US10984215B2
A method of recognizing a fingerprint is implemented by dividing a sensor matrix of a mobile terminal into a plurality of blocks by rows. Each of the blocks is under control of an independent switch terminal. When performing fingerprint unlocking, only an area covered by the fingerprint is being scanned, while an area not covered by the fingerprint is not to be scanned, thereby significantly reducing a scanning area, shortening a scanning time, improving unlocking efficiency, fulfilling fast fingerprint unlocking, and reducing power consumption. A mobile terminal is also provided and includes a multiplexer configured to divide the sensor matrix into a plurality of blocks. Each of the blocks can independently perform fingerprint recognition scanning. When fingerprint unlocking is carried out, there is no need to scan an entire area of the sensor matrix, thereby improving unlocking efficiency and saving electric energy.
US10984214B2
A method and a device for unlocking a fingerprint are provided. The method includes: controlling a predetermined light-emitting region of a display device to enter a first display mode upon receipt of external light, controlling the predetermined light-emitting region of the display device to enter a second display mode when the predetermined light-emitting region of the display device is pressed; and acquiring fingerprint information in the predetermined light-emitting region of the display device after the predetermined light-emitting region enters the second display mode, and determining whether to allow unlocking or not according to the fingerprint information.
US10984211B1
The structure of a semiconductor device with an array of bioFET sensors, a biometric fingerprint sensor, and a temperature sensor and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device are disclosed. A method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes forming a gate electrode on a first side of a semiconductor substrate, forming a channel region between source and drain regions within the semiconductor substrate, and forming a piezoelectric sensor region on a second side of the semiconductor substrate. The second side is substantially parallel and opposite to the first side. The method further includes forming a temperature sensing electrode on the second side during the forming of the piezoelectric sensor region, forming a sensing well on the channel region, and binding capture reagents on the sensing well.
US10984210B2
A fingerprint sensor of an electronic device includes a plurality of acoustic transducers and a signal processor. The plurality of acoustic transducers are arranged on one surface of the plate-like member to surround at least a portion of an outer perimeter of a measuring area of the plate-like member to transmit and receive ultrasonic guided waves. The signal processor recognizes a target object touching a surface of the measuring area through ultrasonic wave tomography that applies a time-reversal process with respect to a signal transmitted from at least one of the plurality of acoustic transducers and a signal received by at least one of the remaining acoustic transducers.
US10984206B2
The present application provides a data sharing solution. In the solution, a first application running on a first user equipment uploads shared data, and a shared device generates a two-dimensional code for the shared data and returns the two-dimensional code to the first application. The first application can provide the two-dimensional code to a second application running on a second user equipment. After scanning the two-dimensional code, the second application can send a data obtaining request to the shared device based on the scanned information, so the shared device sends the shared data corresponding to the two-dimensional code to the second application based on the request, thereby completing cross-application data sharing. The process offers convenient data transfer for the user and also breaks through limitations of data compatibility between the different APPs and alleviates a problem that information between the different APPs cannot be mutually identified.
US10984204B2
Symbology readers and methods of reading DPM codes on objects therewith are provided. The symbology reader include a housing that defines a cavity having a first portion and a second portion. A window that separates the first portion and the second portion of the cavity is positioned within the cavity. The symbology reader includes a diffuser configured to diffusingly reflect light that impinges thereon positioned within the first portion of the cavity. The symbology reader includes an imaging assembly and a first illumination assembly positioned within the second portion of the cavity. The symbology reader includes an optical element configured to direct illumination light to impinge upon the diffuser.
US10984200B2
Determining whether a proposed message contextually fits a messaging session. A method obtains a proposed message to be sent in a messaging session between users of a messaging service. The method identifies a context of the proposed message. The method determines whether the proposed message contextually fits the messaging session based on characteristics of an expected response to the proposed message, the characteristics of the expected response being based on patterns of communication between the users. The method also performs processing based on whether the proposed message contextually fits the messaging session.
US10984192B2
Provided is a method for providing a related application list on the basis of a message. An application list providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is performed by an application list providing device, may comprise the steps of: receiving a provided message; determining a keyword on the basis of the message; determining an application list associated with the message by using the determined keyword, wherein the application list includes at least one application (APP); generating a deep link for at least one application included in the application list by using the determined keyword; and providing the application list and the deep link.
US10984189B2
Briefly, embodiments disclosed herein relate to switching between versions of digital content to be displayed, such as to a user, in a real-time searching environment, for example.
US10984184B2
Disclosed and described herein are systems, methods and computer program products that enable converting a metafile to a spreadsheet file, editing the spreadsheet file, and then transforming the spreadsheet file back to an output metafile.
US10984162B2
Methods and systems for verifying, via formal verification, a hardware design for a data transformation pipeline comprising one or more data transformation elements that perform a data transformation on one or more inputs, wherein the formal verification is performed under conditions that simplify the data transformations calculations that the formal verification tool has to perform. In one embodiment the hardware design for the data transformation pipeline is verified by formally verifying that the output of an instantiation of the hardware design produces the same output as an instantiation of a hardware design for another data transformation pipeline for a predetermined set of transactions under a constraint that substantially equivalent data transformation elements between the data transformation pipelines produce the same output(s) in response to the same input(s).
US10984160B1
Circuit analysis and modification by receiving a first description of a circuit, the first description having a first level of detail, receiving a second description of the circuit, the second description having a second level of detail, performing a circuit simulation according to the first description, identifying an active node of the first description according to the simulation, and modifying the second description according to the active node.
US10984155B2
Embodiments of the inventive subject matter include determining a plurality of potential full resolution locations for a particle representation for a second iteration of a particle swarm optimization, wherein the particle representation is associated with both a first full resolution location and a first reduced resolution location for a first iteration of the particle swarm optimization that has not yet completed and the second iteration is later than the first iteration. Embodiments further include determining that the plurality of full resolution locations reduces to a second reduced resolution location for the second iteration. Embodiments further include submitting the second reduced resolution location for fitness calculation prior to the first iteration completing.
US10984154B2
An example method comprises receiving historical sensor data from sensors of components of wind turbines, training a set of models to predict faults for each component using the historical sensor data, each model of a set having different observation time windows and lead time windows, evaluating each model of a set using standardized metrics, comparing evaluations of each model of a set to select a model with preferred lead time and accuracy, receive current sensor data from the sensors of the components, apply the selected model(s) to the current sensor data to generate a component failure prediction, compare the component failure prediction to a threshold, and generate an alert and report based on the comparison to the threshold.
US10984151B1
Methods and systems described in this disclosure are directed to rendering audiovisual (A/V) simulation of a disaster situation at a facility by artificially simulating the disaster situation. The disaster situation uses a 3D model of the environment associated with the facility. Embodiments of the disclosed system continuously collect data relating to reactions of one or more users to the simulation model. Upon analyzing the reactions of one or more users to the simulation model, the system provides A/V indicators such as an avatar, a virtual teacher, or a virtual user to provide information for responding to the disaster situation. In some embodiments, the simulation model can be customized based on one or more factors, such as an age of the one or users, a skillset of the one or more users, a geographical location of the facility.
US10984141B2
A self-powering tamper detection system architecture includes a power source, a tamper detector configured to identify a tamper event, a tamper switch electrically connected to the power source and mechanically connected to the tamper detector, a tamper controller configured to produce a tamper response when the tamper event is identified, and program memory configured to store program data. The tamper detector is configured to mechanically actuate the tamper switch when a tamper event occurs, and the tamper response provides a disruption of the program data. The tamper detector and the tamper switch can include printed circuit board and embedded transformer, whereby the embedded transformer includes an axially-moveable ferromagnetic core.
US10984139B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses can protecting a secret on a device with limited memory, while still providing tamper resistance. To achieve the lower memory usage, embodiments can apply a memory-hard function MHF to the secret S to obtain a result Y, which can be used in an encoding process to obtain a code C. After applying the MHF, a prove function can generate a proof value that is used in a decoding (e.g., a verification of computation process) of the code C. The code C can include the proof value, the secret S, and the result Y, and can be sent to a decoding device that verifies the code C as part of a decoding process.
US10984137B2
A method for providing and maintaining secure storage of data includes cloaking the data by retrieving, from a database and using a first set of user-specific cloaking sequences and a first mapping, a first set of hidden sequences, and applying the data and the first set of hidden sequences as inputs to a cloaking algorithm. The cloaked data is stored in a persistent memory. The method further includes, during a later, second time period, re-cloaking the cloaked data by uncloaking the cloaked data using the first set of hidden sequences, retrieving, from the database and using the first set of user-specific cloaking sequences and a different, second mapping, a second set of one or more hidden sequences, and applying the uncloaked data and the second set of hidden sequences as inputs to the cloaking algorithm. The re-cloaked data is stored in the persistent memory.
US10984133B1
Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for defining, distributing and enforcing policies for authorizing API (Application Programming Interface) calls to applications executing on one or more sets of associated machines (e.g., virtual machines, containers, computers, etc.) in one or more datacenters. This system has a set of one or more servers that acts as a logically centralized resource for defining and storing policies and parameters for evaluating these policies. The server set in some embodiments also enforces these API-authorizing policies. Conjunctively, or alternatively, the server set in some embodiments distributes the defined policies and parameters to policy-enforcing local agents that execute near the applications that process the API calls.
US10984132B2
A centralized data repository system, in various embodiments, is configured to provide a central data-storage repository (e.g., one or more servers, databases, etc.) for the centralized storage of personally identifiable information (PII) and/or personal data for one or more particular data subjects. In particular embodiments, the centralized data repository may enable the system to populate one or more data models (e.g., using one or more suitable techniques described above) substantially on-the-fly (e.g., as the system collects, processes, stores, etc. personal data regarding a particular data subject). In this way, in particular embodiments, the system is configured to maintain a substantially up-to-date data model for a plurality of data subjects (e.g., each particular data subject for whom the system collects, processes, stores, etc. personal data).
US10984122B2
A collection of documents or other files and the like within an enterprise network are labelled according to an enterprise document classification scheme, and then a recognition model such as a neural network or other machine learning model can be used to automatically label other files throughout the enterprise network. In this manner, documents and the like throughout an enterprise can be automatically identified and managed according to features such as confidentiality, sensitivity, security risk, business value, and so forth.
US10984112B2
Automated threat modeling methods include providing one or more servers and one or more data stores communicatively coupled with the server(s). The data store(s) may include a plurality of threat model components stored therein (stored components) and a plurality of threats stored therein (stored threats), each stored threat associated through the data store(s) with at least one of the stored components. Using one or more input fields displayed on one or more computing devices communicatively coupled with at least one of the server(s), one or more inputs are received, the input(s) including access credentials associated with an existing computing environment and one or more inputs configured to initiate, using the server(s) and the access credentials, automatic generation of a relational diagram (diagram) of the existing computing environment and automatic generation of a threat report. Automated modeling systems include systems configured to carry out automated modeling of an existing computing environment.
US10984111B2
A method includes obtaining an incoming event log, splitting the incoming event log into a set of tokens, and identifying a subset of the tokens as anchor tokens. The method also includes utilizing an ordered list of the anchor tokens to traverse through a set of anchor token trees and, responsive to identifying a path from (i) a root node of a given one of the anchor token trees to (ii) a given leaf node of the given anchor token tree corresponding to the ordered list of the anchor tokens, selecting a given parser associated with the given leaf node. The method further includes extracting data from the incoming event log utilizing the given parser, detecting one or more security threats affecting at least one asset in an enterprise system based on the extracted data, and applying at least one remediation action to mitigate the detected security threats.
US10984101B2
A method of determining a category of a malware file, using a malware determination system comprising a machine learning algorithm, the method comprising obtaining a file, which is assumed to constitute malware file, by the malware determination system, building a data structure representative of features present in said file, based on features present in at least one dictionary, wherein said dictionary stores at least, for each of one or more of categories Ci out of a plurality of N categories of malware files, with i from 1 to N and N>2, one or more features which are specific to said category Ci with respect to all other N−1 categories Cj, with j different from i, according to at least one first specificity criteria, feeding the data structure to the machine learning algorithm of the malware determination system, and providing prospects representative of one or more malware categories to which said file belongs, based on said data structure.
US10984096B2
After a heuristic event counter in a processor has triggered a performance monitoring interrupt (PMI) when the processor was executing a target program in user mode, and after the processor has switched to kernel mode in response to the PMI, a heuristic event handler automatically performs preliminary analysis in kernel mode, without switching back to user mode, to determine whether heavyweight code analysis is warranted. The preliminary analysis comprises (a) obtaining an instruction pointer (IP) for the target program from a last branch record (LBR) buffer in the processor, (b) using transaction hardware in the processor to determine whether the IP from LBR buffer points to a readable page in memory, and (c) determining that heavyweight code analysis is not warranted in response to a determination that the page pointed to by the IP from LBR buffer is not readable. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10984089B2
The disclosure provided herein includes a multi-step authentication process to unlock a portable electronic device. To unlock the device, a user can use a touch screen on the device to select an access category, to select an access subcategory, and to enter an access subcategory value. The access subcategory can depend on the access category, making them logically related. The access subcategory value can be a value that corresponds to the selected access category and subcategory. The multi-step authentication or unlocking process can advantageously be easy to remember because the pieces of information to be provided are logically related to one another. In addition, the multi-step authentication or unlocking process can be difficult to guess as each step in the process decreases the chances an unwanted person or system correctly guesses the correct values for each step.
US10984086B1
An electronic device includes an audio capture device operable to receive audio input, a fingerprint sensor operable to receive fingerprint data, and one or more processors, operable with the audio capture device and the fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor can authenticate a person as an authorized user of an electronic device while device commands are being received in the form of audio input to allow for secure voice interactions without requiring a trigger phrase. The fingerprint sensor can be used in combination with the receipt of voice input to perform two-factor authentication. The fingerprint sensor and audio capture device can be used in combination to enroll, or update enrollment, of a user interacting with a voice assistant as well.
US10984081B2
An association management system for establishing, maintaining, and monitoring associations between a personal identifier and an electronic device, includes a provider subsystem in operable communication with at least one of the personal identifier and the electronic device. The provider subsystem is configured to provision a person associated with the personal identifier, authenticate both of the personal identifier and the electronic device, and establish an association of the authenticated personal identifier to the authenticated electronic device. The system further includes a certificate authority subsystem for issuing at least one digital certificate to verify an identity of one or more digital entities operating on the management system, and a digital distributed ledger including a plurality of a consensus pool of participating processors. The digital distributed ledger is configured to verify, using the at least one digital certificate, transaction events of the association management system.
US10984079B2
Techniques for integrating context-aware software applications are disclosed. A system generates a mapping of a subset of one or more variables, managed by a parent software application, to a data structure. At runtime of the parent software application, based on the mapping, the system populates an instance of the data structure with one or more values corresponding to the subset of one or more variables. The system injects the instance of the data structure into a child software application. The system renders an interface of the child software application as a component of the parent software application. The child software application executes an operation using the one or more values from the instance of the data structure.
US10984073B2
A processor can scan a portion of a vector to identify first nonzero entries. The processor can scan another portion of the vector to identify second nonzero entries. The processor can scale a portion of a matrix using the first nonzero entries to generate first intermediate elements. The processor can scale another portion of the matrix using the second nonzero entries to generate second intermediate elements. The processor can store the first intermediate elements in a first buffer and store the second intermediate elements in a second buffer. The processor can copy a subset of the first intermediate elements from the first buffer to a memory and copy a subset of the second intermediate elements from the second buffer to the memory. The subsets of first and second intermediate elements can be aggregated to generate an output vector.
US10984067B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of video processing field, and provide a method, an apparatus, a server, and a storage medium for generating videos. In some embodiments, webpage snapshot data is obtained in real time based on a preset web address; target webpage content is selected from the obtained webpage snapshot data; and the selected target webpage content is synthesized with a pre-obtained input video, to generate an output video including the target webpage content.
US10984063B2
If first another communication device and second another communication device are wirelessly connected with one another on the basis of information acquired from a captured image, a communication device as a slave station connects with a wireless network constructed by the second another communication device as a base station, and makes communication for sharing a communication parameter with the second another communication device.
US10984055B2
A research application and service are provided. The research application can be a mobile application, a feature within a word processing software, or an extension of a web-browsing software, through which a user can indicate a subject of research or assignment and receive a list of research topics from which credible research sources can be searched. The user can be assigned to a group identifier that identifies a group of users that can collaborate on a research project. Research sources selected and collected by the user can be stored associated with the group identifier such that members of the group can see and use those selected sources. In some cases, users can tag a selected source with another user's identifier so that the selected source can be saved in that other user's collection.
US10984054B2
A visual analytics method and system is disclosed for visualizing an operation of an image classification model having at least one convolutional neural network layer. The image classification model classifies sample images into one of a predefined set of possible classes. The visual analytics method determines a unified ordering of the predefined set of possible classes based on a similarity hierarchy such that classes that are similar to one another are clustered together in the unified ordering. The visual analytics method displays various graphical depictions, including a class hierarchy viewer, a confusion matrix, and a response map. In each case, the elements of the graphical depictions are arranged in accordance with the unified ordering. Using the method, a user a better able to understand the training process of the model, diagnose the separation power of the different feature detectors of the model, and improve the architecture of the model.
US10984039B2
Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives a request for a map visualization that includes a plurality of geo-enriched data and geographical elements associated with a level of a plurality of levels in a hierarchy of geographical elements. The program further identifies a set of geographical elements associated with the level based on the hierarchy of geographical elements. The program also generates the map visualization to include the plurality of geo-enriched data and the set of geographical elements.
US10984038B2
Methods, systems, and media for processing queries relating to presented media content are provided. In some implementations, a method comprises: receiving a request to associate with a media playback device that is presenting media content to a user of the mobile device, wherein a mobile application executing on the mobile device and a media application executing on the media playback device exchange media playback information; activating a microphone associated with the mobile device to receive ambient sounds in response to associating with the media playback device; converting the received ambient sounds to one or more text inputs; determining whether the text inputs include a trigger term that corresponds to a request to initiate a query relating to the presented media content and the query; in response to determining that the trigger term has been included in the text inputs, determining the media playback information from the media application that includes timing information corresponding to when during the presentation of the media content the query was received and media content identification information; causing a search to be performed that includes the query, the timing information, and the media content identification information; obtaining a search result that is responsive to the query; and presenting at least a portion of the search result to the query on a mobile display associated with the mobile device.
US10984034B1
A dialogue management system applies hierarchical classifiers and other natural language processing to dialogue input, and determines whether performance of an action is likely to occur. The dialogue management system may process dialogue input to assess a dialogue participant's current position in various hierarchies or other classification schemes associated with performance of a desired action. The system may then present results of the assessment to another dialogue participant or provide the results to another system. In some embodiments, the dialogue management system may automatically generate responses or questions designed to engage a dialogue participant and cause the participant to progress through the levels of a hierarchy toward performance of a desired action.
US10984015B2
Aspects described herein are directed to the live updating of user interface elements through multi-select state replication. A resource management server may receive domain and search query information from a user computing device and may execute a database request based on the search query. The results of the search query may be generated by the resource management server in a dropdown user interface element. Through the dropdown element, the resource management server may receive one or more selections of the results of the search query generated in the dropdown element. Based on the one or more selections, the resource management server may add entities corresponding to the one or more selections to the domain and update the dropdown user interface element.
US10984002B2
A node type of a plurality of distributed nodes to which a table to be added to a distributed database should be assigned can be identified by applying a set of placement rules defined for the table. The set of placement rules can also be applied to determine whether the table should be partitioned into more than one partition. A table group name associated with the table can be obtained and used in conjunction with the node type and determination of whether to partition the table to store the table in the distributed database on at least one node of the plurality of nodes as one or more partitions.
US10983995B2
Example techniques herein search a graph data structure and retrieve data associated with a result node or edge. The graph can include nodes representing, e.g., processes or files, and edges between the nodes. A control unit can produce a discrete finite automaton (DFA) based on a query. The control unit can traverse the DFA in conjunction with the graph, beginning at an initial state of the DFA and an entry-point node of the graph, to reach a result node of the graph associated with a triggering state of the DFA. Traversal can include unwinding upon reaching a terminal state of the DFA, in some examples. The control unit can retrieve data associated with the result node or an edge connected there to, and can provide the data via a communications interface. A data-retrieval system can communicate with a data-storage system via the communications interface, in some examples.
US10983986B2
The illustrative systems and methods advantageously reduce the amount of storage space occupied by data that no longer has a useful life—as established by the data objects' user(s) and overcoming predetermined rules required by information management policies. An illustrative data agent may receive instructions from an illustrative storage manager to perform secondary copy operations for a given set of data objects. The instructions may generally instruct that expiry-marked data objects are to be treated based on parsing each data object's user-supplied expiry timeframe. The illustrative system (i) will delete expired data objects including expired secondary copies; (ii) will refrain from making secondary copies of expired data objects; and (iii) if an expiry-marked data object is not expired, the illustrative system will make secondary copies according to the instructions from the storage manager, but will track those expiry-marked secondary copies for future deletion after they expire, (iv) and will delete expired secondary copies even if the original expiry-marked data object has been deleted from the system prior to its expiration.
US10983985B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining a storage pool in which to store a data object. Event messages are received. Each event message includes metadata on an object updated in a storage pool of a plurality of storage pools, at least two of the storage pools have different reliability ratings. The event messages are added to a message queue. Information is added to a database for the event messages in the message queue including the metadata in the event message. A determination is made of a data classification of a changed data object indicated in the database. The changed data object indicated in the database having the determined data classification is moved to a storage pool having a reliability rating satisfying a reliability rating associated with the data classification of the changed data object.
US10983953B2
The described technology is generally directed towards domains that data services can use to collect files of a global filesystem namespace into groups. A data service (a domain patron) creates a domain, e.g., for a particular directory, and a domain manager associates files under that directory with domain membership information. Thereafter, the data service can use the domain membership information associated with a file to determine whether to include that file in a data service operation. In one implementation the membership information is maintained in file metadata, facilitating fast and efficient retrieval of the information in near constant time. Exclusion from a domain, hard links, renames and alternate data streams are among the various aspects supported by the domain technology.
US10983948B2
A reconfigurable computing appliance includes a number of computing tiles. Each computing tile includes a reconfigurable processing element and a network fabric interface device configured to communicate over a network fabric. The reconfigurable processing element operates on data received from an I/O input interface and/or data received via the network fabric interface device.
US10983946B2
A centralized communication system (CCS) is disclosed that provides a modular, extendible, and scalable communication system that can exchange information between any information systems or networked devices. Information from a single source device or system can be selectively broadcast to one or more predetermined destination devices and systems rather than broadcast to every device on the network. Information may be filtered and processed at one or more selectable points in the communication flow between systems. In certain embodiments, an incoming message is received from the source device in the native message format using the native protocol of the source device and converted to an internal messaging format for internal handling within the CCS, then converted to the native message format of a receiving system and sent to the receiving system using its native protocol. In certain embodiments, a graphical representation of the topology of the CCS may be provided.
US10983944B2
An apparatus includes a first device having a clock signal and configured to communicate, via a data bus, with a second device configured to assert a data strobe signal and a plurality of data bit signals on the data bus. The first device may include a control circuit configured, during a training phase, to determine relative timing between the clock signal, the plurality of data bit signals, and the data strobe signal. The first device may determine, using a first set of sampling operations, a first timing relationship of the plurality of data bit signals relative to the data strobe signal, and determine, using a second set of sampling operations, a second timing relationship of the plurality of data bit signals and the data strobe signal relative to the clock signal. During an operational phase, the control circuit may be configured to use delays based on the first and second timing relationships to sample data from the second device on the data bus.
US10983942B1
A multi-master hybrid bus apparatus is provided. The multi-master hybrid bus apparatus includes a hybrid bus bridge circuit configured to couple multiple master circuits with one or more slave circuits via heterogeneous communication buses. In examples discussed herein, the multiple master circuits can correspond to multiple physically separated master circuits or multiple bus ports provided in a single master circuit. In a non-limiting example, the hybrid bus bridge circuit is coupled to the multiple master circuits via multiple radio frequency front-end (RFFE) buses and to the slave circuits via at least one single-wire bus (SuBUS) consisting of a single wire. By bridging the multiple master circuits to the slave circuits based on a single hybrid bus bridge circuit, it may be possible to enable flexible heterogeneous bus deployment in an electronic device (e.g., a smartphone) with reduced cost and/or footprint.
US10983940B2
A remote technical support system includes an edge device that operates as a highly secured conduit for a technician to view, access, and control a target device via a secure protocol over a connection medium between the edge device and the target device. The edge device's architecture allows it to selectively present numerous peripheral devices to the target device. The architectural components of the edge device can be controlled by a technician through a secure connection with a trusted server which allows authorized to access the edge device. The edge device also relays technician commands to and obtains diagnostic information from the target device and communicates feedback to the technician over the secure connection. The commands may be relayed to the target via the one or more selectively connected USB peripherals.
US10983932B2
A processor includes: a plurality of processor cores; an interconnector including a reduction operation device and configured to communicate with another processor; a memory controller configured to control a main memory; a bus configured to couple the plurality of processor cores, the interconnector, and the memory controller to each other; and a reduction operation buffer coupled to the bus and the interconnector, wherein each of the processor cores writes control information to control the reduction operation device included in the interconnector and a value to be operated by the reduction operation device in the reduction operation buffer, and the interconnector reads out the control information and the value from the reduction operation buffer and delivers the control information and the value to the reduction operation device.
US10983930B1
Techniques for providing an efficient NTB-based data transport in a highly available storage system. The techniques include performing an ordered transfer of a source data buffer from a primary storage node to a secondary storage node over a PCIe NTB, writing a “transfer ID value” for the ordered transfer over the NTB to a “received transfer ID register” of the secondary storage node, performing a remote procedure call (RPC) to send, over a side channel, the transfer ID value as a “sent transfer ID value” to the secondary storage node, and processing the RPC call to verify the value contained in the received transfer ID register against the sent transfer ID value. Having performed the verification, the secondary storage node determines a successful or unsuccessful status of the ordered transfer, and sends an RPC reply to acknowledge or inform the primary storage node of the successful or unsuccessful status.
US10983914B2
A tag match determination unit determines, in response to an acquisition request for predetermined data, whether predetermined data is present in a primary cache. When the predetermined data is not present in the primary cache, the move-in buffer outputs the acquisition request for the predetermined data to a secondary cache management unit or the storage device and holds determination purpose information based on state information on a predetermined area that stores therein the predetermined data. A storage processing unit determines, when an acquired response from the secondary cache management unit or the storage device is a predetermined type, based on the determination purpose information, whether or not to acquire the state information stored in the primary cache; invalidates the predetermined area when it is determined not to acquire the state information; and stores, in the predetermined area, the predetermined data included in the response.
US10983903B1
Systems and techniques are disclosed for an enhanced automated protocol for secure application testing. An example method includes receiving, via a first component of a system and from a user device, selection of testing information, the testing information including a test device to perform one or more selected test suites, and the test suites being associated with an application. Test suite information is generated via a second component of the system based on the selected test suites, with the first component instructing the second component to generate the testing information according to the particular protocol. The test suite information is provided via the second component to the test device, with the test suite information being provided in response to polling from the test device. Test results are received via the second component, with the test results being routed by the second component to the first component for presentation via the user device.
US10983901B1
Techniques are described for “fuzz testing” serverless software applications (for example, software applications implemented by a serverless compute service provided by a service provider network). Fuzz testing is an automated testing technique involving a fuzzer client application (or simply “fuzzer”) providing invalid, unexpected, or random data as inputs to a software application that is the target of the testing to discover software bugs and other runtime issues during execution of the software. To fuzz test a serverless application, a fuzzer continuously sends inputs to the serverless application and, when a runtime error is detected (for example, by monitoring log data generated by the serverless application), a copy of the serverless application can be invoked with the suspected error-inducing input to verify that the input indeed causes the error without interrupting the fuzzer's testing of the original serverless application.
US10983900B2
Various embodiments include at least one of systems, methods, and software to receive input configuring tests within a computing environment to expose users to standard application or website experiences or test experiences. In some embodiments, multiple tests may be configured to run orthogonally within user experiences without affecting the results of one another. Some such embodiments preserve the ability to execute certain tests in a non-orthogonal manner while other tests are allowed to execute orthogonally.
US10983890B2
The rate at which reads on a target memory portion initiate error recovery procedures can be monitored in real-time. Trigger rates can be used to perform analysis of a memory sub-system or to implement improvements in the memory sub-system. Trigger rate monitoring can include accessing a count of error recovery initializations for a target memory portion, wherein the count of error recovery initializations corresponds to a number of times a first stage of a multi-stage error recovery process was performed. Trigger rate monitoring can further include accessing a count of read operations corresponding to the target memory portion. The count of error recovery initializations and the count of read operations can be used to compute a trigger rate. The trigger rate, or multiple trigger rates from various times or from various target memory portions, can be used to compute a metric for the memory portion(s).
US10983882B2
Example implementations described herein are directed to systems and methods involving an application running on a host computer and configured to manage storage infrastructure. The application not only manages resources already allocated to itself, but also manages the allocation and de-allocation of resources to itself. The resources can be allocated and de-allocated based on the type of process being executed, wherein upon occurrence of a failure on a primary storage system, higher priority processes that are executed on connected failover storage system nodes are given priority while the lower priority processes of such failover storage system nodes are disabled.
US10983881B2
Embodiments for disaster recovery in a disaggregated computing system. Memory resources are allocated at a secondary, disaster recovery site for data received from a primary site. The data from the primary site is continuously replicated to the allocated memory resources at the disaster recovery site without requiring any compute resources to be attached to the allocated memory resources. Responsive to determining a disaster recovery failover is in progress, the compute resources are assigned to the allocated memory resources for performing a failover workload, and the failover workload is executed at the disaster recovery site.
