected devices that are vulnerable to cyber-security risks. The method includes determining devices to be monitored from the plurality of connected devices. The method includes evaluating system resource usage, by the risk manager system, on each device to be monitored. The method includes providing recommendations to a user as to whether or not the user should proceed with the monitoring, based on the evaluation.
US10181037B2
Booting a machine in a secure fashion in a potentially unsecure environment. The method includes a target machine beginning a boot process. The method further includes the target machine determining that it needs provisioning data to continue booting. The target machine contacts a secure infrastructure to obtain the provisioning data. The target machine provides an identity claim that can be verified by the secure infrastructure. As a result of the secure infrastructure verifying the identity claim, the target machine receives a request from the secure infrastructure to establish a key sealed to the target machine. The target machine provides the established key to the secure infrastructure. The target machine receives the provisioning data from the secure infrastructure. The provisioning data is encrypted to the established key. The target machine decrypts the encrypted provisioning data, and uses the provisioning data to finish booting.
US10181030B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable media for blocking attempts at runtime redirection and attempts to change memory permissions during runtime. The present disclosure describes features that enable runtime detection of an attempt to redirect routines or change memory permissions, and determining whether to allow or deny the attempt. Such features may include changing memory write permissions on memory segments, such as those segments used by dynamic loaders after call associations have been saved or otherwise created. Other features may include swapping the addresses of system routines (e.g., open, read, write, close, etc.) to new routines that perform the same function as well as additional functionality configured to detect attempts to redirect or change memory permissions. Once detected by the new routine during runtime, a determination may be made to deny or allow the call based on a policy.
US10181029B1
A method for hardening in the field code of mobile software applications is described that includes receiving, by a cloud service framework, an application via a user interface over a network. The method also includes generating, by the cloud service framework, a representation of the code of the application and determining, by the cloud service framework, changes to code of the application based at least in part on the representation, wherein the changes to the code preclude the application from performing one or more unwanted behaviors. The method also includes instrumenting, by a static instrumentation unit within the cloud service framework, the application with the changes to the code to create an instrumented application that does not perform the one or more unwanted behaviors.
US10181023B2
A verification method includes displaying a selected pattern set on a display device electrically connected with a user apparatus. One of a first selected pattern and a second selected pattern as an as-selected pattern is selected. The as-selected pattern is used as a first target pattern, and the other is used as a second target pattern. A match object area and a target object area on the display device are displayed. The selected pattern is displayed in the match object area, and the first and second object patterns are displayed in the target object area. A user operates the user apparatus or a connected wearable device to control and select the as-selected pattern in the match object area on the display device or on another display device. When the as-selected pattern conforms to the first object pattern, the verification is finished.
US10181018B2
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) compounds, and methods of using the same for treating bone fractures, treating osteoporosis and/or metabolic bone diseases, and inducing osteogenesis and/or chondrogenesis, are disclosed.
US10181017B2
A device can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a touchscreen display operatively coupled to the processor; a sensor operatively coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to render targets to the touchscreen display, receive, via the touchscreen display, pattern information associated with the targets, receive sensor information via the sensor, and transition the device from a locked state to an unlocked state based at least in part on stored pattern information, the received pattern information and the received sensor information.
US10181014B2
An apparatus for automated storage and dispensing of medications. Medications are stored in an inventory storage container attached to a frame of the apparatus. Medications are delivered to the apparatus via a locked delivery container. A carrier mechanism retrieves medications from the inventory storage container and delivery container and moves medications to various subsystems of the apparatus. Information related to medications is communicated to a remote pharmacist prior to dispensing the medication. Multiple installations of the apparatus are centrally coordinated.
US10181008B2
The present invention provides algorithm-based molecular assays that involve measurement of expression levels of genes from a biological sample obtained from a kidney cancer patient. The present invention also provides methods of obtaining a quantitative score for a patient with kidney cancer based on measurement of expression levels of genes from a biological sample obtained from a kidney cancer patient. The genes may be grouped into functional gene subsets for calculating the quantitative score and the gene subsets may be weighted according to their contribution to cancer recurrence.
US10181001B2
A compensating initialization module may be automatically inserted into a design to compensate for register retiming which changes the designs behavior under reset. The device configuration circuitry may provide an adjustment sequence length as well as a start signal to the initialization module to properly reset the retimed user logic implemented on the integrated circuit after initial configuration and unfreezing of the integrated circuit. The auto initialization module may control the c-cycle initialization process and indicate to the user logic when c-cycle initialization has completed. The user logic may subsequently begin a user-specified reset sequence. When the user-specified reset sequence ends, the user logic implemented on the integrated circuit may begin normal operations. Additionally, a user reset request may also trigger the auto initialization module to begin a reset process.
US10180998B2
A modeling framework for evaluating the impact of weather conditions on farming and harvest operations applies real-time, field-level weather data and forecasts of meteorological and climatological conditions together with user-provided and/or observed feedback of a present state of a harvest-related condition to agronomic models and to generate a plurality of harvest advisory outputs for precision agriculture. A harvest advisory model simulates and predicts the impacts of this weather information and user-provided and/or observed feedback in one or more physical, empirical, or artificial intelligence models of precision agriculture to analyze crops, plants, soils, and resulting agricultural commodities, and provides harvest advisory outputs to a diagnostic support tool for users to enhance farming and harvest decision-making, whether by providing pre-, post-, or in situ-harvest operations and crop analyses.
US10180996B2
A method of Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD simulation for a product including a plurality of individual components, the method comprising creating a library of known components, including their component geometry and modeling properties needed for simulation, the components being individually meshed within the library; using a graphical user interface GUI to select and place a plurality of components from the library in a desired configuration to make up a CFD model of a product; and CFD simulating the model by scheduling a plurality of solvers, each solver modeling a component group comprising part or all of at least one component, to manage the time of action of the solvers and data exchange between the solvers.
US10180994B2
A system and a method are disclosed for simulating a target system. The target system may include a plurality of components coupled via a communication bus. Each component of the target system may include a model algorithm representing the internal behavior of the component, and a model interface configured to transfer and/or receive communication payloads to/from a peer component in the target system. During simulation initialization, a simulation model of a component of the target system is accessed and a protocol engine, associated with a bus communication protocol is selected to be attached to the simulation model of the accessed component. Then, during the simulation of the target system, the model interface receives an incoming payload and informs the protocol engine of the received payload. The protocol engine may instruct the model algorithm of the component to perform a protocol specific action based on the received payload.
US10180991B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a page switching unit for switching a display screen from a first Web page screen displayed on a display unit to a second Web page screen, and a switching information notification unit for notifying a page switching information on a notification screen before the second Web page screen is displayed while switching between the pages by the page switching unit, the page switching information is based on information included in at least the second Web page of the first and second Web pages, and the notification screen is a different screen from the first Web page.
US10180988B2
An approach is provided to provide communication between a user and a question answering (QA) system using a persona. A persona-based profile is identified to utilize in a conversation between the user and the QA system with the persona being relevance and/or sentiment based. A question is received at the QA system from the user. The QA system retrieves candidate answers which are compared to the persona-based profile. The candidate answers are scored based on the comparison. One or more of the candidate answers are selected based on the scores and these candidate answers are provided to the user.
US10180983B1
Systems and methods are described for sharing a user interface between users. The system transmits live video simultaneously to a plurality of users. Then, the system determines a subset of the plurality of users, such that the subset includes two users that have a predetermined relationship. Then, during playback of the video, the system detects an object in a frame of the video corresponding to preferences of the first user. In response, the system determines whether the second user is researching information related to the object during playback of the video. If the second user is researching such information, the system streams a mirror image of a user interface with which the second user is performing the researching to the first user.
US10180980B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for identifying duplicate events. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided that includes receiving an event based on a user interaction with a client device, and determining content and a location for the event. The method further includes calculating a duplicate value for the event using the content and the location of the even, and determining a degree of similarity by comparing the duplicate value to a table of stored duplicate values. In addition, the method includes identifying the event as a duplicate of a stored event when the degree of similarity exceeds a predetermined threshold level of similarity, and indexing the event on the client device depending on the determination of whether or not the event is a duplicate of the stored event.
US10180975B2
According to an implementation, a host computing device receives, from a first computing device, a data collection request of a first user. The data collection request indicates a data point (whose characteristics are defined in a mark-up language schema) that is to be the subject of the data collection and identifies a second user as provider of a value for the data point. The host computing device notifies the second user of the data collection request and receives, from a second computing device, a request of the second user for the data point to be assigned a plurality of categories. In response to the request of the second user, the host computing device extends the mark-up language schema to characterize the plurality of categories within the mark-up language schema.
US10180973B2
A system and method is described for database split generation in a massively parallel or distributed database environment including a plurality of databases and a data warehouse layer providing data summarization and querying functionality. A database table accessor of the system obtains, from an associated client application, a query for data in a table of the data warehouse layer, wherein the query includes a user preference. The system obtains table data representative of properties of the table, and determines a splits generator in accordance with one or more of the user preference or the properties of the table. The system generates, by the selected splits generator, table splits dividing the user query into a plurality of query splits, and outputs the plurality of query splits to an associated plurality of mappers for execution by the associated plurality of mappers of each of the plurality of query splits against the table.
US10180963B2
A data stream management system (DSMS) receives an input data stream from data stream sources and respective location information associated with sets of the data stream sources. A continuous query is executed against data items received via the input data streams to generate at least one client output data stream. A load shedding process is executed when the DSMS is overloaded with data from the input data streams. When the DSMS is not overloaded and for the location information associated with each of the data stream source sets, a respective utility value is determined indicating a utility to the client of data from the data stream source sets. The location information is stored in association with the corresponding data utility value. The location information received when the DSMS is overloaded is used, together with the data utility values, to identify input data streams whose data items are to be discarded.
US10180960B2
A method for query processing includes receiving a query, and determining a query type by determining if the query is a structured query language (SQL) query including multiple distinct aggregates (MDAs), or a SQL query including cube, rollup or grouping sets operations. Based on the determination, the method includes processing the query to generate an output, and performing a predetermined number of maximum group by operations on the output based on the query type to generate a response to the query.
US10180959B2
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for centralized message searching of business processes. One process includes identifying a process integration (PI) domain associated with a message search, where the PI domain includes at least one PI component, and receiving a set of user-defined search attributes for searching messages within the identified PI domain, where each search attribute associated with a corresponding value. At least one message corresponding to the set of the received user-defined search attributes associated with at least one PI component is identified, and information associated with the identified at least one message corresponding to at least a portion of the set of received search attributes is retrieved. At least a portion of the retrieved information associated with the identified at least one message is presented via a user interface.
US10180952B2
A search engine to index web content with user content. A server computer receives, from a first client computer operated by a first user, an identification of first web content displayed by a web browser of the first client computer in a main browser window. The identification of the first web content is transmitted by the first user to the server computer via a user interface separate from the main browser window. The server computer then indexes the first web content. In response to receiving a search query from a web browser of a second client computer operated by a second user, the server computer transmits search results to the web browser of the second client computer. The search results include the first web content identified by the first user in a position relative to identifications of other web content received from other users.
US10180950B2
A method and an image processing system of processing thermal images captured using a thermal imaging system. The processing comprises determining a reference image depicting a scene and retrieving, from a number of thermal images comprised in a data storage, a set of one or more thermal images based on a predetermined similarity measure. A measurement location in the reference image is determined, and for each of the one or more retrieved thermal images: a corresponding measurement location in the respective retrieved thermal image is determined; and a thermographic tool is placed on the corresponding measurement location in the respective retrieved thermal image.
US10180949B2
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for information searching. The method includes: displaying a shooting interface for image search, and displaying guide information in the shooting interface; obtaining an image shot according to the guide information; and obtaining a search result according to the image shot and displaying the search result. With the present method for information searching, an accuracy rate of the image search may be improved, and requirements of a user may be better satisfied.
US10180944B2
An information processing device, comprises: a link information obtaining part that obtains link information to a file corresponding to a selected web content in response to detecting a select of at least one of web contents from a first contents screen on which the web contents obtained from a first storage server are laid out; a storage information obtaining part that obtains storage information of a second storage server corresponding to a designated display area in response to detecting a designating operation of the display area of the web content on a second contents screen after the link information is obtained; a file obtaining part that obtains the file corresponding to the selected web content from the first storage server based on the link information; and a file transmitting part that sends the file obtained by the file obtaining part to the second storage server based on the storage information.
US10180935B2
A system for identifying language(s) for content items is disclosed. The system can identify different languages for content item words segments by identifying segment languages that maximize a probability across the segments. The probability can be a combination of: an author's likelihood for the language identified for the first word; a combination of transition frequencies for selected languages identified for words, the transition frequencies indicating likelihoods that a transition occurred to the selected language from the previous word's language; and a combination of observation probabilities indicating, for a given word in the content item, a likelihood the given word is in the identified language. For an in-vocabulary word, the observation probabilities can be based on learned probability for that word. For an out-of-vocabulary word, the probability can be computed by breaking the word into overlapping n-grams and computing combined learned probabilities that each n-gram is in the given language.
US10180931B2
Embodiments of the current invention may include methods, systems, and products designed to utilize a template processor to determine particular data types and/or data instances that are matched to each of a number of different templates. An input file containing at least a data type/instances portion may be processed along with another input that includes templates with code for processing one or more of the data types/instances. Some of the data types/instances may have a unique identifier added to the definition and/or instantiation. Similarly, some of the templates may have code added that may cause the template processor to create an output for each data type/instance that is processed using the template. The output of the processor may then be used to indicate which of the data types/instances may be processed by each template for which the additional code was added.
US10180924B2
Disaggregated computing architectures, platforms, and systems are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a data processing system is provided. The method includes communicatively coupling graphics processing units (GPUs) over a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) fabric. The method also includes establishing a peer-to-peer arrangement between the GPUs over the PCIe fabric by at least providing an isolation function in the PCIe fabric configured to isolate a device PCIe address domain associated with the GPUs from at least a local PCIe address domain associated with a host processor that initiates the peer-to-peer arrangement between the GPUs.
US10180921B2
Embodiments relate to non-interfering transactions. An aspect includes receiving, by a first transaction, a conflicting remote access request from a requester, the remote access request being directed to a memory area that is owned as part of at least one of a transactional read set and transactional write set by the first transaction. Another aspect includes determining whether the requester is a second transaction that is indicated as a non-interfering transaction with respect to the first transaction. Another aspect includes, based on determining that the requester is indicated as a non-interfering transaction with the first transaction, handling the remote access request. Yet another aspect includes continuing execution of the first transaction and the second transaction after handling the remote access request.
US10180920B2
Apparatuses and methods for asymmetric input/output interfaces for memory are disclosed. An example apparatus may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive first data signals having a first voltage swing and having a first slew rate. The transmitter may be configured to provide second data signals having a second voltage swing and having a second slew rate, wherein the first and second voltage swings are different, and wherein the first and second slew rates are different.
US10180912B1
A computer system, such as a data storage system, implements techniques for segregating and controlling access to data stored in multiple regions. In some embodiments, redundancy coded shards generated from the data and stored in durable storage of a data storage system is allocated across multiple regions, but in a fashion that prevents actors with access to regions outside that of a “home” region from recovering a sufficient number of unique shards to regenerate the data represented thereby. In some embodiments, encryption is used to segregate the data by encrypting the generated shards, then storing the cryptographic information on or otherwise controlling access on hosts or other devices of only the home region.
US10180911B2
A processor including logic to execute an instruction to synchronize a mapping from a physical address of a guest of a virtualization based system (guest physical address) to a physical address of the host of the virtualization based system (host physical address), and stored in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), with a corresponding mapping stored in an extended paging table (EPT) of the virtualization based system.
US10180904B2
Provided is a cache memory. The cache memory includes a first to Nth level-1 caches configured to correspond to first to Nth cores, respectively, a level-2 sharing cache configured to be shared by the first to Nth level-1 caches, and a coherence controller configured to receive an address from each of the first to Nth cores and allocate at least a partial area in an area of the level-2 sharing cache to one of the first to Nth level-1 caches based on the received address.
US10180898B2
A test device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute a test on a first virtual machine among a plurality of virtual machines included in a network in operation. The processor is configured to generate a first snapshot of the first virtual machine before the test is executed. The processor is configured to generate a first substitute machine from the first snapshot. The first substitute machine is a substitute for the first virtual machine. The processor is configured to determine whether the test results in success. The processor is configured to replace the first virtual machine with the first substitute machine depending on a result of the determination.
US10180897B2
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method may include identifying a fault location of a fault in a software program using a test suite. The method may further include implementing, in the software program, a repair candidate for the fault. In addition, the method may include augmenting the test suite with a plurality of test oracles that are based on observed behavior of the software program and that correspond to the fault location. Moreover, the method may include running the augmented test suite with respect to the software program with the implemented repair candidate. The method may also include prioritizing the repair candidate as a repair of the software program based on a failure rate of the plurality of test oracles with respect to running the augmented test suite.
US10180887B1
The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and/or sequence that adaptively provide the recovery of data after a power cycle sequence, wherein only minimal updates are provided for control blocks associated with the data.
US10180886B2
A processing device receives a request to recreate an application from a particular point in time and determines a set of tags in a data store of hierarchical tags. The set of tags describe a computing environment hosting the application from the particular point in time. The hierarchical tags in the data store are created in response to a change to parameters of the computing environment. The processing device copies a snapshot from the data store to a replication data store, the snapshot of the computing environment being associated with a source data tag of the set of tags. The processing device recreates the computing environment hosting the application from the particular point in time in a replication environment using the set of tags and the snapshot stored in the replication data store.
US10180885B2
A system and method are provided for backing up and recovering data that allows the data to be modified and backed up even while recovery is still in progress. In some embodiments, the method includes performing a data recovery procedure on a computing system. The data recovery procedure includes identifying a set of data objects stored on a recovery system; retrieving the set of data objects; and storing data of the retrieved set of data objects to at least one storage device. Data objects may be prioritized so that data that is in demand is retrieved first. Data that is modified during the data recovery procedure is tracked and backed up to an object-storage system during the data recovery procedure. In some embodiments, backing up the modified data is part of an incremental backup procedure that excludes data objects that contains only unmodified data.
US10180878B2
A memory system according to an embodiment includes a non-volatile memory that performs multi-value recording using a plurality of pages and a controller. The controller performs bit inversion for any page of first symbols in a data string. The first symbols are a certain code sequence in the data string. The controller dispersedly allocates bits to be inverted to the plurality of pages. The controller records substitution position information indicating a position of the bit inversion in redundant data of the bit-inverted page.
US10180877B2
The present disclosure discloses a data storage device having error detection and correction capabilities. The data storage device includes an information encoder/decoder having error checking circuitry to determine whether one or more errors present in an input datastream. When the one or more errors are present in the input datastream, the information encoder/decoder activates error correction circuitry to correct the one or more errors when present in the input datastream. Otherwise, when the one or more errors are not present in the input datastream, the information encoder/decoder deactivates the error correction circuitry. This activation and deactivation conserves power when compared to conventional data storage devices. Any error correction circuitry, if present, in these conventional data storage devices continuously remain active even when the one or more errors are not present in the input datastream.
US10180874B2
A data storage device may include a memory and a controller that includes an error correction coding (ECC) decoder configured to operate in a plurality of decoding modes. The controller also includes a bit error rate estimator configured to determine, based on data received from the memory, bit error rate estimates for ECC codewords from the memory. The controller also includes a data path management unit configured to reorder the codewords based on the bit error rate estimates and to provide the reordered codewords to the ECC decoder.
US10180872B2
Methods that use marking, leveling and linking (“MLL”) processes to identify problems and dynamically correlate events recorded in various log files generated for a use-case of an application are described. The marking process determines fact objects associated with the use-case from events recorded in the various log files, database dumps, captured user actions, network traffic, and third-party component logs in order to identify non-predefined problems with running the application in a distributed computing environment. The MLL methods do not assume a predefined input format and may be used with any data structure and plain log files. The MLL methods present results in a use-case trace in a graphical user interface. The use-case trace enables human users to monitor and troubleshoot execution of the application. The use-case trace identifies the types of non-predefined problems that have occurred and points in time when the problems occurred.
US10180870B2
A network device includes a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions therein, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the network device to perform: storing a first mail address and a second mail address; generating a first email to be addressed to the first mail address and a second email to be addressed to the second mail address, the first email having a first body including a URL, the second email having a second body including the URL; detecting a specific failure occurring in the network device; transmitting the first email to the first mail address and the second email to the second mail address when the specific failure is detected.
US10180869B2
Monitoring the health of a computer system and suggesting an order of repair when problems within the computer system have been identified. Problem(s) and problem entity(s) within the computer system are identified during monitoring. Relationship(s) of the problem entities with other entities in the computer system are identified. A relationship type for each of the identified relationship(s) is determined. A combination of the identified problem(s), the identified problem entity(s), and the determined relationship type(s) is analyzed to determine an order in which repairs of one or more user-visible entities of the computing system should occur in order to address the identified problem(s). An alert comprising the determined order of the repairs is then presented to a user.
US10180867B2
Systems and methods are shown for detecting potential attacks on a domain, where one or more servers, in response to a failure event, obtain a lambda value from a baseline model of historical data associated with a current time interval corresponding to the failure event, determine a probability of whether a total count of failure events for the current time interval is within an expected range using a cumulative density function based on the lambda value, and identify a possible malicious attack if the probability is less than or equal to a selected alpha value.
US10180864B2
Systems and methods of increasing the efficiency of an event processing system are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises identifying a first group of computing events from a plurality of computing events in an execution pipeline based on a similarity between the computing events of the first group, and merging the computing events of the first group into a single representative computing event of the first group in the execution pipeline. In some example embodiments, the identifying of the first group of computing events comprises calculating a corresponding identifier using a hash function on at least one attribute of the corresponding computing event for each one of the plurality of computing events in the execution pipeline, and determining that the computing events of the first group have corresponding identifiers that match each other.
US10180863B2
A consumer transmits a set of system updates corresponding to an initial set of events retrieved from an event stream. The consumer determines that acknowledgement of the transmission of the initial set of events has not been received. The consumer executes another retrieval operation to retrieve events from the event stream which results in retrieving an updated set of events. The updated set of events includes the initial set of events and one or more additional events. The consumer trims the updated set of events to remove the one or more additional events and obtains the initial set of events. The consumer re-determines and re-transmits the system updates corresponding to the initial set of events that were obtained by trimming the updated set of events.
US10180859B1
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for overprovisioning resources are disclosed. Resource usage statistics may be gathered for a plurality of client virtual machines (“VMs”). Statistical characteristics of resource usage by the plurality of client VMs may be calculated. It may also be determined which of the plurality of client VMs requesting resources to allocate resources to, as well as an amount of the resources to allocate, in a given time slot based on the calculated statistical characteristics.
US10180857B2
A method and mobile terminal for determining a power efficiency of an application installed in and executed by a mobile terminal. The method includes: determining power consumption per unit time according to units of the installed and executed application; and determining a power efficiency level of the installed and executed application based on the determined power consumption per unit time. The mobile terminal includes: a power consumption determiner configured to determine power consumption per unit time according to units of the installed and executed application; and a level determiner configured to determine a power efficiency level of the installed and executed application based on the determined power consumption per unit time.
US10180856B2
A method for performing dynamic port remapping during instruction scheduling in an out of order microprocessor is disclosed. The method comprises selecting and dispatching a plurality of instructions from a plurality of select ports in a scheduler module in first clock cycle. Next, it comprises determining if a first physical register file unit has capacity to support instructions dispatched in the first clock cycle. Further, it comprises supplying a response back to logic circuitry between the plurality of select ports and a plurality of execution ports, wherein the logic circuitry is operable to re-map select ports in the scheduler module to execution ports based on the response. Finally, responsive to a determination that the first physical register file unit is full, the method comprises re-mapping at least one select port connecting with an execution unit in the first physical register file unit to a second physical register file unit.
US10180855B1
A system and method is provided for controlling an operating state of a virtual processor. An exemplary method includes determining a blocked state of a guest operating system, and, upon detecting the blocked state, determining a number of interrupt events during a first time period. If the number of interrupts is less than a first threshold or even zero during a first time period, the method includes protecting memory pages from execution by the virtual processor. Moreover, the method includes detecting, during a second time period, when the processor attempts to execute protected memory pages and unprotecting these protected memory page. Then, during a third time period, the method includes monitoring execution by the processor of the unprotected memory pages and maintaining the processor in an idle state based on the number of executed unprotected memory pages during the third time period.
US10180845B1
A method for network booting by a preboot execution environment (PXE) proxy is described. The method includes receiving one or more boot service discovery protocol (BSDP) packets from a client device. The method also includes determining a bootable image file to provide to the client device based on characteristics of the client device received in the one or more BSDP packets. The method further includes determining a nearest network location of the bootable image file. The method additionally includes providing the nearest network location of the bootable image file to the client device.
US10180840B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for dynamic nullification of memory access instructions, such as memory store instructions. In some examples of the disclosed technology, an apparatus can include memory and one or more block-based processor cores. One of the cores can include an execution unit configured to execute memory access instructions comprising a plurality of memory load and/or memory store instructions contained in an instruction block. The core can also include a hardware structure storing data for at least one predicate instruction in the instruction block, the data identifying whether one or more of the memory store instructions will issue if a condition of the predicate instruction is satisfied. The core may further include a control unit configured to control issuing of the memory access instructions to the execution unit based at least in a part on the hardware structure data.
US10180835B2
In an example, a system is provided and the system includes a motor vehicle component client, a server located in the cloud, and an application to be installed on a personal portable device, such as mobile phone or other portable, mobile electronic device. In some examples, the system enables efficient vehicle software updates to the Engine Control Unit (ECU), the head unit, or the like, or combinations thereof, and/or enables efficient wireless transmission of vehicle data analytics associated with diagnostic information, location information, or the like, or combinations thereof.
US10180832B2
This invention relates to an application matching method for a mobile device and an accessory device. The mobile device installs a plurality of applications. When the mobile device is connected to the accessory device, the accessory device can receive an application list from the mobile device. The application list should be a list of applications installed on the mobile device. Thus, the accessory device is able to install or reload part of or all applications installed on the mobile device according to the application list.
US10180829B2
A processing device includes a target processor instruction memory to store a plurality of memory access instructions, and a compiler. A vector invariant candidate detection module of the compiler to determine whether the memory access instruction is to be replaced by vector invariant access code, and in response: the complier to generate first replacement code that vectorizes the memory access instruction using vector invariant access code, and to replace the memory access instruction with the first replacement code. A vector modulo addressing candidate detection module of the compiler to determine whether the memory access instruction is to be replaced by vector modulo addressing access code, and in response: the complier to generate second replacement code that vectorizes the memory access instruction using vector modulo addressing code, and to replace the memory access instruction with the second replacement code.
US10180826B2
A compiler generates transfer functions for blocks of a program during compilation of the program. The transfer functions estimate bit widths of variables in the blocks based on numbers of bits needed to carry out at least one instruction in the blocks and whether the variables are live in the blocks. For example, a transfer function may return a number indicating how many bits of a variable are needed to execute a current instruction as a function of the number of bits of the variable used by the program in subsequent instructions. Numbers of bits to represent the variables in the compiled program based on the transfer functions.
US10180825B2
Ubershaders may be used in a graphics development environment as an efficiency tool because many options and properties may be captured in a single shader program. Each selectable option of property in the shader code may be tagged with an attribute to indicate the presence of the selection. The single shader program embodying the many selectable options and properties may be compiled to an intermediate version that also embodies the many options and properties, along with at least remnants of the tagging attributes. Upon a request for executable code including indications of the desired selectable options or properties, generation of the executable code may proceed such that it includes only the desire selectable options and properties and not other selectable options and properties embodied in the source code.
US10180817B2
An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit, a request accepting unit, a second communication unit, and a process performing unit. The first communication unit performs first communication to communicate with a terminal apparatus. The request accepting unit accepts a request for a data processing process from the terminal apparatus via the first communication. The second communication unit stores information concerning the requested data processing process in a memory upon the request accepting unit accepting the request, temporarily disconnects a connection between the information processing apparatus and the terminal apparatus, and performs second communication to communicate with the terminal apparatus in a case where a condition under which the requested data processing process is performed is satisfied. The process performing unit performs the requested data processing process via the second communication by using the information stored in the memory.
US10180811B2
A semiconductor storage device includes m (m≥2) memory chips, a buffer, and a controller. The controller arranges, in the buffer, a first plurality of data units to be transferred to N (1≤N≤m) of the m memory chips, in an order in which each of the first plurality of data units has been received from a host, for each one of the N memory chips, and arranges a second plurality of data units, if any, in an order in which each of the second plurality of data units has been received from the host, for each one of the next N memory chips. Upon the arranged data units, the controller collectively transfers the certain number of arranged data units to the memory. The value of N is changed based on an amount of data accumulated in the buffer.
US10180808B2
A system includes a library, a compiler, a driver and at least one dynamic random access memory (DRAM) processing unit (DPU). The library may determine at least one DPU operation corresponding to a received command. The compiler may form at least one DPU instruction for the DPU operation. The driver may send the at least one DPU instruction to at least one DPU. The DPU may include at least one computing cell array that includes a plurality of DRAM-based computing cells arranged in an array having at least one column in which the at least one column may include at least three rows of DRAM-based computing cells configured to provide a logic function that operates on a first row and a second row of the at least three rows and configured to store a result of the logic function in a third row of the at least three rows.
US10180797B2
Provided are a computer program product, system and method for determining adjustments to the spare space in a storage device unavailable to a user based on a current consumption profile of a storage device. A current write amplification is based on storage writes to a media at a storage device and host writes from a host to the storage device. An adjustment to the current write amplification is determined to produce an adjusted write amplification based on an estimated lifespan of the storage device, a maximum storage writes for the storage device, and the storage writes at the storage device since the storage device was powered-on. A determination is made to an adjustment to spare space based on the adjusted write amplification. The spare space and the free space available to the user are reconfigured to adjust the spare space by the determined adjustment to the spare space.
US10180778B2
A graphical user interface (GUI) may be displayed on a display unit in an apparatus which may include a tactile sensor unit. When a contact by a user is detected at the tactile sensor unit, a control unit may receive a contact detection signal therefrom. Based on the contact detection signal, the control unit may determine a contact pattern and may then display the GUI corresponding to the contact pattern. The GUI may be displayed and modified depending on the location and pressure of contacts by a user's manipulating fingers. Therefore, a user can manipulate the apparatus without any inconvenience or accidental touches.
US10180776B2
A system and method are presented to allow audio communication between users concerning a group of images. A first mobile device has an app that selects a plurality of images and then records audio commentary for the plurality of images. The images and audio commentary are grouped into an image grouping, and the image grouping is transmitted to a second mobile device. Reply commentaries to the image grouping can also be associated with a particular image in the grouping. Image groupings can be presented by reviewing all commentaries on a single image first before moving to a second image, or by reviewing all commentaries made in a user-session before moving to a second user session.
US10180775B2
A computing system device with processor(s) and memory displays a video monitoring user interface on the display. The video monitoring user interface includes a first region for displaying a live video feed and/or a recorded video feed from the video camera and a second region for displaying an event timeline. The event timeline includes a plurality of time indicators each indicating a specific time and a current video feed indicator indicating the temporal position of the video feed displayed in the first region. The temporal position includes a past time and a current time. The current video feed indicator is movable relative to the time indicators to facilitate a change in the temporal position of the video feed displayed in the first region.
US10180774B2
Systems and methods include a server configured to provide a web site application to a remote computing device over the Internet. The remote computing device receives user input to control a cursor. The web site application is configured to enable the remote computing device to display a plurality of color sheen chips on a display of the remote computing device, each color sheen chip representing a different color sheen. The web site application is configured to enlarge a particular color sheen chip of the plurality of color sheen chips on the display when the cursor hovers over the particular color sheen chip and to toggle the color sheen chip left and right when the cursor is moved back and forth over the particular color sheen chip.
US10180773B2
A method, device, interface and systems thereof is hereby presented to facilitate interactions between sets of attributes and axes of computer-readable elements with corresponding graphical arrangements of associated documents. Interactions are generally facilitated through an interaction tool having input and output capabilities. Documents can be classified by associating documents with an interaction element from the interaction tool. Conversely, selecting an interaction element is used as a basis to display documents corresponding to the attributes associated with the selected interaction element.
US10180771B2
A manipulation panel that is a user interface includes a display unit that displays a screen, a touch panel that detects a tap performed to the display unit, and an abnormality detector that detects a situation, in which a message is displayed on the display unit, until the touch panel detects a second tap constituting a double tap since detecting a first tap. Manipulation panel displays a warning message about the situation detected by the abnormality detector on the display unit after the touch panel detects the second tap.
US10180764B2
Systems and methods for modifying a social timeline are described. A method for modifying a social timeline includes generating data to display a timeline graphic. The time graphic includes a chronology bar that is associated with at least two dates. The method further includes associating image data with the at least two dates to display images along the timeline graphic. The images describe a life story of an account holder. The method includes generating data to allow the account holder to post a comment to the life story along the timeline graphic.
US10180760B2
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for driving a touch display panel, and a touch display device. The touch display panel includes L gate lines and M touch scanning lines, where L and M are each a positive integer greater than 1. The method includes steps of: dividing a time period for displaying each image frame of the touch display panel into N control time periods, each of the N control time periods including a display time period and a touch time period, N being an even number equal to or greater than 2; and driving the L gate lines within the N display time periods and driving the M touch scanning lines in each touch time period in the time period for displaying each image frame of the touch display panel.
US10180746B1
A hardware enabled interpolating sensor allows for anti-aliased acquisition of data. Electrodes coupled with resistive material are disposed on either side of a transducer material, such that an impinging signal varies the electrical characteristics of the transducer material. A controller scans the electrodes and analyzes the variation in the electrical characteristics to generate data. Based upon the known characteristics of the resistive material, an interpolated image is generated from the data which is inherently anti-aliased. Additionally, an interpolating display comprising electrodes disposed on either side of an emission material is described, which allows for emission regions of varying intensity, area, and so forth.
US10180740B2
A fingerprint sensor includes a first substrate, a second substrate on the first substrate, a first electrode and a first chip on the first substrate and a second electrode and a second chip on the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first area and a second area, the second substrate includes a third area and a fourth area, the first electrode is provided on the first area, the first chip is provided on the second area, the second electrode is provided on the third area, and the second chip is provided on the fourth area.
US10180734B2
An augmented reality display system includes an electromagnetic field emitter to emit a known magnetic field in a known coordinate system. The system also includes an electromagnetic sensor to measure a parameter related to a magnetic flux at the electromagnetic sensor resulting from the known magnetic field. The system further includes a depth sensor to measure a distance in the known coordinate system. Moreover, the system includes a controller to determine pose information of the electromagnetic sensor relative to the electromagnetic field emitter in the known coordinate system based at least in part on the parameter related to the magnetic flux measured by the electromagnetic sensor and the distance measured by the depth sensor. In addition, the system includes a display system to display virtual content to a user based at least in part on the pose information of the electromagnetic sensor relative to the electromagnetic field emitter.
US10180723B2
A system and method for setting threshold values based on an amount and selecting a haptic feedback response. The method comprises determining a touch value based on a touch applied to a touch-sensitive sensor. The method further comprises determining an amount that the touch value exceeds a first threshold value. The method further comprises setting a second threshold value based, at least in part on the amount. The method further comprising selecting a haptic feedback response that can be based at least in part on the amount.