US10983875B2
Recovery points can be used for replicating a virtual machine and reverting the virtual machine to a different state. A filter driver can monitor and capture input/output commands between a virtual machine and a virtual machine disk. The captured input/output commands can be used to create a recovery point. The recovery point can be associated with a bitmap that may be used to identify data blocks that have been modified between two versions of the virtual machine. Using this bitmap, a virtual machine may be reverted or restored to a different state by replacing modified data blocks and without replacing the entire virtual machine disk.
US10983870B2
The systems and methods herein permit storage systems to correctly perform data recovery, such as direct access recovery, of Network Data Management Protocol (“NDMP”) backup data that was modified prior to being stored in secondary storage media, such as tape. The systems and methods permit NDMP backup data to be encrypted, compressed, deduplicated, and/or otherwise modified prior to storage. The systems and methods herein also permit a user to perform a precautionary snapshot of the current state of data (e.g., primary data) prior to reverting data to a previous state using point-in-time data.
US10983862B2
A method of responding to failures in a tiered storage system is provided. The method includes (a) rebuilding a set of failed storage extents belonging to a first storage tier; (b) receiving a notification that a particular storage extent has failed while rebuilding the set of failed storage extents belonging to the first tier; and (c) upon determining that the particular storage extent belongs to a second storage tier that has a higher priority than does the first storage tier: (1) pausing rebuilding the set of failed storage extents belonging to the first storage tier, (2) rebuilding the particular storage extent, and (3) resuming rebuilding the set of failed storage extents belonging to the first storage tier after rebuilding the particular storage extent. An apparatus, system, and computer program product for performing a similar method are also provided.
US10983860B2
A storage system comprises a plurality of storage nodes each comprising one or more storage devices. Each of the storage nodes further comprises a processor coupled to a memory. The storage system is configured to prefill a given stripe across multiple ones of the storage devices with data blocks to a first fullness level, to designate at least a subset of the prefilled data blocks of the stripe as available for use in prefilling one or more logical storage volumes of the storage system, and to prefill a given one of the logical storage volumes to a second fullness level utilizing selected ones of the available data blocks. The given stripe across multiple ones of the storage devices illustratively comprises a RAID stripe.
US10983859B2
A method for adjustable error correction in a storage cluster is provided. The method includes determining health of a non-volatile memory of a non-volatile solid-state storage unit of each of a plurality of storage nodes in a storage cluster on a basis of per flash package, per flash die, per flash plane, per flash block, or per flash page. The determining is performed by the storage cluster. The plurality of storage nodes is housed within a chassis that couples the storage nodes as the storage cluster. The method includes adjusting erasure coding across the plurality of storage nodes based on the health of the non-volatile memory and distributing user data throughout the plurality of storage nodes through the erasure coding. The user data is accessible via the erasure coding from a remainder of the plurality of storage nodes if any of the plurality of storage nodes are unreachable.
US10983856B2
The disclosed embodiments provide a system for identifying root causes of performance issues. During operation, the system obtains a call graph containing a set of call paths for a set of services. Next, the system determines, based on a load test of the set of services, severity scores for the set of services, wherein the severity scores represent levels of abnormal behavior in the set of services. The system then groups the severity scores by the set of call paths and identifies, based on the grouped severity scores, one or more services as potential root causes of performance issues in the set of services. Finally, the system outputs the identified one or more services as the potential root causes of the performance issues.
US10983851B1
A system may include a switchable power domain configured to selectively be powered on and powered off during operation of the system and an always-on power domain configured to remain powered on during operation of the system, the always-on power domain including a power management unit. The power management unit may be configured to, in response to a shut down condition for powering down the switchable power domain, determine a state of a bus transaction on a communication bus between the switchable power domain and the always-on power domain and control one or more control signals for controlling the communication bus in order to manipulate completion of the bus transaction to prevent at least one of corruption of data of the bus transaction and a system freeze associated with the bus transaction.
US10983848B2
A computer-implemented method comprises executing, in a first container of a first computer system, input source instructions; executing, using the same first computer system, a plurality of containerized application programs in different corresponding containers; monitoring, by the input source instructions, the one or more different containerized application programs by identifying one or more system calls that resulted from the different container applications generating statistical messages relating to operation of the containerized application programs; generating, by the input source instructions, one or more enriched messages based on the system calls that were identified and based on the statistical messages; transmitting the one or more enriched messages to a first metric collector, and aggregating a plurality of the enriched messages into a set of aggregated metrics values; sending, from the first metric collector to a monitoring application that is hosted on a second computer system, the aggregated metrics values.
US10983845B2
An application control system (ACS) in a computer device intercepts a request to launch a requested application by a calling process, and determines, based on the requested application, that user interaction is required before launch. In response, the ACS establishes whether or not the calling process is associated with a controlling terminal and, if so, performs the user interactions using that controlling terminal. Where the user interactions are successful then the intended application is permitted to launch or, conversely, the intended application may be denied. Other solutions are provided in the event that the calling process is not associated with the controlling terminal.
US10983840B2
A technique includes monitoring for a quiescent state by checking first quiescent state criteria that are indicative of a CPU having no task running inside an RCU read-side critical section that could be affected by destructive-to-reader actions. If the quiescent state has been reached, a check may be made for the existence of a condition that is indicative of a requirement to satisfy one or more additional quiescent state criteria before reporting the quiescent state on behalf of the CPU. If the condition is detected, reporting of the quiescent state may be deferred until the one or more additional quiescent state criteria are satisfied. The quiescent state may then be reported if it is useful and safe to do so.
US10983837B2
A disclosed load estimation method includes: collecting run information of a processor being executing a predetermined program; specifying execution status of the processor based on the collected run information; and estimating a load of the predetermined program based on a result of comparison between the execution status of the processor and execution characteristics of the processor. Each of the execution characteristics is stored in association with a load level of the predetermined program.
US10983835B2
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for setting the allocation rate of a parallel-computing accelerator. The method includes monitoring the utilization rate of the parallel-computing accelerator by an application and setting a start point, at which measurement of utilization data to be used for setting the allocation rate of the parallel-computing accelerator for the application is started, using the result of monitoring the utilization rate; setting an end point, at which the measurement of the utilization data is finished, based on the monitoring result; and setting the allocation rate of the parallel-computing accelerator using the utilization data measured during a time period from the start point to the end point.
US10983831B2
Examples relate to firmware-based provisioning of hardware resources. In some of the examples, firmware discovers and takes ownership of a hardware resource. At this stage, the firmware performs a test to verify the hardware resource. The firmware then assigns the hardware resource to an OS instance. At this stage, the firmware can suspend assigning further hardware resources to the OS instance in response to a satisfied notification from the OS instance.
US10983819B2
The disclosure provides an approach for mounting a virtual disk to a virtual computing instance (VCI). The method comprises obtaining a set of required applications for each VCI in a set of VCIs. The method comprises obtaining constraints of each VCI in the set of VCIs. The method further comprises determining pair-wise application overlap between each pair of VCIs of the set of VCI, wherein the overlap complies with constraints of the two VCIs for which the overlap is determined. The method also comprises placing applications of at least one of the application overlaps into a virtual disk file, associating the virtual disk with the virtual disk file, and mounting the virtual disk to a first VCI of the set of VCIs.
US10983813B2
Automatically identifying context-specific repeated transformations (such as repeated edit tasks) that are based on observation of the developer drafting or modifying code. As the developer modifies the code, the code passes through a series of states, one after the other. The computing system observes the series of states of the code. It is based on this observation that the computing system identifies repeated transformations of the code for potentially offering to continue performing the repeated transformations for the user. This alleviates the developer from having to manually perform the remainder of the repeated transformations.
US10983797B2
Processor instruction scheduling by: providing a set of program instructions, selecting instructions for reordering from the set of program instructions, reordering the instructions according to instruction properties, assigning sequential instruction tags to the instructions, tagging the instructions for completion as a group in a completion table; and executing the instructions.
US10983794B2
An processor to facilitate register sharing is disclosed. The processor includes a plurality of execution units (EUs), each including a General Purpose Register File (GRF) having a plurality of registers; and register sharing hardware to divide the plurality of registers into a first set of registers dedicated for execution of a first set of threads and a second set of registers shared for execution of a second set of threads.
US10983787B2
A change management system generates change records corresponding to changes to tracked documents, and stores a master control file comprising metadata records that respectively correspond to the tracked documents and which comprise a tracked metadata field and a time field. Responsive to detecting that a change to a given document is of a predefined type, the tracked metadata field in the corresponding metadata record is modified, and the time field in that metadata record is updated accordingly. In response to a problem event, it is determined that the problem event relates to the given document, and, based on the time field, a subset of the change records is selected. Each change record in the subset corresponds to the given document. A problem change record is identified from the change records in the subset, and used to revert the given document to a state previous to the problem event.
US10983776B2
An information processing apparatus which transmits data to setup predetermined software in a terminal includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform the following processing operation, a receiving process which receives registration of user information, a first generating process which generates an installer to install the data including user identification information to identify a user according to the user information received in the receiving process, a setting process which sets the installer generated in the first generating process to be downloadable, and a first transmitting control process which transmits to a terminal in which the installer is started the data corresponding to the user information when the installer is downloaded and started, and the terminal in which the installer is started is connected to the information processing apparatus through a network.
US10983773B2
Technologies for optimized binary translation include a computing device that determines a cost-benefit metric associated with each translated code block of a translation cache. The cost-benefit metric is indicative of translation cost and performance benefit associated with the translated code block. The translation cost may be determined by measuring translation time of the translated code block. The cost-benefit metric may be calculated using a weighted cost-benefit function based on an expected workload of the computing device. In response to determining to free space in the translation cache, the computing device determines whether to discard each translated code block as a function of the cost-benefit metric. In response to determining to free space in the translation cache, the computing device may increment an iteration count and skip each translated code block if the iteration count modulo the corresponding cost-benefit metric is non-zero. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10983772B2
Provided is an environment for executing an application program included in a task to be periodically executed every fixed task cycle within a predetermined task cycle. A method includes: receiving input of a source code of the application program, and generating an execution module of the application program by adding, to the source code of the application program, a first command for interrupting the application program after executing the application program for a preset time within the task cycle and resuming execution of the application program in the next task cycle.
US10983768B2
A method for improving the performance of functions-as-a-service including receiving a first function call including a first argument, performing a first function responsive to the first argument including by the first function call, producing a first function result, generating a first precomputation argument that differs from the first argument responsive to the first function call, executing a first persistent function responsive to the first precomputation argument, the persistent function including performing at least one precomputation operation, the at least one precomputation operation including performing the first function responsive to the first precomputation argument, producing a first precomputation result, storing the first precomputation result, receiving a second function call including a second argument, comparing the second argument to the first precomputation argument, and upon determining the second argument is identical to the first precomputation argument, transmitting the first precomputation result from a source of the second function call.
US10983765B2
A system may receive application data in a client-incompatible format and convert at least a portion of the application data into an alternate client-compatible format. In one example, the incompatible format may comprise Enhanced Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) while a client-compatible format may include a web format such as JavaScript, XML or HTML. Interactions (e.g., commands and user input) associated with the application may be received and converted. The interactions may then be processed using the application.
US10983764B2
A method of providing application-oriented software for a desired application-oriented functionality within a computer system includes transferring configuration data to the computer system, wherein the configuration data predefine a functionality of an application-oriented software to be created, using one or more program components from a plurality of program components stored locally within the computer system depending on the functionality predefined by the configuration data, creating the application-oriented software by the locally used program components depending on the functionality defined by the configuration data, and embedding the created application-oriented software in an operating environment in the computer system to provide the desired application-oriented functionality.
US10983763B2
This disclosure relates to modeling an Agile team structure such that it aligns with Agile principles, achieve synergy and deliver intended business benefits. Current approach to modelling depends on unproven manually arrived patterns that do not predict benefits, are based on limited number of experts utilizing heuristics from personal experience. Once a working model is derived, it is refined over time which is a slow process with no verification of its effectiveness. In accordance with the present disclosure, scalable and customizable location independent Agile delivery models can be generated using a palette based user interface such that constraints are optimized. A pre-configured meta-model is chosen and the location independent model is generated given the constraints. A compliance indicator provides a degree of compliance with the Agile principles. The model is then evaluated using machine learning models that have been trained by leveraging a knowledge base of successfully implemented Agile models.
US10983753B2
Systems and methods for smart sensors are provided. A smart sensor includes: a case; a power adapter configured to be plugged directly into an electrical outlet; a computer processor; a microphone; a speaker; a camera; at least one sensor; a control switch; a sync button; a USB port; and a memory storing: an operating system; a voice control module; a peer interaction module; a remote interaction module; and a cognitive module. In embodiments, the power adapter includes prongs that extend from a back side of the case, and the microphone, the speaker, the camera, and the at least one sensor are on a front side of the case opposite the back side of the case.
US10983750B2
Example techniques may involve guest access to a media playback system. A guest may use a guest control device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to control aspects of a host's media playback system. In addition, the guest may temporarily register their user account of a streaming audio service with the host's media playback system, which enables playback of audio content from that service by one or more playback devices of the media playback system. When the guest control device de-registers from the host's media playback system, retrieval of audio content from the streaming audio service is disabled.
US10983749B2
A method of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise the operations of: indicating that a first screen related to a first application operating in a background state is being displayed in an external electronic device, connected to the electronic device, on the basis of data transmitted from the electronic device; and displaying an object floating on a second screen being displayed on the electronic device.
US10983744B2
A terminal and operating method thereof includes receiving a plurality of contents, classifying the plurality of received contents into a plurality of groups based on recipient information of a recipient corresponding to a user of the terminal, and outputting the plurality of contents classified into the plurality of groups in order corresponding to the recipient information. A thumbnail image represents each of the plurality of groups. The thumbnail image is displayed in accordance with the recipient information, such as a thumbnail image of a group considered to be more of interest to a user displayed in a larger size.
US10983737B2
An installer customizing system includes a server and a requesting device. The server is configured to perform receiving a print setting parameter to be associated with an installation package of an print software from the requesting device, obtaining the installation package, obtaining guarantee information guaranteeing a custom installation package which is the obtained installation package associated with the received print setting parameter, storing the custom installation package including the obtained guarantee information in a memory, and transmitting obtaining information enabling the requesting device to obtain the custom installation package stored in the memory to the requesting device.
US10983736B2
A print service management apparatus includes: a file receiving unit that receives a file to be registered sent from an information processing device; a management unit that registers the file received by the file receiving unit in a memory unit and manages the file; and a registration control unit that, when there is a possibility of fraudulent use of print service using the file received by the file receiving unit, controls registration so that a higher load than normal is imposed on a file registration operation by a user of the information processing device.
US10983729B2
In one embodiment, a storage device comprises non-volatile storage media; a controller to receive, from a host, an object definition command that identifies a first data object and a second data object and a transformation to apply to the first data object and the second data object to generate a first transformed object and store the first transformed object in the non-volatile storage media; and a transformation engine to apply the transformation to the first data object and the second data object.
US10983720B2
A storage system is configured to include a plurality of storage nodes, and includes a selection unit which selects a storage node required for setting a data protection level after conversion from among the plurality of storage nodes on the basis of information related to the conversion of the data protection level. The storage node selected by the selection unit manages data using the data protection level after conversion.
US10983711B2
The application discloses a memory controller and a method for controlling an access to a memory module. The memory controller is coupled between the memory module and a host controller to control the access of the host controller to the memory module. The memory controller comprises: a central buffer coupled to the host controller for receiving data access command from the host controller and coupled to the memory module for providing an encrypted data access command to the memory module; wherein the central buffer comprises a command processing module, for performing encryption operation to a data access command with a predefined command encryption algorithm to generate an encrypted data access command; wherein a data channel is coupled between the memory module and the host controller, and wherein under the control of the encrypted data access command, the memory module exchanges data with the host controller via the data channel.
US10983706B2
Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for multiple endianness compatibility. An example method comprises receiving a plurality of bytes and determining a particular endianness format of the plurality of bytes. The method can include, responsive to determining the particular endianness format is a first endianness format, reordering bits of each byte of the plurality of bytes on a bytewise basis, storing the reordered plurality of bytes in an array of memory cells, and adjusting a shift direction associated with performing a number of operations on the plurality of bytes stored in the array. The method can include, responsive to determining the particular endianness format is a second endianness format, storing the plurality of bytes in the array without reordering bits of the plurality of bytes.
US10983704B1
A method for controlling wear level operations in solid state memory. The method includes receiving a request to write to a memory location identified by a write address of the solid state memory, and making a first determination that the writing to the memory location results in a duplicate write to the memory location. The method further includes, based on the first determination, making a second determination that a number of encountered duplicate writes has reached an adaptively controlled maximum number of duplicate writes, and based on the second determination, performing a wear level operation.
US10983701B2
A memory system connectable to a host includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller. The controller is configured to generate one or more virtual storage regions each of which is associated with a virtual machine running in the host, using physical memory regions of the nonvolatile memory, maintain a threshold value for each of said one or more virtual storage regions, determine a cumulative amount of data that have been written in each of said one or more virtual storage regions, and restrict writing of data with respect to a virtual storage region for which the cumulative amount exceeds the threshold value.
US10983700B2
In an example, the present invention provides a memory interface device. The device has a command interface, address interface, and a control interface device coupled, respectively, to a command address bus, an address bus, and a control interface bus of a host memory controller. The device has a status signal interface configured to output a status signal coupled to the data interface bus of the host memory controller. In an example, the status signal is asserted in an absence of data asserted on the data interface bus.
US10983694B2
An apparatus includes a keyboard engine that operates a keyboard that accepts shape-writing input and radial entry input. A keyboard input module obtains input data from at least one input sensor of the keyboard. An intention disambiguation engine enables simultaneous use of the shape-writing input and the radial entry input acceptance for a user of the keyboard.
US10983689B2
An electronic device displays a messaging user interface on the display, the messaging user interface including: a conversation transcript of a messaging session between a user of the electronic device and at least one other user, and a message-input area that includes a first message input. While displaying the messaging user interface, the device detects a first input by a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location in the message-input area; in response to detecting the first input by the first contact, the device display an impact selection interface that includes a plurality of impact effect options. While displaying the impact selection interface, the device detects a second input by a second contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location of a first impact effect option in the plurality of impact effect options; and, in response to detecting the second user input by a second contact, the device displays a preview that applies the first impact effect option to the first message input.
US10983679B2
A content manipulation application provides a graphical interface for editing graphical content. The graphical interface includes first and second control elements for performing first and second manipulations of the graphical content. If the first control element is selected, the content management application switches the graphical interface to a trackpad mode. The trackpad mode disables the second control element and thereby prevents the second control element from performing the second manipulation. While the graphical interface is in the trackpad mode, the content management application receives an input in an input area that lacks the first control element and performs the first manipulation of the graphical content responsive to receiving the input. Subsequent to the first manipulation being performed, the graphical interface is switched out of the trackpad mode, thereby enabling the second control element to perform the second manipulation.
US10983663B2
The present disclosure relates to techniques for displaying an application in a simulated reality setting. The techniques include determining a position of a physical object on a physical surface (or a position of a virtual object on a representation of the physical surface), displaying a representation of an application in a simulated reality setting, and modifying attributes of the representation of the application in response to detecting changes in the position of the physical object on the physical surface (or changes in the position of the virtual object on the representation of the physical surface). In some embodiments, the attributes of the representation of the application are based on the position of the physical object on the physical surface or the position of the virtual object on the representation of the physical surface.
US10983656B2
Provided is an information processing system including an output control unit that controls a display output unit in a manner that a display object indicating a sequential passage of time is displayed. The display object indicates a playback position of content, the display object including a plurality of areas corresponding to a plurality of pieces of the content. The present technology enables a user to intuitively perceive the relationship between the plurality of pieces of content and the piece of content that is currently being played back.
US10983652B2
An electronic device according to certain embodiments may include: a sensor, a display panel including a sensor area overlaying or underlying the sensor and a pixel area including at least one pixel and a drive wiring line configured to drive the at least one pixel while surrounding the sensor area, a window disposed over the display panel, and one or more opaque members disposed between the sensor and the window and along an edge of the sensor area.
US10983650B2
A dynamic input surface for an electronic device and a method of reconfiguring the same is disclosed. The input surface has a partially-flexible metal contact portion defining an input area, and a group of indicators. The indicators may be group of holes extending through the contact portion. The group of holes may be selectively illuminated based on a gesture performed on the contact portion. A size of the input area may be dynamically varied based on the gesture. Additionally, the group of indicators indicates a boundary of the input area.
US10983645B2
A touch module includes a touch panel unit, a conductive adhesive layer and a circuit board. The touch panel unit includes a substrate, a touch sensing structure disposed on the substrate, a signal transmitting structure disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the touch sensing structure, and a protection layer covering a part of a surface of the signal transmitting structure. The protection layer and the substrate are disposed at two opposite sides of the signal transmitting structure. The conductive adhesive layer has a main portion which covers a region of the signal transmitting structure on which the protection layer is not disposed, and a cover portion which extends from the main portion and covers the protection layer. The circuit board is disposed on the conductive adhesive layer, and the circuit board and the signal transmitting structure are disposed at two opposite sides of the conductive adhesive layer.
US10983642B2
An apparatus includes a touch interface that includes a plurality of electrodes and a shield device. The shield device is configured to establish a first mutual capacitive coupling with a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes. The shield device is further configured to establish a second mutual capacitive coupling with a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes. The apparatus further includes a controller coupled to the touch interface. The controller is configured to detect a touch based on a detected first capacitance value of the first mutual capacitive coupling and a detected second capacitance value of the second mutual capacitive coupling.
US10983641B2
A touch sensing unit includes a first touch electrode disposed in a touch sensor area. A second touch electrode is disposed in the touch sensor area. A first touch line is disposed in a touch peripheral area. The first touch line is electrically connected to the first touch electrode. The touch peripheral area is disposed on a periphery of the touch sensor area. A second touch line is disposed in the touch peripheral area. The second touch line is electrically connected to the second touch electrode. The touch peripheral area includes first and second regions. In the first region, a width of the first touch line is smaller than a width of the second touch line. In the second region, the width of the first touch line is equal to the width of the second touch line.
US10983633B2
A key detecting method and apparatus, which relate to touch sensing technologies, where the key detecting method includes: sampling an output signal value, and calculating a current noise value and a current signal value respectively according to the sampling result (S101); determining, according to the current noise value and the current signal value, whether a noise variation and a signal variation reach a corresponding noise variation threshold and signal variation threshold, respectively (S102); and determining an operating state of a key according to the determination result (S103). With the above method and apparatus, there is no need to additionally provide a complex auxiliary circuit to realize detection of a state of the key, instead, a state of a smart terminal is determined by correspondingly sampling and calculating the signal value, thereby reducing the cost and meanwhile improving the accuracy of the detection of the state of the key.
US10983627B2
An example method includes sensing a first touch event on a touch sensitive surface of a computing device, where the first touch event is associated with a touch contact; and classifying the touch contact as being a finger contact or a palm contact based on biometric information. The method includes providing an input to the computing device based on the classification of the touch contact; and associating the first touch event with a time sequence of touch events that are associated with the touch contact. The method includes, based on a feature of the time sequence of touch events, selectively reclassifying the touch contact; and selectively changing the input based on a result of the selective reclassification of the touch contact.
US10983626B2
Display layers and touch sensor layers may be overlapped by enclosure walls in an electronic device. The electronic device may have a front wall and opposing rear wall and curved sidewalls. The front wall and the curved sidewalls may be formed from a glass layer or other transparent member. A touch sensor layer and display layer may extend under the glass layer with curved sidewalls. A touch sensor layer may also extend under the opposing rear wall. A foldable electronic device may have a flexible transparent wall portion that joins planar transparent walls. Components may be interposed between the transparent planar walls and opaque walls. Display and touch layers may be overlapped by the transparent walls and the transparent flexible wall portion. Touch sensor structures may also be overlapped by the opaque walls.
US10983623B2
A display panel with a touch detection function, in which display operation is less affected by touch detection operation, a method of driving the display panel with a touch detection function, a driving circuit, and an electronic unit having the display panel with a touch detection function are disclosed. The display panel with a touch detection function includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes; one or more touch detection electrodes; and a drive section selectively applying a DC drive signal or an AC drive signal to the drive electrodes.
US10983615B2
The present invention relates to the production of a layer structure, comprising the following process steps: i) coating a substrate with a composition at least comprising silver nanowires and a solvent; ii) at least partial removal of the solvent, thereby obtaining a substrate that is coated with an electrically conductive layer, the electrically conductive layer at least comprising the silver nanowires; iii) bringing into contact selected areas of the electrically conductive layer with an etching composition, thereby reducing the conductivity of the electrically conductive layer in these selected areas, wherein the etching composition comprises an organic compound capable of releasing chlorine, bromine or iodine, a compound containing hypochloride, a compound containing hypo-bromide or a mixture of at least two of these compounds. The invention also relates to a layer structure obtainable by this method, a layer structure, the use of a layer structure, an electronic component and the use of an organic compound.
US10983600B2
An electronic device such as a fabric item or other item may have control circuitry. Buttons such as fabric-based buttons may be mounted within the device. A user may depress the buttons when it is desired to control operation of the device. Each button may have sensor circuitry such as capacitive sensor circuitry or resistive sensor circuitry. A control circuit can monitor conductive structures in the button to detect changes in electrical button characteristics such as capacitance and resistance and thereby gather information on button press events. Fabric buttons may have fabric movable button structures that are coupled to fabric support structures by fabric biasing structures. The fabric biasing structures may contain strands of material that are configured to form bistable fabric springs and/or hinges. The biasing structures and other fabric structures in a fabric button may be formed from knit fabric or other intertwined strands of material.
US10983598B2
Provided is an arithmetic processing to reduce a number of parts as it is not necessary to prepare an operation device for each input processing logic. A plurality of types of input processing logics is stored in the ROM, and CPU selects one of the plurality of types of input processing logics and executes input processing according to the selected input processing logic. As a result, there is no need to prepare the ECU for each input processing logic, reducing the number of parts.
US10983596B2
The present disclosure provides a gesture recognition method, a device, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: sequentially performing a recognition process on each image from a target video using a preset recognition model of palm orientation to determine a probability of containing a palm image in each image and a palm normal vector corresponding to each image; determining a group of target images from the target video based on the probability of containing the palm image in each image; and determining a target gesture corresponding to the target video based on the palm normal vector corresponding to each target image in the group of target images.
US10983587B2
Obtaining a periodic test signal, sampling the periodic test signal using a sampling element according to a sampling clock to generate a sampled periodic output, the sampling element operating according to a supply voltage provided by a voltage regulator, the voltage regulator providing the supply voltage according to a supply voltage control signal, comparing the sampled periodic output to the sampling clock to generate a clock-to-Q measurement indicative of a delay value associated with the generation of the sampled periodic output in response to the sampling clock, generating the supply voltage control signal based at least in part on an average of the clock-to-Q measurement, and providing the supply voltage to a data sampling element connected to the voltage regulator, the data sampling element being a replica of the sampling element, the data sampling element sampling a stream of input data according to the sampling clock.
US10983585B2
The present invention relates to platform power management.
US10983579B2
Improved fixed receiver devices including both transmit and receive circuitry and operating on battery power are disclosed. An example transmitter/receiver location device includes a network interface to enable transmission and receipt of messages via a first communication medium and transmission and receipt of messages via a second communication medium. The example device includes a battery to provide power to the device, the battery to have a battery level and to be chargeable. The example device includes a memory to store instructions and data. The example device includes a processor to at least: process a beacon message received via the network interface; generate an information message for a location server based on location information from the beacon message and status information based on the battery level for the device; and adjust an operating state of the device based on the battery level.
US10983575B2
A smart cord reel cable including at least one sensor for measuring cord or cord reel usage, a memory for receiving sensor input to create usage records, and a processor for analyzing the usage records to provide information for maintenance status indication and/or usage analytics.
US10983562B2
A flexible display device includes: a display panel which display an image, and includes a first folding region folded or unfolded around a first folding axis, and first and second non-folding regions respectively located at both sides of the first folding region; and a cover window which is on the display panel, and includes a first cover portion having a first hardness and a second cover portion having a second hardness less than the first hardness, wherein the first cover portion is located corresponding to an outer folding portion a display surface of which is exposed to an outside.
US10983558B2
A display device includes a display panel, a cover glass disposed on the display panel, and a biometric sensor device disposed below the display panel. The biometric sensor device includes a printed circuit board, a biometric sensor disposed on the printed circuit board, and a housing disposed on the printed circuit board and in which an opening is formed. The biometric sensor is disposed in the opening of the housing and is attached to a surface of the display panel through the housing.
US10983557B2
An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.
US10983556B2
An electronic device including a main body, a handle and a driven mechanism is provided. The main body includes a base and a button unit movably disposed on the base. The handle is movably connected to the main body. The handle is adapted to be rotated from a first position to a second position relative to the main body. The driven mechanism includes a first connection element and an ascending/descending assembly. A first section of the first connection element is fixed to the handle, and a second section of the first connection element is movably disposed in the base. The ascending/descending assembly is disposed in the base and located between the second section and a bottom of the button unit. When the handle is rotated from the first position to the second position, the first connection element moves with the handle, and the ascending/descending assembly is moved with the second section and lifts up the button unit.
US10983533B2
A method and system for autonomously operating an aircraft. The method comprises a pre-flight training step comprising: retrieving recorded surveillance data of a plurality of flights corresponding to at least one aircraft type and at least one route; inferring aircraft intent from the recorded surveillance data; computing reconstructed trajectories using the inferred aircraft intent; selecting a training dataset comprising aircraft intent and reconstructed trajectories of flights corresponding to a particular aircraft type and route; and applying a machine learning algorithm on the training dataset to obtain a mapping function between aircraft states and actions. The method further comprises a real-time control step executed during a flight of an aircraft, the real-time control step comprising: repeatedly retrieving onboard sensor data; obtaining real-time aircraft states from the onboard sensor data; determining actions associated to the real-time aircraft states using the mapping function; and executing the selected actions on the aircraft.
US10983529B2
A method for providing data for a first trajectory and a second trajectory where trajectory data relating to the first and second trajectories are captured. Trajectory database data are generated for the first and second trajectories based on the captured trajectory data, and the trajectory database data are stored in a non-volatile way. A trajectory comparison of the first and second trajectories is carried out based on the captured trajectory data, and at least one common section is determined during the trajectory comparison based on the first and second trajectories. The common section is stored as a common data structure for the first and second trajectories. Also disclosed is a system for providing data for a first trajectory and a second trajectory having a trajectory capture unit, a computing unit, and a memory unit.
US10983524B2
A sensor aggregation framework for autonomous driving vehicles is disclosed. In one embodiment, sensor data is collected from one or more sensors mounted on an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) while the ADV is moving within a region of interest (ROI) that includes a number of obstacles. The sensor data includes obstacle information of the obstacles and vehicle data of the ADV. Each of the vehicle data is timestamped with a current time at which the vehicle data is captured to generate a number of timestamps that correspond to the vehicle data. The obstacle information, the vehicle data, and the corresponding timestamps are aggregated into training data. The training data is used to train a set of parameters that is subsequently utilized to predict at least in part future obstacle behaviors and vehicle movement of the ADV.
US10983522B2
According to some embodiments, a system performs an emergency stop when a speed planning optimization fails to generate a speed curve. In one embodiment, in response to an emergency stop request, the system generates one or more path-time analytical curves, where each of the one or more path-time curves is represented by a polynomial function. The system selects one of the path-time analytical curves to determine whether the selected path-time analytical curve satisfies a set of evaluation criteria. If the selected path-time analytical curve does not satisfy the set of evaluation criteria, the system selects a next one of the path-time analytical curves for evaluation. If the selected path-time analytical curve satisfies the set of evaluation criteria, the system generates a trajectory based on the selected path-time analytical curve to control the ADV during an emergency stop.
US10983519B2
A functional module for an operational assistance system of a work apparatus or for a driving assistance system of a transportation vehicle for controlling a function of a piece of equipment of the work apparatus or of the transportation vehicle having a main function unit to produce and provide a function parameter set having at least one function parameter for control of the function of the piece of equipment and having a test and auxiliary function unit. The test and auxiliary function unit tests the function parameter set of the main function unit and takes a result of the test as a basis for outputting the function parameter set of the main function unit in a normal mode of operation to control the function of the piece of equipment.
US10983515B2
A method of controlling a driving speed, which controls a working vehicle at a remote location to be driven on a route at an optical driving speed, is provided. The method includes: calculating terrain data based on a terrain scan image of the route acquired by a terrain scanner of the working vehicle; calculating the optimal driving speed according to the calculated terrain data; generating a driving control signal controlling the working vehicle to be driven on the route at the calculated optimal driving speed; calculating a vibration value of the working vehicle being driven on the route at the calculated optimal driving speed based on a sensing value acquired by a sensor of the working vehicle; adjusting the calculated optimal driving speed according to the calculated vibration value; and regenerating a driving control signal controlling the working vehicle to be driven on the route at the adjusted optimal driving speed.
US10983514B2
An apparatus, methods, and systems for data collection in a production environment are described. The system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a first subset of the plurality of input channels are connected to a first set of sensors measuring operational parameters from a production component, a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data, a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data of the production component, and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data and evaluate a first collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data, wherein based on the analyzed collected data the data collector makes a collection routine change.
US10983507B2
A system and method for data collection and frequency analysis with self-organization functionality includes analyzing with a processor a plurality of sensor inputs, sampling with the processor data received from at least one of the plurality of sensor inputs at a first frequency, and self-organizing with the processor a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs.
US10983501B2
A tool-life prediction method, applicable to a machine tool having a machining end, includes steps of capturing a plurality of measurement data from a tool of the machining end, transforming each of the plurality of measurement data into a corresponding complex process capability index (Cpk), utilizing an artificial neural network being trained to generate a tool-life prediction scale with respect to the Cpk, and then based on the tool-life prediction scale to determine a remaining tool life of the tool. In addition, a tool life prediction system is also provided.
US10983497B2
A motor control system includes a mechanical apparatus configured to be driven by a motor, a position detector configured to detect position information of the motor, circuitry configured to control the motor, at least one sensor configured to detect information relating to at least one of the mechanical apparatus and the motor, and an input and output device including input-and-output connectors. The position detector and the input and output device are connected to the circuitry through a same communication path. The at least one sensor is connected to the input-and-output connectors of the input and output device. The position information is configured to be transmitted from the position detector to the circuitry. The information relating to the at least one of the mechanical apparatus and the motor is configured to be transmitted from the at least one sensor to the circuitry through the input and output device.
US10983487B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to intelligent automation control of an environment based at least on intelligence associated with behavior of an operator and/or equipment.
US10983485B2
In order to control a technical system, e.g. of a wind turbine, a temporal sequence of operating parameter values of the technical system that is continuously recorded and continuously converted into a sequence of filtered signal values by a trainable digital filter. The sequence of the filtered signal values is supplied to a mechanical learning routine which derives prediction values therefrom for a target operating parameter. The digital filter and the mechanical learning routine are trained to reduce a distance between derived prediction values and temporally corresponding, actually recorded values of the target operation parameter. The prediction values for controlling the technical system are then emitted.
US10983477B2
A process cartridge configured to be detachably installed to a main body of the imaging device includes a housing, and a photosensitive drum arranged in the housing. A drive coupler configured to receive a driving force from a drive head of the main body of the imaging device is provided at an end of the photosensitive drum. The process cartridge can be installed to the main body of the imaging device or be detached from the main body of the imaging device in a manner that the photosensitive drum rotation axis forms a variable included angle with respect to the drive head rotation axis. The installation of the process cartridge is facilitated, and the engagement of the drive coupler with the drive head of the imaging device is facilitated.
US10983476B2
A developing cartridge may include a housing configured to hold toner. The cartridge may further include a developing roller including a developing roller shaft, a supply roller including a supply roller shaft, a developing electrode and a supply electrode. The developing electrode and supply electrode may be configured to guide an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus in one or more directions. In some examples, the developing electrode and supply electrode may have angled surfaces that extend toward one another.
US10983470B2
An image forming apparatus includes a first conveyor, a cutter, a second conveyor, a detection image forming section, a detector, and a controller. The first conveyor conveys a print medium. The cutter cuts the conveyed print medium. The second conveyor conveys, in a first direction, the print medium cut by the cutter. The detection image forming section forms a detection image on the print medium and the second conveyor. The detector detects, at two positions in a second direction, the detection image formed on the print medium or the detection image formed on the second conveyor. The controller varies one or both of a conveying speed of the print medium to be conveyed by the first conveyor and a cutting speed of the print medium to be cut by the cutter, on the basis of a comparison of the detection image detected at the two positions.
US10983463B2
In an image heating device having a plurality of heating blocks which are controllable independently in a longitudinal direction of a heater, an increase of the size of the heater can be suppressed, and temperatures of a plurality of heating block can be detected. A heater has a first temperature sensor corresponding to a first heating block, a second temperature sensor corresponding to a second heating block, a first electric conductor electrically coupled to the first temperature sensor, a second electric conductor electrically coupled to the second temperature sensor, and a common electric conductor electrically coupled to the first and second temperature sensors.
US10983455B2
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body and a replacement unit that is detachable to the apparatus main body. The replacement unit includes a first sensor that detects first environmental information that is an ambient environment of the replacement unit, and a recording part that records the first environmental information as environmental history information, the apparatus main body includes a second sensor that detects second environmental information that is another ambient environment of the apparatus main body, and a control part that controls the replacement unit based on the environmental history information and the second environmental information, when the replacement unit is attached to the apparatus main body, the control part performs a return control based on the environmental history information, which is obtained before the replacement unit is attached, and the second environmental information.
US10983452B2
Here is described a method of printing on a plastic substrate, the method comprising: providing an electrostatic ink composition comprising a carrier liquid, and particles comprising a resin, and a slip agent dispersed in the carrier liquid; forming a latent electrostatic image on a surface; contacting the surface with the electrostatic ink composition, such that at least some of the particles and the slip agent are transferred to the surface to form a developed toner image on the surface; and transferring the toner image to the plastic substrate. Electrostatic ink compositions and plastic substrates are also disclosed.
US10983446B1
A control equipment and a control method of a stepper are provided. The control equipment of the stepper includes an input device, a generating device and a processing device. The input device is configured to input a plurality of sample development patterns. The sample development patterns are obtained according to a plurality of sample focal length values. The generating device is configured to generate a plurality of generative categories corresponding to a plurality of generative focal length values by using a depth learning algorithm. The processing device is configured to analyze an estimated focal length value of the online development pattern according to the generative categories.
US10983445B2
An inspection apparatus, method, and system are described herein. An example inspection apparatus includes an optical system and an imaging system. The optical system may be configured to output an illumination beam incident on a target including one or more features, the illumination beam polarized with a first polarization when incident on the target. The imaging system may be configured to obtain intensity data representing at least a portion of the illumination beam scattered by the one or more features, where the portion of the illumination beam has a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization. The inspection apparatus may be further configured to generate image data representing an image of each of the feature(s) based on the intensity data, and determine a measurement of a parameter of interest associated with the feature(s) based on an amount of the portion of the illumination beam having the second polarization.
US10983436B2
The present invention provides a negative type photosensitive resin composition having high sensitivity, excellent halftone characteristics, capability to form a small tapered pattern shape, and alkali-developability. The negative type photosensitive resin composition includes, as an alkali-soluble resin (A), at least a weakly acidic group-containing resin (A1) and an unsaturated group-containing resin (A2), the weakly acidic group-containing resin (A1) containing an acidic group having an acid dissociation constant in the range of 13.0 to 23.0 in dimethyl sulfoxide, and the unsaturated group-containing resin (A2) containing an ethylenically unsaturated double bond group.
US10983422B2
A projection device including a lens module and an actuating module is provided. The lens module includes at least one lens and is used for transferring an image beam. The actuating module is disposed beside the lens module, and is relatively close to the at least one lens. The actuating module includes a frame, a transparent element and at least one actuator. The transparent element is fixed on the frame. The actuator is disposed on at least one side edge of the frame, and is connected to the frame. In a light emission direction of the lens module, an orthographic projection of the actuator on a first reference plane does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the at least one lens on the first reference plane.
US10983419B2
An example device includes a main housing having a rotation track. The device also includes a camera having a plurality of imaging modules. The camera is attached to the main housing externally. A subset of the plurality of imaging modules is to power on by a rotation of the camera via the rotation track.
US10983418B2
An image capturing apparatus on which an accessory including a first mount is mountable includes a second mount. The second mount is configured to allow bayonet coupling to the first mount of the accessory. The second mount includes a plurality of terminals disposed in a circumferential direction, and a terminal holder configured to hold the plurality of terminals. Each of the plurality of terminals is electrically connectable to a terminal of the accessory. The terminal holder has a height level difference in a center-axis direction of the second mount. The plurality of terminals include a first terminal configured to be used to detect mounting of the accessory on the image capturing apparatus. The first terminal is disposed further in a mount direction of the accessory than the other terminals among the plurality of terminals on a first stage of the terminal holder.
US10983417B2
Device for photographing objects comprising an optically opaque, box-like body housing a sample-holder disc rotating about a vertical axis, and suspended from a base to which it is rotationally coupled according to a horizontal diameter axis through two rotary loops; inside the box-like body there are lighting fixtures.
US10983414B2
A camera module includes a lens unit including one or more lenses, wherein at least some of the one or more lenses are movable along a path corresponding to optical axes of the one or more lenses, and a driving unit to move the at least some lenses along the path. The driving unit includes a magnet physically connected with the at least some lenses, a coil to form a magnetic field such that the magnet moves along the path, and a magnetic substance disposed on one surface of the coil opposite to another surface of the coil, which is adjacent to the magnet. The magnetic substance adapts the at least some lenses, which are physically connected with the magnet, to a specified position of the path by using magnetic force between the magnet and the magnetic substance, which is formed as the coil approaches the magnet.
US10983403B2
A flexible liquid crystal film using a fiber-based foldable transparent electrode and a method of fabricating the same are provided. A flexible liquid crystal film using a fiber-based foldable transparent electrode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible liquid crystal film includes: a pair of fiber-based foldable transparent electrodes in which a nanofiber transparent thin film formed of a polymer and a Nylon-6 nanofiber is coated with a silver (Ag) nanowire; and a dispersed liquid crystal formed by being cured between the pair of fiber-based foldable transparent electrodes.
US10983400B2
At a corner of a TFT substrate where sealants are coated overlapping each other, a phenomenon that the sealants protrude into the display region is prevented by a structure that: the TFT substrate having an organic passivation film is formed as far as the outside of the display region. A groove-like organic passivation film removed portion is formed surrounding the display region. Since the sealants are coated overlapping each other at the corner, when a TFT substrate and a counter substrate are superposed at a predetermined gap, the width of the groove-like organic passivation film removed potion is made larger at the corner than the side in order to prevent the sealant from extending. Since an excessive sealant is absorbed in the groove-like organic passivation film removing portion of a larger width at the corner, the sealant can be prevented from protruding to the inside of the display region.
US10983399B2
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device including a display panel provided with a first substrate, a second substrate, and liquid crystal, the method comprises: a first irradiation step of irradiating first positions of a first glass plate and a second glass plate with a laser beam having first irradiation energy; a second irradiation step of irradiating second positions of the first glass plate and the second glass plate with the laser beam having second irradiation energy higher than the first irradiation energy; and an etching step of exposing the display panel to an etching solution after the first irradiation step and the second irradiation step, such that the first positions are not cleaved, the second positions are cleaved, and at least a part of an outer periphery of each of the first substrate and the second substrate is formed.
US10983394B2
A light-emitting apparatus including a light-emitting element and a lens covering the light-emitting element. The lens includes an upper surface having a convex shape and a lower surface including a cavity to which light emitted from the light-emitting elements is incident, in which the cavity includes an apex facing an upper surface of the light-emitting element and configured to reduce Fresnel reflections emitted vertically.
US10983393B2
A liquid crystal display panel and a substrate manufacturing method are provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. A first protrusion is disposed on a surface of the array substrate away from the liquid crystal layer, a second protrusion is disposed on a surface of the color filter substrate away from the liquid crystal layer, and the first protrusion is opposite to the second protrusion.
US10983386B2
A wide viewing angle liquid crystal display includes color filters having a quantum dot and scattering particles and liquid crystal layer disposed in a microcavity, a distance between the color filter and the liquid crystal layer being sized to minimize display deterioration due to parallax.
US10983373B2
A display device comprises a display panel including a main display region and a periphery region outside the main display region; and a panel driver connected with the display panel in the periphery region of the display panel, wherein the display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate formed under a lower surface of the upper substrate, and the lower substrate is formed to expose a pad region provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate, and the panel driver is connected to the pad region provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate.
US10983365B2
A method implemented by computer means of modifying an initial dioptric function of an initial ophthalmic lens surface, for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens, the method comprising: an initial surface providing step (S1), during which an initial surface Sini associated with a first coordinate system is provided, said initial surface Sini comprising a plurality of surface points P1, each surface point P1 having a mean sphere Sph(P1) and a cylinder Cyl(P1), said initial surface Sini providing said initial dioptric function, a modifying surface selection step (S2), during which a number n of nonzero modifying surfaces Smod1, . . . , Smodn is selected, said modifying surfaces Smod1, . . . , Smodn being associated with a second coordinate system, the modifying surface Smodi comprising a plurality of surface points Pi1, . . . Pij, . . . , Pimi, each surface point Pij having a mean sphere Sph(Pij) and a cylinder Cyl(Pij), n, i, j, mi being integers with n≥1, 1≤i≤n, 1≤j≤mi and mi≥1, an orientation step (S3), during which the relative position and orientation of the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system is determined, a combining step (S4), during which the initial surface Sini and the n modifying surfaces are combined to obtain a functionalized ophthalmic lens surface according to the expression: Sfunc=Sini+Σi=1i=nalphai·Smodi wherein the normalized sphere standard deviation of the normalized sphere values Sph′Smodi of a normalized modifying surface SNmodi is smaller than or equal to 0.2, with: the normalized modifying surface SNmodi corresponding to the modifying surface Smodi to which the best sphero-toric surface has been subtracted, and the normalized sphere values over the normalized modifying surface SNmodi at a point Pij of Smodi having the coordinate (x,y,z) being: Sph S modi ′ ( x , y ) = ⌊ SphN S mod i ( x , y ) - min ( SphN S mod i ) ⌋ [ max ( SphN S mod i ) - min ( SphN S mod i ) ] SphNSmod,i(x,y) being the sphere over the normalized modifying surface SNmodi, at the point of SNmodi having the coordinate (x,y), max(SphNSmod,i) being the greatest value of sphere over the normalized modifying surface SNmodi, min(SphNSmod,i) being the smallest value of sphere over the normalized modifying surface SNmodi, alphai being a nonzero weighting coefficient.
US10983364B2
A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
US10983357B2
A head-mounted display apparatus includes a cross dichroic prism including four triangular prisms that are mutually bonded, and a first dichroic film and a second dichroic film provided between adjacent prisms of the four triangular prisms, a plurality of display panels arranged respectively opposite to a plurality of light incident planes of the cross dichroic prism, and a projection optical system configured to project light emitted from the cross dichroic prism onto a pupil of a user. The cross dichroic prism includes an optically imperfect part at a center of a bonded part of the four triangular prisms. A ratio between an aerial conversion length from each of light-emission planes of the plurality of display panels to the center of the bonded part, and a width of the optically imperfect part, is greater than or equal to 250:1.
US10983351B2
Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.
US10983349B2
A method of operating a wearable heads-up display that in use is worn on a head of a subject user includes projecting light to an eye of the subject user and detecting an ambient light condition in an environment of the wearable heads-up display by an ambient light sensor. The method includes measuring a pupil size of the eye of the subject user and determining a target luminous flux based on an output of the ambient light sensor and the pupil size. A current luminous flux of the light projected to the eye of the subject user is adjusted based on the target luminous flux.
US10983347B2
Disclosed is an AR device which has a thin thickness and a wide FOV and displays an image obtained by mixing a virtual object with the real world. The AR device includes a display unit displaying an augmented image, a reflector reflecting the augmented image displayed by the display unit, and an augmentation unit displaying the augmented image reflected by the reflector along with a real image. The display unit is disposed in an upper boundary of a front viewing angle range of a user, the reflector is disposed at a first angle with respect to the display unit, and the augmentation unit is disposed within the front viewing angle range of the user.
US10983345B2
A head-mounted device includes a case including a body and a cover covering the body, the case having a display panel accommodating space between the body and the cover, an optical system in the body facing the cover, and a filter in the body, the filter being spaced apart from the optical system in a first direction corresponding to a thickness direction of the optical system and being configured to repeatedly move in a direction.
US10983339B2
To suppress the reduction in transmission efficiency due to the change of the chief ray angle in spite of using structural color filters. A solid-state imaging element includes: a light receiving element included in a plurality of pixels; structural color filters located above at least part of the light receiving element and each including a metal film a periodic opening pattern with a structural period smaller than a prescribed wavelength; and an interconnection layer located below the light receiving element and configured to acquire a signal of light detected by the light receiving element. The structural period is different between the structural color filters in accordance with a chief ray angle of incident light, and the structural period of the periodic opening pattern becomes smaller as the chief ray angle becomes larger, relative to the structural period of the periodic opening pattern at the chief ray angle of 0°.
US10983329B2
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a detection unit configured to detect a failure requiring reimaging relating to an image captured using a digital microscope by evaluating the image, and a generation unit configured to, if the failure was detected by the detection unit, generate setting information for setting an imaging condition for during reimaging.
US10983323B2
A fluorescence observation device includes: a first intensity-modulating unit that intensity-modulates, at a frequency f1, pump light that excites fluorescence of an observed subject; a second intensity-modulating unit that intensity-modulates, at a frequency f2 different from the frequency f1, probe light that induces stimulated emission of the observed subject; a light-receiving unit that receives the fluorescence from the observed subject irradiated with the intensity-modulated pump light and probe light; and a sensing unit that senses a component with a frequency of i×f1±j×f2 (i and j are positive integers, at least one of which is equal to or larger than two) in a reception-light signal sensed at the light-receiving unit.
US10983320B2
An optical arrangement (10) for imaging a sample (20). The arrangement comprises an illumination objective lens (30) for producing an illumination beam (40) and a detection objective lens (50) for imaging radiation (60) from the sample (20). The illumination objective lens (30) is arranged at a non-perpendicular angle to the detection objective lens (50).
US10983317B2
An optical imaging system having a free-form surface includes an image source for generating image light, a lens assembly for reflecting the image light incident thereon, a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a beam splitter that are disposed opposite to each other. The present disclosure allows the image light to pass through the lens assembly twice, reduces the weight of the optical system, and makes the system structure more compact, thus providing an optical imaging system featuring low distortion, high image quality, and a compact structure. A reflective surface is disposed between the image source and the lens assembly, so that the distance between the image source and the lens assembly can be reduced. The second reflective surface is designed as a free-form surface and a first lens and a second lens are aspheric lenses.
US10983316B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of designing a freeform surface off-axial imaging system. The method comprises the steps of establishing an initial system and selecting feature fields; gradually enlarging a construction of feature field, and constructing the initial system into a freeform surface system; and expanding a construction area of each freeform surface of the freeform surface system, and reconstructing the freeform surface in an extended construction area.
US10983311B2
The present disclosure discloses a camera lens group. The camera lens group sequentially includes, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first lens has a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface. The second lens has a positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface. The third lens has a refractive power and a concave image-side surface. The fourth lens has a refractive power. The fifth lens has a refractive power. The sixth lens has a positive refractive power and a convex image-side surface. The seventh lens has a negative refractive power, and a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. A total effective focal length f and an entrance pupil diameter EPD of the camera lens group satisfy: f/EPD≤1.60.
US10983308B2
An imaging lens system includes, in order from an object side: a first lens group consisting of at least one lens element having negative power; a second lens group having positive power and configured with a single lens element; and a third lens group having power, and the third lens group includes a lens element having positive power and a lens element having negative power. In addition, conditional expressions (1) and (2) shown below are simultaneously satisfied: −1.2×10−5
US10983306B2
An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens including a concave object side surface, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side. The optical imaging system satisfies 0.7
US10983304B2
An imaging device includes: a lens including a focus lens capable of moving in an optical axis direction; an imaging element imaging a subject through the focus lens; and a processor controlling the focus lens and the imaging element and selectively performing one of acceleration and deceleration control such that a movement speed of the focus lens is decelerated after the movement speed is accelerated and constant speed control such that the movement speed of the focus lens is constant by controlling the movement speed based on evaluation values, lens performance information, and first imaging performance information so as to move the target lens to a target position.
US10983289B2
The present invention provides an optical connector capable of fixing the tensile strength fibers of the optical cable to the optical connector while keeping the tensile strength sufficiently without sacrificing the easiness of assembling the optical connector. The optical connector The optical connector is configured to be attached to an optical cable having an optical fiber and tensile strength fibers extending along a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber, having: a connector body having a male screw; and a fixing member used for fixing the tensile strength fibers to the connector body, the fixing member having a female screw, wherein the tensile strength fibers are configured to be interposed between the male screw and the female screw and fixed to the connector body when the male screw formed on the connector body and the female screw formed on the fixing member are screwed with each other, and the male screw has a notch extending in a direction crossing a screw thread of the male screw.
US10983287B2
An optical connection detecting device has in a front face thereof a light emission display portion for detecting an optical connection, and in both front and rear ends of a lower face thereof a switch lever for detecting the optical connection. In an optical adapter, ferrule leading end portions of optical connector plugs inserted from fitting portions in both ends are butt jointed, leading ends of the switch levers in both front and rear ends of the optical connection detecting device are faced to notch concave portions which are formed in upper wall sides of opening ends of both the fitting portions of the optical adapter. When the optical connector plug is fully inserted into the fitting portion of the optical adapter instead of being in a half-inserted state, the switch lever is pushed up and the light emission display portion is displayed with an on-state lighting color.
US10983285B2
A communications connection system includes an adapter module defining at least first and second ports and at least one media reading interface mounted at one of the ports. The first adapter module is configured to receive a fiber optic connector at each port. Some type of connectors may be formed as duplex connector arrangements. Some types of adapters may include ports without media reading interfaces. Some types of media reading interfaces include contact members having three contact sections.
US10983281B2
A light source assembly having N outputs is disclosed. The assembly comprising: a light source arrangement arranged for supplying light to M inputs, where M an N independently of each other are integers and where M≥2 and M≤N; at least one optical couplers, each having at least one input arm and a plurality of output arms; and an integer number, P, of mode scramblers; The light source arrangement may comprise a broadband light source and a multimode coupler configured for receiving one or more light beams from the light source arrangement, wherein the one or more light beams being derived from the broadband light source and wherein a mode scrambler is arranged for mode scrambling one of said light beams before it enters the multimode coupler.
US10983276B2
An optical device that can be used as an optical hybrid, e.g., in CMOS-compatible PICs. In an example embodiment, the optical device has a single optical input and four optical outputs. The two optical input signals to be mixed in the optical device are applied to the single optical input as transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarization components, respectively, of the corresponding polarization-multiplexed optical input signal. In response to the latter, the optical device causes the four outputs to receive four different relative-phase combinations of the two optical input signals, each combination being coupled into a TE waveguide mode at the respective optical output. A PIC having one or more instances of the optical device can be used, e.g., to implement a coherent optical receiver, wherein the TE and TM polarization components of the optical input signal are populated by a communication signal and a local-oscillator signal.
US10983263B2
An eyepiece and waveguide for viewing a projected image in a virtual reality and augmented reality imaging and visualization system. The waveguide may include a substrate for guiding light. The waveguide may also include an incoupling diffractive element disposed within or on the substrate and configured to diffract an incoupled light related to the projected image into the substrate. The waveguide may further include a first grating disposed within or on the substrate and configured to manipulate the diffracted incoupled light from the incoupling diffractive element so as to multiply the projected image and to direct the multiplied projected image to a second grating. The second grating may be disposed within or on the substrate and may be configured to outcouple the manipulated diffracted incoupled light from the waveguide. The first grating and the second grating may occupy a same region of the waveguide.
US10983257B1
A lithographic patterning of a resist is performed to create a mandrel over a substrate. A deposition of one or more functional materials on the mandrel is performed. And each functional material has a respective refractive index. A selective removal of the mandrel is performed to create a plurality of grating elements formed from the one or more functional materials. The plurality of grating elements are self-aligned and form a diffraction grating. Each grating element may have a heterogenous refractive index (e.g., substantial normal to and/or parallel to a surface of the substrate). The diffraction grating may be used in a near-eye display.
US10983256B2
A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light-redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.
US10983253B2
An optical member includes a base material and an antireflective layer on the base material wherein the antireflective layer includes a plurality of fine protrusions on a surface thereof and a support layer for supporting the protrusions, and the support layer contains boron in an amount of 7×1019 atoms/cm3 or more and 2.5×1020 atoms/cm3 or less.
US10983244B2
Methods of scanning an object using a pendulum gravimeter are disclosed. The pendulum gravimeter may include an interferometer, such as a Sagnac interferometer, to determine a displacement on the pendulum by way of a mirror attached to the pendulum. Scanning of the object may be performed in 1D, 2D, or 3D, and may result in an image of the object. In another aspect, a mass may be tracked while in motion using a pendulum gravimeter to detect the gravitational attraction of the object.
US10983239B1
Multi-frequency buried object location system transmitters and locators are disclosed. A transmitter may generate and provide output signals to a buried object at a plurality of frequencies, which may be selected based on a connection type. Corresponding locators may simultaneously receive a plurality of magnetic field signals emitted from the buried object and generate visual and/or audible output information based at least in part on the plurality of received magnetic field signals. The visual and/or audible output may be further based on signals received from a quad-gradient antenna array.
US10983237B2
A method of enhancing seismic images includes receiving a seismic gather. The seismic gather includes a plurality of seismic traces. A feature trace is generated based on the plurality of seismic traces in the seismic gather. For each of the plurality of seismic traces in the seismic gather, a correlation trace is generated based on that seismic trace and the feature trace, the correlation trace is modified using an activation function, and an enhanced trace is generated by multiplying that seismic trace with the modified correlation trace.
US10983236B2
Post-stack seismic data is received. Transformed seismic data is created from the received post-stack seismic data, including performing a super-resolution radon transform on the post-stack seismic data. Signal and noise regions are separated using the transformed seismic data, including using a defined muting function to remove unwanted noise. An inverse radon transform is performed using the separated signal and noise regions, outputting only signals.
US10983235B2
The disclosure provides methods and systems for characterizing depositional features. The methods and systems include accessing data encoding seismic waves as seismic traces reflected from cells at various locations within a particular stratum in response to a seismic source. The cells are classified into multiple non-overlapping groups according to the amplitude values or other seismic attributes of the seismic waves reflected from the various locations within the particular stratum. One or more subgroups of adjacent cells are identified. A subgroup area metric is calculated for each subgroup of cells by combining individual area metrics from adjacent cells in a given subgroup and subsequently assigning the calculated subgroup area metric to each cell of the given subgroup. One or more depositional features within the stratum are characterized based at least in part on the variation map based on the subgroup area metric of each cell.