US10180721B2
A fabric-based item such as a fabric glove may include force sensing circuitry. The force sensing circuitry may include force sensor elements formed from electrodes on a compressible substrate such as an elastomeric polymer substrate. The fabric may include intertwined strands of material including conductive strands. Signals from the force sensing circuitry may be conveyed to control circuitry in the item using the conductive strands. Wireless circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to convey force sensor information to external equipment. The compressible substrate may have opposing upper and lower surfaces. Electrodes for the force sensor elements may be formed on the upper and lower surfaces. Stiffeners may overlap the electrodes to help decouple adjacent force sensor elements from each other. Integrated circuits can be attached to respective force sensing elements using adhesive.
US10180720B2
A method is performed in a virtual-reality system that includes a head-mounted display (HMD) and a hand-held controller. The hand-held controller includes a grip and a user-input key mounted at least in part on the grip. In the method, an image of a hand is displayed on the HMD. Pressure applied to the user-input key by a user holding the hand-held controller and wearing the HMD is sensed. A degree of closing of the image of the hand is displayed on the HMD in proportion to the pressure applied to the grip.
US10180714B1
A user interface provides for multi-stroke marking menus and other uses, for use on multitouch devices. One variant of multi-stroke marking is where users draw strokes with either both hands simultaneously or alternating between the hands. Alternating strokes between hands doubles the number of accessible menu items for the same number of strokes. Other inputs can be used as well, such as timing, placement, and direction.
US10180713B2
The invention pertains to a method and system which utilizes individual lighting fixtures and electrical plug controls to provide a rigorous and ubiquitous grid of sensors within or around a facility or facilities. The system utilizes a variety of parameters at the tag, lighting and plug controllers and central processor level to provide unique location and tracking information on objects, equipment, and personnel in the facility. The unique aspects of the system provide higher spatial and temporal accuracy and the ability to track high spatial densities of devices.
US10180706B1
A mobile computer-based host includes a main body, at least one multifunctional module, and at least one lid. Each multifunctional module has the same size and shape. The main body includes a case and a host module, and the case encloses the host module and includes at least one module slot, each having the same size and shape for accommodating the multifunctional module. The lid covers the corresponding module slot to isolate and protect the multifunctional module. The module slots of the present invention are allowed to install the various multifunctional modules to provide different and specific functions without changing the original design of the size and shape. Thus, the application field of the mobile computer-based host is widely expanded to meet various demands in the future, and the lifetime is greatly prolonged without wasting any precious resource, thereby achieving the goal of environmental protection.
US10180701B2
A portable information device is provided. The portable information device includes a first chassis and a second chassis, a back part, a display and a supporting base. The back part pivotally connects the first and second chassis. The display, which can be folded in half, is disposed over inner faces of the first and second chassis. The supporting base is located on the inner face of at least one of the first and second chassis and at a position between the back part and an open end that is opposite to the back part. The supporting base supports a rear face of the display.
US10180699B1
An apparatus, method, and system for controlling motion in six degrees of freedom is described. The apparatus includes a support structure, a first pedal and a second pedal. A first set of three independent articulating mechanisms is operatively connected to the support structure and the first pedal. The first set of three independent articulating mechanisms, in combination, enable motion of the first pedal in three control axes corresponding to three discrete degrees of freedom. A second set of three independent articulating mechanisms, operatively connected to the second pedal, enable motion, in combination, in three control axes corresponding to a discrete second set of three degrees of freedom. The apparatus may also include first and second sensors configured to detect the motion of the first and second pedals.
US10180689B2
A vehicle security unit is for a vehicle including at least one data communications bus, an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) port coupled to the at least one data communications bus, and a vehicle tracking unit to be coupled to the OBD port. The vehicle security unit may include a security unit housing, a short-range security wireless device carried by the security unit housing, and a vehicle security controller carried by the security unit housing and configured to establish a wireless communication link via the short-range security wireless device with the vehicle tracking unit and communicate via the at least one data communications bus responsive to the communication link.
US10180687B2
A system to maintain a phase difference is disclosed. Two or more aircraft fly in a continuous periodic trajectory. The system maintains a phase difference between the two or more aircraft. Telemetry information for a reference aircraft moving in a first periodic trajectory is received. A phase difference between a primary aircraft and the reference aircraft with respect to the first periodic trajectory is determined. A variance in the phase difference between the primary aircraft and the reference aircraft from the target phase difference is determined. A new trajectory for the primary aircraft that decreases the variance in the phase difference with respect to the new periodic trajectory is determined, and the primary aircraft is maneuvered to follow the new trajectory.
US10180683B1
A robotic platform configured to identify obstacles and follow a user and/or a user device. In one implementation, a processing device receives one or more sensor inputs, processes the one or more sensor inputs to identify an obstacle within a navigation path, the navigation path corresponding to a robotic platform following a user device, computes an alternate route in view of the navigation path and the identification of the obstacle, and configures the robotic platform to follow the user device based on the alternate route.
US10180680B2
A tuning system for improving operation of a plant. A server is coupled to the tuning system for communicating with the plant via a communication network. A computer system has a web-based platform for receiving and sending plant data related to the operation of the plant over the network. A display device interactively displays the plant data. A reconciliation unit is configured for reconciling actual measured data from the plant in comparison with a performance process model result from a simulation engine based on a set of predetermined reference or set points. The reconciliation unit performs a heuristic analysis against the actual measured data and the performance process model result using a set of predetermined threshold values.
US10180678B2
A method for an improved 3-D printing system and a system thereof is disclosed. The method is able to blur and sharpen pattern images, and the system is flexible in assembly in order to benefit the convenience of printing, the speed of printing, and the cost of hardware and manufacturing.
US10180677B2
A substrate stopping position determination method of an electronic component mounting machine, is provided with a movement time calculation step of calculating movement times in which two mounting heads move in order to mount electronic components when a first substrate is positioned in a first side and a second substrate is positioned in a second side, an interference loss time calculation step of calculating an interference loss time in which, while one of the two mounting heads enters an interference area, the other waits to enter the interference area, and a stopping position determination step of determining the first and the second side set position which are selected from among all combinations as substrate stopping positions based on total movement times which are calculated for all of the combinations of the first and the second side set position and the interference loss time.
US10180675B2
A machine tool for machining a workpiece includes a control device for moving a rotating tool relative to the workpiece. The device includes an input information-reading unit and a path-setting unit. The input information-reading unit reads input information, which relates to a path along the contour of the workpiece or the tool path of a first rotating tool that follows the external form of the workpiece. The path-setting unit converts the input information read by the input information-reading unit to generate a tool path for performing the machining using the end cutting edge of a second rotating tool.
US10180670B2
To reliably detect a communication error status and to resolve the communication error status when reliably recovered from the error status. A count value is changed into one of up and down directions when a communication error is detected by a communication error determination unit, the count value is changed into the other direction of the up and down directions when communication being normal is detected by the communication error determination unit, a communication error status is output when the count value becomes a first threshold value, and the communication error status is resolved when the count value becomes a second threshold value different from the first threshold value.
US10180668B2
A method and a system for managing power are provided. The method for managing power includes: calculating in-facility DERs based on price data; and modeling a task of a production process in an industrial facility so as to minimize an energy cost by reflecting the calculated in-facility DERs, and controls charging/discharging of an energy storage system and production electricity of an energy generation system, and selects an operating point of a schedulable task of the production process so as to minimize the energy cost according to a change in the price data.
US10180665B2
A fluid-cooled computer system includes a plurality of heat-generating components and a cooling system configured for supplying a cooling fluid at a controlled cooling fluid flow rate to cool the heat-generating components. A temperature-based cooling control circuit includes a temperature sensor configured for sensing a temperature of the heat-generating components and control logic for increasing a cooling fluid flow rate in response to the temperature exceeding a temperature threshold. A power-based cooling control circuit is configured for identifying and quantifying an increasing power consumption trend over a target time interval and, during a period that the temperature of the electronic device does not exceed the temperature threshold, increasing a cooling fluid flow rate to the electronic device in response to the magnitude of the increasing power consumption trend exceeding a power threshold. In one option, the fluid-cooled computer system is a server and the heat-generating components include a processor.
US10180662B2
An electronic timepiece includes a first display unit and a second display unit that display time. A receiving unit receives a time modification command including time information for modifying a first time displayed by the first display unit. A control unit outputs a first change command for automatically changing the first time displayed by the first display unit into a modified time different from a second time displayed by the second display unit based on the received time information, and outputs a second change command for changing the second time displayed by the second display unit into the first time displayed by the first display unit before the first time is changed into the modified time. A display drive unit changes the first time and the second time based on the first change command and the second change command, respectively, from the control unit.
US10180661B2
A frequency division circuit includes a first frequency division circuit which divides a frequency of a reference signal that is generated by an oscillation circuit. An input/output terminal outputs an output signal of the first frequency division circuit for testing. A selection circuit outputs as an intermediate signal one of a first intermediate signal which is input from the input/output output terminal, and a second intermediate signal which is an output signal of the first frequency division circuit. A second frequency division circuit divides a frequency of the intermediate signal output from the selection circuit. A switching time count circuit begins counting a predetermined amount of time after the second frequency division circuit starts frequency-dividing the intermediate signal and, after elapse of the predetermined amount of time, switches the intermediate signal output from the selection circuit from the first intermediate signal to the second intermediate signal.
US10180659B2
A device for assembling and adjusting a balance spring, including a base joined to a balance bridge with an adjustable angular orientation, and having a bearing surface and a bearing plate adjacent to the bearing surface, both defining a service position of the end turn of the balance spring. A first arm extends from the base and bears a locking member for the end turn, the locking member being designed to keep the terminal coil in abutment against the bearing surface. A second arm of the device extends from the base and bears a shoe that is able to be arranged at a predefined distance from the bearing surface so as to cooperate with the end turn. A movable control member is able to act on the second arm in order to deform it elastically and move the shoe with respect to the base in order to free the end turn.
US10180657B2
A sheet discharge port is provided with a guide piece extending obliquely downward in a discharge direction from an upper edge of the sheet discharge port to oppose an outlet port. The guide piece blocks flow of cooling air, which has been blown out from the outlet port, into the sheet discharge port and also abuts the sheet discharged from the sheet discharge port to guide the sheet obliquely downward in the discharge direction.
US10180639B2
There is provided a cartridge, including: a casing including an inlet portion configured to be filled with a developer; and a lid member configured to close the inlet portion by being installed to the inlet portion from an installation direction, wherein the casing includes a first protruding portion which projects inward beyond an inner surface of the inlet portion in a direction perpendicular to the installation direction; and the lid member includes a recessed portion which is recessed from an outer surface of the lid member in the direction perpendicular to the installation direction and is configured to be engaged with the first protruding portion in a case that the lid member is installed to the inlet portion.
US10180631B2
A lithography system may include a wafer stage. The wafer stage may include a wafer mounting part configured to carry a wafer and configured to oscillate along a plane that is parallel to a top surface of the wafer in a wafer exposure process. The wafer stage may further include a driving device configured to affect an oscillatory movement of the wafer mounting part in the wafer exposure process.
US10180624B1
In one embodiment, a method for fabricating thin film tunneling devices using a mask set includes depositing a first layer of material on a substrate, positioning a first photomask over the substrate, exposing the first layer to light that passes through the first photomask, depositing a second layer of material on the substrate, positioning a second photomask over the substrate by aligning a corner marker provided on the second photomask with one of multiple corner markers provided on the first photomask, wherein the corner marker of the first photomask with which the corner marker of the second photomask aligns defines a degree of overlap between a first structure formed using the first photomask and a second structure formed using the second photomask; and exposing the second layer to light that passes through the second photomask.
US10180622B2
Provided is a mask blank in which uniformity of the composition and optical characteristics of a phase-shift film in the in-plane direction and direction of film thickness is high, uniformity of the composition and optical characteristics of the phase-shift film between a plurality of substrates is also high, and defectivity is low even if a silicon-based material is applied to the material that forms the phase-shift film.A mask blank is provided in which a phase-shift film is provided on a transparent substrate, the phase-shift film having a function to transmit ArF exposure light therethrough at a predetermined transmittance and generate a predetermined amount of phase shift in the ArF exposure light that is transmitted therethrough, wherein the phase-shift film comprises a structure in which a low transmission layer and a high transmission layer are laminated, the low transmission layer and the high transmission layer are formed from a material consisting of silicon and nitrogen or a material consisting of silicon, nitrogen and one or more elements selected from semi-metallic elements, non-metallic elements and noble gases, and the low transmission layer has a relatively low nitrogen content in comparison with the high transmission layer.
US10180621B2
According to principles of the embodiments as disclosed herein, a device for monitoring the use of a handheld device is provided which allows for increased accuracy and ease of monitoring the use of handheld devices during usability testing. The device includes a handheld device mount configured to be releasably coupleable to a handheld device. The handheld device mount includes a cavity and a base and opposing first and second sides and first and second sidewalls extending from the base at the sides of the base. The mast has a first and second end. The first end of the mast is coupled to and extends from a third side of the cavity. A camera mount is located at the second end of the mast and configured to receive a camera.
US10180619B2
A terahertz wave generating element includes a nonlinear optical crystal generating terahertz waves by propagating light, and a coupling member propagating the generated terahertz waves. The coupling member includes a reflecting face reflecting at least part of the generated terahertz waves. The reflecting face is convex in a propagation direction of the generated terahertz waves. An angle at the coupling member side between the reflecting face and the propagation direction of the light is greater than 90 degrees−cos−1 (ng/nTHz) but smaller than 90 degrees at a plane including the light propagation direction. ng represents a group refractive index of the nonlinear optical crystal at a wavelength of the light, nTHz the refractive index of the coupling member at a wavelength of the generated terahertz waves. A curvature radius of the reflecting face, in a reflection region reflecting the radius terahertz waves, is smaller the farther downstream in the light propagation direction.
US10180609B2
A display device includes: a first substrate; a gate line on the first substrate, where the gate line extends in a first direction; a data line on the first substrate, where the data line extends in a second direction which intersects the first direction; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a passivation layer on the gate line, the data line and the thin film transistor, where the passivation layer includes a recessed portion; a light blocking portion on the recessed portion of the passivation layer; a main column spacer which protrudes upwardly from the light blocking portion; and a sub-column spacer which protrudes upwardly from the light blocking portion, where the sub-column spacer is spaced apart from the main column spacer.
US10180608B2
An array substrate and a liquid crystal display apparatus are disclosed. The array substrate includes: a glass substrate; a light-shielding metallic layer mounted having a first region and a second region; a first insulating layer; a thin-film transistor; a pixel electrode layer; a common electrode layer electrically connected to the light-shielding metallic layer. A storage capacitor is formed between the second region and a drain electrode of the thin-film transistor. The array substrate has an advantage of increasing the storage capacitance of liquid crystal display apparatus and therefore enhancing display performance.
US10180605B2
A high-image-quality display device having a transmissive mode and a reflective mode is provided. Furthermore, the display device is manufactured with higher yield and higher productivity. In the display device, a transistor used for a transmissive liquid crystal display element, the transmissive liquid crystal display element, a transistor used for a reflective liquid crystal display element, and the reflective liquid crystal display element are stacked in this order between a pair of substrates. In a manufacturing process, one or two manufacturing substrates are used in addition to the pair of substrates included in the display device. The display device is manufactured in such a manner that a second liquid crystal and a second sealant provided to surround the second liquid crystal are bonded to a first liquid crystal sealed using a first sealant. The bonding process is performed such that the first sealant and the second sealant overlap with each other. Moreover, an end portion of the first sealant which is in contact with the first liquid crystal is substantially aligned with or positioned closer to the inner side of the display device than an end portion of the second sealant which is in contact with the second liquid crystal.
US10180603B2
The disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel and a display device, for increasing a viewing angle of the display device. The array substrate includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines arranged to cross each other, and a column of pixel units between adjacent data lines, at least one pixel unit each includes at least two sub-pixel electrodes, a voltage compensation unit for charging at least one sub-pixel electrode of the pixel unit and a voltage division unit for reducing a voltage on at least one of other sub-pixel electrodes of the pixel unit. The voltage compensation unit and the voltage division unit are adjusted such that voltages on sub-pixel electrodes are not all the same, thereby deflection angles of liquid crystal molecules located within regions corresponding to the sub-pixel electrode are different from each other, enabling wide viewing-angle display of the display device.
US10180600B2
The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a color filtering layer, and a spacer. The first substrate includes a non-active area and an active area. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The color filtering layer is arranged on the first substrate. The color filtering layer includes a plurality of color filters, and a through hole is formed between adjacent color filters. One end of the spacer has been arranged within the through hole and the other end of the spacer supports the second substrate. In this way, the stability of the spacer is enhanced and the spacer is prevented from being detached.
US10180597B2
The invention provides a liquid crystal display device, as well as a polarizer and a protective film suitable for the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises a backlight light source, two polarizers, and a liquid crystal cell disposed between the two polarizers; the backlight light source being a white light-emitting diode light source; each of the two polarizers comprising a polarizing film and protective films laminated on both sides of the polarizing film; at least one of the protective films being a polyester film having an adhesion-facilitating layer; the polyester film having a retardation of 3,000 to 30,000 nm; and the adhesion-facilitating layer comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).
US10180594B2
The present invention provides a mirror display that can suppress warp of a half mirror plate with a reflective polarizer under heat to prevent distortion of a reflected image in a mirror mode. The mirror display of the present invention includes a half mirror plate that includes a first reflective polarizer and a first base material, a display device, and a warp-suppressing member that suppresses shrinking of the first reflective polarizer under heat. The first reflective polarizer and the first base material are integrated, and the display device is disposed on the back surface side of the half mirror plate.