US10983224B2
A scintillator panel includes a substrate, a resin protective layer formed on the substrate and made of an organic material, a barrier layer formed on the resin protective layer and including thallium iodide as a main component, and a scintillator layer formed on the barrier layer and including cesium iodide with thallium added thereto as a main component. According to this scintillator panel, moisture resistance can be improved due to the barrier layer provided therein.
US10983219B2
Material-Sensing Light Imaging, Detection, And Ranging (LIDAR) systems optionally include a laser configured to generate a light pulse, a beam steerer configured to produce a polarization-adjusted light pulse emitted towards an object, at least one polarizer configured to polarize reflected, scattered, or emitted light returned from the object, and a processor configured to detect at least one material of the object based on an intensity and polarization of the polarized reflected, scattered or emitted light from the object. The beam steerer may include a kirigami nanocomposite. Methods are also provided, including, for example, generating a light pulse, adjusting a polarization of the light pulse to produce a polarization-adjusted light pulse emitted towards an object, polarizing reflected, scattered, or emitted light returned from the object, and detecting at least one material of the object based on an intensity and polarization of the polarized reflected, scattered or emitted light from the object.
US10983215B2
An advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) and method for a vehicle utilize a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to emit laser light pulses and capture reflected laser light pulses collectively forming three-dimensional (3D) LIDAR point cloud data and a controller configured to receive the 3D LIDAR point cloud data, convert the 3D LIDAR point cloud data to a two-dimensional (2D) birdview projection, obtain a template image for object detection, the template image being representative of a specific object, blur the 2D birdview projection and the template image to obtain a blurred 2D birdview projection and a blurred template image, and detect the specific object by matching a portion of the blurred 2D birdview projection to the blurred template image.
US10983214B2
A laser scanner in which scanning data and logging data are only stored in an internal data memory which can be exchanged in a simple manner.
US10983206B2
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide relatively accurate position data from a plurality of separate position sensors. A system includes a logic device configured to first and second position sensors each coupled to a mobile structure at respective first and second locations. The logic device is configured to receive position data corresponding to a position of the mobile structure from the position sensors, determine weighting factors corresponding to the received position data, and determine a measured position for the mobile structure based, at least in part, on the received position data and the determined weighting factors.
US10983203B2
Provided is a radar device. The radar device includes a raising frequency converter configured to raise frequencies of split channel signals from a baseband to a different passband on the basis of a channel frequency, a transmission antenna configured to transmit the split channel signals received from the raising frequency converter to a target object, a reception antenna configured to receive split channel reflection signals received from the target object, a lowering frequency converter configured to lower the frequencies of the split channel reflection signals from a different passband to a baseband on the basis of the channel frequency, a transmission/reception driving unit configured to data-frame the split channel reflection signals received from the lowering frequency converter, and a device control unit configured to generate an integrated band response signal by using the data-framed split channel reflection signals.
US10983201B2
Techniques are disclosed for real-time mapping in a movable object environment. A system for real-time mapping in a movable object environment, may include at least one movable object including a computing device, a scanning sensor electronically coupled to the computing device, and a positioning sensor electronically coupled to the computing device. The system may further include a client device in communication with the at least one movable object, the client device including a visualization application which is configured to receive point cloud data from the scanning sensor and position data from the positioning sensor, record the point cloud data and the position data to a storage location, generate a real-time visualization of the point cloud data and the position data as it is received, and display the real-time visualization using a user interface provided by the visualization application.
US10983200B1
A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system according to the present disclosure comprises an optical source to emit an optical beam. The LiDAR system comprises a PSR comprising a silicon nitride based waveguide to split and rotate a target return signal of the optical beam from a target. The silicon nitride based waveguide includes a first silicon nitride segment and a second silicon nitride segment. The first silicon nitride segment includes a first layer and a second layer. The first silicon nitride segment has tapered widths along a longitudinal direction. The second silicon nitride segment includes a silicon nitride adiabatic coupler. The LiDAR system further comprises an optical element to generate a local oscillator (LO) signal and a PD to mix the target return signal with the LO signal to generate a heterodyne signal to extract information of the target.
US10983194B1
A method for providing control of surface waves propagating on a surface includes forming a surface treatment on the surface, wherein the surface treatment is configured to achieve a tensor surface admittance distribution matrix on the surface determined according to a modified transformation electromagnetics (tEM) equation.
US10983193B2
A communication unit, such as a radar unit (500) includes a plurality of cascaded millimetre wave, mmW, transceiver, TRx, circuit, each comprising at least one phase shift circuit (616) and each coupled to respective antennas; and a signal processor circuit (552) operably coupled to the plurality of cascaded mmW TRx circuits and configured to process transmit and receive signals of the plurality of cascaded mmW TRx circuits. The radar unit (500) further comprises: a first TRx circuit (320) of the plurality of cascaded mmW TRx circuits being configured to wirelessly transmit (360) a signal to a second TRx circuit (322) via a respective antenna; a localization processing circuit (580) operably coupled to at least one of the first TRx circuit (320) and second TRx circuit (322) and configured to wirelessly determine a distance relationship (350) between at least one antenna coupled to the first TRx circuit (320) and at least one antenna coupled to the second TRx circuit (322); and a phase control unit (602), operably coupled to the localization processing circuit (570) and configured to adjust at least one phase shifter (616) in response to the wirelessly determined distance relationship.
US10983192B2
Polarimetric transceiver front-ends and polarimetric phased array transceivers include two receive paths configured to receive signals from an antenna, each including a respective variable phase shifter. A first transmit path is connected to the variable phase shifter of one of the two receive paths and is configured to send signals to the antenna. A transmit/receive switch is configured to select between the first transmit path and the two receive paths for signals. The transmit/receive switch has an element that adds a high impedance to the transmit path when the transmit/receive switch is in a receiving state.
US10983185B2
Methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, including: a flexible shell including an inner layer; and a plurality of flexible RF coils embedded within the inner layer, with each RF coil of the plurality of RF coils including two distributed capacitance wire conductors. In this way, the RF coil array may deform in order to conform to a body of a patient.
US10983184B2
Polarizable diamond materials and methods for obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of samples external to the diamond materials are described. The diamond materials can include 12C, 13C, substitutional nitrogen, and nitrogen vacancy defects in a crystalline lattice, wherein the substitutional nitrogen concentration is between 10 ppm and 200 ppm, the nitrogen vacancy concentration is between 10 ppb and 10 ppm, and the 13C concentration is greater than 1.1% and not more than 25%. Methods for obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance spectra can include optically pumping a diamond material to generate electron spin hyperpolarization in nitrogen vacancy centers, transferring the electron spin hyperpolarization to nuclei of the sample, and generating a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum by applying a magnetic field to the sample, exciting the sample with a radio frequency pulse, and detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance response from the sample.
US10983172B2
Described herein are systems and methods that allow for automatic detection of the highest available cell voltage and/or location of the top voltage in a battery stack, in real-time, without having to use separate, dedicated PCBs for different battery stack configurations, and without having to manually configure PCBs based on the number of cells each battery stack has. In certain embodiments, automatic detection is accomplished by a software-configurable battery management circuit that supports any battery pack size without the need to perform hardware modifications or the added cost of customizing boards for battery stacks that have different numbers of cells. In addition, a novel diode-OR analog multiplexer circuit allows the chip to be powered prior to the selection of the top cell.
US10983171B2
A signal transmission device and a battery monitoring device are provided. The signal transmission device is connected to an operation device including an operation circuit for performing an operation based on a first voltage, a measurement circuit for obtaining measurement data based on the first voltage, and a process control circuit for operating based on a lower voltage and control an operation of the operation circuit based on the measurement data, and transmits and receives signals between the process control circuit and the measurement circuit. The signal transmission device includes a power reception circuit for supplying power from the power transmission circuit to the measurement circuit to acquire measurement data, and a power transmission circuit for transmitting the power from a process control circuit to the power reception circuit to receive the measurement data from the power reception circuit and supply the same to the process control circuit.
US10983169B2
The invention relates to a cycle test method for at least one rechargeable battery (1) having, in particular, a single-battery emergency lamp (2) as a load, wherein the battery (1) is connected to a supply device (3) for charging/discharging at the location of use, comprising the following steps: i) charging the battery (1) by means of the supply device (3); ii) interrupting the charging for a time, in particular a specified time, in order to lower the temperature of the battery (1); iii) discharging the battery (1) to a specified remaining voltage value; and iv) performing steps i) to iii) multiple times.
US10983168B2
Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus to determine an RSOC value of a battery. The methods and apparatus may comprise utilizing various parameters, such as voltage and/or current, to calculate the RSOC of the battery. In various embodiments, the methods and apparatus may display one of a first RSOC and a second RSOC. In various embodiments, the methods and apparatus may further detect changes in the relevant parameter(s), adjust the reported RSOC of the battery accordingly, and report the adjusted RSOC.
US10983162B2
An inspection method for inspecting a semiconductor device which is an object to be inspected includes a step of inputting an input signal to the semiconductor device, a step of irradiating the semiconductor device with light, a step of outputting a result signal indicating a change in a state of the semiconductor device based on an output signal which is output from the semiconductor device to which the input signal is input while the semiconductor device is irradiated with the light, and a step of deriving time information relating to a time from the input of the input signal to the semiconductor device to the output of the result signal.
US10983160B2
Circuits and methods for measuring a working current of a circuit module. An exemplary circuit for measuring a working current of a circuit module includes a capacitor. The capacitor supplies a voltage to the circuit module using a voltage on the two terminals of the capacitor. The circuit also includes a voltage measuring module. The voltage measuring module measures a voltage change amount on the two terminals of the capacitor in an unit time. The working current of the circuit module is determined by the circuit according to the voltage change amount on the two terminals of the capacitor in the unit time and a capacitance of the capacitor.
US10983144B2
A measurement apparatus (1) comprising at least one shielded electronic measurement circuit (2) configured to measure and process electrical signals and a user interface (6) used by a user to interact with the electronic measurement circuits (2) of said measurement apparatus (1), wherein the user interface (6) comprises at least one adaptable graphical user interface (6A) projected by a projection unit (7) of said measurement apparatus on one or several projection areas.
US10983131B1
A flow of air including a fungal spore is directed to a collection cartridge. The fungal spore is trapped within the collection cartridge. The fungal spore is illuminated with light and a first image of the fungal spore is captured while the fungal spore is illuminated with the light. The first image is analyzed to identify an outline of the fungal spore. The fungal spore is illuminated with ultraviolet (UV) light and a second image of the fungal spore is captured while the fungal spore is illuminated with the UV light. A measurement is made of a degree of fluorescence within the outline of the fungal spore. A state of the fungal spore is determined based on the degree of fluorescence.
US10983130B2
This disclosure provides semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots) for use in a wide variety of applications. In particular, this disclosure provides Pdots that are halogenated, including fluorinated Pdots. This disclosure also provides methods for synthesizing Pdots and methods for using Pdots, such as for biological imaging.
US10983126B2
A system and method for intra-operative sample analysis including acquiring a tissue sample, preparing the tissue sample for mass spectrometry imaging, conducting a mass spectrometry imaging procedure on the tissue sample to produce an image, and analyzing the image to determine the presence or absence of a bio-marker.
US10983125B2
Provided are a marker for detecting a highly pathogenic influenza virus including a protein mutant prepared by substituting the amino acids 68 and 69 of a PB1-F2 protein, a composition for detecting a highly pathogenic virus including an agent for measuring the protein mutant, and a detection kit including the same, a method for detecting a highly pathogenic virus including measuring the protein mutant, an antiviral composition against influenza A virus including an inhibitor of binding between a PB1-F2 protein in which the amino acids 68 and 69 are substituted and DDX3, and a method for screening an antiviral substance against influenza A virus.
US10983124B2
The device for detecting turbidity in an aqueous flushing solution is characterized by a base body, at least one light source, a detector device at which the at least one light source is aimed, a holding unit for a component, containing the flushing solution, between the at least one light source and the detector device, and a display device for the findings of turbidity detected.
US10983118B2
Described herein are biosensor microarrays comprising detector polypeptide monolayers substantially free of contaminants. Also provided are methods for generation of such biosensor microarrays by capture of polypeptides by arrays comprising capture moieties and associated sensors.
US10983115B2
The present invention relates to a reusable optical fiber aptasensor using a photo-thermal effect, and more particularly, to a reusable optical fiber aptasensor using white light and a laser. The aptasensor includes a light emitting unit for selectively emitting one of white light and a laser, a sensor unit including a plurality of aptamers, a plurality of gold nanorods, and a silver mirror, a detector for analyzing a wavelength of inputted light, and an optical fiber for connecting the light emitting unit with the sensor unit, and connecting the detector with the sensor unit, wherein the light emitted from the light emitting unit is totally reflected in the optical fiber and irradiated to the sensor unit, and light reflected from the silver mirror of the sensor unit is irradiated to the detector. Accordingly, the aptasensor easily measures concentration of a target material in a sample using the optical fiber.
US10983111B2
Disclosed herein are human trophoblast stem (hTS) cells, differentiated cells thereof, derivatives thereof such as cellular mass, and uses thereof. The isolation of hTS cells can express FGF4, FGFR-2, Oct4, Thy-1, and stage-specific embryonic antigens distributed in different compartments of the cell. The hTS cells are able to derive into specific cell phenotypes of the three primitive embryonic layers, produce chimeric reactions in mice, and retain a normal karyotype and telomere length. In the hTS cells, Oct4 and fgfr-2 expressions can be knockdown by bFGF. The hTS cells could apply to human cell differentiation and for gene and cell-based therapies.
US10983110B2
The present invention relates to improved methods and assays for the detection of AAV neutralizing antibodies in sera. The present invention provides safe, sensitive and high throughput neutralization assays for antibody detection.
US10983108B2
Methods are described for diagnosing or prognosing insulin resistance in diabetic and pre-diabetic patients, the method comprising determining the amount of insulin and C-peptide in a sample. Provided herein are mass spectrometric methods for detecting and quantifying insulin and C-peptide in a biological sample utilizing enrichment and/or purification methods coupled with tandem mass spectrometric or high resolution/high accuracy mass spectrometric techniques.
US10983106B2
A mobile calorimeter includes a container comprising one or more walls defining a cavity. The container is adapted to hold a concrete mixture within the cavity. The mobile calorimeter also includes one or more heat flow sensors adapted to detect a heat flow generated by the concrete mixture. The heat flow sensors may include a thermoelectric device, a Peltier plate, or a macro fiber composite (MFC) sensor. The one or more heat flow sensors may be attached to the one or more walls, or may be embedded within the one or more walls. Data relating to a heat flow is obtained by the heat flow sensors, and is used to generate a prediction of a characteristic or performance of the concrete mixture.
US10983087B2
A structure of an electrochemical unit includes a substrate, a first metal layer disposed on the substrate, and an array of electrochemical cells disposed on the first metal layer. The array of the electrochemical cells includes a plurality of electrochemical cells. Each of the electrochemical cells includes the first metal layer disposed on the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first metal layer, a polymer layer disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the first metal layer and the first electrode. A second metal layer is disposed on the polymer layer, and a second electrode is disposed on the second metal layer. A pore is constituted between the polymer layers of every the two electrochemical cells. A cavity located above the first electrode is defined between every the two electrochemical cells, wherein the cavity is communicated with the pore.
US10983086B2
Reagents are disclosed for use with potentiometric magnesium ion selective electrodes, along with kits containing same as well as methods of use thereof.
US10983080B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for quantitively supplying a high-viscosity fluid sample, the apparatus including a cylinder body in which a high-viscosity fluid is to be stored, a cylinder head detachably attached to the cylinder body, a piston configured to slide in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder body, and a cutter disposed below the cylinder head and configured to cut a high-viscosity fluid discharged from the cylinder head.
US10983079B2
The present disclosure includes a process automation technology sensor for detecting at least one measured variable of a medium, the sensor including a process connection for attaching the sensor to a container in which the medium is located; at least two webs which run essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the sensor, where the webs are arranged on the medium side extending from the process connection; and at least one first housing portion that comprises a temperature sensor, where the first housing portion is arranged between the webs.
US10983072B2
The invention relates to a method for dimensional measurement by way of X-ray computed tomography, featuring the steps (a) Irradiating a test object (26) with non-monochromatic X-ray radiation from a virtually punctiform X-ray source (12), (b) measuring the intensity (I) of the X-ray radiation (22) in the radiation path behind the test object (26) by means of a detector (14) which has a plurality of pixels (P) to obtain pixel-dependent intensity data (I(P)), and (c) calculating at least one dimension (H) of the test object (26) using the pixel-dependent intensity data (I(P)). According to the invention, the pixel-dependent intensity data (I(P)) is corrected by the influence of an effective penetration depth (τ) on the detector and/or a displacement of the effective source location (Q) on a target (20) of the X-ray source (12).
US10983068B2
Systems and methods include directing limited frequencies of microwave signals toward target molecules, driving a motion of the target molecules to impact molecular recognition. In one implementation, a microwave spectra associated with the rotational modes of a target molecule is obtained. From peaks in the spectra, a mode of molecular movement is identified and a microwave signal profile is generated for driving a motion of binding portions of the molecule associated with the identified mode. Microwave signals are generated based on the signal profile for output by antennas. For example, the microwave signals can be can be used to impede the binding of quorum sensing molecules by receptors of P. aeruginosa. In one implementation, the antennas can be placed in a catheter for placement in a patient. In another implementation, the antennas can be placed in a sleeve or other device for use adjacent to the skin of a patient.
US10983066B2
The present invention is a test mechanism for structural defect detection of a test object (400). Accordingly, said test mechanism is characterized in that a light source (200) is provided which accommodates pluralities of light elements (210) which can emit light in at least two different colors and which changes the light emitting condition of said light elements (210) in accordance with the signal received from a processor unit (310), an image capturing device (100) is provided which captures the image of the test object (400) positioned on a test surface (220) defined on the light elements (210) and connected to the processor unit (310) in a manner transmitting the captured image to the processor unit (310) as input; the processor unit (310) is configured in a manner providing changing of the light emitting condition of light elements (210) in a manner mentioning approval/defect for the light source (200) in accordance with the difference of the captured image from an object model (329) of the memory unit (320).
US10983061B2
A surface enhanced luminescence analyte nano pillar stage may include a substrate, an array of closable pillars extending from the substrate and a fluid supply connected to the array of pillars. The fluid supply is to at least partially replenish fluid amongst the pillars of the array that has evaporated to maintain a level of the fluid amongst the pillars of the array below tops of the pillars.
US10983060B2
The invention provides systems for characterizing a biological sample by analyzing emission of fluorescent light from the biological sample upon excitation and methods for using the same. The system includes a laser source, collection fibers, a demultiplexer and an optical delay device. All references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety as though fully set forth. Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
US10983054B2
An optical sensor apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a sample holder, configured to hold a sample, in operation; a probe, comprising an arrangement of luminescent quantum dots; an optical source, configured to optically excite the luminescent quantum dots; an optical detector, configured to read optical signals from the quantum dots; and a circuit. The circuit is connected to the optical detector and configured to determine correlations between optical signals read by the optical detector. The probe is positioned or positionable relatively to, e.g., at a distance from, the sample, such that optical signals transmitted by each of the quantum dots are influenced by the sample, in operation. The present invention is further directed to related methods of operation and fabrication methods.
US10983052B2
An electricity measuring type surface plasmon resonance sensor including: a plasmon polariton intensifying sensor chip in which a prism and a sensor chip including a transparent electrode, an n-type transparent semiconductor film, and a plasmon resonance film electrode arranged in this order are arranged in an order of the prism, the transparent electrode, the n-type transparent semiconductor film, and the plasmon resonance film electrode; and an electric measuring apparatus which directly measures a current or voltage from the transparent electrode and the plasmon resonance film electrode.
US10983050B2
A diffuse reflectance apparatus includes a housing having a window formed therein, and a diffuse reflectance mirror spaced from the window and having an aperture extending therethrough. A light source provides a beam of light. A first mirror assembly is positioned to reflect the beam of light through the aperture such that it passes through the window. A second mirror assembly is positioned to reflect scattered light from the concave mirror to a detector.
US10983049B2
The invention relates to a method for detecting a local change in refractive index of a dielectric medium located on the surface of an optical sensor, said optical sensor comprising for this purpose a waveguide comprising a region, called the active region, covered with at least one metallic layer in contact with the dielectric medium, said method comprising the following steps: a) emitting a light beam at the input of the waveguide so that this light beam can be propagated, within the waveguide, according to at least N propagation modes, where N is a natural integer such that N≥2; b) measuring the intensity of at least one zone of the spatial distribution of the intensity of the light beam reflected by said active region of the optical sensor; and c) detecting the local change in the refractive index of the dielectric medium by means of a database supplying the link between the intensity of said at least one zone of the spatial distribution of the intensity of the light beam reflected by the active region of the optical sensor and a change in refractive index of a reference medium.
US10983047B2
Imaging devices including dielectric metamaterial absorbers and related methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, an imaging device includes a support. The imaging device also includes multiple dielectric metamaterial absorbers attached to the support. Each absorber includes one or more dielectric resonators configured to generate and emit thermal heat upon receipt of electromagnetic energy.
US10983045B2
A spectrometer apparatus for measuring spectra of a liquid sample, such as a beverage like wine. The apparatus has an integrating cavity with a reflective inner wall to receive a cuvette containing the liquid sample within the integrating cavity. A combination of light inlet ports and light outlet ports are provided to receive light from at least one light source and deliver light to a spectrometer. A light path adjuster is configured to selectively adjust a light path through the integrating cavity so at least two distinct light paths are provided wherein when the light path adjuster is in a first configuration, the apparatus is in transmission mode in which light from the light source follows a first light path; when the light path adjuster is in a second configuration, the apparatus is in a diffusely reflecting mode in which light from the light source follows a second light path.
US10983042B2
A cell analyzer and a sorting method for the cell analyzer are disclosed. Multiple optical signals generated by each of particles irradiated with light in a blood sample in a detection region are collected. The particles includes a first category of particles and a second category of particles. For each of the particles, Intensities of a first group of optical signals, which includes at least two optical signals selected from the multiple optical signals, and a pulse width of a second group of optical signals, which includes at least one optical signal selected from the multiple optical signals are acquired. For each of the particles, one or more reinforcement signals related to the particle are calculated based on an intensity of a first optical signal selected from the first group of optical signals and a pulse width of a second optical signal selected from the second group of optical signals, where the first optical signal is as same as or different from the second optical signal. The first category of particles and the second category of particles are distinguished from each other based at least partially on the one or more reinforcement signals related to each of the particles.
US10983038B2
Apparatuses and methods for applying triaxial stresses to a core sample during perforation and flow testing. A core sample of rock is positioned within a fixture shell of an overburden stress apparatus, which is placed within a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel applies a vessel pressure to the overburden stress apparatus. The overburden stress apparatus contains a plurality of stress members which apply overburden stresses to the core sample along its three principal axes. The applied overburden stresses are resisted by a combination of the structural integrity of the overburden stress apparatus and the circumferential support applied to the overburden stress apparatus by the vessel pressure. With the overburden stresses applied, the core sample can undergo perforation testing, production testing, and injection testing.
US10983030B2
[Problem to be solved] To provide a sample storage tube wherein a lid is a push stopper lid type securing the area for writing two-dimensional code. [Solution] A sample storage tube 100 comprise a tube body 120 for storing a sample; a push stopper lid body 110 for capping the upper opening 121 of the tube body 120; and a hinge body 130 for connecting the tube body 120 and the push stopper lid body 110. The push stopper lid body 110 and the tube body 120 and the hinge body 130 are molded in one piece, wherein a part of them is formed by the light transmissive material and the other part of them is formed by the opaque material in which the information code can be written. The information writable areas are installed at least on the upper surface of the push stopper lid body 110 and the bottom surface 123 of the tube body 120. The information code can be written on both the upper surface of the push stopper lid body 110 and the bottom surface 123 of the tube body 120. The opaque material extends continuously from the upper surface of the push stopper lid body 110 to hinge body 130 and the side surface of the tube body 120 up to the bottom surface 123 of the tube body 120 as one piece.
US10983029B2
A method of detecting misfire in a combustion engine of a motor vehicle engine includes measuring a speed of a crankshaft, calculating a modal coefficient for each cylinder of the combustion engine, and indicating a misfire for at least one of the cylinders based on the calculation of the modal coefficients.
US10983022B2
A pressure sensor detects a pressure of a pressure transmitting medium. The pressure sensor includes a sensor substrate and a protection film. The sensor substrate includes a recess recessed relative to a periphery thereof and a thin portion thinner than the periphery due to the recess. The protection film is provided on a bottom surface of the recess that is one side of the thin portion and a part of a lateral surface of the recess, and the protection film suppresses an adhesion of a contamination contained in the pressure transmitting medium. The pressure sensor includes an adhesion suppressing portion that includes an uneven section formed in at least a part of the lateral surface, and a liquid repellent film repellent to liquid in the pressure transmitting medium and provided as the protection film on the uneven section to exhibit a lotus effect.
US10983012B2
A temperature sensor that includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a thermistor layer between the first and second electrode layers. The thermistor layer includes a spinel-type semiconductor ceramic composition powder containing Mn, Ni, and Fe, and an organic polymer component. In the semiconductor ceramic composition powder, the molar ratio of Mn to Ni is 85/15≥Mn/Ni≥65/35, and when the total molar quantity of Mn and Ni is 100 parts by mole, the content of Fe is 30 parts by mole or less, and the semiconductor ceramic composition powder is 2 μm or less in particle size.
US10983008B2
A bolometer pixel trigger including a substrate, a bolometer formed on the substrate, and a thermal-sensitive film trigger. The thermal-sensitive film trigger includes a resistive varying thermal-sensitive material configured to change resistance in response to a change in temperature thereof. The thermal-sensitive film trigger is configured such that current flow therethrough varies in response to changes in the resistance of the resistive varying thermal-sensitive material.
US10983002B2
The invention relates to a spectrometer comprising a housing (11) equipped with a planar optical grating (2), which is arranged opposite an aperture (1) of the housing (11) and which is aligned at an angle of less than 45° to a normal of the aperture (1), a lens assembly (6), and a sensor element (7). The aperture (1) is dimensioned such that electromagnetic radiation incident parallel to the normal of the aperture (1) completely irradiates the surface of the optical grating (2). The lens assembly (6) is arranged between the optical grating (2) and the sensor element (7) in order to focus the electromagnetic radiation onto the sensor element (7) such that solely a first order of diffraction or higher orders of diffraction of the electromagnetic radiation diffracted by the optical grating (2) is directed towards the lens assembly (6) and the sensor element (7).
US10982990B2
Method for measuring a speed of a fluid and ultrasound fluid meter suitable for implementing this method. The method comprises the step of measuring a travel time taken by a measurement ultrasound signal to travel a path of defined length, the measurement ultrasound signal being generated by a transducer subjected to an excitation electrical signal (16). The excitation electrical signal (16) includes a first signal portion (17) followed by a second signal portion (18). The first signal portion is a periodic signal having a pattern (19) and a decreasing amplitude. The second signal portion is a periodic signal having the same pattern (21) and a constant amplitude.
US10982980B2
A method for signifying a selected cumulative scrubbing action between a device and a surface, the cumulative scrubbing action being signified by a signaling element, wherein the signaling element is configured to provide an observable signal when the selected cumulative scrubbing action has been provided to the surface. The method may comprise applying scrubbing action to the signaling element to release and/or expose at least a first portion of an indicator, and observing the device and/or surface for the signal. The present disclosure also relates to signaling elements and devices for use according to the methods of the present disclosure, and to methods of preparing the same.
US10982978B2
A position sensor for determining the position of an object, comprising at least one sensing element to transduce a time-varying external signal into an electrical signal; at least one comparator circuit adapted to perform a thresholding operation on the electrical signal being characterized by a hysteresis curve; the position sensor is adapted to provide information relating to the last crossed to store it at least while the position sensor is in an inactive mode and to restore the information to obtain a selected threshold when it is switched from inactive to active mode; and configured such that a transition in an output signal is generated by the thresholding operation if the selected threshold is crossed by the electrical signal and configured to change the selected threshold after it was crossed by the electrical signal.
US10982976B2
A plug gauge includes a housing, defining an internal volume, first openings, and second openings. The plug gauge includes first contact elements, each at least partially received in a respective one of the first openings. The plug gauge includes a first plunger in the internal volume and movable relative to the housing. The first plunger is biased to urge the first contact elements radially outward through the first openings. The plug gauge includes a first sensor sensing movement of the first plunger. The plug gauge includes second contact elements, each at least partially received in a respective one of the second openings. The plug gauge includes a second plunger in the internal volume and movable relative to the housing. The second plunger is biased to urge the second contact elements radially outward through the second openings. The plug gauge includes a second sensor sensing movement of the second plunger.
US10982972B2
A method for managing communications within a network comprising utility meters, each associated and connected to at least one utility management center through at least one intermediate data concentrator. A message is sent by a utility meter to the destination data concentrator. This message includes metering data measurement reported by said utility meter, its utility meter identifier, the destination data concentrator identifier and the management center identifier. Then, on the basis of several metering data measurements, a metering counter differential consumption value is calculated by difference of two metering counter consumption indexes measured by the utility meter within a time period interval. Then, a report containing at least the metering counter differential consumption value is sent from the destination data concentrator towards the utility management center to which said utility meter is associated.
US10982966B2
A method for generating route network data for movement includes calculating a movable area in a place for a target type of movement using a space model of the place and an object model for the target type. The method also includes building network structure for route network data of the place using the movable area for the target type, in which the network structure includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links representing routes within the place. The method further includes updating the network structure by shifting a node to orient a link connected to the node toward any one of predetermined directions under a condition relating to an initial position of the node.
US10982958B2
A laser generating device including a housing and a laser module assembly. The laser module assembly is at least partially housed in the housing. The laser module includes a pendulum assembly which rotates under the effects of gravity and a laser module on the pendulum assembly. The laser module includes a laser generator which generates a laser beam. The laser generating device also includes a pendulum lock which is movable from an unlocked position to a locked position. When the pendulum lock is in the locked position, it prevents the pendulum assembly from rotating. A sensor is provided to detect a freefall condition. The pendulum lock moves from the unlocked position to the locked position when the sensor detects the freefall condition.
US10982956B2
The method includes: a first profile generation step of generating a first profile of irregularities in a measurement range set on the substrate sheet (2), based on first measurement information acquired at a location upstream of the coating machine (30) and indicating a shape of irregularities of the substrate sheet (2); a second profile generation step of generating a second profile of irregularities in the measurement range, based on second measurement information acquired at a location downstream of the coating machine (30) and indicating the shape of the irregularities of the substrate sheet (2); and a coating amount calculation step of calculating the amount of the applied coating from a difference between the first measurement information and the second measurement information, based on a positional relationship in which the shape of the first profile of irregularities and the shape of the second profile of irregularities are matched to each other.
US10982953B2
A measuring device that measures a distance between a first measurement target and a second measurement target. The measuring device includes a CPU that: calculates a first surface shape of the first measurement target based on first measurement data acquired from a first line sensor that emits first laser light to the first measurement target, and calculates a second surface shape of the second measurement target based on second measurement data acquired from a second line sensor that emits second laser light to the second measurement target; transforms at least one of a first coordinate system of the first line sensor and a second coordinate system of the second line sensor, to form a unified coordinate system; and calculates a distance between the first measurement target and the second measurement target in the unified coordinate system.
US10982947B2
A system and method for surface inspection of an object using multiplexed optical coherence tomography (OCT) is provided. The method includes moving the object relative to two or more scanner heads along a direction of travel; alternatingly directing a sample beam to each of the two or more scanner heads; and when the sample beam is directed at each respective scanner head, scanning comprising: steering the sample beam from the respective scanner head to an unscanned region on the surface of the object; and performing an A-scan of the object.
US10982943B1
A countersink go/no-go gauge is configured to aid a determination of whether a countersink aperture for a rivet is formed to a desired depth. The countersink go/no-go gauge includes a head having a depth defined between a top surface and a bottom surface and a shaft extending from the top surface of the head. The depth of the head is substantially equal to a desired depth of a countersink aperture. In some embodiments the go/no-go gauge includes tolerance features to provide a range for an acceptable countersink depth.
US10982940B1
Embodiments are directed to a releasable erosion enhancing mechanism. A vented retaining ring is configured to fit concentrically around a fuze well. The retaining ring is centered about a central longitudinal axis and has an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of vents is axially spaced at equal distance about the venting ring's outer surface.
US10982934B2
A firearms marksmanship training system comprising a shooter observation booth characterized by intended shooting technique data and comprising a plurality of cameras configured to receive observed shooting technique data; a diagnostic target characterized by intended projectile strike data and configured to receive observed projectile strike data; and a shooter data analysis tool configured to determine at least one performance indication, defined as a shooting flaw, using a variance of the intended shooting technique data from the observed shooting technique data and a displacement of the intended projectile strike data from the observed projectile strike data, to determine, using a plurality of known shooting flaws associated with a plurality of known corrective measures, a probability of correction of the shooting flaw for at least one of the known corrective measures, defined as an applied corrective measure, and to provide sensory guidance as to the applied corrective measure.
US10982929B2
A sling keeper for securing a sling to a firearm during storage or transport of the firearm. The sling keeper comprises a first strap and a second strap. The first strap includes a length defined by a first end and a second end, and a length. The first strap may include a first securing mechanism disposed proximate the first end and a second securing mechanism disposed proximate the second end. The first securing mechanism is mate-able with the second securing mechanism. The second strap has a first end coupled to the first strap between the first end and the second end of the first. The second strap has a second end, and a third securing mechanism disposed proximate the second end. The second strap or the first strap may include at least a fourth securing mechanism, wherein the fourth securing mechanism is mate-able with the third securing mechanism.
US10982914B2
Methods and systems are provided for a cooling module assembly for a vehicle. In one example, the cooling module assembly includes a first set of fins arranged in a circle, configured to flow a first fluid through a first sinusoidal, continuous inner passage, and a second set of fins, also arranged in a circle and configured to flow a second fluid through a second sinusoidal, continuous inner passage. The second set of fins shares a common plane with the first set of fins and is arranged concentric about the first set of fins.
US10982912B2
The present invention relates to a streamlined wavy fin for a finned tube heat exchanger, which comprises a fin body, an airflow inlet on one end of the fin body, an airflow outlet on the other end of the fin body, mounting holes for mounting tubes on the fin body, and several convex/concave ripples consecutively formed from the airflow inlet to the airflow outlet on the fin body in an orientation of an airflow streamlines. A connection line of the wave crests of the same one convex ripple and a connection line of the wave troughs of the same one concave ripple neighboring the same one convex ripple are both streamlines. The present invention efficiently suppresses the flow separation downstream the circular tubes, and obviously reduces the pressure loss of airflow. And at the same time, the surface areas of the fins are increased, heat transfer resistance on the fin side is decreased, the streamlined fluid flow makes that it is not easy to producing a recirculation flow downstream the circular tubes, and heat transfer performance of the fins at the rear part of the tube bank may be obviously improved, which has better fluid flow and heat transfer performances, the fins is not easy to accumulate dust in use, and stability of heat transfer performance is maintained.
US10982911B2
The present invention provides enthalpy exchanger elements (E, E′, PR, PF) and enthalpy exchangers comprising such elements. Furthermore, the invention discloses a method for producing such enthalpy exchanger elements and enthalpy exchangers, comprising the steps of a) providing an air-permeable sheet element (1); b) laminating at least one side (1a, 1b) of the sheet element (1) with a thin polymer film (3, 4) with water vapor transmission characteristics; and c) forming the laminated sheet element (1) into a desired shape exhibiting a three-dimensional corrugation pattern (5, 5, . . . ).
US10982904B2
A large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser having heat exchanger panels independently loaded into and supported in a heat exchange frame section. A bottom bonnet runs along the bottom length of each heat exchanger panel for delivering steam to the bottom end of condenser tubes in the heat exchange panel and for receiving condensate formed in those same tubes. The tops of the tubes are connected to a top bonnet. Uncondensed steam and non-condensables are drawn into the top bonnet from the condenser tubes. A steam distribution manifold is suspended from the heat exchange section frame perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the heat exchange panels and beneath a center point of the heat exchange panels and delivers steam to each heat exchange panel via a single steam inlet located at a center point of each bottom bonnet.
US10982893B2
An automatic descale and sanitize process for an ice maker which requires less user intervention and time. During descaling, a main water reservoir of an ice maker sump is filled with water to a descale water level and mixes with a cleaner placed in the main water reservoir. The water/cleaner mixture is pumped through the ice maker to descale the water system and freeze plate. During sanitizing, the sump is filled with water to a sanitize water level, above the descale water level, and mixes with sanitizer placed in a sanitizer reservoir of the sump. The water/sanitizer mixture is pumped through the ice maker to sanitize the water system and freeze plate. During descaling, the sanitizer placed in the sanitizer reservoir does not come into contact with the water in the main water reservoir. After the descale and sanitize process, the ice maker can return to making ice.
US10982888B2
Refrigerant charging systems and methods of use are described herein. A refrigerant charging system may include a conduit, a valve releasably connectable to the outlet portion and coupled to a first end of the conduit; and a disconnect coupler fitting connected to a second end of the conduit. The disconnect coupler fitting may include a control structure positioned in a hollow body that, during use, allows refrigerant flow to the refrigerant circuit. The control structure may include one or more openings that allow controlled leakage of fluid from the refrigerant charging assembly when the refrigerant charging assembly is disconnected from at least the refrigerant service unit.
US10982887B2
A compression refrigeration system includes a switch to select between a plurality of operation modes of a metering device that controls a rate of flow of a refrigerant to an evaporator of the compression refrigeration system. Each operation mode is associated with a respective refrigerant. Further, the compression refrigeration system includes a reference database that comprises pressure-temperature data associated with a plurality of refrigerants. Furthermore, the compression refrigeration system includes a valve adjustment engine that is communicatively coupled to the switch and the reference database. The valve adjustment engine controls the metering device based on an operation mode of the metering device that is selected using the switch. The operation mode is selected based on a refrigerant with which the compression refrigeration system is currently charged.
US10982884B2
The disclosure is directed to an energy efficient thermal protection assembly. The thermal protection assembly can comprise three or more thermoelectric unit layers capable of active use of the Peltier effect; and at least one capacitance spacer block suitable for storing heat and providing a delayed thermal reaction time of the assembly. The capacitance spacer block is thermally connected between the thermoelectric unit layers. The present disclosure further relates to a thermoelectric transport and storage devices for transporting or storing temperature sensitive goods, for example, vaccines, chemicals, biologicals, and other temperature sensitive goods. The transport or storage device can be configured and provide on-board energy storage for sustaining, for multiple days, at a constant-temperature, with an acceptable temperature variation band.
US10982883B1
An active temperature controlled container is configured to be portable so as to safely transport temperature sensitive and perishable goods (such as biological material): within a vessel that is thermally coupled to a thermoelectric assembly disposed within the container, where the thermal engine is powered by a power source, such as a battery. The thermoelectric assembly may include one or more resistors coupled to a resistor spacer block to act as a cool sink by actively and passively increasing the efficiency of the thermoelectric assembly.
US10982877B2
A casing of a heat source unit for a refrigeration device is configured to allow air to flow from a machine chamber disposed at a lower portion of the casing to a heat exchange chamber disposed above the machine chamber. An electric component box includes a bottom panel, a side panel which has a vent opening, a top panel, and a vent opening cover for covering the vent opening of the side panel. The vent opening cover is provided with a plurality of slits extending in the vertical direction at positions deviated from a portion opposed to the vent opening of the side panel.
US10982872B2
Methods, devices, and systems for managing energy in a multi-dwelling unit are described herein. One method includes determining an energy consumption of each of a plurality of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units, wherein each of the plurality of HVAC units is associated with a different space of a multi-dwelling unit having a plurality of spaces, normalizing the energy consumption of each of the plurality of HVAC units, and ranking the normalized energy consumptions.
US10982866B1
An air-conditioner system includes a vacuum chamber with a mist maker in communication with water to create mist within the vacuum chamber; a vacuum pump to maintain a vacuum within the vacuum chamber; a discharge outlet extending from the vacuum pump to discharge vapor; a nozzle attached to a water source; a circulating pump in fluid communication with the water within the vacuum chamber via an outlet; a cooling coil connected to the circulating pump to direct water from the circulating pump to the vacuum chamber; and an insulated chamber with a blower to blow cooled air to a building; the cooled air is cooled via the multi-row cooling coil positioned within the insulated chamber. Besides the cooling system, this invention integrates itself very well with the heating system as shown in schematics.
US10982865B2
A system and related method are disclosed for controlling condensation in a space. The system includes a fan and one or more sensors for sensing environmental conditions such as temperature and relative humidity associated with the space and/or objects within the space. For instance, the sensors may sense a surface temperature of an object within the room. The system also includes a controller capable of receiving measurements from the sensor(s) and controlling the fan based on the sensed information. The system may additionally include a heater and/or a damper for transferring outside air into the space, either of which may be controlled by the controller based on the measurements.
US10982862B1
A heat recovery system includes a compressor, a solar panel, and a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger in fluid connection to form a closed circuit. The compressor is configured to facilitate fluid movement in the fluid circuit between the solar panel, the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The solar panel includes a plurality of solar cells connected in parallel, and each solar cell includes a plurality of metal tubes for fluid to pass through. A temperature sensor is mounted within each of the solar cells and configured to measure temperature inside the respective solar cell. Each solar cell is connected to the circuit via a respective pressure valve, and the status of the pressure valve is configured to depend on the measurement of the temperature sensor in the respective solar cell.
US10982856B2
A fuel nozzle for injecting fuel and air into a combustor of a gas turbine engine, the fuel nozzle comprising: an outer component having an outward surface adapted for exposure to a flow of hot gas within the combustor, and an inward surface; an inner component concentrically disposed within the inward surface of outer component along a nozzle axis, the inner component defining an axially extending air flow channel; an air passage bore extending through the outward surface of the outer component and communicating with the air flow channel; and a thermal insulating sleeve disposed within the air passage bore, the sleeve having a sleeve body spaced apart from the outer component by an air gap.
US10982855B2
A combustor cap assembly includes a cap plate and a cover panel. The cap plate defines an outer perimeter and fuel nozzle openings disposed through the cap plate. The cap plate has a hot side, and the cover panel has a cold side, which is attached to the hot side of the cap plate. The hot side of the cap plate and/or the cold side of the cover panel define a plurality of cooling microchannels extending in a transverse direction relative to a centerline of the combustor cap assembly. A first microchannel has a first channel outlet disposed along the outer perimeter of the cap plate, and/or a second microchannel has a second channel outlet disposed within one of the plurality of fuel nozzle openings. The cover panel may be coated with a bond coat and a thermal barrier coating.
US10982850B2
The present invention relates to a flow measurement system for controlling a gas fireplace (1) comprising a flow passage (11) in fluid communication with the gas fireplace by use of a differential pressure pressostat (13). A first gauge connector (14) is in the flow passage and connected to a first pressure sensor in the differential pressure pressostat for measuring a total pressure in a fluid flowing in the flow passage. A second gauge connector (15) is arranged near the first gauge connector and connected to a second pressure sensor in the differential pressure pressostat for measuring a static pressure in the fluid flowing in the flow passage. Based on these measures a dynamic pressure, and there from the flow velocity, in the fluid flowing in the flow passage is determined and used to switch off the gas fireplace, when the flow becomes below a set threshold value.
US10982846B2
A vortex recirculating combustion head for a burner, including: a housing having a through-bore, an upstream end, and a downstream end, the upstream and downstream ends arranged at opposite sides of the through-bore, the housing configured to receive combustion air; a primary fuel inlet arranged adjacent to the upstream end of the housing configured to introduce a primary fuel stream into the housing; a secondary fuel inlet arranged downstream of the primary fuel inlet configured to introduce a secondary fuel stream into the housing; a flame retention head including a diffuser plate secured to the downstream end of the housing, the diffuser plate including a plurality of openings, a plurality of fins, and a ring; and, an extension member secured to an exterior surface of the flame retention head.
US10982845B2
A cooking device is provided. The cooking device includes a frame that forms a cooking chamber; a burner provided inside the frame and having a plurality of gas outlet holes; an ignition unit provided inside the frame to ignite a mixed gas discharged from at least one of the plurality of gas outlet holes; and a fixing device to affix a position of the ignition unit with respect to the burner.
US10982827B2
Disclosed is a modular assembled outdoor lighting device and an installation method thereof, light pole structure. It includes a base, a main pole, a lamp, a function device fixedly connected to the main pole, and an auxiliary pole fixedly connected to the top of the main pole. At least one concave or convex mounting surface is provided on the outer edge of the auxiliary pole, the lamp is fixedly connected to the mounting surface, the base is fixedly connected to the bottom of the main pole, and at least one outer surface of the main pole is provided with a mounting groove, and a fixing member is embedded in the mounting groove. A module board, as a spliced structure, is sleeved on the outer edge of the main pole. The module board includes at least one daughter board and/or at least one mother board fixedly connected to the fixing member.
US10982826B2
A device is comprised of an egg-shaped housing and a lighting module. The egg-shaped housing is comprised of an inside surface and an outside surface. The lighting module is coupled to the egg-shaped housing and is comprised of a light emitting diode, a battery to power the light emitting diode, and a switch to control whether power from the battery is applied to the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode generates light that shines on the inside surface of the egg-shaped housing, the light being visible outside the egg-shaped housing.
US10982819B2
An LED light bulb, consisting of: a lamp housing with inner surface and outer surface opposite to the inner surface of the lamp housing, the lamp housing includes a layer of luminescent material which is formed on the inner surface or the outer surface of the lamp housing or integrated in the material of the lamp housing; a bulb base connected to the lamp housing; a stem connected to the bulb base and located in the lamp housing, the stem comprises a stand extending to the center of the lamp housing; and a single filament, disposed in the light housing, a plurality of supporting arms, each of the supporting arms comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end of the supporting arms, the first end of each of the supporting arms is connected with the stand while the second end of each of the supporting arms is connected with LED filament.
US10982816B2
An LED light bulb, comprising: a lamp housing, doped with a golden yellow material or coated with a yellow film on its surface, a bulb base, connected with the lamp housing, a stem with a stand extending to the center of the lamp housing, disposed in the lamp housing, LED filament disposed in the lamp housing, at least a half of the LED filament is around a center axle of the LED light bulb, where the center axle of the LED light bulb is coaxial with the axle of the stand. two conductive supports, connected with the stem and the LED filament, a driving circuit, electrically connected with both the conductive supports and the bulb base.
US10982813B2
Disclosed is a connecting element for connecting a device or apparatus to a gas cylinder provided with coupling element including at least one external thread, the connecting element including a body with a hollow cylindrical section provided with an internal thread adapted for joining with the external thread of the gas cylinder, an annular gasket, an annular seat adapted for housing the gasket, the seat including at least one perimeter surface on which the gasket rests. The body includes one or more bleed channels, each with a first end that opens on to the perimeter surface of the seat of the gasket and a second end that opens on to an outer surface of the body so that the bleed channel places the seat of the gasket in communication with the external atmosphere.
US10982811B2
A material at least partly coated with a passive film of fluoride formed by contact with a gas containing ClF.
US10982808B2
A system for operating and/or lubricating a plurality of valves which are mounted on a number of christmas trees and which each include a hydraulic actuator which is operated by hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pressure source and a lubricant inlet which is connected to an interior portion of the valve that is configured to receive a lubricant from a lubricant source. The system includes a plurality of control units, each of which is associated with a respective valve and each of which has at least one of a hydraulic pressure line which is connectable to the hydraulic pressure source and a lubricant line which is connectable to the lubricant source. Each control unit is operable to selectively connect the hydraulic pressure source to the hydraulic actuator to thereby operate the valve and/or to selectively connect the lubricant source to the lubricant inlet to thereby communicate lubricant into the interior portion of the valve.
US10982807B2
A handle with a mounting track includes a handle section. One or more legs extend from the handle section and are attachable to a surface. When the leg is attached to the surface, the handle section forms a graspable handle. A mounting track is formed along at least a portion of the handle section. The mounting track includes a base, two vertical rails extending opposite each other from the base, and two horizontal beams each extending from a different one of the vertical rails over the base toward the other horizontal beam. The horizontal beams are laterally spaced apart from each other by a first distance. The vertical rails and the horizontal beams define a track within which a retention element of a mount assembly can move.
US10982791B2
A discharge tap (10) for liquid containers, in particular for connecting to the outlet neck or the outlet opening of a transportation and storage container for liquids, having a tap housing (11) in which a valve body being pivotable around a valve axle by means of a handle (12) for opening and closing a flow cross section of an outlet tube (13) is arranged, said handle being provided with a handle stop and a housing dome of the tap housing being provided with a housing stop, said handle stop and said housing stop being able to be locked relatively to each other via a securing device (16) for securing the locking position, the securing device (16) comprising a stop bolt (17) being able to be displaceable between a bolting position and an unbolting position in a translatory manner in direction of the valve axle.
US10982788B2
An actuator assembly includes a cylinder disposed in an actuator housing, the cylinder having a cylinder interior is in fluid communication with a source of pressurized fluid. A ram member has a piston head within the cylinder interior, and pressure on the piston head moves the ram member. An end of the ram member acts on a collar having a collar interior, and an end of a rod member is disposed within the collar interior. The rod member is displaceable relative to the collar such that the end of the rod member does not contact the collar. Accordingly, fluid in the cylinder interior acting on the ram member may expand due to thermal expansion without damaging a hard stop at an opposite end of the rod member and without losing system pressure by triggering a relief valve.
US10982785B2
A circuit for controlling current in an inductive load is provided. The circuit includes a driver circuit for driving a load current in the inductive load. The driver circuit includes a switch, which is switched on to increase the load current and a recirculation diode, which re-circulates the load current when the switch is off. The circuit includes a control module that generates a control signal to switch on and off the switch. The control module includes a PWM current controller comprising a negative feedback closed loop implementing at least a proportional control and an integral control. The PWM current controller receives a target current value and an estimated current flowing in the load during a measurement PWM cycle. The PWM current controller generates the control signal for a control input of the switch based on an error between the target current and the estimated current.
US10982781B2
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a stopcock including a housing element defining at least first, second and third ports, a handle element which is selectably positionable relative to the housing element, at least one fluid passageway communicating between at least two of the at least first, second and third ports, the at least one fluid passageway being selectably defined by at least one of the housing element and the handle element, the at least one fluid passageway being configured for enabling flushing an internal volume of at least one of the first, second and third ports by a fluid flow which does not flow entirely through the port whose internal volume is being flushed.
US10982780B2
A flow control apparatus for a heat exchange system of a vehicle, including a housing and a valve cartridge assembly. A limiting part located in a mounting cavity of the housing is provided for a transmission part of the valve cartridge assembly; correspondingly, a limiting recess, a first stop part, and a second stop part are formed on the housing; the limiting part is at least partially located in the limiting recess. When the transmission part is located at a first position, the limiting part abuts against the first stop part; when the transmission part rotates to a second position, the limiting part abuts against the second stop part. First and second valve plates are sealed from each other, so that the seal performance of a product can be improved.
US10982779B2
Valve comprising a valve body having an upstream conduit for the inflow of a fluid and a downstream conduit for the outflow of a fluid, said conduits being substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis (X-X), a rotative ball controlling the fluid passage and having a cavity with axis perpendicular to its rotating axis (Y-Y), a first upstream seat operating in conjunction with said upstream conduit and said rotative ball, a first downstream seat operating in conjunction with said downstream conduit and said rotative ball, a second downstream seat axially arranged between said first downstream seat and said downstream conduit, and an intermediate element axially arranged between said first downstream seat and said second downstream seat and axially moveable between said first downstream seat and said second downstream seat.
US10982776B2
A replaceable seat pocket assembly (10) for a gate valve body, the valve body comprises a recess (13) forming a seat pocket interface around the flow bore (B) by the gate opening, the seat pocket assembly (10) is arranged to be replaceable and comprises a ring shaped replaceable seat face ring (1), an energizing retaining collar (3) provided with threads. The invention also comprises a tool (1000) for replacing the replaceable seat pocket assembly, and also a kit and a method for installation of the replaceable seat pocket assembly.
US10982767B2
A piston ring which is resinous includes an annular main body portion having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface facing each other and a pair of side surfaces interconnecting the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface and a joint portion 3 formed in the main body portion. The joint portion has a step shape when viewed from at least one of the pair of side surfaces and the outer peripheral surface. The outer peripheral surface has a tapered surface having an outer diameter increasing from a side of one side surface of the pair of side surfaces of the main body portion toward a side of the other side surface.
US10982765B2
A shifting system is provided that includes at least one shift fork and shift collar. The at least one shift fork is axially movable on a shift rail. The at least one shift fork further has a second end with spaced side walls and a shift fork pin. The shift collar is axially movable on the shift rail between the spaced side walls of the at least one shift fork. The at least one shift collar has a shift collar pin. A biasing member is configured to bias the at least one shift collar against one of the spaced side walls of the at least one shift fork. A rotating shift drum has at least one shift guide profile that receives at least one of the shift fork pin and the shift collar pin to guide the at least one shift fork during a shift of the shifting system.
US10982764B2
A method controls a continuously variable transmission including: an oil pump disposed in an oil passage between a primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber to control a flow of oil from the secondary oil chamber to the primary oil chamber; and an oil supply source to supply oil to the secondary oil chamber, and the method includes: calculating a secondary hydraulic-pressure command value based on a required primary hydraulic pressure that is a pressure in the primary oil chamber required to transmit an input torque to an output side; and controlling the oil supply source in accordance with the secondary hydraulic-pressure command value.
US10982759B2
A gear shift lever biasing apparatus includes a shift lever biased primarily along a first dimension axis using a spring. The shift lever is retained to a backing plate, which may be mounted on a frame. A contact area on the backing plate engages with a bumper that is secured to the frame with a semi-rigid retainer, thereby providing bias to the gated shift lever primarily along a second dimension axis that is primarily orthogonal to the first dimension axis.
US10982756B2
In a case where a vehicle is in a first mode in which suppression of fuel consumption is prioritized, a forward gear stage selection unit selects as a forward gear stage a gear stage at which a minimum travelable vehicle speed, which is a minimum speed among a speed of the vehicle at which a driving force indicated by a driving force characteristic is equal to or greater than a travel resistance of a travel resistance characteristic, is highest, and in a case where the vehicle is in a second mode in which improvement of travel performance is prioritized, the forward gear stage selection unit selects as the forward gear stage a gear stage at which a maximum travelable vehicle speed, which is a maximum speed among the speed of the vehicle at which the driving force is equal to or greater than the travel resistance, is highest.
US10982753B2
A shifting device shifting device includes a rotor member pivotally-supported by a base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a shifting direction of a shift lever; a lever member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a selecting direction of the shift lever; a hall sensor as a detector member mounted on a circuit board and facing against a detection target section of the rotor member; and a hall sensor mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the lever member, the surface being identical to a surface on which the hall sensor is mounted.
US10982752B2
A vehicle includes a gearshift command input portion expandable to have a volume corresponding to a gearshift range changed by a gearshift command. The vehicle includes a gearshift command input portion, a volume of which is controlled by a control signal, is configured to receive a gearshift command for changing a gearshift range. The vehicle includes a controller configured to transmit a control signal to the gearshift command input portion in a manner that the gearshift command input portion is expanded to have a volume corresponding to the changed gearshift range. A method of controlling the vehicle includes the gearshift command input portion.
US10982743B2
A rotary electrohydraulic actuator includes a direct drive hydraulic motor having an output shaft through opening that is concentric with a rotational axis of a rotor of the hydraulic motor. The actuator includes a power plant mounted on the hydraulic motor via a manifold. The power plant includes an electric motor driven hydraulic pump. Operation of the electric motor causes the hydraulic pump to supply pressurized fluid to the hydraulic motor. The power plant is compactly mounted to the manifold so that a longitudinal axis of the electric motor is parallel to and spaced apart from the rotational axis of the hydraulic motor.
US10982736B2
A drive system for a vehicle includes first and second electrical machines, a transmission, and an electrical energy supply. The transmission includes first and second gear sets, a connecting shaft coupled to the first gear set, a driveshaft configured to transport power from the electrical machines to a tractive element of the vehicle, and a clutch. The first gear set is coupled to the first electrical machine. The second gear set is coupled to the second electrical machine. Carriers of the first and second gear sets are coupled. The clutch selectively rotationally couples the carriers to the driveshaft when engaged. The drive system operates in an electric only configuration whereby the electrical energy supply provides electrical energy to at least one of the electrical machines to drive at least one of the connecting shaft and the driveshaft without a mechanical energy input to the transmission from an engine.
US10982730B2
A flywheel system comprises a flywheel rotor comprising a rotor disc and a rotor shaft and has a longitudinal axis extending centrally through the rotor disc and the rotor shaft. The system further comprises a journal assembly configured to facilitate rotation of the flywheel rotor. The journal assembly comprises a sleeve having an aperture extending therethrough from a first end to a second, opposite end, a rod at least partially disposed within the aperture of the sleeve, and a nut coupled to a portion of the rod. The rod has a length greater than the sleeve such that a portion of the rod extends axially beyond the first end of the sleeve. A method of forming the flywheel comprises coupling the rod to the rotor shaft and pulling the second end of the rod to tension the rod. The nut maintains the tension in the rod when coupled thereto.
US10982718B2
The invention relates to a rolling bearing equipped with a sealing device having a frame fixed to a first organ. The first organ has a downstream sector bearing a sealing element and presenting a U-shaped geometry formed of an axial bottom surrounded with an inner wall and an outer wall at its edges. The outer wall is extended by a deflector that separates, with the U-shaped geometry, the sealing chamber into an inner compartment and an outer compartment. The bearing also includes a wall fixed to second organ, which presents an outside section forming with the deflector a reduced sealing clearance between the outside opening of the chamber and the outer compartment. The deflector has an outer surface placed in the outer compartment and is slanted towards the opening at an angle β from 10° to 80° relative to a radial direction.
US10982717B2
An annular first thrust bearing (30) includes a first race (30a) which is in contact with a sun gear (Sb), a second race (30b) which is in contact with a ring gear side member (20a), and a rolling body (30c) disposed therebetween, and the second race has a flange portion protruding radially outward. A second connection member (21) is disposed on a radially outer side of the first thrust bearing (30) to face the second race (30b), and a restricting portion (21a) is disposed at a position facing the first race (30a) or the rolling body (30c) on the rolling element (30c) side of the second race (30b). A distal end of the restricting portion (21a) is located radially inward of a distal end of the flange portion (30d).