US10180591B2
There is disclosed a display device comprising a front case, a display panel spaced apart from the front case to define a first space therebetween, a backlight unit coupled to a rear surface of the display panel, a middle frame spaced apart from a rear surface of the backlight unit to define a second space therebetween, a rear case spaced apart from a rear surface of the middle frame to define a third space therebetween, wherein the rear case is coupled to the front case to enclose the first space, the second space, and the third space such that air is not permitted to flow between the first, second, and third spaces and an exterior of the display device, a closed cooling unit disposed such that air is permitted to flow between the closed cooling unit and the first, second, and third spaces, a closed heat exchange unit disposed at the rear case and configured such that air is permitted to flow between the closed heat exchange unit and the first, second, and third spaces via the closed cooling unit, an open heat exchange unit disposed at the rear case and configured such that air is permitted to flow between the open heat exchange unit and the exterior of the display device, wherein the open heat exchange unit is further configured to exchange heat with the closed heat exchange unit and an open cooling unit configured to exhaust air from the open heat exchange unit to the exterior of the display device.
US10180577B2
A viewing device is disclosed. The device includes a projector that projects a first imaged light, and a polarizing beam splitter plate that receives the projected first imaged light from the projector and reflects the received first imaged light for viewing by a viewer. The polarizing beam splitter plate also receives a second image and transmits the second image for viewing by the viewer. The polarizing beam splitter plate includes a substrate and a multilayer optical film reflective polarizer that is adhered to the substrate. The reflective polarizer substantially reflects polarized light having a first polarization state and substantially transmits polarized light having a second polarization state perpendicular to the first polarization state. The polarizing beam splitter plate includes a first outermost major surface and an opposing second outermost major surface that makes an angle of less than about 20 degrees with the first outermost major surface. The polarizing beam splitter plate reflects the received first imaged light towards the viewer with the reflected first imaged light having an effective pixel resolution of less than 12 microns.
US10180570B2
An illumination unit includes a plurality of sets of illumination modules each having a light source placed at a conjugate position and a plurality of stages of condenser lenses that collect light from the light source toward a display device, a magnifying optical system being between the conjugate position and a viewing area. Each illumination module set includes an initial stage lens as a condenser lens closest to the light source and a final stage lens as a condenser lens farthest from the light source. In each illumination module set, assuming a composite focal point of a composite lens combined from all stages of condenser lenses, a gap between a principal plane of the initial stage lens and the light source is set to be equal to or less than a gap between the principal plane and the composite focal point.
US10180562B1
Wide angle fovea lens and a camera design using the lens are described. The lens has three lens groups and includes a single aspherical lens element. The lenses have higher magnification on the optical axis than at angles off the optical axis.
US10180553B2
Fiber optic enclosures, terminal assemblies, end cap assemblies, and methods of sealing fiber optic enclosures are disclosed. The terminal assembly of a fiber optic enclosure may include an input fiber sealing assembly and an output fiber sealing assembly. The input fiber sealing assembly may include an input fiber insert positioned in an input fiber channel of the cap body, an input fiber compression plate positioned in the input fiber channel, and an input fiber compression member for compressing the insert between the fiber compression plate and the base plate. The output fiber sealing assembly may include an output fiber insert positioned in the output fiber channel of the cap body, an output fiber compression plate positioned in the output fiber channel, and an output fiber compression member for compressing the insert between the fiber compression plate and the base plate.
US10180547B2
An optical bench on substrate includes a substrate and a trench formed inside the substrate and having a sloping side. A reflector layer is formed over the sloping side. An optical component is mounted over the substrate. The reflector layer is configured to reflect an electromagnetic wave to or from the optical component.
US10180546B2
An optical receptacle includes: a fiber stub including an optical fiber, a ferrule, and an elastic member; and a holder holding the fiber stub, the optical fiber including a cladding and a core for conducting light, the ferrule having a through-hole fixing the optical fiber, the elastic member fixing the optical fiber in the through-hole, the fiber stub having one end surface on the ferrule side, and another on an opposite side, the optical fiber including first and third portions on the opposite end surface sides and a second portion therebetween, a core diameter of the first portion being smaller than the third portion, and a core diameter of the second portion increasing from the first portion side toward the third portion side.
US10180534B2
Disclosed herein is a borderless display device including a display panel, a cover, and a guide panel between the display panel and the cover. The guide panel is attached to the display panel through an attaching member. The guide panel includes a first light shielding portion protruding from a body portion of the guide panel towards the surface of the display panel, and a second light shielding portion protruding from the body portion towards the surface of the display panel, a first fastening portion protruding from the body portion towards the cover, and a second fastening portion protruding from the body portion towards the cover. The attaching member is disposed between the first light shielding portion and the second light shielding portion. A side surface of the cover protrudes from the planar surface towards the first direction, and is inserted between the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion.
US10180533B2
A light source module includes a substrate on which a light source is mounted, a light guide plate having one surface configured to emit light made incident from a side surface of the light guide plate opposed to the light source, a support configured to support the substrate at an opposite surface opposed to the side surface of the light guide plate, and an attachment member configured to attach the substrate to the support, wherein the attachment member includes a latch part to be latched to the support and a holding part configured to hold the substrate between the opposite surface and the holding part, and a height of the holding part that is holding the substrate from a surface of the substrate is higher than a height of the light source from the surface of the substrate.
US10180520B2
An optical reflective device referred to as a skew mirror, having a reflective axis that need not be constrained to surface normal, is described. Examples of skew mirrors are configured to reflect light about a constant reflective axis across a relatively wide range of wavelengths. In some examples, a skew mirror has a constant reflective axis across a relatively wide range of angles of incidence. Exemplary methods for making and using skew mirrors are also disclosed. Skew mirrors include a grating structure, which in some examples comprises a hologram.
US10180517B2
The invention relates to a mirror for use in and/or on a vehicle. The invention further relates to a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, comprising at least one mirror according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a vehicle mirror according to the invention.
US10180510B2
Systems and methods related to allocation of multiplexing signatures to wireless data acquisition modules in a seismic array with real time wireless read out. The allocation may include selecting an index value offset from an adjacent index value to form serial data transfer paths wherein reuse of multiplexing signatures are spaced as far apart as possible in serial data path. In an embodiment the allocation of multiplexing signatures may be adaptive wherein a module may scan for the presence of signals utilizing a plurality of multiplexing signatures and in turn employ a multiplexing sequence that avoids any detected noise that could lead to interference. The detected noise may be attributable to sources within the survey area or from ambient noise present in the area.
US10180504B2
Some embodiments include a system having a detection sensor array, which includes multiple detection sensors with each detection sensor having an enabled state and a disabled state, and having a control module configured to operate the detection sensor array. Under the enabled state, each detection sensor is configured to detect and identify electromagnetic radiation, and under the disabled state, each detection sensor is configured not to detect and identify electromagnetic radiation. Further, the detection sensor array comprises a test state and an operational state. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10180503B2
The present disclosure relates to a process for fabricating a crystalline scintillator material with a structure of elpasolite type of theoretical composition A2BC(1-y)MyX(6-y) wherein: A is chosen from among Cs, Rb, K, Na, B is chosen from among Li, K, Na, C is chosen from among the rare earths, Al, Ga, M is chosen from among the alkaline earths, X is chosen from among F, Cl, Br, I, y representing the atomic fraction of substitution of C by M and being in the range extending from 0 to 0.05, comprising its crystallization by cooling from a melt bath comprising r moles of A and s moles of B, the melt bath in contact with the material containing A and B in such a way that 2s/r is above 1. The process shows an improved fabrication yield. Moreover, the crystals obtained can have compositions closer to stoichiometry and have improved scintillation properties.
US10180501B2
A radiation detector (radiation sensor 1) includes a sensor element (3) and an amplifying transistor (5), reads a current value that flows between the drain and the source based on a change in voltage of a gate electrode of the amplifying transistor (5), and also includes a reset reading circuit (10) that includes an amplifier (11) and reads the current value, and the reset reading circuit (10) outputs an initial voltage to the gate electrode so that the current value becomes a value that is determined in advance.
US10180498B1
Various embodiments are described that relate to global position and time information. Two devices can be in communication with one another. The first device can be able to communicate with a satellite system while the second device is unable to communicate with the satellite system. The second device can send a request for global position and time information at a first time that is received by the first device at a second time. At a third time, the first device can send the global position and time information that is received by the second device at a fourth time. The second device can use the first time, second time, third time, and fourth time to compensate for delay caused by the request being sent and the arrival of the information.
US10180492B2
A laser illumination unit for illuminating a target object with high-power laser radiation includes multiple rigidly-interconnected laser beam modules that are designed to emit laser radiation and an aiming unit to aim the laser beam modules at the target object. Each of the laser beam modules includes an optical element that is designed to aim laser radiation at a target point of the target object.
US10180488B2
An apparatus obtains test data, which comprises radio samples with associated indications of reference locations. The apparatus estimates for each of a plurality of representations of a radio environment positions based on the radio samples of the test data and on the respective representation. Each representation has been generated based on a different selection of batches of fingerprint. Each fingerprint comprises a radio sample and an indication of a location of measurement. Each radio sample includes a characteristic of a radio signal transmitted by at least one beacon and an identification of the respective beacon. The apparatus determines for each representation a positioning performance by comparing the estimated positions with the reference locations. Based on the determined positioning performances, the apparatus determines whether any batch of fingerprints is to be excluded from further use and/or which representation is to be used as a valid representation of the radio environment.
US10180483B2
3D printing in MRI-compatible plastic resin has been used to fabricate and implement a geometric distortion phantom for MRI and CT imaging. The sparse grid structure provides a rigid and accurate phantom with identifiable intersections that are larger than the supporting members, which produces images that are amenable to fully automated quantitative analysis using morphometric erosion, greyscale segmentation and centroiding. This approach produces a 3D vector map of geometric distortion that is useful in clinical applications where geometric accuracy is important, either in routine quality assurance or as a component of distortion correction utilities.
US10180476B2
Systems and methods for producing a quantitative parameter map using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes providing magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) data acquired with an MRI system from a subject. The MRF data represents a plurality of different signal evolutions acquired using different acquisition parameter settings. The method also includes providing a database comprising a plurality of sub-dictionaries, each sub-dictionary including a plurality of signal templates, sequentially comparing the MRF data to each of the sub-dictionaries to estimate quantitative parameters, and generating a quantitative parameter map of the subject using the estimate quantitative parameters.
US10180475B2
Systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) using a frequency swept excitation that utilizes multiple sidebands to achieve significant increases in excitation and acquisition bandwidth are provided. The imaging sequence efficiently uses transmitter power and has increased sensitivity as compared to other techniques used for imaging of fast relaxing spins. Additionally, the imaging sequence can provide information about both fast and slow relaxing spins in a single scan. These features are advantageous for numerous MRI applications, including musculoskeletal imaging, other medical imaging applications, and imaging materials.
US10180471B2
There are provided a magnetic resonance imaging device and a method of controlling a MRI device. The MRI device includes an RF transmitting coil configured to transmit an RF to an object on a table; an object scanning unit including a position detecting unit configured to detect a position of the object and a thickness detecting unit configured to detect a thickness of the object, and configured to recognize a body shape of the object; and a control unit configured to regulate the RF to be transmitted, thereby compensating an RF field based on the recognized body shape of the object.
US10180468B2
A chip package, a chip package system, a method of manufacturing a chip package, and a method of operating a chip package including: a first sensor configured to measure a magnetic field component up to a maximum magnetic field value; a second sensor configured to measure the magnetic field component beyond the maximum magnetic field value; and a circuit coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor and configured to receive at least one sensor signal from at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the circuit is further configured to select the first sensor or the second sensor to measure the magnetic field component based on the received sensor signal.
US10180465B2
Disclosed is an inspection apparatus for inspecting a chip for noise, including an inspection circuit that is connected to a first power line of the chip and that receives a signal to be inspected, wherein the first voltage is applied to the first power line and the signal to be inspected includes noise having a second voltage, and a voltage doubler that is connected to the first power line and boosts a voltage of driving power having the first voltage, wherein the inspection circuit may be driven by the driving power, the voltage of the driving power is boosted by the voltage doubler, and the inspection circuit inspects the chip for the noise of the signal to be inspected.
US10180460B1
A characteristic, such as State Of Health (SOH) or State Of Charge (SOC), is estimated for an Energy Storage System (ESS) by supplying a pre-determined signal to the ESS, measuring a response signal output by the ESS, and obtaining an impedance spectrum of the ESS. In one example, the ESS is one of several electrochemical battery packs of an electric vehicle. The pre-determined signal is a current signal generated by a switching power converter that transfers charge from the battery pack to other battery packs or transfers charge from the other battery packs onto the battery pack. The pre-determined signal is generated without disrupting any load supplied by the battery packs. The battery pack outputs a voltage signal in response to receiving the pre-determined current signal. A processor obtains an impedance spectrum using the current and voltage signals, and thereby obtains an SOH and SOC estimate of the battery.
US10180448B2
A delta-sigma modulator circuit comprising: an integrator circuit configured to produce an integrator output signal that represents an integration of an analog input signal, a comparator output signal and a periodic signal; a comparator circuit configured to produce the comparator output signal in response to a comparison of the integrator output signal with a first reference signal; and a periodic signal generation circuit configured to produce the periodic signal.
US10180447B2
Electrical current sensing and monitoring methods include connecting sensing a voltage across a conductor having a non-linear resistance such as a fuse element. The current flowing in the conductor is calculated based on at least a first detected state of the sensed voltage and a thermal equilibrium characterization of the conductor.
US10180443B2
The invention relates to a signal inducing device (1, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20), comprising a first material (2, 3, 13, 14) and a second material (4, 16). The first material (2, 3, 13, 14) and the second material (4, 16) show a different magnetic behaviour. The first material (2, 3, 13, 14) and the second material (4, 16) are arranged in a way that the resulting magnetic behaviour of the signal inducing device (1, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20) varies over a magnetic interaction surface (5, 10) of the signal inducing device (1, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20). The signal inducing device (1, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20) is designed in a way that the magnetic interaction surface (5, 10) shows an essentially smooth surface, in particular with respect to the standard moving direction of the magnetic interaction surface (5, 10).
US10180438B2
A method is described to obtain a class of embryos having a higher implantation potential than from morphology selection alone by selecting from a plurality of embryos, obtained by fertilizing the plurality of oocytes, a class of embryos having a high implantation potential. The selection is determined from a level of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) present in the follicular fluid (FF) of each oocyte in the plurality of oocytes.
US10180431B2
Methods and kits for diagnosing and determining prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are described.
US10180412B2
Provided is a supercritical fluid device equipped with a back pressure regulator for creating a pressurized state in which a mobile phase in a separation/extraction unit of an analysis flow passage is kept in a supercritical fluid state. One end of a pipe is connected to an outlet side of the back pressure regulator, and the other end of the pipe is open to the atmosphere. A heating unit is provided on the pipe, and the heating unit includes a plurality of electrically independent heaters arranged on mutually different portions of the pile along the pipe. A power supply controller is connected to the heaters, and the power supply controller is configured to supply heating power to one or more heaters selected among the plurality of heaters, but to not supply heating power to the other heaters.
US10180410B2
According to one implementation, an ultrasonic test system includes at least one ultrasonic transducer, at least one ultrasonic sensor and a damage detection part composed of at least circuitry. The at least one ultrasonic transducer transmits an ultrasonic wave toward at least one test region. The at least one ultrasonic sensor detects the ultrasonic wave which has passed through the at least one test region. The damage detection part is configured to detect whether there is a damage in the at least one test region, based on a difference between a waveform corresponding to the ultrasonic wave detected by the at least one ultrasonic sensor and a reference waveform. The at least one ultrasonic transducer and the at least one ultrasonic sensor are disposed at positions which apart from each other with an interval longer than 300 mm.
US10180409B2
A method for manufacturing a sensor element is provided for detecting at least one property of a measuring gas in a measuring gas chamber, in particular for detecting a proportion of a gas component in the measuring gas or a temperature of the measuring gas. The method includes the following steps: providing at least one solid electrolyte which includes at least one functional element; applying, at least in sections, at least one first layer made of a ceramic material to the solid electrolyte, the first layer having a first porosity after the application; and applying, at least in sections, at least one second layer made of a ceramic material, the second layer having a second porosity after the application, and the first layer differing from the second layer with respect to at least one material property. Moreover, a sensor element which is manufacturable according to this method is provided.
US10180401B2
A surface defect detecting method of optically detecting a surface defect of a steel material includes: an irradiation step of irradiating an examination target part with illumination light beams from different directions by using two or more distinguishable light sources; and a detection step of obtaining images by reflected light beams of the respective illumination light beams and detecting a surface defect in the examination target part by executing subtraction processing between the obtained images.
US10180398B2
A hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer can acquire high-resolution hyperspectral images of particles, such as biological cells, flowing through a microfluidic system. A trajectory-based triggering system can be used that will only trigger the acquisition of a hyperspectral image when an appropriate particle or cell is crossing an imaging line, thereby saving valuable resources and time. The hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer can provide detailed spatial maps of multiple emitting species, cell morphology information, and state of health. An optimized system can image about 20 cells per second. The hyperspectral imaging flow cytometer enables many thousands of cells to be characterized in a single session.
US10180386B2
A method for cellular analysis of cellular particles tagged with elemental tags, such as lanthanide-based elemental tags. Particles or element tags associated with particles can be vaporized, atomized, and ionized, such as with an inductively coupled plasma device or a glow discharge device. The vaporized, atomized, and ionized particles or element tags can be analyzed using mass spectrometry, such as using a time of flight mass spectrometer or a magnetic sector mass spectrometer. The amount of at least one element in individual particles can be measured through mass analysis. The amount of many different tags, for example at least five different tags, can be measured at the same time to facilitate multi-parametric analysis of cells and other particles. The vaporized, atomized, and ionized particles or element tags can be pretreated in an ion pretreatment system to filter out low mass ions, such as using a high-pass mass filter or a bandpass mass filter, to allow the elemental tags to pass therethrough.
US10180383B2
An apparatus for trapping and sensing nanoparticles using plasmonic nanopores, comprising a conductive transparent layer, a conductive film layer mounted to a substrate, the film layer comprising a plurality of nanopores for trapping nanoparticles contained in a fluid situated between the conductive transparent layer and the conductive film layer, and an electric field source connected between the transparent layer and the film layer.
US10180373B2
An optical testing circuit on a wafer includes an optical input configured to receive an optical test signal and photodetectors configured to generate corresponding electrical signals in response to optical processing of the optical test signal through the optical testing circuit. The electrical signals are simultaneously sensed by a probe circuit and then processed. In one process, test data from the electrical signals is simultaneously generated at each step of a sweep in wavelength of the optical test signal and output in response to a step change. In another process, the electrical signals are sequentially selected and the sweep in wavelength of the optical test signal is performed for each selected electrical signal to generate the test data.
US10180371B2
An ultrasonic detector has a housing containing a transducer, a battery or other power supply, and any other necessary electronics. At a front end of the housing is a socket into which one of a plurality of interchangeable probes can be inserted. At the rear end of the housing, there is a handle by which an operative can hold the detector in use. On the inside of the housing, extending at least partially into the handle, is an elongate chamber within which at least one probe can be stored. A cover of the handle closes a rear end of the probe storage chamber and can be removed to expose a portion of the probe storage chamber and allow a probe to be inserted or removed.
US10180353B2
A frequency registration deviation is quantified for a field spectrum collected during analysis by a spectroscopic analysis system of a sample fluid when the spectroscopic analysis system has deviated from a standard calibration state. The field spectrum is corrected based on the frequency registration deviation using at least one spectral shift technique, and a concentration is calculated for at least one analyte represented by the field spectrum using the corrected field spectrum. Related systems, methods, and articles are described.
US10180351B2
A circuit includes a charge sensitive amplifier (CSA) that includes an input to receive current from a photon sensor and generates an output signal that represents photons received by the sensor and dark current of the sensor. A control circuit generates a compensation signal to offset the dark current from the photon sensor at the input of the CSA. The control circuit couples feedback from the CSA to enable the compensation signal if the photon current received from the sensor is below a predetermined threshold. The control circuit decouples the feedback from the CSA to disable the compensation signal if the photon current received from the sensor is above the predetermined threshold.
US10180348B2
A method and an apparatus for detecting infrasound that determines the direction and position of an infrasound source.The detection method includes a container exposed to an infrasound source and partially filled with a mist (N) which is embedded in a carrier medium so that the resulting pressure change over time results in the formation of a directed front at the mist surface that can be optically detected.
US10180342B2
A method of level finding includes providing characteristics of a shape of a transmitted pulse in time domain launched onto a waveguide into a tank having at least one material therein, physical properties of the waveguide and real and imaginary dielectric characteristics of the material at a frequency of the pulse. A level finding algorithm having a coarse search and a fine search is implemented, where the coarse search minimizes a prediction error between an echo signal (echo curve y(k)) and a sampled pulse model echo p(k) to obtain an objective function J(k) in a vicinity of a minimum prediction error (k*). The fine search calculates at least one minimum or maximum using J(k) in the vicinity of k*. The minimum or the maximum corresponds to a level of the material or an interface involving the material.
US10180341B2
A multi-layer wireless sensor construct is provided. The construct includes a first dielectric layer adapted to be attached to a portion of a first surface of an electrically-conductive material. A layer of mu metal is provided on the first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is provided on the layer of mu metal. An electrical conductor is provided on the second dielectric layer wherein the second dielectric layer separates the electrical conductor from the layer of mu metal. The electrical conductor has first and second ends and is shaped to form an unconnected open-circuit that, in the presence of a time-varying magnetic field, resonates to generate a harmonic magnetic field response having a frequency, amplitude and bandwidth.
US10180337B1
An optical sensor and a deformation detection system in which the optical sensor is used. The optical sensor includes an optical fiber, an elongated hollow housing having an interior portion, and a material disposed on an inner surface of the housing that produces a persistent change in an optical signal transmission property of the optical fiber when the optical fiber contacts the material. The optical fiber elastically extends between opposing ends of the housing such that a bending deformation of the housing beyond a threshold radius of curvature causes a contact to occur between the material and the optical fiber. The contact results in persistent change in the optical signal transmission property of the optical fiber, which can be detected to determine whether deformation of the device occurred beyond a predetermined threshold value. The deformation detection system can use one or more of the optical sensors attached to the device.
US10180335B2
An apparatus for estimating a direction of a vehicle includes: a vehicle position calculator calculating a current position of the vehicle and a current time using a received satellite signal; a satellite candidate predictor predicting satellite candidates that are observable at the calculated current position of the vehicle using ALMANAC data in which information about positions and azimuths of satellites is included and using the calculated current position of the vehicle and current time; a road candidate searcher searching road candidates positioned around the vehicle based on the calculated current position of the vehicle; and a direction estimator estimating the direction of the vehicle using information about the predicted satellite candidates and the searched road candidates.
US10180325B2
A fiber-optic gyroscope is disclosed, wherein the fiber-optic gyroscope has counter-propagating light signals in a closed-loop optical path, and where the light signals are characterized by an orthogonality that mitigates optical coupling between them. In some embodiments, the orthogonality is a difference in frequency of the two signals. In some embodiments, the orthogonality is a difference in the polarizations of the two signals. The orthogonality is imparted on the light signals by a non-reciprocal element that is optically coupled with the optical path. In some embodiments, a gain-balancing filter is also included to ensure that the loop gain for each light signal is substantially equal to one. In some embodiments, the light signals are provided by a gain element that is characterized by inhomogeneous broadening.
US10180324B2
A gyroscope includes a substrate, a first structure, a second structure and a third structure elastically coupled to the substrate and movable along a first axis. The first and second structure are arranged at opposite sides of the third structure with respect to the first axis A driving system is configured to oscillate the first and second structure along the first axis in phase with one another and in phase opposition with the third structure. The first, second and third structure are provided with respective sets of sensing electrodes, configured to be displaced along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in response to rotations of the substrate about a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and to the second axis.
US10180318B2
A stereo camera apparatus, and a vehicle provided with a stereo camera apparatus, can detect an object targeted for detection in a wider spatial range, calculate the distance to a subject with high accuracy, and perform object detection with high accuracy. The stereo camera apparatus includes a first imaging unit configured to image a first area as a first image, a second imaging unit that images a second area as a second image, the second area being partially shifted from the first area in a direction differing from a direction along the baseline length, and a controller that calculates the distance to a subject using an overlapping region between the first image and the second image.
US10180315B2
The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus for obtaining height information of a measurement target object using a prism. The three-dimensional shape measurement apparatus includes an illumination unit irradiating light on the measurement target object, a prism unit receiving reflective light reflected from the measurement target object and directing the reflective light to an image formation lens, an imaging unit receiving the reflective light from the prism unit and capturing an image of the reflective light, and a height measurement unit measuring a height of the measurement target object based on the image captured by the imaging unit.
US10180310B2
A system for projecting an image of a target is provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a rail having a longitudinal axis; a target carrier coupled to the rail such that the target carrier can translate along the longitudinal axis of the rail; a motor and motion controller coupled to the target carrier wherein the motor is configured to cause the target carrier to translate along the longitudinal axis of the rail; a projector carrier coupled to the rail and held in fixed relational position to the target carrier; and a projector affixed to the projector carrier and oriented to point back towards the target carrier. In some embodiments, one or more cameras may also be added to the target carrier, projector carrier, or both.
US10180308B2
A ballistic shield has a strike face and a body side and includes a ballistic panel and a viewport. Plies of ballistic material are formed together as the ballistic panel. A pocket in the ballistic panel is recessed into the strike face of the panel, and is at least partially defined by a pocket wall that is offset from a main body portion of the ballistic panel in a direction away from the strike face. The pocket wall has an opening forming a viewing area that is circumscribed by a frame section of the pocket wall. A viewport is secured in the pocket with a first section of the viewport overlying the frame section of the pocket wall and a second section of the viewport overlying the viewing area.
US10180302B2
A handgun brace for stabilizing a handgun on a user's forearm includes a body adapted to detachably engage a support structure such as a receiver extension extending rearwardly out of the rear end of a handgun, a first arm extending generally downwardly from the body, and a second arm pivotally connected to the first arm. The second arm is selectively moveable between a stowed position wherein and end of the second arm is received against a side of the body, and a deployed position wherein the first arm and the second arm form a downwardly rigid forearm support structure under the body. The forearm support structure includes a continuous support surface upon which a user's forearm is removably receivable to stabilize the handgun when the body is engaged with the support structure of the handgun.
US10180301B2
A firearm beavertail grip sleeve has a tubular body having a front wall, a left side wall, and a rear wall, the body being of an elastomeric material, the body having a lower end associated with the lower free end of the pistol grip, and an opposed upper end, the upper end of the body having a front edge portion at the front surface at a limited first vertical distance above the lower end, the upper end of the body having a rear edge portion at the rear surface at a second vertical distance above the lower end greater than the first vertical distance, and at least a upper guard element at the upper end of the rear edge portion curving back in an upward and rearward direction. The upper guard element may have a guard surface facing in a direction angularly rearward and downward.
US10180300B2
The subject matter described in this specification relates generally to a firearm recoil compensation system and a process for manufacturing a firearm recoil compensation system. The recoil compensation system includes a barrel, a compensator, and a slide. The compensator is attached to a muzzle end of the barrel. The compensator includes a projection extending along an upper surface of the barrel in a direction away from gas ports in the compensator. The slide is configured to house the barrel, and a slot is defined in an upper surface of the slide, where the slot is shaped to allow the slide to, at least partially, wrap around the projection of the compensator with the slide in a battery position.
US10180296B2
A firearm is adapted to use linked ammunition, either as a stand-alone firearm or a kit for the firearm. A belt feed lever is actuated by a drive roller in communication with the firearm recoil assembly. The belt feed lever turns a vertical drive shaft. The drive shaft operates a lower pawl, the manipulation of which advances the next round of linked ammunition to a position above the feed ramp. The firearm feeds linked ammunition “upside down,” that is, with the links facing downward. A box mount is fitted in place of the standard box magazine when the firearm is used to fire linked ammunition, thereby providing a feed tray and feed follower. To convert back to the use of ammunition fed from magazines, the user need only remove the box mount and replace it with a traditional box magazine.
US10180292B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a permanently joined plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of metal heat exchanger plates having a solidus temperature above 1000° C., provided beside each other and forming a plate package with first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium, wherein the first and second plate interspaces are provided in an alternating order in the plate package, wherein each heat exchanger plate comprises a heat transfer area and an edge area comprising bent edges which extend around the heat transfer area, wherein a first surface of the plates forms a convex shape and a second surface of the plates forms a concave shape, wherein the heat transfer area comprises a corrugation of elevations and depressions, wherein said corrugation of the plates and the bent edges are provided by pressing the plates. The invention also relates to a plate heat exchanger produced by the method.
US10180290B2
The invention concerns a header (10) for a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle, configured to receive heat exchange tubes (12). The header comprises: a metal plate (18) through which the tubes (12) pass and which has two longitudinal edges (26) for crimping of the header (10) to a header box (16), and a plate (22) comprising a polymer material placed above the metal plate (18) and provided with openings (42) for receiving the tubes (12).
US10180289B2
A heat exchanger for cooling batteries in hybrid or electric vehicles includes a plurality of spaced apart, discrete heat exchanger panels, each having a coolant inlet manifold section, a coolant outlet manifold section, and a plurality of coolant flow passages extending between the inlet and outlet manifold sections. The inlet and outlet manifold sections of the discrete panels are connected by tubes to define continuous coolant inlet and outlet manifolds, each having a coolant opening. The flow of coolant through discrete panels may be balanced by providing the fluid flow passages of the panels with various cross-sectional areas and/or hydraulic diameters, depending partly on the proximity of each panel to the coolant opening. In an embodiment, where the panels are formed from pairs of stamped plates, variation of the cross-sectional area and/or hydraulic diameter of the coolant flow passages may be achieved by deliberately offsetting the plates during assembly.
US10180282B2
A system and method for increasing the capacity and efficiency of natural gas liquefaction processes by debottlenecking the refrigerant compression system. A secondary compression circuit comprising at least one positive displacement compressor is provided in parallel fluid flow communication with at least a portion of a primary compression circuit comprising at least one dynamic compressor.
US10180275B2
An ice making duct for a refrigerator unit includes a cooling duct configured to allow cooling air to be movable in a longitudinal direction therein. Both ends of the cooling duct are connected to an ice making chamber such that the cooling air circulates through the ice making chamber. The ice making duct includes an evaporation coil configured to be wound around the cooling duct. The evaporation coil cools air in the cooling duct to generate cooling air through a process of heat exchange with a refrigerant. The ice making duct includes a heater configured to heat frost generated in the cooling duct forming defrosted water.
US10180272B2
A system includes a compressor driven by a motor. A condenser receives working fluid from the compressor. An evaporator is in fluid communication with the condenser and the compressor. A first sensor produces a first signal, and a second sensor produces a second signal. A processing circuitry processes the first signal and the second signal to determine a new baseline freeze time. The processing circuitry determines the new baseline freeze time for a predetermined time following an installation event, a service event, or a power outage of the compressor.
US10180270B2
An air conditioning system for a high-rise building includes a condenser unit and a compressor separate from the condenser unit and in fluid communication with the condenser unit. The compressor is to be located at a floor of a high-rise building that is below a location of the condenser unit at a roof top of the high-rise building. The system may also include an oil separator to separate oil from a refrigerant. The oil separator is in a path of the refrigerant from the compressor to the condenser unit, where the oil separator is distal from the condenser unit and proximal to the compressor.
US10180265B2
A fastener for removably securing sheeting to a support surface, such as an HVAC system or other device. The fastener includes a base, a rare-earth magnet to removably couple the base to the support surface, the rare-earth magnet having an epoxy coating and being capable of securing the base to a pre-selected location on the support surface, and a locking member pivotably coupled to the base and adjustable between a selectable first position and a second position, and wherein the locking member remains in the selected position unless acted upon by a user.
US10180261B1
A computer room includes rack mounted computing devices and multiple air handling systems for cooling the computer room. A model based cooling control system is implemented on resources of a provider network that includes the rack mounted computing devices. The model based cooling control system uses a model of the computer room to iteratively perform calculations to determine a set of control parameters for cooling the computer room. The set of control parameters are selected to reduce or optimize an amount of energy and/or water used to cool the computer room while satisfying one or more conditions for cooling the computer room such as a maximum allowable temperature of the room and/or a maximum allowable temperature of the rack mounted computing devices in the computer room.
US10180256B2
A combustion chamber for a turbine engine, including an annular end wall provided with injection systems each centered on a respective axis and each having an upstream end forming a bushing for receiving a head of a fuel injector, and an annular shroud covering the end wall and including injector ports respectively arranged facing the injection systems, wherein the annular shroud includes air intake ports separate from the injector ports, and the bushing of each injection system crosses the corresponding injector port and includes at its upstream end a collar having a free end remote from the axis of the injection system by a first distance greater than a second distance separating a rim of the injector port from the axis.
US10180252B2
This invention relates to electric power industry, and can be used in horizontal steam generators for nuclear power plants (NPP) with a water-water energetic reactor (VVER). We claim a steam generator primary circuit coolant header with U-shaped tubes of a horizontal heat-exchange bundle designed as a thick-wall welded vessel with a perforated central cylindrical part designed so as to allow installation and fastening of a U-shaped heat-exchange tube bundle in the same, wherein the tubes are grouped into banks and separated by vertical inter-tubular tunnels, a lower cylindrical part designed so as to allow welded connection with the steam generator vessel connection pipe, and an upper cylindrical part with a conical adapter to the flange connection of the manhole with a lid, wherein primary circuit header outer diameter Dhead in the central part is selected based on formula.The technical result of the invention involves assurance of strength of the header wall bridges between holes for fastening of heat-exchange tubes and leaktightness of heat-exchange tube connections with the header assuming that the outer surface of the perforated header part is more efficiently (fully) used for tubing.
US10180247B1
According to aspects of the disclosed subject matter, a method of placing a solid state light source on a heat sink can include coating a surface of the heat sink with an anodized coating or an e-coating, for example. A portion of the coated surface can be treated via laser ablation for placing the solid state light source. Additionally, the laser ablation parameters can be adjusted to provide a predetermined roughness to the treated portion of the coated surface.
US10180243B1
A universal lighting assembly detachably couples to a handle of a walk-behind lawn mower to illuminate areas in front of lawn mower. The assembly is universal, and thus operable with wide varieties of walk-behind lawn mowers. The lighting assembly comprises a light housing having a left side, a right side, and a front face with at least one LED. A left-side and a right-side arm project outwardly from the light housing. A concave clamp from each arm couples to the mower handles. A cylindrical drum couples to the left-side and right-side arms. The clamps and drum are stationary and not designed to rotate when clamped to the handle; thereby permitting rotation of the housing. A spring is housed within the cylindrical drum and with opposing ends coupled to left and right-side arms. The spring biases each arm in a longitudinal direction of cylindrical drum against lawn mower handles.
US10180241B1
A conversion device for converting a linking cord for electrically linking two linkable LED lighting fixtures together to a power cord, the conversion device having a body portion with a portion for receiving a plug of a linking cord, and a portion with prongs for insertion into an electrical outlet for transmitting electricity to a linkable LED lighting fixture to which the lighting cord is connected.
US10180240B2
Illumination devices with adjustable optical elements configured to provide a variable illumination pattern of an area are described. The adjustable optical elements of the illumination devices can be traversed relative to a surface (e.g., a ceiling of a room) to vary the light distribution and/or intensity to the surface.