US10982716B2
A bearing assembly having cylindrical rolling elements, an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of cylindrical rolling elements arranged radially between the internal raceway and external raceway. The inner ring includes an annular shoulder that protrudes with respect to the internal raceway, a fillet in the form of a circular arc being defined between the annular shoulder and internal raceway. The outer ring has an annular shoulder that protrudes with respect to the external raceway, the annular shoulder of the outer ring being housed axially between the annular shoulder of the inner ring and the cylindrical rolling elements. The annular shoulder of the outer ring is provided with an annular chamfer in the immediate vicinity of the fillet defined on the inner ring.
US10982703B2
A screw for use concrete and hurricane applications includes a head end, a shank and a tapered end. A high thread begins on the tapered end, extends onto the shank and terminates at a first axial location along the shank, wherein the high thread defines a high peripheral edge, and at least a first helical portion of the high peripheral edge includes a plurality of notches and the first helical portion extends from on or proximate to the tapered end and substantially to the first axial location. A low thread begins on the tapered end, extends onto the shank and terminates substantially at the first axial location such that an axial length of the low thread is substantially the same as and contiguous with an axial length of the high thread. The low thread defines a low peripheral edge that is free of any notches.
US10982698B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a connection system with a projection on a first connector and a cooperating cavity on a second connector to provide push-through connection of the connectors in first and second configurations in which the projection extends to first and second depths respectively within the cavity, wherein one or more of the projection or cavity is movable in two dimensions perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the projection when received in the cavity, wherein the first and second connectors have cooperating locking surfaces arranged to engage each other when the projection is received at the second depth to prevent said movement in two dimensions and wherein the cooperating locking surfaces do not engage each other so as to prevent said movement in two dimensions when the projection is received at the first depth in the receiving cavity.
US10982697B2
A hydraulic drive unit includes: a pump; a pair of supply-discharge lines; a valve block; a sealed tank; a suction line that leads hydraulic oil in the sealed tank to the pump; a connecting line that connects an air vent port of the pump to the suction line; and a gas-liquid separator that separates air and the hydraulic oil flowing through the connecting line from each other. The pump is disposed upward of the valve block and the sealed tank in a vertical direction.
US10982695B2
Provided are embodiments of a pressure-compensated load transfer device that includes a plate having a first shaft vertically installed on one side and a second shaft vertically installed on the other side to be coaxial with the first shaft. Also included is a first bellows having an opening in one side to surround the first shaft, with the other side thereof being fixed to the one side of the plate. Further included is a plurality of second bellows each having an opening in one end, with the other end thereof being attached to the other side of the plate. A housing is also included, and the housing includes a high-pressure working hole communicating with the opening of the first bellows and a high-pressure channel coplanar with the high-pressure working hole and communicating with the openings of the second bellows. The plate is back-and-forth movably received in the housing.
US10982693B2
An automatically actuated shunt valve system opens and closes a passage between two chambers of a powered element operated by a power source. The shunt valve system includes a coupler connecting the powered element with the power source through two mating coupling elements. One of the coupling elements includes a valve contact and the other includes a shunt valve assembly. The shunt valve assembly includes a valve chamber connected with both chambers of the powered element, a valve element opening or closing a flow path between the conduits, and a shaft for moving the valve element. The shaft engages the valve contact to move the valve element to close the flow path when the coupling elements are mated together, and moves the valve element to open the flow path when the shaft disengages from the valve contact as the coupling elements are disconnected from one another.
US10982690B2
A pneumatic chamber 20 is configured to include a first pneumatic chamber 21 pressurizing a first piston 11 and a second pneumatic chamber 22 pressurizing a second piston 12. The first pneumatic chamber 21 communicates with the second pneumatic chamber 22. The hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 is internally provided with a hydraulic chamber 30, and the hydraulic chamber 30 is configured to have a first hydraulic chamber 31 pressurized by the first pneumatic chamber 21 via the first piston 11 and a second hydraulic chamber 32 pressurized by the second pneumatic chamber 22 via the second piston 12. The hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 is movable in a thrust direction in a cylinder 2, and the second hydraulic chamber 32 has a function of fixing the moving hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 in the cylinder 2 by causing a thin portion 15 to be elastically deformed in a radial direction due to hydraulic pressure. The first hydraulic chamber 31 outputs hydraulic pressure of the first hydraulic chamber 31, which is increased by the fixing, to an output rod 7.
US10982681B2
The present invention relates to a fan blade structure and a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal fan comprises a fan case having a first inlet and an outlet and a fan blade structure received in the fan case. The fan blade structure comprises a hub and a plurality of blades disposed at the outer edge of the hub. Each of the blades has a first portion and a second portion. A virtual line extends vertically between the first portion and the second portion. The surface area of the first portion is larger than or smaller than that of the second portion. An outside space which is not vertical to a first inlet plane around the first inlet is formed between one side of the second portion of each of the blades and the inner side of the side wall of the fan case.
US10982677B2
A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine is provided, where the turbocharger includes a housing, a shaft, a turbine wheel, and a compressor wheel. The shaft is rotatable with respect to the housing and defines a centerline. The turbine wheel is mounted to the shaft and is disposed within the housing. The compressor wheel is threadably mounted to the shaft and is disposed within the housing. The turbine wheel and/or the compressor wheel has a plurality of blades with leading edges that converge at an apex. The apex is aligned with the centerline. A temporary fixation mechanism allows a technician to temporarily lock rotation of the compressor wheel relative to the housing to install or remove the compressor wheel from the shaft. A method of constructing a turbocharger is also provided.
US10982675B2
A rotary compressor may include a rotational shaft coupled to a drive motor and having a central passage, an eccentric portion provided eccentrically from the rotational shaft, a cylinder through which the rotational shaft passes, the cylinder forming a compression chamber in which refrigerant is accommodated, a roller an inner circumferential surface of which is in close contact with an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric portion, the roller rolling and compressing a refrigerant, a vane inserted into the cylinder, the vane protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder when backpressure is applied to the vane to be in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the roller, and partitioning the compression chamber into a plurality of chambers; a plurality of oil supply grooves on an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric portion; and an oil supply passage that communicates the central passage with the oil supply grooves.
US10982674B2
A scroll compressor may include an orbiting scroll; a non-orbiting scroll engaged with the orbiting scroll to form a pair of compression chambers between the orbiting scroll and the non-orbiting scroll; a back pressure chamber assembly coupled to the non-orbiting scroll to form a back pressure chamber to support the non-orbiting scroll toward the orbiting scroll; a first back pressure passage that connects a first intermediate pressure chamber in the compression chamber and the back pressure chamber; a second back pressure passage that connects a second intermediate pressure chamber having a higher pressure than the first intermediate pressure chamber and the back pressure chamber; and a back pressure control valve configured to selectively open and close the first back pressure passage and the second back pressure passage according to an operation mode. The back pressure control valve moves to a first position at which the first back pressure passage is open and the second back pressure passage is closed in a power operation, and moves to a second position at which the first back pressure passage is closed and the second back pressure passage is open in a saving operation.
US10982669B2
A disc valve assembly includes a disc element housed within a housing, the disc element having an inlet facing side and a second side opposite to the inlet facing side, and flow pathways configured as a plurality of different pressure zones with the flow pathways extending axially along a longitudinal axis of the disc element from at or adjacent to the inlet facing side to the second side. The valve housing that houses the disc element includes porting configured as part of the plurality of different pressure zones respectively in fluid communication with the flow pathways of the disc element. The disc element is configured to rotate to control a flow of hydraulic fluid through the disc valve assembly. The different pressure zones are isolated from each other using a plurality of annular sealing rings located on the inlet facing side of the disc element.
US10982665B2
A valve for a reciprocating pump includes a housing, a first chamber, a second chamber, a first valve element, and a second valve element. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The first and second chambers are within the housing. The first chamber includes a first valve seat and is fluidly connected to the inlet. The second chamber includes a second valve seat and is fluidly connected to the outlet. The first valve element is disposed in the first chamber and includes a spring-loaded check valve element. The second valve element is disposed in the second chamber and includes a buoyant material.
US10982663B2
A vacuum pump includes a pump main body and a sound muffling device. The pump main body includes a housing including an intake port and an exhaust port, and a rotor that is rotatably arranged inside the housing and transports gas from the intake port to the exhaust port. The sound muffling device includes a casing, a first passage portion, and a second passage portion. The casing includes an opening end portion that is airtightly connected to an outer wall surface of the housing, a bottom wall portion that faces the opening end portion, and a peripheral wall portion, the casing defining an expansion chamber by the outer wall surface of the housing and respective inner wall surfaces of the bottom wall portion and the peripheral wall portion.
US10982656B2
The present invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a lightning protection system comprising a waveguide interconnecting a communication device and a signal-carrying structure. In other aspects, the present invention relates to the use of a waveguide in a lightning protection system of a wind turbine, a power splitter and its use in a lightning protection system of a wind turbine.
US10982653B2
A controller for a wind turbine is disclosed, comprising: a processor; an input/output interface; and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: i) select a setting xi from a list of settings X1, . . . , XN; ii) operate the turbine according to setting Xi for a period of time t1; iii) record a power output signal over t1; iv) repeat steps i) to iii) for another setting in Xi, . . . , XN until all N settings have been used; v) repeat steps i) to iv) for a number of cycles c; vi) calculate a summarised power output for each setting over all cycles; and vii) compare the summarised power outputs across settings and determine whether any setting X* results in a higher power output than other settings tested. A method of identifying power production improvements in a wind turbine, a computer program, and a wind turbine are also disclosed.
US10982647B2
A vortex generator for a wind turbine blade includes a plurality of main fins disposed on a surface of the wind turbine blade; and at least one first sub fin having a fin chord length and a fin height which are smaller than those of each of the main fins, and disposed on the surface of the wind turbine blade along a first virtual line extending from a first end portion of a main fin row at a side of a blade tip or a blade root of the wind turbine blade. An expression d≤dmax is satisfied, provided that d is a distance between the main fin row and the first sub fin disposed next to the first end portion of the main fin row, and dmax is a maximum distance between an adjacent pair of the main fins in the main fin row.
US10982644B2
A power harvesting device comprising at least one rotor mounted rotatably on a corresponding fixture on a base structure is disclosed. The device is at least partially submerged in a moving fluid and arranged to convert tangential components of fluid dynamic forces of the moving fluid into a first torque component onto the rotor through rotor vanes. In addition, rotor blades are arranged on or between the first rotor vanes to deflect axially moving fluid into a tangential direction to create a second torque component onto the rotor in the same direction as said first torque component. A system comprising a plurality of power harvesting devices with common power transfer means is also disclosed.
US10982642B2
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to controller for an internal combustion engine. The controller can, in each combustion cycle that composes a change cycle, calculate an average of control amounts from a first combustion cycle to an nth (1<=n<=N) combustion cycle and calculate an error of the average with respect to an average of a reference normal population. Further, the controller can set both a positive threshold and a negative threshold based on a standard error of the reference normal population in the case where the number of data is n. Subsequently, the controller can change the operation amount to make the error approach the positive threshold or the negative threshold when the error exceeds neither the positive threshold nor the negative threshold at any combustion cycle.
US10982639B2
A fuel injector is provided that includes various precise configuration parameters, including dimensions, shape and/or relative positioning of fuel injector features, resulting in improved efficiency of fuel flow through the fuel injector.
US10982624B2
A turbine engine is disclosed that includes a fan case surrounding a fan rotatable about an axis. A core is supported relative to the fan case by support structure arranged downstream from the fan. The core includes a core housing having an inlet case arranged to receive airflow from the fan. A compressor case is arranged axially adjacent to the inlet case and surrounds a compressor stage having a rotor blade with a blade trailing edge. The support structure includes a support structure leading edge facing the fan and a support structure trailing edge on a side opposite the support structure leading edge. The support structure trailing edge is arranged axially forward of the blade trailing edge. In one example, a forward attachment extends from the support structure to the inlet case.
US10982619B2
A controller for vehicle is provided. A determining section obtains fuel pressure in a delivery pipe and performs a rationality check for determining whether the obtained fuel pressure is within a normal range. The determining section shifts the normal range toward a high pressure side when a second index value of a vehicle outside temperature is higher than a first index value as compared with when the second index value is not higher than the first index value. The second index value is obtained when the determining section is activated. The first index value is stored in a nonvolatile memory before a main switch is turned off so that power supply is stopped.
US10982618B1
A method and a system for controlling an air-fuel ratio for a gas engine are provided. Current outlet pressure of the nozzle is calculated based on current pressure in an intake pipe and a current rotational speed, without detecting the outlet pressure of the nozzle by a sensor. A fluid state of the gas can be determined based on a ratio of the current outlet pressure to the current inlet pressure of the nozzle collected by a sensor, such that a flow rate characteristic corresponding to the fluid state can be selected to calculate power-on duration for the nozzle, so as to set the air-fuel ratio based on the power-on duration. The power-on duration can be calculated based on flow rate characteristics of the gas in respective fluid states, thereby achieving an air-fuel ratio with high accuracy.
US10982615B2
A control apparatus for an engine includes an engine, a state quantity setting device, a spark plug, and a controller. The spark plug ignites air-fuel mixture at predetermined ignition timing so that unburned air-fuel mixture combusts by autoignition after start of combustion of the air-fuel mixture by the ignition, and the controller adjusts a heat amount ratio in accordance with an operation state of the engine through change of the ignition timing, the heat amount ratio representing an index associated with a ratio of an amount of heat generated when the air-fuel mixture combusts by flame propagation with respect to a total amount of heat generated when the air-fuel mixture combusts in the combustion chamber.
US10982610B2
A controller for an engine estimates a temperature of the exhaust gas and controls the engine according to the estimated exhaust temperature. The controller changes the air-fuel ratio to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or leaner. The controller calculates the progress of combustion on the basis of signals of sensors, and estimates an exhaust temperature. In the case where the air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a first relationship that is at least defined between the progress of the combustion and the exhaust temperature, . In the case where the air-fuel ratio is lean, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a second relationship that differs from the first relationship.
US10982609B2
The disclosed embodiments relate to a method and to a device for controlling an internal combustion engine supercharged by an exhaust-gas turbocharger. The method includes: determining the time duration required for a specific internal combustion engine in operation, at a current operating point and with a predefined combination of settings of switching actuators, to perform an increase of the charge pressure from a current charge pressure to a target charge pressure associated with a target operating point; comparing the determined time duration with a multiplicity of stored time durations, which are each assigned to a predefined different combination of the settings of the switching actuators; and controlling the internal combustion engine with that combination of the settings of the switching actuators which permits the quickest increase of the charge pressure to the target charge pressure.
US10982606B2
An engine may include an engine including combustion chambers, an intake line connected to the plurality of combustion chambers and through which outside air supplied to the combustion chamber flows, an intake manifold connected to an intake side of the combustion chamber, an exhaust manifold connected to an exhaust side of the combustion chamber, an exhaust line connected to the exhaust manifold, a turbocharger including a compressor mounted in the intake line, and a turbine rotating in association with the compressor and connected to the exhaust manifold and the exhaust line, a wastegate passage bypassing the turbine from the exhaust manifold, an electric supercharger connected to the compressor of the turbocharger by the intake line, a power device electrically-connected to the electric supercharger and configured for supplying electric power to the electric supercharger or absorbing and storing electric power generated by the electric supercharger, and a controller for controlling the operation of the power device and the electric supercharger according to rotation speed of the engine.
US10982603B2
A method for controlling a motor of a vehicle and the vehicle are presented. The vehicle includes the motor, a control unit, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) comprising a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and a belt looped around the primary and secondary pulleys, the belt transmitting torque between the primary and secondary pulleys and at least one ground engaging member operatively connected to the secondary pulley. The method is performed at least in part by the control unit. The method comprises determining a CVT ratio of the CVT; determining a current power output of the motor; determining a power boundary based in part on the CVT ratio; determining, when the current power output of the motor is greater than the power boundary, a torque setting based at least in part on the CVT ratio; and controlling the motor to operate under conditions corresponding to the torque setting.
US10982591B2
A power unit for use with an internal combustion engine including a compressor housing, a compressor wheel positioned within and rotatable with respect to the compressor housing, a shaft coupled to the compressor wheel and rotatable together therewith, a motor assembly in operable communication with the shaft, and a controller in operable communication with the motor assembly. Where the controller is adjustable between a first mode of operation, in which the motor assembly applies torque to the shaft in a first direction of rotation, and a second mode of operation, in which the motor assembly unit applies torque to the shaft in a second direction of rotation opposite the first direction of rotation.
US10982588B2
A cavity includes a lower-side cavity, an upper-side cavity, a first lip and a second lip. The upper-side cavity has a guide curved surface which extends along a circumference of a first imaginary circle in a section along a cylinder-axis direction, and the first lip has a curved surface which extends along a circumference of a second imaginary circle in a section along the cylinder-axis direction. An angle X which a cylinder axis makes with a common tangential line of the first imaginary circle and the second imaginary circle is set as 75°
US10982584B2
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a drive device of a motor vehicle, wherein the drive device has at least one heat-generating device and a cooling circuit for cooling the heat-generating device, and at least one first coolant cooler of the cooling circuit and at least one second coolant cooler of the cooling circuit are fluidically connected to the heat-generating device. It is thereby provided that the first coolant cooler and the second coolant cooler are fluidically connected in parallel to the heat-generating device, and that coolant arriving from the heat-generating device be divided by means of a control mechanism between the first coolant cooler and the second coolant cooler. The disclosure furthermore relates to a drive device of a motor vehicle.
US10982573B2
A method for mounting a valve seat ring on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes providing a valve seat ring, which has a ring height, and which is measured along an axial direction. The valve seat ring includes a support portion made of a support material and a functional portion made of a functional material. The valve seat ring is arranged on the cylinder head and the support portion of the support material is at least partially removed, so that the ring height of the valve seat ring is reduced.
US10982570B2
A dispatchable storage combined cycle power plant comprises a combustion turbine generator, a steam power system, a heat source other than the combustion turbine generator, and a thermal energy storage system. Heat from the heat source, from the thermal energy storage system, or from the heat source and the thermal energy storage system is used to generate steam in the steam power system. Heat from the combustion turbine may be used in series with or in parallel with the thermal energy storage system and/or the heat source to generate the steam, and additionally to super heat the steam.
US10982569B2
A dual-cycle heat engine employing a first cycling working fluid and a second cycling working fluid whose cycles overlap when fused into a combined working stream so as to preserve compression heat generated during compression of the first working fluid thereby yielding enhanced work extraction when complying with additional thermodynamic requirements.
US10982554B2
A turbine engine with a tip shroud and method for shaping the tip shroud where at least one pair of airfoils including a first and second airfoil each having an outer wall bounding an interior. Each airfoil extending between a pressure side and a suction side to define a circumferential direction and extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define an axial direction. Each airfoil extending between a root and a tip to define a radial direction. The first and second airfoils are circumferentially spaced to define an inlet between the leading edges and an outlet between the trailing edges where each airfoil is coupled to an inner platform at the root. A tip shroud circumscribing the airfoil operably coupled to the tip extending in the axial direction between axially spaced first and second planes where the tip shroud includes at least one scalloped portion.
US10982550B2
A gas turbine engine that has improved fuel burn provides operability and/or maintenance requirements when installed on an aircraft. The gas turbine engine is provided with a core compressor that includes twelve, thirteen or fourteen rotor stages. The gas turbine engine has a ratio of a core compressor aspect ratio divided by a core compressor pressure ratio is in the range of from 0.03 to 0.09. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
US10982546B2
A flow diverter for an air separator of a gas turbine includes a cylindrical body configured to fit within a cooling hole of the air separator. One or more air flow vents are defined through and around a partial circumference of the cylindrical body. A bottom panel closes the cylindrical body at one end. A mounting flange surrounds the cylindrical body at an open end and extends radially outward from the cylindrical body. When the flow diverter is installed, air flows through the open end in a radial direction and exits through the air flow vents in an axial direction. The cylindrical body may include a collapsible region that collapses to engage the air separator and prevent the flow diverter from being dislodged. The air separator may additionally or alternately include supplemental cooling holes in a recessed area proximate to its mounting flange.
US10982532B2
Determining a type of annular material in a wellbore comprises measuring an acoustic noise of one or more reference materials and thereby generating a corresponding one or more acoustic profiles, monitoring the annular material with an acoustic sensor positioned in the wellbore and thereby obtaining an acoustic response of the annular material, comparing the acoustic response with the one or more acoustic profiles using a processor communicably coupled to the acoustic sensor, and characterizing the annular material based on the comparison of the acoustic response and the one or more acoustic profiles.
US10982530B2
A gyroscope package, system and method for use in a downhole tool suitable are provided. The gyroscope package, system and method includes a housing coupleable with a downhole tool, a gyroscope body within the housing, and an inductive-type MEMS gyroscope. The MEMS gyroscope includes a magnetic shield disposed around the inductive-type MEMS gyroscope to magnetically shield the inductive-type MEMS gyroscope.
US10982529B2
Systems and methods for incorporating mandrel current measurements in deep ranging inversion. A method may include introducing a current through a transmitter into a subterranean formation, wherein the transmitter may be a component of an electromagnetic induction tool disposed in a wellbore, wherein the electromagnetic induction tool may comprise the transmitter, a toroid receiver, and a second receiver comprising a coil or electrode, wherein the transmitter, the toroid receiver, and the second receiver may be disposed on a tubular; measuring a first signal utilizing the toroid receiver, wherein the first signal may comprise a tubular current; measuring a second signal utilizing the receiver and determining at least one downhole parameter utilizing the first signal and the second signal.
US10982521B2
The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-site electrical power to a fracturing operation, and an electrically powered fracturing system. Natural gas can be used to drive a turbine generator in the production of electrical power. A scalable, electrically powered fracturing fleet is provided to pump fluids for the fracturing operation, obviating the need for a constant supply of diesel fuel to the site and reducing the site footprint and infrastructure required for the fracturing operation, when compared with conventional systems.
US10982517B2
Systems and methods of enhancing oil recovery with an electrochemical apparatus include introducing the electrochemical apparatus into an injection well bore. The electrochemical apparatus includes an anode, a cathode and an interior wall, the interior wall defining an interior that contains both the anode and the cathode. The electrochemical apparatus is operated such that injection water of the injection well bore is introduced into the interior of the electrochemical apparatus. Electrical power is introduced to the electrochemical apparatus such that a portion of the injection water is converted into a product gas, the product gas including hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. The electrochemical apparatus is operated such that the product gas forms product gas bubbles and the product gas bubbles travel into a formation, where the product gas bubbles react with a reservoir hydrocarbon of the formation to form a production fluid that is produced through a production well bore.
US10982513B2
The present disclosure provides a loading tube to be used in a perforating gun. The loading tube is capable of securely engaging with shaped charges while maintaining the structural integrity and being made by injection molding.
US10982488B2
A dual-torsion-spring cord rolling device includes driving and transmission units. The driving unit has first and second torsion spring gears engaged with each other, a first torsion spring connecting the first and second torsion spring gears, a wheel adjacent to the first torsion spring gear, and a second torsion spring connecting the second torsion spring gear and the wheel. The transmission unit has first and second transmission gears rotatable synchronously by the driving of the second torsion spring gear, and two lift transmission cords attached to the first and second transmission gears respectively.
US10982486B1
According to some embodiments, an aerosol reduction system is disclosed. The aerosol reduction system comprises an electric air cleaner that includes a fan. The system further comprises a plurality of disposable curtains circumscribing the electric air cleaner that create an airtight seal with the air cleaner. Each of the plurality of disposable curtains defines a window opening. The system further comprises a window disposed on a window mount and the window create an airtight seal with the window opening.
US10982476B1
Improvements to a door frame and a door having an outer edge and an inner edge mounted for movement between an open position of the door withdrawn from the door frame and a closed position of the door received by the door frame, the improvements including bearing components carried by the door frame and the door proximate to the outer edge. One of the bearing components includes a member, and the other one of the bearing components includes a roller. The roller is brought into rolling contact directly against the member as the door is closed and remains in rolling contact directly against the member when the door is closed, positively lifting and supporting the door thereby preventing the door from sagging or binding on the door frame as the door is almost closed and when the door is in the closed position.
US10982470B2
A latch assembly for use with a door includes a lock lever to lock the door in a locked position and to unlock the door in an unlocked position, a door ajar cam to rotate between a door open position in response to a door open condition and a door closed position in response to a door closed condition, a self cancel lever releasably engaged to the door ajar cam, wherein the self cancel lever is operated in response to the door ajar cam rotating to the door closed position, and a lock link selectively engaged to the self cancel lever, wherein the lock link is translated to a cancelling position in response to the self cancel lever operated from the door ajar cam.
US10982456B2
A method for charging a pool cleaning robot, the method may include positioning a first wireless charging element of a pool cleaning robot within a charging range of a second wireless charging element of a floating unit; wherein the floating unit is electrically and mechanically coupled to an external power source, wherein the positioning comprises moving at least one of the pool cleaning robot and the floating unit; and wirelessly charging, by the second wireless charging element, the first wireless charging element, wherein the charging occurs while maintaining the first wireless charging element within the charging range of the floating unit, despite movements of the floating unit.
US10982455B2
A small mobile space includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and wall modules between the top plate and the bottom plate and is connected in sequence. The top plate, the bottom plate and the wall modules jointly define an accommodating space. A door assembly is arranged on at least one of the wall modules. A joint between every two adjacent wall modules, a joint between each wall module and the top plate, as well as a joint between the bottom plate and each of wall modules are clamped respectively by using a concave-convex structure. An air inlet module is arranged in the top plate and includes an air inlet channel, and a sound absorption component in the air inlet channel. An air inlet of the air inlet channel is communicated to the outside. An air outlet of the air inlet channel is communicated with the accommodating space.
US10982452B1
A joist for a formwork grid construction component system is disclosed. Typical joists (sometimes referred to as secondary beams) span a distance of approximately six feet (when fully connected). By strengthening the joist using an altered profile while maintaining interoperable external dimensions, the span distance may be increased. That is, by forming the joists with the disclosed profile, joists can be made longer (e.g., have an eight foot connected span) and maintain appropriate strength or even have an increased weight tolerance. Formwork grid systems are used in construction of buildings and other structures. Interoperability with existing components is maintained by the disclosed joist profile adhering to the same external functional form factor as existing joists. The external form factor being the same allows joists constructed in accordance with this disclosure to properly function with existing formwork grid construction components.
US10982450B2
A retractable floor cover. The device includes an elongated cylindrical housing and a flexible panel connected to a rotatable spool disposed within an interior volume of the housing, which is operably connected to a spring-rewind mechanism. The panel extends outwardly through a slot disposed on the housing, wherein the panel is configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. A control disposed on the housing is configured to activate the spring-rewind mechanism, wherein activation of the spring-rewind mechanism is configured to roll the panel along the spool and retract the panel though the slot and into the interior volume of the housing. The housing can be integral to an article of furniture or may be secured to an existing article of furniture via a first strap disposed on a first end of the housing and a second strap disposed on an opposing second end of the housing.
US10982449B2
A vertical joint system for a surface covering panel having an upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of sides located between the upper and lower surfaces. The joint system has a male part along at least one side and a female part along an opposite side. The female part has a protrusion that extends from the lower surface and an outer most female surface on the protrusion. The male part has a recess that opens onto the lower surface with a portion of the recess forming an inner most male surface. The outer most female surface and the inner most male surface arranged so that when the male part of one surface covering panel is engaged with a female part of a second surface covering panel the outer most female surface overlies the inner most male locking surface at a first location and a second location.
US10982446B2
Disclosed is impact resistant roofing that utilizes a heavy glass mat substrate having a weight of at least 3.0 lbs/csf that meets high impact resistance roofing standards. The impact resistant roofing utilizes a heavy glass mat that is embedded between two layers of asphalt. The impact resistant roofing can be manufactured on standard, existing roofing lines without modification.
US10982439B2
A dry floor assembly is provided. The dry floor assembly is configured to form or be positioned on a floor of an enclosed space. The dry floor assembly includes a grid, a pan, and a wicking layer. The grid has an array of openings configured to allow passage of liquid. The grid has members that extend from a base to an upper surface, with the upper surface configured to be walked upon. The members have a cross-section that tapers from the base to the upper surface. The pan is disposed beneath the grid, and defines a cavity. The wicking layer is interposed between the pan and the grid, and is configured to wick liquid that passes through the openings toward the pan.
US10982437B2
A modular barrier device for partitioning a room into two separate living spaces comprising: a plurality of storage modules, said storage modules arranged in a side-by-side as a well as a back-to-back fashion, and adjacent to a door module, to create a closet module to define the two separate living spaces in the room; at least one door rail attached to the closet module; at least one barn-style door slidably attached to the at least one door rail to provide user access to at least one of the two separate living spaces; and an adjustable valence system, said adjustable valence system capable of attaching to the closet module and further capable of expanding to fill any gap between the top of the closet module and a room ceiling.
US10982435B2
A joint-sealing element is useful for fireproof sealing of building-structure joints, especially for fireproof sealing of a joint between a first building part and a second building part, with a carrier element and a sealing profile disposed on this carrier element, wherein the disposed sealing profile contains an intumescent material.
US10982433B2
A composite structure for improving the acoustical properties of a low NRC membrane including a sound absorbing layer and a porous, scrim covered, perforated drywall layer.
US10982431B2
The disclosure provides example drainage channels, drainage systems, building walls and methods. An example drainage channel includes a drainage panel for conveying water within a building wall. The drainage panel is impermeable and has a first end and a second end. A support panel is coupled to the first end or the second end of the drainage panel such that the support panel is configured to be arranged vertically relative to the building wall. The drainage panel is configured to be arranged either perpendicular to an exterior sheathing of the building wall or angled downward from the first end of the drainage panel toward both the second end of the drainage panel and the exterior sheathing of the building wall.