US10180238B2
A lighting device for illuminating an operative field comprises, in an axial lighting dome, a first ring of LEDs at a first color temperature, and a second ring of LEDs at a second color temperature different from said first color temperature, and an annular facetted mirror having semi-reflective facets and arranged about the same axis as said rings of LEDs. Collimation optical systems are provided between each ring of LEDs and the annular facetted mirror having semi-reflective facets. The annular facetted mirror having semi-reflective facets mixes the collimated light beams emitted by the two rings of LEDs coupled to the collimators, and forms first and second collimated resulting mixed light beams having the same intermediate color temperature. An annular facetted mirror having plane facets surrounds the annular facetted mirror having semi-reflective facets so as to reflect the first collimated resulting mixed light beam to combine it with said second collimated resulting mixed light beam in the operative field in a certain superposition configuration in a superposition plane in which an illumination spot is formed.
US10180235B2
The optical module (1) comprises—a first member (O) having a first face (F1) which is substantially planar;—a second member (P) having a second face (F2) facing the first face (F1), which is substantially planar and is aligned substantially parallel to the first face;—a third member (S) comprised in the first member (O) or comprised in the second member (P) or distinct from and located between these, which comprises an opening (4);—a mirror element (31′; 31′″) present on the second face (F2); and—an active optical component (26) present on the second face (F2) and electrically connected to the second member (P); wherein at least one of the first and second members comprises one or more transparent portions (t) through which light can pass. The method for manufacturing the optical module (1) comprises the steps of a) providing a first wafer; b) providing a second wafer on which the mirror elements (31′. . . ) are present; c) providing a third wafer, wherein the third wafer is comprised in the first wafer or is comprised in the second wafer or is distinct from these, and wherein the third wafer comprises openings (4); e) forming a wafer stack comprising these wafers; wherein at least one of the first wafer and the second wafer comprises transparent portions (t) through which light can pass.
US10180227B2
An apparatus for driving a headlamp shield is provided, which simplifies the operation structure of a bi-functional headlamp shield to reduce costs and improve quality. The apparatus includes a shield that rotates integrally with a rotary shaft thereof, and a coil section formed to cylindrically surround the rotary shaft, and that is configured to generate an electromagnetic force for moving the rotary shaft in a linear trajectory when a current is applied to the coil section. Further, a motion direction switching component adjusts the linear axial movement of the rotary shaft to axial rotation thereof.
US10180225B2
Cutoff mechanism for a motor vehicle headlight, that has a bar formed by an obturation plate carried by a movable appliance configured so as to move the plate in a plane and thus obscure a light beam to a greater or lesser extent so as to change the optical operating mode, further having a mechanism for actuating the movable appliance using an electromagnet having an induction coil associated with a ferromagnetic core, wherein the electromagnet has at least one ferromagnetic core fixed with respect to its induction coil and in that the movable appliance has at least one permanent magnet configured so as to cooperate magnetically with the ferromagnetic core.
US10180220B2
An enclosed lighting unit for use with light strips is provided to enable installation of architectural lighting. The lighting unit has cooperating base and cover which are assembled by hand. The unit encloses a channel supporting the light strips which maintain a clearance distance between the light sources and the cover.
US10180213B2
A light emitting device including a transparent board elongated in a first direction and having a first surface and an opposite second surface. Light emitting elements are arranged in the first direction on the first surface side of the board. A transparent bulb houses the board and the elements. A base is connected to the bulb, and leads electrically connect the elements to the base. The leads have a first end portion connected to the base, and an opposite second end portion. Conductive members are respectively connected to the second end portions of the leads, and the conductive members are arranged at both side of the elements on the board in the first direction. A first wavelength converting member is provided on the first surface and seals the elements. The first wavelength converting member is elongated in the first direction. The second surface of the board faces the base.
US10180209B2
The invention of the present application is an extendable, modular device (10) for supporting multiple displays. The modular display support device comprising: a column (18), being linear and extending along a longitudinal axis; a plurality of beam members comprising a center beam member (24) and a side beam member (46a, 46b), each of the plurality of beam members having identical front and rear channels (42a, 42b), each of the front and rear channels including opposing top and bottom rails (40a, 40b); a hinge joint (60a) adapted to connect the side beam member to the center beam member and enable the side beam member to pivot about a pivot axis; a beam attachment bracket adapted to secure either of the plurality of beam members to the column; and at least one display mounting assembly comprising a pair of rail mounting brackets that mate together within one of the front and rear channels of one of the plurality of beam members.
US10180204B2
An apparatus includes a handheld element and a remote control. The handheld element has a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal flow conduit. The internal flow conduit extends between the proximal and distal ends. The internal flow conduit is configured to be in fluid communication with a hose. The remote control is integrated with the handheld element. The remote control is configured to transmit wireless data signals for controlling a device associated with the hose. The device may include a reel, a valve system, a valve unit, and/or a plurality of valves.
US10180197B1
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a housing having a deformable membrane configured to interface with a programming module of an industrial product, where the deformable membrane includes a waved surface designed to deform under the finger pressure of a human user. In an illustrative example, the housing may be formed of a rigid material (e.g., polyamide) to serve as a protective barrier for the industrial product. The waved surface may have one or more waves (e.g., 7) that may possess certain dimensions and deformation parameters that are designed to allow a user to engage a programming switch via the deformable membrane. A user may advantageously provide input to the programming module via the deformable membrane without having to access the internal areas of the industrial product, thus avoiding the risk of damaging or interfering with the internal mechanisms and systems of the industrial product.
US10180187B2
A seal assembly is disclosed that can be used to seal a bearing case in a turbine. The seal assembly has an annular seal plate seated within a groove defined in the bearing case and radially-offset from the turbine shaft. A seal retainer is mounted on the shaft axially-offset from the annular seal plate and defines a channel therein for receiving and seating a seal therein. The seal has a flexible lip that extends from the body of the seal and engages either the inside surface of the bearing case or a counterface of the annular seal plate, thereby preventing or substantially restricting the influx of contaminants into the bearing case.
US10180182B2
A hydrokinetic torque converter including a secondary piston for purposes of enhancing operation of the lock-up feature, and the method of operating such a converter. The secondary piston moves axially behind the turbine-piston to urge respective lock-up clutch friction surfaces into phased engagement. In an initial phase of engagement, friction surfaces between the secondary piston and turbine-piston engage to begin the reduction of relative rotary motion between the converter impeller and turbine-piston. This initial phase of slowing relative movement between the impeller and turbine-piston reduces pressure within the torus and the associated fluid forces separating the friction surfaces of the lock-up clutch. The secondary piston also slows and eliminates fluid flow from within the torus past the lock-up clutch and further reduces engagement resistance of the lock-up clutch owing to the lessening fluid pressure and flow. A more consistent lock-up clutch engagement, with higher torque capacity, is provided in both driven and coasting lock-up operation.
US10180175B2
A dynamic vibration absorbing device for an automobile can be on an output-side member of a torque converter. The dynamic vibration absorbing device includes a rotary member, a mass part, and an elastic member. The rotary member is fixed to the output-side member. The rotary member can be rotated about a rotational center of the output-side member. The mass part includes a first accommodation part. The mass part is for attenuating vibration of the output-side member by rotating about the rotational center relative to the rotary member. The elastic member is held by the first accommodation part. The elastic member elastically couples the rotary member and the mass part in a rotational direction. The elastic member is for generating a hysteresis torque by sliding against the first accommodation part in rotation of the rotary member.
US10180174B2
A fluctuation attenuator has: a first flywheel 2 connected to an internal combustion engine ENG; a housing portion 7; a second flywheel 3 connected a transmission TM; a plurality of end portion sheets 10 inserted into the housing portion 7; and a coil spring 8 held on the end portion sheet 10. The end portion sheet 10 has an inserting hole 10a into which the coil spring 8 inserted, and a notched portion 10b into which a projecting piece 12a of the second flywheel 3 is inserted and with which the inserting hole 10a is communicated, and which exposes the end portion of the coil spring 8. A notched portion 10b is notched such that the projecting piece 12a contacts the end portion sheet 10 after contacting the coil spring 8 when the projecting piece 12a contacts the end portion sheet 10.
US10180173B2
An engine mount is provided that includes a nozzle plate that is mounted between an insulator and a diaphragm to divide the interior into upper and lower fluid chambers to enable the flow of hydraulic fluid between the chambers through a first flow path formed in the nozzle plate according to variation in the volume of the interior. The nozzle plate includes a second flow path and a division cup that has an upwardly protruding portion to push the diaphragm to divide the lower fluid chamber into a main fluid chamber communicating with the flow path and an auxiliary fluid chamber communicating with the second flow path. A partition is formed inside the protruding portion to form a chamber below the auxiliary fluid chamber, and an introduction/discharge aperture is formed in the partition to enable introduction or discharge of air into or from the chamber.
US10180172B2
A rotation lock is provided to a piston rod, a collar is fitted on a small-diameter portion disposed on an end portion on a side of the piston rod extending from a cylinder, and the collar is press-fitted onto a press-fitted portion disposed on the piston rod by a press-fitting jig screwed with an external thread formed on the small-diameter portion. The press-fitting jig adds an axial force to the collar.
US10180170B2
Provided is an oscillation absorber for a structure, particularly a wind power plant, with a pendulum that is attachable to a component of the structure and a damper for dampening the motion of the pendulum, in which the pendulum passes through a containment ring that limits the deflection of the pendulum, wherein the containment ring is attachable to at least one wall of the structure.
US10180166B2
A disconnect mechanism includes an input shaft defining a drive axis. A disconnect shaft is selectably engaged with the input shaft to be driven about the drive axis by the input shaft. A disconnect ramp shaft is operatively connected to the disconnect shaft to axially move the disconnect shaft between a first axial position wherein the disconnect shaft is engaged to the input shaft and a second axial position wherein the disconnect shaft is disengaged from the input shaft. The disconnect ramp shaft includes a ramp defined around an outer surface thereof. A disconnect pawl is selectably engaged with the ramp of the disconnect ramp shaft to engage or disengage the disconnect shaft from the input shaft.
US10180163B2
By employing a combination of magnetic forces and those from electrostatic fields, a new stabilizer is able, unlike those employing dynamic effects, to function at any speed with no need for sensors or dynamically generated electrical currents. Embodiments are provided that stabilize the radial, axial and tilt instability. In addition to its use for stabilization, the radial stabilizer described herein also functions as an eccentricity detector.
US10180158B2
A bonding washer for making electrical connection between two metal pieces that are to be mechanically fastened together. The washer, to be interposed between the two metal pieces, may be constructed so as to fasten to one of the pieces before the two pieces are joined. Teeth on the washer, positioned at right angles to the plane of the washer, are forced into each of the two metal pieces when the fastener is tightened, making electrical connection between the two metal pieces.
US10180157B1
A connector assembly includes a connector device and a base part provided with a mounting face that defines a throughhole having a forming wall structure for receiving a bolt and for receiving and retaining the connector device. The connector device has a rear portion and a front portion engaged together for movement relative to one another, the rear portion defining a threaded bolt hole for engaging the bolt extending through the throughhole and having a driven element positioned thereon. The front portion defines an access opening for receiving the bolt. Engagement of the driven element moves the rear portion relative to the front portion such that the bolt hole is aligned with the access opening and receives a threaded end of the bolt.
US10180149B2
A control valve device includes a valve body having an actuator port connected to an actuator and a relief passage configured to allow the actuator port to communicate with a return passage, a spool slidably assembled into the valve body and configured to allow the actuator port to selectively communicate with a supply side or a return side, a relief valve configured to open/close the relief passage to control pressure of the actuator port, and an on/off valve assembled into an assembling hole which is formed in the valve body. The on/off valve configured to allow the actuator port to communicate with the relief passage through the assembling hole at the time of valve open.
US10180144B2
A fan includes a metal plate (100), multiple cylindrical coils (300), a frame (130) and an impeller (400). Multiple teeth (110) annularly arranged and connected with each other are formed on the metal plate (100). Each cylindrical coil (300) is arranged between adjacent teeth (110), and each end of the cylindrical coil (300) is arranged toward corresponding tooth (110). The frame (130) is arranged on a surface of the metal plate (100) and extended along an edge of the metal plate (100). A flow channel (131) and an air outlet (132) connected to the flow channel (131) are formed by the frame (130). The impeller (400) is arranged in the flow channel (131). A stator structure of the fan is simplified by forming the teeth (11) on the metal plate (100).
US10180132B2
A flow generator includes pumps operated by motors to generate an amount of a hydraulic fluid, a proportional hydraulic control valve to control output hydraulic pressure according to the amount of the hydraulic fluid, a pressure sensor to detect the output hydraulic pressure, and a hydraulic servo loop controller to which a required hydraulic pressure and a required amount of fluid are input by a user. Based on a feedback signal representing the output hydraulic pressure, the controller generates a pressure control signal for controlling the proportional hydraulic control valve based on the required hydraulic pressure and a change in the output hydraulic pressure. It also generates an RPM input signal for controlling a motor's RPM.
US10180129B2
The present invention relates to methods, apparatus and computer program products for coordinating the control of a floating wind turbine (101) between a wind turbine controller (111) and a platform controller (110). One or more wind turbine control systems and/or one or more platform control systems may be altered based on said coordinated control of said floating wind turbine (101).
US10180127B2
The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a nacelle (1) installed on a tower (2) supported by a floating support. The nacelle is articulated with respect to the tower in a vertical plane, and it comprises means (12, 16) for correcting the nacelle tilt, means for automatically adjusting the correction means in accordance with sensors detecting the correction values, the adjustment means being synchronous with the movements of the floating support.Figure 4 to be published.
US10180123B2
A method is provided for pairing at least two injectors, e.g., two fuel injectors for a direct injection system of an internal combustion engine, wherein a criterion for the pairing of the at least two injectors is a total leakage and/or a pressure difference at a transfer pin of the respective injector. A method for producing an injector, e.g., a fuel injector for a direct injection system of an internal combustion engine, is also provided, wherein at least two instances of mechanical backlash, e.g., instances of pairing backlash, that are relevant to injection amounts, leakage amounts, and/or pressure differences of the injector are paired with each other.
US10180114B1
A method includes spraying a coating on to an engine bore surface, honing the coated surface to create a honed surface region, and cleaning the honed surface region to remove material from the surface pores. The honed surface region includes a plurality of surface pores and upper, middle, and lower regions. Cleaning the honed surface region produces upper, middle, and lower region surface porosities, with the middle region porosity being greater than at least one of the upper and lower porosities.
US10180111B2
An O2 sensor includes a sensor element using a solid electrolyte layer and a pair of electrodes placed at a position to interpose the solid electrolyte layer, detects an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine as an object of a detection, and outputs an electromotive force signal depending on an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas. The sensor element is connected with a constant current circuit supplying a constant current that is prescribed. A microcomputer calculates a resistance value (element resistance) of the sensor element, and performs a restriction on the constant current supplied by the constant current circuit on the basis of the element resistance.
US10180093B2
A selectively tunable exhaust noise attenuation device includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface that defines an exhaust volume. An inlet is coupled to the body and fluidically connected to the exhaust volume. A first outlet is coupled to the body and fluidically connected to the inlet and selectively fluidically connected to the exhaust volume and a second outlet coupled to the body and fluidically connected to the exhaust volume. A first conduit including a primary exhaust gas flow path directly fluidically connects the inlet and the first outlet. A second conduit includes a first end and a second. The second conduit defines a secondary exhaust gas flow path. A valve is fluidically connected to one of the first and second conduits. The valve is arranged laterally off-set of the primary exhaust gas flow path.
US10180085B2
A combined cycle power plant is described, comprising a steam turbine, a first heat recovery steam generator and a second heat recovery steam generator. The first heat recovery steam generator is attached to the steam turbine by a first steam pipe system and the second heat recovery steam generator is attached to the steam turbine by a second steam pipe system, to allow steam to pass from the first and second heat recovery steam generators to the steam turbine. The steam turbine is arranged in between the first heat recovery steam generator and the second heat recovery steam generator.
US10180083B1
A convertible ducted fan engine having a shroud connected to a shroud shaft, a drive shaft connected to a mechanical fan, a rotational drive motor configured to rotate the drive shaft and mechanical fan, and a linear drive motor configured to translate the drive shaft and mechanical fan in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shroud. The convertible ducted fan engine includes a fluid-propulsion configuration in which the mechanical fan rotates freely with respect to the shroud to produce thrust through fluid flow, and a drive-wheel configuration in which the mechanical fan is in contact with the shroud, thereby causing concurrent rotation of the shroud and mechanical fan when the mechanical fan rotates about the rotational axis.
US10180072B2
A bladed disk for a gas turbine engine is provided. The bladed disk includes a rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades, and an interlocking transition zone. The rotor disk includes a plurality of fused layers of a first material formed via additive manufacturing and defines an outer rim. The plurality of rotor blades includes a plurality of fused layers of a second material formed via additive manufacturing. The interlocking transition zone includes a plurality of projections alternately extending from the outer rim of the rotor disk and the plurality of rotor blades, respectively, to undetachably couple the rotor disk and the plurality of rotor blades.
US10180062B2
A system and method calibrate efficiency of a gas extraction system in extracting hydrocarbons from mud flowing in a drilling operation. A background reading of a hydrocarbon is extracted from the mud flowing in the drilling operation with the gas extraction system and is checked for stability. An injection operation injects a known concentration of the hydrocarbon into mud, and a subject reading of the hydrocarbon is obtained with the gas extraction system during the injection operation. A correction factor of the hydrocarbon is determined for the gas extraction system by comparing the subject reading against its corresponding known concentration. Then, at least one operational reading of the hydrocarbon extracted from the mud with the gas extraction system can be corrected using the determined correction factor.
US10180058B2
An telemetry module includes a valve assembly having a gate defining gate valve flow ports and a valve seat defining valve seat flow ports. A first solenoid assembly is arranged on a first side of the valve assembly and includes a first valve train engageable with the gate and a first push solenoid operatively coupled to the first valve train to move the gate in a first direction. A second solenoid assembly is arranged on a second side of the valve assembly and includes a second valve train engageable with the gate and a second push solenoid operatively coupled to the second valve train to move the gate in a second direction opposite the first direction. Moving the gate in the first direction with the first solenoid increases flow through the gate and alternately moving the gate in the second direction with the second solenoid decreases flow through the gate.
US10180057B2
Crossflow between two adjacent reservoir layers through leaky cement sheaths in offset wells during transient-pressure tests in one of the two reservoir layers is diagnosed and quantified. The obtained measures are determined based on individual well and layer properties. The pressure drawdown in the reservoir layer in which pressure transient testing is being performed is measured as a function of time. The longitudinal conductivity of a leaky cement sheath in an offset well and the pressure drawdown in the tested reservoir layer simultaneously control the crossflow rate to the tested reservoir layer from the adjacent reservoir layer at a given time.
US10180045B2
A system for field selecting drill bit includes a server having a computing processor with functionality to perform: receiving a first simulation request, executing a first simulation to generate a first set of performance data, receiving a second simulation request, and executing a second simulation to generate a second set of performance data. A computing device coupled to the server having a graphical user interface with functionality to perform: selecting a baseline bit, inputting a plurality of drilling data, sending the first simulation request, receiving the first set of performance data, presenting the first set of performance data for review, modifying a parameter of a drill bit, sending the second simulation request with the modified parameter, receiving the second set of performance data from the second simulation, and presenting the first set of performance data and the second set of performance data for review.
US10180033B2
The present disclosure relates to an industrial device including a PCD element located in a recess of the industrial device. The PCD element and recess may contain an aligned mechanical lock. The device may also include a brazing material located along at least a portion of an interface between the PCD element and the recess. In a more specific embodiment, the industrial device may be an earth-boring drill bit, such as a fixed cutter drill bit, and the PCD element may be PCD cutter. In specific embodiments, the mechanical lock may include at least one ridge located at an end of the PCD element and in an end wall of the recess, at least one ridge located along a side of the PCD element and in a side wall of the recess, or at least an upper wall of the recess.
US10180031B2
An apparatus and method for drilling an underground borehole is presented, wherein pressurized air may be used to discharge out of the borehole cuttings created by a cutter head. A casing may be secured to the cutter head such that the cutter head and casing may be rotatable together as a unit. The casing may have larger and smaller diameter sections. An auger may be disposed adjacent the front of the casing.
US10180026B2
A portable, universally fitting, stylish, lockable security box or bag that integrally affixes to a an object such as the support or cross bar on a frame of a beach lounge chair, a stroller, bike, wheelchair or similar member where it is desirable to protect your valuables on a stationary or a larger movable object. The security bag is a device preferably comprised of a flexible flap component and a main bottom component which encloses the valuables of the user. When the security bag is positioned over an elongate object, such as the support bar of a chair, stroller or other object, the security bag can be affixed to the elongate object by employing a locking mechanism to close the security bag around the support object. The security bag includes an elongate zipper closure to provide a secure internal cavity formed by the two main components which makes this device simple and unique. The exterior design of the security bag makes universal fit a reality and protects the valuables of the user by securing them to a larger object and also hiding them from the view of third parties.
US10180018B1
The locking cap is a processor controlled device with sensors that may be embedded in the locking cap or the closure. The locking cap may provide information on use and activity and the locking cap with the embedded processor and sensors may also allow remote actuation to open the locking cap.
US10180016B2
Disclosed is a lockable security receptacle for the safe temporary storage of delivered articles to a home or office. The receptacle comprises of a bag having single opening through which the articles can be placed, a lock to secure the articles within the bag, means to securely but removably attach the bag to the inside of the home or office door and a cable connecting the bag to the attachment means. The bag can comprise a water-resistant, ballistic grade fabric of interwoven conductive fibers for protection and security of the delivered article, and can be made with one or more alarms that are triggered if the bag is cut, if the bag is pulled or if the attachment means is pulled.
US10180010B2
The purpose of the present invention is to reduce costs and building time, address the safety of shelter main body against a tsunami, ensure water pressure resistance against a tsunami caused by a Nankai Trough Great Earthquake, provide the safety required when using an evacuation shelter, provide favorable livability, and shorten evacuation time. A shelter main body 3 is a structure made of reinforced concrete; slopes 3a are provided to two sides of the exterior of the shelter main body 3. Surplus soil is provided to the slopes 3a, the surface is covered with concrete, the shelter main body 3 is reinforced with a plurality of H-section steel members 3b, an opening 4 is provided to an above-ground part, and an outside door 5 and inside door 6, which constitute a double structure fireproof steel door for opening and closing the opening 4, are provided, thus forming a structure for withstanding tsunami pressures.
US10179994B2
According to the present invention there is provided a fluid movement device suitable for drying adjacent surfaces such as floors, walls or ceilings or items such as furniture, in which the device comprises an inlet for receiving pressurised fluid, and at least one vent to direct said fluid towards said surfaces or items, and at least one pathway to allow escape of humid air generated through drying from the surface being dried to the surrounding environment.
US10179989B2
An arch-shaped corrugated chamber having corrugation peaks and valleys, with reinforcing ribs provided on the corrugation peaks. The ribs extend upwardly from a chamber base to a rib upper end, and have an arch-shaped cross-section with an outer surface extending outwardly from a corrugation peak and a fin extending inwardly from the corrugation peak, and optionally, a rib line provided on the rib outer surface on the rib arch-shaped cross-section. A channel formed by the inner surface of the rib is sized to receive a corresponding rib of a second chamber so that multiple similar chambers with ribs may be stacked together.
US10179987B2
A control system for a hybrid construction machine includes first and second main pumps for supplying working oil, a boom cylinder extending by supply of the working oil to a piston-side chamber and raising a boom and contracting by discharge of the working oil from the piston-side chamber and lowering the boom, a regenerative spool valve controlled by a pressure of pilot pressure oil and adjusting a flow rate of the working oil discharged from the piston-side chamber, a regenerative motor for regeneration rotating by the working oil discharged from the piston-side chamber, a rotary electric machine connected to the regenerative motor, and a failsafe switching valve switching with a pressure of a regenerative passage between the regenerative control spool valve and the regenerative motor as a pilot pressure and lowering the pressure of the pilot pressure oil to the regenerative control spool valve so that a flow rate of the working oil discharged from the piston-side chamber is narrowed if the pressure of the regenerative passage is less than a set pressure.
US10179985B2
A structural tensioning system for selective coupling to a pier pipe having an elongate threaded rod and a tensioning device. The tensioning device having an elongate body that is configured receive a treaded end of the threaded rod and defines a slot in a distal end portion, a pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings, and a pair of opposed passages that communicate between respective portions of the slot and respective portions of the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings. A portion of each elongate opening is configured to receive a bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe when the tensioning device is positioned in a tensioning position and portions of the slot, the pair of opposed co-axial elongate openings and the pair of opposed passages are configured to selectively receive the bolt that is mounted in the pier pipe as the tensioning device is moved to the tensioning position.
US10179979B1
A bridge span assembly can include multiple bridge spans, each of which can include a frame, a stabilizing member for engaging with construction equipment, and a coupling joint for attaching the frame to construction equipment with an elongate member. By attaching the bridge span assembly to construction equipment with the stabilizing member and coupling joint, an operator can place the bridge span assembly over an obstacle using only the construction equipment. The construction equipment or other equipment can then safely traverse the obstacle without causing damage to the obstacle or the construction equipment.
US10179978B2
Rail system for an electrical pallet conveyor system, having a switch point which is arranged between a main track and a plurality of secondary tracks and which includes a plurality of moving rail sections. Depending on their position, the rail sections are able to connect the main track to the secondary tracks. The moving rail sections which are associated with one rail of the main track are in this case mounted on a first moving slide, and the moving rail sections which are associated with the second rail of the main track are mounted on a second moving slide which can move independently of the first slide. A dedicated drive which can be separately actuated by a control device is associated with each slide.
US10179975B2
The invention relates to ultrasonic welding of industrial fabrics. Specifically, the invention relates to methods for ultrasonically welding the seam area of industrial fabrics using a textured horn and/or anvil. The fabric edges are overlapped as woven or one or both edges can have some warp or weft yarns raveled out. The method involves ultrasonically bonding the overlapped fabric edges, reducing the caliper of the two stacked edges to match the body caliper of the fabric itself. The bonded area can then be perforated using laser or other mechanical means to produce a seam having the same woven texture and permeability (air and/or water) as the body of the fabric.
US10179969B2
An improved ironer chest for an ironing device, wherein said ironer chest is of a double-walled design and has an inner wall (1) and an outer wall (2), between which a chamber (3) extends through which a medium can flow, in which one or more elements (4) which increase heat transfer are arranged adjacent to the inner wall (1), and wherein the ironer chest comprises a partition wall (6) which is provided with passage openings (7) and which divides the chamber (3) into a first chamber (9) which contains the one or more elements (4) which increase heat transfer and a second chamber (5), adjacent to the outer wall (2), which is free from said elements (4) which increase heat transfer. In addition, the present invention relates to an ironing device comprising such an ironer chest.
US10179967B2
The present invention relates to a dryer (1) comprising a body (2), a tub (3) disposed within the body (2) and wherein the drying processes are performed, an air duct (4) wherein the process air cycle is realized, a fan (5) providing the circulation of the process air, an evaporator (6) that is placed into the air duct (4) and that condenses the humid process air, a condenser (7) that is placed into the air duct (4) and that heats the process air dehumidified at the evaporator (6), a pumping chamber (8) from which the water is discharged and that has a base (9), and a pump (10) that discharges the condensed water accumulating in the pumping chamber (8) and that has supports (11) seated on the base (9) and preventing the suction port from sticking to the base (9).
US10179966B2
A laundry treatment apparatus equipped with a thermoelectric module includes a thermoelectric element configured to emit heat from a first surface and to absorb heat through a second surface, a first heat exchange unit configured to contact the first surface of the thermoelectric element to undergo heat exchange with air upon receiving heat from the first surface, a heat transfer member having an interconnecting surface that is configured to contact the second surface of the thermoelectric element to be in a heat conducting relationship with the second surface, and a second heat exchange unit configured to contact the interconnecting surface of the heat transfer member, and that is configured to undergo heat exchange with air to enable heat to be absorbed by the second surface of the thermoelectric element through the heat transfer member.
US10179965B1
A radiology garment storage and cleaning system, for storing and cleaning radiology garments, each garment including a radiology apron and a radiology collar. The radiology garment storage and cleaning system includes a storage apparatus, which is divided into a number of compartments for accepting a radiology garment, the compartments extending from the first side to the second side. Each compartment is equipped with a cleaning system, a door with a lock and at least one status light. The storage apparatus also includes an ID card and a monitoring system which is in electronic communication with the ID card reader, the lock of each compartment, each of the cleaning mechanisms, and the status light of each compartment. The monitoring system is configured to monitor when the radiology garment is placed in one of the compartments, automate the cleaning of the garment, and track the garment's usage.
US10179960B2
An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion. The chest-covering portion includes a knit textile region having a tubular-jacquard knit structure. The tubular-jacquard knit structure includes a number of interlocking cross overs in which a first yarn strand transfers from the front bed to the back bed and a second yarn strand transfers from the back bed to the front bed, and in which the yarn strands transfer back over.
US10179940B2
A method and apparatus are present for manufacturing a part. The part is comprised of a metal alloy and is positioned to form a positioned part. An electromagnetic field is generated that heats the positioned part. A surface of the positioned part is exposed to an inert gas, while the electromagnetic field is generated to create an inverse thermal gradient between an exterior of the positioned part and an interior section of the positioned part to form a heat treated part.
US10179937B2
The invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting ploidy of chromosome segments or entire chromosomes, for detecting single nucleotide variants and for detecting both ploidy of chromosome segments and single nucleotide variants. In some aspects, the invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting cancer or a chromosomal abnormality in a gestating fetus.
US10179935B2
Early detection of tumors is a major determinant of survival of patients suffering from tumors, including gastric tumors. Members of the GTM gene family can be over-expressed in gastric tumor tissue and other tumor tissue, and thus can be used as markers for gastric and other types of cancer. GTM proteins can be released from cancer cells, and can reach sufficiently high concentrations in the serum and/or other fluids to permit their detection. Thus, methods and test kits for detection and quantification of GTM can provide a valuable tool for diagnosis of gastric cancer.
US10179932B2
Methods of labelling one or more subcellular components (e.g., an organelle and/or subcellular region) in vivo are provided. Methods of labelling a protein in vivo are provided. Methods of determining a nucleic acid sequence in situ are also provided.
US10179924B2
A method of producing a sugar liquid includes hydrolyzing with a filamentous fungus-derived cellulase a product obtained by adding a water-soluble inorganic salt(s) to a pretreated product of cellulose to a final concentration of 5 to 35 g/L; and subjecting the hydrolysate to solid-liquid separation and filtering the obtained solution component through an ultrafiltration membrane to recover the filamentous fungus-derived cellulase as a non-permeate and to obtain a sugar liquid as a permeate.
US10179921B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing polyphenol compounds, i.e. phloroglucinol or one of its derivatives, with a polyketide synthase of type III (PKSIII) from a brown marine alga. The invention also relates to recombinant nucleic acids coding for a polyketide synthase of type III (PKSIII) from the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus (E. siliculosus), to recombinant vectors comprising these nucleic acids, as well as to host cells comprising these vectors. Finally, the invention relates to a method for preparing of various compounds by means of polyphenol compounds produced according to the aforementioned method.
US10179914B2
The present invention concerns a CDC25A phosphatase inhibitor for use in the treatment of a drug resistant cancer and/or in prevention of tumor relapse in a patient suffering or having suffered from cancer.
US10179911B2
Strategies, systems, methods, reagents, and kits for phage-assisted continuous evolution are provided herein. These include strategies, systems, methods, reagents, and kits allowing for stringency modulation to evolve weakly active or inactive biomolecule variants, negative selection of undesired properties, and/or positive selection of desired properties.
US10179901B2
The invention provides methods and compositions relating to differentiated cell populations that derive from pluripotent stem cells. The methods relate to reducing the number of residual stem cells present in such populations. The compositions include differentiated cell populations that contain reduced number of stem cells or that contain no stem cells. Pluripotent stem cells may be reduced in number and/or function through exposure to low oxygen levels.
US10179898B2
The present invention relates to large-scale bioreactors having at least two impellers, large-scale bioreactor systems and methods for the large scale cultivation and propagation of mammalian cells using these bioreactors.
US10179894B2
A beer filter and a method of brewing beer is disclosed, the beer filter including an outer sheath, an outer permeable sheath disposed in the outer sheath, and an inner permeable sheath disposed in the outer permeable sheath. The method includes steps of disposing an outer permeable sheath within an outer sheath, filling an outer permeable sheath with hops, disposing an inner permeable sheath within the outer permeable sheath, and causing beer to flow from a vessel through and out of the inner permeable sheath, through the hops in the outer permeable sheath, out of the outer permeable sheath and into the outer sheath, and from the outer sheath and back into the vessel.
US10179888B2
Lipid-based wax compositions and their methods of making are provided for compositions substantially free of fat bloom. The compositions comprise 0.1-10 percent by weight triacylglycerides, 30-95 percent by weight monoacylglycerides and diacylglycerides combined, and 0.1-65 percent by weight fatty acids. The methods comprise blending the monoacylglycerides, diacylglycerides, triacylglycerides, and fatty acids by heating the lipid-based wax composition at a sufficiently high temperature to destroy substantially all crystal structure within the lipid-based wax composition. The methods further comprise pouring the lipid-based wax composition into a mold or a container having a surface and a core, wherein the pouring is conducted at a temperature at least 15° C. greater than the congeal point of the lipid-based wax composition. The methods further comprise cooling the lipid-based wax composition under conditions sufficient to cool the core to at least 5° C. below the congeal point of the lipid-based wax composition in 30-90 minutes.
US10179883B2
Biogas containing H2S and CO2 is upgraded by removing H2S using PTSA and CO2 using two stages of gas separation membranes. The first stage permeate may optionally be used a regeneration gas stream. The second stage permeate may optionally be used a cool down gas stream. The PTSA unit includes two or more adsorbent beds each selective for water, VOCs, and H2S over CO2 and for H2S over methane.
US10179880B2
Particulate mercury, in the form of metacinnabar, is removed from crude oil by thermally treating the crude oil at temperatures in a range from 150° C. to 350° C. and at a pressure sufficient to limit the amount of crude vaporizing to no more than 10 wt. %. In the thermal treatment, the particulate mercury is converted into elemental mercury, which can be removed by directly adsorption from the crude onto a support. In one embodiment, the elemental mercury can be removed by stripping the crude with a gas, and then adsorbing the mercury onto a support. The crude oil can be optionally treated prior to stabilization and contains 0.1 wt. % or more of C4-hydrocarbons. Following the thermal treatment, the treated crude is cooled and the pressure is reduced. The C4-hydrocarbons then vaporize from the crude and carry the elemental mercury with them. The elemental mercury in this hydrocarbon gas stream may then be removed by a solid adsorbent.
US10179879B2
A method is provided for recovering mercury from a crude oil into an alkaline ammonium sulfide contacting solution. Soluble mercury complexes in the contacting solution are converted to particulate mercury. The particulate mercury can be recovered by filtering, and the ammonium sulfide in the contacting solution recycled to the aqueous contacting solution.