US10982430B2
In various representative aspects, the present invention relates generally to a system and apparatuses for sealing a structural attachment to a flat or shingle roof. More specifically, the invention relates to providing the system for sealing structural attachments for solar panel mounts for rail guides. The invention utilizes an adhesive sealant to create a permanent watertight seal at any surface penetration. The system may be used for any structural attachment, fastener, mount, or other penetration that requires sealing. Typical building applications include roof penetrations and wall penetrations for cases such as roof vents, structural attachment, conduit or pipe penetrations, or electrical mounts to name a few.
US10982425B1
A system for capturing and destroying hair and waste within a shower drain includes a basket placed in the drain which holds a rod including an enzyme blend. The basket captures hair or waste that is washed down shower drains. The enzyme blend neutralizes the hair or waste. The result is a clear drain and clear plumbing, with minimal manual labor. The basket does not require removal because the hair and waste are neutralized before a clog can develop. The enzyme blend is safer for both users and the plumbing systems treated than conventional drain cleaning chemicals.
US10982419B2
The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting, such as an electronic faucet, that includes an electronic valve, a mechanical valve, and a flow switch. The flow switch is used to determine if the mechanical valve is activated. The determination whether the mechanical valve is activated can be used to control the electronic valve.
US10982417B2
A two-part sillcock includes interior and exterior sillcock members selectively coupled to actuate a valve that controls fluid flow to a faucet. The interior sillcock member includes a flanged housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve with a stem including a coupling at the outlet end. The coupling is supported within the housing by an adapter adjacent the outlet end. The exterior sillcock member includes a flanged faucet including a handle shaft with a coupling at the inlet end. An adapter adjacent the housing outlet supports the valve stem coupling and guides and receives the faucet handle shaft coupling for engagement of the couplings. When the exterior and interior sillcock flanges are connected, the faucet handle shaft coupling is connected with the valve stem coupling, so that movement of the handle controls operation of the valve. A dual two-part sillcock includes two sillcocks connected by a mixing assembly.
US10982416B2
A method to distribute water from a private water tank to a user site includes connecting the private water tank to three parallel low pressure Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) pumps, two parallel high pressure VFD pumps, a pressure reducing valve (PRV), a tank level control valve, a flow meter, two pressure gauges, and two pressure transducers; controlling the three parallel low and two high pressure VFD pumps using a PLC programmed with at least first, second, and third low pressure pump set operation curves (LPPSOCs) each specifying a low pressure pump operation set point (B) and a PRV operation set point (F) at each of first, second, and third flow rates and first and second high pressure pump set operation curves (HPPSOCs) each specifying a high pressure pump operation set point (G) and a high pressure pump energizing set point (E) at each of fourth and fifth flow rates.
US10982408B2
This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous excavation vehicle that is capable of navigating through a dig site and carrying out an excavation routine using a system of sensors physically mounted to the excavation vehicle. The sensors collects any one or more of spatial, imaging, measurement, and location data representing the status of the excavation vehicle and its surrounding environment. Based on the collected data, the excavation vehicle executes instructions to carry out an excavation routine. The excavation vehicle is also able to carry out numerous other tasks, such as checking the volume of excavated earth in an excavation tool, and helping prepare a digital terrain model of the site as part of a process for creating the excavation routine.
US10982400B2
The present invention is a new process for preserving the water of an aquatic body as a supplying source for different human activities such as recreation and amusement, food and ornamentation, by the development of a aquatic space formed by a Open water Lake, a Spa Lake, and a Water Depuration Lake that preserves the water mass by biotransformation and mineralization that allow reducing the concentration of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous, generating clean and transparent water without the use of large amounts of chemicals and complex filtrate systems.
US10982387B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of suspensions of nano-fibrillar cellulose by providing cellulose fibres and at least one filler and/or pigment; combining the cellulose fibres and the at least one filler and/or pigment; and fibrillating the cellulose fibres in the presence of at least one filler and/or pigment, as well as the suspensions of nano-fibrillar cellulose obtained by this process and their uses.
US10982382B2
Disclosed is a napped artificial leather dyed with a cationic dye, including: a non-woven fabric of a cationic dyeable polyester fiber having a fineness of 0.07 to 0.9 dtex; and an elastic polymer provided inside the non-woven fabric, wherein the napped artificial leather has L* value≤50, a grade of color difference determined in an evaluation of color migration to PVC under a load 0.75 kg/cm at 50° C. for 16 hours, of 4 or more, a tear strength per mm of thickness of 30 N or more, and a peel strength of 3 kg/cm or more.
US10982380B2
A clothes treating apparatus includes: a heat pump cycle having an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve, and configured to apply heat to air which circulates a clothes accommodation unit; a water cover configured to support the evaporator and the condenser on an upper surface thereof, and having therein a condensate water collection unit; and a condensate water separating unit protruding from the water cover to a space between the evaporator and the condenser, and configured to prevent scattering of condensate water to the condenser from the evaporator due to an air flow.
US10982379B2
The present disclosure relates to a washing/drying machine including a washing/drying chamber, a basket for loading laundry to be treated and housed in the chamber, and a circuit for circulating air taken in from the chamber and then reintroduced therein. The washing/drying machine further includes a filter with a filtering wall having a surface area for filtering the air along the circulation circuit. A filter cleaning device includes a support element provided adjacent to the filtering wall.
US10982367B2
Dual-motor sewing machine with automatic timing adjustment. In some embodiments, a sewing machine may include a frame, a needle bar configured to have a needle, a first motor configured to cause the needle bar to linearly reciprocate the needle with respect to the frame and into and out of a fabric, a first sensor configured to continuously sense a current position of the needle, a bobbin hook configured to function in connection with a bobbin, a second motor configured to cause the bobbin hook to rotate with respect to the frame, a second sensor configured to continuously sense a current position of the bobbin hook, and one or more motor controllers. The one or more motor controllers may be configured, based on the current positions sensed by the first sensor and the second sensor, to continuously and automatically adjust and synchronize timing of the first motor and/or the second motor.
US10982365B2
Disclosed are various systems and features for use with a machine, such as a sewing machine, to facilitate multi-patch multi-view systems that may reduce errors associated with material thickness, object height, perspective. Such systems and features may be useful in the context of performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate.
US10982356B2
An industrial textile (1) having a longitudinal direction (MD) and a cross direction (CMD) and a first surface and a second surface, the industrial textile (1) extending in the cross direction from a first edge (E1) to a second edge (E2). The industrial textile (1) has a double warp which comprises a first warp having first machine direction yarns (U1, U2) and a second warp having second machine direction yarns (LI, L2). The yarns (U1, U2) of the first warp are arranged above the yarns (LI, L2) of the second warp and the yarns of the first warp are at least partially offset in respect of the yarns of the second warp. The industrial textile has a weft having cross machine direction yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4). The yarns (U1, U2) of the first warp and the yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4) of the weft bind themselves to each other according to a first predetermined pattern and the yarns (LI, L2) of the second warp and the yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4) of the weft bind themselves to each other according to a second predetermined pattern. The first predetermined pattern and the second predetermined pattern form a textile structure which has the cross machine direction yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4) at least on two different levels in the thickness direction of the industrial textile (1).
US10982349B2
The present disclosure provides an open temperature field device, including a bottom plate, a drum, a filler, and a cover plate. The bottom plate may be mounted on a bottom of the temperature field device and cover an open end of the drum. The cover plate may be mounted on a top of the temperature field device and cover the other open end of the drum. The filler may be filled inside the drum. In the temperature field device, the filler filled inside the drum can form a new thermal insulation layer, which effectively prevents the problem of sudden temperature changes caused by the cracking of the drum and improves the stability performance and a count of reusable times of the temperature field device. Meanwhile, by adjusting the filling height and the tightness of the filler, the temperature gradient of the temperature field device can be adjusted.
US10982342B2
This invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy, in particular to a device and method for electrolyte composition analysis based on differential thermal measurements for aluminum electrolysis control. The device is comprised of a metal body including a reference material and an electrolyte sample receptacle, temperature sensors immersed into the reference material and in an electrolyte sample, a system for registration, data processing, and visualization of obtained results. A method includes immersing a metal body into an electrolyte; filling a receptacles with the molten electrolyte; removing and cooling down the metal body having the filled receptacle above a crust on the molten electrolyte surface; drawing and analyzing differential-thermal curves based on which the liquidus temperature, electrolyte superheating and phase and blend compositions of electrolyte solid samples are determined taking into account all crystallizing phases the content of which in the electrolyte sample is no less than 3 wt %.
US10982331B2
The present invention relates to a method for forming a ceramic coating having improved plasma resistance and a ceramic coating formed thereby. The present invention discloses the method for forming the ceramic coating having improved plasma resistance and the ceramic coating formed thereby, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a powder supply portion, a plurality of ceramic powders having a first powder particle size range, and transporting the powders using a transport gas; and forming a ceramic coating in which a plurality of first ceramic particles within a first coating particle size range and a plurality of second ceramic particles within a second coating particle size range, which is larger than the first coating particle size range, by causing the transported ceramic powders to collide with a substrate inside a process chamber, at the speed of 100 to 500 m/s so as to be pulverized.
US10982324B2
Coated semiconductor wafers are produced by introducing a process gas through first gas inlet openings along a first flow direction into a reactor chamber and over a substrate wafer of semiconductor material lying on a susceptor in order to deposit a layer on the substrate wafer, whereby material derived from the process gas precipitates on a preheat ring arranged around the susceptor; extracting the coated substrate wafer from the reactor chamber; and subsequently removing material precipitate from the preheat ring by introducing an etching gas through the first gas inlet openings into the reactor chamber along the first flow direction over the preheat ring and also through second gas inlet openings between which the first gas inlet openings are arranged, along further flow directions which intersect with the first flow direction.
US10982320B2
Device and method for producing defined properties of gradient layers in a system of multilayered coatings in sputtering installations with the following features: a) a pair of cathodes arranged in a common process chamber and consisting of a first cathode body and a second cathode body is supplied with direct current by means of a common power supply, wherein, before entering the process chamber, the direct current is converted into a series of pulses comprising alternating positive and negative pulses with interpulse periods in between, b) an arrangement for controlling the length of the individual pulses and the duration of the respective interpulse periods.
US10982313B2
A coated body having a substrate and a wear-resistant coating applied to the substrate by physical vapor deposition, the coating comprising a main layer applied to the substrate in a thickness of 1 to 10 μm, wherein said main layer is formed from a nitride of aluminum and at least one other metal from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Si, Zr and combinations thereof; and a cover layer adjacent to the main layer at a thickness of 0.1 to 5 μm, wherein the cover layer comprises at least one alternating layer consisting of an oxynitride layer and a nitride layer arranged over the oxynitride layer, wherein the oxynitride layer is formed from an oxynitride of aluminum and optionally further metals from the group consisting of chromium, hafnium, zirconium, yttrium, silicon and combinations thereof, and the nitride layer is formed from a nitride of aluminum and at least one other metal from the group consisting of Ti, Cr, Si, Zr and combinations thereof.
US10982311B2
A design method of tangential gradient thermal spraying coating for complex profile workpieces solves the erosion-resistant problem, and obtains a corresponding relation between the ductile-brittle ratio of the thermal sprayed coating and the impact angle change. The method includes: determining the complex profile part surface impact angle change rule according to the part operation environment conditions; selecting an erosion-resistant coating material according to the service condition requirement; obtaining the relation among the impact angle, ductile-brittle angle and erosion rate of the coating by an erosion test; determining the coating and the impact angle ductile-brittle corresponding relation curve; and performing spraying by using dual-channel powder feeding thermal spraying equipment the powder feeding quantity of which is adjustable in real time, based on a matching relation between the tangential gradient coating and the surface impact angle.
US10982310B2
The present disclosure provides a thermal spray alloy system that is more resistant to corrosion than conventional alloy compositions. The disclosed alloy comprises copper as the main component and also potentially nickel, tin, boron, and/or carbon as other principle elements. The alloy composition may utilize a cored wire, and an outer sheath of the cored wire may comprise unalloyed copper. The alloy has superior corrosion resistance to a wide number of corrosive materials, such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide/carbonic acid, sodium chloride/potassium chloride (salts), bio-fouling, and micro-biologicals. The alloy demonstrates superior thermal conductivity compared to nickel based alloys and stainless steels. The alloy may form an anti-corrosive coating that may be applied to any number of substrates. The disclosed alloy may be applied to a substrate in thick layers, such as between 0.100 inches and 3.0 inches, and may be used to form shapes, such as centralizers.
US10982297B2
A steel sheet having a specified chemical composition and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a microstructure including martensite and bainite. The total area fraction of the martensite and the bainite to the entirety of the microstructure is more than 90% and 100% or less. The microstructure includes inclusion clusters A and B, the content of the clusters A in the microstructure being 2 clusters/mm2 or less, and the content of the clusters B in the microstructure being 5 clusters/mm2 or less. The microstructure includes carbide particles including Fe as a main constituent which have an aspect ratio of 2.0 or less and a major axis of 0.30 μm or more and 2 μm or less. The content of the carbide particles in the microstructure is 4000 particles/mm2 or less. The microstructure includes prior γ grains having an average size of 6 to 15 μm.
US10982287B2
Recent large-scale analyses have demonstrated that the genomic landscape of human cancer is complex and variable among individuals of the same tumor type. Such underlying genetic differences may in part be responsible for the varying therapeutic responses observed in cancer patients. To examine the effect of somatic genetic changes in colorectal cancer on sensitivity to a common targeted therapy, we performed complete exome sequence and copy number analyses of 129 tumors that were KRAS wild-type and analyzed their response to anti-EGFR antibody blockade in patient-derived tumorgraft models. In addition to previously identified genes, we detected mutations in ERBB2, EGFR, FGFR1, PDGFRA, and MAP2K1 as potential mechanisms of primary resistance to this therapy. Alterations in the ectodomain of EGFR were identified in patients with acquired resistance to EGFR blockade. Amplifications and sequence changes in the tyrosine kinase receptor adaptor gene IRS2 were identified in tumors with increased sensitivity to anti-EGFR therapy. Therapeutic resistance to EGFR blockade could be overcome in tumorgraft models through combinatorial therapies targeting actionable genes. These analyses provide a systematic approach to evaluate response to targeted therapies in human cancer, highlight additional mechanisms of responsiveness to anti-EGFR therapies, and provide additional avenues for intervention in the management of colorectal cancer.
US10982285B2
The present disclosure provides biomarkers for the identification of prostate cancer and methods of use. The present disclosure also provide biomarkers that can be used for determining risk of developing prostate cancer, aggressiveness of prostate cancer and survival rate for subpopulations of African American males or non-Hispanic white males.
US10982279B2
This document relates to methods and materials for assessed, monitored, and/or treated mammals (e.g., humans) having cancer. For example, methods and materials for identifying a mammal as having cancer (e.g., a localized cancer) are provided. For example, methods and materials for assessing, monitoring, and/or treating a mammal having cancer are provided.
US10982273B2
The invention is directed to methods and kits for performing an RNase H2-mediated cleavage reaction on a sample in an emulsion.
US10982268B2
The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.
US10982258B2
Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. The methods and compositions can be used to pair any two sequences originating from a single cell, such as heavy and light chain antibody sequences, for antibody discovery, disease and immune diagnostics, and low error sequencing.
US10982256B2
The invention provides methods, compositions, kits and devices for the detection of target molecules. In some embodiments, the invention allows for multiplexed target molecule detection.
US10982253B2
The present application is directed to biosensors and methods for detecting a microorganism target in a sample using a mechanically interlocked nucleic acid catanane, wherein an enzyme from the microorganism target or that is activated by a molecule from the microorganism target cleaves a linkage in a first single-stranded nucleic acid ring of the catanane structure, allowing rolling-circle amplification to occur and the presence of rolling-circle amplification products indicates the presence of the microorganism in the sample.
US10982249B2
The invention relates to recombinant microorganisms and methods for producing steviol glycosides and steviol glycoside precursors.
US10982245B2
The present disclosure relates to an O-succinyl homoserine transferase mutant, a polynucleotide encoding the same, a microorganism including the mutant, and a method of producing O-succinyl homoserine using the microorganism.
US10982227B2
The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
US10982224B2
Provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 799, 488-798, 800-813, 4852-5453, 5460, 5461, 5484, 5486-5550, 5553, and 5558-8091; and isolated polynucleotide comprising nucleic acid sequences at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 460, 1-459, 461-487, 814-1598, 1600-1603, 1605-1626, 1632-1642, 1645-4850 or 4851. Also provided are nucleic acid constructs comprising same, isolated polypeptides encoded thereby, transgenic cells and transgenic plants comprising same and methods of using same for increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant. Also provided are isolated polynucleotides comprising the nucleic acid sequence set forth by SEQ ID NO:8096, wherein the isolated polynucleotide is capable of regulating expression of at least one polynucleotide sequence operably linked thereto.
US10982220B2
The invention provides compositions and methods relating to the elevation of glucoraphanin compared to standard Brassica oleracea varieties. The invention also relates to the production of hybrid varieties having desired glucosinolate contents. The invention further provides plants, plant parts, and seeds comprising such traits and comprising a Myb28 allele from Brassica villosa that is not genetically linked to an ELONG allele from Brassica villosa.
US10982213B2
The present invention discloses an siRNA that inhibits K-RAS gene expression, and the precursor sequences and applications thereof. The K-RAS siRNA and its precursor sequences provided by the present invention can efficiently inhibit the expression of the K-RAS gene, and in vivo experiments have shown that the K-RAS siRNA has a certain inhibitory effect on tumours highly expressing K-RAS. The precursor of the siRNA of the invention and its vector can form a stable siRNA that functions in a host.
US10982208B2
Methods and devices are provided for preparing a protein array having a plurality of proteins. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of nucleic acids each having a predefined sequence and expressing in vitro a plurality of proteins from the plurality of nucleic acids. In another embodiment, protein arrays having a solid surface and a microvolume are also provided. The solid surface can have a plurality of anchor oligonucleotides capable of hybridizing with a plurality of nucleic acids. The microvolume can cover each of the plurality of anchor oligonucleotides and can be configured to produce a polypeptide from each of the plurality of nucleic acids.
US10982204B2
Variants of chymosin with improved milk-clotting properties.
US10982203B2
Nucleic acid molecules encoding modified factor IX (FIX) polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. Such modified FIX polypeptides include FIXa and other forms of FIX. Among the modified FIX polypeptides provided are those that have altered activities, typically altered procoagulant activity, including increased procoagulant activities. Hence, such modified polypeptides are therapeutics.
US10982199B2
Polypeptides having phytase activity and polynucleotide sequences encoding the phytases are provided. The gene expresses the phytase at a level of at least 7 g/L to 40 g/L. The phytase have higher specific activity, retain activity at low pH, and retain activity at high temperature. The phytase can be used in a variety of compositions including food, feed, pharmaceuticals, and cleaning.
US10982198B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins.
US10982196B2
The present invention relates to the use of immunogenic peptides comprising a T-cell epitope derived from an intracellular pathogen-associated antigen and a redox motif such as C-(X)2-[CST] or [CST]-(X)2-C in the prevention and/or treatment of infection with an intracellular pathogen and in the manufacture of medicaments therefore.
US10982191B2
The present invention relates to mammalian cells modified to provide for improved expression of a recombinant protein of interest. In particular, the invention relates to CHO cells and other host cells in which the expression of one or more endogenous secreted proteins has been disrupted, as well as to the preparation, identification and use of such cells in the production of recombinant proteins.
US10982175B2
A free standing film is provided including: a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate; a poly(ethylene oxide); a polyalkylene glycol; a plasticizer; optionally, a poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) copolymer; and optionally an additive. Unit dose packages including the free standing film are also provided.
US10982173B2
A perfume composition providing differentiated odour depending on the assessment conditions is provided. The perfume composition includes a) less than 20% by weight of perfumery ingredients having an equilibrium headspace concentration (HS) between 151 and 900 microgram/l at 25° C., b) at least 35% by weight of perfumery ingredients having a HS higher than 900 microgram/l at 25° C. and b) 25% by weight of perfumery ingredients having a HS lower than or equal to 150 microgram/l at 25° C. The perfume composition reduces consumer perfume habituation to said perfume product.
US10982163B2
Mineral additive blend compositions and a method for operating a furnace are provided in order to avoid combustion problems such as agglomeration, deposition, corrosion and reducing emissions. A method for operating a furnace, such as a fluidized-bed reactor, pulverized-fuel combustor, and grate combustor, includes introducing fuel and a mineral additive blend including a clay and a functional mineral into the furnace.
US10982162B2
A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying of the high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and nitrogenous hydrocarbon combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are also controlled by injection of steam within the combustion chamber.
US10982149B2
Chiral compounds of formula I wherein the paramters have the meaning given in claim 1, liquid crystal mixtures comprising at least one chiral compound of formula I, to chiral linear or crosslinked liquid crystal polymers obtainable by polymerizing a polymerizable mixture comprising at least one chiral compound of formula I, to the use of chiral compound of formula I and mixtures and polymers obtained thereof in liquid crystal displays, active and passive optical elements, adhesives, synthetic resins with anisotropic mechanical properties, cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions, diagnostics, liquid crystal pigments, for decorative and security applications, nonlinear optics, optical information storage or as chiral dopants, and a liquid crystal display comprising a mixture comprising at least one chiral compound of formula I.
US10982148B2
This liquid crystal display device is provided with: a pair of substrates which have conductive films, respectively; a liquid crystal layer which is arranged between the pair of substrates and contains a liquid crystal; and a liquid crystal control layer which is formed on the substrate-side interface of the liquid crystal layer by means of polymerization of a polymerizable monomer, and which controls the alignment of the liquid crystal. With respect to this liquid crystal display device, at least one of the pair of substrates is not provided with a liquid crystal alignment film, and the liquid crystal control layer contains a compound that has at least one partial structure which is selected from the group consisting of a fluorene structure-containing group, an aromatic amino group and a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group.
US10982137B1
The present disclosure discloses a fluorescent dispersed particle gel, a fluorescent gel, a fluorescent modified polyacrylamide composite, and a preparation method and use thereof.
US10982126B2
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, comprising introducing a chemical packer composition into the wellbore, wherein the chemical packer composition comprises water, a suspending agent, a gelling agent, and a sealant composition and wherein the chemical packer composition has a pH greater than 9, and allowing the chemical packer composition to form a plug, wherein a portion of the wellbore below the plug is isolated from fluid communication with a portion of the wellbore above the plug.
US10982122B2
Optically clear curable adhesive films that are heat conformable prior to setting include a reactive composition. The curable films are flexible and free-standing, and have a complex viscosity of greater than 100,000 poise (10,000 Pascal seconds) at 25° C. and less than 100 poise (10 Pascal seconds) at 85° C., prior to setting. The set film has an adhesive shear strength of greater than 100 Newtons per square centimeter (N/cm2) to a glass substrate when measured according to the Shear Adhesion Test Method. The reactive composition includes an ethylenically unsaturated polyester-containing oligomeric composition that is the reaction product of a saturated, amorphous co-polyester polyol and a compound with a terminal polyol-reactive group and a terminal ethylenically unsaturated group, a (meth)acrylate functional material, and at least one initiator.
US10982121B2
Disclosed are terpolymer adhesives comprising three different repeating domains: a catechol containing domain, a zwitterionic domain, and a crosslinking domain. In specific examples, the polymer can contain a 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (DOPA) segment which contains a catechol group, a poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (polySBMA), and poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate (PEGDMA) for light crosslinking. Alternatively, a photocleavable nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl containing crosslinker can be used. The disclosed polymers can be used as biomedical adhesives, such as to prevent leakage from the sutured intestinal tissue.
US10982113B2
The present patent application relates to a novel coating system, wherein the coating comprises Carnauba wax and at least one polysorbate. Furthermore it relates to compositions coated with such a coating system and the use of such compositions in the production of tablets.
US10982108B2
A photopolymerizable composition for forming a bezel pattern developed to be applied on a display substrate, a method for forming a bezel pattern using the same, a bezel pattern manufactured thereby, a display substrate comprising a bezel pattern manufactured thereby, and a rework method for removing a bezel pattern having a defective printed pattern are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition includes a colorant, an epoxy monomer, an oxetane monomer, a vinyl monomer, a cationic photopolymerization initiator, an adhesion promoter and a diluting solvent, the oxetane monomer comprises a monofunctional oxetane monomer and a difunctional oxetane monomer. The composition is suitable for manufacturing a bezel pattern that is easily removed, has sufficient adhesion to a display substrate, and good curing sensitivity and pencil hardness, without requiring a high-temperature heating process.
US10982106B2
An information processing device acquires information relating to a type of recording medium and outputs, on the basis of the acquired information, an instruction to display items for setting a color of a color metallic portion having color metallic luster, for recording an image by using a metallic ink.
US10982082B1
A conductive nanocomposite which contains a mixed polymer matrix which contains a rubber and a polyether, carbon nanoparticles, and transition metal nanoparticles. The conductive nanocomposite has a nonlinear relationship between resistivity and temperature characterized by an exponential increase reaching a peak resistivity followed by an exponential decrease as temperature increases. Also disclosed is a method of forming the conductive nanocomposite involving mixing the components, aging, and pressing. The conductive nanocomposite forms a component of a heater that is self-regulating as a result of the nonlinear relationship between resistivity and temperature of the conductive nanocomposite. The nanocomposite also forms a component of a thermistor.
US10982081B2
Butyl based composition having hydrocarbon resins are provided herein. The hydrocarbon resin has a Tg from −10° C. to 25° C., a number average molecular weight between 20 to 500, a weight average molecular weight between about 100 to about 2000, and a glass transition temperature between about 0° C. to about −80° C.
US10982075B2
The present invention relates to a polymer latex for dip-molding applications including: particles of a carboxylated conjugated diene nitrile latex polymer in combination or association with particles of a latex polymer including at least one oxirane-functional group, to the use of said polymer latex for the production of dip-molded articles or for coating or impregnating a substrate, to compounded compositions including said polymer latex, to a method for making dip-molded articles and to articles made by using said polymer latex.
US10982072B2
A particulate nucleating agent of the present invention is a particulate nucleating agent including a predetermined aromatic phosphate metal salt, in which a content of aliphatic amine is equal to or more than 3 ppm and equal to or less than 190 ppm based on a mass of the entirety of the particulate nucleating agent.
US10982068B2
The present invention includes a hydrogel and a method of making a porous hydrogel by preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule; casting the mixture into a vessel; allowing the cast mixture to dry to form an amorphous hydrogel film; seeding the cast mixture with a seed crystal of the crystallizable molecule; growing the crystallizable molecule into a crystal structure within the uncrosslinked polymer; crosslinking the polymer around the crystal structure under conditions in which the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer is maintained; and dissolving the crystals within the crosslinked polymer to form the porous hydrogel.
US10982052B2
A silicone block copolymer having an aminofunctional endblocking group is useful in personal care applications, particularly hair care. A process for making the silicone block copolymer is also described.
US10982043B2
A method of recycling and reusing a tap water-soluble sulfonated polymer material from a structural component made using an additive manufacturing process comprises dissolving the structural component in water to disperse the sulfonated polymer material into the water. The sulfonated polymer material is precipitated from the water and recovered; then dried and reformed into a form suitable for subsequent use as a consumable feedstock in a subsequent additive manufacturing process.
US10982042B2
The present specification relates to a polymer including a first unit represented by Chemical Formula 1; a second unit represented by Chemical Formula 2; and a third unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 or 4, and an organic solar cell including the polymer in a photoactive layer.
US10982041B2
An epoxy resin oligomer is provided. The epoxy resin oligomer is obtained by the reaction of at least a first reactant and a second reactant, and the molecular weight of the epoxy resin oligomer is between 3000 and 9000, wherein the mole ratio of the first reactant and the second reactant is between 1:0.9 and 0.9:1, and each of the first reactant and the second reactant is a compound having two polymerizable groups.
US10982040B2
The present invention provides an epoxy resin including a reaction product of 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene and an epihalohydrin, the epoxy resin containing a cyclic compound that has acyclic structure containing, as constitutional atoms, two adjacent oxygen atoms derived from 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, the cyclic compound being contained in an amount of 0.040 to 0.115 mol based on 100 g of the epoxy resin. The epoxy resin can be an alternative as a biobased polymer, is liquid, and is excellent in thermal resistance.
US10982038B2
Among other things, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material. Such an elastomeric cross-linked polyester material, in some embodiments, comprises a plurality of polymeric units of the general formula (-A-B—)p, wherein p is an integer greater than 1; and a plurality of urethane cross-links each of which covalently links two polymeric units to one another, which two linked polymeric unit each had at least one free hydroxyl or amino group prior to formation of the crosslink.
US10982036B2
The present invention encompasses polyurethane compositions comprising aliphatic polycarbonate chains. In one aspect, the present invention encompasses polyurethane foams, thermoplastics and elastomers derived from aliphatic polycarbonate polyols and polyisocyanates wherein the polyol chains contain a primary repeating unit having a structure: In another aspect, the invention provides articles comprising the inventive foam and elastomer compositions as well as methods of making such compositions.
US10982035B2
A polyurethane resin having an anionic group and a polyalkylene oxide in a side chain thereof is obtainable by reacting a polyester polyol, a polyether diol, a polyol containing an anionic group, and a polyisocyanate, and the polyester polyol is obtained by reacting an aromatic polycarboxylic acid and a polyol. The polyurethane resin can be used as binder in an ink jet ink and provides excellent scratch and solvent resistance of printed images.