US10179877B2
Monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles comprising a capping agent layer of pamoic acid and colloidal suspensions thereof are disclosed. These gold nanoparticles have an average particle size of greater than 15 nm or less than 8 nm and demonstrate significant fluorescent properties. In addition, a method for the size controlled preparation of these monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles wherein pamoic acid acts as both a reducing and capping agent and wherein the size of the particles can be controlled by the pH of the process is disclosed. In addition, a method for the size controlled preparation of these monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles utilizing seed mediated growth is disclosed.
US10179873B1
A swellable packer comprising a metallic pipe, and a swellable rubber composition comprising an elastomer, a water soluble resin, for example polyethylene oxide, an ionic peroxide cure and/or peroxide curing with a metallic co-agent, a salt, and a super absorbing polymer wrapped around at least a portion of the metallic pipe.
US10179871B2
The present invention relates to a binder system containing a resin component and a curing agent component, wherein the resin comprises at least one compound carrying at least two cyclic carbonate groups and at least one compound carrying at least two epoxy groups, and the curing agent comprises at least one multifunctional amine as well as the use of the binder system as an adhesive/sealant and the use of this adhesive/sealant.
US10179862B2
An optically clear biofouling resistant coating compositions specially formulated for very high light transmission and more particularly coating compositions which can be applied to marine instruments and sensors. The compositions provide a biofouling resistant coating on the surface of the marine instruments and sensors which prevents underwater organisms from adhering and growing on the surfaces of the structures over a long period of time.
US10179861B2
This invention provides a convenient method of forming and applying a thermoplastic material for roadway markings, comprising: obtaining individual components of a thermoplastic composite material suitable for roadway markings; mixing and heating the individual components to produce a fully compounded form of the thermoplastic composite material; solidifying and prilling the fully compounded form of the thermoplastic composite material to produce a plurality of thermoplastic prills; on a marking vehicle or mobile apparatus, introducing the thermoplastic prills to an on-board melter to produce a liquid phase of the thermoplastic prills; and applying the liquid phase of the thermoplastic prills to a roadway, thereby marking the roadway. Compositions and systems are also described. Surprisingly, prills melt in approximately half the time as the powder/granular form. Also, the melter can be operated at lower temperature, leading to less discoloration of material.
US10179853B2
[Problem] To provide a material for fused-deposition-type three-dimensional modeling whereby a warp-free modeled object is obtained without devising a modeling shape and without installing a special apparatus as a 3D printer device, and whereby a modeled article having flexibility as well as excellent surface polishing properties is obtained. [Solution] A material for fused-deposition-type three-dimensional modeling, obtained by blending 10-900 parts by weight of a styrene-based resin (B1) obtained by copolymerization of an aromatic vinyl-monomer (b1) and a cyanated vinyl-monomer (b2), and/or 5-400 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (B2) having a glass transition temperature of 20° C. or lower and/or 5-30 parts by weight of a plasticizer (B3), with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polylactic resin (A).
US10179846B1
A process of making magnetic microcapsules and a process of making polymeric material having self-healing properties. The process of making polymeric material having self-healing properties includes the steps of mixing microcapsules containing magnetic nanoparticles in a liquid polymer before curing, and guiding the microcapsules in the liquid polymer before curing by magnetic forces to a desired location or locations. Finally, the liquid polymer with the microcapsules is cured to a solid polymeric material.
US10179840B2
A resin composition comprising (A) a silphenylene skeleton-bearing organosilicon compound containing at least two hydroxyl and/or alkoxy groups per molecule and (B) an organosilicon compound having a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl and/or alkoxy group on a common silicon atom, or comprising (C) a silphenylene skeleton-bearing organosilicon compound having a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl and/or alkoxy group on a common silicon atom is condensation curable without a need for catalysts. The cured product has satisfactory hardness, crack resistance, heat resistance and light resistance.
US10179837B2
The disclosure provides for dendronized polymers, and the use of the polymers as carriers for the intracellular delivery of nucleic acids.
US10179836B2
A polymer [polymer (P)] comprising a plurality of (per)fluoropolyether (PFPE) segments [segments (SRF)] joined together by hydrogenated (poly)ether segments [segments (SH)], said polymers (P) having two end groups [groups (E)], each group (E) comprising a hydroxy or a leaving group, with the proviso that the hydrogenated (poly)ether segment (SH) is not a segment of formula —CH2OCH2 OCH2— is herein disclosed. Disclosed is also a method for the manufacture of polymer (P) and a polymer obtainable by full or partial fluorination of polymer (P). Polymer (P) and polymers obtainable therefrom by full or partial fluorination can be conveniently used in the manufacture of lubricant compositions or of compositions for imparting hydro-/oleo-repellence to substrates. Said polymers can also be used as intermediates for the manufacture of other polymers or block copolymers.
US10179831B2
A composition containing an epoxide compound with two or more epoxide groups, a thiol ester with two or more ester groups and two or more thiol groups and/or a thiol ether with two or more thiol groups, and 0.005-2 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, of a tertiary amine which has a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic nitrogen heterocycle, said composition containing less than 1 wt. % of a primary amine. The composition can be used as, an embedding medium for microscopy and as an adhesive and to an optical element which comprises the composition.
US10179825B2
A portable electric (battery) powered paint system designed to worn in a typical workman's tool belt and thus accompany the painter as he moves from wall to wall and room to room without the restriction of electrical cords plugged into wall outlets. The invention consists of a paint reservoir, an electric paint pump, a power pack of two or more 18 Volt batteries, a paint applicator and associated paint supply tubing for transfer of paint from the reservoir to the paint applicator. The invention provides the painter with a self-contained powered painting system.
US10179823B2
The invention relates to a method for dissolving the components of gel forming materials suitable for use in wound care comprising the steps of admixing said components with an ionic liquid. The ionic liquid may be selected from the group of tertiary amine N-oxides, N,N-dimethyl formamide/nitrogen tetroxide mixtures, dimethyl sulphoxide/paraformaldehyde mixtures and solutions of limium chloride in N,N-dimethyl acetamide or N-methyl pyrrolidone.
US10179820B2
The invention provides anti-HER2 antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same.
US10179819B2
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), bispecific antibodies that bind to PSMA and CD3, and methods of using the same. According to certain embodiments, the antibodies of the invention bind human PSMA with high affinity and bind CD3 to induce human T cell proliferation. The invention includes antibodies that bind PSMA and CD3 and induce T cell-mediated killing of PSMA-expressing tumor cells. According to certain embodiments, the present invention provides bispecific antigen-binding molecules comprising a first antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD3, and a second antigen-binding molecule that specifically binds human PSMA. In certain embodiments, the bispecific antigen-binding molecules of the present invention are capable of inhibiting the growth of prostate tumors expressing PSMA. The antibodies and bispecific antigen-binding molecules of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders in which an upregulated or induced targeted immune response is desired and/or therapeutically beneficial. For example, the antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of various cancers.
US10179818B2
The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I)-(VII). The invention also provides conjugates of the benzodiazepine compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US10179809B2
The present invention is directed to antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for CGRP. Another embodiment of this invention relates to the antibodies described herein, and binding fragments thereof, comprising the sequences of the VH, VL and CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. The invention also contemplates conjugates of anti-CGRP antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention also contemplates methods of making said anti-CGRP antibodies and binding fragments thereof. Embodiments of the invention also pertain to the use of anti-CGRP antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with CGRP.
US10179803B2
Polypeptides and other compounds that can bind specifically to the CH2-CH3 cleft of an immunoglobulin molecule, and methods for using such polypeptides and compounds to inhibit Fc-mediated immune complex formation, are described.
US10179801B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for targeting and internalizing molecules into cells of interest and for penetration by molecules of tissues of interest. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences, such as truncated LyP-1 peptides, that are selectively internalized by a cell, penetrate tissue, or both. The disclosed internalization and tissue penetration is useful for delivering therapeutic and detectable agents to cells and tissues of interest.
US10179794B2
Provided herein are formulations, methods and substituted thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine, furo[3,2-d]pyrimidine, and pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I) for treating Pneumovirinae virus infections, including respiratory syncytial virus infections, as well as methods and intermediates for synthesis of substituted thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine, furo[3,2-d]pyrimidine, and pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine compounds.
US10179790B2
A compound of formula I, (I) or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The compound is useful in the treatment of cancer.
US10179789B2
The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein A, B, X, and Y have any of the values defined in the specification, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds, and therapeutic methods for treating cancer and other topoisomerase mediated conditions.
US10179772B2
The invention relates to an improved process for the manufacture of bis-resorcinyl triazines of formula (I), wherein R1 is hydrogen, a C1-C18 alkyl group or a C2-C18 alkenyl group and R2 is a C1-C18 alkyl group or a C2-C18 alkenyl group. (I)
US10179767B2
The invention provides compounds having activity as sodium channel (e.g., NaV1.7) inhibitors that are useful for treating sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain, as well as other diseases and conditions associated with the mediation of sodium channels, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions.
US10179765B2
The invention relates to N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives release HNO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives.
US10179758B2
A method for crystallizing succinic acid includes agitating a succinic acid reaction solution with a jet-flow agitator that is rotated at low speed and has a low volume power density; compared with the conventional agitators, the jet-flow agitator helps increase the uniformity of succinic acid particles, shorten the time required for crystallizing succinic acid, and raise the yield of the crystallized succinic acid as well as purity of crystallized succinic acid having a purity of 99.8-99.9%.
US10179750B2
The present invention discloses a preparation method of a polycarboxylate superplasticizer with carbon dioxide, comprising the following steps: (1) preparing a polycarboxylate superplasticizer prepolymer: performing an oxidation-reduction radical polymerization of an unsaturated macromonomer, an unsaturated phenol derivative, a reducing agent, an initiator and a chain transfer agent with different proportions under a nitrogen atmosphere to obtain a novel polycarboxylate superplasticizer prepolymer with different molecular weight; adjusting the pH by adding an alkali; (2) preparing a polycarboxylate superplasticizer: performing a Koble-Schmitt reaction between the polycarboxylate superplasticizer prepolymer and a carbon dioxide for a certain time to obtain the polycarboxylate superplasticizer. The polycarboxylate superplasticizer prepared by the method of the present invention retains the advantages of the existing water-reducing admixture of the polyether monomer compounds, and the production process is simple, safe, controllable, less side effect and has a better cost effective and competitive advantage.
US10179742B2
A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
US10179740B2
The invention relates to a new phase of silicon, Si24, and a method of making the same. Si24 has a quasi-direct band gap, with a direct gap value of 1.34 eV and an indirect gap value of 1.3 eV. The invention also relates to a compound of the formula Na4Si24 and a method of making the same. Na4Si24 may be used as a precursor to make Si24.
US10179739B2
A method for preparing multi-wall carbon nanotubes comprising atomizing a precursor solution comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and a carrier gas. The mixture is then injected through an ultrasonic atomization system to form atomized precursor droplets. Then by injecting the atomized precursor droplets from the top of a vertical chemical vapor deposition reactor, the droplets can then react with a reaction gas in the reactor vessel to form a film that adsorbs to a growth surface in the reactor vessel. Layer by layer multi-wall carbon nanotubes are formed. This method is repeated to form layers of the multi-wall carbon nanotubes. The nanotubes formed have an outer diameter of 10 nm-51 nm and a length to diameter aspect ratio of 7200-13200.
US10179734B2
A fuel supply apparatus comprising; a reaction chamber for hosting a reaction when a fuel generating fluid and a fuel generating substance are brought together to generate fuel, a plurality of discrete fuel generating fluid chambers, each chamber being separately rupturable; and, a heater assembly adapted to, when in use, selectively rupture the fuel generating fluid chambers to supply fuel generating fluid to the reaction chamber.
US10179728B2
In some aspects, the present invention embodies both the method and apparatus for converting a pattern of irradiation to a visible image. An embodiment of the present invention provides an array of micro-electro-mechanical sensors with each sensor includes a deflectable micro-cantilever, responsive to absorbed incident radiation and to an applied repulsive electrostatic field. Associated circuitry senses a change in an output signal of the sensor as it responds to incident radiation incident upon the cantilever and provides a biasing force to deflect the cantilever and maintain the detector output signal at a desirable level. The biasing element may be a piezoelectric element, a heater or a pair of electrodes and the corresponding biasing stimulus may be stress (expansion), heat, or electrostatic change. The stimulus compensates for the effect of the infrared radiation and maintains the chosen detector output level at the same level.
US10179726B2
Described herein are various embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods for providing hydration to a user from a fluid reservoir or bladder, where the fluid is provided on demand by the user activating and controlling a user interface that communicates wirelessly with a control assembly operably connected to a pump and the fluid reservoir.
US10179711B1
A portable lift assembly that is temporarily mountable to the ends of standardized shipping containers, that allows cargo to be loaded and unloaded without a raised loading dock. The assembly includes a frame having pin members that engage standard corner castings on the access end of a shipping container so that the weight of the lift assembly and cargo are borne by the end of the container. Cargo is raised and lowered on a platform, with power being supplied from onboard the portable assembly. The portable assembly may be transported between containers and installed using a forklift or similar machine.
US10179708B2
Apparatus and methods for conveying granular material from a supply to receivers that retain and dispense the material when needed by process machine include a vacuum pump, an air flow limiter connected to the vacuum pump, a first conduit connecting the receivers to the air flow limiter, and a second conduit connecting the material supply to the receivers.
US10179707B2
The present invention relates to a transfer apparatus, and the transfer apparatus includes: a first transfer module holding an object to be transferred on the top thereof and transferring the object to be transferred at a first speed in a longitudinal direction; a second transfer module disposed in parallel with the first transfer module and holding the object to be transferred on the top thereof and transferring the object to be transferred at a second speed in the longitudinal direction; and a blowing module causing air to flow upward/downward below at least one of the first transfer module and the second transfer module.
US10179706B2
An automated method and system for transporting vials from multiple upstream locations to a downstream location and for combining N number of conveyor lanes from N number of upstream location (e.g., capping stations) down to one conveyor lane. The system is adapted to transport vials from a more-distant upstream location faster than vials from a closer upstream location so that they reach the downstream location at approximately the same time. Guide members placed at an angle to the traveling axis of the conveyor lanes divert the vials onto a single conveyor lane for transporting the vials to a downstream location.
US10179702B2
A feeder for bulk solids has a rotatable bin with an open bottom and an open top and is tilted so that one side of the bin is substantially vertical. A rotating auger is located within the bin having a vertically oriented exposed helical fin. Longitudinal ribs are secured on an inner surface of the bin and spaced radially. Material is loaded into the open top of the rotating bin, tumbling the material toward the bottom of the bin causing the material to constantly contact the rotating auger. The auger then feeds the material through the open bottom of the bin. Ribs engage the material in the bin enhancing tumbling and feeding.
US10179695B2
An example item storage system may include a shipping container and a plurality of storage modules disposed within the interior of the shipping container. Each storage module may include an upper support structure, a lower support structure, and a frame. The upper support structure may engage with a corresponding lower support structure of a first different storage module. The frame may define an upper level to support a first plurality of moveable container carriers, and a lower level to support a second plurality of moveable container carriers.
US10179683B2
The invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations, and more particularly to formulations containing cannabinoids for administration via a pump action spray. In particular, the invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations, for use in administration of lipophilic medicaments via mucosal surfaces, comprising: at least one lipophilic medicament, a solvent and a co-solvent, wherein the total amount of solvent and co-solvent present in the formulation is greater than 55% wt/wt of the formulation and the formulation is absent of a self emulsifying agent and/or a fluorinated propellant.
US10179682B2
This disclosure provides systems and methods for covering a pinball machine. Some systems may include a first shell configured to receive and cover an upper cabinet of a pinball machine. The first shell may include a first-shell fastening apparatus configured to secure the upper cabinet within the first shell. Some systems may include a second shell configured to receive and cover an upper cabinet and a lower cabinet of a pinball machine. The upper cabinet may be folded on top of the lower cabinet and secured to the lower cabinet using a cabinet fastening apparatus. The second shell may include a second-shell fastening apparatus configured to secure the upper and lower cabinet within the second shell.
US10179681B2
A case for holding tools or small parts includes a basic body and a lid coupled pivotably to the basic body. The basic body has two side walls, the upper edge of which is exposed in the closed state of the lid, and therefore the lid, in the closed state, is arranged between the upper edges of the side walls of the basic body. Each side wall of the basic body forms a labyrinth seal with the respective side wall of the lid in the closed state of the case.
US10179680B2
Provided is a tube-type cosmetic container which discharges a liquid content in a form of droplet. The tube-type cosmetic container reduces the cost burden in accordance with shortening of the manufacturing time and reducing cost, by allowing a liquid content to be discharged in a form of droplet through a simple content discharging structure that becomes gradually wider from a lower portion to an upper portion thereof.
US10179676B1
A dispenser with self-closing cap allows opening of said cap, dispensing of contents from said dispenser and closing of said cap using only one hand.In the first embodiment, said dispenser comprises a cap, tube, base and elastic cord internally disposed between said cap and said base.In a second embodiment said dispenser incorporates a D-ring attachment into the dispenser of the first embodiment.Multiple dispensers of the first embodiment can be transported and stored on one's person in a caddy with integral matching boreholes to receive said dispensers.Multiple dispensers of the second embodiment can be grouped on a split ring much as keys on a keyring.In a third embodiment the cap of said dispenser incorporates an O-ring which guards the contents of said container against moisture or allows the storage and dispensing of gels, creams or other viscous fluids.Said dispenser finds application in diverse areas; for example, in fly fishing for the dispensing of split shot; in the work shop for dispensing of small screws, washers, and related hardware; in the arts and craft field for the dispensing of beads, and in the medical field for the dispensing of pills.
US10179675B2
A dispensing container with interior access for when the said dispensing container can no longer disperse the low level content within its bottom surface and interior walls through its normal dispensing process the dispensing container with interior access can be opened through its adjoining halves for complete access to its remaining content.