US10982034B2
Compositions, methods, and resins using alkyl aldehydes and phenols are provided herein. In one embodiment, a composition comprising an alkylphenol resin can be prepared by condensing at least one phenolic monomer selected from the group consisting of phenol, cresol, resorcinol, xylenol, ethyl phenol, alkylresorcinols, and combinations thereof; and at least one alkyl aldehyde having from 5 to 12 carbon atom alkyl groups. The alkylphenol resins of the application are free of octylphenol or nonylphenol monomers. In one embodiment, the alkylphenol resins may be prepared using formaldehyde, and alternatively, in another embodiment, the alkylphenol resins may be prepared without the use of formaldehyde. The process to make these new alternative alkylphenol resins is a cost effective process and easy to scale-up.
US10982033B2
The present invention provides: a novel production technique that enables production of a polymer whose molecular weight and molecular weight distribution are controlled and production of a polymer having a complicated structure in a desirably controlled manner using commercially available materials without using a radical polymerization initiator or a special material for use in living radical polymerization and without the need for strict polymerization conditions; and a radical polymerization initiating group-containing compound for use in the technique. The present invention relates to: a method for producing a polymer, the method including a polymerization step of mixing and warming (1) a radically polymerizable monomer, (2) an organic compound wherein at least one group that functions as a group for initiating polymerization of the monomer and that has a structure represented by formula 1 or formula 2 (X in the formula represents Cl or Br) is introduced in a molecule of the organic compound, and (3) an iodine-containing compound, thereby initiating, from the group having the structure, radical polymerization accompanied by a termination reaction; and the organic compound of (2) for use in the method.
US10982032B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which is capable of forming a favorable phase-separated structure even in the case of forming a large size pattern. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which is capable of forming a pattern by a simple process, with no need for preparation of a under layer, etc., upon formation of a fine pattern structure. The present invention relates to a self-assembly composition for pattern formation, which comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) comprising two or more units consisting of at least one type selected from a glucose unit and a xylose unit, and a polymerization unit (b) comprising two or more units consisting of at least one type selected from an aromatic ring-containing unit, a silicon-containing unit and a metal-containing unit.
US10982025B2
Disclosed is a process for producing a multimodal ethylene polymer composition suitable for producing films by blow moulding. The process comprises (i) copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a first polymerisation step to produce a first ethylene copolymer (PE1); (ii) copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a second polymerisation step in the presence of the first ethylene copolymer to produce a first ethylene polymer mixture (PEM1), wherein the MFR2 of PE1 is higher than the MFR2 of PEM1; and (iii) copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a third polymerisation step in the presence of the PEM1 to produce a second ethylene polymer mixture (PEM2) having a density of from 915 to 925 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate MFR5 of from 0.3 to 5 g/10 min.
US10982019B2
A process for the offline deactivation of at least one single site catalyst comprising contacting said catalyst with a deactivating agent selected from an aprotic low molecular weight carbonyl group containing organic compound or an aprotic low molecular weight orthoester or an aprotic low molecular weight acetal compound.
US10982018B2
The invention pertains to a method for making a fluoropolymer dispersion, said method comprising an aqueous emulsion polymerization of one or more fluorinated monomers wherein said aqueous emulsion polymerization is carried out in an aqueous medium comprising a surfactant mixture [mixture (S)] comprising: at least one perfluorohexanoic acid or salt thereof [surfactant (C6)], in an amount of 1 to 5 g/I, with respect to said aqueous medium; and at least one linear bifunctional perfluoropolyether surfactant [surfactant (PFPE)] complying with formula (I) here below: XpOOC—CF2-0-(CF20) n(CF2CF20)m-CF2—COOXp (I) wherein: Xp, equal to or different from each other, is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent metal, preferably an alkaline metal, or an ammonium group of formula —N(R′n)4, wherein R′n, equal or different at each occurrence, is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6hydrocarbon group, preferably an alkyl group; n′ and m′ are independently integers >0 such that the number average molecular weight of the surfactant (PFPE) is of 500 to 2500, said surfactant (PFPE) being used in an amount of 0.005 to 0.5 g/I, with respect to said aqueous medium.
US10982014B2
A novel cyclodextrin polymer with ultra-fast adsorption performance is provided. A cyclodextrin polymer having a three-dimensional network structure is obtained by mixing and crosslinking a cyclodextrin with a rigid crosslinking agent and a non-rigid crosslinking agent at a certain temperature. The polymer is capable of adsorbing a plurality of organic pollutants in water at an ultra-fast rate, and the polymer after adsorption is easily regenerated by simple washing at a normal temperature, and is repeatedly used without causing a decrease in adsorption performance.
US10982010B2
The present invention relates to a process for extracting oxidised metal pollutants from treated cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass to recover the metal. The treatment also generates a cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass which can to be used as a feedstock for biofuel, for making cellulose containing materials, and provides a source of other renewable chemicals.
US10982008B2
The invention provides for a domain-exchanged antibody comprising a light chain (LC) composed of VL-CH3, and a heavy chain (HC) comprising VH-CH3-CH2-CH3, wherein the VL-CH3 of the LC is dimerising with the VH-CH3 of the HC thereby forming a domain-exchanged LC/HC dimer comprising a CH3LC/CH3HC domain pair, and means and method for producing the same.
US10981994B2
The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to PD-1, and to methods of using such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments. For example, the present invention provides humanized anti-PD-1 antibodies and methods of use thereof.
US10981987B2
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the treatment of hematopoietic tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same.
US10981983B2
The present invention provides an antibody targeted to interleukin 17A (IL-17A), preparation method and the use thereof. In particular, the invention provides a novel anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody. The antibody of the present invention is capable of binding IL-17A antigen with high specificity, has high affinity and low immunogenicity, and is used for preparing a medicament for preventing or treating an IL-17A-related disease such as various inflammatory or autoimmune diseases.
US10981981B2
Provided herein are proteins, antibodies, assays and methods useful for modulating growth factor levels and/or activities. In some embodiments, such growth factors are members of the TGF-β superfamily of proteins.
US10981978B2
Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more bacterial polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of IBD.
US10981977B2
The present invention relates to a novel antibody against HERV-K envelope that targets a conserved region not affected by glycosylation or by native conformation, and its use in diagnostics and/or is therapy.
US10981968B2
The present invention relates to the field of medicine, in particular, to the production of large amounts of a soluble recombinant polypeptide as part of a fusion protein comprising an N-terminal fusion partner linked to the polypeptide of interest.
US10981965B2
The application relates to compositions or formulations comprising variant IL-10 molecules, fusion proteins, and chimeric proteins thereof useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases or disorders, and autoimmune diseases or disorders.
US10981962B2
This document relates to materials and methods for controlling ligand gated ion channel (LGIC) activity. For example, modified LGICs including at least one LGIC subunit having a modified ligand binding domain (LBD) and/or a modified ion pore domain (IPD) are provided. Also provided are exogenous LGIC ligands that can bind to and activate the modified LGIC, as well as methods of modulating ion transport across the membrane of a cell of a mammal, methods of modulating the excitability of a cell in a mammal, and methods of treating a mammal having a channelopathy.
US10981958B2
The invention refers to medicine and pharmacology, namely, to biologically active peptides, which modulate purinergic signaling. For that, the peptide with the following amino acid sequence is proposed: Gly1-Tyr2-Cys3-Ala4-Thr5-Lys6-Gly7-Ile8-Lys9-Cys10- Asn11-Asp12-Ile13-His14-Cys15-Cys16-Ser17-Gly18-Leu19- Lys20-Cys21-Asp22-Ser23-Lys24-Arg25-Lys26-Val27-Cys28- Val29-Lys30-Gly31, or a sequence with at least 90% homology hereto. Peptides in the invention can be used for prevention and treatment of diseases mediated by purinergic receptors. The peptides can be used for development of new drugs on their basis, for example, analgesics, as well for investigation of mechanisms of pain occurrence, for identification and testing of new modulators of P2X3 receptors. The peptides in the invention can be produced using chemical synthesis or biotechnologically using the nucleotide sequence of the corresponding gene.
US10981957B2
The present invention relates to a new class of peptides having antibacterial activity and presenting D-amino acids and their uses. It also relates to a new enzyme presenting a peptide epimerase activity in vitro and in vivo, thereby being useful for modifying peptides in order to change the amino acid configuration from L to D.
US10981955B2
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of carbetocin, a method of their manufacture, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US10981954B2
The present application provides an inhibitory compound, such as a peptide, and methods for using the inhibitory compound in the treatment, diagnosis or monitoring of cognitive and mood disorders that are typically associated with memory loss and/or loss of executive function. In one example, the inhibitory compound is a peptide that mimics the N-terminal sequence of the intracellular loop of α5 subunit of α5GABAA receptors. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating a disorder associated with memory loss or loss of executive function. The therapeutic method comprises the step of inhibiting binding of radixin to α5GABAA receptors, for example, by administration of the presently described inhibitory compound or peptide.
US10981937B2
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a methionine-metal chelate, and the methionine-metal chelate, which is prepared by first reacting Ca(OH)2 and methionine and adding metal nitrate, can be widely used as feeds and feed additives.
US10981935B2
The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which Aa, Ab, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and n have the meanings mentioned above, to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to methods and intermediates for the preparation thereof.
US10981932B2
The present invention relates to macrocyclic indole derivatives of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A and L are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds, and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical 2019 compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US10981931B2
The present disclosure relates to novel macrocyclic compounds and libraries thereof containing heteroaryl moieties that are useful as research tools for drug discovery efforts. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing these compounds and libraries and methods of using these libraries, such as in high throughput screening. In particular, these libraries are useful for evaluation of bioactivity at existing and newly identified pharmacologically relevant targets, including G protein-coupled receptors, nuclear receptors, enzymes, ion channels, transporters, transcription factors, protein-protein interactions and nucleic acid-protein interactions. As such, these libraries can be applied to the search for new pharmaceutical agents for the treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions.
US10981928B2
Methods of making low odor choline salts of an organic compound, for example, choline ellagate compound(s), and uses and formulations thereof.
US10981922B2
Methods for the synthesis of lactams are presented whereby a carboxylic acid of the formula HOOC—OR—NH-LG, wherein OR is an organic moiety and LG is a leaving group, is reacted with an acid, such as an organic acid, in particular a strong acid, and a dehydrating agent, which may be one in the same such as a strong acid anhydride, such that the amount of acid added allows for the desired transformation to take place without the loss of the leaving group (LG) before the cyclization, and recovering the lactam.
US10981919B2
The present invention relates to selective inhibitors of PI3K delta protein kinases, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment and/or prevention of kinase mediated diseases or disorders with them.
US10981917B2
The present invention relates to a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 that can be used for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by abnormality in a PRS (prolyl-tRNA synthetase) activity, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preparing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
US10981903B2
The present invention provides novel compounds according to Formula (I): where Ring A, Ring B, X, L1, L2, RA, RC, RD, RE, m, n, and p are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of human diseases associated with kinase activity, for example, proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, and cardiovascular diseases.
US10981900B2
The present disclosure relates to a series of tricyclic compounds and the use thereof as receptor agonists of sphingosine-1-phosphate subtype 1 (S1P1), and in particular relates to compounds as shown in formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10981893B2
Provided herein are heterocyclic derivative compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The compounds of Formula (I) are useful for inhibiting plasma kallikrein. Furthermore, the disclosed compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of diseases wherein the inhibition of plasma kallikrein inhibition has been implicated, such as angioedema and the like.
US10981891B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the treatment of tuberculosis.
US10981889B2
The disclosures herein relate to novel compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 and n are defined herein, and their use in treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of inflammation, neurological or psychiatric disorders associated with modulating mGlu5 receptor function.
US10981875B2
Embodiments are directed to compounds of the formulae (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II), (IIa) (III), (IV), (V), and (VI); methods for treating cancer with one or more compounds of the formulae (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II), (IIa); (III), (IV), (V), and (VI); and methods for inhibiting a human topoisomerase with one or more compounds of the formulae (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II), (IIa); (III), (IV), (V), and (VI).
US10981864B2
The present invention relates to novel crystalline modifications of N-(4,5-bismethanesulfonyl-2-methylbenzoyl)guanidine hydrochloride, novel N-(4,5-bismethanesulfonyl-2-methylbenzoyl)guanidine salts and their crystalline modifications and processes of manufacturing and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.
US10981862B2
Physiological cooling compounds of the structure: where R1 is p-menthyl or 2,3,4-trimethylpent-3-yl group and R2-R8 are hydrogen or alkyl groups. The combination of R2-R8 is such that the N-alkyl group is a branched C5 alkyl or branched or linear C6-C8 alkyl group. The new carboxamides are valuable sensory ingredients which provide long-lasting cooling sensation and freshness in personal care, oral care, cosmetic products, pharmaceutical preparations, confectionary, food and beverages.
US10981851B2
Some embodiments of the present invention relate to processes for reducing heavies formation in a solution comprising one or more aldehydes, such as a reaction fluid in a hydroformylation process. In some embodiments, the process comprises providing 0.1 to 5 wt. percent of an organic nitrogen compound based on the total weight of the aldehyde solution, the organic nitrogen compound comprising: wherein each of R1-R5 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl, or an aryl radical.
US10981847B2
The present disclosure relates to processes that catalytically convert a hydrocarbon feed stream predominantly comprising both isopentane and n-pentane to yield upgraded hydrocarbon products that are suitable for use either as a blend component of liquid transportation fuels or as an intermediate in the production of other value-added chemicals. The hydrocarbon feed stream is isomerized in a first reaction zone to convert at least a portion of the n-pentane to isopentane, followed by catalytic-activation of the isomerization effluent in a second reaction zone with an activation catalyst to produce an activation effluent. The process increases the conversion of the hydrocarbon feed stream to olefins and aromatics, while minimizing the production of C1-C4 light paraffins. Certain embodiments provide for further upgrading of at least a portion of the activation effluent by either oligomerization or alkylation.
US10981845B2
Disclosed are processes for conversion of a feedstock comprising C8+ aromatic hydrocarbons to lighter aromatic products in which the feedstock and optionally hydrogen are contacted in the presence of the catalyst composition under conversion conditions effective to dealkylate and transalkylate said C8+ aromatic hydrocarbons to produce said lighter aromatic products comprising benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst composition comprises a zeolite, a first metal, and a second metal, and is treated with a source of sulfur and/or a source of steam.
US10981837B2
The invention relates to a grain for production of a refractory product, to the use of such grains, to a refractory product, to a process for producing a refractory product and to a refractory product produced thereby.
US10981833B2
A multi-layered ceramic electronic component has a ceramic body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode, and an external electrode formed outside of the ceramic body and electrically connected to the internal electrode. The internal electrode includes a conductive metal and a fiber-shaped ceramic additive. For example, the fiber-shaped ceramic additive can include barium titanate (BaTiO3) and, optionally, dysprosium (Dy) and/or barium (Ba). The fiber-shaped ceramic additive may have a diameter of 10 to 200 nm, and a ratio of length to diameter of 10 to 100.
US10981831B2
Embodiments of a dry mix for producing a concrete composition are provided. The dry mix includes aggregate, cement, and bed ash. The bed ash contains the combustion product of a fluidized bed coal combustion reaction. Additionally, embodiments of a method of preparing the dry mix and embodiments of a method of preparing a concrete composition are provided. The dry mix is also suitable for repairing soil slips, and embodiments of a method of repairing a soil slip are also provided.
US10981829B2
A block copolymer for use as a dispersant for mineral binder compositions, containing an alkali activating agent. The block copolymer includes at least one first block A and at least one second block B, the first block A containing a monomeric unit M1 and the second block B containing a monomeric unit M2. A proportion of monomeric units M2, if any, in the first block A is less than 25 mol %, in particular less than or equal to 10 mol %, relative to all the monomeric units M1 in the first block A, and a proportion of monomeric units M1, if any, in the second block B is less than 25 mol %, in particular less than or equal to 10 mol %, relative to all the monomeric units M2 in the second block B.
US10981828B2
An embodiment includes a Class C fly ash (CFA) cementitious composition with a controllable setting time comprising at least one Class C fly ash; at least one alkali hydroxide; at least one source of phosphate; and water. Alternate embodiments include a Class C fly ash (CFA) cementitious composition with a solid activator comprising at least one Class C fly ash; at least one alkali carbonate; at least one source of phosphate; and water.
US10981827B2
An antiglare glass substrate includes a glass substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface that is opposite to the first main surface. The first main surface has undergone an antiglare treatment and a fluorine-containing organosilicon compound coating film as an antifouling film is laminated thereon. The first main surface partly includes a non-antiglare-treated portion that has not undergone the antiglare treatment. The non-antiglare-treated portion has a surface roughness Ra of less than 10 nm. A difference in height along a plate thickness direction of the glass substrate between the antiglare-treated portion that has undergone the antiglare treatment and the non-antiglare-treated portion is 10 μm or larger and 200 μm or less.
US10981821B2
A cement composition based on a sulfoaluminate clinker is described, together with its use for agglomerating and inerting sediment/dredging sludge, and the relative inerting method and apparatus.
US10981810B2
An automated total organic carbon analyzer is described. Embodiments of the system include two features, namely the development of a selective oxidation reactor to oxidize organic contaminants to their corresponding organic acids, and the measurement of the organic acids individually by chain length using an electroanalytical detector. Combining this electroanalytical approach with sequential detection capabilities (such as spectrophotometry) can expand the instrument capabilities by providing organic contaminant speciation. The described reactor performs selective oxidation of organic carbon to organic acids followed by complexation with a proprietary ligand, then selective detection using electroanalytical accumulation and desorption of organic acids performed at an electrode surface.
US10981809B2
A gas generating apparatus with separated water pump, comprising a delivery device, an electrolytic device and a water pump. The delivery device accommodates electrolyzed water. The electrolytic device is configured for electrolyzing electrolyzed water to generate hydrogen. The water pump comprises a stirring fan and a drive motor. The stirring fan is configured inside the delivery device to promote the electrolyzed water flowing. The drive motor is coupled to an outer surface of the delivery device and is configured for driving the stirring fan to promote the electrolyzed water flowing. In present invention, the flowing electrolyzed water driven by the separated water pump cools down the electrolytic device, and the drive motor is prevented from corroding by the electrolyzed water and the cooling efficiency of the drive motor is increased. Therefore, the operational safety is improved and the life of the gas generating apparatus with separated water pump is extended.
US10981803B2
A regulating tank of a wastewater treatment system includes a tank member having an annular wall to receive wastewater, a first overflow weir connected to an interior side of the annular wall of the tank member, and a first pump device having a first pump and a first return pipe. The first pump of the first pump device pumps wastewater in the tank member to the first overflow weir through the first return pipe, and then the wastewater flows back to the tank member from the first overflow weir to disturb the wastewater in the tank member.
US10981799B2
A fine particle in which a surface of a copper oxide fine particle (a) is coated with a coating layer (b) containing a monovalent copper compound, in which the fine particle has a specific surface area of 100 m2/g or greater, an average primary particle diameter in a range of 5 to 20 nm, and an average secondary particle diameter in a range of 5 to 50 nm, is provided.
US10981792B2
A 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex and a method of preparing the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex are disclosed. The Graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex includes a metal core associated with the two phases, amine functionalized graphite, and amine functionalized titanium. The method of preparation includes amine functionalizing of graphite and titanium with coupling agents to produce amine functionalized titanium and graphite, further mixing with a metal ion solution for synthesizing an ion complex. Trisodium citrate solution and sodium borohydride solution is added to the ion complex to prepare a 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex, employed as a catalyst.
US10981783B2
A system including two components intended to be in friction contact with each other in a given direction, wherein the friction occurs in a functional area, wherein the system is at least one of the two components including, on a surface in the functional area, a texture formed of a series of troughs of rounded shape separated by peaks or a series of bumps of rounded shape separated by troughs, the troughs extending parallel in the given direction and allowing for the evacuation of debris produced by friction and serving as a reservoir for a lubricant. A method for manufacturing at least one component or a mold by the DRIE (deep reactive ion etching) process, wherein surface defects on the sidewalls machined by the DRIE process are used to form the troughs.
US10981782B2
A process for fabricating a device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, including an encapsulation structure including an encapsulation layer on which a relief rests, and a sealing layer, which has a local breakage in continuity at the relief.
US10981779B2
A MEMS device and methods of forming are provided. A dielectric layer of a first substrate is patterned to expose conductive features and a bottom layer through the dielectric layer. A first surface of a second substrate is bonded to the dielectric layer and the second substrate is patterned to form a membrane and a movable element. A cap wafer is bonded to the second substrate, where bonding the cap wafer to the second substrate forms a first sealed cavity comprising the movable element and a second sealed cavity that is partially bounded by the membrane. Portions of the cap wafer are removed to expose the second sealed cavity to ambient pressure.
US10981778B2
A MEMS device includes a semiconductor support body having a first cavity, a membrane including a peripheral portion, fixed to the support body, and a suspended portion. A first deformable structure is at a distance from a central part of the suspended portion of the membrane and a second deformable structure is laterally offset relative to the first deformable structure towards the peripheral portion of the membrane. A projecting region is fixed under the membrane. The second deformable structure is deformable so as to translate the central part of the suspended portion of the membrane along a first direction, and the first deformable structure is deformable so as to translate the central part of the suspended portion of the membrane along a second direction.
US10981777B2
A MEMS transducer system includes a MEMS transducer device for sensing at least one of pressure signal or acoustic signal. The MEMS transducer device includes first and second diaphragms. Formed between the diaphragms are a spacer, plate capacitor elements, and electrode elements. The plate capacitor elements are coupled to the diaphragms via the spacer. An optional member may be disposed within the spacer. The distal ends of the electrode elements are coupled to a structure such as insulator element. An optional oxides may be formed within the plate capacitor elements. Pressure sensing electrode formed between the diaphragms may be coupled to the insulator element.
US10981775B2
A device for filling vehicles on assembly lines with a plurality of different operating media, which are fed from filling stations via connecting lines and special adapters into the circuits and tanks of the vehicles. The device structurally integrates the terminals of all tanks and circuits of a vehicle which are to be filled with an operating medium in a common assembly, configured as a filling unit installed in the vehicle. The filling unit can be brought into operative connection with a filling tool for all of the terminals of all filling stations of different operating media. The terminals for the same operating medium at the filling unit of the vehicle and the filling tool to be brought into operative connection are configured with congruent contours.
US10981774B2
Methods and systems are provided for refueling a vehicle configured with an onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) system, such that a loading of a fuel vapor canister configured to capture and store fuel vapors, is reduced. In one example, during the refueling, a rate at which fuel vapors are routed to the fuel vapor canister is adjusted responsive to an indication that the vehicle is refueling at a gas station equipped with offboard fuel vapor recovery infrastructure. In this way, loading of the fuel vapor canister may be reduced which may prevent undesired bleedthrough emissions resulting from a canister loaded with fuel vapors, particularly in examples where the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle and where engine runtime is limited, thus limiting potential opportunities for purging of the fuel vapor canister.
US10981773B2
A communion cup filler apparatus that fills a full tray of serving cups simultaneously within several seconds. Each of a plurality of serving cups is positioned in an associated aperture in the tray. A distributor is attached above a base. The distributor includes a plurality of sloped polygon shapes, wherein each polygon shape includes an outlet hole; The tray is aligned between the base and distributor. A liquid is poured onto the distributor and is evenly divided among the serving cups.
US10981772B1
A beverage apparatus, the beverage apparatus being hand-holdable by a user of the beverage apparatus to be portable, can include a beverage chamber housing that includes a chamber for storing a consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include a dispensing assembly that includes a receptacle. The receptacle can retain a vessel. The vessel can include an electronic tag and can contain an additive. The dispensing assembly can be operatively controllable by a controller to output the additive from the vessel into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include one or more sensors, devices, or assemblies that can be used to detect a volume of liquid in the chamber or a liquid level in the chamber. The beverage apparatus can include an apparatus computer processor portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion.
US10981764B2
An industrial truck (2) and a method for operating an industrial truck (2). The industrial truck (2) includes an assistance system and a fork (4) having at least two fork arms (61, 62). The assistance system includes at least one fork arm camera (8, 8′), a monitor, and a processing unit (10). The fork arm camera (8, 8′) is disposed on the fork (4) such that at least part of a tip (71, 72) of at least one of the two fork arms (61, 62) is present in the field of view of the fork arm camera (8, 8′). The processing unit (10) is set up for capturing at least one tip (71, 72) of the at least one fork arm (61, 62) in the image data, for calculating at least one marking (18) indicating the position of the fork (4), and for reproducing on the monitor the image data captured by the fork arm camera (8, 8′) and superimposed with the marking (18).
US10981762B2
The industrial vehicle includes a body, an axle, a lateral acceleration sensor determining lateral acceleration, an actuator temporally restricting pivoting of the axle, a vehicle speed limiter limiting vehicle traveling speed, and a controller driving the actuator based on the lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor to temporally restrict pivoting of the axle while the industrial vehicle is being turned and to limit traveling speed of the industrial vehicle based on lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor when the industrial vehicle is turned. A first lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether traveling speed of the industrial vehicle should be limited is set smaller than a second lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether pivoting of the axle should be temporally restricted. An upper limit deceleration rate is set for limiting the traveling speed of the industrial vehicle.
US10981759B2
A dump block assembly for a dragline bucket rigging assembly including a frame assembly having a first side frame and a second side frame attached to and parallel to the first side frame. The first side frame includes a first attachment portion having a first upper connection portion, a first lower connection portion opposite the first upper connection portion, and a first central connection portion spaced apart from and in between the first upper connection portion and the first lower connection portion. The second side frame includes a second attachment portion having a second upper connection portion, a second lower connection portion opposite the second upper connection portion, and a second central connection portion spaced apart from and in between the second upper connection portion and the second lower connection portion.
US10981744B2
An image forming apparatus includes a stacking tray, a control unit, an alignment member and a supporting mechanism. The control unit performs a rotational sorting. An alignment member includes a leading end wall coming into contact with a leading edge of a portrait sheet stack, a pair of first side walls coming into contact with both side edges of the portrait sheet stack and a leading edge of a landscape sheet stack, and a pair of second side walls coming into contact with both side edges of the landscape sheet stack and aligning the portrait sheet stack and the landscape sheet stack. The supporting mechanism supports the alignment member so as to be movable in an alignment position where the alignment member protrudes from an upper face of the stacking tray and in a retracting position where the alignment member retracts from the upper face of the stacking tray.
US10981743B2
A sheet stacking device includes a housing, a discharge tray, a lifting mechanism, a first upper surface detection part, a second upper surface detection part and a control part. The housing has a discharge port. On the discharge tray, the sheet discharged from the discharge port in a predetermined discharge direction is stacked. The lifting mechanism supports the discharge tray. The first upper surface detection part detects a first detected surface of the sheet on the discharge tray. The second upper surface detection part detects a second detected surface of the sheet on the discharge tray on a downstream side of the first detected surface in the sheet discharge direction. The control part controls the lifting mechanism based on a detection result of the first upper surface detection part and a detection result of the second upper surface detection part, and adjusts the discharge tray at a predetermined height.
US10981742B2
An apparatus for controlling curl in sheets between two transports includes a curved baffle placed between the two transports. A thin layer of high velocity air is applied to the curved baffle. The high velocity air layer, which will have a tendency to follow the curved baffle (Coanda effect), will divert sheets (Bernoulli effect) towards the curved baffle. By positioning the curved baffle between the two transports and by applying a uniform air stream to it, a lower pressure area will be created. This will flatten the trajectory of the sheets and ensure acquisition by the downstream transport.
US10981741B2
A paper rewinding machine includes a rewinding assembly operable to produce coreless retail paper rolls.
US10981739B2
A medium conveyance device includes a drive roller that conveys an original in first direction, a guide in which a first surface and a second surface are formed, a slider in which a first point and a second point are formed, a pinch roller that is rotatably supported by a pinch shaft that is fixed to the slider and that pushes the original against the drive roller, and a sensor that measures a thickness of the original based on an amount of move of the slider in a second direction that is different from the first direction, wherein the first point slides on the first surface and the second point slides on the second surface and accordingly the slider is supported on the guide movably in the second direction, and a distance between the first point and the second point is longer than a diameter of the pinch shaft.
US10981738B2
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a drawer unit having a sheet supporting portion, a feeding roller to feed the sheet, a conveyance roller pair, and first and second conveyance guides. An abutment surface, formed integrally with the first conveyance guide, abuts against the sheet and guides the sheet toward the drawer unit. The abutment surface is inclined upstream from a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction toward a downstream side from an upstream side in a drawing direction and overlaps with the second conveyance guide when viewed in the drawing direction.
US10981736B2
A vision-assisted robotized depalletizer receives at a pallet station a pallet loaded with products and outputs on a conveyor unitized products aligned in a desired orientation. Such depalletizers include a vision system having one or more image acquisition sensors that are positioned relative to the pallet station so as to have a field of view covering a top portion of the pallet. The sensors send to a controller one or more image of the top portion of the pallet that the controller uses along to determine the position of each product in the top portion of the pallet. The depalletizer further includes a robot equipped with a depalletizing tool that is coupled to the vision system controller for receiving information indicative of the position of each product from the top portion and uses that information to pick and position on the output conveyor each product from the top portion.
US10981722B1
A refuse hopper is disclosed which may be mounted in the bed of a pick-up truck, a flat-bed truck or on a trailer. The refuse hopper includes a horizontally disposed support frame having a rear end, a front end, a first side and a second side. A hopper is pivotally mounted on the support frame and has a front end, a rear end, a front side and a second side. The refuse hopper is selectively movable between a horizontally disposed loading position and a dumping position. A compactor plate is pivotally mounted to the hopper and is movable between an upwardly extending loading position to a refuse packing position within the hopper. The hopper has a volume of about 2-4.5 cubic yards.
